Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"After all, the border of Jizhou is nothing compared to Yecheng."

"If the border of Jizhou is lost, then it is lost forever."

"As soon as Yan Liang's troops arrive, we will surely be able to drive the enemy out and take them back."

"But if Ye City falls, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the impact on our army will be unthinkable."

"At that time, it was equivalent to losing the entire Ji Province."

"Getting it back won't be so simple."

This is Guo Tu.

Actually, after saying all that, he didn't care at all about where he lost something or what he didn't.

They didn't care whether Yuan Shao was defeated or not.

All he cared about was his own life.

He had to understand that he was currently in Ye City. If Ye City fell, his life would be over.

How could that possibly make him worried?

That's why he spoke out in rebuttal.

The world is vast, but nothing is more important than one's own life.

"Guo Tu's words are the views of a child."

"My lord, you must not do this! If that happens... the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Although the defense line of Jizhou is not as important as our Ye City, it is still of paramount importance."

"I reckon Cao Cao is currently facing Yuan Shu and definitely doesn't have enough troops to attack our Ji Province."

"If we withdraw our troops now, it will allow the enemy to enter Ji Province without firing a shot."

"To hand over the entire Ji Province so easily."

"Absolutely not."

This is Tian Feng, who then shared his own insights.

"Tian Feng's words are nothing but the courage of a common man."

"My lord, you mustn't... If the defenses of Ji Province are lost, we can take them back."

"But if Ye City is lost, the blow to our army will be incomparable."

"Even if we manage to hold the border at that time, once the news of Ye City gets out, it will inevitably throw our army into chaos, and then it will be too late to regret it!"

The entire court was in an uproar.

Yuan Shao actually performed quite well in the early stages, and in many ways he was a competent lord.

But there was nothing he could do; Yuan Shao had too many strategists and officials under his command.

Each person represents a different faction.

Everyone has an idea.

Yuan Shao naturally couldn't listen to everyone's opinions.

Therefore, sometimes they always seem so incompetent.

There's nothing we can do about it...

After all, no one in the world could possibly choose the correct answer every time they were in such a situation.

Not to mention Yuan Shao.

Completely different from him were Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao now had many factions under his command.

However, most of them were acting in Cao Cao's interest and did not only care about their own interests.

Therefore, everyone seconded the motion.

This saved Cao Cao a lot of trouble.

As for Liu Bei's subordinates, that was even easier.

What benefits could one possibly gain by serving under Liu Bei?

Every day isn't about running away; it's about being on the run.

Therefore, their strategies are all things like, "I have a plan."

Of course, if we're talking about who suffered the most, Yuan Shao's situation is actually nothing compared to that of Yuan Shao.

At least among Yuan Shao's men, although each person came up with a different strategy.

But it's still a strategy, after all.

They are much better than the men under Sun Quan.

Because whenever Sun Quan wanted to ask for advice, the civil officials always only had one word: "surrender".

Don't ask, it's just a price drop.

Military officers are similar.

Don't ask, just hit.

"That's enough... Let's do it according to Guo Tu's plan."

"Go down."

Yuan Shao, whose head was throbbing from the clamor of his civil and military officials below, finally had no choice but to give up.

The only option was to forcibly interrupt their discussion.

They chose to use Guo Tu's method.

This is also normal.

Because Guo Tu usually flattered him so much that he felt very comfortable.

Therefore, I always adopt the other party's solution first.

This time will be similar.

Of course, besides this, Yuan Shao also had his own ulterior motives.

Even Yuan Shao was afraid of death.

Guo Tu's method may seem to disregard the overall situation.

But it coincided with his inner thoughts.

Because that's what he thought too.

Territory can be lost but taken back.

If you lose your life, you lose everything.

Yuan Shao valued his life quite a bit.

After all, who knows if this was Cao Cao's scheme?

In his eyes, Cao Cao was the most treacherous person in the world.

"My lord, you mustn't!"

Several strategists wanted to persuade him further, but Cao Cao didn't give them the chance at all.

"My mind is made up, there's no need for further words."

Yuan Shao coldly shouted and waved his hand, interrupting them.

"Incompetent ruler, incompetent ruler, Ji Province will surely fall into an abyss of no return because of your choice."

"You will regret the choice you made today for the rest of your life."

Tian Feng was both angry and anxious, and immediately started cursing.

"Ahhh, Tian Feng insulted me, drag me away, and give me twenty strokes of the military rod."

Yuan Shao was furious.

I've been incredibly annoyed lately because of all these trivial things.

In addition, his son died.

How could he not be furious after being insulted like that?

He said he would give the order when the time came.

"A mediocre ruler, a mediocre ruler..."

"Ah, Tian Feng insulted me and was thrown into the Heavenly Prison. Without my order, no one is allowed to release him."

Poor Tian Feng, a top strategist of the Three Kingdoms period, ultimately could not escape the fate depicted in the original story.

...............

This contrasts sharply with the heated discussions among Yuan Shao's subordinates.

The situation under Cao Cao was much more peaceful.

Of course, even in Pinghe, upon receiving this news, he was completely dumbfounded.

Then came a look of utter disbelief.

"Zhang Yan, following my instructions, you've raised an army of 100,000 to attack Yuan Shao's main camp? Are you kidding me?"

"When did I order Zhang Yan to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Ye City?"

"Can anyone fucking tell me what happened?"

"I'm currently focused on dealing with Yuan Shu, so I don't have the energy to deal with Yuan Shao!"

"If I had the ability to deal with Yuan Shao, why would I waste so much effort trying to make peace?"

"Besides, I'm still in Jianghuai right now, how could I have time to scheme against him!"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Who the hell can tell me?"

Mr. Cao was completely stunned.

His usual composure turned into a string of profanities.

I just couldn't resist!

Originally, he thought that after paying a huge price, he was about to defeat Yuan Shao.

And this is what you actually gave me.

How could he not feel bewildered?

How could one not find it unbelievable?

You should know that he himself knows about his affairs, but he has absolutely nothing to do with Zhang Yan.

As a result, the other party blamed themselves for killing Yuan Shao's son.

Now that the enemy has mobilized an army of 100,000 to attack Ye City, is this being blamed on us?

What's going on?