"..."
Roar! Roar! Roar! "
"..."
"..."
Xiahou Dun's fierce actions seemed to have reinvigorated the morale of Cao Cao's troops in Xiangxian. Deep roars sounded from near to far. In the end, it seemed like the entire city was about to boil. "..."
"Fire!"
Yang Rui waved his hand again and ordered the heavy catapults, large catapults, small catapults and other siege weapons to attack from afar.
Previously, when Xiahou Dun had challenged Huang Zhong to another duel, Yang Rui had used his actions to stop the duel from continuing. In reality, it was because after Xiahou Dun had pulled out the arrow to devour the eye, a system announcement had been made. Yang Rui had not expected this to happen.
"System Announcement: Xiahou Dun's actions triggered a hidden setting and completed his destiny. Xiahou Dun has fully recovered and his personal strength has increased.
"..."
The system actually had a hole in Xiahou Dun's act of attacking the eye!
The arrow that Huang Zhong bestowed upon Xiahou Dun was a great help to him. It allowed Xiahou Dun to complete his destiny. Not only did it help Xiahou Dun recover completely, but it also increased Xiahou Dun's strength. This was something that Yang Rui and everyone present did not expect.
It was no wonder that Xiahou Dun would continue to clamor and challenge Huang Zhong to a duel.
It didn't mean that Xiahou Dun's strength would definitely surpass Huang Zhong's. One had to know that there was still a huge gap between him and Huang Zhong. However, Xiahou Dun was currently in his peak condition. His aura was also extremely sharp due to the incident. Yang Rui didn't wish for Huang Zhong to continue fighting under such circumstances.
Xiahou Dun's strength should be much closer to Huang Zhong's after the effects of pulling out the arrow. The outcome of the duel was uncertain.
Furthermore, the morale of Cao Cao's soldiers in Xiangxian County had also been raised abnormally. Yang Rui could use a large number of siege weapons to lower the temperature of Cao Cao's troops.
"Creak! Creak! Creak!
"..."
"Boom! Boom! Boom... "
"..."
"Boom! Boom! Boom... "
"..."
"Hualala..."
"..."
"..."
… "
As the boulders, solid bullets, and other objects rained down on the city walls, the guards on the eastern city gate and the nearby city walls could not lift their heads from the pressure. Xiahou Dun and the other generals on the eastern city gate tower shrunk their heads and hid.
The morale of Cao Cao's city guards that had just recovered quickly dropped again. This continued for about the time it took for an incense stick to burn. The entire Xiangxian County, including the other three city gates, fell silent. The morale of the troops that had just surged once again calmed down.
At this time, Xiangxian's east city gate and nearby city walls had already been cut in half. Only then did Yang Rui order for the siege weapons to be temporarily suspended. Moreover, under the eyes of Cao Cao's troops, they began to move the siege weapons. He prepared to attack the other doors.
The remaining half of the city wall at the east gate could no longer be used for effective defense. Not to mention how many of Cao Cao's men had died in the siege, the city gate tower and city wall that had been cut off were already rugged and uneven. It was already very difficult for the defending soldiers to stand on them safely.
The half of the city wall's function was about the same as the village level's fences. It could only stop the attacking side for a while and could not make use of the defensive side's geographical advantage.
At this moment, if Yang Rui attacked this section of the city wall, using all sorts of ladders, battering rams, wooden ladders, it shouldn't be too difficult to break through.
However, that way, the attacking side would still be a battle of attrition. For Yang Rui, who already had the initiative, it wasn't the best method. Unless there was no other choice, Yang Rui wasn't prepared to forcefully attack the city. After all, the attacking side usually had to pay a higher price!
During this incense stick's time, Yang Rui's thoughts were still on the system announcement that Xiahou Dun had caused. In the historical records, Xiahou Dun lost his left eye during the battle with Lu Bu. He didn't expect that the game would actually change to Yang Rui's side to help him complete his fate.
However, calculating the time, it was almost the same as the current stage of the game. It was also when Cao Cao was conquering Xu Province, and even the year was the same.
What Yang Rui cared about wasn't the plot of Xiahou Dun attacking the eye, but the game system's stubborn 'return' behavior.
Once upon a time, it was because of the system's settings that Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao, who had been saved by Yang Rui and built up his faction, were crushed to pieces by the rolling wheels of the system's settings when Yang Rui was temporarily away. In the end, they were destroyed as if it was fate.
The current matter was also a matter of fate, and it also reflected the stubbornness of the system's settings.
At the start, Yang Rui had been using and maintaining the fixed settings. As a player familiar with history and all sorts of materials, he could of course use the fixed settings to develop and strengthen himself.
It wasn't until Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao died that Yang Rui realized that he had become a feudal lord and also exceeded the scope of the 'fixed settings'. Could it be that this was the result of fate?
Yang Rui had to admit that there was indeed such a possibility!
On this point, it could be seen from the NPC's choice of tree to nest in the Three Kingdoms Civilization region. Back then, the system had 'assigned' Yang Rui very few historical figures and famous generals. It had only 'assigned' Guan Hai to Yang Rui at the last moment to comfort him.
Although Guan Hai's strength was also very good, compared to the large number of historical figures and famous generals that the other feudal lords had, Guan Hai didn't have much. Yang Rui's gains were much less.
In the previous battle with Cao Cao and Lu Bu, Yang Rui was much inferior in terms of generals compared to the two sides. The problem of lacking generals and commanders had clearly erupted. Otherwise, the final outcome of the battle might have been very different.
It could be said that Yang Rui was currently in urgent need of historical figures and famous generals. This was also the reason why he didn't launch an all-out attack immediately after he surrounded Xiangxian County. Yang Rui wanted to weaken Cao Cao and capture one or two generals, even if the probability was not high.
"Withdraw all forces from the west gate. Don't attack the other three gates. Launch the siege weapons from the south gate, then move to the north gate and continue attacking …"
Yang Rui ordered.
On the way to Xiangxian County, Yang Rui had already discussed with Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Zhang Ning, Han Dai, Ding Yao, and Huang Wudie how to deal with the enemy. In the plan they discussed, there was a plan to 'spare the net'.
It could be said that this plan was not rare. However, Yang Rui knew that Cao Cao was very resourceful, so he didn't plan to fool Cao Cao too much about the plan. Instead, he directly exposed his plan.
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