Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 88 Various Secret Techniques: All Armies Join Forces!
"Haha, my lord, you are too kind. I just used a small trick. If you did not have brave generals like Han Sheng, Zilong and Dian Wei under your command, even if I had a plan, it would be like a cook without rice!" Xi Zhong laughed.

Then his face became serious and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, the morale of the Yellow Turban army is on the verge of collapse, and the opportunity to defeat the enemy is at hand!
Generals Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun were ordered to lead a thousand Xiliang cavalrymen each to attack the left and right wings of the Yellow Turban army respectively.

Let Dian Wei lead the personal guard camp to confront the Yellow Turban army head-on.

We will surely defeat the Yellow Turban army in one battle and completely capture the Yellow Turbans at Mount Tai!"

Ji Qiu nodded and said, "Zhicai is right. Then let's follow Zhicai's instructions and act accordingly!"

"Yes!" Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei said in unison.

Then the three generals each led their troops and acted according to orders.

After Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun each led a thousand Xiliang cavalry, they first used the secret military formation technique on their respective Xiliang cavalry.

First is the secret technique of cavalry charge.

This is the exclusive military formation secret technique of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which can double the movement speed and attack speed of the entire army!

boom!
The neatly-stood Xiliang cavalrymen were like a ignited powder keg, boiling in an instant.

The deep and rhythmic sound of war drums rang out, and all the Xiliang cavalrymen were surrounded by a strange red light, as if they were endowed with demonic power.

The second is the Dragon Tooth Secret Technique.

This was after the Battle of Chenliu City, when he learned about the Zhang family's secret technique, which could greatly increase the sharpness of the weapons of his soldiers.

After Ji Qiu obtained this secret technique, he promoted it widely in the army. All military officers of the rank of military officer and above could learn this secret technique.

However, Ji Qiu does not bear the resources needed to learn this secret art, and the generals need to exchange their own salaries for the corresponding resources.

This is a great opportunity to recover the salaries of the officers under his command.

The goal is not just to give money to the officers, but also to find a way to get the money back from them.

This cycle of giving and taking can form a virtuous cycle, which can not only increase strength but also enhance the ambition of subordinates to continue to make achievements.

The same processing method as the Dragon Tooth Secret Technique is obtained by the Square Array Secret Technique in Ji Qiu's hand.

Now, most of the military officers and above in Ji Qiu’s army have learned these two secret techniques, which has greatly enhanced the strength of Ji Qiu’s army.

It is worth mentioning that after seeing Ji Qiu deal with the Dragon Fang and Phalanx Secret Technique in this way.

Xi Zhong Guo Jia seemed to have noticed something, and without waiting for Ji Qiu to speak, he took the initiative to encourage and force the family secret technique to Ji Qiu.

Afterwards, Huang Zhong and Zhang Zhongjing followed suit and presented Ji Qiu with their own acquired secret techniques and various acquired secret techniques for treating typhoid fever and plague.

Among all the generals, only Zhao Yun was hesitant. It was not because he was reluctant to give up his acquired secret skill, the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear, but because the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear was taught to him by Tong Yuan.

Without Tong Yuan's permission, he could not pass on this secret technique to others.

However, Zhao Yun's Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear is a secret technique that requires extremely high talent, so it is not too important to Ji Qiu.

Therefore, Ji Qiu did not take it too seriously. Instead, he comforted Zhao Yun, saying that he was a man of good character and respected his teachers.

Afterwards, Ji Qiu generously rewarded his civil and military subordinates who had contributed their acquired secret techniques, and established the Secret Techniques Pavilion based on these techniques.

At the same time, a channel for exchanging cultivation resources has been opened. All generals at the military rank and above can exchange secret arts and secret art cultivation resources in the Secret Arts Pavilion through military merit or rewards.

This move greatly boosted the morale of the army and further enhanced the combat effectiveness of Ji Qiu's army!
A mysterious aura appeared in the air. This aura seemed to be substantial, entwining around Zhang Tao and gradually condensing into an illusory golden dragon shadow.

The dragon's shadow was looming, circling and dancing, emitting an ancient and powerful pressure.

After about ten breaths, the dragon shadow disappeared.

The long swords of all the Xiliang cavalrymen shone brightly.

Above the blade, there was a layer of faint golden halo, which flowed like flowing golden water.

