Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

After all, in the original timeline, it was: Yu Jin = Zhang Liao \u003e Sun Quan \u003e Jiangdong generals.

In other words, Yu Jin was greater than the Jiangdong generals, an inequality that settled everything.

Thinking of this, Li Ji, after receiving the military report, did not show any worry on his face. Instead, a hint of teasing smile appeared.

Sima Yi, who was beside him, saw this and stepped forward to ask, "Teacher, could it be that good news has been sent back?"

"That's not the case. Xu Wenxiang's offensive was frustrated and blocked by Yu Jin under the city of Chunyu."

Li Ji said simply and simply handed the military report to Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi to read it again.

Now, Li Ji, who was in charge of the Northern Expedition, naturally had no time to deal with many trivial military documents. Most of them were handled by Zhuge Liang, and they were handled in an orderly manner.

Sima Yi was responsible for sorting out and processing all military reports and intelligence, including the Brocade-Clothed Guard, and could be called his right-hand man.

After Zhuge Liang combined the military report with the map for some analysis, he frowned slightly and said.

"If Chunyu City is not broken, it will be difficult for the army to cross the Wen River and attack the capital, Duchang."

Sima Yi heard this and said disapprovingly, "Why should Kongming worry? If the Prime Minister is smiling, he must be confident."

With this one singing and the other harmonizing, Li Ji was instead put on the spot by these two disciples.

Can't smiling just be because you thought of something happy?

However, sometimes Li Ji also felt quite helpless.

As his position and prestige increased, Li Ji's every move was inevitably interpreted by others as having a deeper meaning.

This is why Li Ji can only completely let go of his airs and need not have too many scruples in front of Liu, Guan, and Zhang, except when he is at home.

Of course, having said that, Li Ji's expression returned to his usual calmness and composure, and he turned to ask.

"If Kongming and Zhongda were the commanders of the Northern Expedition, what would you choose to do now?"

Immediately, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were slightly stunned, and then each fell into deep thought.

These seemingly casual questions, when heard by Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, were questions that they had to deal with with utmost concentration and care.

After Li Ji leisurely drank a cup of tea, Zhuge Liang saw that Sima Yi still did not intend to speak first, so he took the initiative to speak.

"In my humble opinion, the Northern Expeditionary Army is the King's Army. Attacking cities is secondary, and seizing the momentum is the main goal. Only in this way can everyone know that the Northern Expeditionary Army is irresistible, and the Wei and Zhao pseudo-regimes will be unpopular and lose their support."

"Therefore, even if Chunyu City is blocked, another division should be sent to create momentum and take another route. This will not only cover the surprise attacks of General Wei and others, but also use the length of the army to attack the enemy's weaknesses, making Cao Ren feel that fires are breaking out everywhere and he does not know where to take care of."

Li Ji nodded slightly after hearing this.

Zhuge Liang's strategy is undoubtedly a righteous and upright strategy of the King's Way.

It is both for attacking the city and for attacking the heart, combining surprise and direct attacks, and maximizing the advantages of the troops.

It is true that Chunyu City is the only way to go north to the capital, Duchang, but this must be added with the prerequisite of "the shortest and most suitable" marching route.

If you don't mind detouring to lengthen the battle line, you can also send another division along the Donglai County east of Beihai County, bypassing the barrier centered on Chunyu City and the Wen River on the south side of Duchang, and then attacking Duchang City from the flank.

In this way, Cao Ren must continue to divide his already stretched forces to try to block it, which will greatly relieve the pressure on the other flanking forces.

And once Duchang City is captured, even if Chunyu City still holds on, it will be of little significance, and naturally, they will have to abandon the city and retreat to Duchang to protect the capital, Duchang.

Immediately, Li Ji looked at Sima Yi again.

Sima Yi cupped his hands and replied.

"In my opinion, there is only one word... wait!"

"Although Kongming's plan to divide the troops is good, it also hides risks. If another part of the troops is divided to Donglai County, the number of troops left in the teacher's hands will not be many. Once something changes, it will be extremely difficult to find a way to make up for it."

"Therefore, Kongming's plan seems stable and upright, but in fact it hides dangers and should not be used."

"At present, we should respond to all changes with the same. It seems that Cao Ren is trying to delay time, delaying until our army has to withdraw in winter, but in fact, the time, place, and people are all in the teacher's hands. It is even more beneficial to delay until winter."

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly when he heard this and said.

"Nonsense, if you just wait, the opportunity will only be delayed, and you will not be able to wait for a good opportunity."

"What if General Wei's surprise attack on Dongchaojin fails? When Cao Cao's reinforcements arrive, even if the time is right, it will be more difficult to continue to develop and re-open the route in Donglai County."

Sima Yi squinted and retorted.

"In my opinion, Kongming's strategy is the hidden danger that affects the great cause of the Northern Expedition."

"It is precisely because we need to consider the possibility that the flanking forces may not be able to achieve success that we need to seek stability and wait. We must know that the more troops are divided, the more flaws there will be."

"If Cao Wei has gradually figured out the actual strength that the teacher has mastered, while defending Chunyu City, he can set up an ambush based on the terrain and destroy the flanking forces that rashly divided their troops to Donglai County. What should we do then?"

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice.

"You are ridiculous..."

"You are absurd..."

Seeing that Zhuge Sima, this pair of rivals, seemed to be showing signs of arguing, Li Ji tapped the table lightly with his finger, and immediately calmed down Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, who felt they had lost their composure.

"The plans you two have said are all excellent strategies, only the ideas are different."

Li Ji first defined the nature of the matter to show that he was not biased, and then got up and said, "However, neither of these two strategies suits my heart."

Zhuge Liang, who was usually extremely calm, reflected on why he was easily provoked by Sima Yi, and asked with a face that was neither sad nor happy.

"What does the teacher mean?"

"Three days later, the troops mobilized from various places to Piting will gather."

Li Ji said with his hands behind his back, and then said in an unusually calm tone.

"Then use all 120,000 troops from Piting and march into Qingzhou."

"I want to see how Yu Jin can stop me, Li Zikun, how he can stop my 200,000 elite soldiers, and how he can stop my mighty Northern Expedition."

When Zhuge Liang heard this, his instinctive caution almost subconsciously blurted out that he wanted to object.

But when the words came to his lips, Zhuge Liang swallowed them back.

For the great cause of the Northern Expedition, it is impossible for the teacher to always sit in the rear and centrally dispatch troops from all sides.

Only by truly going to the front line can he make corresponding command arrangements at any time.

Cities like Chunyu City or the few strong cities in Qingzhou, but the so-called invincibility also depends on who it is for.

Zhuge Liang's plan to divide troops to Donglai hides dangers and entrusts fate to another general, which Li Ji does not like.

Sima Yi's strategy of waiting for the opportunity is too passive and not suitable for the Northern Expeditionary Army, which Li Ji also does not like.

Moreover, Li Ji never intended to sit in the rear of Piting all the time, but had to wait for the subsequent troop deployments to arrive before he could stay in the rear to reorganize the army.

Now that the front line is temporarily blocked, he will personally lead the Northern Expeditionary Army into Qingzhou to flatten the obstacles. (End of this chapter)