Through the news that the Elf Secret Ninja distributed in Guangling County, Xuzhou, most of the Liu Bei's forces were quickly shifting to Guangling County and Tangyi City, and they would probably make a big move immediately.

It was already midnight when the news came back. Liu Bei was taking advantage of the gaps in several counties in Guangling County where Yang Rui's troops blocked. If it weren't for the Ethereal Secret Ninja who had changed personnel day and night, when Yang Rui discovered the related actions, Liu Bei might have made further moves.

After receiving the news, Yang Rui immediately ordered the soldiers of the Ganning tribe through the Eagle Secret Ninja to send his navy troops to move overnight to guard the main waterways, keeping a close eye on the movements of the Liu Bei Guangling City and Tangyi City tribes.

Secondly, Yang Rui ordered Xu You's tribes in Gaoyou County through the Ethereal Secret Ninja to guard against Liu Bei's tribes in the northern part of Guangling through the Ethereal Secret Ninth, although this possibility is not great.

In addition, Yang Rui ordered the generals of Takayama Castle, Guan Hai, Imakawa Yoshimoto and other members in Dongyang Castle to mobilize their subordinates to strengthen defenses in important links in various places, and beware of Liu Bei's forces rushing to the west and northwest.

At the same time, Yang Rui also passed the relevant news to the forces of Sun Jian in Jiangdong, so that he could prepare in advance and make relevant defense and linkage matters within the framework of the alliance.

In contrast, Liu Bei's forces may still move towards Jiangdong. Although Sun Jian's forces had occupied a considerable resistance at this time and were invincible in the Jiangdong area, in comparison, his opponents were not powerful forces, so it was possible for Liu Bei to try to go and replace them.

Yang Rui's reaction was not slow, but Liu Bei's planning time was obviously not short. When the forces of Guangling County gathered towards Guangling City and Tangyi City, the Liu Bei's forces in the two cities had already responded.

At this time, there was no need for Yang Rui to guess anymore. Looking at the flag of the army, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others should have led the troops themselves and went straight to Huainan County, Lai Ancheng, which is the current territory of Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei's whereabouts are also among the possibilities speculated by Yang Rui and others, and it is also a possibility that it is determined to have a relatively high probability of occurrence.

Just because Liu Bei expressed his opposition to Yuan Shu from the beginning and firmly stood on the side of the Han Dynasty, his attack on Yuan Shu's territory was a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

Anyway, Guangling County is already difficult to accommodate under Yang Rui's blockade, and sacrificing itself to attack Yuan Shu's Huainan County, not only can it leave Guangling County without losing face, but it can also achieve the goal of attacking Yuan Shu at the same time.

Of course, Yuan Shu's faint weakness at this time was the main reason why Liu Bei chose the Huainan County direction to break through. After Yang Rui captured three generals, Zhang Xun, Chen Ji, Lei Bo, and a large number of Yuan Shu's troops, his overall strength had been greatly affected.

Furthermore, Yuan Shu’s original focus of defense was in the West, the North and other directions, and even regarded Sun Jian as his rear. The defense in some areas of Yangzhou occupied by him was originally very fragile.

Liu Bei should have known this for a long time and chose the direction of Huainan County under Yuan Shu's jurisdiction very accurately. In comparison, the difficulty of entering is naturally much smaller.

After a brief consideration, Yang Rui finally decided to inform Yuan Shu of the movement of Liu Bei's troops. However, during the process of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's troops advancing westward, they did not immediately call the troops to take action.

If Liu Bei only transited through the territory under Yuan Shu, Yang Rui might not need to inform Yuan Shu, but with Liu Bei's military strength, there is a possibility of occupying Yuan Shu's jurisdiction and taking it for himself. This is not what Yang Rui wanted to see.

In Yang Rui's view, Yuan Shu's power will not last long, and it is likely to create opportunities for the resurgence of Liu Bei's power. Once Liu Bei gains a foothold, another strong enemy may appear next to Yang Rui's territory.

However, if Liu Bei was allowed to run to Liu Biao's office in Yizhou, or further away, threatened the Liu Dan power cultivated by Yang Rui, he would probably really let the tiger go back to the mountain, giving Liu Bei the greatest room for development.

Therefore, on the one hand, Yang Rui informed Yuan Shu, and on the other hand, after confirming the movements of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, he also ordered Gan Ning, Guan Hai, Imakawa Yoshimoto and other troops to block Liu Bei for a while.

The Guangling County City where Liu Bei is located is still some distance from Huainan County. Guan Hai and Imakawa Yoshimoto's front line blocked Liu Bei's northern part of Yuguo in a timely manner, causing him to lose a lot of his troops.

In addition, Liu Bei's troops were not as fast as Gan Ning's marching, and they were blocked by Gan Ning once near Liuhe Town, and Liu Bei's troops suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei returned to rescue him after learning the news. Otherwise, Gan Ning, Guan Hai, and Imakawa Yoshimoto's troops would be enough to make Liu Bei desperate. In the end, Zhang Fei only responded to Liu Bei's troops with less than 10,000.

As for Liu Bei's remaining county tribes, they naturally could no longer meet with Liu Bei or Zhang Fei. In the end, Zhang Fei rescued Liu Bei, who was seriously damaged, and only more than 40,000 troops were left, heading towards Huainan County to Ancheng.

According to the news that the Eagle Secret Ninja was conveyed back at any time, Yang Rui decided to give up the pursuit and return to deal with the troops left by Liu Bei in Guangling County.

In fact, even if we continue to pursue Liu Bei, Yang Rui is unlikely to destroy Liu Bei. First of all, the Ganning Naval Army troops are no longer able to enter Huainan County, and secondly, no one among the Yang Rui's troops can directly stop Zhang Fei.

The conditions for all aspects were not met. Yang Rui then took the troops to Guangling County, and first took all the five counties in Xuzhou left by Liu Bei. As for Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's remaining forces, Yang Rui could only let them go. Their subsequent development depends on the strength and attitude of the surrounding forces such as Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Sun Jian.

After 10 game days, Yang Rui had cleaned up the remaining troops of Liu Bei in Guangling County, Xuzhou, and successfully controlled all areas of Guangling County. At this point, Yang Rui, as the governor of Xuzhou, only a few counties controlled by Yuan Shu in Xuzhou are still returning in succession.

During this period, Liu Bei actually defeated Yuan Shu several times in Huainan County, Yangzhou with his remaining troops, and stopped his subordinates and left all the way. Even if he did not threaten the "Imperial City" in Huainan County, Yuan Shu was very upset.

In the end, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and the remaining more than 30,000 troops crossed the Huainan County and directly arrived in Lujiang County. They were temporarily stationed in Shu County, the capital of Lujiang County.

Although it is difficult for Liu Bei and Zhang Fei's troops to capture Shuxian County, the nearby areas do not have the power to threaten Liu Bei. As long as Yuan Shu no longer continues to send troops to "slay his death", Liu Bei will have enough time to polish down Shuxian County.

Once Shuxian County is controlled, Liu Bei will have a place to gain a foothold and develop.
Chapter completed!