Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 35: Strict vigilance

In the end, this discussion ended without any resolution. At Li Ji's suggestion, additional scouts were sent to patrol the surrounding area to prevent the army from being discovered by the Yellow Turbans who wandered around unintentionally.

Later, Li Ji returned to the independent camp assigned to him.

Not long after, Liu Bei came to visit specially.

When Liu Bei opened the tent curtain and entered, he found that Li Ji was not as impatient as Zhang Fei. Instead, he was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand and seemed to be reading it with relish.

Moreover, Li Ji filled two cups of hot tea in front of him in advance and tasted it from time to time.

Looking at Li Ji's leisurely and calm appearance, Liu Bei felt relieved for some reason, and his anxious heart completely calmed down.

"Zikun, could it be that another cup of hot tea was prepared for me in advance?"

"Of course, Brother Xuande, please take a seat."

Li Ji stood up and saluted Liu Bei, then motioned to the seat in front of him for Liu Bei to sit down.

Liu Bei sat down happily and asked. "Zikun, how did you know that you were ready to visit?"

Li Ji smiled and said nothing.

When Liu Bei saw this, he sighed slightly, and then said. "It's just you and me here, so I'll just say it bluntly."

"Brother Xuande, it doesn't matter."

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said. "Just now when we were discussing things in the camp, I saw the change in Zikun's expression. I felt that Zikun had something in mind, but he had reservations. Could it be that there is something unspeakable?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Ji paused slightly while turning the cup, and looked at Liu Bei with a hint of surprise.

Li Ji thought that his acting skills were passable, and at least he would not let his inner thoughts surface easily. He didn't expect that Liu Bei would be so keen to sense this.

Immediately, Li Ji nodded and admitted without trying to hide it.

"Shi Caiji indeed took the idea of ​​'fire attack' and deduced it in detail. Although this plan has the possibility of success, the price required is too heavy for you and me."

"What price should be paid?" Liu Bei hesitated and asked.

Li Ji closed his eyes slightly and then replied. "Yun Chang and Yide entered the situation with death, burned all the giant deer's money, food and weapons, and the Yellow Turban collapsed."

Suddenly, Liu Bei's expression changed obviously and he shouted.

"No! Beining personally entered the situation, and he must not agree to use Yun Changyide's order to facilitate this plan."

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei finally reacted, sighed and said slowly.

"What Zikun said is absolutely true. This plan is too heavy. Since I have made an oath of Taoyuan with Yun Changyide and we will live and die together, how can I sacrifice Yun Changyide's life to achieve this plan? Even if this plan can make me Even if I have the power to defeat the Yellow Turbans, I will not take them."

Li Ji naturally knew that once this plan was revealed, Liu Bei would definitely be the choice.

If you want to make the plan successful, the first condition is to hide it from Liu Bei and secretly involve Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Xiahou Bo.

From a rational point of view, there is no doubt that Liu Bei has some kind of womanly kindness. How can a man who achieves great things cherish the lives of his subordinates?

If it were Cao Cao, I am afraid he would think twice and be reluctant to do it, and then happily adopt it.

However, from a perceptual point of view, Li Ji also did not want Liu Bei to adopt this strategy. Today Liu Bei can abandon Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei can abandon Li Ji's life in the future.

Li Ji sighed.

"I also know that this plan is inappropriate, so I didn't say it during the discussion. Otherwise, with Yun Changyide's temperament, I am afraid that he may not be willing to spare his life, or he may forcefully demand such a dangerous plan. It is not impossible."

When Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Li Ji and was stunned for a while.

'Zikun, you are really a considerate and gentle person, and you know my thoughts very well. Is this the unity of one heart and one mind mentioned in "Shang Shu Tai Oath"? '

Suddenly, under Li Ji's somewhat confused gaze, Liu Bei slowly showed a meaningful smile.

This made Li Ji's gluteus maximus muscles, which had been exercised during the march and horse riding, tighten immediately, and he unconsciously wanted to move back a little more.

The so-called: strict "preparation"!
  Liu Bei said with some embarrassment. "Zikun, I have a heartfelt request."

"If it was really difficult, Brother Xuande shouldn't have spoken."

Li Ji replied quietly.

This made Liu Bei, who was about to continue, suddenly froze. Unexpectedly, Li Ji did not follow the normal routine.

'Really... As expected of Zikun, he can't be easily figured out! '

"Actually, it's not a very difficult request." Liu Bei said.

"Aren't you really embarrassed?" Li Ji asked.

"Yes."

"Are you not going to embarrass Brother Xuande? Or are you not going to embarrass me?" Li Ji confirmed.

"It shouldn't be too difficult for Zikun." Liu Bei said.

"Brother Xuande, it's okay to say so." Li Ji said easily.

Liu Bei looked at Li Ji with sharp eyes and said.

"That's because Xuande has great ambitions in his heart, but he even hopes to achieve his ambitions together with Zikun, Yun Chang, and Yide. One of them is indispensable. Therefore, from now on, Zikun has a good plan in his heart and must not hurt himself. .”

