Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Guo Jia nodded subconsciously upon hearing this, not realizing there was any problem. He turned and walked to the large hanging map, pointing his finger at Mount Fuchun, and said.

“Currently, we don’t know how Kuaiji Commandery formed an alliance with the Shanyue, but the union between Kuaiji Commandery and the Shanyue is undoubtedly fragile and full of concerns. Otherwise, the number of Shanyue troops borrowing passage through Kuaiji Commandery to enter Qiantang County would definitely not be just three thousand. This is because Kuaiji Commandery is also worried that the Shanyue will pull a ‘borrowing a path to conquer Guo’ trick.”

“Therefore, the value of Mount Fuchun is beyond doubt. It is the gateway for large groups of Shanyue to enter Wu Commandery. Moreover, as long as the Shanyue haven’t occupied our territory in Wu Commandery, Kuaiji Commandery won’t have a sufficient excuse to lead troops into Wu Commandery.”

“Therefore, Mount Fuchun is of utmost importance! It is the primary key to the Shanyue and Kuaiji Commandery’s attack!”

Li Ji nodded, agreeing with Guo Jia's judgment without any objection.

Guo Jia changed the subject and continued.

“Since this is the case, why not use a trick within a trick? Use Mount Fuchun as bait to lure out the many Shanyue lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity, and then set up an ambush to annihilate them in one fell swoop.”

“Next, the soldiers led by you, Mr. Zikun, should march secretly, bypassing the prosperous areas of Qiantang County, Yuhang County, Fuchun County, etc., where scouts may be lurking, and secretly arrive near Mount Fuchun to lie in ambush. Then, order General Guan, who is guarding Mount Fuchun, to feign retreat in the face of the Shanyue’s attack.”

Li Ji narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this and said.

“This plan has its flaws. Most of the area north of Mount Fuchun is flat, with no suitable ambush locations. Even if Yunchang lures the Shanyue out, it will be difficult to set up an ambush.”

Guo Jia smiled and said.

“What does that matter? Mount Fuchun itself can become an ambush location. Just order General Guan to destroy the water sources of Mount Fuchun as much as possible before retreating, and either cut down or burn the trees on Mount Fuchun, cutting off the possibility of the Shanyue infiltrating the forest and making it difficult to find their tracks. Then, we can surround Mount Fuchun and trap those Shanyue inside.”

At this point, Li Ji finally understood Guo Jia's meaning.

This plan could be described as imaginative. Unlike Ma Su's proactive defense of Jieting, Guo Jia was creating conditions similar to Jieting in advance, and then luring the Shanyue into it to encircle them.

It could be said that if there were no conditions, then create conditions.

“As long as a large number of Shanyue are trapped and killed within Mount Fuchun, not only will Wu Commandery be free from Shanyue incursions for the next five years, but even Kuaiji Commandery will have no reason to send troops into Wu Commandery. This situation can be resolved from then on. Can this strategy be called a good plan to defeat the Shanyue?”

Guo Jia asked with some pride and arrogance, obviously quite satisfied with this foolproof plan.

“Not bad.”

Li Ji nodded in agreement. Regardless of whether this plan was perfect, the fact that Guo Jia could come up with this method in such a short period of time, in the Mount Fuchun area, which lacked ambush conditions, and come up with this unconventional ambush method, showed Guo Jia’s ability.

This kid is arrogant and talented, and he really has some ability.

However, Li Ji focused his attention on the “Strategy Simulator” to deduce the plan.

【“Inviting the enemy into the urn,” this is Guo Jia’s plan to defeat the Shanyue, and it is also his good plan to prove himself to you.

In the Mount Fuchun area, which lacks ambush conditions, create conditions that can trap and kill the Shanyue, and then trap and kill the Shanyue in the “urn,” thereby resolving the current predicament.】

【Currently assessing the known information of the enemy and our commanding generals and strategists…

Currently calculating based on the capabilities of our executing generals…

Currently calculating possible interferences or unfavorable factors…

Judgment passed as a feasible strategy…

Current success rate: 63.2%.】

Li Ji's expression darkened upon seeing the success rate predicted by the “Strategy Simulator.”

If Li Ji were to judge based on his subjective consciousness, the success rate of Guo Jia's plan should be around 80% or higher.

However, the success rate calculated by the “Strategy Simulator” was actually only 63.2%, which was enough to indicate that there were still significant flaws that might affect the battle situation hidden in places that Li Ji's subjective consciousness had not noticed.

A success rate of 63.2% indicated that the risk was quite high, and there was a considerable chance of failure.

Li Ji lowered his eyes slightly and re-examined the information he knew in his mind…

‘Where…is the problem?’

There is no such thing as an absolutely successful decision in the world, just like the unlucky Wang Mang suffered a large meteor technique from Liu Xiu, and tens of thousands of troops were directly evaporated.

The “Strategy Simulator”’s judgment of the success rate also takes into account various accidents. Generally speaking, a success rate of 90% is almost infinitely close to an invincible position, and even around 80% has great feasibility.

However, a success rate of around 60% undoubtedly meant that there was a fatal flaw in the plan, and there was a risk of being overturned.

After letting Guo Jia return to his assigned camp to rest for the time being, Li Ji pondered for a long time and finally determined two directions.

Either the number of Shanyue was more than Li Ji imagined, and the “urn” built by Mount Fuchun was not strong enough to hold the Shanyue; or the other party was very clear about the internal situation of Wu Commandery, and even knew that Li Ji had led his troops south.

