Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 75 The gap between people
  The next day.

Lu Zhi once again held a banquet in honor of the military officers and scribes gathered in Julu City.

However, compared to the last formal banquet, this time it was undoubtedly more of a private banquet. It was not even within the temporary government office, but was held in the suburbs.

When everyone was tipsy, Lu Zhi, who was sitting at the head, formally introduced his favorite disciple Liu Bei to the people present.

At this scene, everyone present only thought that Lu Zhi was planning to support Liu Bei and build momentum for Liu Bei. Naturally, they praised Liu Bei for Lu Zhi's sake.

Even the two lieutenant generals Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun gave Liu Bei a few words of encouragement.

Only Cao Cao, who was sitting among the crowd, looked at Liu Bei who looked like a benevolent gentleman, and said with much contempt and anger in his heart.

'Hypocrite! '

Just when everyone thought this was just an episode arranged by Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi seemed to remember something and asked Liu Bei.

"Xuande, I heard that most affairs in your army were decided by a man named Li Zikun. Is this man present at the table now?"

"At the banquet." Liu Bei replied.

Lu Zhi stroked his short beard and said with some anticipation.

"In that case, please trouble Xuande to ask Mr. Zikun to show up. I have been a close friend of him for a long time."

As soon as this statement came out, many people present were shocked and surprised.

It should be noted that the transmission of information in this era was extremely cumbersome and complex. Even a major event such as the death of the emperor or a change of reign name would often take as little as half a year or as long as several years to reach the countryside.

People like Lingling General Xing Daorong who only knew that he had few opponents in Lingling County and thought that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were no more than mediocrity were all because of the problem of information transmission.

Therefore, except for Cao Cao and Sun Jian, everyone present only knew that Liu Bei led his army to defeat Zhang Jiao and forced Zhang Jiao to self-immolate. However, they had no idea who Li Zikun was and what his abilities were that Lu Zhidu claimed to have been a close friend of for a long time.

Just when everyone was looking around to see who was Li Zikun in the table.

Liu Bei said loudly.

"Where is Zikun?"

"Lord."

Accompanying the last one, Li Ji, who has a beautiful appearance, a majestic posture, a broad-minded and elegant posture, and a refined and indifferent temperament, stood up, and then first saluted Lu Zhi and Liu Bei from a distance, and then went to the left and right sides respectively. The person bowed his hands and saluted.

This beautiful appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Human society, from ancient times to the present, has no shortage of handsome dogs!

Judging a book by its appearance is not a derogatory term, but a statement of facts.

Not to mention today's Han Dynasty, even in the imperial examination system, "Tanhua" was specially set up to judge the candidates based on their appearance.

Therefore, under Li Ji's deliberately arranged demeanor, everyone present was impressed by him almost instantly.

"This man has a good skin."

"What a great name for morale. Why haven't I heard of this name before?"

"Zikun, I love you very much."

……

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Ji stood up and walked to Lu Zhi, and then saluted again.

"Li Ji and Li Zikun of Longxi meet with Beizhong Lang General Lu Gong."

"Are you Li Zikun?"

Lu Zhi looked at Li Ji seriously, with approval and satisfaction in his eyes.

Lu Zhi often heard the name of Li Ji from Liu Bei, but this was also Lu Zhi's first official meeting with Li Ji.

Although it was Liu Bei's request to specially summon Li Ji to meet him at the banquet, Lu Zhi himself was very curious about Li Ji.

"Before, I exchanged secret messages with me and made an appointment to hunt Boluojin Ferry on the fifth day of May. Is it you?" Lu Zhi asked.

"It's true that I'm not talented. I boldly speculated on Mr. Lu's intention. I ask Mr. Lu for your forgiveness." Li Ji replied in a humble manner that was neither arrogant nor arrogant.

Lu Zhi sighed in praise and said while stroking his beard and smiling.

"Haha, you are not bold, but you are very talented."

This conversation undoubtedly aroused the curiosity of everyone present. Huangfu Song, who was sitting on the left side of Lu Zhi, asked.

"Ziqian, what are you talking about about hunting Boluojin on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month?"

"I'm just going to tell you in detail..."

Lu Zhi said, then recounted the matter from his own perspective, and finally added.

"In due course, I believe that the hidden danger of this plan is that Xuande's troops may not be able to reach Boluojin according to the plan, so Zhang Jiao may lead his troops to escape back to Julu, thus defeating the purpose."

"Unexpectedly, it was me who led the army to drive away the Yellow Turbans, but something went wrong. Zhang Jiao actually led five thousand Yellow Turban warriors to break away from the majority and fled to Boluojin first."

"When I found out about Zhang Jiao's whereabouts, I regretted it too late and had nothing to do. I thought I might harm Xuande's troops. Unexpectedly, Xuande's troops not only arrived at Boluojin like magic soldiers descending from the sky, but also He led a weak force to defeat five thousand Yellow Turban warriors in Boluojin and forced Zhang Jiao to burn himself to death."

"It was this battle that completely established the victory between our Han army and the Yellow Turban rebels. It not only forced Julu City to surrender, but also made the Yellow Turban rebels in the world frightened and defeated." As Lu Zhi recounted various details in detail Regarding the details, almost everyone present had a look of amazement on their faces, and the eyes they looked at Liu Bei and Li Ji were obviously a little more changed.

