Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

The Mongol Yuan dynasty's objective was clear: to cut off Chi You's means of strengthening his soldiers through blood sacrifices.

First, they used a large encirclement to block the possibility of Chi You's army expanding in number, and then cut off the blood sacrifice ritual to prevent Chi You's army from becoming stronger.

Everything Temur had commanded before this had served these two purposes.

Therefore, Temur didn't even blink at the deaths of the Mongol soldiers, because he wanted to use the souls of these Mongol soldiers to disrupt Chiyou's blood sacrifice ritual.

"Contract the battle lines! All legions are strictly prohibited from launching offensive attacks in any direction. Change to defensive formations!"

Now that his objective had been achieved, Temur immediately changed his formation.

Temur's command capacity is relatively low among the Gods of War, but as a God of War, he still possesses strengths that are unmatched by ordinary people.

Military talent is generally categorized into strategy, tactics, logistics, troop training, general selection, military command, military administration, and espionage.

If the best level of each item is called the best, then...

Temur's strategy, tactics, troop training, and military administration are barely passable, and his logistics, military orders, and espionage are at best average. However, his selection of generals is top-notch.

Simply put, Han Xin was a commander of troops, so the larger the army, the better.

Temur is the commander of generals.

But his approach is different from Caesar's, who directly confronts and challenges others.

Caesar's talent as a general, strictly speaking, is more accurately described as his talent as a commander-in-chief. This directly elevates basic command capabilities, meaning that the officers and soldiers under his command must at least be capable of commanding large legions to make a difference.

Of course, Caesar's abilities are also suitable for training large-scale army commanders, and the two can be considered to complement each other.

Temur, on the other hand, possessed the talent to make ordinary officers cooperate and unleash combat power beyond a certain limit.

This limit is just a step higher than that of commanding a regular large army.

Moreover, like Caesar, Temur was also very good at training generals, especially excellent ones.

Compared to commanding large legions, which requires a certain level of talent, such excellent generals can almost perfectly handle all legion-level deployments and cooperate closely with each other.

If we were to summarize Temur's military genius, it would be that for every additional capable general under his command, the overall ability of the other capable generals, including Temur himself, would increase by one-thousandth.

In other words, almost all of Temur's officers and generals were figures who could leave their mark on history.

At this moment, the legion commanders of every phalanx under Temur's command belong to this level. Based on the improvement of these officers' abilities, Temur's own command and dispatch skills have also improved accordingly.

Temur's own abilities did not improve, but his officers and soldiers often produced better results when carrying out orders, making it seem as if Temur's abilities were also improving.

At this moment, Temur, with his firepower fully unleashed, began to demonstrate his abilities; he was indeed unable to control a large-scale force.

But for the battlefield at hand, 400,000 is more than enough.

Large numbers of heavy infantry were pushed to the front lines, followed by organized archer legions that began to assemble.

A large number of illusionary warriors began to charge, and relying on their overwhelming numerical advantage, they successfully suppressed the main battle line.

Chi You naturally used the Changshui Camp, which was extremely effective against the Illusion Warriors.

A volley of arrows rained down from the Changshui Camp, instantly annihilating nearly half of the Illusionary Warriors.

But when the Changshui Camp fired their second volley of arrows, the sound of the bowstrings snapping was like thunder.

The Mongol Yuan dynasty was skilled in mounted archery, and almost all its soldiers were equipped with bows and crossbows.

At this moment, tens of thousands of people opened fire simultaneously, not only was the Changshui Camp subjected to overwhelming fire, but even the Jiuli warriors on the front were completely overwhelmed.

Temur's strategy completely changed; his aim was no longer to advance the front lines, but to inflict casualties.

The wide-ranging arrow barrage and the relentless charges of the illusionary warriors became Temur's means of killing the Jiuli warriors.

Chi You immediately used cloud energy to fully strengthen the soldiers' defenses to counter this attack, but the Mongol Yuan dynasty's methods were even more effective.

The illusionary warrior, whose frontal attack had been shattered, naturally used a directional blast, also known as an illusionary arrow, to unleash a final blow with all his might.

This kind of illusionary arrow strike also carries a mental impact, making it a dual attack of physical and mental properties, which ordinary legions simply cannot withstand.

The Illusion Arrow, comparable to a heavy crossbow and also carrying a mental impact, can knock down the soldier it hits almost instantly. Combined with the heavy infantry that follow, it can almost consistently inflict casualties.

"Maintain formation, stand firm, concentrate, and prepare for attacks!"

