Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

After saying that, Guo Tu wanted to slap himself. Wasn't this just suffering for pride?

Between "bullying a child" and "being bullied like a child by Li Zikun," Guo Tu undoubtedly wanted to choose the former.

If he were to conduct a "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" simulation with an equal intellectual, Guo Tu couldn't see any possibility of leading more than ten thousand soldiers to the edge of the sand table.

However, if it was bullying a child like this, Guo Tu was confident that his chances of winning would greatly increase.

Even if it was a little unsportsmanlike, so what? At least he would save face and not become a laughingstock like Xu You, who vomited three liters of blood.

It should be known that after Xu You gained the humiliating nickname "Xu Three Liters," although Yuan Shao, who knew Xu You's ability, did not distance himself from Xu You, but instead comforted him, making Xu You grateful and take the initiative to become Yuan Shao's subordinate.

But this was not the result Guo Tu wanted. Guo Tu also had high hopes for Yuan Shao's future, but what Guo Tu wanted was to be invited into the Yuan family as a guest of honor and be regarded as Yuan Shao's chief strategist.

Just as a trace of nervousness arose in Guo Tu's heart, and he even pleaded in his heart that Li Ji not take offense at his stubborn words, Li Ji cupped his hands and said.

"Please don't blame me, Gongze. It's not that Ji intends to underestimate you, Mr. Gongze. Although Mingzheng is Ji's page, when Ji conducts the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River' sand table simulation as the Blue side, Mingzheng also controls the Red side."

"Therefore, to ensure fairness, not only Mr. Gongze, but anyone who intends to control the Blue side to solve the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River' in the future will have Mingzheng control the Red side."

After a pause, Li Ji continued.

"However, Mr. Gongze is so strongly interested in competing with Ji, it would be inappropriate for Ji to remain indifferent. Since that's the case, Mingzheng should step down, and Ji will…"

Before Li Ji could finish speaking, Guo Tu raised his hand to interrupt, and said frankly and righteously.

"No need. Fairness is paramount. Since this is the rule set by Mr. Zikun, I will follow the host's lead and will not have any objections."

"Wouldn't this be too much of a stretch for Mr. Gongze?" Li Ji asked with concern.

Guo Tu replied loudly. "Not a stretch at all. I, Guo Gongze, like fairness the most."

"Alright, since that's the case, Mr. Gongze, please begin."

Li Ji agreed with a smile, and then signaled Xiahou Lan to begin.

To ensure fairness, the casualties of both sides in the sand table simulation were judged by "Mr. Water Mirror" Sima Hui and the famous and upright scholar Guan Ning.

Moreover, the entire process of the sand table simulation was conducted on the giant sand table erected in front of everyone.

Immediately, a group of famous scholars, led by Xu You, crowded to the front of the crowd.

As the simulation of the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" began, unlike the Red side, commanded by Xiahou Lan, which slowly began to encircle, the movements made by the Blue side, which was surrounded within, were quite numerous.

Guo Tu almost immediately displayed his scheming style, constantly sending soldiers to set up traps and ambushes in the mountains, seemingly knowing that it was difficult to escape.

Relying on the terrain and morale, he constantly counterattacked the closing Red side along the way.

For a time, frequent local battles broke out continuously in the center of the sand table. Guo Tu could be said to have exhausted all kinds of strategies to tire, deplete, and kill the enemy.

In contrast, Xiahou Lan was obviously much more inexperienced than Guo Tu in this regard, and could not break the schemes set by Guo Tu at all.

If the strength of the two sides was not much different, Xiahou Lan would probably have no choice but to retreat in addition to defeat.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was more than ten times.

While Xiahou Lan dealt with the strategies somewhat frantically, he was actually not anxious at all, but steadily and continuously tightened the encirclement, reducing the Blue side's room for maneuver.

During this process, Guo Tu had been trying to find an opportunity to break through the encirclement.

However, the initial deployment of the Red side's forces was almost comparable to an ambush on all sides. With the room for maneuver further tightened, it was impossible to have a good opportunity to break through with a weaker force.

Knowing that breaking through was hopeless, Guo Tu's final choice was undoubtedly only to fight to the last man.

In that narrow sand table space, more than 30,000 Blue soldiers were killed to the last man.

As for the Red side's losses… more than 16,000 people.

As this result came out, Guo Tu, whose brainpower was overdrawn to the point that he was covered in sweat and his body was so weak that he could hardly stand, felt extremely ashamed.

However, none of the many scholars who witnessed the entire sand table simulation ridiculed Guo Tu.

Putting themselves in Guo Tu's shoes, they might not have been able to do better than Guo Tu.

In fact, Guo Tu's ingenuity in the sand table made many scholars admire him and gain a lot of insights.

However, that was a desperate situation, a desperate situation that could not be broken by tactical ingenuity that was constantly struggling.

