Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

For a time, the entire central army tent was packed full.

The allied forces of the thirty-six towns were almost all present, along with a large number of armored and armed guards. Coupled with the ruined banquet and food in the tent, it was a scene of utter chaos.

Liu Bei frowned and scanned the surroundings, a sense of disappointment welling up in his heart.

Liu Bei had thought this would be a grand gathering of heroes to revive the Han Dynasty, but he didn't expect it to be so不堪 even before reaching the Sishui Pass.

At that moment, Liu Bei deeply agreed with what Li Ji had once said, 'Those who join the alliance are not all for the country and the people.' He also completely made up his mind to rectify the internal affairs of the allied forces according to Li Ji's words.

Regardless of how不堪 the internal affairs of the allied forces were, they had to rely on their strength to defeat Dong Thief.

If Liu Bei were the leader of the alliance, then using himself as a role model would be easy to say.

However, even if he wasn't the leader, the opportunity that Li Ji had described, to completely involve the allied forces in the crusade against Dong Thief, was right in front of him.

Liu Bei's spirit was shaken, and he cast aside the slight confusion that had just arisen in his heart. He first bowed to the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao, and the various lords, and then spoke.

"I have also heard about the reason for the disturbance in the tent. However, a country has its laws, and an army has its regulations. The grain official's embezzlement of Sun Wentai's provisions violates military law and regulations. How can he be executed with private punishment?"

After a pause, Liu Bei, who had always been gentle, revealed a dignified expression and shouted.

"Furthermore, how could a mere grain official embezzle provisions and sell them outside? It is definitely not that simple. We need to investigate carefully and find the accomplices, so that the provisions of our allied forces will be free from future troubles."

Liu Bei's words were selfless and reasonable, but they made Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's expressions quite ugly.

At present, how could anyone with discerning eyes not know that Yuan Shu's intention was to cut off Sun Jian's supplies? Otherwise, a small grain official could not have done such a thing.

"Liu Xuande, do you really want to do this? Do you want to be an enemy of the Yuan family?"

Yuan Shu said with a沉着 face, his tone full of threat.

However, facing Yuan Shu's threat, Liu Bei took a step forward. Surrounded by the other lords behind him, he drew the male and female twin swords from his waist, his eyes narrowed, and he shouted angrily.

"What I want to ask even more is, who wants to be an enemy of the great Han? Who wants to be an enemy of the Han Dynasty? And who is colluding with Dong Thief?"

This series of three questions and the firmness revealed in Liu Bei's eyes made Yuan Shu, who was facing him directly, stunned instinctively.

Such unwavering eyes made Yuan Shu couldn't help but recall Sun Jian just now.

It's just that Sun Jian's eyes were full of madness and anger, while Liu Bei's was a kind of determination to pursue ideals, regarding anyone who stood in the way of his ideals as an enemy to be诛杀.

The other lords in the central army tent, facing this big hat, naturally no one dared to take it.

The great Han may have been on the verge of decay and collapse, but it was still in people's hearts!

Yuan Shao拧着 his eyebrows, weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

In terms of personal feelings, Yuan Shao was happy to see Yuan Shu unlucky, but since both belonged to the Yuan family, Yuan Shao had an innate sense of righteousness to protect Yuan Shu.

At least, he couldn't let outsiders think that the Yuan family had split, which would be of no benefit.

In addition, Yuan Shao was also unwilling to see Liu Bei's prestige in the allied forces increase, which would only be a threat to the position of leader.

"Xuande, you're being too serious."

After thinking for a while, Yuan Shao began to smooth things over as the leader of the alliance, saying.

"This grain official has committed such an evil deed, he deserves to be千刀万剐, but he is ultimately a retainer of Yuan Gonglu. Let Yuan Gonglu handle it himself, and save him some face."

Before Liu Bei could speak, Gongsun Zan, who had long been displeased with the two Yuans, directly sarcastically said.

"Hehe, Yuan Gonglu's face is face, then isn't the allied army's military law military law? Are the lives of those soldiers under Sun Wentai who sacrificed their lives for the great Han insignificant?"

Originally, Sun Jian felt a burst of憋屈 in his heart, but he had to start accepting the reality that he couldn't do anything to Yuan Shu. At this moment, seeing Liu Bei leading a group of lords to support him, his expression became fierce again, staring at Yuan Shu and questioned sharply.

"That's right, or does the leader think that maintaining Yuan Gonglu's face is more important than everything else? Even protecting Yuan Gonglu so much, could it be that this matter was instructed by the leader?"

As soon as this statement came out, Yuan Shao's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but secretly scold Yuan Shu for being stupid again, and felt that if he continued to muddle through and get involved, he would easily get a suspicion.

However, in a few breaths, Yuan Shao realized the key point and took the lead in declaring his position.

"The matter of grain and grass is all under the supervision of Yuan Gonglu alone, so how can it be related to this leader of the alliance?"

After a pause, Yuan Shao continued to move with emotion and understand with reason, saying.

"Yuan Gonglu has such a greedy person under his command, this leader of the alliance is also shocked and surprised, but now that we are approaching Sishui Pass, we must not do anything that will寒心 the loyal and good of the great Han, and make Dong Thief happy内讧."

"Therefore, Brother Wentai, instead of arguing about trivial matters, why not focus on how to quickly reorganize your soldiers and restore your combat power?"

