Wei Xiu 'er was no longer the cross-dressing little girl from before. This was also not the first time she had sold the Asahi Pill. Naturally, she was very clear about the properties and uses of the Xuyang Pill.
It was because of this that Wei Xiu 'er found it even more strange. For Yuan Shu, this was already the autumn of life and death. She did not expect him to still have the mind to think about other things.
Of course, Wei Xiu 'er's thought only flashed through her mind. There were many other feudal vassals who had the same hobby as Yuan Shu. The Asahi Pill had always been one of the most sought-after goods. It was in a state where the supply could never meet the demand.
Wei Xiu 'er's attention was focused on Yuan Shu's list. The items on this list were quite different from the items that Yang Rui had transferred to the Southern Ping Yang County.
The items that Yang Rui had transferred to the Southern Ping Yang County were mainly basic goods. On the other hand, the items on Yuan Shu's list were more high-end goods. Wei Xiu 'er could not immediately determine whether it was Yuan Shu's requirements that were off or Yang Rui's judgment that was off.
She turned her attention back to the tens of thousands of Yang Rui's elite troops that had left Xiapi Siwu County and headed straight for Xiapi County.
These tens of thousands of troops included Gao Shun's fifty thousand Sixth Grade Formation Breaker soldiers, fifty thousand Fifth Grade Silver Painted Hands, fifty thousand Fifth Grade Yellow Scarf Strongmen, fifty thousand Sixth Grade elite cavalry, fifty thousand Fifth Grade ordinary cavalry, and ten thousand Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade infantry.
This time, Yang Rui was not only relying on the soldiers in his hands. The tens of thousands of troops that followed him could be said to be elites. If they were to march and fight according to traditional rules, Xu Province's Liu Bei might not be a match for them.
According to the information obtained from various channels, Liu Bei's total troops in Xu Province were less than sixty thousand. Moreover, most of them were ordinary soldiers. Their average grade was also not very high. Such a force needed to defend twenty-one counties. The defenses of each county would not be that high.
Liu Bei's generals were Liu, Guan, and Zhang. His strategists were Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi. They were the top strategists of the Three Kingdoms period. According to Yang Rui's information, Jian Yong had also joined Liu Bei.
In addition, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were the local merchants. They were comparable to Chen Liu's Wei Family. their wealth...
.................. compared to Yang Rui's seven generals, Cheng Yu, Gao, Zhang, Zhao Yun, Guan, Zhao, Zhao, Guan Hai, Imager, and Yoshimoto............
Yang Rui had made a lot of comparisons from the start. This was also the reference and standard for the generals and soldiers he brought. However, Yang Rui had other plans for this attack on Liu Bei.
At this time, there were only six game days left before the plot of Yuan Shu's Imperial Proclamation. If Yang Rui were to engage in a direct confrontation with Liu Bei step by step, not only would he have a high chance of winning, but he would also have to spend a lot of time.
Therefore, from the start, Yang Rui had planned to use other means to win. Here, it is necessary to mention some of the items that Yang Rui brought with him.
Apart from the military, Yang Rui had also used the Path of Peace's Light Body Talisman to bring a lot of offensive and defensive equipment. This included one hundred heavy trebuchets, forty large catapults, ten scaling ladders, and forty assault carts.
These were all equipment that Yang Rui had used in the past. Apart from that, Yang Rui had also brought with him a lot of Mohist divine armaments. Among them were ten sets of Sky-Shattering Cannons and Fourth Grade mechanical golems.
Yang Rui had only used the relatively weaker divine armaments during the trade fair of the Merchant Union. He had not used any of these more powerful Sky-Shattering Cannons.
However, due to the high requirements and slow speed, Yang Rui had only accumulated ten sets of Sky-Shattering Cannons. Even though Yang Rui didn't think that this number was much, it was still a considerable amount of power if all of them were fired at once.
The biggest problem with the Sky-Shattering Cannons was that they could only attack from a fixed point. Moreover, it was difficult to disassemble and move them around. They usually required the help of many carpenters.
That was why the Sky-Shattering Cannons were usually used on ships, checkpoints, and cities. Once they were fixed, they could not be moved around. The system could only use them for offense or defense.
However, it was different for Yang Rui, who had the Lightweight Talisman. He could move them around without having to disassemble them. That was why Yang Rui tried to use them on a regular battlefield.
Yang Rui's preparations weren't just in terms of tools. Along with the ten thousand troops, there were also ten flying 'riders'. They would be responsible for scouting and transmitting information. Currently, Yang Rui was the only one who could do this.
Moreover, these flying riders also had a trump card – the two types of 'aviation'. Just like the Battle of Whisker Island in the storyline, these 'aviation' could play a decisive role in crucial moments.
In terms of information scouting, Yang Rui had also brought along the Imperial Sentinel. This person had a relatively high-level escape technique and a Sixth Grade Ethereal Ninja. He would be able to take on the responsibility of information gathering in the future.
Of course, in the current situation, the Imperial Sentinel was still alone. Recently, Yang Rui had selected fifty thousand individuals with Sixth Grade and above aptitude from Shrimp Island to change their class to Ethereal Ninja.
However, these soldiers' grades were still very low and couldn't be used normally. They had been in the Penglai Secret Realm all this time.
Even so, Yang Rui could still let the Imperial Sentinel take action personally during crucial moments. It wouldn't be a problem for him to obtain some crucial information.
Therefore, Yang Rui wanted to fight a different kind of battle in this expedition to Liu Bei. It was a battle that had to be completely reformed in terms of information, equipment, and combat methods. Specifically, it was to control information, suppress equipment, and avoid direct confrontations.
If this was not long ago, even if Yang Rui could meet the requirements in terms of information gathering and equipment, Yang Rui might not have the confidence to carry out this operation.
However, now that Yang Rui had materialized Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Guan Hai, and the others into the real world, some of Yang Rui's ideas could be understood and accepted by everyone. For example, this time, it was Cheng Yu and the others who first proposed how to proceed.
However, just as Guo Jia said, the art of war was to know the enemy and know yourself to win a hundred battles. The information in the real world only gave everyone some hints.
Even if the generals weren't materialized in the real world, Yang Rui's combat strength would gradually be unearthed in the process of 'understanding others'. It was just that it would take a longer time.
Of course, it wasn't that easy to implement a new strategy. Yang Rui's attack on Liu Bei was also an attempt.
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