In the prefecture of Jizhou, Yuan Shao was discussing matters with Feng Ji, Ju Su, Tian Feng, Shen Pei and others. He had no idea that the reinforcements he sent to Guangping City had been destroyed halfway, and even his second son was captured by Han Zhan. He was not sure that Guangping City, the last barrier to the south of Jizhou, had fallen into Han Zhan's hands.

They received news of the horse exploration last night, and they learned that Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army sent 50,000 troops, led by the captain Du and military advisor Hu Zhi, towards Jizhou. If they had to deal with Zhang Yan's army, Yuan Shao would never have sent only two thousand people to reinforce Guangping City.

Yuan Shao asked Feng Ji: "Yuantu, who do you think we should send and how many soldiers we should bring to fight the Black Mountain Army?"

Feng Ji thought about it and said with some embarrassment: "Lord, there is Gongsun Zan in the east, the Han family in the south, and the Heishan army in the north. There are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Jizhou City. It is really a bit difficult to deal with three troops at the same time."

When Ju Su heard this, he interrupted and said, "Lord, don't worry. There is the second prince and General Chunyu's conservative Guangping City in the south. Although the troops are fewer than the Han family's army, they are enough to block them. As for Gongsun Zan, General Tuo Yi can send General Tuo Yi to lead his troops to the Jieqiao for defense..."

As soon as Ju Su said this, he was interrupted by Shen Pei. Shen Pei said sarcastically: "What Ju Jianjun said is a big mistake. Gongsun Zan has 30,000 cavalry alone, and among them, there are also white horses Yicong, who are traversing the north. Just by relying on the 3,000 soldiers and horses from Ku Yi's headquarters, can they be blocked? If you do this, will you put Jizhou in danger?"

Yuan Shao was a man with a weak ear. He thought Ju Su was right, but after hearing what Shen Pei said, he became hesitant again. He looked at Shen Pei and asked, "Zhengnan, how many people do you think we should send to Jieqiao?"

"Return to the lord," Shen Pei quickly replied, "If you want to defeat Gongsun Zan, you must raise a beautiful army, otherwise if the stalemate cannot be reached, the Han children in the south will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"On the south, our top priority now is to deal with the Heishan Army in the north." Feng Ji saw that Shen Pei began to fight Feng Ji, fearing that he would delay the main business, so he quickly reminded him: "If we send all the soldiers of the city to Jieqiao, Jizhou will become an empty city. Once the Heishan Army is at the city, the city will not be saved."

Shen Pei and Feng Ji had a good relationship and thought what he said made sense, but in front of everyone, he was a little unable to get out of the way, so he could only defend himself: "Tu Yi has only three thousand soldiers and horses, so he can't be the opponent of Gongsun Zan at all."

"Tu Yi has a thousand powerful crossbow soldiers under his command," Tian Feng interrupted Shen Pei's words and said bluntly: "They are the nemesis of Gongsun Zan's cavalry. If you hadn't been anxious to achieve success, you forced someone to recruit Zhao Fu and Chen Huan's 10,000 powerful crossbow soldiers, which caused a mutiny. Now we can have ten thousand powerful crossbow soldiers, which is enough to defeat Gongsun Zan's 30,000 cavalry..."

"Okay, don't say anything more." Yuan Shao heard this, slammed the table and stopped the two of them loudly: "Zhao Fu and Chen Huan refused to submit to me for a long time, and they colluded with the Han children in private. They are not willing to die. No one is allowed to mention this matter again in the future, otherwise they will be severely punished."

Seeing Yuan Shao furious, everyone quickly agreed in a low voice: "Sir, please obey the order!"

"Lord," Feng Ji and Yuan Shao were angry and continued, "I think it's better to order the eldest son and General Wen Chou to command 10,000 troops and go north to meet the enemy."

Feng Ji's proposal aroused Yuan Shao's interest, but considering the huge gap in troops, he hesitated and said: "But the Heishan Army has 50,000 people, and we only send 10,000 troops. Can we fight?"

"The soldiers are in the same place, not many." Ju Su hurriedly answered: "Although the lord has few soldiers, they are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles; and although the Black Mountain Army is crowded, it is a group of mobs. Our army is worth ten, which is enough to defeat the Black Mountain Army."

Although Ju Su had not followed Yuan Shao for a long time, Yuan Shao trusted him very much. After hearing what he said, he finally made up his mind: "Okay, just do what Gong Ji said, and let Tan'er and Wen Chou lead 10,000 troops to Ren County in the north to meet the enemy." He stood up and ordered outside the hall, "Tell me that Tan'er and Wen Chou come in!"

"Here!" the soldier standing outside the door replied loudly.

Not long after, Yuan Tan and Wen Chou walked into the lobby side by side and bowed to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao said to the two: "Zhang Yan of the Heishan Army sent military advisor Hu Zhi and the captain Du Chang to lead 50,000 troops, and are coming to Jizhou. Ju Jianjun recommends you to me. Now I order you two to lead 10,000 troops and go north to Renxian to station in the invading Heishan Army today."

Today, Yuan Tan was depressed because Yuan Shao ordered his second brother Yuan Xi to lead troops to rescue Guangping City, and directly depressed the things he ignored. At this moment, he heard that Yuan Shao ordered himself and Wen Chou to lead troops to meet the enemy. He was just as he was secretly happy that he suddenly heard that they were asked to lead 10,000 troops to fight 50,000 Heishan troops. His heart suddenly became cold.

Wen Chou is a rude man and has always been a good man for Yuan Shao's horse. Of course, he will do whatever his lord ordered. Not to mention asking him to lead 10,000 troops to fight 50,000 troops, even if he asked him to lead 500 people to challenge 50,000 people, he would go as he did.

After Yuan Tan finished speaking, he murmured: "Father, the Heishan Army has 50,000 people, but we only have 10,000 people. Can we beat them?"

Yuan Shao glared at his eyes and said with some displeasure: "Although our soldiers are small, they are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles; although the soldiers in Heishan are numerous, they are a group of mobs. Can our soldiers be one to make ten, can they still defeat the Black Mountain Army?"

Seeing that Yuan Shao had signs of fire, Yuan Tan hurriedly said honestly: "Son received the order! I will go back and order all my troops and go to Renxian County to garrison."

Yuan Shao handed over the military talisman to Yuan Tan, then waved at him, indicating that he could leave.

Ju Su and others accompanied Yuan Shao in the main hall for more than half an hour before leaving. As soon as Ju Su walked out of the provincial governor's mansion, he heard someone shouting next to him: "Mr. Ju, please stay!"

Ju Su stopped and turned his head to look in the direction where the sound came. He saw the eldest son Yuan Tan walking towards him. He hurriedly bowed to the other party and asked politely: "It turns out that it is the eldest son. I wonder what is your opinion?"

"Mr. Ju," Yuan Tan looked around and saw that there was no one near him, so he lowered his voice and asked Ju Su: "Can we really defeat 50,000 Black Mountain Army with ten thousand soldiers?"

When Ju Su heard that this question was another, he felt a little bored. He said slowly: "Young Master, the lord asked you and General Wen Chou to lead the troops north, but he did not force you to fight a field battle with the Heishan Army. You can completely stand in Ren County. After the Heishan Army's rations are exhausted, they will naturally withdraw their troops."

Ju Su's words made Yuan Tan feel enlightened. He felt that he had just gotten into trouble and always thought of 10,000 to 50,000. This ratio was too different, but he did not expect that if he stayed in the city, the Black Mountain Army with 50,000 troops would not be able to take advantage of it.
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