Chapter 742

"This..."

Yuan Shao saw that even Guo Tu was advising him this way, and looking at Guo Tu's meaning, he also hoped for him to retreat. He frowned, feeling very unhappy in his heart.

But no matter how unhappy he was, he had to face reality.

"Sigh! Alright!"

In the end, Yuan Shao sighed and nodded helplessly: "Then prepare to retreat!"

"However, how many troops should be left to cover the retreat?"

"Who should be left to cover the retreat?"

"These are all very critical. Do you have any suitable candidates or suggestions?"

Being left to cover the retreat was almost equivalent to being abandoned, left behind to die.

An ordinary person would absolutely not be willing.

"My Lord. Didn't we summon General Gao Lan here a few days ago?"

"Why not let him lead the troops to cover the retreat and block Cao Cao?"

"Currently, among our army, the only general who can stand alone and has sufficient strength is General Gao Lan!"

Guo Tu immediately cupped his hands and recommended.

There was another thing he didn't say, which was that Gao Lan's background was relatively low, and he wasn't even considered a member of the aristocratic clans.

Leaving him behind to cover the retreat and die was better than choosing other generals from aristocratic backgrounds, right?

Wouldn't that be offending people for no reason?

Even Yuan Shao himself would be the first not to agree.

The key was that this task of covering the retreat was not something anyone could do.

Personal strength, troop-leading ability, the big picture... etc., all had to be top-notch.

After Yan Liang and Wen Chou died, only two of the Four Pillars of Hebei remained, one of whom was Yuan Shao's nephew, Gao Gan.

The remaining one was Gao Lan.

Hmm! Originally, in the history of Su Xuan's previous life, the other of the Four Pillars of Hebei should have been Zhang He.

What a pity!

As early as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang He had already been discovered and recruited by Su Xuan, so naturally, it had nothing to do with Yuan Shao.

This was Yuan Shao's misfortune, but it was Zhang He's good fortune.

Because if he had still followed his original destiny to join Yuan Shao's command, he would also not have received true importance and trust.

If that were really the case, this task of staying behind to cover the retreat and die would likely have fallen on Zhang He.

"Gao Lan?"

Yuan Shao frowned slightly upon hearing this.

To be honest, without Yan Liang and Wen Chou, the only generals he could bring out were Gao Lan and others.