The interference of the Dao soldiers did not work, and Yuan Shao's troops did not panic either. This was because the ten or so charge carts Yang Rui had thrown in did not pose any real threat. They only managed to suppress the defenders on the city walls in the exchange of fire.
Both sides were very clear that this kind of attack and defense was just a way to wear each other down. While it might have a certain impact on the morale of both sides, it was still hard to shake the basic situation of attack and defense.
This was the same for Yang Rui's aerial pet troops. When Yuan Shao's troops were on guard, it was also very difficult to shake the enemy's morale. In essence, it wasn't much different from attacking the assault vehicles.
Of course, if these methods were to continue, there would be a time when the quantitative change would accumulate to a qualitative change. But if that happened, there was a high probability that it would become a protracted battle. This was something Yang Rui couldn't accept.
At this time, Yang Rui had a lot of hope for the Xu You Dao Soldiers. While arranging for the flying pet unit and the chariot unit to attack in a regular manner, he personally came to the site of the Xu You Dao Soldiers' excavation.
The progress of the Dao soldiers was relatively fast. The temperature had been rising for some time, and the frozen ground was in a half-melted state. It was suitable for rapid digging. It wasn't too hard, and it wasn't so loose that it would collapse.
After half a day, Xu You's army had already dug out a distance of one to two li. Not long after Yang Rui arrived at the site, Xu You's army sent over an important piece of news. They had dug out Yuan Shao's tunnel!
This was an exciting piece of news that matched Xu You's expectations. Xu You's army had already considered this point before they started digging. The tunnel was slanted downwards and the diameter was large enough. The purpose was to increase the probability of it meeting Yuan Shao's tunnel.
However, neither Xu You nor Yang Rui expected to reach the Yuan Shao Tunnel so quickly. For the sake of concealment, the tunnel that Xu You's Dao Soldiers dug was ten miles away from the city of Lunu. They had only dug one or two miles.
It could be seen that Xu You was right to advise Yang Rui's troops to retreat to avoid Yuan Shao's plot. At that time, Yang Rui's troops failed to attack the city for the first time, so they retreated ten miles back to camp. Now it seemed that if they didn't continue to retreat, there would still be a lot of danger.
It was hard to say when Yuan Shao would rush out from the tunnel behind the camp. When that happened, the situation that Yang Rui's troops suffered during their first siege would be considered minor. Perhaps, he might even be able to cause Yang Rui's troops to scatter.
Yang Rui nodded slightly to Xu You to show his agreement. Although he didn't want to spoil Xu You, he still had to give him what he deserved.
At the same time, Yang Rui and Xu You discussed for a bit and decided to temporarily stop digging the tunnel. At this time, Xu You's Dao Soldiers had only dug a small hole in the tunnel, and the enemy hadn't discovered it yet.
The two of them decided to temporarily cover the hole with soil and find another opportunity to dig it out again. They would then kill their way into the city and ambush the enemy. Perhaps they would be able to break through the opening in one fell swoop.
After Yang Rui received this news, he quickly formulated a few plans in his mind. If he could make good use of the tunnel, it wouldn't be impossible to take down Lunu City in one fell swoop.
Of course, just relying on the tunnel to break through wouldn't be very effective. Since Yuan Shao had dug a tunnel out of the city, there was no way that the tunnel in the city wouldn't be heavily guarded. It was very likely that one man could hold back ten thousand men.
Therefore, if he wanted to achieve something from the tunnel, he would have to coordinate with the people inside the city. At this time, the 3000 players in the city that Dragon Soul had mentioned might come in handy.
First of all, the first step was to determine the location of the tunnel's exit. Otherwise, the players in the city wouldn't be able to interfere. At least according to the information that was sent back, whether it was Yang Rui's investigation channels or the information channels of Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations, they hadn't found a single tunnel entrance in the city.
Regarding this point, Yang Rui had also thought of a countermeasure. Perhaps he should send invisible Ethereal Ninjas into the tunnel to find out the situation inside. At the same time, they should also investigate the location of the tunnel's exit and inform the 3000 players in advance so that they could coordinate with each other.
Under this premise, it would be feasible to launch a surprise attack through the tunnel, but it still wasn't enough. After all, there was only one tunnel that connected to the city. Even if Yang Rui's men could successfully enter the city through the tunnel, they wouldn't be able to enter in a short period of time. They wouldn't be able to play the role of a spy. At the very least, they would need to have enough troops to open one of the city gates.
Therefore, Yang Rui quickly thought of creating an atmosphere. When the time comes, he would use all kinds of methods to attack the city and divert the attention of Yuan Shao's men. Perhaps, he would be able to buy some time.
"My lord, before the soldiers take action, please allow Xu You to explain the situation of both sides of the tunnel to my lord …"
While Yang Rui was thinking of using the tunnel to attack the city, Xu You had already ordered the soldiers to block the entrance and said to Yang Rui.
"It's far, but it's impossible."
At this time, Yang Rui also remembered that Xu You seemed to have some concerns before. After he mentioned it, Yang Rui naturally gave him a chance to speak, so as to avoid any hidden dangers in the upcoming battle.
"My Lord, from the fact that Yuan Shao's soldiers were able to dig through the underground river, the enemy's soldiers might have already surpassed the Sixth Grade and reached the Seventh Grade!
Otherwise, even the Sixth Grade soldiers would have a hard time connecting to the underground river. Unless it was a coincidence, it would only be possible to do so, but the probability is not high.
Therefore, if my Lord wants to use the tunnel to attack Lunu City, our soldiers might not have the advantage just by being in the tunnel. It would be very difficult to advance. I should report this to my Lord in advance, so as to avoid being passive … "
After thinking for a while, Xu You began to speak. It turned out that it was related to the comparison of the strength of the soldiers of the two sides. Regarding this, even if Xu You was stubborn and self-opinionated, he still chose to speak clearly, because to a large extent, it was related to the success or failure of the plan, so he had to say it.
"Don't worry, Ziyuan, I have already considered this matter. I don't know if the soldiers of Kongling Secret Ninja Tribe will be able to silently clean up the Yuan Shao's soldiers in the tunnel."
Yang Rui didn't expect Xu You to talk about this matter. It was related to the comparison of the strength of his own side and Yuan Shao's soldiers. In fact, Yang Rui didn't plan to only rely on the soldiers from the beginning.
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