"System Notification: Respected Player Blazing Sun, as you have been attacked by Yuan Shao and Liu Dai's troops, the relationship between you and Yuan Shao and Liu Dai has changed from 'Alliance Faction – Neutral' to 'Alliance Faction – Opposing'. At the same time, eliminating the opposing forces within the alliance will allow you to obtain Contribution Points, Contribution Points, and Achievement Points for the 'Dong Zhuo Rebellion' until the corresponding value of one side reaches 0 …"
As soon as the battle started, Yang Rui did not have the time to check the relevant System Notifications. He immediately left the city wall and rode his Flying Carpet away from the North Gate of Puyang City.
Yuan Shao and Liu Dai had chosen to attack Puyang County, which meant that they had officially begun their annexation operation. Puyang would soon be lost. It would be fine if Qiao Mao was able to capture Yan Province's governing area, Chang Yi County. However, if he was unable to capture Chang Yi County, it would basically mean that he had lost his foothold.
Yang Rui definitely had to go and check the results. However, before that, he still needed to stay near Puyang City and investigate Yuan Shao and Liu Dai's next movements so that he could make the appropriate response. Therefore, after Yang Rui left Puyang County's North Gate, he found a secluded place and temporarily stayed there.
It was only now that Yang Rui had the time to check the System Notification that he had just received.
According to the System Notification, although Yuan Shao and Liu Dai had launched an attack on Puyang County, which Yang Rui and Qiao Mao belonged to, they were still considered to be part of the Anti-Dong Alliance. They were only considered to be opposing factions. Furthermore, they could still obtain Contribution Points, Contribution Points, and Achievement Points under the background of the storyline.
At the same time, Yang Rui's Character Information Bar had an additional Relationship Attribute, which indicated in detail the current relationship between Yang Rui and the various Vassals. For example, Yang Rui, Yuan Shao, and Liu Dai were "Alliance Faction – Opposing". His relationship with Ding Yuan was "Alliance Faction – Friendly". His relationship with Qiao Mao was "Alliance Faction – Opposing". His relationship with the other Vassals of the eighteen Vassals was all "Alliance Camp — Plain."
Even the separatist forces that did not participate in the crusade against Dong Zhuo were listed in the relationship attribute. All of them were listed as "Neutral Camp — Calm", while Dong Zhuo's camp attribute was "Hostile Camp — Mortal Enemy (Compromise)", which was quite thought-provoking.
Fortunately, the feudal vassals could only see their own relationships with other people. Otherwise, if the relationship between Yang Rui and Dong Zhuo was exposed, it might become an excuse for other feudal vassals to stir up trouble!
However, Yang Rui did not wait too long outside of Puyang City. Roughly two hours after Yuan Shao and Liu Dai had taken over Puyang City, Yang Rui discovered that Yuan Shao had led a group of cavalrymen out of the north gate of Puyang City, galloping swiftly towards the north.
As expected, Yuan Shao was in a hurry to return to his own territory in Bohai Prefecture. He did not even care about the large number of troops that were still lagging behind him. It seemed that he had made up his mind to take over Han Fu's Ji Prefecture or Yang Rui's Qing Prefecture with all his strength!
If it was in the past, perhaps Yuan Shao would have planned step by step. However, the relationship between him and Yang Rui had become antagonistic. Therefore, it was hard to say whether Yuan Shao would make a move on Ji Prefecture or Qing Prefecture first.
One had to know that Yuan Shao still had two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, in Bohai Prefecture. Before everyone could return from their crusade against Dong Zhuo, whether Yuan Shao attacked Ji Prefecture or Qing Prefecture, he would have a certain advantage.
Thinking back to the current situation, it was very likely that Yuan Shao had already considered the possibility of not bringing Yan Liang and Wen Chou to demand Dong Zhuo back then! Yang Rui admired Yuan Shao's scheming ability more and more from the bottom of his heart.
Because of this. Although Yang Rui had already decided on the strategy of returning to defend. It seemed that he was still slower than Yuan Shao and Liu Dai by half a beat. The migration of the NPCs in Heyin County had only just begun. Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, Zhang Liao, Chen Lin, and the others had not yet returned. From this, it could be seen that Yuan Shao's ability to choose and grasp opportunities was top-notch.
Facing the situation in front of him. Yang Rui pondered for a moment before riding the Flying Carpet to the North Sea. He could only first order Cheng Yu to go to Pingyuan Prefecture to stabilize the situation. Then, he would send Wu Anguo, who was closest to Pingyuan Prefecture, to help. He would also try to pull Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, Zhang Liao, and Chen Lin back as quickly as possible so that they could deal with Yuan Shao and Liu Dai's actions.
As for the migration of the NPCs, Yang Rui did not have the energy to deal with it. He was afraid that he would have to give full authority to the County Magistrate of Duyang County to deal with it. If it was in the past, Yang Rui would definitely not be willing to give up millions of NPCs. However, under the current critical situation, Yang Rui could only make a choice.
