Although Liu Dai did not have any famous historical figures, his remaining soldiers were all captured by Yang Rui. Excluding those who were killed by Yang Rui's soldiers and those who escaped in the chaos, Liu Dai still had about fifty to sixty thousand soldiers left.
These soldiers did not have any intention of surrendering to Yang Rui for the time being. He did not know if it was a setting of the game system, but Yang Rui speculated that since famous historical figures could be subdued, it should not be a problem for soldiers to do the same.
At most, if they could not be subdued, he would deal with them in other ways.
Other than these soldiers, Yang Rui had also seized some of Liu Dai's resources from Puyang City, which included more than six million gold coins, food, wood, stone, and other resources.
These resources seemed to be a lot, but it was not much for a Marquis. At least compared to the current resources in Qingzhou, it was countless times inferior. It was probably not even enough to supply the southern part of Liu Dai's Prefecture.
At the same time, six million gold coins was not a small amount for Liu Dai. After all, Liu Dai had suffered many restrictions after being defeated by Yang Rui. At the same time, he had to secretly develop his soldiers, so the expenses were definitely not small.
Liu Dai's remaining wealth was mostly the result of his many years of plundering and accumulating as the Provincial Governor of Yan Province. This was also an unexpected gain for Yang Rui. Although six million gold coins was far from Yang Rui's wealth, it was still not a small gain.
Other than the large amount of money, Liu Dai had left behind a large number of wives and concubines!
As a Marquis, although Liu Dai's forces were constantly weakening in the confrontation with Yang Rui, Qiao Mao, and the others. However, it did not affect the speed at which he satisfied his personal desires. Liu Dai had left this world. The number of wives and concubines he left behind was more than a dozen, and this did not include the maids and personal maids that accompanied him in bed …
Of course, no matter how large the number of such people was, it was meaningless to Yang Rui. Instead, it became a burden. In the end, Yang Rui even gave them a portion of the travel expenses and ordered them to return to their hometowns.
Of course, in the huge Puyang City, Liu Dai had left behind some valuable items, including Gold and Silver grade swords, sabers, and armors. There were more than a dozen of them. Yang Rui even found two Soul type Gold grade weapons and a Soul type Gold grade cloak.
Due to the uniqueness of Soul type items, even to Yang Rui, they were quite valuable. On one hand, Yang Rui, Xiaohui, and Ren Sisi could use them. On the other hand, even if they did not use them, they could sell them to other players.
As the uniqueness of Soul type items spread among the players, Soul type items were gradually being familiarized with by some high-end players, and their value was slowly being excavated. Among these high-end players, Soul type items had become the most sought after item, with a price but no supply!
As the players in the Outland Championship continued. The chances of players coming into contact with Soul type items in the Outland Dimension had greatly increased, and the related news would spread even more widely. It was likely that Soul type items would become even more popular in the near future.
Other than a few Soul type items, Yang Rui had also obtained many different types of blueprints. Most of them were blueprints for various buildings and items. Ninety-nine percent of them were relatively common blueprints, and could be purchased with some money.
However, through Yang Rui's selection, he had also found two extremely rare blueprints. One of them was an item manufacturing blueprint, and the other was a special building blueprint.
"Wooden Wheelchair Manufacturing Blueprint: After learning it, you can build a wooden wheelchair. It is mainly used for transporting various items. You can use manpower to replace horses and carriages to transport goods. Requires 50 units of wood, 10 units of iron. Requirement: Intermediate Carpenter, Intermediate Carpenter Workshop. "
"Teacher's Temple Construction Blueprint: Special building blueprint. Can build a Basic Teacher's Temple. Can be continuously upgraded when certain conditions are met. Basic Teacher's Temple can increase the speed and level of Confucian mantras. "
The reason why Yang Rui chose these two blueprints and judged them to be the most valuable of all the blueprints was not because of how high the level of these two blueprints was, but because he thought that both of them had extraordinary use value.
The wooden wheelchair manufacturing blueprint was actually the same as the hunting bow manufacturing blueprint that Yang Rui had obtained. The materials required were extremely common, and the craftsmen required were only at the Intermediate level. Moreover, it had extremely wide usage and promotion value!
