Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Now, the news that the anti-Dong coalition forces have broken through Hulao Pass and are about to return to Wujun is undoubtedly bad news for the anti-Wu coalition forces.

Immediately, the Jiangdong noble families who reacted almost all shouted in anger.

"impossible!"

"You are just pretending. Not long ago, news came from the Central Plains that the two sides have been deadlocked at Hulao Pass for many days."

"You think you can scare us with such a small trick..."

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However, no matter how disdainful and angry the tone of these noble families was, it was undoubtedly difficult to conceal their weak nature.

Who is Liu Bei?

Who is Li Ji?

Who are Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?
Perhaps others don’t know, but as they are all located in the Jiangdong region, the Jiangdong families undoubtedly know much more about Liu Bei’s group than most of the Central Plains families.

Suppress the Yellow Turbans, eliminate bandits, suppress the Shanyue, control Kuaiji, resist the Wuhuan, and manage Yingzhou...

It's not that the Jiangdong family is unaware of the strength of Liu Bei's group, but they are quite aware of it and are wary of it. Otherwise, if other county magistrates dared to not allow the Jiangdong family to sit at the table for dinner, the Jiangdong family would have already used various means to sideline them.

Nowadays, in addition to Wu County and Kuaiji County, the governors of Lujiang, Jiujiang, Yuzhang and Danyang counties are able to control their jurisdiction and are also deeply dependent on the power of the Jiangdong families.

That is, under the impetus of various forces and the guidance of various factors, many Jiangdong families chose to unite and attack Wujun after various considerations, preparing to forcibly expel Liu Bei.

But to say that he is not afraid of Liu Bei is almost impossible.

Facing the overwhelming doubts and scolding, Jia Xiao subconsciously shrank his body and said.

"I swear on the Yangtze River that this is absolutely true and there is absolutely no falsehood. I believe that your information channels will be able to obtain relevant information in a few days."

At this time, swearing to the sky is undoubtedly quite convincing.

However, there was no doubt that there was a sharp contrast between Jia Xiao's fearful and timid expression and his subtly tough words.

Zhou Xin sneered after coming back to his senses.

"Oh, this statement may scare others, but not me. Hulao Pass is more than a thousand miles away from Wujun. Even if we abandon some baggage and march day and night, it will take at least a month to return to Wujun."

"In the past month or so, may I ask how the Wujun with only 10,000 remnants of soldiers and veterans can resist my 300,000-man army?!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Xiao cooperated quite well and revealed a look of fear.

Although Jia Xiao was well aware that the anti-Wu coalition forces actually had only a little over 130,000 troops, exaggerating the strength of the troops to the outside world could only be considered basic practice.

People like Zhou Xin only exaggerated by less than three times, which is nothing.

It is common for some to exaggerate the figures by five or ten times.

What made Jia Xiao a little regretful was that he did not come here to provoke the other party.

Otherwise, Jia Xiao really wanted to give these Jiangdong rats a thumbs up and then add a sneer: How come your army of 300,000 was almost defeated by a hundred cavalrymen?

Jia Xiao felt no pressure at all when secretly cursing the name "Jiangdong rat".

After all, Jia Xiao was from Liangzhou and was considered a distant cousin of Jia Xu. It was said that after Jia Xu established himself in Jiangdong, he came to join Jia Xu and served as his retainer and staff.

Immediately, Jia Xiao pretended to be calm and spoke weakly.

"My lord is very popular among the people in Wu County. He only needs to raise his arm and his followers will flock to him. Since the government office began to urgently recruit young and strong men, young and strong men from all cities in Wu County have responded. It won't take long for us to have at least 30,000 more soldiers, no! 50,000!"

At the end of his speech, Jia Xiao carefully raised his palms, as if trying to make his words more persuasive.

"Humph!"

Zhou Xin smiled disdainfully and said.

"If you are so confident, why did you come here to share such important information? It is simply because you know that it is difficult to resist the might of the Allied Forces."

"That's definitely not the case..."

Jia Xiao waved his hands repeatedly and said.

"But my family's head, Jia Changshi, is a kind gentleman. He cannot bear to see the war between the two places and the suffering of the people, so he specially sent me to mediate."

"At the moment, you have not yet attacked the city, so there is still room for maneuver. In addition, my family master will explain to the lord in the middle, and he will surely make you and the lord reconcile."

When Zhou Xin heard this, his brows slightly frowned, and information about Jia Xu emerged in his mind.

Bastard!

An incompetent bastard!

This is most people's first impression of Jia Xu, who holds a high position in Wujun.

Especially Jia Xu, who usually has no performance, mixed with Li Ji, Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and other civil officials who have the talent of prime minister, which makes Jia Xu seem like a pure scoundrel.

It feels like there is a group of smart sheepdogs mixed in with a group of clear-eyed and harmless Huskies.

Combined with the fact that Jia Xiao seemed to be trying his best to stop the allied forces from attacking the city, even taking the initiative to reveal all kinds of important information, Zhou Xin seemed to understand Jia Xu's thoughts.

As an important official who stayed behind in Wu County, Jia Xu had limited ability and knew that he could not resist the allied forces. He was even more worried that if Wu County fell, he would be punished by Liu Bei afterwards. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Jia Xu hoped to resolve this conflict through peaceful negotiations.

Once the anti-Wu allied forces attack, Yangxian City will be difficult to resist, and Jia Xu will inevitably be blamed for failing to defend the border.