Moreover, compared to the number of NPCs in Qingzhou, millions of NPCs were only a small number. Even if he completely gave up, it was not something that Yang Rui could not accept. Ever since Qingzhou implemented the strategy of farming and resource exchange, the number of disaster victims and refugees attracted every day was in the tens of thousands. Therefore, Yang Rui did not feel as bad about losing some NPC civilians as before.
From the moment he decided on the plan in his heart, he began to put it into action. After spending approximately four hours, Yang Rui arrived at the governing area of North Sea Nation — Drama County at midnight. The enormous speed advantage of the Flying Carpet was once again demonstrated.
In fact, apart from using the Flying Carpet's super speed, there was another point that horses and footsteps could not compare to, and that was the ability to travel at night. The Flying Carpet's flying height was constant, enough to ensure that its flying height could always change with the terrain and not be limited by the terrain's ups and downs. This was also the reason why Zhang Jiao was able to escape for two counties when he fainted.
On the way to Xiu County, they happened to pass by Dashan City. Yang Rui first informed Wu Anguo and ordered him to go directly to the Pingyuan County's governing area — Pingyuan County to meet up.
When the heroes started to attack Yang Rui, Wu Anguo also went to Suanzao alone to find Yang Rui under Cheng Yu's arrangement. Therefore, for a famous historical general of Wu Anguo's level, completing this type of mission alone was not a problem.
In fact, if Yang Rui needed, he could also go to the Taishan County's governing area — Feng Gao and ask Ding Yuan for help. However, at this time, Yang Rui was not sure if Yuan Shao would send troops to attack Pingyuan County. Therefore, after some consideration, he did not look for Ding Yuan for the time being.
Moreover, at this time, Ding Yuan was able to stabilize Taishan County and establish a barrier for Yang Rui. Rashly asking him to send troops might shake Ding Yuan's foundation in Taishan County. It must be known that Ding Yuan had not been in Taishan County for long and had also participated in the plot of the heroes attacking Yang Rui. Yang Rui was not clear about the current situation he was facing.
Moreover, Liu Dai was eyeing covetously from the side in Yan Province. If Liu Dai could scheme against Qiao Mao, he could also scheme against Ding Yuan. However, he had just taken down Puyang City and Qiao Mao was about to attack his old base in Yan Province — Chang Yi. It seemed that Liu Dai could not free himself to deal with Ding Yuan for the time being.
In the past, whether it was in the game or in history, Yang Rui did not pay much attention to Liu Dai. He did not expect Liu Dai to become such a big problem. Therefore, Yang Rui had the idea to completely solve this problem.
"I wish for Mister Cheng to personally lead troops to Pingyuan County to defend Yuan Shao and reorganize the governance of Pingyuan County. What does Mister Cheng think? Of course, if the officials in Pingyuan County do not comply, Mister Cheng can directly deal with them. There is no need to discuss with Blazing Sun … "
After arriving at Drama County, Yang Rui explained the current situation to Cheng Yu in detail, and then said, "Don't worry.
"That is how it should be! Yu will lead 100000 provincial soldiers to defend Pingyuan City early in the morning. With Wu An Guo at the side, even if Yuan Shao attacks with all his might, we should be able to defend Pingyuan City without losing it. Therefore, General can freely deal with the migration of the civilians. After everything is settled, it will not be too late to come to Pingyuan City.
Although the war is important, the civilians must not be neglected. Cheng Yu is very pleased that General is able to take care of the civilians' safety in the midst of war. "
As for the possibility of Yuan Shao threatening Pingyuan City and Yang Rui's plan to defend Pingyuan City, Yang Rui had mentioned it to Cheng Yu before returning to Qingzhou. At that time, Cheng Yu had also agreed. Naturally, he did not have any objections now. Currently, within Qingzhou, other than Pingyuan City, the strategy of farming and resource exchange was progressing in an orderly manner. Therefore, Cheng Yu was able to spare some time.
Moreover, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion storyline, Cheng Yu had defended Dongah County for a long time with a small number of soldiers. Naturally, he was extraordinary in terms of defending a city. Therefore, Yang Rui had sent him to Pingyuan City to defend Pingyuan City. Coincidentally, he could use Cheng Yu's defensive abilities.
As for Cheng Yu's attitude towards the migration of the NPC civilians, Yang Rui did not care too much about it. After giving instructions, Yang Rui once again rode on the Flying Carpet and left Drama County, rushing towards the direction of Changyi City in Yanzhou.
What Yang Rui did not notice was that when he parted ways with Cheng Yu and stepped on the road without stopping, Cheng Yu looked at Yang Rui's back and nodded slightly. It was unknown if it was because he acknowledged Yang Rui's concern for the NPC civilians or something else …
Regarding the migration of the NPC civilians in Heyin County, Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, Zhang Liao, Du Yang, and the others were there, so there should not be any big problems. In fact, Yang Rui was more worried about Qiao Mao's attack on Changyi City, the governing body of Yanzhou. He did not know what the outcome would be.
With such concerns, Yang Rui rushed all the way and finally arrived at Changyi City before dawn. After checking the situation in Changyi City, Yang Rui sighed in relief. At this time, Changyi City was already in Qiao Mao's hands. Exchanging a city for a city was not a loss.
"Governor Blazing Sun is finally here. I was just worrying about what to do next!"
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