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With the lesson from the battle against Cao Cao in Sili Prefecture, Zhang Liao remembered his responsibility in this battle. He decided that unless he had no choice, he would not attack the city. Instead, he would focus on cutting through and destroying the Yuan Shao forces outside of the city. He would also cut off the flow of resources etc.
Thus, after setting off from Pingyuan City, facing the defenseless Jiamu County, Zhang Liao only ordered the army to go around it, leaving the city to the central army led by Yang Rui.
Zhang Liao used his Crushing Edge Sneak Attack to bring out the full potential of the vanguard cavalry. In just half a day, they had already crossed the various town level territories of Yuan Shao's Jiamu County, wiping out most of Yuan Shao's forces.
After that, Zhang Liao took advantage of the time and led another 100,000 cavalrymen towards the East Martial City. When they set off, they brought two days worth of rations with them. Zhang Liao decided to take over a bigger town and set up camp within Dongwu City.
The central army led by Yang Rui's doppelganger didn't encounter any abnormalities in the weakly defended county town of Jiamu. At this time, Yuan Shao's garrison knew that Yang Rui's cavalry had already passed by, so their mentality had changed quite a bit.
Especially when some of the soldiers had participated in the Excellent Alliance Meeting and some had encountered Yang Rui's forces before. They all exaggerated the strength of Yang Rui's forces. As a result, the morale of the Yuan Shao forces in Jiamu County was even lower.
In the end, when faced with the sharp siege weapons of Yang Rui's clones, Yuan Shao's defending army only put up a symbolic resistance for less than a quarter of an hour, and then they charged into the city. Yang Rui's clones put down their weapons, capturing less than five thousand defending soldiers in the entire Jiamu County City.
On the other hand, Yang Rui's forces that set off from Puyang City on the west went straight to Fanyang City after crossing the Yellow River. They were prepared to take over that city on the same day.
Only Yang Rui and Guo Jia led a small number of troops. Han Fu went to Inner Huang County to meet with the Dragon Soul and the other leaders of the large player organizations. They agreed on the division of labor between the two sides.
As if they were prepared for Yang Rui's arrival, the Dragon Soul mentioned that he would give the command to Yang Rui. It was obvious that he wanted to help Yang Rui this time. After some hesitation, Yang Rui realized that the Dragon Soul's attitude was very sincere. After some consideration, Yang Rui decided to take over the command of the large player organizations.
According to the Dragon Soul, they did not have an outstanding general to lead these troops. Only in Yang Rui's hands could they display their greatest value.
At the same time, the Dragon Soul also expressed that the leaders of the player organizations had witnessed the entire process of Yang Rui's attack on Cao Cao. They believed that Yang Rui's attack on Cao Cao would not be too complicated. They agreed that giving the command to Yang Rui was the most suitable choice.
Yang Rui would not deny this point. Previously, in the process of attacking Cao Cao, relying on the sharpness of the siege weapons and the mobility of the vanguard cavalry, the casualties on Yang Rui's side had been very limited.
Therefore, the Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations' decision to give up the command was a very rational choice. At the same time, they fully expressed their sincerity in assisting Yang Rui. After all, the intention and scale of the troops were proposed by Yang Rui. The large player organizations' decision to give up the command to cooperate with Yang Rui was the best way to express their sincerity.
In fact, Yang Rui had also thought about it. This time, he proposed to the large player organizations to cooperate with Yang Rui. If Yang Rui arranged for them to attack a city alone, they would not be able to attack and advance as smoothly as Yang Rui's troops. When the time came, if Yang Rui ordered them to attack a city alone, it was hard to say how much damage they would suffer.
If they faced Yuan Shao's troops head-on, they would not be able to avoid losses. If they avoided the battle, they would not be able to show the value of providing assistance. On the other hand, the large player organizations could not always slack off. Therefore, as long as they weighed the pros and cons rationally, handing over the command to Yang Rui was actually the best choice.
Most importantly, the one million troops of the large player organizations were all players. Basically, they did not have to care about the influence of the change in command on the loyalty and morale of the troops.
After thinking through the crux of the matter, Yang Rui could not help but admire the actions of Dragon Soul and the leaders of the large player organizations. If it had been someone else, their vision and breadth of mind would not have been able to directly hand over the command of so many troops.
In the end, Yang Rui's decision to take over the command of the large player organizations was due to the need to better deploy their combat strength. It was also a need to reduce the losses on his side.
In the face of a powerful warlord like Yuan Shao, it was inevitable that there would be losses in battle. Yang Rui was naturally more than happy to have someone to share some of the losses.
Of course, Yang Rui did not harbor any ill intentions after obtaining the command of the large player organizations. Yang Rui would not go so far as to deliberately weaken the large player organizations. In fact, there was no need for him to do so for the foreseeable future.
After obtaining the command of the large player organizations, Yang Rui and Guo Jia discussed briefly before giving Trace Dragon Soul the answer he wanted. He would mix the Player organizations with his own troops and deploy them together. There would be no difference in treatment.
The leaders of Trace Dragon Soul and the other player organizations were very satisfied with Yang Rui's statement. Most of them would be participating in the upcoming operation with the Players. They were not worried that Yang Rui would make empty promises.
Since they were unable to receive and deploy the Player Organization members, Yang Rui left Han Fu in Huang County Town and assigned 10 Ethereal Ninjas to her so that she could deploy the Player Organization members at any time.
As long as the Ethereal Ninjas did not reveal their invisibility, they would appear to be Han Fu's personal bodyguards. Yang Rui was not worried that Trace Dragon Soul and the other players would discover their invisibility.
Although Yang Rui's meeting with Trace Dragon Soul in Inner Huang County was delayed for some time, the central army under his command, under the cooperation of Zhao Yun and Yu Jin, easily seized Fanyang County from Yuan Shao's hands.
In reality, Yuan Shao's frontline forces were mostly concentrated in Handan, Guang Zong, Anping and a few other important cities. There were not many troops stationed in the counties near the northern shore of the Yellow River.
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