Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

King Arthur is the most famous figure in Celtic mythology.

The young man who inherited King Arthur's legacy became the king of the Celts.

With Cú Chulainn's support, King Arthur directly became the vice-commander of the Celtic Knights. All he needed was proof, and Cú Chulainn would relinquish his position as commander.

Arthur did not disappoint Cú Chulainn's trust and led the Celtic Knights in an attack on the giant.

Who are you?

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the Han army was enraged. They had never expected that a third party would attack them while they were actively preparing for battle.

Although they hadn't occupied this area before, it was still within their planned scope, and there shouldn't be any third party involved.

"Arthur Pendragon, this is my territory, get out!" Arthur provoked him bluntly, without any pretense; he was there to start a war.

Gongsun Ao was furious. How dare this barbarian, who had appeared out of nowhere, so disrespect the Han people and him? He had to teach him a lesson.

However, Gongsun Ao suppressed his anger. The moment he saw Arthur, he felt immense pressure. As a powerful expert with the ultimate internal energy separation, he could clearly sense the level of internal energy contained in the opponent's body.

A realm-breaking expert, and not just any ordinary realm-breaking expert.

After glancing at the destroyed camp, Gongsun Ao's gaze fell on the Celts' fine armor. Clearly, these were no ordinary barbarians, he quickly made his judgment.

Wild barbarians don't have such advanced metallurgical technology.

"People from the Yuan family?"

Gongsun Ao instinctively began to suspect the Yuan family, but seeing the appearance of these barbarians, which was very different from that of Xinghan, made Gongsun Ao doubt his own judgment.

"Hmph, no matter who you are, daring to provoke a great man, you are already courting death."

"Those who offend our great Han, though far away, shall be punished!"

Gongsun Ao grabbed his spear and pointed it directly at Arthur, his headquarters behind him radiating an almost unmatched aura.

That was the overwhelming momentum supported by the burly man, which even suppressed the Celtic Knights for a moment.

Cú Chulainn's expression was somewhat grim; he could sense the difference in the morale of the two armies.

It reminded him of how the Celts faced the Roman Legion of the Eagles.

"What a fearsome aura! But I am the King of Knights, and how could my knights be weaker than you?"

Arthur slowly drew his sword, a sacred object offered by the Celts, which naturally formed into a holy sword in his hand.

The moment the holy sword was drawn, the entire Celtic Knights behind him felt King Arthur's will.

Cú Chulainn's grim expression turned to relief; he hadn't been wrong. Arthur was the king who could lead the Celts further.

If it were him, he would probably be overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum.

We have witnessed the rise and fall of the Celts, we bear the future of the Celts on our shoulders, we also come from a vast empire, we will not lose!

"Victory lies where the sword points!"

With King Arthur's announcement, the Celtic Knights unleashed their full power and then suddenly launched a charge, rapidly advancing to the front of the Han army headquarters.

The Celtic Knights themselves do not have this elite talent effect; it is a legion talent bestowed by King Arthur, and its effect is simple: to reproduce the perfect knight.

Each knight can unleash one of the perfect knight's abilities during the buff period.

Gongsun Ao's main force, which was approached by the Celtic Knights' high-speed thrust, almost instantly displayed the qualities expected of the Imperial Guard of the Great Empire. They used their round shields to deflect the Knights' attack and then naturally advanced to launch a counterattack.

Meanwhile, the Celtic Knights casually flipped their weapons, each displaying the perfect knightly skill, like weapon masters who had honed their craft for decades.

"It seems you're not as powerful as you claim!"

Arthur stared coldly at Gongsun Ao. The Celtic Knights, led by Cú Chulainn, were firmly suppressing the Han army headquarters. Their auxiliary troops had already begun setting fire to the camp, and the situation was extremely favorable.

Gongsun Ao's face was grim. He found it hard to accept that his own forces had been completely suppressed by the enemy in such a short time.

"You really think you've got this in the bag?" Gongsun Ao immediately unleashed his legion talent, then gritted his teeth and swallowed the pill from his pocket.

The purplish-blue light spread to every soldier in the Han army headquarters, and almost instantly, all soldiers showed a significant improvement in both offense and defense.

Originally, the Celtic Knights were using their superior skills to suppress the Han army headquarters, but after the offensive and defensive measures were improved, the situation began to change.

