Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms
Chapter 1108 The Camp in the Shadows
"No matter how many times I watch it, it still feels incredibly moving!"
Luciano, who was watching, sighed deeply. A legion that could cross the horizon at any moment and cause a terrifying attack was simply too frightening.
Even without the assistance of the Fifth Lark, the accuracy rate might be slightly lower, but the lethality would certainly not be reduced.
He could already imagine the indelible impact such daily harassment by a legion would have on morale.
What's even more deadly is that the Peacock Legion isn't made of fragile creatures like the Archer and the Water Dragon. If a regular cavalryman charges in, the Peacock soldiers can easily kill him with their dragon spears.
The limits that the Peacock Legion can reach with the help of elephants are indeed exaggerated.
The only drawback... is probably the overwhelming logistical pressure.
After all, an elephant eats hundreds of kilograms of food a day. If it weren't for the Spider Tower and the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse, transporting this food would be a huge problem.
"All troops, be on high alert and prepare for battle!"
Guan Yu's expression suddenly became extremely serious.
"Marshal Guan, what has happened?" Xi Zhicai was the first to react, and asked Guan Yu while smoothing out the clouds.
"Something's not right. The other side reacted way too quickly!"
Xi Zhicai glanced around the camp. The Qing army camp, which had been in chaos after the Peacock attack, had actually returned to normal. Thick clouds rose up, and although the entire camp looked chaotic, it was actually functioning normally again.
"What amazing coordination!" Xi Zhicai couldn't help but exclaim.
The Qing army camp, which was originally chaotic like a tangled ball of yarn, has now suddenly become clearly defined.
They wouldn't have noticed it if Guan Yu hadn't reminded them.
"There are such strong generals in the Qing army?" Guan Yu's expression was very serious, because he realized that if he were in the position of the opposing commander, he might not be able to achieve the same level.
Guan Yu was exceptionally talented, and with the added advantage of divine will and command, he received meticulous instruction from Bai Qi and Sun Tzu. He could be considered the closest person to a god of war in the entire Star River.
But he felt he was inferior to the other side, which is quite intriguing.
No matter how the other side did it, they absolutely cannot be careless.
The officers and soldiers, who had initially been nonchalant, gradually became serious. The chilling and menacing atmosphere rising from the Qing army camp made them realize that their opponents were not simple.
"Gentlemen, what do you think?" Guan Yu stroked his beard, his gaze fixed intently on the Qing army camp.
If the Qing army camp had previously given him the impression of being disorganized, it now exuded a terrifying aura, as if a sleeping dragon had been awakened.
Sure enough, my sudden impulse was not unfounded; it was a warning from the will of God.
It was the right decision to let the peacock test the waters with a long-range attack first.
Something's not right about this Qing army camp.
If the Qing court were still in power, this camp's performance would indeed be quite common.
But now the Qing Dynasty has been destroyed, its imperial will has been shattered and swallowed up by Xinghan, and its backbone has been broken. How can an existence that is hiding in a small world and barely surviving possess such momentum?
Unless... someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes!
"Pass on my order: let the Peacock Legion launch a second wave of attacks!"
Guan Yu began to quietly adjust the army's formation. If they were just remnants of the Qing army, they could easily win with their individual bravery and top-tier troops.
If the opponent is an imperial army, then one must be more cautious.
Rahul had already realized the problem by this time; the changes in his opponent were simply too dramatic.
The person opposite them was like a monster pretending to be weak, now baring its fangs and threatening them with its claws.
More than two thousand specially made arrows rained down on the Qing army's camp from mid-air like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
This time, before the arrow even fell, a series of nested rotating forces appeared, deflecting the peacock's arrow in all directions.
"This is a secret technique of the Qing court; I've seen it in the secret technique archive!"
"Hehehe, trying to cover it up only makes it more obvious!"
Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu immediately understood that these people might indeed be Qing soldiers, but the person in charge behind them might not be a member of the Qing court.
There is no one more suitable to be the scapegoat than the remnants of the defeated Qing army.
It doesn't matter. No matter what their true identity is, as long as they're disguised as Qing soldiers, we'll just wipe them out.
Since the other party is using this guise, they definitely don't have good intentions.
"Let's test the waters first!"
All the troops mobilized this time are top-tier legions; even the Imperial Guards are only fit to serve as auxiliary troops.
