The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 167 The Chosen One, Sun Quan

However, Liu Bei felt it was worthwhile. But because Ba Commandery did not have a real military industry, only workshops, the production of paper bullets did not go smoothly, and Yuan Chen did not have a mature paper bullet formula.

Yuan Chen ultimately used ordinary cardboard, which burned relatively quickly, but not completely, leaving a lot of residue. However, this already made Liu Bei very happy, as it was a huge improvement. It was just that the output was a bit low, Liu Bei said to Jian Yong.

Jian Yong nodded and replied to Liu Bei, "My lord, Yuan Chen said that we do not have a complete factory yet, and can only improve it gradually."

“I know that,” Liu Bei said. “A country can’t be strong without a complete defense system and comprehensive strength, especially strong industrial and economic strength. Back then… sigh, why am I telling you all this? You wouldn’t understand.”

Suddenly, Liu Bei uttered some inexplicable words, leaving Jian Yong completely baffled. However, if Chen Er were to hear these words, he would certainly be astonished, because what Liu Bei said was definitely not something a person from this world could say! Just who is Liu Bei?

How could he know so much? Could it be that he, like Chen Er, is also from another world?

Unbeknownst to Jian Yong, after he left, Liu Bei murmured, "Chen Er, just wait, you won't succeed so easily."

Liu Bei was a figure from the 20th century. His real name was Liu Yunfeng. He was a special person in the early 20th century. When Liu Bei went south to Ba County, he replaced him and became the new Liu Bei, just like Chen Er.

Liu Bei is now also a person who shoulders the mission of the chosen one. However, at this moment, Liu Bei has immediately become a general who has been through many battles. However, Ba County has not yet begun to expand outwards, and outsiders cannot see Liu Bei's abilities.

Liu Bei did not immediately demonstrate this ability; instead, based on his understanding, he quickly established a complete firearms force.

Furthermore, after Chen Er deliberately leaked the flintlock musket technology, Liu Bei quickly re-equipped his 30,000 troops based on his own understanding. There was no other way; in his previous life, he was a general and a member of a special unit of the Sichuan Army during the Republic of China era.

Despite his illustrious military achievements, he wasn't actually very knowledgeable about firearms. While he knew a lot about modern rifles, he was less knowledgeable about muzzle-loading guns than Chen Er. This is where Chen Er's advantage became apparent.

However, Liu Bei's tactical command ability was definitely unmatched by anyone in this era, after all, he was a professional.

Actually, it's not just Chen Er and Liu Bei; there are three chosen ones in this world. And the third one is obvious: Sun Quan.

However, Sun Quan was a tech geek, a shipbuilding technician from China in the 1980s and 90s. As a tech geek, people outside of Jiangdong in this world did not know much about Sun Quan. Even Chen Er's intelligence system did not know enough about Sun Quan. Chen Er almost thought that Sun Quan in this world did not exist.

It was because Chen Er lost his vigilance against Sun Quan at this time that Chen Er's army suffered a major defeat in its southward march, and the autonomous region's surface fleet suffered a major defeat. But that's a story for later, so let's not talk about it now.

As the year 2190 was drawing to a close, Chen Er suddenly received a letter from Liu Bei of Ba Commandery. The letter contained only a few words: "I am also a chosen one. I think we should meet." Then it listed the place and time for the meeting.

The letter was simple, but it had a tremendous impact on Chen Er's heart. There was actually a chosen one. Why was that? If Liu Bei was the chosen one, was it possible that Sun Quan was also the chosen one?

Why is there more than one Chosen One? Could it be that there's competition among them? Or perhaps cooperation? Having read many novels in his previous life, Chen Er immediately thought of a competition between gods. Could this be a conspiracy? Are they all pawns used in this competition?

Chen Er shook his head vigorously. He summoned Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and others to ask for their opinions. Of course, he did not mention the Chosen Ones. He only mentioned that Liu Bei, the governor of Ba Commandery, had invited him to come south for a meeting. Although he did not know what it meant, Chen Er still decided to go and meet him.

Hearing Chen Er's account, Guo Jia and the others were somewhat puzzled. It was rare for a prefect to invite the King of Wei to a meeting, but their lord had already expressed his willingness to go.

What else could they say? Moreover, according to Guo Jia and others' observations, Chen Er was hiding something in his words. However, these were not matters for their subordinates to concern themselves with. Perhaps their lord had some secret arrangements.

"My lord, I suggest we recall General Zilong to accompany you on your southward journey," Guo Jia suggested.

"Yes." Chen Er nodded in agreement: "Let Zilong and Yuanrang accompany me south to Jingzhou."

"How many guards should we bring?"

“Jingzhou is still Liu Biao’s territory after all, so it’s not advisable to bring too many people. Just bring two thousand dragon cavalry from the personal guard battalion. Once we get to Yangzhou, we’ll have two legions from the Southern Military Region as a deterrent. What are we afraid of? Does Liu Biao dare to start a war with us?” Chen Er said confidently to the crowd.

In the small meeting room, everyone laughed. Regardless of what kind of person Liu Biao was, the military strength of the autonomous region was something Liu Biao could not shake. Even if Liu Biao knew, what could he do?

"In that case, we have no further objections," Guo Jia and the others said, rising and bowing.

In fact, Chen Er didn't necessarily need everyone's consent. In his view, he did this simply to make his strategists feel valued. Otherwise, if they felt that their lord was autocratic and never spoke up, it would be difficult for them to gain the true loyalty of their strategists and generals.

Seeing that there was no danger involved and that the matter would benefit the autonomous region's future development, Guo Jia and the others naturally did not stop Chen Er.

However, the most important thing now is to celebrate the New Year first. Chen Er will head south after the New Year. There are only about ten days left until the New Year, so Chen Er will naturally not leave at this time. He wants to spend a peaceful and happy New Year with his wives and two children before heading south.

Of course, Liu Bei's side couldn't be neglected either. At least this potential chosen one hadn't shown any hostility yet. Since they were both from another world, Chen Er was considering whether there was any hope for peace.

Although peace may be very difficult, Chen Er still wants to give it a try no matter what. Now the autonomous region has an absolute advantage. He believes that Liu Bei or Sun Quan should have the ability to assess the situation and will not blindly want to dominate the world.