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Gongsun Xu's heart jumped when he heard the scout's shout. The main force of Yuan Shao's army was inside the Qing He City, the scouts definitely wouldn't dare to lie and report the military news. The news that he had gathered had confirmed that after Gao Lan cleared the place up, he went straight to the Henei County, based on the information he had gathered, it was impossible for him to pose a threat to the Youzhou's allied forces! Then, the most likely reason would be that Yuan Shao had suddenly come to provide powerful external assistance. Throughout the forces that were nearby Yuan Shao, the most likely to come to his rescue would be the Yanzhou's Cao Cao Cao!

When he thought about Cao Cao, Gongsun Xu became excited, "Cao Mengde, I, Gongsun Xu have always wanted to meet you! I hope that it really is you! '

Gongsun Xu also thought of this and anxiously said: "Father, you must not let Cao Cao come to the Qing He City to meet up with Yuan Shao!"

Gongsun Zan nodded his head: "This old man also intends to do the same, what do you think?"

"Disperse!" Gongsun Xu said without hesitation: "I am willing to lead an army to attack Henei County, to stop Cao Cao from coming to Qing He!"

Gongsun Zan frowned, and asked: "What do you think about this Fei Yanxiong?"

Zhang Yan shook his head: "Yuan Shao's resistance is very intense, and Cao Cao Cao's strength is not bad, if we split up and go to Hanoi, it would not be of much use if we have less people, and we might not have enough troops! "In my opinion, if we were to split up, we might as well delay the attack a little and finish off Cao Cao before turning back and attacking the Qing River. That would be the best plan!"

"What is Feng Xiao's opinion on this matter?" Gongsun Zan muttered to himself, and turned to ask Guo Jia.

Guo Jia said solemnly: "I agree with what Zi Minxiong said, split up and go to Henei County to take the initiative to attack Cao Cao Cao! Firstly, Yuan Shao is already afraid of us, and if he does not have enough cavalrymen, even if we send a part of our troops to attack Hanoi, he would not dare to risk coming out of the city to fight; Secondly, Cao Cao Cao has come from afar, so it is impossible for him to control the power of the Henei County in the short term, which means that the defending army of the Henei County will not be able to cooperate with Cao Cao; thirdly, once Gao Lan is out of the way, a large number of commoners will flee to the Henei County, which will definitely cause panic among the people. If our army suddenly appears in the Henei County, the defending army will definitely panic even more. That's right, if General Zhang He, Tian Feng and the others were to head there together, the effect would be even better. "

Firstly, they avoided direct combat with Yuan Shao, and secondly, if Tao Sheng decided to rebel, this army of over ten thousand people would join Zhang Yan's army to deal with him. Letting Zhang He and Tian Feng head to the Henei County to attack the morale of the city guards did not go against Gongsun Zanfuzi's previous promise. Zhang He and Tian Feng had no reason to reject them, and had a deep friendship with Gao Lan, so he might be able to persuade Gao Lan to come and seek support.

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Gongsun Zan's heart was already inclined to splitting up the forces like the Henei County, but he did not immediately agree. Instead, he looked at Zhang Yan and asked, "Fei Yanxiong, has there been any movement from Tao Sheng recently?"

"Nothing abnormal!" Zhang Yan shook his head: "Bai Rao just received the latest news last night. After General Zhang He and Mr. Tian Feng went to Bo Ling, Tao Sheng did not make any moves against them.

Gongsun Zan laughed coldly: "I hope that Tao Sheng can understand what's good for you. There won't be a problem for you to become rich in the future!"

Zhang Yan sighed. He had been an old brother for so many years, he really didn't want to become enemies with Tao Sheng.

Gongsun Zan coughed lightly, and said sternly: "I have made my decision, I will bring the White Horse Camp with me, and I will transfer some of my troops to follow you. If there is a chance, we will attack River City, but if we do not have the chance to stop Cao Cao Cao, we will come to your aid!"

"Here!" Please rest assured Father, I will not fail in my mission! " Gongsun Xu replied excitedly as he cupped his fists. Then he asked, "Father, if we were to transfer Zhang He and Tian Feng to the Henei County with me, how should we settle the troops that they brought?"

"Not Tian Feng!" Gongsun Zan shook his head: "Tian Feng is quite prestigious, and your ability is enough to lead that army. Just let Zhang He and Xu You follow you there."

"That's doable!" Gongsun Xu happily accepted the decision. With Zhang He and Xu You here, it would be enough to destroy the hearts of the imperial guards.

Gongsun Zan cupped his hands towards Zhang Yan and laughed: "Fei Yanxiong, after White Horse Camp leaves, I will have to trouble you to take care of this."

"This is my duty, Bo Guixiong does not need to be courteous!" Zhang Yan cupped his hands in return, and laughed: "I will personally take care of all the troops and horses in Du Chang's hands, and wholeheartedly assist Bo Guixiong in attacking the city!"

Gongsun Zan thanked him, patted his shoulder, and asked: "Zi Min, how many troops do you think are needed?"

When he had just arrived at the bottom of Qing He City, Gongsun Zan had an army of more than 130,000. After Zhang Yan had hurried over and brought another 40,000 troops, his total army had reached an astonishing 170,000 people. After a few days of fierce siege, the Youzhou's allied army had lost more than ten thousand people. Right now, there was still a great army of one hundred and fifty thousand people.

