A round of attacks caused most of the soldiers escorting food and grass on the ship to be wiped out. Some of the remaining Zhang Ji soldiers jumped into the water in panic, while some simply hugged their heads and lay in the cabin and gave up their resistance.

No matter which choice is, it is not a good retreat for the soldiers of Zhang Ji's army at this time. Ninety percent of what awaits them is the fate of death, but it is just the difference between being drowned or being killed.

Yang Rui seized the opportunity and snatched more than 50 ships of Zhang Ji's army without much effort. The initial estimate was that the amount was no less than 300,000 to 400,000 kilograms. For Yang Rui, who is currently not in sufficient supply, it is a big number.

The Zhang Ji army had not only so much food and grass. However, after the Yang Rui navy launched a raid and even the grain and ships were hijacked, the soldiers of Zhang Ji on both sides of the river were vigilant. It was impossible to transfer food and grass for a while, and there were no more ships for transporting it.

In fact, if Yang Rui was willing to break some losses, he could still grab a large amount of food left on the east bank of the river. At this time, the number of soldiers left by Zhang Ji's army was only 10,000 or 20,000 left.

However, whether it is landing or land battles, the scaled and armored soldiers are not the best at it, and some losses will inevitably occur. If you attack merely to rob food and grass, Yang Rui thinks it is worth it.

Although Yang Rui's food and grass are still not abundant, it is enough to use it for a while. In Yang Rui's eyes, his value is far from the life of the scaled armored soldiers.

"Dare you ask if you are the Qingzhou navy? My head and general ask you and the leader to come forward to answer..."

Another factor is that Zhang Ji sent personnel to contact him almost immediately, and his words revealed a willingness to contact him.

At the same time, I don’t know how the other party judged, but I even revealed the true identity of Yang Rui and Qingzhou’s soldiers.

"I am the general of Qingzhou Navy, Taishi Ci, with the courtesy name Ziyi. How dare you ask what you have to do?"

After completely controlling the grain of more than 50 ships intercepted, Yang Rui asked Taishi Ci to come forward and answer the envoy Zhang Ji, but did not go forward in person.

Although Taishici was very kind, he did not mention the robbery of the other party's food just now.

"I heard about the famous name for a long time, but it turns out that it is really the Taishi Shi Ziyi of Donglai! I am Zhang Xiu, the general of General Zhang Ji. How about I ask Ziyi to go ashore to talk about it?"

The person who came was Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu, but because he was not wearing military uniforms, he changed into a Confucian uniform and was far away, Taishi Ci, who had fought with him, did not recognize Zhang Xiu's identity.

Until Zhang Xiu reported his home, Taishici did not associate the people on the boat in the distance with the people fighting against Tongguan. If Yang Rui had not mentioned Zhang Xiu's name, Taishici might have always thought that Zhang Xiu was a scholar in front of him.

When Zhang Xiu revealed his name, Yang Rui, who was on the ship behind, also noticed it immediately and immediately calculated secretly to measure how likely it was to capture Zhang Xiu directly.

Zhang Xiu is very skilled. If it weren't for the heavy weapons on the three floors, even if Yang Rui had a considerable advantage in terms of ships, it would not be difficult to escape with Zhang Xiu's skills.

Yang Rui coveted Zhang Xiu because he loved talent, so he naturally would not easily kill the other party. At this time, Zhang Xiu was also an envoy, and it was very unruly in line with the rules whether it was captured or killed.

Therefore, if Yang Rui forcibly captures Zhang Xiu, he will be almost unsure. If he fails, it will be a matter that will damage the rules of the battlefield and will not benefit Yang Rui's reputation and other things.

"General Zhang's kindness is my heart, but Ci has an important task at this time and is not convenient to stay here for a long time, so I say goodbye..."

Taishi Ci realized that there was no room for negotiation with the other party. He saw Yang Rui shook his head slightly through his eyes, so he said that he refused Zhang Xiu's invitation.

"It's a pity that this is true. I advocate that Lord Ji does have important matters to discuss, and General Taishi Ci hopes to consider it..."

Zhang Xiu's ship no longer moved closer, but he still said unwillingly.

"I also have important things to do, so I can't delay it. General Zhang Xiu takes care of it and bid farewell."

However, Taishi Ci didn't say much. Under Yang Rui's instructions, he turned the bow of the ship and commanded the navy ships to escort the newly seized food and grass along the way.

In fact, after confirming that Zhang Ji's army crossed the Pubanjin Ferry, Yang Rui had already figured out the intention of Zhang Ji's army. It was nothing more than that when the Tongguan Pass was blocked, he took the Fengyi County on the north side of the Yellow River to Chang'an City.

The purpose of Zhang Ji's army to Chang'an City was very clear, it was nothing more than to rescue the young emperor Liu Xie and his ministers, and finally to achieve the plot of Liu Xie's return to the eastern capital Luoyang. Under such circumstances, Yang Rui decided not to continue to interfere with Zhang Ji's army.

Yang Rui cannot speculate for the time being, if Zhang Ji's army's mission cannot be completed, how will the regional series he participated in eventually go? In contrast, Yang Rui certainly hopes to see a clear trend.

Since Yang Rui had made up his mind not to interfere too much in the plot direction, after he snatched some of the food and grass of Zhang Ji's army, he led most of the navy troops back to the near Tongguan Pass.

Of course, although Yang Rui did not intend to attack Zhang Ji's army again, all the large and small survey ships have always been cruising up and down the Yellow River under Yang Rui's instructions. As well as the larger tributaries of the Yellow River, Yang Rui's survey ships can often be seen.

As Yang Rui expected, about seven or eight game days passed, Zhang Ji's army almost crossed the southern area of ​​Fengyi County and finally reached the vicinity of Chang'an City.

During this period, Zhang Ji's army never stopped attacking along the way. Several cities controlled by Li Jue and Guo Si were easily captured by him. The food and grass that was somewhat short of was also replenished due to Yang Rui's kidnap.

"System announcement: Li Jue and Guo Siyan were exhausted from the battle. Zhang Ji's army rushed to Chang'an City and sent Li Jue and Guo Siyi to reach a reconciliation. The Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty followed Zhang Ji and others' advice and decided to return the capital to Luoyang.

The regional series enters the second stage of Liu Xiedong’s return…”

"System Announcement: Liu Xiedong's return to the regional series of plots begins, and the participation window of players and npc forces opens again. At the same time, players and npc forces who have participated in the plot can choose to exit, or increase or decrease troops through the plot window and obtain supplies, etc...."

Just as Yang Rui took advantage of Zhang Ji's army going west and the power east of Tongguan was empty and he captured several cities, two system announcements came, and the regional series plot entered the second stage. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!