Vol 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)

“So, so heavy…” The next morning, I tried wielding the weapons after they were finished but gave up quickly, “Speaking of which, why didn’t you all stop me then!”

“Maa, I thought big brother was really amazing.”

On what basis do you all think I’m amazing huh~~~

“Big brother use this first for now, there is no time to re-craft a weapon.” Yun Chang swung her broadsword about clumsily, in an obviously untrained manner.

“I keep feeling like my weapon isn’t as impressive as big sister’s, and it feels so long.” Yi De said, feeling a little timid as she looked at the long spear thAt was much taller than herself.

Though their weapons weren’t weighing 41kg or something, they probably can’t be considered light anyway.

(TL: In the original, Guan Yu’s weapon is said to have weighed 41kg. Guan Yu is one of those outrageous “ikkitousen” or “fighting a thousand as one” kind of character, and is one of the strongest in Three Kingdoms fiction.)

As for my twin swords, it’s almost as if I were wielding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in my left hand and the Serpent Spear in my right.

Honestly, I can’t even swing them and it’s hard to walk just hanging them at my waist… Forget it, I’ll just hang them on the horse later, all I need to hold is the feather fan.

“Alright, there’s no time left. Let’s head to the gathering point and distribute the equipment and weapons. Those who really don’t have any will just have to inscribe some symbol like we said before.” Yun Chang said as she looked toward the sky.

“Un, let’s go. I sold my villa and got quite a bit of money so our military expenses should be covered for a while.”

“Oh, oh.”

In my heart, I was still very troubled as I felt that if we were to set off the route to going back would get further and further. And I was clearly not of this era, but yet this era granted me a role. I really don’t know why, and cannot understand it.

But whatever the case, I’ll go along for now. The things in the future will be left to the me in the future. The time to stop advancing is at least not now.

“Speaking of which…” I got up the horse with some difficulty and rode with them (they know how to ride horses for some reason) at the front of our contingent, “Where are we going?”

“Un? Aren’t we going to kill the Yellow Turban rebels?”

“Maa, that’s true.” I looked at the boundless wilderness, “But where are they?”

“…”

“Probably– There.” Yi De pointed to a random direction.

“Yi De, you must take responsibility for what you say.”

“Wu…” As expected, she had nothing to say to that.

I really was an idiot! Why did I not think of this? The enemy is not like the AI in games, they won’t pop out after walking through the gra.s.s patch. In this era, besides some important cities, isn’t everywhere else wilderness? Where am I going to find the enemies?

On top of that, we have several hundred freshly minted troops following behind with no morale, no training and no formation. If we keep wandering around aimlessly like this, they will revolt sooner or later.

“What do we do now?” Yun Chang asked as she stroked her hair.

“Un, at least we must not let everyone know we have no destination in mind.”

This was the only thing I could think of for now.

“So… So shameful!!”

“Yun Chang don’t be so loud! What if they hear us.”

Ah~~~ As expected this is reality, not a light novel. Really, things don’t come so easy eh~~~ In light novels, the characters seem to be equipped with martial skills, are adept with strategy, and are able to command armies so fights and battles are easy affairs. But when it comes to reality, it isn’t like that at all, even having a few hundred people stand in line is already difficult, let alone when it comes to several tens of thousands. “Why don’t we stop first and see if we can ask some pa.s.sersby.” Yi De said lazily.

“And ask what? ‘Do you know where the Yellow Turban Army is? We are going to destroy them’ is it? Don’t you feel that’s a bit too shameful~~~” I looked around again, “Speaking of which, there isn’t a single person around? Where are we now?”

Really, there’s no road signs at all.

“I seem to have pa.s.sed through here before…” Yun Chang folded her arms, supporting her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, as she sank into thought. “If I’m not wrong, then this should be the road to Zhuo commandery.”

(TL: Liu Bei lived in Zhuo county, which is part of Zhuo commandery. County is sort of like a towns.h.i.+p or a village, and commandery is like a prefecture. So it’s kind of like New York, New York.)

“Whatever whereever, let’s just go first.” Yi De seemed to be irritated.

There really wasn’t any other way, and I just hope we can make it to that whatever commandery before nightfall.

“Excuse me…”

“Un?”

Just then, a man came riding over on a horse, and seemed in a rush.

I looked over and he looked exactly like the average old farmer, though he seemed very unused to riding a horse.

“Is there something you require our a.s.sistance for?” Yun Chang asked politely.

“Ah, you all must be a band of travelling merchants right. I want to ask…” He thought for a moment. “How do I get to Zhuo commandery?”

“If we’re not wrong, it’s this road.”

I pointed in front of us.

“Is that so, thank you. To be perfectly jonest,” He laughed and whistled behind him, and there were the breaths and voices of many could be heard from the nearby forest. “We are actually the Yellow Turban Army.”

“…”

“…”

“Hahaha, if you’re going to make a joke like that at least prepare your props, you don’t even have a yellow turban, how could you be the Yellow Turban army?”

I and Yun Chang were silenced at his words and only Yi De was still fully relaxed.

What Yi De said did make sense however, though not all that much.

“Eh, you’re right little lady. But no matter how we try to raise an army, we are but mere farmers. Yellow turbans are too expensive for us, even I, Cheng Yuan Zhi, who commands 50,000 strong cannot get one.”

“…” Yi De also went silent.

We looked at each other, and I could tell that my expression was the least affected.

We really met with them!! And it was even the 50,000 strong contingent!!

“Un? What’s wrong with you all?”

Shakes head.

Shakes head.

Shakes head.

“Haa… We’ll be going ahead first then?”

Nods.

Nods.