Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"In addition to the Luoyang city wall, isn't there another city wall inside Luoyang City?" Li Ji said slowly.

Zhang Song was stunned for several breaths before he reacted and asked.

"The Prime Minister is referring to the palace wall?!"

This was a place Zhang Song had never dared to think about.

After the recovery of Luoyang, the imperial palace in Luoyang was sealed off.

Even Li Ji never set foot into the palace in order to avoid criticism.

"It is the palace wall."

Li Ji spoke slowly. "The two palaces in Luoyang, north and south, occupy nearly one-third of the land in Luoyang City, which is enough to accommodate all the people in the city to temporarily escape disaster."

"And the palace walls are as high as those of ordinary cities. It won't be a problem to rely on them to hold out for a while."

Zhang Song's eyes widened. He never expected that his prime minister would be so bold.

Even in times of chaos, the Luoyang Imperial Palace had been visited by outsiders all the time, and later when Lu Bu became king, he even moved in directly.

But after all, he represented the Han Dynasty and the imperial power.

"Prime Minister, this... this is probably an act of usurpation. Even if the king does not pursue it, it will attract criticism from the world and even be recorded in history, causing future generations to curse you and think that you are disloyal."

At the end of the conversation, Zhang Song knelt down on the ground and tried to dissuade him. "Song, please think twice, Prime Minister!"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu's expression became more complicated.

After Zhou Yu thought of this plan, he was quite troubled about how to persuade the prime minister to agree.

After all, letting the people hide in the palace to avoid disaster and then setting fire to Luoyang was extremely disrespectful no matter how you looked at it.

But what Zhou Yu didn't expect was that Li Ji had already made a comprehensive plan before he even started to persuade him.

Facing Zhang Song's persuasion, Li Ji spoke without any hesitation.

"If you can keep the people safe and bring eternal peace, what does the temporary infamy of this marquis matter?"

"If the plan succeeds, and we lure the Hu people into the city and set them on fire, we can inflict heavy damage on them, making them disorganized and out of order, and making it difficult for them to be under unified command again."

"By then, whether it's a large army chasing after us or encircling and intercepting us, it will be many times easier."

"How can we retreat from such a major event that concerns the safety of the world because of a momentary honor or disgrace?"

Zhang Song looked up at Li Ji and felt that the prime minister's figure was so tall and majestic. However, he did not want to see the prime minister's reputation tarnished, so he tried to dissuade him.

"Prime Minister..."

Li Ji did not give Zhang Song a chance to continue to persuade him, and said in a deep voice, "I have made up my mind, don't talk anymore."

Zhang Song gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, please allow You Song to ask the people to enter the palace to avoid disaster."

Li Ji paused and frowned. "Zi Qiao, what's the matter?"

Zhang Song answered with a sharp gaze.

"Song knew that his ability was limited and that he was insignificant to the world. Moreover, a gentleman dies for his friend. To Song, being cursed by the world on behalf of the prime minister was like a shower of sweet dew, something he could never obtain."

This greatly moved Li Ji. He did not expect Zhang Song to be so determined.

Li Ji stepped forward, helped Zhang Song up, and spoke.

"Zi Qiao considers me a close friend, how can I bear to let Zi Qiao be cursed by the world? Besides, a little bit of bad reputation is nothing, I will just regard it as self-defilement."

These two seemingly light words of insult, when applied to Li Ji, are nothing more than a slight blow considering his current reputation and prestige.

But if it fell on Zhang Song's shoulders, it would be like a huge rock that could crush Zhang Song politically and make him unable to turn over.

"But Prime Minister..."

Without waiting for Zhang Song to continue speaking, Li Ji patted Zhang Song on the shoulder.

"No one is perfect, and I don't need to be one. Ziqiao, don't worry about such trivial matters."

"Yes." Zhang Song responded with a complicated tone and reminded.

"Since the Prime Minister intends to burn Luoyang, we must make preparations early. We must place fire starters in various places in Luoyang City and carry food, fodder, bedding and other things that the people need to survive into the palace."

"In addition, all items in the palace must be properly sealed to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble."

Li Ji nodded and replied, "That's right. I'll have to ask Ziqiao to mobilize the staff and make all the necessary preparations starting tomorrow."

Zhang Song responded with a heavy expression and said nothing more.

Zhou Yu spoke up and reminded Zhang Song.

"We have to be extremely careful when placing these fire starters. If we are not careful and let the fire get out of control, it might even affect the palace."

"Don't panic."

Li Ji waved his hand, then walked to the door and looked up at the sky, saying, "Since we are using the fire plan, if we want to succeed, we will naturally need the help of a strong wind."

After a pause, Li Ji raised his hand and looked at the sleeves slowly fluttering in the night breeze, and said.

"This strong wind will probably take another two days to arrive."

Two days?!
Zhou Yu and Zhang Song were startled and naturally believed Li Ji's judgment.

"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying..."

Li Ji spoke with some emotion.

"This great wind started at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, flowed to the powerful Han Dynasty, and when it continues, it will blow another prosperous Han Dynasty for the people."

……

at the same time.

On the west wall of Hulao Pass, Liu Bei stood on the city tower, looking west, his expression revealing a bit of worry and anxiety, and muttered.

"Zikun, Zikun, why don't you light the beacon fire?! What are you waiting for?"

Behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were accompanying him.

Guan Yu saw this and said, "Don't worry, brother. The Prime Minister has unpredictable powers. Since he hasn't lit the beacon fire yet, he must have some plan."

"But the scouts who returned from Luoyang today reported that the barbarian attacks were getting more intense. Three or four city walls were breached by the barbarian in one day. This is enough to show that the Luoyang defenders are already short of manpower."

Liu Bei was so worried that his lips were obviously blistered.

Zhang Fei, who had always been carefree, now whispered with a guilty look on his face.

"Brother, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been careless and allowed the Xianbei to attack, how could they have invaded Luoyang?"

"If Luoyang City is really breached, I will rush into Luoyang alone and rescue Zikun even if it means risking my life."

Guan Yu comforted him after hearing this.

"Why do you still care about this, Third Brother? Victory and defeat are common in the military. I'm afraid that Cao Wei's villain deliberately let the Xianbei enter the country, which allowed the Xianbei to launch a sneak attack. This is not a crime of war."

"But it was me who implicated Zikun..."

Before Zhang Fei could finish, Liu Bei waved his hand to stop him and said in a cold voice.

"Don't say any more. It's the fault of those grassland barbarians who are still trying to plot against our Han people. Once we rescue Zikun..."

"kill!"

Zhang Fei spoke out what Liu Bei had not yet finished saying.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, who were born and raised in Youzhou, had an inherently disgusting and hateful attitude towards the Hu people.

At this moment, there is no doubt that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei completely regard the Hu people on the grassland as their mortal enemies.

Liu Bei's face twitched noticeably, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he continued to give orders.

"Continue to send more scouts to Luoyang. I don't care about the losses. I just want to know what's going on in Luoyang at all times." (End of this chapter)