"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, do you choose to besiege Luoyang Imperial City? If you besiege the city, it will be considered an attack on the Han Emperor. You will be judged as part of the Zhong family's faction in the previous storyline. Please make your choice. "
Indeed, just as Cao Cao had expected, the existence of the Han Emperor Liu Xie in Luoyang Imperial City was a huge hindrance to Yang Rui.
Yang Rui's troops did not even have to start attacking Luoyang Imperial City. After approaching Luoyang Imperial City, Yang Rui received a relevant system notification. Just besieging the city would be considered an act of hostility and would be judged as part of the enemy faction.
Speaking of which, the royal family's prestige was indeed as such. Outsiders had already arrived at the city gates, so it was not too harsh to judge them as part of the enemy faction. Unless Yang Rui really wanted to rebel and become independent, Cao Cao in Luoyang Imperial City would not be able to do anything for the time being.
It was not that Yang Rui had not analyzed the factors that led to the success or failure of his side becoming independent, but after thinking about it, he believed that his foundation was still not enough. He was even much worse than Yuan Shu. This was not only a matter of strength, but also a matter of foundation.
Moreover, in the context of the Three Kingdoms, building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming a king were the true ways of the king. With many feudal lords standing in great numbers, when one was truly powerful, the other factions would be inferior. That was the best time to become an emperor and become independent.
Looking at historical facts, the final three factions of the Three Kingdoms period, Wei, Shu, and Wu, all only began to consider becoming emperors when external factors had stabilized.
On the other hand, as the game progressed, not only did a certain faction not surpass other factions due to its development, but its survival space became smaller and smaller, and its strength became more and more inferior. Then, it would be even more impossible for it to become independent.
In the end, Yang Rui had been trying to improve his side and his own strength, but he had never really thought of becoming independent. In his mind, as long as he had enough strength to protect himself, everything else was the same.
"On the 22nd day of the third lunar month in the fifth year of Jian 'an, the Great Han Emperor presented a policy book. Today, the traitor Yuan Shu has rebelled, and the Han Dynasty's inheritance is in danger. The King of the East Sea, Blazing Sun, has rendered meritorious service by protecting the Emperor. He is specially bestowed with the jurisdiction of Xu Province.
At this moment of life and death, the King of the East Sea shall lead the various feudal lords in the world to kill the traitor Yuan Shu and protect the country of the Great Han Dynasty. If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded on the day Yuan Shu.
…
At the time of the Heavenly Shun. "
Not only did Yang, the Emperor's Imperial City, but the Imperial Palace also, the Emperor Emperor's Emperor was to protect Emperor to the Emperor...
The content of the Imperial Edict was nothing more than comforting Yang Rui. In essence, the title of Governor of Xuzhou was thrown to Yang Rui. If Yang Rui wanted to take over Xuzhou, it would be perfectly justifiable.
In truth, Xuzhou was already in Yang Rui's pocket. Liu Bei had trapped the five counties in the south of Guangling Prefecture and Gan Ning's navy. Although he was not a turtle in a jar, there was not much that he could do.
As for the rest of the territory, Yuan Shu still occupied Pengcheng County, Pengcheng County, Lv County, Wu County, and Steriqiu County. He also took Xiu County and Xiachu County from Pi County. In total, there were only six counties.
Furthermore, Yang Rui had already made a request to Yuan Shu. As long as Yuan Shu could not stabilize the situation, Yang Rui would only need to threaten him a little and the other party would probably immediately hand over the six counties.
In truth, Yang Rui could completely ignore Yuan Shu's territory in Xuzhou. When the prelude ended, Yuan Shu would not be able to escape defeat. Yang Rui only needed to sit and collect the spoils of war.
At this moment, Liu Xie had given Yang Rui the position of Governor of Xuzhou. It was just that it was more justifiable to take it.
Liu Xie's main goal in giving the Imperial Edict was to have Yang Rui's troops quickly retreat from the Imperial City. Of course, this was also possible due to Cao Cao's coercion.
With Cao Cao's main army withdrawing into Luoyang Imperial City, it would be hard for him to protect the rest of his army.
Yang Rui immediately ordered his troops south after receiving the Imperial Edict. At the same time, he ordered the Imperial Guards to send a message to the Ethereal Ninja to increase the speed of their investigation of Cao Cao's remaining troops. They were also to do their best to seal off all channels of communication from the Imperial City.
At this time, Yang Rui had left Luoyang Imperial City for the purpose of eliminating Cao Cao's remaining troops. If he was allowed to deliver the news in advance, his troops would definitely temporarily abandon their operation against Yuan Shu's troops and scatter in all directions like birds startled by the twang of a bow.
The Ethereal Ninjas were relatively skilled at intercepting and killing. Even though the Ethereal Ninjas were all Fourth Grade at the moment, Yang Rui had made it clear to the Imperial Guards that they were allowed to suffer casualties in order to intercept information.
At the same time, Yang Rui also sent out flying pet units to increase the intensity of their investigation south of the Imperial City. They were prepared to support the Ethereal Ninjas at any time.
While the two were working together, Yang Rui led his troops and headed towards the direction of the Yan County.
According to the Ethereal Ninjas, the seventy to eighty thousand infantrymen on Cao Cao's southern road had already entered the Yun County. They were heading south to threaten or defend against Ji Ling's troops at Eastern Ridge Pass, while heading north to stop Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, Lei Bao, and the rest of Yuan Shu's troops.
Of course, the original mission of the Cao army in the Yun County was to stop Yuan Shu's defeated troops. They had only just received news from Cao Ang that Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao still had two hundred and twenty to thirty thousand men left.
Yuan Shu's troops led by Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao weren't too far away from the Yun County. It was less than two hours away from the Yun County. However, it was already close to night. Whether they could reach the Yun County before nightfall depended on whether they could increase their speed.
In truth, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao's speed was indeed slow. That was because Cao Ang's troops had suffered losses after their encounter with Cao Ang's cavalry. However, Cao Ang's troops had used the mobility of his cavalry to follow behind Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao's troops. They would harass and attack them whenever they had the chance.
It also caused Yuan Shu's troops to slow down in their retreat.
With Cao Ang holding them back, Yang Rui's troops gradually closed the distance between Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, and Lei Bao's troops and Cao Ang's troops. Before noon of the second game day, they finally appeared less than three hundred li away from the two sides.
At this time, the Cao and Yuan Shu's troops had finally arrived near the Yun County. According to the Ethereal Ninjas's information, there were about forty to fifty thousand Yuan Shu's troops in the Eastern Ridge Pass heading toward the Yun County. They were already halfway there.
In a short period of time, the Yun County became the eye of the storm in the clash between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's troops.
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