Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Hulao Pass was broken!
This was undoubtedly extremely bad news in Zhou Xin's view, as it meant that the time left for the allied forces to fight against Wu was running out.

More importantly, the morale and spirit within the anti-Wu coalition forces were already quite low, and the news of the Hulao Pass being breached was like adding insult to injury.

Even though no one in the tent spoke, Zhou Xin knew very well that his allies must have already begun to have other ideas.

Especially for the Jiangdong aristocratic families, it is almost a basic practice to follow the crowd when the situation becomes unfavorable.

If it really is impossible, Zhou Xin has no doubt that these Jiangdong families will definitely find ways to offer enough gifts so that they can kneel down and welcome Liu Bei again.

Fortunately, God finally left me, Zhou Xin, a glimmer of hope.

The treacherous Liu Bei trusted Li Ji too much, so that the power of Wu County fell into the hands of the incompetent Jia Xu. For his own selfish desires, Jia Xu still hoped to negotiate and persuade the troops to withdraw.

madness!

Short sighted!!
Innocent!!!

It's even almost as stupid as the vast majority of Jiangdong aristocratic families.

The opportunity is right in front of you...

"Jia Xu, who was only interested in peace talks, would never have thought that I would attack the city with all my strength tonight..."

'As long as we capture Yangxian, destroy the few remaining manpower in Wujun, and then control Taihu Lake, the anti-Wu allied forces will have the opportunity to completely capture the entire northern part of Wujun in a very short time.'

'The situation can be reversed in an instant! ! ! '

At this moment, Zhou Xin felt his mind was more excited and agile than ever before. He was even thinking about how to further push Liu Bei into the abyss after blocking the Yangtze River and preventing him from returning to Wujun.

The rest of the people in the tent also unconsciously followed Zhou Xin's ideas.

I have to say, on the surface it seems very feasible!
On the contrary, Xu Gong, the leader of the alliance, had the idea of ​​retreating.

Xu Gong was not very good at military and political affairs.

However, Xu Gong was quite familiar with the situation in the Central Plains. Once Hulao Pass was breached, it would mean that Dong Zhuo's faction was doomed. The reputation of the anti-Dong alliance would surely spread throughout the world and be admired by thousands of people.

Before this, the traitor Dong Zhuo had not been defeated, and what Dong Zhuo had in his hands was the righteousness of the emperor and the court, so it would have been fine.

Winner takes all, loser for Kou!
Then anyone who has anything to do with the thief Dong will undoubtedly be completely spurned and liquidated.

Continuing to attack Wu County at this time, especially when all the county governors of the allied forces against Wu County are branded as the traitor Dong, is not a good sign.

Even if Wujun was really captured, when the anti-Dong alliance had established victory, Liu Bei might borrow troops from many allied forces to counterattack Jiangdong, and the Jiangdong families might not be able to resist.

The more Xu Gong thought about it, the more he felt that the defeat of the traitor Dong almost meant that the overall situation of the anti-Wu coalition forces was almost over.

Immediately, Xu Gong was very moved by the intention of peace talks conveyed by Jia Xu and spoke.

"Zhou County Magistrate's plan is brilliant, but a man without credibility cannot stand. Today, he agreed to the peace talks, but he is taking advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, which is not in line with his manners."

Xu Gong's counter-argument made Zhou Xin frown and he immediately retorted, "On the battlefield, all is fair in war! The good opportunity is right before our eyes, but it will pass in a flash, leader."

Xu Gong shook his head and said, "But the soldiers in the army are already exhausted and lack siege equipment. How can we attack the city at night?"

"This is easy!" However, Zhou Xin knew that he had no way out, so he spoke with confidence.

"Stop camping and secretly dismantle the wood to build ladders and other simple siege equipment. There is no camp behind us, so we can burn our boats and fight to the death. Once the order is given, all the soldiers will take Yangxian and rest."

"In addition, Yangxian is a small city with low walls, and the garrison is no more than 10,000 soldiers at most. Jia Xu has fallen into my trap and is an incompetent scholar. How can he deal with a sudden night attack?"

"There is no need to beat the drum three times, Yangxian will fall! If Yangxian is taken, Wujun will also be in our pockets!!!"

This well-reasoned rebuttal left Xu Gong speechless for a moment.

In terms of strategy and eloquence, Xu Gong is undoubtedly no match for Zhou Xin.

And under Zhou Xin's confident and persuasive words, almost all the noble families in the tent were moved.

The current situation of the Jiangdong noble families is no less than being tied up in a cleansing room, and Liu Bei is sharpening his knife and moving closer and closer.

If they did not resist, the Jiangdong noble families would inevitably be struck by a knife, and from then on they would not be able to speak loudly, and could only hunch over and survive in Jiangdong;

In order to resist, everyone rushed out of the cleansing room together. Who knows, they might be able to get rid of Liu Bei, regain their strength and be themselves again!
The most important thing is that what Zhou Xin said took almost all aspects into consideration, and the aristocratic families could hardly find any fault with it.

Only Xu Gong's thoughts turned rapidly and he actually found some loopholes.

"No, this is too risky. If we fail to capture Yangxian, won't we put more than 100,000 troops in danger?"

At this moment, Zhou Xin had already realized Xu Gong's retreat and sneered.

"Where is the dangerous place? Even the Art of War says, attack with ten times the force! Even if the Yangxian defenders are prepared, our army has ten times the force of the enemy and has the advantage of attacking at night. Where is the risk? Where is the dangerous place?"

"From what I see, could it be that the leader of the alliance was frightened by that little thief Jinfan, so he became cowardly and wanted to flee back to Runan in a hurry?"

As Zhou Xin finished speaking, many of the noble families in the tent who had originally been dissatisfied with Xu Gong almost all laughed in contempt.

How could Xu Gong, who claimed to be of noble birth, endure such provocation?

Immediately, Xu Gong slammed the table and stood up, saying in a deep voice.

"I am merely testing your will to fight to the death. Since we have such a good opportunity, we must not waste it!"

"I have made up my mind. I will use all my strength to attack the city tonight!!!"

At the command of Xu Gong, the leader of the alliance, Zhou Xin, Zuo Rong and many other noble families also directed their soldiers to fully cooperate.

Perhaps the soldiers of the anti-Wu allied forces were already exhausted, but everyone knew that there was no extra time to allow the allied soldiers to rest slowly before attacking the city.

For the anti-Wu allied forces, the only chance is to quickly capture Yangxian while Jia Xu is unprepared!

If this fails, the subsequent allied soldiers will inevitably need to rest for three or four days to restore a certain level of combat power and morale. By then, it will take another three to five days to attack Yangxian City. The allied forces against Wu will simply not have enough time to occupy the northern part of Wujun and block the Yangtze River before Liu Bei returns to Wujun.

To this end, the anti-Wu coalition forces quickly and secretly dismantled the wood of the camp that had been built for the most part, and instead built a series of simple siege equipment under the guidance of craftsmen.

Fortunately for Zhou Xin, the walls of Yangxian were not high, and even the improvised ladder was enough to climb the walls. (End of this chapter)