Yuan Shao had retreated. After a few days of counterattacks and struggles, he finally gave up on Lunu County City. This was because his troops had not gained any advantage over the past few days. They could only shrink back under Yang Rui's ever-expanding Qianji Black Armored Battalion.
Originally, when Yuan Shao retreated, Yang Rui immediately prepared to send out troops to pursue. However, he was stopped by Guo Jia. It wasn't because he didn't want to pursue a cornered enemy. Instead, he wanted to give Yuan Shao an opportunity to slack off. He wanted to annihilate Yuan Shao's remaining forces in one fell swoop.
This was because Yuan Shao's troops had retreated towards Guang Chang County City, the northernmost part of Zhongshan Country. When Yuan Shao retreated, Yang Rui clearly knew through the Ethereal Ninja that Gongsun Zan was preparing for the final siege of Guang Chang County City.
After several probing attempts, Gongsun Zan was prepared to take Guang Chang County City at any time. However, it seemed that Gongsun Zan was still waiting for the final result of the Battle of Lunu County City. He wanted to take Guang Chang County City at a lower cost.
Once Lunu County City was captured by Yang Rui, Yuan Shao's determination to resist Guang Chang County City would be greatly reduced. At that time, when Gongsun Zan went to take Guang Chang County City, the difficulty of the siege would be greatly reduced.
Although Gongsun Zan didn't explicitly send out such a message, Yang Rui and the people around him didn't think of this. Therefore, the moment Yuan Shao retreated from Lunu County City, Yang Rui ordered the Ethereal Ninja to send the message to Gongsun Zan.
At the same time, Yang Rui also ordered the Ethereal Ninja to inform Gongsun Zan that Yuan Shao's remaining troops were rushing towards Guang Chang County City. According to their normal marching speed, they would arrive at Guang Chang County within one and a half game days. Yang Rui hoped that Gongsun Zan would be able to take down Guang Chang County City in one game day.
The Ethereal Ninja's speed of sending the message was instantaneous. Soon, Gongsun Zan received a response from Guang Chang County City and immediately launched the siege.
The progress of the siege of Guang Chang County City was just as Gongsun Zan and Yang Rui had estimated. The siege was progressing in an orderly manner.. compared to the previous probing attempts, the progress was much more intense... However, the progress of the walls was also within expectations.
Half a day had passed, and Gongsun Zan's troops had all gained a foothold on the city walls. The scale of the melee battle was leaning towards Gongsun Zan's side. At this time, Yang Rui had pretty much cleaned up Lunu City and started to chase after Yuan Shao's troops.
After taking over Lunu County City, Yang Rui left less than 500,000 troops in Lunu County City for defense. On one hand, he cleaned up the remnants of Yuan Shao's defenses in the city. On the other hand, he stabilized the people's hearts and implemented various policies in Jizhou.
Among Yang Rui's subordinates, Han Fu and Han Dai stayed in Lunu County City. They were the most familiar with the situation in Jizhou. Han Fu had once been the Provincial Governor of Jizhou. Although Yang Rui hadn't restored him to his original position, the effect of pacifying the people would be better.
This had already been demonstrated when the policies were implemented in other regions. Han Fu had only left Jizhou for less than a year. Many Liegeman NPCs still respected him.
Originally, Yang Rui had planned to let Zhang Ning stay in Lunu County City City to recuperate. It hadn't been long since she gave birth. Yang Rui considered that Zhang Ning's body would be affected by the cold spring weather. However, Zhang Ning rejected the idea. She said that there might be a need for her in the future. Thus, she continued to follow Yang Rui.
With the cooperation of large-scale player organizations such as Dragonsoul, as well as the participation of many small and small groups and casual players, Yang Rui's punitive expedition actually exceeded three million players.
Among them, Yang Rui and his large player organization had less than 1,500,000 players. However, the players who had joined in made up more than half of the army.
The reason why there were so many players participating in the war against Yang Rui was mainly because the previous wars that Yang Rui had initiated had been compensated by the system with event points and rewards. This was especially true for the war against Cao Cao. The players who participated in it had reaped great rewards.
It was because of this reason that the war against Yuan Rui would only be more intense and difficult. As long as the players who participated were able to take advantage of the situation, they would be able to reap great rewards. Why not?
This was especially so since the World War between the civilized regions hadn't really been brought to the table yet. Yang Rui was the most involved in the wars between the civilized regions. Thus, the value of participating in it was also the greatest.
Disregarding the scale of Yang Rui's troops, he had listened to Guo Jia's suggestion and intentionally gave Yuan Shao's troops time to escape. It had been effective.
After Yuan Shao's troops left the danger zone 5,000 miles away, their marching speed had indeed slowed down. It wasn't easy for them to increase their speed in exhaustion.
On the other hand, Yang Rui's troops had set off half a day later. They had maintained the most ideal speed and the time difference between the two sides had slowly shortened.
In addition, Yang Rui had ordered his troops to prepare lunch in advance. The pursuing army had been resting and reorganizing. Not only did they save time for a meal, but they also had sufficient stamina and energy reserves. This was more beneficial for the pursuit.
Before night fell, Yang Rui's cavalry, who were the fastest, had already closed 90% of the distance between the two sides. They were already within an hour's distance. If Yuan Shao's troops were to delay for a meal, Yang Rui's cavalry would be able to attack.
However, Yuan Shao's troops were also getting closer and closer to Guang Chang County. It was shorter than the expected half a day's worth of time. There wasn't much time left for Gongsun Zan to prepare for battle.
Fortunately, not long after Yang Rui's troops set off, after half a day of intense battle, Gongsun Zan's troops managed to capture Guang Chang County. By the time Yang Rui and Yuan Shao set up camp, Gongsun Zan had already taken over Guang Chang County for half a day.
Time was extremely precious to Yang Rui, Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shao. If Yang Rui arrived too late, Gongsun Zan might not be able to hold on. On the other hand, if Yuan Shao ran a little slower, he might very well be sandwiched between the two sides.
Among them, the most anxious was undoubtedly the defeated general, Yuan Shao. Although they had set up camp for the night, most of his troops, including Yuan Shao himself, didn't have a good night's sleep.
After nearly two months of war in Ji Province, especially after the loss of Lunu City, Yuan Shao's troops' morale was at an all-time low. They were in a constant state of anxiety and were on the verge of becoming paranoid. It was common for Yuan Shao's troops to wake up in the middle of the night or be unable to fall asleep.
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