Chapter 316: Ju Su's Sigh, Mysterious Information Yanzhou, Yangwu County, inside Yuan Shao’s camp. Not to mention what Cao Cao was thinking, in fact, Yuan Shao's army was also discussing whether to continue the war. However, compared to Cao Cao who was worried about food and supplies, Yuan Shao was worried about the lack of unity among the people. Simply put, his subordinates are now divided into two factions, those who insist on advancing and those who suggest stopping. The only difference between the two sides was that those who suggested advancing were Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xu You, Xin Ping, Xun Chen and others, while there was only one person who suggested stopping, and that was Ju Su! At this time, in Yuan Shao’s army tent, Ju Su spoke to Yuan Shao generously: "My lord, we can stop at Yangwu. You must know that although our army is large, it is not as elite as Cao's army." "Although Cao's army won, Cao Cao fought over thousands of miles last year, so his food and fodder reserves must have been insufficient." "So Cao's army should fight quickly and make a quick decision, while our army should slow down the battle and buy time."

"Guan Du is located south of the Hong Gou. Cao Cao has been preparing for war here since last year." "Our army is attacking now, but it will be difficult to break through Cao's defense in the short term. How can we advance so easily?" "Our army just needs to rest here and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. If we do this, Cao's army will surely be defeated before the autumn harvest!" As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Tu stood up, smiled, stroked his beard and said: "What you said is really ridiculous. In the past, it was the military supervisor who urged the lord to fight quickly." "The Lord did not follow his lead then, and now others are trying to persuade the Lord to delay the war. We really don't know what the Supervisor's intention is." "And the military supervisor claimed to be ill and wanted to leave, so why did he come to stop us today?" "Could it be that you are angry that the Lord has removed you from your position as military supervisor, so you are talking too much?" The request for battle he mentioned happened before Cao Cao moved on to another battlefield, when Yuan Shao was still fighting Gongsun Zan. When Ju Su heard that Cao Cao was going on an expedition to Xiliang, he and Tian Feng persuaded Yuan Shao to turn back and raid Yanzhou. But Yuan Shao did not agree at that time. After Cao Cao retreated, he and Tian Feng unified their views and advised Yuan Shao to advance slowly. This has always been the point at which Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others criticized him! Earlier in Yanjin, Ju Su was deprived of his military power by Yuan Shao because he advised Yuan Shao not to cross the river. When the issue was brought up again at this time, Guo Tu naturally resorted to his old tricks and attacked Ju Su's loyalty. He did not dare to say directly that Ju Shou had colluded with the enemy, but the meaning between his words was already very clear. When Ju Su heard this, he was furious and pointed at Guo Tu and shouted: "You are a wise man, why do you say such unwise words?" "As the saying goes, different times change, and strategies should be based on current events." "In the past, Cao Cao's main force was in Xiliang, and Yanzhou was empty. It was the right time for our army to move south." "We are stationed in the rear, and knowing this, we should persuade the lord to seize the opportunity to attack." "And now Cao Cao has used a trick to make our army bear the blame." "There is no moral reason for our army to send out troops. This is not the time to attack cities and plunder land!"

