Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Therefore, Qingzhou is currently also in a special state where there will be no interference from other forces.

The three states of Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Jizhou currently do not have the spare energy to interfere with Li Ji's advance into Qingzhou.

As long as Cao Cao dies here, not only Xuzhou will be in Liu Bei's pocket, but even Qingzhou will also be in Liu Bei's pocket.

By then, Li Ji will not only be able to completely break the dilemma of Yuan's alliance with various parties to clamp down on Jing and Yang states, but he will also directly control the four states of Qing, Xu, Jing and Yang.

As long as we spend two or three years to completely digest the four states of Qing, Xu, Jing and Yang, we will have the ability to truly sweep the world and unify the nine states.

and so……

"Can you escape? Cao Mengde."

Li Ji murmured, and at the same time recalled the probability of successfully obtaining Cao Cao's head that he had estimated when he used the "Strategy Simulator" to check for loopholes.

It's a fifty-fifty chance whether Cao Cao lives or dies.

Thinking of this, Li Ji frowned slightly, hoping that Zhang Fei, who was kept as a backup, would be a lucky general.

……

at the same time.

"Boom!"

On the south bank of the small river where Liyang Bridge is located, Zhang Fei, leading 7,000 elite cavalry, was galloping all the way towards Liyang Bridge.

In order to maximize the safety of Li Ji and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei did not hesitate to withdraw 7,000 cavalry from the 10,000 cavalry and handed them over to Li Ji, retaining only 3,000 White Horse Volunteers to follow the army.

When setting up an ambush outside the dense forest, Li Ji did not deploy any cavalry there at all.

First, in the terrain near the dense forest, the cavalry had no chance to charge, and the horse archery was also blocked by the dense forest. The terrain was not conducive to the cavalry's performance.

Second: Simply devouring the Cao army that rushed out of the dense forest, and those who were trampled to death or burned in the process of the large part of Cao army fleeing due to the fire, could not satisfy Li Ji's appetite at all.

While Cao Cao wanted to capture Li Ji and do whatever he wanted with him, didn't Li Ji also want to get rid of Cao Cao, this great threat to him, in one fell swoop?
Therefore, Zhang Fei's arrangement was Li Ji's final killing move against Cao Cao.

After Zhang Fei destroyed the Liyang Bridge, Li Ji ordered Zhang Fei to immediately lead the cavalry to bypass the dense forest far away, make a circle under the cover of night and return to the south side of the river, so as to cut off Cao's army's retreat.

In order to avoid being discovered by Cao Cao, Zhang Fei had to take a long detour.

Therefore, when Zhang Fei arrived after a quick march, he could already see the increasingly brighter fire in the direction of the dense forest from afar.

This made Zhang Fei extremely anxious, fearing that he would not be able to reach the battlefield in time and ruin Li Ji's plan. He shouted in great anxiety.

"Quick! Faster!"

"Boom!"

As Zhang Fei continued to speed up, the speed of the entire cavalry almost reached its limit.

The 7,000 cavalrymen galloped wildly, causing ripples to appear on the surrounding river surface.

By the time Zhang Fei arrived at the designated location, a large number of Cao's soldiers, without any formation at all, were hastily crowding along the temporary bridge to cross the river, trying to get away from the fire that seemed to be growing bigger in the dense forest behind them.

Zhang Fei, who saw this scene from afar with the help of the firelight, couldn't help but grinning.

Zhang Fei had no intention of thinking deeply about why Cao Cao, who had nearly 60,000 soldiers under his command, was defeated by Li Ji, who had only 20,000 available troops.

Or, in other words, in Zhang Fei's eyes, Mr. Zikun is a "enemy of ten thousand men" in another sense.

Your wisdom is even greater than that of a hundred thousand soldiers.

Therefore, in Zhang Fei's view, it was normal for Cao's army to be defeated and flee as Li Ji had expected.

Before crossing the river, Cao Cao built three temporary bridges out of caution.

These three bridges in different locations were the lifelines that Cao's army had been fighting for.

