Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

The weak wait for opportunities, the strong create them.

The battle situation, on the surface, appears to be Yuan Shu constantly applying pressure to Li Ji, forcing the Yangzhou army to reveal weaknesses.

But pressure is often mutual.

In reality, Yuan Shu is also bearing considerable pressure invisibly, unconsciously leading him to believe that a decisive battle is necessary, constantly clinging to the pressure on the Yangzhou army.

In such a fierce battle, Yuan Shu did not notice that the formation of the Yu Province army had become chaotic during the continuous pursuit.

A large number of under-trained rear troops of the Yu Province army were mixed with a portion of the central army in a disorderly manner, and a portion of the central army was too close to the front army.

When Li Ji, located in the central army of Yangzhou, could vaguely see Yuan Shu's chariot with his eyesight, it was undoubtedly clear evidence.

And in the "chess game" that Li Ji constantly synchronized in his mind, the chess pieces representing the Yu Province army were far from as orderly as they were at the beginning of the war.

Yuan Shu unconsciously ignored the fact that his command ability was not sufficient to maintain control over the Yu Province army during continuous pursuit.

This is the difference in the command level of the two sides in the battle, and it is also the opportunity that Li Ji has been waiting for.

The next moment, Li Ji's chariot stopped, and the passionate horns and drums suddenly sounded, reaching the ears of a large number of Yangzhou soldiers.

The large banner embroidered with the words "Lord of the State" and "Grand Commander of Yangzhou" fluttered in the wind.

The command flags directing the various units of the Yangzhou army also changed in unison…

The sudden change of the Yangzhou army stopping, seemingly intending to reorganize its formation on the spot and counterattack, made Yuan Shu stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but laugh and say.

"Naive! Li Ji's little child still wants to attempt a counterattack on the spot? Trying to recreate Xiang Yu's desperate move of breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats back then?"

Morale cannot be reversed by just one or two orders.

Especially after the Yangzhou army has been retreating for so long, suddenly demanding to stop and counterattack is likely to cause internal chaos in the Yangzhou army first.

The first reaction of the Yangzhou soldiers is probably to suspect whether they are being used as abandoned pawns to cover the retreat, and then create serious chaos.

Immediately, Yuan Shu not only did not vigilantly order the front army to reorganize, but continued to press more soldiers up, trying to take advantage of this great opportunity to completely defeat the front army of the Yangzhou army.

But the next moment, Yuan Shu saw that the first to move in the entire Yangzhou army was Li Ji's chariot.

On this chariot, there was also the large banner standing above the entire battlefield.

The forward movement of the large banner represents the forward movement of the commander!

Perhaps, in chess, rashly advancing the general is a meaningless act, but reflected on the real battlefield, it can intuitively convey the commander's will to the entire army.

Suddenly, the somewhat chaotic and hesitant morale of the Yangzhou army suddenly became high at an incredible rate.

Who in the Yangzhou army does not know the Lord of the State?

Especially the soldiers trained in the Chai Sang camp, who hasn't seen the Grand Commander?

The forward movement of the large banner representing Li Ji is enough to instantly stabilize the morale of the army and let the Yangzhou army understand the determination to counterattack.

How can we say we have no clothes? I share your robes.

Perhaps Li Ji has never done anything to win over the soldiers by sharing clothes and food, but for the military household soldiers who have their own strong will.

The commander advancing and retreating with them is enough to inspire their morale and fighting spirit.

Especially the commander is the Lord of the State, who has repeatedly implemented benevolent policies for the people in Yangzhou, and is widely supported by countless people as a good official, with extremely high prestige.

Under the invisible change of morale, the Yangzhou army, which had been retreating slowly and regarded as impenetrable like a tortoise, seemed to reveal its ferocity at this moment.

Compared to the seemingly chaotic battle situation, in the "chess game" in Li Ji's mind, the front and rear lines of the Yang and Yu armies were constantly intertwined and fighting each other.

Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, and Jiang Qin, three brave generals, had already formed the vanguard with their respective troops under Li Ji's command, and three thousand well-trained elite troops from the central army were behind them, and began to rush straight to the front line.

In addition, the cavalry led by Zhang Fei and Tian Yu also began to attack from the flanks.

From the overlooking "chess game" perspective, it was as if five sharp edges had emerged from the Yangzhou army, taking the lead in launching a countercharge against the Yu Province army from different directions.

"Bang!"

Countless flesh and blood turned into powder in the battlefield where the intensity suddenly increased.

The speed, ruthlessness, and strength of the Yangzhou army's counterattack far exceeded the expectations of the Yu Province army, and it even felt like the front army of the Yu Province army would be stunned in an instant.

In the chaotic battle, the role of fierce generals can undoubtedly be maximized.

Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, and Jiang Qin all have extraordinary courage.

Especially Zhou Tai, blood and flesh flew wherever he went, charging forward, but there was no one who could match him.

Chen Lan and Lei Bo's troops were facing the cavalry led by Zhang Fei and Tian Yu respectively.

Faced with Zhang Fei's power, Chen Lan did not dare to face him directly, and had to direct the soldiers to step forward to resist Zhang Fei, gradually protecting the soldiers under his command in front of him.

However, under Zhang Fei's leadership, three thousand cavalry almost instantly dispersed the infantry formation led by Chen Lan.

Originally, Chen Lan was thinking of waiting for Zhang Fei to lead the cavalry to entangle and fight with the infantry, and then direct a thousand Yu Province cavalry to encircle and attack Zhang Fei from the flanks.

But what Chen Lan didn't expect was that the infantry under his command seemed to be in sync with his thoughts, and faced with the power exuded by Zhang Fei and the three thousand cavalry, they also wanted to protect Chen Lan, who was the main general, in front of them.

For a time, as everyone scrambled to retreat, the entire partial army showed signs of collapse in an instant.

On the other side, Lei Bo was facing the White Horse Righteous Followers led by Tian Yu.

Perhaps Tian Yu does not have Zhao Yun's ability to lead the White Horse Righteous Followers to charge into battle, but Tian Yu can undoubtedly bring the White Horse Righteous Followers' skilled archery ability to the extreme.

"Sudden Stop" is the essence of the White Horse Righteous Followers.

Maintaining the distance that the infantry and cavalry under Lei Bo's command could not reach, two thousand White Horse Righteous Followers were like a cloud of invisible gathering and scattering, constantly throwing arrows at Lei Bo's troops, giving Lei Bo a feeling of wanting to die, a dilemma.

As a result, Lei Bo's troops also began to show obvious shaking, and a part of the soldiers had already begun to flee under the rain of arrows from the White Horse Righteous Followers.

This scene of sudden change in the battle situation greatly changed Yuan Shu's face.

Not only did Chen Lan and Lei Bo's troops show signs of collapse, but even the front army began to show small-scale chaos under the counterattack of the elite troops led by Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, and Jiang Qin.

Under Yuan Shu's continuous pursuit order, the front army of the Yu Province army consumed a lot of physical strength, and suddenly faced the counterattack launched by Zhou Tai and others leading their own troops and the well-trained elite troops of the central army, and could not stop the opponent at all.

At this point, Yuan Shu finally realized that something was wrong, and also knew how to solve this dilemma.

That is to mobilize the living forces of the central army to temporarily block the Yangzhou army's counterattack on the spot, and strive for time to reorganize the front army.

Yuan Shu thought so, and naturally did so.