Gongsun Zan sent people to Yuan Shao's door for four or five days in a row, but Yuan camp was exempted from high-level battle cards and no one went to fight. Gongsun Zan thought that Yuan Shao was scared by him, and couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

Another day, he sent Tian Kai to challenge, but the village gate of Yuanying was still closed. Gongsun Zan was not careful about the abnormal situation of Yuanying, and even held a banquet in the big tent, specially invited Liu, Guan and Zhang, and Xun You in Liuying.

After drinking for three tours and food for five flavors, Xun You stood up and bowed to Gongsun Zan, and asked, "General Gongsun, you have sent someone outside Yuan camp to fight for several days, but Yuan's army has always been closed,..."

"Mr. Xun is too worried," before Xun You finished speaking, Shan Jing stood up and interrupted his later words, "A few days ago, Yuan Shao was defeated by my lord and became a frightened bird. How dare you come out to compete with our army?" After saying that, he burst into laughter.

"That's right, that's right." Tian Kai, who was infected by Dan Jing's emotions, also stood up: "General Shan Jing is right. Yuan Shao must have been scared by my lord, so he did not dare to go to fight."

When Xun You heard the two of you say this, he muttered in his heart: Can you be a little shame? If it weren't for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's helping the battle that day, your lord would probably either be killed by Yuan Shao or driven back to his hometown. It would be your turn to challenge outside the Yuan army camp every day?

Xun You smiled faintly and continued to say: "General Gongsun, the reason why Yuan Shao stayed behind closed doors is because Jizhou has fallen into the hands of my Tinghou; Zhang He, the general stationed in Guantao, also surrendered to my Tinghou."

As soon as Xun You finished speaking, the entire tent suddenly became silent, and even the air seemed to have solidified.

After a long time, Gongsun Zan suddenly slapped the table in front of him, and saw that the wine bottles on the table were shocked. He stood up and pointed at Xun You with his fingers, and said angrily: "I led my troops to fight with Yuan Shao at Jieqiao. Your Tinghou is fine, but you actually reap the benefits of the fisherman. He took Jizhou City silently."

"General Gongsun, please calm down." After Xun You and Gongsun Zan were too angry, they said in a humble manner: "After my Marquis of Ting took Jizhou, they rushed north to attack Yuan Tan stationed in Ren County, thus turning Yuan Shao from Jieqiao into an isolated army and unable to compete with the general again."

After listening to Xun You's explanation, Gongsun Zan's anger diminished slightly. After a moment, he asked again: "I wonder if your Tinghou will be like a thief in Yuan after we seize the entire Jizhou?"

"Please don't worry, General." Xun You smiled and comforted Gongsun Zan and said, "My Tinghou will definitely abide by the agreement. All counties occupied by Gongsun Army belong to the general."

When Gongsun Zan heard that Han Zhan was willing to give up all the counties he occupied to him, he couldn't help but feel itchy. He wanted to defeat Yuan Shao immediately and then take the opportunity to seize a few more cities. So after thinking for a while, he asked Xun You again: "Mr. Xun, I wonder if you have any way to defeat Yuan Shao?"

Xun You smiled slightly, "Since Yuan Shao refused to go to war, then we will attack the camp."

Hearing Xun You say this, Gongsun Zan was stunned and asked back: "Although we have more soldiers than Yuan Shao, can we succeed in attacking the camp at this time?"

"Please don't worry, General." Although Xun You felt that Gongsun Zan was an indecisive and lacking courage and could not accomplish anything big, he still said his plan: "The soldiers and horses that Yuan Shao can use now are in the camp opposite. At least for ten days and half a month, he will not be able to get supplements from one soldier. If he waits for him to recover and wants to defeat him, it will not be so easy."

"Brother," Liu Bei, who had not spoken, stood up and said to Gongsun Zan: "If what Mr. Xun said is true, then Yuan Shao could use only 10,000 soldiers and horses. After some of them were sent to defend Guangzong City, there would be even fewer soldiers and horses left. We now have 50,000 soldiers and horses, and five of them beat him, which is a sure victory."

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Gongsun Zan suddenly felt his eyes lit up. After a moment of pause, he looked at Xun You and asked, "Mr. Xun, I wonder if what my brother said is accurate?"

Xun You looked at Liu Bei first, and was grateful to him for helping him speak. This made him more sure of convincing Gongsun Zan to send troops. Therefore, he nodded and said, "What Liu Envoy said is exactly what Xun wanted to say to the general."

Gongsun Zan slapped the table with his hand and said, "Okay, since that's the case, we will send troops to attack Yuan Shao's camp. All the generals obeyed the order!"

"I'm here!" At the banquet, seven or eight generals stood up, and respectfully waited for Gongsun Zan's orders.

"You will return to your own camp immediately and prepare for siege equipment." Gongsun Zan said to the generals: "Tomorrow, I will send troops to attack Yuan Shao's camp."

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The next morning, just as the sky was dawn, a trumpet sounded in Gongsun Zan's camp. The soldiers who were still sleeping were awakened by their sergeant commanders, and teams, dressed in armor and gathered outside with weapons. Gongsun Zan's personal soldiers rode back and forth in the camp on horseback, passing down Gongsun Zan's orders.

After about two incense sticks, Gongsun Zan's army opened a camp and formed a formation outside the camp. Liu Bei looked at the team that left the village and asked Gongsun Zan in a low voice: "Brother, do you see if the soldiers were allowed to have breakfast before going to fight?"

"Xuande," Gongsun Zan said to Liu Bei with a side face: "You also said yesterday that Yuan Shao's troops are limited and he is not our opponent at all. We can completely eliminate them before having breakfast."

Regarding Gongsun Zan's practice of "destroying this court food", Liu Bei quickly persuaded: "Brother, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one. If we can quickly capture Yuan Shao's camp, then everything will be easy. But if something happens and the soldiers are unable to take the camp for a long time, and the soldiers are unable to fight again because they have not had breakfast, and then they will lose more."

Fortunately, Gongsun Zan was not too stubborn. When he heard Liu Bei's persuasion, he felt that he was a little too hasty, so he called a small school and ordered: "Send the order, and the army will eat outside the camp before attacking Yuan camp."

"Receive the order!" The school agreed and ran out of the big tent like a scramble.

Shan Jing and Tian Kai, who were looking for a fight, waited outside the camp for a long time, but did not see Gongsun Zan's order to attack. Instead, they ordered the soldiers to eat outside the camp. The two got together for a while and then returned to the camp to find Gongsun Zan.
Chapter completed!