Chapter 609: 633: Conquer Chongzhou

On December 3, after investigating the defense of Qiongdan County on the border of Chongzhou, the army officially attacked Chongzhou. For the "legitimacy" of the procedure, Chen Mo asked someone to draft a proclamation to attack King Chong.

He repeatedly emphasized that King Chong was a rebel and that he was a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, hoping that the defenders of Qiongdan County would surrender.

However, the garrison in Qiongdan County was a confidant sent by King Chong, a fifth-grade warrior.

He was indeed loyal to King Chong. Even though the situation was so clear, he still defended the city and refused to surrender even though he knew that he was no match for the Chen army.

Chen Mo sighed and asked Yue Ruyan to be the vanguard. In less than half an hour, the city gate was broken.

Chu Ge, the defender of Qiongdan County, personally put on armor and fought to defend the city gate that was broken by Yue Ruyan himself. He was captured alive by Yue Ruyan, and the defenders were completely defeated.

After that, Chu Ge was brought to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo planned to persuade him to surrender in person.

To be honest, Chen Mo appreciated this kind of hard-core person the more.

As a result, Chu Ge not only refused to surrender, but also cursed Chen Mo as a traitor and a traitor, saying that he would not die well. His eyes were as angry as copper bells, and he kept spitting blood at Chen Mo.

"General Chu, isn't it good to be alive?" Chen Mo sighed and said.

"Pooh."

Chu Ge pouted, and then told about the kindness of King Chong to him.

When King Chong was still a prince and not yet an adult, Chu Ge's father followed King Chong.

At that time, Chu Ge was still a companion to King Chong, eating and living in the same courtyard.

Later, King Chong went to a vassal state in another place, and took him with him, and gave him the royal surname "Chu".

Even Chu Ge's wife was given by King Chong.

Later, Chu Ge's daughter also gave King Chong a son who was not born out of the law as a concubine.

When Chen Mo heard this, he knew that he could not persuade him to surrender. This was obviously a diehard.

"Drag it down." Chen Mo waved his hand and gave Chu Ge a quick death.

That afternoon, Chen's army continued to move south.

On December 4, they arrived at Wanshan County. There were only a few hundred garrisons in this county. The local county magistrate and garrison general waited for Chen Jun to arrive, and then they opened the city and surrendered.

On December 6, they took two cities without bloodshed.

On December 10, they arrived at Wanfu Pass.

Wanfu Pass is as its name suggests. It is a canyon terrain with a narrow gap. It is rumored that as long as a small force is stationed at the pass of the canyon, even an army of 10,000 people cannot pass through.

This pass is also a very important strategic place in Chongzhou. If Qiongdan County is compared to the gate of Chongzhou, this pass is the last line of defense of Chongzhou. If this pass is lost, Chongzhou will have no danger to defend.

If Chen Mo bypasses this pass, he will have to walk for a few more days to reach the state capital of Chongzhou.

Of course, no matter how dangerous the pass is, it is not without flaws.

And the flaws of Chongjun are obvious.

Too weak.

The gap with Chenjun is too great.

Chen Mo, Yue Ruyan, Xiao Jing, and Wu Yanqing personally took action, divided into two groups and led a group of elite soldiers to attack the pass of the canyon.

The troops of King Chong were basically destroyed in Huaizhou, and there were not many main troops in Chongzhou.

Some were sent to guard the city, and there were not many defenders at Wanfu Pass.

They did not resist for long, and some retreated and surrendered.

The main force of Chen's army advanced to Wanfu Pass.

It took another five days for the army to arrive at the city of Chongzhou.

The palace of King Chong was inside.

As long as Chongzhou City was captured, Chongzhou would be captured by Chen Mo.

Nalan Yiren had been following Chen Mo and watched all this with her own eyes.

Of course, she did not help, she was just a bystander.

She watched Chen Mo command thousands of troops, watched the enemy generals surrender to him, watched him appease the people in the city, watched him point out the country, cursed the treacherous officials in the court, and watched him swear to keep the area safe.

This is such a heroic spirit, and it also made Nalan Yiren feel a little strange in her heart.

That is to say, she is not a man, otherwise she would have said: "A real man should be like this."

There are several points that women attract men.

It is nothing more than beauty, status, and money.

And there are several points that men attract women.

Strictly speaking, it is actually the same as women.

And Chen Mo has all these.

Excellent men can naturally attract women.

The story of a rich and beautiful woman falling in love with a poor man is mostly just the author's fantasy.

Of course, this does not mean that Nalan Yiren fell in love with Chen Mo.

But if Nalan Yiren really wants to get married in the future, she will definitely choose someone like Chen Mo.

December 12.

Two days after Chen Mo took over Wanfu Pass.

