Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

However, there is still a problem facing the Xianbei leaders.

Mengjin was burned down. How should the Xianbei army march next?
There is no point in continuing to Mengjin.

If we cross Mengjin and head towards Xiaopingjin and other ferry crossings, we will collide with the main force of the Han army coming to support Luoyang.

Budugen, Kebinen, Suli and other leaders discussed for a long time, and found out after calculating that the road to Bingzhou was almost completely cut off.

Just when all the Xianbei leaders were frowning, Que Ji made a suggestion.

"It's better to go west."

To the west?
Que Ji did not wait for the other Xianbei leaders to ask questions before he continued.

"Go west, go through Hangu Pass and Tong Pass, pass through the Sanfu area, enter Liangzhou and return to the grassland, then go around and return to Bingzhou."

Budugen estimated and shook his head. "The journey is too long. The food the army has brought with them cannot sustain such a long journey."

"Yes, yes, there is food..."

Que Ji spoke with a fierce look in his eyes.

"We only need to pass by the Xiongnu tribe. All Xiongnu warriors have died in Luoyang. In the Xiongnu tribe, besides women, children, the elderly and the weak, there are a lot of cattle and sheep."

"It will be a good opportunity for us to plunder the Xiongnu and bring them back to our tribe, thus making up for the losses in the attack on Luoyang. After the winter is over, we can gradually withdraw to the depths of the grassland."

When these words were spoken, the expressions of the other Xianbei leaders paused for a moment, and then became extremely excited.

Before this, the Xianbei, Qiang people and Xiongnu had signed an alliance together?
The past was before and the present is now.

Almost all the Xiongnu warriors were dead, but the Xianbei people did not feel the slightest guilt for looting and slaughtering the Xiongnu tribes.

Que Ji's proposal was agreed by almost all Xianbei leaders.

Immediately, this Xianbei army that was halfway to Mengjin changed direction and headed all the way to Hangu Pass.

When news of the Xianbei army's movements reached Luoyang, it was already late at night, interrupting Liu Bei and Li Ji's vision of the soon-to-be-rebuilt Han Empire under the moonlight.

After Li Ji took the intelligence and read it, he handed it to Liu Bei, who couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"As Zikun expected at the beginning, the Xianbei army will flee westwards."

"The Xianbei have developed a fear of the Han army. More importantly, even if they win the battle against the Han army, there will be no benefit to them. Naturally, they dare not collide with the main force of the Han army."

After Li Ji briefly explained the logic, he said.

"After Mengjin fell and was burned, the Xianbei had no way to retreat directly to Bingzhou, so they could only choose to flee westward."

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said, "In this way, the Qiang people and Xianbei will all go to the Sanfu area. I just don't know whether the Ziwu Valley plan can be successfully implemented."

"If Wen Chang can successfully launch a surprise attack on Chang'an, and then hold the strategic passes around Chang'an to delay the enemy for a day or two, then the more than 100,000 Hu people fleeing westward will be trapped."

Li Ji did not come to any conclusion directly, but began to deduce silently.

Previously, because they were trapped in Luoyang, even though they had the Ziwu Valley plan, they did not know the movements of the generals in the Northern Expedition, so it was difficult to designate the most suitable general to implement this plan at the moment.

Unexpectedly, by some strange mistake, Wei Yan was anxious to return to Luoyang for support, and chose to turn back with the cavalry led by Zhao Yun, which instead led to Wei Yan being sent by Liu Bei to carry out the Ziwu Valley strategy.

This seems like a coincidence in the dark.

In the original trajectory, Wei Yan always regretted that the Ziwu Valley strategy could not be implemented and that he could not use this strategy to help revive the Han Dynasty.

And Wei Yan now undoubtedly has such an opportunity.

If the Ziwu Valley strategy succeeds, the last threat from the Hu people to the Han Dynasty will be completely eliminated.

After a while, Li Ji picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and said.

