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After the Yellow Turban soldiers surged out of Guangzong's southern gates, they split into two like a flood. The ones at the very front were all the elite Fifth Grade Yellow Turban Strongmen under Zhang Jiao's command. There was no need to mention their offensive power!
At this moment, Yellow Scarf soldiers also charged over from the corners of the walls! Countless Yellow Scarf soldiers had already emerged from the east and west gates before the south gates of Guangzong had even been opened! Dong Zhuo's hundreds of thousands of soldiers had nowhere to retreat in the narrow area between the trenches and the walls. They were instantly thrown into chaos by the enemy on three sides!
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Even though there were plenty of Han Ting soldiers here, there were far more Yellow Scarf soldiers. Dong Zhuo's soldiers were quickly drowned by the sea of Yellow Scarf soldiers. Half of them were forced into the trenches by the Yellow Scarf soldiers and drowned to their deaths! In addition to Dong Zhuo's soldiers that had been trapped in the trenches, there were now tens of thousands of Han Ting soldiers drowning in the trenches!
"Zhang Jiao's evil arts have harmed us! I swear I will kill him with my own hands! "
Dong Zhuo could only watch as his soldiers were slaughtered from across the trenches. He paced around in the rain, but there was nothing he could do. All he could do was curse and swear!
The battle had started suddenly and ended just as quickly. In less than an hour, the Yellow Scarf soldiers had exterminated Dong Zhuo's hundreds of thousands of soldiers! No one knew what method the Yellow Scarf soldiers had used in this battle. They had summoned a torrent of water without any warning and used the trenches to cut off Dong Zhuo's retreat. It was a brilliant plan!
Dong Zhuo had suffered a crushing defeat. He had lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and many siege weapons in this battle. He had no choice but to retreat fifteen kilometers and set up camp to stabilize the morale of his soldiers before continuing the battle! At the same time, he had to get the craftsmen to replenish the siege weapons!
However, the craftsmen that Dong Zhuo had sent to assemble the siege weapons on the other side of the trench had all died. Dong Zhuo did not have enough craftsmen in his army. It was already very difficult for him to build a decent siege weapon like the previous one! Even ordinary siege weapons couldn't be created quickly. As a result, Dong Zhuo stayed there for more than ten days without moving!
As for Liu Bei's side, although they did not suffer many losses during the siege, Dong Zhuo took his anger out on them. Dong Zhuo ordered Liu Bei's troops to build siege weapons as well so that they could help him attack the city.
He did not know what Liu Bei was planning but he agreed. However, most of the soldiers in the army were players, and only a handful of them had the Blacksmith skill. Naturally, they wouldn't be able to produce many siege weapons!
At the same time, Dong Zhuo had also repeatedly requested the Left Assistant General Huangfu Song and Qi Commandant Cao Cao, who were stranded in Guangping City, to cooperate with him in attacking the city. However, Huangfu Song had used the excuse that there were many bandits in Guangping City and the road was blocked as an excuse to delay him. Dong Zhuo was so angry that he cursed loudly several times, but there was nothing he could do!
Putting aside the fact that the few bigwig-level NPCs were trying to shift the blame to each other, the one who was feeling the most comfortable right now was probably Yang Rui.
Ever since the storyline of the [Battle of Guang Zong] started, Yang Rui's Yellow Turban Soldiers started moving towards Guang Zong City. The density had dropped by a lot! Moreover, at the beginning of the storyline, players could enjoy double the Achievement Points and Contribution Points! Therefore, Yang Rui started to attack cities, wipe out the Yellow Turban Soldiers, and reclaim Han Ting's territory.
"System Notification: Congratulations on successfully killing 50 Yellow Turban Soldiers. Obtained 1 Storyline Mission Verification! Accumulation can be used to exchange for a Storyline Mission Special Item … "
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"System Notification: Congratulations on successfully reclaiming Han Ting's territory — Nandagang Village (Middle-Grade Village). Obtained 400 Achievement Points (Double), 400 Contribution Points (Double)!"
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Exterminating the Yellow Turban Soldiers and reclaiming lost territory would give him Achievement Points and Contribution Points. Moreover, they were both double. Therefore, Yang Rui's speed of accumulating Achievement Points and Contribution Points had increased by a lot! As Yang Rui continued to attack and reclaim territory after territory for Han Ting's camp. The above two types of System Notifications continuously appeared, almost never stopping!
