Chapter 28: Strengthen your troops
“Ding, the Yellow Turban Army captured Wancheng, and the Nanyang prefect Chu Gong died in battle. The court appointed Qin Jie, the commander of Jiangxia, as the Nanyang prefect, and ordered him to recapture Wancheng with Xu Qiu, the governor of Jingzhou.”

The fall of Wancheng shocked the Huaxia region.

The Yellow Turban Army was too ferocious. Not long after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a large city was lost!
Wancheng, millions of Yellow Turban troops attacked the city from all directions, and the city was full of Yellow Turbans. A fierce general who was eight feet tall, with a tiger back and wolf waist, his body was covered with blood cocoons, and his armor was full of dozens of arrows. He was wildly brandishing his sword, and he cut a bloody path among thousands of troops.

If Li Qian was present, he would definitely recognize that the brave general fighting bravely was Wei Yan.

Wei Yan defected to Nanyang Governor Chu Gong. Just as he was beginning to make a name for himself, Wancheng was captured by a million-strong Yellow Turban Army. Chu Gong was cut in half by Zhang Mancheng’s machete and died a tragic death.

“Follow us all!”

“Blood Shadow Mad Blade!”

Wei Yan roared, and his sword swung with incredible swiftness. The blade light was like blood, and its shadow followed his body. The Yellow Turban soldiers who blocked his way had their swords broken at best, and their heads and bodies cut into pieces at worst!

Tens of thousands of Han troops and players, led by Wei Yan, broke out to the south!

Outside Wancheng, the Yellow Turban Army was endless and covered the entire mountains and plains. Wei Yan and his men were like a lone boat in a storm, which could capsize at any time.

The situations of Wancheng players and Xinye players are very different. After Wancheng was lost, all Wancheng players were forced to retreat. If they fell behind, they would be devoured by countless Yellow Turban troops and there would be no chance of survival.

“Damn it, there are too many Yellow Turbans in Nanyang! I have suffered too much in order to gain merit!”

A player lord followed Wei Yan with his troops, cursing him.

He led his troops to defend Wancheng, and his military exploits were the highest. However, the cost was that almost all of his troops were annihilated, and 16 of the 20 high-level special forces were killed. Only four special forces remained loyal to him, and in the end, he only completed one achievement mission and received a third-rate recruitment order. However, because Wancheng was lost, the mission to recruit Wei Yan failed.

“When I unlock the ability of the third level template, I will definitely lead my troops back to fight. It would be best if I could recruit Wei Yan to work for me next time.”

This player lord followed Wei Yan closely, avoiding being overwhelmed by the Yellow Turban Army. Only by surviving could he talk about revenge…

“I wonder how Wei Yan has fared after the fall of Wancheng?”

When Li Qian learned that Wancheng had been captured by the Yellow Turban Army, his first reaction was to find out where Wei Yan was.

Wei Yan was the sixth person in Shu Han after the Five Tiger Generals. He shouldn’t be gone so easily, right?

But it is hard to say, the number of the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang exceeds one million, and no one knows the exact number. The Three Kingdoms generals are trapped in the siege and may be overwhelmed by the Yellow Turban Army.

Because Wancheng fell, the system released new achievement tasks.

A-level achievement mission “Recapture Wancheng” – unlimited achievement, respond to the court, actively raise troops, cooperate with Jingzhou Governor Xu Qi and Nanyang Governor Qin Jie to recapture Wancheng. All players who participate in the recapture of Wancheng will receive rewards. The higher the ranking of military merit, the richer the reward.

B-level achievement mission “First to climb” – limited achievement, lead troops to climb the outer wall of Wancheng and create a breakthrough for the Han army to capture the outer city.

C-level achievement task “Prepare for war” – limited achievement, prepare to recapture Wancheng and recruit soldiers. The first ten lords in Nanyang County with more than 1500 standing troops, no less than 150 cavalry, and a comprehensive combat power of soldiers greater than 15000 can complete this task.

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There are more than a dozen new achievements in the achievement list for players in Nanyang County to complete, which is also to encourage players to send troops to jointly suppress the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang with the imperial army.

