The successful conquest of Xingyang City had not only earned Yang Rui and his vassals a certain amount of capital, but Yang Rui himself had also obtained quite a lot. This included eight sets of beginner and intermediate general skill books and equipment, over thirty skill books for Fifth Grade soldiers, over three hundred skill books for Fourth Grade soldiers, as well as gold coins, blueprints, resources, and other items.
Unfortunately, the main general of Dong Zhuo's faction had probably escaped from the west gate of Xingyang City. As a result, Yang Rui did not even have the chance to meet him.
Xingyang City had been conquered by the Anti-Dong Alliance. It could be said that the vassals had obtained a stronghold that could directly threaten Hulao Pass. After a discussion with the other seven vassals, Yang Rui sent a messenger to Yuan Shao to report the news of the battle of Xingyang City.
After that, Yang Rui arranged for the vassals to temporarily settle down in Xingyang City and the surrounding villages and towns. At this point, the various vassals seeking Dong finally had a fixed forward base.
However, Sun Jian did not retreat to Xingyang City after his defeat. When Sun Jian's army passed by earlier, Xingyang City was still in the hands of Dong Zhuo's faction. It was normal that he did not choose to retreat in this direction.
The scouts that Yang Rui had sent out to investigate had reported that after Sun Jian had been defeated, he had led his troops to quickly retreat in the direction of Zhongmou. As he was unable to determine the final location of his troops, Yang Rui did not pay any more attention to Sun Jian's troops.
At this moment, the player army led by Predator Sword and the others had already reached the Blackmountain Army. This could be seen from the increasing contribution points of Yang Rui's army. At the same time, the contribution points and achievement points of the leaders of player organizations such as Dragon Soul and Predator Sword were also increasing rapidly. The top dozen names on the two leaderboards were already occupied by the leaders of these organizations. Moreover, the gap between them and Yang Rui, who was at the top of the leaderboards, was also closing.
After Yang Rui had settled down his army and the other seven vassals' armies. He was also considering taking advantage of this opportunity to make a move in Luoyang. However, the current military strength of Spirit Condensation Mountain Village was only 6,500 Fifth Grade warriors. Yang Rui planned to send some more troops over before taking action.
Previously, Yang Rui had been delayed in attacking Xue Yang City. Therefore, he didn't have the time to transport troops again. Now that he was free, he could take care of this matter. However, as Yang Rui had left his navy on the bank of the lower Yellow River when he attacked Mengyang City, it was slightly inconvenient for him to transport his army.
Yang Rui had racked his brains for the transportation of the soldiers. The most effective method he could think of was to lead the soldiers from the north of Xuanyang City to the shore of the Yellow River, and then return to the downstream to lead his fleet up. Not to mention how much effort it took. The area from Xue Yang City to the bank of the Yellow River was still under the control of Dong Zhuo's camp. Accidents were bound to happen during the journey.
However, Yang Rui had a flash of inspiration while he was thinking. He thought of a good idea. Yang Rui had always set the starting point of the transportation of the soldiers at Xue Yang City. In truth, it was a restriction to his thinking. Since he was going to transport the soldiers, why not set them somewhere near the Yellow River?
Yang Rui could think this way because he had received inspiration from Sun Jian. Sun Jian hadn't met up with the other vassals after his two defeats. Of course, part of the reason was because he was in a hurry, but there were other considerations as well.
If he met up with the other vassals, his safety would be guaranteed. However, his freedom would be greatly restricted. How could he have the freedom to lead an army alone? Moreover, the dozen vassals might be powerful. However, the vassals were thinking too much about their own interests. This had a significant impact on the normal process of asking for Dong Zhuo's help!
"Everyone, I've thought about it. The results we've achieved since we joined forces against Dong Zhuo are truly embarrassing. As such, I wish to mobilize the army to Hulao Pass. What do you all think?"
Yang Rui once again gathered the seven feudal lords and spoke with a strong sense of righteousness.
"This …"
"General Blazing Sun, this is …"
"Why does Blazing Sun …"
"…"
Yang Rui's attitude had always been to wait for Yuan Shao and the others to move together. When the seven vassals heard the meaning of Yang Rui's words, they couldn't help but be puzzled by the sudden change in attitude of Yang Rui. After a series of whispers, no one took the initiative to support Yang Rui's decision to send the troops!
"Blazing Sun has already understood everyone's attitude. Since the vassals are not willing to send troops to cooperate with Blazing Sun, I will send the troops alone!" Yang Rui had already flicked his sleeves and left the county magistrate's office in Xue Yang City.
When the bystanders saw his words and actions, they naturally felt that Yang Rui was angry because the vassals weren't cooperating. Even people like Yuan Yi were gloating in their hearts. In everyone's opinion, Yang Rui's decision to send the troops alone wasn't any better than Sun Jian's!
