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When the sun rose from the east, the gates of the White Horse Camp's camp slowly opened. Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun brought a thousand armored riders out of the camp and met Zhang Yan who had rushed over.

"Your subjects, please wait!"

"Uncle, don't worry!" Gongsun Xu retracted his arm, and shouted angrily: "Yesterday, this nephew's subordinate had a small accident, and did not expect to quickly hear the rumors that my nephew's White Horse Camp s did not find anything good, but were instead a bunch of embroidered pillows, which makes people extremely angry. This nephew will definitely let the people who spread the rumors see, even if the number of people is equal, White Horse Camp will not lose to the ones who get to the camp first! If you meet Qu Yi today, you must ensure that he does not return! "

No matter if it was his actions or his words, Gongsun Xu seemed to be a good-for-nothing right now. He was the kind of good-for-nothing who would exchange punches with no regard for strength or the consequences.

"Nephew, think twice before acting!" Zhang Yan was extremely anxious as he painfully advised: "This old man knows that the White Horse Camp of my nephew is very powerful, but that Qu Yi is still an old general on the battlefield, I cannot underestimate him! How about this old man send a group of people to lead the way for nephew? "

"This nephew appreciates uncle's good intentions!" However … "Gongsun Xu shook his head, and said firmly:" This nephew will lead a thousand men, if uncle sends someone to help, that would be a joke! Uncle, there's no need to persuade me anymore. Just quietly wait for this nephew to return! "Farewell!"

Zhang Yan could not hold him back at all, he chased after Gongsun Xu and shouted a few times, but he did not care about it, he could only watch Gongsun Xu bringing a thousand men to the south gate of the city.

Zhang Yan helplessly shook his head, and shouted: "Men, get Du Chang to quickly come and see this old man!"

Gongsun Xu and his group quickly reached the southern part of the city. The Army of Heishan guarding the city gate didn't dare to delay any further and quickly opened the gate to let them out. A thousand men rushed out of the city and disappeared behind the trees to the south.

Tao Sheng stood on the city gate tower and watched. After Gongsun Xu and the others left, he sneered: "Truly reckless! Dazhi, quickly go back and send a message to Yuan Shijun, tell him that Gongsun Xu has only brought a thousand people to Xiao Qinghe! "

Tao Dayong, who was standing behind Tao Sheng, laughed as well. With an agreement, he turned around and left the city gate tower, and quickly walked towards a nearby small courtyard.

A moment later, a black pigeon quietly rose into the air and quickly flew towards the south. Tao Sheng watched as the pigeon disappeared into the distant sky, and revealed a complacent smile.

Gongsun Xu galloped at full speed towards the south for more than five kilometers. By this time, the Boiling City had long disappeared, and he turned around to ask: "Qi Shan (Wang Wei word), how far are we to Xiao Qinghe?"

Wang Wei replied loudly: "General, about a hundred li, if we ride fast horses, we can arrive in less than two hours."

Wang Wei was a member of the Qinghe County and was extremely familiar with this area. That was why he had followed Gongsun Xu to Bo Ling this time around.

"If that's the case …" Gongsun Xu thought for a moment, then laughed: "We'll do our best to move slowly, so that guy can pass the message to Yuan Shao. The entire army is slowing down! "

"The general has given the order to slow down the entire army!"

"All troops, slow down!"

The order was immediately passed down, and the team quickly slowed down.

Gongsun Xu noticed that Wang Wei's mood was a little low, so he asked with a smile: "Qi Shan, how long has it been since you last returned to the Qinghe County? Is there anyone else at home? "

"I haven't returned for more than two years. There has been no one in my family for a long time, so it's fine to not talk about those relatives! There is nothing to think about but the graves of my parents. " Wang Wei replied softly, looking quite sad.

Gongsun Xu said apologetically: "I should not have brought this up! After this battle, you can go home to your parents and reconstruct their graves. As for the epitaph, I'll ask Wang Zhongxuan to help me with it. "

"Thank you, General!" Wang Wei was overjoyed, the amount of money he had was not a problem, the famous Wang Chao wrote an epitaph for his parents, they would definitely be extremely happy in the underworld.

"It was nothing." Gongsun Xu smiled and waved his hand, "If we win against Yuan Shao this time, we can definitely take advantage of the situation and return to Jizhou and Qingzhou, and at that time, you can just become a county magistrate in Qing He County, and you can be considered to have brought honor to your ancestors."

Wang Wei was ecstatic, he had only joined the army for the sake of eating his fill, he never thought that he would have the chance to return to his hometown and become a county magistrate. He quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude, "This lowly one will not be able to repay General's kindness even if I were to be smashed to smithereens! I'm afraid my ability is insufficient to make this county magistrate! "

"Take your time and learn!" Gongsun Xu sighed: "Youzhou is severely understaffed, although a few universities have accepted many students, but they have not been able to train any qualified personnel for a short period of time, the only people we can trust are you two."

"This lowly subordinate will not disappoint the general's trust!"

"Never mind, don't keep saying words of gratitude on your lips. You know I don't like that."

"Thank you so much for your humble job!" "Hehe."

Gongsun Xu laughed, then changed the topic and asked: "How far is it to the upstream of Xiao Qinghe?"

"Thirty to forty kilometers. We'll be there in about an hour."

"So close?" Gongsun Xu raised his head to look at the flock of birds flying towards the south as he muttered to himself, "Yuan Shao shouldn't be suddenly changing his mind, right?

"Is everything ready?" When Gongsun Xu was talking about Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was in the garden asking Guo Tu and Xu You.

