According to the character stats, Yang Rui was still in a state of war with the Four Feudal Lords. According to the previous storyline, neither Yang Rui nor the Four Feudal Lords had joined any faction.
This meant that Yang Rui had achieved his goal of dragging Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Lu Bu into a state of war in advance without being restricted by the previous storyline.
However, if the war continued, there should not be any Plot Points because no one had chosen a faction.
In fact, what Yang Rui cared about was not the points, but the four feudal vassals would inevitably choose to attack Yuan Shu. In that case, would they still be able to maintain the state of battle? Would Yang Rui's camp be passive when the other side's camp was determined?
Yang Rui wanted to delay the storyline as much as possible and use Yuan Shu to weaken the Feudal Lords. However, he did not want to end up in the same faction as Yuan Shu and openly oppose the Han Dynasty.
In truth, Yang Rui could choose to join the Han Emperor's faction as soon as possible and become an opponent of the Zhong Emperor's faction. However, if he did that, the other Feudal Lords would likely follow suit and target Yuan Shu. He did not know how long Yuan Shu could last if everyone swarmed together.
After careful consideration, Yang Rui felt that choosing a faction too early would cause his plan of using Yuan Shu to weaken the Feudal Lords to fail prematurely. This would speed up the ending of the previous storyline, which was not in line with Yang Rui's original intention.
At the same time, Yang Rui was even more certain that he would not be pulled into an opposing faction because of the Four Feudal Lords. For example, if Yang Rui joined the Han Emperor's faction, the Four Feudal Lords would not be forced to join the Zhong Emperor's faction.
After coming to this conclusion, Yang Rui focused on the war against the four feudal vassals. This was especially true for Liu Bei, whom Yang Rui wanted to chase out of Xu Province.
Speaking of Liu Bei, it was worth mentioning Guan Yu. At the final moment of the prelude's plot, the envoy that Yang Rui had sent to Luoyang Imperial City to request an edict had finally returned. He had also brought back the edict conferring Guan Yu the title of Barbarian Suppressing General.
It was too late for Liu Xie's little Yellow Gate to read out such a decree, because Xu Province's teleportation array had already been closed due to the war. Yang Rui immediately had the flying unit's messenger directly send the imperial decree to Xiaxiang County.
After the messenger saw Guan Yu and conveyed the imperial edict, Guan Yu was required to go to Homesickness Island within ten days to take up the post. He was responsible for guarding the island, maintaining the safety of the route, and intimidating the Nihon barbarians.
Guan Yu did not dare to delay. Under the guidance of the flying unit's messenger, he brought the two Liu Bei's family members to Dashan City.
Due to the fact that it would be extremely difficult for Guan Yu to reach Homesick Island within 10 game days, Guan Yu thought that Yang Rui was deliberately making things difficult for him. It was not until the messenger explained the situation of the shortcut to Guan Yu that Guan Yu's expression became better.
In truth, Yang Rui wanted Guan Yu to quickly go to Homesickness Island. However, due to the war, the teleportation array had already been closed and the teleportation array could not be activated.
Yang Rui was also worried that once the prelude's plot began, there would be a system announcement regarding Liu Bei's whereabouts.
Just like the previous few plots, Guan Yu could directly join a faction and be teleported. Once the system announcement was made, wouldn't Guan Yu immediately know about Liu Bei's whereabouts?
Fortunately, although the prequel plot had started, in the first few days of the game, all the feudal lords were observing and coordinating. No feudal lord immediately joined a certain faction. Even the people around Cao Cao, the little Emperor Liu Xie, did not immediately make a choice.
After three or four days, Guan Yu, accompanied by Zhang Liao, brought the two Liu Bei's family members to Dashan City and went through the Hidden Realm of Mount Tai to Shrimp Island.
Guan Yu's trip to the Hidden Realm of Mount Tai was permitted by Yang Rui. During the journey, Yang Rui was not worried that the situation in the Hidden Realm of Mount Tai and Shrimp Island would be leaked. Firstly, Guan Yu's character was not that bad. Secondly, one would not be able to learn too much from just one trip.
Even when they arrived at Shrimp Island, Zhang Liao was still accompanying Guan Yu. This was because Yang Rui had considered that Guan Yu and Huang Jin were not on good terms. He was worried that something would happen. Therefore, he had instructed Zhang Liao to deal with it in advance.
After Zhang Liao accompanied Guan Yu to Log City on Shrimp Island, they did not take the route to Shrimp Island. Instead, they went south to the coast. It took another game day for them to reach the coast.
At this time, there was already a ship waiting for them there. Zhang Liao reluctantly parted ways with Guan Yu. At this point, the two of them had truly become good friends.
At this time, arrangements had already been made for Homesick Island. The flying unit had already informed Zhang Mancheng and Bian Xi who were stationed on Homesick Island. They were ordered to lead the Yellow Turban Tribe back to Shrimp Island. There was no need for them to be stationed on Homesick Island and Prince Beard Island.
At the same time, the people on Homesick Island had already been replaced by Yang Rui's ordinary troops. The corresponding ships were also left on Homesick Island and Prince Beard Island. The troops, supplies and ships were enough for Guan Yu to ensure the safety of the route and deal with the Wei Nation.
However, it would be difficult for Guan Yu to return to the Three Kingdoms Civilization area or Shrimp Island in a short period of time. Yang Rui's ordinary subordinates had limited Guan Yu's range of activities in terms of ship control, and would switch him regularly.
In a situation where there were no ships, Guan Yu and Liu Bei's family could only obediently stay on the island for a period of time.
After making arrangements for Guan Yu, Zhang Liao returned to the Three Kingdoms Civilization region. Seven or eight game days had already passed. Yang Rui could now deal with Liu Bei without worrying about the news being leaked.
At this time, some forces finally reacted to the prelude. The first one who couldn't hold back was Cao Cao. After all, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty was in his hands. How could Cao Cao allow Yuan Shu to become the emperor?
"System Notification: Sikong Cao Cao has defended the Han Dynasty. He has raised the banner of the Han Emperor Faction and has sent 100,000 soldiers to Guan County to suppress the traitor Yuan Shu."
As expected, Cao Cao had chosen the Han Emperor Faction and raised the banner of rebellion.
However, the location of the troops was Guan County. This was worth considering. In reality, Guan County was much closer to Hulao Pass than Yuzhou. Furthermore, Yuan Shu was currently in Shouchun.
What Yang Rui did not know was that once a faction was chosen, the system would give the player three options. Cao Cao had also considered the threat of Yang Rui.
Moreover, even after choosing a faction, there was still time to enter the war.
What Yang Rui cared about the most was that after Cao Cao had chosen a faction, Yang Rui was still in a state of war with him. Moreover, he had not been forced to join any faction.
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