Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

It took the State of Yu more than a year just to get from Luoyang to Rinnan County. The hardships involved were truly unimaginable.

Moreover, the hardships of Rinnan County were beyond the imagination of the State of Yu.

There is little land and few people.

Located far south of the Han Dynasty, it was not valued by the imperial court and was almost left to fend for itself. At the same time, there was a ferocious Linyi Kingdom to the south that repeatedly invaded Rinan County.

The State of Yu was determined to maintain the dignity of the Han Dynasty, but suffered from the fact that it had no soldiers available, and even the money and grain in the county were pitifully scarce.

For six or seven years, the State of Yu governed Rinan County day and night, and the people under its rule lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the population increased significantly. However, the threat from the State of Linyi was still not something that the State of Yu could resolve alone.

Prior to this, Zhu Fu came to Jiaozhou to serve as the governor. The Yu State thought this was an excellent opportunity and prepared to report the affairs of the Linyi State to the governor Zhu Fu. Zhu Fu ordered the troops from all counties to conquer the Linyi State in order to maintain the dignity of the Han Dynasty.

However, Zhu Fu continued to oppress the people and bully the villagers, which greatly disappointed the State of Yu.

Zhu Fu's killing made the State of Yu feel relieved for the people of Jiaozhou, but at the same time, they were plunged into despair.

Jiaozhou is a barren land.

Anyone with some ability would probably not be willing to leave the Central Plains and serve as an official in Jiaozhou.

The State of Yu was also aware of the current situation in Jiaozhou. Shi Xie, the governor of Jiaozhi County, was trying hard to win over the officials and families of Jiaozhou, intending to request to be the governor of Jiaozhou.

Once Shi Xie became the governor of Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou would inevitably become the back garden of the Cangwu Shi family.

As for Shi Xie, it is impossible for him to care about the Rinnan County in Nanchui and spend money and food to go to war with the Linyi Kingdom.

However, when the State of Yu looked at the documents on the table in front of him about the land being looted by the State of Linyi and even some civilians being killed, he felt extremely angry but was powerless!

"Hateful! Extremely hateful!"

Yu Guo had been an official in Rinnan County for seven years. He treated the people under his rule as if they were his own children. Seeing the documents that reported that some of the people had been killed, he felt heartbroken.

However, the State of Yu did not dare to go to war with the State of Linyi.

Rinan County alone was no match for Linyi State, and once it used soldiers to resist, the conflict would be further intensified, which might lead to more serious consequences.

But the Yu State knew better the ferocious and wolfish nature of the Linyi State. If they gave up an inch today, they would lose a foot tomorrow. It would not be long before the entire Rinan County would be annexed by the Linyi State.

However, the State of Yu had been troubled by this matter for an unknown period of time and knew that it would be meaningless even if they reported it to the court.

But Yu Guo was of humble origin, had no friends in high positions of power, and had no connections outside of Rinan County.

The more he looked at the documents that he could not process, the more powerlessness, frustration and despair rose in Yu Guo's heart.

"I feel ashamed towards the people and the Han people."

Just as Yu Guo let out a faint sigh, a minor official suddenly rushed in in a very embarrassed manner and shouted.

"Master Yu! Master Yu! Something big has happened!!!"

Yu Guo suddenly stood up, put one hand on the sword at his waist, and asked fiercely, "Could it be that Linyi sent troops to plunder?"

Although the State of Yu was angry at this moment, it had already made a contingency plan.

It was a fact that Rinan County was unable to resist Linyi State, and Yu State was not good at military strategy. The only way Yu State could think of was to call on as many people as possible to go north to Jiuzhen County for refuge.

The State of Yu personally led the few troops in the county to resist the State of Linyi, buying time for the people under its rule.

Moreover, the State of Yu was already prepared to perish together with the enemy, and was determined to make the State of Linyi stained with the blood of the Han prefect, trying to attract the attention of the Han Dynasty in this way. Perhaps the next governor of Jiaozhou would take the State of Linyi seriously and send troops to attack it.

Facing Yu Guo's resolute gaze, the clerk who had hurried to report was frightened for a moment. He had never expected that the county governor, who was usually gentle and unpretentious, could actually show such a look.

After a while, the clerk finally reacted and quickly replied, "No, it's not..."

"no?"

Yu Guo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, then frowned and said, "What kind of serious matter could have caused you to be so hurried and embarrassed?"

"Yes, it's at the seaside. There are a lot of big ships on the seaside, covering the sky and the earth." The clerk answered hesitantly.

"Ok?"

Yu Guo was stunned.

maritime?

Big ship?!
After Yu Guo took office, he strongly encouraged the people under his rule to develop fisheries.

However, the skills of the craftsmen in Rinnan County are limited. They can build some small fishing boats, but they cannot build any larger ships.

Moreover, during all the years since Yu Guo came to power in Rinnan County, he had never heard of any large ships on the sea, let alone the overwhelming number of large ships.

This made Yu Guo subconsciously feel that the clerk's words were exaggerated, but adhering to the idea of ​​personally verifying it, Yu Guo immediately set off and walked out of the government office, his long legs crossing back and forth as he walked quickly towards the seaside.

It's not that the State of Yu didn't want to pursue the scene of riding in a sedan chair, or traveling on horseback, but the poverty of Rinnan County made walking more cost-effective.

Moreover, the people of Yu State had been traveling around for many years, so even those who were scholars from poor families had already developed a pair of strong and powerful legs.

Even though Yu Guo took his status into consideration and did not run, but instead walked in a hurry, the clerk had to jog all the way to barely keep up with Yu Guo's speed.

However, halfway through the journey, Yu Guo became worried and hesitated whether to urgently summon a group of county soldiers to go together. He asked the clerk beside him.

"You said there were a lot of ships. What flags were flying on those ships?"

"Have!!"

The clerk nodded repeatedly and said, "All those huge ships flying the Han flag are flying."

"Ok?"

Yu Guo was stunned and even stopped walking.

Han flag?

Yu Guo looked at the clerk in disbelief, his eyes full of suspicion.

However, this minor official was a relative of Yu State's wife after he married her in Rinan County, and could be considered a confidant of Yu State.

In response to Yu Guo's suspicion, the minor official responded with an affirmative look.

"Could it really be our Han ship?!"

Yu Guo widened his eyes, and then a bit of hope suddenly surged in his chest.

The next moment, Yu Guo, who was over thirty years old, seemed to have returned to his youth. He no longer cared about his status. His legs burst out with unprecedented strength and he rushed towards the beach at a speed that the petty official could not match.

After the State of Yu left the city gate of Xijuan City, the seat of Rinan County, many people gathered outside the city gate, looking in shock at the overwhelming fleet on the sea not far away.

Yu Guo also stopped and looked towards the sea, staring at the Han flags. His eyes instantly became moist and he murmured.

"It is really our Han ship. Could it be that the Han Dynasty has not forgotten Rinan County?" (End of this chapter)