Faced with Yuan Shao's questioning, no one present dared to respond, and they all remained silent and bowed their heads without saying a word.

In desperation, Xu You took the lead in saying: "Lord, the battle between our army and Gongsun Zan has just ended. Now, the soldiers are tired, the food and grass are insufficient, and the armor is insufficient! In the following view, it is better to stabilize the Yang family army first. After a year or two, it will not be too late to compete with Yang Fan for the dominant position in the north!"

Xun Chen smiled bitterly and said, "For several years, Yang Fan has only dispatched a battalion of Huang Zhong's soldiers to conquer several counties in Sili. The other soldiers and horses are all raising their strength. This shows that the current Yang family army has high morale, sufficient food and grass, and complete armor. It is really unwise for our army to be enemies with it at this moment! However, if Yang Fan wants to retreat, the lord will inevitably have to bleed some blood!"

Yuan Shao was so annoyed that he knew that the current Yuan army could not fight with the Yang family army. However, he asked worriedly: "If Yang Fan does not agree to reconciliation and launches troops to invade, what should we do?"

Xu You smiled and said, "If Yang Fan intends to provoke a war, he would not have been so blatantly deploying troops!"

Xu You's words obviously reached Yuan Shao's heart, and while he was relieved, he asked again: "Then... our army might as well send an envoy to Jinyang and be in harmony with Yang Fan! I will accept it if I pay some price!"

Xu You shook his head and said, "Lord, no. If our army takes the lead in sending envoys, it will make Yang Fan even more unscrupulous. Our army has no chance of winning at the moment, and it is not that we cannot fight the Yang family army. In that case, we will fall into the inferior. Between the inferior, the lord only needs to wait with peace of mind. I believe that his envoy of Yang Fan is already on the way to Yecheng!"

A few days later, Xun You represented Yang Fan and went to Yecheng.

In the hall, Yuan Shao met Xun You.

Now, both sides have the intention to stop the army. It depends on whether Yuan Shao will give what Yang Fan asks for. If he doesn't give it, then this fake show will become a real war.

Yang Fan was not afraid of war. He was just afraid that he was dragged into the endless abyss by Yuan Jun, a giant. In that case, Yang Fan and Yuan Shao could only watch Cao Cao dominate the Central Plains.

Seeing that it was an old friend, Yuan Shao took the lead and asked: "After leaving, after several years, Gongda's style is still the same! I wonder if he was doing well under Bowen's command? I have been hoping to work together with Gongda!"

Xun You smiled and said, "I ask General Yuan for his blessing. Everything is fine. Now that we represent our lord, we will go to Jizhou to have an envoy. Let's talk about the important matter first!"

Yuan Shao nodded and smiled, "It should be like this, I don't know Gongda, what's the matter if you come here?"

Seeing Yuan Shao pretending to be confused while thinking clearly, Xun You was angry and said, "I would like to volunteer to come to Jizhou to go to Jizhou. Why should General Yuan ask me knowingly? Could it be... In General Yuan's sincere actions, in the eyes of General Yuan, are they easy to bully? Or... Yuan Jizhou, do you really think that the current Yuan army can resist the military front of my Yang family?"

Everyone did not expect that Xun You was so aggressive as soon as he came up. Not only did he not take the lead, but he also forced Yuan Shao to say that, at this moment, Yuan Shao was being summoned there, and I wonder what to do?

After seeing this, Xu You quickly laughed and said, "Oh, Gongda, your words are a bit biased. My Lord has always admired Yang Piqi, so how could he be an enemy of Yang Piqi? You have confused us, so please tell us the reason!"

Xun You sneered, "Oh? Brother Ziyuan doesn't know why he is here?"

Xu You shook his head and replied with a confused look on his face: "Of course I don't know!"

Xun You nodded and smiled, "Since that's the case, let me tell you about the purpose of coming to Yecheng this time!"

Xu You smiled and said, "I should do this!"

Xun You's face slightly sank, and said, "Half a month ago, our army had a cavalry patrol. In Yanmen County, dozens of miles north of Pingcheng, we found a team of soldiers who invaded our Bingzhou without authorization. The team of soldiers wearing Yuan army armor and the leader claimed to be the county magistrate of Gaoliu County. Our army patrol team once persuaded them to retreat. However, the team of soldiers was not afraid and unscrupulous. In desperation, the patrol team of our army had to fight to the death and defend our master's majesty. In the end, it was not until our army's reinforcements arrived that they retreated into Youzhou in a hurry. I wondered about this. General Yuan, do you know?"

Yuan Shao's face changed slightly. He had just learned about this. It was his eldest son, Yuan Tan. The purpose was to test the bottom line of the Yang family army. However, his army was subjected to severe resistance as soon as it entered Bingzhou. The other party was just a cavalry patrol of only 100 people. It can be seen that the Yang family army's understanding of the territory is deeply rooted.

However, at this moment he still pretended to be shocked and shouted, "What? What happened?"

