"Youruo, for the present plan, what do you think we should do?"

"Since Gongsun Zan has discovered our intention, it is almost impossible to pick peaches again. How about returning to Nanpi County?"

However, Yuan Shao had just finished speaking.

Xun Chen shook his head decisively.

At the same time, his tone was full of categorical rejection: "Master Fu, you can't do this, this is absolutely not allowed!"

"Once we choose to retreat to Nanpi County, we will let Gongsun Zan know our true and false position, and think that we are afraid of his military front, thus fueling his arrogance."

"As the saying goes, if I take one step back, the enemy will take ten steps forward. As long as we retreat to Nanpi County, the original small-scale confrontation is likely to turn into a desperate fight!"

"Therefore, I say that this matter is absolutely undesirable!"

Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly after hearing these words.

The only counselor present at this moment is Xun Chen. The fewer people there are, the clearer Yuan Shao's mind becomes.

So when Xun Chen said this, he understood.

…

After his eyes flickered for a while.

Yuan Shao suddenly made a fist with his right hand.

Then it swung heavily in the air.

Then he said with a tone full of heroism: "In this case, we will do the opposite and immediately order the army to continue marching eastward."

"Let's have some competition with Gongsun Zan and let him know that we are not easy to mess with, or we should stop everyone from getting to Jizhou!"

However, Xun Chen still shook his head.

There was quite a helpless look on his face.

"My lord, you must not choose either/or. It is unwise to retreat to Nanpi County. However, it is not the best idea to take the initiative to send troops to fight Gongsun Zan!"

"Given Gongsun Bogui's temperament, if we take the initiative to send troops, will he be able to restrain himself?"

"Then when the time comes, a battle between both sides is unavoidable. If there are only two forces in Jizhou, the enemy and ourselves, but there are still others who are watching covetously, Lord Fu, you don't want to be one of the snipe and clam, right?"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but frowned.

Neither advancing nor retreating.

So what exactly is going to happen?

Yuan Shao was too lazy to analyze the plan anymore and simply asked the question to Xun Chen.

"Youruo, please stop being so pretentious. If you have any good tips or remedies, just send them to me as soon as possible!"

…

I heard Yuan Shao's slightly impatient inquiry.

Not only was Xun Chen not anxious, he actually showed a mysterious smile.

He stretched out a finger, pointed at his feet, and said in a leisurely tone: "In my opinion, we are not going anywhere, we will just stay in Lecheng County!"

Yuan Shao blinked.

Following the direction of Xun Chen's finger, he looked at his feet, and then stroked his beard as if he had some enlightenment.

"You mean, wait until the time comes?"

Xun Chen immediately nodded happily.

He agreed with a smile on his face: "As Mr. Fu said, it's time to act when the time comes!"

"There is no need to shrink back and be afraid, nor do we need to advance rashly. Our army can wait here for Gongsun Zan's arrival."

"If he wants to fight, then our army will be ready to retreat and defend the city, so we will not be afraid of him at all. On the other hand, if he makes no other move and chooses to continue to plot to capture Jizhou, then we will follow our original plan and follow him.

Behind him!"

"Just leave this dilemma to Gongsun Zan and let him make the difficult decision!"

This analysis is simple and easy to understand.

And after a rough deduction, it can be seen that the feasibility is extremely high, so as Xun Chen finished speaking.

Yuan Shao immediately laughed heartily.

"As expected of Xun Youruo, who is as wise as the sea. This plan is very feasible. According to what you said, our army will continue to be stationed in Lecheng County."

But after praising him loudly.

Yuan Shao gave extra instructions.

"Youruo, after you go down later, pass two military orders to the army for me."

"The first is to order the garrison. From today on, we must be on higher alert. We must look for sentries and scouts. There must be no slacking off!"

"The second is the grain road from Nanpi County to Lecheng County. Heavy troops must be deployed to protect it to prevent Gongsun Zan from using cavalry to cut off our army's grain road first."

"If you do these two things well, you can wait for nothing!"

…………

Three days later.

Located in Wusui County at the junction of Anping State and Hejian State, Gongsun Zan led his army to rush here from Anping County.

At this moment, I was frowning, listening to the report of the soldiers in the hall, and I didn't know what I was thinking.

When he was young, he was appreciated by the prefect of Zhuo County for his handsome appearance, loud voice, and tall and majestic figure, and was recruited as his son-in-law.

Even though he is now middle-aged.

Wearing armor, Gongsun Zan is still more elegant and more heroic than before.

However, General Gongsun was in a bad mood at this time, especially after hearing the details reported by the soldiers, his expression became even more uncertain.

"You mean that Yuan Shao and his army arrived at Lecheng County at least ten days ago and were stationed there?"

The company of soldiers in the hall claimed that it was.

"I don't dare to deceive the general. I took my brothers and wandered around Lecheng County. However, the county is now strictly restricted in entry and exit, so it is difficult for outsiders like us to sneak into it."

"So I could only arrest a few people who came out of the city for questioning. Only then did I learn that the time was ten days ago and that the number of troops was more than 10,000."

"As for the exact number and whether Yuan Shao himself is here in person, I apologize for my incompetence. I really can't find out these information."

Gongsun Zan nodded.

He didn't blame his soldiers either.

He just waved his hand and motioned for him to go down.

…

After the soldiers retreat.

Gongsun Zan snorted coldly and said to his left and right people: "It took three days to arrive here from Anping County. We stayed in Anping County for a few more days before."

"Based on this calculation, our army should have just passed Gaoyang County in the northwest of Hejian Kingdom ten days ago."

"Since that time, Yuan Shao has led his troops to Lecheng County, and tens of thousands of people have moved there without any warning. If you say this is just a coincidence, I don't believe it at all!"

Speaking of which.

Gongsun Zan's eyes suddenly widened.

Then he slapped the desk hard.

"As expected by the teacher, this thief Yuan Benchu ​​has evil intentions and is trying to take advantage of me to lead my troops to attack Han Fu and become a fisherman and profit from it."

"What a cunning and insidious thief. If the teacher hadn't written to tell him, I would have almost been deceived by him. It's really hateful!"

Gongsun Zan was both angry and happy now.

Angry, naturally because Yuan Shao is not a human being, he is the one who asked me to send troops, and he is the one who hides in the dark and wants to pick peaches.

Isn't this simply using him to attack Han Fu and then gain the fruits of victory?

As for being happy.

There is no doubt that he is lucky that he has a good teacher.

…

At first, when Gongsun Zan was in Anping County and received the letter sent to him by his teacher Lu Zhi, he was somewhat dubious about the words above.

After all, the teacher has been alienated from him for a long time.

How could you send him such a letter for no reason and only think about him wholeheartedly?

But just to be cautious.

Gongsun Zan still chose to send scouting horses all the way to Nanpi County, using the high mobility of the cavalry to investigate the conditions of several cities along the way.

At the same time, the army was mobilized to march eastward to test Yuan Shao in Bohai County.
To be continued...