Although they considered Tian Feng's advice far too cautious, they admired him nonetheless.
Of everyone present, he alone dared disregard Yuan Shao's displeasure and oppose him.
In the seat of honor, Yuan Shao's face turned livid, then purple, his chest heaving violently. Tian Feng had clearly infuriated him.
Advice was advice, but why did he have to refute his lord in public?
What kind of adviser behaved like this?
After a long silence, his obsession with returning to Ye City prevailing, Yuan Shao swept his sleeve and said coldly:
"Our army has swept all before it lately, and morale is soaring. How can we shrink from this and fear that?"
"Guo Yuan will lead ten thousand men and hold Bing Province. Yuan Tan will lead five thousand troops and defend Qing Province."
"Everyone else will follow me straight to Ji County!"
With that, he turned and strode out of the Council Hall.
Yet Tian Feng was clearly dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's compromise decision. He shouted after him:
"My lord, do you intend to destroy the foundation you worked so hard to establish?"
Yuan Shao stopped short, but rather than turn around and respond, he quickened his pace, pretending he had heard nothing.
Yuan Tan, Yan Liang, and the others exchanged glances. They all thought Yuan Shao's compromise decision was sound; instead, they felt Tian Feng thought far too highly of that Yellow Turban bandit chief Zhang Yan.
They walked past Tian Feng and left the Council Hall one after another to carry out Yuan Shao's orders.
Only Tian Feng remained, still shouting:
"Though Zhang Yan's soldiers bring their families with them and vary greatly in quality, his army numbers nearly a hundred thousand!"
"He has remained active ever since the Yellow Turbans Rebellion, surviving fifteen full years without being wiped