Yang Rui had obtained the right to remain in the game during the system's adjustment by attacking Hulao Pass. However, Yang Rui was not prepared to truly attack Hulao Pass. At that moment, all of Yang Rui's elite soldiers were in Dingtao City, including Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Yu Jin, Guan Hai, and the other generals. Yang Rui did not have any soldiers or generals he could use.
Furthermore, Yang Rui was not prepared to directly take down Hulao Pass. What he needed to do was chase Cao Cao out of Yan Province's territory. At the same time, he needed to whittle down the strength of Cao Cao's troops as much as possible. Ignoring the fact that attacking Hulao Pass would not yield any results, if he blocked Cao Cao's path of retreat from the beginning, he would definitely leave Cao Cao with nowhere to retreat. When that happened, Cao Cao's troops would truly fight with their lives on the line. They would undoubtedly cause even greater losses to Yang Rui.
Cao Cao's forces had long since shown signs of expanding into Si Li Province. In addition, the system had always been protective. Hence, Yang Rui had never planned to capture Cao Cao in one fell swoop when he attacked Cao Cao. Instead, he wanted to lock Cao Cao in Si Li Province and occupy Hulao Pass, reducing the threat that Cao Cao posed to Yan Province and other territories under Yang Rui's control to the minimum.
After the warlords demanded Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo moved a large number of NPCs from Si Li Province to Yongzhou. Right now, Si Li Province could be said to be empty. Its population was very weak. If they could successfully force Cao Cao into Si Li Province, Si Li Province would face a lack of manpower, manpower, and other resources for a very long time.
Besides, Si Li Province was currently a land of trouble. Lu Bu was entrenched in Henei County north of the Yellow River. Dong Zhuo's remaining forces were entrenched to the west of Tong Pass. The area around Luoyang City was occupied by large player organizations such as Dragon Soul. In addition, the regional storyline had progressed to the stage of Liu Xie's return to the east. If nothing unexpected happened, there was a 90% chance that Cao Cao would welcome Liu Xie. At that time, Cao would face a complicated situation.
In the game, Cao Cao's forces were not as strong as in history. At this moment, if Cao Cao really took over Liu Xie, this hot potato, he would have to make a move against Yang Rui. Some people would not be able to sit still. At that time, all kinds of trouble would follow.
The general direction of Cao Cao's actions had been determined. Yang Rui used more than 60,000 Golden Hawks and Flame Falcons to attack Hulao Pass. After turning it into a sea of fire, he ordered Taishi Ci to reorganize the navy and once again patrol and control the various sections of the Yellow River. This was to prevent any possible actions of Hebei Yuan Shao.
Yang Rui only asked Taishi Ci to dock one ship and two transport ships with more than 60,000 Golden Hawks, Flame Falcons, and "aerial bombs" at a dock near Puyang City. This was so that they could attack Cao Cao's forces at any time. In the current game background, the use of these ships was comparable to an aircraft carrier in modern warfare.
If it were not for the large number of NPC civilians in each city, Yang Rui did not want to destroy the foundation of the Zhan Dynasty by attacking Cao Cao. In reality, Yang Rui could use these "aerial forces" to attack Cao Cao's forces. After all, Yang Rui was going to take over Chen Liu County in the future. If the damage was too severe, it would inevitably affect his long-term interests. It might even incite the anger of the people.
Of course, if there were any Cao Cao's forces that were free, Yang Rui would not give up on the opportunity to attack. However, in general, other than some special terrain such as Hulao Pass that required them to attack, Yang Rui had already designated the use of the flying pets as a means of restraining Cao Cao's forces. While attacking from the front, he would use them to provide support.
On the Yellow River, Taishi Ci's navy had been properly arranged. Yang Rui did not care about the results of the battle at Hulao Pass. He chose a larger Golden Hawk as his transport and headed in the direction of Dingtao City.
Now that Yang Rui had started a war against Cao Cao in Chen Liu County, the entire territory under Yang Rui and Cao Cao's jurisdiction had immediately stopped the teleportation function. When the attributes of Sky City, Wind Carpet, and other flying items were restricted due to the appearance of the three civilizations' sacred artifacts, the use of large flying pets had begun to become apparent.
However, in comparison, the speed of flying pets was much slower. Originally, it would only take slightly more than two hours to travel from Hulao Pass to Dingtao City using Sky City. However, when the Golden Hawk carried Yang Rui to Dingtao City, more than half a day had passed. The difference between the two was obvious.
Even so, having a flying pet was still much better than not having one. The speed of a flying pet like the Golden Hawk was almost two to three times that of a horse. Therefore, Yang Rui had made the relevant arrangements in advance. He did not use all the Golden Hawks and Flame Falcons as surprise troops in the air force. Instead, he selected dozens of them and assigned one to each of the generals to be used as a means of transportation under special circumstances. At the same time, he also assigned two to each of the troops to be responsible for the transmission of information.
Yang Rui had a few pairs of carrier pigeons in his hands. As specialized communication tools, their efficiency was much higher than that of flying pets. However, Yang Rui had obtained the carrier pigeons from Zhang Rang. The number of carrier pigeons was strictly controlled by Zhang Rang. Even if Yang Rui wanted to completely rely on carrier pigeons, it was impossible to do so. Moreover, Yang Rui had no way of determining whether Zhang Rang had left a 'back door' in the carrier pigeons.
In addition, Yang Rui had also assigned more than 10 Golden Hawks and Flame Falcons to the newly established 'secret hub' to facilitate the development of a method of spying information. These 10 flying pets were already in place when Yang Rui first deployed the troops. Under the control of the relevant soldiers, they had obtained a large amount of information about the deployment of Cao Cao's troops. The information they obtained was so detailed that they even knew which of Cao Cao's generals had gone to where.
Of course, when the flying pets spied on the deployment of Cao Cao's troops, it was entirely up to the person controlling the flying pets to investigate the banners under which Cao Cao's troops were flying. As for whether or not someone as ambitious and ruthless as Cao Cao would tamper with the banners to conceal his true identity, that was something that could not be determined. After all, in historical records and novels, Cao Cao had done such things quite often.
When Yang Rui arrived at Dingtao City, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Yu Jin, Guan Hai, and a group of elite troops were already waiting in the city. Yang Rui predicted that Cao Cao would not be able to learn about the situation at Hulao Pass for at least half a day, let alone take corresponding countermeasures.
Therefore, after Yang Rui obtained Dingtao City, he immediately headed straight for Jiyin County. Although this county was within the jurisdiction of Jiyin County, it was under Cao Cao's control.
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