Yang Rui only focused on wiping out Lu Bu's forces, but he deliberately left the city walls intact. There was a special reason for that.
In the historical novel, before Lu Bu was tortured at the White Gate Tower, he was also besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi for a long time. Furthermore, he was besieged by the flood and gradually lost his fighting spirit.
Yang Rui left the city walls intact for Lu Bu because he didn't want to give Lu Bu the determination to break out. Even if Yang Rui's forces could eventually stop the assault of Lu Bu's remaining forces, unlike Cao Cao, Yang Rui wasn't willing to pay too much for this.
Furthermore, Lu Bu's cavalry was very unique. The Bing Province Cavalry was famous throughout the Three Kingdoms and was one of the top cavalry forces. If Ping County's city walls were to be flattened, the surrounding moat would inevitably be flooded. This would undoubtedly give Lu Bu's cavalry more space to display their might.
At that time, Lu Bu's forces would be forced to break out. The cavalry would have enough space to display their might and Yang Rui would find it harder to stop Lu Bu.
If he did that, not only would it give Lu Bu the last bit of courage, it would also give his cavalry more space to display their might. Yang Rui naturally had to do his best to avoid this.
Of course, Yang Rui wouldn't spend too much time besieging Ping County, just like how Cao Cao did in the historical novel.
Although slowly wearing away the opponent's confidence was a more effective way to deal with Lu Bu, in the current storyline, the surrounding environment wasn't stable. Yang Rui didn't have the conditions to besiege Ping County for a long time.
Yang Rui was prepared to use continuous low-intensity attacks to replace a long term siege. This was to make Lu Bu fall into a state of exhaustion as soon as possible!
Thus, after the most intense wave of attacks, the city was on fire everywhere. The four city gates were also baptized by Yang Rui's heavy trebuchets and Heaven-Piercing Crossbows. Yang Rui also temporarily stopped his concentrated attacks. He only continued to send out eight to ten flying pets to release "aerial bombs" along the city walls of Ping County.
The accuracy of a flying pet's attack wasn't high, especially when it was at a higher altitude to avoid being hit by arrows. Yang Rui only did this to distract the enemy. It was naturally best if he could accurately attack the defenders on the city walls.
Even if he couldn't attack Lu Bu's forces on the city walls, he could make the enemy's nerves and exhaust their spirit.
Furthermore, Yang Rui also frequently changed the target of his attacks. Sometimes, he would change the location of the outer city walls. Other times, he would change it to the inner city of the three mansions. From time to time, he would also increase the scale of his attacks, making it harder for Lu Bu's forces to deal with.
Outside of Ping County, Yang Rui divided his soldiers into three groups. They took turns to monitor the movements of the city gates. The large number of flying pets didn't need to be divided into groups. Yang Rui personally took charge of the deployment, making most of the flying pets rest.
This continued for the entire night. At the beginning, Lu Bu's forces tried to break through the siege a few times. However, after being forced back into the city by Yang Rui's Heaven-Piercing Crossbows, they didn't try to break through the siege anymore. In the darkness of the night, Lu Bu and his forces really couldn't figure out the situation outside the city.
At the same time, within Ping County, there were endless flames. Everywhere was chaos, people and horses were thrown off their feet. The noisy state caused Lu Bu's forces to not be able to sleep for the entire night.
In comparison, Yang Rui's forces took turns to rest. They didn't lose too much sleep because they were in a state of battle. At this moment, Yang Rui was in a state where he had the absolute advantage. Therefore, whether it was mentally or mentally, Yang Rui's forces were relatively more relaxed.
"Blazing Sun, you have no guts. Do you dare to fight me head on? Could it be that you only dare to hide behind your troops and shoot arrows?
If you have the guts, then spar with me. If I can't capture you in one move, then I'm willing to surrender to you. How about it? "
Early the next morning, Lu Bu angrily climbed up the north gate of Ping County and shouted at Yang Rui's camp.
Lu Bu's voice was infused with internal energy. Furthermore, Lu Bu himself was tall and handsome. At this moment, when he went up to the city gate to fight, it instantly made people feel that he was a hero.
"Hahahaha! There's a path to heaven but you don't take it. There's no door to hell but you barged in. This city should be your burial ground. You're just an ignorant martial artist. Why would I not dare to fight you? Take your weapons and horses and leave the city! "
Yang Rui obviously knew that Lu Bu was trying to provoke him. However, he still took the bait. His tone was full of disdain, as if he didn't put Lu Bu in his eyes at all.
"Good! A gentleman's word is as fast as a horse's whip. I'll leave the city now! "
Lu Bu wasn't a brute. It was just that his way of thinking was different from others. Most importantly, he had a certain flaw in his temperament. He was arrogant, didn't want to be inferior to others, was headstrong and self-opinionated. He would forget righteousness at the sight of profit. This caused the invincible Lu Bu to be unable to achieve great things.
At this moment, Lu Bu only thought that his provocation had succeeded. Furthermore, he was very dissatisfied with Yang Rui's disdainful attitude. Regarding Yang Rui's words of 'ignorant martial artist', he was even more furious.
Most importantly, Lu Bu was bold. He believed that no matter what method his opponent used, it would be easy for him to return to the city unscathed.
Thus, Lu Bu was like a gust of wind. He blew down the city wall and was about to leave the city.
"My lord is slow. I'm afraid he has a plan!"
Right at this moment, Lu Bu was stopped by Chen Gong who had just arrived at the exit.
"Right now, we are like turtles in a jar. If I don't fight for a chance to live, should I wait for death in the city?"
However, Lu Bu's eyes only showed a slight hesitation. Then, he shook off Chen Gong and rode toward the city gate.
Hearing Lu Bu's words, Chen Gong was slightly stunned. When he wanted to give chase, he saw that Lu Bu had already arrived at the city gate. He ordered the guards to open the gate and urged his horse to charge out.
At this moment, Lu Bu was sitting on the Red Hare horse. It was the emperor of horses. Only an extraordinary person could ride it. At this moment, there were people who were affected by Lu Bu's Red Hare. Lu Bu's speed was so fast that Chen Gong could not say a second sentence.
Actually, Yang Rui admitted that he was not Lu Bu's opponent. He also did not know how long he could last if he were to face Lu Bu head on. He accepted Lu Bu's challenge verbally because he wanted to capture or kill Lu Bu.
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, Lu Bu has issued an invitation for a duel. You can choose to send someone or accept the challenge personally. If you win, your morale will increase by 50%. If you lose, your morale will decrease by 50% … Please make your choice."
When Lu Bu proposed a duel on the city wall, Yang Rui had already received a system notification, asking Yang Rui to make his choice.
This was not the first time Yang Rui had faced a duel in front of the city wall. He had a deep understanding of this mode.
Right now, although Yang Rui had accepted Lu Bu's challenge verbally, his hands had not made any move. He had been delaying and had not made his choice. This was because Yang Rui knew that the duel selection time was 30 seconds. Moreover, the system notification itself had a few seconds to transmit the information.
Lu Bu had only used 10 seconds to jump down from the city wall and rush out of the city gate. This gave Yang Rui the opportunity to jump into the basket.
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