Transmigration begins with archery training

"Eight thousand Tiger Warriors, plus three thousand Black Armored Soldiers."

The lieutenant said with a worried look, "The Xuanjia Army was brought by Chen Sanshi, who crossed the Hongze River four times."

Upon hearing this name, Li Gong's action of cutting flesh visibly hesitated for a moment, then he said calmly, "Don't panic. This person is most likely sent here to gain merit and then get promoted. In the current situation in Laizhou, one more or one less makes no difference."

"Your Majesty."

The lieutenant sighed, "His Majesty has a lot of complaints about us this time; he didn't agree to our sending troops in the first place."

"It's clearly His Majesty who's too conservative."

Li Gong chewed on a leg of lamb and said calmly, "Don't panic. As long as we hold out for another three months, reinforcements from Daqing will arrive one after another, and the Nanxu army will also be heading straight for Hulao Pass."

"At that time, Meng Quji and others will naturally have to retreat to the border, and then the war will truly begin."

"Find a way to notify all the garrison commanders in the other cities to hold their ground and wait for the right moment!"

"Yes!"

……

Zhaotong Prefecture.

"brothers!"

"Fellow villagers!"

"Once the Sheng Dynasty's soldiers storm in, they will massacre the entire city, leaving no one alive, men, women, or children. Guihai, Lianshui, and Jinggu are examples of this. They are no different from the barbarians of the grasslands! So if you want to live, come up and help me!"

"Click——"

General Deng Feng's Green Dragon Crescent Blade crashed down, severing half the body of the Da Sheng general who had stormed the city wall, ending a fierce battle. The Da Sheng troops outside the city retreated ten miles and ceased their rash attack.

outside the city.

Cui Congyi, Sha Wenlong, and others led the Tiger Warriors to temporarily retreat to their camp twenty miles away.

"This Deng Feng is truly formidable!"

Sha Wenlong planted his broadsword upside down in the ground: "Even with the two of us working together, we still can't take him down."

"After all, it is the Great Perfection of the Mysterious Manifestation Realm."

Cui Congyi said calmly, "Let's rest for half a day and then continue the siege."

"Two generals."

Cao Fan said worriedly, "If we continue with the strong attack, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take it down."

"We have no choice but to attack."

Cui Congyi said, "This is a direct order from His Highness the Crown Prince, and there is a time limit."

"Let's wait for reinforcements."

Sha Wenlong said, "Chen Sanshi still has three thousand Xuanjia soldiers. We'll have his men hold the line while we charge up the city wall in one go. I don't believe we can't take it down."

"Chirp—"

The gyrfalcon brought intelligence.

"how?"

Sha Wenlong asked, "How much longer until they arrive?"

"No need to wait."

Holding the letter, Cui Congyi said in a deep voice, "He's not coming."

"You dare disobey orders?!"

Sha Wenlong was furious: "Last time, Yu Song probably took the blame for him. Who can take the blame for him this time? Fang Qingyun?!"

"No, it wasn't disobeying orders. On the contrary... he ordered all of us to stop attacking the city."

"General Cui is joking?"

Sha Wenlong asked in bewilderment, "How can a mere brigade commander command you and me?!"

"See for yourself!"

Cui Congyi said angrily, "General Meng Quji has ordered that he is now the commander of all prefectures except Yongle Prefecture."

"what?"

Sha Wenlong snatched the letter and sneered, "So that's what happened. It turns out you've received a military order to make Zhaotong Prefecture surrender within two months. What a boastful tone!"

Cao Fan also took it and read it himself, saying with concern, "This person wouldn't make such a boast if he wasn't confident."

"I do not believe."

Cui Congyi pointed his blood-stained longsword at the city wall: "Deng Feng is incredibly brave and righteous. Would he really come out of the city to surrender?!"

"Actually, I don't believe it either."

Cao Fan smiled wryly: "But his name is Chen Sanshi."

"This……"

Sha Wenlong was also hesitant to make any further pronouncements, as the lesson from last time was still fresh in his mind.

"You two are overthinking it!"

Cui Congyi sneered, "The military order has a time limit: Deng Feng must open the city gates and surrender within two months. I want to see how he will handle things if he doesn't surrender by then!"

……

"Deng Feng, the garrison commander of Zhaotong Prefecture, has reached the peak of the Xuanxiang Realm."

Fang Qingyun, holding the latest intelligence he had obtained, said: "This man was originally the governor of Laizhou. He has an excellent reputation in the area and is known as Deng Qingtian. However, he is very loyal to the Qing Kingdom. It will be quite difficult to get him to open the city gates and surrender. But since you dare to speak up, Junior Brother, you must have your own plans. Go ahead and do it. I am not suited to running around, so I won't be a burden to you."

"Farewell, senior brother!"

Without wasting any time, Chen Sanshi led three thousand Xuanjia soldiers straight into the distance.

Chen Sanshi led his men away, and after traveling another fifty li, they stopped at a fork in the road in the wilderness.

"May……"

He just blurted it out and couldn't correct himself for a moment: "Bring me the map."

"Does anyone have a map? Quickly!"

Zhao Kang and the others searched and searched, but there was no sign of anything for a long time.

"Sir, I have some here."

Xia Cong was prepared. He immediately took out the map and respectfully presented it to him: "This humble servant has some humble opinions, but I don't know if I should speak them?"

Throughout the journey, he could tell that the general clearly wanted to address the man known as the Crouching Dragon, Master Xu, indicating that the general lacked a right-hand man, and he could take his place so that he could learn more from the general and become a trusted confidant.

Chen Sanshi, looking at the map without raising his head, replied, "Go ahead and speak freely."

"Thank you, sir!"

Xia Cong bowed and said, "I believe that even after releasing the surrendered soldiers, directly persuading them to surrender will still be ineffective. We must first use force, then courtesy. We must first capture a city, and then set an example through our actions."

"Yeah, that's the right idea."

Chen Sanshi glanced at him and said, "Go on."

After receiving confirmation, Xia Cong's face lit up with joy, and he blurted out all the analysis he had been thinking about: "There are still 8,000 troops in Zhaotong Prefecture, 2,000 of whom are local troops and 6,000 are elite soldiers conscripted from other places. With the help of the people, it is definitely not feasible to attack Zhaotong directly."

"Therefore, I think it would be better to attack Songlin Prefecture, which is closer to Zhaotong, first. The enemy garrison there is small and has been besieged for a long time. If we add the three thousand Xuanjia soldiers to launch a fierce attack, there is a high probability that we can take it by force. After Songlin Prefecture falls, it will naturally shake Zhaotong Prefecture. Only then can we persuade them to surrender."

"No, that's far from enough."

Chen Sanshi denied it, saying, "Let's not even talk about how high the cost would be. We can't afford to waste time. Besides, do you know why we must take Zhaotong Prefecture within two months?"

"Aside from needing more troops to concentrate on attacking Yongle Prefecture, I'd like to think of something..."

Xia Cong felt as if he were taking an exam and answered very seriously: "Two months later, the reinforcements from the Qing Kingdom will likely arrive, with a conservative estimate of more than 50,000. The best place to stop them is to set up camp 20 miles outside Green Ridge Mountain. But this would require bypassing Zhaotong Prefecture. If we don't take Zhaotong Prefecture, it means we have a knife left in our rear, which might suddenly appear and ambush us at any time."