The sky gradually darkened. Due to the obstruction of the Yellow River, many of Yuan Shao's soldiers who had been defeated in the Battle of Gaotang County were wiped out by Yang Rui and Zhang Ning's Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain at the southern bank of the Yellow River. The remaining soldiers seemed to have received a specific order and completely dispersed, spreading toward the south.
Yang Rui wasn't sure who the commander of the Yuan Shao troops near Gaotang was, but from the adaptability of Yuan Shao's troops, the commander wasn't weak.
Moreover, the entire plan of Yuan Shao's troops crossing Henan was extremely well thought out. At this moment, Yuan Shao's scattered soldiers were heading towards Liaocheng County, and Liaocheng County was already under the control of Yuan Shao's troops.
If not for Yang Rui's timely arrival, Yangping County might have already fallen into the control of Yuan Shao's troops.
Gaotang County, Liaocheng County, and Yangping County were connected in a line, and Yuan Shao's 600 thousand troops might really be able to gain a foothold. If Yang Rui chose to return after the Xu Province matter was settled, who knows what kind of situation Yuan Shao's troops would be in.
At that time, even if Yang Rui could make use of his superior numbers to chase Yuan Shao out of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, he would have to pay a huge price. The key was that Yuan Shao's troops would definitely be affected greatly.
"General Ma Yan, right now Blazing Sun's troops are chasing after us, so we have to split up. You will lead one group of troops to the south, through Jieshi County to Liaocheng. I will lead one group of troops to the north, looking towards Boping County to Liaocheng.
Even if we are on the same path, we have to split up the troops and hand them over to the commanders. Does General Ma Yan have any objections to this arrangement? "
Among the scattered Yuan Shao's troops, a scholarly looking person spoke to another fully armored person.
The two of them were the commanders of Yuan Shao's troops near Gaotang, Shen Pei and Ma Yan!
At this time, both of them looked travel-worn. Their scholarly attire had been torn into strips. Ma Yan was not much better. Although his armor was still intact, his entire face was disfigured. It was as if he had been pulled out from under a pot.
"It's all up to Mister. I'll pass on the order right away!"
Ma Yan cupped his fists and replied. However, he was very self-aware when it came to commanding his troops. He had always obeyed the arrangements of the trial. Before Yang Rui and the others appeared, he did not make any mistakes.
"General Ma Yan, please wait. Please take this book with you. Whoever arrives at Liao City first will pass this letter to Mister Tian Feng so that he will know about our situation as soon as possible so that he can make preparations and rescue the other scattered soldiers. "
Just when Ma Yan was about to turn around and leave. Once again, he was stopped by the interrogator, who handed him a secret letter and told him to pass it to Tian Feng.
Ma Yan didn't think much about it. He took the letter and stuffed it into his bosom. After cupping his fists again, he gathered the soldiers and handed them over to a dozen generals to command. Then, he turned around and headed south in the direction of Jie County.
Shen Pei did not do as he said before. When Ma Yan was far away, he gathered a portion of his troops and headed towards Boping.
Although Shen Pei did his best to scatter his troops. Looking from afar, it still looked like a large group of people. His true goal was to attract Yang Rui's pursuers and cover Ma Yan's escape!
Originally, Boping's position was closer to the Yellow River. Furthermore, Shen Pei did not hide his figure. If nothing unexpected happened, Yang Rui's pursuers would definitely prioritize Shen Pei's route.
Unexpectedly, perhaps because it was getting late, or perhaps because Shen Pei and Ma Yan were lucky, after the two of them split up, Yang Rui's troops did not continue to chase.
"Eh? When did this [Plot Completion Rate] appear? "
At this time, Yang Rui and Zhang Ning had already returned to Gaotang County. While cleaning up the battlefield and organizing his troops, Yang Rui also noticed a change in his character status panel. He did not know when it started, but there was an additional [Plot Completion Rate] attribute on his status panel.
After observing for a while. Yang Rui could already guess what this [Plot Completion Rate] attribute meant. At this time, behind the [Plot Completion Rate] was a number of 49525. It looked very similar to the points from the previous large scale plots and missions.
Ever since the [Xu Province Struggle] storyline began, Yang Rui did not receive any system notifications related to points. He originally thought that the storyline would no longer have any relevant settings. He did not expect that the relevant settings would directly appear on his status panel.
In addition, ever since the storyline began. Yang Rui had been busy teleporting, settling down Chen Xiaonan, and dealing with Yuan Shao's attack. As such, Yang Rui really did not notice the changes in his status panel.
Now that he saw the number of 35525 and roughly calculated the number of Yuan Shao's troops that he had killed, Yang Rui could basically confirm that it was something similar to points. At the very least, this number was related to the results of the battle.
Two hours passed, and the sky was completely dark. Yang Rui had gathered three quarters of his troops. There was still a portion that had not returned after Yang Rui gave the order to retreat.
Coincidentally, Gaotang County still needed someone to defend it, so Yang Rui left Sun Qian and ten thousand of his soldiers behind. Along with the rest of the soldiers that returned, they were stationed in Gaotang County.
This included Zhang Ning, Han Dai, Ding Yao, Huang Wudie, and hundreds of thousands of other troops. They were placed in Sky City by Yang Rui and rushed towards Liaocheng County that night.
Because the boats that crossed the Yellow River were all destroyed by the Taishi Ci Navy, after the battle of Gaotang County, not a single one of Yuan Shao's troops were able to escape. Yang Rui could basically determine that Yuan Shao's troops would definitely head towards Liaocheng County.
Hence, Liaocheng County was very likely to become the final battle ground between Yang Rui and Yuan Shao's troops!
However, Yang Rui did not discover many figures of Yuan Shao's troops along the way. Firstly, it was because of the night. Secondly, the map area was too big. Even Sky City's vision could only cover a small area.
Yang Rui did not expect that Shen Pei and Ma Yan would split up their troops. He only suspected that they might counterattack Gaotang County. However, with Sun Qian guarding Gaotang County and the reinforcements from Pingyuan City, he believed that Yuan Shao's troops would not be able to do much.
That night, Yang Rui controlled Sky City to arrive near Liaocheng County. From start to finish, it only took a little more than two hours. This was also because Yang Rui had been paying attention to Yuan Shao's troops along the way.
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