Han Meng came back in a bit of a panic. The situation in the city was that there were people behind the corridors on both sides, and there were enemies blocking the front. What was even worse was that the walls that looked empty from outside the city were lined with soldiers and horses, and the crossbows were flying.

It was so heavy that he couldn't even lift his head.

It's just that this scene, under Han Meng's description, made Yuan Shang, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others look at each other in astonishment.

Tian Feng carefully estimated what Han Meng said, turned to look at Yuan Shang and frowned: "According to what General Han said, to achieve such an ambush, there would be no less than 10,000 people in the city. In addition, Chen Mo cannot be alone in one door."

To set up an ambush, even if the other two gates are not as numerous as the north gate, there are probably nearly 20,000 defenders in the city."

This is calculated based on the minimum.

This result made Yuan Shang, Ju Shou, Feng Ji, Gao Gan, Gao Lan and others look at each other in silence. Although they didn't know where the other party came from with so many soldiers and horses, if Tian Feng's calculation was correct, this was not an empty city at all, let alone

There are still 20,000 Jizhou surrender troops in the south of the city.

These Jizhou troops are uncertain for Chen Mo, but the same is true for the Yuan family.

Not to mention the lower-level generals who were promoted by Chen Mo, those who were demoted were probably worried that Yuan Shang would be liquidated afterwards and would not return.

"My lord, it seems that there is room for Chen Mo to fight Cao Cao. Although it is not enough to defeat Cao Cao's army, these troops are enough to defend Yecheng. We will set up camp first and wait for Chen Cao to decide the winner before thinking about countermeasures!"

"Jushou looked at Yuan Shang and advised.

The current situation in Yecheng meant that they might not be able to capture it in time. In this case, they would help Cao Cao contain Chen Mo and others. They would then think of countermeasures after the two families had decided the winner or even suffered both losses.

Yuan Shang nodded, that was all he could do now.

On the city wall, watching Yuan Jun begin to retreat and set up camp, Chen Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Zhang Yan beside him and said: "Next, the responsibility of defending the city will be left to you."

Taking the sword handed over by the personal guard and straddling it on his waist, Chen Mo said: "Keep the city gates wide open tomorrow. If Yuan Jun doesn't come to attack, keep it open for three days. If Yuan Jun comes to attack, retreat the enemy according to today's method."

, try to hold on for three days, and after three days, how to defend the city and cut it off on its own."

"Lord, why don't you close the city and defend it?" Dian Wei asked doubtfully.

"In this way, Yuan Jun will find that our troops are insufficient, so he will attack the city with all his strength. Opening the city gate like this seems to be an open door to welcome the enemy. However, Yuan Jun does not know the strength of our army. Since the city gate is wide open, there is no need to attack the city, but it will be easier.

Concentrate the troops, but this method can only be used for three days at most. If it is still like this after three days, they may see the flaw." Chen Mo explained, this is also to explain to Zhang Yan that after all, it is Zhang Yan who will defend the city next.

There are many resourceful people among Yuan Jun. If the door is closed too early, the opponent may see the flaw, but the same is true if it is too late. Three days is the limit estimated by Chen Mo, and it may be discovered in less than three days. This requires

Zhang Yan went to get me by herself.

"Don't worry, my lord, the general will definitely defend Yecheng and wait for my lord's triumphant return." Zhang Yan stepped in and saluted, and said solemnly.

"Just try your best. Be careful of the gentry in the city. There are five thousand soldiers and horses, and there are also a lot of mobs. They appear at the critical moment. No matter who you help, it will be quite troublesome, but don't provoke them easily." Chen Mo warned.

"Here!" Zhang Yan nodded.

After explaining the task of defending the city, Chen Mo took Dian Wei and his personal guards and sneaked out from the south gate to find the surrendered troops gathered outside the south gate.

"Lord!" Zhang Wei and others were a little surprised when they saw Chen Mo. They didn't understand why Chen Mo appeared outside the city at this time.

"The opportunity to defeat the enemy has appeared. I need a group of elite men to accompany me in the battle. You will immediately mobilize five thousand troops and horses to accompany me in the battle. You don't have to go to war. Just let these five thousand troops leave with me." Chen Mo.

He looked at the crowd and smiled.

Five thousand people, equivalent to a quarter of the people here, looked at the city gate that Chen Mo quickly closed after coming out. These soldiers and horses obviously did not want to enter the city to help defend the city. What did he want these soldiers and horses to do?

No one knew, and no one dared to stop them. Zhang Wei and others quickly selected elite troops and handed them over to Chen Mo. After seeing Chen Mo quickly integrate these troops, he took them south and quickly disappeared from sight.

.

Not surprisingly, Chen Mo's movements were quickly learned by Yuan Shang.

"Five thousand elites are heading south, where is Chen Mo going?" Yuan Shang looked at the counselors under his tent and asked doubtfully.

No one answered. This is also what they want to know. What is the use of these people that Chen Mo wants? And where are they going?

"Could it be that Chen Mo deliberately revealed this matter to us, seemingly to the south, but maybe he took this opportunity to hide in the dark, sneak back secretly, and prepare to plot against our army?" Feng Ji asked when he saw that everyone was silent.

.

It is not impossible. After all, Chen Mo is not a fool. How can the news be blocked when he selects troops from among the surrendered troops?

For a time, everyone was even more confused.

