Seeing that Yuan Shao was in a depressed mood, Guo Tu was worried that he would be discouraged and fearful of war. He had an idea and said, "Lord, Gao Yuanzhan is right. This may be an opportunity."

“How to say it?”

"Dong Xi guarded Qihujian, but climbed over two hills and came to Bailugang to attack at night. Although he had the merits of assisting Lu Su, he was eager to achieve success. I heard that Dong Xi was a Kuaiji man who was brave and fierce. He was trusted by Sun Ce because he took the initiative to meet Sun Ce. Judging from the wars he had participated in before, this person is good at achieving fame, brave but not stubborn, and is far less stable than Lu Su. In this case, why not show weakness to attack him and take Qihujian first."

Yuan Shao was moved. "You said, did Yuan Zhan have this intention too?"

Guo Tu also felt that it was possible. Gao Lan was so low-key that he didn't want to alarm Dong Xi again. After analyzing with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao felt it was even more reasonable and sent someone to send some food to Gao Lan, and promised to wait for him to defeat Dong Xi, which would definitely reward him, implying that Gao Lan took the initiative to lure Dong Xi.

The time was not long, and the messenger came back, but he brought Gao Lan's reply. Gao Lan said that he was just performing his duties and guarding the position well, and had no plan to ambush Dong Xi. If Dong Xi came again, he might have a small victory, but a big victory was basically impossible. In terms of mountain wars, the Jizhou soldiers and the Jiangdong soldiers were far apart, and it was possible to defend the key places. There was no chance of winning at the initiative.

Yuan Shao was very depressed, and Guo Tu felt very embarrassed, saying that Gao Lan was in the first time he was in the battle, and he was more stable and lacked courage. Yuan Shao was hesitant, not only thought that what Gao Lan said made sense, but also felt that Guo Tu was right. He was difficult to make a decision, so he asked someone to invite Ju Shu.

After hearing Yuan Shao’s plan, Ju Su did not answer directly. He was silent for a moment and said slowly: “I heard that the lord once learned swords from famous masters.”

Yuan Shao was confused, but nodded. He did learn swords from famous swordsmen when he was young. He had been guarding the tomb for six years and practiced swordsmanship hard, so he could be considered a master, and it would be no problem to deal with three or five people.

"Sun Ce is known as the little overlord, and it is said that he is very good at fists and feet. Even a master like Dian Wei and Xu Chu are not his opponents. If the lord faces Sun Ce, how likely is he to win?"

Yuan Shao lowered his face and was a little unhappy. Seeing this, Guo Tu quickly smoothed out the situation. "Don't you, what are you talking about? The sword is an enemy of one man, and the lord's body is a thousand golds. How can he be as brave as an ordinary man and confront Sun Ce in the last battle?"

Ju Shu nodded, but refused to let go. "What the Lord said is so much, I am indeed unlucky. The lord should use a dignified formation to fight Sun Ce's formation, instead of speculating and competing for a long time. The lord, Sun Ce is good at elite soldiers, and many soldiers under his command are Wu and Chu swordsmen, with superb martial arts, which is conducive to personal and close combat. The Jizhou soldiers are good at large halberd spears, strong bows and hard crossbows, which are conducive to long-term battles. How can I use my shortcomings to attack his strengths?"

Yuan Shao suddenly realized and was very embarrassed. Guo Tu also understood Ju Su's meaning and was a little uneasy on his face. However, he also knew that Ju Su was right. Tu Yi's eight hundred Xiliang infantry was still inferior to Sun Ce's Yi Congying, so how could Gao Lan be Dong Xi's opponent? Holding the position and protecting Han Xun's back, so that Han Xun could attack Lu Su without distraction, he completed the task. If he was not greedy and provoking Dong Xi on his own initiative, he might backfire and affect the overall situation.

Han Xun is from Yingchuan, and he is also from the Han Fu tribe. If he can make contributions, it will be beneficial to the Ruying faction. Guo Tu weighed the pros and cons, reluctantly accepted Ju Su's suggestion and gave up the plan to let Gao Lan take the initiative to lure Dong Xi.