"Don't worry, my lord. It's all been arranged." Guo Tu cupped his hands and replied: "As long as Qu Yi passes through the Xiao Qinghe, the people I send out will burn the floating bridge and force Qu Yi to fight against the enemy on the north bank of the river! Even if he managed to kill Gongsun Xu, he would have to detour to go back to the Qinghe County. If Gongsun Xu died, Zhang Yan would definitely kill him at all costs, if not how can he account to Gongsun Zan! "

Yuan Shao took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and shook it: "This is an urgent letter from a bird in the early hours of the morning. The letter said that Gongsun Xu would definitely head to the Xiao Qinghe to survey the terrain today, and that the Gongsun kid is impulsive and irritable, and would never listen to anyone's advice, and is extremely arrogant and despotic. "Haha, this kind of reckless child is nothing to be afraid of."

"The lord is right!" Guo Tu laughed and agreed, "Then Gongsun kid is a popinjay, how can he be a match for Qu Yi? This subordinate is a little worried that Qu Yi will be able to return successfully. "

"Master, I do not agree with what Brother Gong Ze said." Xu You opened his mouth and said: "I had a conversation with Gongsun Xu before, and it is true that he was reckless, but he is not a playboy. He still has some ability."

Xu You did not warn Yuan Shao out of goodwill, he knew that Gongsun Xu was cunning and that the White Horse Camp under him was powerful, even if Qu Yi was not plotted against by his own people, he would not be able to return home. If he were to agree with Guo Tu at this moment, and if Qu Yi were to be completely annihilated without being able to do anything to him, Yuan Shao would definitely suspect that 'Gongsun Xu is a playboy', and at that time, he might even suspect that had lied. Hence, he might as well say it in advance so that he could put aside any suspicions that he might have had.

"Zi Yuan, you're overthinking it!" Yuan Shao laughed: "Even if Gongsun kid has some skills, he is definitely not Qu Yi's match! Right now, the only suspense is how many people Gongsun kid has brought. If he brought all five thousand of his cavalry, no matter how brave Qu Yi is, he would not be able to take's life. "

"Gongsun Xu is quite conceited," Xu You muttered in a low voice, "Furthermore, he made a bet with Tao Sheng.

"Isn't that courting death?" Guo Tu was startled, and mocked: "Brother Ziyuan, I truly do not agree with your words, Gongsun Xu should not be that arrogant and stupid, right?"

Xu You said indifferently: "Whether or not this old man's guess is accurate, we will know after a while."

"My lord!" It's another bird's messenger! " At this time, a person rushed in and brought out a small bamboo tube for Yuan Shao with both hands.

Yuan Shao took the bamboo tube, and waved his hand to signal for the man to back away. He opened it and looked, and laughed: "Zi Yuan guessed right! Gongsun Xu is really arrogant to the extreme, to the point that he has only brought a thousand people to the Xiao Qinghe to survey the terrain! "

Xu You laughed and looked at Guo Tu complacently.

Guo Tu scratched his beard awkwardly and turned his head not meeting Xu You's gaze.

Xu You did not speak words of mockery, he pointed to the letter in Yuan Shao's hand and asked: Master, this letter was sent by Tao Sheng right?

Yuan Shao nodded his head: "That's right, Tao Sheng is very diligent when doing things, it's a pity that he comes from a family of Yellow Mask thieves, no matter how much contribution he will contribute, this old man will never reuse him again!"

"Then," Xu You pondered for a moment, and asked: "Who was the person who delivered that letter in the early hours of the morning?"

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment, then laughed proudly: "That letter was sent by Bai Rao."

"Bai Rao?!" Xu You and Guo Tu were both shocked. They did not expect Yuan Shao to actually hide the truth and have connections with the other Great Qu General s under Zhang Yan's command.

Yuan Shao immediately explained solemnly: "Zi Yuan, Gong Ze, it's not that this old man does not trust you two, but Bai Rao was highly regarded by Zhang Yan previously, and this old man was afraid that he would use a trick, so this old man wanted to confirm before informing everyone. From the looks of it, Bai Rao has also sincerely pledged allegiance to them. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the same kind of news to be spread out. "

Xu You shook his head: "Just because of this matter, Master was able to confirm that Bai Rao is sincerely submitting to him, is it a little too hasty?"

"Hehe." Yuan Shao laughed somewhat embarrassedly: "Before, Bai Rao also sent a message and it turned out to be true, but it did not affect the situation, so this old man has never mentioned it to anyone."

Guo Tu praised: "Master has great foresight, this subordinate is extremely impressed. It is said that Bai Rao is deeply trusted by Zhang Yan, if he can turn the tables at the critical moment, he will definitely win this battle! "

"Congratulations, my lord." Xu You also cupped his hands and said: "Bai Rao is indeed well trusted by Zhang Yan, even the safety of the Boiling prefectural governor's mansion is his responsibility. Since this person has pledged allegiance to my lord, Zhang Yan's judgement is just around the corner!"

"Haha" Yuan Shao laughed proudly: "If it wasn't for that, this old man would have continued to tolerate Qu Yi for a while longer! Now that he had two spies, there was no need for him to stay. Gong Ze, go and see Qu Yi, tell him that Gongsun Xu has written a challenge to him, inviting him to fight on the northern shore of Xiao Qinghe with an equal number of people! "

Guo Tu was startled for a moment, then laughed: "Master is wise, this subordinate will go see Qu Yi right away."

"Zi Yuan, let's go and have a talk with this old man. We'll wait for the good news first!" After Guo Tu left, Yuan Shao invited him with a smile.

"Alright, this subordinate will play with the lord. Do you want a bet? "

"No problem, let's go!"

"My lord, please!"

The two of them walked into the pavilion in the garden and began playing chess.