Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Yuan Shao knew that it was impossible to cover up Yuan Shu's stupid behavior ambiguously. As Yuan Shu had aroused public anger, he had to hand over the power of governor of grain and fodder if he wanted to maintain the alliance.

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Shao's face did not show the slightest displeasure. Instead, he nodded majestically and spoke with great righteousness.

"Before, considering that most of the allied forces' food and fodder were provided by Yuan Gonglu, Yuan Gonglu was the only one in charge of food and fodder..."

"And now Yuan Gonglu is not able to control his subordinates well enough, causing a food shortage at the front. In order to protect the food and grass of the allied army, Sun Wentai and Yuan Gonglu will jointly supervise the food and grass from now on, and there must be no mistakes."

For a moment, the central army tent was filled with words praising the leader's wisdom, but Yuan Shu's expression was gloomy.

The princes from all over the world gathered at Suanzao for the alliance. Due to the long journey, it was naturally impossible for each family to supply food and grass on their own.

Otherwise, except for Liu Bei, who might be able to barely maintain his food supply for a period of time by transporting food by sea, the princes who came from other states, such as Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian, would simply not be able to maintain such a long food route.

Therefore, the food and fodder used by the allied forces were collected from the surrounding areas of Chenliu County. A small half came from the official grain stored in various places by the Han court, but more of it was grain and fodder that Yuan Shu drew from Runan, Nanyang and other places.

Originally, Yuan Shu wanted to take office as the leader based on the supply of grain and grass, but he was unable to compete with Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, so he barely managed to get the position of deputy leader in charge of grain and grass.

Now, even the food and grass he provided had to be inspected by others, which made Yuan Shu feel like Sun Jian was about to climb into his bed and sleep on it.

But there were threats from Sun Jian and Liu Bei in front, and Yuan Shu's guilty conscience behind.

Seeing that Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, had already spoken, unless Yuan Shu simply withdrew from the alliance, he had no reason to object and could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

It can be said that as the princes in the central army tent dispersed, most of them had satisfied looks on their faces, only Yuan Shu left in a hurry with a gloomy face.

As the biggest beneficiary, Sun Jian wiped away the decadent and angry look on his face and was extremely grateful for Liu Bei's assistance.

Sun Jian, who had suffered heavy losses, could do nothing more than lead his defeated troops to hide in the allied camp in dismay.

But now, with the large amount of money and food that Yuan Shu needed to compensate, Sun Jian could not only make up for the losses to the maximum extent by training his soldiers as soon as possible, but also gain the power of governor of food and grass within the allied forces.

With this power in hand, no prince in the allied forces would dare to underestimate Sun Jian. Moreover, if the allied forces won in the end, Sun Jian would surely be rewarded for his contribution in ensuring food and grass.

Liu Bei did not say much in response to Sun Jian's gratitude. He simply reminded Sun Jian to carefully inspect the food and fodder so as not to cause a shortage of food and fodder on the allied front line.

When Liu Bei returned to the base and informed Li Ji of the result, Li Ji couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile on his face.

But Liu Bei spoke with a bit of regret.

"It's a pity that the leader of the alliance protected Yuan Gonglu so much that the food and grass could not be completely managed by Sun Wentai, and he failed in the end."

"otherwise!"

Li Ji shook his head and said.

"The grain and grass are jointly supervised by Yuan Gonglu and Sun Wentai, and they check and balance each other. This is more beneficial than harmful to the allied forces and the lord."

Li Ji saw this particularly clearly.

It is true that Sun Jian has a strong character, but he is also a person who is eager for quick success and instant benefits.

If Sun Jian were the only one in charge of grain and grass, he might not necessarily have other thoughts.

On the contrary, now that Sun Jian and Yuan Shu have become sworn enemies and there is almost no possibility of reconciliation, jointly supervising the matter of grain and grass can ensure to the greatest extent that no problems will arise.

More importantly, with this move, Yuan Shao, who was unconsciously complacent about becoming the leader of the alliance, would certainly feel a sense of crisis and urgency. At least he would not be as busy winning over the princes and holding banquets and drinking every night as he is now.

Whether it was to restore his lost prestige and face, or to suppress Liu Bei, whose reputation seemed to be growing within the allied forces, Li Ji believed that Yuan Shao would at least hold on for a while.

Li Ji's prediction turned out to be correct. After the power to inspect grain and fodder was divided half by Liu Bei's faction.

Last night, Yuan Shao discussed with Xu You and Guo Tu for a long time, and thought about it all night. Suddenly, he realized that he was the one who held the righteousness of the alliance.

As long as he did not make any mistakes, no matter how well the other princes performed, they would only become the background board of the leader.

No one will remember how brave and good at fighting the sergeants under the command of Marquis Guanjun were. They will only remember that those squad leaders and sergeants traveled across the northern desert and conquered the Wolf's Lair under the leadership of Marquis Guanjun.

So the next morning.

Yuan Shao changed his usual slow pace and urged the army to march out early, and took the initiative to send his own soldiers to the front to clear the way.

This also caused the Allied forces' originally snail-like marching speed to suddenly increase significantly.

The journey was originally estimated to take two to three days to complete, but by noon the next day they had arrived at a place not far from Sishui Pass and set up camp.

However, the allied camp had not yet been fully set up.

Hua Xiong led three thousand Xiliang cavalrymen and blocked the front of the allied camp and began to challenge them.

