As night fell with heavy rain, I stood on the tower and watched as the ferry in the distance was mostly submerged by the swollen river water. It would be impossible to sail the boat in a short time. It was impossible to connect with the east of the river during this period.

There was a moist atmosphere in the air. Under the flickering lights, Chen Mo sat in front of the desk and cleared out the farmland. After all, there was a difference between the dream world and the reality. They could not be copied and used. In addition,

Chen Mo plans to take action against the Baibo thieves when he returns, and has secretly sent people to investigate.

As for why he didn't ask Wei Jian directly, Chen Mo was not sure whether the Wei family would tell the truth about this. After all, the Baibo thieves had been entrenched in Baibo Valley for some time, and there were quite a lot of people. If they said that the two sides had no connection, Chen Mo would not believe it.

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Although during this period of time, Chen Mo basically just stood aside and watched the show, but after this battle was over, he would be busy for a while, with farming and the Baibo thieves. If possible, he hoped to bring the Shangdang, Hanoi, and Taiyuan to the party.

If these four counties are captured, Hedong and Hanoi are not considered Bingzhou, but the population of these two places may be greater than that of the entire Bingzhou combined. If these four counties can be controlled, we can look forward to Guanzhong next. If there are changes in Guanzhong, what will happen to Guanzhong?

This is definitely good news for Chen Mo.

It is possible to establish a foothold in Bingzhou, but if you want to achieve greater development, Guanzhong must be in your hands.

As for how to get it? Chen Mo hasn't figured it out yet. Before the situation becomes unclear, just have a general direction. It's better to do what he should do now.

As for what the world will become in the end, Chen Mo has actually thought about it. The Han Dynasty has lost its majesty and may gradually become the puppet of the princes and kings just like the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In this process, he has also begun to gradually become the princes and kings.

Putting down the pen and drying the ink, Chen Mo looked at the rain curtain outside the window in a daze. In fact, he couldn't see anything. Apart from the water splashing on the windowsill, looking further into the distance, all he saw was pitch black.

Who knows that at the beginning, he actually had the idea of ​​​​assisting the resurgence of the Han Dynasty. Now, step by step, he has become a prince or a small prince without knowing it.

"Go and rest." Looking at Dian Wei who was outside the door, Chen Mo closed the bamboo slips, sealed them, and said to Dian Wei.

"My lord, have you finished your studies?" Dian Wei came back to his senses, looked at the bamboo slips in Chen Mo's hand and said with a smile.

"It's done. It seems that the rain will stop tomorrow. Please pay attention to the water level of the river. Don't be swept away. You won't be able to save it even if you try." Chen Mo nodded and said to Dian Wei.

After a heavy rain, the river water will definitely surge. If you are by the river, it is very common to be swept away by accident. When he was in charge of Henan Yin, it can be seen from the files that there are records of people being swept away on both sides of the river every year.

There are hundreds of people there, not counting those who have not been recorded.

Dian Wei agreed and went to sleep in the next room. Naturally, other guards would take over the patrol at night.

There was nothing to say all night, but early the next morning, as Chen Mo said, the heavy rain had stopped, and the river water had risen a lot compared to yesterday, and it should rise even more in the future. Chen Mo remembered that the section between Hongnong and Hedong was narrow, but the water flow was not.

It is quite turbulent. If it is not dredged, there may even be floods on the downstream side. Some dredging should be carried out on the Manchong side.

After the autumn rain, the weather cooled suddenly. Chen Mo ordered people to go to Luoyang to get winter clothes. Judging from the appearance of the coalition forces, it would be difficult to break into Chenggao in a short time. He might spend the winter here.

The battle situation in the south was favorable to Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu sent troops several times to attack Luoyang, but was blocked by Lu Bu. It was not easy to recapture Dagong Pass, but it was not easy for Yuan Shu to get out. The battlefields between the two sides even reached the imperial level.

The mausoleum, but now, the imperial mausoleum has long been dug up, so naturally there will be no worries.

This situation lasted for more than a month, until the end of October, when Chenggao began to run out of supplies. Xu Rong directly asked people to replace the kerosene with cold water. A few days later, a plague seemed to have appeared among the coalition forces, and the siege had to be stopped.

"This cold water can also breed plague?" Chen Mo didn't know much about this, so he specially invited several doctors to ask.

"This cold water will naturally not breed plague." An old doctor and craftsman shook his head and said: "However, if you are poured with cold water in this weather, cold evil will enter the body, which can range from suffering from wind and cold to death in severe cases.

There are many types of wind and cold, and some can spread like a plague. It may seem like a plague, but in fact it is not that serious, but if it is ignored, it is not without the possibility of turning into a plague."

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, plagues have continued throughout the world. They have subsided somewhat in the past two years, but they are still enough to cause headaches.

Chen Mo nodded when he heard this. If it was really a plague, then he couldn't stay here anymore. Chen Mo didn't want to be infected with the plague.

"Yu Sheng, send this letter to Xingyang." After sending away several army doctors and craftsmen, Chen Mo summoned Yu Sheng and handed him the letter he had already written.

Xu Rong's bringing water to the common enemy also shows that Dong Zhuo's side is already short of supplies. There is no point in continuing this battle, and Meng Jin and Chen Mo are ready to give in.

"Here!" Yu Sheng agreed, took Chen Mo's letter, bowed and left.

Not long after Yu Sheng left, he saw Dian Wei coming in and said to Chen Mo: "My lord, Luoyang has sent an envoy."

