Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Just traveling from Luoyang to Rinan Commandery took Yu Guo more than a year, and the hardships involved were unimaginable.

Moreover, the difficulties of Rinan Commandery exceeded Yu Guo's expectations.

Land was scarce and people were few.

Far away in the southernmost part of the Great Han, it was not valued by the imperial court and was almost left to fend for itself. To make matters worse, the Kingdom of Linyi to the south frequently attempted to encroach upon Rinan Commandery.

Yu Guo was determined to uphold the majesty of the Great Han, but he was troubled by the lack of available troops and even the meager amount of money and grain within the commandery.

For six or seven years, Yu Guo governed Rinan Commandery day and night. The people under his rule could be considered to live and work in peace, and the population had clearly increased. However, the threat from the Kingdom of Linyi was still beyond Yu Guo's ability to resolve alone.

Previously, when Zhu Fu came to Jiaozhou to serve as its governor, Yu Guo thought this was an excellent opportunity. He planned to report the matter of the Kingdom of Linyi to the governor, Zhu Fu, and have Zhu Fu order the mobilization of troops from various commanderies to conquer the Kingdom of Linyi in order to uphold the majesty of the Great Han.

However, Zhu Fu's constant abuse and exploitation of the people greatly disappointed Yu Guo.

Zhu Fu's assassination relieved Yu Guo for the people of Jiaozhou, but it also plunged him into despair.

Jiaozhou was a barren land.

Anyone with some ability probably wouldn't want to leave the Central Plains to become an official in Jiaozhou.

Yu Guo also understood the current situation in Jiaozhou. Shi Xie, the governor of Jiaozhi Commandery, was actively trying to win over officials and powerful families from all over Jiaozhou, intending to request to be the governor of Jiaozhou himself.

Once Shi Xie became the governor of Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou would inevitably become the backyard of the Shi family of Cangwu.

Shi Xie's character also meant that he would not be likely to disregard Rinan Commandery in the south and spend money and grain to wage war against the Kingdom of Linyi.

However, as Yu Guo looked at the documents on the table in front of him, detailing the Kingdom of Linyi's looting of land and even the killing of some people, he felt resentment and helplessness!

"Hateful! Extremely hateful!"

Yu Guo had been an official in Rinan Commandery for seven years, and he treated the people under his rule as if they were his own children. Seeing the documents about some people being killed, his heart was cut like a knife.

However, Yu Guo dared not start a war with the Kingdom of Linyi.

Relying solely on Rinan Commandery, they were no match for the Kingdom of Linyi. Moreover, once they resisted with soldiers, further intensifying the conflict, it could lead to even more serious consequences.

But Yu Guo knew even better the wolfish nature of the Kingdom of Linyi. If they yielded an inch today, they would lose a foot the next day. It was feared that it would not be long before the entire Rinan Commandery was annexed by the Kingdom of Linyi.

However, Yu Guo had been troubled by this matter for who knew how long, and he knew that even reporting it to the imperial court would be meaningless.

Moreover, Yu Guo came from a humble background and had no powerful friends in high positions. He also had no connections outside of Rinan Commandery.

The more Yu Guo looked at these documents that he could not deal with, the more powerlessness, frustration, and despair rose in his heart.

"I am ashamed of the people, and ashamed of the Great Han."

Just as Yu Guo let out a sigh, a minor official suddenly rushed in, extremely flustered, and shouted.

"Lord Yu! Lord Yu! Something terrible has happened!!!"

Yu Guo suddenly stood up, placed a hand on the sword at his waist, and questioned fiercely. "Could it be that the Kingdom of Linyi has launched a large-scale invasion and looting?"

At this moment, Yu Guo felt resentment in his heart, but he had also prepared a plan.

It was a fact that Rinan Commandery was unable to resist the Kingdom of Linyi, and Yu Guo was not skilled in military strategy. The only method Yu Guo could think of was to summon the people under his rule to flee north to Jiuzhen Commandery as much as possible.

Yu Guo would then personally lead the few soldiers in the commandery to resist the Kingdom of Linyi, buying time for the people under his rule.

Moreover, Yu Guo had already prepared to perish together, determined to stain the Kingdom of Linyi with the blood of the Great Han's commandery administrator, attempting to use this method to attract the attention of the Great Han, so that the next governor of Jiaozhou would take the Kingdom of Linyi seriously and send troops to punish them.

Facing Yu Guo's resolute gaze, the minor official who came to report was momentarily intimidated, completely unable to believe that the commandery administrator, who was usually gentle and without any airs, could reveal such a look.

After a long while, the minor official finally reacted and quickly replied.

"No, it's not..."

"Not?"

Yu Guo breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned and said. "Then what other major event could make you so hurried and flustered?"

"It's, it's the seaside, the seaside has a lot of big ships, overwhelmingly many big ships," the minor official stammered.

"Hmm?"

Yu Guo was stunned.

The sea?

Big ships?!

After Yu Guo took office, he vigorously encouraged the people under his rule to develop the fishing industry.

However, the level of craftsmanship in Rinan Commandery was limited. It was still possible to build some small fishing boats, but they couldn't build any larger ships.

Moreover, Yu Guo had been in Rinan Commandery for so many years and had never heard of any large ships at sea, let alone overwhelmingly many big ships.

This made Yu Guo subconsciously feel that the minor official's words were exaggerated, but adhering to the idea of personally verifying the truth, Yu Guo immediately set off towards the outside of the government office, his long legs striding back and forth, walking quickly towards the seaside.

It wasn't that Yu Guo didn't want to pursue appearances by riding in a sedan chair or on horseback, but the poverty of Rinan Commandery made walking more cost-effective.

Moreover, Yu Guo had been walking in and out for many years, and even though he came from a humble background, he had already developed a pair of strong and powerful legs.

Even though Yu Guo was slightly concerned about his status and didn't run, but hurried along, the minor official needed to trot all the way to barely keep up with Yu Guo's speed.

However, Yu Guo became worried halfway and hesitated whether to urgently summon a group of commandery soldiers to go together. He turned to the minor official beside him and asked.

"You said there are many sea ships, do those sea ships have any flags hanging on them?"

"Yes!!"

The minor official nodded repeatedly and said. "All of those overwhelmingly many big ships have Han flags hanging on them."

"Hmm?"

Yu Guo was dumbfounded, and even his footsteps completely stopped.

Han flags?

Yu Guo looked at the minor official with disbelief, his eyes filled with suspicion.

However, this minor official was a relative from his wife's side after Yu Guo married in Rinan Commandery, and could be considered Yu Guo's confidant.

Facing Yu Guo's suspicion, the minor official responded with a firm look.

'Could it be that they are really our Han ships?!'

Yu Guo's eyes widened, and then a few hopes surged in his chest.

The next moment, Yu Guo, who was over thirty years old, was like returning to his youth. He no longer cared about his so-called status, and his legs exploded with unprecedented power, rushing towards the seaside at a speed that the minor official couldn't even see.

After Yu Guo left the city gate of Xijuan City, the seat of Rinan Commandery, there were also many people gathered outside the city gate, looking in shock at the overwhelmingly large fleet on the sea not far away.

Yu Guo's footsteps also stopped, his gaze swept towards the sea, staring intently at the Han flags, his eyes instantly moistened, and he murmured.

"They are really our Han ships. Has the Great Han not forgotten Rinan Commandery?"

(End of this chapter)