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"Kill!" Xu Huang was too lazy to continue talking nonsense. He believed that Yuan Shang's reason had been blinded by hatred and he needed to wash away the shame on himself with blood.

Xu Huang personally rushed towards Yuan Shang wielding his spear.

Yuan Shang did not dare to fight head-on and hurriedly defended himself, but his martial arts were no match for Xu Huang's. After a few rounds.

Xu Huang seized an opportunity, fiercely split Yuan Shang's defense, and kicked Yuan Shang hard in the chest.

"Puff!" Yuan Shang spat out a large mouthful of blood and flew out.

Yuan Shang struggled to get up, looked at Xu Huang in the distance, his eyes filled with hatred, and shouted, "Someone! Protect me and evacuate!"

"Kill!" The generals who came with Yuan Shang stood up to meet the enemy.

Although Xu Huang was a martial arts expert, he only had 500 men, so he was unable to stop Yuan Shang's retreat.

"What a pity!" Xu Huang sighed. He actually let Yuan Shang escape this time.

Xu Huang withdrew his men back to the camp and sent spies to inquire about Yuan Shang's situation.

Not long after, the spy reported back: "General Xu, Yuan Shang has returned to Yanzhou and is mobilizing troops."

Xu Huang nodded. Yuan Shang was indeed very smart and knew how to temporarily avoid the attack.

"Pass the order down immediately, and ask all troops to speed up the process. We must reach Qingzhou within three days." Xu Huang ordered.

"Yes!" the messenger responded, and then quickly went down to carry out Xu Huang's order.

Xu Huang returned to his own military camp.

Xu Huang's troops accelerated their journey and arrived near the county of Qingzhou three days later.

"General, Yuan Shang's troops are only three days' journey away from us." Xu Shu looked at Xu Huang worriedly.

Xu Huang said calmly: "Gongda, don't worry. Today's Qingzhou is no longer the Qingzhou of the past.

All the noble families in Qingzhou have submitted to Cao Ang, and we have Cao Ang's support. Yuan Shang's desire to capture Qingzhou is simply wishful thinking."

Xu Shu agreed with this. Although Yuan Shang had caused a lot of trouble in Yanzhou during this period, and even Cao Cao was dispatched to attack him, the ending was tragic.

"Pass the order down, strictly monitor Yuan Shang's every move and never let him enter Qingzhou." Xu Huang ordered again.

"Yes!" The herald went down to carry out the order.

Yuan Shang was now furious because Ju Shou had abandoned him and fled.

At this time, there were only a few people left by Yuan Shang's side, some of whom were injured.

"Damn Ju Su! I regarded him as a national hero, but he failed at the critical moment!" Yuan Shang was very angry.

Yuan Shang's advisers advised, "My lord, Mr. Ju is a famous scholar, and perhaps he has some difficulties.

We should return to Yanzhou as soon as possible and recover our strength as soon as possible, otherwise things will change if we delay."

The other advisers also agreed that Yanzhou was now full of crises and it would be troublesome if Yuan Shang got into danger here.

Yuan Shang finally decided to lead the remaining forces back to Yanzhou, hoping to find Cao Cao and ask him to send troops to help.

Xu Shu was very clear about Yuan Shang's situation. He smiled and said to Guo Tu: "Yuan Tu, do you think Yuan Shang will form an alliance with us?"

Guo Tu shook his head and said, "That's for sure. Yuan Shao has no way to resist the might of our lord now. Only we can save him."

"Yuan Tu, I think you are getting old and confused. Do you think Yuan Shang will cooperate with the lord? Don't be silly." Xun Chen bluntly exposed Guo Tu's illusion.

Xun Chen knew that Xu Shu asked this because he wanted to confirm whether Yuan Shang would cooperate with Cao Ang, so that he could carry out his plan with more confidence.

Guo Tu touched his beard awkwardly: "Zhongkang, why do you say that? Do you have a better suggestion?"

"Yuan Tu, after Yuan Shu and Cao Cao are both defeated, Yanzhou will be ours.

Yuan Shang will then have no choice unless he wants to betray his master. Xun Chen analyzed. Guo Tu suddenly realized that this was the case.

"Yuan Tu, what do you think we should do?" Xun Chen asked again.

Guo Tu said: "Since Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde are fighting each other, why don't we just sit back and reap the benefits.

We just need to make some big noise in Yanzhou, and then we can sit back and watch the fight."

"Okay, let's do as Yuan Tu said." Xu Shu agreed with Guo Tu's opinion.

"Then we will prepare immediately." Guo Tu said with a bow.

Xu Shu waved his hand, signaling Guo Tu to go down.

On the other hand, not long after Xu Shu left Qingzhou, Cao Ang learned the news from Zhang Liao and Xiahou Yuan, and his face became gloomy.

Cao Ang didn't expect that Xu Shu would actually defect to Yuan Shang. This Xu Shu is really a good dog and is so loyal.

"Hmph, Xu Shu, I haven't blamed you for seducing my beloved concubine, but you actually turned around and defected to Yuan Shang." Cao Ang snorted coldly.

Cao Ang’s beloved concubine naturally refers to Mi.

Cao Ang thought for a while and said to Chen Gong beside him, "Gongtai, what do you think?"

Chen Gong thought for a moment and said, "My lord, it is only a matter of time before Xu Shu surrenders to Yuan Shang, but I am not worried.

Although Yuan Shang is strong, his lord has many elite troops under his command, and General Lu Bu is stationed in Jizhou. It may not be easy for Yuan Shang to take Youzhou.

Moreover, Yuan Shang is not strong enough to attack Qingzhou in the short term, which will only delay time. "

Cao Ang understood what Chen Gong meant: "Gongtai, do you mean that Xu Shu is nothing to be feared?"

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Of course not. Xu Shu is indeed a man of courage and strategy. If it were normal times, I would be a little bit afraid of him.

However, Xu Shu was too stubborn and didn't know when to advance or retreat, which was extremely detrimental to his future development.

I'm sure Xu Shu won't last for a few years and will be destroyed by the lord. The lord can send troops to harass Yuan Tan and make Yuan Shang exhausted.

Yuan Shang will certainly come back to support Yecheng by then, and it will be difficult for Yuan Shang to transport food and grass, so Yuan Tan will undoubtedly win by then."

Cao Ang's eyes lit up, what Chen Gong said made sense.

Cao Ang said: "In this case, let's give Yuan Shang a heavy blow."

Xu Shu was still waiting for news from Yanzhou. After Yuan Shang returned to Yanzhou, he immediately summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

"Father, what should we do now? If we continue to hunt down Gongsun Zan, I'm afraid we won't be able to completely swallow up Yanzhou.

If we stand still, not only will our army suffer heavy losses, but we will also have to bear the wrath of Cao Cao."

Xu Shu asked for his opinion first.

After hearing this, Yuan Shang frowned and said nothing.

Now Xu Shu’s proposal is the only option he can make.

If they did not continue the attack, Yanzhou would be lost. But if they continued the attack, Cao Cao would also be under great pressure.

"Gongyou, do you have any good ideas?" Yuan Shang asked.

Gongyou, courtesy name Gongyou, was the wisest man under Yuan Tan's command.

Gong You stroked his beard and said, "I thought that what the lord is considering now is the battle report from Yuzhou.

If Yuzhou is defeated, then everything you are doing now will be useless."

Gongyou was right. If Yuzhou was defeated, Yuan Shang would lose his advantage and would be retaliated by Cao Cao. (End of this chapter)