Seeing that Yuan Shao's troops had indeed surrounded East Peace City, Yang Rui went down the city walls and headed to the west to meet up with Zhang Ning, preparing to lead the cavalry to attack Yuan Shao's troops from both inside and outside. ````
Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of troops were not something that could be completed in a short period of time. After about half a day, Yuan Shao's troops had finally completed their encirclement of East Peace City. Although it was already close to evening, Yuan Shao's troops still couldn't wait to launch the siege.
From the performance of Yuan Shao's troops, one could see that they had indeed fallen for 'Han Gui's' plan. They probably thought that East Peace City didn't have many defenders and wouldn't have much difficulty in taking it down. That was why they launched the siege in a hurry.
"Kill!"
"Kill …"
“.....”
At this moment, Yang Rui was lying in ambush in a forest on the west side of East Peace City. Although he was about 10 miles away from the city, Yang Rui could still hear the heaven-shaking aura of Yuan Shao's troops attacking the city from his position. Only because Han Gui had already instructed him, Yang Rui didn't immediately lead his troops to support them. Instead, he held his troops back and didn't move.
"This young general Han Gui really has some skills. He actually accurately predicted the other party's actions." Yang Rui thought to himself as he recalled his previous agreement with Han Gui. Once again, he wanted to win over Han Gui.
When the two of them had agreed on the plan to attack from the inside and outside, Han Gui had already said that if Yuan Shao's troops immediately launched the siege, Yang Rui wouldn't be in a hurry to act. He would wait until nightfall to deal with it. At that time, Yang Rui thought that even if Yuan Shao's troops were to attack, they would have to wait until the next day. At the very least, they would have to scout the surroundings first. They made some preparations to attack the city, but they didn't expect Han Gui's words to be true.
Actually, at this moment, East Peace City's defense was still in a precarious situation, as if it was on the verge of collapse. Yuan Shao's troops felt that if they put in a little more effort, they would be able to succeed. However, every time the attacking troops were about to step onto the city walls, they would be forcefully blocked by the enemy …
At this moment, Han Dai was still trying to confuse the enemy! The number of troops she had stationed on the city walls didn't seem to be much. This was exactly what she had told Yuan Shao's troops before. Yuan Shao's troops who were attacking the city roared with excitement.
Han Dai daring to send only a small number of troops to participate in the siege was actually related to one of her skills. If one observed up close, they would be noticed. The thin layer of soldiers on the city walls were constantly attacking the city.. they were like tireless machines that were constantly attacking. At this moment, all the soldiers who were participating in the siege and those who weren't were enveloped in the light of Han Dai's skill. The strength of the soldiers was actually linked!
This skill was one of Han Dai's internal management skills. The way it worked was similar to Sun Qian's [Coordination] and [Quick Effect], the two regional internal management skills. The effect directly covered the entire city. However, there was a slight difference. Han Dai's skill could not only be used as an internal management skill during normal times. It was very suitable to be used during the siege of the city.
It was worth mentioning Sun Qian here. Ever since Yang Rui established his office and gave Sun Qian the title of "Qing Province Governor", Sun Qian first led the internal affairs of Da Shan City. After that, Yang Rui promoted the strategy of farming and resource exchange in Qing Province. Thus, Sun Qian oversaw Qing Province's governing area — Lin Zi. He used his [Coordination] and [Quick Effect], the two major internal management skills, and the results were surprisingly good.
Sun Qian's two major skills were not only 100% effective in Lin Zi, but also 20% effective in the Qi Kingdom where Lin Zi was located. It was even 2% effective in the entire Qing Province!
2% seemed like a small number, but the production and operation base of the entire Qing Province was definitely a huge number. Thus, the effect was also very impressive! It could be said that Sun Qian contributed a lot to the success of Qing Province's farming and resource exchange strategy.
It was also because of this reason that Yang Rui allowed Sun Qian to remain in Lin Zi City. He did not allow him to participate in the [Dong Zhuo's Rebellion] plot and the subsequent actions against Liu Dai and Yuan Shao. While he displayed the effects of his two major skills, he also helped Yang Rui manage the affairs of Qing Province.
On the other hand, Yuan Shao's troops had been besieging the city since the evening. Even after nightfall, they were still unable to achieve much results. The city was clearly within their reach, but it was forcefully defended by the small generals and the few soldiers within the city. The general in charge of besieging the city was already close to flying into a rage out of humiliation. In less than four hours of besieging the city, the troops under his command had lost a lot of soldiers!
But what Yuan Shao's troops could not accept was yet to come. In the dead of the night, after Yuan Shao's troops had all rested, Yang Rui's cavalry that had disappeared for half a day suddenly turned around and attacked the soldiers stationed at the west side of Ping Shu City.
Furthermore, the Qing Province cavalry seemed to have discussed this with the soldiers within the city. Almost at the same time when the cavalry launched their surprise attack, the originally thought Ping Shu City did not have many defenders, but 20 to 30 thousand soldiers actually charged out from the west gate!
"Kill!"
