Du Yang's advice provided Yang Rui with a good idea. Originally, Yang Rui could have taken down Ping Yang County with great effort. However, this way, he would be able to reduce unnecessary casualties. Of course, Yang Rui was happy to accept Du Yang's suggestion.
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, you have triggered the follower quest of Heyin County Magistrate Du Yang. If you accept Du Yang's advice and kill Ping Ping County Magistrate, you will receive Du Yang's follower quest. Do you accept Du Yang's advice? Please make your choice! "
Just as Yang Rui was about to accept, he unexpectedly received another system notification. It turned out that Du Yang actually gave Yang Rui a follower quest with the condition of killing Ping Yang County Magistrate. Yang Rui naturally chose to accept.
Although he was not sure if Du Yang could be considered a historical figure, he was still a talented County Magistrate. It was good to have one more person to help him. Thus, Yang Rui did not hesitate to accept. Originally, Yang Rui also wanted to take down Ping Ping County.
Thus, Yang Rui tidied up the matters of Heyin County and asked the craftsmen to repair the damaged east gate. Then, he gathered Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Chen Lin, Wu An Guo's soldiers, and the Duyang County Magistrate to discuss in detail the matter of taking over Ping County.
"This matter is not easy to deal with. If we delay, people will know the truth behind the loss of Heyin County. Now, I order Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu An Guo to take 30000 Iron Guards and 6500 warriors out of the city. Take all the siege weapons in Heyin County and set up camp in the forest at the north foot of Mt. Bei Mang. Wait for me to arrive before we act together.
Chen Lin will command 10000 Iron Guards and all the archers and other soldiers to assist the Duyang County Magistrate in protecting Heyin County. You only need to defend and not go out to battle. Protect the city from being lost. Just wait for the results of Ping County.
The Duyang County Magistrate needs to write a letter to provoke Ping County Magistrate. Make it clear that you want to change sides and use words to threaten the other party to persuade him to surrender. After the letter is prepared, send the letter to Ping County Magistrate. With the Duyang County Magistrate's relationship with the other party, it should be enough to anger the other party.
All the bandit leaders will follow me around Ping County to scout for information. If the County Magistrate of Ping County learns of the contents of the letter and dispatches troops, I will immediately head to the northern foot of Mt. Bei Mang to command Zhang Ning, Gao Shun and the other troops. What do you all think? "
According According to the results of the discussion. He made detailed arrangements for the assassination of Ping Ping District and gave instructions to everyone present.
"We will follow your orders!"
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Du Yang's letter was sent out before dark. As the night fell, Du Yang's letter was sent. As night fell, Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, and the other generals also headed to the north foot of Mt. Bei Mang. The bandit leaders were also sent out by Yang Rui. After everything was arranged, Yang Rui rode the Flying Carpet out of He Yin County.
Yang Rui first caught up with the 30000 troops led by Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, and the others. He scouted and led the way, clearing out small groups of Dong Zhuo's troops along the way. At the same time, he also avoided the villages and towns along the way. The villages and towns that couldn't be bypassed were directly surrounded and captured by Yang Rui's troops to avoid exposing the tracks of the march.
Just like that, 6 hours later, Yang Rui led Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, and the other 30000 troops and successfully arrived at the north foot of Beimang Mountain. They found a relatively spacious valley and settled down. They were waiting for any changes in Ping County before immediately attacking. They were less than an hour away from Ping County City.
After settling down the troops at the north foot of Mt. Bei Mang, Yang Rui memorized their location and went to Ping County City to look for the bandit leaders he sent out. At the same time, he checked out the situation in Ping County. At this time, the letter sent by Du Yang County's magistrate should have reached Ping County's magistrate. However, he was not sure if he would take the bait.
Ping County was also known as Xiaoling County. The current county magistrate was surnamed Zhang. According to Du Yang County's magistrate, Zhang and Du Yang County's magistrate had been enemies for a long time. The reason for their enmity seemed to be related to women. When Zhang mentioned to Dong Zhuo that Du Yang's nephew, Han Hao, was working under Governor Wang Kuang, the relationship between the two could be said to be like fire and water.
Dong Zhuo had once asked County Magistrate Zhang to secretly monitor Du Yang. However, County Magistrate Zhang used this to threaten Du Yang and Du Yang learned about it in advance. According to Du Yang's guess, given County Magistrate Zhang's character, he would definitely lead troops to suppress Du Yang after receiving the provocative letter.
However, Yang Rui could only wait patiently outside the city with the bandit leaders. Even if the other party really did send out their troops, they might not take action immediately. It was very likely that they would be delayed by two or three days.
However, Yang Rui's wait did not last for long. Not long after he arrived at Ping County City, a large number of troops from Dong Zhuo's camp suddenly surged out of Ping County's west gate. Who would have thought that County Magistrate Zhang of Ping County would be so impatient as to send out his troops in the dark of the night as soon as he received Du Yang's letter. This also showed how deep the enmity between the two was.