With more than 30,000 Blue soldiers in an absolutely weak position, he stubbornly delayed the advance of more than 400,000 heavy troops for more than twenty command cycles, which roughly translates to two months.

If it were in reality, this would already be a quite brilliant result.

After a moment of silence, many scholars who aspired to the way of military strategists burst out with great enthusiasm and began to discuss it.

"Mr. Gongze's simulation fully illustrates that there is no chance of survival if we stay in place!"

"That's right, unless we are blessed by fate like Emperor Guangwu, who was aided by a meteorite that fell from the sky to defeat the enemy, otherwise it would be suicide…"

"Break through, we must break through, break through before the Red side completely closes the encirclement."

"However, how to break through? Where to break through? There are troops stationed at all the passes, roads, and ferries. This is simply a dead end."

"No wonder Li Zikun calls it that, whoever can break the situation must be a god who appears once every few thousand years!"

"Difficult! Difficult! !"

…

And Xu You, who had also arrived in Wu County with the intention of wiping out his previous shame, felt a chill in his heart at this moment.

Xu You asked himself, if he had replaced Guo Tu to command the Blue side in the simulation just now, he might not have been able to do better than Guo Tu.

But break through?

How to break through? ? ?

Xu You looked at the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" sand table, which had been rearranged to its initial state, and fell into deep confusion.

What made Xu You even more frustrated was that Li Ji believed that he could lead more than 10,000 people to break through to the edge of the sand table.

However, after witnessing a simulation process, Xu You had no idea how to achieve that level, let alone truly break it.

However, even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, there is undoubtedly a fearless newborn calf!

Soon, another scholar conducted the sand table simulation of the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River." This time, he chose to break through, trying his best to break through…

Two command cycles…

Failed!

When the scholar left the field dejectedly, many scholars once again realized the significance of Guo Tu's persistence for more than twenty command cycles.

Looking at the many scholars who were all attracted by the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and burst out with great enthusiasm and interest, a smile could not help but appear on Li Ji's face.

Not only would he be able to have much more peace in the future and not have to waste energy on receiving scholars from all directions with various purposes every day.

Want to see Li Zikun? Want to challenge Li Zikun?

Please try the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" first!

More importantly, the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" can continuously screen out those who truly possess the talent for using troops.

Even if Li Ji does not publicly admit that the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" can be used to classify the ability of the world's people to use troops, as the reputation of the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" becomes greater and greater, and more and more scholars participate in solving the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River," this will also become a default rule.

For example: When Guo Tu, who was already dizzy and swollen, reacted, even if it was to maintain his face, this kind of smart person would never belittle the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River," but would instead tout the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and then raise himself.

At least, according to the results of the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River," Guo Tu could be regarded as a "hero among men."

However, what can be predicted is that the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" will replace Li Ji in attracting scholars from all over the world, and the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" will also conquer everyone who disagrees, and filter out one true talent after another like a sieve.

"My lord, in this way, the talents of the world will be in our grasp!"

Li Ji said with a smile as he left with Liu Bei.

"Through the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River', we can attract and screen out true talents, and the 'Rende Academy' will continuously cultivate grassroots talents for the lord."

"Zikun is right!"

Liu Bei also replied with a happy face. "In this way, talents can be prevented from being buried, and they can also be used as Zikun's arms in governing Wu County."

"When Wu County is developed into the fertile land that Zikun mentioned, those great talents who have a lot of experience in governing one side will also be valued by the imperial court, and placing them in various parts of the Han Dynasty will continuously repay the Han Dynasty and govern one side."

The more Liu Bei spoke, the more excited he became, as if he had already seen that scene, that kind of scene of giving back to society and the Han Dynasty through this method.

In response, Li Ji smiled and did not respond, and he was not worried that there would really be a situation of talent loss.

How many more years can the current emperor's body last? How many more years can the corrupt Han Dynasty last? How many more years can those ambitious careerists who have long been ambitious last?

Waiting for the first batch of students from the "Rende Academy" to be truly cultivated, not to mention whether those students who graduated from the "Ideological Education" subjects personally arranged by Li Ji are willing to leave Liu Bei.

By then, the world will have long been in chaos, and it will be time for Liu Bei to raise the banner of "Supporting the Han Dynasty" and the moment to rebuild the Han Dynasty.

And with Cai Yong, Sima Hui, Guan Ning and other great Confucians and famous scholars presiding over the "Rende Academy," Li Ji is not worried about what major problems will occur in the future.

Now, all that remains is to wait for the completion of the remaining construction work on the "Rende Academy" and to select the first batch of students. Then, the "Rende Academy" can truly begin operating.

However, after Li Ji returned to Wu County with Liu Bei, he suddenly felt as if something was missing and asked, "My lord, where is Ji Chang?"

Liu Bei, his face full of joy, replied without looking at him.

"Ji Chang has gone to take care of some important business."