The military strength that Yang Rui brought this time could not be compared to the previous two storylines. When the Yellow Turban Soldiers rushed to reinforce Guang Zong City, the density of the soldiers greatly decreased. Yang Rui no longer used a fixed territory as a base. Instead, he constantly moved forward, making full use of all his military strength.
During the day, Yang Rui divided most of the Beginner Generals and Soldiers into 17 groups. Yang Rui and the other 33 Beginner Generals would lead each group in pairs. Only Li Dong and the Tier-5 Bandit Leaders were left to rest in the storage ring, preparing for the night operation!
With the strength of Yang Rui's troops, Beginner Generals had two Beginner Generals. Every group would have two Junior Generals, and each group would have a considerable number of cavalry and archers. Thus, no matter if it was a battle or an attack on a territory, they would never be at a disadvantage!
When the 17 groups were fully deployed, they could cover a radius of tens of miles. Every time a Yellow Turban Soldier or a territory controlled by a Yellow Turban Soldier. Yang Rui's soldiers swept through the enemy's territory like lightning, crushing everything in their path. Their efficiency was extremely high!
At night, after Yang Rui had settled the soldiers down, he would have Li Dong lead thirty-eight Tier-5 Bandit Leaders to attack the Yellow Turban Forces around the villages that they were stationed in! Though the rewards obtained could not compare to the rewards obtained during the day, it was comparable to the rewards obtained during the previous two storylines! The Merit Points and Contribution Points obtained every night had reached over ten thousand points!
In addition to the thirty to forty thousand points obtained during the day, Yang Rui was able to obtain over fifty thousand Merit Points and Contribution Points every day! After ten days of this, Yang Rui's total Merit Points and Contribution Points had both exceeded three million points! As the density of the Yellow Turban forces in the eastern part of Guangzong was much higher than when Yang Rui conquered Yan Province, his efficiency was at least two times higher now, even without the help of Cheng Yu's powerful skills!
After ten days, Yang Rui's range of activity in the eastern part of Guangzong had expanded to include Anping, Qinghe, and Guantao, clearing out a large area of empty territory for the Yellow Turban Faction!
It was worth mentioning that Yang Rui would often encounter Yellow Turban Faction players during this process. These players were probably active in the area after accepting a certain storyline quest. Though Yang Rui did not interact with other players, due to their opposing factions, the Yellow Turban Faction players that Yang Rui ran into did not escape his wrath!
As a result, information about Yang Rui was gradually dug out by these Yellow Turban Faction players. Information about Yang Rui could be found everywhere on the forums, and there were many complaints about Yang Rui! In addition, the Hanting Faction players claimed that they had seen Yang Rui at Liu Bei's place, and the news that Yang Rui had one thousand and five hundred Fourth Grade knights, and that Yang Rui was once addressed as' General 'by Liu Bei, made Yang Rui a celebrity among the players!
This was the opposite of Yang Rui's original intention. However, it was inevitable! Of course, many players did not believe these 'rumors'. They had sufficient reasons to prove that it was impossible for players to obtain Fourth Grade knights at this stage of the game, let alone one thousand and five hundred of them! Many players speculated that Yang Rui was only borrowing the strength of the NPCs to complete a quest, and this theory received widespread support!
After Dong Zhuo retreated and reorganized his army for half a month, many siege weapons had been produced. The morale of his soldiers had also recovered. Dong Zhuo hurriedly pushed the frontline to the side of the trench and requested Liu Bei's army to surround Guangzong City and participate in the siege as well!
There was a reason for Dong Zhuo's anxiousness. Ever since he was defeated by Zhang Jiao, news of his defeat had been spread back to the capital. At the moment, it was being covered up by a few attendants. Emperor Han Ling was probably the only one in Luoyang who was kept in the dark!
Fortunately, Dong Zhuo had bribed the attendants. Otherwise, Dong Zhuo might have been sent back to Luoyang like Lu Zhi! Thus, Dong Zhuo urgently needed a victory to prove himself. At the same time, Dong Zhuo was very dissatisfied with Zhang Jiao after his defeat last time. He wanted to defeat Zhang Jiao very much!
Thus, Dong Zhuo hurriedly resumed his attack after half a month. At the moment, the trench was still filled with water. On the other side of the trench were patrolling Yellow Turban Soldiers. It was not easy to cross this hundred-meter-wide trench!
For the past ten days, Dong Zhuo had been thinking about how to cross this trench. In the end, he returned to using wooden boats to build the pontoon bridge. At this time, Dong Zhuo had sent out groups of soldiers to carry out the wooden boats that he had built over the past few days. One by one, they were thrown onto the surface of the trench and then connected with ropes.
