Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 90 Countermeasures
  The aristocratic family still needs to stay.

Based on various considerations, no aristocratic family can live without it at this stage.

Compared with the first choice of "eliminating the roots", the second choice of "being gentle and gentle" is undoubtedly the other extreme.

Perhaps if Liu Bei chooses the Huairou family at this moment, he will definitely get the full support of the local family in Wu County.

However, even though this choice can undoubtedly bring extremely considerable benefits to the Liu Bei Group at this stage, based on the long-term future, this is something Li Ji does not want to see.

Once Liu Bei chooses to be gentle to the noble family, it is very likely that Liu Bei will become the second "Guangwu Emperor".

Perhaps Liu Bei can rely on the power of the aristocratic family to revive the Han Dynasty again, but he will enter another similar cycle, and even the aristocratic family will further accumulate and transform into a "powerful family".

'Big man, don't allow such an awesome person to exist! '

Li Ji's eyes narrowed.

Perhaps as Li Ji's status improved, the aristocratic family became a human resource in Li Ji's eyes.

But once the human resources of the Aristocratic Family transform into a powerful family, they will become shareholders in a certain sense. The price to be paid to eliminate them will be much higher.

Therefore, unless the Liu Bei Group has collapsed to the point where it has to rely on the milk of the aristocratic family to survive, Li Ji will take a hard sip, otherwise he will definitely not be blindly gentle.

So……

[After careful consideration again, you believe that both "cutting off the roots" and "treating with gentleness" are too extreme, and decide to choose the method of "cutting off its roots".

As for "cutting off its foundation", in your opinion, it means cutting off the local aristocratic families in Wu County's substantive influence on the local area, so as to ensure to the greatest extent that the policies you implement in Wu County will not be hindered in any way. 】

[Immediately, you did not rush to send troops to exterminate the bandits. Instead, you adopted a defensive attitude and deployed heavy troops to defend Wu County, which was the seat of the government. You also secretly sent people to spread the word that Liu Bei's soldiers were only three thousand, and most of them were self-inflicted. A disabled veteran who retired from the battlefield in the Central Plains.

Under your successive tricks, the Wujun bandits gradually believed this statement. Instead of fleeing from Wujun, they once again targeted the remaining wealthy families in Wujun with their greed.

For a moment, the Wujun family and the bandits were hunters and prey in your eyes.

Also taking advantage of the threat of bandits in Wu County, in order to protect themselves, the remaining aristocratic families in Wu County had to choose to move to Wu County in a hurry, and then be appeased one by one by the "Han Succubi" in your eyes. 】

[And after all the aristocratic families in Wu County moved to Wu County, you also secretly quickly dispatched the scribes that Liu Bei had recruited in Julu as officials to various counties to gather power and eliminate the influence of each aristocratic family as soon as possible.

Soon, the bandits of Wu County decided to fight under your plan, and apparently the remaining aristocratic families of Wu County were also resettled in Wu County with various preferential treatment by Liu Bei.

Of course, you know very well that they will only be human resources in your hands from now on. 】

[Strategy evaluation: This plan is a conspiracy to take advantage of the situation. There may be people in the Wu County family who see through it, but they have no plan to dismantle it. They can only move to Wu County as you wish.

Perhaps, there are also hidden dangers.

But with Liu Bei's charm and your ability, you are confident that no matter how many thoughts the aristocratic families gathered under your nose have, the aristocratic families that cannot control and influence the local area will not be a concern. 】

After the deduction in his mind was completely completed, Li Ji couldn't help but smile, and he already had a decision in his heart.

"Cutting off its foundation" caused all the remaining 30% of the aristocratic families in Wu County to be concentrated in Wu County in the name of protection.

As long as the aristocratic families move in with their families, it will not be that simple to leave Wu County.

Perhaps, the aristocratic families gathered together will be able to live a little better.

But it is a pity that Liu Bei is not a mediocre master. These aristocratic families cannot control Liu Bei, and it is impossible to instigate the relationship between Liu Bei and his subordinates and generals.

Therefore, no matter how well the caged bird behaves, it is just chirping.

After Li Ji stated that he must suppress the bandits and win over the people of Wu County, otherwise Wu County would not be developed at all, everyone in the hall, except Jia Xu, began to think about how to clean up the bandits in Wu County.

It's just that everyone has arrived in Wu County for the first time, and they are not familiar with Wu County's culture, customs, terrain, climate, etc., and they know nothing about the bandits in Wu County.

For a moment, with neither Li Ji nor Jia Xu saying a word, the others felt a little confused as to where to start.

Finally, Liu Bei, who was in the upper position, decided to activate his "external brain" and asked.

"Zikun, according to what you have seen, how should we suppress this bandit from Wu County?"

"Suppression is necessary, but we must not rush it..."

Li Ji, who had a plan at this moment, opened his mouth to answer.

"My lord also knows why the Wujun family was massacred and plundered by bandits before. It was actually because a large number of young servants of the family concentrated on killing the remnants of the Yellow Turbans. Instead, the family's defense was empty and it was difficult to resist the bandits and plundering."

"Therefore, we do not rule out bandits from Wu County... there are experts!"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bei's expression immediately became serious.

