Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Along the border of the dense forest, in different directions, it was as if eighteen little suns rose at the same time, dispelling the darkness, and the dazzling and scorching firelight illuminated every face.

The Cao army was in a panic inside the dense forest, and the Liu army was full of murderous spirit outside the dense forest.

If the noise caused by the ambush in the dense forest had already made a large number of Cao's troops who could not see what was ahead in the dense forest feel panic-stricken and frightened.

Then, the eighteen flames that suddenly rose up into the sky caused Cao's army to fall into chaos.

I was in a dark forest, but I saw a fire ahead...

Even though Cao Cao's military discipline was very strict, and these soldiers who relied on their family background were very elite, they were still driven by instinct and felt insecure, and wanted to escape.

At the same time as the fire at the edge of the dense forest began to rise and expand, the 20,000 ambushed soldiers outside continued to shout loudly along with the exciting sound of war drums.

"kill!"

"kill!!!"

For a moment, even Cao Cao was frightened, feeling that the ambushers behind the fire were about to kill him, so he pulled Jueying and retreated subconsciously.

Suddenly, Cao Cao's expression changed, the panic on his face quickly faded away, and his slender eyes returned to their usual calmness and wisdom.

This ambush...is not right!
If the troops in Li Ji's hands were sufficient to ambush and kill Cao Cao's army, which still numbered nearly 60,000, he should have waited until more Cao troops emerged from the dense forest before encircling and killing them.

The might of the ambush troops commanded by Li Ji was like the collapse of heaven and earth, as if the fire would completely bury Cao's army in the dense forest.

However, the ambush troops outside the dense forest, despite their loud voices, had no intention of entering the dense forest to hunt and kill. They were just waving flags and shouting, pretending to be powerful.

more importantly……

Cao Cao looked at the huge balls of fire rising up in various places at the edge of the dense forest. He felt something in his heart and looked up at the sky in the light of the fire, looking at the leaves above.

The wind blows gently...

Blowing from south to north!

south wind!

Very light south wind!

"It's Nanfeng!!"

Cao Cao's face showed an ecstatic expression, and he blurted out, "Heaven will not abandon my Cao Mengde! Heaven will not abandon my Cao Mengde!!!"

"Ahahaha, Li Zikun, even though you are extremely intelligent, could you have predicted that the wind blowing tonight would be from the south?!"

The wind can be from any direction, but for Li Ji it cannot be the south wind.

With the dense forest as the boundary, Cao Cao was in the south and Li Ji was in the north.

When the south wind blew, the ambush troops arranged by Li Ji did not dare to get close to the dense forest, otherwise the fire would burn Li Ji's ambush troops to ashes.

On the contrary, even if Cao's army was in the dense forest, with the help of the south wind, this fire could not hurt Cao Cao at all.

Perhaps it was for this reason that Li Ji, who had clearly set an ambush, did not dare to attack the dense forest. He could only choose to demonstrate in a high-profile manner and use the fire to try to scare off Cao's army, causing them to flee in a panic and trample on each other.

Immediately, Cao Cao, with a look of ecstasy on his face, hurriedly gave a few orders to Dian Wei who was protecting him on his left and right.

It was an extraordinary time, and Cao Cao knew that ordinary means such as command flags, horns and drums would not be enough to pacify the chaotic Cao army. The method of quickly stabilizing the morale of the army was simpler and more direct.

Soon, Dian Wei urgently gathered the 300 personal guards who were protecting Cao Cao, then he gathered his strength and shouted.

"All the soldiers immediately repeated: Cao Gong has already located the small group of ambushes by lighting a big fire, and the time to accomplish our mission is tonight."

Suddenly, the personal guards followed Dian Wei in loudly repeating this simple sentence, and then the sound continued to spread to the distance. More Cao soldiers also began to repeat along while watching the fire rising at the edge of the dense forest from afar.

As the voices of repetition continued to spread, the morale of Cao's army, which had been on the verge of collapse, quickly stabilized.

In addition to Cao Cao's quick wit, more importantly, under the watchful eyes of a large number of Cao's troops, the fires that had been burning in various parts of the dense forest did not spread rapidly in their direction, and the ambush troops that were unknown to the Cao's soldiers did not enter the dense forest.

These two points made the lies told by Cao Cao become the truth when heard by countless Cao soldiers, and the morale of the army naturally stabilized quickly.

Immediately, the two armies stared at each other across the fire.

As the fire burned the trees, the two armies did not act rashly.

Cao Cao took the opportunity to quickly reorganize the soldiers who seemed scattered in the dense forest and eliminate the panic caused by the ambush of the army as soon as possible.

Li Jize still did not order the ambush troops to attack into the dense forest, but instead felt a little emotional in his heart.

If we talk about who among the princes of the late Han Dynasty had the strongest ability to command troops, Cao Cao is undoubtedly one of the candidates.

When faced with an ambush, he not only remained calm but also spotted the flaws, using a clever method to stabilize the morale of the troops at an incredible speed.

This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

If it was Yuan Gonglu, he would have driven away as soon as he encountered an ambush. Even Yuan Shao might have retreated from the ambush circle first.

But Li Ji observed the movements of Cao Cao's army, which was clearly intended to turn against Tiangang, reorganize the army and prepare for a counterattack and ambush.

Careful thinking, decisive style, bold actions...

They can all be called heroes of the time.

While Cao Cao was organizing his army, he was also using the light of the fire to observe the ambush deployment outside the dense forest and estimate the number of ambushes.

About 20,000!

After taking a careful look, Cao Cao, a veteran of military service, came to a fairly accurate conclusion in his mind.

The point is...

Cao Cao thought that these 20,000 enemy troops could be defeated!

There is a saying about morale: "The first push is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted."

If an ambush attack fails, the morale of the troops will inevitably suffer.

On the contrary, after the morale of Cao's army was boosted, it became more aggressive and could be used again.

Furthermore, Cao Cao knew that Li Ji should still have a cavalry unit under his command, but the terrain near the dense forest would be very disadvantageous for the cavalry, whether it was riding and shooting or charging into battle.

'This is a great opportunity!'

Cao Cao's eyes reflected the fire rising at the edge of the dense forest, but in the depths of his eyes there seemed to be an even hotter flame rising.

As long as the rearguard troops led by Li Ji were defeated in one fell swoop, the news would reach Liu Bei's ears, which would inevitably cause him to be in chaos and put him in a dilemma.

"bass!"

Cao Cao drew the sword from his waist, pointed it forward and gave the order.

"Enter!"

After a period of military reorganization, Cao Cao has regained control of his army.

It is true that a big fire started at the edge of the dense forest, but without the help of strong winds, the speed at which the fire spread to the surrounding areas was quite limited.

From the dense forest to the north, there are still a large number of areas that have not been affected by the fire.

On the contrary, under the illumination of the fires, the battlefield was as bright as day, which further facilitated Cao Cao's command of the army. (End of this chapter)