"it is good!"

"Rumble--"

midnight.

Thunder rumbled incessantly in the mountains and fields.

Birds cried out in panic and fluttered their wings as they scattered and fled.

Sparkling with brilliance.

A silver dragon roams.

Under the cleansing of spiritual energy, the shrine on Chen Sanshi's neck quietly opened, and the spirit of the scene was revived.

Niang Sui Shen!

His name was Lingmo Gai, his courtesy name was Daozhou, he was five inches tall, and he wore white clothes.

[Technique: Dragon Scripture (Beginner)]

【Progress: 60/100】

The progress has reached 60%.

Chen Sanshi then took out the Black Snake Bow and casually shot down several birds that were darting around in the air.

[Skill: Archery. Perfect (Level 2 Breakthrough)]

Progress: (1558/2000)

Soon after, his archery skills were able to break through the limits again.

[Cultivation Technique: Fire Swallowing Technique, Qi Refining Level 2]

【Progress: 250/500】

With the help of elixirs, the Fire Swallowing Technique is also steadily improving.

This battle was won.

Before we knew it, another half a year had passed, and there was no sign of it ending.

After finishing his cultivation, Chen Sanshi also hunted some game. Unfortunately, the mountain was not large and there wasn't much game. In the end, he only found two wild boars, which he planned to take back and add to the meal so that the soldiers would have some meat.

Back at the military camp, they happened to run into Chu Shixiong carrying a sack of human heads, which he dumped all on the ground.

"Fifty li outside the city!"

"When we were scouting, we encountered a group of cavalry!"

"Twenty enemy soldiers were killed."

"Two of our soldiers were killed in action."

"..."

Since retreating to Guandu, both sides have been in this predicament.

Basically, there will only be small-scale encounters between rangers, and there will be no direct head-on clashes. People at all levels in the government believe that if the supply of food is sufficient and the fighting continues at this rate, it will be impossible to determine a winner in less than three to five years.

"My lord, the Ministry of War is pressing us again!"

"For the past month, we've received a military order to deploy troops almost every day."

Ignore it.

"..."

after that.

Chen Sanshi simply refused to see anyone.

Military orders urging him to send troops were piling up like mountains.

After being turned away several times, Guo Fengjie, the supervising eunuch from the capital, directly used the capital's gold token to summon Tong Xiaochu, Teng Le, and all the middle and high-ranking generals of the Imperial Guard.

"The white-robed general lacks strategy and has delayed the battle!"

The supervising eunuch Guo Fengjie held up a gold medal and scanned the many generals: "The Ministry of War has repeatedly ordered him to send troops, but he has remained inactive. To put it mildly, it is cowardice and refusal to fight; to put it more seriously, it is disobeying orders!"

"Are you all going to follow the white-robed man and ignore military orders?"

"Could it be that you're plotting a rebellion with him?!"

"Eunuch Guo, you mustn't say that!"

Tong Xiaochu panicked immediately: "My Tong family has been loyal and righteous for ten generations. How could we possibly be disloyal to the imperial court?"

"I was raised by His Majesty."

Teng Le, a former assassin, declared confidently, "I was born a man of Dasheng, and I will die a ghost of Dasheng. How could I be afraid of battle? Eunuch Guo, how dare you insult me?!"

The other mid- to high-ranking generals also echoed this sentiment.

"We are blessed by the Emperor; how could we harbor any disloyal thoughts?"

"..."

"In that case!"

The supervising eunuch, Guo Fengjie, drawled, "Why are you disobeying orders and delaying the dispatch of troops?!"

"This……"

Tong Xiaochu explained, "These are all orders from Governor Chen."

"Chen Sanshi is a fool!"

Guo Fengjie coldly retorted, "Do you think you won't fight without him?! Let me tell you the truth, the Ministry of War is already preparing to replace him with a new commander!"

"Substitution?"

Teng Le asked, "Who should we replace them with?"