Xun You nodded and said, "It's this matter! At this moment, from now on, it's also my Lord. I ask General Yuan how to solve this matter?"

Xu You smiled and said, "Gongda, we just learned about this. Why not, Gongda, you are in Yecheng, wait for a few days. After our Lord finds out the truth, I will give you an explanation. How about it?"

Xun You shook his head and said, "Before coming, our Lord will only give you seven days. If General Gao, who is stationed in Shangdang, has not received the news, he will raise all 100,000 troops to attack Yecheng in seven days."

"What?" Yuan Shao said angrily: "How dare Yang Bowen force me? Do you really think that I am the general and dare not fight with his Yang family army?"

"Hmph!" Xun You's face turned cold and said in a deep voice: "General Yuan, it is your army, who was the first to invade my territorial territory. Now, our lord just wants to ask you for an explanation, but you think it is our army who intends to fight you. Well, today I will just pretend that I have never come. See you on the battlefield in a few days!"

Xun You turned around and wanted to leave, but Xu You held it tightly. Xun You said angrily: "Ziyuan, why are you holding me? Do you still want to force me to stay? Since ancient times, two armies have fought and were not killed. What do you want to do?"

Xu You shook his eyes at Yuan Shao and explained: "Gongda, this matter needs to be discussed for a long time. We also learned from you what you said just now. We must give us some time to find out the cause. It is not too late to talk about it!"

Yuan Shao also knew that he had said the wrong thing. He also knew that he was really unwise, but how could he bear Xun You's tone?

But sometimes, even if you don’t want to be angry, you have to pinch your nose and bear it. Who can’t beat others?

Xun You sneered: "Since your Jizhou army took the lead in provoking, what else is there to discuss about this matter? Either compensate our army for the losses, or you and me will meet on the battlefield!"

Xun You can be said to have taken Yuan Shao's weakness. In addition, Yuan Shao is also a person who is undecisive. He naturally has to be aggressive when speaking. Otherwise, he still doesn't know how long he will stay in Jizhou.

Yuan Shao sighed and asked, "Forget it, since this matter is wrong first, he naturally has to bear the losses of Yang Piqi! Gongda might as well tell me what Yang Piqi wants?"

Xun You said loudly: "Every soldier in our army died in battle, and this battle was done by Yuan's army, which made the people of Bingzhou worry and feared. After several days of harvesting of food, it led to being destroyed by locusts. Therefore, our Lord asked General Yuan to compensate our Lord, 50,000 gold, 10,000 stone of food and grass, and 300 war horses."

"What?" Xu You was anxious and said angrily: "Even if all a hundred people are dead, there is no need to pay so much compensation, right?"

Yuan Shao's expression also became unkind. Yang Fan's move was undoubtedly a lion's mouth, and he really dared to say anything to anyone.

Xun You was not scared, and said coldly: "Either you lose money or start a war! This is the original words of my Lord!"

Yuan Shao clenched his fists tightly, hesitated for a while, and was about to refuse, but Xun Chen suddenly said: "The business is not a good deal. Since neither of us wants to fight, why both of us are so aggressive? Why not... we all give in, will we be able to negotiate?"

Xun You raised his lips slightly and smiled, "With your opinion, how much compensation should you pay??"

Xun Chen replied confidently: "Jizhou is not rich, so it is better to do this, 20,000 gold, 5,000 stones of food and grass, and 100 war horses! How about it?"

Xun You nodded and smiled, "Then it's decided! I need to see these things within one day!"

Seeing this, Xu You was stunned and said to me that he had given too much, but since he had already said that, he couldn't refute Xun Chen. After all, it was someone who came forward to negotiate this matter. At that moment, Xu You looked at Yuan Shao and nodded slightly.

"well!"

After sighing, Yuan Shao allocated supplies and compensated Xun You, allowing him to leave happily.

After Xun You left, Yuan Shao scolded in a panic: "If I hadn't been able to beat him, I really wanted to set aside and fight him Yang Bowen to the death!"

Xu You quickly comforted him: "Don't be anxious, lord, don't be anxious. It's not too late for our army to fight Yang Fan again in a year or two! Then join forces with Cao Cao! Let him Yang Bowen and spit out all the food he had eaten today!"

After hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao felt a little more comfortable, and then he laughed and said, "No, good, just when my troops are strong and food are sufficient, he will advance eastward and fight him Yang Bowen to the death! At that time, he will join forces with Cao Mengde and divide him into Bingzhou, and Sili will give it to him!"

......

Listening to the words of the master and servant, Xun Chen really made him laugh secretly. Now that the appointment under the city has been signed, the gap between Yuan Shao and Yang Fan will only become bigger and bigger.

Now, the two of them are still fantasizing about joining Cao Cao to attack Yang Fan together. However, they do not know whether Cao Cao is willing to be true or not, whether it is unknown whether the Yang family army is powerful. Even Cao Cao has to consider it.
Chapter completed!