Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

In particular, almost immediately after Ji Ling's body was sent to Ruyang, Li Ji personally took charge of the army and prepared to send 200,000 troops from Xuzhou and Yangzhou to head straight for Yuzhou.

But in Yuzhou today, Yuan Shu only has more than 20,000 troops available.

The collapse of Yuzhou seems to be imminent.

Anger, fear, worry...

Amidst the interweaving of all these complex emotions, Yuan Shu could only hold the three-foot sword in his hand and continue swinging it. He could actually feel a little bit of security and vent all the negative emotions with anger.

Until Yuan Shu had chopped almost all the objects in the hall and made the blade of the three-foot sword in his hand bent, he threw the sword aside panting, then glared at the civil and military officials waiting outside the door and shouted.

"Have you got the head of that thief Cao?"

"Here is Cao Ang's head."

Someone came forward quickly holding a tray, and on it was Cao Ang, whose features still showed a bit of heroic spirit.

However, when Yuan Shu stood up and looked at Cao Ang's head, the more he looked, the more uncomfortable he felt.

It was not that Yuan Shu could not bear to see the bloody head, but the expression of Cao Ang's head revealed calmness and composure, not the fear that Yuan Shu wanted to see.

"Who chopped off the head?" Yuan Shu asked.

Upon seeing this, a group of civil and military officials outside the hall slowly filed in and lined up in front of Yuan Shu, then looked at each other quietly for a while. Everyone showed an intention to shirk responsibility, fearing that continuing to anger Yuan Shu would bring them unnecessary disaster.

In the end, Yan Xiang stepped forward and answered.

"According to the soldiers' report, when they went to arrest Cao Ang, Cao Ang seemed to have known some news in advance, and he said that he did not want to be a hostage for others to restrain his father, and then he drew his sword and killed himself, and then the soldiers cut off his head."

After hearing this, Yuan Shu's expression changed for a while and he sighed.

"That thief Cao was so treacherous and cruel, yet he could have such a loyal and filial son. Well, well, such a loyal and filial son should not be humiliated. Sew up his body, bury him on the spot without a tombstone."

After Yuan Shu waved his sleeves and ordered his men to take down Cao Ang's head, he glanced at the civil and military officials who bowed their heads below, and then spoke.

"Liu Da'er, with Li Ji as his commander, is about to invade our border. The army is said to have 200,000 soldiers. Do you have any good strategies to repel the enemy?"

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Two hundred thousand!
Li Ji took charge personally.

In addition, all 100,000 Yuzhou troops were killed in the territory of Pengcheng. So far, less than 2,000 soldiers and five generals have managed to escape back to Yuzhou, which is tantamount to the annihilation of the entire army.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Yuan Shu’s situation was hopeless.

In particular, there are many representatives of aristocratic families among Yuan Shu's civil and military officials. Now these representatives of aristocratic families are subconsciously thinking about their retreat, so they dare not speak out, lest they be ordered by Yuan Shu to fight back.

"You are always well paid, and you are rewarded every month. When I need you to serve me, no one said anything?"

Yuan Shu said this in a self-deprecating tone, with a hint of sadness in his voice.

This remark also made many civil and military officials present blush with shame.

More than ten generals knelt on one knee on the spot and shouted at Yuan Shu.

"I am willing to serve my lord with all my strength and swear to stop the bandits from invading."

Yuan Shu was relieved when he saw this, but he also knew that if he wanted to stop Li Ji, he couldn't just fight to the death.

Soon, Yuan Shu once again turned his attention to the civil officials and counselors. The military generals could still fight with their lives, but the military strength in Yuzhou was so weak, and the invading enemy was an army of 200,000 led by the Marquis of Guoshi himself. Even if these counselors wanted to speak up, how could they come up with good strategies?

Many counselors present felt their heads were empty when they were faced with such a predicament, and some even thought that even if Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu, were reborn, they would just have to sit and wait for death.

But, intellectuals still have to save face after all.

Under Yuan Shu's direct gaze, the civil officials and counselors felt sweat on their foreheads and looked embarrassed.

In particular, Yuan Shu's gaze finally fixed on Yang Hong, and he said, "Yang Hong, Yang Changshi, don't you have any good advice for me?"

This made Yang Hong look even more embarrassed and ugly.

After all, Yang Hong not only supported Yuan Shu's alliance with Cao Cao, but also made great efforts to persuade Yuan Shu to send troops to Xuzhou.

Yang Hong showed hesitation, but he stepped out of the line, bowed and said.

"My lord, in the past, Emperor Gaozu killed the white snake and started an uprising to establish the Han Dynasty. Now, Emperor Liu has received the help of the north wind from heaven and defeated Cao's army. Does this mean that the Han Dynasty is not doomed and that heaven is on the side of the Han Dynasty?"

"And we have also been enjoying the Han Dynasty's salary for generations. Previously, Dong Zhuo caused chaos in the government and the people were living in misery, so we had to stay in one place to protect the country and the people. Now that there is a trend to revive the Han Dynasty, why don't we follow the will of heaven..."

The more Yang Hong spoke, the uglier Yuan Shu's expression became.

Sure enough, after Yang Hong praised himself and Yuan Shu, his tone changed and he said.

"The Yuan family is a family of the backbone of the Han Dynasty, and has supported the Han Dynasty for generations. Why don't you carry on the aspirations of your ancestors and respond to the hopes of the common people, and work together with Uncle Liu to support the Han Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people present changed their expressions.

Yang Hong's words sounded nice, but what he actually meant was undoubtedly one thing, which was surrender.

Anyway, the Yuan family has been Han officials for generations. Now Liu Bei has the potential to revive the Han Dynasty and will surely establish an empire in the future. Even if they surrender to Liu Bei, it will not lose face for the Yuan family's ancestors and will allow the Yuan family to be passed down safely.

It has to be said that Li Ji's request to borrow three quarters of north wind from heaven in the name of Liu Bei was no less shocking to the world than Emperor Gaozu's uprising by beheading the white snake, and it was also very similar to Emperor Guangwu's meteorite falling from the sky to help him defeat the bandits.

This made Liu Bei's already high reputation in the Han Dynasty even higher. It can even be said that Li Ji was quietly paving the way for Liu Bei to become emperor after unifying the country.

Moreover, the huge impact of this incident is slowly spreading.

At the very least, this made many civil officials and counselors, including Yang Hong, subconsciously feel a bit of awe, and there were quite a few people who secretly agreed to surrender.

However, just as Yang Hong finished his words, Yuan Shu picked up a wine cup and threw it at Yang Hong, hitting him so hard that blood flowed from his forehead and he fell to the ground.

Immediately, Yuan Shu slowly stood up and spoke with a more ferocious look on his face.

"Who is Liu Bei? He is a mat weaver and a shoe seller."

"Who is Li Ji? A scholar from a poor family."

"My Yuan family has three officials in four generations, and our students and former officials are all over the world. We can get a response as soon as we raise our arms. How can we live in such a low position? Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed without mercy."

Everyone responded quickly.

"Yes, my lord!"

However, Yan Xiang, who had been frowning and thinking hard, looked even more bitter and resentful when he saw this.

Some people worry that the lord is too cowardly, some worry that the lord is too content with pleasure, or some worry that the lord is too cruel and merciless...

But Yan Xiang is different. (End of this chapter)