Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

At this moment, Sun Ce stared into the dense forest with a solemn and hesitant expression.

Li Dian looked at Sun Ce from afar through the gaps between the branches and leaves. He was also very nervous, worried that the enemy outside would really rush in.

However, what made Li Dian feel lucky was that the enemy general did not rush in alone.

Including the defeated soldiers and deserters gathered in Linzi, the number of troops led by Li Dian that retreated from Linzi was less than 6,000, and their morale was extremely low.

In addition, less than a day after Li Dian led his troops to leave Linzi, heavy snow suddenly fell, almost trapping Li Dian and his entourage to death on the way.

When Li Dian retreated back to the city of Le'an County in the wind and snow, he took inventory of his troops and found that the number of casualties or stray soldiers accounted for another one thousand.

In the end, the number of remnant soldiers who retreated to Le'an County was only about 5,000.

When Li Dian learned that Cao Ren was going to lead his army to retreat to Le'an County, he led 3,000 soldiers to support Cao Ren, except leaving some troops to guard the city.

But before Li Dian arrived at Gaishui, he heard shouting and killing in the distance. He hurriedly sent scouts to investigate, and at the same time arranged for his troops to temporarily hide in the dense forest.

Unexpectedly, before Li Dian could get back to the scout, he heard Cao Ren's desperate and sad voice.

On whether to save or not when your immediate superior is about to be hacked to death while walking in front of you...

Whether for the sake of the Wei Dynasty or for his own future, Li Dian could not really watch Cao Ren being chopped off and do nothing.

Otherwise, there would be no place for Li Dian in Cao Wei.

However, Li Dian led only 3,000 soldiers, of mixed quality and low morale, and had no time to set up any ambush in the dense forest.

Once Sun Ce rushed in, not only might they not be able to successfully surround and kill Sun Ce, but Sun Ce would also see through their true strength in an instant.

By then, I'm afraid even these three thousand soldiers may not be able to leave the battlefield safely.

When the embarrassed Cao Ren rushed into the dense forest, Li Dian hurriedly saluted Cao Ren. At the same time, Cao Ren also noticed the three thousand scattered Cao troops in the dense forest.

These troops were originally a mixture of defeated soldiers and young and strong men. Cao Ren took a look and realized that the combat effectiveness of these miscellaneous soldiers was limited.

Although Cao Ren was quite dissatisfied with the fact that Li Qian and others failed to defend Linzi, this time, thanks to Li Dian's words that temporarily frightened Sun Ce, he was able to temporarily escape Sun Ce's pursuit.

After Cao Ren got off his horse, he signaled Li Dian not to be polite, and then asked hurriedly.

"How many soldiers did Mancheng bring with him?"

"General, I have three thousand soldiers under my command ready to be deployed at any time," Li Dian replied.

After hearing this, Cao Ren's face showed a bit of gloom.

Three thousand, or just these three thousand miscellaneous soldiers, are of no benefit to the overall situation.

If Cao Ren had 10,000 elite soldiers at this moment, he might be able to find a chance to turn defeat into victory.

"That's all..."

Cao Ren sighed and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds coming from outside the dense forest.

Cao Ren and Li Dian hurriedly looked outside the dense forest, and suddenly saw Zu Mao, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others leading a hundred cavalrymen hurriedly coming to meet Sun Ce, and Sun Ce seemed to be instructing Zu Mao and others about something.

This made Cao Ren and Li Dian's faces change drastically, and they realized that the crisis still existed.

Once Sun Ce saw through the situation in the dense forest, even though there were three thousand soldiers, it would be difficult for them to escape the pursuit of hundreds of cavalrymen along the way.

As for counterattack, it would be tantamount to seeking death. If they were held back for a while, the Han army from the irrigation direction would surely come in droves. "If that thief Sun Ce orders the cavalry to enter the dense forest to investigate, we will be in danger!"

Cao Ren spoke with a heavy face.

Of course, the only ones in danger would be Li Dian and his three thousand soldiers. With these soldiers blocking the way, it would be enough to ensure that Cao Ren could escape successfully on his own.

Therefore, Cao Ren's face was heavy, and Li Dian's face was extremely ugly.

What is Cao Ren's status in Cao Wei, and what is Li Dian's status...

After losing Linzi, Li Dian had only these soldiers and horses left. Once he lost all his troops, Li Dian, who was already a defeated general, would probably have no chance to lead troops again.

Soon, Cao Ren saw that the Han cavalry outside the dense forest, under the command of Sun Ce, had a tendency to split into three teams to enter the dense forest to explore, so he asked anxiously.

"Does Mancheng have any countermeasures?"

Obviously, if not, Cao Ren would have to retreat as the best strategy and leave Li Dian behind to cover his retreat.

Deep down, Cao Ren didn't take Li Dian, a young and unknown general, seriously at all. By asking this question instead of directly ordering Li Dian to cover the retreat, Cao Ren already showed that he appreciated Li Dian's kindness in saving him.

How could Li Dian not understand Cao Ren's meaning? He suddenly thought about it and called a personal guard to give him instructions in a hurried tone.

Before this, Li Dian mostly helped his uncle Li Qian and elder brother Li Zhi to command the army, and had no chance to lead an army alone.

However, since he led his troops to evacuate Linzi, Li Dian has used both kindness and force to gather more than 200 elite soldiers to serve as his personal guards, thereby firmly controlling his troops.

At that moment, seeing that Sun Ce was about to order the Han cavalry to enter the dense forest to investigate, Li Dian knew that he could not be seen through, so his only option now was to continue bluffing.

In such a critical situation, Li Dian did not bother to ask Cao Ren for instructions. After giving orders to his personal guards, before Cao Ren could react, Li Dian suddenly stood up and shouted.

"All troops, listen up! Do not let the thief Sun Ce escape! Do not let him go back and inform the Han army of the ambush set by the king!"

As Li Dian finished speaking, he took the initiative to rush out of the dense forest. A group of personal guards also waved flags and shouted in the dense forest to create momentum, as if there were thousands of troops hidden in the dense forest.

What frightened Sun Ce even more was the information that seemed to be revealed unintentionally in Li Dian's hurried and anxious words.

The king set an ambush?!

Could it be Cao Cao...

Furthermore, there seemed to be an endless stream of soldiers pouring out of the dense forest. Sun Ce did not have time to hesitate, so he turned his horse around and quickly retreated.

When Zhou Yu saw Sun Ce, who looked anxious, and listened to Sun Ce's statement that there seemed to be an ambush of Cao Wei five miles away, Zhou Yu's face first froze, then turned speechless. He pointed towards the battlefield and said.

"Most of Cao's troops have been defeated. If they really set up an ambush, could it be that they were preparing to intercept and kill the retreating soldiers?"

Sun Ce was stunned, then asked in surprise.

"Did I fall into a trap?"

"Bofu is worrying too much. Don't worry about the three words 'could it be'. If Bofu sends people back to the dense forest to investigate now, there will definitely be no one there." Zhou Yu said helplessly.

At this moment, Sun Ce's face was as dark as Zhang Fei's, and there was no trace of joy of victory at all.

As a disciple of the Guoshihou, Sun Ce was most afraid of falling into a trap, which would simply ruin his teacher's reputation. (End of this chapter)