Chapter 2342 2075: Pushed Their Sense of Honor

Liu Bei was dumbfounded. Is it really possible to play like this? Then again, it makes sense. When a tiger negotiates with a sika deer, whatever the tiger says, the sika deer certainly doesn't have the right to refuse. If it survives, it might even have to be grateful for the tiger's mercy.

"Are we now able to reach this level?" Liu Bei said in disbelief.

"Except for the navy, everything else is achievable." Chen Xi slowly nodded, "Passes and perilous gate passes mean nothing to us now. With hundreds of thousands of elite talent armies driving through, we can even break through the city along with it."

Liu Bei, at this moment, found it hard even to maintain his composure. Although it felt unbelievable, upon reflection, Liu Bei suddenly realized that Chen Xi wasn't joking.

A large city typically houses only about ten to twenty thousand citizens, whose Cloud Qi in quantity and quality can't compare to an elite army with talents numbering in the hundreds of thousands.

So even if the walls have been nurtured for a long time, they would be breached by an army of this magnitude, like the big breach in the city wall of Ye City now.

"With this level of power, when we sit down to talk with Cao Mengde and Sun Bofu, our choices become their choices. Rest assured, the middle and lower levels under them understand the significance of this power. Cao Mengde and Sun Bofu don't even need to explain to the middle and lower levels." Chen Xi laughed heartily, "I've removed the part of their work they were always hesitant about."

Liu Bei was speechless as he looked at Chen Xi. Explain to whom? The middle and lower levels rallying behind Cao Cao and Sun Ce to battle Liu Bei is because they believe Cao Cao and Sun Ce together have a fighting chance against Liu Bei.

Of course, the upper echelons of Cao Cao and Sun Ce's factions must also have considered this. Even if they knew they would lose, they still believed they had some leverage to make the other side wary, exchanging for some future benefits.

But now, after Chen Xi's military display, Cao Cao and Sun Ce probably need to ponder whether they can even handle Liu Bei alone, and they need to consider Liu Bei's will. After all, Liu Bei's demonstrated combat power is sufficient to say, "My previous offer was out of courtesy; don't be insolent."

"Alright, you're truly capable, truly capable." Liu Bei said helplessly. But even he had to admit, after this military display, chaos would definitely ensue under Cao Cao and Sun Ce's governance. Liu Bei's display was almost saying openly, "Sorry, I was just pretending to be an elementary school student before."

"There's no helping it; these are the elites of the Central Plains. We'll use them in the future. If a civil war breaks out, losing even one would be painful for a long time. These people are truly top-notch figures in this era." Chen Xi spread his hands in an expression that said he made the decision after long contemplation.

"Alright, I won't praise you on this front anymore. Your advantage in this aspect is indeed unmatched by others." Liu Bei patted Chen Xi on the shoulder, saying, "Keep up the work in the future."

"Ha." Chen Xi chuckled, then turned and ran out. Only then did Liu Bei realize the topic had been diverted by Chen Xi. He looked at Chen Xi's back and shook his head helplessly.

"I still didn't get an answer. Do we strike out? Though I knew this would happen from the start, it's fine. Let this world shiver for our Han Dynasty!" Liu Bei resolutely solidified his determination with strong confidence after watching Chen Xi leave.

"Is it an ideal?" Chen Xi murmured to himself while standing outside Liu Bei's residence. "To bring peace and prosperity to Huaxia? To let Huaxia stand proudly at its peak? Seems there's still some gap. Others just encompass the past with one phrase to surpass ancestors, but when I think carefully, there's always a feeling of disparity..."

Chen Xi muttered repeatedly, soon heading back home, only to hear sounds like military training coming from the direction of Hua Xiong's family.

"Zijian, what are you doing?" Chen Xi yelled towards the next door from his front yard.

"Training. Not sure what to do by then. If everyone just strolls around, it doesn't seem to make any difference, and the Military Spirit Legion can't exhibit its deserved deterrence." Hua Xiong responded with a gloomy tone from next door to Chen Xi.

"So what's your plan? Display a trick during the military parade?" Chen Xi asked curiously, "Wouldn't it be enough to just march neatly?"

"Any decent legion could easily do that. My Iron Cavalry is a Military Spirit Legion; how could it be the same as them? Zilong has even thought of some tricks." Hua Xiong's voice was filled with frustration.

"Uh, what trick did Zilong come up with?" Chen Xi inquired curiously.

"To perform the Flower Butterfly maneuver at a speed that dazzles the eyes during travel." Chen Xi couldn't see Hua Xiong at this moment, but he guessed Hua Xiong might be contemplating hitting his head against the wall.

Hearing this, Chen Xi just awkwardly smiled, utterly unsure of how to respond. Probably only the White Horse Soldiers could accomplish such a feat. Extreme agility corresponds to speed and dexterity; performing the Flower Butterfly maneuver at ultra-high speed while on the march? Such a thing, let alone cavalry, even regular infantry find it hard to execute, and even if they did, it wouldn't be aesthetically pleasing.

