Yuan Shao was in a very bad mood during this period. He was first frustrated during the attack on Jiguan. Now he received another news that made him frightened that Jizhou was actually captured by the Northern Expedition Army!

When Yuan Shao learned that the Northern Army had captured Jizhou, he once thought that this was a rumor spread by the Northern Army. However, when the emergency letter from the remaining Bohai Guard was handed to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao suddenly felt like he fell into an ice cave - Jizhou was really lost!

Yuan Shao quickly summoned all the generals and advisers to discuss matters, but once this matter was discussed, Yuan Shao was overwhelmed. All the generals and advisers had their own opinions, which made Yuan Shao feel at a loss.

After several days of discussion, Yuan Shao still did not make up his mind.

Just when Yuan Shao was hesitating, the Northern Army launched an action.

In the early morning of one day, tens of thousands of cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army launched a raid on Yuan Shao's military camp like a whirlwind. Although Yuan Shao's army was prepared, they also suffered considerable losses.

This incident made Yuan Shao feel uneasy. On the same day, Yuan Shao ordered the entire army to retreat thirty miles to the camp.

Afterwards, Yuan Shao began to discuss countermeasures with everyone. Yuan Shao's intention was to withdraw his troops and return to Jizhou. Most of the generals and counselors also had the same opinion, but there were two exceptions. These two were Shen Pei and General Gao Lan who were thrown into the prison van, but their opinions did not affect Yuan Shao's decision. Yuan Shao finally decided to give up the attack on Bingzhou for the time being and return to the army to retake Jizhou first.

While Yuan Shao learned about the situation in Jizhou, the Northern Army had a small situation. The Xianbei people actually sent envoys to Bingzhou.

The Xianbei envoy represented the Xianbei king Kebieneng and threw an olive branch to Chen Chu. Kebieneng hoped to form an alliance with Chen Chu. For this reason, Kebieneng was willing to send Xianbei cavalry to help Chen Chu deal with this crisis. Of course, Kebieneng would not help Chen Chu unconditionally. The condition proposed by Kebieneng was the population and land of the entire county in Yunzhong.

Ke Bi Neng obviously saw the opportunity, so she wanted to blackmail Chen Chu.

Although the conditions proposed by Ke Bieneng are harsh, they are very attractive. Under the current circumstances, if the Northern Expedition Army cooperates with the Xianbei people, it can not only overcome the difficulties, but also launch a counterattack to eliminate one of the forces.

Lu Su, who was in charge of Bingzhou, was very moved by this, so he sent Feige to Huguan as soon as possible to send a letter to Chen Chu, and also accompanied by his own analysis and suggestions.

After receiving the letter from Lu Su's Fei Ge, Chen Chu immediately discussed with Tian Feng. Tian Feng's opinions were basically the same as Lu Su, and they all believed that the power of the Xianbei people could be used to overcome this difficulty.

Lu Su and Tian Feng's analysis undoubtedly make sense, but there has always been something in Chen Chu's heart that he cannot let go. After all, Chen Chu was a modern person, and his ideas were different from those of this era. What Chen Chu hated the most in the past was the act of cede land and seeking peace. He was unwilling to do similar things for victory no matter what.

After careful consideration, Chen Chu decided to ignore the proposals of the Xianbei people, and at the same time strictly ordered the northern counties and the Southern Xiongnu to take strict precautions and not slacken.

Chen Chu's decision made Tian Feng and Lu Su and other advisers feel deeply moved.

After receiving Chen Chu's order, Lu Su felt a little disappointed, but he did not dare not to fail to implement Chen Chu's order. Lu Su immediately ordered the arrest of the Xianbei envoy.

Then nearly a hundred soldiers from the city patrol yamen rushed into the inn where the Xianbei envoy lived.

When the soldiers broke into the residence of the Xianbei envoys without hesitation, the Xianbei envoys were so shocked that they could not react for a long time. They had never thought that such a thing would happen.

"We are the messengers of the king of the grassland, you can't do this to us!" The leading Xianbei messenger kept shouting loudly when he was dragged out by the soldiers, and raised the eagle-headed golden rod that Kebien gave him in his hand.

The leading officer snatched the golden rod and then punched the messenger hard on the abdomen, cursing: "Go to your mother, the king of the grassland! Be honest!"

