Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

If something were to happen to Li Ji, it would not only be emotionally devastating for Liu Bei personally, but also an incredibly heavy and fatal blow to the entire Liu Bei group.

Unlike Li Ji, Liu Bei's martial prowess was actually top-notch, and he also had Xiahou Bo by his side at all times.

And Liu Bei knew that Li Ji was not skilled in martial arts, so if he was not constantly guarded, there would undoubtedly be risks.

Therefore, after observing Xu Chu, Liu Bei was very satisfied with both Xu Chu's martial strength and the personality he displayed.

Now that the world was in turmoil, Zhao Yun, who commanded the White Horse义Cong, would inevitably need to fight on all sides in the future, making it difficult for him to protect Li Ji at all times.

However, unlike Li Ji's idea of forming a Tiger Guard out of public interest to protect the important strategists under Liu Bei's command,

Liu Bei was thinking of having Xu Chu replace Zhao Yun to protect Li Ji, and to have Xu Chu serve entirely as Li Ji's personal guard.

As Zhang Fei and Xu Chu entered the hand-to-hand combat stage, continuously punching each other, they soon lost count of how many punches they had each taken.

Although both of them could be said to have thick skin and flesh, they were still beaten black and blue, and their tempers grew fiercer and fiercer. Both of them were gritting their teeth and persevering, unwilling to admit defeat.

Seeing that Zhang Fei and Xu Chu were going to continue fighting like this, it might not just be a matter of superficial injuries.

Liu Bei immediately spoke up.

"Yide, enough, stop!!"

Although Zhang Fei felt that as long as he persisted a little longer, he would definitely be able to make Xu Chu fall before him, he did not dare to disobey Liu Bei's order.

Therefore, Zhang Fei could only block the punch that Xu Chu was throwing at his cheek again, and did not forget to kick Xu Chu hard, taking the opportunity to distance himself from Xu Chu.

"My big brother has spoken, no more fighting, no more fighting. This time, I'll reluctantly call it a draw. We'll fight again on horseback another day."

Xu Chu touched his stomach and said, "If we're not fighting, then we're not fighting. I'm already hungry from the fight. After I've eaten my fill tonight, I'll fight you again tomorrow…"

Suddenly, Xu Chu's voice paused, and he scratched the back of his head, saying somewhat embarrassedly, "I don't have a warhorse to ride."

There were a few ponies in Xu Village, but if Xu Chu's physique were to sit on the back of a pony, the pony could only express that the pressure was great, perhaps not to the point of being directly crushed, but it would not be able to run at all.

However, Zhang Fei was undoubtedly a generous person, and immediately patted his chest and said,

"This matter is easy. Seeing that you are also a man, what's the harm in me asking my big brother to give you a good horse?"

Although Liu Bei did not actually control any horse-breeding grounds, the Jinmen Port built in Youzhou had been continuously introducing a large number of warhorses and oxen to the Liu Bei Group.

Therefore, warhorses were not really lacking for the Liu Bei Group. It was just that it was difficult to find a thousand-mile horse, and the white good horses were watched more closely by Gongsun Zan.

The Liu Bei Group had imported countless other miscellaneous good horses.

But for ordinary people, the value of a good horse that was second only to a thousand-mile horse was completely no less than a million-dollar luxury car.

Therefore, when Xu Chu heard Zhang Fei's promise, he subconsciously asked,

"Really?"

"That's natural. What is a mere good horse to my big brother?" Zhang Fei replied carelessly, not forgetting to praise Liu Bei in his words.

Following the direction Zhang Fei pointed, Xu Chu looked again at Liu Bei, who was sitting on horseback with majesty but without losing his gentleness, and immediately cupped his hands and saluted.

"Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang from Qiao County, may I ask who you are?"

Immediately, Liu Bei dismounted and returned a salute to Xu Chu from afar, while loudly answering, "I am Liu Bei, the General of Annan of the Han Dynasty, the Marquis of Yiting, and the Governor of Yangzhou, the Imperial Uncle."

At this moment, behind Liu Bei, three thousand White Horse义Cong涌ed out like an endless expanse of white waves, and then transformed from extreme movement to extreme stillness.

Immediately, as Li Ji and Zhao Yun also dismounted with Liu Bei, the three thousand White Horse义Cong also dismounted, and knelt on one knee in the direction of Liu Bei, saying,

"Greetings, Lord."

Such a grand momentum undoubtedly completely shocked Xu Chu and the group of young and strong men, most of whom were still commoners.

As the saying goes: 'Environment changes one's temperament, upbringing changes one's physique.'

A person's power also needs external things to set it off.

For a boor like Xu Chu, perhaps he would not be able to understand that Liu Bei, who was in front of him, was one of the most powerful warlords in the world, even if he heard Liu Bei's series of titles.

However, the act of three thousand White Horse义Cong bowing together would definitely make Xu Chu realize what the name "Liu Bei" represented, and what kind of existence the person who was about to extend an olive branch to him was.

Liu Bei was not aware of the grand gesture of the White Horse义Cong, which seemed to have been rehearsed in advance. He subconsciously looked back and noticed Li Ji's smile.

Immediately, Liu Bei understood that this was an arrangement that Li Ji had secretly made in order to praise him.

After all, Liu Bei had just suffered a setback in Yingchuan, and Li Ji naturally did not want to see Liu Bei being rejected by Xu Chu again.