On the other side, Chen Mo did not take a detour to fight with Yuan Jun as Yuan Shang and others thought. After all, in Chen Mo's eyes, Yuan Jun was not his real opponent. His opponent was only Cao Cao. To this day, although the Yuan family still has

He has a lot of background, but it is no longer enough to compete with him and Cao Cao.

"Lord, where are we going?" Dian Wei watched Chen Mo walking further and further away. He had never been to the place where he was walking now. He couldn't help but look at Chen Mo in surprise. This place seemed to be the hinterland of Cao's army.

"I don't know." Chen Mo walked forward while identifying the direction. After choosing a place, he looked at the five captains selected from the five thousand Jizhou troops behind him and said, "You will set up an ambush here. Cao Jun will come soon."

, set up the ambush and annihilate as many enemies as possible."

"Here!" The five lieutenants did not reject Chen Mo's orders. They were promoted by Chen Mo. Before that, their highest level was just a military prince, so naturally they were more attracted to Chen Mo.

The five people followed Chen Mo's instructions and quickly ambush in the surrounding mountains and forests, waiting for Chen Mo's instructions.

"My lord, how did you know that Cao Jun would come here?" Dian Wei looked around. It was so late at night, how could Cao Jun come to this place where birds don't shit?

"Just ask them to come over. You lead people to light the beacon fire. I remember that Cao Jun's beacon fire has three pillars. You just have to make it according to the law." Chen Mo shook his head. He was making a fool of himself. He only knew that this place should not be far from the white horse. Specifically, it was

He didn't know where, he only knew that this place was suitable for an ambush.

"Here!" Dian Wei heard the words and agreed, and took his guards to find something to light the beacon fire. The beacon fire in Chen Mo's army had special rules, and the same was true for Cao's army. The two sides fought for a long time, and Chen Mo also fumbled for Cao's army's signal.

It's almost there, but I'm not sure whether it's correct.

Soon, three beacon fires burned in the valley.

The next step is to wait.

The nearby Cao Jun did not disappoint Chen Mo. An hour later, Dian Wei had already begun to take a nap next to Chen Mo. Chen Mo suddenly felt the ground shaking, and quickly slapped Dian Wei awake and shouted: "Here we come, prepare to fight."

Dian Wei vaguely picked up the iron halberd and looked around for the enemy. A Cao army quickly entered the valley and rushed towards the place where the beacon fire was. He just looked at the beacon fire on the ground that was about to burn out, and the surroundings were empty.

There is no human habitation in this area, and there are not even traces of fighting.

The face of the leading general of Cao's army changed and he said sternly: "No, we have fallen into a trap. All the officers and men must withdraw from the valley quickly!"

Just as his voice fell, a gong sounded in the valley, followed by countless dense arrow clusters falling from the sky. Even though Cao Jun was prepared, at this time random arrows roared in the darkness, and he didn't even know where the enemy was.

, and in an instant, countless Cao Jun soldiers fell among the arrows.

"Soldiers, follow me to kill!" Dian Wei mounted his war horse, carrying a pair of iron halberds, and rushed into Cao's army like a whirlwind. The pair of iron halberds slashed out a trail of cold light, killing everyone wherever they passed.

If you catch it, you will die.

The personal guards behind him were also extremely brave and fought closely behind Dian Wei.

"Kill~" The ambush troops in the valleys on both sides roared and rushed towards them under the leadership of five captains. Cao's army's formation was completely chaotic. Fighting at night was prone to chaos. At this moment, they were ambushed, and there was someone like Dian Wei in front of them.

The God of Death fought back and forth, and the soldiers of Cao's army who were directly killed were frightened. In just an instant, most of the two thousand people of Cao's army were killed and dispersed. The rest were also surrounded in the middle and could not get out. They knelt down and asked to surrender.

The leader, General Cao, rushed left and right, fighting hard with a big spear, trying to break out, but suddenly his eyesight dimmed, General Cao looked up, and saw Dian Wei blocking him at some point.

"Drink~" General Cao stabbed Dian Wei with the spear in his hand without hesitation. The brave man wins when they meet on a narrow road. Even though he saw the fierce power of Dian Wei's three armies just now, as if they were in an uninhabited land, but now they met on the battlefield, but

He is fearless and his ferociousness is frightening.

"Hey~" Dian Wei raised his single halberd and swung away the opponent's spear. Then he clamped his legs between the horse's belly. The moment the horse rushed out, another halberd passed by the opponent's throat, and Douda's head was cut off directly.

He came down and rolled far away.

An ambush battle came to an end with the death of General Cao. He didn't even count the number of enemies he killed. After killing the enemy troops, Chen Mo quickly ordered people to clean up the battlefield, took some dry food from the entity, and immediately moved after the arrow cluster.

, heading towards Liyang.

"Lord, why don't you deal with those surrendered troops?" Dian Wei followed Chen Mo on horseback and asked doubtfully.

"It's useless. Even if it is dealt with, the news cannot be concealed, and there is no need to hide it. We need them to spread the news." Chen Mo said with a smile as he walked. His plan is actually not difficult, but he just wants Cao Cao to feel that he

There was a fire in the backyard, so he could not attack with all his strength, forcing Cao Cao to retreat to Liyang.

"Then where should I go next?" Dian Wei nodded in confusion.

"The soldiers are running around in the middle of the night, while I wait to find a place to repair. After dawn, I will find a place to lure the enemy with smoke. This time, find me some Cao Jun uniforms."
Chapter completed!