The existence of skills, simply put, is to better utilize basic abilities.

The irrational increase in offense and defense led the Han army headquarters to disregard tactics and directly use the method of exchanging casualties to attack.

This decisive fighting style instantly leveled the situation.

However, unable to overwhelm them, the Han army headquarters was also somewhat powerless, and the Celtic Knights began to try to figure out the limits of the Han army headquarters by relying on their skills.

"withdraw!"

Gongsun Ao was somewhat unwilling. He had used the secret medicine, but he still couldn't win. Even with the ultimate activation of his legion talent, he still couldn't gain an absolute advantage and open up the situation. Once he couldn't hold on any longer, it would turn into a rout.

Seeing that the opposing force was becoming increasingly adept at maneuvering, and with auxiliary troops from both sides flanking them, Gongsun Ao did not hesitate to issue the order to retreat.

Following Gongsun Ao's order, the Han army headquarters, which was more familiar with the camp, quickly distanced themselves and abandoned the camp, choosing to flee.

Gongsun Ao was not lacking in courage to fight to the death, but he was not a stubborn fool either.

"Today's humiliation will be avenged tomorrow!"

Arthur did not choose to pursue them. This was already Han territory, and the commotion they had made was already considerable. Moreover, their strength was roughly equal to that of their opponents.

Being able to force the opponent back also gave them the advantage of launching a surprise attack.

If we fight to the death, even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses.

Their mission was to harass the Han army and ascertain its strength in advance for the Yuan family.

"Clean up the battlefield. Take everything you can, and burn what you can't take!" Arthur calmly gave the order.

This time, no one questioned his orders. The will he displayed when drawing his sword was enough to convince everyone of the King of Knights.

"Excluding auxiliary troops, our casualty ratio is close to 1:1 compared to the enemy's. We have a slight advantage, but it's almost negligible!"

Cú Chulainn solemnly recounted the summarized battle situation to Arthur.

“Our slight advantage might even be due to the gap you created!” Arthur’s understanding was very clear.

The Celtic's best result against Rome back then was a one-for-one exchange. They haven't changed much in essence, and it's a pipe dream to think they can crush the Imperial Guard.

The advantage was entirely due to Cú Chulainn, a master of breaking boundaries, personally breaking through the limits.

This advantage cannot be taken into account at all.

The opposing team already knows their dual-general setup, so next time they'll naturally send a skilled player to contain Cu Chulainn. In the cloud-like environment, killing a Boundary Breaker is difficult, but containing one is quite easy.

"This is for you!" Cú Chulainn handed the military flag that Ma Er had given him to Arthur.

“We are also a legion of the Great Empire!” Cú Chulainn smiled and said nothing more.

Arthur gripped the military flag, feeling the power residing within it, and his eyes lit up. With something like this, his plans could be even bolder.

Meanwhile, Gongshu Ao, who had withdrawn, arrived at the Han army camp to report on the losses.

"This must have been done by the Yuan family on the other side. They're testing our cards!" Some hot-tempered people had already started banging on the table, ready to launch an attack and teach the Yuan family a lesson.

"Calm down, don't forget our mission. It's not advisable to clash with them in the short term. We need time to understand them!" A more rational person immediately voiced their objection.

The two empires are still trading with each other, and both sides need such a trading window for infiltration and intelligence gathering.

"Send men to investigate these barbarians and find out who's behind them!"

"It's still unclear where these barbarians came from, but they should be closely related to the Yuan family on the other side!"

“They need time more than we do right now, how could they be so foolish as to start a war?”

A group of people were arguing fiercely; they were a newly formed team of three parties working together to integrate.

At this point, a problem arose, and naturally, they argued fiercely.

Gongsun Ao was a general from the lineage of Emperor Wu of Han, and at this moment, the lineage of Emperor Wu of Han naturally advocated going to the Yuan family to start a war to wash away the shame.

However, the lineage of Emperor Guangwu was completely opposed, since the current situation was not suitable for launching a war.

If a real fight breaks out, this newly formed army, which has no cohesion, will likely only lose face even more and disrupt other plans.

"Are you idiots scared of being beaten?" The taunts from the Han Wu lineage made the Guangwu lineage lose their temper.

The two sides argued heatedly, their faces turning red, and they almost came to blows.

"Shut up, all of you!" Zhou Yafu shouted, stopping the farce from starting.

