Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

As the content of the deduction was revealed in Li Ji's mind little by little, Li Ji couldn't help but frown.

In a sense, with the current civil servants, military officers and military configuration of Wu County, compared with the surrounding counties in Yangzhou, it is tantamount to a dimensionality reduction attack.

As deduced in the strategy simulator, if Li Ji wanted to attack Kuaiji County, with Zhao Yun as the vanguard and Xu Sheng in charge of the central army, Li Ji would personally micro-manage the war and almost defeat it in one battle. To Kuaiji County.

But the problem is that the emperor has not yet passed away, and the majesty of the Han Dynasty is still there, so Wu County has no legitimate excuse to attack Kuaiji County.

In this way, it is tantamount to seeking death in politics and strategy, and even using this as an excuse to seize the official position and jail Liu Bei is enough.

If Guo Yi had already led his troops into Wu Commandery, then Li Ji would have sufficient reasons for his counterattack.

But now Guo Yi is stationed at the Qiantang River at most, and there is no problem at all in terms of justice.

Li Ji's eyebrows were slightly raised, thinking about whether it was possible to solve the political and strategic risks.

It's just... this is undoubtedly a dead end!
Unless Li Ji just doesn't stop doing anything, he directly occupies the entire Yangzhou in one go, and then blocks the Yangtze River to achieve self-reliance.

However, not to mention that Wu Jun is still burdened with a heavy "relief for work" and does not have this ability at all. More importantly, Liu Bei will definitely not raise a flag of rebellion.

At this point, Li Ji could only give up the option of "offensive and defensive changes", understanding that the current situation meant that Wu County would not be able to take the initiative to invade Kuaiji County.

Restraint, low-key... is the main theme!
Immediately, Li Ji couldn't help but turn his attention to the third option that appeared in the "strategy simulator" - "hiding the truth from the sky", and then tried to deduce it.

After a moment, Li Ji opened his slightly lowered eyes again, with a smile on his face.

Noticing the change in Li Ji's expression, Guo Jia couldn't help but said in surprise.

"Did Mr. Zikun already have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"Of course."

Li Ji nodded and said. "Although it takes a long time and consumes a lot of money and food, it is still a solution to both problems. I don't know if you have any insights on filial piety?"

Guo Jia thought for a while and then said.

"In my humble opinion, if we defend for a long time, we will lose. It is better to retreat proactively, lead Shanyue and Kuaiji County troops deeper, and then choose one to attack fiercely to break its pincer attack."

It has to be said that Guo Jia's method is also a good strategy.

When Guo Jia didn't know that Wu Jun's actual frontal combat power was superior to the opponent's, Guo Jia's method was a good medicine.

However, it's still the same problem.

The wanton indulgence of Shan Yue and Guo Yi's penetration into Wu Commandery will inevitably cause immeasurable losses.

Shan Yue and Guo Yi would not have forced Li Ji to the point where he had to cut off his arms to survive.

Li Ji shook his head and replied. "The method of filial piety is very good, but it is not suitable for the current Wu County and will seriously slow down the development speed of Wu County."

Hearing this, Guo Jia said in surprise. "With such a situation, how can we still worry about the loss of people's livelihood? If we are not careful, it will lead to the fall of the entire southern part of Wu County."

Facing the gazes of Guo Jia and Xu Sheng, Li Ji replied calmly.

"It doesn't matter, I have deduced a winning future."

Immediately, Li Ji's face became solemn and he said.

"Xu Sheng!"

"exist!"

Xu Sheng immediately responded in a deep voice.

Li Ji spoke. "I order you to immediately lead eight thousand soldiers to the reinforcements of Fuchun Mountain, return to Yunchang's command and obey his orders. You must assist Yunchang in guarding Fuchun Mountain, and there will be no room for failure!"

"Yes!"

Xu Sheng responded first, then hesitated slightly and said.

"Mr. Zikun, my lord has ordered Sheng Gong to defend the central army. If Sheng leads his troops and leaves now, Mr. Zikun will have no generals available and only 4,000 soldiers left. He may suffer losses."

Originally, if Zhang Fei had not been punished, then it would have been Zhang Fei who followed Li Ji south.

However, with Zhang Fei being punished and Guan Yu and Zhao Yun also making arrangements in advance, there are not many generals available under Liu Bei's command.

Liu Bei was used to seeing the power of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other powerful generals rushing into battle with ten thousand enemies, and he knew that if there were no generals to guard the central army, it would probably add great risks.

Therefore, Liu Bei simply temporarily transferred Xu Sheng from the naval army to Li Ji to command the central army, so that Li Ji would not have any available generals for a while.

"No problem!"

Facing Xu Sheng's worries, Li Ji cupped his hands and said.

"Zilong's cavalry is of little use in Fuchun Mountain, so I will order Zilong to lead the cavalry back to Qiantang County. With the cavalry led by Zilong, this place will be as stable as Mount Tai."

Hearing this, Xu Sheng felt relieved.

Xu Sheng naturally admired Zhao Yun, his former boss, and knew that with Zhao Yun and the cavalry guarding him on the left and right, Li Ji's safety would be safe.

"Yes!"

Xu Sheng immediately took the order and led eight thousand elites to leave Qiantang County and rush towards Fuchun Mountain. Naturally, this unabashed move was known to the spies arranged by Kuaiji County in advance in Qiantang County.