"And now it's not just Cao Cao, Liu Bei is also blocking our troops." "If the two armies join forces, how can our army achieve a quick victory?" "Thus, although I am ill, I should advise you to temporarily stop fighting and advance when the time is right." "And you gentlemen, only for your own benefit, ask the lord to advance quickly, and you still don't realize the defeats you have suffered so far." "I really don't know what you guys mean now, what's your intention?" Guo Tu was annoyed when he heard this, but before he could say anything, Xu You sneered: "It seems as the military supervisor said. We only need one military supervisor for this battle, and we can all return to Wei County!" When Xu You spoke, everyone stood up to express their dissatisfaction. When Ju Su saw this, he responded one by one and refuted everyone's words one by one. At this moment, Yuan Shao, who had said nothing, suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted coldly: "I have called you all here today to discuss our strategy for advancing!" "Why are you all here insulting each other? If Cao Cao knew about this, how would he view our army?" With a cold shout, everyone stopped talking, only Ju Su said in a deep voice: "At this point, my lord, are you still worried about your own face?" "My lord, if you act like this, where do you think the lives of my hundreds of thousands of soldiers will go?" By now he had given it his all, because he seemed to be able to see a pocket set up by Cao Cao at Guandu, and Yuan Shao seemed to be rushing towards it without realizing it! It would be fine if he didn't join the army, but now he is in the army, how could he allow Yuan Shao to sneak in? But at this moment he just felt helpless, because apart from him, Guo Tu, Feng Ji and Xu You were all fighting for power. Xin Ping and Xun Chen dared not say a word because of their special identities, and only he was still struggling. Therefore, there was a hint of offense in his words. If he failed, he would die. His words naturally angered Yuan Shao, whose face flushed red as he said: "Sir, do you want to follow the story of Tian Yuanhao?" Tian Yuanhao, also known as Tian Feng, was also imprisoned in this timeline for angering Yuan Shao. When Ju Su heard this, he knew that Yuan Shao could no longer be persuaded, so he lowered his head and said sadly: "If you really have this intention, I will surrender!" Yuan Shao felt sorry for Tian Feng when he saw him like this. In fact, he imprisoned Tian Feng because he was too stubborn. Compared with Tian Feng, Ju Shou is much more low-key in his behavior and conduct! If Ju Shou had not been in charge of the three armies for him, he would not have been able to concentrate on destroying Gongsun Zan. Seeing Ju Su's sacrificial look, he simply said in a deep voice:

"So I know you have this wish, but I am not the kind of person who would harm a virtuous person!" "I know you are not feeling well, just go and recuperate!" "Then don't talk about dissuading the army from advancing any more. Go down!" When Ju Su heard this, he looked up at Yuan Shao and seemed to be hesitant to speak. After hesitating for a moment and looking at everyone in the tent, he had no choice but to bow and leave. After Ju Su left, Yuan Shao continued to discuss military affairs, and finally followed the suggestions of Xu You and Guo Tu and prepared to send troops directly to Guandu. On the other side, Ju Su walked out of the tent and looked at the dozens of miles of joint camps. He couldn't help but sighed: "My lord is full of pride, and your subordinates are pursuing utilitarianism. If we fail in the future, I will be ashamed of you!" After saying this, he bowed deeply towards the distance, then went back into the tent and sighed. But at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, and then a man lifted the curtain and came in and said: "Just now I heard the soldiers outside saying that the military supervisor bowed in front of the tent and expressed his shame." "Could it be that before the battle even started, the military supervisor had already determined that our army would be defeated this time when we march south?" Ju Su heard what he said, raised his head and said indifferently: "Where are you, Mr. Yuan Tu? Are you here to ridicule me?" There stood before him a scholar of considerable stature. His name was Feng Ji, with the courtesy name Yuantu. He was one of the only two military advisers under Yuan Shao. When Ju Su offered his proposal just now, Feng Ji was also one of the opponents. Therefore, Ju Shou did not look happy when looking at Feng Ji. But when Feng Ji saw this, he stroked his beard and smiled, saying leisurely: "Why is the military supervisor so repulsive?" "Although Ji's opinion is different from Lord Ju's, he did not refute Lord Ju just now!" "The ones who refuted Duke Ju were Guo Tu and Xu You. It has nothing to do with me!" "Excuse me for being blunt, but in my opinion, if our army is defeated, you will be to blame!" Facing his explanation, Ju Su was not grateful and said coldly: "Sir, if you have something to say, please speak up. If you don't, please leave!" "I am ill and need to rest. I am sorry I cannot entertain you!" In his eyes, Feng Ji and Guo Tu are actually no different, they are just in different camps. I have to say here that Yuan Shao's advisers were divided into three camps. One faction was Shen Pei and Feng Ji who supported Yuan Shang, and the other faction was Guo Tu and Xin Ping who supported Yuan Tan. Apart from these two factions, there are people like Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Xu You, Xun Chen and others who have nothing to do with either faction. Because of the conflict between Feng Ji and Guo Tu, Yuan Shao's army was in chaos.