Yuan Shao immediately ordered the generals of the camp to focus on Lu Su, and everyone must be careful to their responsibilities and not cause trouble. Then he ordered construction overnight to establish a position.

At the foot of the deer mountain, with Lusu's position as the center, countless bonfires illuminated the sky. Thousands of craftsmen worked day and night, and the sound of the striking sounds of the Ding Ding Ding Ding sounded. Yuan soldiers and soldiers were divided into two shifts, one for construction and one for rest, and the progress was very fast. In the evening, Yuan Shao came to inspect the situation again, and saw that the progress was smooth and he was in a good mood.

But looking at Lu Su's position, Yuan Shao was in a bad mood again. Lu Su did not take the opportunity to launch an attack, and he was also strengthening the position. Yuan Shao not only saw a large number of high platforms and wooden buildings, but also the speed was not slow, even faster than the Yuan army's positions on both sides.

Xun Yan's military newspaper said that there were craftsmen from Mu Academy in Sun Ce's army. It seemed that these craftsmen were not only skilled but also efficient. Thinking of this, Yuan Shao's heart was covered with a shadow. Isn't it because of his own weaknesses and attacking others' strengths? He asked Ju Su a question to Ju Su. Ju Su stared at Lu Su's position for a long time and said that the craftsmen from Mu Academy were indeed superb and more efficient than ordinary craftsmen, but they were not yet high enough to make up for the gap in the number of people between the two sides. It would be nice to have craftsmen from Mu Academy on the mountain. If you defeat Lu Su, they would be the captives of the lord. The ordnances they created were also the lord's spoils, and they would be more sure when attacking Xinzheng in the future.

Yuan Shao thought it made sense.

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In the middle of the night, Dong Xi lay on the hillside, looking at the hill opposite, feeling a little uneasy.

More than a dozen soldiers who were exploring the way have been gone for a long time, but the news has not been heard back yet, which is really not normal.

Dong Xi had known about the change of Yuan Jun. Even Yuan Shao went up the mountain to inspect, Dong Xi knew very well, but he did not think that the newly replaced general could be kept without any flaws. After all, in mountain warfare, their advantages were very obvious. Although they had already walked once yesterday, for caution, Dong Xi still abides by the rules of mountain warfare and sent people to explore the way first to prevent ambushing.

Just as Dong Xi was waiting anxiously, a sound of war drums suddenly sounded on the opposite side, and a firelight lit up. Dozens of Yuan soldiers walked out with spears and inserted the spears into rows along the hillside. Under the reflection of the flames, the heads inserted on the spears were clearly visible. Dong Xi's face changed immediately. Without counting, he also knew that the number of those heads was very close to the soldiers he sent out to explore the way.

No wonder there was no news for a long time. It turned out that they were all caught and chopped. This face was a bit embarrassing. Dong Xi was so angry that he wanted to kill the opposite hillside immediately and cut the Yuan army into meat sauce. But when he thought about the Qihu Jian behind him, he still didn't dare to act rashly. It was dark and the other party was prepared, so it was difficult for him to take advantage of it. There were more than 5,000 people arranged by Yuan Shao in the north of the Jian, and more than 5,000 people arranged by Shen Pei in the south of the Shan. If he went to attack the opposite position, he would be in a stalemate for a while. Yuan Shao received the news and would definitely seize the Qihu Jian. If the Qihu Jian was lost, Yuan Shao could go straight to Xinzheng City. Even if his mission failed, he would be even more embarrassed.

"Find out who is opposite to me." Dong Xi said gritting his teeth: "Sooner or later, I will chop his head to avenge my brothers."

"Here!" Several personal guards lying beside Dong Xi agreed in unison.

"Retreat!" Dong Xi looked at Shangang opposite again, and was reluctant to lead his troops to retreat and gave up the plan of the night attack. In that moment, he felt a little regretful. Last night's night attack alerted the snake, picked up the sturgeon, and threw away the courgette.
Chapter completed!