Now, facing Zhao Yun, when he knew full well that the two of them were no match for him, he still blamed them for not daring to go out and fight. What was that if not sending them to their deaths?
"That's what I think, too!"
Lü Xiang snorted coldly. He harbored no fewer grievances against Yuan Shao than Jiang Qi did.
He could accept being punished for failing to escort the grain properly, but the last time they had rushed to Anping Commandery's aid, he had genuinely fought Lü Bu. He had only chosen to retreat because he could not beat him. He had nearly died that time!
Jiang Qi glanced out of the corner of his eye toward Yuan Shao, then suddenly pulled Lü Xiang aside and lowered his voice. "Say... why don't we turn against him?"
"What?"
Lü Xiang jumped at his words and stared at Jiang Qi in astonishment. "Y-you, what do you mean?" he asked, alarmed and uncertain.
"Exactly what I said!"
Jiang Qi did not keep him guessing. He came straight to the point. "Ji Province is already lost. What can Yuan Shao do even if he escapes back to Yi City?"
"Do you think the Son of Heaven will spare him?"
"If we keep following him, sooner or later we'll lose our lives on the battlefield, and we'll still be rebels after we die. Are you willing to die for a lord like that?"
In the past, Jiang Qi would have been willing to die for Yuan Shao.
But now, he was not.
Because Yuan Shao was not worth it.
Lü Xiang hesitated. "But where can we go if we turn against him? We're already rebels. No one will accept us anywhere."
Ever since Yuan Shao had been branded a rebel, all of