Yuan Shao was the largest power in the north at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, born from the famous and prestigious clan of the Fourth Dynasty and the Third Duke, and had great prestige in itself, and served as an ally during the Eighteenth Road Princes' crusade against Dong Zhuo. Later, he fought with Cao Cao and was defeated by Cao Cao due to his inability to employ people. Even if Yuan Shao was defeated, several of his sons held out for a while. Objectively speaking, the talents under Yuan Shao were not inferior to Cao Cao, and among the strategists under his command, two of them were more intelligent and close to the demon, and their wisdom was comparable to Zhuge Liang.'s.
Tian Feng was a strategist under Yuan Shao, and he had repeatedly made very constructive suggestions to Yuan Shao, but none of them were adopted by Yuan Shao. One of the most unfortunate things was that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Tian Feng thought that he should take advantage of the fact that he should attack Xu Du now, so that Cao Cao could not take care of each other, but Yuan Shao did not take Cao Cao seriously and missed the best fighter. During the Guandu War, Tian Feng believed that it was time to hold out and not be suitable for war with Cao Cao, but Yuan Shao did not listen, which eventually led to a major defeat.
Frustrated Zhi was also a rare wizard, and long before Cao Cao blackmailed Tianzi to order the princes, Frustrated Zhi proposed to let Yuan Shao take the Tianzi and order the princes in the name of the Tianzi. However, Yuan Shao did not realize this, believing that taking over the Heavenly Son would be a futile increase in trouble, so he did not adopt the advice of frustration.
Tian Feng and Frustrated Zhi's wisdom and strategy were very famous in the north and could be compared to Zhuge Liang, but it was a pity that Yuan Shao did not like to listen to the opinions of others and failed to maximize their talents. In addition to Tian Feng and Frustrated Zhi, people like Xu You, Feng Ji, and Zhen Bei were all very capable talents under Yuan Shao, and Xu You defected to Cao Cao because his family was killed, helping Cao Cao burn the Wuchao. Feng Ji and Zhen Pei held the city of Yi after Yuan Shao's death, but after being captured by Cao Cao, they refused to surrender and were killed. Although they were all talents at that time, it was a pity that they could not meet the Ming Lord.