I should marry the traitor

Chapter 270 Awakened Yuan Mochu
"My Lord, is there a trick to store grain in Bird's Nest Mountain?"

"This place has many low hills, which is a perfect place for an ambush."

"How can we not have prepared for the storage of food?"

Faced with his subordinates' doubts, Cao Mengde shook his head and rejected them.

"Xu You came to help me because God wants to destroy Yuan Mochu."

"Our army never expected the battle line to be so long, and it is very difficult to supply food and grass."

"Although Xu Yu's plan is risky, it is a rare chance of success."

Xu You asked her to launch a surprise attack on Bird's Nest Mountain, where Yuan Mochu stored grain. Although it seemed very risky, Cao Mengde felt that Xu You was trustworthy.

If Xu You really wanted to harm her, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. She only needed to present this letter to Yuan Mochu, and Cao Mengde would be finished.

Don't employ a person you don't trust, and don't doubt him. Although Cao Mengde didn't like Xu You very much, he had chosen to believe in him. Cao Mengde put aside all distractions and gave it his all.

Target, Bird’s Nest Mountain!

At night, the sky is full of stars.

Cao Mengde led his troops on a night march into Niaochao Mountain, where they saw Yuan Mochu's military camp. Cao Mengde did as Xu You had said and lied that it was Yuan Shaojun's Jiang Qi's troops who came to transport grain, and they had an unimpeded passage along the way.

On the other side—Chun Yuqiong was still drinking!

When the flames filled the sky, Chunyu Qiong looked at the flames that illuminated the long night and suddenly woke up!

The smoke that rose to the sky washed away the drunkenness, and Chun Yuqiong's eyes widened: "It's all... It's all!!!"

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The defeat is set!

When he heard flames rising from the direction of the food supplies, Yuan Mochu knew that he was doomed to fail.

The continuous small defeats had already caused the morale of Yuan Shao's army to be low. Now the noise of the burning of food and grass was so loud that it must be impossible to conceal it.

With morale low and food supplies burned, it was unlikely that a mutiny would occur in the army. There was no possibility of continuing the battle, and the soldiers simply did not have the courage to continue fighting.

"My lord, let me gather the troops and fight!"

"Yes, my lord, there is no need to pretend to be defeated. The two of us sisters will definitely win if we go all out!"

When Yan Niang and Wenxiu learned that the food supplies had been burned, they immediately came forward to ask for a fight. Since encircling Cao's army had become a luxury under the current circumstances, Yan Niang and Wenxiu felt that at least the two sisters should get back at him.

The two of them lost face because of their repeated feigned defeats, and their colleagues in the army began to secretly despise them.

But this fake defeat left Yan Niang and Wenxiu speechless. They had been holding back their anger for a long time, and this time they made up their minds to have a fight with Cao Mengde!
Yan Niang Wenxiu's request for a fight touched Yuan Mochu slightly. Yuan Mochu, who was furious, wanted to agree to fight Cao Mengde.
But she finally calmed down.

Along the way, Yuan Mochu experienced too much humiliation, and his wandering along the coast gave Yuan Mochu too much warning and touch.

The success in Yuzhou and Yangzhou made Yuan Mochu a little bit arrogant, but not too arrogant. After a period of excitement, Yuan Mochu finally calmed down.

can not fight!
Absolutely no fighting!
If you fight, you will definitely lose!
Yuan Mochu forced himself to calm down, took a few deep breaths, and raised his hand to signal Yan Niang Wenxiu to calm down.

"Stop, don't go!"

"My lord, I…" "I can't go!"

Yuan Mochu's attitude was very tough and he forcibly stopped Yan Niang and Wenxiu from asking for a fight.

"We can't fight now."

"Although we know that it was a fake defeat, the soldiers below don't know. Even if we explain it now, no one will believe it."

"Our army's morale is at its lowest right now, not to mention that the food and grass have been burned. How can we fight against Cao's army, which is so motivated?"

"This battle cannot be fought."

Wen Xiu heard this and gritted her teeth and said stubbornly: "At least my sister and I still have the will to fight. If..."

"Do you want to take the elite soldiers in the army to die?" Yuan Shao's cold words made Wen Xiu silent.

Seeing his two trusted generals in low spirits, Yuan Mochu sighed slightly:

"Now is not the time to be a hero. Don't fight."

"This defeat is all my fault. I shouldn't have used this strategy of feigning defeat, and I shouldn't have let Chunyu Qiong, a fool, guard the grain."

Yan Niang retorted: "My lord, how can you take this fault on yourself? This is all a stupid strategy proposed by that idiot Guo Tu. How could it have become so big today? As for the Bird's Nest Mountain, there are tens of thousands of defenders, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was lost because of that idiot Chunyu Qiong!"

"It was me who used Guo Tu's strategy."

"That's why Chunyu Qiong was asked to guard the granary."

"Since I made the decision, the fault lies with me. No need to say more."

"I will inform the entire army of the plan of feigning defeat later."

"Now you two lead your troops to retreat immediately!"

After accepting his failure, Yuan Mochu's mind became unusually clear. The blame for this defeat was too heavy, and only he could take the responsibility.

If he didn't want his subordinates to become disloyal, Yuan Mochu had to take all the blame immediately.

Yuan Mochu has thought it through clearly. The most urgent task now is to consolidate her base. She has not lost yet!
Cao Mengde only burned her food and grass, which only destroyed the morale of the army, but the soldiers were still strong.

The previous small defeat did not result in too many casualties, and Yuan Mochu's army was well preserved. Even if all the 10,000 defenders of Bird's Nest Mountain were killed, she still had an absolute advantage in military strength.

Yuan Mochu's calm mind was very scary. She immediately took the responsibility for the defeat on herself and ordered the entire army to retreat.

If we fight with Cao Mengde now, we will definitely fail. It is not a good time to fight. We must retreat to preserve our strength.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. At worst, she can give up Runan County, and most of Yuzhou will still be in her hands.

It doesn't matter if morale is temporarily low. We can always defend the city. Yuan Mochu has rich experience in defending cities. After a few serious battles, morale will naturally be boosted.

What’s more, Cao Mengde’s battle line is so long, is it possible for the food and grass to keep up?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Cao Mengde's food and grass would definitely not last more than half a month. If she continued to prolong the battle line, she would only put herself in danger. If Cao Mengde was more cautious, she might not even send out troops again, but instead consolidate the half of Runan County that she had already taken.

No matter from which perspective, as long as she regroups a little, Yuan Mochu still has an absolute advantage.

Yan Niang and Wen Xiu led the troops to retreat. Yuan Mochu looked up at the golden mountain fire in the direction of Bird's Nest Mountain, and exhaled lightly, saying, "Cao Mengde, all right, wait, we have a long way to go."

However, neither Cao Mengde nor Yuan Mochu would have imagined that a terrifying cavalry would suddenly march southward with the terrifying sound of horse hooves.

(End of this chapter)