Mythical Three Kingdoms

In the past, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, that is, Li Jue’s group in the Xiliang Headquarters, did not have stirrups and saddles. It wasn’t until a new wave of reinforcements arrived that Li Jue and the others were equipped with them. It can be said that today is the first time these things have been used on the battlefield.

"Trying to run? Chase him!" Li Jue was fighting with excitement. It had been so many years since they faced cavalry that could fight hand-to-hand, charge, and were just three points short of matching the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Now that they finally encountered one, how could Li Jue let them escape?

The trio of Li Jue made no hesitation, turning directly to pursue the Romans. Having found a worthy opponent, there was no way they would let them go.

Unfortunately, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is infamously known as "short-legged" cavalry. Of course, the Roman Ninth Legion is also short-legged, and the chase between the two short-legged groups had an inexplicable sense of humor.

On the other side, Zhuge Liang, who was preparing to annihilate the Fourteenth Legion, couldn’t help but frown at the sight of Romans pouring out of Antioch. Benito’s caution was hard for him to believe, as the opponent actually brought out more than seventy percent of the troops from Antioch City.

Though Zhuge Liang had considered this possibility, when it truly happened, he realized it would be difficult to annihilate the Fourteenth Legion today.

"Wen Chang, be ready. After General Duan breaks the formation, you will lead the army to charge immediately. I have prepared the Legion Talent for you," Zhuge Liang said to Wei Yan next to him.

Zhuge Liang was well aware that with more than five thousand troops, it was impossible to ambush them. If they got closer, they would be discovered by the opponent. However, this was not a major problem, as only Duan Wei’s few hundred cavalrymen were truly set up for the ambush, and the opponent would discover them with a little caution.

As expected by both Benito and Zhuge Liang, Duan Wei was soon discovered as they had not hidden well. In this situation, a rain of arrows naturally ensued. As expected, Duan Wei led the Military Spirit Iron Cavalry to charge out, crashing directly into Benito’s main formation.

If the opponent numbered in the thousands, Benito might have reconsidered, but a mere few hundred cavalrymen trying to strike them instilled no fear in Benito, who was naturally prepared to annihilate Duan Wei’s Military Spirit Iron Cavalry.

However, the Military Spirit Iron Cavalry, enduring tons of arrow rain, was not something that miscellaneous soldiers could defeat. They naturally cut through the enemy and broke the formation, charging toward the core of the Roman Legion, throwing it into chaos.

Wei Yan seized this opportunity, immediately leading his troops to charge at the Roman army. The Spiritual Talents from Xun Youi and Lul Xun, which had been augmenting them, disappeared just as they were about to collide with the Roman Legion.

Whether it was Xun Youi’s Spiritual Talent, which caused the Roman army to overlook Wei Yan’s legion a mile away, or Lul Xun’s Spiritual Talent, which led the Romans to misjudge Wei Yan’s legion’s strength and mission, both inflicted fatal damage on the Roman army.

After lifting the Spiritual Talents of Xun Youi and Lul Xun, the five Legion Talents that Zhuge Liang had prepared were immediately activated, and Wei Yan’s legion’s momentum nearly reached its peak.

While the Roman Legion’s vanguard was thrown into chaos by Duan Wei’s Military Spirit Iron Cavalry, Wei Yan launched a powerful assault. The entire legion, like an iron fist, slammed into the tens of thousands of troops commanded by Benito, creating a depression in their ranks.

Although Wei Yan could not fully exploit every Legion Talent, the combat power demonstrated already matched those truly Dual Talent Super Elite Legions.

"Han Army!" Benito glanced at the completely disordered vanguard, knowing it was meaningless to drag on any longer. However, it wasn’t easy to retreat now. He wasn’t foolish—if he hadn’t cut down Duan Wei’s Military Spirit Iron Cavalry, how could he not recognize the caliber of such an opponent?

"Raise the Eagle Emblem!" After pondering for a while, Benito spoke and then, as if a weight lifted off his shoulders, asked the City-State Guardian beside him, "I find that the Han army seems to understand what we’re saying."

"You can give it a try," Giacomo replied to Benito with a speechless expression.

"Alright!" Benito nodded.

[Sigh, if I had known this, I should have raised the Eagle Banner when we were east of the Two Rivers. Perhaps there would have been a slim chance of saving the Thirteen Roses Legion. If I had saved them, things wouldn’t have ended up like this.] Benito thought with immense emotion in his heart.

"Han army opposite, could you tell me your name? Your wisdom commands my respect!" Benito directly roared in the direction of the Han army.

"Han General Wei Yan!" Wei Yan roared, his Heart Connection bead’s effect allowing Benito to understand his words directly.

"Good!" Benito nodded and then directly unleashed the Eagle Emblem. Unlike other legions where raising the Eagle Emblem only changed their strength, after raising it, the entire Fourteenth Legion transformed from within into luminous beings.

"I don’t mind telling you directly that the Eagle Emblem effect of the Fourteenth Legion is called Bestowal. It’s the only Eagle Emblem acknowledged by the entire legion. It can unleash ultimate power," Benito looked at Wei Yan, who could also sense the momentum of the Fourteenth Legion within the Roman Phalanx rising continuously.

