Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

"Surround and kill them!"

Feng Yi gave the order for the Illusion Warriors to begin revealing a portion of their true strength.

Normal legions cannot hide their strength like this, after all, hiding their strength can lead to death, and it is impossible not to unleash their strongest power when facing death.

Few people can endure life-or-death crises.

But the illusionary soldiers are different; if they die, they die, and the loss is not significant anyway.

As Zhang Liao and Gao Shun turned back, Zhang He, who was originally the safest, suddenly ran into trouble.

Zhang He's legion talent enhances agility. When applied to heavy cavalry, this means making them more flexible, allowing them to turn around without slowing down, whereas they were previously unable to change their charge direction.

It was precisely for this reason that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun decisively turned around and prepared to retreat.

After all, no one can stop a speeding dump truck; if an overweight rider can rush in, they can also rush out.

But the five thousand illusionary warriors that descended from the sky swiftly shattered this illusion.

The super-heavy cavalry was stopped by five thousand illusionary warriors charging in a counter-charge.

"Damn it, what are these things?" Zhang He angrily swept his dragon spear, but the illusionary soldiers, who should have crumbled at the first touch, were more resilient than ever before.

Zhang He's violent sweep was forcibly stopped by three illusionary warriors.

Although the next moment, Zhang He changed his move and directly killed the three illusionary soldiers.

But when your opponent, whom you can kill instantly, can withstand a single blow from you, that's when the biggest problem for cavalry begins to surface.

The overweight rider seemed to have plunged into a swamp; he could maintain his speed at first, but he quickly slowed down and lost his destructive momentum.

The spearmen and shieldmen who had been scattered also regrouped, intending to completely capture Zhang He's entire army.

"Is this a double blessing, or is this the most they can do?" Lu Meng ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to turn back and provide reinforcements, while also ordering Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were already prepared, to lead their troops to provide support.

After finishing everything, Lü Meng squinted as he pondered whether the double blessing was the limit for the opponent.

The so-called double blessing is to combine two illusionary soldiers onto one illusionary soldier. Although it is impossible to achieve a complete blessing, the power of the three combined is enough to increase the various attributes of the illusionary soldier by an average of 170% to 180% of the normal level.

The Illusionary Soldier, who was originally roughly equivalent to a blank double-talent level, instantly became a blank triple-talent level. At the same time, the resistance increased significantly, and after death, he would also release a triple-combined Illusionary Arrow to attack.

This level of complexity is already astonishing, but Lü Meng still had to consider whether there was a possibility of a four-in-one or five-in-one combination.

After all, a 10% improvement across all aspects is enough for the Wolf Riders to easily defeat their unenhanced selves. If the Illusion Warriors could achieve a four-in-one or five-in-one combination, the power they would display would be quite formidable.

However, Lu Meng then realized that even if the opposing side really had some kind of four-in-one or five-in-one force, the sheer size of their army was undeniable.

However, increasing the number of superimposed units does not necessarily increase the overall combat effectiveness.

Moreover, this kind of blessing is definitely not without limit. The illusion system also needs to follow logic, and the upper limit of the blessing is basically around 200%.

Based on the opposing force of 200,000, excluding the regular legions, the Illusion Warriors can at most accumulate 30,000 basic three-talent skills.

This number is outrageous, but it is not enough to make Lü Meng fearful.

Moreover, Lu Meng is holding the trump card of Changshui in his hand, and he is hoping that the opponent will launch a seven-in-one or ten-in-one attack. If he can seize the right opportunity, he can defeat the opponent in one fell swoop.

But now is not the time to expose the flood, so Lü Meng waved his hand to let Ju Yi take the stage.

Anyway, the intelligence about the advance party had already been leaked, so it was just right to use it to support the teammates.

Zhang He's heavy cavalry was relentlessly pursued, charging wildly through Feng Yi's encirclement.

No matter how much he struggled, more illusionary soldiers would resist their first wave of attacks, followed by regular troops who would further tighten the encirclement, squeezing out the super-heavy cavalry's living space as quickly as possible.

It's fair to say that without rescue, Zhang He's entire army would have perished there; not a single one would have been able to escape.

"They didn't say it was such a dangerous mission before we came. I should have slowed down!" Zhang He said with a wry smile.

"Well, to die for the Yuan family as a Xinghan officer is a worthy death!"

Memories of the past flooded Zhang He's mind, but his spear never stopped firing.

