Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Zhou Yu considered himself no weaker than others, certainly not weaker than the "National Pillar Marquis," Li Ji.

It was only that Li Ji was slightly older than him and had the good fortune to encounter the enlightened ruler Liu Xuande, gaining his trust and rising to fame throughout the land on the stepping stone of the "Yellow Turban Rebellion."

Zhou Yu greatly agreed with one statement made by Li Ji.

That is, to celebrate my, Zhou Gongjin's, coming of age with the defeat and destruction of the Lin邑 Kingdom, thereby making a name for myself in the Han Dynasty, letting the world know that Yangzhou not only has Li Zikun, but also me, Zhou Lang of Jiangdong, would certainly be a joyous event in life.

"This battle should not be delayed, otherwise our army will inevitably fall into an unfavorable position!"

"Using the advantage of our military strength to advance step by step, forcing the Lin邑 Kingdom to expend all its efforts to resist, this is the orthodox approach; but we must also use unorthodox methods to quickly defeat and destroy Lin邑, deterring the surrounding small countries, making them fear the might of our Great Han and dare not take any action."

As he said this, Zhou Yu waved the feather fan in his hand, as if sweeping away the last bit of dust from the path to victory.

Hearing this passionate speech, Sun Ce subconsciously asked.

"How to use unorthodox methods?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said.

"Naturally, it is to take advantage of the Lin邑 Kingdom's forces being concentrated in the north, using seagoing ships to transport a surprise force to land in their hinterland, launching a sudden attack on the Lin邑 Kingdom's capital, Zhan Cheng, and then attacking the Lin邑 Kingdom's army from both sides."

"In this way, no matter how large the Lin邑 Kingdom's army is, their morale will inevitably collapse in an instant, and they can be defeated in a single battle."

Unlike the thinking of ordinary generals and strategists, which is limited to ground terrain, Zhou Yu, who grew up in Yangzhou, is not only familiar with naval warfare, but also shares a very similar military characteristic with Li Ji, which is his expertise in using waterways to deploy troops.

In Zhou Yu's view, the greatest advantage of the Han army led by Xu Sheng lies not in its military strength, but in possessing the advantage of seagoing ships that no one in the Lin邑 Kingdom can resist.

Even if the Lin邑 Kingdom did not know the power of the Han army's seagoing ships, this strategy would still be unsolvable.

The Lin邑 Kingdom's territory is shaped like a long strip, bordering Rinan Commandery to the north, so it is almost impossible to send a surprise force from the ground to outflank them.

However, one side of the Lin邑 Kingdom is completely adjacent to the sea, which in Zhou Yu's view is almost undefended.

Therefore, all that is needed is for Xu Sheng's army to press forward step by step, forcing the Lin邑 Kingdom to resist with all its might.

Then, using seagoing ships to land in the Lin邑 Kingdom's coastal hinterland, even if they cannot capture the capital in one fell swoop, it would be enough to trap the Lin邑 Kingdom's army to death in the jungle by cutting off their supply lines.

Seemingly, the Lin邑 Kingdom has the advantage of terrain, but in reality, the initiative has always been in the hands of the Han army from beginning to end.

That is to say, Zhou Yu intends to completely conquer the Lin邑 Kingdom, otherwise, using a method of deploying troops without regard for future consequences, simply finding the location of Zhan Cheng and directly launching a full-scale surprise attack on Zhan Cheng, could also finalize the matter.

However, war is only a continuation of politics. If the goal is to completely control the Lin邑 Kingdom, then this is the best way.

It can not only completely disintegrate the Lin邑 Kingdom's will to resist from top to bottom, but also greatly deter the countries surrounding the Lin邑 Kingdom, making them fear the Great Han as if they were facing a fierce tiger in the future.

Zhou Yu also deeply resented the fact that even the Lin邑 Kingdom dared to encroach on the land of the Great Han for many years, even though Rinan Commandery was one of the prefectures and commanderies of the Great Han.

Therefore, Zhou Yu wanted to use this as an excuse to make an example of the Lin邑 Kingdom in the south of the Great Han, so as to eliminate future troubles.

After Zhou Yu's words fell, after a slight silence in the military tent, there was a chorus of approval.

This strategy is undoubtedly a typical combination of orthodox and unorthodox methods, and in a sense, it is also a naked conspiracy, bringing the advantages that the current Han army possesses to the extreme.

