Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

"So they really are just the remnants of the Qing Dynasty's defeated army?"

When Zhao Yun brought the news back, Jiang Wei rubbed his temples. He hadn't expected that the Qing court still had such a powerful remnant army.

If the Imperial Observatory hadn't received the news, it might have taken much longer to discover it, and by then it could have led to a major disaster.

However, based on their current intelligence, they were still a step too late; the other side seemed to have already begun to gain momentum.

The fog that could obscure the entire mountain range seemed anything but normal.

To wage war in such an environment would be an overwhelming disadvantage for them.

"General Zilong, please rest for now. The technicians are analyzing the mist you brought back using your secret technique. I will inform you as soon as the results are available!"

"No need, I'll go and observe!" Zhao Yun shook his head and followed the technicians to analyze the fog.

Zhao Yun was extremely curious about the fog, after all, something that even he couldn't do must be an extremely powerful technique.

However, three days passed and the technicians still made no substantial progress. On the one hand, Zhao Yun brought back far too little mist, not enough to conduct any experiments.

Just then, news came from Mount Tai that the rebels in the mountains had begun to expand outwards, shouting slogans to reclaim their homeland.

Although Jiang Wei had instructed in advance that nearby towns should be placed under martial law.

However, martial law does not necessarily mean we can rest easy.

Many towns were directly captured, all the contents of the treasuries were emptied, and people were even conscripted as laborers.

Upon receiving these messages, Jiang Wei mobilized troops while simultaneously sending messengers to urge Yu Jin to reach the Taishan Mountains as soon as possible to protect the cities that had not yet been defeated.

"Rest where you are!" Yu Jin looked at the military order in his hand, took a deep breath, and ordered the soldiers to recover their strength.

They had arrived near Taishan County, and he could now see the mist that had been described as only visible in the mountains.

That's why he arranged for the soldiers to rest, alleviate their fatigue from the forced march, and better prepare them for the upcoming battle.

Yu Jin knew very well that this level of fog was definitely not just a simple smokescreen.

"Report, Marshal, we did not find any description of a similar secret technique in our previous intelligence!"

Yu Jin's technical strategist communicated with Huang Tianji remotely, but failed to find a similar technology, which made Yu Jin's brows furrow even more.

After all, from any perspective, the legacy left by the Qing court is undoubtedly the essence of Qing court technology.

Even if specific information cannot be found, at least similar information should be available.

As a result, no similar items were found in the Qing court's archives.

With Huang Tianji's guarantee, this is definitely not a lie.

So the only problem they face right now is how to deal with these dangers.

The unknown is the most frightening thing.

Today, Mount Tai is shrouded in mist, so thick that one cannot see their own hand in front of their face, making it extremely difficult for large armies to conduct operations.

Yu Jin kept sending out scouts to probe and see if they could encounter enemy troops.

But the effect was minimal, as the Qing army remained completely hidden in the fog.

"Couldn't a gust of wind come and blow away all this fog?!"

"Don't even dream about it. I think sun exposure is probably more effective than letting the wind blow it away."

"I wonder if the Sun Knight can dispel this fog."

When Yu Jin overheard the officers discussing the matter, he suddenly thought of a legion.

Oswin's Army of the Sun seems to have a real chance of dispelling the fog.

After all, the power that dissipates fog mostly comes from the sun's light and heat.

The Sun Legion is now one of the Miracles' Royal Guards, and with their immense power, they might actually be able to dispel this fog.

Yu Jin planned to use his privileges as a marshal to call upon the Miracle Legion for help.

This was Yu Jin's intuition as a commander of a large army; he sensed a rather dangerous aura from the mist.

"Report, Marshal, the fog is spreading towards our forces at an extremely rapid pace!"

The scouts ahead sent a message, but then the communication cipher became blurry and eventually completely cut off.

"Form ranks! Isolate the inside from the outside!"

Yu Jin gave a sudden order, and the army immediately formed an isolation formation to keep the external fog outside the army.

But the fog was like a gaping maw that never satisfied, swallowing up Yu Jin's entire army.

"Watch out, there are enemies in the fog!" the outermost soldier warned.

A large group of figures suddenly appeared outside the military formation, launching a suicidal attack on the Xinghan soldiers.

