Gongsun Zhan sent people to Yuan Shao's door to challenge for four or five days in a row, but Yuan Ying's free card was hung high, and no one played at all. Gongsun Zan thought that Yuan Shao was frightened by himself, and he couldn't help but be a little complacent.

Another day, he sent Tian Kai to challenge, but Yuan Ying's gate was still closed. Gongsun Zhan did not notice this abnormal situation in Yuan Ying, and also set up a banquet in the big tent, and specially invited Liu Guanzhang and the three of them, as well as Xun Yu in Liu Ying.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Xun You got up and arched his hand towards Gongsun Zhan, and asked: "General Gongsun, you sent people to fight outside Yuan's camp for days, but Yuan Jun has always been closed,......

"Mr. Xun is too worried," Xun Yu didn't finish his words, Shan Jing got up and interrupted his words, "A few days ago, Yuan Shao was defeated by my lord, and he has become a frightened bird, where do you dare to come out to compete with our army." He burst out laughing.

"That's right, that's right." Tian Kai, who was infected by Shan Jing's emotions, also stood up: "General Shan Jing is right, Yuan Shao must have been frightened by my lord, so he didn't dare to fight." ”

Hearing the two of them say this, Xun Yu muttered to himself in his heart: Can you have a face? If it weren't for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to help fight that day, it is estimated that your father-in-law would have been either killed by Yuan Shao or driven back to his hometown. It's also your turn to challenge you every day outside the Yuan army's camp?

Xun You smiled faintly and continued: "General Gongsun, in fact, the reason why Yuan Shao is closed is because Jizhou has fallen into the hands of my family Pavilion Marquis; Zhang He, a partial general stationed in Guantao, also surrendered to my family Tinghou. ”

As soon as Xun You's words fell, the entire tent was suddenly silent, and even the air seemed to freeze.

After a long time, only to hear a loud "pop", Gongsun Chan slapped the table in front of him, and saw that the wine bottles on the table were all shaken. He got up and pointed at Xun You with his finger, and said angrily: "I led my troops to fight to the death with Yuan Shao at the boundary bridge, and your pavilion is good, and you actually took the profits of the fishermen, and took Jizhou City without making a sound." ”

"General Gongsun, please calm your anger." After Xun You and Gongsun Zhan became angry, he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "After my Tinghou took Jizhou, he waved his army north to attack Yuan Tan stationed in Ren County, so that Yuan Shao of Jieqiao became a lone army, unable to compete with the general. ”

After listening to Xun You's explanation, the anger in Gongsun Zhan's heart decreased slightly, and after a while, he asked again: "I wonder if after seizing us and seizing the entire Jizhou, will your Pavilion Marquis be like a thief in Yuan's words?" ”

"Please rest assured, General." Xun You smiled and comforted Gongsun Zhan and said: "My family Pavilion Marquis will definitely abide by the agreement, and all the counties occupied by Gongsun Army will be owned by the general." ”

Hearing that Han Zhan was willing to give up all the counties he occupied to himself, Gongsun Zhan couldn't help but feel a little itchy, he couldn't help but feel a little itchy, he couldn't wait to defeat Yuan Shao immediately, and then take the opportunity to seize a few more cities. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he asked Xun Yu again: "Mr. Xun, I don't know if you have any way to defeat Yuan Shao?" ”

Xun You smiled slightly, "Since Yuan Shao refuses to fight, then we will attack the camp." ”

Hearing Xun You say this, Gongsun Zhan couldn't help but be stunned, and asked rhetorically: "Although we have more soldiers and horses than Yuan Shao, can we succeed in attacking the camp at such a time?" ”

"Please rest assured," although Xun You was full of slander in his heart, feeling that Gongsun Zhan was an indecisive and courageless lord, and he couldn't achieve anything big, he still said the plan he had thought of: "The soldiers and horses that Yuan Shao can use now are all in the camp opposite, and at least in ten days and half a month, he will not be able to replenish a single soldier." If you wait for him to recover and try to defeat him, it will not be so easy. ”

"Brother," Liu Bei, who had not spoken, stood up and said to Gongsun Zhan: "If what Mr. Xun said is true, then Yuan Shao can use no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. After some of them were sent to defend Gwangjong Castle, there were even fewer soldiers and horses left. We now have 50,000 soldiers and horses, and five of them will fight him, and we will win the battle. ”

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Gongsun Zhan suddenly felt his eyes light up. After a moment's pause, he looked at Xun You and asked, "Mr. Xun, I don't know if what my virtuous brother said is accurate?" ”

Xun You glanced at Liu Bei first, and was grateful to him for helping him speak, so that he would have a greater chance of persuading Gongsun Zan to send troops, so he nodded and said, "What Liu Yuanjun said is exactly what Xun wanted to say to the general. ”

Gongsun Chan slapped the table with his hand and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let's send troops to attack Yuan Shao's camp." The generals listen to the order! ”

"The subordinates are here!" At the banquet, seven or eight generals stood up in unison, respectfully waiting for Gongsun Zhan's orders.

"Immediately return to your respective camps and prepare siege equipment." Gongsun Chan said to the generals: "Tomorrow will send troops to attack Yuan Shao's camp." ”

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The next morning, as soon as it was dawn, a horn sounded in Gongsun Zhan's camp. The soldiers who were still sleeping were woken up by their commanders, commanders, and team leaders, put on their armor, and gathered outside with their weapons. Gongsun Zhan's personal soldiers rode horses back and forth in the camp, passing down Gongsun Zhan's orders one after another.

After about two incense sticks, Gongsun Zhan's army successively drove out of the camp and formed a formation outside the village. Liu Bei looked at the teams that left the village one after another, and asked Gongsun Zan in a low voice: "Brother, do you think you let the soldiers have breakfast before going to battle?" ”

"Xuande," Gongsun Zhan said to Liu Bei with a sideways face, "You also said yesterday that Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses are limited, and they are not our opponents at all, we can completely eliminate them and have breakfast." ”

Regarding Gongsun Zhan's practice of "destroying this dynasty food", Liu Bei hurriedly persuaded him: "Brother, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, if we can quickly capture Yuan Shao's camp, then everything is easy to say." But if there is some accident, the camp cannot be taken for a long time, and the soldiers are unable to fight again because they have not eaten breakfast, and then the gains will outweigh the losses. ”

Fortunately, Gongsun Zhan was not too stubborn, and when he heard Liu Bei's persuasion, he felt that he was a little too hasty, so he called a junior colonel and ordered: "Pass the order, after the army eats outside the camp, then attack the Yuan camp." ”

"Command!" The little colonel agreed, and ran out of the big tent like a smoke.

Shan Jing and Tian Kai, who were in the mood for battle, waited outside the camp for a long time, but they did not see Gongsun Zan issuing an order to attack, but instead ordered the soldiers to eat outside the village. The two got together and discussed for a while, and then they both returned to the camp to find Gongsun Zhan.

Shan Jing asked loudly: "Lord, since the army has been assembled, why don't you immediately attack the Yuan camp, but stop to eat?" ”