At first glance, the announcement about the disaster did not seem to be anything important. Yang Rui's territory could be said to have plenty of food and clothing. Even if it was twice as cold, there would not be any problems.
However, the main problem was that the system announcement mentioned that the region of the Three Kingdoms had encountered a cold winter that only occurred once in a hundred years, and that the mountains and rivers had been frozen. This meant that the Yellow River might be frozen as well!
Thinking back to the location where Yuan Shao had invited the Feudal Lords to the alliance, Huojia County, it happened to be next to the Yellow River, which was far away from Guandu City. If the Yellow River was frozen, Yang Rui would lose a natural moat.
Yuan Shao had always wanted to cross the Yellow River by force, but Gan Ning's powerful navy had stopped him from advancing. Once the Yellow River froze, wouldn't they have to build a bridge to connect the north and the south? Wouldn't the natural moat change?
If the Feudal Lords responded to Yuan Shao's call and went to Huojia County for the alliance, the trouble would be even greater.
Yang Rui was not worried that they would not be able to hold on. However, losing the natural moat of the Yellow River and losing a huge geographical advantage was a pity.
Moreover, if the Yellow River's surface was frozen, Gan Ning and his fleet would also face some problems. Regardless of whether it was the turreted ships, the Bi 'an, or the warships, they would all face the situation of being frozen.
Under such circumstances, not only would the various ships not be able to display their strength, but they would also become trapped beasts and become targets for the enemy. Yang Rui immediately considered this point.
As such, Yang Rui did not have the time to deal with Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu's troops at Dong Ling Pass. Instead, he quickly recalled everyone and rode the Void Crossing Flying Ship toward the Yellow River.
The content of the system announcement seemed to be a gradual process. At the very least, when Yang Rui came from Ji Zhou to Dong Ling Pass, the Yellow River did not show any signs of freezing.
According to the game's natural habits, it was impossible for the Yellow River to freeze immediately after the system announcement came out. After that, the Imperial Guards obtained news from the Ethereal Ninja that the Yellow River did not freeze immediately.
"Send a message to Gan Ning. Order him to abandon the defense along the Yellow River. Urge all the ships on his side to enter the Ji River. After that, withdraw all warships into the Ji River as well …"
After Yang Rui understood the situation, he immediately ordered Gan Ning to evacuate the ships and withdraw the troops. He decisively chose to give up on the defense of the Yellow River Army.
There was no need to talk about the speed of the flying boat. In about an hour, Yang Rui had already arrived above the surface of the Yellow River near Chen Liu County. At this time, the temperature had indeed dropped a lot, and there were even some icicles on the riverbank.
Not long after, Yang Rui arrived at the fork of the Yellow River and the Ji River. He saw a few transport ships, merchant ships, and the like appearing one after another. They were all used by Yang Rui for transportation and business.
This meant that Gan Ning was already carrying out Yang Rui's order to move the ships. However, this process would take a long time.
Ever since he had the Imperial Guards and the Ethereal Ninja, Yang Rui's communication methods had changed quite a bit. Not only could he obtain comprehensive information through the Imperial Guards, but he could also send out some urgent orders through them.
Of course, Yang Rui rarely used this method. He still mainly used conventional communication methods. Moreover, every time he used the Ethereal Ninja to send an order, Yang Rui had already agreed on a code with the various generals in advance.
This was equivalent to encryption in the real world. It was to prevent the Ethereal Ninja or the Imperial Guards from faking the order if they were in an emergency.
According to the situation in the past, the Yellow River in the game was different from the real world. Perhaps it was because the river was widened and the flow of water increased, or perhaps it was because the temperature in the game was not as extreme. Although the Yellow River had signs of freezing, it was not enough to freeze the entire river.
However, not long after Yang Rui arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, the sky became hazy. Then, snowflakes began to fall. Moreover, it quickly turned into a heavy snowfall. The temperature plummeted, and the number of icicles on the bank gradually increased.
At this rate, the entire Yellow River would be frozen in no time. Once the ice was completely frozen, it would mean that Yang Rui would completely lose the Yellow River's natural moat. At that time, not all the ships would be able to evacuate to the Ji River.
Under such circumstances, Yang Rui naturally couldn't sit still. He steered the Void Crossing Airship and patrolled along the Yellow River's surface. Along the way, he saw ships of all sizes rushing towards the intersection of the Yellow River and the Ji River.
Most of them were transport ships and merchant ships. Moreover, they were currently in a period of war. This showed the economic benefits of the Yellow River's water transportation. Moreover, most of them were ships belonging to Yang Rui.
However, at this time, Yang Rui did not have too much energy to pay attention to these. Instead, he was paying attention to the growth of the icicles on the river's surface. When the icicles on the riverside began to spread to the center, Yang Rui decisively gave another order.
He ordered Gan Ning, his ships, and his troops to start moving towards the Ji River. At this time, Gan Ning's troops had basically notified all the ships on the Yellow River. There were not many ships left that had not been notified.
After patrolling the Yellow River's surface, Gan Ning's navy also started to move. Yang Rui's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration. He remembered how Cao Cao used water and sand to build an ice wall. He also mobilized a portion of Mogami Yoshihime's reincarnated warriors to test it out.
After trying it out, Yang Rui could confirm that even in the background of the game, the system recognized some of the most basic life phenomena. With the reincarnated warriors taking water and sand on the spot, they had indeed built up a wall that was not low.
Even though the speed at which the water and sand condensed was not very fast, and the surrounding temperature did not reach the point where a drop of water would turn into ice, it was just right for construction.
With this proof, Yang Rui naturally would not let go of this opportunity so easily. He started to urgently mobilize people to the south bank of the Yellow River.
The hundreds of thousands of Cao Cao and Lu Bu's captives were originally near the Yellow River. They had been repairing the various cities along the river. Now that they were urgently mobilized, this portion of people would need at least half a game day to reach the shore of the Yellow River.
Even if some of the people were far away, as long as the conditions for pouring water and sand existed, it would not be too late. Even if the Yellow River's surface was completely frozen, the ice layer would need to reach a certain thickness to support Yuan Shao's troops.
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