Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Commanding an army of more than 100,000 is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

It is true that Liu Bei has many generals under his command, but the only one who is truly capable of commanding an army of more than 100,000 is Li Ji. Even Guan Yu does not have this ability.

Of course, this is not to say that Yuan Shu is extremely talented, but there is a resource issue involved.

In time, generals like Guan Yu also have the potential to become commanders of large armies, but not now.

The Yuzhou army, under the command of Yuan Shu, could not be said to be at Yuan Shu's disposal, but its performance was remarkable and could be described as a textbook example of the Han Dynasty's large army tactics.

At this moment, an idea that would definitely make Yuan Shu furious popped up in Li Ji's mind.

"If Yuan Shu is at this level, what about Yuan Benchu ​​when he gets serious?"

Of course, although Li Ji had some impolite thoughts in his mind, he gave the order without any hesitation.

Facing the much larger Yuzhou army, it was like spreading a pair of wings, as if to surround the Yangzhou army on three sides.

Li Ji did not send cavalry to guard the two wings as Yuan Shu had expected. Instead, he gave up defending and chose to slowly retreat with his entire army.

"Okay, okay, it turns out that commanding on the battlefield is Li Ji's weakness!"

When Yuan Shu saw this, he was overjoyed and shouted loudly.

"When two armies clash, the most important thing is morale. Once you retreat, your morale will be gone. How can you fight me? Li Ji, you little brat, is already doomed to fail!"

Immediately, Yuan Shu repeatedly ordered the front army to hold on to the Yangzhou army, and the entire army also pressed forward.

At this moment, looking from afar, the front army of Yuzhou Army was like snowflakes continuously falling from the snow-capped mountains, continuously piling up on the rock-like Yangzhou Army, and finally pushing the rock to move.

Once the movement was established, it would be difficult for Yuan Shu to stop it.

In fact, there were quite a few "spectators" near the battlefield where the two armies were fighting.

Whether it was Yuan Shu or Li Ji, they were both determined to win this battle.

Therefore, in order to establish their authority, Yuan Shu and Li Ji both chose to allow some "spectators" to come, so that they could quickly take control of Jingzhou with a great victory after the war.

Especially since Li Ji and Yuan Shu had been in confrontation for nearly half a month before the real war broke out, some of the Jingnan families rushed here, not to mention the people in Xiangyang.

Sun Qian, Cai Zhong, Cai He, Liu Pan and others who were originally in Xiangyang also appeared on the outskirts of the battlefield, and watched from afar that the battle situation seemed to be heading in a direction that was very unfavorable to Li Ji.

This also made Cai Zhong and Cai He feel a little uneasy. They began to regret it and thought that they might have bet on the wrong thing.

The world-famous patriot Hou Li Ji doesn't seem to be that great!

How can we retreat rashly when the two armies are engaged in a head-on battle?

This retreat may turn into a total defeat.

"hiss……"

Cai Zhong watched the Yangzhou army slowly retreat and couldn't help but take a breath and said.

"The Marquis is good at making plans, but how come his level of commanding troops in battle is so... so..."

Originally, Cai Zhong wanted to comment that he was "not up to the task". Even if he were to command the Yangzhou army, he might be able to last longer than Li Ji.

However, considering that he had been kneeling and flattering Sun Qian and praising Li Ji in front of everyone half an hour ago, Cai Zhong couldn't change his expression on the spot, so he could only utter four words in a hurry.

"Nothing special." Compared to Cai Zhong, Cai He's performance was even more obvious. He slapped his sword hard and said.

"The Yangzhou Army is probably finished. Everything is over. How can we make up for this situation?"

As Cai He said this, he couldn't help but glance towards Sun Qian, revealing a hint of danger.

Make up for what?
Naturally, he was not thinking about how to help the Yangzhou army turn the tide, but if he switched to Yuan Shu, what gift should he use to show his sincerity?
As Liu Bei's envoy, Sun Qian was an excellent choice in Cai He's eyes.

However, facing people with different thoughts as the situation suddenly changed, Sun Qian still maintained the calm and composed attitude of a celebrity on the surface.

This time, Sun Qian was not pretending to be calm and indifferent, but was truly confident.

Mediocre ability to command troops in battle?
Some people may think that in the Battle of Youzhou, Li Ji led his troops to break through the Wuhuan camp, all relying on the surprise attack of heavy rain.

But Sun Qian still knew some of the inside story.

The Marquis was able to break through the Wuhuan camp with his weak infantry force. The right time and place were crucial, and command on the battlefield was also of paramount importance.

If we change the commander, not to mention whether he has the ability to take advantage of the brief opportunity to break through the Wuhuan camp, it is unknown whether he has the courage to lead the weak infantry to take the initiative to attack.

Therefore, seeing that the Yangzhou army was clearly far from being unable to fight back, Li Ji ordered the entire army to retreat.

In the eyes of Sun Qian, who has inexplicable confidence in Li Ji, the Marquis must have a backup plan.

Sun Qian snorted coldly and said proudly, "Everyone, I will repeat what I said. The mediocre people cannot be compared with the Marquis's military tactics."

Similar controversial discussions also occurred among the other "audiences" around the battlefield.

Seeing that the war situation seemed to have tilted towards Yuan Shu's side, many people from aristocratic families had begun to consider how to welcome the new master of Jingzhou.

However, many "audiences" thought that the Yangzhou army would be quickly defeated in this retreat, or would be forced to fight for survival. However, the development of the battle situation was beyond many people's expectations.

In war, "retreat" is always extremely dangerous, and it can turn into defeat if you are not careful.

However, under Li Ji's frequent orders, while the various units of the Yangzhou Army took turns resisting the Yuzhou Army, the whole army maintained an orderly momentum and continued to move backwards.

This level of command was even unbelievable to Yuan Shu.

This cannot be explained simply by the soldiers' ability to obey orders, but is more of a test of the commander's ability to command in battle.

The commander needs to be fully aware of the actions of his troops and make all kinds of arrangements in advance, so that he can command the various units of the Yangzhou Army to retreat in a seamless manner.

Even the offensive rhythm of the Yuzhou army needs to be taken into consideration.

The more Yuan Shu understood, the more he realized how difficult it was...

For some mediocre generals, they might not even be able to command 1,800 soldiers like a mess of bandits, who only know how to fight together, let alone command an army of 10,000 people like Li Ji.

"Isn't this the Marquis of Huaiyin still alive?"

Yuan Shu murmured to himself, and while he was shocked, he unconsciously felt a strong sense of urgency.

Not only did his desire to get Li Ji deepen, but he also became more aware of the leadership ability demonstrated by Li Ji.

With equal military strength, I am afraid I am no match for Li Ji.

Yuan Shu had to consider that this might be his only chance in his life to defeat Li Ji. (End of this chapter)