Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1620 - 1561: Encounter with the Northern Huns Again

Pang De's Corps' Legion Talent is considered the most formidable of all Legion Talents. Although it similarly makes the soldiers fearless in the face of death, if Xubo Cheng's fearlessness applies to the soldiers, then Pang De's fearlessness is actually directed towards himself.

This talent is one where you get what you give. If Pang De goes into battle ready to sacrifice his life for his country, carrying his coffin with him, the opposition can only hope to suppress him by waiting for the Military Spirit Legion to make a move; as for other legions, it's extremely difficult.

Initially, this amplification may be only a resonance of will, but later it becomes a transcendence of the body, which is the base attribute of the Military Spirit Legion: infinite stamina and defiance of death. Only by facing death fearlessly can one be unafraid of death, and then only can one defy death.

However, Pang De at this moment is far from achieving this state, so even if his Legion Talent is full of potential, it cannot manifest. One might even say that Pang De's own willpower hasn't reached that level; how can he make his soldiers resonate with him to such an extent?

Therefore, right now, the combat power of Pang De's Corps is not frightening, it's at most excellent. Still, even so, with an absolute advantage in mobility and fighting on the plains, even though the Miscellaneous Hun infantry number almost twenty times Pang De's, he still fights with ease.

After all, able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating, such a situation would not change even if you swapped Pang De with the Miscellaneous Hun and the Miscellaneous Hun with the Han Army. As long as the cavalry don't sabotage themselves, the infantry stands no chance, just like how a character like Zhou Yu, leading infantry, would be pressed by cavalry with no room to breathe.

[It seems their direction of advance is towards the soldiers under Grand Commandant Liu's command. Given this, it naturally requires them to hold the position.]Thought Pang De, while dodging the opponent's barrage of arrows, [However, with such a force, holding them off is already the limit. I can only place my hopes on Zhang Boyuan.]

Rewind a little to the moment when Wei Yan awakened his Legion Talent. Jia Xu and others had already spotted the Northern Huns' large army from afar. The eyes of an Inner Qi Manifestation General, combined with a telescope, could see a frightening distance, enabling Jia Xu and the others to discover the enemy first.

Upon confirming this situation, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and others visibly sighed in relief. Since Jia Xu successfully used guesses to latch onto the Northern Huns, Zang Ba's route should also be within Jia Xu's estimation.

"So it seems the situation is as such, we'll depart first, leaving the rest to you." Jia Xu, uncharacteristically showing a slight smile, instructed Zhang Fei and the others. Inserting themselves in the ongoing battle would serve no purpose now.

"Strategist Jia, we shall handle it from here on," Zhao Yun said, cupping his fist in salute. Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and others exhibited the same demeanor. Zhao Yun then led the White Horse Soldiers in the direction previously observed, while Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong looped around the back of a hill.

After they departed, Gao Shun cupped his fist in salute to the remaining few. "I'll first lead you away from the battlefield," he said and then left with the group, including hundreds of elite guards.

"How is the situation?" Jia Xu abruptly asked Zhuge Liang as he led them.

"How is what?" Zhuge Liang asked, puzzled.

"Looks like Wen Chang has failed. If that's the case, use Yuanzhi's Spiritual Talent," Jia Xu said with a calm expression.

Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement and activated Xu Shu's Spiritual Talent. After using it for a while, he said, "Though I seldom use Yuanzhi's Spiritual Talent, compared to before, I can now see and anticipate many things, but it's extremely draining. Besides, I think if the forces are too large, such large-scale forecasting would put tremendous pressure here."

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang tapped his forehead, and Jia Xu nodded naturally, actually relieved. Either Wei Yan or Xu Shu must awaken to hold the fort until reinforcements arrive; otherwise, they might not survive even when reinforcements make it.

"Something's off with Wen Chang," Jia Xu stated after a period of silence. "Though relatively speaking, I have more confidence in Wen Chang, sometimes unexpected incidents are normal."

Zhuge Liang frowned and again sensed the myriad of legion talents and spiritual talents he could activate. Because of this Spiritual Talent, Zhuge Liang knew very well that Gan Ning, Taishi Ci, and others were still alive and kicking, though he had no clue where they were.

Unlike Jia Xu and the others, Fa Zheng had been somewhat silent since entering the battlefield, always thinking. By now, he had some inkling of Jia Xu's plan but couldn't understand some parts, like Yuan Tan of Youzhou.

Under Zhao Yun's command, the White Horse moved at an astonishing speed. Although the Huns' scouts were quite vigilant, encountering a situation where your scouts detect the enemy but have no time to flee, and the enemy is already bearing down on them, would surely startle anyone.

If not for the Northern Huns' headquarters stationed in the rear, such a swift attack would have caused chaos among the Miscellaneous Huns. Even with the Northern Huns at the rear, being assaulted so swiftly by the White Horse is hard to counter.

Under Zhao Yun's leadership, the White Horse dashed to within fifty steps of the Northern Huns' rear army and unleashed a barrage of heavy, barbed arrows toward them. While the attack power of the White Horse indeed remains low, even after improvements by Chen Xi's military formations, they haven't reached the baseline of elite legions.

Therefore, after confirming it was challenging to compensate the White Horse's attack power using current methods, Chen Xi focused on developing attack techniques.

Thus, the heavy, barbed arrow was designed, with an excellent effect except for short range due to its weight. If it hits, daring to pull it out would surely tear a large chunk of flesh, having a bleeding effect inherently.

The speed of the White Horse Soldiers was indeed fast, but the Northern Huns were no easy prey either. As the White Horse reached fifty steps, the Northern Huns' rear army had their arrows ready, intending to contest against the White Horse.

Yet, in the moment of crossing fifty steps, the Night Illuminating Jade Lion under Zhao Yun swiftly turned, positioning itself sideways, and the arrow Zhao Yun held between his fingers flicked off following the centrifugal force.

At that moment, countless White Horse Soldiers followed suit, executing sharp turns with extreme agility. The immense centrifugal force generated, combined with a bow, easily propelled these heavy arrows for fifty steps.

Speaking of, in this world, only the White Horses dare to maneuver like this without dying; other cavalry trying to turn abruptly at full charge would likely break the horse's neck or legs.

As the black rain of arrows from the White Horse Soldiers was unleashed, the Northern Huns' cavalry reflexively released their arrows in response.

When the arrows from the White Horse Soldiers fell, hundreds of Northern Huns fell from their horses immediately; some were even skewered by these two to three-pound arrows. The thin wooden shields stood no chance against such powerful arrows.