Yang Rui ridiculed Yuan Shao and left with his men. He did not bother to verify whether or not Yuan Shao's words about the tunnel being connected to the river was true. From the way the water flowed into the tunnel, it seemed that Yuan Shao was most likely telling the truth.
Actually, in a formal setting, Yang Rui's actions would be in line with his status. He would not ridicule Yuan Shao like before. However, the current situation was special. Yang Rui only casually said a few words. He did not expect the effect to be so unexpected. Yuan Shao seemed to care a lot about these things.
It was also because Yang Rui had always followed the rules that his words were even more 'lethal'. Caught off guard, Yuan Shao was hurt even more.
No matter what, attacking the tunnel with water was no longer effective. However, the Battle of Lunu County, or rather the entire process of getting rid of Yuan Shao, could not be delayed. Ji Province was vast. Although Yang Rui's men were not few in number, their logistics and security were still very tight.
If not for the upcoming war with America and the scattering of origin power in the real world, Yang Rui could have used other methods to slowly deal with Yuan Shao. However, under such circumstances, Yang Rui could only cut the Gordian knot and deal with Yuan Shao quickly.
Moreover, according to the information sent by the Ethereal Ninja, although Liu Biao's three armies were suppressed and Liu Dan had rejected Liu Biao's envoys several times, Liu Biao's three armies were ready to make a move. It was estimated that they would not be able to delay for long. They also requested Yang Rui to quickly end the Battle of Ji Province.
Thus, Yang Rui still needed to make preparations for a strong attack. He wanted to take down Lunu County and the last piece of land under Zhongshan. He did not care if there were more losses.
After returning to the main camp, Yang Rui ordered his men to gather all the flying pets. He also left the information channel to the Mitsuku Kaneban and the Ethereal Ninja.
Yang Rui did not have a large siege weapon like the heavy trebuchets. Thus, he could only use his flying pets to carry "aerial bombs".
As for Yang Rui's flying pets and Zhang Ning's Fire Rain, Yuan Shao had experienced it more than once. He must have made a lot of preparations. If Yang Rui were to use these methods again, the effects would be greatly reduced.
Yang Rui had already taken these aspects into consideration. Moreover, the heavy trebuchets had already been damaged. Yang Rui wanted to throw wood and other combustible materials into the city, so the effects of the fire would be even worse.
However, at this time, Yang Rui was in a predicament of lacking siege methods. No matter what kind of siege methods he had, Yang Rui was prepared to throw them all in. Even if the effects were not ideal, it would at least slow down Yuan Shao's troops.
Other than this, he also needed to use other siege weapons like siege chariots, ladders and battering rams. Yang Rui had already passed down the order to rush out as many as possible.
Other resources aside, Ji Province had a lot of wood. The ecological environment of Ji Province was not as fertile as it was in the real world. Instead, it was filled with rivers and lush vegetation. Even in the years of drought, Ji Province was one of the few provinces that did not lack water.
As a result, Yang Rui's troops could easily obtain a lot of wood resources. Moreover, the construction of siege weapons had already been integrated into the army. It was just like when Sun Jian led his troops to Luoyang during the Dong Zhuo Rebellion and ordered his troops to build ships.
Therefore, siege chariots, ladders, battering rams and the like were very convenient to manufacture. The production speed was also very high. It was estimated that they could be used in a wave of siege in less than two to three days.
In addition to some of the traditional siege methods, Yang Rui also had his eyes on Xu You. Xu You was also an expert in Dao Soldiers. His special troop class was the Fifth Grade Dao Soldiers. Now, he also brought them with him and went out with the army.
Since Yuan Shao could dig a tunnel to deal with Yang Rui, then Yang Rui could also make Xu You do the same. He could dig a tunnel directly into Luoyang City, or connect it with Yuan Shao's tunnel and have an underground battle. At the very least, he could destroy Yuan Shao's tunnel.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! "
“.....”
When Yang Rui's first wave of about 3000 flying pet units threw "aerial bombs" at Luoyang City, Yang Rui and Xu You talked about this matter.
"Ziyuan? I have a plan, but I don't know if it's appropriate. I want to ask you for advice. "
Regardless of whether Xu You's previous two suggestions were effective or not, it could be said that he had done his best. It could be considered a more appropriate siege method. However, he didn't expect Yuan Shao to be so difficult to deal with. At this time, Yang Rui's attitude towards Xu You was still very respectful.
"My lord, please give me your orders."
Yang Rui noticed that Xu You's loyalty had increased to 99 points, but because of the failure of the siege, it stopped at this point. He didn't know what kind of mentality he had.
But now that Yang Rui asked Xu You for his suggestion, Xu You's loyalty had climbed to 100 points. This meant that Xu You was still happy about Yang Rui's inquiry.
The actual situation was just as Yang Rui thought. At this time, Xu You was disappointed because his previous two suggestions didn't achieve what he wanted. It was Yang Rui's trust that made Xu You's loyalty reach 100 points.
In fact, Xu You had a somewhat stubborn personality. In the past, his loyalty to Yang Rui had reached 100 points more than once. But when the collective redemption, Xu You's loyalty wasn't at 100 points, so he missed the opportunity to quickly come to the real world.
It wasn't that Yang Rui didn't want to exchange Xu You to come to the real world. It was just that the system required the redemption of loyalty to reach 100 points in advance. At that time, Xu You's loyalty hadn't reached 100 points, so Yang Rui couldn't redeem it even if he wanted to.
"Ziyuan, your Dao soldiers have always been sharp. I wonder if you can beat them at their own game. Let's have your Dao soldiers dig into Lunu City and take it through the tunnel. At least find out the route of Yuan Shao's tunnel and destroy it. What do you think?"
Yang Rui briefly explained his idea to Xu You, but Xu You frowned slightly and then returned to normal. If Yang Rui hadn't been paying attention to Xu You's expression, he might not have been able to catch this situation.
"Ziyuan, if you don't think it's appropriate, we will consider other ways to attack the city."
Yang Rui wondered if there were any loopholes in his idea. After seeing Xu You's slight hesitation, he casually asked.
"My lord's plan is exactly what Xu You wanted. I will personally lead the troops to dig the tunnel and achieve my lord's wish."
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