Under the raging fire and fierce north wind, if you continue to stay in the dense forest, even if you don't get burned to death, you will definitely be choked to death by the billowing smoke. How can human power resist the power of water and fire?
At this point, Zhang Fei may not be good at using strategies, but he knows exactly how to defeat the enemy quickly.

Immediately, under Zhang Fei's order, 7,000 cavalrymen were quickly divided into four groups.

The first three groups, with two thousand men each, rushed straight to the three temporary bridges to strangle many of Cao's defeated soldiers. While expanding the victory, they also did not give Cao's army a chance to regroup after crossing the river.

The last group was Zhang Fei personally leading a thousand cavalrymen to search for Cao Cao's whereabouts and take his head. This was also what Li Ji repeatedly reminded before leaving.

Can he find Cao Cao in the dark night amidst the chaos of the army, and can he take his head?

In addition to requiring Zhang Fei to be a brave general who can take the heads of enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops as easily as taking something out of a bag, it also depends more on the word "luck".

Even if tens of thousands of defeated soldiers fled in one direction, they would be scattered all over the mountains and plains. It is conceivable how difficult it would be to find a specific individual among them.

Under Zhang Fei's command, the three cavalry groups charged and killed and dispersed the fleeing Cao army, causing the already frightened Cao army soldiers to fall into chaos.

Zhang Fei led thousands of elite cavalrymen to cruise back and forth along the shore, looking for any trace of Cao Cao.

The light from the fire rising from the dense forest in the distance was reflected on the riverside, but it was still quite weak, and only the outline of a human body within fifty steps could be barely seen.

However, although Zhang Fei was reckless, he was quick-witted and understood that Cao's army was in great need of horses.

But Cao Cao would definitely retreat on a warhorse, so he kept his eyes fixed on the figures on horseback, blocking the south bank and patrolling back and forth to identify any suspicious figures.

At this moment, Cao Cao, riding on Jueying, rushed out of the dense forest. He was choked by the thick smoke and coughed continuously. His eyes were red and tears were streaming.

However, before Cao Cao could figure out the situation outside the dense forest.

"The man who just rode out of the dense forest on horseback is Cao the thief!"

Zhang Fei's roar was like thunder, and it almost frightened Cao Cao so much that his legs went weak and he fell off his horse.

'Why is Zhang Fei here?'

Cao Cao struggled to open his eyes, and when he saw the situation in front of him, he felt as if he was falling into an abyss.

"Could it be that Li Zikun had anticipated all this and arranged for Zhang Fei to lead the cavalry to go around to the rear?"

Cao Cao's eyes were blank for a while, then he turned from surprise to joy and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing this, Cao Anmin, who was following closely behind and rushing out of the dense forest on a warhorse, asked hurriedly.

"Why is uncle laughing?"

Cao Cao first expressed concern for Cao Anmin, and then explained with a relaxed and calm expression.

"Cao thought it was God's will to help Li Zikun. God chose Liu Da'er, so he sent a north wind."

"It turns out that all this was just a trap set by Li Zikun."

What made Cao Cao despair before was the will of heaven that was shrouded in ghosts and gods, and the north wind that seemed to have the will of heaven attached to it. It made Cao Cao really believe that the destiny was on Liu's side at that moment, and he felt depressed.

If this is really God's will, how can human power resist it?
But the appearance of Zhang Fei made Cao Cao suddenly realize that all this was just a trap set by Li Ji, and he naturally couldn't help laughing with joy.

But Cao Cao's laughter was interrupted by Cao Anmin's somewhat panicked voice.
"Uncle, please stop laughing. Zhang Fei is coming towards you..."

When Cao Cao heard this, he stopped laughing and turned to look towards the other side of the river.

He suddenly saw Zhang Fei leading the cavalry to charge onto the nearest temporary bridge and heading straight towards him.

"Get out of the way, you little rats! Stop blocking the road! Zhang Yide from Yan is here to take Cao's head!"

Zhang Fei pointed his Zhangba Snake Spear directly at Cao Cao, with such force that no one dared to stop him, and Cao Cao's face changed drastically. (End of this chapter)