Chapter 615

"But you two, now that things have come to this, shouldn't you be honest with me?"

Guo Tu and Xin Pi were shocked when they heard this.

Facing Xu You's smiling face, they felt that some of their own secrets seemed to have been seen through.

Among the eight great strategists of the Yuan camp, whose level was the highest?

Aside from the "Celestial Dragon Ju Shou" who was blown up to the heavens by later marketing accounts.

The two with the most level were none other than Xu You and Tian Feng.

Of course, both of these men had great flaws in their personalities.

Historical books evaluate Tian Feng as "rigid and offending his superiors," and Xu You as "greedy for wealth and light on righteousness."

To put it bluntly, one of these two had a stubborn and stinky temper, and the other valued profit and forgot righteousness.

Of course, whether this evaluation is fair is hard to say; everyone has their own different views.

But the logic behind the actions of these two people can actually be traced.

The reason Xu You betrayed Yuan Shao at Guandu.

The biggest reason was that he felt a strong sense of crisis!

Yan Liang and Wen Chou, two of the four old guards, suddenly died inexplicably!

That would be one thing.

The deaths of Yan Liang and Wen Chou could be attributed to war.

But... just as the Battle of Guandu was reaching its most intense and white-hot stage.

Shen Pei, the "Magistrate of Ye City" in the rear of Jizhou, suddenly ordered all of Xu You's family members to be arrested and executed!

What kind of signal did this indicate?

The Jizhou aristocracy was truly going for the kill against the Old Guard faction!

Moreover, Xu You didn't understand what kind of attitude Yuan Shao was holding.

Or rather, had Yuan Shao already lost the strength to protect the Old Guard faction?

Xu You's family members were all dead, and this hatred made it naturally impossible for him to continue staying in the Yuan camp.

And after that, the only remaining old guard in the Yuan camp, Chunyu Qiong, also died at Wuchao not long after.

Although.

Chunyu Qiong's death had a lot to do with Xu You.

Without his suggestion, perhaps Cao Cao would not have launched a surprise attack on Wuchao.

But just when Chunyu Qiong and Wuchao were attacked, Yuan Shao refused to send his main force to rescue Wuchao!

Instead, he wanted to attack Cao's main camp at Guandu.

What was even more pit-like was that after committing a large number of troops, they still didn't take it down.

Finally, with Xu You's surrender and Chunyu Qiong's death in battle.

The four old guards of the Yuan camp were wiped out.

And nowadays.

Although the situation in the Yuan camp is not like it was in original history.

But the so-called Old Guard faction of the Yuan camp has basically existed in name only.

What made Xu You feel even more sorrowful was.

He could no longer see any intention from Yuan Shao to protect the interests of the Old Guard faction.

Furthermore.

Another important factor that made Xu You decide to betray Yuan Shao.

Was that someone offered a price much higher than Yuan Shao's.

So high that Xu You couldn't refuse!

At this moment, facing the trembling Guo Tu and Xin Pi.

Xu You suddenly said:

"You two don't need to worry."

"Like you, I am now a man of Prime Minister Gu."