My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 642 - 212 Flaw_6

But it was at this moment,

that even more West Qi cultivators rushed over.

Two cultivators joined forces, directly rescuing Zhang Chong'an, and then decisively retreating.

"Two Immortal Masters?!"

Zhang Chong'an asked in confusion, "With all of Dasheng's main forces here, if we don't think of a solution, after my Left Army collapses, Sheng troops will flood into our rear, and my, my army will be utterly defeated!"

"There's no need to panic!"

The cultivator informed him, "Brother Han has already seen through Chen Sansi's ploy. Our Central Army is on its way here; you are ordered to abandon the frontline's twenty thousand troops and set up a new Defensive Array ten miles behind to delay time!"

"The Immortal Master has already arranged it?!"

Zhang Chong'an breathed a sigh of relief.

...

The Great Sheng Central Army.

The Central Army, weak in military strength, suffered heavy losses.

Sun Buqi fought bathed in blood, in this battle, he had slain two Assistant Generals of the same realm, and one across realms, even his long spear was chopped in half. He simply picked up a short knife and continued to fight desperately.

Not far away, Zhao Kang broke off the arrow shaft that had pierced his chest, his back already covered in blood. He spat out a mouthful of thick blood, knelt on one knee, using the He Miao Long Sword to prop himself up, no longer having the strength to continue fighting the enemy.

Around him were even more Enemy Troops swarming in.

Just before the swords and spears were about to land on him,

a burst of True Qi tsunami erupted from behind the enemy's lines, directly lifting the dense Enemy Troops into the air, skittering like scattered beans, except each bean was a corpse.

Chen Sansi, who had previously charged into the fray alone, returned riding his White Horse, automatically clearing a path wherever he went.

He held up his long spear, "Central Army, Hongze Camp, cover our rear; supervisory forces, retreat, all fall back into Cloud Top Prefecture!"

The timing was just about right.

According to Chen Sansi's plan, the Great Sheng Right Army at this time point should have already penetrated deep into the enemy ranks, succeed if possible, if not, don't bother dragging it out.

Though called bait, it wasn't really meant to stay and die.

Once the task was completed, it was time to retreat.

At the exact time Chen Sansi ordered the retreat,

the West Qi Central Army also ceased pursuing and turned to withdraw.

Seeing this scene,

Chen Sansi knew,

that Han Xiang must have, to a great extent, guessed his plan and started to fix the gaps in the West Qi Army, and it was not yet too late.

Shortly afterward,

he saw Wang Jun flying back on his sword.

"Chen Sansi!"

He said urgently, "Bad news! Han Xiang has guessed what we wanted to do; he's already ordered their Central Army to withdraw and support the Left Army, and your plan to bypass Gravel River probably can't be achieved."

Indeed.

Chen Sansi was not discouraged, just a bit regretful that he could not achieve victory with the least casualties.

This Han Xiang's feat of unifying seven states was evidently not an undeserved reputation.

You could say,

he was the strongest strategist he had encountered in this world.

"What should we do?"

Wang Jun furrowed his brows, "Are we going to be completely routed?"

"Not at all."

Chen Sansi said calmly, "You go to the Right Army and have Qu Yuanxiang and the rest retreat.

"Apart from that,

"order the Left Army to advance and cover our rear.

"We only need to retreat into Cloud Top Prefecture."

The battle today was inevitable.

But he dared to fight it; whether he could win was uncertain, but he was certain he would not be defeated, as he had already prepared for this.

After today.

This battle.

was simply meant to shift from the momentum of thunder, to a protracted war of attrition.

Moreover, the Great Sheng Court would still be at a disadvantage.

But all these, were issues for later.

"What about Feng State?"

Wang Jun voiced his concern, "Didn't we come out to fight a decisive battle because we were worried they would go and attack Feng State?"

"The battlefield changes in an instant, and opportunities in war are fleeting. Strategies that were useful moments ago might not hold the same value now."

Chen Sansi informed him, "The court has already dispatched troops to Feng State to fill the void. It's too late for them to go there now. According to my military orders, the losses on both sides in this battle will not differ by much."

"Good."

Wang Jun, before leaving, paused and explained, "I wasn't able to kill Han Xiang, not because I was unwilling to risk my life, but because the man simply wouldn't engage with me. Besides, his cultivation was not inferior to mine; there was really nothing I could do."

"You didn't fight at all?"

This was indeed beyond Chen Sansi's expectations, "For such a long time, the two of you were just stalling each other? It's okay, just retreat for now. After you return, recount the whole thing to me in detail."

Sometimes.

Through interactions with a person, one might discover their weaknesses.

"Mhmm."

Wang Jun did not waste any more time.

...

The Right Army of Dasheng.

The killing intent was intense.

All of a sudden, signal to retreat was given.

"Retreat?!"

After expending a large number of talismans and elixir pills and seeing red, Qu Yuanxiang fumed as he created some distance from that martial cultivator, biting back, "The situation is greatly in our favor, why are we withdrawing?!"

"No more nonsense, if you're told to retreat, you retreat!"

Wang Jun stated, "Our plan has been detected, Han Xiang is on his way here, if we don't pull back now, our entire army will be wiped out."

"The entire army wiped out?!"

Qu Yuanxiang snorted coldly, "I thought that Chen Sansi had some great capability! Yet he still didn't win!"

"Retreat!"

"Retreat—"

"..."

The Right Army left some to cover their rear while the others fought and retreated. After falling back dozens of miles and meeting with the reinforcement from the Left Army, they successfully retreated into Cloud Top Prefecture.

Regarding this.

The West Qi Army could do nothing but temporarily withdraw as well.

This great battle thus came to a temporary halt.

This war.

Dasheng suffered accumulated losses of twenty thousand troops and horses.

The West Qi Army suffered accumulated losses of thirty-five thousand troops and horses.

On the side of the generals, both sides sustained losses.

The situation once again fell into a stalemate.

Inside Cloud Top Prefecture.

Chen Sansi listened patiently as Wang Jun described what Han Xiang had been doing since the beginning of the war.

"Observing the chess game."

"What an observer of the chess game."

"What an outstanding 'chess player'."

Chen Sansi closed his eyes, his mind constantly flashing back to every encounter with Soldier Immortal Han Xiang after arriving in Jiazhou, every march, every deployment, every confrontation.

After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes.

At last.

He had discovered the method to break this "chess" game, the sole weakness of his opponent!