As thin as a cicada's wing, yet indestructible!
With a casual swing, a hissing sound of cutting was heard in the air.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun were both generals under Ji Qiu. They were also talented people who learned the four acquired secret arts, Dragon Fang, Square Formation, Encouragement, and Force, as soon as the Secret Arts Pavilion was opened.

However, the phalanx secret technique is mainly used for infantry combat and is not applicable to the cavalry-type Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

The secret art of encouragement is mainly used to stabilize the military spirit and boost morale.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry in the current cavalry battalion already have a solid military spirit and high morale, so there is no need to use the secret technique of encouragement.

The forced secret technique is used for marching and traveling, and it is of no use at this time.

Therefore, these three secret techniques were not used against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

After the secret technique was completed, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun led their respective Xiliang cavalry and rushed towards the two wings of the Yellow Turban army.

The front of the Yellow Turban Army was left to Dian Wei, who commanded the Royal Guard Battalion.

Dian Wei also learned the above four acquired secret techniques.

He blessed the Royal Guard Battalion with two secret techniques, the Phalanx and the Dragon Fang, and then led the Royal Guard Battalion to charge forward.

The Royal Guard Battalion has always been the most powerful force under Ji Qiu.

All the soldiers in this unit are high-level halberd warriors of the ninth rank.

A ninth-rank senior halberd soldier, placed in the Weiwu Camp and the Xianzhen Camp, would at least be a squad leader or platoon leader. Those with some commanding ability could even serve as a team leader!

Although the army composed of 2,000 high-level ninth-grade halberd warriors is not as strong as the 3,000 halberd warriors that the Yuan family placed in the Yuan family military camp to intimidate Luoyang City, it should not be underestimated.

It is enough to influence the outcome of any conventional battle involving less than 100,000 people!
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"Ji Qiu is attacking us. Damn it! This guy is so treacherous that he chose to attack me when I was at my weakest!" Xu He cursed angrily in the Yellow Turban Army.

In fact, when he sent out the last six generals to fight Dian Wei, he already knew that today's battle would not be good.

He fell into Ji Qiu's trap, and the morale of the army was repeatedly hit by Ji Qiu and had reached rock bottom.

Although the morale was barely maintained thanks to the lives of the last six military officers, it was only a step away from collapse.

In this situation, it is impossible to fight.

Because the army will collapse at the first touch!
So while sending out the last six military generals, he began to command the army to retreat, wanting to withdraw to the county seat of Renxian and defend the city.

After we have overcome this period of low military morale, we can then reorganize the army and prepare for war.

But Ji Qiu obviously saw through his thoughts and did not give him the chance to retreat back to the city and rebuild the morale of the army.

He immediately sent a large army to attack.

This immediately forced Xu He into a desperate situation.

After all, he has 100,000 Yellow Turban troops under his command. Once these troops collapse, it will be completely over.

The entire Taishan Yellow Turban force will disappear!
"At this point, the only option left is to take drastic measures. Come, pass on my order and have the Hercules Battalion attack. We must stop Ji Qiu's army and buy time for the army to return to the city!" Xu He gave the order decisively, feeling heartbroken at the same time.

The so-called Hercules Battalion was the most elite force among the 100,000 Yellow Turban troops under his command.

It is also the only strong military force under his command.

All the officers and soldiers of this army are strong soldiers who have practiced the secret techniques of the Yellow Turban Warriors and have extremely powerful combat capabilities.

This unit played an indispensable role in Xu He's many victories in previous battles!
And now, when the overall morale of the Yellow Turban Army is on the verge of collapse, only this army still has a certain combat effectiveness and can delay Ji Qiu's troops.

However, the morale and combat effectiveness of this unit were also lowered.

Sending this army out at this time may delay Ji Qiu's troops, but this army may not be able to come back!
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"Huh? What kind of army is this? They seem different from the ordinary Yellow Turban Army?"

In the Royal Guard Camp, Ji Qiu saw a troop coming out of the Yellow Turban Army and asked in surprise.

It was obvious that this army was different from the ordinary Yellow Turban Army.

In terms of both momentum and equipment, they are far stronger than ordinary Yellow Turban Army.

Ji Qiu felt that the strength of this army was not even weaker than the Wei Wuying without the blessing of the Wei Wuzu state!
"Yellow Turban Warrior, this is the Yellow Turban Warrior! Senior Brother Xu is indeed one of my father's most beloved disciples. I didn't expect that he actually has the Yellow Turban Warrior's secret technique to strengthen the army!" Zhang Ning exclaimed.

