The Tower of Babel's door to the Outer Realm had opened a little, reflecting a trace of magnificence. However, Yang Rui believed that the normal game interface could not be neglected. This was the only way to establish a foothold.
Thus, Yang Rui's urgency was not to be careless and deal with things. Instead, it was to promote the progress of the game layer. At the same time, he had to establish a solid foundation of strength in the normal game interface.
Yang Rui returned to the Three Kingdoms Civilization area. Although he still had a chance to attack the Tower of Babel due to his identity as a Civilization Envoy, the attributes of all his equipment were still on cooldown, so he could not rush too high for now.
Thus, Yang Rui focused his energy on the development of Yizhou, the trade with Japan, and the layout of the Three Kingdoms Civilization area. Especially now that Yang Rui's power had expanded to the Yangtze River basin, he needed to invest more energy in the construction of the navy.
Currently, Yang Rui had Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, and Fang Lan under his command. The size and number of ships in each navy had improved significantly. Among them, there were more than a hundred turrets, and more than half of them were fully armed turrets equipped with Mohist machinery.
Just the number of turreted ships had doubled compared to before. The remaining turreted ships that had not been equipped with Mohist equipment were also in the process of being upgraded. Once they formed a fighting force, the total of 300 turreted ships would become the strongest fighting force in Yang Rui's navy.
However, this number was far from enough to achieve a blockade of large rivers. Even with the addition of Bi 'an, warships, and all kinds of small warships, the three navies of Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, and Fang Lan each had more than 700 to 800 ships. It was still a bit difficult to use them.
This was especially true for the Yellow River basin, Huai River basin, and Yangtze River basin. The scale and number of Yang Rui's navy needed to be further strengthened, especially the Huai River and Yangtze River basin. These were the outermost areas that Yang Rui had envisioned for the three defensive circles. The water was very vast and needed more navy power.
It was worth mentioning that the Yangtze River and Huai River in the game were one. The Huai River flowed through Hongze Lake and White Horse Lake, and finally merged into the Yangtze River in the southwest of Guangling Prefecture.
On the other hand, through the Huai River, one could also travel upstream through the White Horse Lake and Hongze Lake to reach the city of Shouchun and even further into the Yu Province. Thus, the amount of naval power needed to be invested in the Huai River and the Yangtze River was far greater than that of other places.
Yang Rui had even considered establishing a fourth navy that would be responsible for the offense and defense of the Huai. After all, Fang Lan's navy was primarily responsible for the waters from the Sishui to the Wenshui to the Daye Marsh, and Fang Lan herself made a living in the sea.
However, at this time, Yang Rui did not have a very suitable naval commander or commander. At the same time, the various types of ships were built next to the three existing naval forces. Therefore, Yang Rui's idea of continuing to build a naval force had to be temporarily postponed.
Currently, the most important thing was to strengthen the construction of Taishi Ci's navy in the Yangtze River area. This was because Taishi Ci's navy was currently responsible for transporting people and resources between Xu Province and Yizhou.
Nearly 20 game days were used to rush the tower. After Yang Rui understood that there were no abnormalities in his territory, he immediately went to Yizhou to check on the development of the entire Yizhou.
Even after Yang Rui left for a period of time, the transportation of Liegeman NPCs from Xu Province to Yizhou did not stop. During this time, Taishi Ci once again sent ships to transport two more waves of NPC Liegeman, causing the total number of NPC Liegemen to exceed two million.
Later on, Yuan Shu once again sent people to contact Taishi Ci, saying that he would continue to exchange one million NPC Liegeman for Yang Rui. Once Yang Rui returned, he would make the decision to continue transferring Liegeman to Yizhou.
Of course, Yang Rui did not disagree with this. The number of NPCs in the game was huge. It was not surprising that Yuan Shu would be able to provide a portion of NPC Liegeman. Recently, what he needed the most was all kinds of resources. He did not feel bad about exchanging Liegeman.
At this time, it was necessary to mention the confrontation between Yuan Shu and Liu Bei. After only two to three months, Liu Bei, with his reputation and passion of loving his people, had established a foothold near Shuxian County in Lujiang Prefecture. He was highly respected by the surrounding NPC Liegeman.
The main reason for this situation was actually Yuan Shu's previous attitude towards his people. When Liu Bei arrived, the NPC Liegeman quickly discovered the difference between the two. Naturally, the NPC Liegeman loved and respected Liu Bei even more.
Liu Bei had established a foundation, especially after obtaining Shuxian County. He had even managed to resist the attacks of Yuan Shu's army several times. Moreover, this was when Yuan Shu had stopped fighting with the other warlords and focused on dealing with Liu Bei.
Yang Rui had long been mentally prepared for the anxiety between Yuan Shu and Liu Bei. At this time, Yang Rui did not want to get too involved in the matter between the two. If Yang Rui were to make a move now, Liu Bei would most likely run away again.
In truth, Yang Rui was also worried that Liu Bei would run to Liu Biao's place like in history and inherit Liu Biao's territory in Jingzhou. Then, he would threaten even further regions.
It must be known that Yizhou, which was further away, had Liu Dan's influence that Yang Rui had nurtured. With Liu Bei's ambition, if he had the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou and obtain a large number of Jingzhou soldiers, he would definitely not be satisfied with Jingzhou.
It could be said that for a warlord like Liu Bei, a slight move in one part would affect the whole situation. Back when Liu Bei occupied Guangling Prefecture, Yang Rui was unable to capture him. Now that Liu Bei had fled to Lujiang Prefecture, it would be even more difficult for Yang Rui to target him.
Even if he wanted to target Liu Bei, he would need to make a long-term plan. He would not leave Liu Bei with a way out and would not have a far-reaching impact.
In truth, this was what Yang Rui was doing. Taking advantage of the fact that Liu Bei's influence had not grown, Yang Rui wanted to make a plan. However, Yang Rui had not taken any substantial action yet.
Shuxian County of Lujiang County was not far from Chaohu Lake. Yang Rui had long noticed this and made an estimation. In fact, as long as he drove the navy ships over and used flying pets to carry out an "air raid", Shuxian County would be completely within the attack range.
Moreover, Yang Rui had also used the Void Crossing Airship to investigate. Liu Bei did not have strict anti-air and anti-fire measures like in Guangling Prefecture. When the time comes, if Yang Rui were to send people to launch a surprise attack, it should be quite effective.
In other words, although Liu Bei had run far away, he was not completely out of Yang Rui's range.
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