Gongsun Zan's breakout started in the middle of the night and didn't end until daybreak.

At this time, Gongsun Zan had already led his 50,000 troops and had all broken out of the siege. Moreover, he had not suffered much losses.

On the other hand, Yuan Shao's side only had 30,000 troops at the north gate. In the end, only more than 10,000 of the defeated troops gathered back, and almost everyone was injured.

Although there are still 120,000 troops on the other three city walls, Yuan Shao's soldiers no longer dare to pursue Gongsun Zan.

Only after daylight did Zhang He and Jiang Yiqu, who were seriously injured, dare to return with the defeated army.

Looking at the messy Beiying and the wide-open Jicheng gate, Zhang He and Jiang Yiqu's faces were full of helplessness.

"Jun Yi, what should we do now?" Jiang Yiqu looked at Zhang He and asked.

Zhang He's face was still a little pale. Last night, he was hit in the back by Zhao Yun's sweeping blow, which caused Zhao Yun's spiritual energy to enter his body. He spent a lot of effort to force out the spiritual energy that Zhao Yun left in his body.

As a result, his vitality is severely damaged and he needs to rest for at least three months.

"Let the soldiers clean the battlefield first, retrieve the bodies of General Qu Yi and General Qian Zhao, and then report them to the lord." Zhang He said helplessly.

When Jiang Yiqu heard Zhang He's words, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. He was now afraid that Zhang He's brain would get hot and he would let the army continue to pursue Gongsun Zan.

You know, Gongsun Zan was running out of cavalry at this time, but Yuan Shao didn't have many cavalry, and there were more infantry.

If he were to pursue Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Zan would definitely take advantage of the speed of the cavalry and eat him without even leaving any bones.

Moreover, Jiang Yiqu's teeth ached when he thought that there was a young general in white robes under Gongsun Zan's command. He could tell that only Yan Liang and Wen Chou could withstand the strength of that young general.

So, he rode a fast horse and headed towards Yecheng.

A few days later, Yuan Shao's residence in Yecheng.

The angry Yuan Shao threw the letter in his hand on the ground, and then shouted filial piety: "Trash, they are all a bunch of trash!"

"There are so many people in Jicheng, but they let that old thief Gongsun Zan escape! They are all trash!"

Hearing Yuan Shao's filial piety, everyone present could not help but shrink their necks.

None of them dared to touch Yuan Shao's misfortune at this time, and they also couldn't understand why the situation in Jicheng suddenly turned around when there were so many good news in Jicheng just a moment ago.

Not only did Gongsun Zan succeed in breaking through, but he also defeated Qu Yi and Qian Zhao.

Yuan Shao looked at the silent crowd and suddenly became angry again.

He felt that all of these people were only flatterers and would remain silent once something happened. This made Yuan Shao extremely angry.

"Tell me! Why are all of them mute? What should we do now!" Yuan Shao looked at everyone and shouted.

Tian Feng, who was sitting in the back row, heard Yuan Shao's words. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then stood up and said to Yuan Shao: "My Lord, our army has occupied Jicheng at this time, and Gongsun Zan's forces in Youzhou have been completely destroyed. Pull out.”

"Therefore, my subordinates feel that we should not continue to focus on Gongsun Zan now. Now we should consider more about the emperor's edict."

When Yuan Shao heard Tian Feng's words, he frowned immediately.

To be honest, he was not very willing to obey the emperor's edict.

What's more, the emperor is now sending people to attack Yangzhou. At this time, it is even worse for him to obey the emperor's orders directly.

Although the relationship between him and Yuan Shu is not very good, in any case, he and Yuan Shu are the same father. The emperor's move somewhat disrespected Yuan Shao.

Therefore, his current relationship with the emperor is very delicate.

Another point is that if he obeys the emperor's order and sends troops to the Northern Expedition, what good will it do to himself?

Yuan Shao's idea at this time is to occupy the entire Han Dynasty and become a powerful minister. How many princes in the world do not respect him, Yuan Shao? There are also many enemies, such as Boss Cao in the south and Gongsun Du in the northeast.

Even at this time, Yuan Shao had the same idea as his brother Yuan Shu.

Since his younger brother Yuan Shu has already proclaimed himself emperor, why can't he Yuan Shao? Could it be that his eldest son Yuan, the fourth generation and the third prince, has thousands of generals under his command, but he can't compare to that good-for-nothing Yuan Shu?

It has to be said that since Yuan Shu became emperor, Yuan Shao, a prince who didn't have many ideas at first, had some ideas that he shouldn't have.

At this time, with the demise of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, nearly half of Youzhou had fallen into Yuan Shao's hands, and merging the state with Qingzhou was easy as there were no powerful princes in Qingzhou.

In this way, as long as Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Du, he, Yuan Shao, would dominate four of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Qingzhou and Jizhou are both populous states. As long as he occupies these two large states and then competes with Boss Cao for supremacy and seizes Boss Cao's territory in one go, no one in the world can stop him.

Therefore, the ambitious Yuan Shao did not want to obey the emperor's order at this time, go to the territory of the Xianbei people, and help the emperor conquer the world. With this skill, he might as well think about how to defeat Gongsun Du as soon as possible and capture the rest of Youzhou.

's territory.

After Yuan Shao heard Tian Feng's words, he did not directly agree with Tian Feng.

Xu You, who was Yuan Shao's childhood friend, saw Yuan Shao's expression and knew what Yuan Shao was thinking.

It must be that Yuan Shao does not want to help the Emperor fight the war. Since Yuan Shao does not agree to help the Emperor, it means that Yuan Shao already has his own ideas.

As the person who knew Yuan Shao best, Xu You knew what Yuan Shao was thinking after just thinking about it for a moment.

So, he took a step forward and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, as Yuan Hao said, my lord is absolutely undesirable!"

Yuan Shao was a little surprised when he heard that someone was opposing Tian Feng, so he looked at Xu You and said, "Ziyuan, what do you mean?"

"My lord, although Gongsun Zan was defeated and gave up most of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan has been entrenched in Youzhou for many years, so it is inevitable that he will leave some roots in Youzhou."

"If my lord does not try his best to eradicate Gongsun Zan's influence in Youzhou at this time, then if Gongsun Zan makes a comeback, Youzhou will inevitably fall into civil strife."

"Moreover, my subordinates have received a secret report that Gongsun Du of Liaodong has made good friends with Wuhuan and Goguryeo, and Goguryeo and Wuhuan are also the targets designated by the emperor to conquer."

"In this case, why don't my lord, after stabilizing Gongsun Zan's territory, march eastward and continue to annihilate Gongsun Du? In this way, my lord will not only complete the emperor's order to defeat the Hu people, but also take Liaodong into his pocket?"

When Yuan Shao heard Xu You's words, he immediately felt happy, because he had the same plan, but Yuan Shao knew that he could not fall out with the emperor directly yet.

To do something, it is best to find an excuse, and Yuan Shao cannot be the first to propose directly changing the target of attack like now.

The ministers below must propose it and then agree to it. In this way, even if the emperor blames him, there will be at least room for relaxation between himself and the emperor.
Chapter completed!