Although Chen Chu did not intend to send troops to participate in the Battle of Jizhou, he did not directly reject Yuan Shao. Chen Chu and Yuan Shao are allies at present, and it is not good to refuse too stiffly. Moreover, if Yuan Shao saw that there was no hope of taking Jizhou, he would likely retreat. The situation in Jizhou would inevitably calm down, which is not a good thing for Chen Chu. Therefore, it is best to continue the Battle of Jizhou and maintain a stalemate.

Chen Chu politely rejected Yuan Shao's request on the grounds that the situation in northern Xinjiang was tense, and at the same time he took the initiative to persuade the prefect of Peking Gongsun Zan to lead the army south to assist Yuan Shao.

When the envoy brought the news back to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but then he thought that this might be a good thing. If the Northern Army enters Jizhou, it will inevitably form a strong host and a weak host. If a dispute arises, it will be troublesome. Moreover, if Gongsun Zan can lead his army south, it can also play a role in restraining Liu Yu, and he can free up his hands to destroy Han Fu and seize Jizhou.

Half a month later, the day after the Chen Chu envoy left, Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping, gathered a large army of 100,000 to Youzhou. It was obvious that Gongsun Zan planned to take over Youzhou in one fell swoop.

The joining of Gongsun Zan made the situation in Jizhou even more chaotic. The heroes competed for the last benefit?

At the same time, a huge caravan had set off from Bingzhou and headed north. Everyone knew that this caravan was the Li family who was trafficking goods to four border counties through Chen and Chu's relationship, including a large amount of food.

The team was vast and the car was formed for miles, and each car had a deep rut, obviously full of goods.

One night, Langshan, Wuyuan County.

In the Wolf Mountain, there is a canyon, and there is a flat grassland in the canyon. At this time, hundreds of tents are scattered on this grassland. There are clusters of bonfires beside the tents. Around the bonfires are burning, and strong men with various weapons are sitting around the bonfires. These strong men are talking and laughing loudly, drinking and eating meat in big mouthfuls. Among them, there are many ragged girls playing with them. The girls look scared and cry in a low voice, but they dare not act in resistance at all. These girls seem to have been captured. These people are dressed in different clothes, some are wearing Han costumes and some are wearing nomadic costumes. In short, they give people the feeling of being a word, mixed. These people do not look like army, but horse thieves.

In the largest tent in the middle of the camp, more than a dozen strong-faced men were discussing things. The person sitting in the upper position was a middle-aged man, not as tall as a burly figure, but he gave people a very strong feeling.

"Toukui, just heard from Bingzhou that a large caravan was coming to Wuyuan with a large caravan. This is a big fat sheep!" A one-eyed man said to the middle-aged man who was in the upper throne. It turned out that the middle-aged man was the leader of the horse thief ravaging the Heshuo area, the head of the head.

Toukui thought for a moment, then squinted his eyes and looked at the one-eyed dragon below and asked, "Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable, it was sent by our people in Bingzhou." One-eyed dragon patted his chest and promised.

Toutui did not make a decision immediately, holding his chin with one hand as if thinking about something. After a while, Toutui raised his head and glanced at everyone, then slowly said: "A few days ago, we raided the camp of the Zhengbei Army. Not only did we not capture it, but we lost many brothers. It can also be seen that this unknown general in the Zhengbei Army is not simple. I am worried that this would be the trap he set."

The heads were stunned for a moment, and then the one-eyed dragon said, "Tou Kui, the previous defeat was just because our troops were not as strong as theirs. In addition, I don't think this time was the trap of the Northern Army." The one-eyed dragon paused and looked at the head coach.

Toukui nodded and signaled that the one-eyed dragon would continue to speak, so the one-eyed dragon continued: "I have never heard of any business that cooperates with the army...

What's more, on this grassland, there are not only ours, but it seems a bit far-fetched to say that the Northern Army sets up a trap to target us."

As soon as the words of the One-Eyed Dragon ended, the other leaders whispered and talked. It can be seen that these people all agreed with the One-Eyed Dragon.

Toukui smiled, nodded in praise, and said, "What the second brother said makes sense, but don't forget that although there are many horse thieves in this grassland, we are the only one in this Wuyuan territory. In addition, we have already become enemies with the Northern Army, so it is not impossible for the Northern Army to set up a trap against us."

The one-eyed dragon's face changed and he said anxiously: "Brother, are you not planning to ask for this fat sheep? But all this is just your guess, and it may not be the fact!"

Everyone's eyes immediately gathered on Toukui, waiting for his decision.