These three words "There are experts" undoubtedly made Liu Bei instantly vigilant.

As someone who was assisted by Li Ji all the way from a straw sandal seller to the current governor of Wu County, how could Liu Bei not know the difference between having a talented person to help him or not. Liu Bei once defeated 60,000 Yellow Turban troops with 2,000 rebels. Now, there are more than 2,000 bandits in Wu County.

"What Zikun said is absolutely true, don't be careless."

Liu Bei said with deep approval.

"Furthermore, now that we have arrived in Wu County for the first time, we know very little about Wu County. If we act rashly, once the bandits secretly attack Wu County, the consequences will be disastrous."

"That's right, my lord."

Li Ji said in agreement.

"Our officers and soldiers are all northerners and have not yet fully adapted to the climate, water and soil of Wujun. Moreover, the terrain of Jiangdong is known as seven mountains, two rivers and one field. There are countless hills and mountains. Our army is not skilled in mountain warfare. If we rashly Go deep into the mountains and forests, lest you make a mistake.”

As Li Ji listed the disadvantages one by one, the faces of everyone present became solemn.

"In Zikun's opinion, what should we do now?" Liu Bei asked.

Li Ji said calmly.

"It is advisable to start with the city of Wu County, train soldiers, integrate the county soldiers, and send officials to pass orders to other counties to conduct supervision and inspections, gather the county soldiers, and guard against bandits."

"Following this, on the one hand, it is best to secretly explore the movements of the bandits and the distribution of their dens, and on the other hand, wait until the soldiers adapt and integrate the county soldiers, and then work step by step to eliminate the bandits one by one."

When Liu Bei heard this, he nodded with approval, but still asked.

"Do you have anything to add to Zikun's words?"

Obviously, Liu Bei already had a preference in his mind, but he still planned to listen patiently to the opinions of all parties.

Although the generals present felt that Li Ji seemed to be a little too cautious, most of the bandits were just a mob, and their frontal combat power was not even as good as that of the county soldiers. They could easily defeat the three thousand elite soldiers under Liu Bei's command with a single charge.

However, Liu Bei's current base is only those 3,000 elite soldiers. Compared with the seemingly numerous bandits in Wu County, they are at an absolute disadvantage, so they cannot be careless.

As for Jia Xu, he glanced at Li Ji. Although he was still a little confused about why Li Ji changed his attitude and did not rush to kill the bandits and recover the money and food, he also understood that Li Ji must have deep intentions, so he had no intention of objecting at all.

On the contrary, Jian Yong hesitated for a moment and then reminded him.

"My lord, Mr. Zikun's words are certainly sound, but we need to consider those aristocratic families, and my lord has also made it clear before that he will destroy the bandits. If we just stand still, we may be dissatisfied with the aristocratic families."

"And if another aristocratic family is attacked and destroyed during this period, it will also cause a blow to the lord's reputation."

"This……"

Liu Bei frowned and became a little confused.

After all, Liu Bei did say a lot of good things in order to appease the wealthy families who came to greet him.

Blindly defending the city at this moment seemed inappropriate to Liu Bei.

It's just that the number of troops Liu Bei can mobilize now is only three thousand, and he still needs to take care of all aspects and cannot disperse his troops.

"Lord, this is exactly what I want to say."

Li Ji took the words and said.

"The bandits behaved unusually, and they seemed to know the internal situation of the family quite well when they attacked and plundered. It is very likely that someone in the family was collaborating with the thieves. This matter must be guarded against, and the family cannot fully trust it."

"However, since the lord has promised to protect the families in Wu County, it is not advisable to break his promise. The lord can allow the families from all over Wu County to move to Wu County, and the lord will also send elite troops to protect them along the way. This way, everything will be safe."

Jian Yong shook his head and said. "I'm afraid that the noble family may not be willing."

"It doesn't matter, just do your best to obey fate. This will not only show that the lord has the intention to protect the family, but also not worry about one thing and the other. In order to protect the family, the city will be destroyed by bandits and the people will suffer."

Li Ji spoke disapprovingly.

Of course, Li Ji knew very well that most aristocratic families would definitely agree.

Not to mention that the current situation of the Wujun family is just one word - "danger"!
  When life and death are at stake, certain bottom lines of aristocratic families are almost equivalent to the integrity of politicians. Let alone a breakthrough, even if they are in and out, there is no problem.

What's more, it's not that the aristocratic families are moving away from Wu County, they are just moving to the seat of Wu County, which is not considered leaving their hometown.

If a few more surviving families were wiped out, Li Ji was afraid that they would rush to Wu County for shelter.

As for Li Ji's complex thoughts and plans, Liu Bei still didn't know, but on the surface Li Ji's suggestions were undoubtedly concerned about all aspects, and Liu Bei naturally accepted them happily.

Subsequently, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to rectify the soldiers to adapt to the climate, water and soil of Wu County as soon as possible, Zhang Fei led the cavalry to inspect the security conditions of each county, and Zhao Yun integrated and commanded the soldiers of Wu County to form combat strength as soon as possible.

As for Xiahou Bo, he led a team of elite patrols in Wu County to ensure public security and prevent bandits from sneaking into the city and causing chaos.

(End of this chapter)