Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"Has the situation in Qingzhou changed?"

Li Ji immediately showed some concern and stretched out his hand towards Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang quickly handed the documents related to Qingzhou placed on the side of the table to Li Ji.

While Li Ji was flipping through the book, Zhuge Liang added to it at the right moment.

"Today, the lord sent a large number of documents by water, which recorded General Bofu's next military plan. Pang Tong and I have slightly different opinions on this, so we are discussing it."

Li Ji nodded and quickly read through the pages.

Due to distance issues and the fact that his troops were isolated and deep behind enemy lines in Yuzhou, Li Ji was naturally cut off from the source of timely information on changes in the external situation.

After reading Sun Ce's military plan, Li Ji found the latest developments of the war in Jizhou on Zhuge Liang's desk.

Soon, Li Ji understood Zhou Yu's plan.

The timing of this plan was excellent and the style was extremely bold.

On the other hand, once Zhou Yu succeeds, the benefits will undoubtedly be huge. Qingzhou will be completely divided, and then the entire Qingzhou will be eroded step by step.

Even though Qingzhou is now poor and underpopulated, it is still a state located in the Central Plains. Taking Qingzhou will greatly strengthen the connection between Liu Bei's rule and Youzhou and Yingzhou.

After sitting down in the seat that Zhuge Liang sensibly gave up, Li Ji tapped the table with his index finger and turned to ask.

"What exactly are you two arguing about?"

Pang Tong stepped forward and spoke.

"I think Gongjin's plan is promising. Right now, Qingzhou has no troops that can stop General Bofu. As long as we can successfully reach Dongchaojin, we can continue to have food and grass needs through sea transportation."

"We can also completely block the lower reaches of the Yellow River with Dongchaojin as the center, thus cutting off Qingzhou's support for Cao Cao."

"This way, we can not only greatly influence Cao Cao who is fighting with Yuan Shao, but also take advantage of this perfect opportunity to continue to transfer troops from Xuzhou, attacking Qingzhou from both sides slowly."

Li Ji nodded slightly and turned to look at Zhuge Liang.

After constantly being in contact with various military affairs, even though Zhuge Liang had not yet reached the age of adulthood, his temperament and demeanor became increasingly calm, and he really looked a bit like Gan Luo who was appointed prime minister at the age of twelve during the pre-Qin period.

Zhuge Liang bowed slightly and answered calmly.

"Teacher, I just think Zhou Gongjin is too impatient. He might fall into Xun Yu's trap."

"And the strategy that the teacher has set now is to obtain Xu Wangyu, and then fully absorb the two states of Xu and Yu."

"Although Qingzhou is good, my lord is afraid that it will be difficult for him to find enough troops and money to go on an expedition and annex it. It is like a chicken rib."

Pang Tong raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but scold angrily.

"Pedant! Conservative! Fighting for the world is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. How can you be dissatisfied with having more territory?"

"Now that we have the opportunity to seize Qingzhou, how can we turn a blind eye to it? Even if Qingzhou is poor, it is still a state. If it is not in our hands, it will be in the hands of the enemy."

"It won't take three to five years for Qingzhou to become prosperous again and regain its vitality. How much will it cost to seize it again?"

After being ruthlessly humiliated by Pang Tong in front of Li Ji, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but show a hint of displeasure on his face and started to refute.

"As long as it is not beneficial to the overall situation, even if there are temporary gains or losses, it will not affect anything."

"And now the lord is actually only in charge of Jingzhou and Yangzhou. He even took Jingzhou only a year or two ago. It's already a stretch to swallow up Xuzhou and Yuzhou at once. How can he want to take Qingzhou?"

"Furthermore, Zhou Gongjin's timing may be very good, and he may be a surprise force, but how do we know that Xun Yu has no backup plan?"

"To march alone into deep territory is an extremely risky and undesirable strategy. Teacher had to do it because he had no choice. It is reckless for Zhou Gongjin to follow suit." Zhuge Liang, who was cautious by nature, undoubtedly could not accept the idea of ​​marching alone into deep territory.

Even when Li Ji proposed to lead a lone army deep into Yuzhou, Zhuge Liang repeatedly opposed it. It was only after being persuaded by Li Ji that Zhuge Liang gave up.

Now that Zhou Yu was suspected of imitating the trend, how could Zhuge Liang not strongly oppose it?
But Pang Tong was obviously dissatisfied and asked back.

"Your reaction is just a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Let me ask you, what else can Xun Yu do to counter Zhou Gongjin?"

This statement undoubtedly stumped Zhuge Liang. He frowned and remained silent for a long time.

Even Li Ji was thinking about this question.

The biggest problem for Zhou Yu's lone advance this time is whether Xun Yu has any means to counter.

Apart from anything else, Xun Yu only needed to try to delay Sun Ce in the territory of Jinan for about five days, and the army led by Sun Ce would be in danger of running out of food and grass, and would be at risk of being defeated.

In Yuzhou, Yuan Shu really had no way to stop Li Ji's 100,000-strong army.

But does Xun Yu have the ability to stop Sun Ce for five days and prevent him from reaching Dongchaojin?
Judging from the current situation in Qingzhou, Li Ji has no objective judgment.

Faced with the elite troops led by Sun Ce, some young and strong men from Qingzhou who were temporarily recruited could still play a role in defending the city.

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Once they go out of the city to fight in the wild, no matter how large their numbers are, they may be defeated in one blow.

Zhuge Liang obviously couldn't think of how Xun Yu could break the impasse, so he remained silent for a long time.

When Li Ji came to his senses, he looked at Zhuge Liang's serious and steady look on his childish face, and couldn't help feeling a strong sense of contrast. While smiling knowingly, he noticed Jia Xu, who was sitting on the side and leisurely sipping tea again.

Just when Li Ji couldn't stand the fact that Jia Xu was even more idle than himself and was ready to drag Jia Xu into the water and let Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong join forces to embarrass Jia Xu.

Li Ji's expression suddenly changed...

"boom!"

Li Ji supported the table with both hands, stood up suddenly, and blurted out.

"Not good!"

Li Ji's sudden reaction stunned Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, and Jia Xu on the side also looked a little surprised.

Jia Xu and Li Ji have known each other for many years, but this is the first time Jia Xu has seen Li Ji behave so out of control.

When Jia Xu noticed that cold sweat seemed to be breaking out on Li Ji's forehead, his originally relaxed expression suddenly tensed up. He quickly stood up and walked over, asking in a serious tone.

"Zikun, is there something serious going on?"

After a moment, Li Ji slowly uttered a sentence.

"Bofu, Gongjin... are in danger!"

This made Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong terrified, but Jia Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were in danger, not that I had fallen into an ambush or trap...

This made Jia Xu almost instinctively relax a little, thinking it was just a small matter.

No matter how dangerous Sun Ce's situation was, at most he would lose 20,000 soldiers and horses.

The loss of 20,000 elite soldiers may not be negligible for Liu Bei, but it is far from a serious loss and cannot be considered a big deal.

On the contrary, if Sun Ce and Zhou Yu died, it would be a blow to Liu Bei's group given Sun Ce's status. (End of this chapter)