However, Yang Rui had successfully achieved his goal of breaking away from the vassals. This was something that no one had expected …
After Yang Rui returned to his own camp, he began to order his troops to prepare to move out. As for the CU Alliance, Yang Rui directly told them the truth. He stated that he was going to station his troops on the banks of the Yellow River and would only listen to their opinions on whether they wanted to go together.
"Scorching Sun's plan is in line with my intentions. There are so many people here in Xue Yang City, and they all have nothing to do. I originally wanted to suggest that Scorching Sun head to the vicinity of Hulao Pass. That way, he can increase the efficiency of farming Merit and points.
Although more than half of our players have been transferred away, the remaining players are still farming near Xue Yang City. This is far from enough. Now that Blazing Sun wants to leave, it is in line with my intentions. If it isn't inconvenient for Scorching Sun, we are willing to move together with Scorching Sun.
I believe that with our strength, as long as we don't directly clash with Hulao Pass, we will be able to establish ourselves anywhere in the Guan Dong region! "
Although the CU Alliance was only a university student, he was the leader of a player organization. Whether it was in terms of knowledge or scheming, he was on par with the leaders of other player organizations. His plan was in line with Yang Rui's.
Therefore, after Yang Rui reorganized his troops, he and the CU Alliance left Xue Yang City and headed north towards the Yellow River. Along the way, the players in Yang Rui's camp excitedly charged at the very front. They were very active in clearing out the surrounding forces of Dong Zhuo's camp.
"General Blazing Sun, please wait! I, Ding Yuan, am willing to go with you! "
Not long after Yang Rui's troops left Xue Yang City, another group of troops arrived. It turned out that when Ding Yuan saw that Yang Rui had reorganized his troops and left Xue Yang City, he also came over to help Yang Rui.
Yang Rui could only smile bitterly to himself at Ding Yuan's actions. He originally thought that it would be much more convenient to move alone, but he didn't expect to be followed by a group of troops! However, Ding Yuan's goal was to help, so Yang Rui couldn't persuade him to return. Following this, the two groups of troops joined forces and headed towards the Yellow River to set up camp.
The distance from the north of Xue Yang City to the Yellow River wasn't very far. Even though the movement speed of the troops had decreased, it only took them half a day. Yang Rui chose an open area near the Yellow River to set up camp. Then, he used the Flying Carpet to smoothly travel down the Yellow River and lead the fleet that was previously stationed downstream to the Yellow River near the new camp.
What Yang Rui didn't know was that after Yuan Shao received the news that the Vassals had attacked Xue Yang City, almost at the same time that Yang Rui was leading the fleet, Yuan Shao had already set up camp near Guandu and headed straight for Xue Yang City.
After separating from the other Vassals, Yang Rui had a lot more freedom to move around. Especially after the fleet arrived, Yang Rui began to transport troops to Spirit Condensation Mountain Village. The CU Alliance and the other players were farming merits and points near the camp. Ding Yuan didn't say anything just because Yang Rui didn't attack Hulao Pass. For him, it didn't matter where he set up camp.
Due to the reduced distance, Yang Rui could transport troops to Mount Beimang once every two days. Each time, he could transport around three thousand five hundred soldiers. After a dozen days of this, Yang Rui had already transported half of the Iron Guards to Mount Beimang. The number of soldiers stationed in Spirit Condensation Mountain Village was now close to 30000. Apart from the six thousand five hundred Fifth Grade Vassals that Yang Rui had transported, Yang Rui had transported another 20000 Fifth Grade Iron Guards!
Although the surface forces of Dong Zhuo's faction had intercepted and harassed Yang Rui's fleet several times during the transportation process, they were nothing more than food for Yang Rui's fleet. All of them were neutralized by Yang Rui's battleships and one thousand five hundred Fourth Grade Water Soldiers.
Water Soldiers were scarce in the north to begin with. It was unrealistic for Dong Zhuo's faction to develop a sufficient water force in a short period of time. Ships and equipment were secondary. Dong Zhuo and even the Vassals might not have any skill books for Water Soldiers.
During this half a month, Yuan Shao was finally going to make a move. Three days ago, Yuan Shao had sent a letter to Yang Rui, asking him to attack Hulao Pass together in two days. However, Yang Rui ignored the letter. He only cared about transporting his troops into the pass and didn't respond to Yuan Shao's request.
Yang Rui's army wasn't far from Hulao Pass. As such, it was normal for Yuan Shao and the others to be able to find Yang Rui.
This time, Yuan Shao was truly mobilizing his troops. Although Yang Rui didn't respond immediately when the appointed time arrived, Yuan Shao led fifteen vassals to Hulao Pass in a ferocious manner. They took up their positions and prepared to fight the soldiers of Dong Zhuo's faction in the pass!
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