"Lord Blazing Sun, Lord Bohai King, Liu Bei is willing to lead two counties with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to pursue one of the deserters. Please give your orders."
As Mao Jie, Le Jin, Bao Xin, and Yu Jin each led over ten thousand men and fled south in four different directions, Liu Bei took the initiative to advise.
Since Liu Bei took the initiative, Yang Rui agreed. Even though he had a vague feeling that something was wrong, Yang Rui did not care too much about it.
"Lord Governor, Liu Bei is an ambitious and ruthless person. I have also seen Lord Governor's great strength. I believe that after this person leaves … he will most likely not return …"
It was only after Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had left with their seventy to eighty thousand men that Guo Jia reminded Yang Rui in the meeting room of Sky City.
No wonder Yang Rui felt that something was wrong. Even if Mao Jie, Le Jin, Bao Xin, and Yu Jin led their men to flee in different directions, with Sky City's speed, there was still a chance that it could catch up to them and defeat them one by one.
Under such circumstances, there was no need to lead the troops in pursuit. Liu Bei had volunteered to leave Yang Rui and his territory.
Yang Rui came to a realization. He wanted to chase after Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, but he was stopped by Guo Jia.
"Cough … Lord Governor, the situation among the vassals is unpredictable. Liu Bei is also someone who does not know his place. He has great ambitions but nowhere to put them to use. Lord Governor, there is no need to keep him by your side.
With the strength of this person, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, although they will not cause much trouble, they might disturb the stability of Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Thus, it is not impossible to let this person go. With the current state of the world, Liu Bei will not be able to do anything. For now, Liu Bei and the others will not be able to develop to the point where they can threaten Lord Governor … "
Yang Rui and the others felt that Guo Jia's words were reasonable. There were too many thorny matters at hand and Yang Rui did not have the energy to deal with Liu Bei's small faction. Moreover, Liu Bei's intentions were clear from the way he had prepared his army.
If not for Yang Rui's forceful appearance and forced him to leave, Liu Bei might have made his move based on the changes in the situation. At the very least, Liu Bei's words of 'assistance' must be false.
"Kill!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
"Puff! Puff! Puff … "
“.....”
“.....”
In the process of chasing after the deserters, Sky City's speed and mobility were once again vividly displayed. Apart from Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei who were pursuing the deserters on foot, Sky City caught up with the other three groups of soldiers and killed them one after another.
In the end, the three groups of soldiers suffered heavy losses and lost more than half of their forces. If Yang Rui had not given up on the pursuit, their losses would have been even higher. However, it was just as Bao Xin had analyzed. Yang Rui's goal was not to deal as much damage as possible to the enemy. Instead, it was to reclaim Yanzhou's territory as soon as possible.
Moreover, if there were casualties in the battle, they would not be able to resurrect. There was also no way for them to resurrect themselves. Fighting head-on would not be worth the loss. Therefore, most of the time, Yang Rui only used long-range attacks to ambush the enemy. He only needed to cause enough damage to the enemy. As for the escaping troops, he would let Cao Cao throw himself into the battle with Yuan Shu.
With Yang Rui not going all out, the commanders of the three groups of soldiers were able to successfully escape. Under such circumstances, Cao Cao was able to preserve some of his strength.
According to Yang Rui's plan, it would be best if he could capture these commanders alive. If he could not, he could even kill one or two of them. This would greatly reduce Cao Cao's strength. However, in the middle of the night, each of the commanders' strength was extraordinary. In a situation where they were determined to escape, Yang Rui could not do much.
Yang Rui did not know about the situation of the soldiers that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were pursuing. However, since Liu Bei's real intention was to find a reason to leave, it was not hard to imagine if he would really give chase.
Therefore, in comparison, the soldiers in the southeast would have an easier time escaping. In order to preserve his strength, Liu Bei would not do such a useless pursuit. Moreover, it would not benefit him at all.
Through the battle of Changyi City, Yang Rui had successfully taken over the governing cities of Yan Province. The difficulty of advancing further was greatly reduced. Yang Rui would naturally be able to recover the territories that Qiao Mao had lost in Yan Province.