Even if it meant death, he would not give up the fight; this was his last vestige of dignity and responsibility as a military officer.

"General Zhang, charge this way!"

Just as Zhang He's mind was racing, Zhang Liao's roar came from behind the illusory warriors.

"We'll meet you here and clear a path for you. You lead your legion to break through, and we'll fight our way out together!"

Zhang He paused for a moment upon hearing the voice, then shouted back, "Alright, let's fight our way out!"

"Want to leave? It's not that easy." Feng Yi's expression grew increasingly cold in the Han army. He had only intended to kill Zhang He.

Because the elite troops under Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are not easy to deal with, even if they are entangled, it is difficult to surround and kill them, since the two legions are not the kind of legions that rely too much on charging and crashing.

Even in fierce battles, they are quite powerful and can easily tear open a gap and break through.

That's why he thought of wiping out Zhang He's entire legion to give the city's defenders a taste of their power.

But now that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun have taken the initiative to turn back, this is a golden opportunity.

"Acting rashly is a major taboo on the battlefield!" Feng Yi immediately waved the command flag in his hand and issued the order for a full-scale siege.

More illusionary warriors took off from the camp, swarming towards Zhang Liao and his companions, while cavalrymen began to gallop within the camp.

There was only one objective: to annihilate the armies of Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Gao Shun.

"Oh no, this is bad!"

Zhang Liao clearly discerned the movements of the Han army, and the sense of danger emanating from all directions grew increasingly palpable.

The fewer weaknesses he could detect, the stronger the forces surrounding them became.

"Fight your way out the way you came!"

Zhang Liao quickly made a judgment, which startled Zhang He and Gao Shun, but they did not question it; they both trusted Zhang Liao's judgment.

Although their rear forces were the largest at this moment, with two-thirds of the Illusion Warriors blocking their retreat and trying to cut off their escape route and keep them there forever.

"The Illusionary Warriors are highly mobile; retreating to the flanks will only result in them being chased and attacked by both cavalry and Illusionary Warriors..."

Zhang Liao's mind raced as he pondered a strategy for leaving.

He calmly detached himself from the battlefield, examining the entire battlefield from a godlike perspective.

"If we want to leave, we must fight our way out the way we came. Lü Meng will definitely send someone to meet us. The place that seems most dangerous is actually the safest!"

On the other side, Lü Meng also noticed the movements indicated by Zhang Liao and nodded. Cooperating with such a capable general would greatly reduce the pressure on the commander. However, Zhang Liao was surrounded after all, and his judgment was still affected, requiring Lü Meng to make minor adjustments.

"Project the light and shadow map onto Zhang Wenyuan and tell him to charge in the direction of Yan Liang and Wen Chou!"

"After Ju Yi arrived at his position, he immediately turned back and began his breakout!"

Lu Meng used a little trick, not letting Yan Liang and Wen Chou charge with the shortest distance, but instead placing them in a position slightly to the left of the center.

The shortest distance was reserved for the vanguard led by Ju Yi.

In terms of speed, the Vanguard Death Squad is not particularly fast; even with the cloud aura bonus, they cannot reach the speed of ordinary cavalry.

Fortunately, preparations for follow-up support had been underway ever since Zhang Liao and his men were dispatched.

Just as the battlefield descended into chaos, Ju Yi finally arrived at the scene with his vanguard.

The positions of Zhang Liao's, Yan Liang's, and Ju Yi's three armies form a perfectly congruent triangle on the map.

All three consciously extended their cloud formations to connect with each other. One of the major problems with the Illusion Warriors was their inability to generate cloud suppression.

Although it is filled in the middle of the triangle, it cannot completely sever the connection between the three forces.

When the clouds of the three forces intertwined, they immediately formed a Three Talents Formation, instantly boosting the combat power of the three forces.

"With the ambition to be the first to scale the city walls and breach the mountains!"

Ju Yi grinned maliciously as he unleashed his military spirit, releasing its full power without considering any consumption or reservation.

This was also what Lü Meng required of him: to unleash his full potential without reservation and to strike the enemy with the fiercest force.

Ju Yi knew that after he fully unleashed his power, he might be relegated to a minor role in the next battle.

Although the military spirit can draw upon the will of the empire to replenish its strength, it is not an instantaneous replenishment.

Most of the time, the consumption of military spirit power needs to be carefully calculated, and it cannot be unleashed at full power unless absolutely necessary.

However, Lü Meng issued a military order, and Ju Yi had no right to refuse.