Yu Guo, who had been bullied by the Lin邑 Kingdom for many years and had endured in silence, was even more excited upon hearing this.

The day of the Lin邑 Kingdom's destruction seems to be just around the corner!

Immediately, the people in the military tent discussed the various details of deploying troops and forming formations based on the strategy offered by Zhou Yu.

Especially with the support of Yu Guo, they found the topographical map that the government had preserved sixty years ago, which included a considerable part of the Lin邑 Kingdom's territory.

With this topographical map, it undoubtedly greatly made up for Xu Sheng's lack of familiarity with the terrain.

This military conference lasted from early morning until noon before it came to a preliminary end.

After the military conference ended, Yu Guo returned to the government office, and even though he had not slept all night, he was still full of energy and excitement at this moment.

In this war, the few commandery soldiers within Rinan Commandery naturally had no need to fight head-on, and Xu Sheng also looked down on these rabble.

The tasks that Rinan Commandery needed to shoulder, in addition to assisting in ensuring the rear supply line, were to quickly select soldiers or hunters in Rinan Commandery who were familiar with the jungle, so that they could assist Xu Sheng in advancing the troops at that time.

However, before deploying the troops, during the few days that Xu Sheng led his troops to rest in Rinan Commandery, Yu Guo also had a major task, which was to send an envoy to the Lin邑 Kingdom.

This was necessary to establish righteousness, but it was also extremely dangerous.

After Yu Guo returned to the seemingly simple and dilapidated government office, he frowned and hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and asked someone to call Gu Jun over.

Gu Jun was originally a distant relative of Yu Guo's wife's family, barely considered Yu Guo's brother-in-law. His parents died early, and he was raised by Yu Guo's wife since he was a child.

However, because of his frivolous personality and idleness, Yu Guo arranged for Gu Jun to be a minor official, trying to temper Gu Jun's temperament.

However, although Gu Jun gradually became Yu Guo's arm and confidant, and had some demeanor of a capable official, not disliking hardship and not disliking fatigue, his personality was still somewhat frivolous from time to time.

When the fleet led by Xu Sheng arrived at Rinan Commandery, the minor official who rushed back to the government office to report in a hurry was Gu Jun.

Soon, Gu Jun walked in with an irregular pace, poking his head around, and said with a smile to Yu Guo, who was sitting with a somewhat worried face.

"Brother-in-law, did you call me over because there is another important task?"

This made Yu Guo's expression stern, and he scolded. "How many times have I told you, don't call me that in the government office."

"Yes, yes, yes, Prefect Yu ~ ~ ~"

Gu Jun curled his lips, responding somewhat dismissively, and deliberately lengthened his tone a bit, making Yu Guo's face obviously darken a bit more.

Seeing this, Gu Jun quickly restrained himself, stood with his hands down, and waited for Yu Guo's orders.

In fact, Gu Jun would naturally not repeatedly commit the mistake that Yu Guo had scolded him for many times.

It was only that Gu Jun saw that Yu Guo's expression was solemn, as if he had something on his mind, so he deliberately made a joke, trying to divert Yu Guo's attention a little.

However, after Gu Jun calmed down, Yu Guo frowned for a long time, and sighed for a while, but still found it difficult to speak.

Yu Guo's abnormality made Gu Jun, who seemed frivolous but was actually quite perceptive, notice something.

"Brother-in-law, if you have something you need me to do, just say it, didn't brother-in-law often teach me that the men of the Han Dynasty should not be hesitant?" Gu Jun said.

This time, Yu Guo did not correct Gu Jun's address, and after pondering for a while, he said.

"I need to send someone to the Lin邑 Kingdom as an envoy, to rebuke the Lin邑 Kingdom for immediately returning the land it has encroached on over the years, and to return the Lin邑 City, which was split off more than fifty years ago, to Rinan Commandery."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jun almost instantly widened his eyes, subconsciously thinking that Yu Guo was crazy.

How could the Lin邑 Kingdom possibly agree to such an outrageous request? What is the difference between this and directly provoking the Lin邑 Kingdom?

Given the Lin邑 Kingdom's usual style, there is a very high probability that they will kill the envoy on the spot.

However, Gu Jun quickly reacted and asked. "Brother-in-law, is it related to the fleet from the Han family?"

Yu Guo silently nodded.

Gu Jun pondered for a long time, understood a lot, and then showed a big smile, saying.

"Then brother-in-law must let the Han family avenge me!"

(End of this chapter)