"Attack! This is such a good opportunity, the enemy is almost defenseless, of course we have to attack! " Yang Rui said without hesitation, and once again tied his and Zhang Ning's ankles together. //
Actually, Zhang Ning wanted to remind Yang Rui that Yuan Shao was only defending and did not take the initiative to attack. But after thinking about it, she gave up. She may have some talent in the cultivation of Dao Techniques, but she did not have much experience in military strategy.
"Whoosh … whoosh whoosh …"
"Crackle! Rumble … "
"Ah! What's going on? "
"Run!"
“.....”
Yang Rui and Zhang Ning were ready, and immediately launched a surprise attack on Yuan Shao's camp that they discovered at the border of Xiping Chang County. The Flying Carpet swiftly flew over Yuan Shao's camp, and a meteor shower continuously fell on the unprepared soldiers and tents below. Suddenly, a large area of the surrounding area was engulfed in flames, and the camp was in a complete mess!
Because the enemy was almost defenseless, from the moment Yang Rui and Zhang Ning launched their surprise attack, Yuan Shao's troops were caught off guard. They had never encountered such an attack before, and even when half of the camp had turned into a sea of flames, most of them still did not understand the cause of the fire, let alone launch an effective resistance.
Because of this, Yang Rui did not have to worry about the safety of the two, and only rode the Flying Carpet to the most concentrated area of the camp, and the most densely packed soldiers, to cause as much damage as possible to Yuan Shao's troops.
This continued for about half an hour, and Yuan Shao's camp was almost completely destroyed. Although there were a large number of soldiers who took advantage of the chaos to escape from the camp. But the losses were definitely not a small number.
Yang Rui estimated based on the number of contribution points he had taken from Yuan Shao's captives. Yuan Shao had lost over 20000 soldiers in this surprise attack, and this was based on Yang Rui's estimation of Fifth Grade soldiers. It was likely that not all Yuan Shao's troops were Fifth Grade soldiers, which meant that the number of casualties was even higher than Yang Rui's estimation.
Yang Rui and Zhang Ning didn't pay any more attention to Yuan Shao's fleeing soldiers after they had taken them by surprise. Instead, they rode their flying carpets and headed straight for Pingyuan City. It was already a great harvest to be able to kill over 20000 enemy soldiers in a single strike!
Just as Yang Rui had expected, Yang Rui discovered something when he arrived at Plains City. The city was in perfect order. There were no signs of battle at the city gates or walls. As expected, Yuan Shao had not actually sent anyone to attack Plains City.
"Greetings, Lord Governor!"
"Greetings, Lord Governor!"
“.....”
Cheng Yu, Chen Lin, and Wu Anguo were discussing something in front of a hanging map. The three of them stepped forward and greeted Yang Rui and Zhang Ning when they saw them arrive.
After everyone had taken their seats, Yang Rui had Cheng Yu brief him on the current situation in Plains County. It was just as Yang Rui had discovered. Yuan Shao had only deployed troops at the border and had not launched any actual attacks on Plains County.
Cheng Yu also analyzed Yuan Shao's attitude. He believed that Yuan Shao's primary target was Ji Province. That was because of the information Cheng Yu had obtained earlier. He had discovered that Yuan Shao's forces at the border of Plains County were only a portion of his forces. At the same time, Yuan Shao had deployed a large number of troops to the west of Bohai County. It was obvious that he was targeting Ji Province's Han Fu!
Cheng Yu's information on Yuan Shao's deployment of troops had been verified by the two horse merchants in Ji Province. Yang Rui had also met the two horse merchants in Ji Province by chance and signed a supply agreement with them. He did not expect them to be so useful in transmitting information. They had sent horses all the way here, so they were naturally very clear about the situation in Ji Province.
What Cheng Yu didn't say was that there was another important reason why Yuan Shao didn't attack Pingyuan Prefecture. That was because Yang Rui had sent Cheng Yu to Pingyuan City in time!
After Cheng Yu had arrived at Plains City, he had deployed 1,000 to 5,000 soldiers to each city in the northern part of Plains County. Of course, it was unrealistic to expect these soldiers to defend the city. Cheng Yu's main goal was to show Yuan Shao that they were on the defensive. At the same time, it served as a warning.
Since he had a plan for Plains City, Yuan Shao would definitely have his own channels to know about Cheng Yu's actions. Cheng Yu's deployment of a small number of soldiers in each county would not cause too much trouble for Yuan Shao. However, the 100,000 soldiers in Plains City would be a huge problem. Yuan Shao would definitely have his reservations about this.
In fact, after Cheng Yu had arrived at Pingyuan Prefecture, he had used Yang Rui's name to seal off and impose martial law on Pingyuan City at lightning speed. He had also dismissed all the officials of Pingyuan Prefecture and placed them under house arrest in the prefecture manor. At the same time, he had ordered all the important officials of the county to gather in the prefecture office for a meeting and put them under house arrest!