As the most powerful heavy infantry legion in the army, the Sons of Heaven were naturally positioned at the forefront of the army and were the first to be attacked.

"Its attack power is weak, it can't break through defenses, and its movements are very clumsy..."

"Illusory Warriors?"

Huang Cheng instantly realized the identities of these figures.

However, being enveloped in the mist, these illusory warriors seemed to merge with it, a feeling that made the Son of Heaven hesitant to advance.

"Illusory soldiers?" Yu Jin realized the situation at this moment.

"Changshui Battalion, prepare! Target the outer edge of the enemy formation! Three-round volley!"

The best way to deal with the illusionary soldiers is naturally to use the archers of the Changshui Camp, a method even the God of War acknowledges as a countermeasure.

Three waves of arrows rained down, and the fog soldiers attacking the outer perimeter collapsed instantly.

The restraint was very obvious; in just an instant, a full thousand mist soldiers were wiped out.

"The Fog Kill Plan has failed!" The fox spirit, who was observing the confrontation from within the fog, immediately reported to the rear headquarters.

"It was cracked so quickly?"

Huang Xian was stunned for a moment. They knew Xinghan was powerful, but they didn't think that the other side could crack their new technology so easily.

It was technology provided to them by the Mongol Yuan dynasty, after all; it shouldn't have been so easily cracked.

"It's not a breakthrough; they've isolated the inside from the outside. The fog soldiers can't get past the outer defenses to enter and cause chaos!" The fox spirit recounted everything that had happened in detail.

"Continue the harassment. Don't let them get here in the short term. It takes time to build the Mist Legion!" Huang Xian said almost decisively after hearing the whole story.

They never thought they could defeat the Star Han Empire with this move. The Mongol Empire gave them excellent technology, but its weaknesses were also quite obvious. If it weren't for the geographical advantage of Mount Tai, they would never have been able to grow so large.

Before this, they hadn't even considered that there was such a way to deal with it...

It doesn't matter. The original purpose of the Illusion Soldier was to wear down and harass the opponent in an almost shameless way.

The fox spirit cut off the communication and stared at Yu Jin's army.

At this moment, Yu Jin's army had formed a formation with an outer circle and an inner square. The fox spirit couldn't understand it, but it was very clear that the outermost large figures had incredibly strong defenses. However, not every place was suitable for Yu Jin to deploy his formation.

Yu Jin also thought of this problem.

Normally, Yu Jin would have simply set up camp on the spot and waited for reinforcements to arrive. Not being able to find the main body of the Illusionary Warrior Legion would have been a complete nightmare.

Legions that rely on specific terrain for enhancement are not uncommon. For example, the White Catastrophe Legion's combat power soars in icy and snowy environments.

Yu Jin felt that the other side was probably the same type.

The problem is that they are going to support the city, and the longer they are delayed, the greater the chance that the city inside the fog will fall.

However, continuing to advance despite the harassment is definitely not a good idea. Firstly, we don't know where the enemy is lying in ambush, and secondly, there are the characteristics of the Fog Soldiers.

"This is going to be difficult!"

Yu Jin was genuinely worried. The Mist Soldiers were weak in combat, but they could blend into the mist.

This opponent is almost like the Fifth Lark in the darkness, without any moves that can alter the environment, making him virtually impossible to catch.

Moreover, even if the opponent is captured, they are just illusionary soldiers.

The reason why the Son of Yellow Heaven can ignore his opponent is because his defense is strong enough.

If you replace them with something like a long-range waterborne battalion or spearmen, and if there's no way to isolate the army from the outside world, then let the fog shroud the army.

At that point, even if it means trading one for a hundred Phantom Soldiers, it would still be a huge loss.

Faced with such an opponent, Yu Jin even wondered if the cities swallowed by the fog had already fallen.

Although we don't understand this technology, based on previous intelligence, we can deduce that these fogs must require some kind of energy to support them.

Each expansion represents an increase in the strength of the other party.

Such actions almost foreshadowed the fate of those cities.

Besides...

The fog that was giving Yu Jin a headache meant that if it spread throughout the entire city, Yu Jin did not think the city's defenders would have a chance of holding it.

Yu Jin was at a loss and could only send the message out by having the internal energy of the army leave their bodies.

