Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 50 The Boluojin Incident

At this moment, Zhang Jiao, who was filled with fear, had completely given up the idea of ​​relying on these followers to resist Lu Zhi.

On the contrary, in Zhang Jiao's view, these demoralized believers would only slow down their own speed, leading to the possibility of being surrounded by the Han army.

Therefore, Zhang Jiao was cruel and decided to use these believers as shields to delay the Han army while he fled first...

No, it should be said that as a great virtuous teacher, he personally went to Zhangshui to clear the way for his followers in order to make a living.

When the spies lurking in the Yellow Turbans returned the news that Zhang Jiao and five thousand Yellow Turban warriors had escaped from the large army and were missing, Lu Zhi was so shocked that he unconsciously broke several beards and shouted through gritted teeth.

"The thief is hateful! The thief is shameful! The thief is worth killing!!!"

Ren Luzhi never expected that Zhang Jiao would be so ruthless and shameless, abandoning the hundreds of thousands of believers who were bewitched by him.

It should be noted that in order to control the time for Zhang Jiao to lead Guangzong Yellow Turbans to retreat to Boluojin, Lu Zhi even took the initiative to slow down the speed of the Han army's pursuit of Guangzong Yellow Turbans to avoid putting too much pressure on Zhang Jiao.

In Lu Zhi's plan, he spent half a month guiding the public opinion on faith in Guangzong City bit by bit, and then faked his death so that the public opinion on faith coerced Zhang Jiao into leaving the city.

Faith has always been something that is both scary, tough, and ignorant and fragile.

Ignorance of faith will make them firmly believe in the "Prophecy of Divine Punishment" that began to circulate half a month ago. When Lu Zhi appears again, it will completely break their morale;

The tenacity of their faith will allow them to follow the footsteps of the great virtuous master and flee to Zhangshui in the midst of hesitation and hunger, until their physical energy is completely exhausted and they turn into lambs to be slaughtered.

The fragility of faith will completely destroy the fighting spirit of Taiping Dao believers after Zhang Jiao is captured or killed.

Originally, in Lu Zhi's calculation, as long as a strange force appeared in Boluojin to intercept Guangzong's Yellow Turban without anyone noticing.

So even if there were one hundred thousand Yellow Turban thieves who were driven all the way to Boluojin, they would not have much fighting power left.

As long as Zhang Jiao, who has cut off his way, is captured or killed, then this will be a perfect battle, enough to end the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"Now Zhang Jiao abandons the large number of slow-moving followers and leads five thousand yellow scarf warriors to travel lightly. He will definitely arrive at Boluojin before the agreed time."

"And Boluojin is an important ferry for the Yellow Turbans to transfer logistical supplies. Once Zhang Jiao is allowed to gain a foothold in Boluojin, it will be all over!"

Lu Zhi frowned and murmured something, and almost instantly understood that Zhang Jue's seemingly self-cutting action gave Zhang Jue a chance to survive.

If it weren't for Lu Zhi's extremely high level of self-cultivation, I'm afraid Lu Zhi would probably sum up his feelings in one sentence at this moment:
  "He's really a stupid master."

A normal commander would never abandon his 100,000 subordinates and retreat to the rear when it was clear that the situation was not desperate.

At this moment, Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel a tricky feeling.

Even if the more than 100,000 Yellow Turban thieves were successfully swallowed in one fell swoop, it would undoubtedly be of little significance if the most important Zhang Jiao escaped.

Lu Zhi pondered for a long time, various countermeasures constantly emerging in his mind, and even considered the possibility of sending the three thousand Sanhe cavalry to use their high mobility to bypass the one hundred thousand Yellow Turban thieves to chase Zhang Jiao.

In the end, Lu Zhi gave up the adventurous idea and let out a long sigh.

"Oh, I hope Xuande can stop the demon from spreading his horns."

However, Lu Zhi did not have much hope in this regard!
  Not to mention that Liu Bei's own combat strength is roughly equivalent to the 6,000 county soldiers, and he may not be the opponent of the 5,000 Yellow Turban warriors led by Zhang Jiao in a frontal battle.

What's more, Liu Bei's troops had to travel all the way across Julu County, and the losses were definitely not small.

On the contrary, Lu Zhi was a little worried that he would harm Liu Bei, causing that strange army to be destroyed in Julu County.

……

Xu Shi.

It's getting dark.

And under the cover of night, Liu Bei led more than 4,000 soldiers and rushed outside Boluojin.

Liu Bei looked at the distant Boluojin Ferry and asked Guan Yu beside him.

"Where's Yide? Have you arrived yet?"

"There is no news about my third brother," Guan Yu replied.

When Liu Bei heard this, he hesitated for a moment, judged the time, and said.

"We don't have to wait for Yide. The time of Xu has arrived. Let's occupy Boluojin as promised so as not to miss the opportunity to fight."

After saying that, Liu Bei reached to his waist and slowly pulled out his sword with a solemn expression.

At this moment, Liu Bei, who seemed calm and calm, was also full of tension inside!
  This battle is not only related to Liu Bei's future, but also related to the direction of peace in the entire world, which makes Liu Bei's blood boil.

