"Option 1: Imperial Jade Seal …"
Yang Rui's heart raced when he saw the Imperial Jade Seal option. He did not expect this treasure to appear in such a situation. Yang Rui wanted to choose it immediately.
Both players and NPCs knew what the Imperial Ruler's Seal meant. It was a must-have treasure to become an emperor. Moreover, if used properly, the Imperial Ruler's Seal would be far more useful. Moreover, the Imperial Ruler's Seal might have very practical Attributes. Only, Yang Rui couldn't see them for now.
"Option 2: Map of the 14th State, Ship Blueprint, Special Troop Class Attribute Enhancement Book."
However, Yang Rui still looked away with difficulty and checked the second option. Yang Rui immediately woke up from his daze. The Imperial Jade Seal was naturally precious. However, one had to have the strength to protect it and make full use of it. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, didn't Sun Jian get killed because of the leak of the Imperial Jade Seal?
Compared to the Imperial Jade Seal, the contents of the second option were much more practical. Not to mention what the map of the 14th State and the Special Troop Class Attribute Enhancement Book were, just the ship blueprint alone was extremely practical. It was also what Yang Rui had been looking for all this while.
Before this, Yang Rui had been eyeing Yuan Yuan and Sun Jian's large transport ship. Now that he saw the ship blueprint, he was naturally excited.
"I choose the second option!" Yang Rui said after careful consideration.
Yang Rui was worried that the Imperial Jade Seal would cause a dispute. The most important thing was that the ship blueprint was too useful to Yang Rui. Based on the current Dong Zhuo Rebellion storyline, if there were ships like the Imperial Jade Ship. Yang Rui's achievements would definitely not be limited to this.
After the game map was enlarged. It was not only on the ocean. A large number of inland rivers had become extremely navigable. Large ships like the turreted ships were no longer limited to the Yangtze River. Many northern rivers were also navigable. Thus, one could imagine the importance of the turreted ships!
Putting everything else aside, Yang Rui had already caused a lot of trouble for Dong Zhuo on the Yellow River with just a few hundred dagger-axes and two other types of simple transport ships. On the other hand, if Dong Zhuo had a powerful fleet on the Yellow River, he would be able to stop Yang Rui and Sun Jian's advance and defend Hulao Pass. The situation wouldn't be as passive as it is now!
Moreover, more than half of the Qingzhou territory that Yang Rui initially controlled was surrounded by the sea. It also urgently needed a powerful ship to complete various activities on the sea. This was also one of the main reasons why Yang Rui chose the second option.
"Are you sure you want to choose the second reward?"
"Yes!"
After Yang Rui selected his prize, the three items immediately entered his bag. At the same time, their Attributes were revealed.
"Fourteenth Prefecture Map: A map of the Great Han East Sea's Fourteenth Prefecture. Detailed information will be triggered when the relevant area is involved."
"Turreted Ship Blueprint: Can be used to create a basic turreted ship. It is 15 feet wide and 10 feet tall. Parapet Wall, Battle Grid, Driving Window, Spear Hole. Can carry 3,000 soldiers or ordinary people. Can be used to throw carts, stonework, iron bucket, etc.
Materials: 200 units of Grade 9 Wood, 1,000 units of Grade 8 Wood, 500 units of Grade 7 Wood, 100 units of Grade 6 Wood or above, 50000 units of Common Wood. Crafting Requirements: 1 Advanced Dock, 1 Expert Carpenter, 20 Advanced Carpenters. "
"Special Soldier Attribute Enhancement Book (Scaled Water Soldier): An item that can increase a General/Famous Soldier's Special Soldier Attribute (Scaled Water Soldier). Usage Requirements: Must be a Level 3 Historical General/Famous Soldier or above. Does not possess any Special Soldier Attribute. "
After looking through the descriptions of the three items, Yang Rui discovered that these three items were very likely to be used to obtain the Fourteenth Prefecture. There was a sea map, a ship blueprint, and a Special Soldier. Yang Rui's choice of this reward was worth it!
Regardless of whether or not he could find the Fourteenth Prefecture, after obtaining the Turreted Ship Blueprint and the Special Soldier Attribute Enhancement Book (Scaled Water Soldier), Yang Rui could almost foresee a powerful navy waving at him!
If these two items were in the hands of other players, they might not be of use. However, in Yang Rui's hands, they could be put to good use. Yang Rui did not lack high grade wood. In terms of carpenters, Yang Rui had Jiao Wen and a few dozen Advanced Carpenters from Dong Zhuo. He could almost immediately build the turreted ship.
As for the Special Soldier Attribute Enhancement Book (Scaled Water Soldier), it should not be difficult for Yang Rui to find a Historical General/Famous Soldier level user. Currently, Zhang Ning's Special Soldier Attribute had not been activated yet. Zhang Liao, Wu Anguo, and the others had not displayed their Special Soldier Attribute yet. Perhaps there would be a suitable person among them. At the very least, he would wait for Yang Rui to reach the Historical General/Famous Soldier level before using it!