"Although this matter was done by a grain official, Yuan Gonglu has the responsibility of supervising grain and grass, and undoubtedly has an inescapable responsibility. Therefore, in my opinion, it is better for Yuan Gonglu to compensate with money, grain, military equipment, etc., and the two sides shake hands and make peace, and jointly discuss Dong Thief."

It has to be said that this series of speeches has a bit of the demeanor that a leader of the alliance should have.

First, he pointed out the advantages and disadvantages, and declared that it was not appropriate to内讧, and then proposed a solution for Yuan Shu to compensate with money and grain to appease Sun Jian.

As long as Sun Jian, the person involved, accepts, then Liu Bei's insistence on embarrassing Yuan Shu will instead appear to be识大体.

Moreover, for the lords, soldiers and money are equivalent in a sense. As long as there is enough money and grain, there is no worry about recruiting soldiers in troubled times.

After this remark, Sun Jian was angry, but also a little tempted.

Sun Jian's anger stemmed not only from being stabbed in the back by an ally, but also from the anger of his ideals being shattered and破罐子破摔.

And if Yuan Shu compensates a large amount of money and grain, considering the great cause, Sun Jian suddenly felt that it was not unacceptable.

The only one who felt a little憋屈 in the field was undoubtedly Yuan Shu himself.

It's just that Yuan Shu knew what he had done and was a little guilty. Even though he felt that this was equivalent to losing face, he also knew that Yuan Shao was secretly protecting him, so he could only沉着 his face and default.

As Sun Jian and Yuan Shu defaulted to this solution, the only variable at the moment was Liu Bei, who had intervened in the name of "military law."

Just when Yuan Shao was preparing to overwhelm him with righteousness and let Liu Bei知难而退.

Liu Bei took the lead in speaking.

"Sun Wentai's defeat originated from the cut-off of food and grass. If Yuan Gonglu is willing to compensate with money and grain, that would be the best."

After a pause, Liu Bei's tone changed and he said.

"Perhaps the war is imminent, and it is indeed not appropriate to fanfare to find out who is causing trouble, but as the saying goes: Before the three armies move, food and grass go first."

"Yuan Gonglu is obsessed with other things, and his subordinates are ignorant, so that even the transportation of food and grass to the front line has gone wrong. How is it still appropriate to continue supervising food and grass?"

"This time it's just the vanguard. Next time, will the entire allied army be cut off from food and grass? For the sake of the allied army, to avoid such incidents from happening again in the future, someone should be replaced to supervise the food and grass."

At this moment, Yuan Shao suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated Liu Bei too much.

Previously, Yuan Shao thought that Liu Bei only wanted to use Sun Jian and the name of military law to forcibly influence the prestige and reputation of the Yuan family through the "secret cut-off of food and grass."

However, what Yuan Shao didn't expect was that perhaps what Liu Bei had been staring at from the beginning was "supervising food and grass."

If Liu Bei alone controlled both military law and food and grass in the allied army, then Yuan Shao felt that what was the difference between being空了 and being架空了?

It's just that Yuan Shu made such a mistake in supervising food and grass for only a few days, and even if Yuan Shao wanted to protect Yuan Shu, he didn't know where to speak, and even many lords who originally favored the Yuan family's eyes flickered slightly.

Almost none of the lords present were truly stupid people.

Yuan Shu can use the power of "supervising food and grass" to secretly harm Sun Jian and eliminate dissidents today, and he may cut off their food in the future.

Once the food is cut off, the morale will be scattered, and they will collapse without a fight.

It's just that, just when Yuan Shao was still thinking about a foolproof plan, trying to continue to control the food and grass on the Yuan family's side.

Yuan Shu couldn't bear it first and questioned Liu Bei.

"Liu Xuande, I am not worthy to supervise food and grass, so are you worthy?"

"I am responsible for supervising military law, so it is not appropriate to continue supervising food and grass..."

Liu Bei said modestly first, and then changed his tone and said.

"However, I think it is undoubtedly more appropriate for Brother Wentai to supervise food and grass next. Now Brother Wentai has suffered serious losses in soldiers and generals, and it is not appropriate to be the front line. It is better to supervise the food and grass operation in the rear, and recruit young and strong people with money and grain as soon as possible to replenish the troops."

"Moreover, Brother Wentai has a strong personality and knows the harm of cutting off food, so I believe he will be fair and just to ensure that everyone's luggage operation is worry-free."

At this moment, Yuan Shu's face was flushed with anger, and he pointed his finger at Liu Bei, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

"You..."

On the contrary, Liu Bei's remarks made many of the lords present feel that it was reasonable and well-founded.

Sun Jian has suffered serious losses in soldiers and generals at the moment, and it will take a considerable amount of time to reorganize his troops before he can fight again. In this case, it is undoubtedly most appropriate to let Sun Jian supervise the food and grass in the rear.

Moreover, a strong personality also means that Sun Jian's actions will inevitably be fairer than Yuan Shu.

Among them, Tao Qian took the lead in expressing his attitude, saying.

"In my opinion, Xuande's consideration is very thoughtful. For the sake of discussing Dong's great cause, I hope the leader of the alliance agrees."

"That's right, if Yuan Gonglu supervises the grain, how dare I fight with Dong Thief in the front?"

"Sun Wentai is indeed more suitable than Yuan Gonglu to oversee the provisions. I urge the Alliance Leader to consider this carefully."

...

For a time, the lords who had closer ties with Liu Bei were the first to speak out, while the remaining lords, who usually leaned more towards the two Yuans, remained silent.

Sometimes, silence is also an attitude. (End of Chapter)