Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Yan Province was not without small warlords, but these small warlords occupied various commanderies and kingdoms, and there were also conflicts and battles between them. There was no unified voice at all, so how could they possibly stop Lu Bu?

Faced with Lu Bu's Bing Province wolf cavalry and Sili elites, they almost swept through Yan Province with overwhelming speed.

Of course, this was also related to Chen Gong's planning as early as the end of the campaign against Dong Zhuo.

The strategy Chen Gong initially set for Lu Bu was to send troops out of Hulao Pass, swallow Yan Province, and then sweep through the Central Plains.

Therefore, in the rewards after the campaign against Dong Zhuo, the commandery administrators and kingdom chancellors appointed to the various commanderies and kingdoms of Yan Province were all in conflict with each other, like a heap of loose sand.

At a time when the other major warlords were unable to intervene in Yan Province, it was natural that Yan Province, like a heap of loose sand, could not stop Lu Bu. There were even those who actively surrendered under Lu Bu's power.

Sima Yi paused slightly before speaking.

"However, there are also many officials in Yan Province who are greatly dissatisfied with or resentful of Lu Bu, and there are even more who harbor hidden ambitions."

"If Teacher is willing, I can find a way to instigate many county towns to revolt. It is unlikely that Lu Bu will return to Yan Province empty-handed, but it will definitely greatly delay the time it takes for Lu Bu to completely control Yan Province."

Li Ji's eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of satisfaction when he heard this.

This was the difference between Xiahou Bo and Sima Yi.

If it were Xiahou Bo, he would not have the ability to remotely command the Embroidered Uniform Guard in a certain place to instigate rebellion through various means.

"Since that's the case, Yi'er, give it a try. We can't let Chen Gongtai have too comfortable a winter..."

After a pause, Li Ji said with a smile on his face.

"And try to leave traces in the rebellions in various parts of Yan Province that are related to Chen Gongtai in various ways."

Sima Yi immediately understood Li Ji's meaning upon hearing this.

The civil servants that Lu Bu relied on were the two Chens. Among them, the bond that bound Chen Qun to Lu Bu was profit, which was the most solid.

On the contrary, there was a possibility of discord between Lu Bu and Chen Gong. Anything that could make Lu Bu slightly estranged from Chen Gong was undoubtedly a good thing.

Lu Bu's brain had never been very good. Even if he didn't believe that Chen Gong had instigated the rebellion, he would inevitably have seeds of suspicion in his heart. Moreover, he would inevitably be annoyed by the fact that everything related to the rebellion was related to Chen Gong.

"Disciple understands."

Sima Yi replied in a deep voice. While subconsciously making calculations, he suddenly remembered something and said.

"By the way, Teacher, Hua Tuo, whom you asked me to pay attention to earlier, has already been discovered. If there are no accidents, he will be found within half a month."

Li Ji paused slightly with his hand roasting the mutton and turned his head to look.

"How did you do it?"

The Embroidered Uniform Guard in Xiahou Bo's hands had been searching for several years with little success. How long had it been since Sima Yi had actually gained something?

"Disciple retrieved the relevant records of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's search for Hua Tuo and discovered that the reason why the Embroidered Uniform Guard had repeatedly missed was suspected to be that Hua Tuo had discovered something, so he was intentionally avoiding them."

"And disciple speculated that the news of Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou had spread throughout the Han Dynasty. A divine doctor like Hua Tuo would inevitably worry about whether there would be a plague, so he mobilized the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Xuzhou to pay more attention and discovered many suspected traces of Hua Tuo."

Li Ji nodded upon hearing this and also understood that Hua Tuo was indeed likely to be deliberately hiding.

Perhaps Hua Tuo also understood that once he was found by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he would likely be subjected to "voluntary" recruitment, which conflicted with Hua Tuo's medical philosophy, so he often concealed his whereabouts.

Moreover, the current Hua Tuo was not an old man with white hair who could be easily bullied by a child, but a strong man who could travel through the war-torn Han Dynasty as if walking on flat ground, without fear of the rampaging soldiers and beasts that could be seen everywhere.

Moreover, according to some fragmentary information obtained by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Hua Tuo always carried a sharp axe on his waist and his medicinal materials included tiger bones, tiger whips, and wolf fat.

Li Ji had ample reason to suspect that the tiger play in Hua Tuo's Five Animal Exercises was perhaps really inspired by observing tigers all the time, rather than thinking about it while looking at a house cat.

"Then even if Yi'er learns of the suspected whereabouts of Hua Tuo, why are you certain that you can find Hua Tuo within half a month?" Li Ji asked again.

"Letting the Embroidered Uniform Guard pursue him blindly is tantamount to catching fish with bare hands."

After a pause, Sima Yi continued.

"Therefore, disciple ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to find a good family man in Donghai Commandery who was suffering from a serious illness, and then ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to secretly publicize the request for help for that good family man in Donghai Commandery."

"When Hua Tuo learns of this news, he will inevitably go to treat this good family man. At that time, the Embroidered Uniform Guard ambushing on the left and right will come out together. Why worry that Hua Tuo will avoid seeing them again?"

"And in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, disciple also sent someone to borrow a team of personal guards from General Cao Bao, lest the Embroidered Uniform Guard be unable to stop Hua Tuo and he escapes."

Li Ji's gaze was slightly strange when he heard the end.

Good fellow, fishing, right?

Using Hua Tuo's medical ethics to lure him into the trap is really shameful.

More importantly, Sima Yi euphemistically called it borrowing a team of personal guards from Cao Bao, and even directed the infamy towards Cao Bao, whose reputation was already terrible.

Cao Bao, whose situation in Xuzhou was no longer what it used to be, was probably still thinking that this was an opportunity to get on Sima Yi's good side, but he didn't expect that from the beginning, he was being used by Sima Yi as a scapegoat.

Li Ji took the mutton that Sima Yi had roasted and handed over, and reminded him noncommittally.

"Cao Bao's troops can be used, but do not let Cao Bao personally command them, lest things go wrong."

"Disciple understands."

Sima Yi replied.

… …

At the same time that Li Ji took the opportunity to enjoy the snow with his disciples around the stove and incidentally decided on a few minor and major matters.

The heavy snow in Yu Province, which came a little earlier than in the past, trapped a convoy heading towards Ruyang City halfway.

In a carriage that was almost completely wrapped in layers of fur to shield it from the wind and snow and keep it warm, A Dou's round face pulled open a corner of the curtain. After being blown by the cold wind, he hurriedly shrank back.

"It's freezing, it's freezing. What heavy snow! Big brother, it seems that we can't pass ahead. What should we do?"

A Dou complained to Li Xiang, who was still calm beside him, with a worried look on his face.

Previously, A Dou had been living in Yangzhou, and he didn't often go out in winter. This was the first time he had seen such heavy snow, which made the carriage unable to move halfway.

But before Li Xiang could speak, Sun Ren, dressed in red, couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and said.

"Why is the young master so timid? What's there to be afraid of with a mere wind and snow? With my big brother accompanying you and three thousand Tiger Guards protecting you, you won't be hurt in the slightest."

After a pause, Sun Ren's gaze fell on Li Xiang, who had a calm demeanor that did not match his age, and said with a light in her eyes.

"Besides, isn't there also Brother Xiang?"

Faced with Sun Ren's somewhat scolding tone, A Dou was not annoyed, but looked at Li Xi, who was nestled in Li Xiang's arms, blinking her big eyes, tilting her head, and looking like a porcelain doll, and said with some heartache.

"I'm just afraid that my little sister is too young and the wind and snow will make her cold."

(End of this chapter)