Before the Imperial Guard finished his report, he started coughing. It could be seen that the injuries he sustained in the process of killing Lu Bu were not light. The short period of rest did not allow him to truly recover.
"Cao Cao's army has already followed the river's flow and is approaching Yuan Shu's Yuzhou territory. It is a situation where they may enter Yuzhou at any time. Cao Cao's scheme is not small. Milord, please make a decision.
Cough cough cough … "
After the Imperial Guard's narration, from the information sent by the Ethereal Ninja, a great battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu was unavoidable. Yang Rui pondered for a moment and was about to give the order.
"Crackle!"
"…"
Right at this moment, a thunderbolt coincidentally flashed through the sky. Following which, raindrops began to fall from the sky. Not long later, the rain gradually grew heavier. What should have been a sunny weather of March had actually turned into a thunderstorm!
At this moment, Lu Bu had already been killed. However, Chen Gong and the other Lu Bu troops were still within Ping County. The order Yang Rui wanted to pass on was to launch another wave of "aerial bomb" attacks to completely wipe out the city's defenders. Afterwards, they would move toward Luoyang's imperial city.
However, the thunderstorm came at an inopportune time. The plan of using flying pets to attack with fire was completely ruined. One had to admit that there were some coincidences in the unseen world. Yang Rui's plan of quickly wiping out Chen Gong's defenders before leaving was unable to be completed.
Fortunately, Lu Bu had already passed away. His troops were like a group of dragons without a leader. Yang Rui was also unwilling to meet force with force and forcefully attack the city. Presumably, Lu Bu's troops who were currently in a state of extreme anger would be eager to engage in a fierce battle with him to avenge Lu Bu's death.
Under such circumstances, if Yang Rui were to forcefully attack, he would definitely suffer some losses. After some consideration, Yang Rui chose to temporarily leave Ping County's defenders a path of survival.
"Pass down the order to reorganize the troops. The archers, divine crossbows, and cavalry will form the rear. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun will lead them. They only need to guard against the pursuers and do not need to pursue them. We will set out for Luoyang Imperial City in an hour …"
Yang Rui looked in the direction of Ping County and shook his head helplessly. Then, he passed down the order to the various city gate guards.
An hour later, Yang Rui led Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and the Imperial Patrol Guards out of Ping County in an orderly manner. They braved the rain and rushed to a town before settling down to rest.
Along the way, Iron Blood Gentleman appeared once again. He was quite worried that Yang Rui was not able to take down Ping County. This city was the territory of the Iron Blood Alliance, and Iron Blood Gentleman thought that he could use Yang Rui to take back the city.
Now that he saw that although Yang Rui had killed Lu Bu, he had not truly taken down the city. Although Iron Blood Gentleman did not say anything, he was naturally not happy. The key point was that Yang Rui had used Ping County as the battlefield. The north city gate was almost completely flattened.
To this, Yang Rui could only say that with Chen Gong in the city, it would be difficult to take down the city in a short period of time. It would also cause a lot of losses and damage to the buildings in the city. It was better to leave Lu Bu's troops in the city. If nothing unexpected happened, they would quickly retreat from the city.
Iron Blood Gentleman was still uncertain. That was until Yang Rui gave him a promise that he might not be able to fulfill. He said that if Lu Bu's troops had not retreated by the time they returned, and if Iron Blood Gentleman's troops were still passing through Ping County, then he would help Lu Bu take down the city.
After all, when Yang Rui's troops surrounded Ping County, the Iron Blood Alliance had also helped a little. Moreover, Yang Rui valued the Iron Blood Alliance the most among the major player organizations. If he could help them, Yang Rui would be more than happy to do so.
It was said that the Iron Blood Alliance and Dragon Soul still had some boundaries between them.
When Yang Rui retreated in the rain, the cavalry in Ping County chased after him for a while. However, they were miserably shot by the crossbows and archers at the back. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, who were at the back, did not need to act. Lu Bu's remaining troops had already retreated.
Based on Yang Rui's arrangements, although Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led the cavalry at the back, they did not chase and allowed Lu Bu's remaining troops to leave.
Yang Rui approved of Chen Gong's strategy. Who knows, Chen Gong might have some arrangements at the back. When Yang Rui's troops chased after him, he would use a plan to counter them. At that time, whether or not Yang Rui's side would be able to achieve anything was still a matter of increasing their casualties.
Since Lu Bu had already been killed, Yang Rui had already made up his mind to deal with Cao Cao. As for Chen Gong and the remaining troops, they were not a concern.
Of course, Yang Rui also wanted to capture Chen Gong for his own use. However, thinking about Chen Gong's performance in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, even if he could capture Chen Gong, he would not be that easy to tame.
In comparison, the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu was more important. Yang Rui hoped to borrow Yuan Shu's hand to wear down Cao Cao. However, if Yang Rui did not help, the troops led by Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao would not be able to achieve victory.
It must be said that Cao Cao was really good at using troops. A few days ago, Yuan Shu's troops had attacked the root of the problem and surrounded the Luoyang Imperial City. It could be said that they had the absolute advantage. Who would have thought that in just a few days, Cao Cao would be able to turn the situation around and even put Yuan Shu's 300,000 troops into an extremely dangerous situation.
At the same time, it was not just that. Cao Cao's troops on the banks of the Ru River had also directly threatened Yuan Shu's territory. No matter what the outcome of the battle in Luoyang was, Cao Cao could still play this card and use it to pursue the victory or go all out.
At this moment, Cao Cao's troops were arranged like a drawn bow. Even if the enemy was already in front of them, they were still waiting for the best opportunity to strike.
The most important thing was that as Cao Cao's opponent, Emperor Zhong Yuan Shu, should not be aware of Cao Cao's series of arrangements. He was probably still leisurely living his life as an imperial family and doing his best to recruit harem candidates.
Speaking of which, it was not easy for Yuan Shu's subordinates, Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao, to do so much for Yuan Shu. From their recent performance, none of them were pushovers. They were all people who could hold their own. It was just that Yuan Shu did not necessarily value or use them well.
It was precisely because Yuan Shu's subordinates were not simple that Yang Rui hoped to see a situation where both sides suffered losses. He did not want to weaken Cao Cao and instead fatten Yuan Shu. When the time came, it would not be easy to deal with them.
Of course, Yang Rui was still relatively "assured" of Yuan Shu. Ever since the heroes came to demand for Dong, Yuan Shu had mostly been playing some small tricks in the dark. There were very few times when he actually used force.
Most importantly, Yuan Shu had always been ambitious but lacked talent. Just like the current situation, Yuan Shu had already become Emperor, but he had not sorted out the internal affairs. He blindly forced the Liegeman under his jurisdiction into an abyss of suffering.
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