The Jiuli forces quickly adjusted their formation, sending out soldiers with strong defensive capabilities to take the brunt of the damage.

A double blow, both physical and psychological, this kind of thing is something that ordinary legions really can't withstand. The outermost cannon fodder troops simply can't stop it.

The problem of blood sacrifice could not be solved in a short time, and Chi You did not want these cannon fodder to die in vain, so he immediately rotated his elite troops to the front line to fight against the Mongol Yuan.

Chi You felt he was having a very difficult time. He could outmaneuver Temur in terms of strategy and tactics, but the problem was that his generals and officers were not of the same quality at all.

His clones, though possessing the abilities of officers and generals—essentially a significantly weakened version of him—would inevitably face a tough battle against the opposing officers and generals.

It was as if he seized an opportunity to create a three-on-one situation in a localized area, and the opponent managed to hold on until reinforcements arrived.

This results in Chi You presenting a design that seems to want to forcefully press down on the bull's head to drown it, but he just can't seem to get it down.

Moreover, without a commander, Temur's side's ability to automatically correct errors and their coordination among themselves far surpassed that of Chiyou's side.

Chi You was surprised to find that the situation had reversed as the battle progressed.

Originally, it was the Mongol Yuan dynasty that posed the offensive pressure, but now it has become him.

Without the blood sacrifice ritual, every loss suffered by the army was unacceptable to him.

Previously, the cannon fodder sacrificed could be transformed into strength enhancements, but now there's nothing left, and the situation is purely one of loss.

However, from a long-term perspective, the Ming Dynasty is still providing it with strength, and a decisive battle now would clearly be disadvantageous for it.

Kotmur's tactics were disgusting.

Using illusionary soldiers and arrow rain as the main force, they gradually depleted the enemy's strength.

Even exchanging one cannon fodder for fifty illusionary soldiers is clearly a loss.

Chi You's gaze fell on the northern part of Jingzhou.

A general from Jiuli, carrying news of Chi You, went to northern Jingzhou and found Jiang Wei and others.

"What did you say?" Jiang Wei looked at the Jiuli general in front of him, somewhat disbelieving what he was hearing.

"Our army intends to send a detachment to join forces with your forces to defeat the enemy!" General Jiuli repeated Chi You's decision.

To put it simply, Chi You couldn't bear the constant drain on Temur's resources, and since he couldn't launch a full-scale attack immediately, he came up with a plan: to open up a second front.

Of course, the main purpose was to get Xinghan off the field to buy him more time.

The longer they dragged things out, the more power the blood sacrifice from the Ming Dynasty would bring. On the Ming side, because Zhu Biao, wielding the Xuanyuan Sword, directly defeated the original Chi You, Chi You on the Ming side began to wage guerrilla warfare with his army.

The lack of a fixed location for blood sacrifices prevented the Ming Dynasty from severing the channels for these rituals.

Xinghan was actually somewhat interested in Chiyou's proposal.

Jiang Wei and his men couldn't harass or cause much damage in northern Jingzhou; most of the time they were being chased around. Rather than wasting time there, it would be better to join forces with Chi You to rescue Yu Jin.

Yu Jin's side is also facing an extremely difficult situation.

The remnants of the Mongol Yuan forces inside the pass resisted fiercely, and they broke up into smaller groups, using the many tunnels and cellars in the city to launch surprise attacks from time to time, making it impossible for Yu Jin and his men to have any peace.

The Mongol army outside the city was eyeing the city covetously, with a force of nearly 50,000 men gathered, forming a small encirclement, seemingly waiting for more reinforcements to arrive.

The Mongol army outside the city bombarded the city daily with siege engines such as catapults, forcing Yu Jin to have experts with internal energy separated from their bodies take turns on guard against the falling catapults.

"They're trying to drag us down with them!" The staff behind the lines scoffed at Chi You's petty scheme.

In fact, without Zhang Liang and the others even having to say anything, Jiang Wei had already guessed Chi You's true intentions.

After careful consideration, Zhang Liang and his group agreed to cooperate with Chi You.

Chi You had his own schemes, and they also had their own considerations.

They didn't want Chi You to collapse like this either.

To be honest, they didn't expect that Chi You, who seemed exceptionally powerful, would become so weak after the Mongols seized his weakness.

Temur, a military genius, commanded an army several times larger than Chiyou's, yet he resorted to such a despicable method to deal with Chiyou.

In just three days, they managed to kill tens of thousands of Jiuli warriors.

