The scale of Yuan Shao's army wasn't small. In addition to the forces of the other vassals, the scale of the [Struggle for Xuzhou] storyline was comparable to the previous two large-scale system storylines. ▲ 〃
During the [Yellow Turban Rebellion] storyline, the entire Yellow Turban faction had a total of several million soldiers. The number of resistance forces in the various regions was also about the same. It was the storyline with the largest number of people participating in the [Yellow Turban Rebellion] storyline.
However, at that time, the grades of the soldiers of both factions were relatively low. Their average strength was only around Second Grade or Third Grade. There were very few Fifth Grade soldiers.
During the [Dong Zhuo Rebellion] storyline, Dong Zhuo's faction had over two million soldiers, while the anti-Dong Alliance had even more. Moreover, the grades of the soldiers of both factions had increased significantly.
Thus, while the overall number of participants and the coverage of the [Yellow Turban Rebellion] could not be compared to the [Yellow Turban Rebellion], the military strength of the [Dong Zhuo Rebellion] was no lower than the former.
Up until now, the total number of soldiers that the various vassals and players had participated in the [Struggle for Xuzhou] had reached several million. Moreover, the grades of the soldiers had also increased significantly compared to the previous two storylines.
In comparison, even if the influence of the [Struggle for Xuzhou] could not be compared to the previous two large-scale system storylines, it was very likely that the overall military strength of the [Struggle for Xuzhou] would still increase.
Although he had participated in the [Struggle for Xuzhou] in a hurry, Yang Rui had already realized the crux of the [Struggle for Xuzhou]. It involved Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and many other vassals. The [Struggle for Xuzhou] would definitely have a far-reaching impact on the surrounding regions.
It was due to the fact that the process of participating in the storyline was rather rushed that Yang Rui was somewhat unprepared.
What Yang Rui did not know was that due to the long-term threat of Green and Yan Provinces, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had secretly reached an agreement through the [Struggle for Xuzhou] storyline. This time, he was prepared to go all out against Yang Rui.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were not ordinary people. In the beginning, they might have looked down on Yang Rui, so they had suffered a lot of losses several times. Later, because of their own thoughts, or because they had no advantage over Yang Rui in the Land of Qing and Yan, they were repeatedly restrained by Yang Rui.
However, these two ambitious and ruthless characters were naturally unwilling to bow down to Yang Rui. Once there was a chance to weaken Yang Rui, the two of them naturally wouldn't let it go.
Furthermore, the two of them had greatly increased their strength in the [Choose a Tree to Live in] storyline. Now that the [Struggle for Xuzhou] storyline was happening, the two of them decided to go all out against Yang Rui.
Moreover, it was not only Cao Cao who was attacking Pei County, forming a triangle with Yang Rui and Lu Bu. Yuan Shao's 600 thousand troops had also sent their troops to the Yellow River and Ji River. They were split into nine routes, stretching over three prefectures. As long as Yuan Shao gave the order, they could rush down south. They would enter Green and Yan Provinces.
Obviously, Yuan Shao had taken into consideration the navy ships commanded by Taishi Ci on the Yellow River and the Ji River. That was why he had spread out his forces as much as possible.
As for the various situations, Yang Rui naturally did not know.
However, Yang Rui was neighbors with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. He had considered the possibility of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao working together against Green and Yan Provinces. Moreover, he had made many arrangements to deal with this threat.
For example, Yang Rui had previously assigned a group of capable generals to the key cities in the Qing and Yan Prefectures to deal with the surrounding threats.
Moreover, Yang Rui had been focusing on the development of the province, prefecture, and county soldiers. He had also ensured the number of soldiers stationed in each region to ensure the stability of each region. This way, they would not be forced into a passive position in the face of possible dangers.
It could be said that the current situation was a huge test for Yang Rui. With Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's forces rapidly increasing, such a test was unprecedented.
"Quickly send this letter to the Pei County Lord … …"
Four hours after Yuan Shao's army moved to the north of the Yellow River and Ji River, the relevant information had been quickly sent out from Linzi City.
Sun Qian, who was overseeing Linzi City, was able to react so quickly because Yang Rui had always been very concerned about the method of messenger pigeons. Half a year ago, Sun Qian had received two pairs of messenger pigeons from Zhang Rang under Yang Rui's instructions.
Zhang Rang had always traded with Yang Rui through the Coral Equipment (Component 2). However, half a year ago, Zhang Rang had come to Linzi City again. He wanted to ask Yang Rui for some Asahi Pill in person.
At that time, although Yang Rui was not in Green Province and was participating in the Outland Tournament, Sun Qian had still successfully received two pairs of messenger pigeons from Zhang Rang.
The only regrettable thing was that the number of messenger pigeons Zhang Rang gave was too little.
Moreover, in order to transmit information, they could only be sent between specific cities. Thus, Yang Rui could only send the two pairs of messenger pigeons to a few very special places. It was far from being able to quickly transmit information during wartime.
The four messenger pigeons were sent to Linzi City, Pingyuan City, Puyang City, and Sky City by Yang Rui.
The news of Yuan Shao's strange movements was obtained through Taishi Ci. Then, it was quickly transmitted to Pingyuan City, which was located next to the Yellow River and Ji River. Then, through Du Yang's hands, the news was sent to Linzi City via carrier pigeons.
The reason why Du Yang did not directly send the message to Sky City was because they had agreed on a mechanism beforehand.
Yang Rui would occasionally be offline or in a mission state. In order to allow Green Province and Yan Province to respond in time, it was necessary to use Linzi City as the information hub.
After experimenting, Sky City could also be used as a fixed city to be identified by messenger pigeons.
Although he didn't know how it worked, the carrier pigeons were able to locate Sky City every time, even if Sky City had moved or was in the middle of flight.
That was why Sun Qian had released a messenger pigeon to send a message to the Sky City.
By the time Yang Rui received the messenger pigeons, half a day had already passed. At this time, the storyline of the [Xuzhou War] had officially begun.
According to Yang Rui's investigation of Sky City, the forces of Cao Cao and Lu Bu, who were originally in a state of conflict, seemed to have come to an agreement. They were both rushing toward Yang Rui's camp in the northeast of Pei County.
If there were no accidents, the two forces would be able to reach Yang Rui's camp within a day and directly engage in close combat with Yang Rui's army.
"Yuan Shao is actually going all out. It seems like these people have already colluded with each other …"
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