Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"I never thought that Brother Jingsheng also had such a brilliant plan. He actually found a small road from somewhere and attacked Wu County with a surprise attack, cutting off the food supply and retreat routes. It is really admirable."

When Liu Yan said this, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, Liu Yan sent the 50,000 Yizhou troops to attack Jingzhou from the very beginning. He intended to use the 50,000 Yizhou troops as sacrifices and lure Liu Biao into a trap.

If Liu Yan really led a large army to attack Jingzhou, with his food supply and retreat routes cut off in this way, he would probably suffer a great defeat.

However, Liu Biao's extraordinary surprise attack tactics did not really affect the strategic direction formulated by Liu Yan.

Instead, Liu Biao firmly believed that Yizhou had suffered heavy military losses and that the "seriously ill" Liu Yan could no longer mobilize troops to stop Liu Biao from advancing into Shu.

At this moment, Cai Mao of the front army and Wei Yan of the rear army sent their personal guards to report the situation to Liu Biao.

A huge rock fell from the sky and blocked the road!

The already narrow valley passage was blocked by such a huge rock, almost completely preventing anyone from entering or exiting.

And it would take at least an hour to clear the boulders.

After understanding the current situation, Liu Biao couldn't help but reveal a bleak look on his face.

An hour?
Countless ambushes were on the mountain wall, looking down at the Jingzhou army from a high position. How could they even have an hour to spare?

Even if there were no huge rocks blocking the road, it would take half a day for nearly 100,000 Jingzhou soldiers to pass through such a narrow plank road.

Immediately, Liu Biao glanced at the countless Jingzhou soldiers around him, and clearly saw the fear of facing an ambush revealed in each of their eyes.

Given the terrain, the soldiers of Jingzhou might not be able to shoot the ambushed troops on the mountain wall even if they drew their bows and drew their arrows.

On the contrary, the ambushers in a commanding position have plenty of means to kill the Jingzhou troops below.

Liu Yan waited calmly and watched with his own eyes as Liu Biao listened to the reports sent by the front and rear armies. Only then did his tone soften and he spoke.

"Brother Jingsheng, now that things have come to this, surrender."

"You and I are both relatives of the Han Dynasty. We are one family. Now that we are doomed to fail, it is better to surrender and avoid losing our lives in vain."

This is exactly why Liu Yan spent so much time and effort on this.

These nearly 100,000 Jingzhou troops have become trapped in a jar, and their life or death depends entirely on Liu Yan's decision.

If Liu Biao and the 100,000 Jingzhou troops were willing to surrender, then Liu Yan would be able to take control of the entire Jingzhou in an instant.

However, Liu Biao gradually came back to his senses from despair, looked up at Liu Yan on the cliff, and suddenly laughed.

"Liu Yan, don't you think I don't know what you are planning? Not only do you want these troops, you also want the land of Jingzhou, and what you want more is the imperial seal, right?"

Liu Yan did not answer, but continued to stare at Liu Biao.

After Liu Yan learned that the imperial seal had fallen into Liu Biao's hands, Liu Yan completely changed his strategic goal. He no longer had the slightest intention of attacking the Sanfu area from Hanzhong. Instead, he was eager to swallow up Jingzhou day and night.

Going north from Hanzhong, even if he managed to defeat the remnants of Dong's bandits entrenched in the Sanfu area, he would still have to face Lu Bu, the unparalleled marquis who occupied Sili and Dayi.

The difficulty was so high that even the ambitious Liu Yan felt deeply desperate.

In comparison, it is actually less difficult to leave Jingzhou to the south. What's more important is that Liu Yan wants the jade seal that falls into Liu Biao's hands!

But if they attacked Jingzhou head-on, not to mention that Yizhou had no reason to attack Jingzhou, Jingzhou would be able to use the dangerous terrain to firmly guard the gates, making it difficult for the Yizhou army to advance.

Moreover, Liu Yan knew that if he attacked the Sanfu area, Liu Bei might be his ally, but if Liu Yan wanted to take Jingzhou, Liu Bei would definitely not sit idly by. At that time, facing the alliance of Jingzhou and Yangzhou, Liu Yan knew that it was impossible to take Jingzhou.

It was for this reason that Liu Yan took great pains to set up this grand chess game to deceive the world. In order to pretend to be sick, he even killed his favorite concubine, offended Zhang Lu, who was relied upon as a powerful figure for the family, and concealed it from everyone including Liu Zhang.

Because Liu Yan knew very well that since Liu Biao had secretly seized the imperial seal and did not return it to the court, he must have had some inappropriate thoughts.

How can one become emperor with only Jingzhou?

If Liu Biao wanted to expand his territory, the best choice would undoubtedly be Yizhou. Only in this way could they try to lure the careless Liu Biao into leading a large army into Yizhou.

As long as they entered Yizhou, with Yizhou's natural terrain being like a dangerous place, and Liu Biao not being familiar with Yizhou's terrain, there were plenty of suitable terrains for setting up ambushes.

Liu Yan created the current situation and used words to win over Liu Biao, hoping to force him to surrender, hand over Jingzhou and offer the jade seal.

Liu Biao, who had suddenly come to his senses at this moment, obviously knew what Liu Yan wanted.

However, Liu Biao knew better that if they surrendered, these nearly 100,000 Jingzhou troops might survive. In order to gain a good reputation, Liu Yan might even just imprison Liu Qi and spare his life.

But there is absolutely no possibility for Liu Biao to survive.

Perhaps on the night that Liu Yan entered Xiangyang, Liu Biao would have died unexpectedly in some accident.

This result...how could Liu Biao, who was just dreaming of becoming emperor, willingly wait to be killed?

The next moment, Liu Biao drew his sword and shouted.

"I have hidden the jade seal in a secret place. This secret is known only to me..."

"Liu Yan, please kill me!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan could not help but show anger on his face. For a moment, he could not even tell whether Liu Biao was bluffing or had really hidden the imperial seal.

Immediately, without waiting for Liu Yan to speak again, Liu Biao spoke loudly.

"All troops, listen up! Break out on your own! Anyone who can return to Jingzhou will be rewarded 100 gold coins!"

"If anyone surrenders, as long as I, Liu Jingsheng, return to Jingzhou, I will not allow you to do such unkind and unjust things, and let all three of your clans be turned into dust."

Liu Biao not only said this loudly himself, but also ordered his personal guards to repeat it three times. The sound continued to echo in the valley, causing countless Jingzhou soldiers to change their faces.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Biao took a deep look at Liu Yan on the mountain wall, and led his personal guards to break out to the rear along the plank road.

Looking at this scene, Liu Yan, who was standing on the top of the mountain wall, saw his chest rising and falling, then his expression turned cold and he gave the order.

"Fire arrows!"

In an instant, the Yizhou army, which had been prepared for a long time on the mountain wall, not only fired countless arrows, but also pushed down a large number of wooden beams and huge rocks used to defend the city and smashed them at the Jingzhou soldiers below.

They even dropped kerosene and directly ignited large areas with rockets.

For a moment, countless screams rang out on the narrow plank road in the valley.

Moreover, the widest part of the plank road here can only accommodate five people walking side by side, and some narrow parts can even accommodate only two people walking side by side.

Faced with the ambush of the Yizhou army, countless Jingzhou soldiers had no means to fight back and could only flee in panic, trampling on each other in search of a safe place to hide. (End of this chapter)