Chapter 176 Choice

The guests were happy at the banquet, and the soldiers were also very happy.

Han Fu and others were sent away, and Li Zhong and all the advisers Wu came to the big account.

"Zilong, you will be on duty tonight." Although Yuan Shao has been beaten tragically, the spirit of prevention is indispensable. The so-called lion fighting rabbit should not be taken lightly at any time.

"Yes, Lord," Zhao Yun replied.

"Okay, let's go and have a rest," Li Zhong said to everyone.

At this moment, Nanpi City has lost its former prosperity. The defeat of Yuan Shao's army has frightened all the people. Although they have heard of how the Youzhou army is, they have not seen it with their own eyes. They are afraid of the unknown.

Yuan Shao, who has been drinking for days to relieve his worries, has fallen asleep at this moment. The huge failure made him a little discouraged and decadent. Compared with the vigor when he walked out of Luoyang that day, he is now more lonely.

"Lord", Xu You hurried to Yuan Shao's mansion.

"Sir, the lord has fallen asleep," a Yuan Shao's own soldier said to Xu You.

"The lord is drinking again," Xu You asked.

The soldiers nodded.

Xu You sighed and turned around and left here.

The next morning, the drowsy Yuan Shao was woken up.

"Lord, Mr. Xu You asked for a meeting," the soldier knocked on the door and shouted.

"What's the ghost calling?" Yuan Shao was awakened from a beautiful dream. Yuan Shao looked very unhappy. He opened the door and roared at the soldier.

It's not a happy thing to be a soldier for fear of making Yuan Shao unhappy.

If he is unhappy, Yuan Shao still esteems Xu You, especially after this fiasco. He is also meditating and reflecting on himself.

"Lord, this is Lord Sikong's letter," Xu You saw Yuan Shao and said quickly.

Yuan Shao took it over and looked at it, and his ugly face turned blue and purple.

"Lord, what did Lord Sikong say?" Looking at Yuan Shao, Xu You asked eagerly.

Handing the letter to Xu You, Yuan Shao sat in his seat angrily and drank tea.

After reading it, Xu You smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Sikong's letter came too late." It turned out that Yuan Feng asked Yuan Shao to return to Luoyang first. He already knew what was going on here. Soon after, he asked him to be the governor of Jiujiang and asked him to keep the army as much as possible.

No wonder Yuan Shao's face is so ugly. There are few 100,000 troops left now. At this moment, there are less than 20,000 in Nanpi City, and 20,000 are still in the north of the Bohai Sea. It is estimated that it is already more or less auspicious. This is probably not good to put it on anyone.

"Lord," Xu You shouted.

"I don't know where Jiang Yiqu has gone now. Why hasn't he come back yet," Yuan Shao said to himself.

Jiang Yiqu, the commander of the 20,000 army, was ordered to garrison north of the Bohai Sea to monitor the movement of the Youzhou army.

As if to verify Yuan Shao's words, a soldier hurried in and said, "Lord, there is news from the north."

"Where is Jiang Yiqu?" Yuan Shao was stunned and asked randomly and hurriedly.

The soldiers hesitated and said, "According to the return of the scouts, the Youzhou soldiers occupied Fuyang, Zhongyi, Zhangwu, Liuguo, Yangxin, Gaocheng, Dingguo five counties, and Jiang Yiqu surrendered to the Youzhou army."

"Ah", Yuan Shao shouted, and his mood fell to the bottom.

Xu You waved to the soldier, and the soldier was understanding and hurriedly retreated.

"Lord," Xu You shouted cautiously after a moment.

"Jiang Yiqu, I have to kill you, a white-eyed wolf who seeks glory," Yuan Shao shouted angrily.

Xu You lamented, "Lord, find a way to get out of this plan."

"Mr. Ziyuan has a wonderful plan", Yuan Shao is already panicked at this moment, and now he can only turn to Xu You in front of him.

Xu You thought for a moment and said, "Lord, I think Li Zhong just wants to squeeze us out of Jizhou. After all, Lord Sikong is still alive, so Li Zhong must not dare to force each other. Just..."

"Just what," Yuan Shao asked.

"I'm afraid we got here and how to go back," Xu You said with a wry smile.

"You mean we have to lose all the soldiers," Yuan Shao said painfully.

