Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1843: Chapter 1701: The Battle of the Northern Desert Begins

Zhou Yu quickly selected a batch of muscular men, clearly intending to gain an advantage, and Chen Xi couldn’t be bothered with such trivial matters.

Of course, in this era, Southerners were not as tall as Northerners, so Zhou Yu couldn’t find many muscular men, but when Zhou Tai brought them over, Chen Xi was still satisfied with Zhou Yu’s judgment.

Unlike the politicians of later generations who hold onto things they can’t use, Zhou Yu, though opportunistic, at least chose capable people.

”These people will be called the Tiger Guard Army from now on,” Zhou Yu said to Zhou Tai, somewhat speechless. He had thought of many names on the way, but before he could suggest any, Chen Xi and Xun Yu had already named them, because both Cao Cao’s and Liu Bei’s forces were called the Tiger Guard Army.

Over three thousand burly men, under the leadership of Dian Wei, Xuu Chu, and Zhou Tai, really looked impressive.

”Where are our doctors?” Chen Xi turned to ask Jia Xu.

”Borrowed two apprentices from Physician Hua, but really, isn’t this approach risky? The previous six people almost died,” Jia Xu said hesitantly.

”Don’t play dumb; I know what kind of people you and Wen Ru are,” Chen Xi said irritably, ”but there aren’t that many injection tubes.”

”Zilong will be here soon,” Jia Xu, always meticulous, said, ”but I noticed that every time Physician Hua uses a needle for someone, he has to change it and boil it.”

”Don’t you even understand disinfection? Can’t be bothered to explain it to you,” Chen Xi said with a look of disdain.

As soon as Zhao Yun arrived, they began mass injections, a hundred people at a time, and soon over three thousand people were enhanced. Even though they were carefully selected, about ten percent couldn’t handle it. Fortunately, with Zhao Yun and the doctors present, nothing major happened.

”It’s hard to tell if they’re stronger after the injections, but the food consumption has definitely increased,” Chen Xi sighed, looking at the gathered strongmen. Zhao Yun had already clearly stated that their physical qualities, especially strength, had improved a lot.

”They roughly have the physical quality of Qi Refining to Gang level. They could use the equipment set for the Great Halberdiers. With their robust physique and equipment, they might not defeat Military Spirit Soldiers, but they could probably hold them off with numbers,” Zhao Yun said, but became unsure by the end.

”So, basically, it’s meaningless,” Chen Xi shrugged. ”Even if these soldiers are trained to be proficient in military formations, they would only reach the level of elite troops.”

”However, compared to other elite troops, they clearly have a significant advantage in defense,” Zhou Yu was quite satisfied.

”Unless we can mass-produce soldiers at the Qi Refining to Gang level, the significance of coordination seems to be more important than the improvement of a soldier’s individual quality,” Chen Xi said, a bit troubled. ”Zilong, please help find Zijian, Wen Ze, Shuzhi, Gongzheng to evaluate.”

Soon Zhao Yun brought Hua Xiong, Yu Jin, Chen Dao, and Gao Shun to help evaluate the quality of the Tiger Guard Army.

”There’s potential, but at this current level, under normal circumstances, I could rout them with a loss of one-third of my force. With ultimate ability, I could wipe them out with a loss of one-tenth to one-fifth,” Gao Shun roughly estimated.

”About five charges should do it,” Hua Xiong estimated. The advantage of his larger numbers was too evident against weaker legions.

Chen Dao and Yu Jin both said there was developmental potential, but they hadn’t undergone corresponding training, so their combat power hadn’t reached its peak.

”Looks like that’s the situation,” Chen Xi shrugged, looking resigned. ”Individual soldier strength is one aspect, coordination is another, and honestly, these soldiers are not necessarily as strong as Military Spirit Legion soldiers.”

”By the way, I’ve always been curious, if you were to face an established Qi Refining to Gang group, how many could you handle?” Chen Xi turned to Gao Shun and Hua Xiong.

”Five hundred!” Gao Shun replied decisively. He had likely considered this issue many times, but given his character, he wouldn’t lie about this.

”Three hundred and fifty...” Hua Xiong paused for a moment and said. His Military Spirit Legion was not suited to deal with high average strength but small numbers of Qi Refining to Gang legions.

”I understand roughly now,” Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, ”We previously thought in the wrong direction. We should have enhanced the soldiers of the Military Spirit Legion. They possess the ability to resist death and have a will that is easily integrated and comparable to Inner Qi Manifestation.”

”...” Jia Xu naturally put on a stunned expression, taking Zhou Yu, Xun Yu, and others for a spin to prove it wasn’t their problem and that they weren’t unwilling to help, just that he couldn’t use it, ”Have Zijian, Duan Wei, Hu Zhen already used it?”

”Er,” Hua Xiong really didn’t want to say. He secretly took quite a lot for his deputy general to use, and not only him, all the military generals did. Some took more, some took less, but all took some back for their deputy generals to use.

”Bring ten Iron Cavalry Soldiers over to try,” Jia Xu signaled to Hua Xiong, then turned to Gao Shun with the same request.

Hua Xiong, being straightforward, really only brought ten Iron Cavalry Soldiers, while Gao Shun brought all eight hundred Heavy Infantry with him. Not taking advantage when there is one is foolish.