After saying this, Liu Bei looked at Li Ji with almost unconcealed enthusiasm, and Liu Bei felt that the atmosphere at this moment was also excellent.

Zikun, you should understand my thoughts!
  Zikun, as far as you are concerned, your importance is no less than that of Yun Chang and Yide. Can you please worship me as your master and work together to achieve your great ambitions in the future?

Of course, Liu Bei did not really say these real thoughts, for fear that he might force Li Ji. He was even more afraid that if he spoke and was rejected by Li Ji, the two sides would completely part ways.

It can only be hinted in such a strong way that it is almost explicit.

However, what Liu Bei didn't know was that after Li Ji performed a high-intensity deduction during the discussion, he had already felt a heavy mental burden, otherwise he would not have hurriedly returned to the camp to rest.

Therefore, Li Ji simply did not have the extra energy to interpret Liu Bei's affectionate hint, which was tantamount to ogling a blind man.

When Liu Bei entered Li Ji's camp, he felt a little anxious; when he left the camp, he felt melancholy...

'Could it be that there is something else about Bei that makes Zikun dissatisfied? '

The only thing that gave Liu Bei some relief was that before Liu Bei left the camp, Li Ji briefly analyzed the current situation for Liu Bei. Today, the biggest advantage of the army hidden in Gaoyi is that the enemy is in the light and we are in the dark.

If you take action, you may gain something, but you only have one chance.

Therefore, before you are quite sure, it is better to do more than not do anything at all.

'Wait for the opportunity and send more cavalry disguised as Yellow Turbans to sneak into Julu County to collect intelligence. It is best to confirm the battle situation on the front line of Guangzong...'

Recalling Li Ji's suggestion, Liu Bei immediately went down to make arrangements.

After Liu Bei left the camp, Li Ji took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve and spread it out in front of his eyes. After thinking for a while, he started writing on the bamboo slip.

In the last deduction, the result of the "fire attack surprise" was undoubtedly unlikely to be accepted by both Li Ji and Liu Bei.

But the value of the content deduced in that special state lies not only in the results. Some of the important information that Li Ji may not notice under normal circumstances is also valuable.

1. The food and grass of the entire Jizhou Yellow Turban are piled in Julu City, which is particularly important;
  2. General Zhang Liang is not some idiot. He has a cautious character and should not be underestimated;

3. The strength of Julu does not lie in the city walls, but in the hearts and beliefs of the Yellow Turbans within the city. If you want to defeat Julu, you must first break the hearts of the Yellow Turbans.

"There is no unbreakable situation in the world. It is either due to limited abilities or insufficient intelligence, and the conditions to break the situation have not yet been assembled..."

Li Ji murmured something, rolled up the bamboo slip in front of him and put it into his sleeve, then picked up the military book again and started reading it.

Li Ji, who had been studying in the camp, felt that his energy had recovered a lot, so he continued to deduce another option that had appeared in the "strategy simulator" before.

[Before you feel that you have not yet grasped the opportunity that leads to victory, you decide to choose "waiting for the opportunity".

The prerequisite for waiting for the opportunity is undoubtedly how to hide the whereabouts of the army and obtain enough food and grass to sustain the army.

Therefore, at your suggestion, in addition to sending ten groups of ten cavalrymen to act as spies to continue to detect information around Guangzong and Julu, Zhang Fei personally led 900 cavalrymen to change their costumes and pretend to be horse thieves and wander around the Changshan Imperial Office. The Yuan clan looted and attacked the Yellow Turbans around them.

Relying on Zhang Fei's bravery and the superiority of the cavalry, the Yellow Turbans were harassed by Zhang Fei's cavalry and suffered terribly. This also attracted the attention of some Yellow Turbans and tried to surround and kill Zhang Fei. 】

[And this is exactly what you want to see.

Zhang Fei made enough noise in the Yuan clan, which was a certain distance away from Gaoyi, to attract the attention of the surrounding Yellow Turbans, but not to attract the attention of the Yellow Turbans in Julu City.

Moreover, by relying on the cavalry led by Zhang Fei to plunder the Yellow Turbans from time to time, they could not only train their troops but also ensure the food and grass needs of the army to a certain extent. 】

[Soon, time continues to pass.

You also know more and more about the current situation of Julu and Guangzong. Just when you are about to contact General Beizhonglang, the spy sends back a message:
  Because Lu Zhijiu, the general of Bei Zhonglang, was unable to attack Guangzong, he was dismissed from his post by the emperor and was taken back to Luoyang in a prison car for questioning.

Then, it was Dong Zhuo, the general of Dong Zhonglang, who succeeded Beizhonglang general Lu Zhi and took over the army.

You know very well that perhaps, the time you have been waiting for is finally coming!

