Strictly speaking, Yuan Shao had already surrendered to the court and admitted that the emperor was the blood of the late emperor, but he never took the Chang'an court seriously and never stopped claiming to be a self-proclaimed edict. Even if Sun Ce caught the handle, he didn't care.

Because Yuan Shao was very confident, the Chang'an court was not worth worrying about, and Sun Ce was not his opponent. As long as he personally rushed to the south, the Central Plains could get it. Not only did he think so, but Shen Pei and others also thought so, so when a drought occurred in Chang'an, Jizhou refused to give him a grain of food. Ju Su repeatedly suggested improving his relationship with the court and confronting Sun Ce in the name of the court, but Yuan Shao refused. He also found Shen Pei, and Shen Pei also ignored it.

Times have changed, and now Huang Wan has been defeated and surrendered. Shen Pei has been captured and committed suicide. Luoyang has no master. Yuan Shao has no confidence in winning anymore. He is unwilling to sit idly by Sun Ce to take Luoyang into his pocket. After thinking about it, handing over Luoyang to the court has become the only feasible choice. Yuan Shao not only did not object, but instead praised Ju Su as Zhang Liang. Not only did Guo Tu find it harsh, but even Ju Su himself felt it was strange.

However, at this moment, no one would care about these details. After Yuan Shao's approval, Ju Su further analyzed the arrangements after surrendering to the court. First of all, of course, he apologized for the crime and explained the previous matter to the court to show sincerity; secondly, he explained the current situation. Of course, it cannot be said that he was taking the initiative to launch an attack, but he can only say that he was ordered by the Taiwei Huang Wan to be ordered to fight against the thief. The reason is very simple. The Sun family father and son owned three states. Is this what the ministers should do? If the rebel ministers do not seek, what majesty can the court be said?

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but praise him twice. Why did he send troops is actually not important. Even if he doesn't explain, the court would not dare to do anything to him. The key to this is to prevent the court from forming an alliance with Sun Ce. After this battle, Yuan Shao had only Jizhou and had a very small threat to the court. The father and son of the Sun family who held the three prefectures of Jing and Yuyang were the major concerns of the court. If the court wanted to wipe out Sun Ce, it would inevitably rely on Yuan Shao's strength. If the court wanted to appease it, it would be equivalent to slapping himself.

In short, this apology is called apology, but it is actually a scapegoat, pushing Sun Ce to the fire and roasting it.

Although Guo Tu was uncomfortable, he had to admit that Ju Su's plan was indeed good, at least for the moment. He smiled. "Lord, this plan is very good. It's not too late. You can order Kong Zhang (Chen Lin) to make a book. If the ambush Sun Ce fails, you can report to the court immediately."

Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly and understood. No matter how good the plan is, it is a helpless move. It is urgent to consider the ambush of Sun Ce first. If Sun Ce can be severely damaged, who should pay attention to the court?

Several people discussed it properly, that is, Chen Lin was the case, and Ju Su went to communicate with Shen Ying and others to discuss the withdrawal of the troops. The situation was as Guo Tu said. Although Shen Ying and others cried and shouted to avenge Shen Mai, no one dared to fight with Sun Ce. Hearing that Yuan Shao wanted to retreat as a step forward and ambush Sun Ce, everyone raised their hands to agree, but no one had any objections.

Yuan Shao immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters, and was passionate and ordered a retreat.

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Sun Ce received the news soon, but he did not pursue him immediately, but just sent a scout to follow him.

He did win several big victories, but the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and Yuan Shao also has strong counterattack ability. He pursues rashly and once he falls, he will likely be turned over by Yuan Shao.

But he couldn't let Yuan Shao leave like this. Yuan Shao still had strength, especially since he did not suffer a real blow. When he returned to Jizhou and recovered, he might have a growing confidence and set up a war to go south again. He was not afraid of Yuan Shao coming again, but he was unwilling to waste time. Since the war started, he would beat Yuan Shao to hurt him and let him not act rashly in the short term.

