My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"You don't need to worry about this; I have my own plans."

Chen Sansi ordered, "Tell all the brothers to rest well tonight. Tomorrow, at 5 a.m., we continue our march!"

...

Agate River.

Great Village.

"Snap!"

"Useless trash!"

Prince Yu Wenxin had just finished reading the battle report from Fengshuang City and, in anger, smashed the table in front of him. "Fengshuang City is an important trading place for my barbarian tribes, just gone like that?!

"That Murong Chao and his men, who have fifteen thousand troops, the same as Chen's, how could they not hold out even for a day? Even just one day!

"Murong Chao aside,

"That Duan Zhe, actually took his men and ran away!

"What, not a bit of backbone?!"

"Haha~ With Chen Sansi's bravery, it's normal that a wine sack like Murong Chao couldn't stop him."

Yu Wenjing simply smiled, seemingly unsurprised. "My dear nephew, don't just lose your temper. Think about it, where do you think Hongze Camp is heading next?"

"This..."

Prince Yu Wenxin, looking at the sand table, said distressedly, "How do I feel, after Liangzhou has been sealed off, that Chen, with nowhere to return, is like a headless fly rampaging across the grassland to vent his anger?"

"Not exactly,"

Yu Wenjing patiently said, "Think again, why would he do something meaningless? Think from the enemy's perspective, what would be the most beneficial for Liangzhou."

"Could it be..."

Reminded by his uncle this way, Yu Wenxin suddenly realized, then stared with disbelief, "Chen wants to directly attack the Great Capital, destroy the main Array Eye on Langjuxu Mountain?!"

"Exactly."

Yu Wenjing said somberly, "That's precisely his plan."

"Absurd!"

Prince Yu Wenxin sneered, "He's really a desperate dog jumping over a wall, even daring to try such a method!"

"As the saying goes, a cornered beast will do anything desperate. He must have realized it's impossible to breach You State, so he chose to take a risky, life-threatening gamble."

Yu Wenjing instructed, "Once you understand the enemy's intentions, look again at the route Hongze Camp is taking; where will they appear next?"

"Agate River! Right here?!"

Yu Wenxin deduced, "The shortest route to Langjuxu Mountain is across the Agate River, then inevitably encountering us. Well, he's dead for sure!

"In our Great Village, we still have fifty thousand elite soldiers."

He analyzed systematically, "The enemy army is merely fifteen thousand, and while the Great Village has you, a Martial Saint, they have none. Once the fight starts, it won't be long before reinforcements from all directions come to surround them.

"Moreover, considering the enemy troops have been marching day and night and are utterly exhausted, while our forces have been staying inside the village, conserving energy. This is what the Military Books call 'waiting at leisure.'

"Combined, how could Chen Sansi not lose?

"Exactly."

"One gets prone to mistakes once flustered, whether practicing martial arts or conducting a battle; Chen Sansi is no exception!"

"We must not underestimate him."

Yu Wenjing, calm as a still lake: "As the saying goes, even when a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses all its strength, let alone this Chen Sansi being a tiger. Pass down the order, let the tribes gather their soldiers and come here ahead of time. Also, send out a large number of scouts near the Agate River to gather intelligence and definitely pinpoint their exact movements."

"Good, I'll arrange that now."

Yu Wenxin said as he was about to leave.

"Wait!"

Yu Wenjing called him back: "Xiner, this battle is a good opportunity for you to redeem your honor and prove yourself, understand?"

Always.

Yu Wenxin had been the most favored prince in the Yuwen family.

Although his fifth brother was capable and had many allies, he just wasn't favored by their father.

Until...

The battle of Po Yang.

Yu Wenxin was captured alive by Chen Sansi amidst thousands of troops and then stayed in the Great Sheng Dynasty for a whole two years.

His fifth brother gradually began to rise.

Prince Yu Wenxin experienced a sense of crisis for the first time in his life.

"Uncle, rest assured!"

He touched his sword at his waist: "They say failure teaches success. I, Yu Wenxin, am no longer the old Yu Wenxin; I won't disappoint father or you, Uncle!"

"Good, go!"

...

Fengshuang City.

The snow fell intermittently, unpredictably large or small.

It was still dark outside.

Fully fed and rested, the soldiers of Hongze Camp began preparing, many changing into new horses. For those who resisted, just a bit of training by Qian Xun made them compliant and tame.

Outside the city, behind a dirt mound.

Chen Sansi planted the Li Quan Spear into the snow and exhaled a long breath of murky air.

[Cultivation Technique: National Guardian Dragon Spear. Martial Saint]

[Progress: 40/100]

Still a long way off!

"Junior brother!"

Wang Zhi came alone. "Did you ask to see me alone for a special arrangement?"

"Yes."

Chen Sansi asked, "Senior brother, how is your recovery?"

"Me?..."

"Watch the blade!"

The moment the shout rang out,

bursts of heavy Gang Qi erupted from Wang Zhi's body. His armor buzzed sharply, and the surrounding snow was drawn in, gathering into a tornado around him. His Mo Blade fiercely chopped down, transforming into a gigantic Black Tortoise.

Gang Qi taking form.

Black Tortoise Heavenly Gang Qi!

"Boom—"

Chen Sansi lifted his spear to meet the blade, and a wave of air burst from their center, shattering the ice and snow and trembling the earth; it took a long while before peace was restored.

He congratulated, "Congratulations, senior brother, on returning to the Perfect Profound Phenomenon Realm."

"Hehe!"

Wang Zhi chuckled: "Thanks to the Spiritual Grain you gave me, combined with the treasure medicine, the effects were superb, improving daily. Plus, the Spiritual Wine master made us drink that day..."