Mythical Three Kingdoms

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Guo Jia began to reverse-engineer all of his calculations, from Zhang Fei’s personality, Guan Yu’s attitude towards Zhang Fei, Guan Yu’s character, the confidence formed from previous consecutive victories, to the situation after the appearance of the third Inner Qi Manifestation warrior, Xu Chu.

”So that’s how it is...” Guo Jia knocked over the water bowl outright as Chen Chi’s words fully illuminated the current situation. Guo Jia trusted Guan Yu’s judgment, and since Guo Jia himself did not interfere with military authority, it was completely correct for Guan Yu to take away all the generals in command with the goal of defeating the opponent!

As long as they could win, then everything was without issue, and Guo Jia and Guan Yu’s first judgment was definitely victory. As such, a blind spot was formed—that Guan Yu would, as before, let Guo Jia sit at the rear and then have someone protect Guo Jia’s safety. Everything seemed unharmed, but in reality, there was a very big hidden danger: there simply was no general capable of rescuing Guan Yu.

”How vicious!” Guo Jia’s face turned utterly dark. With this deduction, it became clear that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Xu Chu could not possibly be matches for Lyu Bu. Only through this could he be forced out to offer assistance. Although such a deduction seemed utterly inconceivable, after eliminating all other possibilities, this one became the only possibility!

”Military Advisor Guo, what’s the matter with you?” Chen Chi, incomprehensibly looking at the pallid Guo Jia after that one sentence, sensed that something was terribly wrong.

”Bring me the map.” Guo Jia took a deep breath. Unmoved by the collapse of Mount Tai—this was the quality of a military strategist. Let alone now that he had guessed Chen Gong’s plotting, even if he knew nothing, facing the possibility of Guan Yu’s defeat to Lyu Bu, Guo Jia maintained that as a military strategist, he should remain calm.

Although Chen Chi didn’t understand, he didn’t hesitate for a moment, quickly bringing the map. Guo Jia took the map and instantly saw an ambush point that wasn’t very outstanding but was the only one.

[Putting aside the issue of time, the only place Chen Gong could stage an ambush is here. I should be grateful for the location and timing Yide chose, right?] Guo Jia’s face twitched slightly, the only ambush point Chen Gong had was that river beach alluvial plain, something like a reed marsh.

”Thankfully, luck isn’t too bad.” Guo Jia laughed heartily. Although he couldn’t command troops, he knew how to set fires. Burning a reed marsh was something he could still do!

[But even so, I can’t save General Guan. If it’s as I estimated, Chen Gongtai’s goal must be to annihilate us completely. Without a general commander, even if I burn Chen Gong to death, it wouldn’t have any real impact on Lyu Bu’s side. Moreover, Chen Gong would certainly be guarded against such a move.] Guo Jia looked troubled; no matter how towering his cleverness, one fact remained unchangeable: he couldn’t command troops.

”Military Advisor Guo, although I don’t know what you are pondering, your troubled expression tells me that the situation is somewhat problematic. If that’s the case, why not speak of it? Although I can’t help you, perhaps it could provide a different perspective,” Chen Chi said, noticing Guo Jia’s anxious demeanor.

Guo Jia glanced at Chen Chi, sighed, and told him the entire scenario, including his own analysis.

”Is Military Advisor Guo worried that there is no one who can command the army?” Chen Chi asked with a frown.

”Yes, Chen Gongtai’s only ambush point must inevitably be here.” Guo Jia pointed at the map where the reed marsh was, ”If General Guan shows signs of faltering, he will certainly send someone back for help. In that situation, I couldn’t possibly think too carefully; even without a general commander, I would have to lead the troops.”

Guo Jia didn’t finish his thought, but Chen Chi very clearly understood—the identities of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were too special; even if Guo Jia knew it was a trap, he would have to jump in.

