Mythical Three Kingdoms

Now the strategist belonging to their Xiliang has finally descended again upon their Xiliang, and they no longer need to worry about suffering losses in silence.

After all, problems that troubled them for days and nights without a solution, the other party, drowsily leaning on a cane under the sun, would hear about it and instantly provide an answer, and such answers often had high executability.

He even quickly altered the conditions, and in the next moment, the other party provided another executable plan that aligned with his capabilities, inexplicably making Li Jue extremely doubtful about whether what was on top of his and Sheni Pei’s neck was the same as what the other party had.

Being with smart people, Li Jue felt it was better not to use his brain, as the abundance of muscles in his head was more beneficial for their development, yes, indeed!

"Yes, Military Advisor Zhuge is leading an army of approximately fifty thousand and has already reached the outskirts of Onion Ridge; they will arrive here in another day," the messenger loudly reported.

"Order everyone to assemble the troops!" Li Jue lengthened his tone and shouted, after which messengers quickly communicated this command, and soon all the Xiliang Iron Cavalry aligned in a complete formation!

"Hahaha, they’ve finally arrived; using someone else’s strategist always comes with the worry of being swindled to death, but now our own strategist has finally arrived!" Guo Si and Fan Chou laughed heartily after learning about this upon returning with their two groups of cavalry.

"That Anyue, bring the Parthian envoy here, and bring the remaining telepathy beads." Li Jue commanded Anyue.

Anyue, who used to be a chubby merchant, had now been mingling with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Although he hadn’t participated in those high-difficulty trainings, he didn’t miss the basic self-defense skills and training, so now he looks like a somewhat competent envoy.

Very soon, Anyue brought over the Parthian envoy, who immediately bowed respectfully upon seeing Li Jue, "Honorable Marquis of Meiyang, are you setting off?"

"No, I’m now taking you to welcome our new strategist!" Li Jue gazed northeastward and described calmly.

The Parthian envoy was slightly disappointed because his purpose here was to invite Li Jue to Parthia. Although Parthia had considerably strengthened under the consolidation of Vologases V, they still held great respect for an ally like Li Jue.

After all, besides his own powerful elite legion, Li Jue had a mighty empire backing him, which was the kind of power Parthia needed.

Understanding that saying too much can be counterproductive, the Parthian envoy adjusted his mood, then mounted his horse to accompany Li Jue in welcoming Zhuge Liang and others.

"Whew, almost there." Zhuge Liang gazed southwest, able to clearly see the rising terrain; according to the books he acquired from Chen Xi, the road ahead would be extremely tough, with high elevation and difficulty in breathing!

"Though I’ve read in ancient books about how vast the land is, personally trekking through it is quite a different experience." Sima Yi gazed into the distance, slightly panting as he spoke.

"Let’s go, put in more effort, perhaps today we’ll meet the guides dispatched by the Marquis of Meiyang." Zhuge Liang spoke gently; he truly underestimated Li Youu’s status in those people’s minds, completely unexpecting the grand spectacle where seven thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry came to greet him.

After traveling for no more than two hours, just as Zhuge Liang’s group prepared to set up camp for cooking, a dense cluster of black dots appeared on a green prairie.

"Zhiran, I’m really ticked off right now!" Guo Si said to Li Jue.

"Calm down, today we’re here to welcome the disciples of the strategist, not to draw swords and guns, I even had a shamaness divine beforehand." Li Jue reassured Guo Si, with Fan Chou beside appearing equally helpless.

Truthfully, Sheni Pei had devised numerous plans beforehand, but none accounted for Li Jue running directly into Fuward, and that’s where reality is unreasonable. Li Jue charged down from where he lived, and before he was fully downhill, the camel riders led by Fuward emerged from a hillside.

It’s worth mentioning that this area is actually a plateau, although most places have flat terrain, similar to taking a photograph in Tibet, very flat. Yet, in reality, it’s a plateau, and the place where Li Jue lived was high; even though it’s flat at the top, logically, there’s a shaded side of the mountain there.

Fuward originally came to provoke them, turning from the shaded side only to face a much larger force of Xiliang Iron Cavalry than last time, which made his hairs stand on end, fearing an ambush, he yelled for retreat, while Li Jue merely glanced at Fuward before leading his troops away.

At that moment, Fuward was bewildered, utterly clueless about what was happening, yet such a large group of Xiliang Iron Cavalry against his small contingent of camel riders surely wasn’t a match. Despite his growing curiosity, chasing them would definitely be suicide.

Although both Fuward and Zasali believe that the Han Army shouldn’t be so strong, the combat power of the Han Army is definitely not just talk. Regardless of whether he admits it verbally, Fuward knows that the opponent is indeed slightly stronger than himself.

Now, with his own troops already at a disadvantage, if he doesn’t quickly retreat while the other side isn’t paying much attention, and instead provokes them, Fuward fears he might be killed.