Ji Qiu was stunned: "Yellow Turban warrior?"

He had of course heard of the name of this secret technique for strengthening the army. This was Zhang Jiao's unique secret technique for strengthening the army, and it was said that it was also inherited from the Taiping Essential Technique.

This secret technique for strengthening the army is extremely powerful. During the first Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jue used the Yellow Turban strongmen as the core of the Yellow Turban army and swept across almost all the powerful armies in the world.

Unfortunately, Zhang Jue’s financial resources were limited and he was unable to transform all the Yellow Turban soldiers into Yellow Turban strongmen.

At the same time, after Zhang Jue's death, the number of Yellow Turban warriors suddenly decreased a lot.

This allowed the imperial court to successfully quell the first Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"I didn't expect that Xu He actually has the secret technique of the Yellow Turban warriors to strengthen the army?!" A gleam of light flashed in Ji Qiu's eyes, and he became more urgent to regain Xu He's thoughts.

Although he already has many secret techniques for strengthening the army, who would complain about having too many secret techniques for strengthening the army?

Moreover, the Yellow Turban Warriors are recognized as the world's top military secret technique.

Although the basic power of all the secret techniques of strengthening the army is the same.

However, due to differences in training requirements and training resources, there will still be differences in the combat effectiveness of strong armies of the same level.

Many people believe that there are two most powerful secret techniques for strengthening the military in the world today.

One of them is the Han court’s trump card secret technique for strengthening the army, the Yulin Army.

The second one is the Yellow Turban strongman!

If you master one of these two secret techniques to strengthen the army, you can conquer the world!

"Send a message to Generals Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, and tell them to charge straight into the center of the Yellow Turban army and capture Xu He for me. I want him alive!" Ji Qiu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!" The signalman immediately received the order and began to loudly convey the command into the radio.

Ji Qiu chuckled at Dian Wei and said, "Those coming towards us are the legendary Yellow Turban warriors. Do you have the confidence to defeat them?"

"Please rest assured, my lord. Don't say that this is just an ordinary Yellow Turban strongman troop with lowered morale. Today it must be Zhang Jue who has been resurrected and brought the Yellow Turban strongmen from the personal guard camp. I will kill him again!" Dian Wei said viciously.

Ji Qiu laughed heartily and said, "Alright, this is the spirit of Gu Zhie Lai! Then let's go up together and have a good meeting with this legendary Yellow Turban warrior!"

So the Royal Guard Battalion did not avoid or retreat, but confronted the Hercules Battalion head-on.

Dian Wei was holding two halberds, rushing to the front with fast steps.

"Woo——"

The horns tore through the bloody setting sun, and the three hundred strong men in the front row of the Hercules Camp roared and charged forward, with gravel flying under their feet like arrows.

Their bronze upper bodies were exposed, and each of them carried an iron mace as thick as a bowl on his shoulder. The veins on their arms were like coiled dragons, and their hemp shoes had stepped on the ground to create deep pits.

Dian Wei remained motionless, his eyes fixed beneath his thick brows on the leader of the warriors, who was carrying a nine-ring mace. His right thumb brushed the anti-slip grooves on the halberd shaft. Only when the dust kicked up by the opponent's footfall hit his cheek did he suddenly shout, "Yan Ling!"

Dian Wei did not use the Halberd Warrior's signature secret technique, Iron Wall, nor did he use other military formation secret techniques. Instead, he used a conventional formation, the Goose Feather Formation.

This is a conventional tactic used by three men in a team, suitable for infantry combat.

Although it is a conventional tactic, it is quite effective.

However, the two thousand halberd soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion dispersed instantly, forming groups of three, with the front halberds stabbing diagonally and the back halberds held horizontally, forming a staggered array of sharp blades like a flock of geese spreading their wings.

The strongmen's maces came down with a tremendous force, but the halberd warriors in the front row suddenly lowered their waists, and the dragon steel halberds spit out their tongues like spirit snakes, and the halberd tips brushed against the iron rings of the maces and pierced into the strongmen's lower abdomen. At the same time, the halberd warriors in the back row stabbed forward, picking up the injured strongmen and throwing them to both sides, making way for the subsequent formations to kill.

"Kill!" Dian Wei's roar was like thunder, and his double halberds turned into two black streams of light.

