Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1800 - 1673: Targeting One by One (Part 2)
In the end, Liu Bei was even more generous this time. The entire army, from generals to soldiers, all had meat to eat. Roughly estimated, this meal cost several hundred thousand coins.
"Haha, it definitely isn’t their own stuff. It might well be what they grabbed from the Northern Huns today, so they don’t feel any regret eating it," Fan Qin jested with great openness.
On the other side, Pang Tong was happily munching on beef sandwiched in a bun while occasionally glancing in the directions of Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia.
Unlike ordinary military tents, this tent was a special Central Army Tent, designed to accommodate a large number of people and thus crafted to be very large.
Even though it’s rarely used, its covered area surpasses that of the so-called King’s tent of the Huns, easily accommodating the senior civil and military officials of the Liu Cao Sunx alliance without any pressure.
Unlike the previous arrangement of main seats on either side, this time Chen Xi even turned the banquet into a buffet style, where everyone helps themselves to food, and the seats are arranged in a triadic pattern with an outer circular formation, making it clear where to sit upon entering.
This arrangement eliminates any seating difficulties. Although it seems minor, openly positioning a master and subordinates could lead to collisions among the three sides, as face is indeed significant and it’s shown to the subordinates.
Thus, once Cao Cao and others arrived at the main tent and saw this setup, they immediately understood that the northwest triadic position was theirs, with the circular positions behind it for Cao Cao’s civil and military officials.
Similarly, when Sun Ce arrived, he immediately understood that his position was in the southeastern direction, with his civil and military officials following him to sit.
Liu Bei naturally sat at the small table in the east, followed closely by Liu Bei’s civil and military team.
"Firstly, thank you both for your trust. Now that all three parties are here, excluding private soldiers of aristocratic families, we have 250,000 elite soldiers, dozens of fine generals, and dozens of civil officials, all elite of the world. The opposing side, including the Dingling People, is less than half of ours," Liu Bei said with a smile as he sat down.
"To be honest, after so many years, I’ve never fought such an affluent battle. If the Northern Huns count the miscellaneous Huns, we can also count the private soldiers of the aristocratic families. In all aspects, we, the Han Dynasty, far exceed the opponents," Liu Bei was full of enthusiasm, "So, after eating and drinking to our fill, it’s time to consider how to fight this battle."
Cao Cao gestured at Xun Yu, but Xun Yu shook his head slightly. He had seen this battle too clearly: too affluent indeed. As Liu Bei said, no battle has been this affluent, thus, the strategy needed for this battle isn’t to limit the enemy but to unleash our potential.
Sun Ce likewise looked at Zhou Yu, who also shook his head. After the unification of the three armies, Zhou Yu could no longer see any path of escape for the Northern Huns.
"Since none of you are speaking, why not let me throw out a brick to attract jade?" Chen Xi was compelled to stand up as Liu Bei kept staring at him.
"Actually, I think you all understand after our three parties came together. We’ve all been rivals and understand each other’s capabilities, so we roughly know how strong we are now," Chen Xi said with a faint smile.
"Presently, there are more than thirty individuals with Inner Qi Manifestation who can be called valiant generals, and only slightly fewer have Legion Talents. Those with Spiritual Talent number in the teens, and we have two Military Spirit Legions. Do we really have any reason to lose?" Chen Xi calmly looked at everyone.
Instantly, everyone couldn’t help but glance around, and soon they were aware that any of these people as opponents would be difficult to deal with, but as allies, they were indeed very reassuring.
"Now, let’s talk about our enemies. It is estimated that the Northern Huns have only six with Inner Qi Manifestation, perhaps four with Legion Talents. The Dingling People aren’t even comparable to the Huns, and the miscellaneous Huns are negligible. Our high-end strength surpasses them several times over," Chen Xi said proudly, looking at everyone.
"Therefore, the requirement for us in this battle is actually very simple: unleash all of our power," Chen Xi said casually, spreading his hands.
"As for the tens of thousands of miscellaneous Huns, we all know they’re just a rabble. Defeat the Huns, and they will naturally collapse. Therefore, the most correct course for us is to rest for a few days, eat and drink well, and then act!" Chen Xi said confidently.
After Chen Xi finished speaking, whispers started below. Some were skeptical, while others were confident and felt it made perfect sense.
"Gongjin, what do you think of what Chen Zichuan said?" Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu through voice transmission. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"What else can I think?" Zhou Yu said irritably, "The enemy general and the Hu leaders who met General Guan are all under my Spiritual Talent. A group limited in thought and disadvantaged in all aspects—using regular troops against them isn’t perfect?"
Cao Cao was also consulting with Xun Yu and others, "Wen Ruo, what do you think? Although I also agree with Chen Zichuan’s reasoning, I still have some hesitation."
"My Lord, consider everyone present as a whole, see everyone here as our own, and then reflect," Xun Yu transmitted to Cao Cao, who was briefly stunned.
Cao Cao glanced at Chen Gong who was sitting across with closed eyes, then at Zhuge Liang deep in thought, and couldn’t help but feel regretful. Once, he was really quite close to these people.
"Quiet, please let Zichuan continue explaining how to make everyone give their all in the current situation," Cao Cao said after lightly coughing, listening to the increasing discussion around him.
"Actually, we have talents similar to those of Mr. Zhicai, so I know what I need to know about your capabilities," Chen Xi said, spreading his hands, and though everyone’s expressions momentarily changed, they soon returned to calm, knowing there was still a long way to go.
"I’ll leave the rest to Wen He to explain," Chen Xi turned to Jia Xu, who nodded and stood up, moving to the center.
"Due to our significant strength surplus compared to the affluent Huns, the simplest strategy is to target the strong individuals of the Northern Huns one by one. Let’s start with breakthrough abilities, requiring talents that can quickly breach the Northern Huns’ defenses," Jia Xu said, his gaze sweeping over Zhang Xiu, Zhang He, and Chen Dao.
The three felt a shiver inside and immediately understood, realizing their talents in breaking formations indeed offered great advantage.
"Leave it to me," Zhang Xiu and the others spoke almost without pause.
"We also need to counter the first wave of enemy charges," Jia Xu said, his gaze naturally passing over Zang Ba and Li Yan.
Upon hearing Jia Xu’s words, they had already prepared to respond immediately. With their talents, one could take hard hits with rigidity, while the other reached a level of organizational power that dispersed impact force flexibly.
"There must be someone to infiltrate and disrupt the enemy’s ability," Jia Xu continued, as Yu Jin shrugged and stood up, indicating his acceptance of the task. His Legion Talent wasn’t significant in small-scale skirmishes, but the more opponents and allies there were, the more terrifying the effect of his Legion Talent became.
"Regarding the ability to counter the enemy’s Legion Talents that blind eyes," Jia Xu mentioned, to which Zhao Yun and Cheng Yu both stood up simultaneously, receiving Jia Xu’s nod.
"To counter the fearlessly brash Legion Talents of the enemy," Jia Xu continued, prompting Zhang Liao and Pang De to rise, indicating they could handle it.
"To counter the enemy’s abilities to disrupt formations with their Legion Talents," Jia Xu explained one by one. This meticulous scrutiny had already gathered him sufficiently clear and accurate intelligence.
Everyone looked around at each other, and in the end, Wei Yan stood up, "Leave it to me; I’ll handle it. But I should mention, I can’t fight their Inner Qi Manifestation."