Even though Jia Xu managed to delay the anti-Wu coalition forces by trading space for time, it was still a futile effort for Jia Xu.

As long as he dissuaded the anti-Wu allied forces from attacking the city, Jia Xu would at least not be blamed.

When Zhou Xin thought of this, his heart suddenly moved, his expression eased a little, and he walked up to Jia Xiao and spoke.

"Your Excellency's words are not without reason. I wonder if Jia Changshi is in Yangxian City? War is a major matter for a country. Whether it is an attack or a ceasefire, it is definitely not something that can be decided in a few words."

After a pause, Zhou Xin let out a long sigh and said.

"To be honest with you, the formation of the anti-Wu alliance was actually instigated by a traitor in Wu County. As a result, after the alliance was formed, it was difficult to stop it even if we wanted to dissuade it."

"However, as we marched along, we were constantly harassed by Shanyue warriors, and the Jinfan bandit Gan Xingba raided the camp, which caused resentment among the soldiers and greatly reduced morale."

"The morale of the allied forces is low now, and they have long lost their will to fight. If we can sort out the misunderstanding with Wu Jun and get Lord Liu's forgiveness, and the two sides reconcile, it will be a blessing for the people."

After Zhou Xin's series of words appeared, the first people to be confused were Xu Gong, Zuo Rong and a group of aristocratic families present.

After all, the others could be said to have gathered together out of interest, but Zhou Xin targeted Wu Jun entirely because of the blood feud.

For a moment, even though many representatives of aristocratic families were despicable people, they could not help but secretly despise Zhou Xin's behavior of forgetting his ancestors and being a filial son.

On the contrary, Jia Xiao's face was full of smiles and he responded quickly.

"If this is really the case, my master is in Yangxian City and will do his best to mediate for you and let you know that it is the evildoers who are causing the trouble. He will definitely not vent his anger on you or blame you..."

After a pause, Jia Xiao was still afraid that others would not believe him, so he lowered his voice slightly and said.

"To be honest with you, my master saved Mr. Zikun's life, and they are like father and son. And my master listens to Mr. Zikun's every word."

"So good, so good..."

Zhou Xin continued to force a smile on his face and said.

"However, I also need to discuss this matter with my colleagues so that we can come up with a specific plan, and then finalize it with Jia Changshi tomorrow. How do you think?"

Jia Xiao immediately agreed as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. After agreeing with Zhou Xin on the time and place to continue negotiations with Jia Xu the next day, he left with a smile on his face.

After Jia Xiao left for a while, no one in the central army tent spoke, and everyone looked at Zhou Xin with strange eyes.

It was not until Zuo Rong coughed lightly that he chanted the Buddha's name and tried to find a way to make up for Zhou Xin.

"Amitabha, if Donor Zhou is willing to let go of his hatred, it is also a good thing..."

But before Zuo Rong could finish his words, Zhou Xin, who had been standing at the door of the big tent, suddenly turned around and spoke with a ferocious look.

"Let go of hatred? That is hatred that can only be washed away with blood! If I cannot avenge the Zhou family, what am I, Zhou Xinan, doing as a son?"

"Then Lord Zhou was just..."

"It's just a trick to confuse the enemy!"

Zhou Xin said this in a cold voice, then strode to Xu Gong, bowed slightly, and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, what that person said just now may not be false. Hulao Pass may have been breached. After hearing about the incident in Wujun, the traitor Liu Bei will definitely return to Wujun quickly. This means that we don't have much time left."

"In a little over a month, or as long as two months, Liu Bei will definitely lead his army back to Wujun."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions became heavier.

"However, we have no way out. Even if we retreat now, the traitor Liu Bei will choose not to care about it because of his reputation of hypocrisy. But he will settle accounts with us one by one in secret after he dominates Jiangdong. We will no longer have the possibility of resistance."

"And right now, Jia Xu is incompetent and hesitant, and there is a godsend opportunity right in front of us..."

Following Zhou Xin's decisive words, everyone was shocked and asked further.

"Where is the opportunity?!"

"The best opportunity is tonight!!"

Zhou Xin said loudly.

"Just now I pretended to hesitate and discussed with Jia Xiao the details of tomorrow's negotiation with Jia Xu. When Jia Xiao brings this news back to Jia Xu, Jia Xu will surely be overjoyed and start to prepare how to persuade us to abandon our concerns and withdraw our troops tomorrow."

"Plus, our army has been harassed for a long time. Jia Xiao has gone deep into the camp and must have confirmed that our army is exhausted. He will also make Jia Xu think that our army needs to rest within a day or two and will not have the energy to attack the city!"

At this moment, Zhou Xin's eyes flashed like lightning, he waved his hand suddenly and spoke loudly.

"We are going to do the opposite and attack them when they are least prepared. We will attack the city with all our might tonight!"

"Now, most of the remaining defenders of Wu County are in Yangxian. As long as our army takes Yangxian by surprise and even kills most of the defenders, how can the entire Wu County still have the strength to resist our army?"

"Then our army will go downstream and occupy Taihu Lake, and then we will capture cities and territories at lightning speed, occupy the northern part of Wu County first, block the Yangtze River, and prevent the traitor Liu Bei from leading his army back to Wu County."

"Even if Liu Bei has wise men like Li Ji and brave generals like Zhao, Guan, and Zhang, the natural barrier of the Yangtze River is enough to make them completely isolated and unable to return to Wujun. What can they do to us?"

When Zhou Xin spoke out his plan in one breath, everyone was undoubtedly shocked. (End of this chapter)