The messenger curled up in pain, and he couldn't say a word...

Come, staring at the golden rod that was taken away by the officer, showing an anxious expression.

The messenger and his group were dragged out of the inn and loaded into a prison van. At this time, many people watched over and looked at the grassland people who were plugged into the prison van by soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army, and the people couldn't help but talk.

"What's going on?" asked an old man in surprise. There was a little worry in his tone. It was no wonder he was worried. After all, what ordinary people desire the most is a peaceful life.

A young man next to the elderly people immediately shouted: "These Xianbei people intend to take advantage of the general's empty military force to force the general to ced Yunzhong County! So the general ordered these arrogant people to be arrested!"

When the people around him heard this, they all showed a sudden expression, and then everyone showed an indignant look and started to curse. Some even picked up stones on the ground and threw them at the Xianbei envoy in the prison cart. The scene suddenly became chaotic. Fortunately, some soldiers from the city patrol yamen maintained order, and there was no big commotion.

The stones flying in the air have no eyes. Many soldiers around the prison van were accidentally injured by the stones, which made the soldiers shout "unlucky" in their hearts.

After the Xianbei envoy was arrested, the officer in charge of the arrest immediately went to the governor's office to hand over the order.

"Sir, I have captured all the Xianbei people, and no one has missed the net!" The officer reported that standing in front of the officer was Lu Su, who was in charge of Bingzhou.

Lu Su nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, General Xue! Go down and rest!"

"Yes!", the general named Xue responded. But when he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, so he clasped his fists at Lu Su and said, "Sir, when the emperor was arresting the Xianbei people, he seized a golden stick!" As he said that, he took a golden stick from his waist and presented it to Lu Su.

Lu Su took the golden rod without any strange expression on his face. He knew this golden rod. This was the representative of the Xianbei King, just like the scepter of the Han Dynasty envoy.

"Sir, if nothing happens, the official will surrender!"

Lu Su nodded, and then the general surnamed Xue retreated.

Lu Su picked up the golden stick and looked at it. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in Lu Su's mind.

On the same day, Lu Su sent a letter to Huguan and Jiguan respectively, and sent ten iron guards to Jiguan with golden sticks seized from Xianbei envoys to Jiguan.

Yuan Shao was worried about Jizhou, and because he had been attacking Jiguan's subordinates for a long time, Yuan Shao decided to temporarily withdraw his troops and rush to help Jizhou. Jizhou was not completely occupied by the Northern Expedition Army at this time, and Bohai County was still in the hands of Yuan Shao, but Bohai only had 10,000 defenders, and the situation was not optimistic.

Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of troops were busy and prepared before the departure. The army's departure was not an easy task, and it was not something you could leave just by leaving.

Just as everyone was busy, two people sighed and looked depressed. These two were Shen Pei and Gao Shun.

Both of them thought that Yuan Shao's retreating was really unwise. Although the surprise attack on Jizhou was unexpected, no matter what, the surprise attack on Jizhou would not have many troops. They would not have caused any big waves when they were prepared! The most urgent task now should be to take Bingzhou. As long as Bingzhou is taken, all problems will be solved.

Both of them had advised Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao, who was already panicked, could not listen to it. Not only did Yuan Shao not listen to the advice of the two, Yuan Shao was in a bad mood and treated the two as a punching bag and scolded them hard.

Looking at the hustle and bustle outside the big tent, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel irritated and felt a violent impulse in his heart. At this time, only Xu You was by Yuan Shao. Xu You was originally in Luoyang, but he came here because of escorting food and grass.

At this moment, the general of the gate suddenly came to report: "Report to the lord, the envoy of the Northern Army to seek his visit!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but get angry and shouted: "No! I'll drag it down and kill it!"

The general of the gate was startled and quickly agreed.

But on the side...

Xu You called General Yuanmen and advised Yuan Shao: "Lord, you might as well see what the other party said first, and it's not too late to kill him!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he felt it was reasonable, so he ordered the General Yuanmen: "Go and bring the envoys of the Northern Army."

"Yes." The general of the gate responded and then quickly retreated.

A moment later, the general of the gate came to the tent with a young man dressed in a calm manner.

"Who is coming?" Yuan Shao asked tremblingly in his position as the general.
Chapter completed!