After understanding Yang Rui's territory, Wei Tang Village, Jiang Ji's Wutun Town, Sun Qian's understanding of Yang Rui's strength had increased greatly. His view of Yang Rui had also changed.
When they finally returned to Da Shan Town, they followed Cheng Yu's suggestion and went to Xiamo Village in Gourd Valley. They found Prince An Ping Liu Xu's residence and drank a few cups with him.
Sun Qian was also very surprised at the existence of Xiamo Village. However, he admired the environment of Xiamo Village even more. Ever since they entered Gourd Valley, Sun Qian kept nodding his head. The clean and warm environment of Gourd Valley was very beneficial to him.
From the conversation between Sun Qian and Cheng Yu, it could be seen that the two of them admired the environment of Gourd Valley. As such, Yang Rui noted this down and prepared to build two straw huts beside the lake for the two of them to stay in.
"The Lieyang Provincial Governor's expedition against the Xiongnu this time is a magnificent feat that benefits our race. If Provincial Governor is able to conquer one or two of the core tents, Sun Qian is willing to follow Provincial Governor in the future and coordinate the affairs of Green Province!"
After a few rounds of drinking, Sun Qian suddenly raised his cup and said something to Yang Rui. Following which, Yang Rui received a system notification.
"System Notification: Do you accept the historical figure Sun Qian's follower quest?"
It actually gave out a quest just like that?! It should have been Yang Rui's performance and Cheng Yu's help that had an effect?
After Yang Rui heard the system notification, he naturally chose to accept the quest. Sun Qian was a very valuable historical figure. If he could obtain his allegiance, he would definitely be a great help to Yang Rui! Moreover, in the current stage of the game. Any historical figure was an extremely rare resource. Subduing any one of them was an extremely important matter!
However, after looking carefully, Yang Rui realized that Sun Qian had only given him a follower quest. It was the same as when Wang Hai followed Yang Rui. He wasn't directly subdued by Yang Rui.
However, since Sun Qian was willing to give out a follower quest, it would be a foundation for Yang Rui to subdue him in the future. This point had been proven by Wang Hai before. However, the difficulty of the final quest should be extremely high!
No matter what. Sun Qian's follower quests were all very meaningful! Sun Qian raised his cup as he spoke spoke, he raised his cup towards Yang Rui. At the same time, Yang Rui chose to accept the follower quest quest, and at the same time, he returned toasted Sun Qian.
From then on, the atmosphere became more relaxed as they drank. If there was anyone present who couldn't let go, it would be Anping Wang Liu Xu. This time, Emperor Han Ling's reward ceremony had already made clear the punishment for Anping Wang Liu Xu — his title of Anping Wang Liu Xu would be stripped and he would be arrested and executed!
After Yang Rui and the others returned from the imperial city of Luoyang, Liu Xu learned of the punishment that Emperor Han Ling had given him. He was so scared that his old face turned pale! It could be said that after Emperor Han Ling announced this punishment, Liu Xu had completely changed from a Wang Liu Xu to a wanted criminal.
However, Liu Xu slowly thought it through. Who cared if he was wanted or not. As long as he didn't leave Yang Rui's territory of Mountain City, so what if Emperor Han Ling wanted him?! At most, his reputation would suffer a lot. And in the current situation where he was wanted, Liu Xu knew that reputation was no longer of any use …
What Liu Xu could do now. Was to maintain a good relationship with Yang Rui so that he could stay in Mountain City and not be chased away by Yang Rui. It could be said that Yang Rui had become Liu Xu's last protective umbrella. Once he left this territory, it was very likely that he would be captured and executed by Emperor Han Ling in the next moment!
Because of this. Liu Xu was already considering if he should pay some price to Yang Rui at the critical moment. Even if he was captured and detained by Yang Rui for a long time. Under Yang Rui's countless questions, he didn't reveal any information. In fact, there was still a big secret hidden deep in his heart …
That night, after drinking, they left Gourd Cave. At the same time, Yang Rui also prepared a residence for Sun Qian. It was not far from Mountain City's City Lord's Mansion. It was adjacent to Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, and Zhang Ning's residence so that it would be convenient for them to communicate.
Two days later, the reward ceremony mission had ended. Many members of the major player organizations had also returned from the Imperial City of Luoyang to their respective territories. The leaders of these player organizations had also contacted Yang Rui. Finally, with Trace Dragon Soul as the representative, Yang Rui set a new time to go on a punitive expedition against the Xiongnu.
According to the two's agreement, the six major player organizations would mobilize their respective forces to the vicinity of Mountain City in the next three days. Three days later, the punitive expedition against the Xiongnu would officially begin.
The number of troops dispatched by the six major player organizations was up to them to negotiate. Although Yang Rui wasn't clear about the details of the negotiation, he knew that the major player organizations were competing to dispatch more troops! During the mission period, it was likely that whoever had a stronger military force would have a greater right to speak!