"Blazing Sun? Leader of the Blazing Sun Alliance … "
Yang Rui took a while to choose his reward. Sun Jian could not help but call out to Yang Rui a few times. However, after Yang Rui finished choosing his reward, Sun Jian himself fell into a daze. At this time, Sun Jian should have already received the Imperial Jade Seal reward!
"Blazing Sun … Now that the soldiers are tired, why don't the two of us take a break? I am currently going to Ping Ping County. The soldiers will all be transferred to Luoyang Imperial City to help defend against Dong Zhuo, Yanshi, Gong County, and Hulao Pass … "Sun Jian said after a while.
Clearly, after Sun Jian received the Imperial Jade Seal, he needed to calm his mind. That was why he was in such a hurry to separate from Yang Rui.
Since that was the case, Yang Rui did not purposely delay and immediately separated from Sun Jian. Yang Rui was stationed at Luoyang's North Palace and defended the east and north outer city. Sun Jian was stationed at Luoyang's South Palace and defended the south and west outer city.
However, Sun Jian used the excuse of transferring soldiers to bring 1000 soldiers out of Luoyang Imperial City and headed towards Ping Ping County. He was probably going to settle down the Imperial Jade Seal. Yang Rui did not expose this. After Sun Jian left for Ping Ping County, he rode the Wind Carpet to He Yin County.
Yang Rui had already left He Yin County for two to three days. The reason he returned this time was to supervise County Magistrate Du Yang in building the ships. On the other hand, Yang Rui had also transferred Zhang Ning, all the remaining Iron Guards, and archers to Luoyang Imperial City.
Now that Dong Zhuo's forces near Luoyang had retreated, the defenses of He Yin County were no longer under much pressure. As such, Yang Rui only had Chen Lin and 20000 ordinary Fourth Grade soldiers stay behind. In addition to the original 10000 soldiers under Du Yang's command, He Yin County did not face any problems in terms of defense.
The main reason Yang Rui had transferred Zhang Ning to Luoyang Imperial City was so that she could unleash her Fire Rain of Celestial Spirits. After the soldiers had been mobilized and the defenses of Luoyang Imperial City were in place, Yang Rui drove the Wind Carpet to investigate the movements of Dong Zhuo's forces in Yanshi, Gong County, and Hulao Pass.
Luoyang was a path that Dong Zhuo's forces had to pass through in order to retreat from Yanshi, Gong County, and Hulao Pass. If they were still unaware of the situation in Luoyang Imperial City, it would undoubtedly be a good opportunity for Yang Rui to earn some merit points.
That was why Yang Rui had purposely chosen to defend the eastern wall. If Dong Zhuo's forces were to arrive, he would be able to fully utilize the advantage of the Fifth Grade Iron Guards. At the same time, Yang Rui placed the flags that Dong Zhuo's forces had left behind on the city gates and walls to confuse Dong Zhuo's retreating forces.
Two days later, at noon, Dong Zhuo's forces in Hulao Pass, Gong County, and Yanshi began to retreat. Yang Rui immediately discovered the movements of Dong Zhuo's forces. Yang Rui then opened the gates of Luoyang Imperial City and prepared to set up an ambush with Dong Zhuo's flags on the walls.
However, apart from the cavalry at the front of Dong Zhuo's forces that had broken into Yang Rui's trap, the rest of Dong Zhuo's forces had all circled around Luoyang Imperial City, causing Yang Rui's plan to engage in a major battle to come to naught.
Hu Zhen and the other defenders of Luoyang had already sent out soldiers to report the loss of Luoyang when they were retreating. However, only Hulao Pass received the news a little later. They didn't have enough time to inform everyone. That was why nearly ten thousand of Dong Zhuo's most elite Flying Bear Cavalry fell into Yang Rui's trap. The slower infantry at the rear received the news in time and circled around Luoyang Imperial City.
The Fifth Grade special forces – the Flying Bear Cavalry – were still very powerful. Yang Rui had to expend a great deal of effort to take down these ten thousand Flying Bear Cavalry. In total, around three thousand Fifth Grade skill books for the Flying Bear Cavalry dropped. Yang Rui's efforts hadn't been in vain.
Dong Zhuo's retreating army of the Third Corps was not a small number. There were over a million of them. As such, most of them quickly circled around Luoyang Imperial City. Yang Rui, who was still inside Luoyang Imperial City, had no idea where to start, even if he wanted to go out of the city and earn some merit points!
After an entire day, all of Dong Zhuo's retreating army finally passed through Luoyang. At the very last moment, Yang Rui personally led his troops out of the city and chased after Dong Zhuo's forces from afar. However, the rewards he obtained were insignificant.
Once Dong Zhuo's forces had retreated into Hangu Pass, Yang Rui was no longer able to do anything. He had no choice but to lead his soldiers back to Luoyang Imperial City and wait patiently for the heroes of Hulao Pass to arrive.
However, it wasn't until one day after Dong Zhuo's troops had all retreated to the west of Hangu Pass that Yang Rui saw Cao Cao chasing after him alone. He didn't see any trace of the other vassals. Two days later, the heroes of the Eastern Pass finally arrived.
"Hmph! If you had listened to me earlier and chased after Dong Zhuo's soldiers from Hulao Pass, you might have already reaped a lot of rewards! "
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