From the north gate to the west gate, and then to the south gate, Yang Rui took a look. It was just as the players he had met before had said. The Xiongnu and the punitive player forces outside the south gate were already facing each other from afar, as if they were about to attack.
There were at least four to five thousand Xiongnu outside the southern gate, and there were still many Xiongnu people rushing over from the south. Most of them were cavalry and mounted archers. The players had to face the pincer attack of the Xiongnu from the northern side of the old city. Most of them were infantry, and they lacked long-range attacks. It was quite troublesome.
Feeling that there was no need to get involved, Yang Rui circled around the city to the East Gate, and carefully inspected the situation of the Shuofang Old City.
The four gates of the Shuofang Old City were long gone, and the four gatehouses had completely collapsed. Only a small portion of the West Gate was left, and there were no traces of the original gatehouse. The walls were also bare, and there were no traces of parapets, so the walls had basically lost their defensive capabilities.
From the outside, the entire Shuofang Old City was left with only a framework, and it was no wonder that it was reduced to a large trading market. Of course, Yang Rui was unable to inspect the situation inside the Shuofang Old City, and he was not sure how many buildings were still intact.
Although most of the Shuofang Old City had been destroyed, its scale was still as imposing as before. Based on the size of the Shuofang Old City, Yang Rui estimated that it was at least a large scale city.
According to the herders, the Shuofang Old City was a very prosperous city during the Han Dynasty, and there were all kinds of functional buildings in the city. At that time, it was a very famous trading place for various races.
However, in the past seventy to eighty years. Due to the invasion of the Northern Sandstorm. The Shuofang Old City had been almost buried several times, and due to various interests and regional conflicts, the Shuofang Old City was slowly abandoned.
"Hah!"
"Clang clang... clang..."
"Kill!"
“.....”
By the time Yang Rui made his way to the South Gate, the Hun Tribe had already clashed with the players from the other factions. The thousands of Xiongnu outside the city were nothing much. Although the large group of cavalry charged here and there, and the mounted archers were holding the rear, their offensive power was not as great as the chaotic battle at the gate.
Outside the Shuofang Old City's South Gate, a red-clothed woman was riding at the front. Not a single enemy was able to block one or two of her attacks. The red-clothed woman held a long spear in her hand, and continuously thrust it outwards. Her speed was so fast that one could only see the shadows of the spear. Wherever the shadows of the spear passed, there would be a person who would fall to the ground in response to the momentum!
Yang Rui stopped his Flying Carpet and took advantage of the chaos to quietly join the crowd. He didn't use any special skills and just casually attacked. He easily broke through the Shuo Fang old city gate and stopped twenty to thirty meters away. Yang Rui saw the fierceness of the woman in red. Therefore, he only wanted to come over and take a look. He didn't have any intention of exchanging blows with him.
The distance closed. Yang Rui could clearly see the red-clothed woman's situation. Because the red-clothed woman was wearing a half mask and armor, her appearance couldn't be seen clearly. The most obvious thing was the spotless snow-white mount and the large spear that was even longer than her body. However, Yang Rui was shocked by the red-clothed woman's skills!
She was too strong! From Yang Rui's current position, he could see very clearly that the woman in red had not used any skills. The great spear in her hand seemed to be stabbing and sweeping randomly without any pattern. It even seemed to be powerless and light, but every time, there would be a player who would be knocked down with a single hit! Very easily!
It wasn't that Yang Rui had never seen a battle between experts. For example, his own general, Gao Shun, was a Level 1 historical general. However, even if Gao Shun were to personally take action, this would be the same, right?! Although Yang Rui had never seen Gao Shun fighting against ordinary soldiers, he had been extremely sharp when he had killed several generals around Qiu Linfeng, as well as when he had captured Qiu Linfeng!
Meanwhile, the red-clothed woman not far away made Yang Rui feel that she might also have the strength of a historical general! If he guessed correctly, this woman should be the daughter of the Great Danghu that the herdsman NPC had mentioned — Qiu Linyan!
With the current strength of the players, it was impossible for them to go against the red-clothed woman. Even if Yang Rui went up, he would probably be defeated in a few moves! Not only did Yang Rui see this, but the leaders of the various player factions also saw this clearly. Just as Yang Rui turned to leave, the surrounding players who were fighting also received orders and began to retreat to the east and west.
Yang Rui also blended into the crowd of players and quickly left the Shuofang old city's south gate, taking advantage of the chaos to head far west.
At the current stage, perhaps only Gao Shun, who was in Yang Rui's hands, could deal with this red-clothed woman, or rather, Qiu Linyan. The various player factions were almost helpless against her, unless they were willing to sacrifice themselves and use the human wave tactic to slowly exhaust her stamina and inner strength, slowly stacking her to death! However, they were currently limited by the number of people and definitely could not do that. Moreover, against some historical figures with powerful ultimate skills, the human wave tactic would probably be ineffective!
At this time, the sky was gradually darkening. Yang Rui's troops had been stationed in the north for almost a day. After Yang Rui withdrew from the chaotic battle, he used the Flying Carpet and quickly headed north. Although he had some thoughts about Shuofang old city, with the red-clothed woman's existence, it was likely that the other player factions would not occupy it for a while.
By the time Yang Rui spent about two hours to return to his camp from Shuofang old city, the sky was already completely dark. Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, Cheng Yu, and Sun Qian happened to be waiting for Yang Rui in the tent. Yang Rui also happened to explain the situation of his half a day of investigation to everyone.