"Dual Talent Super Elite, possessing all Elite Talents of Dual Talents!" Zhuge Liang spoke with an extremely unpleasant expression before Benito could open his mouth.

Although the true popularization of Legion Talent has only spread for five years, and the first Breakthrough Level appeared merely four years ago, many things have continuously been analyzed, and the wisdom of the sage is not only about strategy but also analysis.

[Indeed, it’s like this. The power of the Fourteenth Legion’s Eagle Emblem direct integrated into the Fourteenth Legion, manifesting by relying on the second Elite Talent. In the end, the Fourteenth Legion still fell due to the longing to grasp everything back then.] Benito thought helplessly.

However, at this moment, none of this is important. The Fourteenth Legion perfectly showcasing two elite talents, even the Military Spirit Legion has nothing to fear from them.

"Go, inform Sima Zhongda, tell him to activate the Spiritual Talent." Zhuge Liang’s face darkened instantly as the opponent shot an arrow demonstrating the power of the small crossbow mechanism. The situation indeed slid towards the worst possible outcome. But do you really think your Fourteenth Legion is the only one with Infinite Talent?

Bringing Wei Yan here is precisely because the Fourteenth Legion has an infinite number of Elite Talents, and Wei Yan also has many Legion Talents. To counteract the Fourteenth Legion, only Wei Yan can do it.

[No, no, no, the Eagle Banner is also a reflection. Wen Chang can also mirror it, but Wen Chang is just unsolved for now.] Zhuge Liang thought silently. Wei Yan’s Legion Talent is not weak at all, it’s just that due to lack of absolute recognition, it cannot unleash its extreme power.

After Benito’s Fourteenth Legion manifested the Eagle Emblem, the combined effects of Elite Talents unleashed nearly reached the limit of the Super Elite Legion. Meanwhile, Wei Yan on this side canceled one to two Legion Talents and began to fight Benito stubbornly.

Two Elite Talents pushed to their limits against four or three Legion Talents that hadn’t reached their limits. Both sides’ soldiers possessed super elite qualities and held the first Elite Talent, leading their battle into mutual suppression.

"How is this possible?" Benito gazed at the Han Army fighting his legion with some desperation. The opponent, like him, kept switching talents, hoping to suppress the other, but it’s obvious neither side could consistently suppress the other.

Though Zhuge Liang held not many Legion Talents in his hands, there were still dozens of them. Switching between groups of three, he could be said to create infinite changes. Using Zhong Yao’s Talent, Zhuge Liang could instantly switch to the most suitable Legion Talent. Thus, even with the power being weaker, relying on suppression could hold the other down, although Wei Yan has been struggling continuously.

Despite being Three Talents, constantly switching created immense pressure on Wei Yan.

In just this brief moment, hundreds were killed in battle. Benito contemplated whether to run; such a relentless grind would profit neither side. Infinite change’s worst aspect is this: if both sides are infinite change, the final contest boils down to pure strength and clearly, both sides are evenly matched in terms of quality.

At this moment, suddenly everyone’s Legion Talent, Spiritual Talent, Eagle Banner radiance, and soul reflection within the grand army were all obliterated.

"Come, Zidan, I’ll take you to slash people!" The camp-guarding Sima Yi said to Cao Zhen. Without these external aids, with solidified military formation and Cloud Qi, Cao Zhen was already becoming near unstoppable on this battlefield.

"That madman Sima Zhongda!" Zhang Liao speared a Roman soldier to death. Without Legion Talents, their losses would definitely increase substantially.

"Doesn’t matter!" Chen Gong also with a grim face released Spiritual Capacity. In the sky, Cloud Qi twisted into six segments, rotating and endlessly bestowing the same boost previously granted to Zhang Liao and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

"Gongtai knows this too?" Zhang Liao turned to look at Chen Gong in shock. Wasn’t this invention said to have been just created, yet Chen Gong knows it too?

[Embarrassing, if Sima Zhongda finds out, who knows how he’d mock me!] Chen Gong felt awkward as Sima Yi snarled at Cao Zhen. Both Sheni Pei and Chen Gong learned what Zhuge Liang mastered, though the two due to insufficient military formation knowledge have some flaws. Still, not to the extent of complete ignorance.

However, whether Chen Gong knows it or not is no longer important. The key is to take advantage of the Romans’ unawareness and slaughter this group of Romans.

"What does the Han Army want, is it intending to play a death game?" Ganasis this time erupted in rage, "Novelli, bring me the Eagle Emblem Will!"

Novelli nodded, injecting his thoughts into the Eagle Emblem Will. Rome’s Eagle Emblem itself is a resonance formed by numerous Qi Refining to Gang, Inner Qi Manifestation, Breakthrough Level military generals injecting their will into it. Led by Novelli, those Romans capable of Thought Connection naturally also inject their thoughts into the vast will within the Eagle Emblem.

In this way, using the vast will within the Eagle Emblem to forcibly command Cloud Qi, a corresponding result could indeed be produced.

However, this belongs to the ultimate desperate measure of the Romans, while the Han Army’s total obliteration of the Eagle Banner and direct activation of the Cloud Qi military formation solidification, in Ganasis’ view, also constitutes a desperate measure.