It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

You smiled at Jiang Li; you had already begun working on this before even arriving at Zhenbeiguan.

[Resolving the crisis at Zhenbeiguan would be virtually impossible without troops.]

[And you had already foreseen the worst-case scenario: neither the powerful families nor Kong Fan would lend you troops. The only people you could use in the entire Zhenbei Pass were those soldiers from impoverished backgrounds.]

[It just so happens that many of those fleeing along this route are family members of these soldiers.]

All the help I provided along the way wasn't in vain in the end.

After the mailman arrived, these soldiers from humble backgrounds all heard about what you had done.

They're more willing to trust you than those from established families.

With your rallying cry, many civilians and soldiers within Zhenbei Pass have sided with you.

But you know in your heart that with fewer than three thousand soldiers, a direct confrontation outside the pass offers no chance of victory.

You need to come up with an unconventional plan.

【Your choice:】

[1. Taking advantage of the barbarian second prince's suspicious nature, they opened the Zhenbei Gate wide, staging a ruse of an empty city.]

[2. You used the Qimen Dunjia method to calculate that these two nights will be dark and windy, and you plan to launch a night raid on the enemy camp.]

[3. Join forces with other factions, feign an attack on the barbarian army outside the pass, and launch a surprise attack on the main camp!]

4. Lead elite troops to bypass the enemy camp, cut off their rear, and disrupt their supply lines!

[5. Personal intervention, remaining attempts: 3]

Su Chen looked at the options in front of him and filtered them one by one.

His understanding of the Second Prince mostly came from Huiyu's investigation.

The rest can only be inferred from the second prince's previous battle record.

This person is fair and steady in battle, and thorough in all aspects.

But there are plenty of ingenious tricks!

Although he is cautious by nature, the Zhenbei Gate being wide open might not be enough to intimidate the enemy.

After all, the performance of the garrison at Zhenbeiguan was just too terrible!

As for night raids and feints, Su Chen had considered them before.

But the same problem remains.

Judging from the Second Prince's past battles, the weak points marked on Kong Fan's map were most likely deliberately left by the enemy.

If they recklessly eat it, they will likely immediately find themselves in even bigger trouble.

As for leading the elite families' troops out of the pass to fight, expecting them to contribute is less helpful than hoping they will cause you less trouble.

The fourth option does have some merit.

The 100,000 troops that came to reinforce them followed closely behind, briefly cutting off the supply line, but to no avail.

Unless this surprise force can penetrate deep into the barbarian territory.

Surround Wei and rescue Zhao!

After much deliberation, Su Chen realized that none of the first four options could perfectly solve the problem.

Zhenbeiguan will remain in a precarious state.

Choose 5!

Get involved personally!

As Su Chen confirmed his choice, he felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, he saw the face of a delicate young girl.

The other person was blinking their big eyes, staring intently at him.

The two were very close to each other.

Su Chen could even sense the other person's presence.

"you……"

"I came closer because I saw you suddenly spacing out!"

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Li seemed to realize something belatedly and abruptly shrank back.

Su Chen looked up and surveyed the tent he was in.

The aristocratic family certainly knows how to enjoy life; even a tent they casually give away is made of the finest materials.

This tent is not as nice as the capital, but it is definitely much better than the houses of ordinary people.

Jiang Li was also observing silently, and she felt that the "Pei Yichen" in front of her seemed to have changed a bit.

A bit too much...curious?

"Cuiping?"

"what?"

"It's nothing, it was just a call."

Although Jiang Li is only 12 years old, she is already clearly a beautiful young woman.

Given time, and with the passage of years, it will surely become even more perfect.

Su Chen looked at Jiang Li with satisfaction. There was still a difference between the in-game and out-of-game impressions.

At least the Jiang Li in front of me is much prettier than the ones I've seen outside.

"We currently have less than three thousand soldiers. Even if we equip them with weapons, given their actual combat capabilities, they probably won't last even half an hour after leaving the pass before being completely wiped out."

Jiang Li's face was full of worry.

In her view, there was no solution to this situation.

It's one thing if the number of soldiers is small.

These civilian soldiers had almost no fighting ability.

The gap between elite troops and ordinary troops is not small.

With this group of people, they can only bluff at best; they've never been in a war.

To scare the prince on the other side?

Instead, we should think about what we'll use to resist the barbarian cavalry after Zhenbei Pass falls.

"What are your plans? Tell me about them."

Looking at Su Chen's expressionless face, as if he were mature beyond his years, Jiang Li couldn't help but speak up.

"Send it out."

"Hit the first blow to prevent a hundred blows from coming!"

Su Chen decided to combine the previous options; the Empty City Strategy alone was definitely not going to work.

However, if he had the upper hand in several encounters with that second prince, then he would have been able to win.

It can even thwart the opponent's momentum a few times.

The Empty City Stratagem is more than just an empty city stratagem.

"Cuiping~"

"what!"

Looking at the smirk on Su Chen's face, Jiang Li had a bad feeling.

"I won't leave unless absolutely necessary, so don't even think about throwing me out!"

Jiang Li hugged herself tightly, looking like she was guarding against a thief.

"When did I say I sent you away?"

There's something in this camp that only you are best suited to do.

"what?"

……

The various factions in the camp soon heard about something interesting.

Pei Yichen's personal maid was crying and sobbing, telling everyone that he was going to his death.

Moreover, he brought three thousand soldiers with him.

Pei Yichen made a wild statement, saying that if they were going to gnaw on something, they should gnaw on the toughest bone.

Putting everything else aside, this alone has generated a lot of buzz.

"They can't actually believe it, can they?"

After Jiang Li went out for a stroll and returned, she saw Su Chen's smiling face and frowned slightly.

Anyone with a brain wouldn't believe the things Su Chen taught her.

A ragtag army of less than three thousand men bravely confronted the barbarian cavalry.

It's already good enough if we can eat the bait they put out!

Whether they believe it or not is unimportant; what matters is that they all know I'm about to leave the pass and fight.

That old bastard Zhou Zhongguang is truly determined to kill him this time.

One reason was to get him to secretly switch the weapons.

The second reason was to get the powerful families to join forces and kill him.

Thirdly, it was this old man who tipped them off, informing the outside world about the situation at Zhenbeiguan!

Especially information about yourself!

As long as Zhou Chongguang remains prime minister, the aristocratic families will always look up to him.

If Su Chen hadn't yet helped Jiang Li regain control of the military, he would have wanted to take direct action and eliminate Zhou Zhongguang.

But it's not possible now. With Zhou Chongguang dead, the aristocratic families will inevitably fall into a brief period of chaos.