Naturally, Xu Huang was captured by Yang Rui and the others. When Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong joined hands, Xu Huang was subdued in less than three moves.
Part of the reason was because Xu Huang had expended too much energy. Another reason was because Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong were not any weaker than Xu Huang. With the three of them joining hands, there was naturally no chance of success.
Looking at the entire process of capturing Xu Huang, it wasn't easy at all. The main reason was because of the Golden Hawk's pursuit. Furthermore, at the crucial moment, Yang Rui interfered with Xu Huang, creating the opportunity for the others to arrive.
Ignoring Cao Cao's dilemma, Yang Rui, after capturing Xu Huang and comforting him, rode the Golden Hawk back to the battlefield. Taishi Ci also rode the Golden Hawk back to the Yellow River. The remaining two, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, escorted Xu Huang back to the battlefield.
There weren't any more twists and turns in the process. Due to the fire that affected the entire Cao camp and its surrounding area, Yang Rui's troops could no longer use the camp.
After Yang Rui returned, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Yu Jin, and the others had already cleaned up the battlefield and set up tents, allowing the hundreds of thousands of soldiers to rest.
The surprise attack was a complete success. The Golden Hawk's surprise attack was once again successful, killing a total of fifty to sixty thousand Cao soldiers. In the end, Yang Rui's troops cleaned up the battlefield and obtained over ten thousand Soldier Class Advancement Skill Books, several thousand gold coins, and a large pile of other items.
Especially the Soldier Class Advancement Skill Books. Recently, Yang Rui had been paying close attention to them. After Yang Rui returned, among the ten thousand Soldier Class Advancement Skill Books, he found over a hundred tier-6 Skill Books and stored them away.
Just as Yang Rui had expected, after half a year of the game, a portion of Cao Cao's troops had appeared among them. These Skill Books were items that Yang Rui relied on to increase the strength of his troops. Naturally, Yang Rui attached great importance to them.
On the morning of the second day, Yang Rui led the five hundred thousand elite troops and headed straight for the nearby Yellow River.
Previously, Yang Rui had already received news that the Yan County Seat had used a Battle Exemption Card. Although the small number of Cao soldiers left behind to defend the city were only using a level 1 Battle Exemption Card, which could only last for three game days, it was enough to disrupt Yang Rui's plan...
At the same time, when Yang Rui mobilized the Puyang Flying Pets, he also mobilized the seventy Yuzhang Warships and thirty Scarlet Seal Ships that were stationed there.
Regardless of whether it was the Great Banner of Yuzhang or the Zhu Yin Ship, they both had the capacity of five thousand people. At this moment, Yang Rui only needed to bring the five hundred thousand elite troops to the shore of the Yellow River and directly board the ship. Even the one thousand Cao captives could be easily loaded.
Because Yang Rui's troops were heading downstream, the speed of traveling by water was naturally much faster than traveling by land.
Excluding the half a day's travel time before boarding the ships, when it was close to five in the afternoon, the five hundred thousand elite troops led by Yang Rui had already bypassed the Yan County Seat and arrived at the Yellow River near the White Horse County Seat.
To achieve such a large scale movement in half a day's time, only Yang Rui alone could achieve such a feat in the three kingdoms. It was unimaginable for the other feudal lords.
White Horse County Seat was located in the middle of Puyang and Yan County. It was under the jurisdiction of the East County. Before the war between Yang Rui and Cao Cao, it was already under Yang Rui's control. After the five hundred thousand troops of Yang Rui disembarked, they finally entered the White Horse County Seat before evening arrived.
Even though they were all Sixth and Seventh Grade elite troops, they were still very tired after days of moving and fighting. Now that they had entered the White Horse County Seat, it was a good time for them to have a good night's sleep.
Just as Yang Rui's troops arrived at the White Horse County Seat, the information regarding Changyuan County Seat was brought to him by his flying pet. It turned out that Changyuan County Seat had also used the Battle Exemption Token. However, he didn't know where the hundred thousand Cao troops had been transferred to.
Although he could use his flying pet to gather information, it wasn't easy for Yang Rui to gather all the information on the battlefield. Even though he had the Secret Intelligence Center, which specialized in gathering information, it had only been established for a short period of time. Furthermore, its methods were limited, and the information it gathered was incomplete.
However, based on the traces of the Cao army's movements, Yang Rui was able to roughly guess the general movements of the Cao troops in Changyuan County Seat.
Previously, Yang Rui had killed his way from the central and western regions near Hulao Pass. However, he didn't manage to find any information regarding the Cao troops. Thus, it was very likely that the Cao troops had headed east, which was where Yang Rui had first entered.
The actual situation wasn't far from Yang Rui's guess. Cao Cao had already transferred Li Dian, Man Chong, and the hundred thousand Cao troops from Changyuan County Seat to Jiyang. He hoped to be able to launch a pincer attack on Yang Rui's troops from the east and west.
However, the situation had changed too quickly. Cao Cao hadn't expected Yang Rui's troops to be so aggressive. Every time the scouts followed behind Yang Rui's troops, they would eat dirt, let alone surround Yang Rui.
However, Cao Cao's deployment of the troops had also caused Yang Rui's plan to fail. Previously, Yang Rui had used various methods such as the water route in order to take the Cao army by surprise. He wanted to take control of Changyuan County Seat, which was closer to his side, and achieve his goal of annihilating the Cao army's strength.
With Cao Cao's deployment, Yang Rui's goal was obviously impossible to achieve. Not to mention the fact that Changyuan County Seat was temporarily unable to be taken down due to the use of the Battle Exemption Medallion, it was even more impossible to touch the defending troops.
Since Changyuan County Seat couldn't be taken down for the time being, Yang Rui first sent out soldiers to Puyang City, ordering Bu Dugen, Fu Luo Han, Suli, Mi Jia, Que Ji, and Xianbei generals to temporarily surround Changyuan County Seat. Once the Battle Exemption Medallion wore off, they would attack and take down the city in one fell swoop.
At the same time, Yang Rui led the five hundred thousand elite troops to make a large detour, bypassing Changyuan County Seat and heading straight for Jiyang County Seat.
Putting aside the movements of Yang Rui's various troops, Cao Cao had only recently received news that Yang Rui's troops were going through the water route. However, due to the wide Yellow River and the interference of various warships, Cao Cao's scouts didn't know whether Yang Rui's troops were going upstream or downstream.
According to Cao Cao's judgment, Yang Rui's army was likely going to enter Hulao Pass through the water route. If this was the case, it would undoubtedly cut off Cao Cao's escape route.
"Order Chen Liu and the surrounding troops to move in an orderly manner toward Hulao Pass …"
After much deliberation, Cao Cao finally gave the order.
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