My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 242 - 146: Four Crossings of Hongze, Striking Directly at the Heart_5

"Jia Lao Si, did Jia Lao Si manage to stop them?"

"Report—"

"Update from the East Bank battle!"

"Mr. Jia’s forces were completely wiped out at Jiankou County!"

"What? He’s dead? How is this possible, how is it possible!"

Liang Jinian was somewhat frantic, "The Reserve Camp has been on the march, weary to the bone, first slaying the Meridian Passage and Hua Jin primary and deputy generals at Golden Spring Manor, and then again killed Mr. Si in Jiankou County.

"It seems we have all underestimated Yu Song before, this man is bravely invincible, bound to achieve greatness in the future!"

"Commander!"

The soldier said, "What do we do next, we only have two thousand defenders at Luotian Pass, including one Meridian Passage, given this fighting power, they really might be able to break out. Should we call in additional forces from Meishan Prefecture?"

Liang Jinian did not rush to make a decision but looked at the maps and sand table, analyzing, "Their current location is most likely south of Jiankou County, nearly arriving at Xiao Luo County.

"According to common sense, if we want to stop them, we should indeed mobilize the troops there immediately.

"But don’t forget!"

"Last time, it was after they made a feint at the Great Luotian Pass and then turned to cross westward, making a fool of us, so this time, do not rush."

"How many forces can we still draw together in Meishan Prefecture?"

"Reporting to the Commander, according to the latest roster, there are ten thousand and five hundred sixty-two people."

"Good!"

Liang Jinian played with his abacus, squinting his eyes and said, "Convey my command, deploy eight thousand to encamp by the Hongze River, among them, three thousand to cross the river to support the siege at the Great Luotian Pass, and the rest stand by for orders!

"If it’s really a main attack on the Great Luotian Pass, then launch an all-out offensive!

"If it’s a feint, remain in place, always ready to defend or surround from the north!

"This time, they are surely doomed!"

"A brilliant plan, Commander!"

An Assistant General exclaimed, "With such an arrangement, we can ensure they don’t escape from the Great Luotian Pass and prevent them from crossing the Hongze River again, going around in circles within Ming State’s territory."

"This Chen Sansi with merely three thousand men, holding out against us for such a long time, is indeed impressive, his abilities are not inferior even to mine."

Liang Jinian’s mood lightened considerably, putting down the abacus he said, "I’ve heard, he was also a scholar before, and he couldn’t even pass the Scholar examination, I actually feel quite a bit of empathy for him.

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"Unfortunately, an enemy is an enemy, to kill him is also to show my respect for him.

"Let it be so, after his death, remember to leave an intact body, and then send it to Meishan to be peacefully buried."

"A humane and righteous Commander!"

"..."

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In the rebel army camp of Yangchun Prefecture City.

Dong An, upon looking at the returned messages, it felt as if a weight was lifted from his heart.

"Good, very good! Liang Jinian, truly worthy of the one who acquired the Heavenly Book, no fool indeed. Such arrangements can be said to be foolproof, it’s over!"

"This time, it really is the end!"

"Hiss..."

He tried to stand but felt dizzy and nearly collapsed to the ground.

"Commander!"

The devoted attendant hurriedly helped, "Over the past seven or eight days you’ve only had one bowl of porridge, even an iron man can’t hold up! As practitioners of Martial Arts, we need to consume more meat to replenish our strength!"

"Really? Have I not eaten for that long?"

Dong An laughed, "I didn’t even realize, go on then, get some roasted meat for the commander, roast a sheep, and bring some soup. Forget the wine, just soup will do."

"Understood."

The attendant immediately went to happily carry out the command.

The Commander’s happy mood indicated that the upcoming battle situation was going to turn completely in our favor.

...

In Xiao Luo County.

"We’re back again."

Chen Sansi looked at the dilapidated city gate and, together with Yu Song, led his brothers into the city.

Xiao Luo County, now void of any army, only maintained by constables from the government office, were actually people of the Great Sheng Dynasty, who simply submitted previously due to the pressure from Chi Mei. Seeing them was akin to a welcoming parade. They even had food prepared in advance.

Having eaten a warm meal and rested briefly for half a day, they continued southward, heading straight for Luotian Pass, stopping near the wilderness only two hundred li away, waiting for the news from the scouts.

"Report!"

Zhao Kang ran until his shoes fell apart, he reported, "Luotian Pass is indeed weak in troops, after our probing, they are at most two thousand strong!"

"Excellent, excellent, excellent!"

Yan Changqing was overjoyed, "We’ve survived, we all survived!"

"That’s right!"

Xie Sishu also swept away the fatigue from his body, "The Imperial Army entered the Great Wilderness three days ago, as long as we break out, in a month we can join up with the Imperial Army, then return with the main force to take vengeance!"

"We..."

Lu Shuhua wasn’t quick to express his position, "Let’s first see what General Chen has to say, right?"

"You already know what’s best."

Yu Song cast a glance, "General Chen, everyone is waiting for your ’order’, get on with it."

Back and forth so many times.

They have completely submitted, up and down, who dares to make their own plans, speak nonsense? Each time before has proven, with just over three thousand men, death was just half a step away.

"Luotian Pass, seems we cannot get out through there..."

Chen Sansi first threw cold water on them and then patiently explained, "Each time after we cross the river, we lack sufficient warhorses, leading to a drastic reduction in the marching speed. I was also trying it out, but now it seems indeed too late.

"After we arrived at Xiao Luo County, probably both Dong An from Yangchun Prefecture and Liang Jinian from Meishan Prefecture received the news and will certainly dispatch troops and horses to reinforce beforehand."

"Under these circumstances, to break through Luotian Pass we need to act fast and decisively."