Mythical Three Kingdoms

”Ha, the fact that neither of our wives are coming along is quite surprising. You know, this time, we’re going on a trip, so there’s really no danger involved. Frankly, I’ve never been to the South China Sea before.” Sunx Ce spoke with a smile as he looked at Zhou Yu, who was standing at the ship’s bow, gazing into the distance, cloaked in a broad cape.

This time, since they’re heading to the South China Sea, Sunx Ce remembers that apart from some barbarian Baiyue tribes, there wouldn’t be any noteworthy combat power there. Moreover, the troops and generals he gathered for this occasion are no laughing matter, and so Sunx Ce intended to bring his wife and Zhou Yu’s wife along, treating it as a leisurely trip.

After all, Sunx Ce considered this venture to be quite safe.

In the end, his wife Da Qiao resolutely declined this suggestion, even giving him a look that suggested he’s not too bright. Zhou Yu mentioned that he informed Little Qiao, who chose not to come.

”I’ve never been there either; it’s a good opportunity this time to have a look.” Zhou Yu calmly added a layer of spiritual talent to himself. He had some uneasy intuition when the proposal first came up, but being a top-tier strategist, Zhou Yu couldn’t let some slight intuition override his judgment.

Nevertheless, Zhou Yu believed in intuition quite a bit, so while balancing both, he took advantage of the period after returning from the Northern Frontier. While various military officers hadn’t returned to their respective defensive zones, Zhou Yu directly dispatched Zhou Tai, Jiangh Qin, Ling Cao, Li Yan, and Dong Xi southward together, utilizing some strategic reserves that had remained unused.

After sending Lyu Meng away, Zhou Yu brought Chen Wu close to nurture him as a young talent. Naturally, Ling Cao brought his discontented ten-year-old son to Zhou Yu for training, which Zhou Yu didn’t refuse; he was willing to mentor one, so why not two? Having one more is good, too.

As for defensive zones, there were adjustments: Wen Pin and Zhang He were redeployed to Jing-Xiang, while Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Hann Dang, and Zhu Zhi stationed at the Huai River line under Pang Tong’s coordination. On one hand, these individuals are relatively steady, and on the other hand, it’s to help them peacefully awaken legion talent.

After mobilizing approximately thirty thousand elite navy troops and twenty thousand elite archers, Sunx Ce even felt Zhou Yu was making a mountain out of a molehill.

However, Zhou Yu, without activating his spiritual talent, was an adversary Sunx Ce simply couldn’t contend with. After being given a series of explanations, Sunx Ce also felt doing so was indeed necessary.

”So there are so many Dan-Yang elite troops?” After heading south with the fleet, Li Yan, though ignorant of the mission, didn’t forget the drills. After all, he missed alignment with the Military Spirit Legion during the battle at the Northern Frontier, making him realize many things at that time.

However, when departing from Chang’an, the Dan-Yang elite troops under Li Yan’s command were transferred by Sunx Ce to join Sunx Quan in the Western Regions, leading him to believe he’d be on the sidelines for a while.

Truth be told, even if sidelined, Li Yan had no dissatisfaction, since it was indeed his shortcoming that caused the Dan-Yang elite to miss the opportunity for becoming a Military Spirit Legion.

Moreover, Li Yan used to be very proud and considered himself foremost in the realm, and naturally had an apparent weakness in character. It wasn’t until coming to grips with the situation at the Northern Frontier that he understood he was no match for individuals of his gauge, who were numerous in the Central Plains.

He witnessed Chen Xi’s almost overwhelming level of governance; saw Jia Wenhe’s all-encompassing and flawless strategies; saw Zhou Yu’s command over hundreds of thousands of troops as if moving his own fingers; beheld Zhuge Liang’s comprehensive and versatile wisdom; as well as talents like Xun Wenruo, Fa Xiaozhi, Guo Fengxiao, all made Li Yan realize his standing.

Perhaps in the past at Jing-Xiang, Li Yan had been unparalleled, but when placed in the grand scheme in the Central Plains, he proved to be a very ordinary player — incapable of imposing his logic or prowess, ineffective military formations — all beneath mention.

This reality became the source of Li Yan’s despair, where everything he once pridefully regarded faced a spiritual interrogation during the Northern Frontier battle. It was precisely such scrutiny that allowed Li Yan to clearly understand his shortcomings, and it was due to this introspection that Li Yan truly started striving forward.

And it was due to such introspection that Li Yan prepared himself for being sidelined at Eastern Wu, only to pleasantly discover now that Zhou Yu had long arranged for new elite troops to be dispatched to his command — a full reorganization of six thousand Dan-Yang elite.

Though these Dan-Yang elite hadn’t achieved Double Talent, it’s quite simple for Li Yan, who had witnessed firsthand how the Dan-Yang elite attained Double Talent, akin to Zhao Yun’s White Horse. They are all fundamentally superelite of Double Talent, just lacking the opportunity to break through.

Consequently, confirming these troops were indeed supplementing his core battalion, Li Yan began training onboard; Dan-Yang elite being the most compatible troop type for his talent, their talents synergizing remarkably.

”Gong Yi, is this your core battalion?” Zhou Tai said gravely to Jiangh Qin, the two both hailing from the same county, having known each other and interacted over a decade, epitomizing comrades-in-arms. It is precisely because of this familiarity that Zhou Tai could recognize these individuals as Jiangh Qin’s core battalion at a glance.

Jiangh Qin was among the early batch of military generals to achieve Inner Qi Separation, but due to Zhou Tai’s strength issues at that time, Jiangh Qin’s development had leaned towards commanding. Thus, after attaining Inner Qi Separation, Jiangh Qin continuously inclined towards this direction, long possessing legion talent.