Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Sun Jian returned to camp angrily and asked, "Where is Yuan Shu?"

Looking at Yuan Shu, Sun Jian glared angrily, gripping his long sword tightly, seemingly unable to contain himself.

However, this time his anger was not as intense as in the original story. After all, in the original story, his brother Zu Mao died, while now he had only lost a few thousand soldiers. In his eyes, a few thousand soldiers were not as valuable as Zu Mao's life!

"Lord Wucheng, why are you so furious?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Ask Yuan Shu. That brat Yuan Shu withheld our army's supplies, leaving our troops exhausted. Hua Xiong then attacked our camp, resulting in our crushing defeat!"

"If it weren't for Jiang Mingzhi's use of sonic attacks beyond visual range to intimidate Hua Xiong, we almost wouldn't have made it back!" Sun Jian said through gritted teeth.

"Gonglu, what's going on here?" Yuan Shao asked with a gloomy face. He didn't want to get involved in this mess, but as the leader of the alliance, he had the responsibility to mediate among the members. He gave Yuan Shu a look.

Liu Bei was a little confused. Shooting? Was it the Shooting Battalion of the Five Schools of the Three Rivers? Did he have such a legion under his command?

Yuan Shu was secretly delighted. This was exactly what he had planned: to wipe out Sun Jian's veterans from the Yellow Turban Rebellion in one battle, so that Sun Jian would have no way to achieve any great merit afterward.

But an explanation was still needed. Yuan Shu's eyes darted around, and a terrible plan popped into his head.

"Hmm... I haven't been feeling well these past few days. The duty of the grain supervisor is for his subordinates to manage. Men, drag him out and execute him!"

Ji Ling led a large group of people and rushed over instantly. Before the grain inspector could speak, he beheaded him in an instant.

Sun Jian spat out a mouthful of blood. He stared at Yuan Shu in disbelief, opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't utter a word, and could only slump down in despair.

"If hundreds of thousands of troops work together with one heart, how can we not rescue the emperor! Alas!" Sun Jian said dejectedly.

Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shu with a cold smile, thinking, "This brat is not worth discussing anything with!"

The group returned to their own tents.

Liu Bei was somewhat puzzled.

I don't understand (Youzhou accent)

Why can't everyone work together? If we can, we'll surely be able to rescue the emperor.

Jiang Shu walked in.

"Mingzhi, how was your arrival?" Chen Xi asked.

"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is indeed the elite of the world? I wonder how brave the Flying Bear Army of the Military Soul Legion would describe them?" Jiang Shu nodded and asked.

Then Jiang Shu looked at Lord Xuande and said, "Lord Xuande has fulfilled his mission. He lost four hundred soldiers from Youzhou, but he managed to gather more than two thousand of Sun Jian's routed troops!"

Liu Bei was somewhat bewildered. He had prepared for the loss of soldiers, but how could the number of soldiers increase with each battle?

"Mingzhi? I've been hearing you talk about the Military Soul Legion. What is the Military Soul Legion?" Guan Yu asked.

"Hmm~" Jiang Shu thought for a moment and then spoke.

"To put it simply, armies can be categorized as follows: those with one talent, those with two talents (like the Imperial Guard forged through tempering), and those with three talents (like the Legion of Military Souls and the Legion of Miracles)!"

"One talent is the outward manifestation of one talent, two talents are the outward manifestation of two talents, the Imperial Guard is the lowest level of the first level of forging, such as the Three Rivers Five Schools, only those with the third talent can be called the Imperial Guard. The third talent is to take it a step further and can be called the Mind Legion."

"The outward manifestation of a military spirit legion is its resistance to death, unlimited stamina, and its own unique characteristics and ultimate military spirit moves. Examples include the Flying Bear Army, the Feather Forest Army, the Imperial Guard, the Marquis of Champion's Personal Guard of the Later Han Dynasty, and the Wei Qing Personal Guard. Theoretically, a country can only have two military spirit legions."

"The Miracle Legion is to push open the world, creating a gaping hole, transcending the Three Realms and the Five Elements. Theoretically, a Miracle Legion can change the fate of a nation! Like the personal guard of Huo Qubing, the Marquis of Champion of the Former Han Dynasty!"

"The Imperial Guard, the Three Talents Legion, the Military Soul Legion, and the Miracle Legion cannot be trained; they can only be earned through combat."

"The current Dong Zhuo possesses the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which is on par with the Imperial Guard; the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry; the Qiang auxiliary army; the Flying Bear Army, the army's soul legion; and the power of Western Qin. He almost has the strength to dominate the world, or at least he can sit back and watch the flames of war rage across the land!"

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Chen Xi were dumbfounded.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei were surprised to learn that legions could be divided into so many categories, and that Dong Zhuo's power was so strong.

Chen Xi knew how strong Dong Zhuo was: the number one general in the world, two civil officials ranked among the top ten in the world, and two famous and powerful armies in the world, but he didn't know he was this strong.

The Military Soul Legion sounds incredibly awesome, and Dong Zhuo even has one!

Look at the examples Jiang Shu gave: the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Guard, the personal guards of the Marquis of Champion of the Later Han Dynasty, and the personal guards of Wei Qing. Which one of them wasn't incredibly powerful?

"We still don't know if the Trapped Camp is the Military Soul Legion. If it is, then the only two Military Soul Legions in the world are with Dong Zhuo. As long as he's in his right mind, even if he can't fight against the world on his own, he can still run away in the end. After all, he has two Military Soul Legions as his vanguard!" Jiang Shu shook his head and said.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei fell silent. They knew Dong Zhuo was strong, but they didn't know he was this strong. Was there really no hope of rescuing the emperor?

"Mingzhi, Zichuan? Is there really no hope of saving the Emperor?" Liu Bei asked with a sorrowful expression.

During this period, Liu Bei did not yet have the determination to contend for hegemony. Or rather, most of Liu Bei's life was dedicated to restoring the Han Dynasty, and the time when he truly had the determination to contend for hegemony only accounted for a small part of his life.

How could Liu Bei, who spent most of his time wandering and instability, possibly have the determination to contend for hegemony?

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "It's difficult. To rescue the Emperor, not to mention that the allied forces need to be united, the Emperor at least needs an army to protect his safety, otherwise..."

Chen Xi did not continue speaking. It was obvious that without an army to protect the emperor, he would only be taken away by Dong Zhuo and drift with the tide.

Liu Bei's expression turned even more bitter; clearly, he hadn't expected this.

Suddenly, Liu Bei thought of someone.

"As for Huangfu Yizhen, he can conjure up a large army as long as there are people in the capital!"

Chen Xi said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Huangfu Song was imprisoned by Dong Zhuo, and only survived thanks to everyone's pleas. He's currently at home sick, so there's nothing we can do. Li Ru couldn't possibly have left such a big flaw."

"That's Huangfu Song, commanding tens of thousands of troops. No one in the world can be certain of defeating him!"

Jiang Shu smiled and said, "I can do it!"

Of course, Huangfu Song was indeed a fence-sitter. Before coming to Luoyang, he still had more than 30,000 soldiers. Although these 30,000 soldiers were not super elite, they were still regular soldiers.

If 30,000 regular soldiers were to protect the emperor, even if they couldn't rescue him, it would at least make Dong Zhuo wary and dare not act.

But in the end, he arrived in Luoyang alone by imperial decree, only to be imprisoned!

Compared to the other two of the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty, he was definitely the worst performer.