”If Military Advisor Guo needs a commander, I can introduce one. It might not be to lead tens of thousands, but leading an army should not be too big of a problem,” Chen Chi offered after a moment’s thought.

”We have such a person in our army? Speak quickly!” Guo Jia’s face lit up with joy as he laughed heartily. With just one general commander, he was confident he could trick Chen Gong to death in this encounter; with the ruse uncovered, it was impossible for him to lose.

”Far in the horizon, yet close at hand,” Chen Chi said with confidence.

Guo Jia was startled, then bowed his head and picked up the bowl that had contained spring water before, pondering carefully before asking, ”Gong Xi, how certain are you?”

”Although I have never commanded troops before, seeing the changes in the military formations displayed by General Guan not long ago, although I may not be up to par, I’m afraid I won’t be much weaker,” Chen Chi said proudly.

Guo Jia’s headache intensified, and at that moment, an urgent report came from outside the door. Guo Jia let out a long sigh, ”Gong Xi, you will command the troops, the whole army will march.”

”Report, Military Advisor Guo…” Zhou Cang bellowed.

”Alright, I already know, you don’t need to say it, General Guan, General Zhang, General Xuu have all been defeated, haven’t they? I will send out the troops immediately,” Guo Jia waved his hand and spoke with a depressed face.

”The Military Advisor is perceptive…” Zhou Cang said, a bit stunned.

”Lead five hundred of your best guards to protect Gong Xi and me, and while on the way, tell me what kind of ferocious methods Lyu Fengxian is employing,” Guo Jia said somewhat helplessly. Afterward, he turned his head to look at Chen Chi who took a deep breath to calm his mindset, then exhaled slowly.

Soon, Chen Chi gathered up all the remaining soldiers in the entire camp and then quickly mobilized them twice. His heart instantly found its footing. It seemed quite simple. Commanding troops seemed to be no difficulty at all...

Although Guo Jia himself did not command troops, he watched Chen Chi look over the flags used by Guan Yu to mobilize the large army once and tried to adjust the troops a couple of times. After that, he scattered Copper Coins to boost morale and even tried to change the formation. Guo Jia was completely reassured. Chen Chi did have some tricks up his sleeve.

[Chen Gongtai, this time, if I don’t utterly defeat you, I will not call myself Guo Fengxiao. I’ll force you out from the reed marshes, eliminate you, and then go save General Guan!] Guo Jia vowed in his heart, mingling in this world for so many years, this was the first time he was outmaneuvered on the battlefield by someone else. If it weren’t for his good fortune this time, encountering Chen Chi who could lead troops, he would have been doomed!

”That’s everything,” Zhou Cang repeated everything he had witnessed in a deep and resonant voice to Guo Jia.

”Alright, I understand now,” Guo Jia nodded, now aware of the kind of monster he was facing.

”Gong Xi, do you know anything about formations?” Guo Jia turned his head to inquire of Chen Chi.

”Yes, the Xuanxiang Formation’s Catching Mechanism Formation,” Chen Chi nodded and said.

”I find that my luck isn’t just generally good,” Guo Jia laughed wildly, looking up at the sky. Chen Chi, knowing any other formations, wouldn’t have made Guo Jia react this way, but the Catching Mechanism Formation Chen Chi knew was actually the initial version of the Eight Gates Golden Lock, even the precursor to the later Eight Formation Diagram!

”You don’t need to make any other changes, just focus all your energy on stimulating the Cloud Qi. For boosting our army’s own combat power, just give that up, I only ask for the quantity of Cloud Qi!” Guo Jia laughed heartily. Lyu Bu thinks he’s fierce? Let’s see how this extreme Cloud Qi seals off your Inner Qi, how many will you be able to kill then? (The novel ”Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms” will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there’s also a 100% luck draw to give everyone great prizes! Start WeChat now, click the ”+” on the top right side ”Add Friend”, search for the public account ”qdread” and follow, hurry up!)(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian ) to cast a recommendation vote, monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)