Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Zhou Yu boasted that he was no weaker than anyone else, and that he was no weaker than the "national hero" Li Ji.

It was just that Li Ji was a little older than himself, and happened to meet the wise ruler Liu Xuande who valued him highly. He used the "Yellow Turban Rebellion" as a stepping stone to become famous throughout the world.

Zhou Yu quite agreed with what Li Ji said.

Then we can use the defeat of Linyi Kingdom as a ceremony to celebrate my coming of age, so as to make me famous in the Han Dynasty and let the world know that Yangzhou not only has Li Zikun, but also me, Zhou Lang of Jiangzuo. This will be a happy thing in life.

"This battle should not be delayed, otherwise our army will be at a disadvantage!"

"To use the advantage of the army to advance step by step, and force Linyi to resist with all its might, this is the right way; but we must also use the surprise method to quickly defeat Linyi and intimidate the surrounding small countries, so that they will be afraid of the power of the Han Dynasty and dare not take any action."

When he said this, Zhou Yu waved the feather fan in his hand, as if he had finally cleared the dust on the road to victory.

Sun Ce, who was filled with passion after hearing this, asked subconsciously.

"How to use Qi?"

Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"That is, of course, to take advantage of the fact that all the Linyi army is concentrated in the north, to use ships to transport special forces to the hinterland to raid Linyi's capital, Champa, and then to attack the Linyi army from both sides."

"In this way, no matter how many troops the Linyi Kingdom has, their fighting spirit and morale will collapse in an instant, and they can be defeated in one battle."

Unlike ordinary generals and advisers whose thinking is limited to ground terrain, Zhou Yu, who grew up in Yangzhou, is familiar with water battles and has a very similar military trait to Li Ji, that is, he is good at mobilizing troops by water.

In Zhou Yu's opinion, the greatest advantage of the Han army led by Xu Sheng was not its military strength, but its unstoppable advantage in sea vessels from the Linyi Kingdom.

Not to mention that the Linyi Kingdom was unaware of the advantages and disadvantages of the Han army's ships, even if it knew, this strategy would still be unsolvable.

The Linyi Kingdom was a long strip of territory, bordering Rinan County in the north, so it was almost impossible to send a surprise attack from the ground to launch a surprise attack from behind.

But one side of Linyi State was completely adjacent to the sea, which seemed almost undefended to Zhou Yu.

Therefore, the army led by Xu Sheng only needed to advance step by step and force the Linyi Kingdom to resist with all its might.

Then they would land in the hinterland of the Linyi Kingdom along the coast by sea. Even if they could not capture the capital in one fell swoop, as long as they cut off the food supply of the Linyi army, it would be enough to trap the Linyi army to death in the jungle.

Although it seemed that the Linyi Kingdom had the advantage of terrain, in fact, the initiative was always in the hands of the Han army.

In other words, Zhou Yu intended to completely conquer the Linyi Kingdom. Otherwise, if he used his troops in a way that did not consider the consequences, he only needed to find the location of Champa and directly launch a surprise attack on Champa with his entire army, which would have also been able to settle the matter once and for all.

However, war is just a continuation of politics. If the goal is to completely control the Linyi Kingdom, this is the best way.

It can not only completely disintegrate the resistance psychology of Linyi Kingdom from top to bottom, but also greatly deter the neighboring countries of Linyi Kingdom, making them fear the Han Dynasty as if they were seeing a tiger in the future.

Zhou Yu also could not tolerate the fact that even the Linyi Kingdom dared to encroach on Han land for years in Rinnan County, one of the prefectures of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhou Yu used this as an excuse to target the Linyi Kingdom in the south of the Han Dynasty and make an example of them to scare the monkeys and prevent future troubles.

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the military tent, followed by a burst of voices of approval.

This strategy is undoubtedly a typical example of combining the positive and the odd, and in a sense it is also a naked conspiracy, which maximizes the advantages that the Han army now has.

The Yu State, which had suffered humiliation from the Linyi State for many years and had to swallow its anger, was even more overwhelmed when hearing this.