"Humph!"

The supervising officer, Guo Fengjie, replied, "If there is no progress in Jiaozhou, the court will have no choice but to transfer General Jiang Yuanbo from the capital and Duke Mu of Zhao over here."

"As for Chen Sanshi, since he is incompetent in attacking, he will have to be relieved of his post as commander. If he cannot make amends before the end of the war, he will inevitably be held accountable, and it is not impossible that he will be stripped of his title."

"Eunuch Guo..."

Tong Xiaochu asked, "You mean..."

"That's right, Chen Sanshi is no longer the commander-in-chief, and you no longer need to obey his orders!"

Guo Fengjie slammed down the gold medal: "From this day forward, I order you to devise a strategy for launching an attack as soon as possible. Once General Lü and the others arrive, we will immediately engage in battle!"

"it is good."

Tong Xiaochu accepted the order.

The rest of the people gradually dispersed.

Tong Xiaochu sat in front of the map, her face full of worry, pondering how to break the deadlock.

"General Tong."

Teng Le sighed, "General Chen, are we really going to be dismissed like this?"

"If the command is ineffective, then of course we must retreat."

Tong Xiaochu said helplessly, "You and I were also removed from our posts."

"Having said that, but..."

Teng Le spread his hands and said, "Even Commander Chen can't find a way to defeat the enemy. What can the two of us do? Actually, I think the court is being a bit too hasty this time. If Commander Chen wants to wait, why not wait a little longer? Maybe a turning point will come?"

"Brother Teng, the imperial court also has its own difficulties; it really can't afford to wait any longer."

Tong Xiaochu sighed, "General Chen probably wants to maintain his undefeated 'reputation,' which is why he doesn't dare to send troops to take a gamble."

……

The Chinese military tent.

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

Zhao Kang barged into the tent and, after confirming that no one else was there, said in a low voice, "Last night, that eunuch gathered all the generals, big and small, of the Imperial Guard. I heard that he plans to remove you from your command position in a few days and appoint someone else to take command."

"Really?"

Zhu Tong, who was squatting on the ground eating dry rations, suddenly stood up and cursed, "If Shi Tou is no good, who in this world is? It's pointless to replace him! A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"Isn't it?"

Xiong Qiu'an, who had been dozing off while holding his axe, perked up upon hearing this: "Who are you planning to replace? Damn it, what if some idiot comes along and leads us to our deaths? Sir, let's run away and go back to Liangzhou first. To hell with it, let whoever wants to fight this war fight it."

Liu Jinkui, who was guarding the entrance to the main tent, poked his head in after hearing this and said, "You surnamed Xiong, you're talking nonsense. You deserted in the face of battle, and you even had a large and organized force. This isn't desertion; this is establishing your own regime with an army!"

"Is there such a good thing?"

Zhu Tong laughed and said, "Isn't it just right?"

"Alright, you guys should stop talking so recklessly."

Zhao Kang scolded, "Be careful that Chu Shixiong and the others don't overhear this; those people might write a memorial to the court to complain."

He continued discussing serious matters, "Sir, what if they really change commanders?"

"We must persevere, no matter who comes."

Chen Sanshi said calmly.

This battle was not fought for the imperial court in the first place.

now.

The world is changing.

What started as a land dispute between nations has escalated into a struggle for ancestral lineages, with multiple cultivation sects also involved.

Once the ancestral lineage is lost, the Fallen Leaf Valley behind the Western Qi will gain a foothold in the Eastern Sheng Divine Continent. The Ascending Cloud Sect will immediately abandon the Great Sheng. After losing the support of the "Immortal Master," the three kingdoms of Qing, Xu, and Qi will pursue it together, plunging the world into chaos. Countless more people will die. Only by holding the ancestral lineage in our hands can we be qualified to negotiate with other sects. Otherwise, we will only become bargaining chips on other people's negotiating table.

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