Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1518 - 1461: Battle of Chenliu

The time rewinds slightly, when Liu Ye, after defeating Cai Yang, arrived slowly at Chenliu, and the soldiers inside Chenliu City were already somewhat losing their morale.

After all, with Cai Yang's near-complete annihilation, it indeed dealt a major blow to their morale. Liu Ye, being extremely strategical, advanced slowly, building his army's momentum to its peak while allowing the issues caused by Cai Yang's defeat to ferment to the verge of eruption.

This forced Li Dian and Le Jin, who originally intended to hold firm, to engage in battle first. Otherwise, if the previous defeat continued to ferment, by the time Liu Ye's army took shape, the morale of Chenliu City would have plummeted to freezing point.

However, despite all their calculations, Li Dian and Le Jin did not expect Yu Jin to play a trick.

Initially, just as they had predicted, Yu Jin was indeed a capable general, but he held no significant advantage over Li Dian. Furthermore, before Li Dian left the city, he greatly bestowed rewards to raise morale, pressing the attack and even suppressing Yu Jin.

Chen Dao wanted to assist Yu Jin, but the previously defeated Cai Yang launched a fierce assault toward him. Naturally, the result was predictable—though Chen Dao was fierce, he was overmatched against Cai Yang, who had reached Inner Qi Manifestation in the previous era.

Especially when Cai Yang employed the secret technique he once used against Lyu Bu, which almost entrapped Chen Dao. Fortunately, Chen Dao strengthened his Legion Talent, significantly elevating his level of spiritual will, reaching a certain divine height.

Even so, Cai Yang continued to press Chen Dao, who could only watch helplessly as Li Dian was about to divide and conquer Yu Jin's army.

On another front, Yu Jin did not mind his army being battered into pieces. Even though the battle reached a state where each side had infiltrated the other, Yu Jin, relying on his high command skill, could still direct with ease.

Yu Jin managed with ease, but the overall situation of the army was nonetheless grasped by Li Dian. As Li Dian committed his last reserve forces to the battlefield, Liu Bei's Army, which had barely held, finally began to show signs of collapse.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Dian launched a full assault, his entire army directly embroiled in Yu Jin's commanded forces of Liu Bei's Army. Almost instantly, both parties lost the ability to command and dispatch; once the situation deteriorates like this, the residual fighting largely depends on the soldiers themselves.

Generally speaking, once both sides lose dispatch capability, the war's course no longer hinges on troop numbers and quality but only on morale—the army with the higher morale before the disorderly battle usually ensures victory.

However, just as Li Dian was about to secure victory, he suddenly felt something amiss, rapidly raised his head, and saw that the chaotic Cloud Qi above, previously on the verge of collapse, had suddenly coalesced, and nearly none of the Cao Army's Cloud Qi was visible.

At this moment, Yu Jin, with a cold smile, drew his sword, boldly revealing himself in the military formation, "Li Dian, let me show you the difference between you and me!"

With the Legion Talent, at the moment both sides thoroughly mixed and Cloud Qi turned chaotic, Yu Jin finally seized the perfect opportunity to employ his Legion Talent. Although his Legion Talent demanded a high grasp of battle opportunities, Yu Jin's years of efforts were not in vain.

Although directly altering Cloud Qi like this has significant drawbacks, not to mention the pressure on Yu Jin himself, the range of change couldn't be too vast. Yet, in the chaos, Yu Jin's sudden move instantly secured command.

Seizing the brief change in Cloud Qi, Liu Bei's Army, bolstered in combat power, swiftly regrouped under Yu Jin's clear leadership. Then, like a snowball effect, they gathered their forces to break the ranks of opposing soldiers, reversing the outcome.

"Hahaha, kill them for me!" Yu Jin laughed, commanding his soldiers to divide and surround the Cao Army led by Li Dian with orthodox military tactics. Very quickly, the Cao Army, yet to react, was taken advantage of by Yu Jin and enveloped in a split. They began to collapse at an irreversible pace.

As radiance glimmered from Yu Jin, Li Dian's eyes almost popped out in disbelief. Only when Yu Jin nearly routed the Cao Army, with his personal soldiers dragging Li Dian to retreat, did Li Dian finally grasp the situation.

"How is this possible?" Li Dian stared incredulously at Yu Jin charging toward him—how could he possibly have Legion Talent.

From the city wall, Li Jin and Xun Youi watched solemnly; only Le Jin, witnessing the scene, did not wear a grave expression but instead showed a look of relief.

"So that's what it is? Was that door just slightly ajar?" Le Jin calmly watched below the city, slowly raised his right hand, "What exactly do I long for? What do I recognize about myself? Have I wavered?"

As he muttered to himself, a serene yet elusive luster appeared on Le Jin, and the soldiers under his command could feel the inner strength stirring from Le Jin's soul-searching.

Then, before Li Jin and Xun Youi could glance over, that ethereal glow gradually solidified, even emitting a faint shade of Biqing from Le Jin. Unlike others' grandeur, Le Jin's breakthrough didn't even attract the attention of Liu Bei's Army outside the city.

"So it was just this last step that I lacked." Le Jin smiled bitterly, raising his hand as radiance slipped by, revealing everything he once longed for at this moment. But it wasn't as exciting as he had once imagined because, for him, the real barrier was his own heart.

"All troops, fire!" Le Jin stepped onto the battlements, shouting at Liu Bei's Army charging toward the city gate below. Although he had just comprehended his Legion Talent, he already understood what it entailed.

As for the strength of the Intermediate Stage of Inner Qi Manifestation, it paled in comparison to the Legion Talent. Le Jin's Legion Talent enabled his soldiers to feel his heart will.

While seemingly meaningless, upon awakening, Le Jin understood the power of his Legion Talent.

As long as Le Jin's will remained unshaken, the soldiers under his command could exert strength above the norm. If Le Jin's will grew strong enough to clash with the Military Spirit, even a Military Spirit Legion could be combated.

Conversely, if Le Jin doubted himself, his soldiers' strength would decline; if Le Jin feared or collapsed, his soldiers would follow suit completely.

More importantly, Le Jin's Legion Talent was nearly impossible to turn off—it would persist as long as he was present. Under these conditions, Le Jin's own will directly linked with his soldiers' combat power!

With Le Jin's command, the soldiers prepared on the nearby city walls strung their bows and fired arrows, forcing Yu Jin's forces that were pursuing to retreat.