My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Are you playing tricks?!"

"We have already crossed the river twice, and crossing again makes it three times. Are you addicted?"

"Madman, truly a madman. With fifty to sixty thousand soldiers chasing us, you still want to turn back and cross the river? Do you think you can make it?"

"Besides, the journey back and forth will take another half month. I can't walk any further. If you want to go, go without me!"

Xie Sishu said and sat down by himself.

Lu Shuhua hugged his sword, "Vice Admiral Yu, I still suggest we go find General Zhao, or stay and defend the city. You are our general and there is no need to listen to him in everything."

"Ah..."

Yu Song removed his helmet and grabbed his hair in thought, clearly very conflicted, "General Chen, are you sure? If we go back, won't we encounter a large army?"

He did not quite understand this route.

Yet the previous two river crossings had proven one thing.

Chen Sansi wasn't making assumptions!

He had his own logic and ideas.

If everyone else could not understand, it only showed that they were not up to his level.

Old Yu, his only notable trait was his willingness to take advice, and he knew when he was incompetent, it was time to step aside.

"There's a chance, but it's not large."

Chen Sansi pointed out a route on the map, "After leaving the city, we head toward the central region, then cross through Longyang County, skirting Yingzui Mountain and crossing the Hongze River again. Right now, all the pursuers are drawn to Golden Spring, leaving the central region extremely vulnerable, the only thing we need to be cautious of is the enemy forces in Yangchun Prefecture City, try not to draw their attention!"

"Yangchun Prefecture?"

Hearing this, Lu Shuhua finally started to understand the intent, a spark of inspiration, "I have a plan. If we really can get through Longyang County, wouldn't we be able to coordinate a pincer attack with the Princely Heir inside Yangchun Prefecture."

"No!"

Chen Sansi retorted, "Our military force is not enough, and by the time we reach Longyang County, Yangchun Prefecture will have likely received some information and be somewhat prepared. If we go, it's not only useless in lifting the siege on Yangchun Prefecture but equivalent to delivering ourselves to death.

"So, our primary objective is still to cross the river!"

"You all need to understand, during this period, almost all of the large armies are now behind us, it's a time when Luotian Pass is vulnerable. We have a chance to slip through unexpectedly and escape to safety."

"Alright!"

With a resolute heart, Yu Song declared, "Damn it, I'm listening to you this time. My life is in your hands. My eight wives and twelve children are still waiting at home, I promised to personally train a few of my sons in martial arts after returning!"

"Vice Admiral Yu?"

Lu Shuhua and Xie Sishu were puzzled.

They did not understand why, as the battle progressed, a Thousand Captain became a de facto commander, and a formidable Vice Admiral was willing to obediently follow orders, even absolute obedience wasn't an exaggeration.

"But let me be clear first."

Yu Song squeezed a smile out of his pale face, "If we encounter Meridian Passage again, and I can't fight anymore, General Chen, you'll have to deal with it yourself."

"Let's hope that doesn't happen."

Chen Sansi internally calculated the time needed for the journey, "If we set out immediately, we can cross the river before the rebel forces in Yangchun Prefecture react."

"Good!"

Yu Song abruptly stood up, almost falling due to his injuries, using his weapon as a crutch, "Transmit my general orders, we leave Golden Spring before dawn and continue on our way!"

"Yes!"

Lu Shuhua, Xie Sishu, and Yan Changqing, among others, naturally did not dare to disobey.

"Vice Admiral Yu, are you alright?"

Chen Sansi fumbled inside his coat and pulled out a porcelain bottle containing the Healing Treasure Medicine given to him by his senior brother before they departed.

"This medicine is extremely precious."

Yu Song wasn't shy, he took it and poured it into his mouth, feeling slightly better afterward. He looked towards the north, in the direction of Yangchun Prefecture, and suddenly spoke, "Previously, General Sha and others insisted on following you eastward to cross the river, were they trying to kill us? General Chen, did you know about this all along?"

Chen Sansi didn't speak, which amounted to a tacit acknowledgment.

"Heh."

Yu Song scoffed, a departure from his usual composed demeanor, spitting curses, "Damn their pettiness. They lost as Selected Point and couldn't take it, instead of settling it fair and square in the arena after returning, they resort to such dishonorable means on the battlefield, scheming against their comrades! To make it look unbiased, they even dragged me and my three thousand brothers into their schemes!"

"Among them, several have the Body of Martial Saint, they are the hope of the Eight Camps and even the Northern Territory!"

"This Cao Fan is still a Princely Heir, in the line of succession, he's the future Emperor. Such a person, does he even deserve the vast lands of Dasheng?"

"I'm from the Black Tortoise Camp, and I despise such people the most!"

"Black Tortoise Camp?"

Chen Sansi curiously asked, "Vice Admiral Yu, which year did you join the Black Tortoise Camp?"

"Longqing fifty-eight."

Yu Song recalled, saying, "The person I admire the most is General Tang, who led from the front, dying on the city wall without taking a single step back, unlike these people who bring calamity upon their comrades. If the Eight Camps fall into their hands, they'll be doomed within ten years."

Fifty-eight years...

Chen Sansi pondered internally.

The Black Tortoise Camp had been completely wiped out in Longqing fifty-seven.

Which meant that Yu Song had never seen Wang Zhi and didn't know that "General Tang" had always been with them, but due to his limited cultivation, he was only a Captain of a Hundred.

"General Chen."

Yu Song said, "You, young and highly skilled in cultivation, are clever; the Northern Territory truly depends on you in the future. Thus, no matter what, you all must survive and leave this forsaken place. As your Main General, I have that responsibility."