Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 37 Choose one of the two
  Before that, the word "smart" was still a complimentary word.

Therefore, being praised as "great cleverness" by Mr. Zikun made Zhang Fei feel proud for a moment.

Only Liu Bei and Guan Yu, who were present to witness the whole process, clearly felt some kind of metaphor and chose to remain silent.

"Cough cough..."

In the end, Li Ji coughed lightly, brought the topic back to business, and asked. "Brother Xuande, I wonder if you have any tokens to prove your identity to General Bei Zhonglang."

"Well, is Zikun of great use?" Liu Bei asked.

"Yes."

Li Ji nodded and said.

"If you want to break the giant deer, you must first break the human heart; if you want to break the human heart, you must point directly at the food and grass or the demon road and open its horns. There is no need to say more about food and grass, but if you want to break the demon road and open its horns, the giant deer will be difficult to bypass. obstacle."

Immediately, Li Ji suddenly stood up and walked to the simplified map of Jizhou hanging in the tent. He pointed his finger at Gaoyi where he was now, then drew forward and passed by Julu, and then headed in the direction of Guangzong. said.

"These interlocking links cannot be solved by the 6,000 soldiers led by Brother Xuande. The current plan lies with General Bei Zhonglang. If we act as General Bei Zhonglang's surprise army, the front of the army will be directed at the demon road Zhang." Corner, maybe it will make a difference.”

When Liu Guanzhang heard this, he looked frightened and excited, but after Liu Bei got over his excitement, he seemed to have thought of something, and said as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his whole body.

"Julu is behind Guangzong. If we lead the army past Julu to Guangzong, we will be separated by Julu, and we will even be attacked by the Yellow Turbans from Julu and Guangzong."

Li Ji smiled.

"Brother Xuande, the so-called soldiers are imaginary and real, and real is imaginary. Zhang Liang's character is cautious and careful, and he is in the big city of Julu. It is very difficult to break the city. However, it is also difficult for him to achieve great things. Think about it."

After a pause, Li Ji pointed his finger at Guang Zong and said.

"The one I'm concerned about is Guang Zong. For this plan, we rely on Qi, Bei Zhonglang will rely on Zheng. We need the combination of Zheng and Qi to attack Guang Zong's Zhang Jiao directly and decide the outcome in one battle."

"Therefore, the prerequisite for all of this is that General Bei Zhonglang must believe in us. If General Bei Zhonglang has any doubts in his heart and suspects that we are a counter-intentional plan used by the Yellow Turban thieves, not only will the plan fail, but we will also You will also be in danger."

Zhang Fei heard this and said. "This is not simple. Sending the talisman of the Governor and Thief Cao given by Liu Yan can prove our identity."

Li Ji smiled. "How many cities were captured by the Yellow Turbans? Countless officials were killed, and the talismans of all levels seized were not only piled up into mountains, they were probably enough to pave a small road."

"If this happens, it will be difficult."

Guan Yu also frowned and said. "Is it possible that the eldest brother himself needs to cross Julu County to go to Guangzong? But it is extremely dangerous, and the army will have no one to lead it."

Liu Bei on the side lowered his head and walked back and forth, as if he was constantly recalling something, and then he spoke.

"Before he bid farewell to his mentor and returned home, Master Lu gave him three volumes of military classics that he personally annotated. It is difficult to forge these things, and since it is not the person who gave them to him, it is difficult to know whether they can be used as evidence."

"Where are those three volumes of military classics now?" Li Ji asked.

"What a coincidence."

Liu Bei suddenly laughed and said. "If there is no Zikun, the three volumes of military classics must be carefully stored in Zhuoxian to avoid loss."

Immediately, Li Ji reacted and pointed at himself.

Liu Bei nodded affirmatively and said. "One of the volumes, seven days ago, I saw Zikun holding it in his hand and reading it day and night."

Immediately, Li Ji walked towards the two large boxes stacked in the corner of the tent and started rummaging through the books according to the titles Liu Bei said.

However, it was quite a pity that Li Ji did not take the three volumes of military classics presented by Lu Zhi with him on the march. The reason was that in addition to being a master of military art, Lu Zhi was also one of the greatest Confucian scholars in the world.

Therefore, among the three volumes of bamboo slips given to Liu Bei by Lu Zhi, only one was about the art of war, and the other two were annotations on Confucian classics.

Li Ji flipped through the two volumes and put them away. He only packed a large number of bamboo slips related to the art of war into two large boxes and took them to study on the march.

"found it."

In less than a moment, Li Ji found the scroll of bamboo slips Liu Bei mentioned.

"With this thing, if Brother Xuande writes it in his own hand, there is no doubt that General Bei Zhonglang will be able to do it." Li Ji said with a smile.

"Zikun, what should I write in the letter?" Liu Bei asked.