Chongzhou City.

When the news that the coalition forces failed in the battle in Huaizhou and were annihilated reached Chongzhou City, the city was already in chaos, and countless nobles fled with their families.

This time, Wanfu Pass was lost, and even the lower-class people in the city were a little panicked.

Chongzhou implemented a "confinement" policy on the people of Chongzhou.

That is, the people of County A could not go to County B without a passing letter issued by the county magistrate.

In addition, due to the lack of information in feudal society, there were few ways for the lower-class people to know about the outside world.

There were only two ways.

Go and see for yourself or listen to others.

King Chong regarded Chen Mo as an enemy.

Naturally, he would try his best to discredit Chen Mo.

In this way, the lower-class people felt that once the Chen army broke into the city, they would massacre the city.

Chongwang Mansion.

Study.

King Chong, the garrison generals, officials, and counselors in the city, almost all gathered here, with panic on their faces.

"Your Majesty, Chen Jun's advance is too fast. In just a few days, they have already passed Wanfu Pass. If this continues, troops will be approaching the city in less than five days. When will Lu Sheng's reinforcements arrive? ?" asked one of King Chong's generals.

Behind the desk, King Chong Chu Yan looked gloomy and held a reply letter from Lu Sheng in his hand.

This letter was about to be squeezed into pieces by Chu Yan.

After a long time, Chu Yan said dejectedly: "There are no reinforcements at all. I lied to you about the reinforcements."

"What?!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the study room, with shock on their faces. Although they did not dare to say anything, they wanted to worship the king.

With Lu Sheng's reinforcements, we can still fight.

No, then you will definitely lose.

If we had known this, we would have run away.

"Your Majesty, if there are no reinforcements, then how should we resist Chen Jun? The number of soldiers and horses in the city including logistics is less than five thousand, and they are definitely no match for Chen Jun." A general said dejectedly, and he could still hear it in his voice. A hint of crying.

"Your Majesty, why don't we surrender?" an official ventured to test.

But he was quickly glared at by Chu Yan, and then someone came in, dragged the official down and beheaded him.

The news of King Huai's death has spread. Are you asking him to surrender?

What is the difference between this and throwing yourself into a trap?

Well, although Chen Mo spread the news that King Huai made his own decision on Suolong Mountain.

But in the eyes of a group of smart people, they all thought that Chen Mo was making an excuse.

Seeing that Chu Yan did not surrender, everyone in the study became even more panicked.

That is to say, they can't beat Chu Yan. If they can, these people will think of kidnapping Chu Yan and offering it to Chen Mo.

"You are a bunch of cowards. Are you worthy of being an official of the Song Dynasty? You are supported by high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Now when you hear the rebels coming, how scared are you?"

When Chu Yan saw them like this, he was so angry that he slapped the table, angrily.

Everyone was so frightened that they lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

Of course, Chu Yan had no intention of killing them, he just wanted to vent his anger.

After venting his anger, Chu Yan sighed and said, "I have decided to abandon Chongzhou and retreat to Luonan."

Chu Yan asked Lu Sheng for reinforcements.

But Lu Sheng declined.

He said that he had carefully investigated the situation of the Songjiapo war.

Gongsun Yan and Luo Qingyang were indeed shot to death by Chen Mo's arrow.

Therefore, Lu Sheng suspected that Chen Mo might have entered the second level.

Then, Chongzhou will not be able to defend it.

Even if he personally brought troops to help, he would not be as fast as Chen Jun.

Let King Chong preserve his strength and come to Luonan to discuss countermeasures against Chen Mo. He must not confront Chen Jun head-on.

Although King Chong was extremely reluctant, he had to do this.

Fortunately, in the current situation, Lu Sheng also needed him. Even if he arrived in Luonan, Lu Sheng would not do anything to him.

…

December 16th.

afternoon.

Under Chongzhou City.

"Report." Sun Meng rode his horse and came to Chen Mo, cupped his hands and said: "Master Hou, the scouts from ahead are here to report. Chongzhou City seems to be an empty city. King Chong has already run away."

"Ran?"

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and immediately ordered: "Sun Meng."

"The end will be here."

"Pass an order from my commander-in-chief to have the trapped guards send a battalion into the city to investigate and confirm the situation in the city."

"promise."

Less than half an hour.

Then news came back.

Chongzhou City is really an "empty city". Except for the common people at the bottom, all the defenders, nobles and squires in the city who can escape have fled. It has been three days.

"Chongzhou is the base camp of King Chong. If he runs away, he will be abandoning the noble people in Hexi. The situation is serious, where can he run?" Jiang Lidao.

"Where else can he go? Apart from Luonan, he has nowhere to go." Xiao Jing said.

