Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Outside Hulao Pass.

After Zhao Yun and others retreated, Liu Bei's face showed a bit of worry, and he whispered to Li Ji.

"Lü Bu really lives up to his reputation as 'Lü Bu among men, Red Hare among horses'. Even if Yun Chang and Yi De join forces to take him down, it will be extremely difficult."

"Besides, Lu Bu is on guard against Zilong, and it will be difficult for him to surround him if he relies on the Red Hare."

Of course, in the final analysis, most of the blame lies with Red Hare.

If it was a foot battle, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could definitely beat Lu Bu to death together, but in a horse battle, the bonus brought by a peerless divine horse is unimaginable.

Even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cooperated well, they still found it difficult to sustain the siege on Lu Bu who had the Red Hare. Instead, it was more like a round-robin battle.

Therefore, Liu Bei gradually learned his lesson and realized that surrounding Lu Bu and restricting the movements of Red Hare was the correct way to defeat Lu Bu.

It’s a pity that Lu Bu is almost always 100% vigilant towards Zhao Yun, who poses the greatest threat.

When Zhao Yun went to fight Zhang Xiu just now, Lu Bu had already begun to think of retreating. Otherwise, if he devoted all his energy to fighting with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, how could Lu Bu be able to block the attack for Zhang Xiu in time?

After witnessing Lu Bu's battle once again, even though there were many Guandong princes who despised Lu Bu's character, they had to admit that Lu Bu's title of "unparalleled in the world" was well deserved.

This is exactly what Liu Bei was worried about...

Originally, Liu Bei saw that there had been no news from Lu Bu for many days, and thought that Li Ji's plan of alienation had been completely successful, and Lu Bu had been completely frozen or cremated by Dong Zhuo. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu appeared again intact.

This was undoubtedly extremely bad news for the Allied forces, as it added another huge mountain to overcome in order to capture Hulao Pass.

With Lu Bu stationed at Hulao Pass, even if the allied generals intended to lead their troops to attack the city personally, they would have to consider whether they would have the opportunity to retreat after going up.

But what Liu Bei was more worried about was Li Ji's mentality. His eyes were always on Li Ji, fearing that Li Ji would suffer a blow.

After all, Li Ji was a young man who became famous at a young age. Since he came out of his humble background, everything he predicted had come true and nothing he planned had gone wrong.

Now the plan of sowing discord seemed to have failed on Lu Bu, which surprised Liu Bei. He did not expect that Lu Bu was a man of both wisdom and courage and could see through Li Ji's plan.

"Zikun, you don't have to feel any pressure. Next time, find a good opportunity. Lu Bu will definitely underestimate Yu Bei. I will lure him out personally. Then, I and my second and third brothers will join forces and we may be able to kill Lu Bu."

When he said this, Liu Bei did not forget to reach out and pat the double-edged sword at his waist, signaling to Li Ji.

Li Ji was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he realized that Liu Bei was comforting him implicitly and actively providing him with an idea to deal with Lu Bu.

Moreover, this idea is indeed somewhat feasible. Given Lu Bu's arrogance, he would probably regard all the allied forces except Zhao, Guan and Zhang as insignificant.

And as long as Liu Bei, the deputy leader, uses himself as bait, who knows, he might be able to make Lu Bu take the bait, and then a battle between the three heroes and Lu Bu would unfold?

Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but chuckle and explained.

"If the situation reaches a point where the lord is forced to go into battle personally, it would be Ji's dereliction of duty. Moreover, the lord may have misunderstood something..."

After a pause, Li Ji explained in a low voice.

"The previous series of actions only planted the seeds. Now we just need to create an opportunity for them to bloom. Perhaps today, my lord, you will be able to see a beautiful flower blooming on Hulao Pass."

When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but look a little surprised.

After all, since he set an ambush for Lu Bu last time and deliberately gave Lu Bu a chance to escape, Li Ji has no longer made any arrangements or measures related to the strategy of sowing discord.

Immediately, Li Ji bowed and asked, "My lord, can you please go forward and talk to the thief Dong?"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and replied, "Since Zikun is interested, let Zilong escort you forward. Please be extremely careful."

Upon hearing this, Li Ji could only agree reluctantly.

Of course, this helplessness is more for Zhao Yun...

In Li Ji's eyes, Zhao Yun has gradually become an excellent cavalry general.

Perhaps Zhao Yun does not have the ability to command a large-scale military force, but when it comes to commanding cavalry of less than 10,000 people, the talent Zhao Yun has shown now is top-notch.

It was probably because Liu Bei was too worried about Li Ji's safety, and there were not many people he could trust to ensure Li Ji's safety.

Therefore, Liu Bei almost habitually tied Zhao Yun to Li Ji's side, for fear that Li Ji might encounter any unexpected situation.

"It seems that we need to find a guard that the lord can trust to replace Zilong..."

Li Ji thought about this matter secretly, and two suitable candidates immediately emerged in his mind.

Dian Wei!

Xu Chu! Of course, it wasn't that Li Ji was targeting Boss Cao on purpose. He risked his life to get rid of the team that was originally in Boss Cao's trajectory.

If we really talk about the quality of talent, Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the original trajectory can be said to be among the best in the entire era.

