Cao Cao's army in Kaifeng City hesitated for a while, but in the end, they had no choice but to agree. They decided to send one person out of the city for a one-on-one duel.
At this moment, Cao Cao's general guarding Kaifeng County was a young general named Wang Xiang, courtesy name Xiuzheng. Even a science student like Yang Rui might not know who this person was.
However, Wang Xiang was naturally not a mediocre person. Furthermore, some of his youths had matured early. He could be said to be both civil and martial. After the Three Kingdoms and the West Jin Dynasty, he had made great achievements. In the game, he was a Level 3 historical general.
With Wang Xiang's strength as a Level 3 historical general, he was naturally no match for Dian Wei. Even if he faced Guan Hai, the result would be the same. He might not even be a match for Suli.
Therefore, when Wang Xiang chose to go for a one-on-one duel, he was doomed to fail and the fate of Kaifeng County was sealed.
Of course, there was nothing he could do about it. It was like sacrificing the rook to save the king in chess. Now that Kaifeng County was doomed to be lost, he might as well go all out and take a gamble.
Wang Xiang also knew his own strength, but a duel before the battle didn't necessarily rely solely on strength. It also had a lot to do with the weapons used by both sides, the martial arts used by both sides, and so on. Sometimes, even if the opponent's strength was higher, it was still possible for him to lose.
This was the main reason why Wang Xiang chose to go for a one-on-one duel. At this moment, Wang Xiang was determined to die. He knew that even if he could win in a one-on-one duel, he might not be able to control the situation.
In case he encountered an unreasonable person who didn't follow the rules, even if Wang Xiang was able to win, he might not be able to return to the city. At this time, the four city gates of Kaifeng County had already collapsed, Wang Xiang could jump down from the city wall to fight, but there was no way he could directly jump back up. If the other party shamelessly attacked him, Wang Xiang estimated that he would definitely die.
Therefore, Wang Xiang's only way out was to capture the enemy's general in one fell swoop and threaten them to retreat. Although the possibility was very small, Wang Xiang could only fight for a slim chance of survival.
However, Wang Xiang did not manage to fight for this slim chance of survival. In the end, he only had time to make one move, or rather, half a move.
"Crack …"
Hardly had Wang Xiang's saber passed the air when Dian Wei's halberds arrived first. One of the halberds grabbed the head of the saber, and the other halberds broke Wang Xiang's saber into halves and fell to the ground.
At this moment, Dian Wei had already grabbed Wang Xiangdou's neck with his right arm and captured him without giving him any chance to escape.
At this point, the outcome of the battle in Kaifeng County had been decided. Wang Xiang had intended to take a chance and capture the commander-in-chief of Yang Rui's army. Little did he expect that he would be captured by Dian Wei after only half a move.
After Dian Wei captured Wang Xiang, Cao Cao's troops in Kaifeng County were no longer in the mood to defend the city. They immediately gave up resistance, and the battle of the city came to an end just like that.
Then, Dian Wei, Guan Hai, and Suli began to recruit Cao Cao's troops. It was also an arrangement that Yang Rui had made for the commanders in advance based on his experience in the Luoyi small world. If there was a chance, Cao Cao's troops could be recruited and recruited.
Of course, the rules in the regular game interface were different from those in the Luoyi small world. If Dian Wei's commanders hadn't cornered Cao Cao's troops in Kaifeng County, they wouldn't have given up resistance.
Giving up resistance did not mean that all Cao Cao's troops would surrender. Dian Wei, Guan Hai, and Suli simply asked the commanders to separate the soldiers who were willing to surrender from the regular soldiers who had given up resistance. Those who were willing to surrender were directly incorporated into the troops, and those who hesitated were temporarily kept as captives.
Dian Wei had explained to Cao Cao's troops in Kaifeng County in advance that those who did not surrender would have to work as laborers for a year in the game, and they would be set free in the end and allowed to return home.
After hearing that, many of Cao Cao's troops had to consider it. After all, they didn't know Cao Cao's situation very well. The hidden rule in the game was loyalty. Even a soldier wouldn't choose to surrender easily.
Under such circumstances, less than one out of ten Cao Cao's troops in Kaifeng County chose to surrender directly. The rest of the soldiers, who had another choice, all chose to be captives and work as laborers.
In fact, Yang Rui had considered such a situation at the beginning. He set up the option of working as laborers only to give them a buffer. Chances were that those people's attitudes would change during the year of hard work in the game.
Yang Rui, on the other hand, set a lot of thresholds for the soldiers who chose to surrender, including how many contributions they had to make, how long they could stay in the army, and other conditions. They couldn't enjoy all the benefits of Yang Rui's regular soldiers immediately.
Eventually, after going through a series of steps, the surrendered soldiers would enjoy the same benefits as Yang Rui's own soldiers.
Those soldiers who surrendered would all be incorporated into the army after they were incorporated. They wouldn't be compiled with Yang Rui's original troops. It was a method that Cao Cao had used in the novel. At this moment, Yang Rui had adopted it for Cao Cao's troops.
Also, what Yang Rui valued was that a lot of skill books and the process of improving the strength of the soldiers could be saved. Therefore, the soldiers could gain immediate combat ability as soon as possible.
The news soon reached Yang Rui. When he learned that Dian Wei had the entire Kaifeng County under his control, Yang Rui was quite surprised. This was the first time that Yang Rui's troops had paid the least price and gained the most since the start of the war against Cao.
The central army under the command of Yang Rui had also launched an attack on Xingyang County. For the time being, Yang Rui only arranged his troops to surround the east, south, and north gates of Xingyang County, leaving the west gate, which was the most suitable place to escape towards Luoyang.
As an important node city, Xingyang County was very important to Yang Rui. Not only because of its geographical location, Yang Rui also intended to attract as many troops of Cao Cao as possible in Xingyang County to form an effective decisive battle.
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