Eight thousand!

When Guo Yi and Xu You found out, Guo Yi said with an annoyed look on his face.

"Does Li Ji really think that I dare not cross the river? His original strength was only more than ten thousand, but he transferred eight thousand elite troops to Fuchun Mountain, leaving only about three or four thousand usable troops."

"Mr. Ziyuan, why don't I order the general to be killed right away? I heard that Liu Xuande regards Li Ji as his confidant. As long as Li Ji is captured alive, Liu Xuande will definitely throw the rat into the trap."

"By then, I am afraid that the three southern counties of Wu County will not be the only ones that I can get. What do you think of Mr. Ziyuan?"

Xu You did not pay attention to Guo Yi immediately, but fell into deep thought for a while.

Perhaps others underestimated Li Ji because he was only in his prime years, but Xu You knew very well that Li Ji's ability should not be underestimated at all.

In particular, Li Ji had guessed early on that Kuaiji County would be united with Shanyue, and had deployed beacon towers along the Qiantang River to warn in advance. It is conceivable that Li Ji would not be unaware of Kuaiji County's goals.

However, Li Ji dared to dispatch most of his troops to leave like this when the capital of Kuaiji County was openly deploying troops on the other side of the Qiantang River, across the river from Qiantang County.

Therefore, Xu You's first reaction was... there was a scam!
Even though Xu You had studied Li Ji's past experience in using tricks and knew that Li Ji loved to use dangerous and strange tactics, there was an inexplicable way of doing so. He always anticipated the enemy first and used his countless troops to the maximum extent. Limit to reverse occupation.

And if those 8,000 soldiers were just pretending to leave, but were actually lying in ambush nearby, waiting for Guo Yi to cross the river and attack him halfway, the situation would be dangerous.

"No!"

Xu You shook his head and said.

"Li Zikun is by no means a mediocre person. He did not do such a stupid thing. There may be fraud in it. The purpose is to lure the prince of the mansion to lead his army across the river. If he attacks him halfway across the river, the prince of the mansion is in danger."

Guo Yi scratched his beard a little irritably, feeling as if he was going to have a brain under the stimulation of Xu You's words. Then he simply gave up thinking and asked.

"What do you think Mr. Ziyuan should do?"

"Wait!"

"Wait?" Guo Yi asked in confusion.

"The advantage is mine at the moment, and the initiative is also mine."

Xu You spoke calmly.

"The prince only needs to send more spies to investigate the situation and maintain the confrontation with Qiantang County. After confirming that the eight thousand soldiers have indeed been transferred to Fuchun Mountain, it will not be too late to make other plans."

"Good plan!"

Guo Yi praised.

Although I don’t know what the benefits of this plan are, it does sound reasonable, profound, and quite safe.

Immediately, Guo Yi followed Xu You's instructions and frequently mobilized spies and scouts to investigate the situation.

The situation in Qiantang County is like a pool of stagnant water. Li Ji lives within the county government office every day without leaving the gate. In addition, the entire three southern counties of Wu County seem to turn a blind eye to the troops sent by Shanyue and Kuaiji County.

The local people live their daily lives as usual, and the resettled refugees still carry out "work-for-relief" as planned...

This scene made Guo Yi feel that Li Ji did not regard him as a threat at all. He wanted to lead his army across the river many times in anger, but Xu You persuaded him to do so.

A few days later, when Guo Yi finally sent someone to persuade Shanyue to attack Fuchun Mountain again, eight thousand Han troops suddenly appeared in Fuchun Mountain.

This situation made Xu You realize that Li Ji had indeed transferred most of his troops to Fuchun Mountain.

"Li Zikun...you are so brave..."

Xu You looked at the information sent back from Fuchun Mountain and couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

Could it be that what Li Zikun used was the "empty city strategy" used by Zheng Guozhengqing Shu Zhan in "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan"?
(PS: Let’s not discuss whether Zhuge Liang ever used the empty city strategy, but the earliest empty city strategy came from the Spring and Autumn Period.)
This idea emerged subconsciously in Xu You's mind, and suddenly it felt more and more like it.

Whether Li Ji unabashedly dispatched a large number of troops to leave or allowed the people of Qiantang County to live as usual, it seemed that he was deliberately creating an arrangement where there was an ambush.

This made Xu You's face twitch hard, and he felt that his dignity had once again been thrown to the ground and severely ravaged by Li Ji's childish tactics.

Even the way Guo Yi looked at Xu You gradually showed something a little strange, as if he was saying:

'Look, sir, I have said that we should quickly cross the river to attack and capture Li Zikun alive, but you suspect that the other party has set up an ambush. '

This made Xu You's face turn blue and white, and he could only say in a deep voice.

"Since Li Zikun dares to carry out such a dangerous plan, I would like to ask the Lord to send troops across the river quickly so that Li Zikun can be taught the consequences of taking risks. I will capture Li Zikun alive and let him pour me tea."

"Hahaha, it should have been like this a long time ago!"

Guo Yi laughed and said.

"Since Mr. Ziyuan likes to humiliate that kid Li Ji like this, what's the harm in having him wash his feet and massage his legs for Mr. Ziyuan, not to mention pouring tea and water?"

"Correct!"

Xu You said harshly. "Capture Qiantang County and capture Li Zikun alive!" (End of this chapter)