You urgently want the cavalry led by Zhang Fei to return to Gaoyi, and send more spies to Guangzong to find out the news. 】

[After Dong Zhuo, the general of Dong Zhonglang, succeeded Lu Zhi in taking charge of the army, Dong Zhuo still followed the original strategy of General Bei Zhonglang to besiege Guangzong and tried to find a way to defeat Guangzong.

However, when the Yellow Turbans learned that the Han army had changed their generals before the battle, and that Beizhonglang General Lu Zhi had been escorted back to Luoyang by the court, the Yellow Turbans changed their old attitude and no longer defended themselves. Instead, they mobilized Yellow Turban warriors and other elite soldiers to go out of the city to counterattack the Han army.

Dong Zhuo never expected that the Yellow Turban, which seemed to be ravaged like a plaything in Lu Zhi's hands, would still have the morale to counterattack, so that the Han army besieging Guangzong had no defense at all.

For a time, the Han army suffered serious losses and was routed for thirty miles.

Later, the furious Dong Zhuo reorganized the Han army and led the Han army into a head-on battle with the Yellow Turbans, and was defeated again...

Even the Han army was defeated by the Yellow Turbans with their absolute numerical advantage, and they separated and surrounded most of the Han army. Dong Zhuo was about to escape in embarrassment.

When you learned that the Yellow Turbans had begun to counterattack the Han army, you suggested that Liu Bei, who was marching quickly to the Guangzong area, would lead his army to arrive in time and rush to attack the weakly defended Yellow Turbans central army in the rear. 】

[Even though a large number of Yellow Turban warriors in the Yellow Turban Army formed an emergency formation to resist, they were still defeated by the attack of thousands of elite cavalry led by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

For a moment, the Yellow Turbans' central army collapsed, and the Han army took advantage of the situation to counterattack. The situation was completely reversed. In the end, the Yellow Turbans were defeated across the board and fled, being hunted for thirty miles.

In this battle, Zhang Jiao was killed by Zhang Fei's formation, and Taiping Dao's top brass also suffered numerous casualties.

As Zhang Jiao's head was transmitted to all directions, the Yellow Turban faith completely collapsed wherever he went, and the giant deer even surrendered without a fight!

After this battle, although Dong Zhuo secretly bribed the eunuchs, took credit for defeating the Yellow Turbans, and was granted the title of Mu of Liangzhou; Liu Bei's name still appeared in the court with the help of Liu Yan, and Liu Bei also appeared after the war. Was named a county governor.

However, instead of Dong Zhuo being defeated and escaping, Dong Zhuo was allowed to annihilate the Yellow Turbans in a single battle. This made the emperor increasingly believe that Lu Zhi was incompetent or had secretly communicated with the Yellow Turbans, which was the reason for the stalemate with the Yellow Turbans.

In the end, Bei Zhonglang beheaded Lu Zhi! 】

[Strategy evaluation: The strategy you implemented fully demonstrates the beauty of "accumulating combat power and waiting for the right time".

Because you know that without your intervention, Beizhonglang General Lu Zhi would be slandered by Xiaohuangmen, and then he would be deprived of his official position and imprisoned by the court.

The person who succeeded General Beizhonglang was Dong Zhuo.

Although this man was brave, he did not have Lu Zhi's ability to defeat the strong with the weak. Moreover, Dong Zhuo was eager to prove himself to the court and gain military glory, and also despised the Yellow Turban's ability, so he was bound to lose.

Therefore, you seized the best opportunity, when the Yellow Turban general thought that he could defeat the Han army in one battle.

A surprise attack on the Yellow Turban Chinese Army, relying on the bravery of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, killed Zhang Jiao and completely established the overall situation.

However, without Dong Zhuo's defeat to set off Lu Zhi's ability, Lu Zhi's life would also be harmed.

Every time I think about this incident in the future, I still feel regretful.

Moreover, Dong Zhuo has been promoted to Liangzhou Mu, and his power is far beyond your expectations, and it is possible that it will cause even greater disasters. 】

As the deduction was completely over, Li Ji suddenly opened his eyes wide and suddenly realized that he had subjectively overlooked a detail before.

In the original trajectory, Lu Zhi, the general of Beizhonglang, was imprisoned by the emperor because of the eunuch's slander and his failure to attack Guangzong for a long time around June.

This made Li Ji's eyes narrow unconsciously.

The result of this "waiting for opportunity" deduction was much better than Li Ji expected. In the deduction, the advantage of the prophet known to Li Ji and the advantage of Liu Bei's army hidden in the dark were almost taken into account. Taken to the extreme.

Taking the defeat of Dong Zhuo, who originally succeeded Lu Zhi, as a key point, the situation was instantly reversed and the Yellow Turbans were defeated in one battle.

However, Dong Zhuo was not a humble gentleman, nor did he need to cooperate with Liu Bei like Liu Yan. Instead, he bribed the eunuchs roughly and directly, taking almost all the credit for himself.

If it weren't for Liu Yan who made some noise on behalf of Liu Bei, Dong Zhuo's character might not even report Liu Bei's name to the court.

(End of this chapter)