First.
According to Cheng Yu and Xun You's plan, the first thing they needed to do was to repair and rebuild the Merchant Alliance's encampments around the auction house and plaza. They also needed to repair the neatly constructed buildings that were originally for commercial use. They also needed to demolish and rebuild the buildings that were severely damaged or did not conform to the overall layout.
Apart from using a large number of Cao Cao's captives, Cheng Yu and Xun You also ordered people to post employment notices in the main gathering areas of Luoyang's Royal City as well as the various city gates of Luoyang's Royal City. They also indicated relatively generous employment benefits to attract ordinary NPCs to participate in this massive project.
At the same time, Ethereal Ninja also spread the news of the Merchant Alliance's internal trade fair to all the regions he could reach. He confirmed that the next trade fair would be held on the 26th of the current month, which was 20 game days away.
Twenty game days was more than enough time for the Merchant Alliance's members to prepare for the trade fair and teleport to cities closer to Luoyang's Royal City before finally arriving at Luoyang.
At this moment, many of the Merchant Alliance's members who received the news had already begun to prepare the goods they wanted to trade or purchase. Some members were even on their way to Luoyang's Royal City.
In the end, Yang Rui had Ethereal Ninja and other information channels spread the news of the Merchant Alliance's encampments so that interested members could make preparations to purchase goods.
It could be said that Yang Rui and his faction were preparing for several major matters at the same time, including the matter of the crusade against Yuan Shao, the Merchant Alliance's internal trade fair, the matter of the Luoyang Trade Center, and the various daily affairs under his jurisdiction.
Of course, while Cheng Yu and Xun You were busy with the construction of Luoyang's Royal City, they also discussed and made arrangements for the garrisons and development of the various cities in Henan Yin Xinde's territory. They mainly focused on the garrisons. After all, this was a new territory, and development was secondary.
With the participation of Han Hao, Wu Anguo, Bian Xi, Su Puyan, Fu Luohan, Que Ji, and the others, the defense of Henan Yin Xinde wasn't very important.
First of all, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations had taken over the defense of Henan Yin Xinde's western region. Yang Rui basically didn't need to put in any effort. Large player organizations had enough manpower, but they lacked a powerful leader. However, guarding the western gate of Hangu Pass shouldn't be a problem.
After all, Cao Cao's forces had just been defeated, and Dragon Soul and other large player organizations had lost Hangu Pass from the inside. Naturally, their defenses had improved significantly, and even if they lacked a powerful commander, it would not be easy for Cao Cao to retake Hangu Pass if they did not leave.
Furthermore, it was already difficult for Cao Cao to establish a foothold west of Tong Pass. Judging from how he had decisively given up on defending Hangu Pass, Cao Cao had no intention of attacking back anytime soon.
Secondly, it was currently the middle of winter. Previously, when Yang Rui went on a crusade against Cao Cao, the other dukes ultimately did not intervene. Now that the overall situation had been decided, the possibility of them making a move was not too great.
Even if Yang Rui's next step was to go on a crusade against Yuan Shao, the pressure from Jingzhou's defenses would increase. As long as Dongling Pass was defended, Liu Biao's threat would be reduced to a minimum.
As for the forces left behind by Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, they were originally a plate of loose sand. At the same time, they were also a piece of fat meat. It was already good enough that they did not have to worry about Yang Rui or Liu Biao seizing their territory. They also did not have the manpower to interfere with Henan Yin Yang Rui's territory.
That said, even if the weather was getting warmer, and even if Liu Biao had the ability to dispatch troops, there was still a possibility that he would seize Yuzhou territory while Yang Rui was attacking Yuan Shao. He might not have the intention to directly attack Yang Rui's territory.
Cheng Yu, Xun You, Han Hao, Wu Anguo, Bian Xi, Su Puyan, Fuluo Han, Que Ji, and a large number of troops were stationed at Dongling Pass, Mishixian, Yuanling, and Kaifeng.
Among them, Han Hao and Bian Xi were guarding Dongling Pass, Wu Anguo was guarding the closest Mishixian, Su Puyan and Fuluo Han were responsible for guarding Yuanling and Kaifeng respectively, while Que Ji stationed troops at Zhongmou County, mainly responsible for the safety of the logistics route.
The main reason was that Su Puyan, Fuluo Han, and Que Ji were more proficient in mobile warfare. Han Hao, Wu Anguo, and Bian Xi had been leading the infantry. Cheng Yu, Xun You, and several Xianbei and Wuhuan generals were stationed at Yuzhou not only for defense, but also to take the initiative to attack at the appropriate time.
Compared to the quick completion of the defensive arrangements in Henan Province, Yang Rui led Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, Gan Ning, Guan Hai, Dian Wei, Nan Lou, Su Li, Xu You, Han Fu, and Han Dai. Their preparations for the crusade against Yuan Shao were much slower.
When there were only three days left of the ten days Yang Rui had set for preparation, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Yu Jin's vanguard cavalry finally arrived at Puyang City. These troops, which had always been the fastest, were now in a very tight schedule due to the cross-regional dispatch.
The dispatch of the infantry was even slower. After another game day passed, the Northern Mobile Corps soldiers that needed to be dispatched were finally gathered at the cities along the Yellow River.
However, the slowest was the logistical transportation. Previously, Yang Rui had ordered Wei Xiu'er to shift the majority of the transportation forces to Sili Province. Although Yang Rui had ordered Wei Xiu'er to withdraw most of the transportation forces to Yan Province in advance after the war against Cao Cao ended, the dispatch was still somewhat uneven.
After all, the transportation forces were not part of the army. It was normal for it to take some effort to dispatch them. This also made Yang Rui realize that the overall transportation forces on his side and the army's transportation forces were insufficient. He considered the need to further strengthen the transportation forces since they had plenty of tools like boats and carriages.
At the same time, the supply in Sili Province still needed to be maintained. Moreover, it was a sizable hole. The amount of food needed would definitely not be small. Cao Cao had already plundered nearly all of the food in Sili Province.
On the one hand, Yang Rui needed to mobilize food and supplies for disaster relief. Otherwise, most of the NPCs in Henan Province would not be able to sustain their livelihood for too long. This was especially true during the extremely cold winter.
On the other hand, Cheng Yu and Xun You were still vigorously developing the construction of Luoyang's Royal City. They needed to hire a large number of people and provide food for all the captives. Similarly, the amount of food needed was not small.
As a result, Yang Rui's subjugation campaign against Yuan Shao at the front line of Jizhou was somewhat lacking. Fortunately, Yang Rui owned several cities along the Yellow River and Jishui River, so he could supply from multiple routes and multiple methods at the same time. This also coincided with Yang Rui's multiple routes of troops and horses advancing together, greatly alleviating the supply pressure.
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