Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"My lord, why do you have to dwell on such trivial matters? A good warrior may not have great achievements, a good doctor may not have a great reputation, and a good chess player may not have a brilliant move..."

Li Ji's attitude towards this was quite indifferent.

For Li Ji, even a little more fame doesn't mean much.

As long as the goal is achieved, that's enough!
Now that Dong Zhuo was dead at Hulao Pass, there was no need to worry about Dong Zhuo following his original trajectory and burning Luoyang, looting crazily, and forcibly relocating hundreds of thousands of people to Chang'an.

Given the character of Dong Zhuo and the Western Liang army, one can imagine what the people who were forcibly relocated would experience, and whether they would actually be given land to farm even if they arrived in Chang'an.

What is certain is that after Dong Zhuo's burning, killing and looting in Luoyang, the once most prosperous imperial capital of the entire Han Dynasty was almost turned into a wasteland, with only one in ten people left and countless fertile fields left to waste.

As a result, when Cao Cao wanted to make money around Luoyang in the original trajectory, he found that there was not a drop of money left.

In the end, Cao Cao had no choice but to set up a "Tomb Raider" to seize the burial objects of countless dignitaries around Luoyang.

Even from the perspective of Wujun, the weaker the north of the Yangtze River is, the easier it will be to dominate the world. But this does not mean that Li Ji hopes that what Liu Bei will get in the end is a shabby Han Dynasty with only one in ten people left.

'It's a little more difficult, so what?'

A smile appeared on Li Ji's lips, and then he handed the folded cloth in his hand to Liu Bei.

"What is this?" Liu Bei asked.

"Hulao Pass is about to be breached. My lord, please quickly send Yide and Zilong to lead their cavalry to Luoyang, and then act according to the instructions in the cloth." Li Ji said.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei quickly opened the cloth and glanced at it.

After Liu Bei finished reading it, he asked with some confusion.

"Zikun, why is there no mention of protecting the imperial palace? If the news of Dong Zhuo's death spreads back to Luoyang, it will surely cause chaos."

"The Xiliang cavalry led by Niu Fu are stationed in Luoyang now. I am quite worried that Niu Fu will go all out and kidnap Your Majesty and retreat to Chang'an."

"My lord has become more sensitive to political trends!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ji praised her and quickly explained.

"The first to arrive in Luoyang will be the Bingzhou Wolf Riders. Lü Bu now has his advisor Chen Gong, who will surely pay attention to the importance of protecting the imperial palace. By then, even if Yide and Zilong rush to Luoyang, it would be better for them to do something more meaningful instead of competing with Lü Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Riders."

Liu Bei suddenly realized, frowned slightly and said.

"But now that the late emperor's eldest son, King Hongnong, has been killed, the late emperor's only remaining bloodline is the emperor who is now supported by the thief Dong. If the palace is controlled by Lu Bu, I am afraid that Lu Bu will harm the emperor."

Li Ji answered in a very affirmative tone.

"My lord, don't worry. Lü Bu is not afraid of being called an unfilial person to kill Dong. The righteousness he is shouting is loyalty to the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Lü Bu will definitely not attack the emperor in the slightest and repeat the mistakes of Dong."

After hearing this, Liu Bei was completely relieved. He then handed the cloth in his hand to Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei respectively, asking them to act according to the plan.

At this moment, the shouting and screaming inside Hulao Pass became more and more frequent, almost to the point of complete chaos.

A large number of Xiliang warriors led their personal guards and Xiliang elite troops to surround and kill Lu Bu, while Lu Bu fought and retreated all the way from the city wall.

The death of Dong Zhuo completely aroused the anger of the Xiliang faction.

For the Xiliang clan, all their wealth and glory depended on Dong Zhuo alone. Although Dong Zhuo might be tyrannical now, his rewards were usually very generous. Therefore, there were many people in the Xiliang clan who were willing to die for Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, even though Lu Bu had unparalleled bravery, without the help of Red Hare, he was like being stuck in a quagmire, trapped in a corner under the city wall, and moving towards the direction of Red Hare with difficulty.

For a moment, even Lu Bu felt extremely exhausted. There was a hint of anxiety in his eyes, and he looked in a certain direction in the distance from time to time.

'Gao Shun and Xianzhen Camp, why haven't they arrived yet?'

Lu Bu, who was fighting bloody battles, kept killing the approaching Xiliang soldiers, and gradually began to feel worried.

If there is no help, Lu Bu would probably be exhausted to death by the large number of Xiliang troops if he fights on foot alone.

Not far from Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu's face showed deep hesitation and struggle.

Zhang Xiu never expected that Lu Bu, whom he had just parted with, would kill his adoptive father in the blink of an eye.

It was not until the angry voices of "Lü Bu assassinated the lord...", "Avenge the prime minister!", "Don't let Lu Bu escape, surround and kill him!" were heard from the city wall that Zhang Xiu stood there in a daze for a long time without being able to come back to his senses.

In particular, Zhang Xiu attached great importance to "filial piety" and regarded Zhang Ji as his father. He was prepared to treat Zhang Ji's widow, Mrs. Zou, as his mother. This made Zhang Xiu instinctively despise Lu Bu's behavior.

However, Zhang Xiu, who followed Zhang Ji's path and joined the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, had no loyalty to Dong Zhuo. He even understood that in a sense Zhang Ji died at the hands of Dong Zhuo.

Besides, there was Lu Bu's life-saving grace before...