The day of Linyi Kingdom's demise seems to be just around the corner!
Immediately, everyone in the military tent discussed the details of deploying troops and forming battle array based on Zhou Yu's strategy.

Especially with the support of the State of Yu, they found a topographic map preserved by the government sixty years ago, which included a considerable part of the Linyi State.

With this topographic map, Xu Sheng's unfamiliarity with the terrain was undoubtedly greatly compensated.

This military meeting lasted from early morning to noon before it was finally concluded. After the meeting, Yu Guo returned to the government office. Even though he had not slept all night, he was still in high spirits and excited.

In this war, there was naturally no need for the few soldiers in Rinnan County to engage in frontal combat, and Xu Sheng also looked down on these mobs.

The task that Rinan County needed to undertake, in addition to helping to ensure the food supply to the rear, was to quickly select soldiers or hunters who were familiar with the jungle in Rinan County to assist Xu Sheng in advancing his troops.

However, before the military action, during the few days when Xu Sheng led his troops to rest in Rinan County, the State of Yu also had an important task, which was to send envoys to the State of Linyi.

This is necessary to establish justice, but it is also extremely dangerous.

After Yu Guo returned to the shabby and dilapidated government office, he hesitated for a long time with a frown on his brow. Finally, he gritted his teeth and asked someone to call Gu Jun over.

Gu Jun was originally a distant cousin of Yu Guo's wife's family, and could barely be considered Yu Guo's wife's brother. His parents died early, and he was raised by Yu Guo's wife since he was a child.

However, because of his eccentric personality and his idleness on weekdays, the State of Yu arranged Gu Jun to be a minor official in an attempt to temper his character.

However, although Gu Jun gradually became a close confidant of the State of Yu and had the demeanor of a capable official who was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, his personality was still a little erratic occasionally.

Earlier, when the fleet led by Xu Sheng arrived in Rinan County, the clerk who hurried back to the government office to report was Gu Jun.

Soon, Gu Jun walked in with unruly steps, poked his head in, and spoke with a smile to Yu Guo, who was sitting there with a somewhat sad face.

"Brother-in-law, are you calling me here for another important matter?"

This made Yu Guo's expression serious, and he scolded, "I've told you many times not to address me like that in the government office."

"Yes, yes, Lord Yu~~~"

Gu Jun curled his lips and responded with some disapproval, deliberately lengthening the tone of his voice, which made Yu Guo's face visibly darker.

Upon seeing this, Gu Jun quickly restrained himself, stood with his hands behind his back, and waited for Yu Guo's orders.

In fact, Gu Jun would naturally not make the same mistake again and again after being reprimanded by the State of Yu many times.

It was just that Gu Jun saw that Yu Guo had a serious expression and seemed to be undecided, so he deliberately made some jokes in an attempt to divert Yu Guo's attention a little.

However, after Gu Jun calmed down, Yu Guo frowned for a long time and sighed for a long time, but still found it difficult to speak.

Such an unusual behavior of Yu State made Gu Jun, who seemed aloof but was actually quite sharp-minded, notice something.

"If my brother-in-law needs me to do anything for you, just tell me directly. Didn't my brother-in-law always teach me that a man should not be fussy?" Gu Jun said.

This time, Yu Guo did not correct Gu Jun's address. After pondering for a while, he spoke.

"I need to send someone to Linyi as an envoy to urge Linyi to return the land that it has occupied over the years immediately, and to return the Linyi city that has been divided for more than 50 years to Rinan County."

When Gu Jun heard this, his eyes widened almost instantly, and he subconsciously wondered if Yu Guo was crazy.

How could the Linyi Kingdom be willing to agree to such an outrageous request? What's the difference between this and directly provoking the Linyi Kingdom?
Judging from the Linyi Kingdom's usual style, there is a high probability that the envoy would be killed on the spot.

However, Gu Jun quickly reacted and asked, "Brother-in-law, is it related to the fleet from the Han family?"

Yu Guo nodded silently.

Gu Jun pondered for a long time, understood a lot, then smiled widely and said.

"My brother-in-law must make the Han family avenge me!" (End of this chapter)