Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Because this article published in the newspaper was not only a formal declaration of war against Cao Cao and Lu Bu, but also intended to inform the people.

Therefore, Liu Bei did not quote extensively from classics, but instead used mostly plain language that the common people could easily understand. He did not boast about the scale of his northern expedition, or call on righteous men from all over the world to help him in his manifesto.

This manifesto is more like the Han King Liu Bei and Prime Minister Li Ji, who have supported each other all the way, swearing to all the people that the Northern Expedition against the Han thieves will be victorious and the restoration of the Han Dynasty will be successful.

But such straightforward and simple content can resonate more with the people than flowery content.

Wherever the newspaper went, the manifesto was spontaneously sung by the people, stirring up their hearts.

The Prime Minister has launched a northern expedition!
The people were in an uproar.

Newspapers also provided a close communication channel between the people and the court, allowing the court to know the people's intentions and the people to know the court's intentions.

Even though the Han regime re-established by Liu Bei was only in its second year, it had won widespread support from the people. The people living in the chaotic times were extremely grateful to Liu Bei and Li Ji.

When this manifesto came out, instead of opposing the war, the people were full of support and encouragement.

Northern Expedition!

Unify the world and end the chaos.

As Liu Bei said, this is not only Liu Bei's ambition, but also the yearning of all people.

As the manifesto said: The Han and the thieves cannot coexist, and the kingdom cannot be half-hearted.

Liu Bei stated that he would rather starve to death or die in battle, otherwise he would never cut off the supply of money, food and soldiers to the front line. Li Ji said that he would never turn back if the Northern Expedition failed. His determination impressed countless people.

This also led to the fact that wherever the manifesto passed through the territory of the Han Dynasty, it was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples.

Many brave men spontaneously organized themselves to go to the local barracks to ask to join the army. Many villagers also organized themselves to donate the surplus grain accumulated in the past few years of prosperity to the county government.

This unprecedented scene caught many officials and officers from all over the country off guard and made them inexplicably moved.

With such popular support, how can the Han Dynasty not win?

With such public opinion, the Han Dynasty will surely be victorious!

However, without orders from above, local officials and officers dared not accept money and food donated by the people, nor did they dare to rashly expand the army and recruit soldiers.

Therefore, documents from government offices all over the country floated to Shouchun like snowflakes, which moved Liu Bei so much that his eyes shed tears. He not only tried to dissuade the people from all over the country, but also sent a summary of the matter to Langya State to inform Li Ji.

When Li Ji received the document sent by Liu Bei, he had already completed the preliminary military assembly in Langya.

Right now, there are 170,000 troops stationed in the northern border of Langya State, and another 100,000 troops will gradually gather from various places.

The Northern Expedition Army led by Li Ji this time totaled 27,000 men, while the Jing-Yu Army led by Guan Yu also had around 200,000 men.

Moreover, even for the Northern Expedition, Li Ji dredged a large number of rivers in advance, which greatly alleviated the pressure on logistics and food routes through water transportation.

But even so, in order to support an army of nearly half a million in two directions, the number of logistics personnel that need to be mobilized is also as high as half a million.

At this moment, Li Ji was discussing matters with his generals. When he learned that a document from Shouchun had been delivered, he immediately had it delivered.

Upon seeing this, Li Ji's expression was greatly moved, and then he passed the document around for all the generals to have a look.

When they learned the contents of the document, everyone couldn't help but feel excited.

Li Ji stroked the hilt of the sword at his waist, and suddenly understood Xiang Yu's mood when he committed suicide at the Wujiang River, and said with emotion.

"If we fail to conquer the north, how can we face the people from all over the Han Dynasty?"

Immediately, Li Ji's tone changed and he said sternly.

"Northern Expedition, victory is the only option!"

All the generals under his command were excited and shouted in unison.

"In the Northern Expedition, we must win but not lose." Li Ji nodded and swept his eyes over the generals and counselors in the tent.

In this Northern Expedition to Qingzhou, everyone volunteered to fight and was willing to go to the Qingzhou front.

The generals appointed by Li Ji to this place were mainly famous generals such as Zhao Yun, Sun Ce, Wei Yan, Xu Sheng, Gan Ning, and there were hundreds of generals of all sizes.

The advisers included in the advisory group were Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Sima Yi, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, and Tian Feng, who had recently returned to the Han Dynasty from the south.

After Yuan Shao's death, his civil and military officials were lured into internal strife by the Yuan brothers, and were finally destroyed by Cao Cao.

This led to the complete collapse of the power symbolizing the Yuan family, and many of the Yuan family's civil and military officials were captured and subdued by Cao Cao one by one.

However, there were also people like Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Shen Pei who would rather die than surrender.

When the situation was hopeless, Yan Liang and Wen Chou rushed into the enemy camp and died of exhaustion, while Shen Pei committed suicide by slashing his throat facing the direction of Yuan Shao's tomb.

At the same time, taking advantage of the reputation of Yuan Shu, who was also a son of the Yuan family, civil and military officials who were unwilling to surrender to Cao, such as Tian Feng, Jiang Qi, and Han Meng, also went south to return to Han, and were arranged by Liu Bei respectively.

When Li Ji led an expedition to the north to attack Qingzhou of Cao Wei, Tian Feng took the initiative to volunteer to avenge his former master Yuan Shao.

Guan Yu's side was mainly defensive, and what he needed to resist Lu Bu's charge was powerful generals. Therefore, the powerful generals he led were mainly Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Shamoke, Jiang Qin, Wen Pin, etc., and Jia Xu was his strategist to avoid falling into the trap of the two Chens.

At this moment, Li Ji glanced at the civil and military officials in the tent and spoke.

"Your Majesty has published a proclamation in the newspapers. I believe it will reach Cao Wei in a few days. It is not the will of the king to fight without declaring war. But we should not do such pedantic things with the Han thieves."

"Since war has been declared, we should immediately send troops to capture Qingzhou and not give Cao Wei a chance to deploy troops."

Whether the war will gain the upper hand.

What we are fighting for is undoubtedly this fleeting time difference.

Declaring war, of course, requires declaring war.

But now is not the Spring and Autumn Period, not to mention that Cao Wei was a fake regime in the eyes of the Han Dynasty. It is naturally impossible for Li Ji to notify Cao Cao to agree on a time and place to choose a battlefield for a decisive battle.

If that were the case, Li Ji wouldn't have to spend so much effort on Jiang Gan.

Therefore, Li Ji's words became stern.

"We should not wait for the follow-up troops to arrive, but attack Qingzhou immediately."

Immediately, all the generals under the tent were shocked.

I thought it would take some time before the troops were actually dispatched, but I didn't expect the Prime Minister to be more decisive and swift than I imagined.

Immediately, Zhao Yun said loudly.

"Prime Minister, Zhao Yun requests a fight!"

"Why do you need General Wei to come out? Junior Sun Ce is willing to be the vanguard."

"General Wei Yan is willing to fight, dares to fight, and can fight."

"Wait a minute, everyone..."

For a time, there was an endless stream of requests to fight in the tent, all wanting to be the first to take the lead and serve as the vanguard.

However, Li Ji had already made a plan on how to take advantage of Qingzhou's unpreparedness and gain the upper hand. After discussing with his staff, he had already made a decision.

Immediately, Li Ji ordered Gu Wei to deliver a map into the big tent, and then spoke.

"Generals, do not argue. This time we will attack Cao, and we will also attack from four directions..." (End of this chapter)