Guo Jia suggested an immediate response. Even though it was already night time, Yang Rui still passed down the order after some consideration. Apart from the central army, the vanguard cavalry, the Ethereal Ninjas, and the flying pet units were all mobilized.
It was important to note that this was a cold winter night. Even hiding in the house could freeze someone to death, let alone braving the cold to fight a war. Even for Yang Rui's men, there was a certain amount of risk involved. If they weren't careful, there would be a lot of losses.
In the best case scenario, it was normal for the soldiers to catch a cold or a fever. Even in the game, soldiers of Grade 7 and below were victims of all kinds of common diseases. Unless they were Grade 7 and above, their resistance to diseases and their ability to adapt to the environment would be significantly higher.
Of course, the resistance of the soldiers would increase along with their Grade. Judging from the situation of the soldiers that Yang Rui's men were using this time, all of them were Grade 5 and above. Moreover, most of them were Grade 6 or special soldiers. In reality, they weren't that weak.
In comparison, large scale bad weather was even more dangerous. Once they encountered it, the area of effect and the damage it would cause would be very serious.
In the game environment, the civilization of the Three Kingdoms was still in a typical farming era. The various natural environments were still in their original state, such as forests, rivers, mountains, and the like. Once combined with large-scale snowstorms and severe cold, they were all invisible killers. Once they caused damage, it would be of a large scale.
In the past, when Yang Rui's men were on their way to Si Li Province, something similar had happened. Zhang Liao's men were running too fast and didn't notice the existence of a small cliff. As a result, more than ten of them fell to their deaths. There were also a few cases of people getting separated from each other due to bad weather.
That was under the circumstances of daytime. Now that they were marching at night, such losses were unavoidable. However, considering that there was still a chance of catching up with Cao Cao, Yang Rui finally listened to Guo Jia's suggestion.
As for the central army, more than two thirds of them were infantry. Even if Yang Rui sent them out, they wouldn't be able to catch up to Cao Cao's men. As such, they were ordered to rest and wait for further orders.
Yang Rui left his doppelganger in Yanshi County, instructing Guo Jia and the others to cooperate and make decisions. Yang Rui, on the other hand, used the Dao Wind Carpet to rush towards Hangu Pass.
Previously, Yang Rui's clone's Soul Cultivation skill was on cooldown. He could only summon it a few days ago. The reason why the Wind Carpet could be used was because Yang Rui discovered after the monthly event.
It seemed that the suppression of the holy weapon of the three civilizations that had been activated had been reduced. Some small items, such as small storage rings, souls, and flying carpets, could still be used at this moment. It was unknown whether the restrictions had been lifted due to the activity or some other reason.
Based on the usage of these items, Yang Rui had also come up with some rules. It seemed that items of Violet-Gold rank and below were no longer restricted, while some Earth-rank items were no longer restricted, while some were still restricted.
After using the Flying Carpet, Yang Rui also experienced the power of this cold winter that he had not encountered for several decades. It had been a long time since he had experienced this feeling of falling into an ice cellar. His entire body could not maintain the slightest bit of warmth.
It seemed like the soldiers riding on the flying pets weren't any better. Although they were slower than the Wind Carpet, they were still able to move.
The only thing that Yang Rui didn't expect was that the Flame Falcon and Golden Hawk flying pets were not only immune to the cold, but also provided a considerable amount of warmth to their surroundings. Therefore, the flying pets' situation wasn't as bad as Yang Rui thought.
At the same time, this was also the main reason why not a single flying pet unit had suffered any casualties. The Flame Falcon and Golden Hawk played an important role in this.
Even with the Wind Carpet's speed, Yang Rui couldn't rush to Hangu Pass in a short time. In fact, it wasn't even twice as fast as the Flame Falcon and Golden Hawk. Yang Rui rushed to Hangu Pass only because he was mentally relieved.
After flying for about two counties, Yang Rui stopped. Even with his current strength, his body was still cold. Although it wasn't a problem, it was still uncomfortable.
Moreover, Yang Rui also wanted to understand the current situation. Therefore, he found an Ethereal Ninja on the ground to ask about it.
Although the Ethereal Ninjas couldn't transmit messages over a certain distance, Yang Rui had already thought of a way to deal with this. After he contacted the Ethereal Ninja on the ground, he used a specially arranged signal to send a message to the Imperial Karept Guards in Yanshi County. The message was relayed by the Ethereal Ninjas one after another. Not long after, the Imperial Karept Guards' reply was relayed back by the Ethereal Ninjas.
Yang Rui quickly grasped the current situation. At this time, he could confirm that the ones who took over Hangu Pass were Cao Cao's troops. Moreover, the Ethereal Ninja had already discovered a group of palace personnel retreating in the direction of Hangu Pass. He had already informed Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Yu Jin of the three vanguard cavalry divisions.
At the same time, the Ethereal Ninja had discovered the location of the palace personnel near Henan County, which was the territory of the large player organization, the CU Alliance. The Ethereal Ninja had also used a special method to inform the CU Alliance, and the other party was very likely to make a move.
Yang Rui's direction would pass by Henan County, and he was not far from it. After asking the Ethereal Ninja, Yang Rui once again stood on the Flying Carpet and flew at full speed in the direction of Henan County.
With the speed of Yang Rui's Flying Carpet, in just half an hour, he had already arrived near the location where the Ethereal Ninja had discovered the palace personnel. Under the guidance of another nearby Ethereal Ninja, he quickly found and followed behind the palace personnel's caravan.
After observing for a while, Yang Rui discovered that the majority of the palace personnel were palace maids. There were also some guards, eunuchs, and odd-job people who surrounded and protected the caravan.
The core of the caravan was the ten or so carriages. It was unknown whether they were transporting people or things. At this time, they were tightly sealed, and it was impossible to see anything from the outside.
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