Just as the sky was getting brighter and Yang Rui was about to lead the bandit leaders back home, the ten bandit leaders that Yang Rui had sent out the night before also arrived at the entrance of Ao Lai Valley. They met up with Yang Rui and the others.
"Reporting to Milord, the situation in Wutun Town of Jiang Ji has been investigated. Just as Milord expected, Qi Zheng, Li Dong, Sun Bao, Tian Bao, and the other leaders have also suffered a fierce attack from the Yellow Turban Army! Fortunately, there are more than enough people in the town, especially the archers who played a huge role in the battle. Defending the town is not a problem for the time being!
We only entered the town when it was about one o 'clock in the morning. Leader Qi Zheng asked us to tell my Lord that the soldiers in the town have not been injured. The four junior generals are each guarding a gate. Molin, Chen Li, Chen Ping, and the others are also coordinating. If the Yellow Turban Army continues to attack, they should be able to defend the town for another seven to eight days … "
On the way back to Ao Lai Valley's checkpoint, one of the returning bandit leaders gave Yang Rui a detailed report of the situation in Jiang Ji's Wu Tun Town. The information they brought back allowed Yang Rui to temporarily calm down.
However, Qi Zheng also mentioned a seven to eight day deadline. Before that, Yang Rui still had to think of a way to open up the situation. In the end, he did not want to give up on Wu Tun Town unless he had no other choice!
Not long after Yang Rui returned to the checkpoint at the entrance of Ao Lai Valley, another group of bandit leaders who were sent to investigate Juping County had also returned.
The situation at Ju Ping County was not bad either. It was surrounded by a large number of Yellow Turban Army soldiers. There was no way to communicate with anyone. The bandit leaders waited for a long time but still couldn't find a chance to enter the city. When the sun rose, they started their journey back.
Yang Rui knew very well that although there were no more than three thousand soldiers in Juping County, most of them were Third Grade soldiers. The remaining half were mostly Second Grade archers. In addition to the sturdy intermediate city walls and the eight intermediate arrow towers at the four gates, as long as the Yellow Turban Army wasn't too strong, it wouldn't be hard for them to defend the city.
However, from the information brought back by the bandit leaders, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers surrounding the county were not like the First and Second Grade soldiers at the entrance of Ao Lai Valley. Instead, there were many Third Grade Yellow Turban Army soldiers!
Moreover, according to the bandit leaders, the way these Yellow Turban Army soldiers set up camp and patrol at night was much more proper! This meant that there was most likely a proper commander among the Yellow Turban Army soldiers surrounding Ju Ping County!
"Brats, I, Zhang Tian, am here. Let's kill again!"
The gates of Ao Lai Valley had been opened for a long time. However, the Yellow Turban Army did not attack even after the sun had risen. Perhaps it was because Yang Rui had ambushed their camp at night. The Yellow Turban Army only started their attack when the sun was high in the sky. The first person to attack was Zhang Tian, who had been waiting in the corridor for a long time!
Zhang Tian had been persuaded by Yang Rui to return last night. He had not been able to kill the Yellow Turban Army soldiers and was still holding back his anger! When he saw the Yellow Turban Army charging at him again, he naturally took a few steps forward and started slashing at them impatiently!
Zhang Tian's killing spree lasted for more than two hours. It was only when his stamina started to run out that he was forcefully replaced by Yang Rui. Second Grade and Third Grade melee soldiers started the counterattack and pushed the frontline out of the checkpoint once again.
With the experience from the previous day, Yang Rui and his soldiers became even more skilled and efficient in killing the Yellow Turban Army. In just half a morning, Yang Rui's' Points' and 'Merit' points had broken through to 15000!
Later on, the number of Yellow Turban Army soldiers seemed to have thinned out. After resting, Zhang Tian led the three hundred soldiers and started the counterattack. They continued to push the frontline towards Ao Lai Valley. They had almost cleared out all the Yellow Turban Army soldiers in the valley!
It was only when Zhang Tian's stamina had reached its limit that he was replaced by Yang Rui to recover his stamina.
Yang Rui's current combat ability had greatly improved with the improvement of his Neigong. His Neigong had already reached 82% of Level 1. Dealing with the First and Second Grade soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army was a piece of cake for him.
Even so, compared to Zhang Tian, a beginner general, Yang Rui was still a far cry from Yang Rui. Therefore, after he entered the battlefield, the Yellow Turban Army started to retreat again and again. They only stopped when they reached the range of the archers at the checkpoint. With one advancing and one retreating, the difference in strength between the two was obvious!
The battle continued like this. There were simply too many Yellow Turban Army soldiers. Although they were of lower grades, it did not affect their tide-like offensive at all! In the morning, Yang Rui felt that the number of Yellow Turban Army soldiers had started to decrease. However, in the afternoon, the number of Yellow Turban Army soldiers seemed to have increased again. When the Yellow Turban Army stopped attacking in the evening, Yang Rui's' Points' and 'Merit' points had both broken through 25000!
When evening arrived, Yang Rui's last group of Fifth Grade bandits took advantage of the darkness to return to the checkpoint at the entrance of Ao Lai Valley. However, when they left, there were ten of them. When they returned, there were only eight of them left!
"Reporting to Your Highness, we have followed Your Highness's request and investigated the situation of the Mazhuang Qiangren Camp, the Wenshui Wenyang Bandit Camp, and the Gaoqiao Town Bandit Camp. Among them, the Mazhuang Qiangren Camp and the Wenshui Wenyang Bandit Camp were not threatened by the Yellow Turban Army.
However, Gaoqiao Town was already occupied by the Yellow Turban Army. When we wanted to sneak in to investigate the situation at the camp, we were accidentally discovered. Moreover, there was a beginner general in the Yellow Turban Army, so … … we lost two of our brothers! "
After listening to this bandit leader's words, Yang Rui realized that the eight bandit leaders who returned were all injured. He then ordered Qian Qiang to bandage their wounds.
When the three groups of Fifth Grade bandit leaders set out, Yang Rui had given them plenty of 'Little Red Potions' to deal with emergencies. Now that all eight bandit leaders returned with injuries, it was obvious that they had used up all of their 'Little Red Potions'! This showed how urgent the situation was!
After arranging for the eight injured soldiers to rest, Yang Rui immediately rushed to the town's meeting room. Sacrificing two Fifth Grade bandit leaders this time was not entirely a bad thing. Yang Rui could revive them and verify his previous conjectures.
"Bandit Leader: Fifth Grade Soldier. Dagger Advanced (Third Grade Soldier knows advanced skills) 100%. Speed Fighting (Fourth Grade Soldier knows melee skills) 100%. Stealth (Fifth Grade Soldier knows support-type skills) 100%.
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