However, Yuan Shao is his lord after all. Even if Tian Feng is upright, he knows that this matter is not suitable for asking more.
Moreover, Hulao Pass is a tough nut to crack at this moment. Even if all the troops are gathered to attack, it will still require a lot of troops, which will be consumed in the battle.
The Art of War says, attack five times and encircle ten times. Without more than five times the force, if you want to break Hulao Pass, you will need a large number of soldiers.
Unless, you are outsmarting!
In siege battles, it is common for the siege party to lose more than twice its troops. Even in some severe siege battles, the steep barriers are like huge meat grinders that can only be filled by population.
This is also the reason why hundreds of thousands of Allied troops are still trapped outside Hulao Pass.
Neither Yuan Shao nor the seventeen princes were willing to bear the huge battle losses. Therefore, Hulao Pass was like a fortified city, intercepting hundreds of thousands of allied troops.
"My lord, please don't act out of emotion regarding Yuan Kuisikong. Now Hulao Pass is a hard bone. Once you try to gnaw it, you will lose many troops and horses, and you may not be able to gnaw it down!"
Although Tian Feng often criticized Yuan Shao, he was a truly loyal counselor, unlike the counselor Guo Tu, who was a flatterer.
Tian Feng naturally understood that once Hulao Pass was stormed, the losses would be huge. Even Yuan Shao, who was born in the fourth generation and the third Duke, would not be able to bear such losses.
Moreover, it was not possible to conquer this fortified city, so Tian Feng directly dissuaded him.
"Military advisor, I have already considered this matter, there is no need to persuade me any further!"
After Yuan Shao heard what Tian Feng said, he looked at Tian Feng in surprise, and then said sternly.
When Tian Feng heard this, a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"Could it be that I guessed wrong? Does the Lord want to avenge Yuan Sikong?"
When Tian Feng heard Yuan Shaoyi's stern words, he was a little confused. He began to doubt his guess, whether he had wrongly blamed Yuan Shao.
Of course, Yuan Shao didn't know about this. At this moment, he was facing Yan Liang with an extremely excited face: "General Yan Liang, I order you to command an army of 50,000 people and attack Hulao Pass tomorrow!"
Hearing this, Yan Liang said with a flash of hesitation in his eyes: "No, my lord, if we attack now, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, and it will only benefit the other princes!"
As Yuan Shao's core confidant, Yan Liang naturally knew Yuan Shao's ambitions. Once the attack failed, the army would suffer heavy losses. This would be a huge blow to the ambitious Yuan Shao!
Moreover, it is possible that other princes also have wolfish ambitions. By then, Yuan Shao's army will suffer heavy losses and it is very likely that he will not be able to suppress the other princes.
"I have made up my mind, we will attack tomorrow!"
Yuan Shao heard this and said forcefully.
"Lord!"
Yan Liang showed a hesitant look in his eyes, not knowing what to say.
At the same time, after Yuan Shao finished speaking sternly, he found that his subordinates no longer tried to dissuade him, which immediately made Yuan Shao a little embarrassed.
"Is it really necessary to attack by force?"
The reason why Yuan Shao did not listen to Tian Feng and Yan Liang's dissuasion twice was naturally to maximize the drama. However, at this moment, Yuan Shao was riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off.
If we attack by force, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. If we don't attack by force, will we have to take back our words?
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao wished he could slap his own mouth, hating himself for talking so much.
And Guo Tu, who was good at observing words and expressions, seemed to have discovered something, so he made a gesture as if he would not get up until Yuan Shao gave up the attack, knelt down towards Yuan Shao and said: "Lord, be careful, this move is extremely inappropriate!
"
"If the lord insists on attacking by force, my subordinates will have no choice but to risk their lives to speak out!"
Guo Tu was like Yuan Shao's die-hard loyalist, vowing to die to speak out.
It seemed that if Yuan Shao didn't let go at the next moment, he would crash to the ground.
When Yuan Shao saw this, a hint of joy flashed deep in his eyes, but on the surface he looked hesitant and unable to let go.
Seeing this scene, Guo Tu knew that he had guessed correctly, so he kowtowed even more carefully, even making a sound, and then said: "Lord, the overall situation is more important!"
"Okay, let Dong Zhuo the dog thief live a few more days!"
When Yuan Shao saw this, he immediately understood that he had done enough. If he persisted and no one was trying to dissuade him, he couldn't really attack the city, right?
Therefore, Yuan Shao, who was ready to accept the offer, gritted his teeth and gave up, saying: "Send the order and ask the generals of the army to wear white robes and hang white cloth to comfort my uncle."
"promise!"
The next day, Yuan Shao, who looked sad, sat in the position of the leader of the alliance. Below him were the soldiers headed by Yan Liang, Tian Feng and other confidants. As for Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and other princes, they were kneeling behind a case table below.
The eyes from other princes were on Yuan Shao, making Yuan Shao more wary.
Although Yuan Shao's character was not good and he was scheming, his ability was still good, otherwise he wouldn't be so valued by Sikong Yuan Kui.
Nowadays, the princes below have different intentions. Yuan Shao is not a fool, so he will naturally not do it.
However, even if he didn't mention it, the original Yuan Gongdao, who was also born in the Fourth Generation and the Third Duke, would naturally not give up this opportunity to attack Yuan Shao.
I saw that Yuan Shu said angrily: "Leader Yuan, now that Sikong's family has been wiped out by Dong Zhuo, the old thief, you, as his most beloved nephew, are indifferent. Do you want to watch Lord Sikong die in vain?
"
As Yuan Shu's voice fell, an ally named Yuan Shu and the princes who also harbored dissatisfaction spoke one after another.
They all wished that both Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo would be harmed, so how could they not fan the flames?
At this moment, Yuan Shao looked at the faces of the princes below, especially Yuan Shu. Yuan Shao was so angry that he wanted to spit out a mouthful of old blood.
It's okay for the other princes to come out and cause trouble. If you, Yuan Gongli, come out too, isn't this going to make other people laugh?
"My lord, it seems that the other princes are not doing well!"
Seeing this, Tian Feng said to Yuan Shao with a somewhat ugly expression.
"It seems that it's not that easy to live a simple life."
Yuan Shao's face was livid, he looked at the princes below, and said with a cold look: "General Yan Liang, I order you to lead an army of ten thousand to build Hulao Pass for our leader!"
Yuan Shao now knew that it was impossible to get rid of this matter without some blood, so he glanced at the princes below indifferently, and then gave a cold order to Yan Liang, who was wearing armor.
"promise!"
When Yan Liang heard this, he looked thoughtful, then he saluted respectfully and said.
However, at this moment, Yuan Shu suddenly said: "Leader, do you have insufficient troops? If you do not have enough troops, I, the general, can lend you 10,000 troops!"
After Yuan Shu's voice fell, the other princes also spoke not wanting to lag behind.
When Yuan Shao saw this, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. He looked at Yuan Shu with a hint of murderous intent. Why did his half-brother Yuan Shu always have trouble with him?
Aren't you trying to trick me?
However, Yuan Shao couldn't say anything at this moment. After all, as the leader of the alliance, he couldn't say that he didn't have enough troops, right?
How do other princes see you? How do your soldiers see you?
All the troubles, in the end, can only be broken into pieces and swallowed in the stomach.