Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

When Liu Bei made this decision, many people expressed some objections.

Just with the support of Liu Bei and Li Ji, it was enough to suppress all dissent and opposition voices.

Immediately after finishing their meal, the army set out immediately, bypassing Cao's camp without any disguise and continuing northward along the Yishui River.

Or perhaps it was impossible for such a hasty and massive march to be hidden from Cao Cao.

The scouts of Cao's army also quickly reported the news to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao learned the news, he personally climbed up to the lookout tower on the east side of the camp, and found that the situation was exactly as the scouts had reported.

Not only did Liu Bei's army not conceal its whereabouts, but they openly chose a route not far from Cao's army camp.

"This is too much! This is too much! This is simply not taking me seriously!!!"

Anger flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

What's the difference between such a blatant marching route and rushing into Cao Cao's house through the main gate to take a dump, and then going through the backyard and leaving through the back door?
This is nothing short of a humiliation.

At this moment, Cao Cao seemed to see Liu Bei openly revealing his flaws not far away and constantly shouting: Come and beat me, come and beat me if you are a man.

Marching in this way, Cao Cao, who was on the side, could easily see the flaws of Liu Bei's army, and even the location of the rear army's baggage could be easily found.

Cao Cao clenched his fists, and the urge to organize a group of trusted people to take action continued to rise in his heart.

Directly attack the location of Liu Bei's army's baggage. As long as they can burn and destroy Liu Bei's army's baggage, that trusted army will be completely wiped out, and it will be a huge profit.

However, when Cao Cao noticed the tens of thousands of Liu Bei's cavalrymen who were constantly wandering on the side, the burning heat in his heart was like being suddenly poured with a basin of cold water.

With tens of thousands of cavalry providing cover, if fewer troops were sent, they would probably just become meat paste under the iron hooves.

The more troops were sent, the bigger the loss, not to mention whether Cao Cao could accept it.

More importantly, Liu Bei, who was originally planning to bypass him, turned around and set his sights on Cao Cao, whose troops had been severely depleted.

Moreover, Cao's army was exhausted and had just begun to rest. Even if Cao Cao forcibly ordered the soldiers to be summoned, it was likely that the soldiers would complain and their morale would drop seriously again.

Watching Liu Bei's army leave seemed to be Cao Cao's only choice at the moment.

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In fact, there was a considerable distance between them and Cao's main camp, so Li Ji naturally could not see the people in the camp clearly.

However, Li Ji knew that Cao Cao must be watching.

Unfortunately, this was an open conspiracy, and Cao Cao had no ability to stop it at all.

Just like a butterfly cannot fly across the ocean, this is the difference in strength.

Unless Cao Cao really has the determination to send his entire army forward and risk everything.

However, if Cao Cao made that choice, it would only satisfy Li Ji's wishes.

First annihilate the main force of Cao's army, without any worries, and then head north to Yishui.

Unfortunately, until Li Ji watched Cao's main camp disappear behind him, the large number of scattered scouts did not report any unusual movements in Cao's camp.

"It seems that Cao thief is just as Zikun expected. He bypassed Cao's camp at this opportunity. Cao's army really didn't dare to send troops to stop him."

Liu Bei also didn't feel relieved until this time.

After all, bypassing the enemy camp so blatantly is undoubtedly a taboo in military strategy.

Once the enemy takes the opportunity to attack the gap in the rear army's baggage system, it is likely to cause chaos.

"Cao's army is exhausted, only one-third of its fighting power remains, and there are no cavalry left. Its mobility is limited, so it is reasonable that Cao Cao does not dare to fight." Li Ji replied. "But if we do this, our army's food supply will be completely cut off. Even if we reduce our expenses, I am afraid that our baggage can only support us for fifteen to twenty days."

Liu Bei couldn't help but take a deep breath. It was obvious that making this decision was under considerable pressure.

It has always been a common strategy to deploy troops by sending special forces deep into the enemy's rear and seeking to extract food from the enemy.

This was exactly the case when Guanjun Hou fought in the desert for thousands of miles to conquer the Wolf's Lair.

But there has never been a large army that cut off its own food supply and marched deep behind enemy lines. This is completely against common sense and unheard of.

If Li Ji had not made this unconventional suggestion, Liu Bei would never have made such an assumption.

However, since it concerned the safety of millions of people in Xuzhou, Liu Bei still made this choice even though he knew it was risky.

Perhaps if we wait ten days or half a month, the plague will not develop.

But what if just ten days or half a month caused the plague to break out along the Yishui River?

By then, it is very likely that hundreds of thousands of people in Xia Pi State will be infected with the plague, and millions of people will have to leave their homeland to avoid the plague, which will cause extremely serious damage to Xuzhou.

"Zikun, isn't this a bit willful? He is willing to put a hundred thousand troops in danger, and even Zikun has to take risks with them. This is really inappropriate."

Liu Bei frowned and spoke in a low voice.

Li Ji listened with a smile on his face and said.

"In fact, Ji knew from the beginning that the Lord would make this choice, so he took the initiative to propose this strategy."

Liu Bei was slightly stunned.

"The lord could not bear to see his fellow villagers being plundered by the Yellow Turbans, so he drew his sword and summoned heroes from all directions, defeating an enemy dozens of times his size with his inferior force."

"That time and that moment are exactly like this moment. What's the difference? Nearly ten years have passed, and the lord has not changed at all."

At the end, Li Ji's tone unconsciously added a hint of sigh.

Liu Bei has always been a kind and righteous person.

The saying that in times of chaos, heroes draw their swords and rise up to support the Han Dynasty and protect the people was referring to Liu Xuande.

Not to mention Liu Xuande, who has encountered few setbacks since his uprising with the assistance of Li Ji.

Even Liu Xuande, who had been displaced for half his life in the original story, faced the pursuit of Cao's army, but he still risked his life to take his people across the river to seek refuge. This shows the firmness of his beliefs throughout his life.

"Actually... well, it's not as good as Zikun said..."

Facing Li Ji's praise, Liu Bei's voice unconsciously became a little more stuttering, as if he was not daring to admit it directly.

It was okay to receive praise from others, as it did not cause any ripples in Liu Bei's heart.

But Liu Bei really benefited greatly from the praise and recognition from Li Ji. Although he was riding a horse, he felt as if he was floating.

But in Li Ji's eyes, he was originally in a state of sighing, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart: You, a middle-aged man, are blushing like a bubble teapot.

This made Li Ji unable to help but hold his forehead...

Zhang Fei is fine. He has always been honest and straightforward. No matter whether it is provocation or encouragement and praise, Zhang Fei always finds it effective.

But what Li Ji didn't expect was that even Liu Bei, who seemed to be increasingly majestic, could be connected with child psychology when he looked into it.

Is flattery the ultimate secret of being an official? (End of this chapter)