Keeping the captives was an exploration, but it also caused a lot of trouble. Although Yang Rui only seized the weapons and equipment of the captive soldiers and did not restrict their freedom, these soldiers were naturally not in a good mood. Their speed was a big burden to Yang Rui.
Yang Rui could only send a few thousand soldiers to escort the captives so as not to affect the speed of the army's advance. The troops at the front moved at full speed towards Wuyan County.
Near evening, Yang Rui's army had arrived near Wuyan County. Wuyan County had obviously received the news in advance. All the city gates were closed, and the guards on the city gates and walls were also very vigilant.
Yang Rui's troops were discovered almost immediately after they appeared.
However, this was an unavoidable situation. Yang Rui had as many as 150,000 soldiers, so it was impossible to hide their whereabouts. A surprise attack could only be launched at the beginning when the enemy was unprepared.
"Do you have any good suggestions for Feng Xiao?" Yang Rui turned to Guo Jia and asked. Wuyan City's city gate was tightly shut.
Yang Rui had sent the bandit leaders to secretly investigate the situation. The number of guards in Wuyan County was actually only a few thousand. If Yang Rui directly attacked, it would not be a big problem to take down the county in a short time. However, it would inevitably cause some losses.
Moreover, according to Yang Rui's information, the county magistrate of Wuyan County, Zhou Wen, was a rather upright person. Judging from the current situation of Wuyan County, the county magistrate was likely to stubbornly resist until the end.
It just so happened that Guo Jia, this great talent, was by his side. Yang Rui also asked for his opinion. Since Guo Jia had agreed to join Yang Rui in the expedition against Liu Dai, he was naturally willing to put in some effort.
"Reporting to the Prefecture Overseer. Guo Jia has a plan. It may not cost a single soldier. We can take Wuyan County. However, there is no guarantee that it will succeed. I hope the Prefecture Overseer will allow Guo Jia to give it a try. "Guo Jia said after some consideration.
Yang Rui was overjoyed when he heard this. If Guo Jia could really take down a city out of thin air, it would be enough to prove his talent.
In reality, Guo Jia was very famous. Of course, this had something to do with his popularity. However, Yang Rui believed that the strategists of the Three Kingdoms period weren't necessarily better than the others. It was just that there were limitations in the field they were good at and in the conditions they were in.
Especially in the game. This was even more so. There were no invincible NPCs, and there were no useless skills.
NPCs of the same level did not necessarily have to be stronger than the others. It was just a matter of which field they were better at. For example, Sun Qian's two skills, Coordination and Quick Effect, might not be very effective in fighting and killing enemies, but they were very effective in developing a territory.
Yang Rui also viewed Guo Jia in the same way. Guo Jia's talent was not to be doubted. This was also the reason why Yang Rui wanted him to stay. Otherwise, if he fell into the hands of any opponent, it would be quite troublesome. However, Yang Rui would not ignore other people's abilities. He believed that Guo Jia was omnipotent.
"Feng Xiao, you can be at ease and do what you need to do. In any battle, no one has a 100% chance of winning. Otherwise, there would be no need to fight. Therefore, Fengxiao, you do not have to worry. "
After hearing Yang Rui's words, although Guo Jia did not show it on the surface, he felt a lot more relaxed in his heart. It was obvious that Yang Rui's way of doing things was completely different from Bohai Prefecture's Yuan Shao. He also had a clearer understanding of the outcome of a battle.
Afterwards, Guo Jia went to prepare. After about two hours, he once again appeared in front of Yang Rui. In his hand was a letter urging Yang Rui to take a look.
Yang Rui took the letter and looked through it. He discovered that Guo Jia's letter was actually similar to the letters that Chen Lin had written before. They were all filled with the light of ultimate skills.
It turned out that Guo Jia also had skills similar to Chen Lin's. However, he did not know the specific use of the skills.
As for the contents of Guo Jia's letter, half of it was praising Yang Rui's character and how he protected the Han Dynasty. He listed the contributions that Yang Rui had made for the Han Dynasty and how he had made the Qing Province prosperous and the people rich.
At the same time, Guo Jia also repeated Liu Dai's brazen attack on Dong County's Governor Qiao Mao and how he had intercepted Yang Rui. He detailed Liu Dai's faults and criticized him for privately mobilizing troops and destroying the Qing Province, causing the people to suffer and become homeless.
However, in the entire letter, there were no words urging Liu Dai to surrender. After Guo Jia compared Yang Rui and Liu Dai's character and words, he began to scold Wuyan County's County Magistrate. He criticized Wuyan County's County Magistrate to the point that he was extremely stupid!
Guo Jia described Zou Wen's actions of risking his life to defend the city as harming the people in the city. He described Zou Wen's actions of helping Liu Dai as helping the evildoer! In any case, he only scolded Liu Dai without any kind words.
Yang Rui could not help but be surprised. No matter how he looked at it, Guo Jia's letter did not seem to be urging him to surrender! Could it be that Guo Jia still had a backup plan?
After Yang Rui read the letter, he handed it to Guo Jia and let him deal with it. He did not ask any more questions. Sometimes, asking too much and being too detailed might restrict the other party's performance. After all, Guo Jia was not Yang Rui's subordinate now.
