Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 77 Sand table deduction
  "Arrogant! Really extremely arrogant!"

Qiao Xian yelled a few times angrily, and shouted as if a defeated dog was mourning. "Is there anyone as arrogant as you in this world?"

"Ah……"

Li Ji disagreed with this. There was no shortage of madmen in this era.

The most famous among them is Mi Heng, who has not yet shown any talents other than eloquence and rhetoric. He then performs an arrogant operation on Boss Cao: "The leader picks up the food, but you turn the table, and the leader toasts you, but you don't drink." He is not yet a scholar. It enjoys great prestige in the forest and is surrounded by a large group of people.

Boss Cao hated Mi Heng so much that his teeth itched, but he still didn't dare to kill him. He could only send Mi Heng to Jingzhou and kill Mi Heng with the help of the impatient Huang Zu.

Therefore, how could Li Ji, who was determined to gain fame, be hesitant and reply almost casually?

"That's because I was not born before, so there was no one like me in the world."

Another scribe was angered, stood up, and shouted.

"You are so arrogant and are seeking death. How can Liu Xuande tolerate you?"

"My lord, Liu Xuande, values ​​​​benevolence, talent, and loyalty, rather than being timid and stubborn! As long as you have benevolence, loyalty, and talent, why worry about not being reused by my lord?"

Li Ji responded calmly, not forgetting to slightly arch his hand in the direction of Liu Bei, not forgetting the main purpose of advertising Liu Bei.

"伱...you..."

Another scribe stood up and was about to say something urgently, but Li Ji's calm and indifferent eyes squinted and he was unable to say a word.

Seeing Li Ji speaking in a few words, Xu You stopped the wine cup that had been rotating, got up and saluted unhurriedly, then twirled his goatee under his chin and said.

"Nanyang Xu You, I would like to ask for advice."

"please."

When Li Ji saw this, his eyes became more serious.

Among the scribes participating in the banquet at this moment, there were many celebrities who enjoyed prestige in the Han Dynasty, but there were very few celebrities who were really good at planning and using strategies. Only Xu You was really good at strategies.

And Xu You, who is narrow-minded and fame-loving, and also has an arrogant and arrogant personality, will definitely use this to gain fame.

Therefore, Li Ji knew very well that among the scribes, Xu You was definitely the one who had to face the hurdle.

"Just now I heard that Zikun wanted to ask for advice. However, not all the celebrities present are good at strategy. Naturally, Zikun was stumped. Now Xu You has some knowledge about planning and making plans. Do you dare to challenge him? ?”

Xu You's calm tone concealed his excited heart, knowing that this might be his best chance.

Previously, Xu You boasted that he was a guest of the Yuan family, but in fact he was just bragging and became Yuan Shao's lackey by kneeling down and licking Yuan Shao.

Even being sent by Yuan Shao to Dong Zhuo's army to supervise and assist Dong Zhuo this time made Xu You very dissatisfied, and he felt that he was overqualified and underused.

What made Xu You feel even more hateful was that Dong Zhuo seemed to be respectful to Xu You, but in fact he was indifferent and contemptuous. It was because Dong Zhuo always offered money to Xu You that he could not have an attack.

But now, Li Ji'er is so arrogant that he opens his mouth to ask for advice. This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Xu You.

As long as Li Ji is defeated, Li Ji's reputation of defeating the Yellow Turban Zhangjiao will also become a stepping stone for Xu You, allowing Xu You to step on the Yellow Turban Rebellion and become a promising celebrity in the world.

From then on, Xu You may really be regarded as a guest of the Yuan family!
  "It's all right, Ziyuan, please come up with a question." Li Ji said with cupped hands.

When Xu You heard this, he was already prepared to let Li Ji challenge him. Unexpectedly, this kid with a yellow mouth was so arrogant that he actually gave up such an advantage.

Immediately, Xu You was not polite and said.

"How about we conduct a sand table deduction based on the conflict between Chu and Han?"

"can."

Li Ji responded again, then turned and bowed to Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun who were at the head.

"Ji wants to conduct a sand table deduction with Xu Ziyuan. I wonder if I can ask you to help me as judges?"

"It doesn't matter, this is an elegant matter."

Lu Zhi responded with a smile, and then ordered the sergeant to move the relevant objects. Then Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun, three famous generals in the world, arranged the sand table together.

For Han generals, the battle between Chu and Han is undoubtedly the most studied and understood, and there are as many records about this battle as stars.

As a good friend of Xu You, Cao Cao, who had been sitting quietly and watching, knew very well that the sand table deduction that Xu You was best at and understood was the "Chu-Han Conflict". This deduction was undoubtedly unfavorable to Li Ji.

Previously, both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao conducted sand table deductions with Xu You based on the "Chu-Han Struggle" and both lost.

After a while, the sand table jointly arranged by Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun was ready. Not only did it contain various things representing mountains, rivers, and soldiers, but also small flags were placed on the sand table by the soldiers.

Although Li Ji had previously known that when Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, Qin Shihuang personally made a sand table to study the terrain of the Six Kingdoms. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, the famous general Ma Yuan took the lead in applying the sand table to war deductions, and then defeated Wei Xiao. This was completely spread in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But looking at the "Chu-Han Conflict" sand table situation that was almost perfectly reproduced in front of him, Li Ji was still amazed.

