Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 30 Three Routes
  What do I think?
  If possible, I'd like to lie down and watch.

Li Ji, who had experienced such a long march for the first time in his life, felt that his butt was about to turn into a corpse.

Don't ask, it will break if you ask.

Moreover, in order to maintain his past image, Li Ji had to maintain his calm and relaxed attitude.

At this moment, Li Ji completely understood why Zhuge Liang wanted to get himself a four-wheeler, and why Guo Jia died from overwork during the march.

It's not that Boss Cao is too beastly, but it's difficult to travel!
  As Liu Guan and Zhang looked over with dry eyes, as if they were listening to the argument, Li Ji took off the water bag hanging on the horse, moistened himself first, and then put the bamboo slips in his hands into his luggage. among.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ji walked to the Jizhou map and looked at it.

It's just that this map is extremely crude. It only shows the general division of counties and counties in Jizhou and the main roads, which can barely be used for business.

Jizhou has nine counties in total: Wei, Julu, Changshan, Zhongshan, Anping, Hejian, Qinghe, Zhao, and Bohai. It is the true hinterland of the Central Plains.

Although Li Ji knew the terrain of later generations, he also understood that there was little reference value under the long-term terrain changes.

For example, the famous ancient Nine Zes - Daluze - located in Julu County today, has completely disappeared from Li Ji's memory in later generations.

Coupled with the lack of intelligence on the Jizhou battlefield, it was meaningless for Li Ji to use the "strategy simulator". He could only refer to the general direction of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in his memory.

"According to Prefect Liu Yan, at the end of February, the emperor appointed Lu Zhi as Beizhonglang General, and led the five schools of the Northern Army to march into Jizhou and fight fiercely with the demon Dao Zhang Jiao on the main battlefield in Guangzong."

"And with the capabilities of General Bei Zhonglang, even if his troops are far inferior to the Yellow Turban thieves, it is expected that he will not be defeated by the Yellow Turban. Otherwise, Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao would not have to go north to Youzhou to try to open up a new battlefield."

"Therefore, General Beizhonglang will definitely have the upper hand and has firmly blocked the main force of the Yellow Turban bandits from Guangzong to Julu, making it difficult for them to advance towards Si Liyue."

Li Ji slowly expressed his thoughts, making Liu Bei and Guan Yu nod from time to time, deeply convinced.

Zhang Fei couldn't help but patted Li Ji on the shoulder and said.

"Hahaha, Mr. Zikun, I have the same opinion as you. Come on, come on, come on, let's see if we all want to go together."

Li Ji almost staggered due to the force of Zhang Fei's hand, and finally sat down on the ground without falling.

When Liu Bei saw this, he yelled urgently.

"Yide, don't be reckless, don't interrupt Zikun's train of thought."

Zhang Fei pursed his lips, feeling that what Li Ji said was indeed close to what he thought.

Li Ji was not surprised by Zhang Fei's statement.

After all, the analysis just now can be analyzed by anyone with a little bit of general talent.

"Brother Xuande, we are currently located in the northern part of Zhongshan Kingdom and want to join General Bei Zhonglang as soon as possible. There are generally only three marching routes."

Li Ji raised three fingers and said.

"Zikun, please tell me," Liu Bei said.

"The first one: From north to south in Zhongshan Kingdom, attack directly on the back of Julu County;

Article 2: From Zhongshan Kingdom to Anping Kingdom, first avoid Julu County and march to the side of Julu County;

The third line: It goes in the opposite direction to the second line. It runs from Zhongshan Kingdom to Changshan Kingdom, then goes straight south, and can also reach the side of Julu County. "

As Li Ji spoke, he drew three lines on the map with his finger and concluded. "Essentially, it's a straight line and two circuitous lines."

Zhang Fei scratched his head and asked angrily. "What's the difference between going straight in and taking a roundabout way?"

Li Ji said in a deep voice. "The advantages of direct penetration are obvious. It saves marching time and allows the troops to move quickly. With a surprise force, they can attack directly into the hinterland of Julu, the base camp of the Yellow Turban Thieves."

"But the risk is also quite huge. Once we run into the main force of the Yellow Turban Thieves, or if we are unable to defeat Julu in a single battle within a short period of time, our mere 6,000 troops are likely to be trapped in Julu County, and it will be difficult to break out of the encirclement."

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said.

"The risk of this strategy is unimaginable, and we have no information about Julu's garrison strength, so it is not appropriate to use it."

Li Ji's inner thoughts are actually similar to this.

Without knowing anything about it, he went straight into Julu, the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Thieves. This was pure gambling.

Winning, and defeating the Yellow Turban Thieves in one battle, is naturally a great achievement. From then on, he became the most beautiful young man in the Han Dynasty and left a name in history. He could single-handedly quell the millions of Yellow Turban troops that swept across the eight states of the Han Dynasty.

