Yuan Shao thought that he had achieved his goal, but he did not know that Yang Rui was just putting on an act. If there was someone on the level of Cheng Yu present, even if they could not hear what the two were thinking, they would know that the two were not speaking from the bottom of their hearts.
Following that, the various feudal lords continued to bargain and finally decided on the list of feudal lords that needed to be assigned to defend Henan. This list included Qing Province's Governor Yang Rui, Dong County's Governor Qiao Mao, Hanoi's Governor Wang Kuang, Yu Province's Governor Kong Lian, Taishan Prefecture's Governor Ding Yuan, Shangdang Prefecture's Governor Zhang Yang, and Chen County's Governor Zhang Ji.
Due to the insufficient number of vassals participating, almost every vassal was assigned two counties to guard. Originally, Yuan Shao had strongly wanted Ji Zhou Provincial Governor Han Fu to send some troops to guard one county, but Han Fu firmly refused.
It could be said that the relationship between Han Fu and Yuan Shao was completely broken. After being nominated by Yuan Shao, Han Fu said that his territory was close to Yuan Shao's. As long as Yuan Shao sent troops, he would send them. In the end, Yuan Shao could not persuade him anymore, so Han Fu left.
Northern Ji Prime Minister Bao Xin was in a similar situation. His opponent was Yan Province's Governor Liu Dai. In fact, Yan Province was close to Luoyang, but Liu Dai used the reason that his parents were old and needed to be filial to them. He also said that he would rather not be the Governor!
He could even give up his official position. In the eyes of everyone, loyalty and filial piety could not be achieved at the same time, so no one said anything else. Moreover, Yuan Shao used other things to quickly change the topic. It was obvious that there was something fishy going on between the two. However, there were a few people who knew the truth, including Yang Rui and Qiao Mao. In their eyes, Liu Dai's performance was like child's play.
After the list of vassals was confirmed. The vassals all felt a lot of pressure. They all complained in low voices. Among them, only Yang Rui and Qiao Mao seemed to be relatively calm. Some of the other vassals had even started to offer large sums of money and treasures in hopes of transferring the vassals to other vassals.
Yuan Shao had once said that if both parties were willing, they could share the burden of dividing the forces. However, the task of dividing the forces was not an easy one. After an agreement between the vassals, the number of soldiers stationed in each county had to be at least one million military power points. That was roughly 30000 Fourth Grade soldiers! Moreover, each vassal had to station two counties!
For the vassals at this stage, each vassal could easily produce a hundred thousand to eighty thousand Fourth Grade soldiers. Yet, the vassal vassal vassals' strength was no doubt the vassal vassal vassal vassal's vassal's strength by's vassal.
Correspondingly, the remaining vassals who had yet to send out their troops would have to fork out money and food. Although they had a lot of advantages, the amount of money and food they had to fork out was not a small amount. Every vassal would have to fork out 2,000,000 units of food or 20,000 gold coins every month, and they would have to fork out at least three months' worth of food! It wasn't easy for the weaker vassals to bear such a burden!
With so many soldiers stationed within Henan's borders, each county would have to expend close to a hundred thousand units of food every day. Theoretically, the food and gold that the vassals provided would only be enough for consumption. There wouldn't be much of a surplus.
After everything was agreed upon, Yuan Shao proposed that the Royal City of Luoyang not be garrisoned with any troops. Most of the vassals agreed to the suggestion of temporarily shutting down the city functions, almost as if they had discussed this beforehand! Yang Rui didn't understand. This suggestion was obviously aimed at all the vassals, yet even these vassals agreed to it!
However, Yang Rui didn't say much about it. At any rate, the cities in Henan's borders were going to be handed over to the players. Keeping Luoyang's Royal City wasn't an easy problem to deal with. It would be too easy for the player organizations to get their hands on an imperial city all of a sudden.
Of course, after the strategy was agreed upon, it was equivalent to taking effect in the storyline. It had a corresponding binding force and had to be completed within 15 days. If a vassal didn't comply with this agreement, he would be regarded as a traitor of the Anti-Dong Alliance. All his Vassal Contribution Points, Storyline Achievement Points, and Achievement Points would all be reduced to zero!
After the vassals finished their discussion, Yang Rui took the four fake documents and official seals from Qiao Mao and immediately rushed back to Heyin County. He had to quickly reach an agreement with Boss Rose and pass this hot potato to the player organizations!
As for why Qiao Mao and all the other vassals had four fake documents and official seals, it was because Yang Rui had requested Yuan Shao to take them out. One fake document and official seal could only be valid for five years. If they had more, they would have more bargaining chips when negotiating with the players. If it weren't for the fact that each city could only use two fake documents and official seals, Yang Rui would have continued to ask Yuan Shao to hand over more.