So Ju Yi went straight for the kill.

He intended to show the other side what the real pioneer was, and that what Shen Pei had awakened was ultimately just a shadow of the past.

The true might of the vanguard is something that mere three-star cavalry cannot evade.

"Go to hell, all of you!"

Ju Yi stared at the densely packed illusory warriors in front of him, as well as the heavy infantrymen holding spears and shields. His military spirit power erupted completely, and scarlet threads appeared on the crossbows, then transformed into arrows. The military spirit power combined with the cloud arrows and manifested on the crossbows of the vanguard.

"put!"

With a soft crack, countless scarlet arrows shot out, unleashing the ultimate skill that could be used by fully releasing the stored military spirit power at all costs—the purest killing move of the vanguard.

The cloud-like arrows, imbued with an absolute, unwavering will, instantly enveloped all enemy units in front of them.

Like a torrent of arrows, they swept past the vanguard. There were no screams, no resistance. Whether they were the double-buffed illusionary warriors or the heavy infantrymen wielding spears and shields, they were all shot to death.

In the blink of an eye, each of the vanguard soldiers fired more than fifty cloud arrows, combining extreme speed with terrifying power.

This is the power that comes after the complete liberation of the vanguard, a power born from a desperate gamble.

The heavy defenses in front of Xian Deng completely vanished, and a bloody path was forcibly cleared by Xian Deng's torrent of arrows.

The entire battlefield fell silent, and both the people of the Great Han and the Star Han felt a sense of shock.

Zhang Liao, who was under siege, was the first to react and led his elite troops to charge through the empty gap.

"Charge!"

A roar shattered the silence of the battlefield, and the battlefield erupted once again with earth-shattering shouts of battle, but the morale of Xinghan's side was undoubtedly much higher.

Ju Yi led the vanguard in a retreat, with the halberdiers and immortal guards providing cover.

Cavalry are fast, and they are used to cover the rear.

Unexpectedly, the Han side did not pursue them at all, allowing Zhang Liao and his men to retreat. They symbolically sent a few thousand illusionary warriors to chase them, but after they were killed, there was no further pursuit, and the war was extinguished.

"What terrifying power..." As the commander of the large army, Feng Yi was extremely troubled at this moment.

How can we fight against a military spirit legion that unleashed such terrifying power? One burst of power wiped out tens of thousands of illusionary warriors and more than a thousand spear-shield heavy infantry.

The illusionary soldiers were one thing, but these spear-and-shield heavy infantrymen, who possessed defensive talents and even enhanced their defense with cloud energy, were still shattered and left without even a complete corpse.

There were still some severed limbs left, but after Zhang Liao and his men stepped on them, they were all turned into minced meat and blood mist.

All the officers and soldiers inside the tent fell silent. No one wanted to face such an outburst, and no one was confident that they could survive such a powerful attack.

It wasn't that they were afraid of death, but they simply couldn't accept being killed in one move.

"Don't worry, this is a good thing!"

Li Jiao finally broke the silence, drawing everyone's attention to herself.

"The enemy's military spirit power has been completely depleted, and it will take at least a year and a half to recover. That's enough time for us to develop corresponding strategies."

"Moreover, the opposing force will most likely be reduced to an ordinary Imperial Guard legion. Although they will still pose a threat, they will definitely not be as powerful as they are now!"

"We used tens of thousands of illusionary soldiers to force out such a terrifying trump card from the enemy. This is our victory!"

Li Jiao's words were like the sun breaking through the clouds, bringing joy to everyone.

The fear of being dreaded by such a terrifying attack, and the smug satisfaction of having managed to bait out the opponent's ultimate move at the slightest cost, instantly dispelled the gloom.

No one mentioned the thousands of gun-and-shield soldiers.

To be able to trade such a price for the opponent's ultimate ability is, frankly, a real bargain.

After everyone had left, Li Jiao's brows furrowed tightly.

Feng Yi's face didn't show much joy either.

"Do you think we forced them to reveal their trump card, or is it that they can still unleash such an attack?"

Feng Yi was very troubled. He was unsure of the situation, since Ju Yi's behavior of launching a full-scale attack and then retreating was really illogical.

"The depletion of military spirit power is undeniable. Even a miracle would need some time to recover from such an attack," Li Jiao said in a deep voice. He was quite qualified to speak on this matter; the depletion of military spirit power was definitely not something that could be recovered in a short time. (End of Chapter)