"On the eighth day of the second lunar month in the sixth year of Jian 'an, the Great Han presented a policy book to the Emperor.
? The Great Han King of the East Sea, Blazing Sun, has performed meritorious service in protecting the Emperor, driving away the power-hungry minister Cao Cao, saving the civil and military officials of the Emperor, and making the Han Dynasty the successor. He has made a great contribution and is indeed the backbone of the country. He is a fortunate minister of the Han Dynasty. His sincerity is obvious to all. King of the East Sea, Blazing Sun, is specially conferred the title of Great General.
? In accordance with Tianshun's orders … "
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Blazing Sun for being conferred the title of Great General …"
After visiting the ministers that day, Yang Rui stayed at the A Pint of Incense Inn in Luoyang Imperial City. Ever since Wei Xiu 'er married Yang Rui, and her father supported Cao Cao and was taken over by Yang Rui, the A Pint of Incense Inn became Yang Rui's private property. Yang Rui did not have an official residence in Luoyang Imperial City.
Who knew that early in the morning the next day, the little Emperor Liu Xie sent an imperial edict, conferring Yang Rui the title of Great General and even conferring a Great General's Residence to him. It was a good thing that gave him a pillow when he was sleepy.
However, the so-called command of the world's troops was just a saying. Yang Rui could only command his own troops. At this time, the feudal lords of the three civilizations were doing their own things. Who would listen to his orders?
Of course, it was much better to have the title of Great General. It was also a position that was second only to one person and above tens of thousands. It was unlike Yang Rui who only had the title of West Conquering General. It should be much more convenient for him to do some things.
However, the little Emperor Liu Xie was indeed smart. Previously, when Cao Cao moved him back to Luoyang, he rewarded him with the title of Grand Commandant. In order to balance out Yuan Shao's mentality, he might have been instructed by Cao Cao to reward Yuan Shao with the title of Great General.
Now, Liu Xie had conferred the title of Great General on himself. It was obvious that he had denied the previous conferment. If the title of Grand Commandant had not been meaningless to Yang Rui's identity as the King of the East Sea, Liu Xie might have conferred the title of Grand Commandant.
The several conferments were not only a display of the little Emperor's cleverness. Liu Xie probably had his own plans. Just like the conflict between Yuan Shao and Yang Rui because of the title of Great General, Liu Xie probably had some thoughts about balancing the various powers.
Yuan Shao and Yang Rui had always been at odds. Everyone knew that Yuan Shao and Yang Rui were completely at odds with each other. Liu Xie might have wanted to plant a seed of mutual restraint before giving Yang Rui the title of Great General.
However, this was obviously meaningless to Yang Rui, because Yang Rui was going to discuss the crusade against Yuan Shao. Even if there was no conflict of position, this battle was completely unavoidable.
Within the 10 game days of attacking Cao Cao, Yang Rui needed to determine the next target and make arrangements. After a preliminary discussion with Guo Jia, the next target would be Yuan Shao. This was because Yuan Shao was the biggest variable among all the threats. The sooner he was eliminated, the better.
At this time, Yang Rui had already summoned Cheng Yu, Sun Qian, and Xun You through the Ethereal Ninja to discuss the matter of attacking Yuan Shao. At the same time, Yang Rui also notified Dragon Soul to discuss the matter of attacking Yuan Shao together.
At this time, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations had not completely withdrawn their forces from Ji Zhou. There were still a few cities under their control. At this time, they could be used as the vanguard of the crusade against Yuan Shao.
Yang Rui had tasted the sweetness of the winter march and planned to take advantage of this rare cold winter. After more than a month of the game, it was already the end of the Grotto-Heaven. However, at the beginning of February, although the game's temperature had risen, it was still comparable to the coldest time of the year.
According to Guo Jia's prediction, the cold weather would last for less than a month of the game. It would suddenly become hot at the end of February and March, returning to the normal weather of the year.
Yang Rui had only learned of Guo Jia's ability by chance. After thinking about it, it was normal. After all, there were many people in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who could observe the heavens. It was normal for Guo Jia to be able to observe the heavens.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, people like Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Lu Su, Pang Tong, Guan Luo, Zuo Ci, Yu Ji, Ma Liang, Ma Su, Xun You, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Chen Qun, Jia Chong, Deng Ai, Zhong Hui, Jiang Wei, Zhang Song, Wang Lei, Fa Zheng, Qin Mi, Deng Zhi, Wang Yun, Cai Yong, Li Ru, Sima Lang, Wang Can, Wang Fu, Zhao Lei, Zhong Yao, etc.
Even in reality, it couldn't be said that there was no basis for observing the weather. The operations of the celestial bodies had rules and could affect each other. Yang Rui even had the intention of letting Guo Jia observe the weather in reality.
Yang Rui's troops were able to push Cao Cao's forces to the west of Tongguan in less than a month because of the harsh winter. They were able to fully utilize their resources and logistical advantages. Yang Rui naturally wanted to continue using this advantage to deal with Yuan Shao.
However, due to Yang Rui's crusade against Cao Cao, all the teleportation arrays under his and Cao Cao's jurisdiction had been shut down by the system. Therefore, even if the people gathered by Yang Rui took the fastest carriage, they would still need a few days to reach Luoyang's Royal City. The matter of attacking Yuan Shao could not be discussed for the time being.
At the same time, Yang Rui had been considering the choice of garrisons in Luoyang's Royal City and Henan's Royal City, as well as the matter of the troops used to attack Yuan Shao. If he wanted to attack Yuan Shao, he had to first arrange the matters in Luoyang. At the very least, the garrisoned troops had to be in place.
Trace Dragon Soul immediately rushed over. Yang Rui's discussion with him about continuing the crusade against Yuan Shao surprised him. However, after thinking it through, he put on a matter-of-fact expression.
In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, Yang Rui's forces were already able to obtain greater benefits. Just like when he attacked Cao Cao previously, the other party did not even have the strength to fight back. However, Yang Rui's steady advancement strategy had caused everyone to form an inherent judgment. For a moment, Trace Dragon Soul did not expect Yang Rui to continue attacking outsiders.
"In that case, Brother Blazing Sun is preparing to achieve great things!" Trace Dragon Soul seemed to sigh with emotion.
Then, he continued, "Brother Blazing Sun, I reckon that the reason why the game has so many civilization regions is because the confrontation between the civilizations in the future is very likely to be the main event. I really hope that Brother Blazing Sun can quickly determine the general situation of the three civilization regions and push forward the progress of the three civilization regions so that we can form an alliance as soon as possible to face the war with the other civilizations together …"
Trace Dragon Soul was speaking the truth to Yang Rui. However, his gaze toward Yang Rui was clearly complicated.
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