My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 652 - 214: How Can One Remain in Low Spirits Under Others for Long?_4

As long as the food and fodder are destroyed.

Guan Du will collapse within a month.

But waiting until the food supplies have entered the territory before rebelling is equivalent to giving them an extra five months.

"Send the order down."

Chen Sansi issued the third military command, "All persons within the accounts must not divulge news of the Three Prefectures' rebellion. Those who violate this order will be treated as spies of the enemy army, beheaded and shown publicly, then their entire families will be implicated!"

"And, what then?"

Tong Xiaochu asked.

"Then, we continue to wait for an opportunity to arise,"

Chen Sansi reassured everyone, "The food and fodder are unharmed, the Three Prefectures can only defend and cannot possibly send troops to attack, which means our situation remains the same as before, so do not panic."

Actually.

The difference lies in,

Before the rebellion of the Three Prefectures,

within five months, if they cannot defeat the enemy, they can still retreat from Guan Du and save their lives.

But after the rebellion of the Three Prefectures, if they cannot defeat the enemy...

there's only a dead end!

Nobody can escape!

The atmosphere.

was somewhat heavy.

The generals did as they were instructed, each going to carry out his duties.

Chen Sansi gazed at the map, always reminiscent of the events that unfolded four years ago in Yunzhou Po Yang.

The supposedly strong Yunzhou Great Wall broke as easily as paper; An Ding Prefecture surrendered after opening its gates; the commander of Hengkang Prefecture was killed...

What followed thereafter,

was the ten days in Yunzhou, the slaughtering of millions.

And the current scene,

how familiar, how similar it was,

Only...

the ones trapped had changed from a million citizens to a hundred and fifty thousand troops.

"What's the matter?"

Wang Zhi interjected, "You suspect there's a problem?"

Chen Sansi agreed tacitly.

"There being a problem is exactly right!"

Wang Zhi angrily said, "I know Jiang Youru, and we have some connections. That man is incredibly stubborn, originally he couldn't make it in the court, even though he was an Earl, he was forced to leave the Capital City and was assigned to guard a small city in the Central Plains region. A person like him, even if he dies, I wouldn't believe he would betray his country.

"Of course, it's also possible that his family was under the control of the West Qi cultivators, leaving him no choice but to agree."

"Whether it involves the court or not, it's hard to say."

"But even if it's indeed the work of that person in the Capital City, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised."

"That old bastard would do anything for his own interests. I still haven't forgotten the death of my junior apprentice brother."

"..."

Chen Sansi's pupils were deep, his expression unreadable.

All these were still guesses between him and Wang Zhi, without definitive evidence, it could also be that the rebellion of the Three Prefectures was merely a coincidence.

After all,

the allure of being a Cultivator is great for ordinary people.

"Sixth senior brother,"

he began, "write a letter to our fourth senior brother in the Capital City, see if he can find any clues."

Don't forget.

Inside the Jinyi Guard,

there are people from Governor Mansion,

and there are plenty of undercover agents in the Capital City.

Initially in Po Yang County, it was Han Cheng from the Jinyi Guard who leaked the news.

If evidence can really be found…

Chen Sansi should start with the poisoned wine and settle the accounts with Cao Kai.

...

Capital City.

Zhongjue Hall.

"The Three Prefectures have rebelled!"

"One hundred fifty thousand troops are trapped in Guan Du!"

"..."

"What did you say?!"

King Jin Cao Huan nearly fainted.

The Order Messenger recounted the details one by one.

"How could the Three Prefectures rebel? The commanders of the Central Plains gates are all meticulously chosen!"

Yan Maoxing even doubted he had heard wrong, "Even if West Qi has Immortal Masters, our Great Sheng Dynasty has them too!"

"The food!"

Minister of Revenue Tian Guang stumped his foot, "Where's my food?!"

Upon learning that the food and fodder were unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The food is still there, we can still hold on."

King Jin Cao Huan analyzed, "Quick, dispatch troops from the Capital City now, spare no expense to quickly quell the rebellion of the Three Prefectures!"

"It's too late!"

Minister of War Ming Qingfeng despondently shook his head, "Sending troops now, not to mention the long distance, just the provisioning of food and fodder alone won't make it, we can only put up a semblance of dispatching troops to pressure the rebel commanders of the Three Prefectures."

"So you're saying, everything is over?!"

Yan Maoxing said with a worried look, "Not only can we not take back Mang Mountain, but one hundred fifty thousand troops might not even be able to withdraw, risking the complete annihilation? One hundred fifty thousand people! If these one hundred fifty thousand people all die, we might lose the six states of the west, nearly a fifth of the territory of our Great Sheng Dynasty!"

"The only silver lining,"

Ming Qingfeng said, "is that the food and fodder are intact, the soldiers within Guan Du can still survive for a while, we can only hope for a turnaround now..."

"The so-called turnaround is nothing but Chen Sansi alone!"

Minister of Personnel Yin Mingchun pointed out bluntly, "But, if Chen Sansi could have beaten Han Xiang, he would have done it long ago, why wait until now? What follows is just a slow death!" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"There's also Prince Zhen Nan."

Ming Qingfeng said, "Prince Zhen Nan can perhaps squeeze out some troops, compared to the Capital City, it's closer to the Three Prefectures, and food and fodder can be prepared independently, we must notify Prince Zhen Nan immediately!"

"Moreover!"

Cao Huan thought of more ways, "Help me to the Longevity Palace, let my father seek help from the Immortal Master of the Shengyun Sect, if we can get more Immortal Masters, there might still be hope."

"Right."

Minister of Revenue Tian Guang said, "Young Pavilion Master, if I remember correctly, both the Magistrates and commanders of Wu County and Guangyuan have been disciples of Elder Yan. Even though it's been many years since they were in the Capital City, they should still remember their old ties, right?"

"These two bastards!"

Yan Maoxing, so angry that his official cap was askew, declared, "I'm writing to them now to see what they intend to do! The eldest and second sons of the commander of Wu County, as it happens, are still in the Capital City!"

He said as he hurriedly left.

...

Yan Mansion.

Wutong Court.

This place.

is the residence of the Chief Minister, Elder Yan.

In the courtyard, there stands an ancient Wutong tree, its branches and eaves home to various birds.