So for Ju Shou, the two men were just birds of a feather, with no essential difference between them. His complete lack of respect made Feng Ji feel a little embarrassed. However, Feng Ji was more generous than Guo Tu. Although he was unhappy in his heart, he smiled and said: "I know that the military supervisor dislikes Ji and others, and Ji doesn't want to say more." "But there is a book that I would like to invite the military supervisor to read. This book is very important. I hope the military supervisor will savor it carefully." "If you have any information, Ji should come in person to ask the military supervisor for advice!" As he said this, he took out a piece of letter paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Ju Shou. Then he put his hands behind his back and walked out of the tent with no intention of staying. When Ju Su saw this, he felt annoyed and was a little confused about Feng Ji's intention. You have to know that he and Feng Ji have never interfered with each other and have not had much contact. Feng Ji was surrounded by enemies and was a lone minister in Yuan Shao's army. Because although Feng Ji supported Yuan Shang, he was not on good terms with Shen Pei who also supported Yuan Shang. In addition, Feng Ji had a very bad relationship with Tian Feng, and he slandered Tian Feng many times. In addition, Feng Ji had always been at odds with Guo Tu's faction, which resulted in Feng Ji having almost no friends in Yuan Shao's army. But now, he was ignored by Yuan Shao, but Feng Ji came to him on his own initiative. Could it be that he wanted to win his help? But he has never had any interest in this kind of fight, Feng Ji must know that! If Feng Ji wasn't here to ask for his help, then what was the reason? Thinking of this, he looked at the letter paper left by Feng Ji, guessing that the answer might be in the letter paper. With this thought in mind, he opened the letter and saw only a few words written on it: [Xu You and Chunyu Qiong, surprise attack on the grain team, besiege Wei to save Zhao, will definitely fail! ] Seeing this, Ju Su was suddenly surprised and felt puzzled. First of all, he could be sure that these words were definitely not written by Feng Ji! Because these characters are all in Feibai style, their characters are elegant and the skills are profound, they are definitely not written by mediocre people. There is no direct connection between the contents above. Although Xu You and Chunyu Qiong were both good friends of Yuan Shao, they did not have much relationship. Secondly, surprise attack on the grain convoy and besieging Wei to save Zhao seem to be two tactics, and there is not much connection between them. Finally, and most importantly, what does the word "bound to fail" mean? It can be said that just by seeing this letter, Ju Su was completely confused. However, in his doubts, he remembered Feng Ji's words just now. Obviously, this letter most likely came from outside and was specially sent to Feng Ji! Feng Ji couldn't understand it either, so he came to him for help to understand it. And here lies the problem. Since Feng Ji couldn't understand it, why did he emphasize the importance of the letter? This proves that there must be some special conditions that made Feng Ji feel that this book contains important information. However, Feng Ji himself found it difficult to understand, so he came to him.

After realizing this, Ju Shou couldn't help but frown. If this was true, then he seemed to have misunderstood Feng Ji! The other party didn't come to make fun of him, but to help him clear up his confusion. While thinking, he glanced at the words on the paper again. After some simple reasoning, he discovered the logic behind it. The defeat was obviously result-oriented, and the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao before the defeat was a failed strategy! Why did we need to besiege Wei to save Zhao? This can also be related to the surprise attack on food supplies mentioned above. Since the enemy army had launched a surprise attack on our food supplies, we had to use the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao. The key lies in the relationship between Xu You and Chunyu Qiong! The route of the grain transport team is one of the most important intelligence for an army! If the enemy launched a surprise attack on the grain team, it would prove that someone had leaked the information, and both Xu You and Chunyu Qiong could have leaked the information. But among them, we can find the difference between the two, one is a civil official, the other is a military general! Of course Xu You would not escort the grain and fodder, which means it was Chunyu Qiong who escorted the grain and fodder. But if Chunyu Qiong betrayed, there would be no need to leak the news at all. He was in charge of escorting food supplies and could have simply surrendered to the enemy, which would have caused them to completely retreat. Therefore, the person who leaked the information could only be Xu You, Cao Cao's good friend. Therefore, the few words on this letter are actually saying one thing! Xu You leaked the news about the grain transport team, which led to Chunyu Qiong's grain transport team being raided. Then they failed in their attempt to save Zhao from Wei and were ultimately defeated! After hearing all this, Ju Shou stood there in a daze, feeling completely puzzled. This letter is not intelligence, but a prediction! (End of this chapter)