My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"Send another team out, try to notify the other cities, and make sure they don't fall into the trap!"

"..."

"Yes!"

...

Yongle Prefecture.

"Chirp——"

A Black Hawk flew down into the city of Yongle Prefecture.

These Exotic Beasts, which carried information, could not only pinpoint their destinations precisely but also evade arrows in high altitudes, making it nearly impossible for enemies to shoot them down.

King Tang Li Gong stood in front of the mansion serving as the Central Army's command center, outstretched his arm to allow the Black Hawk to land, then took the information from it, and immediately, joy appeared on his face.

"My lord."

The Deputy General knew there was good news, "Speak quickly, let the brothers be happy."

"The Emperor is coming!"

Li Gong handed the sheet of paper for them to see, "The Emperor is leading an army of seventy thousand on a personal expedition, and in about fifty days or so, they will reach Green Ridge Mountain, and in about eighty days, Nan Xu Country's one hundred thousand troops will also reach Hulaoguan!"

"That's great!"

The Deputy General and several other generals were invigorated, "With the arrival of the seventy thousand troops, Sheng people's soldiers will be forced to abandon their plans of nibbling away at various places and gather all their troops together, Yongle's siege, resolved!"

"There's another critical node!"

Li Gong spoke earnestly, "Inform Deng Feng to make sure to hold Zhaotong Prefecture, setting an example for the other cities. As long as we have enough troops saved up by the time the Emperor arrives, we can handle Sheng people ourselves and will not need to invite Nan Xu into our territory!"

Nan Xu Country agreed to send troops to help.

On one hand, it was because their interests were interconnected; on the other hand, they naturally also wanted to take advantage of the situation to seek benefits.

"Your Highness, rest assured!"

"Deng Feng is incomparably brave and loyal; he will certainly have no problem!"

"..."

"By the way."

Li Gong shifted the topic, "Have you clarified Chen Sansi's dossier?"

"It's been clarified. I am here specifically to deliver the dossier."

The Deputy General said, handing over a sheet of paper, "He has become too well-known these past two years; his background is very easy to check, but there's nothing special, just a poor genius who rose from an impoverished land."

Li Gong looked at the writing, "Gu Xinlan, this is his wife?"

"Your Highness, do you want to check his family?"

"It's not me who wants to check; it's the Emperor. I don't have time for this."

Li Gong read, "Gu Xinlan, originated from a lowly register, was purchased by Chen Sansi's father as a child bride, is that it? No more? Which year, which place, what was the reason for entering the lowly register, is there nothing?"

"That's all."

The Deputy General said awkwardly, "Your Highness, with the enemy at our gates, it's truly impossible to be meticulous; these details were also gathered only when the news came across the Hongze River."

"I see."

Li Gong fell silent, pondering why the Emperor was interested in someone else's family members.

...

"So, my lord, what exactly is the third step?"

Xia Cong caught up with difficulty.

"The third step."

Chen Sansi said deliberately, "Siege and plunder, accumulate strength and wait to strike!"

"Siege? But my lord, didn't you say we would primarily persuade them to surrender, not to lay siege? Alright..."

Xia Cong didn't dare to question, pulled out a map, "We have traveled half a month, and now we are in the northeastern part of Lai State, the most barren area. There was a severe drought here last year, no crops were harvested, and after starting the fight this year, even the largest city in this area, Xinghua Prefecture, has barely enough food and depends on supplies from other prefectures. Even so, the food is still very tight, and we can only hold out for about a month at most."

"I know!"

"My lord wants to take advantage of the shortage of food and attack Xinghua Prefecture. To my knowledge, the city's defender, Ma Hu, is only 'Minor Meridian Passage' achieved, there are four thousand soldiers in the city, while outside our army has eight thousand men, including one 'Meridian Passage General.' The geographic position of Xinghua Prefecture is average, the conquest would not be very significant, but after all, it is a prefectural city, and seizing it mainly serves to build momentum, which is quite appropriate."

"Don't attack Xinghua Prefecture."

Chen Sansi sat on the horse, pointing with a long spear to a very small city on the map, "First attack Meizi County."

"Meizi County? "

Xia Cong became even more confused, "My lord, Meizi County is a small county in the belly of Lai State, poor in grain, short on manpower, with just over a hundred soldiers mainly meant to maintain order, their combat power is very low."

Chen Sansi added, "So it's easy to take, right?"

"It's easy to take, with almost no casualties..." Xia Cong asked, "But what use is taking it? The position of this county, is completely useless."

Chen Sansi didn't endlessly explain further, just calmly said, "Let's set off. Before night falls, I want to capture Meizi County."

...

Mezi County.

On the thin city wall, seven or eight emaciated soldiers, holding rusty long spears, looked out. A gust of cold wind blew, hard enough to crumble the stone on the wall parapet, creating a gap, the soldiers' dilapidated armor also made a clattering noise.

"Clip-clop——"

The sound of hooves arose, from distant to near until it was clearly visible, approximately a dozen cavalrymen along with about twenty foot soldiers, bearing the flag of the Red Armor Army of Daqing, dressed in exquisite armor, each one tall and robust.

The leading horseman rode forth, shouting loudly, "What are you waiting for? Open the gate quickly!"

"Why is it people from Xinghua Prefecture again?"

The soldier on lookout frowned, while instructing to open the gate, he said, "Go get Inspector Wang!"
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"Creak——"

The city gate opened.

The Red Armor Army poured into the city.

Inspector Wang Feng of Meizi County hurriedly came over to greet, "Du Baozong, why are you here again?"

"We need supplies!"

Without dismounting, Du Baozong said, "Xinghua Prefecture urgently needs supplies, we are here to requisition from your county."