Yuan Shao readily agreed to Yang Rui's request. It was just some fake documents and official seals. It wouldn't cost much money to make a few more. He probably thought that it was worth it to pay some fake documents to get Yang Rui to station some troops. Both parties had their own goals and didn't contradict each other. This was also why the two of them were able to reach an agreement so quickly.
In order to hurry back to Heyin County to meet Boss Rose, Yang Rui temporarily left Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and a thousand Fifth Grade Iron Guards at Qiao Mao's place. After an hour, Yang Rui had arrived at Heyin County on his Flying Carpet and immediately found Boss Rose.
"Boss Rose, when I went to meet with the vassals today, the first thing I did was to look for Yuan Shao and discuss the players' demands. I've already made some progress, so I immediately rushed back to report the situation to Boss Rose. Hahaha … the current situation is like this …"
After meeting Boss Rose, Yang Rui briefly explained how he could use the fake documents and official seals to control the city. He also explained that the control period was only ten years. There were some things that needed to be explained openly. Yang Rui didn't hide anything about the functions of the fake documents and official seals.
However, Yang Rui still concealed a lot of things. He couldn't possibly tell her about the vassals splitting up their forces. He only said that he could obtain control of the corresponding county through the fake documents and official seals, and that there was a high chance he could take over a few more cities. He didn't mention the specific origin of the fake documents and official seals.
"Of course, if the city is taken over by Dong Zhuo's forces in the middle of the process, or if it is taken back by the official officials of the Han Dynasty, the fake documents and official seals will lose their effectiveness. I need to explain this to Boss Rose in advance. You can also discuss this matter with Tracer Dragon Soul."
"Scorching Sun means that we can obtain control of all the cities to the west of Hulao Pass?"
Boss Rose listened attentively to Yang Rui's explanation. Her pretty eyes flickered, and she quickly understood what Yang Rui was talking about.
"I can only say that there is a high chance. If I can do it, I will do my best to fight for it. Of course, this will also depend on the attitude of the various player organizations. The sooner you all reach a consensus, the better it will be for me to fight for the bottom line. I will also have a higher chance of winning over the cities. That's why I rushed back so quickly. If the vassals go back on their words after a while, it won't be easy to negotiate … "
Yang Rui nodded and said. He was still confident that he could take all the fake documents and official seals from the vassals. Other than Cao Cao, who had other plans, it could be said that all the vassals who participated in the division of their forces were very unwilling.
"I think Big Brother Tracer and the others should be interested. However, there is a ten year limit to the control of the city. It is a very big hidden danger. Moreover, during this period, we can also lose control of the city. The player organizations may have different opinions on these two points."
Boss Rose said thoughtfully. The two points she mentioned were the biggest flaws of the fake documents and official seals.
"These two points are indeed not small problems. I also thought about it on my way back. If we want to solve these two problems, it won't be too difficult. We just need to firmly defend the cities and guard against the counterattack of the NPC forces. I think the various player organizations should have the strength to do so, right? This way, even if Dong Zhuo uses the name of the Han Dynasty to have other factions, we can still keep them out of the city. There should be no problem in protecting the city.
In addition, although there was a 10-game year limit, in such a long period of time, the major player organizations should have already obtained the relevant qualifications to obtain a city. Moreover, the next plot of the game will definitely be a situation where the vassals are divided. It is uncertain if anyone will come and ask about these cities.
Of course, whether or not you want to take over these cities will still be up to you. Since Big Brother Tracer and the others have come to me, and Boss Rose has also personally come to He Yin County, I am only trying my best. I did not expect such an opportunity to come, so I rushed back to inform Boss Rose. As for the specifics, you can decide on your own. "
Although Yang Rui kindly suggested some solutions, he did not take the initiative to persuade them. He believed that the several player organizations led by Dragon Soul would not let go of this opportunity so easily. In fact, just as Yang Rui said, although there were some hidden dangers in using the fake documents and official seals to control the county, as long as they were strong enough, they would not have to worry about losing the city.
Moreover, they would not only be able to obtain one or two cities this time. It was very likely that they would be able to obtain all the cities west of Hulao Pass and east of Hangu Pass. It was undoubtedly a great opportunity to smoothly connect the various player organizations. Moreover, there was almost no NPC competition in the entire region, so there was a lot of space for the players to develop.
Even if Yang Rui was Big Brother Tracer and Dragon Soul, he would definitely strongly recommend the various player organizations to occupy this almost empty region and use it as a base for the players to gradually develop and strengthen. The actions of the various player organizations in his previous life proved this point.
"I will head to Hongnong County to meet Big Brother Tracer and the others and bring back the news as soon as possible. It is already getting late. When does Scorching Sun plan to return to Luoyang?"
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