"Wen Chang may have shortcomings of one kind or another, but he will be desperate enough to seize every opportunity. Not to mention, this may be the only chance of Wen Chang's life, so Wen Chang will definitely seize it at all costs."

"Wen Chang, it will succeed."

Finally, Li Ji sighed...

...and time moves forward a little bit.

After Wei Yan received Liu Bei's military order from Hulao Pass, he immediately led his personal guards and three horses, and rushed to Hanzhong for three days and three nights without sleep.

Zhang Lu wanted to lend troops to Wei Yan in order to win the favor of the King of Han, but there were not many soldiers available in Hanzhong at the moment.

It happened that after receiving Liu Bei's letter, Liu Zhang urgently ordered Yan Yan to lead the entire Ba County army as the vanguard and arrived in Hanzhong.

Knowing that time was of the essence, Wei Yan had no choice but to present the King of Han's military order to Yan Yan to borrow troops.

Faced with such a major event as borrowing troops, Yan Yan did not dare to act on his own. His original intention was to send someone to ask Liu Zhang for instructions and then reply to Wei Yan.

But Wei Yan, fearing that he might delay the prime minister's plan, did not want to delay even for an hour, let alone let Yan Yan waste three or five days sending fast horses back and forth to ask for instructions.

After Wei Yan's persuasion, facing Yan Yan who was still unmoved, he tried to force Yan Yan to borrow troops immediately.

Wei Yan drew his sword, put it directly on his neck, and roared.

"Please lend me some troops, General Yan!"

Yan Yan was so shocked by Wei Yan's action that he stood there in a daze. Looking at Wei Yan, whose eyes were bloodshot as he had not slept for almost three days, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

It's not that he thought it was ridiculous for Wei Yan to threaten him with his life, but he was shocked by Wei Yan's determination and couldn't help asking.

"Why is this so?"

"If the Prime Minister's plan fails because of me, then I will die."

After a pause, Wei Yan explained the pros and cons to Yan Yan in a stern voice.

"If I die here, General Yan will have a hard time explaining to the King of Han, and your Lord Liu Zhang will also have a hard time explaining to the King of Han."

Yan Yan reacted and immediately understood the current situation.

Wei Yan's pressure, which involved risking his life, was almost a fatal blow.

The current situation is that it is true that Wei Yan has the military order from the King of Han, but the order only instructs Wei Yan to borrow troops from Hanzhong and march north.

But Yan Yan was following Liu Zhang's military orders and leading the troops from Shu. He took the initiative to borrow troops without his lord's permission, which was the biggest taboo among taboos.

To put it bluntly, Liu Zhang beheaded Yan Yan for this reason, and no one dared to plead for mercy.

Yan Yan did not understand the political calculations, but he was very clear that it was hard to say whether lending troops to Wei Yan would bring any merit, and he would bear the risk himself, so he planned to send a letter to Liu Zhang for instructions first.

But Wei Yan's determination obviously did not give Yan Yan this opportunity.

Looking at Wei Yan's angry eyes, Yan Yan had no doubt that Wei Yan might really commit suicide on the spot.

And just as Wei Yan said, if Wei Yan committed suicide and stained the King of Han's military order with his blood, then it would be the end of Yan Yan, Liu Zhang and even the entire Yizhou.

"General Wei, please do not be impulsive and put down your sword first. We can discuss this matter..."

However, the extremely anxious Wei Yan did not even give Yan Yan the opportunity to hesitate, and spoke sternly.

"I will only count to three. General Yan, do you want to lend me this soldier or not? If you still refuse after three counts, don't blame me for being stained with blood."

"three!"

Yan Yan's eyes trembled and he was still hesitant.

The next moment, Wei Yan skipped over step two and shouted angrily.

"one!"

Yan Yan was stunned, his eyes wide open.

What about second?

But when he saw Wei Yan start to pull the sword, Yan Yan's body reacted before his consciousness and he shouted.

"Borrow!!!" (End of this chapter)