Yang Rui immediately saw through Cao Cao's plan. He had not made any moves in Chen Liu County in Yan Province, and he had moved a lot of people. It was clear that he wanted to give up on Chen Liu and move his power to Si Li Province.
At first glance, this had direct benefits for Yang Rui. At the very least, if Cao Cao's power left Yan Province, Yang Rui could obtain all of Yan Province, including Chen Liu. While expanding his territory, he could also complete the mission of subduing Xun You.
However, after thinking about it more deeply, although Cao Cao had retreated, he was retreating in order to advance. In the future, by relying on the strategic location of Hulao Pass, he would have a high chance of developing and strengthening his power in Si Li Province.
At this time, Cao Cao did not put in much effort to relocate the NPs. There were only a small number of Cao Cao's subordinates in Si Li Province to the west of Hulao Pass to act as NPs. Furthermore, they were scattered and gathered together with the NPs.
At the same time, although Si Li Province was not within the six provinces of the Forbidden Army, after Yang Rui's attempt, Cao Cao's subordinates were also in a state where they could not be attacked. Perhaps it was because they came from the Forbidden Army's Yan Province and were only here on official business?
Because the migrating NPs had moved to Si Li Province, they were in a state where they could be attacked. After killing them, they could destroy Cao Cao's foundation. However, Yang Rui could not do this.
To put it bluntly, the system wanted to protect Cao Cao's power on the surface. Even if Yang Rui had enough power, he could only silently agree to Cao Cao's actions.
Moreover, even if Yang Rui took over the eastern part of Si Li Province, it would only be a piece of land. It would be difficult for him to put in the effort to protect it. As a result, he would constantly be threatened by the Cao Army in Hulao Pass.
Yang Rui had no choice. After investigating Si Li Province to the west of Hulao Pass for half a day. He then controlled Sky City to leave the territory of the Si Province and return to the territory of the Yan Province.
After that, Yang Rui used the Teleportation Formation to teleport to Juping County of Taishan Prefecture. After that, he went to Shrimp Barren Land through Grand Mountain City.
Previously, Yang Rui had planned to investigate Yuan Shao's situation in Hebei Province. However, with Cao Cao as a comparison, Yang Rui was almost certain that Yuan Shao's situation should be similar. Even if there was such a situation, Yang Rui would not be able to intervene.
After all, there was an absolute ban on soldiers in Ji Province. The situation there was even more difficult to deal with than in Si Province.
Therefore, Yang Rui simply gave up on the idea of going to Ji Zhou. Instead, he planned to head directly to the Japanese civilization's area to check on the situation of Wako Uesugi in Echigo.
"My lord, why don't you stay here for a while longer?" Wako Uesugi's pair of handsome eyes flashed as she said. Although she was currently dressed in men's clothing, it was difficult to hide her red lips and white skin.
After staying in Shrimp Barren Land for half a day, Yang Rui saw Wako Uesugi after a game day. However, the two didn't talk for long before Yang Rui was ready to leave.
Because at this time, the two Uesugi Clans had an internal conflict. In the battle against the Hōjō Clan, the strength of the Uesugi Clan in the mountains and the Uesugi Clan in the mountains and the Uesugi Clan in Fan Valley had a subtle change in strength.
With Wako Uesugi's current identity. Obviously, there was still a long way to go before he could call for help and resolve the conflict between the two Uesugi Clans. Therefore, he could only sit and wait for the situation between the two Clans to continue to develop.
When Yang Rui learned about this, he couldn't help but sigh again. Whether it was in the Three Kingdoms area or the Japanese civilization area, the tendency of the System to maintain the original setting of the plot development was very obvious.
If the two Uesugi Clans could work together, this was actually the best time to develop in Echigo and the entire Kanto region. The surrounding forces such as the Jiapei Country and the Takeda Clan couldn't compare.
The two Uesugi Clans quarreled with each other. Yang Rui already felt that Wako Uesugi in Echigo would be difficult to achieve in a short period of time. Takeda Nobutaka in Johto had already gone to Kyoto to report on his work, so there was no need for Yang Rui to stay any longer. He could only wait for the development of the plot in the Japanese civilization area.
"Child, you just need to be patient. I still have things to deal with in the area under my jurisdiction, so I'll go back now …"
After tactfully rejecting Wako Uesugi's invitation to stay, Yang Rui quickly returned to the Three Kingdoms area through Shrimp Land and went offline.
Chen Xiaonan had been in MLQS for some time now. At this time, Yang Rui wanted to have a good talk with him, but at the same time, he also wanted to escape. After all, he had to see how Chen Xiaonan was doing, so it was reasonable for him to show his face.
Since there was nothing to do in the game, Yang Rui went offline to look for Chen Xiaonan. However, there was no one in the house. Even Xiaohui, Ren Sisi, and Diaochan were nowhere to be found.
After looking around, he found a note left on the coffee table in the living room. It turned out that Xiaohui, Ren Sisi, and Diaochan had taken Chen Xiaonan to another island in MLQS to play. Yang Rui shook his head helplessly and logged into the game again.
Although he felt powerless in many places, Yang Rui still had a lot of things to do in the game. Since Xiaohui, Ren Sisi, and Diaochan had taken Chen Xiaonan out, Yang Rui naturally wouldn't waste time outside.
He couldn't target his old enemies, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, for the time being, and the conflict between them would be inevitable in the future. Yang Rui already had plans to connect with some of the vassals. At this time, he didn't have any leads, so he could visit them. At the same time, Yang Rui also had some other things to do.
Yang Rui had come into contact with Gongsun Zan and Ma Teng not long ago, so there was no need for him to go there again. As for the other feudal vassals, Yang Rui had come into contact with most of them in the Imperial Examination of Filial Integrity and Imperial Examination of Maocai.
Therefore, Yang Rui wanted to meet with the other vassals again. Although he wasn't very familiar with them, he wasn't unfamiliar with most of them. However, he still had to consider who to visit.
The situation had developed to its current stage. The various vassals were very different from when Yang Rui used the Han Dynasty's name to promote filial piety and honesty. Therefore, if Yang Rui wanted to visit the other vassals, he had to consider his own safety.
As he prepared for the visit, Yang Rui also planned to contact Trace Dragon Soul and inform him of Cao Cao's strange movements in Si Lizhou. At the same time, he also wanted to ask if there was any progress in the conditions that he had agreed to in exchange for the city. Perhaps, he could also look for clues while visiting the other vassals.
Yang Rui's in-game communication was usually closed, and he didn't have many friends. However, when Yang Rui opened it, he discovered that there were actually a few messages from people.
Among them were Trace Dragon Soul and even friends that he hadn't contacted for a long time, such as Han Lai Xiang. Among them, the person who sent the most messages was actually Burning Snow!
Whether it was Trace Dragon Soul or Burning Snow, they first mentioned Cao Cao's strange movements in Si Lizhou. They wanted to discuss with Yang Rui how to deal with this matter. Later on, it was mainly Burning Snow who contacted him.
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