Chapter 227 - 144 Capital City Trembles_2

Not everyone has access to intelligence like Hai Dongqing.

For them, being on the battlefield was no different than being blind.

"What?"

Yan Changqing doubted he had heard right, "You only have about three thousand people, and both General Sha and the Princely Heir are trapped elsewhere? How did you manage to appear here and burn their supplies with such audacity!"

"There’s no time to talk about that now."

Chen Sansi asked, "Mr. Yan, do you know the current situation in Golden Spring Manor?"

Yan Changqing had been guerrilla fighting in this area for a while and knew some things, "It’s very empty! However, apart from the two thousand guarding the supply route, there must be about two thousand more in the city. Moreover, as far as I know, the main general is at the Minor Meridian Passage level, and the deputy general is nearing the Meridian Passage level from Hua Jin Perfection. Now that their supply route has been intercepted, they will definitely come out of the city to pursue us immediately!"

"Another two thousand men..."

Chen Sansi knew it meant they had to fight a tough battle.

There was no other way.

War was not a game; he couldn’t know the exact strength of the enemy, only estimate approximately— a discrepancy of two thousand men wasn’t significant.

"Sir!"

A scout from the front reported, "A large army has come out from Golden Spring Manor!"

"They’re quick!"

Yu Song said somberly, "Quick, burn the supplies. Once burned, set up our formation and confront the enemy right here. They don’t have as many men as we do. Take it slow, and we’ll definitely crush them."

"No!"

Chen Sansi interjected, "Vice Admiral Yu, we should set up the ’Heaven and Earth Triad Formation’ and charge directly at them!"

"General Chen, haven’t you always been cautious in deploying troops?"

Yu Song felt this youngster was unpredictable and curiously said, "If we charge into a melee, we’ll lose the advantage of our superior numbers, and there’s also the risk of collapsing."

"War is also about deceit!"

Chen Sansi said, "Moreover, Vice Admiral Yu, don’t forget, we might have a large number of enemy forces coming from the East Bank behind us, and north of the Wushui River is the main base of the Chi Mei Army, perhaps a large army is crossing the river."

"Once we stay here too long, we will be caught in a three-sided attack by tens of thousands of armies!"

"So, we must take this risk now!"

"And don’t aim to kill the enemy, but to rout them. Once the battle starts, Brother Xie, Brother Lu, Brother Yan, and I will head straight for the enemy generals. As long as the main general and deputy general are killed, the enemy will naturally lose their will to fight!"

"It’s just that I don’t know if you can handle their commander at the Minor Meridian Passage level, Vice Admiral Yu?"

"A level higher than mine..."

Vice Admiral Yu gripped his weapon, "No problem, I’ll give it my all!"

"Good!"

Chen Sansi tightened the reins with one hand, "I’ll take on those at the Hua Jin Perfection level!"

"You?"

"I’ve achieved Hua Jin."

Chen Sansi didn’t elaborate further. Having been in Ming State for such a long time, achieving Hua Jin was reasonable.

"Brothers—"

"Listen to me—"

Yu Song stimulated his Qi-Blood to ensure his voice reached most of the men, "Follow me and charge ahead. Once we get past this hurdle, we can meet up with General Zhao and then take Wutong Prefecture in one fell swoop! Wutong Prefecture has ample resources, and then we can think of a way to motivate the citizens to defend the city together. We can definitely hold out until reinforcements arrive!"

"So, let’s give it our all!"

"Let’s give it our all!"

"Kill the rebel army, attack Wutong!"

"Kill the rebel army, attack Wutong!"

"..."

The promise of surviving the upcoming battle ignited extremely high morale among their troops.

Chen Sansi didn’t tell them about the plans that would follow.

Sometimes, people need short-term goals to drive them, which is called "quenching thirst by thinking of plums." If he told them about the long road they still had to travel, many would despair.

Because everyone was simply too exhausted!

After months in Ming State, no one had slept well or eaten a hot meal.

Even an iron body couldn’t bear it.

They had made it this far purely on willpower. Once that was gone, it was over, no matter how elite the forces were.

And this was just from traveling around one state, with a continuous supply.

...

"General Feng, the remnants of the Reserve Camp are just ahead!"

Deputy General Xu Kai said, "But I’m afraid we won’t be able to save the supplies!"

"Damn it!"

General Feng had just received the notice that a group might appear from the East and loot the supplies, instructing them to rush out of the city and encircle them, "How did they arrive so quickly!"

"Pass my order, once the enemy is spotted, form a formation twenty miles out. Try to avoid combat as much as possible. Our goal is to delay them until additional pursuers arrive; they will naturally become fish in a barrel!"

However.

After they formed their formation, they were shocked to discover the enemy had no intention of confronting. Instead, they had set up a charge formation and were heading straight toward them, with earth-shattering cries of war.

"Are they not afraid of dying?"

"..."

"Small Car Suspension Array!"

While the main troops formed the Heaven and Earth Triad Formation, their military officers gathered together in the Small Car Suspension Array, spearheading the front and forcefully breaking through an opening.

"Whizz whizz whizz—"

Mounted on his horse, Chen Sansi was already shooting arrows continuously before the charge, nearly killing a hundred men until the enemy brought out the Mystical Iron Shie...