Zhang Xiu's face changed rapidly for a while. Seeing that Lu Bu had been surrounded, he recalled his uncle Zhang Ji's warning before his death and finally made up his mind.

The next moment, Zhang Xiu led the elite troops left to him by Zhang Ji and rushed towards Lu Bu. He killed several Xiliang soldiers with the tiger-headed golden spear in his hand and shouted, "Wen Hou, retreat quickly! I will clear the way for you!!!"

After saying that, Zhang Xiu also brought the Red Hare to Lu Bu.

Seeing this, Lu Bu was overjoyed. He killed several people behind him, took a few big steps, jumped directly onto the back of Red Hare, and then shouted loudly.

"Why do you need to lead the way? Just follow me!"

As for Zhang Xiu's rebellion, the other Xiliang generals were extremely angry. They did not hesitate to allocate part of their troops to surround and kill Zhang Xiu.

However, the adoptive father may be something dispensable to Lu Bu, but the difference between Lu Bu with a horse and Lu Bu without a horse is like heaven and earth.

In addition, with Zhang Xiu and a group of elite soldiers from his own army protecting him on both sides, Lu Bu only needed to charge forward bravely, and the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand would leave almost all the broken limbs and corpses wherever it passed.

For a moment, even though the Xiliang army was still going crazy, Lu Bu broke through the encirclement with an unstoppable momentum and headed towards the location of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry stationed in Hulao Pass.

As they watched Lu Bu leave, almost stepping on the corpses of countless Xiliang soldiers, no one was able to stop him. In addition to anger, the Xiliang warriors felt more helplessness.

Inside, Lu Bu betrayed and assassinated Dong Zhuo, and outside, the princes of Guandong were about to attack the city...

Where should the Xiliang army go?
At this moment, Li Ru, with a haggard face and resembling a demon, came out with the support of Xu Rong and gave orders in a hoarse voice.

"Quickly... quickly send a fast horse to Luoyang to inform Niu Fu to abandon Luoyang immediately and escort the families of the Prime Minister and other generals back to Chang'an..."

"Hulao Pass is no longer defensible, retreat to Hangu Pass..."

Suddenly, a group of Xiliang warriors looked at Li Ru's body which seemed to be shaky, but they seemed to have found their backbone.

In the entire Xiliang Army, the one with the highest prestige is Dong Zhuo, followed by Li Ru, the chief steward of the entire Xiliang Army. In addition, Li Ru is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.

Immediately, a group of Xiliang warriors suppressed their grief and quickly acted according to Li Ru's orders.

However, Li Ru looked at Xu Rong beside him hesitantly, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Noticing Li Ru's gaze, Xu Rong said in a deep voice.

"Military Advisor, please feel free to speak!"

Li Ru murmured in a low voice.

"Hulao Pass is no longer defensible. After the rebellious Lu Bu joins up with the Bingzhou Wolf Riders, he will definitely head straight to Luoyang to control the emperor and gain the upper hand..."

"But if Hulao Pass is breached immediately, the princes in Guandong have hated Xiliang for a long time, and the two sides have a deep blood feud. They may hunt us down along the way. The more than 10,000 Xiliang cavalry in Hulao Pass may find it difficult to retreat to Hangu Pass."

After hearing this, Xu Rong no longer understood what Li Ru meant.

Hulao Pass is no longer defensible, but someone is needed to stay behind at Hulao Pass to buy time, and there are still a large number of elite Sili troops in Guanzhong.

Most of the elite Sili troops were infantrymen, whom Li Ru could not take with him, and he was even less willing to leave them to be divided among the princes of Guandong and Lu Bu.

"The Prime Minister has done me a great favor. Even if I die now, it doesn't matter. But I hope you can take care of yourself and avenge the Prime Minister as soon as possible."

Xu Rong cupped his hands and agreed without any hesitation, but his eyes were unconsciously filled with tears.

Liangzhou...

Bitter!

As a frontier area of ​​the Han Dynasty, with the coexistence of various ethnic groups and corruption in the court, Liangzhou was full of rebels and rampant ethnic groups. Even in years of disaster, there were many people who starved to death.

Why are the Xiliang Cavalry the least afraid of death?
If you are afraid of hunger and poverty, you will naturally not be afraid of death.

Dong Zhuo's way of winning the hearts of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was simple, which was to reward them lavishly, making the entire Xiliang Iron Cavalry grateful from top to bottom.

Although Xu Rong was from Liaodong, he joined the army early and was stationed in Liangzhou. Later, he offended his superior and was almost imprisoned and killed. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo interceded and saved him. After that, he vowed to follow Dong Zhuo until death and became a member of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Xu Rong might not agree with Dong Zhuo's actions after entering Luoyang, but he must repay Dong Zhuo's great kindness with a real man's body.

Li Ru took a deep breath, pushed away Xu Rong's support, and said sternly.

"Ru must avenge the Prime Minister!"

Immediately, Xu Rong watched Li Ru leave with a bit of a stagger but determination, his expression became serious, and he immediately summoned his personal soldiers to form a supervision team, urging the elite troops of Sili to prepare for the upcoming siege.

After escaping the encirclement, Lu Bu took Zhang Xiu and headed straight towards the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry garrison.

However, before reaching the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Lu Bu stopped with a gloomy face and looked from afar at an independent garrison of about a thousand people adjacent to the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

At the gate of the garrison, Chen Gong was holding Lü Bu's order and pleading with Gao Shun, asking Gao Shun to send troops to aid Lü Bu immediately. (End of this chapter)