Before the troops and horses were mobilized, the rations had to be moved first. In terms of rations, only a portion of them followed Yang Rui's soldiers. Yang Rui also arranged for the carriages and transport ships that Wei Xiu 'er had organized to transport the rations. ● Chi.
Ever since Wei Xiu'er had not revealed her identity as a girl, Yang Rui had handed the matters of selling the supplies to her. At that time, Wei Xiu'er had already started to organize the carriages and horses. It had been a few years since then.
However, at the beginning, due to the limitations of tools, horses, manpower, and material resources, the development of the carriages and horses was not very fast.
It was only until the appearance of the five thousand jin carriages and the increasing number of horses in Yang Rui's hands that the transportation ability of Wei Xiu'er's carriages and horses increased greatly.
As for the water transportation, it was currently managed by the military. Most of the transport ships were assigned to Taishi Ci and Gan Ning. During wartime, they could be used to transport soldiers and supplies. During peacetime, they could also be used to transport large quantities of goods.
At present, the number of transport ships in Yang Rui's hands was also rapidly increasing. Not to mention the medium-sized transport ships and smaller ships, just the two types of transport ships, the Great Yu Zhang Banner and the Red Seal Ship, had already exceeded 100.
Among them, the Yuzhang transport ship could carry five thousand soldiers, ordinary people, or 600000 jin of goods. Its construction style and performance were more in line with the characteristics of the three kingdoms. At this time, there were already more than 70 of them.
The Zhu Yinghong transport ship could carry five thousand soldiers, ordinary people, or 500000 jin of goods. Its carrying capacity was slightly inferior to the Yuzhang transport ship, but it was also a large transport ship with good performance.
However, the blueprint of the Zhu Yinghong transport ship was obtained by Yang Rui from the Wo civilization. It was a ship with two sails at the front and back. The construction style was different from the three kingdoms, so the production efficiency was slightly lower than the Yuzhang transport ship. At this time, the number of ships was lower, only around 30.
Overall, with the hundred-some Yuzhang transport ships and the Zhu Yinghong transport ships, Yang Rui's carrying capacity on the water had already begun to take shape. At the very least, it was enough to transport supplies.
However, due to Yang Rui's powerful control over the Yellow River, the Ji River, the Wenshui, and the Sishui, even after the Imperial Army had come to an end for more than half a month, Yang Rui still did not send any provisions through the waterways.
Yang Rui's main reason for doing this was to fool the surrounding vassals, especially his primary target, Cao Cao.
This was Yang Rui's initial plan, but as the soldiers were gradually mobilized, Yang Rui's intention to fight against Cao Cao was gradually becoming apparent. It was extremely difficult to completely conceal these movements from Cao Cao.
At this time, the vassals' channels of information were mainly merchants and chivalrous men of the jianghu. Yang Rui also attached great importance to these aspects, especially after Yang Rui's plan to establish a specialized intelligence agency was temporarily unable to be carried out. Thus, he had spent a great deal of effort on merchants and chivalrous men of the jianghu.
As for these so-called jianghu men, based on what Yang Rui had come into contact with so far, they were not very strong. They were mainly idle people of various jianghu sects. As a result, Yang Rui had no interest in subduing them.
Of course, perhaps the number of jianghu men that Yang Rui could come into contact with was still very limited. It was possible that there were other experts that he could not normally come into contact with. At the very least, there were some records in the unofficial history of the Three Kingdoms.
In terms of intelligence, Yang Rui had left it to Sun Qian to manage. For this reason, Sun Qian, under Yang Rui's instructions, had specially selected a group of people from the various prefectures to establish a preliminary organization known as the "Secret Hub" that enjoyed public pay.
However, the current method of collecting information from the outside world was not through bribery. It was just giving some small bribes to certain groups of people and inquiring about information through relatively fixed channels. The information providers could not even be considered as informants.
In this aspect, Yang Rui should be ahead of the other vassals, but it was still far from enough. It was just that he did not have the corresponding special forces, so this was all he could do for now.
Although Yang Rui might be slightly ahead, it was actually not difficult for the other vassals to obtain information through similar methods. Yang Rui could not possibly organize merchants to prevent information from leaking out.
On the contrary, Yang Rui had previously introduced a series of systems to encourage merchants within his territory.
As a result, Cao Cao quickly learned of the abnormal movements of troops within Yang Rui's territory. This could be seen from the increase in troops and activities at the border of Chen Liu Prefecture.
Since Yang Rui's movement of troops could not be concealed, Yang Rui simply made a big fuss after receiving the news. There was only half a month left until the end of the Imperial Army in the six prefectures. Yang Rui let loose and increased the speed of the mobilization.
The situation instantly changed. From time to time, large numbers of Yang Rui's soldiers would appear in Yan Province near Chen Liu Prefecture. They would directly press to the frontlines of Cao Cao's territory and directly intimidate Cao Cao's troops.
It was not that the Imperial Army of the six prefectures could not send troops into the enemy's territory during this period. It was just that after sending in troops, they would not have the right to attack and would only be passively beaten. As a result, although Yang Rui and Cao Cao's troops around Chen Liu Prefecture were at daggers drawn, they clearly would not fight before the Imperial Army ended.
In order to test the pressure on Cao Cao's forces, Yang Rui had also ordered more than half of Taishi Ci's ships and troops to gather on the Yellow River at Wuchao, Baima, and Yanjin. As soon as the Imperial Army of the six prefectures ended, they could immediately launch an attack on Cao Cao's territory.
Of course, these were only some of the actions on the surface. The real main force of Yang Rui's forces, such as Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Yu Jin, and Guan Hai, as well as more than 500,000 elite soldiers, had quietly gathered half a month before the Imperial Army ended.
Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Yu Jin, and Guan Hai did not use a teleportation array to teleport. Instead, they split up into several groups and led their troops to gather at Dingtao City, Jiyin County.
Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, and Yu Jin led one group, leading 50000 Fifth Grade Silver Painted Crossbowmen, 50000 Sixth Grade Formation Breaker soldiers, 45000 Sixth Grade heavy cavalry, and 15000 Sixth Grade heavy sword-wielding cavalry. They set out from Green Province, gathered, and made their way to Dingtao.
Guo Jia, Dian Wei, and Guan Hai led one group, leading nearly 25000 Sixth Grade bowmen, 70000 Sixth Grade archers, and 40000 Sixth Grade heavy sword-wielding soldiers. They set out from Green Province, Yan Province, Taishan County, and other places, gathered, and made their way to Dingtao.
The Xuzhou army did not move. Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, on the other hand, used teleportation to gather two hundred thousand soldiers, including 20000 Seventh Grade heavy infantry and 50000 Seventh Grade undefeated ninjas, from Mountain City and the central region of Western Yan Province. They all made their way to Dingtao.
Ten days before the Imperial Army of the six prefectures ended, the game's built-in forums had officially announced that the system was going to be adjusted.
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