However, if something goes wrong, a mere 6,000 people might be buried in Julu without even being able to make a splash. A typical example would be to send people's heads thousands of miles from Zhuoxian County to Julu.

"Mr. Zikun, what's the difference between these two circuitous routes?" Guan Yu asked.

"Of these two routes, one goes eastward to the Anping Kingdom, and the other goes west to the Changshan Kingdom."

Li Ji first pointed at Anping Country on the map and said.

"The administrative capital of Jizhou is located in the Anping Kingdom. At the same time, this is also the location where the Yellow Turban bandits first conquered the city in Jizhou at the beginning of the turmoil. Guangzong is also located in the southernmost part of the Anping Kingdom."

"Therefore, if we choose to enter Anping Country, we still don't know whether General Bei Zhonglang has regained Xindu, otherwise it will be very difficult to go south."

"But if General Beizhonglang has recaptured Xindu, we will be able to join forces with General Beizhonglang as quickly as possible when we enter Anping Country."

As Li Ji finished speaking, Liu Bei and Guan Yu also showed hesitation on their faces.

The key to entering the Anping Kingdom lies in which party is in the hands of Xindu, the administrative city. If it is in the hands of Beizhonglang General Lu Zhi, that will naturally be excellent.

But once the Yellow Turban thieves still occupy Xindu, Liu Bei's attempt to join Lu Zhi will be blocked by Xindu, and with a force of 6,000 men, it may be difficult to break through Xindu.

By then, once the Yellow Turban thieves fully reacted, they would definitely try their best to prevent Liu Bei from leading his troops to join Lu Zhi.

"So it seems that the best choice is to enter Changshan Kingdom?" Zhang Fei muttered.

"The advantage of choosing Changshan Country is that there are many mountains, making it easier to hide the marching track. And if we successfully go all the way south to Gaoyi, the distance to Julu City will only be about fifty miles!"

"With such a distance, the horses can reach it in an instant if they are galloping. Even if the soldiers march in a hurry, it only takes half a day to reach the back of the giant deer."

As Li Ji's finger reached a point between Gaoyi and Julu City on the map of Jizhou, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all had stern expressions on their faces, feeling inexplicably agitated.

The feasibility is very high!

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei followed Li Ji's thoughts and focused their eyes on Gaoyi and Julu on the map. They felt that a huge temptation suddenly appeared in front of them.

However, Liu Bei, the most calm-minded person, calmed down first and asked. "Zikun, if you enter the Changshan Kingdom, what are the disadvantages?"

Li Ji thought for a moment and said.

"As for the disadvantages, Changshan State may have many mountainous roads, making marching difficult. It is far less easy to march on a large scale than the plains. Moreover, if you want to occupy Gaoyi and attack the giant deer by surprise, you will have to do your best to hide your whereabouts along the way."

In Li Ji's few words, it seems that the shortcomings are minor, but in fact Liu Bei is well aware of the difficulties.

Especially for marching, the problems caused by mountainous roads are extremely difficult. It is normal for the up and down rugged roads to often triple the actual marching distance three to five times.

In this case, it is also necessary to try to prevent any yellow scarf thieves from noticing the traces and reporting them to Julu.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei looked at Li Ji and asked. "Zikun, which marching route do you think should be chosen?"

Li Ji did not speak, but pointed his finger directly at Changshan Kingdom.

"it is good!"

Li Ji's actions were like the final weight that overwhelmed the balance's tendency. The hesitation in Liu Bei's eyes disappeared and he spoke.

"Then we will enter the Changshan Kingdom from the Zhongshan Kingdom, and go all the way south to Gaoyi! I also ask the ancestors of the Han Dynasty to protect me, Liu Xuande, to exterminate the Yellow Turban rebels as soon as possible, and to restore a stable world to thousands of people in the world."

Immediately, the soldiers who had just rested for a while set off again under Liu Bei's order, heading all the way towards Changshan Kingdom in the west.

Zhang Fei personally led Yanyun's eighteen cavalry and thousands of cavalry as scouts to further expand the scope of the investigation and kill the Yellow Turban thieves who approached along the way.

In the absence of specific topographic maps of Jizhou, the march could only move in accordance with the direction. Occasionally asking for directions, and constantly correcting the direction, it successfully entered the Changshan Kingdom, and then turned in vain and continued to march southward.

As they entered Changshan Kingdom, the march became more and more difficult.

At first he was extremely narrow, but only then did he understand people. Repeating dozens of steps is also difficult. Afterwards, hundreds of people entered before them, and then they suddenly became enlightened.

This sentence describes the difficulty of marching.

