Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

And even if Li Ji asked Liu Yu to order the mobilization of war horses in advance, it still took more than half a month to order the horses from Jicheng to the horse farms in Dadai County and Shanggu County, and then urgently deliver the war horses to the surrounding areas of Jicheng.

During this period, the three forces in Jicheng also initially completed the integration, and selected Youzhou soldiers who could at least guarantee basic riding without falling off their horses, and then formed a cavalry force of 20,000.

Immediately, the resolute Gongsun Zan led 20,000 people without any hesitation and headed north towards Liji City.

The reason why we did not go directly to the east was to avoid the Wuhuan cavalry that was gathering more and more in the direction of Yuyang City...

On the city wall of Jicheng, Liu Yu, Li Ji and many other generals watched the cavalry that had gathered almost all the horse power in Youzhou go away.

"Mr. Zikun, can Gongsun Bogui really sweep through all the Wuhuan settlements and firmly contain the approximately 80,000 Wuhuan cavalry?"

Liu Yu's tone was quite pessimistic and distrustful.

Li Ji raised the hand holding the folding fan in front of Liu Yu, then turned it over casually, unfolded the folding fan to fan himself, and said.

"Liu Shijun can rest assured, victory is easy for a big Han..."

Originally, Li Ji did not have the habit of carrying a folding fan with him, but in this era of neither air conditioning nor fans, in order to alleviate the scorching heat, Li Ji gradually developed the habit of fanning himself with a folding fan from time to time.

After receiving Li Ji's confident and affirmative answer, Liu Yu seemed to have a little more confidence in his heart, feeling that the 20,000 cavalry handed over to Gongsun Zan would not be completely destroyed.

However, what Liu Yu didn't know was that what Li Ji was referring to was that it wasn't just Gongsun Zan who could successfully contain more than half of the Wuhuan cavalry.

Currently, there are about 27,000 Wujun infantry and 23,000 Youzhou infantry in the garrison in Jicheng. The total number of infantry is exactly 50,000.

This is why Liu Yu is willing to hand over all the cavalry to Gongsun Zan. With 50,000 infantry to defend the city, and with sufficient food and grass, Liu Yu is confident that he will have no problem holding Jicheng for a year.

Immediately, Li Ji cupped his hands and begged.

"Liu Shijun, Ji also knows a thing or two about how to train soldiers. I wonder if I can allow Ji to train the soldiers in the city for half an hour every day."

Liu Yu, who knew that the abilities of Xian Yufu and others under his command were actually quite mediocre, was naturally delighted when he heard this and said.

"Then thank you for Mr. Zikun's troubles, and there is no need to limit it to half an hour. Mr. Zikun can practice as he likes."

Hearing this, Li Ji couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face.

Liu Yu may have some shortcomings of indecisiveness and over-conservatism, but it is undeniable that Liu Yu treats his subordinates generously and does not hesitate to trust.

This is also the cornerstone of why Li Ji and Liu Yu can cooperate so happily.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan was leading the cavalry all the way north to the outside of the fortress, preparing to make a circle and then enter Yuyang County to attack the Wuhuan settlement according to the route established by Li Ji.

The military report sent back by Li Ji also passed through the government office and was presented to Liu Bei.

It is precisely because of this that this military report caused huge controversy among the government officials.

The civil servants headed by Jian Yong believed that in the face of foreign enemies, they should first work together to fight against them;

The civil servants headed by Zhang Zhao believed that Li Ji acted on his own initiative, ignored his responsibility to go to Yingzhou, put 40,000 soldiers of Wu County in danger on his own initiative, and ordered him to be held accountable.

Liu Bei, who was sitting in the main seat, did not express his position directly, but watched as the officials in Wujunfu's Yamen, who had grown stronger unknowingly, began to quarrel with each other.

Obviously, Li Jishang was fine when he was in Wu County before, and he could firmly suppress all conflicts within the government with his absolute prestige.

However, as Li Ji led his army on an overseas expedition, different factions inevitably began to form within the Wujun government office.

At the moment, there is no doubt that they are the local aristocratic family faction in Wu County headed by Zhang Zhao and the outsider faction from the north such as Jian Yong.

However, in the absence of Li Ji, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, it is obvious that the voice of the Beiren faction is much weaker than that of the local aristocratic family faction in Wu County.

This was even after Jia Xu secretly massacred more than half of the aristocratic families in the Wuhui area, and continuously resettled refugees fleeing from the north, greatly weakening the influence of the local aristocratic families.

But even so, in order to maintain the stability and development speed of Wu County to the greatest extent, under the premise that Rende Academy cannot stably produce available grassroots and middle-level officials, the power of the family has still unknowingly penetrated into all aspects of Wu County. .

Gradually, with Liu Bei remaining calm, opposition to Li Ji's army rushing to aid Youzhou became the mainstream.

Zhang Hong, who had only joined the Wujunfu Yazhong half a month before Zhang Zhao's recommendation, quoted scriptures and refuted it so that Jian Yong had no power to fight back. He changed his tone and bowed to Liu Bei who was sitting at the top. Worship.

"My lord, what Li Juncheng did is really inappropriate and lacks consideration. Please give me an order to reprimand him so that Li Juncheng will never get involved in the chaos in Youzhou."

