Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Guo Tu recalled the whole process and found that something was wrong. Yuan Shao had already wanted to kill Xu You. If he hadn't persuaded him, Xu You would have been beheaded by now.

According to Guo Tu's understanding of Yuan Shao, Xu You's crisis had not disappeared, and Yuan Shao agreed at this moment only because he was forced by the situation. Now that the army had suffered a great defeat, once it caused disagreements, it would inevitably further weaken the cohesion of the soldiers.

But Yuan Shao attached great importance to his reputation. In this battle, he suffered a crushing defeat despite his absolute superiority in military forces, which made Yuan Shao lose face.

Once he returns to Yecheng and the situation stabilizes, Yuan Shao will still find a scapegoat to take the responsibility for the defeat.

The failure of Xu You's plan was the fuse that triggered the burning of grain and grass in Wuchao, and the burning of grain and grass was the main reason for the failure of the entire army. From any perspective, Xu You was the best person to take the blame.

Xu You was an old friend of Yuan Shao, so he naturally understood Yuan Shao's character, which was why he acted calm and casual during the conversation just now.

Once Xu You was killed, the strength of his side would be damaged again, which was obviously not in line with Guo Tu's plan.

Although he controlled some military power, his foundation was weak and he was far from being able to compete with the Jizhou faction.

Although he had weakened Ju Shou's influence in Yuan Shao's heart, he was still worried that once Ju Shou returned, Yuan Shao would still entrust him with important tasks no matter how long it took.

Ju Su's ability is there, and Yuan Shao could not possibly put him aside forever without making any use of him.

For Guo Tu, the best outcome for Ju Su was to die in the chaos of war.

But even if Ju Shou died, the Jizhou faction still had Tian Feng.

Tian Feng was good at thinking and dared to make suggestions, and he had the best personal relationship with Yuan Shao.

This seems to subvert the common people's understanding of Tian Feng, but Guo Tu clearly knows the reason.

Tian Feng's outspoken character and courage to criticize earned him a high reputation among the lower-level soldiers, a reputation even higher than that of Ju Su who served in the army.

Perhaps in the eyes of the lower class, Tian Feng's character of not fearing power just makes up for what they want to say but dare not say.

Tian Feng originally advised Yuan Shao not to send troops, which angered Yuan Shao and led to him being imprisoned by Yuan Shao. However, this failure verified the correctness of Tian Feng's prediction from another perspective.

At present, Yuan Shao feels guilty towards Tian Feng. After returning to Yecheng, he will definitely use him more.

Guo Tu walked out of the tent with some annoyance, only to find that the soldiers he had just gathered were talking, with faint sounds of crying among them.

Guo Tu was not surprised by this situation. Most of the soldiers in Yuan Shao's camp were from Jizhou. Among them were fathers and sons, brothers, relatives and old friends. Almost all of them were lost in this battle.

Among them are their loved ones, and it is natural for them to feel sad for them.

Guo Tu wanted to leave slowly, but their next words made him freeze in place.

"If we had listened to Tian Feng, we wouldn't have suffered this disaster."

"My lord, you are deceived by a traitor, so you don't listen to Tian Feng's words."

"Who is the traitor?"

"Who else could it be? You don't even know about this."

The soldiers were talking about it. Although they did not say their names, Guo Tu clearly felt that they were talking about him.

He was so angry that he clenched his fists unconsciously. At this moment, he really wanted to walk over with a sword in hand and kill all these talkative soldiers, but he couldn't do that. His prestige in the army was already very low. Once he killed soldiers at will, the prestige he had worked so hard to build up would probably disappear in an instant.

He walked away slowly, his face regaining its composure, but his heart was surging like a raging river.

Judging from the current situation, although he has weakened Ju Su's image, the number one position under Yuan Shao still does not belong to him. It is very likely to belong to Tian Feng.

"Tian Feng, why do you want to fight with me?"

Guo Tu murmured, the murderous intent in his eyes was very obvious.

Just when Guo Tu was feeling anxious, Feng Ji arrived with his soldiers.

When Yuan Shao saw the army arriving, he immediately ordered his troops to return to Yecheng quickly.

The long war, coupled with the blow of defeat, had brought Yuan Shao to the brink of mental collapse. At this point he had no desire to fight at all and only wanted to return to Yecheng as soon as possible to recuperate.

When the army had marched a hundred miles, it was getting dark, so Yuan Shao ordered everyone to set up camp and continue their journey at daybreak.

After setting up the tent, Yuan Shao ate some food, dragged his tired body, and soon fell asleep.

In the tent next door, Guo Tu, who was also exhausted, had eyes wide open. There seemed to be no sleepiness in his eyes. He was thinking.

Or rather, he has been thinking about it ever since Tian Feng's figure appeared in his mind.

Tian Feng's problem has always troubled him. He will be worried and anxious until this problem is solved.

Suddenly an idea came to his mind and a plan emerged before him.

Feng Ji was drinking in the tent when Yuan Shao led his men to the battle and asked him to stay in Yecheng.

He thought that there was no suspense at all in this battle, but who knew it would end in such a tragic defeat.

He drank and sneered. In his opinion, the soldiers were innocent in this defeat, and the real guilty ones were Ju Shou, Guo Tu, Xu You and others, who were in high positions and had power, and were in charge of important decisions of the entire attack.

But judging from the results of this defeat, many decisions were extremely wrong, which made Feng Ji very angry.

Ju Shou and others were usually conceited about their talents, and whenever they encountered military or national affairs, they would always talk about them endlessly.

But now, he led a force several times larger than the enemy's, and in a battle with Emperor Liu, he lost almost all of them.

Such a huge contrast is enough to prove that these people are just armchair talkers.

Zhao Kuo, who was only good at talking about military affairs on paper, led to the demise of the State of Zhao.

However, the defeat at Guandu caused Yuan Shao to completely lose his advantage on the front line.

If Yuan Shao had brought me to this battle, how could we have suffered the defeat we have today?

Feng Ji was very confident and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Just as Feng Ji was immersed in a confident smile, Guo Tu walked into the tent.

Feng Ji looked at Guo Tu coldly and said, "Gong Ze, it's getting late, why don't you go to bed early? What are you doing in my tent?"

Guo Tu bowed and said, "Yuan Tu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much that I can't sleep well tonight. I came here specially to reminisce with you."

Feng Ji said calmly: "Gong Ze, you and I both serve under the Lord, and we are already familiar with each other. There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be polite. Just say whatever you want to say."

Guo Tu was not embarrassed when Feng Ji saw through his intentions. He said slowly, "I came to Yuan Tu for only one thing, and that is to kill Tian Feng."

"Kill Tian Feng?" Feng Ji stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open. It was obvious that Guo Tu's words had made him completely out of control.