If it was said that the hunting bow manufacturing blueprint could allow ordinary soldiers to possess the ability to attack from a distance, then it could change the offensive and defensive structure of the battlefield from a low-level strategic point of view, then the wooden wheelchair manufacturing blueprint could greatly increase the transportation ability required for economic production. It could use the manpower of NPCs to replace the relatively scarce horses and carriages.
If this wooden wheelchair manufacturing blueprint was placed in front of Wei Xiu 'er, her eyes would definitely light up. As Wei Xiu' er had always been in charge of transporting goods and assembling carriages, she should be very clear about the significance of this wooden wheelchair manufacturing blueprint to improving transportation conditions.
As for the Teacher's Temple construction blueprint, it was somewhat similar to the Dragon King Temple construction blueprint, the Drill Hall construction blueprint, and the Basic School construction blueprint that Yang Rui had obtained.
In particular, it was somewhat similar to the School's function. The School could increase a character's Intelligence attribute, the Drill Hall could increase the speed of skill proficiency, and increase the probability of learning derivative skills. After the Teacher's Temple was built, it could also increase the speed and level of Confucian mantras.
Currently, in Yang Rui's territory, whether it was the School, the Drill Hall, or the Dragon King Temple, they all played a very special role. The Teacher's Temple's function would not disappoint either.
Liu Dai's forces had been eliminated, and the territory in the southwest of the East County had become vacant. Yang Rui could only mobilize Zhang Liao, Cheng Lin, and their 100,000 soldiers.
The number of troops was not the key issue. If they had to defend Puyang City, Yang Rui could easily squeeze out a lot of troops. However, what they lacked was internal affairs and leadership. Moreover, if they expanded their territory too much in a short period of time, they would not be able to do anything. If he did not have enough energy to take care of it. Instead, he would become a burden.
Moreover, Yang Rui had other plans. Yuan Shao had taken over Ji Province. Although he had obediently handed over Han Fu, Yang Rui could not just let it go. Cao Cao and Liu Dai's matters were settled. Yang Rui should also express his gratitude to Yuan Shao.
Therefore, after much consideration, Yang Rui finally decided to temporarily hand over Liu Dai's territory in the southwest of the East County to Qiao Mao. At the same time, Yang Rui was prepared to recommend Qiao Mao as the new Provincial Governor of Yan Province.
Of course, it was difficult for Qiao Mao to support Yan Province alone. Although he had the title of Provincial Governor of Yan Province, in reality, he only controlled a few commanderies in the western half of Yan Province. Ding Yuan's sphere of influence in the eastern half of Yan Province had also expanded greatly.
Even so, with Qiao Mao and Ding Yuan's strength, they wouldn't be able to support the entire Yan Province for the time being. However, with Yang Rui's shadow behind them, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
The situation had developed to this point, and the situation was very clear. Ji Province, Yan Province, Qing Province, Yu Province, and even Jingzhou's small groups had all been weakened after a few chaotic battles. Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, and Sun Jian's alliance had been greatly weakened. At this moment, Sun Jian was still in the middle of a battle with Liu Biao.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Dai's alliance did not have much of an advantage. During the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, Cao Cao was defeated by Yang Rui, causing the alliance's losses to not be small. Liu Dai was also directly destroyed by Yang Rui and was removed from the stage of history.
The one who benefited the most was Yuan Shao. He took advantage of Yang Rui's absence to seize the land of Ji Province. Furthermore, his forces did not suffer any major losses. He also basically took over the troops that were originally under Han Fu's control. His overall forces even increased by quite a bit.
However, this was only temporary. Yuan Shao's days were not necessarily good. In the north, he had never stopped fighting with Gongsun Zan. In the south, there was also the threat of Yang Rui from Qing Province. It was easy to imagine how many disadvantages there were.
On the other hand, the alliance of Yang Rui, Qiao Mao, and Ding Yuan seemed to be the biggest winner. Although Qiao Mao was directly driven out of his territory by Cao Cao and suffered heavy losses, in the end, with the help of Yang Rui, he was able to regain his territory and even expand it to a large area.
Ding Yuan was basically not affected by Cao Cao's battles. Therefore, he basically did not suffer any losses. In the end, his territory was expanded by more than one or two times. Apart from Yang Rui, he was the one who benefited the most.
