Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Hearing this, Lu Bu raised his head and said, "Although Li Ji is famous, he is only as famous as me. Now that I am here to help you, why should the King of Wei be afraid of him?"

Cao Cao nodded with a smile, but in fact he felt a bit disdainful of Lu Bu.

They were famous in the past, but they are not as famous as they are today, so why bother talking about it?
However, this fierce tiger still needs help, and Cao Cao will not provoke it with bad words.

As the Northern Expedition Army got closer, the smiles on Cao Cao and Lu Bu's faces, which were originally intended to please each other, unconsciously faded into solemnity.

The mighty Northern Expedition Army not only seemed to be advancing and retreating in a measured manner from a distance, but also had a murderous aura faintly pressing down on them.

Such elite?!
This is what made Cao Cao and Lu Bu so frightened.

The strength of the Wei-Zhao coalition forces was also as high as 530,000, but this number was inevitably mixed with some water.

For example, the Black Mountain Army, some of the county soldiers were drawn from various places, some of them were even new recruits who had not been adequately trained, and so on.

For this reason, if the Wei-Zhao coalition forces were arranged on such a large scale, once observed carefully, one would inevitably discover some parts with completely different momentum.

However, the situation of the Northern Expedition Army was more like a relatively harmonious whole.

At this moment, Cao Cao further realized that the military system promoted by Zikun showed more advantages under such circumstances.

Moreover, Cao Cao understood one thing, that is, these 700,000 troops were still not the limit of Liu Bei's army. At least, they were not as strong as Wei and Zhao, who had truly mobilized the whole country and wanted to arm even the dogs at home and send them to the battlefield.

"Liu Da'er... still has some strength left..."

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling a little gloomy in his heart, but then it turned into unshakable determination.

Even if Liu Da'er still has some strength left, as long as he can resist the Northern Expedition Army led by Zikun at Guandu, or even defeat it.

By then, even if Liu Da'er still had some strength left, he would inevitably be seriously injured, and it would take him five to ten years to recover.

Moreover, such a depletion of national strength will lead to widespread public resentment and the eruption of various previously hidden contradictions.

Lu Bu did not think as deeply as Cao Cao did. Lu Bu's solemn expression was more like he was looking for flaws in the Northern Expedition Army.

However, the overwhelming Northern Expedition army did seem to have a certain degree of control in their advances and retreats...

This was the first time that Lu Bu fought against Li Ji on the battlefield. Unlike the Red-Faced Guan, Li Ji was obviously much more skilled. Even when commanding an army of more than 70 people, he appeared to be in good order.

It should be noted that the Wei-Zhao coalition was also led by Cao Cao and Lu Bu respectively, rather than one person commanding an army of more than 500,000.

Throughout the Han Dynasty, Li Ji was probably the third person who could command an army of hundreds of thousands and still have enough energy to spare.

The first two are Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, and General Wei Qing.

Right now, there is one more person who represents the highest level of command in the Han Dynasty...

At least, on this point, even the extremely arrogant Lu Bu did not dare to claim that he had the ability to command an army of more than 700,000.

Under the watchful eyes of Cao Cao and Lu Bu, each with their own thoughts, the Northern Expedition Army stood on the south bank of Guandu, lined up in neat formations, and stared at each other across the canal.

Soon, the vanguard of the Northern Expedition Army slowly made way for a path, and a chariot slowly moved forward under the protection of the "Five Tiger Generals", with a large banner with the word "Li" on it.

Seeing this, Cao Cao signaled the guards under the high platform to repeat what he said, and then he spoke in a somewhat cheerful tone. "Zikun, I haven't seen you for many years. Are you doing well?"

Li Ji looked at Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others on the high platform on the other side and replied, "Even though I hold the high position of Prime Minister, the disease of the Han Dynasty has not been cured for a long time, and I have not been able to sleep peacefully."

Cao Cao said loudly.

"The Han Dynasty has long been incurable. What it did in the past was no different from that of Jie and Zhou, which led to the rise of separatist regimes and uprisings. The people are living in misery... The Han Dynasty has long since perished!"

"The destiny of heaven changes, the divine weapon changes, and it will return to the virtuous. This is the law of nature. Even if Zi Kun is trying his best to maintain it, he is just going against the will of heaven..."

"Zi Kun is a man who knows his destiny. Why did he send this unknown army to invade our border? Please retreat quickly to avoid unnecessary killing."

This point resonates with countless people.

It is true that people still miss the Han Dynasty, but it is also a fact that the government has been in chaos for many years, with official positions being sold and titles being sold, corrupt officials and local tyrants bullying the people, causing the people to live in misery.

Under such circumstances, there will be even more people who hate the Han Dynasty.

Apart from anything else, even though they were both members of the Han royal family, this was the reason why Liu Ye joined Cao Cao.

In Liu Ye's eyes, the once powerful Han Dynasty had long since died, and the extremely dark and chaotic Han Dynasty should have also perished long ago.

However, Cao Cao's rather inflammatory words were not enough to cause much waves among Li Ji's mighty Northern Expedition Army.

There is no other reason.

That is, the people under Liu Bei's rule truly felt that they could live and work in peace and contentment, so how could their morale be shaken by a few words?
However, this debate involved righteousness and even the foundation of Liu Bei's three revival of the Han Dynasty, so Li Ji could not avoid it.

"Shut up, you Han traitors who have been eating Han's salary for generations, have no intention of reviving Han, but have repeatedly persecuted the people and usurped the Han throne. Are you worthy of barking in front of the two armies?"

Li Ji spoke in a cold voice, and his personal guards repeated it in unison, causing his words to echo on both sides of Guandu, and the sound could be heard for more than ten miles.

"Why did the Han Dynasty decline? It was because there were too many rotten wood officials in the government, who did nothing but eat and work, and the eunuchs caused trouble, deceived the emperor, and disrupted the government, which led to chaos in the country, local separatism, and the people had no place to stand."

"But why has it come to this? It shouldn't have come to this!"

"At this time of national crisis, even though I am an unknown man, I know that I am responsible for the fate of the country. I should support the Han Dynasty, stabilize the Han Dynasty and prosper the country. This is what a real man should do, instead of using the excuse of national crisis and chaotic times to do things that are intolerable to heaven and earth and can be punished by everyone."

"May I ask the people north of Guandu, if you have helped the rebels for the sake of a little food and clothing, how will you face your ancestors and the twenty-four previous emperors of the Han Dynasty when you die?"

Every word was like a steel knife scraping bones. The faces of the soldiers of the Wei-Zhao coalition turned red, and countless of them dared not look up to see the scene ashamed.

Cao Cao, who originally wanted to gain some verbal advantage, also felt blocked in his heart and didn't know how to respond for a while.

On the contrary, Lu Bu saw that his own morale had dropped greatly after Li Ji's speech, and he couldn't help but speak out. "Li Ji, you are so good at talking nonsense..."

However, before Lu Bu could finish his words, Li Ji scolded him first.

"You patricide slave, don't you know that everyone in the world is willing to eat your flesh alive? How dare you, a homeless dog with a broken back, bark and shout here? I have never seen such a shameless person!!!" (End of this chapter)