Yang Rui brought the bandit leaders out of the city to investigate. Indeed, they had found something!
During the first half of the night, Yang Rui and his men could not find a suitable opportunity to attack. They only managed to take down some of the Yellow Turban soldiers who were patrolling the perimeter. However, after midnight, the Yellow Turban Army suddenly broke up their tents and retreated in different directions in Juping County!
The Yellow Turban Army retreated! They abandoned the wooden ladders, wooden boats, and wooden battering rams that they had set up during the day. They only brought along some necessities and retreated in an orderly manner! It turned out that the Yellow Turban Army's attack during the day was just a pretense. They had already planned to retreat from Juping County!
What puzzled Yang Rui was that the Yellow Turban Army split into six or seven groups and retreated in different directions in Juping County! According to the investigation of the bandit leader under Yang Rui, the largest group should be the one heading north. Half of the Yellow Turban Army outside the north gate followed this main force. There were as many as thirty to forty thousand people! The other six groups of Yellow Turban Army only had ten to twenty thousand soldiers.
The Yellow Turban Army's retreat was too sudden. Yang Rui did not have time to report this to the guards in Juping County. As he was worried about the defense of Mountain Town, although the main force of Yellow Turban Army was heading north, there was a possibility that they would turn northwest! Therefore, Yang Rui only picked up the wooden boats, wooden ladders, and wooden battering rams left behind by the Yellow Turban Army at the north gate and followed the main force of the Yellow Turban Army.
Fortunately, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army had been retreating to the north. Although they had conquered a few villages in the Han Ting camp, they did not stop or change their route. In the end, the Yellow Turban Army entered Juping County, north of Mount Tai. Only then did Yang Rui feel at ease and leave! In total, he had spent close to four hours!
When Yang Rui returned to the vicinity of Juping City, it was almost dawn. However, the city gates of Juping City were still tightly shut. The torches on the city walls were bright and soldiers were standing guard. Apparently, they had noticed the Yellow Turban Army's movement. However, no one left the city. Was he worried that Huang Jin was trying to mislead them?
However, this also helped Yang Rui. Before dawn, Yang Rui went around the eastern and southern gates and collected all the wooden boats, ladders, battering rams, and other tools left behind by the Yellow Turban Army during the day. In total, he obtained more than 210 wooden boats, more than 400 wooden ladders, and more than 100 battering rams. Although it wasn't a valuable item, it was better than nothing. If converted into wood, it would probably be worth more than ten thousand cubic meters!
As the sky gradually brightened, Yang Rui entered Juping County through the secret passage to avoid attracting attention. Soon, he was invited to the district magistrate's mansion.
When Yang Rui arrived at the County Magistrate's Mansion, County Magistrate Wang, County Deputy Li and Liu County Lieutenant were already waiting for him in the study. This time, County Deputy Li was not the only one who asked out of curiosity. Even Liu County Lieutenant was curious about how Yang Rui made the Yellow Turban Army retreat. These people actually attributed the reason for the Yellow Turban Army's retreat to Yang Rui.
"Constable Blazing Sun, do you know why the Yellow Turban Army retreated this time?"
Therefore, when County Deputy Li asked, Liu County Lieutenant didn't try to cover for him. Instead, he looked at Yang Rui with a questioning gaze as if the problem was related to him.
"Sirs, Blazing Sun did go out of the city to investigate during the night. The Yellow Turban Army's camp was very normal during the first half of the night. However, after midnight, the Yellow Turban Army all left the camp as if they had planned it beforehand. They all headed towards six or seven directions in Juping County in an orderly manner. It was obvious that they had planned this beforehand. Presumably, the Yellow Turban Army's attempt to attack the city during the day was just a cover for them to retreat! "
Yang Rui recounted the entire incident to the three officials without concealing anything. Seeing that the three were still puzzled, Yang Rui added, "That's right. That's right. "I was also confused when I saw the Yellow Turban Army retreat. Therefore, I followed the largest Yellow Turban Army troop to the north. After traveling for about four hours, I saw that although this troop had taken down a few Han Ting villages, they didn't occupy them. Instead, they went straight into the Taishan Mountain Range."
After a detailed explanation, he only skipped the part where Yang Rui collected the items left behind by the Yellow Turban Army. However, the three of them were still confused. They didn't understand the reason why the Yellow Turban Army retreated.
"No matter what, Blazing Sun has contributed greatly to the defense of Juping County for less than two days. He foiled the Yellow Turban Army's plan to attack the city by crossing the river and burned down the Yellow Turban Army's camp outside the west gate. This greatly reduced the Yellow Turban Army's morale. I think that the Yellow Turban Army's retreat might have something to do with Blazing Sun burning down the camp. "
Although they were confused, Liu County Lieutenant was the first to speak up. "No matter what, the siege of Juping County has been lifted. We can only send more scouts and scouts to Juping County to find out the Yellow Turban Army's movements so that we can prepare a countermeasure as soon as possible.