Even though Chi You adjusted the formation of his army and erected a specialized defensive formation against arrows, the illusionary warriors remained an unsolvable problem.

A large number of illusionary warriors launched a massive offensive from all directions against Chi You's army, occasionally sending out elite troops to join in the annihilation.

Chi You continuously tightened the defensive line, trading space for time, while Temur was in no hurry, gradually wearing down the Jiuli army.

Even if they only killed a few dozen people each time, they did not stop, but instead intensified their attacks.

Therefore, Chi You decisively mobilized 50,000 elite troops and marched in a mighty force toward Yu Jin.

"Report, Marshal, a large contingent of troops is heading northeast from Jingzhou City."

The Mongol Yuan dynasty discovered Chi You's movements immediately.

Temur frowned as he looked at the map and immediately saw the area occupied by Yu Jin and his men.

The crimson color is still quite eye-catching on the map.

"Want to open up a second front?" Temur fell into deep thought.

"Order the main force from the northeast to converge on the target area..."

Temur banged on the table; commanding operations across regions was not something he excelled at.

"Issue an order to Tuotuo Buza to take command of the target area with his unit and resist the enemy with all his might. By any means necessary, keep the enemy pinned down in that area and prevent them from interfering with the situation on the main battlefield."

After Temur gave his orders, Jiang Wei and the others were in a much better situation, and the fake White Horse sent half of his men to keep an eye on Chi You.

The fake white horse followed and harassed the Chi You army throughout their advance, causing them to stop and start repeatedly, showing no signs of getting tired of the fake white horse.

The final solution was to use expert traders to monitor and guard against fake blue-chip stocks.

As soon as the fake white horse appears, the expert group rushes in together.

Even when injured, he would rush forward and stab the fake white horse.

This fighting style is stupid, even dangerous, but it's actually effective.

After all, the fake White Horse is not large in scale and is far from the main battlefield. The cloud formation is not thick, so even if the experts are suppressed, they can still bring out some of their true abilities.

Many experts were injured, and the fake White Horse also lost over a thousand people.

This fighting style allowed Zhao Yun to find the key to breaking the deadlock; he still had some confidence in his ability to overcome personal limitations.

He had the real white horse entangle the fake white horse, then rushed to the place where he had laid an ambush beforehand, and then unleashed his inner energy in one go.

Cloud energy can indeed counteract internal energy attacks, but everything has its limits.

Watching the real and fake white horses charging straight towards him from afar, Zhao Yun took a deep breath and continued to spread all his internal energy.

A towering, azure-blue internal energy dharma image, hundreds of feet tall, appeared on the earth.

"A hundred birds pay homage to the phoenix!"

Zhao Yun, in a dignified posture, ignored the entangled real and fake white horses and unleashed a Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.

The white horse nimbly turned and fled. Zhao Yun did suppress their lightning-fast ascent, but in return, he gained control over their speed.

The fake white horse couldn't turn around, or even make a sharp turn at such high speed, so it could only grit its teeth and charge towards Zhao Yun.

Hundreds of burning firebirds bombarded the fake white horse's legion.

With a single strike, hundreds of people were killed by the fake White Horse.

Zhao Yun continued to bombard them with dozens of attacks, killing at least a thousand people before finally stopping, satisfied.

If it weren't for the fact that the fake White Horse sent half of his men to Chi You's side, he might not have been able to achieve such a record.

The number of fake white horses killed wasn't large, but the blow to morale was far greater.

Once bitten, twice shy.

From then on, the fake white horse became completely timid and hesitant, no longer daring to pester the real white horse as it had before.

This fear made it easier for Jiang Wei and his men to carry out their mission.

When Jiang Wei and Chi You's forces arrived at Yu Jin's side, the two fake white horses reunited and barely regained their previous state, constantly lingering near the allied forces at high speed.

Jiang Wei was thoroughly disgusted by the white horse and only then did he realize how much pressure Yuan Shao had been under back then.

With such an enemy constantly cutting off your logistics and harassing your troops, it's really difficult to achieve your intended objectives.

The allied forces, having come together, got along fairly well.

Chi You took the initiative to take on the task of attacking the camp, which was good news for Jiang Wei and his men. After all, all four of their legions were cavalry legions, and their effectiveness in attacking the camp head-on was definitely not as good as that of infantry.

The situation was different on Chi You's side. Infantry made up the majority of his forces, while cavalry was extremely rare. The combination of the two complemented each other perfectly. (End of Chapter)