Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

On the other side, Li Ji briefly cleaned the battlefield at the original Wuhuan Camp.

After Li Ji learned that the cavalry led by Gongsun Zan failed to arrive at the scheduled location in time as expected, Zhao Yun led a very small number of elites to block the retreat of the Wuhuan army.

After sending people quickly back to Jicheng to report the results of the battle to Liu Yu, Liu Yu was asked to quickly send other people to help continue cleaning up the battlefield;

Li Ji also quickly picked out about 15,000 Han troops with good fighting strength among the exhausted Han troops, and then chased in the direction of Wuhuan's army.

However, the Han army led by Li Ji received a battle report from Gongsun Zan while they were still halfway there.

After Li Ji carefully read the contents of the battle report, his expression couldn't help but become a little weird, but he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Retrieving an enemy general's head from an army is like searching a bag for something.

Is this the terrifying thing about the warriors of this era?

It’s really unreasonable!
Although Li Ji knew the three peerless generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun quite well, he still couldn't help but sigh secretly when he learned of the result.

Especially the force shown by Zhao Yun now is almost to the extent that it breaks the conventional perception.

Even if Li Ji knew that in the battle report, Zhao Yun broke the formation and beheaded the generals among thousands of troops, the main reason was that the 30,000 Wuhuan were actually a defeated army, with very poor formation, equipment, morale, etc.

If faced with the forbidden formation of infantry, and a single person like Zhao Yun rushes into the formation, as long as he has a dozen large shields to limit the space and hook the horse's legs, it will not be difficult to capture Zhao Yun alive.

However, this still cannot conceal the brilliance of a peerless warrior and the miracles that can be created by beheading generals and capturing flags in desperate situations.

'However, it is really necessary to strengthen the protective force on the left and right. Maybe an unknown ruthless person will appear in any corner? '

Li Ji thought secretly, and suddenly felt that there were a large number of personal guards protecting him, and he no longer had that foolproof sense of security.

Immediately, Li Ji ordered the entire army to speed up their march and arrived at the battlefield where Gongsun Zan had initially cleaned up.

The most eye-catching thing is the approximately 30,000 Wuhuan prisoners who were separated.

"Zi Kun!"

Seeing Li Ji, who was wearing armor and showing some heroic spirit, Gongsun Zan took the initiative to greet Li Ji and even helped Li Ji down from the chariot with his own hands.

After this battle, three months later, the situation in Youzhou changed dramatically, and even the 80,000 Wuhuan army was killed or captured in Han territory in one fell swoop.

How could this not make Gongsun Zan extremely admired?
"Brother Bogui, I am very happy to see you returning safely from your adventure outside the Great Wall." Li Ji said to Gongsun Zan with a smile.

"With Zikun's clever advice and guidance, even if a horse is stepping outside the fortress, it will still feel like walking on flat ground. What danger is there?"

After a pause, Gongsun Zan said with great emotion. "I have been fighting with Hugou for many years, but I have never had such a fun battle."

In response, Li Ji just smiled and did not answer. He instead nodded towards Zhao Yun who stepped forward to salute.

It has to be said that Zhao Yun's appearance and temperament are obviously a bit more weathered than before he left for the Great Wall.

However, Li Ji was also extremely curious about how Zhao Yun managed to lead two thousand white horse followers and forced the surrender of more than 30,000 Wuhuan troops.

However, now is obviously not the time to ask about these details.

Li Ji looked at the dejected Wuhuan prisoners in the distance and asked about the relevant situation.

At this moment, Gongsun Zan had already calculated the specific figures.

The Baima Yicong led by Zhao Yun lost 489 people in the battle, and almost everyone was injured.

Wuhuan's death count was 4,616, and the wounded were not counted. The main casualties came from the many cavalry shootings of the White Horse Yi Cong, followed by the casualties caused by Zhao Yun's repeated charge of the White Horse Yi Cong.

The number of Wuhuan who were surrendered and captured was as high as 30,333.

"Zikun, in my opinion, rather than imprisoning these Wuhuan people and wasting food, it is better to execute them on the spot. This can also prevent Liu Yu from being soft-hearted and release all these Wuhuan people back, letting the tiger return to the mountains and causing future troubles. " Gongsun Zan suggested bluntly.

"Jongji thought for a while."

Li Ji said slowly and honestly, and he had never expected to be able to force the Wuhuan army of about 30,000 to surrender.

Killing him was easy and enjoyable, but Li Ji couldn't help but feel it was a waste.

However, if the Wuhuan people were to come to ransom the captives, the Wuhuan people probably wouldn't be able to get anything good out of them.

Furthermore, the existence of Wuhuan itself also played a role in checking and balancing Xianbei for the Han Dynasty, so as to prevent Xianbei from becoming a dominant family on the grassland and eventually becoming a big problem.

In other words, Xianbei has now become a thorn in the side of the Han Dynasty.

Xiqiang, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu are all quite inconspicuous compared with Xianbei. And ten years ago, the Han army was defeated in a battle with Xianbei in Bingzhou, and nearly half of Bingzhou fell into the hands of Xianbei. It has not yet returned to the hands of the Han.

That is to say, since the death of Tan Shihuai, the previous leader of Xianbei, his successor He Lian has been unable to subdue the various Xianbei tribes, which has resulted in Xianbei internally splitting into three groups fighting each other for power.

