Under Yuan Shao's shouting, Guo Tu stopped crying, choked up and said to Yuan Shao: "General, when our army first arrived on the south bank of the Maji River, it encountered an ambush of soldiers and horses from the imperial court. Although it was only Ma Chao's defeated men all the way that appeared at that time, he had a premonition that something was wrong at that time."

"Although Ma Chao is a little stupid, he is definitely not so stupid as to attack my 30,000-strong army with only a few thousand soldiers and horses, and he suspected that the imperial court might have another ambush army at that time."

"General Keyan didn't listen to the advice of his humble position, he was unwilling to stick to the military formation, and insisted on rushing out to destroy Ma Chao's small force of soldiers and horses."

"I didn't expect it...... General Yan and Ma Chao fought for only one round, and they were cut off the horse......

Yuan Shao was taken aback, "You said that Yan Liang was beheaded by Ma Chao?!"

Guo Tu nodded with difficulty and said, "Don't dare to hide it from the general, but it's just one round."

"How is that possible?!" Yuan Shao was furious, "Yan Liang is one of the four generals under my command, how could he be cut off by Ma Chao in less than a round, Ma Chao is just a young man, and he has been defeated repeatedly in your hands, if he can kill Ma Chao so easily, how could he have lost consecutive battles before?"

Guo Tu grabbed the ground with his head and said, "General, there is not a word of falsehood in the humble position, and all the officers and men in the army can testify for me in this matter. But why General Yan was defeated so quickly at the hands of Ma Chao, and he really couldn't figure out why he was humble, if it wasn't for General Yan's underestimation of the enemy, it was Ma Chao who deliberately hid his strength before."

At this time, Xu Yu in the seat said, "What is there to doubt about the general? This matter is already very clear, this must be Cao Ren's strategy of luring the snake out of the hole, the Jedi ambush tactic. Ma Chao has a good reputation in Xiliang, and he must have deliberately hidden his skills and deliberately showed his cowardice."

Yuan Shao's face suddenly looked like seven or eight green hats, and it was hard to see as if he was going to eat people at any time, and he said to Guo Tu in a deep voice, "You go on!"

"General Yan Liang was killed in battle, and the hearts of our army were suddenly shattered. As a last resort, he sent all the Chinese guards to supervise the battle, and after killing some fugitives, he barely stabilized the military formation." Guo Tu was almost speechless with grief, and said bitterly, "But the enemy army is as if it has been calculated, just when the heart of our army is crumbling like a broken house, Zhang Ji led a cavalry of nearly 10,000 people to kill it."

"He also has a group of foot soldiers called the trapping camp under his command, all with shields in their left hands and big swords in their right hands, charging forward, extremely fierce, and in the blink of an eye, they have chiseled through the military formation that they have only stabilized by killing people."

Guo Tu slammed his head and choked up and shouted: "If you have to explain the actual battlefield for the general, you are really speechless to face the general again, please punish the general!"

The corners of Xu You's mouth grinned slightly, and he didn't seem to be interested in Guo Tu's statement at all.

"How many people did you bring back?" Yuan Shao asked with a gloomy face and a deep breath.

Guo Tu was stunned for a while before he said with a grim face: "In fact, even the lowly duty should die on the battlefield, and the lowly function is back, thanks to the loyalty of the soldiers and the desperate guard. When they escaped on the boat, there were still more than 1,000 people, but Zhang Ji was rained with arrows, and there were less than ...... left around him Two hundred."

"Multi-...... How many people?!" Yuan Shao stared at Guo Tu fiercely.

"The general heard correctly, there were less than two hundred, one hundred and eighty-three to be exact, counted after they came ashore." Guo Tu kowtowed and said, "I know that I can't escape the blame for my crimes, please give the general an order."

Yuan Shao sat down with the desk in despair, "Of the 30,000 troops, there are less than 200 people left. I should have killed you, but I know very well that it's not your fault, and you did your best."

Xu You: ???

"General, although I tried my best, I was the overseer of this battle, and I was guilty...... Deserve to die!" Guo Tu said in a mournful voice, "So many soldiers have died on the battlefield, how can they have the face to live alone."

