The Battle of Wuchao was over, and the entire grain camp was almost burned to the ground, leaving no trace behind.

After the news reached Yuan Shao's camp, the entire Wuchao camp immediately became panicked, soldiers' morale was unstable, their morale was not solid, and there were even faint signs of mutiny.

This situation did not ease until the application time the next day.

A food search team sent out by Yuan Shao personally carried a large amount of food into the main camp with great fanfare. After the news spread throughout the main camp, the situation improved appropriately, and Yuan Jun's military morale finally became slightly stable.

After the morale of the army stabilized, a lingering doubt gradually began to arise in the hearts of the soldiers and soldiers. The Wuchao Camp had clearly been burned. Where did the food and grass that had been transported for emergency relief come from?

?

In response to this mystery, Yuan Jun's officers and men discussed endlessly and were suspicious among themselves every day after training. Until someone with good knowledge passed on the information, it immediately caused an uproar among the entire Yuan Army's officers and men.

"On the night of the Battle of Wuchao, the Third Young Master devised a cunning plan to delay Cao's army, save part of Wuchao's food and grass, and shot and wounded Cao's fierce general Xu Chu with an arrow."

As soon as this news came out, it spread like wildfire throughout the Yuan Army camp and reached the ears of every Yuan Army soldier at an alarming speed.

Both ancient and modern people seem to have an innate instinct for the speed of transmitting gossip information. It can be said to be extremely fast, and the transmission is often embellished in the middle.

Sergeant Yuan and his soldiers are all human beings, so there will be no mistakes in passing the message.

The problem is that there are too many Yuan Jun. Once there are too many people, the version delivered will be a little too distorted...

"Oh——, have you heard that in the battle of Wuchao, the Third Young Master devised a trick to delay Cao's army, save part of Wuchao's grain, and even shot Cao's fierce general Xu Chu with an arrow?"

"............"

"Hey, have you heard? In the Battle of Wuchao, the Third Young Master led his troops to confront Cao Jun head-on. He tried his best to delay, saved most of the grain in Wuchao, and even stabbed Xu Chu, the fierce general of Cao Jun!"

"............"

"Hey, have you heard about it? In the Battle of Wuchao, the Third Young Master led his army to fight fiercely with Cao Jun. The outcome was still undecided. He saved all the grain in Wuchao and killed Cao Jun's fierce general Xu Chu!"

"............"

"Haha, have you heard about it? In the Battle of Wuchao, the Third Young Master led an army to defeat Cao Jun. He beat Cao Cao crying for his father and mother. Not only was Wuchao's food and fodder safe, but he also robbed Cao Jun's rations! Damn, Cao Jun's fierce general

Xu Chu was so whimpering that he surrendered with his troops and insisted on becoming his godfather, but he was kicked back by the Third Young Master!"

"............"

By analogy, various versions became more and more ridiculous as they spread, and there were even some preliminary signs of Ah Q's spirit in them, but in the end they stabilized morale and shocked the situation.

On the contrary, after various rumors spread, the name and prestige of the third son Yuan Shang suddenly rose among Yuan's army. Except for Yuan Shao himself, few others could compare with him, and his popularity was unparalleled.

It's no wonder that Xu Chu, the tiger idiot, wants to be his godfather, but he still pretends to be a coward and refuses to do so?

Such a person is so majestic and invincible.

At this moment, the majestic and invincible Yuan Shang was sitting on a haystack in a dilapidated tent, telling the prisoners in a wooden prison cell in front of him every detail of the night of the Battle of Wuchao.

The person inside the wooden chariot prison was none other than Ju Shang, who encouraged Yuan Shang to send troops to Wuchao to turn the tide.

When Yuan Shang finished speaking the last word in his mouth, a faint smile finally appeared on Jushou's tense face. The disheveled and depressed man finally regained a hint of vitality at this moment.

"well...."

Jushou nodded appreciatively, and the look of appreciation in his eyes was not pretentious at all, and he said from the bottom of his heart: "The Third Young Master's ability to adapt to situations is actually better than what Professor had imagined! Facing Cao Cao himself and the powerful generals under his command, Jushou

Being able to cope with it so freely, God's will favors me in Hebei, my lord has a great cause, and I have three young masters to assist me. It is really a blessing for the Yuan family, a blessing for Jizhou, a blessing for the people, and a blessing for the world!"

This hat is really too big. Who said Jushou can't flatter him?

It's pretty cool even if you don't take pictures.

Yuan Shang was a little shy when he heard this: "Mr. Ju is very complimentary, but actually I also have shortcomings..."

Jushou looked across the fence and smiled at the young master in front of him who was as handsome and mighty as his lord, but willing to accept advice humbly, and was quite capable. His heart felt as sweet as honey.

The more I watch it, the more I appreciate it, the more I watch it, the more I like it.