“We need to wait until the main force of the Jingzhou Army arrives to recapture Wancheng and Xiandeng before we can hope to complete it. Otherwise, with my limited force, it will not be enough to fill the gap in the Yellow Turban Army’s teeth.”

“The task of preparing for battle is relatively easy to accomplish.”

Li Qian’s Tiance Village has 1000 soldiers, and he can complete the mission by recruiting another 500 soldiers.

As for the combat power requirements, it is not a problem. The combat power of a Yellow Turban Soldier is 7, the combat power of a Sword and Shield Soldier is 8, the combat power of a Crossbow Soldier is 8, the combat power of an Archer is 10, the combat power of a Light Cavalry is 15, the combat power of a Yellow Turban Leader is 18, the combat power of a Yellow Turban Warrior is 60, and the combat power of a Black Armor Soldier is 100. One hundred and fifty Light Cavalry, combat power 2250.

Two hundred Yellow Turban leaders, with a combat power of 3600.

Ten Yellow Turban warriors, with a combat power of 600.

Twenty Black Armor soldiers have a combat power of 2000.

Other types of soldiers, even the Yellow Turban Soldiers and Sword and Shield Soldiers, can meet the combat power requirements.

Li Qian recruited a group of low-level soldiers in an effort to become one of the top ten players with more than 1500 soldiers.

Wancheng fell, and defeated Han troops, players, and refugees began to appear near Tiance Village.

The population of Tiance Village is increasing rapidly.

A few days later, the recruitment of thirty internal army cavalrymen for the intermediate cavalry battalion and sword and shield soldiers, archers and other soldiers for the primary infantry battalion were all completed.

A team of elite light cavalry came out of the intermediate cavalry battalion.

This cavalry team was also equipped with lances, sabers, bows and arrows and other weapons, but in pursuit of speed, they were only equipped with light armor.

The usage of light cavalry is not exactly the same as that of heavy cavalry, and it is more flexible tactically.

Li Qian checked the troop panel of the Inner Army Cavalry.

[Arms]: Internal Army Cavalry
[Level]: Level 5
【Quantity】: 30
[Attack power]: 23
[Defense]: 12
【Speed】: 52
【Comprehensive Combat Strength】: 30
【Salary】: 4 silver/month

[Features]: Four Hussars: When the main commander is any one of Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, or Pei Xingyan, attack power +5, and the morale of the attacked enemy will decrease.

When the enemy has more troops than yours, the attributes and morale of the internal army’s cavalry will be improved, with the attributes increased by up to 35% and the morale increased to a maximum of 110.

[Origin]: Elite cavalry unit of Wagangzhai.

Cheng Yaojin commanded the Inner Army Cavalry, and the attack power of the Inner Army Cavalry reached 28, which was quite impressive for a fifth-level troop.

现在天策村的精锐为20名玄甲军、30名内军骠骑、100名轻骑兵、10名黄巾力士、200黄巾长。

The common troops are 300 sword and shield soldiers, 500 spearmen, 200 crossbowmen, and 200 archers.

Li Qian personally trained the Black Armor Army, Cheng Yaojin trained the inner army cavalry, Chen Qingzhi and Ma Yue trained light cavalry, Deng Zhi trained crossbowmen and archers, and Fu Rong, Zhao Tieniu, Zhang Dahu and other generals trained sword and shield soldiers and spearmen.

“Ding, you have become the first player in Nanyang County to meet the requirements after recruiting soldiers and horses. You have completed the C-level achievement task ‘Prepare for War’, and are rewarded with +300 reputation, +3 commanders, +50 special soldiers, and +800 grains of food.”

“Ding, you have obtained 30 Black Armored Soldiers and 20 Inner Army Cavalrymen.”

Li Qian received the achievement reward, which actually increased his command by 3 points, and gave him 50 special soldiers and 800 stones of food.

The number of Li Qian’s Black Armor Army and Cheng Yaojin’s Inner Army Cavalry both reached 50, making them the two most valiant troops in Tiance Village.

While the troops in Tiance Village were preparing for battle, the two brothers Cai Zhong and Cai He led the navy to retreat to Tiance Village, and only less than 10,000 of the 20,000 Jingzhou troops were left.

(End of this chapter)