In the past few days, White Horse Camp's attacks were the fiercest, and the corresponding casualties were also great. Out of the twenty-five thousand walking soldier, only twenty-one thousand were left, but over five thousand of them were unharmed. Previously, the scouts said that there were around 20,000 to 30,000 of Cao Cao's men entering the Henei County, and according to their calculations, the Henei County now has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops, even if the strength of Yuan Shao's army inside the city was low, it would still require a corresponding number of people to be able to attack the city.

Gongsun Xu thought for a moment, then replied: "I'll transfer another 40,000 to you. Also, I want to bring some craftsmen and more than ten thousand auxiliary force, at that time, we can make siege equipment on the spot."

"Sure!" Gongsun Zan agreed and said: "I will give you everything you want. Cao Cao Cao is not an easy person, using soldiers is strange and unpredictable, you have to be careful of everything!"

"Father, thank you for your reminder!" Gongsun Xu expressed his thanks, but in his heart he thought to himself, I know who Cao Cao is, and I would never underestimate him!

Gongsun Zan nodded, and then ordered Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, remind the citizens if anything happens, we have the absolute advantage in the current situation, and we have sufficient rations, so there is no need to take any risks, we can fight steadily!"

Guo Jia bowed and said: "Father-in-law, please be at ease, Xiao Xu will not disappoint us!"

Gongsun Zan looked at the color of the sky, waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, my people, you and Feng Xiao can go back to the camp and make some preparations. Tomorrow morning, all of you should head to Henei County. "

"Here!" Gongsun Xu and Guo Jia agreed together and brought him to the military camp behind them.

Gongsun Zan looked at the city once more, and when he walked in, he smiled at Zhang Yan: "Fei Yanxiong, please send a military order to Bo Ling using a pigeon, and have Zhang He rush over here overnight."

"No problem, I'll do it right away." Zhang Yan nodded and quickly headed towards the Army of Heishan's pigeon house at the southern corner of the army camp.

Gongsun Zan originally wanted to return to the big tent to rest, but after thinking about it, he decided to bring his sixth brother and the other guards to the Trades and Crafts Camp to inquire about the matter of Ma Tiedan's Drainage and the change of roads.

When Gongsun Xu and Guo Jia returned to the camp, they immediately told Gongsun Jia to find Zhao Yun and Shan Meng, who were counting the number of casualties, to discuss the matter. The two of them quickly rushed over, and as soon as Shan Meng entered the big tent, he immediately asked her about it.

Guo Jia said softly: Cao Cao has brought an army to the Henei County, from the looks of it, he is prepared to come to reinforce Yuan Shao. After discussing it, we decided to split up our troops to attack the Henei County, even if we cannot break into the city, we have to stop Cao Cao's reinforcements from coming to the Qing He City!

"Cao Cao is actually here?" When Zhao Yun heard this, he was shocked, his face immediately turned serious. He originally did not understand Cao Cao, but later on when he followed Liu Bei, he would often hear the name Cao Cao from Liu Bei. After that, when Gongsun Xu would occasionally comment on the heroes of the world, he would also mention Cao Cao's name. Curious, Zhao Yun went and inquire about Cao Cao's achievements, and only then did he realize that although Cao Cao seemed weak, he was actually a difficult opponent to deal with.

"Cao Cao?" Shan Meng was unimpressed, he shook his head and laughed: "This man seems to be extremely famous, but from what I know, he does not have a lot of troops, and actually dares to come and support Yuan Shao, he is truly reckless!"

Gongsun Xu sighed: "Shan Meng, do not underestimate Cao Cao! This person's ability is outstanding and is well supported by his subordinates. If he cannot take advantage of this opportunity to severely injure Cao Cao, he will definitely become a thorn in our side in the future! "

"Is the general praising Cao Cao?" Shan Meng's face was still filled with disbelief. In his eyes, the Youzhou Army was incomparably powerful, he was the strongest army in the world, and General Zhao Yun and General Gongsun Xu both had courage that could not be matched.

Gongsun Xu laughed bitterly: "I'm too lazy to explain myself to you right now. I'll let you know how troublesome Cao Cao is after fighting him!"

Shan Meng mimicked Gongsun Xu's actions and spread his hands, he did not take Gongsun Xu's words to heart.

Gongsun Xu was too lazy to reply, and asked Zhao Yun sternly: "Zi Long, have you counted the number of casualties today?"

Zhao Yun nodded his head, and said in a low voice: "I've counted them, about 600 died, about 780 were severely injured, and about 500 were lightly injured."

Gongsun Xu's face darkened slightly, and sighed: "If that's the case, then our White Horse Camp has lost a total of six thousand people in the past few days. This is an unprecedented heavy loss!"

Guo Jia advised: "This son does not need to be too sad, we have lost over six thousand people, it is indeed painful, but Yuan Shao suffered from the fierce attack of our White Horse Camp, and lost at least ten thousand people, it is worth it!"

Gongsun Xu nodded his head, what Guo Jia said was not wrong, White Horse Camp was, after all, an elite who had been trained for a long time, even if Yuan Shao did not rush to the top of the city walls due to the high walls of the Qing He City, as well as the extremely strong resistance, it had caused great casualties to Yuan Shao's army, and had basically reached the exchange rate of 1 to 2! From this, it could be seen that the White Horse Camp was a true elite!