Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

The Northern Expedition!

Unify the world!

Regardless of whether the civil and military officials were all devoted to the Han Dynasty and dedicated to restoring the Han Dynasty, ever since the First Emperor swept across the six kingdoms and achieved unification, this was an irresistible temptation for all ambitious men.

To be content with remaining in a corner, how could that be the way of a great man?

Ever since Liu Bei advanced to become the King of Han, everyone had been waiting for the day of the Northern Expedition to arrive, so that the thirteen states of the Great Han could be unified once more.

"Northern Expedition!"

Following Li Ji's lead in shouting loudly.

The civil and military officials, as if awakened from a dream, were all filled with excitement, and the pent-up feelings of the past few days transformed into heroic sentiments as they shouted in unison.

"Northern Expedition!"

"Northern Expedition!!!"

Only after everyone had shouted nine times did Liu Bei signal for the civil and military officials to quiet down. After sheathing the King's sword, he raised a hand towards Xiahou Bo.

Xiahou Bo, who was already prepared, held the general's sword that had previously been inserted in front of the Han King's mansion with both hands, and solemnly presented it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei accepted the general's sword with both hands, and then turned to look at Li Ji in front of all the civil and military officials, and said in a loud voice.

"Since the time of Emperor Ling, treacherous villains have frequently emerged, the Divine Land has been torn apart, and countless common people have longed for the unification of the world and the restoration of prosperity for a long time."

"The Northern Expedition is not only what I desire, but also what the civil and military officials in the court desire, and even more so what countless people desire."

"Now, I intend to invite the Prime Minister to control the troops and horses of the world, and to oversee the affairs of the Northern Expedition, to attack the Han traitors, to punish the disobedient, and to revive the Great Han."

Li Ji bowed and saluted, and once again accepted the general's sword with both hands, and replied in a deep voice.

"Longxi's Li Zikun obeys the King's order, and is willing to make a military pledge: If the Northern Expedition is not successful for one day, then I will not return south for one day!"

"Good, good, good!"

Liu Bei's tone could not hide his excitement, and then he took three steps back and bowed to Li Ji, saying. "I entrust all matters to the Prime Minister."

This scene was better than a thousand words, and even better than countless explanations, completely dispelling the worries in the hearts of many civil and military officials who did not know the inside story.

As for Jiang Gan, who had a dull look in his eyes, he unconsciously repeated, "Impossible", "Absolutely impossible", "I must be dreaming and haven't woken up yet", "Why haven't I woken up yet"…

"The affairs of the Northern Expedition will be presided over by the Prime Minister. I and my subordinates, all those belonging to the Great Han, will be mobilized by the Prime Minister. Anyone who disobeys or resists will be executed first and reported later."

Liu Bei said in a loud voice, and then retreated behind Li Ji, sat securely on the throne, and handed over all the Northern Expedition court discussions to Li Ji to preside over.

Li Ji, who cupped his hands and accepted the order, turned to look at the civil and military officials below. All those burning gazes converged on Li Ji. In almost everyone's eyes, apart from "Northern Expedition", there was also a request for battle, a request for battle, and still a request for battle.

Young soldiers yearn for meritorious service!

Under this young regime, there are countless people who yearn for meritorious service.

It's just that, Li Ji hasn't spoken yet, no one dares to ask first.

Li Ji's gaze also swept around, taking in everyone's expressions, and then he spoke.

"Where is the Prime Minister's Chief Secretary, Jiang Gan?!"

As soon as this was said, Jiang Gan almost fainted on the spot in shock. Holding on to a glimmer of hope, his legs were a little weak, and he hurriedly stepped forward and replied.

"Jiang Gan is here."

Li Ji looked down at Jiang Gan, who couldn't hide the look of horror on his face, and asked.

"Before the Northern Expedition, there is still a need for a sacrificial offering, would Ziyi be willing to lend his head for use to boost the morale of our Northern Expedition army?"

In an instant, Jiang Gan felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue, and he could no longer support himself and collapsed to the ground.

Among the civil and military officials present, some who reacted extremely quickly also vaguely realized something and looked at Jiang Gan with sharp eyes.

It's just that, Jiang Gan's face was pale, and after a few breaths, he asked with a dull expression.