Moreover, during the Battle of Changyi, Bao Xin and Yu Jin had appeared in Changyi. This basically showed that Bao Xin and his forces had joined Cao Cao's camp.
On the surface, Bao Xin, Yu Jin, and Yuan Shao's alliance had strengthened Cao Cao's strength. However, this was not entirely a bad thing for Yang Rui.
With Bao Xin joining Cao Cao's camp, it meant that Bao Xin could no longer return to Jibei. The territory that had been in the hinterland of Qingzhou and Dong Province would no longer be able to escape. It would belong to Yang Rui's territory as long as Yang Rui was willing to take it.
After successfully taking over Changyi, Yang Rui pursued the fleeing soldiers for most of the night. He ordered all his soldiers to rest for half a day. From the afternoon of the second day onwards, Yang Rui ordered Ju Shou and Han Dai to command 100,000 soldiers to defend Changyi while he led the rest of his troops to attack the other lost territories in Yan Province.
At the same time, Yang Rui also sent out fast horses to inform Xu You, who was guarding Dashan City, as well as Qiao Mao and Ding Yuan, who were in Feng Gao County. After receiving the news, they would send troops to cooperate with Yang Rui to take over the cities. At the very least, they would be able to guard the recovered cities.
One day later, Yang Rui controlled Sky City to go to several places and took over most of Ding Tao's territory, including Ding Tao City, Gouyang City, Chengyang City, and Juan City. Only a small part of the southern territory was not occupied by Yang Rui.
Two days later, Yang Rui once again took over Shanyang City, Fanxian County, and Lu County. Most of Shanyang Country, Ren Cheng Country, and Lu County's territory were recovered by Yang Rui.
Three days later, Yang Rui once again took control of most of Eastern Peace Country, including Fair Eastern City. He also relocated Qiao Mao and his troops to Changyi City. Ding Yuan also helped him to guard Lu County, which was adjacent to Taishan County.
At this point. Nine Li Mountain, Mandang Mountain, Yan Province's territory. It was basically under the control of Yang Rui, Qiao Mao, and Ding Yuan again. There were even some regions that had expanded to different extents.
As long as Yang Rui and the others were willing, they would have the opportunity to take over the nearby counties at any time. It was just that whether it was Yang Rui, Qiao Mao, or Ding Yuan, their strength was far from enough to control such a large area. Just the current territory was big enough, and it was already good enough that they were able to hold it.
In just a little more than three days, the originally chaotic situation when Yang Rui returned had been cleaned up again. During the whole process, they did not encounter any decent resistance. The Yan Province's territory was suddenly turbulent, and the situation suddenly became clear.
Of course, while Yang Rui had plowed through most of the important cities in Yan Province, there were still some small cities, towns, and villages that had hostile faction forces. These small forces were no longer a concern, and Qiao Mao was more than enough to deal with them.
In fact, in the process of recovering lost territory, the most difficult thing to deal with were the players and player forces. Although most of the players and player organizations were far weaker than the first-rate players and player organizations, they had their own demands.
In the middle, there were players and player organizations. Before this, they had been pressured to join Cao Cao's forces, and some were even loyal fans of Cao Cao. Therefore, it was inevitable that it would take a lot of effort to coordinate the interests of these players and player organizations.
The most labor-saving method was to use Yang Rui's method in Qingzhou and the East County, which was to limit the rights of the players to the maximum extent, so that most of the players who had other ideas would take the initiative to leave the area. The players who stayed in Qingzhou and the East County were basically law-abiding.
However, Yang Rui's method required a lot of strength to maintain. Even when Yang Rui had a large number of county and county soldiers, there was still a situation where the players caused trouble. With Qiao Mao's strength, it was basically difficult to implement the same strategy.
In the process of recovering lost territory in Yan Province, Yang Rui had more than one conflict with some of the players. Fortunately, the player forum was closed at this time, otherwise, it was very likely that all kinds of discussions would have been spread.
Even so, a wider range of players secretly targeting Yang Rui had quietly begun to brew. When it happened, Yang Rui was almost caught off guard!