As the initiator of the mission, Yang Rui voluntarily gave up a number of quotas after learning of the wishes of the major player organizations. In the end, he decided to only bring three thousand soldiers to participate in the punitive expedition against the Xiongnu. The remaining 97000 quotas were left for the other six player organizations.
Yang Rui's actions aroused the suspicions of the six leaders. Could it be that the upcoming punitive expedition against the Xiongnu was risky or that there wasn't much to gain? However, these thoughts only flashed through their minds for a moment. In the end, Yang Rui's actions were mostly interpreted as a sign of compromise and goodwill towards the six major player organizations!
In truth, Yang Rui's actions were neither to avoid danger nor to express goodwill. He had his own difficulties. Yang Rui's current forces, including the ten thousand Second Grade Yellow Scarf Soldiers, only amounted to a total of 23000 men. Of these, only thirty percent were soldiers of higher grades. These soldiers were the main force defending Yang Rui's territories!
As such, the number of troops Yang Rui could mobilize was extremely limited. Even if he brought a lot of low-grade soldiers with him, they wouldn't be of much use. In the end, most of the three thousand soldiers that Yang Rui brought with him were Fourth Grade cavalry. There were over two thousand of them!
Cavalry was an important military force under Yang Rui's command. However, they couldn't be used to their full potential in a defensive battle. As such, Yang Rui brought all two thousand Fourth Grade cavalry with him. These cavalry were meant to be trained on the vast plains!
The remaining forces that Yang Rui brought with him included fifty-two Fifth Grade archers, forty-two Fifth Grade bandit leaders, and eight hundred Fourth Grade archers. Even so, Yang Rui had no choice but to make another trip to Joy City to organize the forces.
Comparatively speaking, of all the territories and strongholds that Yang Rui owned, Joy City was the most unknown. Even though it was deep in the heart of the Western Qiang rebels, it had become Yang Rui's safest territory due to the existence of a peace treaty with the Western Qiang rebels. As such, Yang Rui only kept the minimum number of soldiers here for defense. Yang Rui brought the archers and most of the beginner generals back to Big Mountain City. Only three beginner generals and the rest of the infantry remained in Joy City.
Fortunately, there were also four historical figures – Cheng Yu, Gao Shun, Sun Qian, and Zhang Ning – accompanying Yang Rui on this trip. Naturally, the role that they could play was self-evident! It was worth mentioning that when Zuo Feng met with Yang Rui, he only handed over eleven sets of ingredients for the Asahi Pill to Yang Rui and asked him to supervise Zhang Ning in the process of refining the Asahi Pill. As for Yang Rui's request to bring Zhang Ning on a mission, Zuo Feng readily agreed.
In fact, Zuo Feng's attitude did not affect Yang Rui's decision. Even though Zhang Ning had agreed to help him refine the pill, she was not solely under his control. When Yang Rui mentioned this matter to Zuo Feng, it was only to inform him that Zhang Ning had already left Joy City. Otherwise, if Zuo Feng went to Joy City midway and did not see Zhang Ning, it might affect his impression of Yang Rui. This was not something that Yang Rui was happy to see. Based on Zuo Feng's recent performance, this little eunuch could still play a significant role.
Apart from this, Yang Rui also brought along eighty junior generals. Currently, Yang Rui had over a hundred junior generals under his command. Yang Rui left behind ten junior generals in Dashan City and Wutun Town of Jiang Ji for defense. At the same time, he also left behind a few junior generals in other places. The remaining junior generals were all brought along by Yang Rui.
With Yang Rui's current military strength, the various ranks of archers should have a certain advantage over the Xiongnu soldiers. However, for the safety of the various territories, especially the safety of Dashan City, Yang Rui still left the majority of his archers in Dashan City and Wutun Town of Jiang Ji.
The few checkpoints in Dashan City had already reached the intermediate checkpoint. With the assistance of the junior generals and large numbers of archers, it was not too difficult to defend them. As for Wutun Town of Jiang Ji and the other territories and strongholds, the chances of them becoming targets of attack were not high.
Coincidentally, in the process of waiting for the six large player organizations to mobilize their troops, Yang Rui coincidentally opened the brocade box mission he obtained during the Battle of Juming. This brocade box mission was actually similar to the 'Origin of the Qiang Tribe' from before. It was also a racial origin mission and coincided with Yang Rui's current punitive expedition against the Xiongnu!
"Origin of the Xiongnu Side Mission: Within a year, attack a core tent. When the time comes, you will receive a new mission notification. Mission Reward: Corresponding reputation points, monetary rewards, and temporary use of the core tent of the Xiongnu! Mission Penalty: If you are unable to attack a small Qiang Tribe city within the stipulated time, your main territory will be lowered by three levels! If your territory is lower than three levels (i.e. lower than an advanced village), you will directly lose your main territory! "
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