The leader was none other than Chunyu Qiong, whom Yuan Shao sent to attack Baima.
He quickly ran over and knelt down in front of Yuan Shao with a "plop".
"Bye...meet my lord..."
Yuan Shao frowned.
"Chun Yuqiong, didn't I order you to attack Baima together with Guo Tu and Yan Liang? Why did you come back in such a mess? Where are they?"
"Reporting to my lord, the general was incompetent and was defeated by Cao's army at the gate of Baima City. General Yan Liang died in the battle, and Military Advisor Guo Tu was probably captured alive by Cao's army."
Chunyu Qiong said with a sad face.
"What did you say?"
Yuan Shao was shocked and waited for Chunyu Qiong in disbelief.
Chunyu Qiong did not dare to raise her head to look at him, and repeated dejectedly,
"We were defeated by Cao's army, General Yan Liang died in battle, and Military Advisor Guo Tu was captured alive..."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar!
Yuan Shao's eyes widened and he growled,
"You have 60,000 troops. Mr. Gongze is unparalleled in intelligence, and General Yan Liang is brave and good at fighting. How could you be defeated by Cao's army?"
Chunyu Qiong hurriedly told what happened.
After everyone heard this, Jushou couldn't help but get angry.
"I have long said that Yan Liang has a narrow-minded character. Although he is brave, he cannot be alone. He is a brave man. Why doesn't Guo Tu listen?"
"Jushou, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that the Lord doesn't know people well?"
Feng Ji, the counselor on the side, sneered.
Yuan Shao's face instantly turned ugly.
Jushou's heart sank and he quickly defended,
"Lord, I didn't mean that..."
"Yes or no, I have a decision in my heart!"
Yuan Shao snorted coldly and then said,
"Now that our army is defeated, what do you think we should do?"
Another counselor, Shen Pei, stood up and twirled his beard and said,
"Lord, although our army has just suffered a defeat, it has not been injured."
"Now that the main force of our army has crossed the Yellow River, it is time to capture the White Horse and revive morale!"
Jizhou Biejia Tian Feng shook his head and objected,
"No! Our army has just been defeated and its morale is unstable. We should take action slowly!"
"Mr. Yuan Hao, why don't you, like Ju Jianjun, hope that my lord will defeat Cao Cao as soon as possible?"
Shen Pei's yin and yang is weird and authentic.
"I heard that Cao A'ao secretly sent people to contact officials in Hebei. Could it be that Ju Jianjun and Mr. Yuan Hao took advantage of him?"
Feng Ji sneered again and again.
There are many factions under Yuan Shao, which can be roughly divided into the Jizhou faction headed by Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Shen Pei, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others.
The Yuzhou faction was headed by Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xu You, Chunyu Qiong and others.
But even if they are from the same faction, they will appear and fight each other for power.
Feng Ji and Shen Pei attacked Ju Sue and Tian Feng at the same time because Ju Sue and Tian Feng had high prestige and power in Yuan Shao's group, which made them jealous.
"You are such a slanderer!"
Jushou's old face was red with anger.
Tian Feng, who was upright, was also extremely angry.
"They're anxious, they're anxious! Mr. Zhengnan, it seems that he was hurt by what you said!"
Feng Ji laughed and said.
"possible!"
The two judges and partners sang in harmony, which made Ju Shou and Tian Feng so angry that they could not speak.
"Okay, I have made a decision in my mind!"
Yuan Shao suddenly spoke, interrupting their quarrel, and said in a deep voice,
"Where is Wen Chou?"
"The general is here!"
A burly and fierce military commander stood up.
"Immediately mobilize 10,000 soldiers and horses, be the vanguard of our army, and march to the White Horse City! When our army arrives, prepare to attack the city!"
Yuan Shao ordered.
"The last general takes command!"
Wen Chou paused and said with murderous intent,
"Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely avenge Brother Yan Liang!"
He and Yan Liang have a deep friendship and can be said to be brothers.
Now that Yan Liang died tragically, he could not wait to rush to Baima City immediately and kill Zhao Yun to pay homage to Yan Liang.
“Don’t be impulsive in anything!”
Yuan Shao warned.
After Wen Chou left, he felt a little worried again.
"Where is Junyi?"
"The end will be here."
Zhang He, a military general with a calm face and a dignified demeanor, stepped forward with his hands in hand.
"You will lead another 10,000 soldiers and horses and form the rear army with Gao Lan in case something unexpected happens to Wen Chou."
Yuan Shao ordered.
"Here!"
Zhang He took the order and left.
Only then did Yuan Shao feel relieved.
Although Zhang He is low-key and ordinary, he uses troops lightly and maintains a heavy attitude.
No matter how cunning Yang Ling is, with the support of Zhang He's rear army, there will be no trouble.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran over quickly.
"Lord, Mr. Gongze is back!"
Yuan Shao was stunned and said with great joy,
"Invite him over quickly!"
After a while, Guo Tu, who looked embarrassed and dusty, rushed over.
"Greetings to my lord! I really thought... that I would never see my lord again!"
When Guo Tu talked about this, tears filled his eyes.
Yuan Shao saw this and was moved in his heart.
"Mr. Let's suffer!"
But Tian Feng on the side frowned slightly.
"Mr. Gongze, you were not captured alive by Cao Jun, how did you come back?"
"Yes, General Chunyu Qiong saw with his own eyes that you were surrounded by Cao's army."
Jushou looked at Guo Tu with eyes full of suspicion!
Guo Tu was frightened, but he still managed to stay calm and said calmly,
"The situation on the battlefield was chaotic. I took advantage of Cao Jun's unpreparedness and escaped."
Naturally, Ju Sue and Tian Feng would not believe such nonsense.
Tian Feng looked at him suspiciously,
"Were you really not captured by Cao Jun?"
"If Mr. Gongze is really captured, how can Cao Jun be willing to let him back?"
Although Shen Pei was only on friendly terms with Guo Tu, the enemy of his enemy was his friend, so he naturally spoke for Guo Tu to refute Ju Sue and Tian Feng.
"Maybe he joined Cao Jun."
Jushou snorted coldly.
"Stop spitting on others!"
Guo Tu was furious, but it was more to hide his guilty conscience.
"That's enough! Mr. Gongze went through life and death and just escaped back. How can you do this?"
Yuan Shao glared at Ju Shou and Tian Feng sternly, and then said with a pleasant expression,
"Mr. Gongze, go down and rest quickly. I still count on you to continue to serve."
"My lord's kindness will never be forgotten by my subordinates!"
Guo Tu burst into tears of gratitude and then withdrew.
"Okay, let's all go about our business!"
Yuan Shao waved his hand.
Then everyone dispersed.
"Mr. Yuan Hao, do you think there is a ghost in this Guo Tu?"
Jushou quickly followed Tian Feng and whispered.
"I think there is something wrong. Even if the battlefield is chaotic, he is surrounded by Cao's army. How did he, a scholar, escape?"
Tian Feng nodded.
"It's a pity that my lord loves Guo Tu and others, but doesn't trust us at all."
Jushou sighed, looking quite lonely.
Although both of them are talented, they are both too honest.
Therefore, after Yuan Shao occupied the four states, he gradually trusted Guo Tu and others, and alienated Ju Sue and Tian Feng.
"From what happened today, we can see how wise Xun Wenruo was back then!"