So when Guan Yu gave the order, Zhang Fei led the three-star Xiliang Iron Cavalry to charge towards the Qing army camp, while the main force followed behind the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, slowly advancing and gathering momentum.
Zhang Fei's legion talent requires too much skill from his soldiers, and it's difficult for his own troops to train them, so he mostly leads other legions.
Fortunately, Zhang Fei's legion talent has two sides. Since the effect of internal support is not good, he can directly expand outwards.
The moment Zhang Fei swung his eighteen-foot spear, an incomparably deep darkness emanated from Zhang Fei and spread directly to all the soldiers.
A thick shadow seemed to shroud all the Xiliang cavalry.
These shadows, as if alive, pounced on the Qing army camp, seemingly intent on devouring all the Qing soldiers.
A golden light rose from the camp, enveloping all the soldiers and dispelling the shadows, but the shadows swept over the entire Qing army camp wave after wave.
"General Zhang, has you broken through?" Ma Chao looked at Zhang Fei with some uncertainty. Every time he thought he had caught up with Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei would give him a big surprise.
Now that he's a seasoned legion commander, he naturally understands just how outrageous this scene is.
If Zhang Fei, leading the Liangzhou cavalry, was a heavy hammer, then Zhang Fei was a howling gale. He might not be able to blow down an impregnable wall, but he was enough to uproot everything around him.
In other words, any army with no means to resist Zhang Fei's fear and threat could be directly routed, even if it was a million strong.
Originally, Zhang Fei's military talent, developed to this extent, would have posed a terrifying threat to himself. However, Zhang Fei's brother was Liu Bei, whose monarch talent could help Zhang Fei avoid negative effects to the greatest extent, making Zhang Fei increasingly powerful in the face of fear and oppression.
"It's not that the third brother has made some progress, but rather that the eldest brother has recently made a breakthrough!"
Under the influence of Mu Yi's Monarch talent, the probability of almost everyone in Xinghan breaking through to the next level increased significantly. Liu Bei, relying on his twin swords and with the assistance of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, also stepped into the Breakthrough Realm, upgrading his Monarch talent for the second time, which led to a substantial improvement in Zhang Fei's Legion talent.
Coupled with Zhang Fei's own ability to command large armies, ordinary army commanders simply cannot compete with Zhang Fei now.
After all, ordinary soldiers were no match for Zhang Fei's intimidation.
Zhang Fei only needs to keep applying pressure to his opponents to crush most of them.
Of course, what the military strategists value most is Zhang Fei's utility role; he can seamlessly integrate into any military strategist's command.
Even if the other side offers some resistance, this thing will always be a hidden danger, making the battlefield more unpredictable.
After all, large-scale battles are largely not about whether the troops are elite or not, but about the morale of the army. As long as the morale of the army is high, winning is a very difficult thing, and even if you can win, you will suffer heavy casualties.
This is also why Bai Qi chose to attack Joan of Arc by surprise; a large-scale battle would have come at too high a price.
One thing Han Xin often looked down on Bai Qi for was that Bai Qi fought without regard for casualties, and would annihilate the enemy even at a great cost. However, annihilating the enemy was not always the optimal solution.
Guan Yu amplified the morale of his army on the Xiliang cavalry, making Zhang Fei's shadow even more solid, covering the entire sky and dimming the sun. The whole world was shrouded in a deep shadow.
"Those who block my way shall die!" Zhang Fei's roar was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, causing the hearts of the Qing soldiers facing him head-on to skip a beat.
Leaping forward on his horse, Zhang Fei used his spear to send the Qing soldiers with spears and shields flying. Even with the thick clouds, Zhang Fei still used the speed of his divine steed to thrust out his spear, shattering the air in front of him. The condensed and unleashed fierce power directly blasted away several Qing soldiers in front of him.
A centurion directly drew his shield horizontally, attempting to forcibly stop Zhang Fei. With his internal energy forming a powerful force, he could defend himself more reliably, and his comrades beside him had already thrust out their spears.
This is a testament to trust in one's comrades and the result of seamless teamwork.
However, this tacit cooperation vanished completely when they actually faced Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei's fierce power seemed to be condensed into a single line. The moment the eighteen-foot spear pierced the shield, the power penetrated the shield and exploded into the centurion's chest, then detonated directly from the inside.
"Oh!"
The centurion exploded, his blood splattering onto the spearmen and shieldmen in all directions.