In the beginning, everything went smoothly. When the wooden pontoon bridge was two-thirds of the way through the trench, the Yellow Turban Archers could already effectively attack Dong Zhuo's soldiers. Dong Zhuo could only send shieldbearers to hold the front and send archers to suppress the Yellow Turban Archers. Only then could the construction of the pontoon bridge continue.
As a result, the losses were greatly reduced. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Soldiers who were defending the trench suffered a lot of damage! The Yellow Turban Soldiers on the other side seemed to feel that the situation was hopeless. They gave up on defending the trench and retreated into Guangzong City. Dong Zhuo was naturally overjoyed when he saw this. He immediately ordered the construction of the pontoon bridge to speed up. In less than four hours, the wide pontoon bridge had covered the surface of the trench. When the soldiers walked on it, they only swayed a little. It was as if they were walking on flat ground.
With the road clear, Dong Zhuo was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he first invited Liu Bei's army to the south of the city as a backup.
According to Dong Zhuo's original plan, Liu Bei should also build pontoon bridges outside the north gate of Guangzong City and attack the city together with the south gate of the city. However, the number of wooden boats and siege weapons that Liu Bei's army could build was limited. It was impossible to achieve Dong Zhuo's plan. Dong Zhuo could only move his army to the south of the city.
Originally, Dong Zhuo wanted to use Liu Bei's Army as the vanguard to attack the city. However, Liu Bei used the excuse that the Revolutionary Army was too weak and would delay the battle. Dong Zhuo rejected the idea.
Although Dong Zhuo was angry, he did not care too much about it. In his opinion, it was not a bad thing to leave the other three sides of the city and attack the south of the city alone. It was a good opportunity to open the net. Perhaps the Yellow Turban Soldiers would immediately flee when they saw the ferocity of their attack.
However, when the siege began, the situation was not as simple as Dong Zhuo had imagined. The Yellow Turban Soldiers in Guangzong City were the elites of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. How could they flee so easily? The siege lasted from morning until night. It was a stalemate. On the contrary, Dong Zhuo's side suffered heavy casualties.
If it was a battle on flat ground, Dong Zhuo would be an expert. However, as he had always been in the northwest, he was not good at sieges. After three days, Dong Zhuo did his best but the south of Guangzong City was still defended by the Yellow Turban Soldiers. On the other hand, Dong Zhuo's army suffered heavy casualties every day. If it was not for Liu Bei's army, the Yellow Turban Soldiers would have considered a counterattack.
"Now that the bandits are defending well, Guangzong City seems to be unshakeable. Why don't you take a step back and besiege them for a few months to cut off their food supplies? Although Guangzong City is strong, it will fall by itself!" Liu Bei advised Dong Zhuo.
"Hmph! What an ignorant man! What an ignorant man! You are jackals of the same tribe as Lu Zhi! You only know how to besiege and besiege! We are real men who are capable of cleaving thousands of soldiers and maneuvering unhindered. Why would we do what that woman did?! "
Dong Zhuo was still angry when he failed to take Guangzong City. Liu Bei's advice was only met with ridicule. Since then, Liu Bei did not say anything else.
Another two days passed and the Han Ting Army was still unable to break through. At noon, a Taoist appeared on the south gate of Guangzong City. This person was tall and thin. His face was thin and his eyes were filled with disdain. His robes fluttered in the wind, giving him a celestial aura.
After this person appeared, he held a slender wooden sword in one hand and a talisman in the other. When the talisman reached a high point in the air, this person pointed with the wooden sword, and a row of long fireballs exploded out of thin air. Then, they spread out and fell down! Looking at the position where the fireballs fell, it was just enough to cover the entire trench.
"Puff … puff … puff …"
After the row of fireballs fell into the trench, they ignited and burned the wooden pontoon bridges that Dong Zhuo had built. The fire was so strong that it seemed to be able to ignite the water in the trench. Outside the south of the city, all the pontoon bridges had turned into a fire dragon.
"Ah!"
“...”
"Fire! Fire! "
"Run!"
Dong Zhuo's soldiers who were crossing the river on the pontoon bridges were not spared. They were immediately burned clean. Some of the soldiers did not even have time to make a sound. The rest of the soldiers did not know what to do. It was already too late to save them.
The appearance of the fire dragon cut off the communication between Dong Zhuo's soldiers on both sides of the trench. The number of Dong Zhuo's soldiers who were besieging the city was more than a hundred thousand. These soldiers had lost their way out.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
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