'It's a pity that in this deduction game where there are no unexpected factors, I can only win. '

Li Ji said secretly, and then he and Xu You sat down with their backs to the sand table, unable to witness the operation of the sand table in person.

As for the changes in the enemy in the sand table, Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song copied them in writing to inform the enemy of the exposed information. During the entire process, Li Ji and Xu You could also issue orders and make various arrangements through text at any time.

As for the losses caused by the battle between the soldiers of both sides, it was judged by Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun through tripartite consultation.

This time, Li Ji was in charge of Chu, and Xu You was in charge of Han.

For a moment, almost everyone attending the banquet gathered around and watched the sand table deduction, which was judged by three lieutenants.

Most of the scribes undoubtedly supported Xu You, which made Liu Bei's eyes appear a little worried, which turned into trust.

'Zikun, I believe you will win. '

After Liu Bei said something secretly, he suddenly found Li Ji sitting with his back to the sand table, with a relaxed smile on his face.

Just after Lu Zhi announced the start, Xu You, who was well aware of the situation of the "Chu-Han Conflict", immediately started writing quickly, constantly writing various arrangements and handing them over to the small officials around him, who then handed them over. In the hands of Huangfu Song, Huangfu Song was responsible for mobilizing the Han army on the sand table.

Relatively speaking, Li Ji was completely unhurried and did not issue any mobilization for the Chu army. He only ordered a large number of additional scouts to go deep into the Han army camp to investigate the movements.

As a judge, Lu Zhi also considered it and fed back effective information to Li Ji.

And when Xu You also noticed from Huangfu Song's feedback that Li Ji was standing still, he couldn't help but secretly sneered and said.

"Trying to stop with stillness? Looking for death!"

At the same time, Li Ji closed his eyes slightly, and the Chu-Han situation that both sides knew well at the beginning appeared in his mind. Combined with all the known information on the mobilization of the Han army, he then directly used the "strategy simulator" to conduct deduction.

After a while, Li Ji, who seemed to have taken a nap, spoke in front of many military officers and scribes who were watching him.

"What a pity. Ziyuan is full of clever tricks. It's a pity that I have already deduced the future."

Li Ji picked up the brush and wrote a long paragraph, and then handed it to the clerk beside him.

Immediately, under the stunned gaze of everyone, Li Ji lay down directly, supported his head with one hand, and then spoke.

"I'll rest for a while first. Wake me up when the results are out."

After that, Li Ji actually fell asleep like this, and even snored slightly after a while.

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  Everyone.

As for Xu You, who occasionally listened to what was going on on the other side of the sand table, he was trembling with anger.

'Rude! Rude! How dare you treat me with such contempt and think you will defeat me with just one plan? ! '

Xu You was so angry that veins popped out on his neck, his goatee kept trembling, and he barely calmed down after taking ten breaths. With blood-red eyes, he issued more and more radical orders, which were bound to kill the Chu army quickly and cruelly. To humiliate Li Ji, an arrogant person.

However, when Lu Zhi, who was holding the instructions written by Li Ji, glanced at the instructions Xu You had just written, he couldn't help but look at Xu You with a little more sympathy.

The sand table deduction process was also advancing rapidly. The situation that was originally at a stalemate between the two sides quickly tilted towards one side as the two sides mobilized themselves.

Xu You's various reactions seemed to have been expected by Li Ji. The Han troops mobilized were almost swallowed up by the Chu army like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

If Han Xin and Zhang Liang once arranged an ambush from all sides, then at this moment the Han army in Xu You's hands was reduced to a gourd baby to save grandpa, and one Han army after another went crazy for nothing.

Every move Xu You made seemed to be anticipated in advance by Li Ji, who was already asleep.

Before Xu You could react to rescue him, he was annihilated by the Chu army, which was being judged by Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song.

In less than a cup of tea, Xu You looked at Huangfu Song's latest written feedback on the battle situation. He was already dripping with sweat, his face was pale, his eyes were extremely distracted, and he murmured.

"No, it's impossible...absolutely impossible...how could I lose like this?"

Li Ji seemed to hear Xu You's voice not far away, and slowly woke up. He even stretched out, moved his shoulders, and said.

"It seems that the outcome has been decided."

The clerk on Li Ji's side glanced at the sand table and asserted. "There is really no suspense anymore."

Hearing this, Li Ji stood up and glanced at the sand table behind him. He saw that only the remnants of the Han army led by Liu Bang were left, and they had been blocked by a river by the Chu army.

In this case, even if Liu Bang transformed into the Overlord of Chu and fought back, Xiang Yu would not be Zhang Han.

Xu You was still looking through the information fed back by Huangfu Song in front of him. He only wondered if he had made a mistake and made some judgment, and kept mumbling.

"Impossible, how could it be?"

Li Ji saw this and said slowly.

"Because you, Xu Ziyuan, are neither Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, nor Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Liu, but you want to recreate House of Flying Daggers again. How can you know that your imitation will only make you smile?"

"The more complex the Han army you mobilize, the more flaws will be exposed. How can it be invincible?"

"Fortunately, it was you Xu Ziyuan who assisted Emperor Gaozu in defeating the King of Chu. Otherwise, how could I, the Han Dynasty, have built up a 400-year legacy?"

(End of this chapter)