From Xu You's reaction, Yang Rui could tell that there might be some difficulties in the process of digging a tunnel against Yuan Shao. However, after Xu You patted his chest and promised, Yang Rui didn't care too much about it.
The excavation of the tunnel began shortly after. The chosen location was 10 miles away from the west gate. It was probably because there was a small forest in this direction that could hide the true intentions of Xu You's army.
At the same time, Yang Rui also sent Zhao Yun's cavalry to patrol and protect the area. This was to prevent Yuan Shao's army from attacking or Yuan Shao's army from suddenly appearing in the area.
Xu You had previously suspected that Yuan Shao had the ability to dig even further. Therefore, 10 miles away from the city wasn't necessarily safe. Therefore, he had to make sure that it was safe.
Previously, although Yuan Shao's army had caused quite a bit of damage to Yang Rui's heavy trebuchets and the nearby troops, its most prominent advantage was that it was sudden. Under the circumstances where they were prepared, even if they could really dig 10 miles into the forest, it wouldn't do much.
Along with Xu You's army digging, or perhaps earlier, was the "air raid" of the flying pet units.
Yuan Shao had experienced Yang Rui's "air raid" ability more than once. At this time, Lunu City had already made a lot of preparations against Yang Rui's aerial fire attack. Some of the flammable items had already been moved.
Under these circumstances, Yang Rui's flying pet units' "aerial bombs" would be greatly reduced. The so-called "aerial bombs" weren't really aerial bombs. They were just self-made tools used to ignite fires. They weren't much more powerful than normal torches.
If it was Zhang Ning's [Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain], it would still be quite powerful. Yang Rui had already ordered Zhang Ning to come to Lunu City as a backup.
At this time, whether it was the siege weapons Yang Rui created or the flying Fire Pets, they were all means of harassing and exhausting the enemy. They might not be able to achieve much, but he couldn't let Yuan Shao have an easy time either.
Perhaps the cost of a long term siege was the lowest. Yang Rui could order his troops to strengthen their control over the entire Ji Prefecture and surround Lunu City but not attack. When the resources within Lunu City were depleted, Yuan Shao would naturally come out of the city to fight.
However, such an action would take too long, and it wasn't something Yang Rui could afford to wait. Whether it was the national war with the American civilization or the impact of the origin power scattering in the real world, Yang Rui couldn't afford to delay this matter any longer.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
"Phew! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
“.....”
The aerial bombs whistled as they fell into Lunu City, letting out a whistling sound. Under the influence of the airflow, they turned into fireballs and smashed into various places within Lunu City.
Yang Rui's flying Fire Pets had a clear target. The spearheads were aimed at the three prefectures' inner city, the various warehouses, armory, and tents of Lunu City. They didn't touch the other areas at all, and they wouldn't attack the civilian residences.
The three prefectures' inner city was the area where Yuan Shao and his core troops were located. It was also the area that the flying Fire Pets paid special attention to. The burning aerial bombs smashed into the roofs, houses, and bushes. Even though most of them were dealt with by Yuan Shao's troops immediately, they still caused a few fires.
However, Yuan Shao's troops were very well-prepared. The few fires were quickly extinguished by Yuan Shao's troops, and it didn't cause a bigger fire.
The various resource warehouses within Lunu City were another important area that Yang Rui's flying Fire Pets paid special attention to. However, these areas were even more tightly guarded against fire attacks. The flying Fire Pets dropped a bunch of aerial bombs, but they were all bounced off.
They were indeed "bounced off". Clearly, these important areas had been set up with formations by Yuan Shao. It wasn't as high level as the formations that Yang Rui encountered in Luoyang Royal City when he attacked Cao Cao, but it was enough to protect these important areas.
Moreover, it wasn't that Yang Rui didn't think of using the flying Fire Pets to directly attack the city and set it on fire, especially important areas like the warehouses. However, Yuan Shao seemed to have thought of this long ago. He had set up strict defenses in every important area.
For example, Yuan Shao had set up a large number of troops to defend the grain warehouses. There were even defensive towers built on top of the warehouses. Archers were spread out within the towers. When the flying Fire Pets flew past, they would be greeted by arrows.
Even though these Archers couldn't injure the Golden Hawks and Flame Falcons in the air, they seemed to be showing off their existence. Moreover, the enemy's numbers were there. If the flying Fire Pets easily approached, the chances of success would be very low.
As for the various areas of the defending army's tents, they were also covered in the shadows of formations. The flying Fire Pets' attacks didn't have much effect. They only managed to burn a bunch of bonfires in the empty space between the tents.
With a large number of Yuan Shao's troops inside the city, there weren't enough houses in the city. This was why there were tents set up near the city walls. However, these tents and the city walls were completely covered by the formations.
Overall, the first wave of 3000 flying Fire Pets' attacks didn't have much effect other than causing chaos within the city.
"Hu! Hu! Hu! "
"Sou! Sou! Sou! "
"Ka! Ka! Ka! "
“.....”
After the attack of the flying Fire Pets, Yang Rui's troops had pushed over 10 large siege carts from the east gate of the city. They were the ones that Yang Rui's troops had rushed out two days ago.
The height of the towering assault vehicle was even higher than the city walls of Lunu City. The archers on top of the assault vehicle could easily exchange fire with the city guards. However, the first to display their might were the Divine Armaments Sky Shattering Crossbows and other crossbows.
The powerful arrows with unparalleled power rushed towards the city walls of the city, instantly causing a lot of damage. Some of the arrows even hit the city walls and directly chipped away large pieces of the wall. The power of Yang Rui's crossbows was once again displayed.
"Kill!"
"Pu! Pu! Pu! "
“.....”
Around the siege carts, many of Yuan Shao's troops suddenly charged out and tried to destroy the siege carts. However, a portion of them were killed by the sword-shield soldiers and cavalry and were pushed back.
Yang Rui's troops wouldn't allow themselves to be tripped by a rock twice. This time, they made a thorough defense, causing the Yuan Shao's troops to be unable to do anything else.
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