The Qianji Black First Battalion was like a millstone, grinding away a large number of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's troops and also grinding away the spirit of the remaining troops. Especially after Yang Rui's troops showed perfect coordination with the Qianji Black First Battalion, the killing of the remaining troops became more efficient.
In the end, Yang Rui's troops captured more than 100,000 captives and killed more than 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers who were unwilling to give up. Moreover, it only took them half an hour.
Although Ji Ling, Man Chong, and the other Yuan Shu and Cao Cao's troops were difficult to deal with, they were not difficult to deal with because they were in the Qianji Black First Battalion. Under Guo Jia's control, they faced Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Yang Rui.
Most of them had been defeated in one-on-one combat and had been captured. Fierce generals like Ji Ling had been taken on by Yang Rui and the others in turn, and had been captured without much effort.
In the end, Ji Ling, Man Chong, Cao Cao, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, Lei Bao, and six other Yuan Shu and Cao Cao's troops were captured by Yang Rui.
In addition to the 100,000 captives from both sides, Yang Rui's surprise attack in the Yong County City resulted in a complete victory. Almost none of the Yuan Shu and Cao Cao's troops managed to escape.
On the other hand, the price Yang Rui's troops paid was negligible. The key was naturally the irreplaceable role of the Qianji Black First Battalion.
The formation of the Qianji Black First Battalion was directly related to Guo Jia's extraordinary skill in formations, the special soldiers of the Imperial Guards, and Yang Rui's transformation mask and soul item.
It could be said that if any of these conditions were missing, they would not be able to achieve this result.
Yang Rui's men worked through the night to clean up the formation flags and battlefield. Before dawn, they had already cleaned up the Yong County and the surrounding areas. They mainly collected the system gold coins, Eastern Sea gold coins, Soldier Upgrade Skill Books, and various equipment dropped from the battlefield.
Even so, they could still find traces of the battle around Si Li County after daybreak, especially since Si Li County was the main area of activity for players. Many players had followed Cao and Yuan and experienced the battle themselves.
It wasn't until the second half of the battle that the players involved realized that Yang Rui was the mastermind. They were even more astonished by Yang Rui's strange methods. News of this battle had already spread among the players, including the inbuilt forums. There were countless posts, each one more mysterious than the last.
With the current game background, Yang Rui did not need to care too much about the discussions of the players. Sometimes, slightly revealing his strength would be beneficial for him.
On the other hand, after Yang Rui captured Ji Ling, Man Chong, and the other generals and soldiers, he immediately packed up and left Yong County after daybreak. He followed the official road and headed north. He did not continue toward Dong Ling Pass and Yuan Shu's territory.
Now that Yang Rui had come to Si Li County, it could be said that he had weakened a portion of Cao Cao's strength. At the same time, he had also caused Yuan Shu some losses. At the same time, he had also gotten rid of Lu Bu.
However, it could only be said that he had achieved a portion of his goal. As Cao Cao and his troops hid in Luoyang Imperial City, while the other troops were along the coast, Yang Rui could not head over. Overall, Cao Cao still had a decent amount of power.
This was especially true for Hulao Pass, Shanshui Pass, and the nearby counties where Si Li Province and Yan Province intersected. At this moment, Cao Cao still had over two hundred thousand troops stationed there.
Moreover, as Shanshui Pass and Shanshui City were built to deal with Yang Rui, if Yang Rui wanted to attack without paying a price, it was impossible.
Hence, Yang Rui hoped that Yuan Shu could exist for a longer period of time. The prelude storyline could drag on for a longer period of time to wear down and restrict Cao Cao's strength.
In the historical record, Yuan Shu had died in the third year of the Zhong Family. In total, he had been the Emperor for over two years.
In the current game background, Yuan Shu's proclamation as the Emperor had already been used as the prelude for the third large-scale system plot in the Three Kingdoms Civilization Region. Moreover, the game time had also reached the fifth year of Jian 'an, which was 200 AD. It was one year later than Yuan Shu's death in the historical record.
Therefore, Yang Rui did not think that Yuan Shu could exist for a long time. However, if Yuan Shu could persist for a while, it would give Yang Rui more time to prepare for the plot.
Under this premise, Yang Rui naturally hoped that Yuan Shu could persist as long as possible and play a more "destructive" role in the prelude storyline.
Yang Rui was even considering what price Yuan Shu should pay in exchange for the captives in his hands. If the price was reasonable, Yang Rui even felt that he should return the captives to Yuan Shu as soon as possible.
The other reason why Yang Rui was in a hurry to return to his territory was because Hebei Yuan Shao had taken advantage of Yang Rui's busy time to once again attack Gongsun Zan's army. It seemed like he wanted to settle everything with one battle.
Regarding this, Yang Rui only received the news after the battle at Zan County City ended.
Yang Rui's troops were dragging more than 100,000 captives. The scene was extremely spectacular and their marching speed could not be fast. Yang Rui also had the intention to use the border as a demonstration to attract Cao Cao and his troops to snatch the captives.
For this reason, Yang Rui intentionally deviated from the route. He did not head straight north but instead took a detour towards Luoyang Imperial City. It was a pity that Cao Cao did not take the bait and did not send out a single soldier to obstruct him. Instead, he stayed within Luoyang Imperial City.
From Zan County City to the shore of the Yellow River, due to the 'burden' of the captives, Yang Rui and his troops spent a total of 8 game days to travel. When Yang Rui and his troops finally stepped onto the large transport ship, it was already night time on the 8th game day.
During these 8 game days, although Cao Cao did not do anything to stop them, he sent messengers to discuss the conditions of returning the captives with Yang Rui. Naturally, Yang Rui rejected him.
On the other hand, Yuan Shu was more active in pursuing this matter. He also sent an envoy. Although Yang Rui didn't completely refuse, he had been stalling for time by saying that the military situation in Youzhou Province was urgent. He said that they would discuss this matter after returning to Yan Province.
Yuan Shu's messengers had no choice and could only return to report this matter.
After boarding the boat, Yang Rui learned of the specific plan Chen Gong and Lu Bu's remnant army used to cross the river into Hanoi County. It turned out that it was a diversion tactic. They purposely created the illusion that they were crossing the river from Ping County. They used the darkness of the night to communicate with Hanoi boats in advance and crossed the river from Ping Yin.
After all, although Taishi Ci's navy was strong, their numbers were not enough to control the entire Yellow River. Under normal circumstances, they could block a large number of enemy troops. However, it was hard for them to guard against Chen Gong's little tricks.
Yang Rui had obtained the relevant news from the Imperial Guards, but he did not know the specifics. Only now did he know that Chen Gong's plan had worked.
1 game day later, Yang Rui and his troops, along with the 100 thousand captives, had arrived in Yanzhou.
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