Transmigration begins with archery training

"How can you say that you have no clothes, but you share the same robe with me!"

"Brothers, cross the river—"

They were well prepared and crossed the Hongze River for the fourth time in just two days.

Chihiro and her warhorses had been waiting on the riverbank for a long time.

There is a bridge over the Wushui River!

Their warhorses will be able to travel unimpeded and will appear suddenly in the Meishan Prefecture area at lightning speed, like heavenly soldiers descending to earth.

……

"Break through—"

The reserve battalion was stationed at Song's remaining troops.

The last thirty survivors rode the stolen warhorses, setting fire to the mountains along the way. After failing to break through Luotian Pass, they had no choice but to return the way they came, intending to cross the Hongze River to the west and re-enter the heart of Mingzhou.

Unfortunately, they were surrounded by enemy troops on all sides, densely packed like an iron barrel.

In a valley.

They had nowhere left to retreat.

"How come there are so few people?"

General Liu reined in his horse and stopped. Looking at the mere thirty-odd riders before them, he frowned and shouted, "Yu Song! Where are the rest of you? Tell me their whereabouts, and I'll spare your life!"

They surrounded them from all sides, so theoretically no one should have been able to escape.

But so far we have killed less than a thousand enemies, while the reserve force should have more than three thousand men.

The only response they received was the sound of swords being drawn.

"Reserve battalion, charge!"

Yu Song raised his long-handled sword high.

The last thirty or so riders of the reserve battalion charged into the enemy's formation of tens of thousands of men, only to be swallowed up in an instant, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, leaving no trace...

……

Yangchun Prefecture.

The rebel camp.

With the help of his attendants, Dong An donned full armor, picked up a long sword wielded by a rice seedling, and looked much better than before, his eyes filled with confidence.

"Report!"

"Traces of Sha Wenlong and his men have been suspected to have been discovered fifty miles outside the city!"

"General Xiang has already gone to pursue them."

"General, would you like to go and take a look too?"

"Yes, I understand. I will go there personally once the battle report from Meishan Prefecture arrives."

Dong An held a brush and sketched on the map.

But he wasn't focused on the movements of the remnants of the reserve battalion; instead, he was making overall plans for the future of Minnesota.

Those men from the reserve battalion couldn't possibly be alive anymore. The deployment at Luotian Pass was flawless. No one would fall for the feint attack again. That kid surnamed Chen has finally run out of tricks!

Once the battle report arrives and confirms the results as predicted, Dong An will personally don his armor and go into battle, first chasing down Sha Wenlong and the other man, and then going to Jianmen Gorge to assist Zhong Wuxin in fighting Lü Ji.

However, the later battles became less interesting, consisting mainly of troop strength and logistical support, with no major changes expected.

"Report——"

News has come from Luotian Pass: the remnants of the reserve battalion have been completely annihilated!

"Commander Yu Song's head is on its way!"

"..."

"Well, wait..."

Dong An sensed something was wrong: "Only Yu Song? Where's Chen Sanshi's head?"

"Commander..."

The soldiers lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the other side: "There is another important message. According to the battle report from Liu Anxing, they have killed about a thousand enemy soldiers, but the whereabouts of the other two thousand are unknown..."

Dong An shouted sternly, "You scoundrel! Explain yourself clearly!"

"General, I have finished speaking!"

The soldier's voice trembled slightly: "It's just that we couldn't find the person."

"That's all? Two thousand people have disappeared without a trace, and you're telling me that's all?!"

"boom--"

Dong An kicked him down.

The soldier died on the spot, spitting out blood.

The camp was deathly silent; not a single soldier dared to utter a sound.

Dong An returned to the map, picked up his brush again, and began to sketch, muttering to himself as he analyzed:

"impossible!"

"The reserve battalion was surrounded by a large army from all four directions!"

"After attacking Luotian Pass, they simply didn't have time to retreat!"

"unless……

"Unless those two thousand men never went to attack Luotian Pass at all, but instead hid themselves away long ago!"

"That is to say..."

"This attack on Luotian Pass is yet another feint attack with divided forces!"

"wrong!"

"The commanders are all here!"

"Yu Song's head has been cut off. This has been verified by multiple sources; there's no way there could be a mistake!"

"Their commanders all died in battle."

"absurd!"

"How could there ever be a case in the world where a general lays down a body for his subordinates to die!"

"Assuming that's the case, what are they planning to do?"

"Where did the other two thousand people escape to?!"

Dong An spared no effort to obtain a brand-new map, and then reviewed the entire Mingzhou campaign from beginning to end until midnight, when a thunderclap suddenly rang out in the sky, and the brush in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter".

"Crash, lala, lala -"

Another torrential downpour hit Minnesota, extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in his heart.

"It's over...it's all over..."

"Puff-"

"Commander!"

The soldiers rushed forward in a panic.

This time.

Two full hours later, Dong An finally opened his eyes again. He lay on the bed, his lips pale, as if he had just escaped death: "Go tell Liang Jinian to run... But no, it's too late..."

"It's too late? What's too late?"

The soldiers were completely bewildered, and looking at their commander's expression, they felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Commander!"

A lieutenant approached the bedside and asked earnestly, "General, please explain yourself. You are a brilliant strategist; how could you possibly be too late? Even sending us to mitigate the losses would be helpful."

"..."

Dong An closed his eyes and remained silent, not uttering another word, as if he were about to die.

"This……"

Helpless, everyone could only go and inform Liang Jinian.

……

at the same time.

Meishan Prefecture.

"That's unreasonable!"

Liang Jinian slammed his fist on the table, gritting his teeth: "Two thousand men! How could Liu Anxing let so many people go and then tell me they've disappeared without a trace?!"

"General, where could they be?"

He Xianliang, the last general defending Meishan Prefecture, asked, "From the moment they attacked Luotian Pass, they should have had no chance of escaping!"

"not good!"

Liang Jinian was horrified: "They didn't attack Luotian Pass at all."

"This...this is impossible."

He Xianliang said, "General, the head of Yu Song, the commander of the remnant reserve battalion, is genuine. Do you think the commander would stay behind to cover for the enemy and risk his life?"

"That's why they've fooled us all! Treacherous, treacherous villain!"

Liang Jinian tried to overturn the table, but he was too weak and ended up falling to the ground. He roared with a ferocious expression, "How is this possible? How is this possible!"

"No matter how capable he is, he's just a commander!"

"There is absolutely no logic to a mere centurion ordering his commander to willingly die!"

"How could Yu Song agree to this!"

"Someone, come quickly!