My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Long spear, White Horse, Iron Core Bow, outside the Hu Lao Pass, charging towards the enemy camp!

Though there are millions of men, I am going!

...

Silver Pine Cliff.

Nanxu vanguard.

The great army's camp was still being systematically constructed.

Fourteenth Prince Fan Jiuxiao personally oversaw the soldiers' actions, knowing that even setting up camp must not be taken lightly.

With a Treasure Sword at his waist, he commanded, "The tents must be solidly built, and preparations for perimeter defense must also be thorough to leave no chance for the Enemy Army to attack the camp!

"Especially Fang Qingyun.

"Just now, Ran Junshi specifically sent someone to remind us that he is very likely to use a raid to slow down the speed of our army's assembly and readiness. We must be prepared both day and night!"

"Rest assured, Fourteenth Prince."

Assistant General Lang Jiping, the son of a national uncle, was only twenty-two, yet he had already achieved Minor Meridian Passage.

This expedition by Nanxu was regarded as filled with numerous nobles.

He said, "Later, I will personally lead a patrol towards the possible directions from Hu Lao Pass to our large camp. It will be strictly guarded to prevent any mishaps! Once the army arrives, and we break through Hu Lao Pass, Fourteenth Prince will capture Chen Sansi and Fang Qingyun, and after this battle, you will be renowned throughout the land."

Fan Jiuxiao said sentimentally, "We are all about the same age, yet this Chen Sansi has already been listed in the Military Books. Before coming here, the scions in the southern study of the Imperial Palace were already learning about the Four Crossings of Hongze. I am really eager to meet this White Robed General!"

"Report—"

"One mile outside the army camp, there is someone coming to challenge us!"

Fan Jiuxiao quickly asked, "How many people?"

"One!"

"What?" Fan Jiuxiao thought he had misheard, "One person? Who? Are you sure they're not a messenger but coming to challenge us?"

"Chen Sansi!"

His subordinate replied, "He claims he is Chen Sansi, wishing to see you, Fourteenth Prince."

"Good!"

A murderous intent flashed in Fan Jiuxiao's eyes.

"Fourteenth Prince, you must not!"

Lang Jiping hurriedly intervened, "This man is extremely cunning; how could he possibly come to the front alone to seek death? In my opinion, it is most likely a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. I can lead five hundred light cavalry there, while you should stay and command the camp against their possible attack."

"Hmm."

Fan Jiuxiao quickly calmed down, "Then go, but remember to be careful."

"Rest assured, Fourteenth Prince, it's just him alone; could he possibly kill all five hundred cavalry? At most, he's trying to lure me into a trap, and I simply won't fall for it."

As he spoke, Lang Jiping hurriedly left.

Outside the Great Village of Nan Xu.

Chen Sansi sat high on his horseback: "Hear me, Nan Xu bandits, I am General Huai Yuan Chen Sansi, leading thirty thousand soldiers, holding Hu Lao, waiting only for the fall of Yong Yue Prefecture before heading south to Lingzhou, to slaughter your assembled rabble of a hundred thousand! Today, I come here to give you a chance to surrender. If you fail to recognize what is good for you, there is only death!"

"Do not listen to his nonsensical talk!"

Lang Jiping rode his warhorse hastily to the entrance of the camp: "So you are Chen Sansi? I thought you were someone cunning, but it turns out you are just good at bluffing! Your Hu Lao Pass only holds three thousand men, yet in your mouth, it becomes thirty thousand!"

"Ridiculous, does Chen need to lie to you?"

Chen Sansi scoffed, "If I'm not mistaken, the number three thousand must have been informed to you by King Tang Li Gong, right?"
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Lang Jiping was silent, which was as good as accepting it.

"Think carefully, you people of Nan Xu!"

Chen Sansi exclaimed, "If he had told you the truth, would you still have helped him attack Hu Lao? Of course, he had to downplay the number of my Dasheng troops, so you would be deceived into selling your lives for Qing Country, right? If I'm not mistaken, Li Gong would have also told you there's no general inside Hu Lao Pass, right?"

"Nonsense!"

Lang Jiping narrowed his eyes, "If there were another general, would it be your turn to take command?!"

"Whether there is one or not, you will find out soon enough!"

Chen Sansi continued, "Once Qing Country faces difficulty in the battle, it might turn around and join us in attacking your Xu Country! I'm saying all this not to keep your country in the dark. Be wary!"

"Utter nonsense!"

Lang Jiping's mouth curled up into a sinister smile, "Chen, do you think I've been wasting time talking to you here to do what? Dismount and surrender, and maybe you won't be killed!"

"Da da da—"

As his words fell,

Thunderous hoofbeats sounded from the plains on both sides, as a hundred cavalry each from left and right closed in from the middle.

"Chen Sansi!"

Lang Jiping mocked, "What nonsense about Four Crossings of Hongze, a thousand troops avoiding the White Robe; today, let's see how you leave my Da Xu army camp! Brothers, attack!"

Front, left, right.

Three directions.

At least five hundred cavalry were there.

These had been deployed just as Lang Jiping had arrived, the purpose of the conversation was to buy time, surrounding Chen Sansi.

Even if he was a formidable fighter, just being delayed by the cavalry for a moment,

The brothers from behind in the large camp would soon arrive endlessly, enough to drown him alive!

And now, given the current distance, it was impossible for him to escape.

"You people of Nan Xu truly are deceitful!"

Chen Sansi, composed on his horseback, cursed, "Chen kindly came to persuade you, and yet you resort to such despicable methods. I bid you farewell!"

"Farewell? I'm afraid you won't be able to!"

Lang Jiping whipped his horse, charging forward at full speed.

It was at this moment,

The White Horse in front neighed, and in an instant, it transformed into a white streak, its hooves seeming not to touch the ground as if flying through the void with unbelievable speed. It managed to escape before the encirclement was complete, leaving them far behind within a few breaths.