Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

“Is there a change in the situation in Qingzhou?”

Li Ji immediately showed concern and extended his hand towards Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang quickly handed the documents related to Qingzhou, which were placed beside the desk, to Li Ji.

While Li Ji was reading, Zhuge Liang added at the appropriate time.

“Today, the lord sent a large number of documents by waterway, which describe General Bo Fu's upcoming military plan. I and Pang Tong have slightly different views on this, so we are discussing it.”

Li Ji nodded and quickly browsed through it.

Due to the distance and the fact that he was deep behind enemy lines in Yuzhou, Li Ji naturally lost access to timely information about changes in the outside situation.

After reading Sun Ce's military plan, Li Ji found the latest developments in the Jizhou battle on Zhuge Liang's desk.

Soon, Li Ji understood Zhou Yu's plan.

The timing of this plan was excellent, and the style was extremely bold.

Correspondingly, once Zhou Yu succeeded, the benefits would undoubtedly be huge, vaguely aiming to completely divide Qingzhou, and then gradually encroach on the entire Qingzhou.

Even though Qingzhou is now barren and lacks population, it is still a state in the Central Plains, and taking Qingzhou will greatly strengthen the connection between Liu Bei's rule and Youzhou and Yingzhou.

After Zhuge Liang thoughtfully made way for him to sit down, Li Ji tapped the desk with his index finger and then asked.

“What specific disagreements are you two arguing about?”

Pang Tong stepped forward and said.

“I believe that Duke Zhou's plan is very promising. Currently, there are no troops in Qingzhou that can stop General Bo Fu. As long as he successfully arrives at Dongchaojin, he can continuously maintain the necessary supplies through sea transport.”

“Furthermore, he can use Dongchaojin as the center to completely block the lower reaches of the Yellow River and cut off Qingzhou's support for Cao Cao.”

“In this way, it can greatly affect Cao Cao, who is competing with Yuan Shao, and also take advantage of this excellent opportunity to continue transferring troops from Xuzhou, attacking from both sides and gradually encroaching on Qingzhou.”

Li Ji nodded slightly and turned to look at Zhuge Liang.

After constantly coming into real contact with various military affairs, even though Zhuge Liang had not yet reached the age of adulthood, his temperament and demeanor became more and more calm, truly resembling Gan Luo, who became prime minister at the age of twelve during the pre-Qin period.

Zhuge Liang bowed slightly and replied calmly.

“Teacher, I feel that Zhou Gongjin is too impatient and may fall into Xun Yu's trap.”

“Moreover, the strategy set by the teacher now is to obtain Xu and look to Yu, and then fully digest the two states of Xu and Yu.”

“Although Qingzhou is good, I am afraid that the lord will hardly be able to squeeze out enough troops and money to conquer it, making it like a chicken rib.”

Pang Tong raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but scold.

“Pedantic! Conservative! Competing for the world is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you retreat. How can there be a reason to dislike having too much territory?”

“Now that there is an opportunity to seize Qingzhou, how can we turn a blind eye to it? Even if Qingzhou is barren, it is still a state. If it is not in my hands, it will be in the hands of the enemy.”

“In three to five years, Qingzhou will recover its prosperity and vitality. How much will it cost to recapture it then?”

Being mercilessly humiliated by Pang Tong in front of Li Ji, a trace of displeasure flashed across Zhuge Liang's face, and he retorted.

“As long as it is not beneficial to the overall situation, even if there are temporary gains or losses, it will not affect anything.”

“Moreover, the lord's rule now is actually only over the two states of Jing and Yang, and even obtaining Jingzhou is only a matter of one or two years. It is already difficult to swallow the two states of Xu and Yu in one go. How can we want to take Qingzhou again?”

“Furthermore, Zhou Gongjin's plan may have excellent timing and be a surprise attack, but how do we know that Xun Yu has not left behind a backup plan?”

“Going deep alone is an extremely risky and inadvisable strategy. It was only because the teacher had no choice that he did so. Zhou Gongjin's imitation is reckless.”

Zhuge Liang, who was cautious by nature, undoubtedly could not accept going deep alone the most.

Even when Li Ji proposed going deep alone in Yuzhou, Zhuge Liang repeatedly opposed it, but he had to give up only after being persuaded by Li Ji.

Now that Zhou Yu is suspected of imitating this, how can Zhuge Liang not sternly oppose it?

However, Pang Tong was obviously not convinced and asked back.

“Your reaction is just throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Let me ask you, what other methods does Xun Yu have to counter Zhou Gongjin?”

These words undoubtedly stumped Zhuge Liang, causing Zhuge Liang's brow to furrow, and he did not speak for a long time.

Even Li Ji was thinking about this question.

The biggest problem with Zhou Yu's going deep alone this time is whether Xun Yu has the means to counter it.

Not to mention anything else, Xun Yu only needs to find a way to delay Sun Ce in the territory of Jinan for about five days, and the army led by Sun Ce will be in danger of running out of food and may face a complete defeat.

In Yuzhou, Yuan Shu really had no way to stop Li Ji's 100,000 troops.

But does Xun Yu have the ability to stop Sun Ce for five days, preventing Sun Ce from arriving at Dongchaojin?

Judging from the current situation in Qingzhou, Li Ji's objective judgment is that he does not.

Faced with the elite troops led by Sun Ce, some temporarily recruited Qingzhou youths and adults can still play a role in defending the city.

Once they leave the city for a field battle, no matter how large the number, they may be defeated in one blow.

Zhuge Liang obviously could not think of how Xun Yu should break the situation for a while, so he did not speak for a long time.

And Li Ji came back to his senses, looking at Zhuge Liang's serious and calm appearance on his still tender face, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of contrast. While smiling knowingly, he noticed Jia Xu, who was sitting on the side leisurely tasting tea again.

Just as Li Ji couldn't bear that Jia Xu was even more idle than himself, and was preparing to pull Jia Xu into the water as well, so that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong could join forces to embarrass Jia Xu.

Li Ji's face suddenly changed…

“Bang!”

Li Ji supported the desk with both hands, suddenly stood up, and blurted out.

“Not good!”

Li Ji's sudden reaction stunned Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and Jia Xu on the side also cast a few surprised glances.

Jia Xu had known Li Ji for many years, and this was the first time Jia Xu had seen Li Ji so out of control.

And when Jia Xu noticed that Li Ji's forehead seemed to be sweating, his originally relaxed expression suddenly tightened up, and he quickly got up and walked over, asking seriously.

“Zikun, has something major happened?”

After a while, Li Ji slowly uttered a sentence.

“Bo Fu, Gongjin… are in danger!”

This shocked Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, but Jia Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were in danger, not that their side had fallen into some ambush or trap…

This made Jia Xu almost instinctively relax a little, feeling that it was just a small matter.

No matter how dangerous Sun Ce is, at most he will lose 20,000 soldiers.

The loss of 20,000 elites may be not negligible for Liu Bei, but it is far from hurting the bones, and it is not a major event.

On the contrary, once Sun Ce and Zhou Yu die, given Sun Ce's position, this will be a blow to the Liu Bei Group.

(End of this chapter)