Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

But Wei Yan was not a man who was good at speaking, so he could only speak repeatedly.

"I just spoke without thinking for a moment, please don't blame me, Governor. Please don't blame me."

After Li Ji hit Wei Yan again, he did not hold on to him. He snorted coldly and spoke.

"I recommend you to be the commander-in-chief. First, you are quite capable. Second, the situation in Tan County is unclear. The commander-in-chief needs to be bold, careful, and extremely brave and strategic in order to achieve success."

"Among all the generals in the army, only Wenchang can take on this important task."

When Wei Yan heard this, he was delighted. In addition to being in awe of Li Ji, he also felt a little more grateful to him.

While Li Ji secretly observed Wei Yan's expression, he continued.

"However, Xun Yu, who is stationed in Tan County, is a very wise man. Moreover, there are many soldiers guarding Tan County, so it is not advisable to attack by force. Using a surprise attack is also risky, so I asked Pang Tong to accompany the army and serve as your military advisor."

"Although Pang Tong is young, he is already very intelligent and has a natural talent. I should discuss everything with Pang Tong before making any decisions. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Wei Yan subconsciously turned his head to look at Pang Tong who was standing next to him.

Wei Yan not only looks like Guan Yu, but also has a similar arrogance.

Although Wei Yan had listened to the discussions of the staff group many times, he was quite impressed by their inferences and judgments.

But when he thought about having such a young boy as his military advisor and that he might have to listen to him, Wei Yan felt uncomfortable.

But Li Ji was standing right in front of him, personally supporting Pang Tong and encouraging him, so Wei Yan dared not disobey.

However, Li Ji had repeatedly recommended and employed Wei Yan, and Wei Yan subconsciously still regarded himself as a general of Li Ji's faction.

Considering that Pang Tong was Li Ji's disciple and was also one of Wei Yan's own, it was not difficult to accept.

"You will finally understand."

Seeing Wei Yan agreed, Li Ji was quite satisfied.

No matter what, Pang Tong was still just a teenager after all. Even though he showed considerable abilities, most of the generals were rough men, and each of them was arrogant.

It is not easy to get them to listen to the advice of a teenager.

Wei Yan, who was obsessed with progress, was undoubtedly the most talkative among all the generals in this regard.

This also deeply moved Pang Tong, who had been silent all this time, and he realized that all Li Ji did was to pave the way for him and give him a chance to display his abilities.

The huge waves in his heart actually calmed down Pang Tong, who was usually quite jumpy. He did not say anything, but just bowed solemnly to Li Ji. However, his eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

Growing up in this era where everyone is obsessed with appearance, Pang Tong, who was born ugly, undoubtedly grew up under the ridicule and sarcasm of others.

Pang Tong seems not to care, and even appears to be eccentric and arrogant on weekdays. This is Pang Tong's way of maintaining his dignity, and Pang Tong has always been craving for recognition.

Just as Zhang Song was willing to go through fire and water for Li Ji, a close friend like him, Pang Tong's respect and love for Li Ji also reached its peak at this moment.

The teacher does not mind that his disciple is ugly and shameful, so how dare the disciple embarrass the teacher because of it?

Tan County!

I, Pang Tong, have decided!

At this moment, Pang Tong even had the idea of ​​issuing a military order, that if he did not take Tan County, he would be beheaded.

Then, Li Ji called Pang Tong to his side and gave him some encouragement. Pang Tong changed his usual frivolous and flamboyant demeanor and his calm demeanor made Li Ji a little uncomfortable.

After handing over the command flag and counting the soldiers and supplies, Wei Yan, not daring to delay, immediately led an army of 10,000 to Tan County.

In terms of direction, the location where Yishui was blocked was in the north of Tan County, but Yishui was in the north-west direction, while Tan County was in the north-east direction, about a hundred miles apart. However, if they wanted to launch a surprise attack on Tan County, the sooner the better, so Wei Yan led the army and pretended to be a vanguard to clear the way ahead and left first.

After Wei Yan led the army away, Li Ji turned to discuss the matter of cutting off the retreat with Liu Bei.

The surprise attack on Tan County can only be regarded as a leisurely move.

If it succeeds, it would be the best, as it would severely damage Cao's army's logistics and food supplies.

But distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. After Liu Bei bypassed Cao's camp and continued north to Yishui, Cao's army would inevitably pursue him with its entire army after resting.

In addition, there are still 30,000 Cao troops in front of us.

Due to carelessness, Liu Bei's army, which had penetrated deep into the enemy's rear, failed to break through the obstruction of Cao's army in front in time, and was tantamount to falling into the encirclement of Cao's army.

Therefore, the plan of a surprise attack on Tan County could be used, but what was more important was to leave some people behind to block Cao Cao's army, so as to help Liu Bei break through the blockade of 30,000 Cao troops in front and buy time to go to Yishui to clean up the bodies.

As long as there was no threat of the plague that might break out in Yishui at any time, Liu Bei would have the initiative whether he continued to look for opportunities to defeat Cao's army in Donghai County or temporarily retreated to Xiapi State for rest.

As for the man who was blocking Cao Cao from behind, Li Ji already had a plan in mind, and he spoke.

"My lord, the two people who will cover the rear are none other than Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. With Sun Ce as the commander and Zhou Yu as the military advisor, it should not be difficult to hold off Cao's army for ten days or half a month."

After hearing this, Liu Bei did not nod in agreement as he did in the past. Instead, he frowned and thought for a while, then said.

"inappropriate."

This made Li Ji ask in surprise.

"My lord, are you worried that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are not capable enough?"

"The matter of cutting off the rear is related to the life and death of the entire army. Bofu and Gongjin are certainly heroes of their time, but I am still not very confident..."

After a pause, Liu Bei raised his eyes and met Li Ji's gaze, then said.

"The one who will lead the retreat must be Zikun."

Li Ji was subconsciously startled when he heard this.

Although it has always been an extremely dangerous thing to be the rearguard, this time it is not a retreat, but to block Cao's army and delay it for enough time, which is not dangerous.

In Li Ji's opinion, as long as a certain amount of troops were allocated to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, it would be possible. It would be safer for him to cover the retreat himself.

But relatively speaking, Li Ji was more worried about the battle situation ahead and preferred to accompany Liu Bei...

Suddenly, Li Ji, who was originally weighing the pros and cons, paused and said with a wry smile.

"If the lord dares to go to Yishui in person, how can Ji retreat?"

After Li Ji reacted, he realized that Liu Bei rejected the suggestion of sending Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to cover the retreat, not because he doubted Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's abilities, but purely to protect Li Ji.

There was a plague before, and Sima Yi was afraid, so how could Liu Bei not have even a trace of worry?

However, what Liu Bei was worried about was Li Ji, not himself. He did not want Li Ji to take the risk of going to Yishui, fearing that Li Ji would be infected with the epidemic.

But Liu Bei had made up his mind at this moment and said in a deep voice.

"Don't say any more about this matter. Zikun, listen to my orders. You will be the commander-in-chief and lead 50,000 elite soldiers. Zhang Fei, Xu Chu, and Chen Dao will be the generals. You will stay here to cover the retreat and must hold off Cao's army for ten days."

"Ten days later, if I have no other military orders, you will immediately lead your troops back to Xia Pi State." (End of this chapter)