The head curled frowned and hesitated. At present, there was a shortage of food in the team, and the food in the caravan was urgently needed, but he was worried that this would be a trap for him.

Toukui couldn't help rubbing his temples, and he felt a headache. The leaders stared at Toukui in a daze, not daring to disturb him. After a while, Toukui raised his head.

He glanced at everyone, and then said word by word: "I decided to ask for this fat sheep."

When the leaders heard this, they cheered. It seemed that all his subordinates wanted to do this.

The reason why Toukui decided to do this in the end was because of the shortage of food, and the other was that he had a lucky mentality deep in his heart. He believed that the territory was so large that the Northern Army could not predict where he would take action.

After his subordinates called for a while, Toukui signaled everyone to calm down, and then continued: "This time, our opponent is not simple, so we have to be careful. I decided to loot the Wuyuan and clouds before sending troops to seize this fat sheep to the point where I can drive the Northern Expedition Army in Wuyuan and disrupt the situation and make them at a loss."

"The head master is wise." The head general said flatteringly.

The head kui immediately burst into laughter.

Just as Toukui and others were discussing how to rob the fat sheep they thought, Zhao Yun was also discussing matters with the generals in the large tent of the Northern Army camp outside Wuyuan City.

"General Zilong, the convoy has set off, and it's time for us to act." The person who spoke was Ju Su. He was standing on the left head, and Zang Ba was standing on the right head, and below the two were the generals in the Canglang Camp. Zhao Yun, as the main general, stood on the main position for granted.

Zhao Yun nodded, took out a flag, and said to Zang Ba: "General Zang Ba, I order you to lead 40,000 cavalry to ambush outside Xinglin Valley first."

"Yes." Zang Ba answered the order, then turned around and walked out of the tent quickly.

Then he heard the sound of horses neighing outside the tent and the sound of thunder. It turned out that the 40,000 cavalry of the Canglang Camp had already gathered together, and at this moment the order was passed, he immediately took action.

"The rest of the generals will be with me to temporarily stay in the camp and be ready to be dispatched at any time."

"Yes." All the generals agreed.

After the generals retreated, Zhao Yun said to Ju Su with a worried look on his face: "Mr. and Mr., can you really be sure that the thief of the leader will take action in Xinglin Valley?"

Ju Su smiled indifferently, "Of course it's certain. Xinglin Valley is an excellent place to attack the thief of the head-queezer. General Zilong, please rest assured!"

Ju Su was full of confidence, but Zhao Yun was still worried. He only saw him saying with a worried look on his face: "I hope this is the case."

Thirty miles north of the clouds is the camp of King Xiutu of the Southern Xiongnu. That night, several important figures under King Xiutu of the commandment gathered in King Xiutu's tent.

"Just just received news from Bingzhou, a large convoy was coming to Wuyuan, and it is said that there was a lot of food in it." King Xiutu said to everyone under his command with an excited expression.

King Xiutu has always been known for his greed and cruelty, and people imagine that he must be...

A burly figure like a monster. In fact, this King Xiutu is very white and not like the Huns. He has an average figure and is even thinner than the ordinary Huns. But don’t be deceived by his image. He can even do something like eating human flesh. In the four border counties, whether it is Han people or Huns, everyone is afraid of talking about King Xiutu.

"Father, what you mean is that we will rob this batch of grain!" King Xiutu's son Tuhun immediately understood what he meant and said with great excitement.

Tu Hun doesn't look like him, King Xiutu. Tu Hun is tall and has extraordinary courage. He is the strongest general under King Xiutu. He has never met an opponent so far, and even the Xianbei people are in awe of him.

King Xiutu looked at Tuhun with admiration, nodded, and then continued: "In the past two years, the number of livestock has dropped sharply, so the food we have in our hands is short of. I originally planned to find an opportunity to go south to hunt, but now a fat sheep is coming to my door by itself. How can we not want it??"

Everyone showed greed, and one of them patted his chest and said, "Master, just say what to do!"

King Xiutu thought for a moment and said, "This is just a caravan, and it's easy for us to take it down. But just in case, I decided to let my son, Tu Hun, lead 17 generals under my command to lead 40,000 elite soldiers to hunt."

"King, why use a cattle knife to kill a chicken? This matter is not a matter of the prince, just let me give it to you." A general came out and asked for a battle.

King Xiutu smiled, "General Zuo Gu is eager to make contributions, this is good. But I have my plans, so this matter is decided."

When everyone saw King Xiutu say this, no one said anything more.
Chapter completed!