Guan Yu crossed the Yellow River and entered Sili Province. He was heading towards Dong Ling Pass. It was not difficult to determine that his destination was Wan Cheng.
On the other hand, Yang Rui had been paying attention to Guan Yu's whereabouts. The relevant information had never been interrupted. Since Guan Yu had obtained information about Liu Bei, he would not stop until he found Liu Bei. In a sense, Guan Yu's whereabouts would eventually lead to Liu Bei's location.
As for Guan Yu and the others, Yang Rui not only gave Guan Yu a customs clearance document in advance, but also sent it to every corner of his territory through the Ethereal Ninja. Wherever Guan Yu went, he would not be stopped or questioned.
This was especially true after Guan Yu entered Sili Province. Coincidentally, Liu Biao had sent troops to Yu Province. Yang Rui's troops in Sili Province were on high alert. This was especially true for Dong Ling Pass which was facing Yu Province.
Under such a tense situation, Guan Yu and his group still passed through without any obstacles. Moreover, there were many places where they were treated with great hospitality. Although Guan Yu himself did not say anything, his expression was always good. It was easy to imagine how he felt in his heart.
Within one or two days, several things happened in succession. Guan Yu rushed towards Nanyang Wancheng. Liu Biao quietly sent troops towards Yuzhou. Liu Dan followed closely behind Guan Yu and moved towards Yuzhou.
The next day after Liu Biao had quietly dispatched his troops, before the three armies had even traveled ten thousand li (100 times magnification), Liu Dan had already arrived at the border between Badong and Jingzhou with two to three hundred thousand soldiers, directly threatening Liu Biao. Jingzhou was not far from Xiangyang city.
This was naturally the result of Yang Rui and Liu Dan's discussion. At this time, they needed to contain Liu Biao. Yang Rui once again sent a message to Liu Dan. Yang Rui did not decline and straightforwardly sent out his troops according to Yang Rui's plan.
In actuality, most of Liu Dan's troops were in disguise. Among them, there were only thirty to forty thousand troops. The rest were disguised as ordinary NPC Liegeman.
Their goal was not to fight but to create momentum to threaten Liu Biao. This was the reason why Liu Dan dared to disguise himself as an NPC Liegeman.
As they were only stationed at the border, Liu Dan's actual 30,000 to 40,000 troops were stationed at the outskirts of the encampment. The disguised NPC citizens were stationed inside the encampment. Even if Yang Rui's Ethereal Ninjas and flying pet units came to investigate, it would not be easy for them to investigate too deeply.
Although Liu Dan and Liu Biao were of the same clan, Liu Dan and Liu Biao's relationship was already very stiff. As the situation of the warlords became more and more obvious, the relationship between the two sides became even more shallow and there were even some disputes between them.
Previously, there was some friction between the two sides. However, when Liu Biao heard about Liu Dan's actions, he was first surprised and then angry. The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became.
Regarding Liu Dan's position, everyone had their own guesses. The key was that Liu Dan was once captured by Yang Rui. In the end, with Yang Rui's help, he was able to gain a foothold in the eastern part of his territory. He and his brother, Liu Zhang, were at loggerheads with each other.
With such a background, Liu Biao could more or less guess the crux of the matter. It was not difficult for him to link it to Yang Rui. Not only was he shocked by Yang Rui's influence, he was also shocked by his reaction speed.
The most important thing was that the imminent threat had to be removed. Liu Dan's troops were not small. After thinking about it, Liu Biao immediately sent an order to stop the troops sent to Yuzhou. At the same time, he sent an envoy to Liu Dan.
However, this situation was already within Yang Rui's plan. When facing Liu Dan's envoy, it was most likely that Liu Dan had already prepared a speech to delay the game for a few days.
In fact, Yang Rui did not have much hope that Liu Biao would stop the troops. Even if the three troops were sent, they would only have less than 500,000 troops. Liu Biao's remaining troops would not be that empty.
However, the result proved that Yang Rui did not understand Liu Biao's temperament. In fact, if it was not for the Cai family's persuasion, Liu Biao would have withdrawn all the troops sent to Yuzhou. First, he had to deal with the threat of Liu Dan before making other plans.
Liu Biao needed time to send an envoy, negotiate with each other, and report back and forth. For a few days, the two sides would not make any big moves.
The first news that Yang Rui received was that Liu Biao had stopped the three routes of troops going to Yuzhou. As for the matter of sending envoys, it was not clear for the time being. However, it was enough that Liu Dan's actions were effective.
After Yang Rui's troops were stationed near Wuji County for three days, Yang Rui's doppelganger led the eastern troops to Wuji County. At this time, Yang Rui had gathered more than 800,000 troops near Wuji County.
More than half of Dragon Soul and the other large Player Organization members had also gathered, numbering around 600,000. Apart from a small number of casualties, Yang Rui and the remaining members of the Player Organization were all stationed in various cities above the county level in Yuzhou.
Due to the lack of time, Yang Rui had determined the 'city route' in the process of pursuing Yuan Shao in Jizhou. As for the towns and villages below the county level, Yang Rui only used a few cavalry divisions to clean up Yuan Shao's forces and did not send troops to station there.
"Take Wuji County!"
After waiting for half a day for the eastern troops to arrive, Yang Rui gathered all the commanders and the leaders of the large Player Organization such as Dragon Soul. After a short discussion, he gave the order to attack the city.
A city like Wuji County was like a small boat in the middle of the ocean when faced with Yang Rui's army of over a million soldiers. If it wasn't for Yuan Shao's request to defend to the end, the city's defenders would have fled long ago.
Even so, within a few days, Yang Rui had already prepared a large amount of siege materials. By demolishing the surrounding buildings, he had collected a large amount of stones and other materials. After bombarding the city with stones, more than half of Wuji County's east gate had been destroyed.
In just half an hour, Yang Rui's troops had already taken control of every corner of Wuji County. It was as easy as taking something out of one's pocket.
Yang Rui's goal of taking down Wuji County was to provide a forward base for the attack on Lunu County City. It was to store food and all sorts of equipment. Afterwards, Yang Rui's troops headed towards Lunu County City in the northwest.
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