"Fengxiao, we have more than enough to conquer three counties of Yuan Shao in Ji Zhou. Originally, I wanted to send my troops deeper in, but I was afraid that the Yuan Shao defenders in Ganling, Ye City, Xin Du, and Handan City would make a move. When that happens, I'm afraid that Dragon Soul and the other large Player Organization will not be able to deal with it."
After conquering three and a half counties of Yuan Shao, Yang Rui was a little hesitant about the process of going after Yuan Shao, so he told Guo Jia about it.
Although it was a lot slower than when they went after Cao Cao, Yang Rui's troops only managed to conquer three and a half counties of Ji Zhou after half a month of in-game time, it was still quite fast in both real life and in-game.
At this time, there were still ten or so months until the American civilization started the Civilization War. Yuan Shao was one of Yang Rui's strongest opponents in the Three Kingdoms Strategy, so it was already quite good that they were able to conquer Yuan Shao so quickly.
Another important point was that the NPC Liegeman in Ji Zhou was already used to Yuan Shao's rule. Moreover, there were many Liegeman in Ji Zhou, so it was very different from Si Zhou.
Ever since Yang Rui's army went north to go after Yuan Shao, it was unknown whether it was because of Yuan Shao's deliberate actions, but the panic among the Liegeman in Ji Zhou was very high. Even in the cold environment, it still could not stop the Liegeman from escaping. Yang Rui felt that it was necessary to control these Liegeman while pushing forward the process of going after Yuan Shao.
"My lord, you don't have to worry about the defenders of Yuan Shao in Ganling, Ye City, Xin Du, and Handan City. Even if Yuan Shao really manages to break out of the city and the large Player Organization cannot stop him, the defenders of Yuan Shao in the four cities might not be able to do much.
First of all, in the process of charging out of the city, the Yuan Shao garrison would not be able to pose much of a threat. Although the Lord had not left many defensive forces in Wei County, Qinghe County, Zhao County, and Anping County, it would be difficult for the Yuan Shao garrison to really attack the city.
Ganling, Ye City, Xindu, and Handan City were completely isolated. If they sent troops to any of the surrounding cities, they would definitely be threatened by the remaining cities. The possibility of going for wool and coming home shorn was very high. Yuan Shao and the other city commanders would definitely consider this.
At the same time, Yuan Shao's forces in Ganling, Ye, Xindu, and Handan were in a state of complete darkness. The commanders of the defending forces in the cities had to prioritize self-preservation, maintain strategic deterrence, and wait for Yuan Shao's counterattack. This was the greatest meaning of defending the four cities to the death.
Thus, not to mention the fact that we have the help of the Player Alliance troops to guard the cities, even if we don't encircle them and let them enter and leave freely, Yuan Shao City and the other four city guards might not even leave the city.
Due to this, Guo Jia thinks that the Lord does not need to worry too much. You just need to increase the surveillance. If Yuan Shao's forces dare to come out of the cities, we will find a chance to uproot them … "
Facing Yang Rui's hesitation, Guo Jia explained a lot of things, which instantly dispelled many of Yang Rui's worries.
It seemed that Guo Jia had thought about this long ago. It was very likely that he had thought of this when he suggested that the Player Organization should guard a few cities. The veins of his strategy were just the tip of the iceberg.
Even so, after Yang Rui continued to discuss with Guo Jia, they were prepared to slow down the speed of their advance. They would temporarily hold back the troops on the east and west. At the same time, they would gather toward Julu Prefecture in the middle and prioritize the area south of Zhang River.
At the same time, after Yang Rui and Guo Jia's discussion, they pushed out a few temporary policies that specifically targeted the NPC Liegeman in Jizhou. This would reduce the tension of the Liegeman in the regions affected by the war and solve some problems.
First was the temporary relief policy. Even though Jizhou was a traditionally fertile and rich land and did not suffer from too many man-made disasters, the impact of the natural disasters was less severe than other provinces. However, since the war had arrived, it was inevitable that the fish in the moat would be affected as well.
When Yang Rui's army attacked, Yuan Shao's troops had implicated many Liegeman civilians when they were collecting rations. Many families did not even know where their next meal would come from. Otherwise, there would not have been a flood of refugees.
Yang Rui originally wanted to calm the people down. The first thing he thought of was to set up porridge stalls to provide temporary relief to the NPCs. Food was the most important thing for the people. If the Liegeman civilians could eat, it would naturally be a lot more stable.
Secondly, Yang Rui also released a generous policy for the migration of NPC Liegeman. It was currently winter. Under normal circumstances, even if Yang Rui wanted to migrate, there might not be any refugees who were willing to risk their lives in the cold.
Therefore, after some consideration, Yang Rui released a message saying that for those who were willing to migrate, not only would Yang Rui be responsible for settling them down, but he would also be responsible for all the basic necessities such as food during the migration. This included the elderly and the weak of the migrants' families.
Not only that, Yang Rui's message also included provisions to keep them warm. As long as they were willing to migrate, they would immediately receive a corresponding number of cotton-padded clothes to resist the cold during the migration.
At the same time, Yang Rui's migration policy also stated very clearly that the refugees could choose where they wanted to settle down. This included Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, which were traditionally under Yang Rui's jurisdiction. At the same time, it also included Sili Prefecture, Yi Prefecture, and even Shrimp Island.
Moreover, due to the huge demand for Liegeman in Sili Prefecture, Yi Prefecture, and Shrimp Island, Yang Rui also added a small bonus policy to encourage the refugees to go to these three regions. Just an extra month's worth of rations for each person was enough to make the refugees scramble like ducks.
In addition, the "Skilled Liegeman" policy that Yang Rui had previously implemented was also brought up again. Similarly, it also attracted many skilled NPC Liegeman from all over the country.
Such a policy was already very attractive to the refugees. At the very least, it could temporarily save those NPCs who were struggling on the edge of life and death due to hunger and clothing. Therefore, a large number of refugees began to respond to Yang Rui's migration policy.
However, because of this, even if Yang Rui had enough resources, it would still pose a severe challenge to the transportation capacity. Once again, Yang Rui used the merchant alliance's method of issuing quests to gather the transportation capacity of Qingzhou, Yan Prefecture, Sili Prefecture, and even Ji Prefecture.
It was not a big problem to assemble the transportation teams, but there would definitely be a gap in between. Therefore, Yang Rui's temporary relief policy also played a role in ensuring that many of the NPC refugees were gathered at the porridge stalls in the various county cities. Yang Rui's troops had also set up temporary shelters in the various county cities to accommodate them.
Secondly, it was to spread the news widely. Originally, Guo Jia had also suggested that the NPC refugees who were receiving relief should be selected to go around and praise Yang Rui's merits. However, Yang Rui was not used to it.
In the end, however, Yang Rui accepted Guo Jia's approach. However, the NPC refugees that were selected were not to go around praising Yang Rui's merits. Instead, they were to spread the news of the policies adopted by Yang Rui so that more Liegeman would know about it.
Of course, this was only Yang Rui's original intention. However, when the NPC refugees who were good at speaking actually went out, their actual behavior was not what Yang Rui had predicted.
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