Mythical Three Kingdoms

Qin Qi did not recognize Hann Xun and, after pushing them with his spear, furrowed his brow and asked, ”What are you going to do?”

”We’re going to determine if Lord Xuande is safe,” Li Tiao said solemnly.

”You few, take them there,” Qin Qi said as he identified the soldiers who had recognized Li Tiao and his group earlier.

”Thank you. You don’t need to go ahead of us anymore; many locals have broken out and are killing. The few aristocratic family private soldiers are not enough for the townspeople. The residents here are very different from the commoners of the past,” Li Tiao replied to Qin Qi as he and his group quickly ran past.

”Seventeen Qi Refining to Gang, and the one leading is probably at the peak of this level,” Li Tiao rushed past and Qin Qi’s expression clearly darkened. He could feel that the burst of Inner Qi from Li Tiao a moment ago was stronger than his own.

”Indeed, he’s impressive. Just a junior officer, and yet, he has such strength,” Li Tiao said to himself as he gripped his Great Spear tightly. These men had fought for ten years, emerging from situations where death was almost certain as Yellow Turban Commanders.

”Let’s go and see!” Xue Prefecture and others also quickly followed, turning a few corners before they saw Liu Bei and the others beating drums on the altar.

”Lord Xuande is unharmed,” Li Tiao murmured to himself, clasping his fist in thanks and bowing in the direction of the altar.

”Those people seem like the Yellow Turbans,” Xun Yue observed Li Tiao and the others, bowing while noting their disheveled weapons and the Yellow Turbans on their heads, which reminded him of the Yellow Turban Army.

”Yes, it seems like Li Tiao, Xue Prefecture and the others,” Chen Xi also saw the people bowing below and nodded.

The discharge papers for these veterans were personally issued by Chen Xi. There was no choice, these men were considered dangerous, and at the Qi Refining to Gang Level could easily obtain the position of Military Marshal with any Feudal Lord if they so wished.

”You know them?” Xun Yue asked, puzzled.

”Yes, they are our subjects,” Chen Xi said with evident satisfaction. ”That Zhang Family with the hoe, his vegetables are quite good.”

”They ask for so little, so easily contented. They are not Yellow Turbans; they are commoners,” Liu Bei said gravely after hearing the conversation between Xun Yue and Chen Xi, ”They are my last line of defense!”

”Eventually, we have elite infantry who joined us out of gratitude and righteousness, the Qingzhou Soldiers, the strongest elite infantry in the world,” Chen Xi answered with a smile.

Chen Xi had never looked down on the commoners who had transitioned from the Yellow Turbans; after all, he could sense from the words of Li Youu and Jia Xu what the world was like ten years ago and understood that if it were not for being driven to desperation, who would willingly take up such a cause.

”Compared to cavalry, which require specific terrain for operations, infantry don’t have such restrictions in terms of battlefields,” Xun Yue said with a smile. ”My brother Zhongyu will soon be moving from Donglai to Fenggao. When that happens, I’d like you, Zichuan, to pass my message to Boning—give him a stern lesson so he’ll understand that he can’t be capricious just because he’s clever.”

”Heh, heh, heh,” Chen Xi did not join in the conversation. He was aware of the events taking place in Qingzhou recently, and although there were numerous officials who focused only on their duties because of their confidence in Mount Tai, allowing things to take their own course like Xun Yan did was indeed akin to dereliction of duty.

Chen Xi also understood that after this incident, Donglai really didn’t need to keep a great deity there for defense, but he didn’t like Xun Yan’s approach.

”Cavalry doesn’t necessarily have requirements for terrain,” Jia Xu said mysteriously, looking at a certain spot before suddenly speaking, ”The Flying Bear Army, when they mounted up, had no requirements for terrain. Water, swamps, traps, they could fight in all of them.”

”Hmm?” Chen Xi was somewhat puzzled by what Jia Xu meant.

”The first elite unit with a military spirit to be wiped out was the Flying Bear Army. This force was selected from the elite of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, but for some reason, the condensed military spirit was very strange. It didn’t enhance their attack, defense, speed, or agility at all. Once the Flying Bear Army mounted up, they ignored terrain,” Jia Xu said with a face full of reminiscence.

”Ignore terrain?” Chen Xi tugged at his mouth. What kind of attribute was that?

”It means that the mounted Flying Bear Army could perform some unconventional maneuvers...” Jia Xu was struggling to explain. He had seen the Flying Bear Army, but he had seldom seen them mounted.

”If you can’t explain clearly, then don’t talk about it. It’s making me confused,” Chen Xi sighed and rolled his eyes.

”Zichuan, don’t blame Wen He; after all, when Wen He was in Luoyang, he was just an assistant official. He didn’t have much opportunity to come into contact with these matters,” Liu Bei chimed in at this moment, helping Jia Xu out of the predicament.

”Thank you, Lord, for your understanding. It’s just difficult to describe that situation because it appeared very strange,” Jia Xu waved his hand and said with furrowed brows.

”Just describe it, and I’ll understand,” Chen Xi chuckled mischievously, ready to give Jia Xu a hard time.

”Fine, I’ll recount what I saw, and then you’ll understand,” Jia Xu said gruffly.

”Back in Luoyang, I witnessed the Flying Bear Army assembling. After they mounted up, with a light leap, their horses could cover a great distance. However, I don’t know if it was just my perception, but it always seemed that their descent was very slow, yet in actuality, their straight-line movement was extremely fast. Moreover, they were the only cavalry I had seen that could leap off of city walls using leverage,” Jia Xu recounted what he had witnessed at Luoyang’s West Garden, then looked at Chen Xi.

”...” Chen Xi was visibly skeptical. Jia Xu might not have been able to describe it aptly due to his ideas, but Chen Xi, exposed to much education, realized that what Jia Xu described, in scientific terms, was a situation where gravity was negated, if not completely.

”So there really is such a cavalry unit. I suppose this type of cavalry must be the strongest in terms of collision force in the world. By the way, Wen He, could this kind of cavalry smoothly tread across water?” Chen Xi asked, tugging at his mouth. ”No wonder they are called Flying Bear, capable of flying and possessing the might of a bear...”

At this point, Chen Xi visibly grimaced, suddenly understanding the meaning of Flying Bear. It wasn’t because of the image depicted, but because one second they were charging with gravity at only 1/10 G, feeling as if they were flying, and the next moment, when they collided with you, gravity became 10 G, and you would know what a bear-like impact force felt like.

”So it is possible for cavalry to ignore terrain. Although armies with a military spirit generally should not be included in calculations, I do hope you’ll pay attention to this,” Jia Xu looked at Chen Xi intently, his implication clear without words.

”The Flying Bear Army left a deep impression on me, and what’s more profound is that this unit actually got annihilated by the Vanguard Camp, which also possessed a military spirit, because they didn’t mount up when they escorted Dong Zhuo to the palace,” Jia Xu stared at Chen Xi with a cold sneer.

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