Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

On this basis, if Li Ji didn't borrow Sun Ce's hand, would he have no way to eliminate Liu Biao?

Therefore, Zhou Yu had no doubt that Li Ji could do this.

"What I am doing is merely to fulfill Ce'er's wish by following the trend. Even seemingly foolish Ce'er has seen the essence of this matter. Gongjin is so intelligent, calculating everything, but inevitably narrow-minded, so he can't see the truth."

Li Ji sighed, turned his back, and ignored Zhou Yu, who was stunned in place, and left directly.

Smart people are sometimes too smart and don't believe some simple and straightforward things.

Because, in the eyes of smart people, the world is inherently complex.

It wasn't until Li Ji was about to completely disappear into the night that Zhou Yu, who had woken up, hurriedly turned around and bowed in the direction Li Ji had left.

Immediately, Zhou Yu, who was only sixteen years old and whose face still couldn't hide his youthful immaturity, murmured to himself.

"A leaf obscures the eye, insufficient ability… Perhaps, after returning to Wu Commandery with Bofu this time, I should also go to the Rendeshuyuan to further my studies for some time."

Youth is Zhou Yu's capital at the moment, but it is also Zhou Yu's shortcoming.

Whether it was accumulation, knowledge, or experience, Zhou Yu suddenly felt a bit insufficient.

The next day, Li Ji arranged for a boat to send Sun Ce and Zhou Yu back to Wu Commandery, and that handwritten letter was also sent along with the boat to Liu Bei.

Originally, the four family generals, Huang Gai and others, also wanted to leave with Sun Ce.

However, Sun Ce knew that the Jingzhou war was about to begin, and Li Ji was in need of manpower. While he had no choice but to leave Jingzhou, he also wanted to leave Li Ji with a few more useful people.

Therefore, under Sun Ce's unquestionable orders, Zu Mao, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang all stayed behind, only Huang Gai insisted on escorting Sun Ce along the way, even if it meant being beaten and punished.

… …

Meanwhile, in Xiangyang City, Jingzhou.

Yuan Shu's army of over 100,000 had already surrounded Xiangyang City. Liu Pan and Huang Zhong had also led their troops to abandon Xinye City and retreat back to Xiangyang to assist Liu Qi in defending the city.

Although Huang Zhong took advantage of Yuan Shu's eagerness for quick success and, while the Yuzhou army had not yet gained a firm foothold, severely attacked the morale of the Yuzhou army, and disintegrated Yuan Shu's arrogant idea of ​​capturing Xinye City on the same day, and caused the Yuzhou army to lose troops and generals.

It's just that the disparity in strength between the two sides is so great that it cannot be made up for by a mere fierce general. In addition, Xinye City can hardly be considered a strong city.

Therefore, after the Yuzhou army rested for two days and re-built siege equipment, Yuan Shu once again ordered a full-scale attack on the city.

Even if Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, and the Xinye army and civilians were of one mind, it was still difficult to withstand the offensive of the Yuzhou army, which could also be called well-equipped.

After holding on for another five days, Liu Pan had no choice but to abandon Xinye, and, with the help of ships prepared in advance in the waterway, get rid of the Yuzhou army's pursuit and retreat back to Xiangyang City.

However, even so, Xinye City blocked the Yuzhou army, which was ten times its size, for a full seven days.

Adding the time for the Yuzhou army to reorganize after the war, it was almost delayed for half a month, which was far beyond expectations.

More importantly, this undoubtedly severely hit the arrogance of the Yuzhou army all the way, causing the Yuzhou army to almost unconsciously decline in morale when facing Xiangyang City.

This was originally a happy event, and in the nearly a month that the Yuzhou army surrounded Xiangyang, Xiangyang's defense can be said to be impregnable.

According to Liu Biao's plan, all of this was undoubtedly going smoothly.

As long as Xiangyang could hold on, and after Liu Biao opened the gateway to Yizhou and occupied Ba Commandery, and then transferred troops back to Xiangyang to defend, then Yuan Shu, no matter how unwilling he was, would have no choice but to withdraw from Xiangyang when the general trend was set.