Though being ignored by the opponent is a type of humiliation, being killed by someone else for no apparent reckless reason is even more shameful. Therefore, Fuward suppressed his inner anger and retreated disgracefully.

This is why both Fan Chou and Guo Si are quite depressed, especially since Li Jue said he had a shamaness divine it. When Fan Chou heard this, he felt a pain in his liver, while Guo Si’s heart was almost set on fire.

Li Jue’s fondness for divination is well known to both Fan Chou and Guo Si. Although one cannot deny that Li Jue is quite an outstanding warrior, for some unknown reason, he is particularly fond of divination. As long as it wasn’t an unexpected battle, whenever he had time, he would have it read.

Guo Si could say that all the shamanesses Li Jue had in the past were coerced by him. Every time before an expedition, the shamaness’s divination predicted a great victory, so Li Jue fought extremely bravely. Simply put, even the heavens thought I could win, what was there to fear?

Therefore, whenever Li Jue declared a great victory before an expedition, Guo Si consoled himself that he was doing this for Zhiran’s good. Fan Chou, due to an incident, also came to know of these things, so when he saw Li Jue consulting a shamaness, he felt a pain in his liver.

However, Fan Chou had no intention of stopping such things. It was just a game; Li Jue found it amusing, and that was all that mattered. But this time, when Li Jue found a shamaness from somewhere, Guo Si hadn’t had the chance to threaten her, and this became a mess.

"Calm down, calm down, Aduo, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s just the camel riders, we’ll deal with them later." Fan Chou, suppressing the pain in his liver, messaged Guo Si.

"When I get back, I’m throwing that shamaness, who supposedly possesses mana, worships the White Jade Bracelet, and is protected by the Yellow Bird, into the furnace." Guo Si, suppressing his anger, transmitted to Fan Chou, "Most shamanesses are nonsense; in all these years, I haven’t encountered more than a few who had mana!"

If Ji Xiang were present, from a certain perspective, she was a figure of immense mystical power. It’s not just Li Jue, who believed in shamanesses; even someone like Guo Si would probably be convinced of her power.

"Later, I’ll join you in sending her to meet her own deity." Fan Chou transmitted to Guo Si, "I also hate these troublemakers. Didn’t you try threatening her with a knife before?"

"How was I supposed to know that Zhiran picked up such a thing? We didn’t bring any shamanesses, okay? Back in the day, I threatened every shamaness I could find in Chang’an." Guo Si said angrily, not knowing that Li Jue had picked up a shamaness.

On the Onion Ridge, the shamaness that Guo Si intended to eliminate stared into the mirror at herself, "The Marquis of Chiyang probably already believes in me. Presumably, Zheng Nan will propose the same plan as mine, thus affirming my value, while the Marquis of Meiyang and the others intend to kill me, right?"

"Well, it’s fine. I also want to meet them. The Marquis of Chiyang has a firm belief in shamanesses; the Marquis of Meiyang is fierce but lacks wisdom; the Marquis of Wannian is shortsighted and lacks strategy; Duan Wei is suspicious and indecisive. But they all trust intelligence because of Li Ru. If I were truly a shamaness, I’d surely perish in the furnace, yet with prior planning, I might use the situation to my advantage." The shamaness gazed at the scar on her face with incomparable calm.

Touching the white jade bracelet hanging from her chest, the shamaness’s eyes were incredibly serene, "I am who I am, even if I have nothing, even if I’ve lost my name. I’m still alive, so there’s hope. I still have my life!"

Guo Si and the others were unaware that they had long been involved in the other’s game, and they didn’t know that her plan already included them before they even realized it.

"Is that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry over there? Are they here to greet us?" Wei Yan looked at the distant Xiliang Iron Cavalry. His eyesight was very good and could clearly see that this vast cavalry was entirely comprised of the highest elite, yet why such a massive number?

"Greet?" Sima Yi furrowed his brow, "Would people like Li Jue or Guo Si make such a big scene just for a greeting? Who has such a reputation?"

Despite his musings, Sima Yi couldn’t help but turn to look at Zhuge Liang. Seeing Zhuge Liang also slightly confused put his mind at ease. As long as they weren’t here to greet Zhuge Liang, it was fine. If they were here for Zhuge Liang, then there was no contest; the difference was too vast.

Sun Quan stood on the carriage frame, gazing at the grand and imposing Xiliang Iron Cavalry with astonishment.

"Is this the Xiliang Iron Cavalry?" Sun Quan muttered to himself, staring ahead as if speaking to himself.

"Yes, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it looks like they’re here to greet us, but we don’t know who they’re greeting. Just the thousands of people coming to greet them, not counting Bingzhou’s part, might be too much for all of us together to handle." Lyu Meng said calmly. Having participated in the Northern Frontier Battle, he was well aware of the terrifying might of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in such terrain.

"Are they truly that formidable?" Sun Quan’s eyes lit up with an indomitable gleam. If he could subdue them, this journey to the Western Regions would not be in vain.