Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, Yuan Shu was not the only one in the big tent. All the other civil and military officials were also present.

And most people understand that the possibility of scouts reporting false intelligence is extremely small.

Because scouts never go out alone to explore, but often form a team of five people to be responsible for a certain area.

One of them might be a spy, but it’s impossible that all five of them are spies from Xiangyang, right?

Therefore, even though Yuan Shu seemed to have convinced him, Yan Xiang still gritted his teeth and spoke up.

"My lord, why don't you call the rest of the scout team in for questioning?"

Yuan Shu paused for several breaths before waving his hand to signal the other scouts to come in.

Following the incident of the scout captain just now, the other scouts were all frightened out of their wits. When they were called into the big tent, their legs became weak and they were sweating profusely.

Seeing Yuan Shu's gloomy expression, Yan Xiang quickly took the initiative to ask.

"I want to ask you, what did you find out in Yicheng? Tell me one by one. If you are untrue, be careful of your heads."

Immediately, the four scouts began to report almost stammeringly.

Since Xiangyang and Yicheng are connected by the Han River, at the suggestion of Yan Xiang, three scout teams have been arranged in Yicheng for surveillance.

It was precisely for this reason that the overwhelming fleet coming from the Han River could not possibly hide from the eyes of the scouts.

As the four scouts supplemented each other with the details they had seen, the atmosphere in the tent became increasingly heavy.

The Yangzhou army is really coming!

And from the flags hoisted by the Yangzhou army, it was not difficult for everyone present to judge that the commander-in-chief was the national hero Marquis Li Ji.

After all, there was no other candidate for the Li surname who could be trusted to take sole control of the military power under Liu Bei except Guoshihou.

"boom!!"

The next moment, Yuan Shu grabbed the utensils on the table and smashed them at the scouts below. The scout in the front was hit so hard that his face was covered in blood and he dared not move.

"Get off!"

Yuan Shu shouted angrily, causing the four scouts to quickly retreat as if they had been pardoned.

Endless ships, a mighty army...

This undoubtedly solved everyone's confusion about how the Yangzhou army came from the sky.

The Yangzhou army's marching speed, with the help of waterways, was even faster than the speed at which spies transmitted intelligence, which undoubtedly made the spies sent by Yuan Shu to monitor them look extremely ridiculous.

"Li Zikun leads the troops personally..."

Yuan Shu, with a gloomy expression, clenched his teeth, feeling in a dilemma for a moment.

Yuan Shu also learned the news of Liu Biao's death, and also learned that the plank road in Ba County had been destroyed for unknown reasons, and it was difficult for Liu Yan to send troops to fight for Jingzhou.

This made Yuan Shu overjoyed, and he continued to intensify his offensive on Xiangyang in recent days, with the aim of capturing Xiangyang before Yangzhou could react.

With Yuan Shu constantly rewarding his soldiers with large amounts of money and attacking without regard for casualties, it was only a matter of time before Xiangyang was captured.

"As long as we have another half month, we might be able to capture Xiangyang..."

"Li Zikun! Li Zikun!! You are not worthy of being a human being!!!"

Yuan Shu was so furious that he started cursing on the spot.

If Yuan Shu had never been given hope of taking Xiangyang, he would not have been so angry.

But Yuan Shu paid a huge price and attacked Xiangyang for more than a month, relying on his military advantage to keep pushing the enemy back. Just before he finally saw the hope of taking Xiangyang, this hope was abruptly extinguished. How could Yuan Shu not be angry?

Not only Yuan Shu, but the other civil and military officials in the big tent also had flickering eyes and worried expressions on their faces.

People have names and trees have shadows.

Who in the world today dares to underestimate the great men of the country?
After hearing that Guo Shihou led his army to Yicheng, a hundred miles away, all the civil and military officials present were as if they were facing a great enemy. After venting his anger, Yuan Shu suddenly remembered something and spoke.