When Li Ji heard this, he fell into deep thought.

In the last deduction, when the Yellow Turbans were completely entangled with the Han army, Liu Bei's army made a surprise attack and captured the Yellow Turbans' central army, and even killed Zhang Jiao in one fell swoop to seal the victory.

This... undoubtedly provides another possibility for Li Ji.

Dong Zhuo can win with the help of extraordinary troops, but if Lu Zhi is assisted with extraordinary troops, he may not have no chance of victory!

Of course, the most important thing about the brilliant victory in the last deduction was that the generals were changed on the spot and Dong Zhuo was defeated again and again. This allowed Zhang Jiao to look for a chance to make a comeback, but instead nailed the coffin board to himself in advance.

Now, the problem faced by Lu Zhi will also be how to get Guangzong Huangjin out of the city. Otherwise, if Liu Bei's less than 6,000 soldiers are used to attack the city, what is the difference between marching against the sand and blocking the sea?
  However, in this case, Li Ji had to face handing over the initiative to Lu Zhi, which made Li Ji instinctively feel a little uneasy and unsure.

Instinctively, Li Ji's consciousness was immersed in the "strategy simulator", but he found that there was still no third option in the "strategy simulator".

'Unlike the conclusion reached by deducing Dong Zhuo's defeat based on part of the historical trajectory, I know too little information about Beizhonglang general Lu Zhi and Guangzong Huangjin, so I can't directly deduce the simulation? '

With a thought in Li Ji's mind, he understood the reason.

'More importantly, from a purely rational point of view, it is impossible to judge whether Liu Bei, with only a bamboo slip and a letter, could convince Lu Zhi to go up to the entire army and believe that a surprise army changed the planned strategy. '

'After all, it involves too many subjective thoughts of Lu Zhi, and also involves Liu Bei's past relationship with Lu Zhi, which I don't know about. '

'It's just that at present, if you want to make a difference, you can only choose between Dong Zhuo and Lu Zhi. "

"In the face of Dong Zhuo, I took the initiative to work hard, and then Dong Zhuo got me for free; in the face of Lu Zhi, I passively endured it, and then I was rewarded by Master Lu.'

But soon, Li Ji had a tendency in his mind.

It’s okay to have sex for free, but I can’t do it for free!

Li Ji would rather stuff Liu Yan's mouth with his military exploits, stuffing Liu Yan so full that his stomach would swell. Li Ji did not want to take advantage of Dong Zhuo, lest Li Ji would feel that when Dong Zhuo messed up the harem in the future, Li Ji would It can be regarded as an indirect push.

What's more, even if Liu Bei's extraordinary force ultimately plays little role, Lu Zhi's character and style will definitely remember Liu Bei's friendship.

As long as Lu Zhi does not fall in the court, even if Liu Bei's flag is flying outside, he will not have only a few supporters in the huge court. 'If we purely talk about military affairs, it is obviously more prudent and rational to wait for opportunities; but war is a continuation of politics after all, and keeping Lu Zhi as a teacher from falling in the court is of great significance to Liu Bei who wants to rise. '

'Even if Liu Bei did nothing as a surprise soldier this time and his military merit was not enough to be promoted to county guard, if Lu Zhi accepted Liu Bei's friendship as a disciple and Lu Zhi's connections and reputation, Liu Bei could be promoted easily. '

All this was constantly being weighed in Li Ji's mind. After a few breaths, Li Ji spoke to Liu Bei.

"Brother Xuande should tell more about the friendship between teachers and students in the past. Furthermore, he also mentioned that he knew that Bei Zhonglang would attack the thieves in the south. Therefore, after the thief Cao, the governor of Zhuo County, wiped out the Yellow Turban thieves, he did not dare to face the north and do nothing. We have led 6,000 soldiers and hastily marched south to station in Gaoyi, awaiting the dispatch of General Bei Zhonglang..."

After a pause, Li Ji then spoke.

"Later, I will also combine the Julu County information we have obtained with the map. Brother Xuande can attach it together."

Zhang Fei on the side heard this and reminded him.

"No need to say anything more? I would like to add that we intend to march across Julu County to support Guangzong, so that General Bei Zhonglang can find a way to cooperate?"

Hearing this, Li Ji couldn't help but look at Zhang Fei deeply.

Zhang Fei felt Li Ji's surprised gaze and asked with some confusion. "Mr. Zikun, did I say anything wrong?"

"Yide is telling the truth, but you can't say that." Li Ji replied.

"Why?" Zhang Fei asked.

Hearing this question, Li Ji couldn't help but have a headache.

In fact, Li Ji knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei might have the same problem.

That is treating military orders as child's play!
  "Why do the military repeatedly emphasize that military orders cannot be violated? That is to ensure that the military can implement one voice. How is it different from Brother Xuande trying to teach General Bei Zhonglang how to do things?"

