Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The war started by the Xiqiang seems to have nothing to do with Wu Jun, who is far away in Yangzhou, but in fact it does not have any impact on the surface.

If there is any change, it is that with the resumption of war, food prices in the Central Plains region, which had already experienced a natural disaster, have risen again, leading to an increase in refugees.

As Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence spread wider and wider, more and more refugees gradually moved south with some hope.

If it were before Kuaiji County was actually controlled by Liu Bei, the continuous influx of refugees would really become a small problem for Wu County.

At least, before the water conservancy renovation plan is fully completed and the fertile farmland to be reclaimed has no food output, the number of refugees that Wu County can accommodate at this stage has reached a very extreme level.

However, as Jia Xu used Guo Yi's help to eliminate corrupt officials and wealthy families in Kuaiji County, there was undoubtedly a lot more land available for distribution.

In particular, Kuaiji County was twice the area of ​​Wu County, but its population was less than half of Wu County today.

Although the southern part of Kuaiji County is almost surrounded by continuous mountains, it can definitely be said to be vast and sparsely populated, and Kuaiji County also has a longer coastline.

Even if the fishery industry is fully developed, it can feed a large population.

Therefore, for the refugees who are constantly pouring into Wu County, Wu County now acts more as a transit function, transporting them in batches to Kuaiji County via sea ships for arrangement, filling the problem of insufficient population in Kuaiji County.

As news of the war in the north continued to spread, it was not surprising that the commander-in-chief of the Han army this time was Lu Zhi, who was worshiped as the general of chariots and cavalry, and Dong Zhuo was worshiped by General Zhonglang as his deputy to march into the land of Sanfu to suppress the rebellion. .

Moreover, Sun Jian, who is a Sima of another department, is also among them.

It's just that the Xiqiang cavalry, known as 200,000, is so powerful. Even though Lu Zhi was extremely cautious and prepared every step of the way, the emperor later ordered the three assistants to lose an inch of land and urged Lu Zhi to go out of the city to fight. He had no choice but to lead his army into field battles with the Xiqiang.

Although Lu Zhi's ability in commanding troops was superb, he used infantry to attack cavalry in the field, and the Han army was almost constantly suppressed due to the fact that the Han army did not have an advantage in strength. The battle situation went from bad to worse, so they had to fight temporarily. Retreat and hold on to the city.

This also made Wu Jun worry about the war every day. In addition to Liu Bei, there was also Mrs. Wu.

Therefore, after Liu Bei learned about the latest war in Liangzhou, he would often go to Sun's house to inform Mrs. Wu.

Even if Liu Bei occasionally had no time to go there in person, he would send someone to send the battle report to Madam Wu to prevent Madam Wu from worrying about Sun Jian's safety.

And Liu Bei really took good care of the old, weak, women and children of the Sun family who stayed in Wu County, as he had promised to Sun Jian in Julu.

When Mrs. Wu gave birth to her third son, Sun Xu, Liu Bei personally sent a large number of doctors, but also sent various supplies needed for the baby. It can be said that he took great care of her.

It's just that the war in the north is unfavorable. Liu Bei, who is worried about his country and his people, has rarely shown a relaxed smile in the past two months.

Not only worried that the Xiqiang rebels would completely capture the Sanfu territory, but also worried that the war situation would be unfavorable, Lu Zhi was persecuted by various factions in the DPRK and imprisoned.

After all, Lu Zhi neither joined the family members nor always kept a distance from his eunuch relatives. He was an upright and upright person with almost no flaws in his moral character.

Therefore, in fact, Lu Zhi's situation in the court was that almost everyone attracted him, but everyone rejected him.

At present, Lu Zhi is the coach and the war situation is unfavorable. This is undoubtedly the best excuse for the eunuchs who are relatives in the court.

"Hey, does Zikun have any good ideas? Bei is really worried that maybe one day there will be news that Master Lu was imprisoned." Liu Bei said with a sigh.

Li Ji was also helpless about this.

The land of Sanfu is more than a thousand miles away from Wujun. Even if the messenger travels day and night, it will take at least half a month to go back and forth.

Not to mention that Li Ji did not know the specific battle situation in Sanfu Land. Even if he knew it clearly, such a lag would make any strategy meaningless in the ever-changing battlefield.

Therefore, Li Ji could only comfort him gently.

"My lord, there is no need to worry. Mr. Lu has the ability to quell the Yellow Turbans. No matter how bad things get, his life will not be in danger."

Of course, as the coach, Lu Zhi lost the war, and if he could not make any difference in the short term, it would be inevitable to be completely squeezed out of the court by the eunuchs and relatives.

Just to prevent Liu Bei from worrying too much about his mentor, Li Ji did not say this.

When Liu Bei heard this, his expression was full of unwillingness and he spoke.

"Is it Master Lu's fault that the war is not going well? If it weren't for the traitors in the imperial court who repeatedly advised His Majesty, asking Master Lu to take the initiative to keep the Xiqiang rebels out of Sanfu, how could Master Lu, who was forced to fight, have failed repeatedly? , we could only hold on to the city due to heavy losses.”

"Especially the slander of Zhang Rang, the castrated dog, claiming that Master Lu was able to completely pacify even the Yellow Turbans' millions of people in just a few months, and that the Qiang people were just a small alien tribe with only 200,000 troops. As long as Master Lu is dedicated to the public good and has no thought of self-esteem, he will definitely win."