He remained where he was, waiting for help.

The fog was far too dangerous, and Yu Jin even considered retreating.

They were really worried that the enemy army would take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, so they ultimately chose to hold their ground and wait for reinforcements.

With the Changshui Camp present, they were not troubled by the harassment, and the two sides remained deadlocked in the fog.

"What should we do? Should we send someone to try and launch an attack?"

Faced with Yu Jin, who was as stubborn as a tortoise, the fox spirit supervising the battle was completely helpless.

They have been able to expand to their current extent entirely due to the unique nature of their fog technology.

They suddenly encountered a tough opponent, and they really had no way to deal with it.

They had already experienced Yu Jin's prowess once before.

Now, facing the ban again, they themselves are feeling uneasy.

"Send a cavalryman over to harass them! Have a few chariots prepared in the rear, and see if we can use the fog to ambush them!" Huang Xian, the commander-in-chief, frowned.

Without the all-pervasive fog, they were almost instantly reduced to their state of being a spendthrift dog.

This feeling made Huang Xian very uncomfortable. Thinking about their past when they were brought down from their pedestal and their current situation, his hatred for Xing Han intensified.

The sound of cavalry galloping was exceptionally clear in the mist, and before they even got close, Yu Jin had already ordered his men to prepare for the attack.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Instead of directly engaging the enemy formation, they continuously harassed them with mounted archery from the perimeter, a situation that made Yu Jin's face turn completely dark.

This situation means that not only can the enemy's soldiers move freely in the fog, but their own soldiers can also distinguish friend from foe in the fog.

The difficulty of the battle instantly jumped to hellish levels.

The ability to unilaterally suppress vision is a highly valuable technique. Although it may have the drawback of being dependent on the environment, there is no doubt that this technique has a very high potential.

"Could we summon a sun god to evaporate the fog with light and heat?"

If both sides were previously shrouded in mist, with only the mist soldiers able to move freely, Yu Jin could accept that.

But now that they are being suppressed by the fog on one side, Yu Jin can no longer sit still and has to make some risky attempts.

This included using Roman summoning techniques to directly summon a sun god. Although the sun god was unruly, based on past summoning experiences, the descending sun god would instinctively release light and heat.

As long as he can see the enemy, Yu Jin is confident that he can chop them into mincemeat.

As for the summoned sun god, the army can simply suppress it with their cloud of energy and beat it to death.

All that's needed is light and heat; the sun god itself doesn't really care.

Of course, the dangers of this action plan are obvious.

If he hadn't been forced into this situation, Yu Jin really wouldn't have wanted to use this method.

As the technical soldiers prepared, a beam of light entered the void, and amidst the dense, sun-like mist, a figure appeared.

"I am the sun god..."

The sun god naturally radiated light and heat, and under the influence of this light and heat, the mist melted away as quickly as ice and snow.

A smile appeared on Yu Jin's face. His previous guess was indeed correct. As long as the Sun Legion came, they could shatter this fog in no time.

"Insects, submit to me!" Seeing the Sun God fix his gaze on the army, Yu Jin didn't waste any words.

The other party has already helped them break through the fog of war, so now it's time to send them on their way.

Defeating these summoned deities can grant the army a small boost in power, which is better than nothing, but we can't let them go.

The evil god summoned using resources at the level of internal energy leaving the body must recoup some of its costs from the other party.

"Prepare for a full-scale attack!"

While Yu Jin ordered the Changshui Legion to shoot down the enemy's light cavalry, he also gathered clouds of energy, preparing to use the army's cloud energy to attack the Sun God.

Before the sun god could react to the situation, he was suppressed by the clouds and a slash that pierced through the heavens and earth instantly shattered him.

Just as Yu Jin was receiving the Sun God's legacy with a smug look on his face, he suddenly noticed that the dissolving mist around him was beginning to heal once again.

Although visibility has improved a lot, the fog keeps filling up, as if it won't stop until it returns to its original state.

"This fog isn't natural fog..."

The fox spirit looked down at the army from its high vantage point; how could they possibly use a powerful secret technique with a fatal weakness?

While it's true that the mist fears light and heat, it is, after all, a product of secret arts and isn't so easily broken. (End of Chapter)