Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At the beginning, Wei Yan wanted to fight for Wuling County, intending to quell the biggest rebellion and make great contributions.

However, after meeting Li Ji's gaze, Wei Yan suddenly reacted. The rebellions in the four counties of southern Jing varied in size, but there was no substantial difference in the merit of pacifying the rebellion in one county.

On the contrary, Guiyang County had the least chaos and the credit was easiest to gain.

Moreover, if the rebellion in Guiyang County could be quickly quelled, Wei Yan could even lead his troops to the neighboring counties to provide assistance, strive for greater progress, and gain more credit.

As for those empty reputations, Wei Yan didn't care at all.

In response to Wei Yan's request for battle, Li Ji nodded slightly and spoke.

"Appoint Wei Yan as the commander of the Suppressing the Barbarians, and send him to Chaisang to lead 5,000 elite soldiers, and immediately go to Guiyang County to quell the rebellion."

"As ordered!"

Wei Yan was overjoyed and immediately took the military order.

However, when Wei Yan took over the military order, Li Ji pressed Wei Yan's hand and reminded him.

“Warfare is a matter of life and death. We must not rush for quick results, but should be swift as the wind, slow as the forest, and aggressive as fire.”

Wei Yan's heart trembled, and he felt that Li Ji's eyes seemed to see through his thoughts. He calmed down as if a basin of cold water was poured on him, and nodded in response.

"Thank you for your teachings, Governor."

After Wei Yan accepted the order, Li Ji asked again, "Who wants to go to Lingling County?"

This time, after a few moments of silence, Wen Pin took the initiative to respond.

Wen Pin was reluctant to go to Guiyang County to quell the rebellion because he did not want people to look down on the generals of Jingzhou. However, Wen Pin also knew that he was far inferior to Huang Zhong in bravery, and his status was far different from Zhang Fei. It would be difficult for him to compete with Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei for Wuling County.

Li Ji's evaluation of Wen Pin seems mediocre, but in fact he is a good warrior without outstanding achievements.

The fact that Liu Biao asked Wen Pin to assist Liu Qi in defending Xiangyang shows that Liu Biao trusted Wen Pin's ability. The fact that Yuan Shu led an army of more than 100,000 to attack for a long time, but Xiangyang never fell, also shows how capable Wen Pin is.

Therefore, Li Ji was quite relieved when he handed over Lingling County to Wen Pin to quell the rebellion.

After Wen Pin came forward to receive the military order, Li Ji looked at Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong for the last time and said, "Among the four counties in southern Jing, there are two counties, Changsha and Wuling. Who will go to Changsha? Who will take Wuling?"

Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei spoke almost at the same time. "I can conquer Wuling."

Suddenly, Huang Zhong and Zhang Fei could not help but turn their heads and stare at each other, neither of them giving in.

Zhang Fei was a whole circle bigger than Huang Zhong, and his look was even more imposing, and he shouted.

"Aren't you afraid of hurting your back if you go to Wuling County, old man? And I heard that you have lived in Changsha for a while, so just go to Changsha. I will take care of those barbarians in Wuling County."

"joke!"

Faced with Zhang Fei's power, Huang Zhong sneered.

"Although I am nearly fifty years old, I am still in my prime, not old. What's the point of talking about a mere southern barbarian?"

"Because I am familiar with Changsha, I know that Changsha's terrain is flatter than Wuling's, which is more conducive to cavalry combat. It is advisable that General Yide lead his cavalry to Changsha to quell the rebellion, and I will go to Wuling."

After hearing these words, Li Ji nodded slightly, and his evaluation of Huang Zhong became even higher.

The terrain of Changsha County may be far inferior to the vast plains in northern Jing.

But compared with Wuling County, it is undoubtedly much flatter and more conducive to cavalry combat.

After all, if Wuling County was divided into regions in later generations, most of the area would belong to Guizhou, and it can be imagined that the terrain would be a series of mountains.

