My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 312 - 158: Besieged on All Sides [Thanks to the alliance leader ’Jia Ling’]_3

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To deceive Incense, Chen Sansi would use any scheme available.

He found an abandoned house, where he first practiced his spear skills and then took out the Xuanzhu to practice the Sword Qi Skill.

[Magic: Sword Qi Skill (Proficient)]

[Progress: 688/1000]

Along the way, he had collected a lot of Incense, but the rate of consumption was too high. It seemed he might need to collect Incense from several small temples or perhaps from one large temple to achieve small achievement.

Zhaotong Prefecture.

It was the largest city in Lai State and housed the largest Guanyin Temple. Previously, citizens from other prefectures and counties would even travel thousands of miles to worship there.

This was a personal benefit.

On a strategic level, Zhaotong Prefecture was also of utmost importance.

Now in Lai State, out of the thirty-six prefectures, twenty-seven had already surrendered. The remaining nine were tough nuts to crack, with Zhaotong leading them, under the command of the well-known General Deng Feng. Capturing it would be difficult.

However, on the other hand, if they could capture Deng Feng, it would be another significant blow to Qing Country’s morale and the remaining eight prefectures would crumble and immediately come out of their cities to surrender.

After that, Dasheng would have the opportunity to rally its forces for the upcoming battlefield situations.

The situation still wasn’t optimistic!

Beyond that, there was one aspect of recruiting along the way that had surprised Chen Sansi.

It was his name, unexpectedly effective!

No one could have anticipated it.

Initially, when he helped people cross the river, it had a significant impact.

Of the twenty-seven surrendered prefectures, at least ten were due to rebellions within the cities which made them ungovernable. The name Chen Sansi played a role in at least thirty percent of these, representing a significant trend.

"The Incense within the Xuanzhu is pretty much consumed as much as it is obtained."

"But..."

"The White Xuan Qi is becoming denser."

He looked at the Xuanzhu in his hand and couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

Starting from Meizi County.

Almost every place they went, the White Xuan Qi would increase slightly, essentially in pace with their advancement on the front lines.

Could it be...

That the momentum of great victory could transform into Xuan Qi?

It felt like it, yet it didn’t.

He always felt something was off.

Chen Sansi couldn’t afford to think deeply about it at the moment, as unknowingly, the day had already dawned, and they were about to set off again.

This time, their destination was Zhaotong Prefecture!

There wasn’t much time left!

The army from Green Ridge Mountain was almost there.

They must make Zhaotong Prefecture surrender as quickly as possible!

Even if it’s a tough nut to crack, they had to bite it!

...

Yong Yue Prefecture.

"Dammit!"

King Tang Li Gong, looking at the battle reports, flew into a rage and knocked over the roasted meat and other dishes on the table, exclaiming, "In just thirty days! Twenty-seven prefectures have surrendered?!

"Fifty thousand surrendered soldiers!

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"These fifty thousand, even if they just stretched out their necks for the Sheng people to chop, it would still take three days and nights! And they just surrender without firing a single arrow?!"

"Is it so that wherever this Chen goes, doors open in welcome?

"Are you sure this is battle, not Chen inspecting his territory? Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"

"Indeed ridiculous."

The Deputy General said with a worried look, "Many city commanders not only surrendered themselves but also actively became envoys to persuade other cities’ brothers to surrender, gradually making surrendering a broader trend that couldn’t be stopped. Now, Chen Sansi leading the Xuanjia Army is heading straight for Zhaotong Prefecture."

"As long as Zhaotong doesn’t fall, there’s still a chance for redemption!"

Li Gong quickly calmed down, pointing at the map with chopsticks, "Including Zhaotong, the remaining nine prefectures’ commanders are either old acquaintances of Deng Feng or hold great reverence for him. As long as Deng Feng doesn’t surrender, the others will definitely not yield!"

"Then there’s no problem."

The Deputy General assertively said, "The Deng family has been loyally valiant for seven generations, and Deng was amongst the foremost contributors when Daqing was founded. Who else would surrender if General Deng wouldn’t? I will send a letter to him right now, asking him to hold out for just another twenty days, merely twenty days!"

"Quick, go!"

Li Gong urged, "Also, notify Nan Xu to march towards Hu Lao Pass."

"Alright."

The Deputy General instructed someone to write the letter while expressing his concern, "Your Highness, weren’t you worried before that Nan Xu might ask for too much..."

"It seems now that losing some territory is inevitable."

Li Gong scoffed, "But this loss cannot be on our side. As long as Zhaotong holds, under a three-sided attack, we might still crush Meng Quji’s forces, and then not only will we reclaim the lost ground of Lai State, we will march into Sheng Country’s territory in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

...

Zhaotong Prefecture.

Outside the city.

Dasheng army camp.

"Twenty prefectures taken in twenty days!"

Cao Fan, after reading the battle report, couldn’t hide the surprise and envy in his eyes, "How did he do this? How can wars still be fought like this? First crossing the Hongze River four times, then thousands avoiding the White Robes, why can he always achieve strategic goals in ways that nobody expects?"

"Young Master, you need not worry."

Cui Congyi analyzed calmly, "The cities taken previously seem frightening, but the Main Generals in each were hardly formidable; their surrenders were normal. If you were in charge, surely you could do the same, perhaps even better. After all, you are a Prince, isn’t your influence much greater than that of an Assistant General?"

"The upcoming battle at Zhaotong Prefecture is the real deal, an impenetrable fortress!"

"This Deng Feng is as stubborn and tough as a rock in a dung pit. We have been sieging here for two whole months, offering every possible condition. He is just a Profound Image Realm Great Perfection, we even promised him a Marquis title, yet doesn’t he remain unfazed? Such a person, would he surrender?"

"You’re right, General Cui."