Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In Liu Bei's army about fifty miles away from Tan County.

Liu Bei changed his previous gentle attitude and seemed to have regained his heroic spirit during the period of fighting against the Yellow Turbans. He was wearing bright yellow armor and riding a yellow horse.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that Liu Bei couldn’t find a good horse through his channels.

It’s just that whenever Liu Bei found a thousand-mile horse, he would always find a way to give it to his generals to avoid wasting his talent.

Liu Bei was never a stingy person, nor was he greedy for pleasure.

However, Liu Bei had not been on the battlefield for seven or eight years, so it was inevitable that his body looked a little more plump, but he was also more majestic than before.

At this moment, beside Liu Bei, Li Ji was also riding a docile white horse, wearing soft armor inside and a pure white cloak with gold edges outside, holding a folding fan in his hand and fanning himself from time to time.

The cool breeze blew the few strands of black hair that fell on Li Ji's shoulders, making him look extraordinary.

With Liu Bei and Li Ji as the center, an army of one hundred thousand formed a battle formation and slowly advanced forward.

At the end of Li Ji's sight, Cao's army was also slowly advancing, and with its own momentum.

This did not surprise Li Ji. The best way to train soldiers was undoubtedly on the battlefield.

Cao Cao's repeated capture of Xuzhou undoubtedly thoroughly trained his troops.

Sometimes, as long as one survives a battle, one can be considered a veteran. Not to mention that Cao Cao won battles over and over again, so the morale of his soldiers was naturally high.

However, unlike Li Ji's scrutinizing eyes, Liu Bei's face darkened almost visibly.

Li Ji would naturally not hide the details of the massacre and the speculation about the plague from Liu Bei.

Once the plague really breaks out on a large scale, the chaotic Xuzhou alone will not be able to handle it. Li Ji also needs Liu Bei to mobilize a large number of herbs, doctors and corresponding epidemic prevention materials from Yangzhou in advance as a precaution.

Moreover, Li Ji also wanted to persuade Liu Bei to stay in Xia Pi City and not enter Donghai County.

Once the plague broke out, Xia Pi City, located in the lower reaches of the Yishui River, would inevitably be affected, but the people on both sides of the Yishui River in Donghai County would be the first to bear the brunt.

So Liu Bei stayed in Xia Pi City, and Li Ji led a large army into Donghai County. If he failed to prevent the plague, he could also send a fast horse to inform Liu Bei to escape.

The result is obvious. Instead of avoiding or being afraid, Liu Bei was furious and tried his best to persuade Li Ji not to go to Donghai County in person, which made Li Ji helpless.

Liu Bei often obeyed Li Ji's orders, but he also had his own opinions at other times.

That night in the camp outside Xia Pi City, Liu Bei and Li Ji had a rare quarrel, which was unprecedentedly fierce. In the end, Liu Bei even wanted to use force on Li Ji and send Li Ji to a safe place.

At this moment, Liu Bei asked with a gloomy face and a tone full of worry.

"Zikun, do you think that Cao's army has already been infected with the plague? That's why Cao took the initiative to fight, in order to spread the plague to our army?"

It can be either an open or secret strategy.

With Zikun to share his worries, Liu Bei was quite confident.

But Liu Bei had a natural fear of the existence of "plague".

"Don't worry, my lord. Cao Mengde is not someone who would sacrifice himself for the benefit of the Yuan family."

Li Ji soothed him gently.

The army that Cao Cao now has is all his assets.

Once all the losses are suffered, it will not be easy for the already impoverished Qingzhou to raise another army of 100,000.

So in Li Ji's opinion, it is true that Cao Cao deliberately created the plague, but he would never dare to let Cao's army be infected with the plague and die together with Liu Bei.

Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan and even Yuan Shu might have made such a choice when they were forced into a desperate situation, but Cao Cao obviously would not do so.

During the brief exchange between Liu Bei and Li Ji, the two armies were ordered to stop after two miles and stare at each other from a distance. The ancient battlefield of Xuzhou, which has existed since ancient times, once again welcomed the confrontation between the two armies.

Liu and Cao, the two big flags were fluttering in the strong wind, and the solemn and murderous atmosphere continued to spread across the battlefield.

Immediately, Liu Bei and Li Ji moved from the central army to the front army.

Seeing this, Cao Cao, who was wearing black armor, also appeared in Cao's army and took the initiative to speak loudly.

"Xuan De, Zi Kun, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you all right?"

Li Ji did not respond, but Liu Bei answered in a deep voice.

"It's so tight!"

Liu Bei also had somewhat complicated feelings towards Cao Cao.

When they first met in Julu, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo drank and became friends at a celebration banquet organized by Lu Zhi and others.

Among them, Dong Zhuo was already a high-ranking official who served as a county magistrate and governor at the time, and he had the support of the Yuan family. His status was much higher than that of Liu Bei and others, so it was inevitable that they had less topics to talk about.

But at that time, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Jian had a very pleasant conversation with each other. Even though Cao Cao shamelessly tried to win over Li Ji later, which made Liu Bei very unhappy, their personal relationship was still acceptable.

Especially after Zhang Fei married Lady Xiahou as his wife, Liu Bei and Cao Cao could even be said to have some degree of kinship.

However, what Liu Bei never expected were the four people he first met in Julu.

Dong Zhuo brought disaster to the country and the people, disrupted the government, and was beheaded at Hulao Pass;

Sun Jian was greedy for a moment and secretly hid the imperial seal, and was pierced by thousands of arrows in Xiangyang City.

Today, Cao Cao has changed his past behavior of a loyal minister and has been slaughtering the people on a large scale. This is horrifying and unkind of a human being.

When he saw Cao Cao again, Liu Bei could no longer hold back and questioned him.

"Cao Mengde, why did you want to kill the people and massacre the city? Tao Gongzu has a grudge against you, but how can those hundreds of thousands of Xuzhou people be innocent?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao responded.

"Ever since the old villain Tao Qian sent people to kill my father, there are no innocent people in the entire Xuzhou."

Liu Bei cursed angrily.

"You have a father, but do the hundreds of thousands of Xuzhou people have no parents or children? Not to mention that there is no definitive evidence that the death of old Taiwei Cao Song was caused by Tao Gongzu, even if it was Tao Gongzu who did it, how could he harm innocent people like this?"

Cao Cao knew that he was not standing firm in the interests of justice, but he still created the plague in order to force Tao Qian to leave the city, ease the pressure of money and grain, and even more so, to create the plague.

The city...must be massacred!
Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters.

I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me...

There was not even a trace of hesitation in Cao Cao's narrow eyes. These were just some sacrifices that needed to be made for the greater cause.

However, even though Cao Cao did not feel the slightest bit of emotion in his heart, his tone revealed some indignation as he spoke.

"Liu Xuande, you have never felt the pain, so how can you know my hatred? You are just talking nonsense. If I kill Li Zikun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Yide, will you be able to remain calm?"

These words made Liu Bei's tone pause, and he even inexplicably felt a little fear in his heart.

Liu Bei had no parents, and although he had children, the three people he cared about most were undoubtedly Li Ji, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

If any of the three of them had an accident, Liu Bei would subconsciously feel suffocated just thinking about it. (End of this chapter)