Sun Ce discussed with Guo Jia, Lu Su and others, and Guo Jia was unable to make a decision for the moment. Yuan Shao might really plan to retreat or retreat as advance. The two were not contradictory. Neither let Yuan Shao leave like this, nor could he fall into his plan. First of all, he had to figure out Yuan Shao's true intentions so that he could be targeted. But in a hurry, he had no time to figure out Yuan Shao's true intentions.

Sun Ce showed his inspiration and made a suggestion: exchange prisoners.

In several consecutive battles, Sun Ce captured more than 13,000 Jizhou troops who killed and died on the spot, but in fact, he was mainly Shen Pei's subordinates. In the Battle of Pukou, Jiang Qin attacked the camp and captured nearly 4,000 prisoners. In the Battle of Huangshui, he captured another five or six thousand people. These people were all young and strong, so of course they could stay for hard work, but homesickness was inevitable. Their families were all in Jizhou, so it was difficult for them to live in the Central Plains. When they had the chance, they would still flee. Recently, in order to monitor these prisoners, Sun Ce had put a lot of effort into it, and the food they spent was not a small amount.

Sun Ce is not short of population now. If he uses these prisoners to stimulate Yuan Shao, it may be a way. Whether Yuan Shao really retreats or wants to ambush him, he cannot let him leave so happily and must force him to fight again.

Guo Jia felt it was feasible, so he immediately picked some people from the prisoners and asked them to return to the camp to deliver letters and messages. When the prisoners were picking people, Guo Jia told the prisoners that Yuan Shao had withdrawn his troops, but no one cared about your life or death. General Sun could have sent you to the mine to mine, or to log and burn charcoal in the mountains, so that you can be a coolie to die, but he is a kind person and does not want to treat you like this, so he is willing to exchange prisoners and give you a chance to go home. However, if Yuan Shao is willing to pay this money, we don’t know. Everyone, please be content with your destiny. If someone comes to redeem, you will go back. No one comes to redeem, don’t blame us. This is all your life.

As soon as this statement was made, the captives were all moved. If possible, who would want to be a hard worker to the end and bury their bones in a foreign land?

Guo Jia carefully selected 100 people based on the captives' hometown and their original generals, and asked them to return to the camp to spread the news. At the same time, he brought messages to the people he knew to see who was willing to redeem and who was unwilling to redeem. If he was willing to redeem, he would hurry up and make up money and goods. According to the identity of the captives, Guo Jia set different prices. The cheapest ones were ordinary soldiers, which could be exchanged for money, each person would be exchanged for 10,000 yuan, and each person would be exchanged for grain, each person would be exchanged for fifty stones, and a horse would be exchanged for three people, and a high-quality war horse would be exchanged for five people.

The price is very fair. Even the prisoners thought that Sun Ce was too kind and wanted such a little money, which was equivalent to doing farm work for a year. It can be seen that Sun Ce was sincere. Whether he could go back alive depends on his relatives and whether the villagers were sympathetic.

Without anything Guo Jiaduo said, the captives asked the messengers to send messages and beg them to find someone.

One hundred messengers, with the ardent hope of more than ten thousand prisoners, left Sun Ce's camp and chased Yuan Shao's army.

Guo Jia waited for a long time before he sent Shi Tao as the envoy and went to chase Yuan Shao with the official documents of the prisoner exchange. He took Shi Tao specifically, don’t be anxious, and walked slowly, and gave the prisoners enough time. In addition, if you have the chance to see my uncle, please bring me a few words.

Shi Tao understood and left the camp. When he caught up with Yuan Shao, the 100 prisoners had been back to the camp for more than half a day. The news that Sun Ce was willing to exchange prisoners was already circulating and everyone knew it. None [      Update Fast] Several people surrounded Yuan Shao's central army tent, some begged, some cried bitterly, and some were excited and fainted.
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