Chapter 136: While talking and laughing, the Black Mountain Army was destroyed!
There are as many as twenty or thirty groups of large and small Montenegro armies in the Taihang Mountains, with a population of close to one million.
Among them, there are eleven stocks near Guanglin Liugu.
However, over the years, the Montenegro Army has also been involved in internal affairs, competing for territory and living space with each other, often annexing and fighting.
In addition, the Luoyang army and Yuan Shao often carried out raids and recruited surrenders and rebels, and the population has dropped sharply.
The peak period must have been the two years just after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but more than ten years later, due to constant internal fighting and external friction, the Black Mountain Army in the Taihang Mountains has been reduced a lot.
Chen Mu naturally knew this, so he was also taking advantage of the internal contradictions of the Black Mountain Army to disintegrate and split them.
This matter was left to the senior brother's son Yang Xiu, his direct disciple Chen Qun, and Sima Yi's brother Sima Lang.
In Linlu City, at night, there was a lamp like a bean on the table, and oil lamps were hung on the beams on both sides, illuminating the entire hall. Chen Mu was sitting on the main seat, with engravings behind him.
It is the mythical beast Kui recorded in the "Huangdi Neijing".
Yang Xiu sat down in the hall obediently. After his little cleverness was completely destroyed by Chen Mu, he no longer dared to play with a sword in front of Guan Gong's door. He knelt down in a dignified manner. He didn't dare to do anything until his uncle said something.
Voice.
Chen Mu looked around the three of them, smiled and said, "Why, all of them suddenly stopped talking? Didn't you just want to tell me a happy event? Did you mess up the affairs of the Montenegrin Army?"
Chen Qun said: "Master, the matter has been settled. In addition to the White Bird Army, there is also the Fuyun Army who wants to join the imperial court. In addition, the Feiyan Army, Bai Rao Army, and Niujiao Army are willing to borrow the passage. Huanglong Army, Wulu Army, and Baijiao Army are willing to use the road.
The Cavalry Army and the Grand Plan Army do not agree to our conditions, and the attitudes of Yu Du's Kushai Army and Liu Shijun have not yet been decided."
“Expected.”
Chen Mu said softly: "That day at the Baique Valley Council, Huang Long and Wu Lu were the most vocal opponents. Fei Yan, Bai Rao and others were quite moved, and had a quarrel with Huang Long and the others. Yu Du
He and Liu Shi may not be willing to take advantage of this, but they are afraid of me and dare not object. It seems that a breakthrough has been found."
Sima Lang said: "Young Master, these days I have studied the areas where Feiyan Bairao and others are stationed. They are all bitter and cold places in the Five Elements Mountains, while Huanglong, Wulu and others occupy quite plump places. Both sides
Conflicts have broken out a long time ago and there is dissatisfaction with each other, which can be used to sow discord."
"When Feiyan and others came over a few days ago, I deliberately approached and observed secretly, and learned a piece of news. It turned out that Feiyan's cottage was not where it is now. It was later taken away by Huanglong and was forced to move to
New place.”
Chen Qun continued: "Huanglong is very powerful and often bullies others. The surrounding Black Mountain Army has a lot of criticism against him. If we can promote an alliance between Feiyan Bairao Niujiao and others, at least half of this matter can be achieved."
"Um."
Chen Mu nodded, very satisfied with the results of the three people's actions, and said: "It seems that you have really worked hard and done a very good job."
Yang Xiu also said: "In my opinion, it is not a problem to promote the alliance between Feiyan Bairao Niujiao and others. The problem is that Huanglong Wulu and others are quite powerful. Together they have tens of thousands of troops. Feiyan Bairao Niujiao and others are not.
There are a lot of people, even if they sow discord, it is very likely that they will be destroyed."
"Aren't there still White Bird Army and Floating Cloud Army?"
Chen Mu laughed: "These two armies have secretly defected to the imperial court, but other people in the Five Elements Mountains don't know it. These Black Mountain thieves and bandits are united in attacking the outside world. If there are no external enemies, internal strife will easily occur. Therefore, it is inconvenient for us to intervene, but we can
I will make use of Baique and Fuyun, and let Xu Huang send some elite men to join them, and take advantage of the situation to destroy those disobedient thieves, and then all the southern foothills of Five Elements Mountain will be in my hands."
The three of them looked at each other and said one after another: "Uncle, Master, I would like to see you, the young master."
In fact, they also thought so. As outstanding figures of the era, the three of them had superior intelligence and were far from ordinary people. Naturally, they could think of using people like Bai Que Fuyun who had already surrendered to the imperial court to do things secretly.
It's just that there are some things that they can only give advice on, but they can't do it themselves. After all, given their status, they can't command Xu Huang and the army.
So they could only come to Chen Mu and ask him to issue orders.
Since Chen Mu also thought of this immediately, there was no need for them to ask for any more credit, just flatter him.