It's no wonder that at such a young age, there are very few people in the world who have such ability and can still face the world's great hero Cao Cao without suffering a loss.

Even the lord himself may not be able to do it.

Facing Jushou's fiery gaze, Yuan Shang twisted his body, feeling an indescribable discomfort in his heart. Why did this old guy's eyes look like a big bad wolf seeing a little white rabbit waiting to be slaughtered?

...too friendly.

"...Well, sir, I have already told you everything I need to say. I estimate that my father will withdraw from the army in the near future. Sir, I will be patient for a while. When I return to Hebei in the future, I will naturally find a way to persuade my father to let him out.

Reuse.”

After Yuan Shang finished speaking, he stood up, cupped his hands towards Jushou, said goodbye, and then turned around and walked out of the tent.

"Young master, please stay."

Before Yuan Shang could walk a few steps, Jushu called out to him, as if he thought of something urgent.

"Is there anything else you would like to ask sir?"

Yuan Shang slowly turned his head and looked at Ju Shou curiously, but saw that the old guy frowned slightly for some reason.

I saw that the warm gaze that Ju Shou had just looked at Yuan Shang was gone, replaced by his usual wise, upright, calm and dignified look.

"My lord, just now, is your lord going to retreat?" Jushou frowned and looked at Yuan Shangdao.

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "Yes, although I have saved some food and grass, it can only be used to temporarily stabilize the morale of the army. It is really not enough if you want to join the army. Besides, my father was in poor health after Wuchao was burned, and he is still unable to serve.

, if we don’t withdraw our troops quickly, we will be done with it sooner or later.”

Jushou nodded upon hearing this: "Withdrawing the troops is a top priority. You naturally know this. I just don't know how the lord plans to withdraw the troops. Can you tell me, Third Young Master?"

Yuan Shang shrugged his shoulders casually: "It's nothing special. It's just that the rear army is changed to the front army, and the front army is changed to the rear army. Gao Lan opens his jaw and leads the army to break up the rear army. The three armies slowly retreat, passing through the White Horse Ferry to the north bank of the Yellow River, and then gather their troops.

Go to Liyang, and finally return to Yecheng steadily and withdraw your troops, it's that simple."

"Alas -" Jushou sighed after hearing this, shook his head and said, "If we really retreat like this, the losses will be huge."

Yuan Shang was stunned when he heard this: "Loss, sir, what do you mean by this?"

Jushou smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, what kind of person is Cao Cao? After capturing Wuchao this time, he must have gathered elite soldiers and generals to prepare for a large-scale attack, trying to defeat our army in one fell swoop. Although Wuchao's food and grass were not completely destroyed, only the retreating troops were left.

Food, in fact, is not much different from total annihilation. The morale of our army is not high now, not to mention that the Lord is in poor health and cannot command properly. The army retreats to the Yellow River. How can the two of them withstand Cao Cao's swarm?

.... Our troops were halfway across the river and attacked him. It would have been a disadvantage for our army to retreat across the river. In addition, Cao Jun's thunder chariots are quite powerful. I'm afraid that when the time comes...sigh——"

Yuan Shang thought for a moment after hearing this, and realized that An Dao was truly worthy of being called Jushu. What he said hit the nail on the head and made a lot of sense!

Yuan Shang was also a little worried: "What you said makes sense, but... we have the final say whether our army will withdraw or not, and it is up to them to decide whether Cao's army will pursue or not. Even if you see that, sir

We have solved the disadvantages, but I'm afraid we can't contain Cao Cao's offensive. We can't tell Cao Cao not to send troops to pursue us, right? Haha, why should they listen to us? This move is quite difficult to solve, and time is running out. We seem to have no choice but to admit defeat.

Already."

Jushou was silent for a long time after hearing this, then raised his eyebrows, raised his head and said seriously: "It is not necessarily impossible to prevent Cao Cao from sending troops to pursue...unless..."

Yuan Shang heard this and said hurriedly: "Unless what?"

"Unless there is something important that Cao Cao can care about, cherish, and be so precious that he gives up his plan to pursue our army."

Yuan Shang was a little stunned when he heard this: "Concern, cherishment, preciousness... What can make Cao Cao treasure enough to give up the chance of beating a drowned dog? Does such a thing exist?"

Jushou smiled and nodded, saying: "Everyone in this world has weaknesses and scars. Of course there is something that can restrain Cao Cao. Third Young Master, why don't you guess what it is?"

Yuan Shang touched his chin, thought for a long time, and then said uncertainly: "Is it his wife?"

There was a long silence between the two.

"...No...Please sir, please guess again..."

"Concubine?"

"............"

"mistress?"

"............"

"What is that?"

"It's Xuchang! Xuchang! Xuchang, the home of the Cao thieves! Young Master!"
Chapter completed!