Zhang Fei, bathed in blood mist, resembled a ferocious and terrifying demon god.
Even the most well-trained elites were filled with terror when facing Zhang Fei.
"I am Zhang Yide of Yan. Anyone who blocks my way will be killed without mercy!"
The frenzied roar made the surrounding spearmen and shieldmen dizzy, and before they could recover, they were hit in the face by the Xiliang cavalry.
In an instant, men and horses were thrown about, hundreds of spearmen and shieldmen were knocked away, and many more Xiliang Iron Cavalrymen fell directly from their horses.
However, this injury was nothing to the thick-skinned Xiliang cavalry. They threw away their spears and swung their broadswords at the enemy, sparks flying as the blades and shields clashed.
"Pfft!"
A valiant Xiliang cavalryman slashed through the chest of a spearman and shieldman, blood splattering out. The Xiliang cavalry were not good at offense, but their basic three-talent attributes were undeniable.
Even dual-talent elites, including dual-talent soldiers with defensive talents, have a suppressive effect.
Thousands of arrows from the Changshui Camp rained down, landing indiscriminately on both sides in the midst of the chaotic battle.
The spear and shield infantry line, which had been able to barely hold its own against the Xiliang cavalry, collapsed instantly.
The shock arrows from the Changshui Camp don't do much damage; they mainly provide a control effect. However, unlike the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the training curriculum used to include withstanding arrows from the Changshui Camp.
At this moment, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, with their superior quality and specialized training, overcame the shockwave and directly knocked down the heavy infantry defense line in front of them, achieving a near-crushing effect.
Especially with Zhang Fei amplifying fear, the spearmen and shieldmen on the front line collapsed much faster than normal.
The Qing army reacted quickly, with a large number of spearmen forming spear formations and charging towards the Xiliang cavalry.
The spears wielded by these spearmen were much longer than those of the spear-and-shield soldiers, and their strength was also far more exaggerated.
"Danyang soldiers, target the gun emplacement, unleash a hail of arrows!"
The elite troops of Danyang did not hesitate to unleash a barrage of fire towards the spearmen. Although they were not professional archers, they were still at least at the level of a ten-stone assault force.
Three volleys of arrows were quickly unleashed. The Qing archers were about to retaliate, but as soon as the first volley was fired, the archers of the Changshui Camp had already locked onto them and began to suppress them with explosive arrows.
The Qing army's long-range firepower didn't even have time to be unleashed before it was swiftly suppressed by the Changshui Battalion.
In archery duels, the archers of the Changshui Camp have always had a significant advantage.
Regardless of the legion, if the first wave of attacks fails to destroy the Changshui Camp, then the Changshui Camp will not be able to retaliate against the enemy in the slightest.
"Why aren't they putting up any resistance? They look like they've been beaten senseless." Xi Zhicai stroked his chin, looking at the Qing army camp that had already been suppressed.
Their current performance seems unworthy of their elite status.
"Peacock, fire another shot! This time, aim for the enemy's rear!"
Guan Yu's gaze swept across the front and landed directly at the rear of the camp. His intuition told him that there was something worth paying attention to there.
For the Peacock now, such bursts of power are no longer a big problem. The ability to leverage force after being optimized by the God of War can protect its own safety to a greater extent, and the physical burden is much less than before.
After firing a shot, soldiers immediately undergo rest and recuperation, which reduces the burden on their bodies and allows them to fire more arrows of nearly equal power, greatly enhancing their endurance.
More than two thousand crossbow bolts were fired at the rear of the camp, but they were annihilated by several legion attacks the moment they hit the ground.
"It seems this camp is more mysterious than we imagined!"
Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes and roughly estimated that there were nearly a dozen legion attacks, which meant that there seemed to be something else inside the camp.
"General Sun, it seems you have made another great contribution this time!"
Cheng Yu spoke slowly, as he had also considered a possibility.
If the Qing troops here are indeed Qing troops, then this place, worthy of being guarded by so many elite soldiers, must be a place of utmost importance.
If they're not mistaken, this small world should lead to another large world, or perhaps another medium-sized world like the underworld.
It's just unknown whether this Qing army has been incorporated into the army or whether it's just a front put forward by someone.
In either case, as long as they eliminate the other side as quickly as possible, this place will be theirs.
Like I said before, no matter who they are, just take them out. (End of Chapter)
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