Xu You nodded and said, "I'm afraid Li Zhong won't let us take the army away." Helpless and angry, at this moment, it is the best illustration of Xu You and Yuan Shao's mood.

"Is there no other way?" Yuan Shao asked. Although there are less than 20,000 troops now, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. He is really reluctant.

"Lord, you should continue to suffer from the chaos, and the Lord should make a decision as soon as possible." Knowing Yuan Shao's character, Xu You quickly said.

With a helpless sigh, Yuan Shao said, "Just Mr. Yi."

"The lord is wise," Xu You said, and then hurried out. At this time, he was really afraid that Yuan Shao would go back on his word, which was really a bad dish.

"Lord, Yuan Shao sent someone," an iron guard reported.

Li Zhong, who was discussing with Jia Xu, Ju Shu and Tian Yu, was stunned and said to Jia Xu, "Sir, I really expected things like a god."

Jia Xu smiled faintly and said, "My lord is flattered."

Li Zhong still sighed in his heart. Although Ju Shu, Tian Yu and others are all famous counselors, there is still a big gap compared with top counselors like Jia Xu. Li Zhong secretly feels glad that he got top counselors like Jia Xu. If he defected to Cao Cao, he will suffer in the future.

"Bell him in," Li Zhong said to Tiewei.

One thousand iron guards have now been replenished, all of whom are elite and loyal soldiers selected from the Second Army. Li Zhong's safety is related to the whole Youzhou regime and cannot tolerate any mistakes.

"Yes", Tie Wei Yingnuo left the big account.

After a while, Xu You came down to the big account under the leadership of an iron guard.

Seeing Li Zhong sit in the main position, he was secretly surprised that Li Zhong was so young. Although there were some rumors about Li Zhong before, he had never seen it with his own eyes, but this time it really surprised him.

"Xu You, a staff member under Yuan Taishou, met the former general," Xu You hugged Li Zhong and held a fist.

"Mr. Ziyuan doesn't have to be polite," Li Zhong said to Xu You.

How can Li Zhong know my name? Now he is not very famous. How can he not be surprised that a military official like Li Zhong can know his name?

After calming down his inner feelings, Xu You said, "Former general, my lord has never had a gap with the general. I don't know why the former general attacked our army." Xu You's words were a little harsh. To put it bluntly, he was questioning Li Zhong.

Li Zhong had no expression and still looked at Xu You lightly. When Xu You saw that Li Zhong was so indifferent, he couldn't help looking at Li Zhong.

"Bold Xu You", Ju Shou shouted harshly after listening to it.

"I don't know what sin is," Xu You asked with a smile.

Ju Shu snorted coldly, "You are just a small imperial staff. How dare you question my master? Don't you know how to be polite?" There is a hint of threat. If Xu You can't say anything, you should be careful.

Xu You understood the meaning of Ju Shu, but pretended to be stupid and said, "Please don't blame this adult. It's also an unintentional mistake. Please forgive the former general." In fact, isn't Xu You testing Li Zhong? He wants to see what Li Zhong's attitude is like. If Li Zhong also pretends to be stupid with him, it is doubtful. However, at present, it is basically not much different from his previous guess, so Xu You is also confident.

"Okay," Li Zhong said in a circle, "I don't know what's the matter here?"

He stood up and said with a fist, "My lord has always admired the general's bravery, but he doesn't want to have this misunderstanding, so my lord is specially ordered to come down to explain to the general." Originally, he wanted to make peace, but now he has changed his mind and said that it was a negotiation. There is an essential difference. The former is equivalent, and the latter is bluntly said that it is impossible for you not to take out something.

He said that he might not be able to bring back the 20,000 troops intact. Thinking of this, Xu You smiled.

Li Zhong sneered. How could he not know Xu You's purpose? He winked at Jia Xu. Jia Xu nodded and said to Xu You, "My master came to eliminate the rebels at the request of Hanzhou Mu. I'm afraid we can't make the decision on this matter, so please go to Hanzhou Mu to have a look. If Hanzhou Mu agrees. Then my master withdrew immediately without saying anything," Jia Xu said to Xu with a confident smile.

The old fox, Xu You, after looking at Jia Xu, cursed himself in his heart.

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