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By the time our main force arrived, the three groups of elite Cao troops had already been wiped out. Following Sir Guo Jia's instructions, our army deployed light and fast cavalry to pursue them. Sure enough, we managed to kill quite a lot of them. A large number of Cao infantry were leisurely retreating towards the northwest. ∈ Xuan.
However, just as the Wu army was about to go on a killing spree and chase after Cao Cao's headquarters, the surrounding area was suddenly filled with fog, making it impossible to see the figures of people or even the surrounding area. The Wu army had no choice but to slow down and stay in place.
Please give your orders, my lord. "
The messenger soldier explained clearly. During this time, Yang Rui was about to use Sky City and place the surrounding soldiers inside. However, Yang Rui received a system notification at the same time.
"System Notification: A certain person in Xuzhou has activated the Heaven-grade Imperial Jade Seal. All non-wearable items below Heaven-grade will temporarily lose their effect …"
Heaven-grade items were at the level of Divine Artifacts and Sacred Artifacts. Someone had actually activated the Heaven-grade Imperial Jade Seal, making Yang Rui's Earth-grade Sky City unable to function normally!
Yang Rui couldn't help but be puzzled. This was because Yang Rui knew very well that the Imperial Jade Seal was in Sun Jian's hands. However, Sun Jian's troops had already retreated from Xuzhou. He didn't know why Sun Jian had activated the Imperial Jade Seal.
Sun Jian had always been very careful about hiding information about the Imperial Jade Seal. Now that he had suddenly revealed it, Yang Rui felt that something was wrong.
Yang Rui suddenly thought, could it be that Sun Jian had given the Imperial Jade Seal to Yuan Shu? This was because it seemed like a coincidence. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Sun Ce had exchanged the Imperial Jade Seal for thousands of Sun Jian's former troops, the first to attack Shouchun. And from then on, the prelude to the occupation of Gangdong.
At this time, Sun Jian had returned to attack Shouchun. He must have reached an agreement with Yuan Shu. As for whether there were any secret transactions involved, it was unknown. For example, if the Imperial Jade Seal was involved, it wouldn't be strange.
Ever since Cao Cao's escape, Yang Rui's troops around Xiangxian County could be deployed on a large scale. Due to the restrictions of Sky City's attributes, the two flying pets that Yang Rui had subdued in the Other World began to show their usefulness.
Yang Rui had a total of two types of big bird flying pets, with a total of more than 7,500 birds. Under normal circumstances, he rarely used them. They didn't even display it in front of others. Their goal was to use it as a surprise attack at a critical moment.
However, almost all of the 7,500 flying pets had been placed in Sky City by Yang Rui and could no longer be used at this time. Fortunately, before Yang Rui used Sky City to go to Yongzhou and Xiliang, he had taken out a pair of flying pets for Guo Jia and the others to investigate the military situation around Xiangxian County.
Previously, Guo Jia had used this pair of flying pets to investigate the number of troops remaining in Xiangxian County. There were about 100,000 people, most of which were players who had received the quest. Only 30,000 to 50,000 people were Cao Cao's NP troops. They were probably responsible for coordinating all the remaining forces.
At this time, Guo Jia had left nearly 400,000 soldiers to besiege Xiangxian County. However, he didn't know if Cao Cao had left any powerful generals in Xiangxian County. Therefore, he could only temporarily besiege Xiangxian County without attacking. When Dian Wei and the other pursuers returned, it would be time to wipe out Cao Cao's troops in the city.
Yang Rui had no objection to this arrangement. Together with the messenger soldier, he used the two flying pets to chase after Cao Cao in the west, trying to capture the escape route of Cao Cao's troops.
However, as soon as Yang Rui and the messenger soldier ascended into the air, they discovered that the surrounding area was almost completely surrounded by fog. The big bird pet was unable to determine its direction at all. It even refused to continue flying and circled in place.
With Yang Rui's strength as a Level 2 historical general, although he was in a foggy environment, his vision was limited. He could still maintain a range of more than 2,000 meters, which was impossible for pets.
Yang Rui didn't know what to do about it. He even returned to the camp and used Guo Jia's carrier pigeon to send a letter to Chen Liu in the west so that the two flying pets could "navigate".
However, when the carrier pigeon entered the mist, it continued to circle back and forth, not flying forward at all. In the end, Yang Rui could only choose to give up. For the time being, he and Guo Jia stood guard around Xiangxian County, not continuing to take action.
Not only was Sky Castle restricted, but the sudden fog in the surroundings was also likely to be affected by the Heirloom Seal. Yang Rui's thoughts once again returned to the speculation of the person who used the Heirloom Seal.
Guo Jia, who was well-versed in magic circles, made the same judgment. Guo Jia was almost certain that the fog wouldn't have such an effect if it weren't caused by a powerful item.
This speculation didn't last long. After a system announcement, Yang Rui confirmed that the person who used the Heirloom Seal was Yuan Shu.
"System Announcement: Governor of Yizhou, Yuan Shu, has defeated Pengcheng, the governing city of Xu Province. Liu Bei, the city's defender, has retreated in defeat with a large number of Pengcheng's residents.
The Battle of Xu Province storyline has entered the second phase. The territories conquered by each faction within one game month will be the final territory of each faction. Players can choose to join a new faction … "
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Previously, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian had joined forces to attack Peng City. However, they were unable to achieve any results. Now that Sun Jian had left and many other Players had joined Liu Bei's Faction, Yuan Shu had managed to capture Peng City all by himself. Even if one closed their eyes and thought about it, they could tell that Yuan Shu had borrowed external help.
Coupled with the restrictions that Yang Rui encountered when using the Sky City, as well as the thick fog in the surrounding area, it could be inferred that Yuan Shu must have activated the function of the Imperial Jade Seal and attacked Peng City with its help.
The next morning, Yang Rui's speculation was further confirmed. Yuan Shu was able to successfully send an envoy despite the fog. This was enough to prove that the fog was caused by Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's troops should not be affected by the fog.
"Governor of Yu Province and Governor of Xu Province, Yuan Shu, I have sent a message to all of you. Xu Province has just been established. The Governor of Xu Province needs to eradicate the rebels and settle the aftermath. He also needs to deal with the various affairs in the province. He advises all factions to leave Xu Province as soon as possible to prevent innocent losses …"
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