"Kill …"
Originally, the surprise attack of the Qing Province cavalry was already difficult to defend against. In addition to the pincer attack of the soldiers charging out of Ping Shu City, Yuan Shao's troops at the west gate were instantly thrown into chaos. A large number of soldiers were hacked to the ground before they could even put on their armor! Furthermore, at this time, Yuan Shao's troops at the west gate no longer had any advantage in terms of numbers. A huge defeat was inevitable.
This battle could be said to be devastating. The 40000 Yuan Shao's troops outside the west gate suffered heavy losses. More than 30000 were killed on the spot. Thousands were captured by Yuan Shao's troops. Only a small number of Yuan Shao's troops escaped into the Ling Tuo River in a panic. However, most of them were swallowed by the river and only a few survived.
Due to the inconvenience of traveling between the north and south sides of Eastern Peace City, and the darkness of the night made it even more difficult to travel. On the other side of the city, Yuan Shao's soldiers could only watch helplessly. Even though they knew that the camp at the west side of the city had been ambushed, they couldn't go and rescue them.
It was not that these soldiers did not try to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. However, the number of soldiers on the walls of Ping Shu City seemed to be several times more than before. The entire wall near the east gate was filled with heads. How could they accomplish anything in a short period of time?! It was also at this time that Yuan Shao's subordinate realized that he had fallen into the enemy's trap. However, it was too late for regrets!
Such a ruckus lasted until the latter half of the night before the west side of Ping Shu City finally quieted down. Yuan Shao's troops at the east side of the city saw that things were not going well. They had already left their camp and rushed towards Bo Hai Prefecture. By the time Yang Rui and Han Dai had cleaned up the battlefield at the west gate, it was already too late to chase after them.
"Men, prepare the food and wine. I want to thank the Governor of Lieyang Province and celebrate the victory of the soldiers!" Han Dai shouted. At this time, her snow-white little face was flushed with excitement. However, it was naturally difficult to see clearly under the light of the torch. It could only be detected from her excited tone.
It was no wonder that Han Dai was so excited. Her father, Han Fu, was extremely fearful of Yuan Shao. However, she had killed tens of thousands of enemies in a single battle. Moreover, this was her maiden battle. At the same time, Han Dai was also very clear that the significance of this battle was not as simple as killing a number of Dong Zhuo's troops. Perhaps, to a large extent, it would also affect her father's attitude and strengthen his determination to protect Ji Province! This was, of course, a big deal for a fifteen-year-old girl!
Seeing that the sky was gradually brightening and Han Gui was about to set up a banquet, Yang Rui did not decline. After introducing Zhang Ning to Han Gui, they sat down together. In fact, Yang Rui also had the intention of recruiting Han Gui. It was a good opportunity to stay and interact with him more.
At this time, Zhang Ning was Yang Rui's secretary. Her official position should be much higher than Han Gui's. Naturally, she was qualified to sit together with him. However, Zhang Ning's appearance immediately attracted Han Gui's curious gaze. This caused the usually indifferent Zhang Ning's face to blush slightly. The main reason was that Han Gui's gaze was a little too obvious …
"Han Gui salutes Lord Lieyang Prefecture Overseer."
"Han Gui proposes a toast to Zhang Ning's secretary …"
“.....”
Fortunately, the dishes and wine were quickly served. Everyone began to enjoy the banquet. Under Han Gui's warm hospitality, Yang Rui drank several cups of wine as soon as he came up. Han Gui was also very excited. He also drank one cup after another. Only Zhang Ning was not good at drinking. He just sat quietly on the side.
Han Gui was excited from the bottom of his heart, so he was very open. Yang Rui, on the other hand, wanted to get closer to Han Gui, so he didn't refuse anyone. Half of the time, he took the initiative to find topics to talk about and drink with Han Gui. In addition, it was a celebratory banquet, so the two of them were in high spirits. When they drank, they were even more forthright.
However, as the two of them toasted each other, they slowly became a little tipsy. Yang Rui was a little better, but Han Gui, this young man, clearly couldn't hold his liquor. After drinking for a while, he was clearly drunk.
"What does Lord Governor think of Provincial Governor Han Fu?" Han Gui asked drunkenly.
Yang Rui felt that there was hope. Did this Han Gui have some opinions about Han Fu and intend to follow him? Therefore, he tried to persuade him and draw his attention to the Qing Province, explaining the current situation of the Qing Province in detail.
"Dong!"
However, Yang Rui's words were in vain. Before he could finish speaking, Han Gui had already slammed his head on the table. He kept muttering non-stop, but Yang Rui couldn't clearly hear what he was saying. Only a few clear sentences would pop out from time to time.
"Sister Zhang Ning is so beautiful!" At this time, Han Gui raised his head and muttered, lying on the table with a thump.
Yang Rui could not help but look at Zhang Ning. Did this kid like Zhang Ning?! At this time, Zhang Ning's face was also pink. Facing Yang Rui's gaze, she looked like she wanted to say something but stopped. After hesitating for a while, she finally leaned close to Yang Rui's ear and whispered.
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