Chapter 12501

Chapter 12501

Guo Xianggu's eyes lit up: "To fight against the whole world with only one state, no matter how strong your abilities are, you have no chance of winning. This is the will of Heaven that cannot be defied!"

"If Zhuge Liang is defeated, he will lose the hearts of the people, and the court will inevitably hold him accountable."

"As long as the work is done properly, it will be no difficult for me, one of only two ministers entrusted with the care of the late emperor, to replace him."

"If I get to that point, I'll have won!"

He was well aware, of course, that there would be many difficulties in the details when it came to actually implementing it.

But the general trend is unlikely to be wrong.

As long as you choose the right trend, the only difference is how much you win.

As for the remaining three characters...

Chen Qun's role is too low-level, his room for maneuver is too limited, and he is easily hampered by others.

In contrast, Sima Yi and Guo Huai had to face Zhuge Liang on the main battlefield. Although they had an absolute advantage in strength, the pressure was still enormous.

Guo Xianggu had some understanding of what kind of person Zhuge Liang was.

After all, he had appeared in Lin Yi's racetrack game before.

Such a unique and unparalleled figure, even if he were to fall, would only be defeated by fate. It would be extremely difficult for others to gain an advantage over him.

Even if it weren't the real person being portrayed, but someone else playing the role, the difficulty would still be considerable.

Moreover, for both Sima Yi and Guo Huai, who held the advantage in strength, simply winning was far from enough to ensure they would have the last laugh.

They not only want to win, but they want to win big!

There are just too many variables.

After careful consideration, Guo Xianggu felt reassured: "As long as we can control the water temperature well and ensure that Zhuge Liang is defeated, but not utterly defeated, I will be invincible!"

After Guo Xianggu made his choice, the remaining three people took turns making theirs.

With everything in place, everyone began to follow the script.

Sure enough, the story begins with Zhuge Liang launching his fourth Northern Expedition!

If things had gone according to plan, Liu Shan, played by Lin Yi, would have had virtually no screen time in the early to mid-stages. It wasn't until the Northern Expedition failed and the focus returned to the court that he truly began to exert his influence.

However, if we drag it out until then, we'll be in a very passive position.

Lin Yi's first action was to send his close advisors to establish the Grand Council, requiring Li Yan to communicate with the front lines through the Grand Council in all matters.

To put it bluntly, the goal was to sever Li Yan's direct contact with Zhuge Liang at the root.

If his scheme is discovered and it's confirmed that Zhuge Liang isn't an NPC, his plan to deceive everyone will become a joke.

Guo Xianggu was somewhat surprised by this.

According to the script, Liu Shan was just a mediocre ruler who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. He had no ambition for important matters of state and was completely a puppet who could be manipulated by others.

Why are you suddenly taking it so seriously?

But upon closer reflection, it's not surprising.

Liu Shan may have been an incompetent ruler, but that doesn't mean his ministers were all incompetent. It was normal for Liu Shan to readily agree to advice given to him.

Furthermore, the script does not explicitly mention this aspect.

The only thing Guo Xianggu needed to confirm was whether Zhuge Liang was behind it all, since that was the formidable enemy he needed to guard against at all costs.

He soon received news that Zhuge Liang and Liu Shan had not been exchanging letters recently, nor had Liu Shan's important ministers.

In other words, all of this was the autonomous decision made by Liu Shan and his group of NPCs.

"It's not a big problem."

This was Guo Xianggu's final conclusion.

The sudden establishment of the Military Affairs Office, while nominally having supervisory responsibilities over him as the chief logistics officer, was ultimately just a third-party organization at best.

The ones who actually got things done were him and Zhuge Liang on the front lines.

If he really wanted to do something underhanded, would those NPCs in the Military Intelligence Bureau be able to find out?
If he can't even do this much, then Guo Xianggu shouldn't even dream of any divine equipment rewards; he should just wash up and go to bed early.

The front lines.

Zhuge Liang quickly demonstrated his powerful leadership, suppressing the Wei army to the point that they could not raise their heads.

Sima Yi and Guo Huai, the two participants in the competition, originally harbored thoughts of scheming against each other. In their eyes, the one with the absolute advantage in strength was the biggest competitor.

As a result, they were almost wiped out by Zhuge Liang.

Fortunately, Wei had a strong foundation, and reinforcements kept arriving from the rear, which allowed the two to barely stabilize their position.

When facing this once-in-a-lifetime figure again, they dared not be careless in the slightest.

Even so, they still suffered setbacks at every turn.

To be fair, while there is an element of randomness in the selection of players for special track events, judging from several results, it is not truly completely random.

Those who are selected are definitely people with real talent.

The two participants who played Sima Yi and Guo Huai, after realizing what had happened, became extremely cautious in every move, leaving almost no obvious flaws.

With an absolute advantage in strength and a defensive strategy, they shouldn't have suffered such a setback from any angle.

Unfortunately, they were facing Zhuge Liang.

If it were truly Lin Yi playing Zhuge Liang, he might have used some other unconventional methods, but he could never have been so airtight, leaving the two of them feeling so suffocated.

The battle is at a stalemate.

Guo Xianggu suddenly received an inquiry from the Military Affairs Department.

Guo Xianggu then summoned his trusted confidant, Chen Qun.

"The troops at the front are running out of food and supplies, and we need to provide a reasonable explanation."

The actor who played Chen Qun was named Song Chi. He came from a third-rate family and his family background was slightly better than Guo Xianggu's, but still only slightly better.

This is another rare opportunity for him to turn his life around.

Once you miss it, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.

He and Guo Xianggu are naturally competitors, but so far, they are aligned in purpose and are still in a stage of sincere cooperation.

Song Chi sneered, "Those two idiots over there, if we hadn't tampered with their supplies, they would probably have been routed by now!"

"The person who plays Zhuge Liang is indeed extraordinary."

Guo Xianggu agreed wholeheartedly, and then added, "However, the will of Heaven is hard to defy. The general trend is what it is, and the failure of the Northern Expedition is a foregone conclusion."

Song Chi said with concern, "The problem is, how do we define failure?"

Guo Xianggu frowned: "What do you mean?"

Song Chi said in a low voice, "If he doesn't achieve a complete victory this time and is ultimately forced to retreat, but captures several key cities as a springboard for another northern expedition, would that be considered a success or a failure?"

"That depends on how the track is determined."

Guo Xianggu couldn't help but show a worried expression.

For him, none of this was the most crucial point.

The real key point is that once Zhuge Liang returned to the capital in that manner, it would be extremely difficult for him to overthrow him and take his place.

Although both were important ministers entrusted with the care of the late emperor, their political foundations in the court were vastly different, a fact that Guo Xianggu was well aware of.

Guo Xianggu's eyes narrowed: "This won't do. We need to add fuel to the fire."