Xu You proposed to avoid Yuan Shao and Liu Daizhen's request for Qiao Mao, Ji Zhou, and Qingzhou, and Yang Rui readily agreed.
For Yang Rui, having Xu You as his follower had greatly weakened Yuan Shao's strength. He already had plans to deal with Yuan Shao, so there was no need to use Xu You.
Therefore, Yang Rui sent Xu You to Grand Mountain City to stay temporarily, so that he could take care of the city's affairs. Currently, Wang Hai was in charge of Grand Mountain City, so his ability was somewhat inadequate. Although Yang Rui did not explicitly entrust Xu You with any duties, he had the intention of testing his ability.
Yang Rui successfully made Xu You follow him and even obtained the Subjugation Quest. Although it was somewhat unexpected, it was not surprising. When Yang Rui first subdued Zhang Ning, he did not go through the Follower Quest. Instead, he went through the Subjugation Quest right away.
This time, Xu You's performance once again proved that the Follower Quest could be skipped. On the other hand, NPCs from the Enemy Faction generally had to complete the Follower Quest first. This was also the experience that Yang Rui had verified many times so far.
After sending Xu You back to Grand Mountain City, Yang Rui was able to regain control of the situation in Changyi City. Using the Wind Carpet, Yang Rui investigated the movements of both sides. Just as Liu Dai had noticed before, Liu Dai's every step in the siege was steady and did not seem to be in a hurry.
Changyi City used to be Liu Dai's governing area, so Qiao Mao did not have much of a geographical advantage. This was especially so after Liu Dai arrived in Changyi City, he first took control of the towns and villages around the city. It could be said that Changyi City was an isolated city. Qiao Mao did not have any home advantage.
Moreover, after Liu Dai arrived in Changyi City. Sure enough, he gathered a lot of the "Tunnel Soldiers" led by Xu You and reopened the tunnel that Yang Rui had buried. It seemed that he had not given up on using the tunnel.
This was perhaps one of the reasons why Liu Dai's army did not immediately attack Changyi City after arriving. Instead, they bided their time. When Yang Rui discovered this, he naturally wanted to stop it. However, the area around Changyi City was already filled with Liu Dai's troops. The area around the tunnel entrance was under Liu Dai's troops' control, so it was very difficult for Yang Rui to make a move.
Fortunately, from afar, Yang Rui did not see any signs that the "Tunnel Soldiers" soldiers were reactivated. No new sand was transported out of the forest, so Liu Dai did not have many "Tunnel Soldiers" gathered. In addition, Yang Rui had buried the digging tools in the depths of the tunnel, so it should be difficult for them to reopen the tunnel.
After Xu You followed Yang Rui, Yang Rui had asked about the current situation of the tunnel. He learned that although the tunnel had been dug to the bottom of Changyi City, it would take some effort to complete the final work and allow the soldiers to break into the city. Therefore, it was not easy for Liu Dai to reopen the tunnel.
At this point, the attack and defense of Changyi City seemed to have become a race against time. On one hand, Liu Dai only launched a few tentative attacks after besieging the city. It seemed that he was waiting for the tunnel to be completed before launching a general attack. Yang Rui's generals and 15000 cavalrymen from Grand Mountain City were also on their way to Chang Yi City. If they could reach Chang Yi City in time, If they could reach Changyi City in time, they might be able to reverse the current situation of Qiao Mao's defense.
This situation actually lasted for two days. Yang Rui had predicted that the Great Mountain City's cavalry would have arrived by now, but they still hadn't arrived. During this period, Liu Dai had also tried to attack the city several times, but he didn't make any progress. In the face of life and death, Qiao Mao's defense was still relatively good.
From this, it could be seen that no matter how meticulous the planning was, when it came to the real battle, there would always be some abnormalities. To Yang Rui, the good news was that Zhang Ning, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao finally arrived at Changyi City on time and met up with Yang Rui.
"… My Lord, since Liu Dai has not given up on digging the tunnel and has brought out new sand from the forest, why don't we take advantage of the night and charge into the tunnel? That way, we can go all out …" Gao Shun, who had always been a man of few words, took the initiative to suggest.
Since Yang Rui had been paying attention to the tunnel in the forest and repeatedly mentioned that the tunnel could be a huge threat to Qiao Mao, Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, and Zhang Liao came up with a plan to eliminate the threat of the tunnel.
"If we use the Jade Seal to activate the Wind Carpet, can Thou use the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain skill?"
