My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Chen Sansi paused between each word, "I will directly hand the petition to the Longevity Palace, do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Chu Shixiong had no choice but to take the order and leave.

The brothers from Po Yang looked at each other and collectively exhaled in relief, then took their leave one by one.

Now,

Chen Sansi had his own Central Army Tent.

But sitting in the Taishi Chair, he felt no stir of emotion.

Retaining these thousand-plus men today was not difficult.

After all, their numbers were few, and none were Martial Artists of high cultivation.

But this was a signal,

a signal that from now on, the court would firmly control the Beiliang Army.

Indeed,

Chen Sansi knew from reading the history books of Dasheng,

that after the Grand Ancestor founded the nation, the method of controlling military power was very secure.

Taking the garrison as an example,

the highest military rank was Commander,

but a Commander had no authority to mobilize troops.

Whenever there was a battle, the court would temporarily appoint a General to take command, and after the battle ended, military power was withdrawn, and the General returned to his original post.

This arrangement prevented military officers from gaining too much power but also caused delayed responses to battles, missing opportunities.

Later, as conflicts arose frequently, almost every year witnessed various scales of turmoil, and gradually it became so that local commanders only needed approval from the Ministry of War to deploy.

The current trend,

is to revert to the old system after the campaign in the grassland.

Indeed, this is a good time.

With Nan Xu, Dongqing, and West Qi all suffering losses, as long as the barbarians in the grasslands are severely damaged, there will likely be no sudden battles for the next decade, and temporarily appointing commanders will suffice.

But then...

wouldn't that mean he had worked for nothing?

From the very beginning,

Chen Sansi's purpose in studying Martial Arts and joining the army had only one focus: to control his own destiny.

Over these years, he had indeed braved wind and rain, fighting battles from south to north, and traversed through fire and swords.

Fighting desperately,

was he really just working for that old man, the Emperor?

To have struggled so hard to build a formidable tiger and wolf troops, only to hand it over easily?

This was too much to bear.

But currently, there were no good solutions.

He could only finish fighting the battle in the grassland, then discuss it with his martial brothers and sisters.

In any case,

no matter what, he could not truly hand over his life to the court.

Let alone the fact that the old Emperor was an "Immortal" who might recreate the "Ten Days of Yunzhou" incident at any time, even if he were a wise ruler for all ages, he would not willingly hand over military power.

Being close to the Emperor was like accompanying a tiger.

He refused to do so.

Speaking of which,

dozens of days had passed, and he wondered how things were at the ends of the earth,

If the old Emperor died there, it would be a cause for universal rejoicing.

And what about his master?

"First, prepare for battle," he said.

"Prepare for battle and practice Alchemy at the same time, striving to break through to Martial Saint soon to really secure a foothold in this mundane world."

"There are also anomalies in the Luotian Mountain Range that need to be dealt with."

"Truly a season full of events."

...

With Chen Sansi's emergence from seclusion,

the muster of troops officially began.

Originally anticipated to form twelve camps, it was said that last-minute adjustments had raised the number to fourteen camps; the two extra camps of troops seemingly coming from nowhere.

In any case,

Fourteen camps of troops.

Fourteen Main Generals.

Totaling up to 210,000 elite soldiers and officers.

All assembled within Liangzhou City.

The muster list is as follows:

Firstly, the absent Sun Xiangzong, Supervisor Sun, who during the war commanded all military forces and controlled the troops of the Northern Territory, commanding the Personal Soldier Camp, known as Heavenly Strategy Camp.

Lu Ji, with assistant and third senior brother Nie Yuan.

Controlling the Three Camps.

Respectively, the Xuanwu Camp, White Tiger Camp, and Heavenly Lion Camp.

Fang Qingyun, Meng Guangxin as Main and Deputy General, leading the Azure Dragon Camp.

Rong Yanqiu, Ye Fengxiu as Main and Deputy General, leading the Vermilion Bird Camp.

Second senior brother Cheng Wei and General Zhao Wuji together led the Liangzhou Guard Station soldiers.

The other camps were all commanded by generals dispatched by the court.

Bai Thingzhi, Lu Shuhua, Xie Sishu, and Yan Changqing, among others, were scattered among the various camps, taking on the roles of Assistant Generals.

Then, there was the Hongze Camp.

The positions in Hongze Camp are as follows:

Chen Sansi served as the Main General of the camp.

Deputy General, Chu Shixiong.

Front Army Assistant General, Dong Yulin.

Left Army Assistant General, Xiao Zheng.

Right Army Assistant General, You Jike.

Rear Army Assistant General, Meng Dingxin.

Central Army Assistant General, Xia Cong.

The rest of the Thousand Captains and Hundred Captains, each in charge of their duties.

Totaling 15,000 troops and horses.

Lastly,

as the muster was nearing its end on the seventh day,

there were two additional camps of troops, who gradually arrived in Liangzhou City.

Accompanied by a piece of significant news:

Wo Long destroyed Wei!

A year ago,

Xu Wencai was commissioned to head east of You State; within just four months, he quelled all rebellions and, without demobilizing, obtained the approval of the Ministry of War to march eastward. In six months, he took over forty cities and two months ago took the Wei Kingdom Capital and captured the Emperor of Wei alive.

Even though Wei Country was a minor nation, it was still a country.

It is said that Xu Wencai was nearly prophetic in his thinking, creating strategies as if by divine intervention. The military formations he used were almost indistinguishable from those of the White Robe, combined with several ingenious strategies, his fame thundered across the world.

He was granted the Pillar Country rank and appointed as National Guardian General.

People ranked the four contemporary Military Family saints, three of whom were in the Northern Territory of Dasheng.

Thus,

the court changed the garrison into camps, specifically establishing two camps for Xu Wencai.

Zhenbiao Camp and North Prefecture Camp.

The allocation of troops in these two camps was no different from the rest of the Beiliang Army.

They were temporarily in Liangzhou, mainly to coordinate the campaign in the grassland, and after that, it was said that they would either move south or be stationed to the west.

"This old man..."

The brothers from Po Yang couldn't believe the news when they heard it.

"A destruction of a nation!"

"Although Wei Country is small, it is still a nation!"

"This old man has no power to bind a chicken, how can he control a group of military officers?!"