"When did the Prime Minister find out?"

"From the beginning, this Marquis knew that you were a spy sent by the Cao bandits. Keeping you alive until now was just to confuse the Cao bandits, and even more so to use your mouth to make the Cao bandits misjudge the reason for mobilizing the army."

Li Ji snorted coldly. This was not to prevent Jiang Gan from being a confused ghost, but also to take the opportunity to explain to the civil and military officials present the real reason why Liu Bei indulged in pleasure and was at odds with him, in order to maintain Liu Bei's reputation.

"Now, the vanguard of the army already has 150,000 troops stationed within the borders of Langya State. As long as this Marquis gives an order, they can immediately launch an attack into Qingzhou. Naturally, there is no need for you to remain by my side."

After hearing this, Jiang Gan's face was full of self-deprecation, bitterness, and despair.

Feeling the mocking, disgusting, and ridiculing gazes constantly being cast at him, Jiang Gan instead began to calm down for a while, without begging for mercy or weeping bitterly.

On the contrary, Jiang Gan got up and simply tidied up his clothes, then bowed to Li Ji and said.

"Gan, I am ashamed of the Prime Minister, and I am willing to offer my head to the Prime Minister as a sacrificial offering, to wish the Prime Minister's banner to be invincible wherever it goes, to restore the Great Han as soon as possible, and to return in triumph."

After saying that, Jiang Gan got up and strode towards the door, and naturally there were executioners waiting outside the door to meet Jiang Gan.

A moment later, a blood-stained "Li" character flag was sent over.

Li Ji ordered people to erect the flag outside the door, and then asked people to properly collect Jiang Gan's body for burial.

As for sending it back to his homeland, there was no need for that.

There was no other reason, the Jiang clan of Jiujiang was considered a small aristocratic family, and they had already knelt down early.

Once the Jiang clan of Jiujiang learned of Jiang Gan's matter, they would only invite Jiang Gan out of the genealogy overnight, and draw a clear line to avoid implicating the family and being liquidated.

Therefore, once Jiang Gan's body was sent back to the Jiang clan of Jiujiang, it was likely that the Jiang clan would not further damage Jiang Gan's body in order to express their attitude, but would only let it be exposed in the wilderness.

Burial on the spot was considered the last bit of dignity that Li Ji left for Jiang Gan.

Immediately, Li Ji's palm pressed on the general's sword at his waist, overlooking the civil and military officials, and said.

"This Northern Expedition is intended to wipe out the Cao and Lu bandits in one fell swoop, to exterminate the Wei and Zhao puppet regimes, to restore the Han Dynasty, and to unify the Divine Land."

"And if we want to pacify the Wei and Zhao puppet regimes, I intend to first take Qingzhou, then destroy Lu Bu, and finally lead the army across the Yellow River and encircle Cao Cao from the north and south of Youzhou, and determine the world in one fell swoop."

"Therefore, at the beginning of the Northern Expedition, it is necessary to divide the troops into two groups, one to attack and one to defend. The attacker is Qingzhou; the defender is Lu Bu."

As soon as this was said, the gazes of the civil and military officials could be said to be even more enthusiastic and eager.

Li Ji was unwilling to imitate Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan in the original trajectory, which ended in failure. He only hoped that one Northern Expedition would completely pacify this troubled world.

For this Northern Expedition, Li Ji had already prepared for three years.

Just as the generals subconsciously wanted to speak up and request battle, Pang Tong stepped forward first and retorted.

"The Prime Minister's strategy is magnificent and can be described as magnificent."

"However, in order to defend against the Great King, Cao Cao has been constantly spending money and food over the years, and has already built Qingzhou into an impregnable fortress. Even if he misjudges the situation of our army's mobilization for a while and neglects defense, it is not easy to capture Qingzhou in a short period of time. Please think twice, Prime Minister."

"Tong dares to offer his humble opinion that we should attack Yanzhou and defend Qingzhou. If we can cut off the connection between Yanzhou and Qingzhou while Cao and Lu are unprepared, we can break them apart without worrying about the two joining forces."

Pang Tong, who had just reached adulthood, was naturally inexperienced, but he had participated in many military affairs as a staff member in his early years, and many generals were quite familiar with Pang Tong.

(End of this chapter)