Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 285 is no different from a chess game
Tadun's move was not only to vent his anger, but also to win people's hearts.

In particular, most of the Wuhuan cavalry led by Tadun were Wuhuan people who had settled in Yuyang County, Youbeiping County and Liaoxi County for many years, so when they saw Jingguan and this flag.

As the nominal commander of this Wuhuan cavalry, Tadun had to express his stance, and in this way he could easily win over a large number of Wuhuan people.

Especially Wuhuan Qingzhuang, who belonged to the Wuhuan settlements in Yuyang County and Youbeiping County that had been massacred. Tadun, who always studied Han family classics, understood that these were the forces that were most likely to be taken into his direct lineage.

As long as there are enough direct descendants, "who is the king and who is the minister" between Tadun and Qiu Liju may be an issue that needs to be re-discussed.

Tadun's heroic and tragic demeanor easily infected a large number of city commanders present, causing many city commanders to follow Tadun in taking the oath.

After Tadun was satisfied, he thought for a moment and not only did not conceal the contents of the capital and the flag, but actively publicized it among the Wuhuan army.

The death of the tribesman aroused the anger and morale of the Wuhuan army. Tadun even led the army to personally reset the head in Jingguanzhong into the earth, and then gave a passionate and heroic speech.

At this moment, many Wuhuan people remembered the man who swore before the capital to avenge the Han dogs on behalf of his people, to bury the Han cavalry in the grassland, and to declare that they would cut off their heads to build the capital. Watching man.

"Wuhuan King" Qiu Liju's son - Tadun!
The Wuhuan people admire the strong and the bold and heroic...

Tadun took this opportunity to firmly control the Wuhuan army, which was originally quite different from him.

Then, Tadun led the Wuhuan cavalry again into Youbeiping County to search for traces of the Han army.

Relying on his understanding of the terrain, Tadun finally caught up with a burning Wuhuan settlement after spending about seven days.

Almost all the Wuhuan settlements along the way were slaughtered, built into Jingguan, and set on fire.

Under Tadun's deliberate control, almost the entire Wuhuan army was in a state of grief and anger.

"Finally found you, Handog!"

Seeing that the Wuhuan settlement was still burning in front of him, Tadun showed a hint of joy on his face. He did not organize troops to put out the fire, and even ordered the entire army to abandon some unnecessary baggage and marched along the Wuhuan settlement at full speed. There were still quite clear horse hoof prints on the edge and they chased after him.

The Wuhuan cavalry, numbering up to 80,000, spared no effort in consuming their horsepower and galloped at full speed. Smoke and dust billowed straight for miles, and even the earth trembled.

Tadun didn't care at all...

Judging from the intensity of the fire in the Wuhuan settlement, it was probably less than half an hour since the Han army left, and it was necessary to firmly capture that Han army.

However, half an hour...

An hour...

Even two hours...

Tadun still did not catch up with the Han army, and even the horse hoof prints originally thought to be left by the Han army began to disappear without a trace beside a creek. On the contrary, the horses of the Wuhuan cavalry were flying at such full speed. I was already exhausted from the rush.

"How? What went wrong?"

Tadun was puzzled and had to order the army to rest on the spot for the time being. At the same time, he sent a large number of scouts to spread out nearby to look for traces of the Han army's march.

However, the result was still nothing.

This made Tadun realize that he might have fallen into a trap, and he quickly turned around and returned to the Wuhuan settlement.

However, by the time Tadun returned with his exhausted army, which had been pursuing it for a long time, the Wuhuan settlement had been burned into a large area of ​​ruins.

Then, after Tadun went deep into the ruins to explore for a while, his face turned gloomy...

been played!

Unlike the previous Wuhuan settlements that were set on fire everywhere, this Wuhuan settlement was burned with kerosene and other fire starters.

In other words, as long as three or five confidants are left in the Wuhuan settlement that has been arranged in advance, they can easily create the illusion that a large number of Han troops have just set fire to the Wuhuan settlement and left.

If Tadun had put out the fire first when he arrived or had kept a few more eyes to observe carefully, he might have been able to judge the difference.

But after chasing for so many days and witnessing so many burned Wuhuan settlements, Tadun had already formed a certain inertia of thinking, so much so that he ignored these details.

Later, Tadun sent people to search for the horse hoof prints of the Han army leaving around the Wuhuan settlement, and finally found the real marching traces of the Han army three miles away in the other direction.

This once again supported Tadun's judgment, but unfortunately... it was too late!
The loss of the opportunity this time not only meant that the Han army was also aware of the location of Wuhuan's pursuers, but it also wasted a whole day of Tadun.

The ebb and flow of one another was enough to widen the distance between the two sides again.