Chen Mu waved his hand and said: "Okay, I can think of it, but I don't believe you can't think of it. Let's leave this matter to you. I will tell Xu Huang later and ask him to fully cooperate with your work. In addition,
, and then send someone to inform Yu Du and Liu Shi to come over, and I will talk to them again."
"Then I'll take my leave."
The three of them stood up and handed over their hands, then turned around and went out to do their business.
Chen Mu turned his head and looked at the official documents again. After thinking about it, he wrote a letter and sent it to Zhong Yao.
He decided to deal with the affairs in Guanzhong, and what he gave Zhong Yao was a strategy to ask the court to pardon Ma Teng and Han Sui, make them marquises, and tell them that Li Jue was causing trouble in Guanzhong, hoping that they could send troops to quell it.
This strategy can be described as a strategy to drive away wolves and swallow tigers.
Including using Baique and Fuyun to deal with the Black Mountain Army can also be regarded as this strategy.
This strategy was often used by leaders of a certain colonial empire in later generations. When colonizing a certain place, they would instigate local ethnic groups to antagonize each other, and then resort to proxy warfare to drive away wolves and devour tigers, thus stabilizing their own power.
But in fact, Cao Cao liked to use this trick the most. He often used Liu Xie's name to issue edicts to confer princes, such as Liu Bei and Lu Bu, who were conferred the title of General Pingdong and General Zhendong, so that they could cause internal strife in Xuzhou, and also conferred the title of Sun Ce.
As a cavalry captain, Marquis Wucheng asked him to attack Yuan Shu, which made Yuan Shu suffer from enemies from both sides.
It can be said that this operation was used more than once or twice in Cao Cao's career, and it worked every time. He was able to remain standing in the war-torn times, and Liu Xie, the Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, was indispensable. Like a puppet, he was squeezed by Cao Cao
The last bit of prestige of the Han Dynasty.
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He is qualified to be this puppet because he is not as weak and manipulative as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
As a prince, Liu Yu had his own abilities. If Liu Bei tried to control the Luoyang court by force, Liu Yu would definitely dare to defeat him in the end, so Chen Mu could only use this trick cautiously.
It is very reasonable to let Zhong Yao give advice. The three princes and nine ministers are all giving advice to the emperor. As long as the plan is suitable and beneficial to the court, Liu Yu will adopt it.
He wrote a letter by candlelight and had someone send it to Zhong Yao.
After finishing today's affairs, Chen Mu lay at the desk, thinking about the future.
Now the decisive battle between Qingzhou and Jizhou is imminent.
He never had any doubts about whether he could win.
But whether we can keep things going as expected is another question.
Throughout the ages, how many wars have resulted in plans that all failed due to accidents?
How many great ambitions have gone unfulfilled and have fallen into the will of God?
Man proposes, God disposes.
Destiny is always so unpredictable...
Chen Mu didn't know what the future would be like, he just hoped that everything would go smoothly.
It is enough that all foreseeable futures can develop in a good direction without any variables.
He slowly closed his eyes, and his mind fell into an unprecedented tranquility.
.......
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The next day.
Yang Xiu, Chen Qun and Sima Lang led the two thousand troops sent by Xu Huang to the White Bird Valley.
Now that the court's order has come down, Baique and Fuyun are willing to surrender to the court, so they are appointed as miscellaneous captains. They are currently under Guan Yu's account and are ready to be dispatched at any time.
Under normal circumstances, these two people's residences, subordinate generals, population, food, grass and baggage, etc. would all have to be relocated and become subjects of the Han Dynasty.
But Chen Mu asked them to remain as they were and not to declare to the outside world that they had surrendered to the imperial court.
As a result, the other Montenegrin troops had no idea that two traitors had appeared among them and were secretly plotting against them.
After Yang Xiu and the others went to Bai Que to discuss it, they went to find Li Fu, the leader of the Fuyun Army.
Once the plan is determined, start taking action.
A few days later.
Yu Du and Liu Shi accepted Chen Mu's invitation and came to Linli County with only a few troops.
They were afraid of death, but at the same time they also knew that Chen Mu would not do anything to them.
Because if you invite them here and then kill them, you are breaking your promise. In this case, the entire Montenegrin Army will be in turmoil, and the credibility of the court will be lost.
At that time, those Montenegrin forces that agreed to borrow the passage will no longer trust the imperial court, and will also prompt all Montenegrin forces to unite to fight against them.
Now is the time for Chen Mu to seek cooperation with the Black Mountain Army. It is naturally impossible for Chen Mu to choose to destroy the city wall and force them into the arms of the enemy.
certainly.
If Yu Du and Liu Shi had this insight, they would not fall into the trap of others.
Chen Mu wrote letters about these matters, analyzed the pros and cons, and persuaded them to come over in person to discuss important matters.
At the same time, the parliament is not in the city, but in a pavilion outside the city. Yu Du and Liu Shi can bring their own troops here. If things go wrong, they can leave at any time.
All these measures finally made them willing to come.
