The Zuoxian King of the Huns was still living in Shouchun, and Xun Chen arrived in Nanpi a few days later.

Yuan Shang's army had withdrawn, and the outside of Nanpi City was empty.

Xun Chen had followed Yuan Shang earlier, and his arrival surprised Yuan Tan.

Xun Chen was summoned to the front hall, Yuan Tan led Guo Tu and Xin Ping met with him.

In the front hall, Yuan Tan was sitting in the upper head, Guo Tu and Xin Ping were sitting on both sides, only Xun Chen stood facing him.x3

"Mr. Xun was following my third brother before, why did he suddenly come here?" Yuan Tan looked at Xun Chen suspiciously and asked him.

"Return to the eldest son." Xun Chen said: "The third son will definitely be defeated this time. Instead of following him, it is better to come and surrender to the eldest son. Moreover, Hebei should have been the eldest son, but it fell into his hands because the third son was usurped. Now that the opportunity has come, I will of course choose the wise leader to serve."

"Mr. Xun is a sensible person." Yuan Tan curled his lips: "Previously, Feng Xi and others betrayed from Xianfu, so I sent them seals and ribbons, but they didn't want it..."

"Feng Xi and others are just martial artists. They have short-sighted vision, so what can they understand?" Xun Chen said: "The eldest son was besieged by the third son and his army was simply because they had few troops under his command. Now that the third son returns to Yecheng, I predict that Cao Cao must have made arrangements. If I guess correctly, it will not take long before the third son will be ambushed. The eldest son should take this opportunity to recruit old Hebei subordinates and strengthen his own strength."

With his eyebrows locked, Yuan Tan said, "I don't want to recruit the remnants of Xianfu's troops, but he fought with me for several years, and I am afraid that the soldiers under his command will not accept me..."

"Young Master, don't worry." Xun Chen said: "I'm here to help you."

Looking at Xun Chen with suspicion, Yuan Tan asked, "What benefits will Xun Guild get from this when he helps me like this?"

"There are too many benefits." Xun Chen replied with a smile: "If I helped the eldest son, wouldn't the eldest son give me more benefits? I'm afraid I would never dare to think about it."

Guo Tu, who was sitting aside, curled his lips: "Before things have been done, Mr. Xun is thinking about so many benefits. If he fails to do it, wouldn't he be slapped in the face?"

Xun Chen laughed and refuted Guo Tu and said, "If Guo Gong thinks I can't do it, you can give it a try."

"You..." Guo Tu was so stuffed by his words that he didn't know how to respond. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang had been fighting each other for so many years, and Xun Chen had been under Yuan Shang's command, while he and Xin Ping followed Yuan Tan. Those who were once loyal to Yuan Shang were worried that Yuan Tan would settle the score later, so of course he refused to submit easily. He did not even have one-tenth of Xun Chen's effectiveness when he came forward.

"If the eldest son has no objection, I will start to handle this matter." Xun Chen continued: "If I have any doubts about me, I can only say goodbye first and do not delay the future of the young master."

Xun Chen's tone showed a hint of unhappiness. Yuan Tan, who was worried that he could not strengthen his strength, quickly said, "I just had some doubts in my heart, so I asked Mr. Xun, please don't take it to heart."

"It is also necessary for the eldest son to have some doubts." Xun Chen said: "I don't want any high-ranking officials and generous salaries now. I just ask the young master not to forget my benefits after he succeeds."

"Don't worry, Mr. Xun." Yuan Tan replied: "As long as I can help me achieve great things, there will certainly be no less benefits in the future."

"Since that's the case, please ask the eldest son to lead the army to pursue the third son." Xun Chen said: "Only by following closely can we pick up the benefits from behind."

Looking at Guo Tu and Xin Ping, Yuan Tan asked: "What do you think of?"

"Now there are too few soldiers and horses under the command of the young master, it is difficult to achieve great things." Xin Ping said: "No matter whether Mr. Xun said true or false, it is better to try it than not."

With his eyes falling on Guo Tu's face, Yuan Tan asked, "What do you think?"

"That's what I mean," Guo Tu replied: "If you try it, the young master will not lose anything. Even if you can't recruit the remnants of the three young masters, you can at least make another contribution in front of Cao Cao."

Both of them said this, Yuan Tan made up his mind, and stood up and said, "Transfer our military orders, and the army immediately left Nanpi and pursued Xianfu!"

Yuan Tan led his army to leave Nanpi, while Yuan Shangze was on his way to Yecheng.

A few days later, outside Yecheng City.

It took several days of snow to see the vastness of the sky.

Standing outside the military camp and looking in the direction of Yecheng, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia beside him: "It's snowing heavily, and the days of our army's siege may be postponed."

"It is not suitable to attack the city on heavy snow, but it is suitable for ambushing." Guo Jia replied: "It is said that Zhang Yan has fought with Yuan Shang."

"I also got the battle report." Cao Cao said: "But I haven't got the result yet, and I don't know whether Zhang Yan succeeds or fails."

"Yuan Shang has many soldiers and horses. Although Zhang Yan was ambushing halfway, it would take some time to defeat him." Guo Jia replied: "At most, there will be two more days, Cao Gong should be able to get the news."

As the two were talking, Cao Ren came over.

Xu Chu went up to him and said something to him, and led Cao Ren to Cao Cao's side.

"Why is Zixiao coming?" Cao Cao asked after a glance at Cao Ren.

"I'll report a good news." Cao Ren said: "Yuan Tan led his army to follow Yuan Shang and defeated him with Zhang Yan. Yuan Shang was defeated and fled to Youzhou with his remaining troops."

"So quickly?" Cao Cao was stunned and asked Cao Ren: "Is the news true?"

"It's true." Cao Ren replied: "It's just that one thing is extremely strange."

"What's the matter?" Cao Cao asked.

"After capturing Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan actually sent Xun Chen to recruit Yuan Shang's remnants everywhere." Cao Ren said: "In just a few days, Yuan Tan's troops have more than tripled."

"Xun Chen?" Cao Cao asked, "What's the origin?"

"Mr. Cao didn't know him." Cao Ren said: "He is Xun Wenruo's fourth brother. He followed Yuan Shao in his early years. Although he had some achievements, he was never valued in the Yuan family."

"Wen Ruo's fourth brother?" Cao Cao said with a smile: "It seems that this person must be a little skilled."

"It should be." Cao Ren replied: "Yuan Tan recruited Yuan Shang's remnants, and this person was in charge of the process. If it weren't for him, it wouldn't have been so smooth."

When Cao Ren was talking, Guo Jia kept smiling and not speaking.

"Where is Fengxiao funny?" Cao Cao asked when he found his expression strange.

"Did Mr. Cao feel that Xun Chen is so enthusiastic?" Guo Jia asked Cao Cao.

"I don't really understand the meaning of Fengxiao." Cao Cao said: "He must have wanted to get benefits from Yuan Tan."
Chapter completed!