Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Even if Lord Marquis hadn't glanced at that Xun clan youth even for a moment, let alone been angered by him.

But the Marquis's disregard was the Marquis's magnanimity.

This fellow, in front of Wei Yan, was so offensive and rude to the Marquis. If he were allowed to leave unscathed, Wei Yan would feel that he was not sensible or considerate enough.

To do the tasks that the Marquis had explicitly ordered well was a matter of course.

If one wanted to advance, to gain the Marquis's attention and trust, then one had to handle even the things the Marquis hadn't directly ordered properly.

Only then could one stand out.

Immediately, Wei Yan did not forget to re-examine whether Xun Yu's three clans had been exterminated cleanly enough, and after properly imprisoning the remaining Xun clan members, he went to Li Ji's tent to report back.

"Hmm?"

However, when Li Ji flipped through the report prepared by Wei Yan, he discovered that the number of beheadings was one more than the number of Xun Yu's three clans recorded in the genealogy.

"Why is there one more?"

Li Ji put down the document, picked up his teacup, and asked casually.

Wei Yan quickly replied, "According to reliable sources, there was one person suspected to be Xun Yu's illegitimate son, who was also killed."

Li Ji raised an eyebrow slightly, how could he not understand the implied meaning of these words.

According to reliable sources, which meant that the information was not necessarily true.

Suspected, which meant it probably wasn't.

However, Wei Yan killed the person so directly and openly, without deliberately concealing it, which seemed more like he was seeking credit.

Li Ji thought for a moment and understood who had become a victim under Wei Yan's blade.

"You are diligent, but next time, whether the information is reliable or not needs to be carefully considered. Do not mistakenly trust unreliable information and mistakenly kill useful people."

"Yes, yes, yes, Lord Marquis is right, I will definitely consider it carefully next time."

Wei Yan replied quickly.

Immediately, Li Ji, who had put down the document in his hand, stood up and allowed Gu Wei to drape a cloak over his shoulders to shield him from the wind, and said.

"Wen Chang, let's go."

Immediately, Wei Yan quickly followed Li Ji and carefully asked, "Where is Lord Marquis going?"

"To the North Camp."

Li Ji replied, then turned over and mounted the prepared fine horse, and led five hundred Tiger Guards around Ruyang City towards the North Camp, accompanied by Xu Chu, Wei Yan, and Gu Wei.

Along the way, Li Ji walked unhurriedly, intentionally inspecting the military discipline of the camps along the way.

The South Camp, where Li Ji's central army was located, naturally had strict military discipline.

The East Camp was led by Wen聘 as the main general, and was also the direction with the fewest troops.

And after more than half a month of continuous siege, with the army's morale dampened, the military discipline of the East Camp was still maintained quite well.

'Wen聘 is indeed a capable general.'

Li Ji nodded secretly, feeling admiration.

Perhaps Wen聘 didn't have any special strengths, but his style of doing things was steady and solid. The saying that a good warrior has no remarkable achievements referred to people like Wen聘.

He didn't have any special strengths, but he also wouldn't easily make any mistakes or loopholes.

And when Li Ji passed the East Camp and arrived at the location of the North Camp, his face couldn't help but darken slightly.

The four generals were each responsible for one gate, attacking Ruyang City on their own.

Perhaps Li Ji's main purpose was to delay for a certain amount of time, creating a time for the Yellow Turbans of Yu Province to wreak havoc.

At the same time, it also continuously eroded Ruyang City's determination and strength to hold on, and allowed Wen聘 and Zang Ba, who respectively represented the generals of Jing Province and Xu Province, to be loyal, thereby showing impartiality.

As for Zhang Fei, who was appointed as the main general of the North Camp, Li Ji also had the intention of giving Zhang Fei a suitable opportunity to train.

Guan Yu had long been independently leading troops and guarding one side, but Zhang Fei had not been able to become a qualified main general for a long time.

Publicly and privately, Li Ji had naturally been intentionally cultivating Zhang Fei in secret.

However, what Li Ji saw in the North Camp at the moment was a chaotic mess, and the vigilant soldiers appeared quite lax and casual.

Not to mention comparing it with the South Camp, it couldn't even compare with the East Camp.

This made Li Ji's face faintly darken during the process of stepping forward to declare his identity and conduct inspection.

After ordering the soldiers guarding the gate not to make a sound, Li Ji led the Tiger Guards straight into the North Camp and patrolled around.

Not only were many places in the camp arranged in a way that didn't conform to military strategy, but everywhere one could see the lax North Camp soldiers, and the overall morale was also obviously somewhat low.

It would have been fine if the morale was low, but that kind of lax feeling made Li Ji have the feeling that the soldiers of the North Camp had been spoiled by Zhang Fei.

Until Li Ji, with his hands behind his back, inspected the area without saying a word, he then walked towards the direction of the North Camp's main tent.

However, Li Ji hadn't even approached the North Camp's main tent, and from afar he heard Zhang Fei's thunderous voice.

"That fellow is just a surrendered general, what qualifications does he have to have me personally go to discuss a joint attack on the city?"

"Don't say too much, don't say too much..."

"I will break through this north gate sooner or later, there's no need to put in so much effort."

Li Ji chose to stop ten steps away from the outside of the main tent and listen to what Zhang Fei was doing behind his back, and who he was mocking.

And Zhang Fei's personal guards, led by the Eighteen Yan Yun Riders, naturally mostly recognized Li Ji.

When they saw the Marquis suddenly appear in the North Camp, and also standing outside the main tent with his hands behind his back, listening to Zhang Fei discussing matters with the various captains and auxiliary soldiers in the army.

For a time, these personal guards were so frightened that their palms were sweating, their backs straightened subconsciously, and while their eyes didn't stray, it was as if they couldn't see anyone eavesdropping on secrets outside the camp.

As for speaking out to warn Zhang Fei in the main tent, after Li Ji's plain gaze swept over, each of the personal guards immediately gave up on this idea, for fear of both angering the Marquis and causing Zhang Fei to scold them afterwards.

Didn't know, didn't understand, didn't see...

And Li Ji also ignored these personal guards who consciously acted as wooden men, squinted his eyes and continued to listen to the movement inside the main tent.

After Zhang Fei's voice just sounded, a chaotic sound appeared in the main tent, as if they were jointly persuading Zhang Fei to cooperate with the other generals to attack the city.

It was really that the four generals all had the intention of seizing the first merit of breaking through Ruyang, and were constantly competing in the dark, and no one was convinced by anyone.

Among them, Zhang Fei's usual military habits, in addition to brute force, were occasional Yan people's inspirations.

But if you want to break through Ruyang City, there is nothing that can inspire you, which also led to Zhang Fei leading the siege for more than half a month, and the offensive was repeatedly frustrated, not to mention that the results were few, and the losses were not small.

Therefore, the people in the North Camp, led by the captains, naturally also jointly persuaded Zhang Fei to take the initiative to unite with the other generals, to make a cooperation, maybe they can break through Ruyang City.

"Inappropriate, inappropriate, if I go, wouldn't I be lower than them? Will they assist me in attacking the city at that time, or will they let me assist them?"

Speaking to the end, Zhang Fei couldn't help but pat the table repeatedly, saying.

"You all don't say too much, even if the current Emperor personally issues an edict, I will not take the initiative to lower this head."

At the next moment, Li Ji walked in and asked at the same time.

"Then what about my military order? Will Yi De listen or not?" (End of this chapter)