Youzhou, Jizhou Army Camp.

After Yuan Shao, who was stranded in Yecheng for several days, met the princes of various towns one after another, he rushed to the camp at night and sent troops to attack Youzhou early the next morning.

Unexpectedly, the attack was extremely smooth this time. The vanguard general Zhang He and Gao Lan led 50,000 front troops to advance into Youzhou for more than 200 miles in three days, conquering six city walls in a row. The momentum was beyond the bamboo, and the troops were invincible.

It was not until the fifth day that the Jizhou army encountered tenacious resistance and fought bloody battles all day. At midnight, they finally won another battle.

After the war, Zhang He and Gao Lan's front army lost tens of thousands of troops, and thousands of wounded soldiers, with less than 30,000 soldiers available under the tent. At this point, the Jizhou army advanced in a large scale, and its strong momentum was suppressed, forcing them to camp and rest on the spot, waiting for the arrival of the subsequent army.

On the sixth day, Yuan Shao personally threw the central army and arrived, and ordered the reward of the three armies in the afternoon. The entire army rested for two days, and then marched again after the reunion of the army.

It was late April, and the weather was getting hotter and the night was cool and the breeze was very cool.

There is no moon tonight, and the banquet in the big tent has just passed. After the generals left the generals one after another, Yuan Shao walked outside the tent in a single dress. The personal soldiers immediately brought a table with a round stool, and the maids served pastries and fragrant tea. Yuan Shao then sat around the table with Ju Yi, Guo Tu and Xu You, and sat around the table to cool off and talk.

"It is said that half a month ago, Yan Rou and the Wuhuan tribe sent troops to attack the rear of the Gongsun Old Thief, forcing the Gongsun Old Thief to personally lead the army back to fight the rebellion. General Ju Yi, is this true?" He picked up the teacup and took a sip of it and moistened his throat. Yuan Shao looked at Ju Yi with a smile on his face and asked with a laugh.

Ju Yi's expression changed slightly. He immediately put down the teacup, wiped off the water stains on his beard, nodded and replied, "It's true. However, when the lord left the camp, he left a strict order: the lord had not arrived. The central army was not allowed to move. Therefore, after hearing the news, the general Zhang He sent General Zhang He to lead the front army to take the lead and seize the city. Fortunately, Zhang He and the two generals Gao Lan were extremely brave and advanced quickly. They attacked Youzhou hundreds of miles within five days, and had more than ten cities and villages in a row, with outstanding military achievements. The last general asked for merit for them. I hope the lord would reward them to encourage the morale of the entire army and fight again." He stood up and bowed to Yuan Shao. Ju Yi did what he said, and immediately asked for me for me, and the two generals Gao Lan.

Yuan Shao nodded happily and said with a smile: "Ju Yi sat down and talked. It's really not to be hiding it. I just ordered someone to send 100 taels of gold to Zhang and Gao. As for other rewards, I will give you a reward together after you recover Youzhou. Does Ju Yi have any objections to this?"

Ju Yi bowed and said respectfully: "Lord is wise, I will thank you for your reward on behalf of him."

Yuan Shao nodded with a smile: "You are the chief general of the three armies, and you have made great contributions. I will reward you with fifty gold. I hope you will continue to work hard to seize Youzhou as soon as possible and kill the old thief Gongsun."

Ju Yi said: "Thank you for your reward. The last general will do his best to live up to your high expectations!"

Seeing Ju Yi bowing with gratitude, Yuan Shao was in a good mood, his smile became brighter and his eyes were smiling, as if Gongsun Zan's head was right in front of him. Youzhou, who had been fighting for many years, was finally included in his own rule, and his long-cherished wish was fulfilled.

He nodded and signaled Ju Yi to sit down. Just as Yuan Shao started talking, he saw a fast horse running into the camp at the gate, riding his horse and shouting loudly: "Report to the lord quickly, Yecheng urgently reported it----!"

"Huh?" Yuan Shao frowned when he saw this, and snorted coldly with an unhappy expression: "Hmph! How can such a noisy place in the military camp beside him?" After speaking, he raised his jaw and signaled Guo Tu to come forward to ask, to see what happened in Yecheng.

Guo Tu immediately understood, stood up and bowed and greeted him quickly, raised his hand to stop the whistle riding horse rushing into the gate, and whispered to ask about the reason.

Seeing that Guo Tu had stopped the whistle cavalry dozens of steps away, and the whistle cavalry who was riding his horse was unable to stand steadily when he rolled over and got off the horse, Yuan Shao's face was gloomy, his brows jumped a few times, and his heart was inexplicably sank, feeling that something big might have happened in Yecheng. But he really couldn't figure it out that he had left Yecheng for less than ten days and finally arrived at the camp. Next was a good time to let go of his hands and feet, but another whistle cavalry came day and night. Could it be that something happened in Yecheng in the past ten days?

As soon as he thought of this, Yuan Shao sighed softly: "It's such a turbulent autumn! There have been many things in recent times, one after another, which made me overwhelmed and not at peace for a moment."

Xu You laughed and said, "As the saying goes, those who are capable are working hard! As the prime minister, he is in charge of military affairs in the world, so he is naturally busy with government affairs and cannot be idle for a moment. Like General Xia and General Ju Yi, there is not so much government affairs. He only needs to handle military affairs well and focus on defeating the old thief Gongsun, and there is no need to be both focused and use it. Hahaha!"

