Transmigration begins with archery training

"A close call! A close call!"

Regent Prince Cao Huan breathed a sigh of relief: "Tong Xiaochu is indeed a descendant of the Tong family; he is quite skilled in military strategy. It's just a pity that after finally advancing to Yiling, he has to retreat again. At this rate, I don't know when we will be able to recover the two prefectures."

"Why haven't you gone to invite General Chen yet?"

One side of the hall.

Cao Zhi lay back in a chair, eating chilled watermelon: "It's not too late to hire people now."

"unnecessary!"

Ming Qingfeng raised his hand and said, "Tong Xiaochu's ability to see through the military genius's strategy and withdraw from Yiling already shows that his talent is no less than that of the military genius. I believe he will definitely be able to stabilize the situation in the future."

"Lord Ming is right."

Yin Mingchun chimed in, "This is enough to prove that our Great Sheng Dynasty has plenty of talented young people!"

"A complete rout, a complete rout!"

Cao Zhi casually threw away the watermelon rind.

"Twelfth Brother, how can you repeatedly undermine the morale of the army?"

Cao Huan said unhappily, "If you continue to speak like that, I, your elder brother, will be angry and punish you."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Cao Zhi said, "Just wait and see. The defeat at Yiling is only the beginning."

……

"Tong Shuai, something terrible has happened, Tong Shuai!"

"We had barely arrived at Huangfeng Ridge when the enemy was already prepared."

"We're the ones who were ambushed!"

"Huangfeng Ridge suffered a loss of 8,000 soldiers, including one Xuanxiang warrior and two Tongmai warriors!"

“Another contingent of the Western Qi army has already bypassed to the end of the Jingxing Pass and is about to encircle us. If we don’t find a way out, we won’t be able to leave this place.”

"Commander Tong, what should we do, Commander Tong!"

"..."

Seeing the defeated soldiers who had fled back, Tong Xiaochu broke out in a cold sweat, and his voice trembled slightly: "Quick, bring me the map!"

"Wow!"

Two soldiers spread out a map in front of him.

"Li Shi Mansion!"

After some deliberation, Tong Xiaochu put two fingers together and placed them on a city on the map: "We will abandon the main road and take the side road to Lishi Prefecture. Lishi Prefecture has strong city walls, ample food supplies, and is protected by a moat. Moreover, the summer and autumn are dry, so we don't have to worry about them flooding the city. It will definitely help our army stabilize the situation!"

"Master Tong's insight is brilliant!"

"Quickly, let's move out!"

"Notify the vanguard to change direction and head towards Lishi Prefecture!"

"..."

Fifteen days later.

In front of Lishi Mansion.

"Commander Tong, something terrible has happened!"

"The garrison commander of Lishi Prefecture, Yue Biao, refuses to open the city gates and let us in!"

"what?!"

Tong Xiaochu's expression changed drastically. He personally rode his horse to the front gate of the city, drew his sword, and demanded sharply, "Yue Biao, are you crazy? Open the city gate right now!"

"General Tong!"

On the city wall, a middle-aged general answered loudly: "To be honest, I, Yue, have already submitted to the Great Master Xu! Considering our past friendship, I will not draw my sword against the Imperial Guard for a day. However, if General Tong has not left this place by the end of the day, then I will have no choice but to cooperate with the Great Master Xu to wipe you out!"

"you you……"

Tong Xiaochu's neck was bright red, with bulging veins.

He had not expected that the cities behind him would turn against him and surrender to the enemy!

But there is nothing to do.

Now, with enemies blocking their way in front and pursuing them from behind, it's impossible for them to stay and attack Lishi Mansion.

"Mountain Flower Mansion!"

Tong Xiaochu had a sudden inspiration: "Quickly, notify everyone to go to Shanhua Mansion immediately!"

Shanhua Mansion.

It is the last anchor point that can stabilize the situation!

The 200,000-strong army changed course again.

"How about it?"

Tong Xiaochu asked the soldier in charge of receiving intelligence, "Has the Governor's Office sent any new secret letters with gold badges recently? I mean, if so, give them to me, and I'll burn them myself!"

"No, in response to Commander Tong's question."

"..."

Tong Xiaochu took a deep breath, feeling the pressure increase even more.

But think about it.

The situation on the battlefield is changing every day.

Chen Sanshi, who was thousands of miles away, was not a fortune teller after all. He could not possibly know everything, nor could he always give him brilliant ideas.

But the good thing is.

Once they reach Shanhua Prefecture, even if the Western Qi has a large army in pursuit, they will be helpless!

The army changed course.

Another 10,000 men were lost as backup.

Another twenty days passed.

The supervising troops are getting closer and closer to their destination.

"Report——"

Just a few dozen miles away from Shanhua Prefecture, a scout covered in blood stumbled back to the central command: "It's terrible, Commander Tong! Shanhua Prefecture, Shanhua Prefecture has surrendered too!"

"impossible!"

Tong Xiaochu said, "The garrison commander of Shanhua Prefecture, like me, is a descendant of one of the twelve generals of the Qilin Pavilion. Even if his family has fallen on hard times, they have been loyal and righteous for ten generations! How could he possibly defect to the enemy?!"

"Commander, it's true!"

Having fled all this way, the scout, already terrified, stammered, "The only road ahead is to Shanhua Prefecture. There are Western Qi military flags everywhere. I can't see the exact number of troops, but they are very powerful, at least 50,000!"

"..."

Tong Xiaochu's eyes twitched incessantly, and she remained silent for a moment.

"Commander Tong, it must be true!"

A disheveled Gong Yu said, "Otherwise, how could the Western Qi army have appeared in front? Aren't they worried that the city's defenders would attack us from both sides?! As for the loyal and valiant, those seven generations of loyal and valiant men of the Qing Kingdom, didn't they surrender to the White Robe back then? These people just want to gain a higher position! Commander Tong, quickly order a retreat, or we won't be able to leave!"

"Retreat again..."

Tong Xiaochu grabbed the map, looked at their current location, and swallowed hard: "If we retreat any further, there will be no fortified cities left to defend. We'll have to retreat all the way to the east of Yunduan Prefecture, which means... the entire Pingzhou will be gone!"

He led his troops for two months and successfully lost a state.

"We still have to retreat," Gong Yu said. "Otherwise, our remaining 160,000 troops will all be wiped out here!"

"Hey, let's retreat!!!"

Tong Xiaochu gritted her teeth and threw the map on the ground.

even so.

Even during their retreat, they were constantly ambushed.

"Something terrible has happened, Commander!"

"There's an ambush ahead!"

"General, we have lost eight thousand men!"

"Five thousand soldiers and one general were lost!"

"Twenty thousand soldiers lost!"

"General, the area in front has collapsed!"

"Enemy troops are everywhere!"

"..."

Retreat all the way!

No matter where you go, you'll encounter ambushes.

The Dasheng military force suffered heavy losses along the way and continued to retreat eastward.

One collapse, and a thousand miles are lost!

A thousand miles later.

The defeated army was able to rest in a valley.

Suddenly.

A gust of wind arose, and a crane cried out.

The military commander, thinking they were being pursued, fled again in disarray.

Whenever I pass through the mountains and forests, I hear rustling sounds and think there is an ambush.

It was a time of extreme tension, where even the slightest sound could trigger an attack!