The Yellow Turban Army has already done all we can to retreat. We don't know when the Han Ting Army will react. With the strength of our county soldiers, it's like a python trying to swallow an elephant if we want to completely suppress the Yellow Turban Army. "
Liu County Lieutenant's words finally broke the silence. However, it also caused the three of them to whisper to each other. Yang Rui couldn't join them and couldn't leave. He had no choice but to browse the game's forum again.
"The Yellow Turban Army's camp in Juping County was burned down at night. It's suspected to be the work of a player. (There are pictures to prove it!) "
Most of the popular posts in the forum were about the Yellow Turban Army's plot. The first post that caught Yang Rui's attention was about Juping County.
The author of the post had the nickname "Stone of Other Mountain". He should be a player from the Han Ting Army who participated in the defense of the west gate. The post described the burning of the Yellow Turban Army's camp in detail. Not only was the record detailed, but the writing skills were also very good. Even the viewing angle was the best. The position on the city wall was much better than where Yang Rui was at. Especially when the player attached a few pictures, the post seemed even more believable.
To Yang Rui's surprise, the player who posted the post made a guess. He said that the fire was most likely set by the player Blazing Sun because Blazing Sun was in charge of the defense of the west gate of Juping County. He hit the nail on the head!
"You're photoshopping again! Don't f * cking lie! Did he think that he could fool everyone by piecing together a few lousy pictures? To tell you the truth, I've studied the tents used by the Yellow Turban Army many times. They can't be burned by fire! Furthermore, you should learn how to photoshop before posting the pictures. With your lousy skills, you can't even do the corners properly. What's the point of showing them off? Go away … "
"I can testify that this post is 100% authentic. I was also on the west gate of Juping County and witnessed the entire fire …"
"Is it interesting? Is it interesting? Why did you find a few people to fake the post? Are you a glutton or a drinker? You're just f * cking bored! China's backwardness was caused by you bastards. During the Sino-Japanese War, you were also a scammer … "
"F * ck off, f * ck off! Could it be that China's development was made possible by trolls like you? Tell us the truth. If it's burned, it's burned. Why don't you burn it too? "
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Although there were some digressions in the post, most people believed that the content of the post was real. The key to the question was how the Talisman Paper Tents could be burned. It turned out that many players had noticed the special characteristics of the Talisman Paper Tents!
Unavoidably, some people started to speculate about Yang Rui. Among them, there were people from the five major player alliances in Juping County. They mentioned that Yang Rui stopped the Yellow Turban Army from crossing the moat after he arrived in Juping County. They even speculated that Yang Rui had participated in the defense of Wutun Town in Jiang Ji because there were suspected to be Third Grade Archers in both places!
Yang Rui couldn't help but sigh. There were still many experts among the players. They were able to connect the two incidents with just a few clues! At the same time, Yang Rui also found out that the five major player alliances in Juping County had also participated in the Yellow Turban Army's attack on the county. However, he didn't know which gate they were at and where they were now.
Before Yang Rui finished reading the post, the leaders of the county had already reached a conclusion. They all agreed that the Yellow Turban Army should have temporarily given up on attacking the county. Instead, it was very likely that the Yellow Turban Army would spread throughout the county and slowly encroach on the forces of Han Ting's faction!
Because of this, the three leaders of the county immediately decided to release a regional bounty mission within Juping County. Anyone who killed 100 Yellow Turban Army would be rewarded with 1 gold coin. Those who killed less than 100 Yellow Turban Army would not be rewarded. However, players could form parties to kill the Yellow Turban Army and the number of Yellow Turban Army they killed would be counted together!
There was no need to specifically accept this bounty mission. As long as they completed a certain number of missions, they would be able to receive the reward at the County Commandant's Office. This also saved them a lot of trouble. After all, many players were constantly surrounded or harassed by the Yellow Turban Army. It was impossible for them to go to other places to accept the mission!
After the defense of Juping County came to an end, Yang Rui was still worried about the safety of his territory. He immediately bade farewell to the three leaders of the county and brought his soldiers back to Big Mountain Town. Before he left, the leaders kept reminding Yang Rui not to tell anyone about the secret passage in Juping County.
On the way back to Big Mountain Town, Yang Rui realized that the mission box given to him by Wang Yue and Wang Ting could now be opened! Yang Rui couldn't help but open the brocade box and take out the silk mission scroll to check it.
"The Origin of the Qiang Tribe Side Mission: Conquer a small Qiang Tribe city within a year. When the time comes, you will receive a new mission notification. Mission Reward: Conquer a small Qiang Tribe city! Mission Penalty: If you are unable to conquer a small Qiang Tribe city within the time limit, your territory will be lowered by 3 levels! If your territory is lower than 3 levels (i.e., lower than an Advanced Village), you will lose your territory! "
The description of the mission was very simple. However, Yang Rui could not help but curse after reading it! This silk mission scroll was different from the others. Before he opened it, there was no notification. After he opened it, he realized that it was a time-limited mission. Moreover, it was to conquer a small Qiang Tribe city!
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