My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 649 - 214: How Can One Remain in Low Spirits Under Others for Long?

"Boom—"

It was the dead of night.

Thunder continued to clamor among the mountains and fields.

Frightened birds cried out, flapping their wings and scattering in panic.

Spirit light shone brightly.

The Silver Dragon roamed.

Under the refinement of spiritual energy, a shrine quietly opened on the neck of Chen Sansi, bringing Jing Shen back to life.

Neck Marrow God!

Named Ling Mo Gai, styled Dao Zhou, five inches tall, dressed in white!

[Cultivation Technique: Dragon Scripture (entry-level)]

[Progress: 60/100]

The progress had reached sixty percent.

Chen Sansi then took out the Black Snake Bow, shooting down several birds that were chaotically darting through the air.

[Skill: Archery. Perfection (Second-tier Breakthrough)]

[Progress: (1558/2000)]

It wouldn't be long before the archery could break through again.

[Cultivation Technique: Swallowing Fire Technique. Qi Refining Second Level]

[Progress: 250/500]

Aided by Elixir Pills, the Swallowing Fire Technique was also steadily improving.

This battle had ensued.

Unnoticeably, it had been nearly half a year, and there was still no sign of it ending.

After finishing his cultivation, Chen Sansi also casually hunted some game, but sadly the mountain was not large and there wasn't much game—finally, he only found two wild boars to add to the meal, which would somewhat enrich the soldiers' diet.

Back at the camp, he happened to meet Chu Shixiong carrying a sack of heads, which he dumped onto the ground with a thud.

"Fifty li outside the city!"

"While scouting, we encountered a troop of cavalry!"

"We killed twenty of the enemy soldiers."

"Two of our men died."

"..."

Since retreating to Guan Du, both sides had been stuck in such a situation.

Both sides would only engage in small-scale cavalry skirmishes, never facing head-on; everyone in the court believed that with sufficient supplies, continuing this trend could last three to five years before a victor could be discerned.

"Sir, the Ministry of War has urged us again!"

"In the last month, nearly every day there's been a military order to deploy troops."

"Ignore it."

"..."

Eventually.

Chen Sansi simply shut his doors and refused to see anyone.

The military orders urging him to deploy, piled up like a mountain.

After being turned away several times by Chen Sansi, the court eunuch from the Capital City, Mr. Guo Fengjie, directly took the gold medal from the Capital and gathered Tong Xiaochu, Teng Le, as well as the mid-to-high-ranking officers of the supervisory army.

"The White Robe lacks strategy, wasting opportunities!"

Supervisor eunuch Guo Fengjie, holding up the gold medal, scanned the many generals, "The Ministry of War has repeatedly ordered him to deploy troops, yet he remains idle. To put it mildly, it's cowardice; to be more severe, it's defiance of orders!

"Do you all intend to disregard the military orders along with the White Robe?

"Could it be that you want to rebel with him?!"

"Mr. Guo, such words should not be spoken!"

Tong Xiaochu immediately panicked, "My Tong family has been loyal for ten generations, how could we possibly harbor disloyalty towards the court?"

"I was raised by His Majesty himself."

Having once been a Death Guard, Teng Le solemnly declared, "Alive I am a man of Dasheng, and dead I shall be a ghost of Dasheng, how could I possibly be afraid to fight? Mr. Guo, how dare you insult me?!"

The rest of the many mid to high-level generals echoed in unison.

"We who receive the emperor's favor, how could we possess disloyal hearts?"

"..."

"Since that's the case!"

The supervisor eunuch Guo Fengjie, dragging his words, said, "Then why do you disobey orders and delay sending out troops?!"

"This..."

Tong Xiaochu explained, "These were orders from Chen Dushi."

"Chen Sansi is incompetent!"

Guo Fengjie coldly retorted, "Are you saying that without him, you wont fight?! Truth be told, the military department is already preparing to appoint a new commander!"

"A replacement?"

Teng Le asked, "Who is the replacement?"

"Hmph!"

Supervisor Guo Fengjie answered, "If there is no progress in Jiazhou, then the court might have no choice but to call in General Jiang Yuanbo from the capital city, as well as Duke Zhao's Old Mu."

"As for Chen Sansi, since he is incapable of attacking, he must be relieved of his commander position, and if he cannot redeem his failures before the end of the battle, facing accountability won't be out of the question, and even stripping him of his titles isn't impossible."

"Mr. Guo..."

Tong Xiaochu asked, "Do you mean..."

"Yes, Chen Sansi is no longer the commander, you no longer have to follow his orders!"

Guo Fengjie firmly placed down the gold medal, "Effective immediately, I order you to quickly draft a military strategy for deploying troops, and as soon as General Lü and others arrive, initiate the battle immediately!"

"Understood."

Tong Xiaochu accepted the command.

The others gradually dispersed.

Tong Xiaochu sat in front of the war map, his face filled with worry, pondering how to break the deadlock.

"General Tong."

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

"Poor command necessitates replacement."

Tong Xiaochu helplessly said, "You and I were also dismissed."

"As much as that is true, however..."

Teng Le spread his hands, "Even Chen Dushi couldn't find a strategy to defeat the enemy, what chance do you and I have? Honestly, I think the court might be too hasty this time. If Chen Dushi is to wait, why not just wait a little longer? There might be a turning point coming."

"Brother Teng, the court has its own urgent circumstances, it really can't afford to keep waiting."

Tong Xiaochu sighed, "General Chen might be trying to preserve his own 'reputation' of being undefeated, that's why he dares not gamble by sending out troops."

...

Central Army Tent.

"Sir, it's bad, sir."

Zhao Kang barged into the tent, and after ensuring no one else was around, spoke in a suppressed tone, "That eunuch last night gathered all the military commanders, big and small, I heard he's planning to remove your command in a few days and assign others to lead."

"Really?"

Crouching on the ground eating dry food, Zhu Tong immediately stood up cursing, "If Chen Sansi isn't adequate, who in this world is? Changing him is pointless! A bunch of useless idiots!"

"Isn't it though."

Xiong Qiuan, who had been dozing off holding his axe, perked up hearing this, "Who are they planning to replace him with? Damn it, if they bring in some fool who leads us to death, what do we do then? Sir, let's flee, head back to Liangzhou, to hell with it, whoever wants to fight this war, let them fight it."