Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

at the same time.

The fire in Luoyang grew bigger and bigger.

The raging flames, fueled by the strong wind, seemed to have transformed into a roaring fire dragon, as if it was going to burn all the barbarians who had broken into the city into ashes.

Even under the influence of the north wind, the fire continued to move southward, leaving the northern part of Luoyang where the imperial palace was located safe and sound.

But despite the terrifying power of the fire, one could still feel a scorching air wave approaching across the palace walls.

The wailing and screaming sounds coming from outside from time to time also made the people hiding in the palace feel terrified.

This was not the first time that Li Ji had used a fire plan, but this was the first time in his life that a fire plan of this scale had been used.

According to preliminary estimates, the number of Hu people who have poured into Luoyang is probably nearly 200,000.

How many of these 200,000 Hu people will be reduced to charcoal in this fire?
Li Ji thought silently. The firelight in the distance made his face shine. He murmured.

"It's a pity that the gates on the east and west sides cannot be opened. Otherwise, if the fire breaks out, it will give the Hu people more ways to escape from Luoyang, and there will be no way to prevent all the Xianbei and Qiang people from rushing in."

Under the influence of the north wind, the fire raged southwards. In addition, Li Ji had made a lot of fire-starting arrangements at the three gates of the south wall in advance.

It seemed that the entire southern part of Luoyang was treated as a big urn, and the Hu people, who had nowhere to escape, were boiled in the raging fire.

But once the city gates on the east and west sides were opened, it would be equivalent to providing the Hu people with many escape routes that would be difficult for the fire to spread and cover for a while.

Given the speed of the Hu cavalry, it is likely that a large number of them escaped.

Zhou Yu, who was standing behind Li Ji, looked at the raging fire outside the palace wall from afar, as if he was appreciating a unique masterpiece, and said with admiration.

"That's enough. The fire is burning brightly enough."

Li Ji laughed. "Half of Luoyang's prosperity for a thousand years has fueled the fire, and with the help of the Hu people, how can it not burn vigorously?"

"Even if these barbarian dogs can be buried with half of Luoyang, it is still a bargain for them."

Zhou Yu heard this and comforted him.

"Why should you mind, Prime Minister? The burning of half of Luoyang will just reduce some of the voices insisting on making Luoyang the capital, making it easier for the king to completely decide on Jianye as the new capital."

Li Ji did not comment on this, and then asked in a low voice.

"Gongjin, how is the arrangement of that item?"

"Everything is fine." Zhou Yu replied.

Li Ji nodded, said no more, and continued to look at the raging fire outside the palace wall.

However, Li Ji led the people of Luoyang to hide in the imperial palace and watched the fire as if they were watching a play.

But the more than 100,000 Xianbei and Qiang cavalrymen who were still outside the city of Luoyang were stunned.

King Midang, Budugen, Kebineng, Suli and other leaders felt not only luck but also fear at this moment.

Fortunately, they had not yet had time to enter Luoyang;
What was horrifying was that the Prime Minister of Hanting was so stubborn that he could not defend the city and would rather burn it down than surrender.

At this moment, the Xianbei and Qiang people on the east and west sides no longer had any intention of attacking the city.

In other words, what is the point of breaking through the city gates on the east and west sides?
This fire has completely destroyed their plans.

He could not capture Luoyang, nor could he capture the Prime Minister of the Han court.

Especially since a large number of Han troops had already come out of Hulao Pass, it was meaningless to stay here. As the fire in Luoyang City grew bigger and bigger, only a few Hu cavalry were able to escape from the open gate on the south side.

The tragic howls that could be heard faintly through the towering city walls were terrifying.

Even though the leaders such as King Midang, Budugen, Kebineng, etc. were heartbroken about their tribesmen who were trapped in Luoyang City and could not escape, they were helpless.

When they arrived, the combined strength of the Xianbei, Qiang, and Southern Xiongnu cavalry exceeded 400,000.
Now, after more than half a month of siege, a large number of Hu people were caught in the fire in Luoyang.

Currently, the Xianbei army has less than 100,000 soldiers, and the Qiang army has only about 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers.

Budugen witnessed the fire in Luoyang City, but what he felt was bone-chilling despair and coldness.

A big defeat...

Severely damaged...

In order to capture Luoyang with less than 70,000 or 80,000 troops, this is the outcome?

"withdraw……"

Budugen struggled to pull out these words from his throat, and even the people around him could hardly hear them.
"Retreat! I said retreat, retreat to Bingzhou, then retreat away from Bingzhou, and retreat far back to the grassland. Otherwise, the revenge of the Han court will not be able to be withstood by the severely damaged Xianbei now."

The faces of Xianbei leaders such as Kebinen, Suli, and Mijia were also gloomy. They had no intention of rebutting or fighting for power.

According to the Han court's usual style, it would inevitably retaliate against the Xianbei.

This time when they went south, the Xianbei had drawn out all the young and strong warriors in their tribe, but ended up suffering such a heavy loss.

Right now, the Xianbei could not only hold on to the occupied Bingzhou territory, but could only migrate their tribes back to the depths of the grassland to lick their wounds and avoid the revenge of the Han Dynasty.

"Get out..."

"That's all."

"If we don't leave now, the Han army's vanguard might be here soon. Retreat..."

Immediately, the Xianbei on the east side of Luoyang hurriedly packed up some baggage and evacuated with some dry food, and then the Qiang people on the west side also quickly retreated towards Hangu Pass.

After the Xianbei and Qiang people evacuated one after another, the fire, which used half of Luoyang as firewood and was fanned by the howling north wind, burned for a full half day before the fire began to slow down.

Even after the Xianbei and Qiang people had evacuated, Sun Ce and Ma Chao, who were still stationed on the east and west walls, used horns to send the agreed signal, informing the people outside the city of the evacuation of the Hu people.

This made Li Ji look more relaxed, realizing that the outcome of the battle of Luoyang had been decided.

Whether the mission can be successful depends on whether Zhang Liao and Wei Yan can block the Hu people's retreat.

Among them, even if Zhang Liao failed, the Han army not far away could continue to pursue and kill him, and continue to reduce the Xianbei's military strength.

But if Wei Yan failed, the Qiang people's evacuation would be smooth.

Just as Li Ji was thinking about the direction of the situation, a sound of siege suddenly came from the direction of the palace wall on the west side of the palace, which made Li Ji's face change slightly.

The fire was merciless, but there were bound to be some lucky people who were not affected.

In particular, there was no fire in the northern part of Luoyang, which undoubtedly allowed some of the Hu people to avoid the fire if they went in the opposite direction and fled directly to the north.

However, what surprised Li Ji was that these Hu people who had escaped death actually dared to attack the palace walls?
Under the protection of Xu Chu and Zhou Yu, Li Ji quickly went to the west wall of the palace. When he looked up, he saw a large number of blackened Hu people attacking the wall outside the palace.

At a glance, the number exceeds 10,000... (End of this chapter)