It seemed that Yang Rui would not be able to take down Zheng County, Huayin, and Tong Pass. Based on the current situation, Yang Rui was unable to do so.
Of the few targets, the most important one was undoubtedly Tong Pass. If nothing unexpected happened, the little Emperor Liu Xie would eventually return to the Eastern Capital, Luoyang. Tong Pass was a place he would have to pass through.
Regardless, the confirmation that Zhang Ning and Han Dai were pregnant still made Yang Rui feel a little excited.
If Yu 'er's arrival was rather sudden, Yang Rui, who had experienced it once, was much calmer. Only now did he truly understand the feelings of a father.
Following this, Yang Rui naturally took care of Zhang Ning and Han Dai even more. He ordered the two of them not to wear their martial attire and to rest peacefully in Xinfeng City's Three Prefectures. He even forbade the two of them from leaving the inner city.
Of course, Yang Rui did not forget that he was currently in the middle of the regional storyline. Naturally, he did not slack off in his investigation of the surrounding situation. In particular, Yang Rui kept a close watch on Zheng County, Huayin, and Tong Pass downstream of Xinfeng County.
Perhaps it was because Li Jue and Guo Si's battle did not focus on Xinfeng County, but after Yang Rui took down Xinfeng County, neither side came forward to counterattack.
However, at the beginning, there were a few waves of troops that both sides had withdrawn from the eastern region that passed by Xinfeng County. There were even one or two waves that directly reached Xinfeng County. However, they were directly defeated by Yang Rui's troops.
After that, both Li Jue and Guo Si's troops must have received the relevant news, as they no longer dared to approach Xinfeng County. Or it could be said that when both sides were in the heat of battle, neither side dared to provoke the defenders of Xinfeng City.
There were quite a few player groups that came to Xinfeng County. Some of them were solo players or small groups. Most of them had chosen the Neutral Faction. Because they were in the same Faction as Yang Rui, they wanted to enter Xinfeng County when they passed by.
However, they were all rejected by Yang Rui's troops. Apart from participating in the storyline once or twice with Dragon Soul and other Player organizations, Yang Rui had always pursued a strategy of isolating other Players.
Firstly, Yang Rui did not lack the strength of other Players. Secondly, it was very difficult to control the degree of cooperation with other Players.
Most importantly, even if they were players from the same faction, due to their special identities, there was no guarantee that there would be spies from other factions.
Among the Players that came to Xinfeng County, there were even a large group of people from Dragon Soul and other Player organizations. However, they were all rejected by Yang Rui's troops.
This was because of the previous few reasons. At the same time, it was also because Zhang Ning, Han Dai, Ding Yao and Taishi Ci were all in the army. Yang Rui did not want too much information about his own Faction, especially information about his women, generals, ships and equipment.
Who knows, Yang Rui might be pushed to the heart of the storm by someone with ulterior motives and be baptized by public opinion or ethics.
This was especially true after Zhang Ning and Han Dai were diagnosed as pregnant. Yang Rui would not allow other players to get too close to them. He would use all kinds of excuses to reject them.
"Husband, please have some tea!"
Yang Rui's attention was focused on Zhang Ning and Han Dai for almost the entire day. Only when it was close to evening did he relax in the Conference Hall. As he was thinking about how to deal with the storyline, Ding Yao came over to serve him tea.
"Yao 'er, please have a seat."
Yang Rui took the tea and felt a little strange. This was because he had just experienced Gan Qian serving him tea. He could not help but connect the dots.
On the other hand, Ding Yao's arrival was even more direct. At the same time that Yang Rui passed the tea over, she had already taken advantage of the situation and moved into his embrace.
Ding Yao's personality was different from Gan Qian's. As a General, she was much more direct and bold. Moreover, she had her own independent judgment. She understood Yang Rui's personality very well. She knew that even if she overstepped her boundaries, Yang Rui would not mind.
In the following two days, the scouting ships and soldiers that Yang Rui sent out did not bring back much useful information. Yang Rui and his troops remained in Xinfeng County and the nearby Yellow River.
Ding Yao would stick to Yang Rui whenever she had time. She seemed to have been stimulated by Zhang Ning and Han Dai's pregnancy. Using the excuse that the two women could not serve Yang Rui and wanted to compensate Yang Rui, she did not leave Yang Rui's side.
Yang Rui naturally understood Ding Yao's intentions. Even though he was a General, it was difficult for him to transcend the ideals of a woman.
However, Yang Rui and his troops were faced with a huge problem. Their rations were running out. They needed to obtain rations as soon as possible. Otherwise, although Yang Rui and his troops would not starve, they would have no choice but to leave the Region Storyline.
For some reason, the scouting ships that Yang Rui sent out to Puyang in Yan Province to transfer rations still did not receive any news.
Calculating the time, if the message was successfully transmitted and Puyang was able to send out rations in time, the supplies should arrive within two or three days.
If the supplies did not arrive within two or three days, Yang Rui could only consider attacking the nearby cities or leaving the Region Storyline. No matter what, Yang Rui had no intention of kidnapping the NPCs nearby.
Just like that, another day passed. Yang Rui did not receive any rations. However, he received several pieces of information from the scouting ships that he sent out. A large number of Li Jue and Guo Si's troops were once again moving towards Chang 'an City from the nearby Zheng County and Huayin.
Moreover, within a single day, the two sides had encountered each other several times and had engaged in fierce battles!
Putting aside the information on the surface, the conflict between the two factions was a common occurrence in Yongzhou. Yang Rui was able to comprehend something else from this.
The fact that the troops from Zheng County and Huayin were gathering near Chang 'an City meant that the conflict between Li Jue and Guo Si's troops was intense. On the other hand, it could also be said that Zheng County and Huayin's forces had weakened significantly.
News of Yang Rui's troops taking over Xinfeng County had already spread. However, after taking control of the county, Yang Rui did not take any further action. Due to some unexpected reasons, he had wasted a lot of time. At the same time, however, he had also lowered the vigilance of the surrounding forces.
When the scouting ships near Tong Pass returned, the information they brought back made Yang Rui even more tempting. On the same day, a large number of garrison troops had also surged out of Tong Pass. Moreover, this entire process had been completed in the midst of fierce battles.
This meant that there had been internal strife within Tong Pass!
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