Lu Bu's guess was right. When Yuan Shao learned that his hometown Yecheng had been stolen by Lu Bu's men, he felt numb all over.

Although Jizhou has a large territory and Yecheng is just one of the more important cities in Jizhou, the problem is that Yecheng stores a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance.

It can be said that once Yecheng is lost, it will not be that simple for Yuan Shao to collect enough food and grass for his army.

Now, Yuan Shaojun's camp in Guandu only has less than a month's supply of food and grass.

This means that Yuan Shao must either capture the Cao army's camp across the river or retake Yecheng within a month.

Yuan Shao was in some trouble, and his old habit of hesitation recurred at this moment.

What made Yuan Shao even more embarrassed was that it seemed that his men were divided into two groups at this moment. Some people supported Yuan Shao to continue attacking Boss Cao.

They felt that the loss of Yecheng was just an accident, and that only a small group of enemy troops had touched Jizhou.

As long as Cao's army on the other side of the river can be defeated, Yecheng may be able to fall without a fight.

The counselors who supported this statement were mainly Tian Feng and Ju Shou.

The two of them are notoriously loyal ministers, people who would even leave their families alone for the sake of Yuan Shao.

Of course, part of the reason is that, to be honest, there are really not many family records of the two of them in Yecheng.

There are many counselors who want Yuan Shao to return to rescue Yecheng.

Xu You, Shen Pei and others all hoped that Yuan Shao would return to the army immediately.

As for the reason, part of it is that Ye City is Yuan Shao's main city.

The main city was lost, and the morale of the army was unstable. If the soldiers of Yecheng were not rescued, the morale of the soldiers would easily collapse.

If the morale of the army is really broken, let alone fight across the river, it would be good if they are not attacked by Boss Cao.

Yuan Shao listened to the suggestions from both sides. He was very hesitant and didn't know what to choose.

The reason for his hesitation was also very simple.

Following Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, they invaded Yanzhou. In fact, at this time, Cao Cao's rear was also unstable.

Baimadu has been besieged by Yuan Shang and his men for half a month. It is already in danger and there is a possibility of being breached at any time.

At this time, Cao Cao did not choose to rescue Baima Crossing, but chose to send the main force to attack Yanjin Crossing, hoping to open a gap from Yanjin.

This has led to the current situation to see which one of him or Boss Cao can no longer hold on and withdraws his troops first.

As for py, boss Cao can be said to have given up. Although py is still in the hands of Cao's army, py has been besieged by Yuan Tan's men for almost ten days.

Therefore, overall, Yuan Shao actually has an absolute advantage.

If Boss Cao had no reinforcements, he would be able to set foot on Yanzhou's land in less than a month.

At this time, Yuan Shao was unwilling to ask him to withdraw his troops and return to Yecheng.

He is very aware of Boss Cao's abilities. If he cannot beat Boss Cao to death in one go, then he will definitely face Boss Cao's crazy revenge.

Moreover, if you retreat at this time, it is very likely that you will be chased and beaten by Boss Cao, and you may be blocked by Boss Cao's men at the gate of Yecheng.

At that time, the sky will not respond and the earth will not work.

But the problem is that if he doesn't go back to rescue Yecheng, Yuan Shaoyou is worried about the instability of his army's morale.

Once the morale of the army is lost, what can he do even if he guards the Guandu camp? He can't stop Cao Cao.

Once the Guandu camp is defeated, Yuan Shao will also die.

Yuan Shao, who was hesitant, could only ask everyone to step back and discuss it later.

Everyone present looked at Yuan Shao who was leaving with confused expressions. At the same time, they felt for the first time in their hearts that they were really unlucky for eight lifetimes to meet such a lord.

In fact, they all know that when encountering such a thing, they must make a decisive decision without hesitation.

Either return to the army to rescue Yecheng, the worst case is not to leave Guandu, and put the decisive battle in Yecheng.

Or, just fight across the river without hesitation and capture Guandu in one go.

We must not hesitate like now, doing nothing, draining the morale of the soldiers below and wasting time in vain.

But now, Yuan Shao has left, and even if they don't want to, they can only wait quietly for Yuan Shao's next inquiry.

However, these counselors are not just waiting in vain. They know very well that with Yuan Shao's character, if the counselors below cannot reach a unified opinion, even if Yuan Shao is given another month, he may not be able to make up his mind.

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If it were other matters, these counselors would not give in easily. They would rather argue for months than let their opponents take advantage.

However, things are different now. Now is the time of life and death. To be honest, the abilities of these counselors are not weak.

They know when to fight and when not to fight.

For example, now that Yecheng is lost, it will be of no benefit to anyone if they continue to fight. In this case, they can only sit down, discuss carefully and come up with an accurate letter, and then go to Yuan Shao.

As a result, Yuan Shao's counselors had a heated discussion all night in Yuan Shao's handsome tent.

Among them, at the most intense moment, he almost moved his hands. If Tian Feng's fists were not strong, it is estimated that many people would have been carried back that night.

It is worth mentioning that on this night, the counselors of the Yuan Tan faction and the counselors of the Yuan Shang faction united for the first time.

In the end, everyone felt that since there were many people on their side, they could divide their forces, so why bother with everyone going together?

You know, at this time, Yuan Shao had gathered almost 600,000 people in Guandu and Py areas.

As for Boss Cao, the number of troops sent out to attack Yecheng was only about 200,000 in Guandu and only 50,000 in Py.

It can be said that the number of people on Yuan Shao's side has the absolute upper hand.

In this case, what are you worried about? If only half of the army is left, Cao Cao can be suppressed on the other side of Guandu.

The remaining troops can completely rescue Yecheng. Wouldn't it be enough to quickly conquer Yecheng, then return to Guandu, and continue to suppress Cao Cao's numbers?

At this time, Yuan Shao's counselors all lamented that they had gotten into trouble yesterday and wasted a whole day.

After thinking through this, the counselors collectively went to Yuan Shao, hoping that he could divide his troops.

When Yuan Shao heard this suggestion given by his counselors, he immediately felt that it was feasible.

Yuan Shao ordered Gao Lan and Chunyu Qiong to garrison the Guandu camp, while he led Zhang He and his troops to rescue Yecheng.

From Yuan Shao's point of view, he brought an army of 200,000 to Yecheng, and he was already very worthy of those who attacked his lair.

In Guandu, the reason why Yuan Shao kept an extra 100,000 men was entirely for Cao Cao's sake.
Chapter completed!