My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 646 - 213: Bestowing Death to the White Robe_4

"I am the Commander, all military orders are issued by me and have nothing to do with you,"

Chen Sansi's hands rested on the edge of the city wall as he stared at the distant scenery, "Just do as instructed."

"But..."

Tong Xiaochu and others dared not disobey, but they were even more worried that chaos in the rear would lead to a collapse, so they had no choice but to follow orders.

"..."

Chen Sansi could almost see the various scenes of rebellion that would erupt in Jiazhou soon.

In war between two countries, espionage typically comes first.

The situation is somewhat better for the alien race.

But as soon as Dongqing, Dasheng, Nan Xu, and West Qi go to war, there will be a large number of opportunists who react to the slightest change in the wind.

Whoever wins, they help.

This is especially true for noble families and Sects.

In some areas, the control of noble families and Sects is tremendous, sometimes even surpassing the court.

Furthermore, the temptations offered by "Immortal Masters" are often beyond what ordinary courts can offer, ensnaring even more people.

Chen Sansi was certain that if he piled up the letters of correspondence between these people and the West Qi, it would form a small mountain.

Before the defeat at Yiling, the noble families were fiercely loyal to Dasheng.

After the defeat at Yiling, various places began to wait and see.

After the disintegration spread far and wide, some started to make clandestine contacts.

Following the battle in the wasteland, more and more people began to waver.

Another defeat would only result in complete chaos.

Therefore, even if they were to retreat, they absolutely could not afford to lose more soldiers and officers.

Of course.

On the side of the Great Sheng Dynasty, they have continuously been sending people to covertly coax the military officers of the West Qi Army, but due to West Qi's "smooth sailing," there have been very few responses, but not none at all.

Traitors.

Have never been a rarity after all.

"Supervisor, two people have responded recently,"

Tong Xiaochu said, "They're simply asking for noble titles, gold, silver, and inquiring if there's a chance for their children to cultivate immortality if they possess Spirit Roots. I will continue to keep communications open with them."

...

West Qi Army.

Central Army Tent.

"Immortal Master."

Zhong Wuxin rushed into the tent, frantic, "There's trouble, the secret letter hidden by Ni Shikui in his home has been discovered by a Cultivator from Sheng Dynasty, he died before he could manage to sabotage the grain supply."

"Then let's..."

Han Xiang placed the black and white chess pieces in turn, dropping several in quick succession, "Blossom everywhere."

...

Inside Cloud Top Prefecture.

"Supervisor, it's bad news!"

"The Seven Absolute Sect in Chuixi Prefecture has raised troops in rebellion!"

"The garrison commander of Wenshan Prefecture has attacked the grain supply!"

"Jingtang Prefecture is marching in our direction!"

"..."

Just half a month later.

News of one rebellion after another was continuously delivered to the Cloud Top Prefecture.

"Chu Shixiong, you take 5,000 troops and quell the rebellion in Chuixi Prefecture."

"Wang Zhi, you lead 8,000 troops to Wenshan Prefecture, and you must restore the normal operation of the supply chain within ten days."

"Wang Jun, go directly to Jingtang Prefecture and behead the rebel leaders!"

"..."

Chen Sansi was methodically implementing remedies.

These places were neither here nor there, and moreover, the strength of the rebellion was not strong; often, capturing the leader was all that was needed to suppress them.

However.

Rebellion or defection is also a kind of trend.

It cannot be allowed to continue to develop.

Chen Sansi made up his mind, "Wei Xuan, Song Guizhi, you two stay behind, leading 20,000 Supervisor troops to hold the rear in Cloud Top Prefecture, while the rest of us, the entire army will retreat, giving up the land of six prefectures in the western part of Jiazhou, and defend from the Guan Du Region's Gengyang Prefecture."

"Give up so much?!"

Upon hearing these words.

Tong Xiaochu was so shocked that his hair stood on end, "How, how will we explain this to the court?"

"Retreat?!"

Qu Yuanxiang smashed the wine jug in his embrace to smithereens, "Chen family, the Emperor transferred you here to help us fight to Mang Mountain, not to have you retreat!

"If you can't handle it, let me take the lead!

"Go on and retreat yourself!"

"Bang—"

Wang Zhi slammed his hand on the table as he stood up, "Qu family, if you want to die, just say so directly!"

"Well said!"

Chu Shixiong and others voiced their agreement.

Compared to the Immortal Masters who were always looking down their noses at others, even though they came from the Capital City, they naturally preferred to side with the Supervisor: "Before our Lord Governor came here, you were already present, and wasn't it a complete rout?!"

"Had it not been for our Hongze Camp coming to the rescue, you all would have perished long ago, the entire army obliterated!"

"Qu Yuanxiang."

Wei Xuan narrowed his eyes, "Conducting military operations requires obedience to orders, and you have repeatedly talked back to the Commander. Were it not for your status as a Cultivator, your head would have been chopped off eight times already."

"Nonsense! Now it's you who are defying orders!"

Qu Yuanxiang retorted, "The military orders from the court are clear, they demand a swift victory, yet now you intend to retreat? Talking to you is pointless, I will go to your Emperor!"

Having said that.

He left on his sword directly.

The entire army began to retreat in an orderly manner according to Chen Sansi's command.

...

The West Qi Army.

"Immortal Master!"

Gong Yu rode a swift horse to the Central Army Tent, dismounted, and spoke loudly, "As you predicted, Chen Sansi has led the Great Sheng army to retreat east of the Luo River! What is our next move?"

"The enemy retreats, we advance."

Han Xiang slowly removed many black pieces representing Great Sheng from the chessboard, "Issue my military orders, the entire army will take a detour to cross the river, prevent the enemy from attacking us while we cross, and then move directly into the heartland of Jiazhou!"

"No problem, but..."

Zhong Wuxin said solemnly, "Immortal Master, the pressure on our supply line is growing, and once the Sheng people retreat, they will surely leave nothing behind. If we continue to advance deeper, our supplies will continue to deplete, and prolonged warfare will not favor us."

"No matter how great the pressure is, we must hold on. We don't need to annihilate the enemy forces; as long as we can push them out of Guan Du, the Sheng Dynasty will no longer be able to regain power in the western region. As for Mang Mountain Ancestor Vein, we will have secured our position. As for supplies..."

Han Xiang came prepared, taking out a book filled with detailed data and remarked leisurely, "I have calculated all the details of how many people, how much farmland, and how much food are in each of the thirty-two states of West Qi. If the court's granaries do not have enough food, then we will levy it from the people, and if that is still insufficient, we will levy it from the large families and sects."