My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"The west, the battle at Sword Gate Canyon has already begun,"

Chen Sansi didn't pause for a moment and hurried to the resting area of the enemy to deliver the vital intelligence, "However, they still cannot break through; we cannot rely on reinforcements for the time being, so we must depend on ourselves."

"General Chen, what are our next steps?"

Yu Song asked, "Do we proceed to cross the river directly?"

"Before crossing the river, we need a feint, a pretense of attacking their camp,"

Chen Sansi explained, "Otherwise, they'll quickly catch on and when we're halfway across the river, Yangchun Prefecture could easily spare some of the troops besieging it to come at us. If the marching speed slows down, the army from behind will catch up too."

"All right,"

Yu Song said, "Bai Tingzhi, the task of the feint attack still falls to you, how about it?"

"No problem!"

Bai Tingzhi assured, "Give me Old Xu to lead us!"

"Be careful,"

Chen Sansi warned, "This feint will be more dangerous than the last, I estimate that your losses will not be small."

"Rest assured, sir."

Xu Wencai bowed with his hands folded, "I will do everything possible to reduce casualties without arousing the suspicion of the enemy army. However, the feint attack might be delayed by half a day later than expected; I wonder if that's feasible? I plan to wait until the rain stops so that it will be easier to use fire. With not enough men, one fire, two drum beats, and three flags are the best way to confuse the enemy."

"Are you sure the rain is about to stop, Old Xu, you understand heavenly phenomena as well?"

Chen Sansi agreed, "No problem, you have a day's time to arrange it yourself."

"Yes!"

Xu Wencai went down to make arrangements.

"This younger brother is quite the talent,"

Yu Song teased, "Brother Chen, to find such a treasure in a single county of Po Yang, with no official position; it's really a waste of his abilities."

Along the way,

Xu Wencai's abilities had been clear for all to see.

The only pity was that he possessed no cultivation.

"Yes, if we can return alive..."

Chen Sansi said, "I will personally write a petition and see if I can ask His Majesty to grant Old Xu an official post; this can't go on like this."

In this world, the military is mostly dominated by Martial Artists.

Even Fang Qingyun, he too was once a Martial Arts genius.

"Good, let us also prepare to depart,"

Vice Admiral Yu was about to order the remaining people to prepare to move on when he saw another Hai Dongqing flying in—seemingly from the direction of Yangchun Prefecture. After General Chen obtained the intelligence, he fell into silence for a long time without speaking, prompting Yu Song to ask, "What's going on?"

Chen Sansi answered, "General Sha has ordered us to change direction and strike at the enemy camp from the side and rear, to assist them in breaking out, and ultimately to crush the rebel forces outside of Yangchun Prefecture."

"Isn't this the same as what I had in mind earlier?"

Lu Shuhua said, "Should we not give it a try?"

"Try my ass!"

Yu Song cursed, "At this point, do you still not trust General Chen's judgment? Without him, do you think we could have survived this far?"

Lu Shuhua remained silent.

Yan Changqing added, "That's right, Brother Lu, Brother Xie, even I can see, this is an order for us to go and die, using our demise to pave their escape route."

"That's not the point!"

Yu Song's voice carried anger, "If it were any other time, with Sha Wenlong as the Commander, we would have no choice but to die if he ordered it! But have you forgotten what that Sha bastard did not long ago?

"To go against General Chen, he threw us out of Yangchun Prefecture as well, forcing us to cross the river to the east!"

"Does such a man deserve our loyalty and service?"

"Oh right, there's something else you might not know."

"Do you remember the incident with the Yu Yang Sect?"

"At that time, I was always with Sha Wenlong. Remember how he hesitated to help after hearing the arrow signal, concerned about luring the tiger from the mountain? It wasn't until later that I understood he wanted others to do his killing!

"He planned to use Huang Tianrong, the Sect Master of the Yu Yang Sect, to kill General Chen, making way for Cao Fan to ascend!"

"If I can survive this time, I will certainly petition against him; to think of going with the brothers to save him, do you think that's possible?"

"But Vice Admiral Yu..."

Xie Sishu said, "What you're talking about is all speculative; there's no evidence, and military orders are inviolable, aren't they?"

Yes,

Military orders are inviolable!

This was also why Chen Sansi was worried.

If the Commander demands assistance with the breakout and they refuse to go knowing the danger, it's more than a death penalty...

Moreover, the responsibility for disobeying would normally fall on the highest-ranking officer, which was Yu Song.

"Afraid my ass!"

Yu Song swore, "If I say we aren't going, then we aren't going. As for disobedience, don't worry about it landing on you."

Chen Sansi reminded, "Vice Admiral Yu, that's a capital offense."

"Capital offense? We're not necessarily going to make it out alive anyway,"

Yu Song then laughed, "If we do make it out alive, isn't there the merit of burning the granaries? With the merits offsetting our offenses, and General Chen has connections, a word from him on my behalf by then, wouldn't that settle it?"

"Good,"

In light of the gravity of the situation, Chen Sansi couldn't afford to be concerned about the rest at the moment.

If it really comes to it upon their return, he'll find a way to plead on their behalf.

"Let's move out!"

Yu Song issued the command, "Proceed with the original plan, Bai Tingzhi carries out the feint attack, and everyone else, cross the Hongze River three times!"

...

Inside Yangchun Prefecture City.

"It's almost time!"

Sha Wenlong said, "According to my orders, they will launch the attack in two hours. Once there's chaos below, we'll launch a full assault, striving to break through the north, and then head straight for Sword Gate Canyon. Explore new worlds at My Virtual Library Empire

"General Lu has already joined the battle there and has responded to us; as long as we can leave Yangchun Prefecture, he will make every effort to come to our aid."