"Fine! Fine! Fine … "
"Kill …"
“.....”
The 10 days of preparation time quickly passed. On the 25th day of the first lunar month, year 201, Yang Rui launched the third crusade against Cao Cao. The first to attack were Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Yu Jin, the three cavalry vanguards. They cut through Cao Cao's territory.
Zhao Yun's vanguard led 100,000 cavalrymen. They set off from Shanshui City and headed straight for Xingyang County. Zhang Liao's vanguard led 100,000 cavalrymen. They set off from Yangwu County and headed straight for Zhongmou County. Yu Jin's vanguard led 100,000 cavalrymen. They set off from Yuanwu County and headed straight for Juan County.
Along the way, the three cavalry vanguards only killed the people outside Cao Cao's territory. They blocked the transportation of all kinds of resources and forcefully purchased the important strategic resources on the spot. They prevented Cao Cao's territory from receiving continuous supplies and did not cause any losses to the merchants.
Before the three vanguards set off, Yang Rui had already made a pact with them. They were not to kill an NPC Liegeman, not to rob an item from an NPC Liegeman, and not to take a copper from an NPC Liegeman. This was why the forceful trade happened.
Due to Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the territory of Si Li Province was already sparsely populated. Yang Rui naturally would not allow his own troops to act recklessly. At the same time, discipline in actual combat was also an important factor to raise the morale of his troops. Yang Rui naturally paid great attention to this.
"Fine! Fine! Fine … "
"Kill …"
“.....”
After a series of battle cries, Zhao Yun had already raised his spear and mounted his horse to the front of a two-wheeled caravan. This caravan was escorted by a small group of soldiers under Cao Cao. It seemed like it was the rations and resources that Cao Cao had gathered from all over the place.
At this time, the caravan was only left with about 100 drivers wearing normal NPC Liegeman clothing. There were about 50 to 60 caravans of various sizes. Zhao Yun roughly estimated that there were no less than 10000 pounds of rations.
"You may disperse at this point. The supplies have been forcibly requisitioned."
After some thought, Zhao Yun dismissed the carriage drivers. He had already thought of how to deal with the large group of grain in front of him.
"Yes! Yes! It's … "
"Thank you for sparing my life, General."
“.....”
The group of NPCs responsible for the transportation never thought that they would be so lucky as to be spared. How could they not comply with Zhao Yun's orders? All of them expressed their gratitude for Zhao Yun's actions before quickly dispersing.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yun sent 1000 soldiers to drag the grain for more than 10 li to the south, directly distributing it to the people of the nearby villages. The main force continued to rush westward, so as not to delay the mission that day.
At this time, Zhao Yun's troops had enough rations. All of them were scattered and carried. Naturally, they would not slow down because of some rations. If not for Zhao Yun seeing the large amount of rations in the caravan and not having the heart to destroy it, he would have burned it down.
Yang Rui had already made specific requirements for the vanguard troops before they set off. They would cut through the flow of supplies and eliminate Cao Cao's forces outside the city. As for the rations obtained during this period, Yang Rui gave them the right to dispose of them. They could hide them or destroy them. However, they could not let them fall into the hands of Cao Cao again.
Coincidentally, Zhao Yun had discovered that the Liegeman in the southern villages did not have any food to eat. They were in a state of hunger and cold. Thus, Zhao Yun decided to distribute the rations.
In the current game world, only Yang Rui had a large amount of rations. The other forces were in a difficult situation. Zhao Yun was very clear about this point. From his actions, one could see his character.
Zhang Liao and Yu Jin's vanguard troops were also in a similar situation. They cut off Cao Cao's rations and at the same time, dealt a heavy blow to Cao Cao's forces outside the city.
Another important task for the vanguard troops was to cooperate with the central army to seal off the city before the siege and chase after the defeated troops after the siege.
At this time, the 300,000 central army troops led by Yang Rui were also split into three groups. Each group carried a certain amount of siege weapons. They were split into three groups: Juan County, Zhongmou, and Xingyang.
The group that was sent to attack Juan County was the least. There were only 50000 of them. They were all Gan Ning's troops, the Jin Fan Soldiers. They were personally led by Gan Ning and were going to attack Juan County.
The Jin Fan Soldiers were similar to a special troop class. They had the special buff from Gan Ning's Jin Fan skill. Although Gan Ning's stats did not indicate that he had awakened a special troop class, there was not much difference between the two.
Gan Ning's group had the least amount of troops. This was because their target was only Juan County. They even had the support of Yu Jin's 100000 cavalry. Gan Ning's troops were only responsible for attacking Juan County.
According to Kongling Ninja's investigation in advance, there were less than 30000 defenders in Juan County. Most of them were old, weak, sick, and disabled. Among them, there were about 5000 elite cavalry. Cao Cao treated Juan County as an outpost to investigate Yang Rui's forces. He could withdraw the elite cavalry at any time.
300000 soldiers were sent to attack Zhongmou. They were jointly led by Dian Wei, Guan Hai, and Suli. As the main general of this army, Dian Wei was responsible for attacking Zhongmou, Yuanling, Xinzheng, Kaifeng, and other cities. His task was more important, so he was assigned more troops.
Yang Rui knew very well that Dian Wei was not a good general. Therefore, he was only allowed to attack the city and left the rest to Zhang Liao. Before he sent out the troops, Yang Rui specifically asked Guan Hai and Suli to give them the authority to stop Dian Wei if necessary. He also gave them a token.
In the meantime, Yang Rui, together with the Imperial Kanbing Guards and Nanlou, slowly pushed toward Xingyang City. Along the way, they did not let go of any territory above the town level. As long as Cao Cao's troops were guarding it, Yang Rui would order the army to push through.
Yang Rui sent out the troops slowly. On one hand, he was waiting for the other two armies to make progress. On the other hand, he was also giving Cao Cao time to gather his troops. Yang Rui sent out the troops in order to completely clean up Cao Cao's troops in Si Lizhou. He was not afraid that they would gather.
Several armies set out at the same time. In the harsh winter, Yang Rui's troops began to move. This was an unconventional war, especially in the era of cold weapons. Almost no war in the three civilizations took place in the harsh winter. Even the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was forced to stop in the winter.
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