"Now is not the time to start a war!"

"But we Han people are not cowards who won't fight back!"

"No matter who is behind those barbarians, they are already beyond redemption!"

"Since you want to fight, then go find this barbarian and wipe him out, so they'll know what happens when they provoke a great man!"

Zhou Yafu directly entrusted the task of dealing with the barbarians to the lineage of Emperor Guangwu, since Gongsun Ao was a member of Emperor Wu of Han's lineage, and letting them take charge might directly expand the impact.

Handing it over to the lineage of Emperor Guangwu could ease the conflict between the two sides and put them on the same side. At least Emperor Wu's people wouldn't hold back Emperor Guangwu's lineage in this matter.

"What a hassle! Why do they have to entrust such a troublesome matter to an old man like me!" Zhou Yafu was very annoyed. At his age, he still had to deal with the messy affairs of three young people.

The integration of the new army was more difficult than he had imagined. If he weren't a military genius with absolute authority to subdue these unruly troublemakers...

These guys might have already started a full-blown brawl and infighting.

The three families share the same roots, but their relationship is far from harmonious.

They were all proud and arrogant individuals, and the conflicts between them were so sharp that they were irreconcilable.

Zhou Yafu now understood why he had chosen the Yuan family as his opponent.

The imperial power, though not particularly strong, was a perfect target to draw the young people from the three families' efforts in one direction.

However, before that, he must at least bring the new army up to a passing grade; otherwise, if the three families fight their own battles, they will likely be severely punished by the Yuan family.

The Yuan family's total strength was much weaker than theirs, but at least they could guarantee a high degree of unity.

On the battlefield, unified command is crucial.

It would be fine if Zhou Yafu personally took charge of the operation, but the key issue is that he couldn't participate.

The Great Han was not yet ready for a full-scale war with the Star Han.

Therefore, Zhou Yafu could only be responsible for training and selection.

When the time comes, a commander will inevitably be selected from among the three. If the preliminary work is not done well, who knows what kind of trouble might occur.

At least Zhou Yafu wouldn't dare gamble the lives of so many young officers on the outcome.

The appearance of the barbarians gave Zhou Yafu other ideas. Perhaps he could use these barbarians as a whetstone to unify the power of the three families.

At least when facing these barbarians, even if something goes wrong, they can handle it.

The Guangwu lineage mobilized 20,000 men, and after finding the Celtic Knights, they fought a great battle. Led by Arthur, the Celts adopted a short-tail strategy to survive, abandoning several thousand auxiliary soldiers as they fled.

What followed was an endless pursuit. All the territory the Celts had previously conquered was taken over, forcing them to flee to even more distant places.

"These guys are so slippery!"

The officer in charge of the pursuit said somewhat irritably.

The Celts were fleeing in a direction that would pass the edge of the Yuan family's territory.

The Celts could pass through without any psychological hurdle, but the Han army could not. They were well aware of the diplomatic crisis that would ensue if they appeared near the Yuan family with 20,000 men and attempted to flank them.

If they were to go to war with the Yuan family, that would be one thing, but given the current situation, they don't want to be the first to break the alliance.

"Withdraw!" After a brief internal struggle, they chose to retreat. Although they hadn't wiped out the Celtic Knights, they had at least killed several thousand people, which was enough to report back.

Meanwhile, the Celtics, who were being pursued, began to rest.

The disparity in troop strength was too great. They had more than 20,000 men, but only 5,000 of them were elite Celtic knights. The rest were just makeshift rabble who would be crushed at the slightest touch.

Therefore, when the opponent attacked, Arthur chose to use his short tail to survive.

"Arthur, we're running low on food!"

Cú Chulainn looked rather disheveled. He was indeed a formidable fighter, but Guangwu's side had fielded two young, high-level warriors who had broken through the barriers. He wasn't afraid of a one-on-one fight, but with the enemy attacking two against one, he was helpless. If Arthur hadn't led a charge, he might have been trapped inside.

The result of being chased all the way was obvious: they still had soldiers, but they didn't have enough food.

"Send someone to ask the Yuan family for a loan. We'll regroup and then march back!"

Arthur looked at his army. Although they had suffered heavy losses, these ragtag soldiers had been through a baptism of fire and could be put to use with a little training.

It's just harassment, right? We can just use the same plan we used against Rome back then. (End of Chapter)