After knowing that the three countries had invaded the Country War City, those who returned to the Shimazu Clan to ask for reinforcements were extremely cautious. Naturally, they could deduce that the route to Kaiseru Island had already been controlled by the three countries.
The Shimazu Clan's reinforcements consisted of over 30 medium-sized battleships. In addition, they had also mobilized 2 dolphins. Under their vigilance, they were able to discover the presence of Yang Rui's troops from afar.
Naturally, some of them recognized Yang Rui's turrets, and knew the might of such a large ship. Hence, the Shimazu Clan's reinforcements stopped once more, temporarily retreating to the coast of Echigo.
Yang Rui had already heard from Wako Uesugi that the Shimazu Clan had mobilized their dolphins. He also had a rough understanding of the dolphins' long-distance communication capabilities. As such, when he was heading towards Sado Island, he had asked Fang Lan to seal off the sea area around the starting point of the sea route.
However, Yang Rui did not pay too much attention to this matter. After all, even if the Japanese troops mobilized their dolphins to Wanghusi Island again, they would not be able to do much.
Yang Rui did not think too deeply about the reinforcements that the Japanese troops would be mobilizing, nor did he care too much about the effect of him taking down the Country War City. Under such circumstances, the Shimazu Clan's reinforcements had discovered Yang Rui's troops. However, Yang Rui did not discover the existence of the Shimazu Clan's reinforcements at the same time.
At this time, Yang Rui's attention was focused on how to push forward the war in Yu Country. Obviously, Ba Feng Mountain City could not be defended like the Country War City in Lu Ao. It was like a millstone that consumed the Japanese troops' strength. Yu Country's cities did not have a huge defensive advantage like the Country War City.
Before Yang Rui took down Ba Feng Mountain City, he had already come up with a rough plan. The territory outside Yu Country would be temporarily handed over to Wako Uesugi. Instead of splitting up their forces to defend the various territories, it would be better to let Wako Uesugi cooperate and hand over the territory to the child as soon as possible.
The specific method was for Yang Rui's troops to attack the city at the front, while the child would appear as Yang Rui's opponent. He would follow behind Yang Rui's troops to conquer the city. Not only would he be able to obtain a large amount of points and achievement points, but he would also be able to gain actual control of the territory.
This was Yang Rui's plan, and he had already communicated with Wako Uesugi. Now that Yang Rui had taken down Ba Feng Mountain City, Yang Rui had already sent out flying reconnaissance units to the agreed upon location in Echigo to deliver a letter to Wako Uesugi.
If nothing went wrong, Wako Uesugi should already be waiting with his troops at the border of Echigo. Originally, the child was prepared to call on some of the other forces to put on a show and attack Yang Rui together. However, Yang Rui rejected the idea.
At this time, Yang Rui had enough money. He paid Wako Uesugi more than ten million gold coins in one go and asked him to call on his own troops instead of calling for allies.
Yang Rui wanted the child to use the name of resisting Yang Rui to strengthen his own forces. The name of resisting foreign races and participating in the World War could naturally be used, but if he did not use this opportunity to strengthen his own forces, it would be a loss.
In the game, it was impossible for the recruitment of soldiers to be unlimited. Usually, there were only two ways. Using the Three Kingdoms as an example, one was to recruit state soldiers, county soldiers, and county soldiers in the name of various territories.
This method was usually more affordable for the first tens of thousands. After reaching a certain number, the recruitment price would skyrocket.
The other method was to use the Soldier Upgrade Skill Book. This method was common whether in the Three Kingdoms or other civilizations. As long as one had the relevant Skill Book and paid a small amount of money in the barracks and other buildings, one could change their job to a soldier.
Of course, whether it was through the recruitment of local troops or through the Soldier Upgrade Skill Book, one of the prerequisites was to have enough money. On the other hand, even if one had enough money, one would not necessarily be able to recruit soldiers.
For example, with Wako Uesugi's current status, he could not recruit local troops through the first method. Most people could not recruit through this method. Only people at the level of feudal lords and daimyos could do this.
In addition, even if one recruited through the Soldier Upgrade Skill Book, one had to be able to buy enough Skill Books. For ordinary people, it was difficult to buy many related Skill Books in a short period of time even if they had money.
For Yang Rui and Wako Uesugi, it was not difficult to obtain enough Soldier Upgrade Skill Books.
First of all, during the Outland Tournament, Yang Rui had snatched a lot of Japanese Soldier Upgrade Skill Books. When he returned to the Three Kingdoms, Yang Rui had also brought some for Child in case there was a shortage of Skill Books.
Secondly, Yang Rui was the owner of a large auction house in the Japanese civilization. Usually, players would not be able to find many Soldier Upgrade Skill Books in the large auction house. At most, there would be a few hundred Soldier Upgrade Skill Books.
However, this was only a sales method. The large auction house's inventory was very rich. It was just that there was a limit to the number of Soldier Upgrade Skill Books that could be online at the same time.
Currently, Wako Uesugi needed Soldier Upgrade Skill Books. Naturally, there would be no shortage of them. Moreover, the large auction house's online and offline operations could be controlled remotely, which made it even more convenient.
Child only needed to put a large number of Soldier Upgrade Skill Books online and then buy them all at once through the market. In an instant, he had the Soldier Upgrade Skill Books in his hands. He did not need to go to Kyoto again. He only needed to pay some administrative fees.
More than half of the game day passed. Wako Uesugi had already prepared all the conditions. At the same time, he also received a message from Yang Rui. He quickly replied and asked the flying reconnaissance unit to bring the message back to Yang Rui.
At dawn on the second game day, Yang Rui killed all the unrelated NPCs in Ba Feng Mountain City. He also detained the original City Lord, Anton, and all his relatives. He only left a small number of troops in Ba Feng Mountain City. The city walls were covered with flags, playing the empty city strategy.
At this time, Yang Rui's troops could not completely control the city's gates and other structures. Therefore, they could not use various management authority and tools. They could only face the Wo Nation's counterattack head-on. Otherwise, Yang Rui could have used the Battle Exemption Token to resist for a while.
Although Yang Rui's empty city strategy might not work, he had already instructed the small number of troops left behind to evacuate the city as soon as the Wo Nation's troops attacked the city.
Yang Rui took Ba Feng Mountain City first mainly to put pressure on the Wo Nation's troops besieging Lu Ao's city and further disperse their manpower. At the same time, it was also to cover up his next move.
The fleet set off at dawn. Yang Rui's destination was Hichi Prefecture, which was closest to Echigo. By the time the fleet arrived, it was already afternoon.
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