At this moment, the princes gathered in the central military tent, listening to the information reported by the messenger, as well as the faint sound of Hua Xiong's shouting and cursing.

A hint of anger flashed across Yuan Shao's eyes.

"Little Hua Xiong, you just won by chance, but you dare to be so arrogant. You only led 3,000 cavalrymen to challenge my army of more than 200,000. You are really arrogant."

Yuan Shao said in a deep voice, and then said, "Who can fight Hua Xiong and take his head as a sacrifice?" As soon as these words came out, many princes in the central army tent showed signs of excitement.

Since the Allied vanguard had already been defeated by Hua Xiong, whoever could take Hua Xiong's head would not only boost the morale of the Allied forces, but would also make him famous.

Among them, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, who were standing behind Liu Bei and Li Ji, also had eager expressions on their faces.

However, before Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun could ask Liu Bei for instructions, Yuan Shu, who wanted to save his face, gave a look to a general behind him.

Immediately, the general who understood the situation stepped out from behind Yuan Shu and said with his head held high.

"Young General Yu She is willing to go!"

When Yuan Shao heard this and saw Yu She walking out from behind Yuan Shu, he felt that Yuan Shu was fully confident. At the same time, he naturally hoped that Yu She could kill Hua Xiong in battle and wash away the shame for the Yuan family.

Let the world understand that Sun Jian’s defeat at the hands of Hua Xiong was not mainly due to lack of food. Yuan only needed to send a family general to take his head.

Immediately, Yuan Shao nodded and agreed to Yu She's request to fight, and personally ordered people to beat drums to cheer for Yu She.

Looking at Yuan Shu's mysterious confidence as he watched Yu She go into battle, Li Ji really didn't understand where Yuan Shu's confidence in Yu She came from.

The drums are ringing!

A sound...

Two sounds...

The princes in the central army tent began to get excited unconsciously when they heard the drumbeats, and then the drumbeats stopped abruptly.

Immediately, a messenger came hurriedly to report.

"General Yu She fought with Hua Xiong for less than three rounds before he was killed by Hua Xiong."

Suddenly, there was an awkward atmosphere in the central military tent, and many princes looked at Yuan Shu with strange expressions.

All the princes originally thought that Yuan Shu was so confident, and they also thought that Yuan Shu had some powerful generals hidden, and was preparing to make a big name for himself, but they didn't expect that the result was a big failure.

The general sent by the Allied forces fought alone, but was beheaded in less than three rounds in front of countless Allied soldiers. This was a serious blow to the morale of the Allied forces.

This made Yuan Shao unable to help but glare at Yuan Shu, whose face turned ashen, and he spoke again.

"Who else is willing to fight Hua Xiong and avenge the Allied Forces?"

Immediately, Zhang Fei, who had the most violent temper, could not hold back and asked Liu Bei for permission to go into battle. Seeing this, Guan Yu spoke first.

"Third brother, how about letting Guan fight this battle?"

"Second brother, let me take charge of this battle. I will definitely be able to take down Hua Xiong's head and present it to you, big brother." Zhang Fei said, patting his chest.

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and spoke.

"My third brother has already fought a battle in Youzhou, chasing the King of Wuhuan, but my second brother can only stay in Yizhou, and it is difficult to find an opponent. Now he is eager to fight."

Suddenly, Zhang Fei couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

With Zhang Fei's voice, even if he intentionally lowered his voice a little, it could easily be heard throughout the entire central military tent.

Zhang Fei, who had experienced the battle against Wuhuan, was no unknown person. He chased the Wuhuan king and snatched the horse from under his crotch. This story became known throughout the world, and he gradually gained the reputation of "the fierce Zhang Fei".

However, the generals sent by Yuan Shu were defeated first, while the generals under Liu Bei actually returned with Hua Xiong's head. Wasn't that a slap in the face of Yuan Shu and a mockery of his lack of power?
Immediately, the somewhat anxious Yuan Shao took a quick look and noticed Pan Feng standing behind Jizhou Governor Han Fu.

Yuan Shao had also heard of Pan Feng.

Although Pan Feng had never fought with Yan Liang and Wen Chou under Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao knew that he was known as "invincible in Hebei."

As Lü Bu gradually gained a reputation as the best in the world, the noble families in Guandong, in order to maintain their influence, gradually began to claim that Pan Feng was an "unparalleled general", thereby showing that there were also powerful generals in Guandong who could rival Lü Bu.

Immediately, Yuan Shao, anxious to save his face, did not care about anything else and quickly gave Han Fu a wink.

Han Fu nodded slightly in understanding, and also wanted to become famous, so he spoke immediately.

"I have the unrivaled general Pan Feng, who can kill Hua Xiong!"

As soon as these words came out, many princes in the tent looked towards Pan Feng unconsciously.

Pan Feng lived up to his name of "the unrivaled general". He wore golden armor and was even taller and stronger than Zhang Fei. The axe in his hand emitted a chilling light.

Judging from the appearance alone, Pan Feng's majestic posture made Li Ji stunned.

"Well, well, well, the Allied Forces have the unrivaled General Pan Feng, how dare a little Hua Xiong act so arrogantly?"

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and praised Pan Feng personally. He allowed Pan Feng to go to the battle and ordered his soldiers to beat drums to cheer for Pan Feng. (End of this chapter)