It was worth mentioning that the tents that Yang Rui's troops were currently using were the talisman tents obtained from the Yellow Turban Rebellion storyline. Although these tents were mostly single-use items, they were fireproof and waterproof. In such a cold season, they could still be insulated from heat and cold. It was a very good essential item for marching troops! Yang Rui was thinking about asking Zhang Ning. He wanted to see if he could find the relevant production method from the >!
"The strength of the Qiulin Tribe is indeed not what we saw before. Moreover, after a day, the news of the Qiulin Tribe being attacked should have spread to the other Xiongnu tribes. Our chances of a surprise attack will be reduced and it is very likely that more Xiongnu reinforcements will appear in the direction of Shuofang old city …"
After listening to Yang Rui's words, Cheng Yu was the first to analyze. This was also what Yang Rui wanted. Since the punitive expedition against the Qiulin Tribe, the various player factions had different ideas. Yang Rui felt that he had lost the initiative and suddenness of the punitive expedition against the Xiongnu. He even felt that he had no clue about this punitive expedition. This was something that Yang Rui had not thought of before he started the punitive expedition.
In the end, it was still caused by Yang Rui's strength not being strong enough. If he could bring out 100,000 troops by himself, together with the two generals Gao Shun and Zhang Ning, as well as Cheng Yu and Sun Qian, the situation would be much better!
"However, this is not entirely a bad thing. If the Xiongnu forces of the other tribes are attracted by the few major factions, it may create an opportunity for our side. Therefore, Blazing Sun needs to find the core tent of the nearby Xiongnu tribes as soon as possible. When the time comes, we can act according to the circumstances. Although Blazing Sun is unable to use the power of the Inhumans, this can be considered as another form of 'borrowing power' … "
Cheng Yu continued. After hearing these few words, Yang Rui could not help but feel enlightened. Yang Rui had indeed not thought of this method of 'borrowing power'. This was the use of historical figures!
"Many thanks for Mr. Cheng's reminder. Mr. Cheng's words are extremely correct. Blazing Sun will naturally expand the search area tomorrow and find the closest Xiongnu core tent as soon as possible!" Yang Rui sincerely expressed his gratitude.
"Governor Blazing Sun, why don't you explore the north tomorrow? Since the east, south and west have already been explored by the governor, who knows if there might be some discoveries in the north. Moreover, the governor has the Flying Carpet in his hands. I believe that a mere barren desert would not be able to obstruct your footsteps … "
At this moment, Sun Qian who was sitting at the side also spoke up. Currently, Blazing Sun had been conferred the position of governor of Qing Province, while Sun Qian was the governor of Qing Province. In theory, he should be a subordinate of Yang Rui. Although Sun Qian had not agreed to this point, he still paid attention to his tone.
Sun Qian's reminder also gave Yang Rui quite a bit of inspiration. Just as Sun Qian had said, Yang Rui had the Flying Carpet in his hands. He basically did not have to worry about the danger of being trapped in the desert. This area was not a continuous stretch of desert. With Yang Rui's current inner strength, the Flying Carpet's range of movement should not be a problem for him to cross a mere stretch of desert.
After a night of cultivation to recover his inner strength, Yang Rui stepped onto the Flying Carpet the next day when the sky was only slightly bright. He headed straight for the north.
Before this, Yang Rui had never been to a desert, whether it was in reality or in the game. Now that he had just entered this desert region, Yang Rui knew how powerful the desert was. Let's not talk about other things for now. Just the terrain of the desert, Yang Rui sat on the Flying Carpet and looked down. He could only see that the sand dunes of various sizes were almost exactly the same. If he were to walk or ride a horse, it would definitely be very difficult to find the right direction!
At this moment, Yang Rui finally understood why there were no Xiongnu around this area. On one hand, there were very few aquatic plants nearby. More importantly, the desert to the north basically blocked most of the way out. It could be said that it was very inconvenient to move around!
Fortunately, Yang Rui had the Flying Carpet. Just like the last time Zhang Jiao used it, Yang Rui only needed to inject inner strength into it to drive the Flying Carpet forward. He did not care about its direction at all! As such, the Flying Carpet would fly forward in a straight line. Otherwise, if it interfered slightly, Yang Rui might deviate from his original direction!
Actually, Yang Rui did not spend much time traversing this desert. It only took him about two hours. However, this was the result of the Flying Carpet's 5 times horse speed. Yang Rui had a rough idea of the entire desert's width.
Before Yang Rui had completely charged out of the desert, a vast expanse of greenery entered his eyes. He did not expect that in such a bitterly cold season, there would actually be such a lush and verdant place in the north. If not for Yang Rui once again approaching to confirm, he would have thought that there was a mirage in the game!
When he was still a few li away, in order to avoid being discovered, Yang Rui kept the Flying Carpet. He followed the shady side of the sand dunes all the way to the lush and verdant land. When he was a few hundred meters away, Yang Rui stopped at the back of the last sand dune and crouched down to observe.
This was indeed an oasis. Accurately speaking, it was a rather large and narrow water hole. The surface of the water was misty and there was a considerable amount of water vapor rising into the air. Patches of greenery extended around the water hole and could be considered a part of this region's scenery.
However, Yang Rui was not attracted by the scenery in front of him. This was because not far behind the water hole, Yang Rui shockingly discovered another Xiongnu core tent. It was extremely similar to the Qiulin tribe's core tent! (To be continued …)
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