Of course, this was all for later. At this time, how to deal with the players in the territory was left to Qiao Mao. Yang Rui did not have the energy to help him recover lost territory and deal with these things. In that case, it was completely unnecessary to have Qiao Mao as an ally.
While Yang Rui recovered the important cities in Yan Province, he also reunited with Yang Rui's troops again. At the same time, Ju Shou, Han Dai, and the other 100,000 troops stationed in Changyi City were also replaced and reunited with Yang Rui's troops.
The total number of troops under Yang Rui's command had reached more than 600,000. Yang Rui placed all these troops in Sky City, resting and reorganizing as he headed towards Fengqiu and Kuangting.
Yang Rui had already investigated in advance. The main battlefield where Yuan Shu attacked Cao Cao was at Fengqiu and Kuangting.
Moreover, this time, Yuan Shu came to attack Cao Cao in Yan Province with a good reason. Before the troops were dispatched, Yuan Shu had already written a letter to the Han Dynasty officials and obtained the position of Provincial Governor of Yan Province for Yuan Shu. This time, he came to send Jin Shang to take up the position.
Of course, Yuan Shu's direct goal was to eliminate Cao Cao's forces. Before he left, he brought along his general Liu Xiang and hundreds of thousands of troops. Sending Jin Shang to take up the position was only in name.
The battle between Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao's camp had already involved the position of Provincial Governor of Yu Province. In the end, Yuan Shu won. Although this result was mostly due to Sun Jian's strength, Yuan Shu had tasted the sweetness of victory.
This was why the battle between the two sides centered around the position of Provincial Governor of Yan Province, which led to the current war.
However, due to the influence of Yang Rui's forces, the current strength of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu in the game was different from the historical and historical events.
Cao Cao had recently obtained more territory in Yan Province after Yang Rui left. Before that, he had been restricted to Chen Liu County. His military strength did not have any advantage over Yuan Shu's, which led to the stalemate between the two sides for many days without a clear victor.
There was even a situation where Cao Cao, who had just taken over a lot of territory in Yan Province, had to deploy troops from Changyi City to help because of the lack of military strength. Between the two sides, Yuan Shu still had a big advantage for the time being.
With Cao Cao's ability to command troops and many good generals, if Mao Jie, Yue Jin, Bao Xin, Yu Jin, and the others could arrive in time with their troops, it would not be too difficult for them to defeat Yuan Shu in the end.
However, when Changyi City was taken over by Yang Rui, Mao Jie, Yue Jin, Bao Xin, Yu Jin, and the others had all lost their soldiers. Although the four of them had fled for two to three days and finally arrived at Fengqiu, the increase in combat strength was very limited.
"Lord Prefecture Overseer, Guo Jia thinks that if we plan carefully, we can eliminate the threat of Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, these two potential opponents. At the very least, we can inflict heavy losses on both sides and make them unable to threaten Qing Province and Yan Province for a long time …"
On the way to Fengqiu and Kuang Ting, when Yang Rui and the others were discussing how to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, Guo Jia spoke first.
"Oh? That would be the best. I hope that Mister Guo Jia and everyone else here can think of a plan for this trip … "
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Yang Rui was very moved. He nodded slightly in response.
Originally, there were still many things that had not been dealt with in Qing Province and Yan Province. At the same time, he also had to face the threat of Yuan Shao from Ji Province and Liu Dai from the southern part of the East County. The reason why Yang Rui did not rush back to deal with these matters and instead went to the place where Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were fighting was naturally not to stroll around.
As the saying goes, when two tigers fight, one of them will definitely be injured. With the current state of Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, both of them would definitely be greatly injured in the end. Even if one of them won, their strength would be greatly reduced. This was the reason why Yang Rui had come.
When the crane and the clam fought, the fisherman would reap the benefits. Yang Rui did not want to be the fisherman. He only wanted Yuan Shu and Cao Cao to fight more intensely. It would be best if the two of them could no longer stand among the Marquises. That way, the threats around Yang Rui's territory would be greatly reduced.
"Does that ignorant Yuan Shu still dare to send people to their deaths? As long as he dares to come, I guarantee that I'll give him a quick and painless death without any punishment … "
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