The two arrived at a pavilion about ten miles outside the city, and Chen Mu and Xu Huang went over to meet them.
The terrain here is open, and there are hundreds of Montenegrin troops outside, all of them cavalry. Once they find something wrong, they can leave immediately.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, only brought dozens of Xuanjia heavy cavalry, so he was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
This is the sincerity given to them by the court.
The four of them met in the tavern, and after they sat down in rows, Yu Ducai said, "Young Master, why have you summoned me?"
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Of course I hope that Chief Yu and Chief Liu will surrender to the imperial court."
"this......"
Yu Du and Liu Shi looked at each other. Among the Black Mountain Army, they were the only two who had an ambiguous attitude.
That's because their attitude is that they are unwilling to surrender.
It's just that they had followed Zhang Jiao and had seen the power of the four brothers Liu, Guan, Zhang and Chen. Naturally, they knew how terrible the enemy was, so they kept putting off the matter.
Now Chen Mu found them again and forced them to submit immediately. He obviously saw through their thoughts and gave them an ultimatum.
Liu Shi was silent for a moment and said, "Can the imperial court really not tolerate us?"
"well."
Chen Mu sighed: "The imperial court can accommodate you, but Yuan Shao will not. You occupy the main traffic road of Wuxing Mountain, just like a jackal caught between two tigers. You neither submit to the imperial court nor belong to Yuan Shao. No matter what you say,
Will the imperial court or Yuan Shao trust you?"
Yu Du said angrily: "Of course you killed the great virtuous master and forced us brothers to flee. We just wanted to live quietly, and now we are hiding in this mountain. What else do you want us to do?"
"
"The court has changed, and the world of the Han Dynasty has also become different. I sympathize with you for the uprising, but this does not mean that you can continue to disobey the king and separat the local areas and establish yourself as king!"
Chen Mu's face also darkened. This was a matter of principle.
At that time, the imperial court was dark and corrupt, and the local people were in dire straits. Zhang Jiao took advantage of the situation and launched the Yellow Turban Uprising. Whether he was doing it for his own lust for power or for the poor people, at least he was able to stir up such a big storm. The inaction of the imperial court did have some consequences.
A big part of the responsibility.
But no matter what, a new dynasty is being established, and a new order must also be established. If Yu Du, Liu Shi and others still think they can continue to hide in the mountains and forests, occupy the traffic arteries, and refuse to obey the court, then naturally
It's just another matter.
Liu Shi said silently: "Young Master, I know you are very powerful. But we are living alone in the mountains, and we don't want to be enemies with the imperial court. Besides, we already explained to the generals before we came out, even if you kill us today
Stay here, and our generals will also go to Yuan Shao, so don't cause trouble for yourself then."
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Chen Mu sighed, and suddenly laughed again, and said: "However, no matter how majestic and dangerous a mountain range is, it must be rooted in the earth. If its foundation is not stable, it will be like a castle in the air and will collapse at any time. Do you think so?"
"
Liu Shi frowned and said, "What do you mean by the young master's words?"
"If nothing goes wrong, Huanglong should have been destroyed."
Chen Mu said calmly.
"What?"
Yu Du and Liu Shi were shocked.
And almost at this moment, a messenger suddenly broke in from outside, knelt down on one knee and said: "Report! Young Mansion, Colonel, urgent military information. Feiyan Army, Bai Rao Army, Niujiao Army, Baique Army, Fuyun
The army united together and destroyed Huanglong Village! Now we are preparing to attack Wulu Village!"
"The time is just right."
Chen Mu smiled slightly and turned his head to look at Yu Du and Liu Shi.
The two of them felt creepy and inexplicably terrifying.
With their intelligence, they simply cannot figure out what is going on.
Why are there sudden internal strife and why are they attacking each other?
What exactly is going on?
The two people didn't know why, their faces were full of horror.
Only Chen Mu picked up a cup of tea and looked at them playfully.
Inviting Yu Du and Liu Shi here today is more than just giving them an ultimatum.
This is just one of them.
Second.
Naturally, they were held back.
The two of them are neutral, but the destruction of Huanglong Village will definitely make them afraid. If they choose to join forces with Wulu Baiqi and others, it will be a troublesome matter.
Therefore, they deceived the two people from the neutral camp first, so that they had no time to react, and destroyed Huanglong, Wulu, Baiqi and others.
When the matter was settled, even if they didn't want to surrender, they had no choice but to lower their heads and make a choice.
By that time, the entire southern foothills of the Taihang Mountains would naturally be in the hands of the Luoyang Army.
Seeing Chen Mu's cheerful smile, Yu Du and Liu Shi felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, and a cold air rose from the soles of their feet, making them frightened and uneasy.
Only Xu Huang looked at him with admiration.
In the past, Xu Huang only admired Guan Yu.
Only now do we know that General Guan’s fourth brother is the real boss behind the scenes.
While talking and laughing, the Black Mountain Army was destroyed!