Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"I deliberately and openly transferred eight thousand soldiers to Fuchun Mountain for support, so on the surface, our army only has about four or five thousand soldiers left in the Qiantang County area."

"This number, I know, you know, and Guo Yi also knows."

"Furthermore, the ferries in Kuaiji Commandery are limited and cannot transport an army of twenty thousand in one go. At most, they can only transport about five thousand people at a time for a forced crossing. Under such circumstances, with our army on the defensive and having beacon towers for early warning, and with similar troop strength on both sides, a reckless forced crossing to land would not be an easy task."

"Therefore, that clever person in Kuaiji Commandery will inevitably resort to schemes. However, the more one adheres to military tactics and uses schemes, the more flaws tend to arise, making it easier to guess what scheme will be employed."

Speaking to the end, Li Ji couldn't help but chuckle.

As for more details, Li Ji did not explicitly tell Guo Jia, nor was it necessary.

Li Ji spoke lightly, but in reality, Guo Jia quickly realized that rather than Li Ji foreseeing this scene before deploying troops several days ago, it was more accurate to say that Li Ji was guiding the other party to act in this way step by step.

It was as if, through deduction, he guided Guo Yi to find an answer that seemed optimal and inevitable, and then precisely that answer was where the trap lay.

And to achieve this, not to mention the kind of powerful and meticulous long-term thinking required, it also involved calculating and deducing a large number of potentially interfering factors.

At this moment, Guo Jia looked at Li Ji's face, which was lit by the fire and had a slight smile, and inexplicably felt a sense of inferiority.

This step-by-step manipulation and guidance of the opponent into the trap he had set up, could this be the true meaning of anticipating the enemy's moves?

'If I were to face Mr. Zikun in battle, how could I defeat him?'

The thought couldn't help but pop into Guo Jia's mind, plunging him into deep thought for a long time.

For a time, this young man, who was always full of pride in the past, felt a bit lost…

'Am I… truly a talented person?'

With a gem in front…

Guo Jia felt that he was only a few years younger than Li Ji, so why was the gap so… obvious?

Li Ji didn't know that his casual explanation had inadvertently dealt a heavy blow to Guo Jia's young mind, otherwise, Li Ji would definitely feel a deep sense of… pleasure in his heart.

Compared to old foxes like Jia Xu, seedlings like Guo Jia and Gu Yong were much more fun, and it was much easier to PUA them.

Although on the surface Guo Jia and Gu Yong were about the same age as Li Ji, in reality, Li Ji had experienced the era of information explosion in his previous life, and his perspective on things was naturally at a higher level, and his psychological age was also much older.

So, seemingly Li Ji, like Guo Jia and Gu Yong, was a newbie account, but in reality, after extensively supplementing various classics of this era, Li Ji had gradually become a max-level account.

A newbie account excitedly running to a max-level account to arm wrestle…

This feeling is roughly like a young war eagle initially emerging in the Central Plains and finding no match, sweeping away all peers, and then encountering max-level Ke Jie in the first professional match.

While Guo Jia couldn't help but start contemplating life, Li Ji was not idle either.

On the nearby river beach, Zhao Yun was leading the cavalry to reap the battlefield, while Li Ji took out pre-skewered kebabs from a cloth bag and started grilling them on the fire.

Although things like cumin had not yet entered the Central Plains along the Silk Road, there were still many spices in this era. Li Ji sprinkled a lot on them, and he still found them quite good to eat.

Riverside, night sky, barbecue…

It was just that the distance from the battlefield was not far, and the occasional sounds of fighting and screams were a bit out of place, but it did not completely spoil Li Ji's interest.

Normally, it was rare for Li Ji to have this kind of time and opportunity to barbecue by the river.

Since he was idle anyway, and he had already come, waiting for Guo Yi to lead troops to forcibly cross the Qiantang River until this hour, Li Ji was already hungry.

After Li Ji tasted several skewers in a row, he saw that Guo Jia still seemed to be thinking about something, and said.

"Fengxiao, here! The battle is settled, even if there are important matters, they can be discussed later. Try and see what it tastes like?"

Guo Jia subconsciously took it, and then looked at the oily and fragrant skewers in his hand, and then looked at Li Ji, who seemed to be enthusiastically continuing to pick up more skewers and busy himself, and was a little dazed.

Under the reflection of the fire in front of him, Guo Jia looked at Li Ji beside him and inexplicably felt warmth, a kind of warmth that he had never experienced in his family.

'Clearly Mr. Zikun's ability is above mine, but he doesn't have the slightest arrogance, nor does he mind my previous rudeness, and even treats me like a friend and brother…'

Guo Jia suddenly felt that the fire in front of him seemed a little dazzling, so that his eyes were inexplicably a little red and hot, and then he lowered his head and slowly tasted the skewers in his hand.

"How is the taste?"

"Like celestial delicacies." Guo Jia replied with his head down.

Li Ji couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Fengxiao to have learned such flattering things. My craftsmanship is not good, but if Fengxiao likes it, you can let the cook study it when you go back, and let the cook bake some that are truly properly heated for you to taste another day."

"No need, Mr. Zikun's grilling is just right."

