Yang Rui naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to surround Lu Bu. Lu Bu was an important faction on his enemy's side. Although he wasn't the strongest, he might stand up and stab Yang Rui at any time if he left such a scourge behind.
Therefore, it was a good opportunity to completely eliminate Lu Bu. Even if Yang Rui gave up on his next operation against Cao Cao, he had to do his best to seize the opportunity to eliminate a latent danger like Lu Bu first. It wouldn't be too late to slowly deal with Cao Cao later.
According to the historical timeline, Lu Bu's scenes should've ended. It was already the fourth year of Jian 'an in-game. In the third year of Jian' an, Lu Bu had been beheaded by Cao Cao at White Gate Tower.
However, the game's background had changed drastically. Lu Bu was currently entrenched in Hanoi County. Although his territory was smaller than Xu Province's due to the danger of the Yellow River, his foundation was relatively stable.
Furthermore, there were still many figures like Sun Jian in-game. It was hard to guarantee that Lu Bu would exist for a long time.
However, it was undeniable that the timing of Lu Bu's encirclement of Ping County was as though the system had taken the initiative to give it to Yang Rui.
The large Iron Blood player organization played a very important role in Yang Rui's successful encirclement of Ping County City.
Lu Bu had chased the Iron Blood players to the north of Ping County City to set up camp to warn them of the threat from the Yellow River. However, Lu Bu clearly didn't know enough about the players' habits. Not only did the Iron Blood Guild fail to provide Lu Bu with sufficient information, but it also became Yang Rui's cover for his siege.
As Yang Rui's troops headed for Ping County City, the Iron Blood Guild remained among Yang Rui's troops. Even when they arrived at the foot of Ping County City's walls, the Iron Blood Guild continued to use their identities when the city's defenders saw the army coming to inquire about the identities of the people below the city.
Even First City's defenders didn't notice anything abnormal. This also created the conditions for Yang Rui's troops to surround the entire city.
"Attack!"
While Yang Rui's encirclement was closing in, Lu Bu's troops in Ping County had yet to fully understand the situation. Yang Rui's troops had already set up the heavy trebuchets and Heaven Piercing Divine Ballistae. Following which, Yang Rui gave the order to attack.
"Creak! Creak! Creak … "
"Tsk! Bang! "…"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh … "
"…"
For a moment, huge rocks and cannons flew all over the sky, stirring up the surrounding air until it was deafening. The entire night sky was torn apart.
Ever since Yang Rui used the Light Weight Talisman to transport heavy siege weapons, Yang Rui was able to transport heavy siege weapons much faster. After eliminating the need for assembly and disassembly, he was able to use all kinds of siege weapons with ease.
At this moment, the Lu Bu defending Ping County finally understood the situation. Following which, they were stunned by the dense rain of rocks and cannons.
"Screech! Screech! Screech … "
"…"
As the heavy trebuchets and Heaven Piercing Divine Ballistae unleashed their might, a series of bird cries also appeared in the sky above Ping County. Soon after, the cries spread throughout the entire county.
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk … "
"…"
A series of sounds that were much more hoarse than the sound of rocks breaking through the air could be heard all over Ping County. If it were not for the red fireballs exploding in the sky, these sounds would have been hard to detect due to the sound of rocks and arrows breaking through the air.
"Boom! Boom! Boom … "
"Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt … "
"…"
The fireballs went straight to every part of Ping County and rapidly expanded into even bigger balls of fire. Under the cover of the night sky, they were especially eye-catching.
Naturally, this was the result of Yang Rui's Golden Hawk and Flame Falcon's "aerial bombs".
This time, Yang Rui had brought more than 1,000 flying pets. In just one round of bombardment, the entire Ping County was already on fire. A large number of buildings began to be engulfed in flames, which in turn strengthened the Flame Demons.
The Lu Bu defending Ping County was instantly thrown into chaos. This scene also caused the Iron Blood Gentleman and other Iron Blood players outside the city to widen their eyes and fall into a state of shock for a long time.
On the way to Ping County, Yang Rui had met with Iron Blood Gentleman for a while. Yang Rui had also told him that attacking Lu Bu's troops in Ping County would cause damage to the city. After all, the county magistrate of Ping County was Iron Blood Sword and was nominally the territory of Iron Blood Guild.
At that time, Iron Blood Gentleman even patted his chest and said that as long as Yang Rui chased Lu Bu out of the city, he would accept any attack on behalf of the Iron Blood Guild.
The relationship between Iron Blood and Yang Rui had always been good. Moreover, Iron Blood and Dragon Soul and other large player organizations seemed to have some differences. Before this, Iron Blood Gentleman's promise had been smoothly fulfilled.
However, in the blink of an eye, Yang Rui's attack on Ping County had exceeded the expectations of every Iron Blood player. In the past, Iron Blood Gentleman and the others had also heard about how fierce Yang Rui's attacks were. However, only a few had actually seen it with their own eyes.
At this time, their own territory, Ping County, had become the main battlefield of Yang Rui's attack. Only when the Iron Blood players personally experienced Yang Rui's extraordinary attack methods, did they feel happy and distressed at the same time.
"Bang! Bang! Bang … "
"Awoo! Awoo … "
"Help …"
"…"
After a round of attacks, the flying pets did not take off again. The entire Ping County had been engulfed in a sea of fire. Everywhere in the city was in chaos. Lu Bu's defenders were nervous and at a loss as to whether to put out the fire or escape.
If they wanted to break through, Lu Bu's troops did not know how many besiegers were outside Ping County. There were some soldiers who wanted to break through the city gates, but what greeted them was a dense rain of arrows. Even if they rushed out, they would still die!
Seeing that there were no more fireballs falling, Lu Bu's defenders began to put out the fire in a fluster. Ping County was close to the Yellow River, so the water in the city was very abundant.
Most of the fire had spread from the upper floors of the buildings. It was not too late to discover it, so it was not completely out of control. The casualties were not very serious in the first place. However, it was also very difficult for Lu Bu's army to organize the panicked soldiers.
Yang Rui's troops did not completely stop. The heavy trebuchets and Divine Armament Sky Shattering Crossbows first roared at the north gate for a while. Then, Yang Rui's troops moved them to the other gates and began to roar again.
From the beginning, these heavy trebuchets and Divine Armament Sky Shattering Crossbows did not target the city gates and walls. Instead, they fired oppressively at the top of the city and inside the city from the edge of the arrow's range.
As a result, although Lu Bu's defenders near the city walls suffered a lot of casualties, Yang Rui basically left the city walls unbroken for Lu Bu. It was more of a deterrent and to eliminate the remaining forces.
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