"Li Ji is still a hundred miles away. It will take at least two to three days to march to Xiangyang. Can we take a gamble and attack Xiangyang day and night before then?"

When Yan Xiang heard this, he was so frightened that his face almost turned pale, and he quickly stood up to dissuade him.

"My lord, you can't gamble, you can't gamble! How do you know whether the Marquis of Guoshi has an agreement with Xiangyang City? If the Marquis of Guoshi and Xiangyang City attack our army at the same time while our army is attacking Xiangyang, we may be in danger of a great defeat."

"Then tell me, what should we do?" Yuan Shu shouted.

Yan Xiang was so anxious that sweat kept coming out of his forehead, but for a moment his mind went blank.

too close!
It was a hundred miles long, and it was a plain area. The infantry could reach Xiangyang in three or four days at the slowest, or two or three days at the fastest.

If it were cavalry, a hundred miles could be covered in just one night.

It can be said that the distance chosen by Guo Shihou was too fatal.

If they were closer, Yan Xiang felt that he might be able to take advantage of the Yangzhou army's unstable foothold to launch a preemptive attack and catch the enemy off guard.

If they were a little further away, there would still be enough time to choose a strategic location to defend and try to buy time for the capture of Xiangyang.

But at a distance of a hundred miles, the enemy's advance was already approaching, and there was no time to make any proper arrangements.

Seeing Yuan Shu's furious expression, Ji Ling, who had just recovered from a serious injury, stepped out and bowed.

"My lord, can you give me a detachment of the army? I will go and stop the national hero and buy time for you to capture Xiangyang."

"you?"

Yuan Shu stared at his favorite general Ji Ling, then spoke with a bit of boredom. "You don't have the ability, so don't waste your troops."

This sentence made Ji Ling swallow the words that were about to come out of his throat, and his face turned red.

However, Yuan Shu still admired Ji Ling's spirit of giving without hesitation, and he gradually calmed down after expressing his consolation.

Yuan Shu's only option at the moment was to abandon the siege of Xiangyang, reorganize the army, and fight against the Yangzhou army.

In addition, Yuan Shu also sent a large number of scouts to Yicheng to conduct intelligence gathering.

As for the scout captain who died in vain, Yuan Shu did not forget to send a lot of money and food to his family as compensation.

After besieging Xiangyang for more than a month, the Yuzhou army, which had been attacking fiercely every day, slowly retreated.

While the pressure on Liu Qi and others in Xiangyang City was suddenly reduced, they also realized that the Yangzhou army must have arrived near Xiangyang, otherwise Yuan Shu would not have retreated.

"It's only been half a month since we sent the letter for help, and the reinforcements have already arrived? They came so fast!"

Liu Pan said this with a frown, staring at Sun Qian with suspicion, and he almost asked directly whether Liu Bei had already been in Jingzhou.

But Sun Qian chuckled and said disapprovingly.

"The difference between a mediocre person and a noble in the art of war is probably that 'speed is the essence of war'."

"you?"

Liu Pan was very dissatisfied and was about to explode, but was pushed aside by Cai Zhong and Cai He, who spoke in a more flattering tone.

"Gongyou is absolutely right. The military tactics of the state marquis have always been known to be unpredictable. Since his debut, he has never suffered a single defeat. How can some mediocre people guess and evaluate him?"

"That's right, that's right. The Marquis has led his troops to help us. Yuan Shu is no longer a threat. I just don't know if the Marquis has any small items he likes. We can prepare them in advance and use them to celebrate the Marquis' victory after his return."

With Cai Zhong and Cai He taking the lead, many people from Jingzhou's noble families followed suit and spoke out to curry favor.

This scene, on the contrary, highlighted Liu Qi, who was standing in a corner of the city wall, and the people around him seemed even fewer.

Liu Qi, the nominal young master, has neither the title of governor nor the actual military power. Now he has undoubtedly become one of the prices that the Jingzhou nobles are preparing to pay to curry favor with the new master. (End of this chapter)