Just when Liu Bei was about to draw his sword, and even the words of ordering to attack Bo Luojin came to his throat, a hand pressed on Liu Bei's waist, and forcefully pressed the hilt of Liu Bei's sword.

This sudden change made Liu Bei subconsciously want to shout "Bold".

However, when Liu Bei turned his head and saw that it was Li Ji who was holding him down, he suppressed those two words and asked with a smile on his tense face.

"Zikun, do you have any advice?"

"Not quite right."

Li Ji squinted his eyes, looked far away in the direction of Bo Luojin and said.

When Liu Bei and Guan Yu heard this, their expressions condensed and they also looked in the direction of Bo Luojin. Just because of the distance problem and the fact that Boluojin is a ferry with a three-person-high log guardrail outside and a large number of houses and warehouses inside, no problem can be seen with the naked eye.

Liu Bei looked at it for a long time and asked uncertainly. "What's wrong?"

"Could it be... there's an ambush?" Guan Yu also guessed.

Li Ji nodded and said from a distance towards the river outside Boluojin. "Brother Xuande, Yun Chang, look at the number of ferries on the river."

Liu Bei, who had never really visited the crossing in his life, glanced at it for a while, still puzzled, and asked.

"Zikun, is there any problem with this? If there are more ferries, doesn't it mean that Boluojin has not started carrying Yellow Turbans across the Zhang River on a large scale by ferries?"

Li Ji frowned and said.

"There are so many that they completely block the river surface outside Boluojin. This number is too abnormal, like..."

After a slight pause, Li Ji said with a solemn tone.

"It's like all the ferries that should be on the east side of Zhangshui are concentrated in Boluojin! In other words, there may be a group of Yellow Turban thieves from the east side of Zhangshui in Boluojin."

As soon as these words came out, both Liu Bei and Guan Yu realized the seriousness of the problem.

Li Ji's brain was running rapidly, and his mouth was talking about various possibilities very quickly.

"Perhaps it is just a coincidence that the Yellow Turbans gathered in Boluojin, or Bei Zhonglang leaked the plan and set up an ambush, or perhaps the Guangzong Yellow Turbans retreated to Boluojin earlier than planned..."

There is no doubt that at this moment, Li Ji felt at a loss for what to do about this unexpected change, and even felt a little panicked.

However, at this moment.

Li Ji's hand on Liu Bei's waist was suddenly held, and what Li Ji responded to was Liu Bei's eyes that were still bright in the dark night.

"Brother Xuande..."

"Zi Kun."

Liu Bei patted Li Ji's palm and said with a smile.

"You've done a great job, you've done something I couldn't even imagine, and the rest is up to me."

Immediately, Liu Bei slowly pulled out the two swords from his waist, held them in his hands, and spoke firmly.

"Now that things have come to this, how can there be any room for retreat? If we advance, we will survive. If we retreat, all our previous achievements will be wasted. Even if it is not for our wealth and honor, I should still fight for the peace of the common people in the world."

"No matter whether there is an ambush in Boluojin..."

"Break it!!!"

At the last moment, Liu Bei shouted loudly, raised the sword in his hand, and then led the way towards Bo Luojin.

"kill!!"

Like thunder on the ground...

More than 4,000 soldiers who were already ready to go, followed Liu Bei's "Liu" flag and torches raised high in the dark night, and all headed towards Boluojin.

storm!

While Li Ji had doubts and instinctively weighed gains and losses, Liu Bei followed his faith and made a decisive decision to fight to the death.

What made Li Ji feel a little relieved was that when Liu Bei led his army to attack Boluojin, there were no traps or arrows. Instead, there was an obvious commotion in Boluojin.

The gate of Boluojin is just a wooden door, and there is not a lot of debris blocking the door.

Therefore, as Guan Yu jumped up on his horse, the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand slashed at the wooden door with the force of splitting Huashan.

"boom!"

In the shocked eyes of many soldiers, the wooden door was actually split into two.

"The general is brave!"

In an instant, the already high morale was shaken again, and they followed Liu Bei and Guan Yu and rushed into Boluojin.

Only being blocked by the outer log guardrail, Li Ji could only hear loud shouts of killing suddenly rang out in Boluojin, but he could not see the specific situation at all.

Li Ji frowned and looked at the ten personal guards behind him who were still carefully protecting him. His eyes kept scanning the terrain around Bo Luojin.

Suddenly, Li Ji noticed a watchtower near the main gate of Boluojin that had been captured, pointed his finger towards that place, and said.

"I want to go there to observe the battlefield. I would like to trouble you to separate five people from the front to explore the road to confirm safety. The remaining five people will protect me."

Li Ji never joked about his own life.

If he were in a "strategy simulator", Li Ji would have a lot of opportunities for trial and error, but in reality there is undoubtedly only one life.

It was after witnessing lives being easily wiped out in war that Li Ji understood the fragility of life.

Except for the bravery of some top warriors and the protection of vital points by armor, which can ensure their own safety in melee to a certain extent, ordinary soldiers may die at any time.

Li Ji... didn't want to be hit by an arrow in the knee, or suddenly have a big "brain hole"!
  (End of this chapter)