As a result, Pingyuan City and the various counties were temporarily taken over by the military. The original county and county soldiers were easily taken over by Cheng Yu due to the lack of a leader, achieving the goal of controlling Pingyuan County as soon as possible.
Although this move might leave the counties in the northern part of Plains County in a defenseless state and the county affairs were largely neglected, as long as Plains City was not lost, Yuan Shao's actions in Plains County would be very limited. A clenched fist was the most powerful deterrent!
Moreover, Cheng Yu had his reasons for doing so. Plains County had never been very cooperative with Yang Rui's strategy of "farm system" and "resource exchange". As a result, Yang Rui had made the decision to dismiss the governor of Plains County and all the other officials. When Cheng Yu led his army to Plains City and forcefully dismissed the relevant officials, he discovered the letters between the governor of Plains County and Yuan Shao!
When Cheng Yu showed the letters to Yang Rui, Yang Rui was secretly shocked. Although he had always been concerned about Plains County's lack of cooperation, he did not expect the officials of Plains County to be in cahoots with Yuan Shao. The letters clearly expressed Plains County's willingness to submit to Yuan Shao. It was safe to say that Yang Rui had sent Cheng Yu here at the right time. If he had been any later, the situation would have been completely different!
"Your Excellency, you have come at the right time. In recent days, the governor of Ji Province, Han Fu, has been sending letters asking for help. He mentioned that Yuan Shao has deployed troops at the border and is planning to take over the position of governor of Ji Province. He asked for Your Excellency's help in controlling Yuan Shao …"
Cheng Yu saw that Yang Rui had already read the letters between Plains County and Yuan Shao, so he handed a few more letters to Yang Rui.
"Oh? There's such a thing? "
Yang Rui took the letters from Cheng Yu and flipped through them. Just as Cheng Yu had said, these letters were all letters from Han Fu asking for help. In the letters, Yang Rui first analyzed Yuan Shao's possible plans for Ji Province and Qing Province. They explained the stakes involved and strongly requested Yang Rui to work with them to guard against Yuan Shao.
Moreover, after reading the messages in the letters, Han Fu's mood could be said to be getting more and more anxious. Presumably, she was under a lot of pressure from Yuan Shao!
The only thing was that Han Fu's attitude seemed to be wavering. Sometimes, the points raised in the first letter would be immediately overturned by the next letter. For example, on the issue of joint defense or sending out troops, Han Fu changed her position several times. She even asked Yang Rui to come forward and mediate between the two sides!
From this, it could be seen that Han Fu's attitude and tone in dealing with Yuan Shao had not been set. This was probably her most passive point. It could also explain why she was so easily taken away by Yuan Shao in history, and why she was so scared that she committed suicide! It seemed that in terms of decision-making, Han Fu's performance was even worse than Qiao Mao's!
"How does Mister Cheng think the matter in Ji Province should be handled?"
After reading Han Fu's letters, Yang Rui temporarily put the matter of Plains County aside and first discussed the situation in Ji Province. To be honest, Yang Rui was quite interested in the group of capable people under Han Fu.
"I have written back to Ji Province's Provincial Governor Han Fu, saying that the Provincial Governor has not yet returned and that everything will be decided after his return. However, in this subordinate's opinion, Governor Han Fu is likely to lack people with good strategies. If the Prefecture Overseer is unwilling to intervene in this matter, it is likely that he will be annexed by Yuan Shao. "Cheng Yu replied.
Cheng Yu's vision was still very accurate. He had almost determined where Han Fu would end up, but he did not give Yang Rui a clear suggestion.
"Sigh! In this way, it's a pity that Ji Province is rich. Of course, there are also the many capable people under Han Fu … "Yang Rui sighed unwillingly.
After hearing Yang Rui's words, Cheng Yu thought for a moment and said to himself, "Although the Provincial Governor does not have the power to take Ji Province, he can help Han Fu and slow down Yuan Shao's progress. At the same time, he can also exhaust Yuan Shao's strength. With the Provincial Governor's protection, it should not be difficult for Qing Province to ask for a few strategists from Provincial Governor Han Fu."
His meaning was already very clear. With Yang Rui's current strength, he could not plot against Ji Province. However, he could make a move to slow down Yuan Shao's progress in taking Ji Province. At the same time, he could use this as a reason to raise conditions and ask for talents from Han Fu! Cheng Yu's suggestion coincided with Yang Rui's thoughts.
At the current stage, compared to Yuan Shao's powerful army, the army that Yang Rui could control was indeed much weaker. It was basically impossible to solve the problem of Yuan Shao in the north in one fell swoop. Therefore, when Yuan Shao was in a hurry to expand his territory, it was more practical to take advantage of the situation and gain more benefits.
"That would be best!"
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