Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Currently, the only two people who can freely mobilize the Han army are Liu Bei and Li Ji.

Therefore, if Guan Yu wants to mobilize the Jingzhou army to attack Nanyang County from the north and south, even if Guan Yu holds the titles of General of Agile Cavalry and Governor of Jingzhou, he must obtain the support of either Liu Bei or Li Ji to truly deploy troops.

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At the same time, unlike the great victory in the direction of Yuzhou and the momentum of preparing to counterattack Nanyang, Wei Yan, who had been trying to attack Linzi for a long time outside the city of Linzi in Qingzhou, could not find a way to deal with Linzi.

Linzi City was originally the seat of Qingzhou's administration, and it was already a strong city in Qingzhou. Not to mention, the Li family and his sons guarded Linzi City so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through.

Especially as reinforcements from all directions of Linzi City gradually arrived, including the 5,000 young men forcibly conscripted by the Li family and his sons, the number of troops in Linzi City has reached more than 20,000, and even Cao Xiu's 5,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have also arrived in Linzi.

Comparing the paper data, the strength of Linzi is even no less than that of the Han army.

It is enough to see Cao Ren's emphasis on Linzi, which in a sense is even more important than Chunyu City, which is resisting Li Ji. This is a key area that Cao Ren believes must not be lost, and it concerns the food and grass issues of the Qingzhou army.

In particular, the threat of the five thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry sent by Cao Ren has made the situation of this Han army partial division even more dangerous.

At the moment, not to mention taking Linzi City, if you want to retreat safely from Qi, I am afraid that you have to plan carefully.

But even so, Wei Yan was still unwilling, like a gambler who lost everything with one wrong move, his mind was still thinking about how to break through Linzi City.

Pang Tong, who focused on the overall situation, was quite optimistic.

It is a pity that the task was not fully accomplished.

However, Pang Tong felt that even if he had not captured Linzi City, he had greatly contained the Qingzhou army and relieved the pressure on his teacher in Beihai County, and once again came to Wei Yan's camp to persuade him.

"Wen Chang, now that it is impossible to capture Linzi, we should take advantage of the fact that winter has not yet arrived, the heavy snow has not blocked the road, and the food and grass in the army are still sufficient, and quickly retreat from Qi to avoid the army from getting into trouble."

Wei Yan frowned slightly and retorted with some dissatisfaction.

"Shi Yuan, how can you say such words that shake the morale of the army? In the past, the Prime Minister also won more with less, and now the Cao army's strength is only comparable to mine, how can we show weakness and retreat?"

Pang Tong persuaded.

"Those who take risks will eventually fall into danger. How can Wen Chang not see through this principle? Traveling the eastern front is a risky plan. It is helpless to be half a step late. Never act willfully."

Wei Yan's expression stagnated, and he paced back and forth in the military tent with some irritability.

Wei Yan is not a person who cannot afford to lose.

It is true that Wei Yan's character defect is eagerness for quick success and instant benefits, but what Wei Yan is more afraid of at the moment is how to face the Prime Minister after the retreat?

At the thought that the Prime Minister might show a disappointed look, or even sigh helplessly, Wei Yan felt a sense of suffocation that was difficult to breathe.

Wei Yan can have what he is today, all thanks to the Prime Minister's attention, and he has repeatedly entrusted him with important tasks. Now, because of his own selfish desires, he changed his course to the eastern front, but made the Prime Minister's plan to capture Linzi fail. How can Wei Yan accept this?

After a while, Wei Yan's palm rested on the hilt of the sword around his waist, and he said in a deep voice.

"The military order I received was to capture Linzi. If the military order is not completed, I will die under Linzi City, and I will never retreat half a step."

Unlike Wei Yan's background, Pang Tong, who also has the identity of a student of the Prime Minister, simply cannot understand the psychological pressure Wei Yan is under. At this moment, he only feels that it is extremely absurd, and he is so angry that his raised fingers tremble, saying.

"Simply... it's unreasonable! You, Wei Wen Chang, want to die, don't implicate the three armies!"

"Shi Yuan, don't say any more. I, Wei Wen Chang, will either capture Linzi or die here. There is no such thing as retreating..."

After a pause, Wei Yan stopped giving Pang Tong a chance to persuade him and turned around and said.

"Shi Yuan is a student of the Prime Minister, so I naturally respect him, and Shi Yuan is so talented that it would be a pity for a warrior like me to die here."

"I will leave Shi Yuan with a hundred elite riders. Once things cannot be done, they will protect Shi Yuan and leave."

After saying that, Wei Yan waved his hand to summon the personal guards and forcibly took Pang Tong away.

At this moment, Pang Tong finally realized that he had been tricked by Wei Yan. He thought he was already rogue enough, but he didn't expect Wei Yan to be an even more bastard, and he couldn't wait to curse at Wei Yan.

As long as he leads this partial division of the Han army to retreat safely, in Pang Tong's view, it is meritorious, but he never expected that Wei Yan, as the main general, would not hesitate to fight Linzi to the end.

If Wei Yan and this partial division are completely buried under Linzi City, even if Pang Tong goes back alive as a military advisor, his political life is basically equivalent to an arrow in the knee, and the whole person is half paralyzed.

Pang Tong, who was forcibly sent back to the camp by the personal guards, was almost splitting apart, and he could only force himself to calm down and seek a way to break the situation.

It's just that Linzi City is now determined to hold on, relying on the sufficient food and grass in the city to spend time with the Han army.

And the Han army wants to attack by force, but they can't attack at all...

No matter how Pang Tong thinks, there is only one way to break the situation, and that is to try to show weakness to the enemy and lure the snake out of its hole.

But not to mention how the Cao army will be fooled, what is even more troublesome is that this partial army of the Han army is simply unable to counter the five thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and even if they lure the snake out of its hole with some sacrifice, I am afraid that they will end up being buried in the snake's belly.

No matter how Pang Tong looks at it, it is a dead end, and a slow retreat is the best way.

"Junior brother, do you seem to be a little troubled? Why don't you tell senior brother what difficulties you have?"

Pang Tong was stunned, and then looked towards the door, and an unexpected figure came into Pang Tong's eyes.

Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao.

"Bang!"

Pang Tong suddenly stood up, with a look of ecstasy on his face, and asked anxiously. "Why is Senior Brother Fengxiao here? Could it be that General Wei is also here?"

Guo Jia smacked his lips and said vaguely about other things.

"A little thirsty."

At this moment, Pang Tong, who had guessed a little, suddenly felt that his head was no longer dizzy and his waist was no longer sore. After inviting Guo Jia to take a seat, he flattered him and made tea for Guo Jia.

For Pang Tong and these students of the Prime Minister, Guo Jia's status is quite special.

He is both a senior brother and often replaces Li Ji to teach them, which is quite respected by a group of junior brothers.

After Guo Jia slowly tasted the tea for a while, Pang Tong also secretly sorted out the situation, and asked in a low voice.

"May I ask Senior Brother Fengxiao, how far is General Wei from here?"