Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Shouchun, Yangzhou.

As the situation of unification of the world becomes clearer, Shouchun undoubtedly becomes more lively than ever before.

Not only were the common people celebrating the victory, but a large number of aristocratic families, relatives of the Han royal family, and hermit merchants who had been waiting and watching also came to Shouchun. Some of them were received by Liu Bei in person.

For example, Liu Chong, the Prince of Chen, one of the few remaining princes of the Han Dynasty, came to ask Liu Bei to ascend the throne and become emperor...

In response, Liu Bei naturally declined, then sent Chen Wang Liu Chong out the door and returned to the table to sit down.

Liu Bei suddenly felt sleepy. He supported his cheek with one hand and fell asleep in a daze.

Suddenly, in a daze, Liu Bei felt a figure appear in front of him. Looking up, it was the gentle Li Ji.

Liu Bei stood up excitedly and stepped forward.

"Zikun, when did you come back? Why didn't you send someone to inform me so that I could go and greet you?"

But Li Ji did not say anything. He just looked at Liu Bei quietly, then bowed and disappeared in front of Liu Bei like smoke.

Liu Bei instinctively wanted to stop all this, and quickly reached out to pounce on Li Ji, but his hand was empty.

At this moment, Liu Bei, who was sleeping at his desk, suddenly woke up and blurted out something.

"No! Zikun!!!"

This sound startled the guards who were guarding outside the house and they rushed in.

Liu Bei ignored the guards, a look of fear still on his face. He reached out and wiped his neck, but he broke out in a cold sweat. Everything in his dream was so clear.

Then, Liu Bei waved his hand, signaling the guards to leave, but the scenes in his dream continued to emerge in his mind, and a feeling of uneasiness lingered in his heart for a long time.

"Inappropriate, inappropriate."

Liu Bei immediately ordered that all other matters for the day be put aside and went to the Jinyisi office in person.

Xiahou Bo, who was originally busy in the government office, came over upon hearing the news and hurriedly saluted Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, who was still anxious, waved his hand casually and, contrary to his usual behavior, asked Xiahou Bo to immediately sort out the latest news about the prime minister.

Xiahou Bo did not dare to delay and quickly presented the document to Liu Bei who had been waiting in the office.

Liu Bei took it and looked at it anxiously. Then Xiahou Bo found an opportunity to ask.

"My lord, what happened?"

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and while continuing to look at the document carefully, he answered.

"I just took a short nap, and I saw the Prime Minister in my dream. But the Prime Minister didn't say a word in my dream, and disappeared in a moment..."

After a pause, Liu Bei asked with a worried look on his face, "I'm afraid this may indicate something bad?"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Bo's expression became slightly solemn, and he understood why Liu Bei was so serious.

If we consider the theory of "communication between heaven and man", this sudden dream might really be a sign from heaven.

However, seeing the worry in Liu Bei's eyes, Xiahou Bo subconsciously spoke to comfort him.

"Your Majesty may have been too tired recently, and because everything was going smoothly on the Northern Expedition front, he felt a little uneasy, so he had this dream."

"Besides, the Prime Minister is now in Luoyang, where he is protected by an army of 70,000 men, with the former general and Marquis Hu at his side, and a guard officer stationed at Hulao Pass. Even if there are some remnants of Cao Wei or Zhao roaming around, they cannot possibly harm the Prime Minister in the slightest."

After hearing this, Liu Bei compared the latest intelligence compiled by the Jinyi Division one by one, and felt a little relieved.

Li Ji in Luoyang is surrounded by a large army and will not encounter any danger. However, after thinking for a long time, Liu Bei still spoke with some concern.

"Send more personnel to the Sili area and make sure they are informed of the Prime Minister's condition as soon as possible..."

After a pause, Liu Bei continued.

"In addition, send someone to deliver an urgent message to the Prime Minister over a thousand miles, asking him to return to Shouchun from Luoyang immediately. The Northern Expedition is about to be completed, and it is okay for the Prime Minister to return at this time."

……

at the same time.

Luoyang, which had been peaceful for about half a month after Li Ji posted a notice to reassure the people, was now under martial law. A large number of soldiers were moving around in the city, sending a large number of city defense equipment from the armory to the city walls.

In the government office, a group of civil and military officials gathered together, exuding a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Last night Li Ji learned that Zhang Fei's troops were attacked and defeated, and after the defeat, they were chased by Xianbei cavalry for dozens of miles, with countless casualties. He only knew that Zhang Fei had to retreat towards Jizhou with the remaining troops reluctantly.

The Xianbei's sudden move southward and unexpected attack on Zhang Fei's troops made Li Ji realize the seriousness of the problem at that time.

The Xianbei people who migrated south from Bingzhou had two destinations: one was to go east to Jizhou; the other was to go south to Luoyang.

If the Xianbei left Jizhou, they would undoubtedly be reinforcements lured by Cao Wei.

But that would have been fine, what worried Li Ji the most was that the Xianbei would take the opportunity to move south to Luoyang.

Therefore, Li Ji ordered Ma Chao to lead the Western Liang cavalry to Mengjin almost overnight, intending to block the Xianbei's passage south to Luoyang through Mengjin.

But the result was a step slower...

When Ma Chao arrived at Mengjin, part of the Xianbei had already crossed the river, but it was too late to stop them.

When Ma Chao brought the news back to Luoyang, Li Ji immediately ordered Luoyang to prepare for defending the city, and then sent cavalry to the villages around Luoyang, asking the people to take enough dry food and quickly hide in the mountains for refuge.

Li Ji, who had personally experienced the battle against the Wuhuan in Youzhou, knew very well that under the looting of these grassland foreign tribes, the common people were almost indistinguishable from cattle and sheep.

Under the ravages of the Xianbei army, the people outside the city of Luoyang would be the first to suffer.

Especially since the Xianbei had so many troops this time, with more than 200,000 soldiers just to defeat Zhang Fei. They rushed all the way south to Luoyang, so food and rations must have been in short supply.

So for the Xianbei, the Han people would in a sense be their food and fodder.

Therefore, Li Ji's first reaction was to send cavalry to notify the people in various villages to flee and hide in the mountains and forests.

Only after this series of responses did Li Ji carefully inquire about the details and said.

"Mengqi, when you arrived at Mengjin, how many Xianbei cavalry had crossed the river?"

"About fifty thousand," Ma Chao estimated and answered.

"fifty thousand……"

Li Ji muttered something, and after calculating secretly, he spoke.

"In that case, there are still one or two days before the Xianbei army arrives at Luoyang City, which is enough time for most of the people to hide in the mountains and forests to avoid the war."

Zhou Yu, aware of the seriousness of the situation, suddenly thought of something and took the initiative to speak out a suggestion.

"Prime Minister, autumn is approaching. The people under the rule of the pseudo-Zhao may not be willing to give up the food in the fields. There will definitely be many people who will stay and grab the food in the hope of getting lucky." (End of this chapter)