Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, with Liu Biao's power in front of them, everyone tried to speak up and express their own ideas.

Fire attack?

Lure the enemy?

Show weakness?

However, among all the proposals put forward, only a few are feasible.

And even if it is feasible, it is difficult to make the final decision on the overall situation and will have little effect.

This made Liu Biao frown even more. He looked over the crowd at a man with gray hair and beard sitting beside them, and asked in a more polite tone.

"Mr. Huang, do you have any way to save the six million people in Jingzhou?"

As Liu Biao spoke, the heated discussions in the military tent quickly died down, and many people turned their eyes over.

Seeing this, Cai Mao quickly agreed. "If my brother-in-law has any good ideas, please don't keep them to yourself."

Upon hearing this, Huang Chengyan couldn't help but glare at Cai Mao fiercely.

Huang Chengyan never expected that there was a traitor in his family. Not only did he secretly leak his unintentional words of emotion to Liu Biao, but even when Liu Biao sent out troops, Cai Mao sent a large force to invite Huang Chengyan over.

As a local hermit, although Huang Chengyan married a woman from the Cai family, he never entered the worldly life and had no intention of assisting Liu Biao.

Huang Chengyan immediately clasped his hands and said, "I am just a country bumpkin, I don't know anything about this kind of thing, please allow me to go home and retire."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Biao's face couldn't help but darken, but he had no way to deal with Huang Chengyan.

Everyone in Jingzhou knew that Huang Chengyan was a man of great talent, but Huang Chengyan insisted on pretending to be stupid. He also had the halo of a celebrity, and Liu Biao was somewhat of a relative of Huang Chengyan, so he really couldn't do anything to Huang Chengyan.

Just when Liu Biao felt a little embarrassed, a general sitting at the last seat suddenly stood up and shouted.

"I have a brilliant plan that can conquer Yizhou."

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Biao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young general with a red face and short beard standing out.

Liu Biao, who was feeling somewhat embarrassed, asked.

"Who are you?"

"I am Wei Yan from Yiyang. Previously, I was an official at the city gate of Xiangyang. Now I am serving as a military marquis in the army." Wei Yan answered loudly.

Military marquis?

In the past, Liu Biao would never pay attention to a small military marquis, and sometimes the military marquis did not even have the qualifications to enter the military tent to discuss matters.

However, Liu Biao saw that Wei Yan had a certain aura that was different from that of ordinary people, so he asked.

"What brilliant ideas do you have? Please don't talk nonsense."

"I know that there is a small road outside Zigui City that leads to Wu County in the rear. If Yizhou invades from Sichuan, Wu County is not only a place for them to store food, but also the only way for them to retreat to Yizhou."

After a pause, Wei Yan clasped his fists and said loudly, "As long as the lord gives me three thousand soldiers, I will lead three thousand soldiers to take a small road, go around to the rear and attack Wu County by surprise, and the Yizhou army will surely fall into chaos."

"At that time, my lord, you will lead the army to attack from the front, and I will defend Wu County to the death to cut off the food supply and retreat routes of the Yizhou army. The Yizhou army can be destroyed!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Liu Biao stared at Wei Yan with a sharp gaze, a hint of ecstasy in his eyes, and asked.

"Are you serious?!"

"I dare to issue a military order!" Wei Yan answered without hesitation.

But after Cai Mao realized what was happening, he quickly spoke out to dissuade him.

"My lord, please think twice. This man is obviously from Yiyang. How could he know that there is a secret path near Zigui? He must have ulterior motives. He might want to lead 3,000 soldiers and join the Yizhou army to seek wealth and glory." "And even if there is such a secret path, this man is just a small military officer. How can he defend it?"

"To be on the safe side, we should send another trusted person to lead the army, and use this person as a guide. If there is any fraud, we can still save the situation in time."

As Cai Mao finished speaking, Wei Yan's eyes were almost blazing with fire, and he wished he could draw his sword right there and then and chop Cai Mao, such a villain, into pulp.

Cai Mao obviously wanted to win credit and used Wei Yan as a tool.

If there really is such a path that can bypass the Yizhou army in front and reach Wu County, and if the Yizhou army can be defeated, then there is no doubt that the person who launched a surprise attack on Wu County will be the first to achieve the credit.

Wei Yan is also likely to receive unprecedented attention and trust from Liu Biao.

Cai Mao undoubtedly did not want someone who could threaten his position.

How could Liu Biao not know what Cai Mao was thinking?
Liu Biao pondered for a moment, suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, ignored Cai Mao, and turned to ask Wei Yan.

"Three thousand people, is that enough?"

Wei Yan was delighted when he saw this, and quickly replied, "The path is narrow and difficult to pass, and can only accommodate one person at a time. Three thousand will be enough."

The straight-line distance between Zigui and Wu County is more than 100 miles. If you take the mountain path, you have to walk at least twice as much distance.

Wei Yan was also unsure how many of the three thousand men could come out from the mountain path.

Three thousand people are walking on a mountain path that is only wide enough for one person to pass. The tail of the team may not be visible from the front, so no matter how many people there are, it will be meaningless. On the contrary, it will be more difficult to command. It is better to take a risk with a small force and give it a try.

"it is good!"

Liu Biao nodded, decided to take a risk, and said, "Wei Yan, listen to my orders!"

"Wei Yan is here!"

Immediately, Wei Yan knelt on one knee and responded.

"I will promote you to the rank of captain and give you three thousand elite soldiers. You will lead them to attack Wu County through a small road and cut off the Yizhou army's food supply and retreat route."

"If you can defeat the Yizhou army, you will be the first hero of this battle. I will report to the court and have you be made a marquis and appointed a general."

Wei Yan's body was shaken, and he shouted, "I will definitely live up to my lord's expectations!"

Wei Yan immediately calculated and said, "It will take about seven days to reach Wu County by taking the small road."

"Therefore, after I lead the troops to leave, please attack the Yizhou army with all your strength in eight days. If my surprise attack on Wu County is successful, the Yizhou army will surely be in chaos, and we may be able to achieve our goal in one battle."

"it is good!"

Liu Biao was very happy, and the more he looked at Wei Yan, the more he liked him.

This person was not from a local family in Jingzhou, but he was brave and resourceful, and he was promoted from the bottom himself.

As long as this battle is successful, Wei Yan can be cultivated as a confidant to balance Cai Mao's gradually increasing influence in the Jingzhou army.

Soon after, Liu Biao personally held a banquet to see Wei Yan off, and also gave Wei Yan a set of valuable armor. Wei Yan was so moved that he repeatedly said that he would work hard for Liu Biao.

As for the vicious look that Cai Mao showed to Wei Yan from time to time, Wei Yan not only pretended not to see it, but he became equally vicious in his heart, preparing to kill this villain after he became successful.

The next day.

Liu Biao followed his advice and directly allocated three thousand elite soldiers to Wei Yan, which made Wei Yan very happy.

These three thousand were elite troops carefully trained by Liu Biao. Their combat effectiveness was by no means comparable to that of ordinary county soldiers. This also greatly increased Wei Yan's confidence.

"My lord, I am leaving now!"

Wei Yan said goodbye, got on his horse, and led 3,000 elite soldiers to Zigui, preparing to attack Wu County from the rear through the Zigui trail. (End of this chapter)