Boss Cao works vigorously and resolutely. Since he has decided to ignore Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, he is also very decisive.

At noon that afternoon, before even the cleaning of the Guandu camp was finished, Boss Cao took his main force northward, preparing to take Yuan Shao's retreat.

He didn't take Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan seriously at all. It was as if he was determined to defeat Yuan Tan, and Yuan Shang couldn't beat the white horse and py.

In fact, just as Guo Jia and Boss Cao expected, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang ran away at night when they heard that the Guandu camp was breached and Wuchao was burned.

It can be said that when Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan attacked Yanzhou, they were full of confidence and felt that they could defeat them in one battle.

When he left, he did not hesitate and did not care at all that White Horse was actually in danger and that py city's supplies had been consumed by more than half.

They ran very fast, fearing that if they ran slower, they would be caught by Boss Cao.

Before Boss Cao reached Yecheng, he received a report from Cao Ren stationed at Baimadu, saying that Yuan Shang had withdrawn his troops, and he knew that he had won this battle.

He immediately called Guo Jia over and had a drink with him, as if Guo Jia was his ovary.

But what he didn't know was that when he received the report from Cao Ren, thirty miles south of Yecheng, Yuan Shao also received news of the fall of Guandu.

On the night when Wuchao was burned, Gao Lan fought tooth and nail to break out of the encirclement with thousands of soldiers around him.

Gao Lan, who successfully escaped from the encirclement, was loyal to Yuan Shao. Even though he knew that if he went to see Yuan Shao, he would probably be killed by Yuan Shao, he still chose to go to Yecheng to see Yuan Shao.

It must be said that Gao Lan was very loyal to Yuan Shao, and it was the news he brought that prevented Yuan Shao from being surrounded.

When Gao Lan led the remaining defeated soldiers to catch up with Yuan Shao, he did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

Yuan Shao was just curious as to why Gao Lan would abandon Guandu and come after him.

When he saw Gao Lan covered in blood and the armor on his body was damaged, he suddenly felt something bad.

When Gao Lan saw Wuchao on fire, he led his troops to rescue him, but met Cao Cao's ambush on the way, and saw Guandu being burned. He felt that he had been tricked, and had no choice but to come to see Yuan Shao. He told him one by one.

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Yuan Shao inevitably fainted.

As soon as Yuan Shao fainted, the counselors under him were completely anxious. They suddenly felt that without Yuan Shao as their backbone, they seemed to be nothing.

So, while they asked the army doctor to revive Yuan Shao, they discussed together to see how to prevent Yuan Shao from failing again.

This time, Yuan Shao's counselors put aside their prejudices and demonstrated their ability as first-class counselors.

In just half an hour, they had reached an agreement, but this result was somewhat difficult for them to accept.

First of all, they all agreed that they could not go to Yecheng. If they went to Yecheng, the defense of Yecheng would definitely not be defeated in a short time.

Similarly, based on their understanding of Boss Cao, it is very likely that Boss Cao will not care about Baima and Py.

Boss Cao likes to take risks and decide the outcome in one battle. They know very well that if they get a position with Boss Cao, they will definitely choose to attack themselves directly instead of going to Yuan Shang and the others.

After all, as long as Yuan Shao is eliminated, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan are definitely no match for Boss Cao.

The main reason is still lack of heart!

Thinking of this, all the counselors felt bitter in their hearts, because part of the disagreement between the Yuan brothers was caused by them.

Therefore, you can't go to Yecheng. If you go, you will be surrounded. Once Yuan Shao is deeply surrounded, there will be a question mark whether Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan dare to come to rescue him.

Therefore, the question now is not whether to go to Yecheng or not, but to determine where Yuan Shao should go next.

After trial and error, Xu You and others felt that the army should go to Nanpi because Nanpi was Yuan Shao's home base before he captured Jizhou.

Let me mention here that before Yuan Shao became the shepherd of Jizhou, he was the governor of Bohai, and the Bohai county was governed in Fuyang.

However, Nanpi is the most populous city in the entire Bohai County. In order to facilitate recruitment, Yuan Shao moved the Bohai County seat to Nanpi.

Compared with Fuyang, Nanpi has a much better geographical environment. To the south is the Yellow River, and further south is Qingzhou.

Therefore, Shen Pei and others suggested that Yuan Shao retreat to Bohai, so that his back would be Qingzhou to block Cao Cao.

After all, Yuan Shao has been running Bohai for a long time, and he is quite popular among the people in Bohai.

But Tian Feng and Jushou expressed opposition to this.

The reason is that you, Yuan Shao, have a reputation in the Bohai Sea, but can it compare to the reputation of the Han Dynasty in the Bohai Sea?

The Han Dynasty has been a country for more than 400 years. Although it has become increasingly sluggish with the decline of the Han Dynasty, since the return of the Han Emperor to the east, the Han Dynasty has obviously improved, and the people's sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty has become stronger and higher.

Now that you want to compete with the big man in popularity among the people, aren't you seeking death?

Another point is that the Bohai Sea is flat and there is no danger to defend. It can even be said that the entire Jizhou is like this.

As for Yuan Shao, he was defeated one after another and his morale was low. How could he fight an offensive and defensive position battle with Cao's army, which had high morale? Isn't this seeking death? What is it?

Therefore, Tian Feng and Jushu suggested that they recall their son Yuan Tan and their son Yuan Shang, and then directly abandon the southern part of Jizhou and retreat directly to the north of the boundary river, relying on the boundary river and boundary bridge to stop Cao's army.

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Moreover, within the boundaries of Youzhou, there is another fortified city no less powerful than Ye City, and that is Jicheng.

If I had known, Jicheng was the territory Gongsun Zan had managed for many years, and he himself built the city to resist the Xianbei people in the north.

It can be said that Jicheng is not like a normal residential city, but more like a war fortress.

Similarly, when fighting in Youzhou, Yuan Shao had geographical advantages and favorable timing.

First of all, Youzhou is located in the north, and the weather is cold in winter. In winter, heavy snow can even reach people's calves.

It's fine in the city, but if you're out in the wild, you're likely to freeze to death.

There was only one Gongsun Du behind them, so they didn't have to worry about being attacked by others. As for whether Wuhuan in the north would dare to go south, Tian Feng and Jushu didn't think so.

After all, Wu Huan had been beaten so badly by Yuan Shao and Emperor Han that he didn't dare to cause trouble.

Although Gongsun Du did not participate in this coalition of princes, everyone on Yuan Shao's side knew that Gongsun Du actually supported Yuan Shao.

After all, his dream is to become the King of Liaodong. If he obeys the court, then he will be nothing.

Tian Feng and Jushu felt that as long as Yuan Shao made a promise to Gongsun Du, he would make him the king of Liaodong after defeating Liu Xie.

In this way, even if Gongsun Du does not send people to support him, he will still stand still in the end.

In this way, Tian Feng and others felt that they could complete a counterattack against Cao's army by relying on the cold weather in Youzhou.

The reason for giving up Jizhou today is to gain more land in the future.
Chapter completed!