Therefore, the appearance of the three thousand White Horse义Cong at this moment, while it could be said to be self-praise for Liu Bei, was also enough to give Xu Chu a clear understanding of whether or not he should refuse Liu Bei later.

The appearance of the three thousand White Horse义Cong did indeed shock Xu Chu and the group of villagers.

Immediately, Liu Bei put on a slightly angry expression and ordered, "What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to keep a distance of one mile and wait?"

Tian Yu, who led the White Horse义Cong, heard this and replied,

"This subordinate heard the scouts report from the front that there were sounds of fighting here, and was worried about the lord's safety, so I led the troops here."

Although the White Horse义Cong as a whole maintained a distance of one mile, how to maintain it at all times naturally required sending out small groups of scouts to hang far away in a position where they could see Liu Bei and others, and report back to the rear at all times.

"It's nothing, it's just that the Marquis of Xinting encountered a brave warrior in the countryside and was delighted to see the prey, so he sparred with the brave warrior for a while, you may withdraw," Liu Bei replied.

"Yes, Lord."

Immediately, Tian Yu bowed his head and accepted the order, and then saluted Li Ji and Zhao Yun respectively, before getting up and leading the three thousand White Horse义Cong to withdraw.

Although the three thousand White Horse义Cong came and went in a hurry, disappearing before everyone's eyes, it felt like a dream to Xu Chu and the group of villagers.

When Liu Bei, with a warm and friendly expression, Li Ji, refined like jade, and Zhao Yun, majestic and handsome, approached Xu Chu unhurriedly,

Although the people were still the same people, the feeling given to Xu Chu and the group of villagers was completely different.

The gentle words of a beggar would be considered timid and incompetent…

But the gentle words uttered by a person who could make three thousand White Horse义Cong bow down with a wave of his hand would be considered courteous and approachable.

In addition, Liu Bei had an unspeakable charm, and Xu Chu subconsciously admired him even more at this moment.

"I am very pleased to meet a brave warrior in the countryside today."

Liu Bei also directly extended an olive branch to Xu Chu, saying,

"With your bravery, isn't it a pity to shrink in the mountains and remain unknown? If you are willing to make contributions and establish a career, you can join my command to jointly plan a great cause, support the Han Dynasty, and you can also become famous all over the world and be granted the title of marquis and general."

At this moment, Xu Chu's mind was still buzzing somewhat.

Originally, the reason why Xu Chu led a group of villagers to appear here was because someone had reported that they had discovered smoke rising from the cooking of about three thousand people in the distance.

For Xu Chu, who had only experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion a few years ago, the sudden approach of three thousand people of unknown identity was undoubtedly worrying and suspicious.

Therefore, Xu Chu hurriedly led the villagers towards the direction where the smoke was rising, wanting to secretly investigate the situation.

Unexpectedly, before Xu Chu led the people close, he saw a fierce tiger窜ing out of the forest. Xu Chu subconsciously struck with his knife, directly砍ing the fierce tiger to death.

A fierce tiger throwing itself into the net was a surprise to Xu Chu.

Selling a fierce tiger at the market could fetch a lot of money, which could greatly subsidize the villagers that Xu Chu was勉力 still maintaining.

However, before Xu Chu could have someone carry the fierce tiger back to be processed, Zhang Fei, who had been chasing after him, saw that his prey had been snatched away. How could he tolerate this?

In addition, with Zhang Fei's暴脾气, before three words were exchanged, he directly started fighting with Xu Chu.

However, perhaps Xu Chu's mind had not even reacted to this day, but his body, awed by Liu Bei's charm and power, instinctively knelt down and said,

"Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang, is willing to be driven by the lord."

"Good, good, good."

To have another brave warrior to help him, and to only need to arrange for Xu Chu to be by Li Ji's side in the future, enough to guarantee Li Ji's safety, how could Liu Bei not be happy?

Immediately, Liu Bei helped Xu Chu up, said some words of encouragement, and immediately gave Xu Chu the position of校尉.

This made Xu Chu very happy.

It should be known that even in the early stages of the chaotic world, the position of校尉 was still very valuable.

Then, Liu Bei pulled Xu Chu to introduce Li Ji, saying,

"This is Bei's right-hand man, and also my strategist and national scholar, Marquis Li Ji. In the future, Zhongkang will first obey orders by Zikun's side, with protecting Zikun's safety as the top priority."

After Xu Chu finished listening, he was slightly stunned and asked,

"Li Ji? Could it be that national scholar Li Ji who is as famous as Lu Bu?"

"Oh, Zhongkang has also heard of Zikun's name?" Liu Bei asked.

"That's natural. That Lu Bu claims to be the number one猛将 in the world, and I naturally want to see how powerful he is."

Xu Chu replied straightforwardly, but the focus revealed in his words was undoubtedly Lu Bu.

This couldn't help but make Li Ji feel a little dumbfounded. He never expected that one day his name would be known by others, and he had to thank Lu Bu for it.

However, after Xu Chu's straightforward reply, he suddenly remembered that Li Ji had directly called out his courtesy name earlier, which made Xu Chu a little embarrassed and he asked.

"Have we met before?"

"It's our first meeting," Li Ji replied.

Immediately, Xu Chu looked up with one eye and down with the other, taking in Li Ji's entire appearance, and then asked.

"Could it be that the military advisor has also heard of me?"

(End of this chapter)