"Congratulations to Duke An Guo for taking Chongzhou. Luonan is close at hand. Eradicating the rebels and purging the court are just around the corner." Liu Ji couldn't hide his excitement. After taking Chongzhou, he is sitting on the whole world, and only the last step is left.

The remaining vassal kings and forces are just small fish and nothing to worry about.

Chen Mo was also a little excited, but in front of so many subordinates, he acted very calmly. He glanced down at the hem of his robe blown by the cold wind and said, "It's winter."

After that, he clamped the horse's belly and shouted: "Enter the city!"

…

The news that Chen Mo had captured Chongzhou spread throughout the world like a flying bird.

The story about Chen Mo has also been spread so miraculously that various stories have been spawned for people to praise and admire.

There was a light snowfall in Yanzhou. In a tavern in Yuan County, rogue idlers gathered in the hall. There was a brazier under each table.

The storyteller spit out lotus flowers and talked about things that came back from the front in Chongzhou: "The last letter said that I went to Duke An Guo Chen Mo at Songjiapo in Huaizhou, armed with a horse and a bow, and killed the third-rank king in King Chong's tent with one arrow. General Gongsun Yan shot Luo Qingyang under King Huai's tent with one arrow, killing millions of enemy soldiers. There was a river of blood and corpses scattered across the field. Who is Luo Qingyang? "

"How do we, the ordinary people at the bottom, know about such big shots?"

"Say it quickly."

The gang obeyed the anxious urging.

The storyteller kept the audience in suspense before speaking with great interest: "Everyone knows the seven famous families. Luo Qingyang is the head of the Luo family, one of the seven famous families. Not only that, even the head of the Liang family, Liang Mu, was captured by Duke Anguo. As for why Duke Anguo killed Luo Qingyang but let Liang Mu go, I don't know. But what I want to talk about today is related to this matter.

It is said that after the great defeat, the King of Chong was frightened by Duke Anguo. After Duke Anguo led his army to Chongzhou, some surrendered and some fled. No one dared to defend. Even the King of Chong was frightened to abandon the city and flee like a dog that had lost its home when he learned that Duke Anguo was coming soon."

"Ah? What about the Princess of Chong? Did the Princess of Chong also escape?"

These are obviously not what the audience wants to hear. What they want to hear is the story of "bullying men and women" after Chen Mo took over Chongzhou.

After all, Chen Mo has a criminal record.

The second wife of Liang Song, the former governor of Yuzhou.

The wife of the Prince of Huai and several concubines of the Prince of Huai.

They were all fooled by Chen Mo.

Chen Mo's reputation as a good wife was also known to the world.

Therefore, what they wanted to hear more was the drama that Chen Mo had with the Princess of Chong after he took over Chongzhou.

Storyteller: "..."

Did he dare to say that?

The storyteller coughed twice and changed the subject: "What I want to say is that Duke Anguo and we have the same origin, and we are also country folk. Outside, he went north to drive out foreign invaders, recover lost territory, and spread the prestige of our Song Dynasty. Inside, he eliminated the rebels, pacified the two kings, and kept the people in peace.

Do you know how old Duke Anguo was when he took Chongzhou? He was only 23 years old! There has never been such a person in history."

"Twenty-three years old?"

"How is it possible!"

Everyone was in an uproar, and then someone said: "Duke Anguo is already a first-class duke. If he eliminates the rebels this time, what official position should he be given?"

"More than a first-class duke, he must be a prince, a king of a different surname!"

"A king of a different surname? Who do you look down on? Now in the north, Yuzhou, Linzhou, Huaizhou, Fengzhou, Yanzhou, Jiangdong, Jiangnan, and Chongzhou are all in the hands of Duke Anguo. At least he can sit on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace."

I don't know if it was because he was excited, someone said something extremely treasonous.

However, the people around him were not shocked by this statement. Instead, they stayed away from this person and nodded in agreement.

There are rumors that Duke Anguo was born with the destiny of heaven and is the new true dragon emperor.

Dai Ling in the tavern was the only one who was afraid of getting into trouble and left the tavern when the man said that treasonous words.

Dai Ling had actually arrived in the south of Huaizhou a long time ago.

But because Chen Jun was still in Yanzhou and the ban on passing had not been lifted, Dai Ling rushed back to Yuan County at this time.

He was from Taoyuan County, Yanzhou.

Taoyuan County was less than a hundred miles away from Yuan County.

As a peddler, he had a bad horse to pull goods.

That night, he rushed back to Taoyuan County.

After returning home, he didn't care to stay any longer. After unloading the goods, he hurried to Dai Tu's house and knocked on Dai Tu's door.

"Is Dai Tu at home?" Dai Ling shouted while knocking on the door. He couldn't wait to confirm that thing.