……

In a Wuhuan settlement about a hundred miles away from Tadun, the Han army led by Gongsun Zan was very skilled in completing a set of procedures and stationed troops there.

There is no need for logistics, there is naturally food in the Wuhuan settlement.

Gongsun Zan even saved time on setting up camp and used that time to clean the Wuhuan settlement and then live in it directly. But as night falls, Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun, who usually fall asleep and rest, are waiting for something at the entrance of Wuhuan settlement.

Finally, under the gaze of Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun, five white horses galloped towards them in the distance under the night sky.

"coming!"

Gongsun Zan said, and Zhao Yun's expression also condensed slightly.

Because the Han army led by Gongsun Zan so far has followed the route of sweeping the Wuhuan settlements according to the plan formulated by Li Ji.

And now, it is an important turning point in the plan formulated by Li Ji.

In Li Ji's plan, it was determined that the Wuhuan pursuers would pursue the last Wuhuan settlement today.

Therefore, the plan specifically asked Gongsun Zan to spend a lot of effort to arrange fire starters in the previous settlement, and then disguised a large number of horse hoof prints to mislead Wuhuan's pursuing troops and buy time.

Therefore, the news brought back by these five white horse followers is particularly critical.

If the Wuhuan pursuers did not appear as Li Ji expected, and the Wuhuan pursuers were successfully misled by the arrangement requested by Li Ji.

Then Gongsun Zan, who was originally very skeptical about the seemingly incredible plan prepared by Li Ji, would probably no longer act in accordance with the plan.

On the contrary, if the news brought back by Baima Yicong is consistent with the plan, it will become the cornerstone of Gongsun Zan's trust in continuing to implement that plan.

While Zhao Yun was slightly distracted, the five white-horse Yi Cong rushed to Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun, got off their horses, raised their hands and saluted.

"General, General Zhao, we are back."

Gongsun Zan didn't talk nonsense and asked in a deep voice. "What's the result? Are Wuhuan's pursuers showing up?"

"Yes! About 80,000 troops came in a mighty force, and after we followed the plan and lit the fire starter in advance, the Wuhuan pursuers went straight in the direction of the horse hoof prints arranged in advance, and even He even left behind a lot of luggage in order to make the journey.”

The corps commander headed by the five white horse righteous men said as he unhooked a flag from the saddle and reported.

"General, there are a few flags among the baggage thrown away. I picked up one of them and brought it back."

Gongsun Zan took the flag, spread it out and saw that the word "Ta" was written on it.

"Ta? Tadun?! It's exactly what Zikun expected?!"

Gongsun Zan, who was already looking shocked, looked even more amazed.

Not only the expected strength of Wuhuan's pursuing troops, but also the men who led the troops and when they chased them to the last Wuhuan settlement were exactly what Li Ji had expected.

If Li Ji was making a judgment on the spur of the moment, Gongsun Zan wouldn't be so amazed.

But that march plan was written by Li Ji a month ago.

In other words, Li Ji had accurately judged this result a month ago?

Gongsun Zan unconsciously held the flag in his hand tightly and murmured. "Xuande...really has recruited an incredible talent!"

Although Zhao Yun was quite shocked by this, he felt a sense of honor inexplicably...

For a moment, Gongsun Zan was filled with emotion and couldn't help asking Zhao Yun. "On weekdays, Zikun also predicts enemy aircraft in this way?"

After Zhao Yun heard this, he unconsciously thought and recalled it.

As someone who often escorts Li Ji on his travels, Zhao Yun can be regarded as the one who has been in contact with Li Ji the longest among the generals in Liu Bei's group.

"Mr. Zikun once said unintentionally that if he were to deduce on a sand table, he could easily deduce changes hundreds of times away..."

"Among them, Wuhuan has settled in Han Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and has a close relationship with Youzhou. The recorded information is very detailed and complete!"

"And Mr. Zikun has an overview of the overall situation after knowing the intelligence of both the enemy and ourselves. Perhaps for Mr. Zikun, this is no different from a chess game."

"Especially the various things that the cavalry led by General Gongsun did according to the plan, perhaps they themselves guided and destined Wuhuan to deal with it in this way, and then just like puppets, he followed Mr. Zikun's plan step by step. .”

Zhao Yun, who had always been somewhat silent and reticent, said a lot in one breath this time, with a sense of unfinished business.

The implication of Zhao Yun's words is nothing more than: My husband is a genius, and it is common sense to predict victory or defeat thousands of miles away.

At this moment, Gongsun Zan was silent for a long time, and then he bowed in the direction of Jicheng from a distance.

Previously, Gongsun Zan was convinced by nothing more than his righteousness. Now he is even more impressed by Li Ji's ability and sincerely envies Liu Bei.

(End of this chapter)