Xu You: !!

人才啊，这真的是脸都不要了。

Don't blame yourself for not having the ability, it's the enemy who is too cunning?!

"Get up first, let me think about it." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said.

Guo Tu shook his head and said, "How can you have the face to sit in front of the general again, please condemn the general!"

"Get up

！」 Yuan Shao turned his head and shouted.

「…… Uhh Guo Tu lowered his head, got up and sat silently on the edge.

"Ziyuan, you mean that Cao Ren has been preparing for this battle from the beginning?" Yuan Shao asked with a weak face as if he had been drained of all his strength.

Xu You is now thinking about whether he should be a good person or a bad person.

Guo Tu's trick could fool Yuan Shao, but it couldn't fool him.

Yan Liang took the initiative to fight, and he may have a certain responsibility, but it is by no means the main responsibility.

The battle was almost completely annihilated, and Guo Tu, the supervisor of the army, was not properly commanded, and he escaped from the battle is probably the most critical.

An army of 30,000 people, even if he stood in front of Cao Ren and asked him to kill, he should have to kill for a while.

"General, this matter is already very clear, this is Cao Ren's plan to lure the snake out of the hole and ambush the Jedi." Xu You said while thinking, "Our army has its back to the Maji River, and there is no way to retreat. Moreover, the Xiyuan army of the imperial court is not like ordinary soldiers and horses, they have tough armor, arrows are difficult to hurt, and there are many cavalry, everyone is an archer."

"Even if our army withdraws to the ship, if it doesn't open up enough distance, the enemy will rain a few rounds of arrows, and our army will probably end up with heavy casualties, which should also be in Cao Ren's plan."

Yuan Shao angrily smashed his fist on the case, "Yan Liang, this guy is misleading me. If he can't pay the price, how can I account for the tens of thousands of soldiers who died? Send an order to go down, arrest the Yan Liang clan, and kill them all!"

Xu You glanced at Guo Tu lightly, and arched his hand and said, "General, it may not all be General Yan's......

Before he could finish his words, a soldier suddenly shouted outside, "Report, Youzhou urgent!"

"Come in and speak!" Yuan Shao shouted.

As soon as the words fell, a scout rushed in, "General Qiyu, Youzhou urgently, Youzhou Mu Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan led an army of 200,000 troops to divide their troops into two routes, in the name of rebellion, they have captured the nine cities of Zhongshan, and the vanguard has arrived in Julu."

Yuan Shaoteng stood up suddenly, his face turned purple, "Okay, you Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu, play with me to rob while the fire is hot, right?" Still rebellious, do you two want to pee and take a good look at yourself, aren't you traitors!"

Xu You originally wanted to blacken Guo Tu, but when he heard this, he was not interested, so he got up and said, "Please give an order immediately, release Fu Zhu and Tian Feng, and order the two of them to rectify the soldiers and horses of the three counties of Zhao State, Julu, and Andi, and intercept Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu in Jieqiao and Julu County. If their men and horses are brought close to Yecheng, the general will have no room for maneuver."

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment and asked, "But if I imprison them in the battle, and reuse them in times of danger at this moment, will they have a grudge against me?" Or even betray me after putting the soldiers and horses together?"

Xu You said: "General, Fu Zhu and Tian Feng are not such two-faced villains, and they will never do such a thing."

Guo Tu, who was sitting quietly at the end like a good child, suddenly got up and said, "General, although I know that I shouldn't say much at this time, I still can't help but want to advise the general, people's hearts are unpredictable. They must be full of resentment against the general at this moment, and it is not impossible for them to deal with the general in a betrayal way after they come out."

"Shut up, villain!" Xu You turned around and scolded directly.

Guo Tu arched his hand at Xu You, "It's me who lost my words, and I ask Gong Xu not to blame."

Xu You: ......

What a fucking good method.

"What are you scolding him for? He has a point." Yuan Shao also said.

Xu You: !!

With a sneer in his heart, Xu You said, "I was excited for a while, and when I think about it, what Guo Jianjun said is indeed reasonable."