In this case, the Shanyue would naturally not be easily fooled.

‘The result will be known with a try!’

This thought flashed through Li Ji's mind.

Subsequently, when continuing the march the next day, Li Ji changed his rapid march from the first day. After issuing orders to Guan Yu and Zhao Yun respectively, he instead marched slowly and ostentatiously on the official road towards Qiantang County.

The journey from Wuxian County to Qiantang County, which originally could be reached in two days, was forcibly extended to three days by Li Ji.

This made Guo Jia very puzzled, but Guo Jia, who had initially understood that Li Ji was by no means a straw bag with a false reputation, could only advise Li Ji several times that speed was of the essence in military affairs. After being rejected by Li Ji, he understood that Li Ji might have other plans, so he stopped speaking.

Just as Li Ji arrived in Qiantang County, he also received a battle report from the direction of Mount Fuchun again.

…

Last night, the Shanyue… launched a massive attack!

It was as if they knew in advance that Li Ji's army was marching south, and they knew that once the army led by Li Ji arrived at Mount Fuchun, Mount Fuchun would definitely not be something that the Shanyue could break through.

Therefore, Mount Fuchun, which had not seen Shanyue intrusions for three consecutive months, suddenly saw countless Shanyue relying on their familiarity with the terrain to attack Guan Yu's camp built on Mount Fuchun overnight. Countless shouts of killing rang out from all directions at the same time.

However, at the same time as the Shanyue attacked, Guan Yu, who was wearing armor and a green cloak, sat firmly in the central army tent. The Green Dragon Crescent Blade stood to his right, and he held the “Spring and Autumn Annals” in his left hand, gently stroking his long beard with his right hand. His danfeng eyes were slightly lowered, as if he was savoring the exquisite content of the book.

Even though shouts of killing rang out from all directions, facing the arrival of some of the army's Yamen generals, cavalry commanders, and military scribes, Guan Yu still unhurriedly finished reading a sentence before putting down the “Spring and Autumn Annals” in his hand and looking up slightly at the military generals who had mostly gathered in front of him.

“Not bad, you have not been negligent.”

Guan Yu said unhurriedly, his majesty causing everyone present to feel a chill in their hearts.

Among them, a Yamen general who was anxious and restless quickly cupped his hands and said. “General, thieves have come to raid the camp, please make a quick decision.”

“This scene was foreseen long ago by Mr. Zikun, hundreds of miles away, so don’t worry.”

When mentioning Li Ji's name, Guan Yu did not forget to slightly point towards the direction of Wuxian County and cup his hands, adding a bit of respect to his originally calm tone.

In this world, Guan Yu only admired three people!

Liu Bei and Li Ji were two of them, and Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun each accounted for half of the remaining.

Previously, Guan Yu had personally written a military report, suggesting to Li Ji that he might abandon Mount Fuchun and retreat to the Qiantang County area to garrison. What Guan Yu did not expect was that he received an order to hold Mount Fuchun, and it was predicted that the Shanyue might attack the camp tonight, ordering Guan Yu to be prepared.

If someone else had replied like this, Guan Yu would definitely have dismissed it, but Li Ji's order was enough for Guan Yu to take it seriously.

Even though Guan Yu believed that no Shanyue dared to defy his might, he still prepared as ordered, and even stayed up late without taking off his armor to sleep, preparing to read the “Spring and Autumn Annals” in the tent until dawn.

Unexpectedly, everything was as Mr. Zikun had predicted, the Shanyue attacked the camp!

‘Mr. Zikun is truly a divine person, predicting the enemy from a thousand miles away without any mistakes.’

While this thought flashed through Guan Yu's mind, the color on his face, like a heavy jujube, seemed to deepen.

The military report to Mr. Zikun boasted that no Shanyue dared to cross the thunder pool of Mount Fuchun by half a step. Unexpectedly, it had only been a few days before he was slapped in the face, which undoubtedly greatly angered Guan Yu.

“Beat the drums! Raise Guan’s banner!”

Guan Yu said in a deep voice.

“Yes!”

The personal guard standing outside the tent responded, and a large drum that had been prepared in advance immediately echoed within Mount Fuchun with “dong dong dong” sounds, even suppressing the shouts of killing that the Shanyue deliberately made to disturb the military's morale during the raid.

In the next moment, the drum sound was like a signal.

In the originally dim camp, a large number of pre-prepared bonfires lit up almost simultaneously, illuminating the camp as if it were daytime.

This allowed some of the soldiers who were originally unaware and panicked by the Shanyue's raid to quickly calm down, and then, under the command of their respective squad leaders and centurions, they began to perform their duties to defend.

For a camp raid, the most important thing is to create chaos unexpectedly, preferably to cause a mutiny.

But once the attacked party is prepared, then relying on the geographical advantages of the camp, it is almost like rushing into a trap.

Relying on the defensive facilities within the camp, such as arrow towers, chevaux de frise, and ditches, coupled with the Han army's swift stabilization of morale, the Mountain Yue rebels who attacked the camp from all directions seemed to be throwing themselves into a trap.

Meanwhile, Guan Yu picked up his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, which had been waiting for a long time, stepped out of the main tent, and surveyed the five hundred axemen who had assembled before him and served as his personal guards.

Unlike Zhang Fei's personal guard, which he preferred to train as cavalry, Guan Yu particularly loved axemen.

"Axemen, follow Guan… kill the enemy!" (End of this chapter)