Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Yuan Tan had mixed feelings about his reward. He was happy that his strength had increased a lot.

What worried him was that there was no movement from Yuan Shu, which made him a little concerned.

Yuan Shao watched Yuan Shang receive the imperial edict and was silent for a long time. Then he asked, "Zhongda, what do you think of your father's arrangement?"

Yuan Shang sneered and said, "Yuan Shu must be afraid of my father's revenge, so he dare not send troops to attack us."

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Zhongda, you are wrong. Yuan Shu is a ruthless man and will never be afraid."

“So, father, what you mean is…” Yuan Shang frowned, and Yuan Shao seemed to have something unfinished to say.

"Father, I plan to send an envoy to Shouchun tonight to ask you to send troops to attack Yuan Shu." Yuan Shao said insidiously.

Yuan Shang's face froze. Wasn't Yuan Shao a little too cruel?

Yuan Shao saw what Yuan Shang was thinking, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Father's decision is correct.

Yuan Shu is an ambitious guy and must be eliminated.

And he also killed my mother, I will never forgive him.

We not only have to destroy Yuan Shu, but also occupy Jizhou and Qingzhou.

By then, our strength will be even greater, and we won’t be afraid of Yuan Shao’s attack at all.”

"Father is wise!" Yuan Shang said with conviction.

"Haha, father, I knew you would agree." Yuan Shao was happy. He finally found a son who could follow him.

"Father, why do you choose to send out troops tonight? Wouldn't this expose our true identity?" Yuan Shang asked doubtfully.

"No hurry, no hurry. It won't be too late to send troops the next day." Yuan Shao said lightly.

"Why?" Yuan Shang asked.

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Because I want to use this opportunity to scare away the other princes and make them afraid to deal with Yuan Shu.

If we don’t use this method, those noble families will not give up Jizhou, and then only my father and I will be left to fight Yuan Shu to the death.”

After hearing what Yuan Shao said, Yuan Shang immediately understood Yuan Shao's plan.

"My son will follow your instructions!" Yuan Shang said with a fist.

Yuan Shao laughed loudly: "Good! I was right about you!"

"Father, what should we do next?" Yuan Shang asked.

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment and said, "Send a message to Chenliu and Nanpi, asking them to strengthen their defenses and prepare for retreat."

"Yes!" Ju Su agreed.

Ju Su was very efficient. In just three days, Chenliu and Nanpi counties began to mobilize laborers to build city walls and fortresses.

These cities and fortresses were built temporarily and could only be defended in a simple way.

But for Chen Gong and others, this kind of work is already very good.

After seeing the performance of Chenliu and Nanpi, Yuan Shao smiled with satisfaction, and then said to Ju Shou: "Mr. Yuan Tan is really a remarkable man!"

Ju Su said awkwardly: "My lord, you are too kind."

Yuan Shao asked again: "Mr. Yuan Tan, if Yuan Shu counterattacks, what should we do?"

Ju Su said confidently: "Don't panic, my lord. We have built cities and fortresses in Chenliu and Nanpi.

Even if Yuan Shu attacks, he won't be able to take us down, and Yuan Shu is already busy with his own affairs."

"Oh? Why?" Yuan Shao asked.

Ju Su said with a smile: "My lord, you forgot that Cao Ang led his troops into the north."

"Oh?" Yuan Shao was surprised. "Cao Ang actually dared to lead our army into the north. Isn't he afraid of being attacked by Yuan Shu and Lu Bu?"

"Cao Ang is not afraid! He is confident that he can face Yuan Shu and Lu Bu." Ju Su said. "Why?" Yuan Shao continued to ask.

"My lord, didn't you realize that Cao Ang had elite troops in large numbers, with more than 5,000 cavalrymen?

Cao Ang has many brave generals under his command. Even if Yuan Shu controls the north, he may not be able to resist the attack of Cao Ang's army." Ju Su said.

"So that's how it is. It was my fault for being negligent." Yuan Shao suddenly realized that Cao Ang actually had such an army in his hands.

"Moreover, Yuan Shu has been busy gathering the remnants of Jizhou in recent years and has a serious shortage of soldiers and horses. Now his army is basically stationed outside the counties of Jizhou. There are simply not enough troops to support him in attacking us!" Ju Su laughed.

After listening to Ju Su's analysis, Yuan Shao felt that Ju Su's words made sense.

Yuan Shao asked again: "In this case, what should we do?"

Ju Su smiled and said, "My lord, don't worry. I have already prepared everything."

After Ju Su finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Yuan Shao.

After Yuan Shao took the paper and read it, he said with emotion: "Mr. Yuan Tan, this is truly a brilliant plan."

When Yuan Shao saw what was written on the paper, he was overjoyed. He felt that he had a sure victory in this attack on Yuan Shu.

When Yuan Shu received the news that Yuan Shao was going to attack him, he was extremely furious.

This bastard Yuan Shao actually dared to attack my lair.

Although Yuan Shu was angry, he had to remind himself to pay attention to Yuan Shao to avoid being ambushed by him.

So Yuan Shu summoned all his generals to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shao.

"My dear ministers, Yuan Shao is planning to launch a surprise attack. What do you think?" Yuan Shu asked.

Guo Tu stood up and said, "Don't panic, my lord. Yuan Shao is just making a last-ditch effort."

Xun Chen said: "I second the proposal. Our army now has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass. We only need to hold the city for a few months.

Even if Yuan Shao has extraordinary talent, he can never capture our city.

By then, our army's morale will be high, and Yuan Shao will just flee at the sight of it."

Ju Su said: "My lord, our army is currently short of soldiers and supplies.

If we want to defend the city, it will obviously be difficult to rely on only 30,000 soldiers.

So I think the lord should recruit the people to help defend the city.

The common people are the easiest to fool. In comparison, the fighting power of the common people far exceeds that of our army."

Ju Su's words caused Yuan Shu to think deeply.

Ju Su’s opinion was correct. The fighting capacity of the common people must be far superior to that of ordinary soldiers, so there would be no problem in defending the city at that time.

"Then according to Mr. Yuan Tan's opinion, how many people should I recruit?" Yuan Shu asked.

Ju Su replied, "My lord, I think 10,000 civilians would be the most appropriate.

Although these people are not very useful, their large numbers can increase the pressure on defending the city.

At the same time, these people can serve as reserve forces, and can be quickly replenished when the lord needs them."

Ju Shou's words made Yuan Shao's eyes light up. He found that Ju Shou's strategy was really good.

"Okay, let's do it according to Mr. Yuan Tan's plan." Yuan Shao agreed with Ju Su's strategy.

After Yuan Shao agreed to Ju Su's plan, Ju Su immediately went to carry it out.

After Ju Shou left, Yuan Tan walked up to Yuan Shao and asked, "Father, why did you agree with Mr. Ju Shou's suggestion just now?"

"This is Yuan Tan's suggestion," Yuan Shao explained.

"So that's how it is!" Yuan Tan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was Ju Su's suggestion, otherwise Yuan Shao would not have adopted it. (End of this chapter)