Later on, it was proven that Yang Rui's random action of swinging its tail had indeed caused problems for Cao Cao's judgment and decision-making. Of course, this was something that happened later on.
After Yang Rui took down Fengqiu, he turned north. This was the route that Yang Rui had planned from the beginning. In the following steps, Yang Rui planned to first eliminate Cao Cao's forces along the Yellow River and have the Xianbei generals stationed in Puyang come over.
In this way, with Taishi Ci's navy's ability to control the Yellow River and Ji River basins, Yang Rui would be able to completely control Chen Liu County along the Yellow River and Ji River basins.
The effect of this was very obvious. Not only did it achieve the capture of Cao Cao's territory, but Hulao Pass was also on the shore of the Yellow River. With Yang Rui first occupying the northern area of Chen Liu County, Cao Cao's escape route could be cut off at any time.
Yang Rui's current goal was not to turn Cao Cao into a caged beast. Yang Rui's greater goal was to create pressure for Cao Cao and drive Cao Cao's forces out of Chen Liu County.
After all, if Cao Cao fought like a caged beast, Yang Rui's side would suffer a certain degree of losses. Yang Rui did not think that he would be able to completely eliminate Cao Cao's forces through the battle of Chen Liu County.
Of course, if he could create more opportunities, Yang Rui would not let go of the opportunity to eliminate Cao Cao's forces.
Yang Rui chose to attack the northern area of Chen Liu County with the intention of using the navy and flying pets to weaken Cao Cao's forces.
At the same time, Yang Rui led the elites deep into the enemy's rear to display his strength and intimidate Cao Cao's forces.
Cao Cao did not let Yang Rui wait for too long. Such an opportunity quickly appeared under Yang Rui's wanton attacks.
Yang Rui led Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and more than 500,000 elite soldiers out of Fengqiu County. Not long after, they turned north. The soldiers and flying pets that Yang Rui had sent out to scout early in the morning brought back the relevant information.
The scouts first discovered that Cao Cao's troops in Yan County had been dispatched. Not long ago, Cao Cao had sent out fast horses and ordered the Yan County's defenders to retreat to Hulao Pass. Now, there were already movements in Yan County. Their speed was quite fast.
This also made Yang Rui very surprised. At this moment, Yang Rui was very clear about the speed of information transmission. When Yang Rui was heading west from Fengqiu City, the fastest Cao Cao could receive news that Yang Rui had taken down Pingqiu County and left. That was already not bad.
He did not expect Yan County to already have a targeted dispatch. This made Yang Rui suspect that Cao Cao had a tool that could instantly transmit information.
However, after confirming this, Yang Rui felt that this possibility was not very high. If Cao Cao had such a powerful tool, Yang Rui believed that he would not have been able to catch Cao Cao's defenders off guard.
Therefore, to a greater extent, Yang Rui felt that Yan County's dispatch of troops was just a coincidence.
Yang Rui's thought somewhat neglected Cao Cao's ability. Cao Cao was able to sense danger and make corresponding arrangements based on Yang Rui's actions when he first entered the hinterland and took down Pingqiu County. This was enough to show how extraordinary Cao Cao was.
Moreover, Cao Cao had a batch of good horses. There were only seven or eight of them in total. They were all used at the most critical moments to escape or transmit information.
The reason Cao Cao was able to send out orders to Kao City, Yan County, and Changyuan so quickly was because of these few batches of horses. Due to the urgency of the military situation, Cao Cao put all of them into use.
By the time Yang Rui discovered the movements of Cao Cao's defenders in Yan County, it was not only Cao Cao's forces in Yan County that had received the news. Changyuan County and Kao City, which were further away, had also received the news. However, Yang Rui had not yet grasped their movements.
Although Yang Rui had the advantage of having a flying pet, there was still a limit to the transmission of information. This was especially so when Yang Rui's troops were constantly on the move. It was not easy to get in touch with the troops in other regions.
The speed at which Yang Rui led his troops north of Fengqiu was not slow. Cao Cao's troops in Yan County, Xu Huang, Sima Lang, and the others were not slow either. By the time Yang Rui sent out another flying pet and discovered Xu Huang and Sima Lang's hundred thousand troops on the move, the other party was already halfway to their destination.
When Xu Huang and Sima Lang received Cao Cao's orders, their destination was the vicinity of Hulao Pass. At this moment, if Yang Rui's troops continued north, they would definitely miss Cao Cao's troops. Furthermore, Yang Rui had also gotten hold of the news that Yan County was using the Battle Exemption Medallion. For the time being, Yang Rui would not be able to attack the city.
Therefore, after some consideration, Yang Rui decided to change his route to the northwest and chase after Xu Huang and Sima Lang's hundred thousand troops.
The reason Yang Rui chased after Xu Huang and Sima Lang was naturally to seek a battle. He wanted to use the advantage of his superior military strength to annihilate them and weaken Cao Cao's strength.
After all, although the Yan County's troops were retreating towards Hulao Pass, they did not feel any urgency. Throughout the entire process, their marching speed was not too fast. In addition to the fact that Yang Rui's troops were not too far away, Yang Rui only used less than two hours to catch up to Xu Huang.
It was only when the two armies were several dozen li away from each other that Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops discovered the existence of Yang Rui's troops. They immediately stopped and hastily formed a formation to deal with the rapidly approaching army of Yang Rui.
The distance of several dozen li could be covered in the blink of an eye in the game. Xu Huang and Sima Lang simply did not have much time to deal with the situation. The so-called formation was merely the most basic of battle formations.
Furthermore, the marching troops were like a long snake. With over a hundred thousand troops lined up, they would need to stretch several dozen li. As a result, the number of Xu Huang and Sima Lang's troops participating in the formation did not exceed a third of the total number.
Although the rest of the troops were rushing back after hearing the news, there were still some obstructions and delays. However, how could they compare to the speed of Yang Rui's troops?
"Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill … "
"…"
Muffled yet soul-stirring battle cries could be heard coming from afar. Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves and the violent tremors of the ground, an unstoppable might was rapidly spreading out. The faces of Sima Lang and the majority of the soldiers had turned somewhat pale. However, while Xu Huang was worried, he also felt an indescribable excitement.
Looking at Yang Rui's side, the ones at the front were all cavalrymen, including 45000 heavy cavalrymen and 15000 heavy battlements. They were a special troop class from the Japanese civilization.
Leading the 60000 cavalrymen at the forefront were Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Guan Hai.
As for Dian Wei and Yu Jin, the two of them had some connections with Cao Cao. They were kept by Yang Rui's side to oversee the army together with Cheng Yu and Guo Jia.
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