Xu You
許攸
Courtesy name: Ziyuan (子遠)
Source:
Koei Wiki (Fandom)
- Died
- 204
- Ancestral home
- Nanyang (Nanyang, Henan)
- Book mentions
- 35
Roles:
advisor
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 4 chapters:
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Chapter 7
— Yuan Shao Fights Gongsun Zan At The River Pan; Sun Jian Attacks Liu Biao Across The Great River.
Xu You; named among Yuan Shao's new advisers.
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Chapter 22
— Yuan Shao And Cao Cao Both Take The Field; Guan Yu And Zhang Fei Captures Two Generals.
Consulted with Xun Shen, he backs the war and is named a Military Adviser - but at Liyang his feud with the commanding Shen Pei helps freeze the whole army for two months.
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Chapter 30
— Shunning Advice, Yuan Shao Loses Leaders and Granaries; Using Strategy, Cao Cao Scores Victory At Guandu.
His plan to raid empty Xuchang is spat back with an accusation of bribery - Shen Pei has jailed his son and nephew - so he walks to the enemy: Cao Cao runs out barefoot to greet him, admits the empty granary only when shown his own intercepted letter, and receives Wuchao. One defection decides the war.
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Chapter 33
— A Gallant Warrior, Cao Pi Marries Lady Zhen; An Expiring Star, Guo Jia Settles Liaodong.
Xu You; arrogant after his Wuchao tip; finally killed for his repeated insults to Cao Cao - struck down by Xu Chu after one boast too many at the Yejun gate.