Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Northern Expedition!

Dominate the world!
Regardless of whether all civil and military officials have the Han Dynasty in their hearts and are committed to supporting it, the temptation has been difficult for any man to resist since the First Emperor swept across the world and achieved unification.

Is it the behavior of a real man to live in peace in a corner?
Ever since Liu Bei was promoted to King of Han, everyone has been waiting for the day of the Northern Expedition to unify the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.

"Northern Expedition!"

Following Li Ji's lead, he shouted loudly.

All the civil and military officials, who had just woken up from a dream, were excited. The depression they had been feeling for the past few days turned into great passion and they shouted in unison.

"Northern Expedition!"

"Northern Expedition!!!"

Only after everyone had shouted nine times did Liu Bei signal the civil and military officials to calm down. After sheathing his sword, he raised his hand towards Xiahou Bo.

Xiahou Bo, who was well prepared, held the sword that had been inserted at the gate of the Prince of Han's Mansion in both hands and solemnly presented it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took the sword with both hands, turned around and looked at Li Ji in front of all the civil and military officials, and said loudly.

"Since Emperor Ling, treacherous people have emerged frequently, and China has been torn apart. It has been a long time since the people of China have hoped that the world would be unified and prosperous again."

"The Northern Expedition is not only what I want, but also what the civil and military officials in the court want, and what countless ordinary people want."

"Now, I intend to ask the Prime Minister to control the troops of the whole country and lead the Northern Expedition to defeat the Han thieves, punish the disloyalty, and restore the Han Dynasty."

Li Ji bowed, took the sword with both hands again, and responded in a deep voice.

"Li Zikun of Longxi respects the king's order and is willing to issue a military order: As long as the Northern Expedition is not accomplished, I will not return to the South!"

"Good good!"

Liu Bei's tone was full of excitement, and he took three steps back, took the initiative to bow to Li Ji, and said, "I will leave everything to the Prime Minister."

This scene is worth a thousand words and countless explanations, and is enough to completely eliminate the worries of many civil and military officials who are unaware of the inside story.

Jiang Gan, with a dull look in his eyes, kept repeating "impossible", "absolutely impossible", "I must be in a dream", "why am I still not awake"...

"The Northern Expedition will be in the hands of the Prime Minister. I and my subordinates, as well as all the people under the Han Dynasty, will be mobilized by the Prime Minister. Anyone who disobeys or disobeys will be executed first and reported later."

Liu Bei said this in a loud voice, then retreated behind Li Ji, sat down on the throne, and left all the discussions on the Northern Expedition to Li Ji.

Li Ji bowed and accepted the order, then turned to look at the civil and military officials below. All those scorching gazes were focused on Li Ji. Apart from "Northern Expedition", almost everyone's eyes were asking for war, request for war, and request for war.

Young soldiers are eager for honor!
Under this young regime, there are countless people who are eager to achieve merit.

However, Li Ji had not spoken yet and no one dared to speak first.

Li Ji also looked around, taking in everyone's expressions, and then spoke.

"Where is Prime Minister's Chief Secretary Jiang Gan?!"

After hearing these words, Jiang Gan nearly fainted from convulsions on the spot. Holding on to a glimmer of hope, he stepped out of the line with weak legs and responded.

"Jiang Gan is here."

Li Ji looked down at Jiang Gan who was unable to hide his fear and asked.

"Before the Northern Expedition, we still need something to offer as a sacrifice. Ziyi, are you willing to lend me your head to boost the morale of our Northern Expedition army?"

Instantly, Jiang Gan felt as if struck by a bolt from the blue, and he fell to the ground unable to hold himself back. Among the civil and military officials present, some of the quick-witted ones also vaguely realized something and looked at Jiang Gan fiercely.

However, Jiang Gan, whose face turned pale, took several breaths before he asked in a dazed manner.

"When did the Prime Minister know about this?"

