Under the sudden attack, Yang Rui's troops had suffered quite a loss. Only a few hundred of them had truly lost their lives, and not many of them had been injured.
However, Yuan Shao's sneak attack was mainly aimed at the heavy trebuchets. Most of the heavy trebuchets suffered varying degrees of damage. About a third of them were directly destroyed, and there were less than ten that were still intact.
After being ambushed by Yuan Shao's troops through the tunnels, Yang Rui quickly ordered the army to retreat ten miles. The enemy's attack method was too strange, and Yang Rui needed to understand the enemy's situation first.
Since Yuan Shao's troops could dig so many tunnels at the south gate and launch a sneak attack through the city walls, then he could also do the same from the other sides of the city. He also needed to prepare beforehand.
After calming down, Yang Rui thought about it more deeply. Yuan Shao had a large number of troops that were proficient in underground warfare. Perhaps the enemy could create a few more exits from the Lunu City and launch a sneak attack from the rear.
Therefore, even though Yang Rui's troops were filled with righteous indignation from the sneak attack, their morale did not drop. Instead, it rose even higher. Yang Rui also decisively gave the order to retreat.
Other than the enemy's possible backup plan, they lacked the heavy trebuchets to attack and deter. If Yang Rui's troops wanted to continue attacking the city, they could only use brute force. Under such circumstances, the resistance and losses that would occur were not something that Yang Rui could accept.
"Scorching Sun, do you want us to … give it a try? I'm referring to the large player organizations. There is a small group of players within the Lunu City. "
After retreating ten miles, before Yang Rui could discuss a plan, Dragon Soul had already found Yang Rui.
At this moment, there were many large player organizations in and around the Lunu City. Yang Rui was not surprised that Dragon Soul would take the initiative. This was because the entire Jizhou region was involved with Dragon Soul and many other forces. As long as the matter of Yuan Shao in Jizhou was not resolved, they would not be able to leave.
Unless they were unable to pose a threat to Yuan Shao for a long time, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations would have an excuse to leave. However, now that they had obtained an overall advantage, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations would not be able to leave.
Moreover, Yang Rui had already made an agreement with Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations that they would send out millions of troops. First of all, it was in return for the distribution rights of various goods in Guanxi. It was considered as fulfilling their promise.
Secondly, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations sending out troops to attack Yuan Ye was not without benefits. From the beginning, Yang Rui had drawn a line in detail. Throughout the entire process of attacking Yuan Ye, they would be able to use all the dropped items they obtained.
Therefore, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations participating in the battle against Yuan Ye was not only providing assistance to Yang Rui, but it was also equivalent to farming a large Instance Dungeon. The reward and investment were directly proportional.
Of course, from the standpoint of Dragon Soul, the scale of this' Instance Dungeon 'was only so big. They would not continue to' farm monsters', so of course, the sooner they 'cleared' the Instance Dungeon, the better. This was the main reason why they were actively looking for Yang Rui to discuss the plan of attacking the city.
"Oh? Brother Tracing, do you know how many people you have planted in Lunu City? "
Yang Rui was naturally very interested in Tracing Dragon Soul's suggestion. If they could use this method to break into Lunu City, it would be the best thing that could happen.
The identity of a player had its advantages. Tracing Dragon Soul was able to plant people in Lunu City mainly because of the identity of the 'Inhumans'.
All along, although Cao Cao, Liu Bei and the other nobles had underestimated the strength of the players, they were actually trying their best to obtain the support of the 'Inhumans'. Yuan Shao did not need this much, but he did not reject it either. This gave Tracing Dragon Soul and the others an opportunity.
"There are quite a lot of people. However, Brother Blazing Sun should know that it is not easy to get these people into key areas. For example, at the four city gates of Lunu City, all of them are Great Halberd Warriors, Guards and other troops that Yuan Shao trusts the most. Our people are unable to get close to the city gates …"
Tracing Dragon Soul said after some consideration. However, Yang Rui quickly interrupted him.
"Brother Tracing, can you give us a rough estimate of the number of people in Lunu City? It would be easier for us to measure and determine their use … "
Yang Rui did not avoid asking this question. Tracing Dragon Soul was momentarily stunned.
"Hmm … Hahaha … If Brother Blazing Sun wants to ask, I have nothing to hide. There are about 3000 of our people in Lunu City. Most of them are above average. If Brother Blazing Sun needs them, you can arrange them as you see fit."
Tracing Dragon Soul laughed out loud. He did not hide anything from Yang Rui.
Tracing Dragon Soul quickly understood that it was not a big deal for him to tell Yang Rui this information. Planting people in Lunu City was not enough to be used as a trump card against Yang Rui.
Back when Yang Rui took control of Qing Province, he had completely rejected the player community. As his territory expanded, Yang Rui refused to allow players to move around in the entire Qing Province, as well as a small portion of Raxu Province and Yan Province. Under such circumstances, even if the Tracing Dragon Soul wanted to plant some people in, it was impossible to do so.
The "No Man's Land" in Yang Rui's territory was basically the same as the first defense circle. It started from the Yellow River in the north and ended at Sishui, Wenshui, and Daye Lake in the south. In this area, other than the Broken Moon Alliance, Yang Rui rejected all player activities.
Even though Yang Rui's territory continued to expand, he did not continue to reject players. Players were free to move around in most of Yanzhou and Lachuzhou. However, Yang Rui's soldiers did not accept a single player, let alone Tracing Dragon Soul's people.
Thus, when Tracing Dragon Soul talked about this topic with Yang Rui, he did not hold back. He could only use these methods on other vassals. They could not be used on Yang Rui.
"Yes, it won't be easy for this group of people to open the city gates. According to the information I've received, Yuan Shao's defenses in Lunu City are extremely strict. His subordinates all have strict commands to communicate with each other. Brother Trace, it will be very difficult for these people to mobilize.
However, this is a method that can be used. Who knows, we might have to use them later. As for attacking the city, I will discuss it with everyone before making a decision … "
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