Li Ji said leisurely.

"In this case, even if General Beizhonglang believes in Brother Xuande's identity, he may also think that Brother Xuande will not obey military orders."

In other words, if Liu Bei had written such a sentence in his letter as Zhang Fei said, Lu Zhi would have felt roughly the same way:
  Xuande, I am very happy that you can come to help me, but with the tone of your words, I have to consider whether you will act in accordance with military orders.

"Yide, as a commander, you need to control the overall situation and strategize; however, as a general, you may have thousands of gaps in your mind, but even if you have doubts, you cannot question them, but just execute the orders wholeheartedly."

These words not only made Zhang Fei speechless, but also Liu Bei and Guan Yu who were also in the camp fell into deep thought.

"I've learned a lesson, Mr. Zikun."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both raised their hands to Li Ji and spoke with admiration.

After all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are just generals now, only in their twenties, and they are far from the point where they will often ignore military orders from everyone except Liu Bei.

Especially Zhang Fei, in his original trajectory, he repeatedly violated military orders, got drunk and got into trouble, losing Xuzhou and his sister-in-law.

In other words, Liu Bei could tolerate Zhang Fei. If it were any other king in history, let alone a sworn brother, even his own son would be cut into pieces if he lost his only territory.

After all, it is possible that Liu Bei doted on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei like this.

Therefore, Li Jicai deliberately established his authority in front of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and reiterated military orders again and again, lest Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would really ride on him in the future.

Li Ji quickly returned the courtesy to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and after repeatedly saying that he didn't dare, he said to Liu Bei.

"Therefore, Brother Xuande does not need to say much in his letter. He only needs to explain the situation of the army. It is expected that General Bei Zhonglang will have a plan."

Of course, there is another sentence that Li Ji did not say.

That is, if Lu Zhi is really a rigid person and does not want to believe Liu Bei, then Liu Bei's letter can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship between teacher and student.

From now on, because Lu Zhi had besieged Guangzong for a long time, he was sent to the Xiaohuangmen by the imperial court to interrogate him and was imprisoned. Liu Bei was not sorry for Lu Zhi, and Li Ji was full of admiration for the backbone of this great man.

At that time, Li Ji could only regretfully give Lu Zhi a chance, but Lu Zhi could not grasp it.

And Li Ji can still choose to "wait for the opportunity", hold his nose and let Dong Zhuo have a small period of whoring for nothing, and then find an opportunity to find a way to get back from Dong Zhuo.

Soon, after Liu Bei quickly completed the handwriting, Li Ji also completed the summary of the information and maps he knew about Julu County.

However, these three bamboo slips are undoubtedly crucial.

If something goes wrong and the bamboo slips fall into the hands of the Yellow Turbans, the position of Liu Bei's army will be completely exposed and put in danger.

Therefore, how to safely deliver these three bamboo slips to Lu Zhi is undoubtedly a problem.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not afraid of danger and volunteered one after another.

However, Liu Bei, who also knew the characters of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei well, also showed hesitation.

Although there is no need to say much about the bravery of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Julu County is a place full of yellow scarves after all. If you are not careful, you will be in danger!

"Brother Xuande, you might consider Ji Chang (Xiahou Bo)." Li Ji reminded.

When Liu Bei heard this, he had no doubts about Xiahou Bo's loyalty, and now he was stationing troops in Gaoyi, and it was Xiahou Bo who found him here as his guide.

"It's just that I don't know if Ji Chang can reach Guangzong safely." Liu Bei asked worriedly.

"Ji Chang is a Jizhou ranger. He is familiar with the terrain and customs. Whether it is sneaking into remote places or pretending to be a Yellow Turban, he must be the one to do this." Li Ji said.

"it is good."

Liu Bei was as trustworthy as ever, and immediately took three bamboo slips and went to find Xiahou Bo in person, hoping to entrust the matter to him.

Soon, Xiahou Bo quickly left on a fast horse and headed straight for Guangzong.

Li Ji is right. The others may want to go to Guangzong. In addition to the difficulty of finding the way, the journey is full of dangers. Even if it is left to Guan Yu, they may not be able to get through it with Guan Yu's style. The high-profile style of defeating six generals in five passes.

However, as a ranger, Xiahou Bo did not consider whether it would be embarrassing to pretend to be a refugee or a Yellow Turban, and with being familiar with the local terrain, he arrived near Guangzong almost unimpeded.

However, before Xiahou Bo could really get close to the Han army camp, a group of scouts had already surrounded Xiahou Bo from all directions.

Xiahou Bo, who was taken prisoner as a spy, had the three bamboo slips and the seal of Cao, the governor of Zhuo County, hidden in his body, and they were all delivered to a large tent in the center of the Han army's camp.

(End of this chapter)