Recalling as much information about Dian Wei and Xu Chu as possible, Li Ji planned to let the Jinyi Division try to find their traces in their hometowns.

Of course, after gradually integrating into this era, Li Ji also realized that it is very difficult to accurately find someone in this chaotic era.

As Li Ji, under the protection of Zhao Yun, approached Hulao Pass to a certain distance, he bowed towards Hulao Pass from a distance and spoke.

"I am Li Zikun from Longxi. I wonder if there is anyone I can talk to behind the scenes."

A few breaths after Li Ji finished speaking, Dong Zhuo moved to the edge of the tower, looked at the figure below, and spoke in a rare cheerful voice.

"It turns out that this is the state scholar in person. It has been five or six years since we last met in Julu."

"I am grateful that Prime Minister Dong still remembers me, a junior student..."

After a pause, Li Ji changed his tone and said loudly, "It's just that I came here not to reminisce with Prime Minister Dong, but to tell him something."

Dong Zhuo frowned slightly and said, "You are my countryman, please feel free to speak."

"Now Prime Minister Dong may have the troops of three states, and he has seized the Sili Pass, and has abandoned all his loyalty to the emperor. He has arbitrarily deposed and enthroned emperors, excavated tombs, humiliated concubines, and even caused the death of the empress dowager. He has made arbitrary decisions on government matters, and has also let the bandits plunder the people..."

As Li Ji spoke with a righteous tone, his little mouth was almost as if covered with honey, and he spoke very sharply about all the things that Dong Zhuo had done that had angered the Han people and angered the Han people.

Before this, Dong Zhuo controlled the court with the military power in his hands. Even if the officials were angry, few dared to speak out, let alone scold Dong Zhuo to his face.

In particular, Li Ji's description of what Dong Zhuo did contains almost no subjective criticism, but is entirely objective statement.

It’s not that Li Ji didn’t want to exaggerate, but listing out all the evil deeds that Dong Zhuo committed after entering the capital was shocking enough, and almost every one of them challenged the bottom line of the three outlooks of contemporary Han people.

Due to the obstruction of information flow, not to mention the lower-level soldiers of the Allied Forces.

Even the princes did not fully understand what Dong Zhuo had done specifically. Most of them only knew that Dong Zhuo arbitrarily deposed and enthroned officials, wanted to emulate Wang Mang to control the government, and acted tyrannically.

At this moment, in front of the two armies, Li Ji recounted everything Dong Zhuo had done after entering the capital, and even described in vivid detail the evil deeds he had allowed the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to do.

It should be noted that there were quite a few Qiang people among the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Indulging in their evil thoughts, the brutal acts they committed against the Han people were even unimaginable to others.

Words may not be sharp swords, but the truth is definitely a sharp knife!

Even Dong Zhuo looked back at this moment and realized how far he had come. Li Ru's already pale face became even paler.

Li Ru was well aware of Li Ji's reputation and influence, coupled with the irrefutable facts.

If it is said that the previous alliance of the princes in Guandong was formed due to various reasons and interests, the hostility towards Dong Zhuo was more limited to the princes, aristocratic families, and relatives of the Han Dynasty.

But after Li Ji's summary and publicity, Dong Zhuo would inevitably be completely despised by the people of the world and become a villain that everyone would shout and beat.

Just like in the original plot, after Cao Cao massacred cities many times, wherever he went, countless people were scared and fled south without hesitation, abandoning their fields.

This influence is invisible, but huge!

"You and I have met once before, and I cannot bear to see him end up being forsaken by both humans and gods. Why don't you turn back, tie your hands, return power to the eldest son of the previous emperor, and then commit suicide, rather than allow the allied forces to break through Hulao Pass..."

"Mothers and wives are slaughtered, and no one of the race is left alive. Heads are hung and navels are burned, leaving a stench for generations to come, and flesh and blood are reduced to ashes. Only then will the people applaud and cheer!"

In the end, if the former is still persuasion, the latter is undoubtedly a naked threat.

It was said that once the allied forces broke through the pass and captured Dong Zhuo, not only would Dong Zhuo be punished by being burned to death, but his entire family would also be exterminated.

And after Li Ji finished speaking, these words, which Li Ji secretly added to, deleted from, and revised countless times, undoubtedly aroused the anger of countless Han people in the Allied Forces.

Perhaps, what Dong Zhuo did for the Han Dynasty and the imperial court was merely to give the allies a sense of righteousness.

However, Li Ji's vivid description of allowing the Western Liang cavalry to continue plundering the people of Sili could easily arouse the anger in the simple emotions of countless grassroots soldiers.

"Tie your hands and surrender quickly!"

First, the soldiers under Liu Bei shouted in unison, and then the voice quickly spread, until large and uniform voices rang out among the allied forces.

Perhaps there are still a large number of soldiers left behind in the camp, but at this moment the number of allied soldiers gathered at Hulao Pass is nearly 100,000.

"Tie your hands and surrender quickly!"

How great is the power formed by the combined power of a hundred thousand voices?
Even Hulao Pass seemed to be shaking slightly, and many guards at Hulao Pass were terrified, feeling as if they would be killed by the terrifying sound waves at any time. (End of this chapter)