Yang Rui and the bandit leaders beside him had been staring at the west gate, roughly counting the number of soldiers leaving the city. After doing so, Yang Rui realized that the bandit leaders had not been able to accurately estimate the number of people in the city when they were scouting Ping County. Even Du Yang's understanding was not accurate. For more than two hours, Dong Zhuo's troops had been pouring out of Ping County's west gate without stopping.
In the end, Yang Rui estimated that Ping County had sent out at least 50000 soldiers this time. This greatly exceeded the expectations of Yang Rui and the rest. If they were to directly attack the city, although the other party's soldiers were not as strong as Yang Rui's troops, they would inevitably have to pay a hefty price. Moreover, they did not know how many soldiers there were in Ping County.
After Ping County's troops had left the city, Yang Rui immediately withdrew and headed towards Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, and the rest of the troops stationed at the northern foot of Mount Mang. He was prepared to transfer the troops stationed there in advance to directly attack Ping County.
With a large group of troops marching, Yang Rui's troops were about the same as Ping County's troops. From Ping County to Heyin County, it would take about six hours on foot. However, from the northern foot of Mount Mang camp to Ping County, it would take less than an hour. Therefore, Yang Rui had enough time to transfer the troops, even if he couldn't do it too quickly.
Therefore, after nearly two hours, Yang Rui brought Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, and the rest of the troops to the vicinity of Ping County. First, they cleared out Dong Zhuo's troops in the surrounding villages and towns. Then, they surrounded Ping County. The entire process was done very carefully. From start to finish, it took about four hours.
Calculating the time, the troops sent out by Ping County should have all reached the vicinity of Heyin County. Yang Rui immediately gave the order to begin the siege. Zhang Ning was in charge of attacking the west gate, Gao Shun was in charge of attacking the south gate, Zhang Liao was in charge of attacking the north gate, and Wu Anguo was in charge of attacking the south gate. Each of them had brought enough siege weapons and they all exploded at the same time. On the other hand, Yang Rui rode his Flying Carpet and patrolled around the city.
It was the middle of the night and Yang Rui's attack was too sudden. At this time, most of the defending soldiers in Ping County were in a state of deep sleep. There were very few soldiers left on the city walls. Faced with the sudden appearance of wooden ladders and hooks, these soldiers didn't even have time to put up a decent resistance. The first batch of Iron Guards charged up the city walls.
This time, the rhythm of Yang Rui's besieging troops was very consistent. Almost at the same time, there were soldiers who climbed up the city walls and quickly established their footing on the city walls. More Iron Guards followed closely behind. The entire city wall attack and defense battle immediately became a one-sided situation. Needless to say, there were already soldiers who were free to open the four city gates of Ping County.
The resistance on the city walls ended in a moment. Yang Rui swiftly took control of the city walls and city gates. The situation was similar to the battle of Heyin County.
Yang Rui was well prepared for this attack. He also had a lot of soldiers at his disposal. Therefore, after taking down the city walls and city gates, Yang Rui only left twenty to thirty percent of his soldiers to guard the outer city. He still ordered his troops to attack the inner city of the three prefectures from all four directions.
The result of the attack was almost certain. Ping County was only a medium-sized city. The inner city of the three prefectures was much weaker than the outer city. Therefore, Yang Rui's troops were able to take down the inner city of the three prefectures faster. In just a moment, they had complete control of the inner city of the three prefectures.
At this point, the entire city of Ping County was completely under Yang Rui's control. It took less than an hour. This was probably the shortest time Yang Rui had ever taken down a city!
Naturally, the following search was unavoidable. Yang Rui's main focus was the treasury, the granary, the study of the three prefectures, and the living quarters. In addition to the loot from the attack, Yang Rui had obtained a lot of food, money, skill books, equipment, and other items.
Among them, there were more than a million units of food and two hundred thousand gold coins. It was quite generous. There were also ten sets of beginner and intermediate general skill books, and nearly three thousand skill books for Fourth Grade soldiers, including three hundred skill books for Fourth Grade archers. There were also a lot of other equipment and items.
Yang Rui thought to himself. The reason why the amount of food and money in Ping County was greater than other cities was because Dong Zhuo had used Ping County as a base to cross the Yellow River!
Yang Rui searched the entire inner city of the three prefectures, but he couldn't find any trace of County Magistrate Zhang. After asking around, he found out that the County Magistrate and the County Lieutenant had personally led their troops to attack Du Yang. Only a County Deputy was left behind to guard Ping County. Although he couldn't confirm the identity of the County Magistrate when they left the city, Yang Rui had expected that County Magistrate Zhang would personally attack Heyin.
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