Zhang Hong's speech was just the beginning, followed immediately by Zhang Hong.

Nearly half of the officials in the government office bowed down and made suggestions to Liu Bei. They all asked Liu Bei to severely punish Li Ji. They even proposed to summon Li Ji back to Wu County and replace Li Ji with someone else to continue leading the army. Head to Yingzhou. When Xiahou Bo, who was standing next to Liu Bei, saw this, he couldn't help showing a somewhat ugly look on his face.

Even though according to the report of the Jinyi Department, the local families in Wu County have been making small moves in private since Li Ji left Wu County, Xiahou Bo did not expect that more than half of the civil servants in the government office were attracted by the Wu County family. .

Liu Bei nodded slightly, turned to Zhang Zhao, who had not spoken much, and asked.

"Zibu, before Zikun left, he told you that if there was any uncertainty about the internal affairs, he could ask you. What do you think about this matter?"

Zhang Zhao's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

Zhang Zhao did not expect that Li Ji would value him so much and even leave such a sentence to Liu Bei.

This made Zhang Zhao feel somewhat guilty that he was fighting for power before Li Ji left.

However, this trace of guilt only lasted for a moment, and Zhang Zhao quickly regained his composure and replied.

"My lord, according to Zhao's opinion, Li Juncheng may just be young and energetic, and he may be a little too impulsive with his young blood. My lord should not punish Li Juncheng severely, and send someone to order Li Juncheng not to harm Juncheng Wu because of his own selfish thoughts." Just ignore the lives of the soldiers.”

When Jian Yong heard these words about hiding a knife in secret, he was so angry that he became a little anxious and shouted.

"Zhang Zibu, what do you mean by this? Do you think Mr. Zikun gained something by helping Youzhou fight against Wuhuan?"

"Zhao doesn't dare to speculate on people's hearts." Zhang Zhao cupped his hands and said.

Seeing that Jian Yong was about to say something else, Liu Bei raised his hand slightly to stop Jian Yong, then glanced at the people below and said.

"What Zibu said is not unreasonable. It is indeed inappropriate for Zikun to use troops without permission."

As soon as these words came out, the officials of the Wujun Family Faction unconsciously showed a few smiles on their faces, while the faces of Jian Yong and others turned extremely ugly.

For the Wujun family faction, Li Ji under Liu Bei is like an insurmountable mountain. As long as Liu Bei's trust in Li Ji does not change, with Li Ji's status and ability, then everyone will never be able to What a beginning.

What is even more frightening is that after the Wujun family secretly observed for a period of time, they found that Li Ji's governance did not have any inclination towards the family. Instead, with the establishment of Rende Academy, the Wujun family gradually realized the seriousness of the problem.

In other words, if things continue like this, Liu Bei will be able to firmly control the entire Wu County even if he completely abandons the Wu County family.

And with the promotion of the Zhou Mu policy, many aristocratic families have seen the possibility of Liu Bei being promoted to Yangzhou Zhou Mu. This makes the Wujun aristocratic families who have never truly fully surrendered to Liu Bei no longer able to hold back.

At this time when Li Ji was on an overseas expedition, many Wujun aristocratic families took the initiative to join Liu Bei and began to unite in order not to be abandoned by the advancing tide of the times.

On the contrary, Jian Yong and other civil servants who represented outsiders frowned unconsciously, wanting to speak out for Li Ji but not knowing what to do.

The next moment, Liu Bei waved his sleeves and announced directly without waiting for the others to discuss.

"The punishment for Zikun will be three months of fines, and he will be forced to shut up and think about it for one month. However, now that Zikun is away with his troops, the corresponding punishment will not be implemented until Zikun returns to Wu County."

In an instant, the entire hall fell into a moment of dead silence.

Three months' salary?

Even now that Li Ji has left Wu County, Liu Bei will still use various excuses to send various rewards to Li Ji's mansion every three to five days. A mere three months' salary is probably not even comparable to Liu Bei's one reward. superior.

As for spending January behind closed doors, or waiting until Li Ji returns to Wu County before implementing it, what is the difference between that and announcing Li Ji's future vacation in advance?
For a moment, the expressions of the civil servants from the foreign faction and the Wujun aristocratic family faction reversed almost visibly.

After Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao looked at each other, they could only remind them forcefully.

"My lord, do you agree with Li Juncheng leading his troops to participate in the Wuhuan Rebellion? If a large number of Wu Jun's young and strong guests die in a foreign country, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people."

"The general is out, and the military order is not obeyed. Since Zikun is so decisive, he must have some reason. Even if there is a mistake, it will be discussed later. How can he change the general at the moment, or easily interfere with the front line of the battle?"

After a pause, Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Zhao and Mi Zhu respectively and said.

"This matter has been decided. In addition, Zibu, Zizhong, you will transfer 50,000 loads of grain and grass from the granary in the next few days and send it to Youzhou on the newly launched ship, so as to prevent the war in Youzhou from affecting the grain storage. This affected the army’s food supply.”

"Yes."

Zhang Zhao and Mi Zhu heard this and could only agree.

Immediately, Liu Bei stood up straight away, took the military report sent back by Li Ji, and left the main hall in a hurry. (End of chapter)