My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"How is this possible?"

Sha Wenlong paced back and forth anxiously, "They are going too far. If we do as they say, the pressure on the southern defenses will be immense. But if we refuse, I'm afraid we won't make it back!"

He was well aware that they had been deeply encircled for some time.

"How about this!"

Sha Wenlong continued, "Let's pretend to agree for now, and then go back on our word once we return."

"Good idea."

Wang Zhi agreed, "Let's leave General Sha as a hostage then."

"Huh?!"

Sha Wenlong panicked, "General Fang, General Deng?"

Fang Qingyun closed his eyes to rest.

Deng Feng was engrossed in studying the sand table.

No one paid him any attention.

...

Unknowingly,

hours had passed.

It was almost dawn.

The Flying Eagle of Yong Yue Prefecture finally arrived.

"Great!"

Fan Shuzhen was visibly excited, "Strategist, Li Gong has really agreed. What do you think, should we strike now?"

"Don't rush."

Ran Jingxuan said, "Let's ask the Sheng people again to see if they can offer a higher price."

...

Hu Lao Pass.

With his long spear pointed at the wilderness above, where the massive Nan Xu army spread like a tide, Chen Sansi asked:

"The enemy numbers one hundred thousand, and our army only three thousand. Are you afraid or not?"

Everyone was silent.

It wasn't that they were afraid, but the numerical difference was simply too vast.

"It seems you lack confidence!"

Chen Sansi's voice rang out insistently, "In your eyes, the overwhelming number of enemies seems formidable, but in my eyes, the enemy is full of flaws. Thus, our army holds ten advantages, and the enemy, ten defeats. Under such circumstances, how can our army not be destined to win?"

Xia Cong asked, "General, we are slow-witted. Could you please reveal what these ten victories and ten defeats are for each side?"

"Alright, let me explain to you!"

Chen Sansi stirred the spirits of the soldiers:
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"The Nan Xu bandits are merely scavenging hyenas that snuck in while Great Dasheng was at war on its borders. Our soldiers are here to reclaim lost land and restore the Temple, representing the first victory, a victory in righteousness!

"Though our numbers seem few on paper, every one of us is clad in Mystic Iron Armor, impenetrable by sword or axe, and even our warhorses beneath us are of the finest breed! In contrast, half of the enemy wears old armor, and most are without warhorses. This constitutes our second victory, a victory in gear!

"Though the enemy is numerous, half of them have less than two years of practice, while every brother in the Xuanjia Army has practiced Martial Arts from a young age, and each can fight a hundred foes. This is our third victory, a victory in personnel!

"...

"...

"Since the enemy arrived in Lingzhou, they haven't won a single battle, but our army, has it ever been defeated?"

Everyone in unison.

"Never been defeated!"

"This is the ninth victory, a victory in momentum!"

Seeing his soldiers' expressions turning fervent, Chen Sansi delivered the last line:

"Finally!

"Do you remember the battle at Silver Pine Cliff? The Heavenly God assisted us?

"The enemy may number one hundred thousand, mere mortals banded together trivially, while our Xuanjia Army, each formation a Heavenly Formation, each soldier one aided by Heavenly Forces, how could they stand against us!

"This is, the tenth victory!

"A victory in timing!

"With these ten victories and ten defeats, despite the vast numbers of the enemy, they are nothing but a tiger made of mud and sand, needing but a finger snap to crumble and collapse!"

Heavenly assistance in battle!

The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army naturally knew their daily drills were of Immortal Soldier Formations recorded in the Heavenly Book, suggesting that the thunder at Silver Pine Cliff wasn't just a coincidence. Could it be that in today's decisive battle, there would again be thunder to assist them?!

Seeming to see their thoughts.

"Today, not just thunder!"

Chen Sansi spoke again, "In half an hour, after Jiuxiao falls, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals will descend to the mortal world and merge with us. By then, we will indeed be Heavenly Soldiers Descending, and with just one charge, the one hundred thousand enemy troops will cast away their armor and flee in all directions!"

"Jiuxiao falling?!

"Really?!"

The soldiers became extremely excited.

"True or not, one test will tell!"

Eventually.

In the sky above, the east gradually brightened with the first light of dawn.

But the generals' view did not grow clearer, nor did the enemy troops from Nan Xu seem to disappear.

Because...

On March 25th, a heavy fog descended!

The dense fog enveloping hundreds of miles of wilderness, swirling misty vapors creating an atmosphere like an immortal realm on earth, wasn't this exactly Jiuxiao plummeting to the mortal realm?!

"The heavenly timing has come!"

"Formation——"

"Jiuxiao Heavenly Soldiers Formation!"

"Upon formation, we become the Transcendent Heavenly Soldiers—"

Chen Sansi raised his long spear high, his White Horse raising its front hooves high, and in his embrace, the White Xuan Qi accumulated within the Xuanzhu was exhausted in one go, the intense Xuan Qi transforming into a Heavenly Dragon, circling above the three thousand Xuanjia soldiers.

"Boom—"

The Xuanjia Army, having rehearsed it countless times, formed their formation in record time.

At the same time.

A mysterious event unfolded.

After forming their formation, the Xuanjia Army seemed to create a huge vortex between heaven and earth, with all the encompassing fog being drawn in, covering the three thousand Xuanjia completely, whereas the other areas cleared up, making it look like the Xuanjia Army had completely disappeared from view, seeing only a dense white expanse from the outside.

Under such miraculous signs, shrouded in intensely thick fog, the morale of the Xuanjia Army soldiers reached an unprecedented peak. At this moment, they wholly believed.

This battle.

Just like when lightning struck at Silver Pine Cliff, there would be Heavenly Soldiers Descending, coming down to assist in the fight!