Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

As the content of the deduction was gradually displayed in Li Ji's mind, Li Ji couldn't help but frown.

In a sense, with the current civil and military officials and military configuration of Wu County, compared to the surrounding counties of Yangzhou, it was undoubtedly a dimensional reduction strike.

Just like the deduction in the Strategy Simulator, if Li Ji wanted to attack Kuaiji County, with Zhao Yun as the vanguard, Xu Sheng in command of the central army, and Li Ji personally micro-managing the war, he could almost conquer Kuaiji County in one battle.

But the problem is that the emperor has not yet passed away, the authority of the Han court is still there, and Wu County has no legitimate reason to attack Kuaiji County.

In this way, it would be tantamount to seeking death politically and strategically, and even using this as an excuse to strip Liu Bei of his official position and imprison him would be enough.

If Guo Yi had already led his troops into Wu County, then Li Ji would have had sufficient reason to counterattack.

But now Guo Yi is at most stationing troops on the Qiantang River, and there is absolutely no problem in terms of righteousness.

Li Ji's eyebrows furrowed slightly, considering whether there was a possibility of resolving the political and strategic hidden dangers.

It's just… this is undoubtedly another dead end!

Unless Li Ji simply went all the way, directly occupying the entire Yangzhou in one fell swoop, and then blockaded the Yangtze River to play independence.

However, not to mention that the current Wu County is still burdened with heavy "work-for-relief", and does not yet have this capability, what is more important is that Liu Bei would never raise the flag of rebellion.

At this point, Li Ji could only abandon the "changing from offense to defense" option, understanding that the current situation dictated that Wu County could not actively attack Kuaiji County.

Restraint, low profile… is the main theme!

Immediately, Li Ji couldn't help but turn his attention to the third option that emerged from the "Strategy Simulator" - "Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea", and then tried to deduce it.

After a while, Li Ji opened his slightly lowered eyes again, with a little more smile on his face.

Noticing the change in Li Ji's expression, Guo Jia couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Mr. Zikun, could it be that you already have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"Indeed."

Li Ji nodded and said. "Although it takes a long time and consumes a lot of money and food, it can barely be considered a win-win strategy. I wonder if Fengxiao has any insights?"

Guo Jia pondered for a while and said.

"In my humble opinion, defending for a long time will inevitably lead to loss. It is better to take the initiative to retreat, luring the Yue tribes and the Kuaiji County soldiers to go deep, and then choose one to attack fiercely, breaking their pincer attack."

It has to be said that Guo Jia's method is also a good strategy.

In the situation where Guo Jia was not clear that Wu County's actual frontal combat power was still above the opponent's, Guo Jia's method could be regarded as a good medicine.

However, it is still the same problem.

Rampantly indulging the Yue tribes and Guo Yi to go deep into Wu County will inevitably cause immeasurable losses.

The Yue tribes and Guo Yi are not enough to force Li Ji to such a point of amputating his arm to survive.

Li Ji shook his head and replied. "Fengxiao's method is very good, but it is not suitable for the current Wu County, it will seriously drag down Wu County's development speed."

Guo Jia was surprised when he heard this and said. "In such a situation, how can there be time to take into account the people's livelihood losses? A little carelessness may lead to the fall of the entire southern part of Wu County."

Facing Guo Jia and Xu Sheng's gaze, Li Ji replied unhurriedly.

"It's okay, I have deduced the future of victory."

Immediately, Li Ji's face became solemn and said.

"Xu Sheng!"

"Here!"

Xu Sheng immediately responded in a deep voice.

Li Ji said. "I order you to immediately lead eight thousand soldiers to support Fuchun Mountain, return to Yunchang's command and obey his dispatch, and be sure to assist Yunchang in defending Fuchun Mountain, without allowing any loss!"

"Yes!"

Xu Sheng first responded, then hesitated slightly and said.

"Mr. Zikun, Lord has ordered Sheng to guard the central army. Now, if Sheng leads the army away, Mr. Zikun has no usable generals under his command, and only four thousand soldiers left. I am afraid there will be losses."

Originally, if Zhang Fei had not been punished, then it would inevitably be Zhang Fei who would follow Li Ji to the south.

It's just that Zhang Fei was punished, and Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were also arranged in advance. Now, there are not many usable generals under Liu Bei's command.

And Liu Bei has seen the power of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun and other ten-thousand-men enemies charging into battle, and knows that if there is no general in command of the central army, it may add great risks.

Therefore, Liu Bei simply temporarily transferred Xu Sheng from the navy to Li Ji's command to guard the central army, so that Li Ji would not even have a usable general for a while.

"It's okay!"

Facing Xu Sheng's worry, Li Ji cupped his hands and said.

"Zilong's cavalry unit cannot exert any use in Fuchun Mountain, so I will order Zilong to lead the cavalry back to Qiantang County. With Zilong's cavalry, this place is as stable as Mount Tai."

Hearing this, Xu Sheng was relieved.

Xu Sheng naturally admired Zhao Yun, his former superior, and knew that with Zhao Yun and the cavalry guarding the left and right, Li Ji's safety would be worry-free.

"Yes!"

Xu Sheng immediately took orders and left, leading eight thousand elites out of Qiantang County towards Fuchun Mountain.

And this undisguised move was naturally known by the scouts that Kuaiji County had arranged in Qiantang County in advance.

Eight thousand!