Li Ji couldn't even ride a horse and could only walk. There were many branches and branches along the way. It was extremely difficult for Li Ji and Liu Bei to walk in front together.

Later, Li Ji retreated to the middle of the team, and the people in front opened the road first, using manpower to continuously widen the road. It was not so difficult for Li Ji to walk again.

The difficulty of marching was several times higher than on the plains, and the speed dropped sharply.

What makes people even more desperate is that after entering Changshan Kingdom and heading south, because there was no specific terrain map, Liu Bei and Li Ji had no idea of ​​their specific location and could only follow the direction. .

Until, the plain appeared in front of me again!

"Finally out!"

With Liu Bei's perseverance, looking at the plains in the distance at this moment, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Zikun, Yun Chang, Yide, hurry up, come and see."

Liu Bei, who was always at the forefront and opened the way, shouted happily towards the rear.

Suddenly, Li Ji's spirit was shaken, and he quickly walked to Liu Bei's side, squinting and looking at the plains in the distance.

"Wait a minute, there are several plumes of smoke rising over there."

Zhang Fei's thunderous voice sounded, causing everyone to look in Zhang Fei's direction.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard, narrowed his eyes and said.

"You can vaguely hear the sounds of fighting and screaming."

Li Ji opened the Jizhou map, looked at it, made a rough judgment, and said. "If this place is not the Yuan clan where Changshan was governed, it is Zhending."

"Let's go and have a look."

Liu Bei had made a decision at this moment and couldn't wait to take the lead towards the plain area ahead.

Later, when all the soldiers entered the plains to regroup, they lost more than 5 people just marching in the mountains. The loss rate was as high as % before the battle. Liu Bei couldn't help but look at the news when he heard the news. Twitched.

Zhang Fei, who was working part-time as a scout, quickly came back after investigating the news.

Ahead was a small county called Zhending, and about three thousand Yellow Turban troops were looting the surrounding areas.

"Bypass, or to suppress the thieves?"

Liu Bei asked somewhat tangledly. It was obvious that Liu Bei was more inclined to suppress thieves to save the local people from robbery, but he was also afraid of ruining his plan.

Li Ji felt that Liu Bei's eyes were somewhat inquiring, but seemed a little embarrassed to speak, so he suggested.

"In the plain area, the Yellow Turban Thieves have no horses. All they need to do is teach Yide to lead horses and scatter in all directions to block the way. The possibility of the Yellow Turban Thieves escaping is very small. Furthermore, Brother Xuande's soldiers also need a good rest. It's really It’s definitely a good choice.”

With Li Ji's support, Liu Bei no longer hesitated and quickly ordered Zhang Fei to lead the cavalry to intercept the surrounding areas, and then he and Guan Yu led their own troops to suppress the thieves.

With Liu Bei's side having the numerical advantage and the upper hand, the result can be imagined!

Li Ji didn't even intend to get close to the battlefield. Instead, he and the five hundred soldiers stayed behind to protect the baggage, rested on the spot, and seriously considered the next action.

Half an hour later, Zhang Fei returned to Li Ji with half his body covered in blood. It seemed that he had experienced a hearty fight, so that Zhang Fei no longer felt the depression of the previous march, and shouted at Li Ji with a loud voice. road.

"Mr. Zikun, it will be decided after a battle. My eldest brother has confirmed his identity with the Zhending County Magistrate and arranged a room for you to rest."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Li Ji responded and headed towards Zhending County impatiently. Then he quickly washed himself until the sour smell was no longer on his body, and then he felt that he was completely alive.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just when Li Ji was still soaking in the barrel with his eyes closed and relaxing, feeling the muscles of his body relaxing, there was a knock on the door, and then Liu Bei's voice came in with a hint of excitement.

"Zikun, have you washed up?"

"Hold on."

Li Ji quickly stood up and changed into a soldier's uniform before opening the door.

To Li Ji's surprise, Liu Bei still looked a little embarrassed, but there was a bit of excitement on his tired face.

"Brother Xuande, what's the happy news?" Li Ji asked in surprise.

Liu Bei replied. "It's indeed a happy event! Beiyu Zhending's chance encounter with a talented person will surely be a great help to Zikun's plan."

Suddenly, Li Ji's heart couldn't help but stagnated slightly, and a name subconsciously appeared in his mind.

True determination!

Talent!

Could it be that Liu Bei really had some kind of "strong luck", so that he caught that man as soon as he entered the true state of mind, the man who could ride on the whole tiger and leopard seven times in and seven out?

Liu Bei also turned to one side of his body, revealing the man following him.

He has a strong physique, a resolute face that looks like a weather-beaten face, and his body also exudes a strong smell of blood...

'This man...'

Li Ji originally looked slightly excited.

"Excuse me, Xiahou Bo!"

(End of this chapter)