Next, Yang Rui clapped his hands and used the Auxiliary River Construction Blueprint, mobilizing all the thousands of Liegeman in the city and the ten thousand First Grade Yellow Turban Soldiers that Zhang Ning had converted into. All of them were thrown into the large-scale construction.
Even though the Auxiliary River Construction Blueprint did not belong to the Three Kingdoms and was considered a special building, its construction process was similar to the Three Kingdoms' buildings. After using it, the construction process and standards were already set. All that was left to do was to follow the system's instructions step by step. Moreover, a building of this level did not require the help of professionals. An ordinary Liegeman could complete it.
The only thing to take note of was that the Western Qiang rebels would launch a counterattack every 6 hours. Yang Rui had to stop these rebels in advance, or he could just stop them and wait for the rebels to be defeated before he could start building. However, if he did so, the Western Qiang rebels would more or less cause some damage to the structure of the Auxiliary River. Even though it would not cause the construction to fail, it would affect its future function.
Thus, after using the construction blueprint, Yang Rui brought Zhang Ning, all the beginner generals, and forty-two Fifth Grade bandit leaders out of the city. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Western Qiang rebels were still weak to stop them from approaching the city. Only the archers and foot soldiers were left to guard the city. As the Western Qiang rebels would launch a counterattack at a fixed time, there was no need to worry about the safety of the city, even though there was no one to command the soldiers.
Based on the estimated progress of the construction of the auxiliary river, it would take around twelve to fourteen hours to complete. It would take no more than sixteen hours at most, so Yang Rui would only need to stop two waves of attacks from the Qiang rebels.
Next would be the sixth and seventh waves of the Western Qiang rebels' counterattack. The enemy's military strength was around 7500 and 11,000 points. Using the strength of the beginner generals and Zhang Ning's support, it would not be too difficult to eliminate these two waves of Western Qiang rebels.
After leaving the city, Yang Rui immediately sent out all the Fifth Grade bandit leaders to search for any Western Qiang rebels that might appear in the vicinity of Joy City. That way, they would be able to grasp the rebel army's movements as soon as possible.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Blazing Sun for raiding the South Tower Advanced Village. Reward: 22 gold coins, 56 silver coins, 74 copper coins!"
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"System Notification: Congratulations, you have received 1 verification of the Western Qiang Rebel Army mission."
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On the other hand, Yang Rui led a group of Beginner Generals to sweep through the Western Qiang rebel army's territories. Even if the skill books, equipment, and other items were not of much interest to him, at least there were still gold coins to be earned after looting. At the same time, he could also eliminate some of the unstable factors around Joy City. Most importantly, the 'Western Qiang Rebel Army Extermination Mission Verification' was quite valuable. During the 6 hours of Western Qiang rebel army's counterattack, Yang Rui used it to farm the rebel army's soldiers and territories.
Nearly six hours had passed. Yang Rui had once again swept through the rebel army's territories within a radius of thirty to forty kilometers around Joy City. He had obtained quite a number of Beginner Skill Books, equipment, and other items. He had also obtained over five hundred gold coins! At the same time, even though clearing out the rebel army's territories could not delay their counterattack, it did provide Yang Rui with some space to move around.
During this time, the construction of the 'Auxiliary River' had only begun to take shape. The gap on the east side of Joy City that was not surrounded by the lake was at least forty to fifty kilometers wide. Even with over ten thousand Yellow Scarf Soldiers and Liegeman working together, there was still a limit to the manpower allocated to each unit. Thus, only a rough outline of the 'Auxiliary River' could be seen.
Before the sixth wave of Western Qiang rebels arrived, Yang Rui had already received news from the bandit leaders that all the Yellow Scarf Soldiers and Liegeman involved in the construction of the 'Auxiliary River' had been sent back to Joy City. At the same time, Yang Rui had already led Zhang Ning and a group of Beginner Generals to kill small groups of Western Qiang rebels.
These small groups of Western Qiang rebels consisted of tens to hundreds of people, with the highest grade among them being Tier-3. With the help of Zhang Ning's' Calm 'skill, their defense had increased by over a hundred. The defense of the 20 Beginner Generals was increased by 100%. At the same time, their Inner Strength was also increased by 100%. In addition, the Western Qiang soldiers did not have high attack, so these Beginner Generals did not have to worry about defense. They only had to attack and use their special skills!
In this way, the efficiency of Yang Rui and the rest in stopping the enemy was very high. Moreover, these Beginner Generals all had their own horses. Their mobility was also very high. Thus, before the Western Qiang rebels had gathered, Yang Rui had already eliminated eighty to ninety percent of the sixth wave of Western Qiang rebels. Most of these rebels that came to gather were wiped out by the sudden appearance of Yang Rui and the rest when they were dozens of miles away from Joy City.
The remaining Western Qiang rebel soldiers were less than four to five hundred men after they had regrouped. Yang Rui had blocked them off near their meeting point, so their strength was no longer a threat. They were not much stronger than the scattered rebel soldiers they had previously eliminated. Yang Rui led a group of Beginner Generals and charged forward. Similarly, with the help of Zhang Ning's' Calm 'skill, the Western Qiang rebels were wiped out in just a few moments!
At this point, the sixth wave of Western Qiang rebels had been successfully stopped by Yang Rui. Not a single rebel soldier was even able to get within twenty miles of Joy City!
