Tiger Cage Pass, the dukedom camp.
In the tent of the central army, Yuan Shao led the army.
"My lord, you're awake."
Within the commander's tent, General Yan Liang, Advisor Tian Feng, and a few others hurriedly went up and inquired with concern when they saw Yuan Shao slowly waking up.
"Yes. What is the situation with the other dukes?”
Yuan Shao's expression was exceptionally calm, completely without the anger he had felt after learning that Yuan Kui's sect had been exterminated.
Just as Cao Cao and Cao Yang had said, Yuan Shao had vomited blood and fainted because he was putting on an act.
However, because it was too realistic, other than Cao Cao, who knew Yuan Shao well, and Cao Yang, who was familiar with history.
None of the other sixteen dukes could tell.
Even the advisors who followed Yuan Shao all year round, Tian Feng, Yan Liang, and the rest, were the same.
It had to be said that Yuan Shao's acting skills were still quite capable.
If this was in the future, he might have won the Best Actor Award.
"My lord, the other dukes have returned to their respective camps.”
The military advisor Tian Feng, who had always been famous for his integrity, looked at the calm Yuan Shao.
A strange look flashed in Tian Feng's eyes.
"Why isn't my lord angry at all?”
"Just now, I was so angry that I spat out blood.”
Tian Feng thought of the illness that the doctor had mentioned and revealed a doubtful expression.
Although Tian Feng didn't know that Yuan Shao was acting, with his intelligence.
Through some clues, he still found many things that were not right.
However, Yuan Shao was his lord after all. Even if Tian Feng was upright and upright, he also knew that it was not appropriate to ask too much about this matter.
Moreover, Tiger Cage Pass was a tough nut to crack.
They would also need to expend a lot of troops in that battle.
As the art of war said, attack five times and surround ten times. There was no force more than five times.
If they wanted to break through Tiger Cage Pass, they would need to expend a large number of soldiers.
Unless, it was done with wisdom.
In a siege, it was common for the attacking side to lose more than twice the number of soldiers.
In some tough battles, the steep checkpoints were like huge meat grinders that could only be piled up by population.
This was also why the alliance army was still trapped outside Tiger Cage Pass for half a month.
Whether it was Yuan Shao or the other 17 dukes, none of them were willing to bear the huge losses.
Hence, Tiger Cage Pass was like a strong city, blocking the hundreds of thousands of alliance army.
"My lord, you can't act on impulse regarding Sikong Yuan Kui.”
"Right now, Tiger Cage Pass is a tough nut to crack. If we go there, who knows how many soldiers we will lose.”
"Moreover, it might not be able to bite down.”
Although Tian Feng was upright and upright, and often rebuked Yuan Shao to the point that he could not step down from the stage.
However, Tian Feng was a loyal and loyal advisor to Yuan Shao, unlike the advisor Guo Tu, who flattered him.
Tian Feng naturally understood how great the losses would be if they attacked Tiger Cage Pass.
Even Yuan Shao, who was born as one of the three dukes of four generations, could not bear such a loss.
Moreover, he would definitely be able to take down this city.
Therefore, Tian Feng, who had an upright personality, directly dissuaded him.
"Military Advisor, I have already considered this matter. There is no need to persuade me.”
After Yuan Shao heard Tian Feng's words, he looked at Tian Feng in surprise and said righteously.
When Tian Feng heard this, a strange light flashed across his eyes.
"Did I guess wrong?"
"My lord, do you really want to avenge Sikong Yuan?”
When that Tian Feng heard Yuan Shao's righteous voice, he was actually somewhat confused and began to doubt his own guess, whether he had wrongly blamed Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao naturally did not know about this. At this moment, he instructed Yan Liang with an extremely excited expression.
"General Yan Liang, I order you to lead 50,000 troops to attack Tiger Cage Pass tomorrow.”
A hesitant expression flashed across Yan Liang's eyes when he heard this.
"Lord, you can't."
"If we attack now, we will definitely suffer heavy losses and will only benefit the other dukes.”
As Yuan Shao's core trusted aide, that Yan Liang was naturally clear about Yuan Shao's wild ambitions.
If they failed, the army would suffer heavy losses. This would be a huge blow to Yuan Shao, who had great ambitions.
Moreover, it was hard to not protect the other dukes. They also had wild ambitions. When the time came, Yuan Shao's army would suffer heavy losses, and it was very likely that they would not be able to suppress the other seventeen dukes.
"I've made up my mind. We'll attack tomorrow.”
Yuan Shao said unyieldingly when he heard this.
"My lord."
Yan Liang revealed a hesitant gaze, not knowing what to do.
At the same time, after Yuan Shao finished speaking righteously, he realized that his subordinates were no longer trying to dissuade him. This immediately made Yuan Shao feel a little embarrassed.
"Could it be that we really have to attack forcefully?”
The reason why Yuan Shao did not listen to Tian Feng and Yan Liang's dissuasion twice was to do enough scenes.
Except, the current Yuan Shao was somewhat riding a tiger, unable to get down.
If he attacked forcefully, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. If he didn't attack forcefully, then he couldn't take back his words, right?
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao wished he could slap his own mouth, hating himself for saying one more word.
At the same time, Guo Tu, who was good at observing people's expressions, seemed to have discovered something. Therefore, he put on a posture that said that if Yuan Shao did not give up on the attack, he would not get up. He knelt down and said to Yuan Shao.
"Lord, be careful."
"This is inappropriate."
"If my lord insists on attacking by force, then this subordinate can only use death as an excuse.”
Guo Tu was like Yuan Shao's loyal follower, swearing to the death.
If Yuan Shao did not relent in the next moment, he would smash his head against the ground.
When Yuan Shao saw this, a hint of joy flashed in the depths of his eyes. However, on the surface, he pretended to be hesitant, as if he could not let go.
Seeing this scene, Guo Tu understood that he had guessed correctly.
Therefore, he put more effort into pinning him to the ground and said.
"Lord, the overall situation is more important!"
"Alright, then I'll let Dong Zhuo live a few more days.”
When Yuan Shao saw this, he understood that he had put on enough of a show. If he persisted and did not stop them, he could not really attack the city, right?
Hence, Yuan Shao, who knew when to stop, gritted his teeth and gave up.
"Pass down the order. Have the soldiers wear white robes and hang white cloth to comfort my uncle.”
"Yes."
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