The mainstay of the alliance was of course the Qing Province's forces. It was because of Yang Rui's sufficient strength and timely actions that the current situation was achieved. It could be said that Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao's current situation was due to Yang Rui.
If it were not for the rise of Yang Rui, both Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao would have eventually disappeared like in history, even earlier than Liu Dai and Wang Kuang.
Of course, the existence of Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao's forces was also necessary for Yang Rui's strategy. Although it was hard to say how long this situation could last, Yang Rui did not intend to take the initiative to break it.
In fact, the biggest loss of Yang Rui's alliance was Han Fu losing Ji Province. Initially, Han Fu also reached an alliance agreement with Yang Rui, but they were not as close and dependent as Qiao Mao and Ding Yuan.
However, just as Yang Rui planned, the matter of Ji Province would not end here. After dealing with the matter of Yan Province, Yang Rui operated Sky City and went straight to Bohai Prefecture in Ji Province five days later.
Yang Rui's purpose was to "collect some interest" and control Bohai Prefecture!
It was just control. Yang Rui did not intend to really govern Bohai Prefecture like other territories. His biggest purpose was to insert a nail into Yuan Shao's hinterland and control Yuan Shao in Ji Province.
Yang Rui was the King of Bohai Prefecture. At the same time, Yuan Shao had appointed Han Fu as the Prime Minister of Bohai Prefecture. No matter how one looked at it, Yang Rui taking back Bohai Prefecture was a matter of course.
Moreover, Bohai Prefecture's terrain also provided Yang Rui with the conditions to control it.
First of all, it was close to Qingzhou's Pingyuan Prefecture, so it was not difficult for Yang Rui to radiate his power there. Second, it was close to the coastline, so Yang Rui's naval force could be basically formed quickly. From the sea, it could also be unobstructed. Moreover, most of Bohai Prefecture's territory was east of Lingtuo River, so it could rely on the Lingtuo River to resist Yuan Shao in Ji Province.
Sky City went straight to Bohai Prefecture's administrative center, Nanpi City. Not long ago, it was Yuan Shao's old nest, but now that Yuan Shao had moved to Ji Province's administrative center, Xindu City, Nanpi City seemed to be much more desolate than before.
Even so, Nanpi City, Dongguang City, Dongwu City, and Qinghe City were still Yuan Shao's important strongholds to guard against Qingzhou. Among them, Nanpi City was the center of this line of defense, and Yuan Shao's general, Gao Lan, was stationed there.
As one of the first generals to follow Yuan Shao and one of the four pillars of Hebei, Gao Lan was an existence that could be mentioned in the same breath as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He. At the same time, it could also be seen that Yuan Shao attached great importance to the defense of Nanpi City.
However, Yang Rui came to take back Nanpi City unexpectedly smoothly. The process was full of surprises, and it seemed that one of the four pillars of Hebei, Gao Lan's reputation was destined to be broken!
Originally, Yang Rui was prepared to give Yuan Shao a thunderous blow as a warning. When Sky City arrived at Nanpi City, without saying a word, he immediately gathered more than 600,000 soldiers and tightly surrounded Nanpi City.
Then, Guo Jia's Four Symbols Maze was deployed, and the entire Nanpi City was enshrouded in a hazy mist!
What followed next was a large-scale collapse of the country. The chariots spread out in a row, wreaking havoc on South Skin City without any scruples. This lasted for more than half an hour.
Right before Yang Rui was about to attack the city, Dian Wei was sent to Nanpi City to try a duel before the battle. He did not expect that Gao Lan, the main general of Nanpi City, would accept the challenge, which led to his miserable end!
A duel before the battle could only be carried out if both parties agreed to it. Under normal circumstances, it was not necessary for the defenders to accept the duel at all. However, perhaps because Gao Lan sensed the strength and momentum of the attackers and was confident in his own strength, he chose a duel as the most effective way to resolve Nanpi City's dilemma.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
"Pu!"
Maybe Gao Lan made the right choice, but he met the wrong opponent. After the two of them fought for only three rounds, Gao Lan's chest was pierced through by Dian Wei's halberd!
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