After this round of Western Qiang rebels had ended. Yang Rui once again mobilized the ten thousand First Grade Yellow Turban Soldiers and several thousand Liegeman in the city to continue the construction of the 'auxiliary river'. Among them, the ten thousand Yellow Turban Soldiers knew that they had won the battle and their morale had increased significantly. Their construction efficiency had also increased significantly.
With such construction efficiency, the construction of the 'auxiliary river' was indeed much faster in the following six hours. By the time the seventh wave of Western Qiang rebels arrived, the construction of the 'auxiliary river' had already reached thirty percent. The surface of the canal was already ten meters wide and one meter deep. Even though it wouldn't be of much use in stopping the enemy, Yang Rui didn't withdraw the ten thousand men who were digging the canal back into the city. Instead, he only allowed them to continue the construction near the 'auxiliary river', avoiding the side where the enemy might come in contact with them.
Yang Rui naturally knew what to do with this arrangement. After the sixth wave of Western Qiang rebels' counterattack, Yang Rui knew the strength of the enemy like the back of his hand. This time, not only did Yang Rui lead a group of Beginner Generals to engage in guerilla warfare against the Western Qiang rebels, he also mobilized all the Fourth Grade Archers to patrol the area outside the 'auxiliary river' that was under construction to stop the Western Qiang rebels.
With familiarity, the number of Western Qiang rebels that Yang Rui and Zhang Ning killed had increased by seventy to eighty percent. Of course, this also had to do with the fact that the smaller groups of rebels were more concentrated, allowing Yang Rui to save a lot of time in searching for and pursuing targets.
By the time the seventh wave of rebel soldiers had finally gathered, there were only a thousand of them! The Western Qiang rebels in this wave weren't very powerful either. The highest grade among them was only Third Grade. This was similar to the situation that Yang Rui faced when defending the advanced village for the eleventh wave. At that time, it was only after the tenth wave that the Western Qiang rebels began to sporadically show signs of Fourth Grade soldiers, Archers and Beginner Generals.
Even though the enemy had a large number of soldiers, there weren't any Generals or Soldiers that could pose a threat. Yang Rui continued to use Zhang Ning and the other Generals to engage the enemy head-on. Zhang Ning might be an Intelligence-type expert, but she had the protection of the Heavenly Spirit Set, which was like a tortoise shell. She was basically unharmed. Yang Rui and the others had also been paying attention to her, keeping her at the center of the formation to ensure her safety. At the same time, it allowed her to cast her skills without worry.
With the help of Zhang Ning's' Calm 'skill, even though this battle took a lot longer than before, they were still able to defeat the enemy without suffering any losses. In less than fifteen minutes, Yang Rui and the others had exterminated the one thousand Western Qiang rebels.
In the next six hours, the 'Auxiliary River' was almost half completed. Moreover, from the eighth to the tenth wave, Yang Rui didn't recall the Liegeman and the ten thousand First Grade Yellow Turban Soldiers from the construction of the 'Auxiliary River'. During the night, these people were divided into two or three waves, taking turns to rest and construct the 'Auxiliary River'. This was to ensure that the construction of the 'Auxiliary River' was continuous.
However, from the eighth wave onwards, Yang Rui and the Western Qiang rebels had been fighting at night. To be safe, Yang Rui didn't let his guard down. While he continued to kill small groups of rebels, Yang Rui would let Zhang Ning use the 'Heavenly Fire Rain' skill whenever he discovered the enemy's main force.
Once Zhang Ning's powerful skill was used, half of the enemy would be wiped out in an instant. The remaining defeated soldiers were mostly injured and were no longer a concern. They were all wiped out by Yang Rui at lightning speed!
"System Notification: Congratulations, you have once again repelled the Western Qiang Rebel Army's counterattack for 10 consecutive rounds, making an outstanding contribution to the Great Han Empire's defense and expansion. Player Lie Yang is specially rewarded with 500 gold coins as encouragement …"
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"System Notification: Congratulations on repelling the Western Qiang rebels for the tenth wave of counterattacks. In the next six hours, the Western Qiang rebels in the surrounding territories will launch the 11th wave of counterattacks on the town you occupied — — Horse Slope. Please prepare your defenses."
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As the waves of Western Qiang rebels were defeated by Yang Rui, the monetary rewards given by the system gradually increased. When Yang Rui was about to face the 11th wave of counterattacks, the construction of the 'Auxiliary River' was finally 99% complete. A 50-60 meter wide, 7-8 meter deep ditch appeared in front of Yang Rui. The last step was to connect the ditch with the Half Moon Lake, and this step was only a matter of minutes!
After several waves of Western Qiang rebels, although Yang Rui and the rest had rested a few times, it was inevitable that they were exhausted. As the 'Auxiliary River' was about to be completed, Yang Rui didn't choose to take the initiative to go out and stop the enemy. Instead, he waited for the Western Qiang rebels to arrive.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Blazing Sun for the construction of the 'Auxiliary River'. Due to the special location of the construction, when player Blazing Sun loses the right to occupy Le Du City, the 'Auxiliary River' will also disappear …"
Never did he expect that the 'Auxiliary River' that he spent so much effort to build was actually a temporary structure. Yang Rui couldn't help but feel helpless.
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