The leading strongman's mace had just swept halfway when he felt a chill on his wrist - Dian Wei's iron halberd pierced through his meridians at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye. Then the halberd swept across, sweeping the nearly 300-pound strong man away from the waist and knocking over the three strongmen behind him.

The halberd warriors took advantage of this opportunity and suddenly changed their formation. The halberd warriors in the front row squatted and swept the legs, while the halberd warriors in the back row raised their halberds high above their heads and chopped the shoulders and necks. The two-meter-long halberds drew many bloody arcs in the crowd, which could cut through the enemy formation better than shields.

The three hundred Yellow Turban warriors vanguard of the Warrior Camp were wiped out and devoured almost in the blink of an eye.

The first battle between the Royal Guard Battalion and the Hercules Battalion ended with the victory of the Royal Guard Battalion.

But the Royal Guard Battalion was not unscathed.

The Yellow Turban strongmen were indeed quite powerful, and they fought bravely. Even with Dian Wei leading the team, dozens of halberd warriors from the Royal Guard Battalion were still seriously injured or killed.

Then Dian Wei did not stop, holding the double halberds and using himself as the spearhead, he rushed towards the center of the Lishi camp: "Follow me to take the enemy general's head!"

The halberd bearers of the Royal Guard Battalion responded in unison, their dragon steel armor glowing blood red in the setting sun.

They followed Dian Wei closely, their formation moving like living things, their long spears stabbing, picking, sweeping and chopping in perfect harmony.

Dian Wei rushed to the front, extremely brave. While his left halberd swung away two maces, his right halberd had already picked off the head of the fourth strong man.

The powerful Yellow Turban warriors were no match for him!
After he chopped off the head of the seventh Yellow Turban warrior, he finally saw the commander of the warrior camp.

The battalion commander looked at the ferocious Dian Wei with a look of panic on his face.

But before he could react, Dian Wei rushed to him with incredible swiftness, and slashed at his neck with his double halberds.

puff!

The double halberds were like a pair of giant scissors, cutting off the neck of the commander of the Hercules Camp.

Dian Wei lifted up the commander's head and shouted, "The enemy commander is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

There was a momentary pause in the movements of the Yellow Turban warriors.

They all turned their eyes to the head of the commander in Dian Wei's hand.

If it were a normal army, when the central army was broken through and the main general was killed, it would either collapse or surrender. There would definitely be no third possibility.

But the performance of the Yellow Turban warriors was completely different from that of ordinary troops.

They just took a look at the commander's head, then looked away and continued fighting.

And the fighting will and fighting power have not decreased but increased!

For a time, the Royal Guard Battalion, who thought the war was over, suffered considerable casualties.

"Oh my god, the commander is dead, but his fighting spirit and combat effectiveness have not decreased but increased? What kind of secret mechanism is this?" Ji Qiu said with a frown from behind.

Dian Wei in front was also a little confused, but fortunately he had never underestimated the Yellow Turban strongman.

Seeing that the Yellow Turban strongmen were not affected at all by the death of their commander, they immediately threw the commander's head aside, and then led their personal guards to continue encircling the strongmen camp.

This time he no longer sought to kill the commander of the Li Shi Camp. After all, he couldn't find the new commander of the Li Shi Camp.

So he set his sights on killing the active forces of the Hercules Battalion.

Start with steady progress, and take the Royal Guard Battalion to eat up the Hercules Battalion bit by bit.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

While Dian Wei was leading his personal guards and fighting hard against the strongmen battalion, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun were making smooth progress.

The force is mutual.

While the Hercules Battalion was holding back the Royal Guards Battalion, the Royal Guards Battalion was also holding back the Hercules Battalion.

The Yellow Turban army, having lost its Hercules Battalion, had no power to fight back against the Western Liang cavalry led by the two powerful generals Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.

After all, these Yellow Turban troops are the most ordinary regular troops.

Even when their morale was high, their combat effectiveness could not match that of the regular county soldiers from all over the Han court.

Not to mention combat effectiveness during periods of low morale.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun charged into the Yellow Turban Army formation as if they were in an empty space, and attacked the very center of the Yellow Turban Army formation from both the left and right directions!

But before they could reach the center, the Yellow Turban army completely collapsed.

The 100,000 Yellow Turban Army fled in panic like dogs that had lost their homes.

However, this situation did not surprise Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.

After all, they had long known that the Yellow Turban Army was on the verge of collapse.

