Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 209 Young Guo Jia
"Sir, we have arrived at the south gate of Wuxian County. Do we need to enter the city?" the groom asked.

"Need not!"

When the young man heard this, he immediately got out of the carriage, and then casually rewarded the coachman with some money, allowing the coachman to leave happily.

Immediately, the young man stood outside the city gate, looked around, and then walked towards a crooked-necked tree not far from the city gate.

……

Not long after, an army of about twelve thousand people slowly marched out of Wu County.

Liu Bei and Li Ji, who were riding a tall yellow horse, were walking at the front side by side, looking a little impatient as they made their final efforts to persuade.

"Zikun, the battlefield is dangerous. How about you stay in Wu County and take charge, while Biqin leads the army south to conquer Shanyue?"

"My lord, the safety of the whole county is at stake now, how can I move lightly?"

Li Ji shook his head and once again used this excuse to reject Liu Bei's suggestion, which made Liu Bei's face full of helplessness.

This also left Liu Bei completely at his wits end.

Of course, perhaps for Li Ji, even if Liu Bei really led the army of more than 12,000 to send it away this time, it would not be a big deal.

The past is the past, the present is the present, and the future is the future...

In the past, Liu Bei personally led the troops to conquer the north and south, which was a last resort. Now and in the future, Li Ji will not let Liu Bei personally lead the troops. This is to avoid Liu Bei being overconfident and having his company burned for 800 miles. .

"Zikun, who is the lord?! Do you listen to my orders or not?"

As long as Li Ji is willing to slow down Wu Jun's development speed, he can easily replenish the twelve thousand troops again, but Li Ji is afraid that Liu Bei will get him involved, which will be a real big trouble.

And Liu Bei also knew that what Li Ji said was not unreasonable. As a county guard and a lord, it was really not appropriate to take risks until the last moment.

Liu Bei was even prepared for the expedition in advance. Considering that his body shape was slightly rounder than before, he specially changed into a new set of armor.

If someone dared to say anything to Liu Bei like this, Liu Bei would have to tell him what it means: How bold do you dare to get involved with me?
But it was Li Ji who spoke up, and Liu Bei could only discuss it with Li Ji in a low voice.

No, perhaps Liu Bei's name was permanently banned from the candidates for the expedition by Li Ji.

Liu Bei believed that he still had some courage and a keen sense of smell. When it came to a stage where nothing could be done, Liu Bei was confident that he could break out of the encirclement with his strength. However, Li Ji was just a weakling. Once trapped, he might not be able to protect himself.

Today's Wujun may be said to be full of talents, but there are only three candidates who truly have the ability and qualifications to lead an army: Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Li Ji.

It's not like Liu Bei has no useful people under his command, so why bother to personally witness the arrows?
From now on, Li Ji had to give up Liu Bei's idea at the root, so Liu Bei's mouth was so broken that he remained unmoved and had no intention of giving in.

But similarly, Liu Bei also knew that the battlefield was dangerous and the situation was changing rapidly, so he was worried about Li Ji's safety, so he rushed to go on the expedition.

Don’t eat soft or hard food!
Liu Bei also seriously had no way to deal with Li Ji. He was reluctant to scold him, and he was even less likely to punish Li Ji on this ground.

Guan Yu is in Fuchun Mountain, so naturally the only people in Wu County who can lead troops are Liu Bei and Li Ji.

With Li Ji having calculated all the preparations for the deployment of troops in advance, everything was quickly prepared. However, Liu Bei and Li Ji had a rare disagreement over the choice of the coach to lead the troops south.

"Just because he is the lord, the lord must not go to war himself. He only needs to stay in Wu County and sit in command, and Ji will put down the Shanyue rebellion." Li Ji replied without hesitation.

Unfortunately, Li Ji was determined to completely ban Liu Bei's option of going to war.

As a result, Liu Bei tried on the new armor in the government office, and went to ask Li Ji how the new armor was, and then was told by Li Ji that his name had been banned in advance from the candidates to lead the army.

Seeing that the army was about to leave the city and head south, Liu Bei's face sank and he spoke in a pretentious manner.

This was the reason why Liu Bei, who was not actually warlike, insisted on going on an expedition while leaving Li Ji at home.

However, Li Ji always refused, and Liu Bei, who had already made his last effort, had no choice but to confess in a low voice.

"After Zikun goes south, be sure to urgently call Zilong and lead the cavalry back to defend the central army. Once something unexpected happens, Zikun must not hesitate for a moment. He only needs to let Zilong protect Zikun to break out of the siege and then regroup. That’s it, there must be no thought of burning the boat.”

"Thousands of troops and horses, in terms of preparation, are not as important as Zikun!"

"Bei can damage thousands of troops and horses, but Zikun alone cannot accept the slightest loss. Otherwise, even if Bei uses all the young and brave men of Wu Commandery and massacres all the mountains and rivers, he will not hesitate to avenge Zikun. I hope Zikun will remember you." The importance of one person also affects the entire Wu County."

When Li Ji heard this, he was moved and comforted him.

"Don't worry, my lord, Ji is always cautious in his actions and will not do anything risky like that."

