Liu Dai's army that retreated from Qing County, Faping County, and Dong Ah numbered close to ten thousand. Most of them were soldiers of Fourth Grade and above. There were even ten percent of them that were Fifth Grade. There were also several hundred archers. Their total number was four times that of Gao Shun's soldiers. ````
However, such a force was still at a disadvantage against cavalry. Especially in the flat land to the south of Qing County, Liu Dai's ten thousand soldiers suffered a great loss against Gao Shun's two thousand five hundred cavalry.
Originally, a cavalry's combat power was more than half a grade higher than a normal soldier. A Fifth Grade cavalry was close to the strength of a normal Sixth Grade soldier. However, Liu Dai's retreating troops were all normal soldiers.
In addition to the buff from Gao Shun's Rank 1 support skill, 'Break the Enemy', the cavalry's attack and defense were both increased by 100%. Dealing with the ten thousand retreating Liu Dai's soldiers was like chopping vegetables.
After Gao Shun and his cavalry appeared, they cut into Liu Dai's army like a sharp blade. After a brief charge, the enemy was completely defeated!
After an hour of slaughter, Gao Shun's pursuit became the battle that killed the most enemies since the start of the war between Yang Rui and Liu Dai. In the end, they killed close to two thirds of Liu Dai's army.
After this battle, Gao Shun and his men obtained over two thousand Fourth Grade skill books and over a hundred Fifth Grade skill books. They also obtained quite a lot of gold coins and other resources.
After Yang Rui learned of Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo's battle results, he was relieved. He ordered the messenger to pass on some words of encouragement and then led his army towards Li County.
Two days later, Yang Rui led his army and took over Li County easily. Killed over two thousand enemies. Captured over two thousand soldiers. Obtained over six hundred skill books for soldiers of various grades. Among them, over a hundred archer skill books, over 10000 gold coins, and various equipment.
Among these items, there was a blueprint that was the most valuable. Yang Rui never thought that he would obtain it in a county like Li County. After obtaining it, Yang Rui treated it like a treasure and hid it away.
"Hunting Bow Blueprint: Can be used to make a hunting bow after learning. Mainly used for hunting. Can be used when Martial Strength exceeds 50 points. Requires 10 units of wood. 1 unit of animal tendons or other materials for making bowstrings. Requirements: Intermediate Carpenter, Intermediate Carpenter.]
This blueprint looked like a very ordinary item, but Yang Rui knew that it was extremely valuable. The key point was that it could only be used if one's Martial Strength exceeded 50 points! This kind of fierce bow was not restricted to archers and soldiers, but it could be used by anyone with more than 50 points of Force.
Although the blueprint stated that the main use of the Hunting Bow was for hunting, there was no problem in using it to defend a city. Even if its attack power was not too high, if tens of thousands of people used it together, it would be equivalent to tens of thousands of Archers appearing out of thin air!
Currently, Yang Rui had a limited number of ranged Archers. Apart from the two to three thousand archers he had slowly accumulated, there were also the ten thousand Fourth Grade archers that Yang Rui had extorted from Dong Zhuo. This amount was simply not enough for the entire Qingzhou.
After Zhang Ning created the Talisman of Synergy, Yang Rui had thought of using the Talisman of Synergy to make soldiers compatible with ordinary bows and arrows. Then, he would be able to create ranged Archers that he needed for emergencies.
However, that would require a lot of Talismans of Synergy. Disregarding the cost, just the creation of the Talisman of Synergy would be difficult for Zhang Ning.
Now that he had the Hunting Bow Blueprint, things were different. As long as Yang Rui needed it, he could put together a large number of ranged Archers. The use of the Hunting Bow was obvious.
Moreover, the power of ranged attacks did not depend entirely on the attributes of the bow used. It also depended on the user's own attributes, the attributes of the arrow, and the environment and terrain. If a Fifth Grade Archer used the same Hunting Bow, the attack power would definitely be higher than that of a Second Grade Archer. The Fine Iron Feather Arrows produced by Big Mountain City would also be higher than ordinary arrows. If used to defend a city, the height of the city walls would also increase the attack power.
More importantly, the materials required to create the Hunting Bow were very ordinary. This meant that it could be used infinitely! It was not that Yang Rui had never obtained blueprints that were many times better than the Hunting Bow Blueprint. However, due to the limited materials, it was difficult to promote them.
For example, Yang Rui had obtained a Bamboo Longbow Blueprint in the past. The Bamboo Longbow Blueprint only required Ninth Grade Wood to make. The requirements were not too high, but it was still an exclusive weapon for archers. Others could not use it!
Therefore, the Bamboo Longbow Blueprint, Daggerboat Blueprint, Small Transport Blueprint, etc. Although they all had high economic and practical value, the seemingly ordinary Hunting Bow Blueprint had a much greater strategic value in comparison!
Moreover, it was very obvious that the System had strictly limited the chances of such blueprints appearing. All this time, Yang Rui had been paying attention to blueprints that were worth promoting and making profits. However, he was still surprised and surprised by the appearance of this Hunting Bow Blueprint!