Yuan Shao was quite helpful when he heard this and smiled and said, "What Ziyuan said is not without reason. Since the princes of each town sent envoys to meet the emperor, I have become more and more busy. The princes of each town reported military and political affairs every few days. A few days ago, Cao Cao of Yanzhou asked to send troops to Xuzhou. Just as I left Yecheng, Liu Biao of Jingzhou reported that Sun Ce from Jiangdong took a rash move and conquered more than ten cities in Jiangdong in half a year, and now occupied most of Jiangdong. For this reason, Liu Biao asked me to reprimand Sun Ce, so that he could restrain himself and not do whatever he wanted."

As he spoke, Yuan Shao's face showed a strong look of complacency, as if he attached great importance to these princes' requests, which greatly satisfied his vanity. He was quite happy, as if he was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, holding the power of the world.

Xu You heard the sings and knew the elegance, and then said complimenting: "The princes of all towns have asked for instructions from their lords, which shows that they are very respectful to their lords. After our army recovers Youzhou, the lord's reputation will definitely rise to another level. By then, the princes of all towns will inevitably become more and more awe of the lords. As a result, it is not far from the day when the lord wins the world. Once the lord dominates the Central Plains, the remaining lords' forces can be issued an edict, and the hegemony of thousands of years is just around the corner!"

"Hahaha!" Yuan Shao laughed happily, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said with a smile: "Ziyuan is joking, it's not easy to win the world, but the task is too heavy!"

The sound of running "bang" came quickly, but when Guo Tu ran to Yuan Shao quickly, he was panting like a cow, his face was pale, his eyes were squirming, and he seemed to be frightened, so he stood before Yuan Shao for a long time and couldn't recover. He spoke several times and wanted to speak, but he stopped talking and said nothing.

"Why is Gong Ze so panicked?" Yuan Shao's expression changed slightly, he looked up at Guo Tu, who was unconscious, and scolded in a bad tone: "Be calm when encountering things, be calm when changing things, and be a wise man in this way, and can be a useful talent. Don't be anxious, calm down, and then talk about what exactly makes you lose your composure!"

"Hu——!" Perhaps Yuan Shao's preaching was really effective for Guo Tu, so that after hearing this, Guo Tu breathed a long sigh, his expression on his face suddenly improved a lot, and his eyes also became bright, but his pupils were filled with shock and horror, and he still looked shocked.

"Please, lord, please speak in one step, and report the matter to you." After calming down, Guo Tu whispered in a low voice.

"Oh?" Yuan Shao was surprised and looked at Guo Tu's expression not as fake as he was, so he slowly stood up, followed Guo Tu to the side, and said in a deep voice: "What's the point of being important? Is it necessary to be so mysterious?"

Guo Tu no longer cared about Yuan Shao's tone of speaking. He turned his head and looked around. When he saw that there was no one around, he said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty has passed away."

"Uh!" Yuan Shao was surprised when he heard the sound, blinked his eyes, shook his head, widened his eyes and stared at Guo Tu, and said in surprise: "What did you say! Who,,, who died?"

Guo Tu didn't dare to talk long-lastingly and said with great certainty: "The whistle driver came to report day and night, Your Majesty, uh, it's the emperor. The emperor died suddenly late last night, and died on Queen Fu and Concubine Dong."

"Ah!" Yuan Shao screamed, his eyelids turned and he fell forward with a bang. Fortunately, Guo Tu was quick-witted, or he had just expected that Yuan Shao could not bear the stimulation and had already prepared. So when Yuan Shao fell head-on, he took a step forward in time, held Yuan Shao's waist with his arms, and carried Yuan Shao's chest with his shoulders. He seemed very difficult and grinned and struggled to support him.

Indeed, Yuan Shao is tall, more than eight feet tall, and has a little weight. He has a back and a bear waist. He weighs 188 even if he is not 200 kilograms. Guo Tu is less than seven feet five and is thin. Standing in front of Yuan Shao, he is really petite and delicate. He weighs only half of Yuan Shao. He can be said to be a veritable scholar with no power to tie a chicken. Therefore, he made it difficult for him to hold Yuan Shao who was straight and fall down. He used all his strength to feed himself, but it was still useless. Yuan Shao pressed him on his body and quickly sank. Then, his left leg weakened, and he sat on the ground with his butt on his body, and he was still pressing 180 kilograms. He screamed in a burst of voice: "Ah——!"

"Bold Guo Tu! What do you mean by your intention? Could it be that you want to assassinate your lord?"

Two screams in succession, attracting Ju Yi and Xu You who were more than thirty steps away. When the two approached, they suddenly saw Yuan Shao falling straight down, while Guo Tu supported Yuan Shao's stomach with both hands, and then the two fell together. The action was like a common action of assassin assassin: Guo Tu stabbed Yuan Shao's lower abdomen with a sword, causing Yuan Shao to scream, but grabbed Guo Tu's shoulder. Guo Tu couldn't break free, so he was pressed to the ground. Guo Tu, who could not escape, struggled desperately.

So Ju Yi shouted loudly, and quickly ran to the two of them in two steps, grabbed Guo Tu's left arm, which made Guo Tu scream again. It was not until this time that Ju Yi realized that his imagination was too rich. There was no blood on Guo Tu's hands and no blood under Yuan Shao's abdomen. This,, doesn't it look like an assassination?

As Xu You ran to the front, Ju Yi helped Yuan Shao up, and Xu You helped Guo Tu up the grinning Guo Tu. At this time, Yuan Shao was still unconscious. Ju Yi immediately pinched Yuan Shao's people without hesitation, causing Yuan Shao to wake up in pain. His face was the same as Guo Tu's expression just now, with a pale face, and he looked like he was a mourning person.

This scene made Ju Yi and Xu You look at each other, and the preaching of Yuan Shao to Guo Tu just now appeared in his mind: "You must be calm when encountering things and be calm in the face of changes. Only in this way can you be a wise man and be a useful talent."
Chapter completed!