After the initial calmness, the plot of Yuan Shu's proclamation as the emperor was forced to enter the stage of actual battle.
Cao Cao, who was the first to raise the banner of punitive expedition against Yuan Shu, was forced into a state of war by the system after seven game days of preparation. His troops once again obtained a second teleportation opportunity and arrived at the place where the players of the Eastern Mountain Pass were clashing with Yuan Shu.
"System Announcement: As the 7 game days of preparation for Sikong Cao Cao's battle have passed, the troops that participated in Yuan Shu's ascension to Emperor storyline will be automatically teleported to the central area of the battle between the two Emperor factions.
In the future, similar situations will be handled with reference to this. All factions please take note … "
Cao Cao's troops were forcefully teleported to the vicinity of the Eastern Ridge Pass. The system announcement also explained in detail. It turned out that after choosing a faction, each faction had to take action within a certain period of time. Otherwise, they would be forcefully teleported to the central area of the battle between the two factions.
Due to the fact that Dragon Soul and the other player organizations chose to attack the East Ridge Checkpoint and there weren't any substantial battles in other areas, the system designated the area around the East Ridge Checkpoint as the core area of the battle.
Actually, the person guarding the Eastern Ridge Pass was General Yuan Shu, Ji Ling. Previously, Dragon Soul and the other player organizations were unable to break through the pass. On one hand, it was due to the lack of siege methods. On the other hand, it was also due to Ji Ling's overwhelming strength.
The 10 troops that Cao Cao selected to participate in the storyline were mostly probing. Thus, they weren't particularly elite. Among them, there was only Cao Ang as the commander.
It was likely that when Cao Cao selected his troops, it was mostly a bluff. The 10 thousand troops were mostly a show for Yang Rui to see. Who would have thought that these troops would be directly teleported to the frontlines of the battle.
Under such circumstances, Cao Ang naturally wasn't Ji Ling's opponent. Cao Ang clearly understood this, so when he was teleported to the vicinity of the Eastern Ridge Pass, he only symbolically used siege tools to attack the city.
From the beginning to the end, Cao Cao's troops didn't even enter the city, nor did they engage in a duel. After that, Cao Ang ordered all of his troops to retreat 100 li and set up camp, forming a standoff with the Dong Ling Pass from afar. They didn't seek to achieve anything, but to not make any mistakes, waiting for Cao Cao's reinforcements.
While Cao Ang was sending a messenger to request for reinforcements from Cao Cao, Ji Ling, who was inside the Eastern Mountain Pass, was also plotting to break the enemy's morale.
If it was only Cao Ang's ten thousand troops, Ji Ling believed that it wouldn't be difficult to do so. However, there were still quite a number of mutants below the Eastern Ridge Pass, which made Ji Ling give up on the idea of counterattacking.
Actually, Ji Ling also realized that although the mutants didn't have any powerful generals, their overall combat strength was very balanced. They were also very outstanding and couldn't be underestimated.
Most importantly, the Inhumans were more disciplined than the other forces. Whether it was in charge of scouting, guarding, or attacking a city, they were very organized and disciplined.
This was also the main reason why Ji Ling viewed the Dragon Soul and the other mutants as important opponents.
At this point, Yuan Shu's ascension to Emperor meant that the two factions were in a state of balance. The other vassals didn't clearly state whether they supported the Han Dynasty or Yuan Shu's side, which instead caused the plot to be somewhat uneventful.
The reason for this was largely due to Yang Rui's checks and balances. On one hand, he didn't clearly state his stance, so he didn't put any pressure on Yuan Shu. On the contrary, he provided Yuan Shu with large amounts of resources.
On the other hand, Yang Rui's faction was also a hindrance to the other factions that wanted to go against Yuan Shu. For example, the factions that had fought against Yuan Shu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, such as Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei, etc., were all currently under Yang Rui's control.
The other factions had different attitudes towards Yuan Shu. For example, Yuan Shao's faction had some grudges with Yuan Shu. However, after Yuan Shu became Emperor, their true thoughts were unknown.
In the History of the Three Kingdoms, when Yuan Shu couldn't continue as Emperor, he gave the throne to Yuan Shao. At this time, Yuan Shao was Yuan Shu's faction. Even if they didn't see eye to eye, he wouldn't be too anxious to go against Yuan Shu.
Another example was Yuan Shu's old subordinate, Sun Jian. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was a character that should have been eliminated long ago. However, he still existed in the game. His attitude towards Yuan Shu was definitely different from Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and the other younger generation.
On the other hand, although Liu Biao was close to Yuan Shu and was also not on good terms with him, due to the terrain and Sun Jian's power, Liu Biao did not take any action against Yuan Shu for the time being.
Due to these reasons, the north and south of Yuan Shu's territory were relatively safe. The east side faced the sea. Only Liu Bei's forces in the northeast was an unstable factor. On the west side, there was only Cao Cao who was at odds with him.
Overall, Yuan Shu's situation was not that bad. Thus, he seemed to be relatively safe for the time being.
Of course, this kind of safety was only relative. It was not achieved by relying on one's own strength. It was basically the result of the balance between the various factions. It even depended on the attitude of one or several factions that could change at any time.
This was Yuan Shu's current situation. However, Yuan Shu himself did not see through this. Initially, when the various warlords did not have a clear attitude, Yuan Shu was quite complacent. He thought that he had obtained the recognition of the world.
After that, Cao Cao took up the banner of opposing Yuan Shu. He even angered Yuan Shu to the point that he thought that Cao Cao was a Han thief who had premeditated to usurp the world. Regardless of status or strength, Cao Cao was not qualified to challenge Yuan Shu.
In fact, Yuan Shu's conclusion was not strange. Ever since the Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao had not won any of the battles. Thus, Yuan Shu looked down on Cao Cao.
However, Yuan Shu only saw the surface. Cao Cao had fought against Yang Rui several times. There had always been a gap in strength between the two sides. In fact, it was not strange for Cao Cao to suffer defeat time and time again.
However, Yuan Shu did not think so. In his opinion, he had just become the Emperor and had obtained the support of the whole world. Only Cao Cao jumped out to oppose him. Was he not looking for trouble?
Thus, Yuan Shu issued an imperial edict. He ordered Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao to each lead ten thousand soldiers. A total of ten thousand soldiers and horses to attack Dong Ling Pass. It could be said that they were very aggressive and momentarily forgot about Ying Feng.
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