"From now on, try your best to recruit Intermediate Level and above carpenters!"
After Yang Rui obtained the Hunting Bow Blueprint, he quickly issued an order to the soldiers. He wanted to maximize the production of the Hunting Bow. Naturally, he would need a large number of Intermediate Level and above carpenters.
Manufacturing blueprints were usually learned by a single craftsman. After that, they could coordinate with other craftsmen who met the requirements to form a complete production line. The craftsmen could not learn the skill of manufacturing blueprints, but they could complete a certain part of the production line.
Of course, some manufacturing blueprints required a single craftsman to master the core of the blueprints, as well as a certain number of other craftsmen to assist in the mastery. For example, the blueprints for Turrets, Bi 'an, and Warships were all of this type.
In a County City, all kinds of trades were generally well prepared. The number of carpenters and craftsmen was naturally not low. There was also no lack of other Life Professions. Previously, Yang Rui did not try to recruit these Life Professions because there was no lack of such NPCs in Green Province.
Unless the Life Professions were of a very high level or had special production skills, Yang Rui would pay attention to them. The normal Life Professions in Green Province could already satisfy all kinds of production needs.
Now that Yang Rui had the hunting bow manufacturing blueprint, things were different. Intermediate Carpenters were able to create a lot of value for him. Naturally, he would recruit all of them.
However, Yang Rui had also made it clear that he could not use force to recruit Intermediate Carpenters and above. Instead, it was mainly up to the individual's will. As long as they were willing to go to Green Province, Yang Rui would offer generous conditions. He would directly settle the payment in terms of food and allow the entire family to move to Green Province. He would also guarantee that everyone would be able to eat well and so on.
Although the conditions seemed very simple, in such a time of famine and war, there was no doubt that they were very attractive. Nearly half of the NPC carpenters in Li County City had actually agreed to Yang Rui's invitation.
One of the important reasons for this was that the reputation of the Qing Province had spread far and wide.
Originally, there were many Advanced Carpenters in Yang Rui's army. They were responsible for the dismantling and assembly of siege vehicles and ladders. After obtaining the hunting bow manufacturing blueprint, Yang Rui finally could not hold back his curiosity. He directly ordered one of the Advanced Carpenters to learn the blueprint and make a hunting bow on the spot in Li County City.
The attack power of a hunting bow was about the same as a short bow. It only had an upper limit of 10 points of attack. However, Yang Rui's focus was not on this. The key point was that it confirmed that the hunting bow could indeed be used by normal soldiers and was not limited by the type of soldier.
Of course, this Advanced Carpenter who had mastered the hunting bow manufacturing skill had to be carefully protected.
Yang Rui being able to obtain the hunting bow manufacturing blueprint was already a huge gain. At the same time, Yang Rui also obtained about 80,000 achievement points and contribution points. On the other hand, Yang Rui had lost very few soldiers. The only pity was that the contribution points did not seem to be transferring anymore.
After calming down the NPC citizens in Li County City, Yang Rui ordered the Intermediate and above carpenters that he had recruited to stay in the city to prepare for the move. Then, he led his troops straight to Juan City.
One day later, Yang Rui's troops had already surrounded Juancheng. For the next three days, Yang Rui ordered his troops to use siege vehicles to attack the city. After three days, most of the archers on the walls of Juancheng had been eliminated. Only then did Yang Rui once again let Zhang Ning act and take down Juancheng in one go.
It was not that Yang Rui did not want Zhang Ning to act directly. As a city that was relatively close to Puyang City, Juancheng County was a high level city. The height of the city walls was the same as that of the siege vehicles. Moreover, there was a certain number of Sixth Grade archers on the city walls, which could already suppress Zhang Ning's casting range.
In the battle of Juancheng County, Yang Rui's troops had killed over 10000 enemy soldiers, captured over 4000 soldiers, and obtained over 3000 upgrade skill books for soldiers of various grades. Among them, there were over 200 skill books for Sixth Grade archers.
From this, it could be seen that Liu Dai was quite capable in the field of High Grade archers. When Yang Rui clashed with Qiao Mao, he did not see any Sixth Grade archers on the enemy side. He did not know when Liu Dai had trained them.
Every single duke was not to be underestimated!
After taking down Juancheng County, Yang Rui also obtained over 20000 gold coins, equipment, food, and various other items. It was enough for Yang Rui's army to use for a few days.
At this point, Yang Rui had taken down Fuyang, Wuyan, Shouliang, Fan County, and Juancheng County. They were now extremely close to Liu Dai's base in Puyang City. Yang Rui had also captured over 10000 soldiers from Liu Dai's camp!
With such a large number of captives, Yang Rui had to take care of them. In addition, he also had to recruit Intermediate Grade and above carpenters in Juancheng County and wait for news from Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo. Yang Rui ordered his troops to stop in Juancheng County and rest up.
After another two days, news finally came from the other army. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wu Anguo had taken down Yangping County and Dongwuyang County. They were advancing in the direction of Guan County.
Yang Rui also broke camp and headed straight for Lihu City.
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