Hua Xiong swiftly leaped in front of Chen Xi from next door, visibly conflicted. Zhao Yun's uniqueness has essentially cornered these straightforward folks.

Zhao Yun proudly and confidently declared, he wanted to demonstrate the capabilities of his unit at the military parade, ensuring everyone understood the might of the White Horse Soldiers.

After that, Zhao Yun led the White Horse Soldiers in a ghostly deity-level display of riding skills with Hua Xiong, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Xuu Chu. Of course, for other normal cavalry, whoever tries those skills, dies.

Precisely because these moves looked completely unscientific and theoretically impossible for cavalry, Hua Xiong and the others began pondering what they should do. They couldn't possibly let Zhao Yun easily steal the show.

"What, do you want to compete with Zilong?" Chen Xi wasn't at all bothered when Hua Xiong suddenly leapt over the wall, instead, he curiously picked his ears and asked.

"Why not compete? The legion I lead is the Military Spirit Legion, how can I be surpassed by others?" Hua Xiong said, giving a thumbs-up to his own chest. His bulging muscles made the scale armor pop, giving an explosive appearance.

"So have you thought about what to do?" Chen Xi asked with curiosity. Originally, he just wanted a simple military parade. With Zhao Yun wanting to play at a high level, forcing everyone else to do the same, Chen Xi was completely indifferent to it.

"Not at all!" Hua Xiong said with a dejected look. His brain was hurting, but where there was no way, there truly was none.

"I remember the Xiliang Iron Cavalry could also pull off synchronized steps while riding." Chen Xi noted, rubbing his chin.

"The problem is that the soldiers participating in this parade can all perform at this level." Hua Xiong said with a hint of helplessness.

For Hua Xiong, the situation was really bad. The military parade, a ceremony with many restrictions, made it impossible for his Military Spirit Legion to play to many of its strengths.

In simple terms, due to the difficulty of this round, he basically faced the end.

Even if you have a thousand points as a base, the limit of this ceremony is only one hundred points. It's truly difficult to demonstrate one's capabilities at such a level.

"Hehehe..." Chen Xi looked up at the sky. Participants in the parade at least were elites, not to mention the difficult parts, playing synchronization should be easy.

"Ah, ah, what do I do now? Zilong's move is too disgusting. Although the Military Spirit Legion has many advantages, I think if we catch the White Horse, we can beat it to death. But the parade limits our combat power." Hua Xiong said a bit gloomily. After all, it was his legion that was the most capable in battle, and this grand parade would greatly influence the public's perception of each legion.

"Uh, a parade is mainly to showcase strength. Since you can't do it in this area, think of other ways. Your Iron Cavalry doesn't only have one quality." Chen Xi said with some helplessness, feeling as though he'd accidentally hit upon these generals' sense of honor.

"The problem is that under such restrictions, I really don't know what to showcase." Hua Xiong said in extreme frustration, leaning his head against the wall. If he knew what to showcase and how to make the ignorant public understand strength, he wouldn't be in this situation.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've broken my wall." Chen Xi opened his mouth as he heard a dull thud; as a result, Hua Xiong had broken a piece of the wall with his head.

"Hey, my wall!" Chen Xi said with a heartbroken expression, "Hengheng, bite him!"

At Chen Xi's command, a white streak zoomed out from a corner, rushing towards Hua Xiong, clamping down on him. Sparks sprang from the armor Hua Xiong had nurtured for years, and a palm-sized little white dog hung on him.

"Your dog is quite fierce!" Hua Xiong said, pulling the little white dog down, while in his hands, Hengheng struggled vigorously to show its ferocity, but its palm-sized body only came across as cute.

"No matter how fierce, it's still used as a pet, going backwards in growing, now not even reaching palm-size." Chen Xi said with a helpless look at Hengheng, who was pretending to be fierce.

Chen Xi grabbed Hengheng by the scruff of its neck and pointed towards the inner courtyard. With a whoosh, Hengheng dashed back in, disappearing, no longer able to act as a deterrent for home protection.

"Hmm, I think I remember what to do now." Hua Xiong said, stroking his prickly beard slowly, as he looked at Hengheng disappearing at the inner courtyard's entrance. A parade, in essence, is to show others your strength, right?

Seeing Hengheng, who truly deserved the title of Inner Qi Manifestation's shame, Hua Xiong suddenly realized how to show his power.

"I'll be off, Marquis Chen, you continue resting. I'm going to conduct parade training. I now have only two thousand men left in my Military Spirit Legion. I'll have to gather up to five thousand this round. I need to first group up some Xiliang Iron Cavalry with dual talents." Hua Xiong said excitedly, clearly knowing what to do now.

However, as Chen Xi watched Hua Xiong take off in excitement, he suddenly felt tired. The last time Hua Xiong was this excited, what happened? And will something stir up this time again?