Guo Jia responded, and then stood up and solemnly bowed to Li Ji, saying.

"Mr. Zikun, I apologize for my previous arrogance and rudeness. Only now do I know the principle of 'there are people beyond people'. Compared with Mr. Zikun, I am far inferior."

"That talk of competition, now that I think about it, is really a laughingstock. It was really my ignorant and presumptuous words. Please forgive me, Mr. Zikun."

Seeing this, Li Ji stopped the skewers in his hand, and then said with a smile.

"Fengxiao, what are you doing? You and I hit it off at first sight, and we just exchanged some opinions. Why is it so? Sit down quickly, don't say more."

Hearing this, Guo Jia continued to maintain his original posture, saying.

"I was originally a rude child. Mr. Zikun does not dislike the child's arrogance and crudeness, and is willing to treat him as a friend. This is Mr. Zikun's generosity, but how dare I shamelessly accept it?"

Listening to the seriousness in Guo Jia's tone, Li Ji frowned and said.

"Fengxiao, what do you mean by this? Could it be that you want to take the opportunity to abandon me and leave? Where is the unrestrained and proud look you usually have? Why do you act like a self-pitying woman?"

"If Mr. Zikun does not abandon me, I am willing to follow you as a page, in order to improve myself." Guo Jia continued to speak solemnly.

Hearing this, Li Ji realized that Guo Jia was not joking or being modest, and stood up and said.

"Fengxiao is a great talent, why should you condescend to be a page? The competition between you and me was just a joke. I know your ability, Fengxiao. My original intention was to recommend Fengxiao to the lord as an official after this battle."

Faced with Li Ji's high regard, Guo Jia, who was actually unknown and had just been beaten down when he first came out, couldn't help but feel another unspeakable emotion in his heart.

It was as if a bad student was encouraged by a top student and believed firmly: Your talent will surely be noticed by thousands of people sooner or later.

That feeling of being in a trough and meeting a confidant once again deeply touched Guo Jia's heart.

It's just that this time is not Guo Jia's impulsive move.

Guo Jia also has his own arrogance in his heart. He doesn't want to be that kind of mediocre and incompetent person. At least, compared with Li Ji now, Guo Jia feels that he is mediocre and incompetent.

Even if there is Li Ji's gem in front, Guo Jia also wants to be like Li Ji and make the world amazed when he takes office.

If he can't do it, then it's better to lie dormant and continue to study knowledge.

And in Guo Jia's view at this moment, rather than leaving Li Ji to travel the world, it is better to follow Li Ji and ask for advice.

If it were someone else, Guo Jia would not be willing to condescend to be a page, but if this person is Li Ji, Guo Jia suddenly feels that it doesn't seem unacceptable.

"In front of the master, how dare Guo Jia speak of talent? Please fulfill my request, master."

Guo Jia bowed again.

Looking at Guo Jia's repeated insistence, Li Ji thought for a while before saying. "Alright, since Fengxiao insists so much, I can only shamelessly agree."

After a pause, looking at the joy on Guo Jia's face, Li Ji did not forget to add.

"However, you and I are actually friends, please don't forget it, Fengxiao."

"Guo Jia will definitely live up to the name of master's friend as soon as possible."

Guo Jia replied solemnly, making Li Ji couldn't help but support his forehead.

This seedling, won't it be ruined?

Why does Guo Jia seem to overestimate Li Ji's ability too much, and then underestimate his own level too much?

Even if Guo Jia's seedling is still tender, in Li Ji's view, it is already showing its ability. Several times of offering advice to the army, it cannot be said that the strategy does not have feasibility.

It's just that Li Ji considered the overall situation of Wu County's development before he didn't adopt it.

Of course, during this period of contact with Guo Jia, Li Ji also found that Guo Jia was a complete subject-biased student.

Guo Jia especially loves strategies and military tactics, but he doesn't know much about political affairs, which is just the opposite of Gu Yong.

As for Jia Xu, he is a truly all-round type in the true sense. He can be a strategist, or he can be a three duke or prime minister. It's just that he often uses tricks and schemes without a sense of proportion, and he doesn't dare to let Jia Xu let go easily.

After Guo Jia took the initiative to ask to be a page, he very consciously entered his role. Before Li Ji could do it himself, Guo Jia took the initiative to start grilling skewers for Li Ji.

And after grilling, Guo Jia seemed to be a little impatient to hand it to Li Ji to taste.

Li Ji took it and tasted it…

Li Ji, adhering to the attitude of seeking truth from facts, began to give Guo Jia some pointers, saying.

"It's a bit burnt, pay attention to turning it when grilling."

It's just that I don't know if it's an angle problem, Li Ji seems to find that the highlights of the fire in Guo Jia's eyes seem to be dimmed a lot.

Guo Jia, it seemed, was now locked in a battle of wills with the skewers, not giving Li Ji any chance to intervene. He buried himself in the task of grilling, his focused and serious gaze making Li Ji think he was pondering some monumental problem.

This, in turn, left Li Ji with nothing to do. He simply wrapped his brocade robe around himself and walked out from the leeward side of the beacon tower, looking towards the battlefield on the riverbank not far away.

(End of Chapter)