Mythical Three Kingdoms

Fa Zheng took a glance at Zhao Yun’s expression and immediately knew Zhao Yun didn’t believe him, but he wasn’t bothered. Had he not discovered the collective psychological hindrance among the Southern Huns along the way, he wouldn’t have had a particularly good solution.

However, now that he had found the opponent’s heart weakness, for Fa Zheng, it became effortless to deliver a fatal blow to the Southern Huns.

”We are all light cavalry, and the Southern Huns have at least a hundred thousand. Even if my father led an equal number of wolf cavalry, it would probably be difficult to handle,” Lyu Qiling said, twirling her hair, somewhat skeptical about Fa Zheng’s proposal.

”Some things aren’t merely about numbers,” Fa Zheng smiled lightly at Lyu Qiling, ”If war were just about counting heads, renowned generals would be mere jesters.”

”So, Military Advisor Fa already has plans in place?” Lyu Qiling looked Fa Zheng up and down, just as Fa Zheng didn’t favor women who liked playing with weapons, Lyu Qiling wasn’t fond of weak men like Fa Zheng who appeared to lack combat power.

”You’ll know when the time comes. For now, it’s better to rest a bit,” Fa Zheng glanced at Lyu Qiling. With his wisdom, he could easily see through Lyu Qiling’s thoughts, thus he couldn’t be bothered to engage with her. He casually pulled a sheepskin blanket over himself and lay down beside them.

Seeing this, Lyu Qiling couldn’t help but flash a fierce look, and Zhao Yun shook his head, calming Lyu Qiling down, and then noticing Ma Yunlu’s displeasure, he comforted her too. It didn’t take long before both were pacified.

On the other side, Sima Yi was calculating the time. Although he hadn’t anticipated Mao Jie to be nearby, he knew Mao Jie would definitely not allow the Southern Huns to enter Sili; that was essentially the bottom line.

”Judging by the days, it should be about time. Tonight’s darkness should be suitable to take action. Although my army’s quality is quite ordinary, if the Southern Huns camp explodes into chaos, we should be able to achieve an easy victory,” Sima Yi sighed as he watched the soldiers arduously practicing formations. Chen Zichuan’s method really worked.

[We cannot delay any longer. Tonight, at midnight when the moon tilts past west, it’s time to strike. With the Hun Chanyu’s three men acting as insiders, as long as the first wave strikes with momentum, the rest will glide smoothly!]Although Sima Yi hesitated slightly, he knew further delay was unwise. Despite tonight not being the most suitable timing, war is never perfect!

Having resolved, Sima Yi immediately went to inform Cao Ang, who was busy leading Cheng Wu, Xiahou Shang, and Cao Zhen in intensive army training.

Cao Ang and his team noticed Sima Yi approaching, and immediately went to welcome him. During this period, they had truly recognized Sima Yi’s brilliance; troops that were previously beneath notice now at least looked soldier-like.

Even Xiahou Shang, despite his dissatisfaction with Sima Yi, chose to bow slightly upon seeing him.

”Zhongda, why are you here? Are you watching our training?” Cao Ang smiled at Sima Yi, ”Your taught method is indeed effective.”

Sima Yi glanced at the soldiers turning left and right, advancing and retreating, according to the book Chen Xi provided. This method could train an army to look the part, but regarding combat power, well, they were merely for show without genuine battle capability.

Though, if Mii Lohe’s talent for troop command was utilized, these soldiers might exhibit near-veteran level combat power. The reason is simple; the training involves only a few basic commands, which are reinforced continuously. Combined with Mii Lohe’s command system talent, instinctive reactions surpassing cognitive responses could likely occur.

”Looking the part is enough; this method doesn’t train elite troops. They’re all for show and, as put by that person, are used for training kids and intimidating others,” Sima Yi waved dismissively, indicating to Cao Ang and the rest not to pin their hopes on this method.

But even Sima Yi had to admit, soldiers trained through this method were intimidating, especially when standing upright, perfectly rowed, with a forward order causing synchronized ground stomping - quite a startling sight.

Nevertheless, it was purely bluff without any combat power. Seven days earlier, these individuals couldn’t even distinguish left from right. It was Sima Yi, applying Chen Xi’s ”Military Training Quick Fooling Manual” method, who succeeded by having soldiers remove their left shoe for training.

Since then, the army underwent daily transformations until it visually indistinguishable from elite troops, yet in truth, Sima Yi scoffed.

During this period, Mao Jie too was thoroughly startled by Sima Yi’s tactics. On Cao Ang’s first day at Lacquer Wall, Mao Jie brought three thousand men and followed the army, staying distant and proficient in counter-reconnaissance, thus aware of Cao Ang’s situation while the latter was oblivious to the tracking.

When Mao Jie noticed the camp arrangements received from the Scout Cavalry, he could hardly restrain the urge to go out and tutor Cao Ang, but before he could act, Sima Yi had the camp established.