Otherwise, I am afraid that when the Xiqiang attacked Sanfu, it would not only be Wuhuan plundering Youzhou, but Xianbei going south in a big way, setting off a full-scale fighting between Han and Hu people.

However, this does not mean that Xianbei, which is temporarily in civil strife, has no threats.

On the contrary, Li Ji needs to consider that the balance of internal strife in Xianbei cannot be broken for the time being, otherwise a certain group within Xianbei will grow and unify the interior, which will be a fatal threat to the now gradually decaying Han Dynasty.

By then, Xianbei may not have to wait until the "Five Husties" in the original trajectory to become the main force of the southern invasion, but will now go south to seize the Central Plains.

(PS: Xianbei during the Tanshihuai period was very powerful. Its territory was more than 4,000 miles from east to west and more than 7,000 miles from north to south. It invaded the edge of the south, rejected Dingling in the north, blocked Fuyu in the east, attacked Wusun in the west, and occupied the most important territory of the Xiongnu. More than 90% of the territory in its heyday).
In Li Ji's eyes, looking around the Han Dynasty, the most potential threat is the Xianbei clan.

However, now is far from the time to solve this hidden danger in Xianbei. Instead, Li Ji needs to be careful to avoid disturbing Xianbei's internal situation.

Wuhuan is the link that vaguely checks and balances Xianbei.

After thinking for a long time, Li Ji took a slight breath and said. "Brother Bogui, let's take these Wuhuan prisoners back to Jicheng and imprison them for the time being."

Hearing this, Gongsun Zan asked with some doubts.

"Is it possible that Zikun plans to let Wuhuan redeem the prisoners? If so, there is no need for it. As many war horses as Zikun needs, I can just lead Bai Mayi to go to the Wuhuan settlement to get them one by one."

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Li Ji.

At this moment, Li Ji felt that he had turned on some switches in Gongsun Zan, allowing Gongsun Zan to awaken some "plundering" skills.

Li Ji's guess was correct. After experiencing a refreshing sweep outside the Great Wall, Gongsun Zan indeed felt that his horizons had expanded a lot.

It turns out that not only can the Hu people plunder the Han people, why can't the Han people plunder the Hu people?
Kou can go, so can I!

In the eyes of Gongsun Zan at this moment, those Wuhuan settlements are like leeks, and they can be cut as much as they want!
Li Ji deliberately made it clear to Gongsun Zan that this move was tantamount to killing the chicken to retrieve the egg. It was true that the Wuhuan people should be killed. However, judging from the overall pros and cons of the Han people, Wuhuan could completely break the spine, but he had to keep the broken-backed dog. Watch Xianbei, an evil neighbor, at the door.

But considering Gongsun Zan's staunch character who would rather die than surrender, most people would not agree with him. Instead, they might feel that they should take the opportunity to slaughter all the Wuhuan clan, absorb all Wuhuan's materials and war horses, and massively expand the army to prepare for the war with Xianbei.

Therefore, Li Ji thought for a while, changed his tone and said.

"Brother Bogui, please note that Tadun still leads the 80,000 Wuhuan army, and Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, and Liaoxi County are still in the hands of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun."

"If we kill all the 30,000 Wuhuan prisoners, we may not only arouse Wuhuan's fear, but also make them want to burn the boat. With the help of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chunzhi, the war may continue for a long time." None of them can recover the three fallen counties."

As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Zan frowned unconsciously, and suddenly realized that the situation seemed far less impressive than imagined.

And if they want to regain the three fallen counties later, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun will definitely use all their resources to get there, and Tadun still has 80,000 Wuhuan young men in his hands.

After careful comparison, even with the help of the Wujun troops led by Li Ji, Youzhou's troops are still at an absolute weakness.

After a brief pause, Li Ji continued.

"Now, the cavalry led by Brother Bogui has turned thousands of miles outside the fortress, and the Youzhou infantry has also experienced a bloody battle in the rain. They can all be said to be exhausted troops."

"It is unwise to use a tired force to defeat a sinking force."

"Therefore, Ji wants to use these 30,000 Wuhuan prisoners to carry out the act of 'conquering the enemy without fighting', and let Tadun deal with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, conquer the three fallen counties as soon as possible, restore the people's livelihood, and..."

Li Ji couldn't help but sigh and said.

"Didn't Brother Bogui say that there were Han slaves in almost every Wuhuan settlement? Even if Brother Bogui rescued some, there were still more Han people trapped in other Wuhuan settlements."

"Exchanging prisoners for slaves may be one of the best strategies to rescue those Han people."

Gongsun Zan's rationality had obviously been convinced by Li Ji, and he believed that there was nothing wrong with the analysis and decision-making made by Li Ji. However, Gongsun Zan's sensibility made him completely reluctant to let go of the 30,000 Wuhuan prisoners.

Therefore, Gongsun Zan pondered for a long time and retorted through gritted teeth.

"Zikun, if we let these Wuhuan people go back, how can we guarantee that they will not invade the Han Dynasty again next year? It will be your fault and mine."

"Hahaha, this is wrong..."

Li Ji couldn't help laughing, pointed at the Wuhuan people not far away, and said.

"After this battle, do the Hu people here still dare to look directly at the Han people or the white horse?" (End of this chapter)