Most importantly, Dragon Soul and the other large player organizations couldn't catch up to Lu Bu in time and ambush Lu Bu in a situation where they suffered a crushing defeat. Most of the remaining players who participated in the mission returned to the vicinity of Xiangxian County and found Yang Rui again.
Each of these large player organizations sent out twenty to thirty thousand elites to withdraw from the storyline of the Battle of Xuzhou and return to their respective cities to strengthen their defenses. The remaining forty thousand players returned to the battlefield and continued to participate in the storyline, farming equipment, skill books, completing the storyline, and farming for the final storyline reward.
It must be known that in the previous storyline, these large player organizations had gained quite a lot. Naturally, they would not easily give up the opportunity to participate in the storyline.
As a result, Yang Rui's remaining forces in the Xu Province storyline had reached close to a hundred and forty thousand. They did not have to worry about the sudden increase in the number of players in Xiangxian County being a threat.
No matter how much the number of players in Cao Cao's faction increased, they would not be able to reach the number of players sent out by the ten thousand player organizations in Yang Rui's faction within ten days.
Through the ten thousand cavalry of the large player organizations blocking Lu Bu, Dragon Soul and the other leaders of the player organizations were disheartened. At the same time, they also recognized the disparity between the player groups and the feudal lords.
Even if in terms of numbers, if the large player organizations united, they would not be inferior to any of the feudal lords. However, in terms of overall strength, there was still a huge gap between them and the feudal lords. Especially in terms of the strength of the famous historical figures, the gap was even more obvious.
Thus, the large player organizations were all very careful. They did not even hesitate to let some of their members give up on the Xu Province storyline and return to their bases to strengthen their defenses.
The entire region of the three kingdoms was in a state of turmoil and chaos. If they did not manage to deal with this situation, a feudal lord or a local power would suddenly appear out of nowhere and occupy the city that the player organizations had painstakingly obtained. Then, the gains would not make up for the losses.
The worries of the leaders of the player organizations were not without reason. At this moment, Lu Bu had already lost his direction and disappeared without a trace. Even if the large player organizations had eyes and ears all over the region of the three kingdoms, even during the storyline, they could still use special channels to quickly transmit information.
However, after an ambush near Jiuli Mountain, Lu Bu's army seemed to have disappeared. The victorious Lu Bu's army seemed to have disappeared. The spies of the Player Organization did not find any trace of them. If Lu Bu was going to Hanoi County, this should not have happened.
Even if Lu Bu's threat could be temporarily disregarded, the various feudal lords and powers in Yongzhou were still very restless. If a group of nobles or factions managed to cross Hangu Pass and kill their way into the territory near Luoyang where the players were gathered, the cities of the large player organizations would be exposed.
All this time, the various player organizations had only controlled Hangu Pass to ensure the safety of the west. They did not have the strength to break through to the west.
Meanwhile, Hulao Pass in the east had always been under Cao Cao's control. It could be attacked by his troops at any time. However, at that time, more than 90% of the NPC Liegeman in Si Li Province had been relocated and persecuted by Cao Cao. Their value was very small. Cao Cao might have already taken control of Si Li Province from the players.
At this moment, the allied players had returned to the battlefield and joined forces with Yang Rui to attack Cao Cao, who was in Xiangxian County. In truth, this was also to weaken Cao Cao, which was a potential threat to them.
Since most of the cities they occupied were close to the western region of Sili, for the various player organizations. The biggest threat to them was Lu Bu from the North Henei County on the Yellow River. The second biggest threat was Cao Cao.
With the return of more than 40 thousand players from Dragon Soul and other large organizations, Yang Rui was much more relaxed. Coincidentally, Chen Xiaonan, who had been trying to level up in Sky City, had also successfully reached Fifth Grade.
This was all thanks to Yang Rui's abundant Soldier Upgrade Skill Books. When Yang Rui learned that Chen Xiaonan had taken the path of a soldier, even though he had reached Level 50, and that he was still a normal soldier, Yang Rui had a headache for a while.
Under such circumstances, Yang Rui had no choice but to let Chen Xiaonan continue to level up to Seventh Grade. Once she reached the level of cultivating internal energy, she would have to cultivate soul-related internal energy to increase her strength.
Fortunately, Yang Rui had a set of Soldier Upgrade Skill Books, from First Grade to Eighth Grade. He conveniently gave Chen Xiaonan a set of Spearman Upgrade Skill Books for all grades from Fourth Grade to Eighth Grade.
At this moment, Chen Xiaonan had already broken through to Fifth Grade. In addition to the set of Black-Iron soul-related equipment that Yang Rui had given her, her attributes had increased by quite a bit.
Currently, Chen Xiaonan's strength wasn't outstanding among the numerous player groups, but it was already above average.
Whether it was the full set of Soldier Upgrade Skill Books or the full set of Black-Iron soul-related equipment, they were all relatively valuable items among the players at this moment. When Yang Rui had given them to Chen Xiaonan, she had rejected them. In the end, it was Yang Rui who stated that he wanted her to use them in advance that Chen Xiaonan accepted them.
In truth, skill books and equipment of this level were nothing to Yang Rui. There was no need for Chen Xiaonan to ask for them in advance. At this moment, Yang Rui was most concerned about the opportunity to reconnect with Chen Xiaonan.
"Xiaonan, you don't have to worry about Xiang County for now. For the next ten days, Cao Cao and I will be reduced to mere decorations. We only need to deal with the attacks from the player groups. Even if I'm not present, there won't be any problems.
You might be a player in my faction in name, but you won't be able to do much in the siege. You might even die if you're not careful. Why don't I bring you somewhere else to train so that you can level up as quickly as possible and advance to a higher grade Soldier to increase your strength? "
When Yang Rui saw that Chen Xiaonan had broken through to Fifth Grade, he put forward an appropriate suggestion. In truth, he still wanted to get closer to Chen Xiaonan.
"Alright! However, as a duke, is it really appropriate for you to leave the main battlefield without permission? "
In truth, Chen Xiaonan had already felt the increase in her strength after breaking through to Fifth Grade. She was eager to test out her skills. However, just as Yang Rui said, if she directly participated in the attack on Xiang County, she would very likely be reduced to cannon fodder!
"No problem. Where are you more interested in leveling up? Even though teleportation between the three civilizations is not possible right now, we have Castle in the Sky. It's very convenient. "
Yang Rui's confident reply allowed Chen Xiaonan to relax.
"Why use Castle in the Sky? Why don't we participate in the storyline of other regions? I've never been to Western Liang. Why don't we go to Han Sui and Ma Teng's place? "
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