Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2645 A Talent for Dragons and Phoenixes, a Radiant Appearance

This battle was extremely fierce from the very beginning.

Li Shimin knew that he and Qi Jiguang were both gambling with time.

Li Shimin was gambling that he could successfully defeat the Jin army at the ferry crossing with superior numbers and annihilate the Jin army before the Jin infantry and cavalry arrived from the rear.

Qi Jiguang was also gambling, betting that they could hold out until the arrival of the main infantry and cavalry force from the rear. As long as they could hold out until then, the ferry crossing would still be in their hands when the main force arrived. Then, they could use this as a base to gradually erode the territory of the Li Tang dynasty.

That's why Li Shimin not only deployed his Xuanjia Iron Cavalry right from the start, but he also personally led the charge.

"Ding! Li Shimin's Zhenguan skill effect 2 has been activated. If he is personally on the battlefield, the command of all generals under his command will increase by 1, the strength of the entire army will increase by 1, and the overall quality of the entire army will be greatly improved. When in a predicament, this effect will be doubled."

Currently, Li Shimin's entire army has a +1 attack power, Li Yuanba's attack power has a +1 attack power, base attack power is 110, equipment has a +2, and current attack power has increased to 113.

Wang Jin's martial prowess increased by 1, his base martial prowess was 105, and with equipment upgrades, his current martial prowess increased to 108.

Wang Yin's martial prowess increases by 1, base martial prowess is 105, equipment increases by 2, and current martial prowess rises to 108.

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In this battle, apart from Li Yuanba and the naval commanders, Li Shimin didn't bring many generals. Besides these people, the strongest were only Wang Jin and Wang Yin, two peerless peak warriors.

After all, for Li Shimin, one Li Yuanba was worth several others.

Although the number of generals in the Li Tang dynasty has decreased significantly since the beginning, Li Shimin still relies on and trusts his brother the most.

Although Li Shimin remained active on the battlefield, he primarily served as a commander.

There won't be many more times like today when I personally charge to the front lines.

In most cases, even when he was at the forefront, it wasn't for the sake of charging forward, but to ensure that Li Yuanba could charge in the direction Li Shimin wanted him to charge.

Li Yuanba was indeed the most powerful weapon in the world, but unfortunately, only Li Shimin could wield it.

If Li Shimin didn't personally take command, no one else could command Li Yuanba at all. If Li Shimin had given prior instructions and Li Yuanba was in a good mood, he might have cooperated to some extent.

In most cases, if Li Shimin was not there to command, even if Li Yuanba went to the battlefield, he would only fight in the direction he wanted to fight, rather than in the direction the commander wanted him to fight.

Therefore, even after becoming emperor, Li Shimin still appeared on the front lines from time to time, which was essentially all for Li Yuanba.

However, none of this was for real; almost all of it was done under the protection of Li Yuanba and countless guards. Even when they reached the front lines, he rarely had to personally engage in combat.

The last time he was so passionately engaged in frontline combat was almost before he became emperor.

"Ding! Li Shimin's Tian Ce skill activated."
Tian Ce: Possessing the qualities of a dragon and phoenix, with a countenance as bright as the sun and the moon, the supreme general of Tian Ce, whose achievements surpass all under heaven, a unique skill of Li Shimin.

Effect 1: When commanding troops in battle, Commander gains +3. When outnumbered, Commander gains an additional +1. Furthermore, when the difference in troop strength between the two sides reaches five times, Commander gains another +1.

Effect 2: The user is immune to all negative skill effects and can provide a certain degree of protection to the entire army, shielding all allies from half of the negative skill effects. Effect 3: When outnumbered, the amplification effect of all allies' army-wide skills is doubled. If none of the allies' army-wide amplification skills are active, one of the opponent's army-wide amplification skills can be copied.

Note: You can only double the amount based on the original amount, but you cannot double it again on top of the already doubled amount.

Effect 4: When personally engaging in combat, all martial prowess-boosting skills that one receives will be activated at double the rate.

Effect 5, Heavenly General: When a subordinate general receives guidance from the master, there is a certain probability that the general's leadership attribute will be increased. This effect can only be activated once per person, and the maximum number of activations per year is three.

If Zhenguan represents Li Shimin's monarchical skills, then Tiance represents his command skills.

After all, besides being a great emperor throughout history, he was also one of the most outstanding military strategists in the world.

The Tian Ce skill is definitely a top-tier command skill.

A 5-point increase in leadership is a level that definitely places it among the top-tier commanders.

Even among god-level commanders, there are definitely no more than a handful who have reached this level of amplification so far.

So far, the only skill that can surpass it is Han Xin's "Military Genius" skill.

However, in terms of activation difficulty, Han Xin's "Military Immortal" skill is much more difficult to activate than the "Heavenly Strategy" skill.

These two skills are quite different. Han Xin's "Military Genius" skill is a very traditional one where he fights outnumbered, while Li Shimin's skill is the exact opposite, requiring an extreme situation where he fights outnumbered to maximize his boost.

In addition to the accompanying skills that benefit the entire army, and even the skills that train subordinates, the value of this skill is unmatched by most god-level commanders.

After all, although there have been many famous emperors in Chinese history, this one is undoubtedly the number one in terms of military ability.

"Ding! When Li Shimin's Tian Ce skill is activated, his leadership increases by 3 when commanding troops in battle, and by an additional 1 when fighting against overwhelming odds. Furthermore, when the difference in troop strength between the two sides reaches five times, his leadership increases by another 1."

Li Shimin's leadership increased by 3, his base leadership was 103, and his current leadership has risen to 106.

"Ding! Li Shimin's Tian Ce skill effect two has been activated. He is immune to any negative skill effects and can provide a certain degree of protection to the entire army, protecting all his troops from half of the negative skill effects."

However, Li Shimin personally took to the battlefield after many years, and with the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry that he had painstakingly built over the years, Qi Jiguang ultimately underestimated the intensity of Li Shimin's attack in this battle.

The charge of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry was almost unstoppable, breaking through the gates of the Jin army camp.

Over the years, Li Shimin had been taking advantage of the Manchus and other forces in the Central Plains, and the warhorses he had seized from the grasslands were only available to other troops after the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry had finished selecting their own.

Iron ore mined locally was prioritized for the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry. Only after the needs of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry were met could other troops be given priority.

It can be said that this heavy cavalry force was the culmination of the Li Tang dynasty's national strength and Li Shimin's hard work.

This army was also the sharpest spear in Li Shimin's hands.