However, it was precisely such a letter that really worked. Just an hour after Guo Jia sent the letter to Wuyan City, Wuyan County Magistrate Zou Wen opened the city's East Gate and led a group of officials and more than five thousand soldiers out of the city.
"Wuyan County Magistrate Zou Wen requests an audience with Prefecture Overseer Blazing Sun!"
Yang Rui's main tent was outside the East Gate of Wuyan City. The moment the city gate opened, Yang Rui was alerted and rushed to the front of the army. The first thing he saw was Zou Wen leading a group of soldiers to seek an audience. Yang Rui was surprised and looked at Guo Jia who was standing beside him, but Guo Jia only said that he was lucky.
"Wuyan County Magistrate Zou Wen requests an audience with Prefecture Overseer Blazing Sun!" County Magistrate Zou Wen shouted again.
After this reminder, Yang Rui looked at County Magistrate Zou Wen who had just left the city.
Originally, Yang Rui had thought that Zou Wen would be a man. However, after seeing him in person, he realized that Zou Wen was short and had a clean face. He had a scholarly air about him, which was quite different from what Yang Rui had imagined.
"Blazing Sun is here. County Magistrate Zou Wen, please come closer."
Zou Wen took off his armor and led the soldiers out. Moreover, the soldiers did not carry any weapons in their hands. Yang Rui naturally knew that the other party had given up resistance. Naturally, he was very amiable when talking to him.
"Zou Wen greets Prefecture Overseer Blazing Sun. I have heard that Prefecture Overseer is benevolent and righteous. Now, I am willing to lead the soldiers of Wuyan County to surrender. Please don't make things difficult for the people of Wuyan County."
Yang Rui greeted Zou Wen and led the soldiers to surrender. He only asked that Yang Rui not make things difficult for the people of Wuyan County. At this point, Guo Jia's letter had achieved its goal!
Yang Rui had a sudden inspiration for Zou Wen, who had voluntarily surrendered, so he made a small attempt. He let Zou Wen remain as Wuyan County Magistrate and let the rest of the soldiers return to their old positions to protect the safety of Wuyan City.
Yang Rui also wanted to win the hearts of the people. It would be even better if County Magistrate Zou Wen could lead all the soldiers to surrender under his name!
However, the system did not let Yang Rui do as he wished. Yang Rui restored the officials of Wuyan County to their original positions and naturally won some people's hearts. However, Zou Wen and the other officials and soldiers of Wuyan County turned neutral. They were no longer loyal to Liu Dai or Yang Rui. Perhaps only the Han Dynasty could mobilize them.
In the end, Yang Rui thought that it would be better to capture all of them and bring them back!
However, Yang Rui did not have much time to regret this. The purpose of his trip was to weaken Yang Rui. Wuyan City and the soldiers guarding the city no longer belonged to Liu Dai. Yang Rui's goal could be considered to have been achieved.
Of course, there was also the 20,000 achievement points and 20,000 points obtained from taking down Wuyan City, a medium-sized city. At the same time, he also plundered 20,000 Duke Contribution Points from Liu Dai.
Perhaps it was because it was only a part of the mission and not a true crusade against Dong Zhuo's forces, but Yang Ruigong didn't receive any system notifications when he took down Liu Dai's two cities. He only received a corresponding increase in contribution points, contribution points, and achievement points.
If Yang Rui had not paid careful attention, he might not have noticed the changes.
Next, Yang Rui led his men to rest in and around Wuyan City for a day. The next morning, they broke camp again and cut west into the first city in the East County — Shouliang City.
Shouliang City was located in the southeast of Fan County. Although it was not a county-level city, it was a hub for water and land transportation. It was also a medium-sized city. As it was already in the East County, the number of guards in the city was much more than the county-level cities in Dong Ping Country.
Yang Rui did not know the exact number, but there were at least ten to twenty thousand soldiers.
When Yang Rui led his men to Shouliang City, the soldiers in the city were already prepared to defend the city. Moreover, they were cursing at Yang Rui's men. Obviously, the soldiers guarding the city were loyal to Liu Dai. It was impossible to solve the problem with a letter like in Wuyan City.
Yang Rui surrounded the city and was about to discuss the siege when an old friend came looking for him.
"Aiya, Scorching Sun, we rushed all the way here and finally caught up. Your Qing Province soldiers are really majestic, but they wouldn't let us in no matter what. They only let us in after notifying us! Scorching Sun, you've really made a name for yourself. "
As soon as Yang Rui landed, the boss of the Broken Moon Alliance, Crippled One, ran over, panting.
"Boss Crippled One, please come in and have a seat."
Yang Rui had always had a cooperative relationship with the Broken Moon Alliance. The battleship blueprints and the skill books for the Fourth Grade Water Soldier were all traded from the Broken Moon Alliance. At the same time, the Broken Moon Alliance also needed the high-grade wood that Yang Rui provided.
"Scorching Sun, I, Crippled One, will not beat around the bush. My purpose in coming here is to join the Green Province. I wonder if Scorching Sun is willing to take me in?"
After chatting with Yang Rui for a while, Crippled One knew that Yang Rui did not have much time to accompany him. Thus, he directly stated the purpose of his trip.
Yang Rui was stunned. The Broken Moon Alliance wanted to join him? He had never wanted to have too much to do with players! (To be continued … …)
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