At first, when everyone heard that Liu Bei led an army to defeat the Yellow Turbans and forced Zhang Jiao to self-immolate, they thought it was just pure luck, but they did not expect that the specific situation was so complicated.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, bowed his hands and said humbly and gently.

"Master Lu is overly praised. This is not the result of preparation. In addition to the soldiers' lives, what's more important is that all of them were Zikun's plans. Whether it was deceiving Julu with real or false tactics, or defeating the Yellow Turban in a frontal battle, Zikundu can be said to have done a great job."

"Oh?"

Lu Zhi asked curiously after hearing this. "I am also very curious about how Xuande traveled across Julu County and arrived at Boluojin without telling Julu City. Can you tell me?"

"It's impossible."

Liu Bei responded and then said.

"Since making an appointment with Master Lu to hunt Boluojin on the fifth day of May, Zikun said that the difficulty lies in how to hide from Julu City so that he will not be attacked by the Julu Yellow Turban in front and behind Boluojin."

"However, more than 5,000 people are marching in the plains. Even if they can hide it for a while under the cover of night, they cannot hide it forever. They will definitely be noticed by the giant deer yellow scarf."

"Therefore, Zikun decided to do the opposite and use a false plan to deceive Julu first, and then go to Boluojin."

Zhu Jun, who was sitting on the other side of Lu Zhi, listened with interest and asked.

"How to implement a false and true plan?"

Liu Bei didn't show off, and spoke in an ups and downs tone.

"Send a hundred dead men into Julu, burn grain and grass, pretend to attack the city, frighten the Yellow Turbans in the city, and then set up camp on the north and south sides. Don't move on the north side, and send my third brother Zhang Yide, a warrior, to scold and fight on the south side, and ride alone Kill four generals and show off their power so that the Yellow Turbans will not dare to look south."

"Subsequently, at night, while the soldiers from the South Village were being lured to the North Village, the soldiers from the North Village also set up an ambush in the village. When the Yellow Turbans arrived at night, they lured them deep, and then surrounded them from front to back, using the terrain of the camp on the plain to make them No one can escape, this will make it difficult for the Julu Yellow Turban to judge the reality of our army."

"Finally, our army quickly headed west to Boluojin before dawn. The camp outside Julu City was still the same as yesterday. My third brother also continued to scold and fight, which was enough to make the Yellow Turban Julu dare not take it easy. Move."

As Liu Bei finished speaking, everyone present was still thinking deeply.

It should be noted that everyone present can be said to have contributed to the quelling of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and they are by no means mere boasters. Therefore, they have a lot of insights into the various details Liu Bei recounted.

"wonderful!"

"Great!"

Cao Cao was the first to high-five and praise, greatly amazed by the magic of using troops in this virtual and real strategy. More importantly, Li Ji was able to predict the enemy beforehand and firmly grasped every key timing node.

If you look at it from the perspective of Julu Huangjin, it is almost like a large number of Han troops suddenly descended from the sky outside the city to besiege the city, and it seems that Julu City may be stormed at any time.

Immediately, following Cao Cao, the military commanders and scribes present also praised the cleverness of this plan.

Even famous generals such as Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun who were sitting at the top nodded their heads.

Although if they had Julu as their general, this plan might not be able to be hidden from them, but there is never the most subtle plan, only the most suitable one.

This strategy had a miraculous effect on the Julu Yellow Turban, and it perfectly allowed Liu Bei's troops to hide from the Julu Yellow Turban and reach Boluojin with almost no losses. This fully demonstrated Li Ji's ability.

"As Xuande said many times, Li Zikun is an expert in using troops and resourceful." Lu Zhi praised him without hesitation.

When Huangfu Song looked at Li Ji, he suddenly fell in love with talents and said. "Mr. Zikun, our army is still short of someone to join the army. I wonder if Mr. Zikun is interested?"

Li Ji returned the greeting with cupped hands. "Thank you, General Zuo Zhonglang, for your support, but..."

Li Ji paused for a moment, feeling ashamed in his heart, but he could only endure it and said with an elegant and humble expression. "What I am good at is not only using troops and planning."

"Oh? What is Mr. Zikun good at?" Huangfusong asked curiously.

Li Ji said seriously. "I have been studying classics for two and a half years, and I am good at using troops to plan, manage a party, and deduce situations."

As soon as these words came out, the scene was almost silent, and everyone looked at Li Ji intently.

"Insanity!"

As if being stimulated by something, Niu Fu drank angrily and said.

"Regardless of whether you are really good at using troops to plan, manage a party, and deduce situations, just the above can't be learned in just two and a half years of studying classics."

"I once studied classics for two and a half years, but I could barely read a thousand characters. I learned this through my father-in-law's daily supervision."

Facing Niu Fu, who was the first to question, Li Ji replied calmly.

“The talent gap between people is huge.”

"you……"

Niu Fu's face turned red with anger and he didn't know how to refute.

When Liu Bei saw this, he pretended to scold him harshly. "Zikun, don't talk nonsense just because you've just reached your height."

It's okay if Liu Bei didn't mention it. Only then did everyone notice that Li Ji's age seemed to be in his prime...

So, two and a half years...
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  PS: Sorry, sorry, I got up late today and updated an hour late.

(End of this chapter)