"Woosh! Woosh! Woosh! "
"Woosh! Woosh! Woosh! "
"… …"
After confirming that the other party was Liu Biao's warships, Taishi Ci's navy did not hesitate and did not hesitate to fire arrows. They started to attack and achieved a suppressive effect in one fell swoop.
The 20 ships that they encountered seemed to be part of Liu Biao's main force in the Yangtze River. Most of the ships were the size of the Tao Wu warships, which also determined their flexibility and mobility.
The timing of Taishi Ci's attack was very accurate. They chose to attack when the enemy had already entered their firing range and when they had yet to enter the enemy's firing range. This ensured that they would not be attacked and at the same time, they also saved enough time for their own firepower to attack and stopped all of the enemy's ships.
If the timing was chosen too early, once Liu Biao's navy entered the firing range of the Shenji Heaven-Piercing Ballista, it was likely to disturb the other party and cause them to flee. After all, the speed and mobility of the Tao Wu warships were not comparable to the speed of the Tao Wu warships.
If the timing of the attack was delayed, Taishi Ci's navy would also be attacked by the other party. Although they would not be defeated, no one could guarantee that there would not be any losses.
"Pass down the order. Have the flying pets and 10 Tao Wu warships scout ahead. The remaining ships will roughly scoop up the goods and then move forward at full speed. Today, we will try to capture Xiakou in one fell swoop!"
Taishi Ci's mood was also stirred up. Previously, when he was at the Yellow River, he did not encounter any decent opponents. Now, Liu Biao's navy was clearly a level higher than the other warships in the North. Taishi Ci was also interested.
After hearing Taishi Ci's orders, the navy became excited. Although they did not say anything, it was clear that they were very satisfied with the previous battle. Moreover, they had not had enough and were eager to encounter more of Liu Biao's navy.
At the same time, to the east of Ping Shu City, which was located at the border between Bo Hai Kingdom and Hejian Kingdom, Fang Lan had already led a troop of over a hundred thousand men into battle formation. The sound of drums shook the heavens, as if they were about to launch a large-scale attack on the city.
Although Yuan Shao had a lot of generals under his command, and most of them were not nameless people, at this time, the Eastern Peace City's defending general was also not well known. After seeing Fang Lan's great momentum, he hurriedly hung up the 'no battle' sign.
In terms of dealing with the Bohai Kingdom, Yuan Shao had already discussed a plan. At this time, the population of the Bohai Kingdom was relatively small, and the areas that could be cultivated were even smaller. Most of them were swamps, and most of the Liegeman made a living by going to the sea to fish.
It was precisely because of this situation that Yuan Shao wasn't very interested in Bo Hai. Furthermore, at the start of the storyline, Yang Rui had already used the Battle Exemption Token at Bo Hai's Nanpi City, Zhangwu City, Leling City and other important strongholds. Thus, Yuan Shao didn't immediately prepare to attack Bo Hai.
According to Yuan Shao's view, Bo Hai was actually dispensable in Yang Rui's hands. Even if Bo Hai was taken down, the impact and weakening of Yang Rui would be very limited. It wouldn't be able to fundamentally shake Yang Rui's strength.
Yuan Shao's thinking could be said to be targeting Yang Rui's effective strength, targeting the weak link, and taking drastic measures to deal with him. It couldn't be said that Yuan Shao's thinking was not thorough.
It could be said that since the Yellow Turban Uprising, when the heroes were fighting against Dong, Yuan Shao had shown an excellent view of the overall situation. This point was undeniable no matter when and where.
It was just that sometimes, his thinking was thorough, and he clearly knew what to do. However, there were too many objective restrictions, and wanting to achieve his goal was not an easy thing to do.
Regardless of Yuan Shao's ability to see the overall situation and judgment, Fang Lan and her troops had forced Eastern Peace City to use the Battle Exemption Token. Thus, they began to loot the surrounding towns and villages, including all kinds of resources and people.
In reality, Fang Lan's troops had already achieved their goal. Her troops weren't really going to attack the city, but only to restrict Yuan Shao's energy and make their presence known in the hinterland.
Currently, Fang Lan was able to force Eastern Peace City to put up the Battle Exemption Token. Her influence was actually enough. As for looting the surrounding resources, it was purely to create momentum. Yuan Shao's territory was not rich in resources.
As for the looting of people, on one hand, it was to create momentum, and on the other hand, it was to save them. After the Winter Disaster, these NPC Liegeman also lacked food and clothing. Fang Lan felt that even if she couldn't take away a lot of them, it was still worth it.
If one were to simply talk about creating momentum, it would be Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations that crossed the river to Hanoi County that made the most noise. Initially, the outer members who crossed the river were mainly there to farm the storyline. Later on, the core members who crossed the river on a larger scale brought along many siege weapons.
Under the large-scale operations of the various Player organizations, even if they didn't set their sights on the cities of Hanoi County, and only targeted the Town level territories, their success in capturing and defeating the enemy had created quite a reputation for themselves.
Of course, Yuan Shao and the other nobles of the alliance did not know about this. Even though Hanoi County was very close, they did not immediately receive the relevant information. It could be said that they had already taken measures to attack before they received the relevant information.
When the news of Yang Rui stabbing people spread, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Chen Gong and the others all came to a consensus. The Excellent Meeting had reached a critical moment.
Moreover, the Excellent Meeting must end with a certain victory. Only then could they lay the foundation for their next move. Otherwise, it would have the opposite effect.
The Excellent Meeting could gather the seven nobles' armies together. It could be said that they had already achieved a certain victory. However, the Meeting was a double-edged sword. Based on the current situation, if they could not defeat their opponents, they would most likely end up hurting themselves.
If they could swing this sword and cut open a gap in the battlefield, the nobles of the alliance would greatly increase their prestige. They might even obtain more support and defeat their opponents in one fell swoop.
However, if they gathered everyone's strength and still could not obtain victory in a direct battle, they would only be able to prove the strength of their opponents. The entire situation would then collapse and fall apart.
There might not even be a need for a direct battle. Just a series of small actions by their opponents in the hinterland would be enough to make the nobles suffer.
With this understanding and consensus, under Yuan Shao's lead, the nobles discussed and decided to temporarily give up on dealing with the various dangers in the hinterland. They would use all their energy to obtain victory in a direct battle.
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