"Okay, then Bei will wait in Wu County for Zikun's triumphant return..." Liu Bei said with some reluctance, then suddenly remembered something and said. "Zi Kun can only go on this expedition for two and a half months at most. Once the deadline is up, he must return."

"Why?"

Li Ji was a little surprised for a moment.

Even though the current situation seems to be fighting on the home soil of Wu County, for a battlefield full of conditions, two and a half months sometimes almost flies by in an instant.

Liu Bei looked at Li Ji blankly, seemingly shocked by Li Ji's rhetorical question, and then reminded him in a low voice. "Have you forgotten, Zikun? It's less than three months until your wedding day. If you don't come back, how will you get married?"

"..." Li Ji.

Liu Bei didn't mention it, Li Ji had been busy with the expedition these past few days, and he really couldn't remember that it was less than three months before his wedding day.

This was a bit embarrassing, and even Li Ji felt a little sorry for Cai Zhaoji inexplicably, as if he was a scumbag who picked up his pants and turned around and forgot about her.

Anyway, the exchange of letters with Cai Zhaoji during this period also provided considerable emotional value to Li Ji. As a result, once he got busy with business, Li Ji suddenly forgot about Cai Zhaoji.

Before he could feel a slight sense of guilt, Li Ji, who had left the city, suddenly noticed a scholar's robe hanging on a crooked neck tree not far away. On the robe was written "I have a wonderful way to break through mountains and cross mountains" written on it. Totally grabs the attention.

Liu Bei, who noticed Li Ji's gaze and was still nagging about something to explain, looked along Li Ji's line of sight and noticed the eye-catching scene.

"Remember, in order to prevent people from panic, the mountain crossing in the south of Wu County has been firmly blocked. No news has spread in Wu County. How did this person know and wait here in advance?"

Liu Bei said in surprise.

"Wuxian's summoning of troops cannot be hidden from the enemy, and it is not difficult for a wise person to make a judgment after a little speculation." Li Ji said, looking at the figure standing under the crooked-neck tree.

Unfortunately, Li Ji's eyesight was not very good and he could only distinguish the figure of a person, but he couldn't see the specific appearance clearly. He only felt that the person might be young.

When Liu Bei heard this, he said with some joy. "Since he is a wise man, he will definitely not hit the target without aim, or he may actually have a clever plan to overcome the mountain."

Immediately, Liu Bei greeted Xiahou Bo behind him, and when he wanted to ask Xiahou Bo to invite the man, he thought about it carefully and decided to invite him himself.

"Zi Kun and Bei go together to ask for advice. It may also be helpful to Zi Kun in his conquest of Shanyue." Liu Bei said.

"Alright."

Li Ji looked up and found that it was still early, so he was not in a hurry to march. He ordered the rear army to continue to slowly leave the city and prepare and wait outside the city.

Under the protection of Xiahou Bo and Xu Sheng, Liu Bei and Li Ji headed towards the crooked-neck tree not far away.

As for the young man standing under the crooked-necked tree, he seemed to be able to detect the approach of Liu Bei and Li Ji, who were obviously of unusual status, just from his appearance.

Immediately, the young man took off the scholar's robe with writing on the inside from the crooked neck tree, and then put it on his body again. Regardless of whether the temporary scholar's robe looked messy, he held his hands and moved closer. Liu Bei and Li Ji saluted and said.

"I have Guo Jia, named Fengxiao, of Yingchuan. I have been waiting for you for a long time. I wonder if the person coming is Liu Fujun, the governor of Wujun, and Li Zikun, the prime minister of Wujun?"

Guo Fengxiao?
Li Ji raised his eyebrows quietly, knowing that the bait he had laid out early had finally attracted a few real big fish. Some descendants praised him and said: "Guo Fengxiao was born, a hero who ranks among the heroes. He has scriptures and history in his belly, and hidden armor soldiers in his chest." ”

This shows that the abilities of Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao are definitely not inferior to Jia Xu.

Li Ji's eyes moved, and he looked at the seemingly unkempt Guo Jia in front of him, and found that he was also quite young, a little younger than Li Ji, and about the same age as Gu Yong.

Teenager version·Guo Jia

'Moreover, it was probably at the stage when he was just traveling around to study that he was attracted to Rende Academy or "Four Crosses of Red Water"? '

Li Ji silently guessed in his heart, but did not speak first.

Liu Bei was naturally very unfamiliar with the name Guo Jia, but Liu Bei did not underestimate Guo Jia because of this. He thought for a while and said.

"Guo Gongze, who came to Wu County before, is also from Yingchuan. I wonder what he has to do with Fengxiao?"

"I and Mr. Guo are barely of the same clan."

Guo Jia responded vaguely, as if he was not very willing to specifically associate himself with Guo Tu.

However, Liu Bei was quite interested in Guo Tu and asked one more question, saying.

"Previously, Guo Gongze, a famous scholar from Yingchuan, visited Wu County. Without waiting for Bei Haosheng to entertain him, Gongze left. This makes Bei quite regretful. I wonder how Gongze is doing now?"

(End of this chapter)