Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Currently, Liu Biao's main troop deployment is in Yiling, which is still nearly two hundred miles away from Zigui.

Therefore, Wei Yan needed to first lead his troops to Zigui for supplies, and then find a small path near Zigui to bypass the Yizhou army in front, and launch a surprise attack on Wuxian County, which was further behind.

Geographically, Wuxian, Zigui, and Yiling are precisely the cities arranged in order along the Yangtze River as it flows out of Yizhou.

However, due to geographical reasons, Wuxian was not suitable as a barrier to resist the Yizhou army from leaving Sichuan, so Liu Biao's previous choice was to directly abandon the small city of Wuxian and set up defenses between Zigui and Yiling.

As the first small city for the Yizhou army to pass through after leaving Sichuan, the importance of Wuxian is self-evident.

Not to mention that Wuxian is very likely to become a hub for the Yizhou army's logistics supply line, what's more important is that if the Yizhou army retreats back to Yizhou, it will almost certainly pass through Wuxian.

Therefore, as long as Wei Yan can really succeed in a surprise attack on Wuxian, it will not only cut off the Yizhou army's supply line, but also cut off the Yizhou army's retreat route.

With Yuan Shu's threat in the north, Jingzhou really couldn't afford to delay.

Liu Biao had also been misled by Liu Yan's rash advance, never expecting that the Yizhou army would not launch a large-scale forceful attack at all, making Liu Biao's original plan to lure the enemy in deep and set up an ambush impossible to implement.

Therefore, now Liu Biao can only place his hope on Wei Yan, hoping that the small path Wei Yan mentioned can really bypass the Yizhou army and reach Wuxian in the rear.

At that time, as long as the Jingzhou army takes the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, the Yizhou army will inevitably be thrown into chaos and defeated!

So, after Wei Yan led his troops to set off first, Liu Biao, who could also be regarded as making a desperate gamble, also began to transfer a large force from Yiling towards Zigui, striving to accomplish everything in one battle.

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Meanwhile, just as the situation between Yizhou and Jingzhou began to change dramatically, Guo Jia, who was taking a sea voyage for the first time, walked off the Jinmen Port with a pale face.

Seasickness!

Only after Guo Jia actually boarded the ship did he realize that he suffered from severe seasickness, to the point that Guo Jia almost suspected that he might die on the way.

When Guo Jia once again set foot on solid ground, looking back at the sea ship, his eyes even revealed a hint of fear.

After Zhao Yun directed the three thousand White Horse Riders accompanying him to disembark, he looked at Guo Jia's dazed appearance and asked with concern.

"Fengxiao, are you feeling better?"

"Heh!"

Guo Jia's legs were still weak, but he subconsciously said.

"It's just a small matter, but it's a novel experience."

Zhao Yun opened his mouth, but still dispelled the thought of exposing Guo Jia.

Seasickness is not a rare thing.

Especially among the White Horse Riders, there were many northerners who became weak-legged and unable to adapt for a long time after getting on the ship.

Subsequently, Zhao Yun and Guo Jia rested at Jinmen Port for two days, and sent messengers in advance to contact Liu Yu, the Governor of Youzhou. After obtaining Liu Yu's permission, Zhao Yun led the White Horse Riders towards Jicheng.

If they had not contacted in advance, such a cavalry of three thousand people running around in the Youyan area might have caused unnecessary misunderstandings.

Liu Yu was also very pleased with the visit of Zhao Yun and Guo Jia, and personally greeted them at the entrance of the Governor's Mansion.

After some polite greetings, Liu Yu inquired about the recent situation in Yangzhou, and was filled with emotion upon learning that the two clan governors, Liu Yan and Liu Biao, had started a war.

Afterwards, Guo Jia took out Li Ji's letter and handed it to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu opened the letter in person, read it carefully, and then seemed to fall into a moment of contemplation.

After a long time, Liu Yu put down the letter, looked up at Guo Jia, and his eyes showed a little more affection, saying.

"So, Fengxiao is also a disciple of Zikun. To be able to stand alone at such a young age, you have the style of Zikun."

Guo Jia immediately understood that Li Ji must have praised him in the letter, but Guo Jia not only did not decline, but instead followed up and said.

"If the disciple is not like the teacher, wouldn't it cause the teacher to lose face in education?"

"Hahahaha!"

Immediately, Liu Yu couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying. "This point is not like Zikun. Zikun has always been humble, but Fengxiao is confident and frivolous."

"It's not frivolity, but not daring to tarnish the teacher's name," Guo Jia replied.

"Okay, it's great for a disciple to have such ambition."

After hearing this, Liu Yu felt a little impressed by Guo Jia.

Immediately, Liu Yu raised the letter in his hand and said.

"Zikun mentioned some things in it, which are not yet convenient to explain to the two of you, but the two of you have come to Youzhou this time to assist Gongsun Bogui?"

"Yes," Zhao Yun replied.

"So, Zikun also believes that Gongsun Bogui will undoubtedly be defeated."

Liu Yu sighed, and his tone revealed a bit of helplessness, saying.

"It's a pity that Gongsun Bogui didn't listen to my words and recklessly started a war. It can be regarded as deserved. It's just a pity that the many Youyan children who followed him will suffer this disaster. How painful and sad."

Guo Jia heard this and asked curiously. "Lord Liu is the Governor of Youzhou, overseeing the military and political affairs of the state. Why not issue an order to ask General Gongsun to withdraw his troops?"

The smile on Liu Yu's face became a bit bitter, saying.

"How could this old man not want to do so? When Gongsun Bogui's official rank was slightly lower before, he was still somewhat restrained by me, but after he led troops to participate in the campaign against Dong Zhuo and was granted the title of General Who Advances, with the power to establish his own office, he became even more unscrupulous in his actions."

"Gongsun Bogui even said directly in a drunken state that in the future, this old man only needs to be responsible for the political affairs of Youzhou, and the rest of the military affairs can be overseen by him alone."

Immediately, Zhao Yun and Guo Jia both revealed a sense of looking at each other.

Especially Zhao Yun, who had a good personal relationship with Gongsun Zan, also had great respect for Liu Yu in his heart. Now that Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan had such a relationship, Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

And Liu Yu, when he said this, couldn't help but add a bit of resentment to his tone, saying.

"If that Gongsun Bogui hadn't still taken into account the faces of Xuande and Zikun, I'm afraid his actions would have been even more rude and unscrupulous. Whether this old man can still be the governor is another matter."

At this moment, Guo Jia couldn't help but frown secretly.

He had already known a bit about Gongsun Zan's character, but he didn't expect him to be so arrogant.

In any case, Liu Yu was ultimately the Governor of Youzhou, and he was quite popular among the people of Youzhou, and he also had a fairly high status throughout the entire Han Dynasty.

But Gongsun Zan completely disregarded all kinds of influences and was so unscrupulous...

'No wonder the teacher felt that even if he personally went to Youzhou, he might not be able to make Gongsun Zan believe in good advice.'

While Guo Jia was thinking secretly, he quickly said a few words of comfort to Liu Yu.

However, Liu Yu didn't care too much, waved his hand, and said.

"What power and status, that's all, this old man doesn't care much. It's just that now, even though this old man is the governor, in reality, only about 30% of the Youzhou troops are still under my control, and the remaining 70% have been led by Gongsun Bogui to go south to Jizhou."

"If Gongsun Bogui is defeated, I don't know how many families in Youzhou will have to hang white silk."

(End of this chapter)