"What a shame! There is such a treacherous traitor in the country. He harbors evil intentions and the war situation is dangerous. He still does not forget to fight for power and gain. He is ready to kill him with his own hands!"

Seeing Liu Bei's unwilling and angry look, Li Ji also felt helpless.

It's just that this kind of thing is really normal.

There are too many people who know how to command from a distance like this.

Compared with Yue Fei's grievance, Lu Zhi's situation is no longer an injustice. Lu Zhi was too upright and did not form any faction for personal gain. This would inevitably become a thorn in the side of countless people in today's Han court.

The changes in the current situation were just as Li Ji expected.

As Lu Zhi had to fight repeatedly in the field to cope with the emperor's orders and suffered heavy losses, he turned to the city to hold on, which brought the two sides into a stalemate.

The Qiang people are all cavalry and are not good at attacking cities. It is almost impossible to break through the city where Lu Zhi is personally in charge.

This made the war situation stalemate for a while, and as winter was approaching and snow began to fall in the north, the Qiang people were about to have to choose to temporarily withdraw their troops.

Under an order from the imperial court, Lu Zhi, who had clearly contributed to resisting the Qiang people and clung to the Sanfu territory, was seized from his post and imprisoned in the name of "ineffective in defeating thieves." Instead, it was Huangfu who was appointed by the imperial court as the new commander-in-chief of the Han army. Song.

And since the Qiang people had to retreat due to winter, even if Huangfu Songchu took office, it was naturally impossible for the Qiang people to retreat unscathed.

Therefore, Huangfu Song took advantage of the retreat of the Qiang people and killed them for a while along the way, beheading more than a thousand people, which could be regarded as saving some face for the Han court.

However, Huangfu Song's performance can only be said to be at a normal level, but it became the last straw for Lu Zhi's accusation of "ineffectiveness in detecting thieves".

Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lu Zhi made merit rather than fault, most people in the world are mediocre, and various factions formed a tacit understanding, so Lu Zhi was directly deprived of all official positions.

However, Li Ji, who had long expected this, secretly removed He Miao's relationship and asked He Miao to persuade General He Jin to add an additional punishment to Lu Zhi: exile to Wu Hui.

By the time the Lu Zhi incident was settled, it was already approaching the end of the year. Liu Bei was both sad, angry and helpless that his teacher had met such an end.

Since Lu Zhi was going to be exiled to Wuhui, Liu Bei almost immediately sent Xiahou Bo to Sili to escort Lu Zhi along the way.

But even so, for the first time in a true sense, Liu Bei saw clearly the degree of corruption in the current court. Undoubtedly, certain beliefs in his heart were greatly affected, so that his mood was not high every day.

Li Ji saw this and simply spoke.

"Master, why don't you and Ji go for a walk outside?"

Regarding Li Ji's rare invitation, even though Liu Bei was not very interested at first, he still managed to cheer up and responded with a smile.

"Zi Kun invites you, so be prepared to follow him."

Immediately, Liu Bei and Li Ji stood up and walked out of the side hall of the government office.

Just looking at the fine snow falling outside at this moment, Liu Bei suddenly turned around and walked into the house, saying.

"Zikun, wait a moment."

After that, Liu Bei walked towards the side hall.

When Liu Bei came out again, Liu Bei was holding a hand stove that could be used for heating, and then he put the hand stove into Li Ji's hand and said.

"Zi Kun, please bring this thing with you to avoid frostbite on your fingers."

"What about my lord?" Li Ji asked subconsciously.

"Did Zikun forget that Bei still practiced martial arts diligently every day? A little bit of wind and frost is no problem for Bei." Liu Bei replied with a smile.

When Li Ji heard this, he no longer pretended to refuse.

After all, Wuhui's land is still quite wet and cold in winter, and if it snows, it will be even more uncomfortable.

Immediately, Liu Bei and Li Ji walked side by side to the outside of the government office. However, when passing the main hall, Liu Bei and Li Ji both invariably slowed down their steps.

Liu Bei was worried about disturbing the work of Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Gu Yong and other civil servants who were on duty in the main hall, while Li Ji simply had a guilty conscience.

After all, as Wu Jun gradually gets on the right track and stabilizes, and as Gu Yong and other civil servants have fully grown up, Li Ji actually needs to personally intervene or handle official affairs less and less every day.

For Li Ji, what he is doing now is maintaining the general framework and strategic direction of Wu County and handling some urgent and major matters.

Therefore, don't look at the fact that less than an hour has passed since midnight in the government office. All the civil servants in the main hall are busy, but Li Ji has already finished handling his own affairs at hand.

Especially as the new year is approaching, the annual accounts must be calculated, so the officials under Li Ji have almost no free time.

If Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Gu Yong and others saw Li Ji carrying a small stove with Liu Bei and walked out of the government office, they might have to block Li Ji's door tomorrow with a lot of official business. .

Fortunately, Mi Zhu and others were very busy, and many minor officials were coming in and out of the government office.

Therefore, even when Liu Bei and Li Ji passed slowly in front of the main hall, Mi Zhu and others did not notice Li Ji at all. (End of chapter)