Yuan Shao sent down an imperial decree and 300,000 troops rushed towards the Eastern Ridge Pass. Cao Cao's scouts were not as experienced and sharp as the players. When the large player organizations such as Dragon Soul retreated, Cao Ang's troops suffered a huge defeat.
When Yuan Shu's army of hundreds of thousands gathered at the East Ridge Pass, Cao Ang had only just received the relevant information. His nervousness in the face of such a large army hastened the process of his army's defeat. When Cao Ang wanted to command his army to retreat in a panic, he was instead wantonly attacked for a while.
If it wasn't for the fact that Cao Ang's horse was good and ran fast enough, he would have been captured by Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao. After escaping, Cao Ang looked back at the sea of Yuan Shu's troops and felt waves of lingering fear.
Cao Ang did not dare to stop for even the slightest moment. He urgently ordered the few remaining soldiers around him to send a message to Cao Cao, who was inside the city of Luoyang. He also sent the message in detail to Cao Cao about the fall of the Eastern Ridge Pass, as well as the situation of Yuan Shu's troops and horses.
Yuan Shu's decree was directed at Cao Cao. It wasn't just to resolve the situation at the Eastern Ridge Pass. As a result, after Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao led 300,000 troops to defeat Cao Ang's 100,000 troops, they directly entered Si Li Province and headed straight for the Luoyang Imperial City.
From this, it can be seen that Yuan Shu's campaign against Cao Cao could be considered as killing two birds with one stone. At this time, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie, was in the hands of Cao Cao in Luoyang Imperial City. If Yuan Shu could defeat Cao Cao and overturn the Han Dynasty, it would naturally be greatly beneficial to the emperor's foundation.
However, Ji Ling, who had been planning a counterattack for a long time, didn't follow the crowd into Si Li Province. Instead, he continued to guard the Eastern Ridge Pass as if he wanted to prevent any unexpected situations from happening.
The news of the battle at the East Ridge Pass spread quickly. Yuan Shu himself wanted to use the prestige of this battle to gain fame. Naturally, it was impossible for him to cover it up. Yuan Shu took the initiative to inform all the forces in the region of the three civilizations. He wanted to establish his prestige by winning the first battle.
Yang Rui also quickly received this news. He was waiting for this opportunity. If Yuan Shu and Cao Cao could fight, it would inevitably be a situation of two tigers fighting each other. Yang Rui would then be able to reap the benefits.
In other words, Yang Rui wanted to use the distraction of Cao Cao's forces to weaken the strength of Cao's troops or directly eliminate his forces.
Thus, when Yang Rui learned that Yuan Shu had taken the initiative to attack and defeated Cao Cao's army at the Eastern Mountain Pass, and that the 300,000 troops had entered Si Li Province from three different directions, he immediately turned around and prepared to take action against Cao Cao.
At this time, Yang Rui's troops were being held back by Liu Bei in Guangling Prefecture. This was something that many powers knew. Moreover, it seemed that after the events of Yuan Shu's proclamation, Yang Rui's actions against Liu Bei did not have any new developments.
Of course, in the short term, Yang Rui used the Gan Ning navy to lock down the transportation of resources in Guangling Prefecture. The results were rather obvious.
Using this as a background, Yang Rui still had Cheng Yu, Guan Hai, Imagawa Yoshimoto and the other generals stationed in Gaoshan City and Dongyang City. The number of soldiers in the two cities remained the same, forming a coordination with Xu You's Pingan City.
On the other hand, Yang Rui took Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and the Imperial Guards with him. He rode on a flying pet and rushed towards Chenliu County. He intended to meet up with Guo Jia, Xun You, Huang Zhong, and the other generals and find an opportunity to strike Cao Cao.
Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun were all strong generals. Yang Rui needed to rely on them to deal with Cao Cao. The reason why Yang Rui brought the Imperial Guards with him was mainly because their special troop class was about to be put to use.
Yang Rui had always wanted to form an intelligence team, but he never had a suitable opportunity. It wasn't until after the end of the World War that he obtained the Imperial Sentinel Guard, a Sixth Grade Ethereal Ninja, that he obtained from the Nihon civilization. It was the most suitable soldier for scouting and transmitting information.
As such, Yang Rui immediately selected a batch of 50000 NPCs with extraordinary aptitudes from Shrimp Island. Most of them were Rank A aptitudes, and only a few of them were Rank B aptitudes. All of them were Rank A aptitudes, and only a few of them were Rank B aptitudes. All of them were converted into the Ethereal Ninjas, the exclusive troop class of the Imperial Guards.
Yang Rui then sent these Ethereal Ninjas to the Penglai Sutra map to farm experience and level up. After a period of intensive training, the Ethereal Ninjas were now over Level 40.
All he needed to do was hand these Void Ninjas over to the Imperial Sentinels for a bit more training, and they would be able to reach the level of Fourth Grade Void Ninjas. They would then be able to be put to use. Meanwhile, the next two grades could be put to use in the real world.
The reason Yang Rui brought the Imperial Guards back this time was to complete the advancement of the Fourth Grade Ethereal Ninjas. He would then put them into actual combat to conduct information gathering.
Moreover, Yang Rui had already done some research with the Imperial Guards. The Ethereal Ninjas were able to transmit messages over long distances, just like Chief Fang's Secret Ninjas. They were able to do so through a special channel in the air, and they only needed to be Fourth Grade.
As such, the Fourth Grade Void Ninjas were already capable of meeting Yang Rui's requirements for reconnaissance and information transmission. With the Void Ninjas around, Yang Rui would have a significant advantage in the future when it came to the transmission of information.
When Yang Rui received news of the battle at Eastern Ridge Pass, it was already two game days late. By the time Yang Rui and the others arrived at Chen Liu County from the south of Xu Province, half a day had passed.
It could be said that the information Yang Rui obtained was three game days later than Yuan Shu's troops.
Upon arriving at Chen Liu County City, Yang Rui first ordered the Imperial Guards to look for Taishi Ci on the banks of the Yellow River. They were to prepare to receive the special troop class's transport ship and proceed with the subsequent upgrades.
Before this, Yang Rui had already made arrangements. Once the special troop class reached level 40 in the Penglai Sutra map, they would be received by the naval transport ship. It was about time.
While Yang Rui's information was lagging behind for three game days, the three hundred thousand Yuan Shu's troops that had entered Si Li Province didn't stay idle. They split into three groups and first took down Yan County. They then approached Yanshi County City and Gong County City.
Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao each led a group of Yuan Shu's troops. Zhang Xun and Chen Ji were responsible for harassing Yanshi County City and Gong County City. Meanwhile, after Lei Bao took down Yan County City, he took a small path and headed west towards Luoyang Royal City.
Yuan Shu and the other two generals were quite methodical. In truth, Zhang Xun and Chen Ji were only responsible for attracting the attention of two groups of troops. Lei Bao, on the other hand, was the truly powerful group of troops.
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