Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

After Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei left the tent, they went to prepare the cavalry and make preparations for a raid in the direction of Xingyang as soon as possible.

In the central army tent where Li Ji was the only one left, Li Ji held up an oil lamp in one hand, walked to the increasingly complete sand table, and pulled out the small flag that was originally placed on the west side of the south bank of Guandu, symbolizing Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei's troops.

Instead, Li Ji picked up another small flag symbolizing 40,000 cavalrymen and thrust it towards Xingyang, a hundred miles away.

At this moment, looking at the entire sand table from a bird's-eye view, this small flag is like strangling Sili's throat. It is also like a big net stretched from Zhongmu to Xingyang, blocking the possibility of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry going south to harass the rear.

This does not mean that once the food routes to Yingchuan or Nanyang are attacked and cut off, it will be a fatal blow to the Northern Expedition Army.

The key point is that Li Ji wanted to keep the rebel army out to prevent the war from spreading and causing damage to the people to expand uncontrollably.

The fighting on the front line was indeed fierce, and the combined number of troops on both sides exceeded one million, which was astonishing enough.

But the registered population of Yingchuan alone has exceeded 1.5 million. If Yingchuan County was massacred by Lu Bu's troops.

In a sense, the loss to the Han Dynasty was even more serious than the complete annihilation of the Northern Expedition Army.

Whenever conditions permit, Li Ji's choice will always be to keep the enemy out.

"Three months..."

Li Ji whispered the time, his fingers unconsciously playing with a small flag, his eyes still on the sand table in front of him, vaguely seeming to see farther.

Summer is here, and the weather will become increasingly hot, gradually entering the hottest part of summer.

Li Ji, who was not a armchair strategist, understood that no matter how high the morale of the soldiers was, they were still mortals after all.

In this kind of climate, it is actually not suitable for large armies to fight for a long time.

Especially around noon, the army could be mobilized on a large scale once or twice, but it was difficult for mortal bodies to continue charging into battle in armor under the scorching heat.

Not to mention whether the soldiers' physical fitness can keep up and whether they will suffer from heatstroke and faint, dehydration is an unavoidable problem.

Therefore, the arrival of summer would be relatively beneficial for Cao Cao as the defender.

On the contrary, Lu Bu survived the most difficult spring, but now he had to try to make long-distance attacks in the hot summer. It can be said that Cao Cao had clearly calculated this.

However, unless Li Ji wanted the Northern Expedition to become a long stalemate, with the two sides gradually attacking and defending each other on the border, the only way to win the battle was to send a large army to the border and force the Wei-Zhao coalition to fight.

Therefore, the initiative in Guandu is undoubtedly the key to victory or defeat...

During the three months when Zhao Yun tried to restrict the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, whether the Northern Expedition Army could defeat the defense line set up by Cao Wei during this period, or make further great progress in the Northern Expedition, would undoubtedly greatly determine the success or failure of this battle.

"But it's not safe enough..."

After thinking for a while, Li Ji ordered the tiger guards guarding outside the tent to call Gu Wei over.

When Gu Wei hurried to the big tent, he saw Li Ji writing something at the desk. He did not disturb him rashly, but tidied up the tent without making any noise.

When Li Ji looked up, Gu Wei had already put the tea set and some scattered paperwork and other items in order according to Li Ji's habit.

Seeing this, Li Ji's eyes moved slightly, and then he spoke in a gentle voice.

"Vir, come here."

Gu Wei subconsciously walked to stand beside Li Ji, but unexpectedly Li Ji pointed at the table opposite the desk with his folding fan, indicating Gu Wei to sit down. This made Gu Wei slightly startled, and he hesitated.

However, as Li Ji raised his eyes, his gentle gaze seemed to encourage Gu Wei.

Gu Wei then took a deep breath and sat down in front of Li Ji respectfully and carefully.

Sitting opposite the Prime Minister was undoubtedly quite new to Gu Wei, but he also felt unusually reserved and nervous.

"Weier, do you still remember how many years you have been with me?" Li Ji asked.

"There are still eighteen days left, which is exactly seven years." Gu Wei answered without hesitation.

"Yeah, it's already been seven years."

Li Ji, whose eyes were always on Gu Wei, couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

This skinny, dark-skinned child who came from Rinnan County, the southernmost part of the Han Dynasty, and who could hardly hide his timidity, had developed his own demeanor after seven years of baptism.

And because Li Ji unknowingly started a trend of reaching adulthood early, many people followed suit, so that young men who were supposed to reach adulthood at the age of 20 often reached adulthood a few years earlier.

In addition, the Han Dynasty was in urgent need of talent in all aspects, so Li Ji was naturally happy to see this happen. He secretly encouraged many aspiring scholars to enter the government and serve the Han Dynasty ahead of time.

Immediately, a smile appeared on Li Ji's face and he said.

"Speaking of which, Wei'er is the third servant that I have kept by my side. As for who the predecessor before him was, I believe Wei'er knows it very well."

These three servants are: Xiahou Lan, Guo Jia and Gu Wei.

Among them, Xiahou Lan was entrusted by Zhao Yun to Li Ji for teaching. His talent was not top-notch, so Li Ji did not take much care of him. He did not keep him by his side for a long time. Most of the time, Xiahou Lan was more like Li Ji's personal bodyguard.

Guo Jia was undoubtedly much more talented than Xiahou Lan, and the relationship between Guo Jia and Li Ji was that of a servant, but in reality it was more of a teacher and student.

Li Ji took the trouble to teach Guo Jia for quite some time, but in terms of the time he spent with Guo Jia, it was not necessarily any longer than Xiahou Lan.

Finally, Gu Wei’s talent is not as good as Guo Jia’s, and even when compared with Xiahou Lan’s.

There is a saying that makes sense.

Those who have left their names in history books with their abilities often reach peaks that are difficult for ordinary people to surpass with their talents.

Xiahou Lan may not be as good as the "Three Sages" in terms of literature, nor as brave as the "Five Tiger Generals", but he is a small hexagonal warrior in every sense, and his talents in all aspects are far superior to Gu Wei.

Therefore, Guo Jia was gradually reused by Liu Bei and Li Ji as an indispensable think tank and advisor.

Xiahou Lan has also been steadily promoted over the years. After Liu Bei became king and established his government, he was appointed as the "General who Suppresses the Japanese" and then went to Yingzhou to serve as the "backup hidden energy" of the Han Dynasty.

Don’t underestimate this so-called “Shogun Suppressing Japan” who is just a general with a miscellaneous title. In a sense, he is the “Emperor Emeritus” of Japan. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a powerful governor.

In comparison, Gu Wei's qualifications in all aspects were not beyond the scope of ordinary people, but there was something about Gu Wei that Li Ji admired and valued very much, and that was his extremely firm belief.

This young man from the borderland has a firm belief that is hard to match, and a belief in pursuing the glory of the Han Dynasty. (End of this chapter)