"From the beginning, I knew that you were a spy sent by Cao. I spared your life only to confuse Cao and to use you to make him misjudge the reason for mobilizing the army."

Li Ji snorted coldly. This was not only to prevent Jiang Gan from being a fool, but also to explain to the civil and military officials present the real reason why Liu Bei indulged in pleasure and was incompatible with him, in order to protect Liu Bei's reputation.

"Now, the front part of the army has 150,000 troops stationed in the territory of Langya State. They will march into Qingzhou as soon as I give the order. Naturally, there is no need for you to stay by my side."

After hearing this, Jiang Gan's face was full of self-mockery, bitterness and despair.

Feeling the constant mocking, disgusting and ridiculing looks, Jiang Gan began to calm down for a moment. He neither begged for mercy nor cried bitterly.

On the contrary, Jiang Gan stood up and simply straightened his clothes, then bowed to Li Ji and said.

"Gan, I am ashamed of my duty to the Prime Minister. I would like to offer my head to the Prime Minister as a sacrifice. I wish that the Prime Minister's flag will be invincible wherever it goes, and that the Han Dynasty will be restored as soon as possible and return triumphantly."

After saying that, Jiang Gan stood up and strode towards the door. There were also executioners waiting for him outside the door.

A moment later, a blood-stained flag with the word "Li" on it was sent over.

Li Ji ordered his men to place the commander's flag outside the gate, and then had Jiang Gan's body carefully collected and buried.

As for sending them back to their homeland, there is no need for that.

There is no other reason. The Jiujiang Jiang family is a not-so-small aristocratic family, and they fell into decline very early.

When the Jiujiang Jiang family learned about Jiang Gan's affairs, they would immediately remove Jiang Gan from the family tree and draw a clear line between them to avoid implicating the family and causing liquidation.

Therefore, once Jiang Gan's body was sent back to the Jiujiang Jiang family, it was possible that the Jiang family would leave Jiang Gan's body exposed in the wilderness even if they did not further destroy it in order to show their attitude.

Burying him on the spot was the last bit of dignity that Li Ji left for Jiang Gan.

Immediately, Li Ji placed his hand on the sword at his waist, looked down at the civil and military officials, and spoke.

"This Northern Expedition is intended to wipe out the two thieves Cao and Lu in one fell swoop, destroy the false regimes of Wei and Zhao, restore the Han Dynasty, and unify China."

"And in order to put an end to the false regimes of Wei and Zhao, I intend to first take Qingzhou, then destroy Lu Bu, and finally cross the Yellow River and Youzhou to encircle Cao Cao from north to south, and conquer the world in one fell swoop."

"Therefore, at the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the army had to be divided into two parts, one for attack and one for defense. The attacker was Qingzhou; the defender was Lu Bu."

As soon as these words were spoken, the gazes of the civil and military officials became even more enthusiastic and eager.

Li Ji was unwilling to follow the original trajectory of Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan but failed at the last hurdle. He only wanted to completely pacify this chaotic world with one northern expedition.

Li Ji had been preparing for this Northern Expedition for three years.

Just when the generals subconsciously wanted to ask for a fight, Pang Tong took the lead and refuted.

"The Prime Minister's strategy is so ambitious that it can swallow mountains and rivers. It can be said to be magnificent."

"Of course, Cao Cao has been spending money and food over the years to guard against the king, and has already built Qingzhou into an impregnable place. Even if he misjudged the situation of our army's mobilization and neglected to guard against it, it is not easy to capture Qingzhou overnight. Please think twice, Prime Minister."

"I'm going to dare to challenge you. In my humble opinion, we should focus on attacking Yanzhou and defending Qingzhou. If we can cut off the connection between Yanzhou and Qingzhou while Cao and Lu are unprepared, we can divide and defeat them. There is no need to worry about the two joining forces."

Pang Tong, who had just come of age, was naturally inexperienced, but he had participated in many military affairs as a staff officer in his early years, and many generals were quite familiar with him. (End of this chapter)