Mythical Three Kingdoms

"What surprises me about you is the ruthlessness of your strike, the decisiveness of switching from cavalry to infantry truly shocked me, but as long as I'm here, I won't lose!" Chen Xi's eyes were ice-cold, quickly redirecting his spiritual capacity. The originally bright moonlight slowly became obscured by clouds, and the night deepened, rendering Yuan Shao's Army unable to distinguish anything beyond five steps.

"Extinguish Xuu You for me!" Chen Xi bellowed into the dark night.

For the first time, he had suffered such a major setback—if not for his soldiers fighting desperately, Xuu You's switch from cavalry to infantry could have been enough to destroy this entire army in a short time. If not for the second deadly fight where his troops fought with their lives, Chen Xi would have definitely been torn to pieces the moment the military formation was breached, covering all the moonlight.

However, under such circumstances, even if Chen Xi had obscured the moonlight, it wouldn't have stopped Wen Chou's Iron Cavalry's charge. The so-called strategies, in the end, still had to be measured in combat power. One strategy might block ten thousand mighty soldiers, but it might also crash into a million iron plates.

Chen Xi was very clear that his planning was correct, but at the moment when Wen Chou's Iron Cavalry trampled the formation, Chen Xi knew that no amount of planning would avoid the last deadly blow. Without achieving that step, all the planning would be nothing but a joke.

In fact, the moment Zhuge Liang's massive army arrived, Chen Xi knew that the battle should end. However, at that point, it was obvious that Xuu You had taken the initiative. When Wen Chou's Army breached the Central Army for the first time, the encircling troops, led by Zhuge Liang, came from behind Chen Xi, making it impossible to block Xuu You's retreat.

What made Chen Xi feel helpless was that at the moment when Zhuge Liang arrived, Xuu You, regardless of the favorable situation, directly withdrew his forces by sounding the gong to regroup and retreated, joining up with Lyu Kuang's Army, waiting for Chen Xi and Zhuge Liang's forces to merge.

This made Chen Xi realize what Guo Jia meant when he said that Xuu You was incredibly decisive. It was clear that Chen Xi's reinforcements had arrived, and the Mount Tai Army was even mightier than Yuan Shao's Army, while Yuan Shao's Army also had the advantage in numbers. Continuing to fight would only lead to an indecisive battle, so it was better to withdraw the troops and return to the commander, accepting a minor victory.

If Xuu You had decisively retreated previously, then even with all of Chen Xi's tactics, that would have been it. After all, if Xuu You had retreated right away, even though there would have been great chaos within the large army, they wouldn't have gotten cornered by Chen Xi, with a maximum loss of a third of their forces, let alone face the subsequent crushing defeat.

Unfortunately for Xuu You, he had hoped to strike against Chen Xi. This meant that although the armies under Wen Chou and Lyu Kuang had put a distance of a hundred or so steps between themselves and Chen Xi's army, they did not retreat directly. And this was Chen Xi's opportunity.

The moment the dark clouds covered the moonlight, the once-bright moon was completely swallowed by darkness, making the night seem even quieter. However, in the next instant, a frenzy of fighting noises erupted.

"Archers, draw your bows, cavalry charge, stop Yuan Shao's Army for me, Sword and Shield Infantry, move forward!" Chen Xi roared the command to his soldiers. Compared to Yuan Shao's Army, which could barely see anyone due to the night, Chen Xi had long researched how to prevent night blindness among the common people.

Well, avoiding night blindness in all the common people was only so much Chen Xi could do, but preventing it among soldiers was essential. Fish soup, liver, he had tried every possible remedy, and by now, in Liu Bei's Army, there were no soldiers who became blind at night anymore.

Xuu You was stunned, and before he could scoff at Chen Xi, he saw that Liu Bei's Army had executed Chen Xi's orders accurately, exhibiting none of the confusion he had anticipated.

"Not good!" Shocked, Xuu You hesitated not a moment, turned his horse around, and shouted to Wen Chou, "Send the command, the whole army retreats."

At the moment darkness fell, the brave soldiers under Wen Chou's Army and Lyu Kuang's Army suddenly found their vision beginning to narrow until, at the instant true night descended, they couldn't even see their own comrades beside them.

"Retreat!" Wen Chou bellowed. Under such conditions, forget about having a numerical advantage; even if the opposition only had a thousand men, they wouldn't lose to a hundred thousand blind men.

Wen Chou let out a miserable howl that instantly threw the already disoriented Yuan Shao's Army, who had lost their ability to see, into complete chaos. Crossbow bolts poured down like rain, and Yuan Shao's Army nearly collapsed in an instant. The once-tight formation turned into a death god summoning their demise—soldiers were confused, shoving, running, and trampling each other.

"Make way for me!" At that critical moment, Xuu You abandoned all his previous decorum and frantically dispatched his Spiritual Capacity. The clouds in the sky were torn apart by Xuu You, creating a huge gash, and the bright moonlight spilled down once again. Yuan Shao's Army, which had been in chaos like headless flies, came to an abrupt halt.

"Quickly lead the army to retreat towards Chiping, secure the ferry crossing!" Xuu You roared. At the moment of tearing the sky open, he felt an almost irresistible great force bearing down on him.

"Think you can escape?" Chen Xi clapped his hands together, and the clouds that had been ripped apart by Xuu You once again merged, plunging the night back into darkness. Xuu You clearly saw the last moonbeam illuminate Chen Xi before it disappeared, and in that moment Chen Xi's smile was incomparably cold and taunting.

"Strategist, retreat quickly!" Wen Chou roared, escorting Xuu You back. By then, the army was in disarray. While the momentary light had shown Yuan Shao's Army where to go, the subsequent return of darkness brought on chaos once again.

"All forces, charge! Take Xuu You alive!" Chen Xi shouted.

The soldiers under Chen Xi had been under pressure from Yuan Shao's forces for a while, but now the situation had reversed. How could they waste this opportunity? Shouting "Take Xuu You alive!" all the soldiers abandoned their military formation and chased after Yuan Shao's Army. The battlefield, utterly chaotic, had, at this moment, already sealed the victory.

"Wen Chou, order the soldiers to follow the moonlight!" Xuu You, upon hearing the commotion from Liu Bei's Army behind him, nearly spat blood. He had just mocked Chen Xi for being unworthy of his reputation, not expecting the tables to turn in the next moment, as if moving from the first to the fifteenth day of the lunar cycle.

"Make way for me!" With a gesture, Xuu You caused the clouds in the sky to suddenly disperse, and the moonlight spilled down once more. In the darkness, the sensitivity of people to light was unreservedly evident at that moment. Yuan Shao's Army all looked up to that place; they couldn't see their surroundings, but they could see the light.

"All forces heed my command, follow the moonlight!" Wen Chou roared, but the next moment, the moonlight was blocked, and further away, another patch of clouds dissipated, letting down yet another beam of moonlight.

Chen Xi indeed had a lot of Spiritual Capacity, but Xuu You wasn't directly competing with Chen Xi in Spiritual Capacity. He dissipated a patch of clouds, and if Chen Xi patched it up, Xuu You would decisively find another area where Chen Xi's Spiritual Capacity was thin, open a hole, and guide. He knew what his soldiers needed was a guiding light, and that single ray was enough.

[This terrifying Spiritual Capacity…] Xuu You's lips were already stained with blood. Even though his Spiritual Capacity quickly retreated each time, the edges of Chen Xi's Spiritual Capacity still brushed past him, affecting his spirit. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with a recommendation ticket or monthly ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)