Zhang Fei was at a loss for words after hearing what Huang Zhong said. He was about to get angry and turn the argument back to fighting Huang Zhong with his fists. "Alright."

As Li Ji spoke, Zhang Fei, who was about to get furious, was only angry for a moment and had to stop.

"General Han Sheng's words are very reasonable. Changsha is more suitable for cavalry warfare, so let Yide go to Changsha to quell the rebellion."

"As for Wuling County, which is the most difficult and harsh, we will have to trouble General Han Sheng to lead the troops there personally."

Zhang Fei felt a little dissatisfied with this, but he could only bow and accept the order.

The joy on Huang Zhong's face was beyond words, and the look he gave Li Ji was filled with admiration and respect.

As a surrendered general, Huang Zhong had already prepared himself to be disliked, and his request to fight this time was just a way of not wanting to be left behind.

Unexpectedly, Li Ji actually valued me and was willing to hand over Wuling County to me to quell the rebellion.

He was also qualified to lead an army on his own, a treatment that Huang Zhong had never enjoyed before under Liu Biao.

"I will live up to the governor's trust and put down the rebellion with lightning speed." Huang Zhong responded loudly.

"Okay, then I will wait for General Han Sheng's triumphant return in Xiangyang."

Li Ji said with a smile.

When the meeting was over and everyone was leaving, Huang Zhong and Gan Ning, who were walking outside the governor's mansion, were stopped, made a detour, and then led back to the main hall of the governor's mansion.

However, Gan Ning was temporarily left outside the hall, and Huang Zhong was led into the hall first.

Huang Zhong looked at Li Ji, who was sitting at the desk writing something, and spoke with some confusion in his heart.

"I wonder if the governor has any other instructions?"

Li Ji raised his head, stood up and walked to Huang Zhong, inviting Huang Zhong to sit down. After the two of them sat opposite each other at the table, he spoke softly.

"Although the news sent back by Wuling County is not very detailed, according to my estimation, the number of Wuling barbarians causing chaos is probably no less than 30,000."

"The more powerful the Wuling barbarians are, the more they will gain from looting, and they will inevitably attract more barbarians to cause trouble."

Although the voice was light, the content was quite heavy, and Huang Zhong frowned when he heard it.

Huang Zhong, who had lived in Changsha for many years, had also heard of the barbarians in the four counties of southern Jing.

Among the four counties in southern Jing, Wuling County has the largest number of Wuling barbarians. Although statistics have not been made, the total number of barbarians in Wuling County is probably no less than 250,000 Wuling Han people, or even... more.

After all, Wuling County may be very vast, but it is mostly mountainous and not suitable for Han people to live in. Instead, it is more suitable for barbarians to settle down.

As early as during the Jianwu period, the Wuling barbarians blocked dangerous passes and continued to plunder Han counties. Emperor Guangwu sent people to conquer the Wuling barbarians many times, but he was defeated repeatedly.

In the end, it was the famous general Ma Yuan who led a large army to the battlefield and was able to barely pacify the Wuling barbarians, making them quiet for a while.

Now, once the barbarians scattered throughout Wuling County realize that the Han people are a soft persimmon, the number of looting barbarians will only increase.

By then, the number will probably be more than 30,000, and even the entire Wuling County will become a dead end for the Han people.

Huang Zhong became more and more aware of the seriousness of the situation. He was no longer as happy as before, but responded with a heavy expression.

"Loyalty, I will do my best. Even if I die, I will do my best to ensure that Wuling is not lost."

"General Han Sheng's intentions are clear to Ji. I also know that 5,000 soldiers are far from enough, and General Han Sheng does not have elite troops like Yide can use."

Li Ji specifically summoned Huang Zhong, not to put pressure on him, and he also knew that only 5,000 soldiers were not enough to pacify the Wuling barbarians who had the advantage of terrain. (End of this chapter)