My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 523 - 193: Fighting with One’s Back to the River

"What?!"

At Huqiu Mountain, eight hundred defeated ten thousand.

Cao Huan thought he had gotten used to Chen Sansi's startling command style, only to find...

No one could really get used to it!

Disobedience!

This was disobedience!

And it was disobedience against an imperial decree!

How dare he?!

"Cough cough~"

Cheng Wei, his second senior brother, said, "Your Highness, please stay calm, my junior brother undertook this mission to resolve the crisis in Liangzhou, to save the emperor himself. It's definitely not intentional disobedience, and besides, he didn't divide his forces by much."

"I too have some understanding of military strategy."

Cao Huan anxiously said, "Setting aside his disobedience for now, did you see what he is planning to do? He is heading north, deep into the Northern Desert, straight for Mei Mountain!"

Great Capital!

More than ten thousand li!

No supplies!

Above the Great Desert, where over two hundred thousand troops were scattered, just the known Agate River held a Martial Saint. Inside the Great Capital, there might also be the high echelons of the Witch God Sect, perhaps even an Immortal Master.

In these circumstances unfavorable to their side.

He was leading fifteen thousand men to attack the Barbarian Capital, thousands of miles away!

This was no longer an implausible fantasy; it was downright calamitous news!

Even if!

He could do it.

How much time would it cost?

How could it possibly be faster than attacking You State?

"Quick!"

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Cao Huan urgently said, "Bring the gold medal, and stop him for me!"

"It's too late, Your Highness!"

His subordinate reported, "General Lü and his forces didn't dare delay, they've already rushed toward You State overnight, and General Chen's forces, I fear, have also already moved hundreds of li north..."

"What should we do?!"

Cao Huan clapped his hands, "General Fang, tell me, what should we do? The lives of millions in Liangzhou City, can we afford to take such a great risk?"

"Because there are tens of thousands of lives, it is worth the risk."

Fang Qingyun, who was in a wheelchair, coughed twice, "Your Highness, the situation has already reached this point, there's no use worrying now, and actually, the situation is not as dire as you think.

First of all, General Chen must have had his reasons, he's not just wilfully reckless, I believe no one would doubt that."

The emotions of Cao Huan gradually calmed down.

It was the same for the other veterans.

Each instance of their great victories, naturally, was in their hearts.

"But, looking solely at this instance, General Chen is still somewhat young."

"When it comes to siege warfare, General Lü is the strong suit, following him to You State was actually the best choice."

"Even if he had some thoughts, there were elements of show-off."

"Still young, a bit impetuous."

"..."

"Alright, assuming what you said isn't wrong,"

Fang Qingyun continued, "Isn't General Lü still in You State? With Xu Wencai's two Camp Soldiers and various other reinforcements going there, having one more Hongze Camp or one less doesn't make much difference.

"If that's the case, then..."

"Why don't we simply allocate a camp of soldiers, to hold onto a bit more hope? Why put all our bets on You State?"

After these words were spoken,

Cao Huan was no longer angry.

"Forget it,"

he waved his sleeve, "Now that things have come to this point, whatever I say is useless. Let it be. If anything unexpected occurs, we can punish him then... The fear is that, with millions of souls in Liangzhou being sacrificed, he would have no way to survive in the Great Desert."

...

Luotian Mountain Range.

Inside the tent.

Emperor Longqing.

Just before a moment of tea, he had finished reading the battle report from the front.

Outside Huqiu Mountain, the forces split into two directions.

Hongze Camp was heading north.

Cao Kai was dissatisfied with such risky actions.

But he was even more dissatisfied with...

Disobedience!

Chen Sansi.

Had disobeyed!

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger,"

Mr. Hou hastily said, "General Chen did it also for the sake of thousands of lives."

"I sent him to You State,"

Emperor Longqing's face was expressionless.

"..."

Mr. Hou kneeled to the ground.

"Report—"

"Urgent message from General Chen has arrived!"

"..."

"Bring it here."

Emperor Longqing personally received the urgent message, opened it, and after reading, his expression remained solemn, "Mr. Hou, you take a look too."

"Yes."

Mr. Hou took the letter with both hands and scrutinized it carefully, soon breaking into a smile, "Your Majesty, look, Mr. Chen stated it clearly, he is desperate to protect you, willing to resign from his office and relinquish his title after the battle is over.

"He also said that Your Majesty is an unprecedented emperor, a wise monarch for all ages, who understands the rapidly changing nature of the battlefield, that commanders may not always follow orders, and if Your Majesty were at Huqiu Mountain, you might even take the field yourself and rush to Langjuxu Mountain.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Chen's words are earnest and sincere, it is apparent that his disobedience was a reluctant necessity, given the urgent situation at hand."

"He has praised me excessively, making it difficult for me to punish him,"

The voice of Cao Kai was calm, barely revealing any emotion, "Mr. Hou, how do you find Chen Sansi's military strategy?"

"This..."

Mr. Hou frankly said, "I fear it holds more danger than fortune."

"If he truly dies in the Northern Desert, I could forgive his disobedience and posthumously reward him."

Emperor Longqing looked towards the direction of You State, "Send orders to Ji Ji, to capture Zhu Tuo Pass at all costs."

"Yes!"

"..."

After the eunuch had left,

Cao Kai slowly rose from his seat, stepped outside the tent to where Sun Xiangzong was meditating and healing, and dropped the intelligence and urgent message before him, "Take a look, your esteemed disciple."

Sun Xiangzong opened his eyes, glanced at it briefly, then paid no further attention.

"Such audacity, he boasted to me about capturing the Great Khan of the Four Barbarian Tribes alive, claiming that thereafter there would no longer be barbarians causing trouble in the Northern Desert. He has already led the Hongze Camp northward."

Emperor Longqing overlooked the old man, "He probably does not know that there are cultivators on Langju Xu Mountain. What can he achieve with his Mysterious Phenomenon Great Success capabilities? This mission is likely more perilous than not; I am about to lose a general, and you, a beloved disciple."