It was undeniable that Gao Shun's suggestion was realistic. If Yang Rui and a few generals took advantage of the night to charge into the forest, their safety should not be a problem. However, Yang Rui did not immediately agree to Gao Shun's suggestion. Instead, he turned to Zhang Ning and asked.
"Yes. My Lord, you mean … "Zhang Ning answered. At the same time, her eyes flashed as if she had understood what Yang Rui wanted to express.
Zhang Ning was a very quiet and intelligent person. It was normal for her to be inspired by Yang Rui's question. The truth was just as Zhang Ning thought. Yang Rui had indeed come up with a good idea.
In fact, Yang Rui had this idea after subduing Zhang Ning, but he had never tried it out. Zhang Ning's Heavenly Spirit Set came with the powerful skill "Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain". However, the casting range of this skill was only 1000m * 1000m, which was definitely not very wide on the actual battlefield. At the same time, it was limited by the continuous casting of the skill while standing still. Perhaps it could only play a key role in defending a city or breaking through a defense.
Back then, Yang Rui had thought that since the Jade Seal could store Inner Strength and Dao Arts to activate the Wind Carpet, then if he could combine the Wind Carpet with Zhang Ning's Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain skill, wouldn't he be able to transform Zhang Ning's stationary firepower into a mobile cannon?!
After Yang Rui's reminder, Zhang Ning immediately reacted. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao also understood Yang Rui's intention. Therefore, Yang Rui and the others waited until night fell to put this idea into practice.
"Whoosh … whoosh whoosh …"
"Crackle! Roar … "
"Huff … huff …"
Liu Dai's troops stationed at the south side of Chang Yi City had already started to rest. However, they were disturbed by a strange noise in the sky. Some of the soldiers immediately came out of their tents to check the situation. Almost all of them were stunned by what they saw!
In the sky, it was as if a fire dragon had lifted its head from the southeast of Changyi City and was rushing toward the southwest of Changyi City. Everywhere it passed, fist-sized fire rain fell one after another. Everything on the ground that was covered by the fire rain had already turned into a fiery red color!
This was the power of a mobile cannon. At this moment, Zhang Ning was sitting on the Wind Carpet with her back facing the Wind Carpet. She continued to cast the ultimate skill "Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain" behind her. Wherever it passed, it had already turned into a sea of fire.
Of course, Zhang Ning's Wind Carpet also happened to pass through the forest where the entrance of the tunnel was. Her main target for the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain was this forest. The path that the Wind Carpet passed through was already planned. Under the control of the formation jade talisman, the Wind Carpet's path was straight. It wasn't difficult for it to cover the entire forest.
Therefore, when the Wind Carpet passed through the forest, the trees covered by the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain were immediately set ablaze. Even though the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain's flames were still in the category of ordinary flames, it was still much stronger than normal flames. The belt of fire in the forest quickly expanded in all directions, as if it was going to swallow the entire forest.
Needless to say, Zhang Ning's [Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain] skill was in the vicinity of the forest where the tunnel entrance was located. As there were quite a number of soldiers guarding the area, they were the first to suffer when the fire rose.
"Fire! Fire … "
"Help!"
"Run …"
"Crack crack crack! Boom boom … "
“.....”
At first, there were sounds of soldiers struggling and crying for help, but it was quickly covered by the sound of flames exploding. It seemed that it was only for a moment, and then there was no more movement.
"This … what's going on!?"
At this time, Liu Dai had just rested in the West Gate Camp, but he was quickly woken up by the soldiers who came to inform him. When he came out of the camp and looked towards the southwest of Chang Yi City, he was also shocked by the scene in the sky and on the ground.
From Liu Dai's point of view, the attack on Chang Yi City this time wasn't going well. First, the vanguard troops were defeated by Qiao Mao's Empty City Stratagem. Then, Liu Dai found out that the "Earth Soldiers" sent by Yuan Shao to help were also scattered by the enemy. Moreover, the commander of the "Earth Soldiers", Xu You, was also kidnapped. Now, the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain's attack caused Liu Dai a lot of losses, and the morale of his troops was affected one after another.
"Good! Good! The heavens are helping me! "
At this time, on top of the southern gate of Chang Yi City, Qiao Mao and his troops were standing still and looking at the river of fire that appeared in the southern part of the city. Compared to Liu Dai, his angle of view was naturally better, and of course, his mood was also much better.
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