Especially when the civil and military officials in Xiangyang City learned that Liu Biao had defeated 50,000 Yizhou troops and had begun to advance towards Ba Commandery, all of them showed excited and joyful expressions.

Hold Xiangyang, take Ba Commandery…

As long as they hold on for this most difficult year, then the situation will be completely reversed next year. Liu Biao is likely to become a hegemon spanning Yizhou and Jingzhou, and the status of the remaining civil and military officials will naturally rise with the tide.

The arrival of this news made Yuan Shu even more impatient. He wanted to force Liu Biao to turn back, and frequently ordered a strong attack on Xiangyang, turning Xiangyang into a meat grinder. Countless soldiers followed one after another to be buried under Xiangyang City.

In order to capture Xiangyang, Yuan Shu frequently ordered Yuzhou to continue conscripting young adults and transferring county soldiers from various places to supplement the forces attacking Xiangyang.

Facing Yuan Shu's reckless attack, Xiangyang City has always stood firm. The civil and military officials in the city are waiting for good news from Liu Biao.

However, when the latest news came back at this moment, the civil and military officials in Xiangyang City almost felt their eyes go dark, and then a burst of crying sounded in the state shepherd's mansion.

The 100,000 Jingzhou army were all destroyed, and even Liu Biao died in it.

Such bad news was no less than the sky falling for Liu Qi and the rest of the civil and military officials.

Cai Zhong, Cai He, Kuai Liang and others were also very sad.

Because along with Liu Biao, it was not only 100,000 soldiers who died, but also many generals and counselors from Jingzhou aristocratic families. Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, etc. were undoubtedly the representatives.

Just as there was a cry in the state shepherd's mansion, and countless people were sad and didn't know where to go.

Sun Qian once again visited on time every day as before, and seeing that everyone, including Liu Qi, Liu Pan, and Kuai Liang, had red eyes and looked sad and indignant, he cupped his hands and said.

"Everyone, please restrain your grief and accept the changes."

"Restrain grief?!"

Liu Qi, who was usually so docile and even a little cowardly, angrily slapped the table and stood up, pointing directly at Sun Qian and shouting.

"You dog thief, how dare you bark in front of me? Don't think I don't know that it was Sun Bofu of Jiangdong who killed my father?"

"You tell me to restrain my grief, then I will take your head today and see if your son can restrain his grief."

After saying that, Liu Qi immediately drew his sword and wanted to stab Sun Qian in the chest.

"Clang!"

However, just as Liu Qi was about to strike, Wen Pin, who was sitting on the side, hurriedly drew his sword and knocked Liu Qi's saber away from the side.

Suddenly, the entire state shepherd's mansion was almost in chaos.

Liu Qi even questioned Wen Pin, whom he usually respected, "My father's bones are not yet cold, does Wen Zhongye want to rebel and commit treason?"

"I dare not!"

Wen Pin hurriedly knelt down, then held up his saber with both hands and raised it up, saying.

"Eating the king's salary, being loyal to the king's affairs. Pin was fortunate enough to be appreciated by the lord and be listed in the middle seat. Now that the lord has unfortunately died, he should also assist the young lord, not afraid of swords and guns, how dare he have the intention of rebellion?"

Liu Qi's expression softened slightly after hearing this, and he was even a little moved in his heart, and his tone also softened, and he asked.

"Since that's the case, why did Zhongye stop me?"

"Even if the two armies are at war, envoys will not be killed. If the young lord kills this person in a fit of anger, he will inevitably offend Uncle Liu Huang, and will also be spurned by the people of the world. Please think twice, young lord."

Liu Qi's face changed for a while, and he said unwillingly. "That thief Sun Ce killed my father, could it be that I have to swallow my anger when I see the enemy in front of me?"

At this moment, Sun Qian, who seemed as stable as an old dog throughout the entire process, with not a trace of waves on his face, but whose legs were actually a little trembling from fright, laughed loudly and said.

"Hahahahaha…"

"You still dare to laugh?" Liu Qi glared at Sun Qian, wishing he could stab him again with his sword.

Sun Qian flicked his sleeves, hid his trembling hands behind his back, and said loudly.

"Seeing a fool doing something that will make his loved ones suffer and his enemies happy, why not laugh?" (End of this chapter)