"Please." Chen Mo nodded. There was nothing shameful about him for the time being, and he wasn't afraid of anyone coming to investigate.

Soon, a scribe came in, bowed to Chen Mo and said, "I have seen the general."

"No gifts." Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "What's the matter?"

"Go back to the general, the grand master has returned to Luoyang and summons the general to come back to the court to discuss matters." The general bowed and said.

"I know." Chen Mo nodded and said, "You go back first, I will be there soon."

"Here!"

The other party didn't show any courtesy, turned around and left.

"My lord, what does Dong Zhuo mean by recruiting you at this time?" Dian Wei frowned and asked, "Could it be that someone snitched on you?"

"Don't mess up your position." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "It should be withdrawn to Guanzhong. The supplies here are already insufficient and cannot sustain it for long."

Cheng Gao had already used water as a defense. If the supplies had not been exhausted, Cheng Gao should not have been in such a difficult situation.

"Take your personal guards and follow me to Chenggao. The affairs here will be left to Han Kai and Bai Piao for the time being." Chen Mo stood up, and after giving instructions to Dian Wei, he asked Han Kai and Bai Piao to take care of them.

After summoning them and letting them continue to garrison Mengjin, they took Dian Wei straight to Luoyang.

After a heavy rain, Luoyang, which was usually dusty in the past, felt much refreshed. Some of the muddy bluestone roads were already covered with moss and were a little slippery.

When Chen Mo arrived at the Grand Master's Mansion, the same people nodded their heads when they saw Chen Mo coming, and Chen Mo also returned the courtesy one by one.

Chen Mo was not the last to arrive. After people arrived one after another, Dong Zhuo just coughed slightly and looked at the crowd and said: "Since last year, the princes of Guandong have disobeyed the imperial court and rebelled. It has been more than a year now. Now all the people of Heluo have emigrated.

When we arrive at Jingzhao, as you can see, Luoyang is already an empty city."

Chen listened silently, just listen to what was said in this scene and don't take it seriously.

"But now our army is exhausted and our soldiers and civilians are tired of war. I want to lead the army back to Guanzhong. What do you think?" Dong Zhuo looked at the ministers and asked.

"What Mr. Dong said is true, but now if we want to retreat, the princes will probably pursue us and attack us." Wang Yun shook his head and said with a smile: "In my opinion, we should retreat slowly."

Dong Zhuo shook his head and said: "Now the remaining food, grass and baggage in Luoyang are not enough to continue fighting. Don't worry, I have already arranged the direction of retreat. All officials will go first, so it will be safe."

"This..." Wang Yun wanted to wait. Maybe it would take a few more days before Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu would call in.

"Master, do you have any objections?" Dong Zhuo glanced at Wang Yun and asked.

"Not yet." Wang Yun sighed. Dong Zhuo seemed to have decided to leave, and it was useless to say anything.

Chen Mo on the side suddenly said: "Grand Master, if our army retreats, the coalition forces will definitely pursue us. The last general is willing to lead the army to cut off the rear."

"I have sent an order to Xu Rong. Lu Bu will hold the two passes for the time being. Hua Xiong will support Lu Bu from the side. Since General Chen has this intention, you will lead your troops to assist Xu Rong in withdrawing. If there are thieves chasing, they will ambush along the way. If there are no

, after I lead hundreds of officials to Hangu Pass, I will order people to summon you." Dong Zhuo looked at Chen Mo and nodded.

"General, take your orders!" Chen Mo said with a salute.

"General, please join me as soon as possible. I will reserve the position of Jingzhao Yin for the general." Dong Zhuo said with a smile.

"Thank you, Grand Master!" Chen Mo bowed and said as soon as he heard this.

"My lords, go and get ready. We will set off at midnight tomorrow!" Dong Zhuo looked at the remaining officials and said.

"I will obey the Grand Master's words." Although Wang Yun and others were unwilling, but now that the words had been spoken, they had no choice but to comply.

"The last general will go and prepare first!" Chen Mo stood up, saluted Dong Zhuo, and after receiving Dong Zhuo's permission, he prepared to leave Luoyang and go to Mengjin to reorganize his troops.

"General Chen, wait a minute!" Not long after Chen Mo left the mansion, he saw a carriage coming from behind. Chen Mo turned around and saw that it was Wang Yun's carriage.

"What advice does Mr. Situ have?" Chen Mo smiled and saluted Wang Yun.

"Don't take advice seriously." Wang Yun looked around, got off the carriage, looked at Chen Mo seriously and said: "General, Dong Zhuo is already at the end of his rope. If the general can lead his army to deceive Cheng Gao and welcome the army from outside the Pass,

I will surely kill the national traitors."

"Mr. Situ..." Chen Mo sighed and looked at Wang Yundao: "I remember I told you before that you can't do big things, you can only play these little tricks."

"You..." Wang Yun's face darkened, he looked at Chen Mo and said, "Although you can deceive Dong Zhuo, you can't deceive me."

"I didn't say Mr. Situ was stupid, it's just..." Chen Mo thought for a while, gave up attacking the opponent directly, and just sighed: "Even if I deceive Cheng Gao as you said, Mr. Situ can be trusted and no one will come after me.

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Wang Yun looked at Chen Mo in astonishment, but Chen Mo ignored him and turned to leave. Only the voice came from far away: "Everyone is thinking about what Mr. Situ is thinking, and no one is willing to serve as a gun for Mr. Situ."
Chapter completed!