So at this time they did not stop at all, but instead sped up and rushed towards the center of the Yellow Turban army.

After all, Ji Qiu had just given them an order, asking them to capture Xu He alive.

And after the army collapses, anything can happen.

Xu He must not be killed by the rebel army before they arrive!
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An hour later, the war came to an end.

The result was naturally Ji Qiu's great victory.

But his loss was not small.

The most brutal battle took place between the Royal Guard Battalion and the Hercules Battalion.

For some reason, the Yellow Turban warriors were extremely determined to fight, causing huge casualties to the royal guards.

More than three hundred personal guards died in this battle.

Another five hundred guards were seriously injured.

As for the Strongman Battalion, they were completely wiped out. None of the 3,000 Yellow Turban strongmen surrendered, and none survived!
This result shocked Ji Qiu.

He didn't know what kind of military formation secrets the Yellow Turban warriors possessed, because he didn't see them use them from beginning to end.

But even if the Yellow Turban warriors did not have any secret military formations, their fighting spirit alone was extremely terrifying.

No wonder people put it on par with the Yulin Army.

No wonder Zhang Jue was able to sweep away countless heroes back then.

The fighting power of the Yellow Turban warriors is truly terrifying!
Compared with the almost half-crippled Guards Battalion, the cavalry battalion was in much better condition.

Under the leadership of Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, they suffered almost no losses.

He successfully defeated the 100,000-strong Yellow Turban Army and captured Xu He, the leader of the Yellow Turbans in Mount Tai.

There is no need to elaborate on the process of subduing Xu He.

After Zhang Ning came forward and Ji Qiu demonstrated the secret technique of summoning thunder to him, Xu He immediately changed his heroic and unyielding attitude and kowtowed to Ji Qiu in submission.

"If I had known that the young lady was here, my lord is the second-generation leader of the Yellow Turbans who has mastered the Taiping Art. Just send a letter and I will immediately submit. Why would we need to fight this battle..."

After Xu He surrendered, he couldn't help but sigh and cast a resentful look at Ji Qiu.

Ji Qiu just laughed at this. If he hadn't fought this battle, how could he have completely subdued the Yellow Turbans in Mount Tai?
Some things can be done in a shortcut.

There are some things that cannot be done in a shortcut.

If it is too easy to conquer the country, it will be difficult to maintain it in the future.

Every gift from fate has already been secretly marked with a price.

In this regard, Emperor Guangwu, who revived the Han Dynasty, has set an example for future generations.

Only by taking steady steps and completely clearing out the bottles and jars of the old era can we create a peaceful world.

A blank piece of paper is good for painting!

After subduing Xu He, he first asked about his secret techniques.

Then he learned that Xu He's innate secret technique was the "Ten Thousand Armies United".

This secret technique is one of the many secret techniques.

It can improve the coordination of the troops under your command by 30%.

The first level of the ninth grade is 30,000 people, and each subsequent smaller level increases by 10,000 people, and each larger level increases by 20,000 people.

The peak of the first level is 48 people!

Ji Qiu's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Xu He was such a rare talent!

It is said that it is easy to get thousands of soldiers but hard to get a general; it is easy to get a hundred generals but hard to get a commander!
No wonder Xu He was able to deal with the powerful aristocratic families in Taishan County with a rubbish army like the Yellow Turban Army, and basically not be at a disadvantage.

Military generals can charge into battle, decide local battles, and stand out with their bravery and tactics.

But the marshal was able to look at the overall situation, accurately perceive the enemy's strengths and weaknesses in the ever-changing battlefield situation, make clever arrangements, and dispatch thousands of troops as if they were his own arms, influencing the direction of the battle with his strategic vision.

Such a general who possesses far-sighted wisdom and the ability to coordinate strategies is indeed a national treasure and is worth a fortune. Obtaining one is like obtaining the sword of the Heavenly Sword, which is enough to create a new world in the chaotic and turbulent times.

Of course, the most important thing is that Ji Qiu is currently lacking such talents!

After completely occupying Taishan County, he will start to recruit troops on a large scale.

At that time, talented generals such as Wei Yan, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei will certainly be indispensable.

But he needs a general to lead the entire army for him!
Xu He came at the right time.

After asking about Xu He's innate secret technique, Ji Qiu asked about his acquired secret technique, the Yellow Turban Warrior.

Then I understood why the Yellow Turban warriors’ fighting spirit was so resolute!

(End of this chapter)