When Guo Yi and Xu You learned about it, Guo Yi said with an angry face.

"Does that little Li Ji really think that I dare not cross the river? His original force was only over ten thousand, and he transferred eight thousand elites to Fuchun Mountain, leaving only three or four thousand usable soldiers."

"Mr. Ziyuan, why don't this governor order the army to cross the river now? I heard that Liu Xuande regards Li Ji as his confidant. As long as Li Ji is captured alive, Liu Xuande will definitely be afraid to act rashly."

"At that time, I am afraid that what this governor can get will not only be the three southern counties of Wu County. What does Mr. Ziyuan think?"

Xu You did not pay attention to Guo Yi immediately, but fell into a moment of contemplation.

Perhaps others underestimate Li Ji's age, but Xu You is very clear that Li Ji's ability should not be underestimated in the slightest.

Especially since Li Ji had already guessed that Kuaiji County and the Yue tribes would unite, and had set up beacon towers along the Qiantang River in advance to warn, it is conceivable that Li Ji would not be unaware of Kuaiji County's target.

However, in the situation where Kuaiji County openly deployed troops on the other side of the Qiantang River, facing Qiantang County across the river, Li Ji dared to transfer most of his troops away.

Therefore, Xu You's first reaction was… there is a trick!

Even though Xu You had studied Li Ji's past experiences in using tricks, knowing that Li Ji likes to use dangerous and strange tricks, there is also a kind of magnanimous way in it, repeatedly anticipating the enemy, maximizing the use of the limited troops to reverse the situation and occupy it.

And if those eight thousand soldiers are just pretending to leave, but are actually ambushed nearby, waiting for Guo Yi to be unable to hold back and lead his troops to cross the river, the situation will inevitably be dangerous.

"Absolutely not!"

Xu You shook his head and said.

"Li Zikun is by no means mediocre. Such a stupid thing is not what he would do. There may be a trick in it. The intention is to lure the governor to lead his troops across the river and attack him halfway. The governor is in danger."

Guo Yi scratched his beard a little irritably, feeling that he was about to grow a brain under the stimulation of Xu You's words, and then simply gave up thinking and asked.

"Then what does Mr. Ziyuan think we should do?"

"Wait!"

"Wait?" Guo Yi asked puzzled.

"At this moment, the advantage is with me, and the initiative is also with me."

Xu You said unhurriedly.

"The governor only needs to send more scouts to inquire about the situation, maintain the confrontation with Qiantang County, and then wait until it is confirmed that the eight thousand soldiers have indeed been transferred to Fuchun Mountain before making other plans."

"Good plan!"

Guo Yi praised.

Although he didn't know where the good of this plan was, it did sound reasonable, well-founded, and quite stable.

Immediately, Guo Yi followed what Xu You said, frequently dispatching scouts to inquire about the situation.

And the situation in Qiantang County is like a pool of stagnant water. Li Ji lives in the county government every day and does not take half a step out of the gate. In addition, the entire three southern counties of Wu County seem to turn a blind eye to the troops deployed by the Yue tribes and Kuaiji County.

The local people live as usual on weekdays, and the resettled refugees are still carrying out "work-for-relief" as planned…

This scene made Guo Yi feel that Li Ji didn't seem to regard him as a threat at all. He wanted to lead his troops across the river in anger many times, but Xu You persuaded him to stop.

Until a few days later, when Guo Yi finally sent someone to persuade the Yue tribes to attack Fuchun Mountain again, eight thousand more Han troops suddenly appeared in Fuchun Mountain.

This situation made Xu You realize that Li Ji had really transferred most of his troops to Fuchun Mountain.

"Li Zikun… is really daring…"

Xu You looked at the information sent back from Fuchun Mountain, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

What Li Zikun used, could it be Zheng Guo Zhengqing Shu Zhan's "Empty City Stratagem" in "Chunqiu Zuozhuan"?

(PS: Let's not discuss whether Zhuge Liang used the Empty City Stratagem for the time being, but the earliest Empty City Stratagem came from the Spring and Autumn Period.)

The thought subconsciously appeared in Xu You's mind, and suddenly felt more and more like it.

Whether it was Li Ji's undisguised transfer of a large number of troops, or letting the people of Qiantang County live as usual, it seemed to be deliberately creating an arrangement for another ambush.

This made Xu You's face twitch fiercely, feeling that his dignity had once again been thrown to the ground by Li Ji's childish tricks and trampled on.

Even Guo Yi's eyes towards Xu You gradually became a little strange, as if to say:

'Look, sir, this governor said that it is appropriate to quickly cross the river to attack and capture Li Zikun alive, but you suspected that the other party had set up an ambush.'

This made Xu You's face turn green and white, and he could only say in a deep voice.

"Since Li Zikun dares to carry out such a dangerous plan, I implore you, Lord Governor, to quickly dispatch troops to cross the river, so that Li Zikun understands the consequences of his risky gambit. I want to capture Li Zikun alive and have him pour tea for me."

"Hahaha, that's what we should have done long ago!"

Guo Yi laughed loudly and said.

"Since Master Ziyuan enjoys humiliating that little whelp Li Ji so much, once we capture that little whelp Li Ji, let alone pouring tea and serving water, what's wrong with having that little whelp Li Ji wash your feet and massage your legs for you, Master Ziyuan?"

"That's right!"

Xu You said fiercely. "Capture Qiantang County and capture Li Zikun alive!"

(End of this chapter)