My Cultivation Starting from Archery

As for Dasheng,

it was seventeen thousand soldiers, four cultivators,

basically only half the fighting force of West Qi.

"Commander."

Tong Xiaochu said with a headache, "The troops in the south and east have their uses, and while there is still some manpower in the western garrison, there is a lack of provisions. For now, we can only support seventeen thousand troops, meaning, we have to have our seventeen thousand devour the opponent's army of thirty-two thousand."

"If I have not miscalculated the time,"

Wang Jun said, "Soon, some martial cultivators will also come out to help for a reward in the cultivation world, of course, West Qi will have the same, but I can assure you that the power of cultivators on both sides will not differ much."

"Everyone out."

After summarizing the information, Chen Sansi prepared to quietly contemplate.

At that moment,

a disturbance suddenly arose outside the camp.

"Assassin!"

"There is an assassin!"

"..."

"Buzz!"

A flash of silver.

The Longdan Bright Silver Spear appeared in Chen Sansi's hand as he stepped out of the Central Army Tent, just to see a stream of light flying towards the camp.

"Protect Supervisor Chen!"

"Protect General Tong!"

"..."

Arrows flew chaotically in the sky, but they could not block the stream of light.

Immortal Master Wang Jun's body quaked with mana fluctuations, getting ready to seal and perform magic, but upon seeing the stream of light clearly, he relaxed his guard and said, "It's a cloning technique, a minor magic skill, it has no lethality, it's mainly for communication across distance."

Sure enough.

The stream of light stopped right above the Central Army Tent, then transformed into a man with an elegant appearance infused with an immortal aura, who hovered in mid-air, overlooking those on the ground.

"I am Han Xiang."

Military Immortal Han Lang spoke, "I presume you are the famously reputed Chen Sansi in white robe here?"

"It is I."

Chen Sansi looked directly at him, speaking indifferently, "You come here, do you have something to say?"

"Meeting a worthy opponent is truly thrilling."

Han Xiang, smiling as if the two were not mortal foes, said, "Han has several friends in the cultivation world who were once great masters of military tactics. We are all eager to play; this opportunity to play chess is not easy for Han to come by. Naturally, I had to come and see for myself what kind of person will be playing against me."

"Thrilled?"

Chen Sansi's eyebrows slightly furrowed, "You find war exciting?"

"Does Brother Chen not feel the same?"

Han Xiang spoke earnestly, "Waging war is like playing chess, you and I, as generals commanding troops, are like the black and white chess players. Every move is irreversible. With a wave of our hands and a step of our feet, we can decide the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands. How can such a grand chess game not be exciting?! You..."

"What value do you place on human life?" Chen Sansi suddenly interrupted.

"What did you say?"

Confused, Han Xiang in the air hesitated, not quite understanding the other's intention, "Value what?"

"I'm saying."

Under the intertwined light and shadow, Chen Sansi's face sank into the shadow and his expression was unclear, only his heavy voice could be heard, "You think war is very interesting?"

"Of course it's fascinating!"

Han Xiang slightly narrowed his eyes, stating what he thought was obvious, "Han is born to command troops, and those soldiers, they were born to be our chess pieces, their life and death, honor and disgrace, are my chess game. Isn't that the most interesting thing in the world? If there were a world with endless chess games, Han would rather give up the Immortal Path and forever be a chess player."

"What a Military Immortal, truly worthy of an 'Immortal' title, indeed a..."

Chen Sansi abruptly intensified his tone, declaring word by word, "Corpse Mountain!"

Corpse Mountain, for Immortal.

"Oh? An interesting viewpoint."

Han Xiang did not feel there was any issue, "Anyway, whether Brother Chen is willing or not, the chessboard is already set, Han has made his move first, it's now up to Brother Chen to respond."

"You have already lost." Chen Sansi suddenly said.

"Lost?"

Han Xiang found this more amusing, mockingly said, "Then Brother Chen might as well point out, where exactly has Han lost?"

"From the moment you spoke about your so-called theory of the chess game, you were already set to lose because..."

Chen Sansi paused briefly, "Your chess pieces are dead, while my people are alive."

"Hahaha..."

"Interesting, interesting!"

Han Xiang laughed aloud in the air: "Circumstances change, thunder moves and wind rises, the one who moves last yet arrives first, separation and reunion, turning backs, constant transformations, seizing by fast and light movements, this is also controlling the enemy!

"Worthy of being the one who utilizes military formations to the utmost.

"The chess game has just started, making bold claims in front of your own troops, creating momentum for yourself.

"Well, then.

"I am indeed curious to see, how will you make your move now!"

"Boom——"

As his words fell,

the figure suddenly collapsed and vanished, turning into a yellow talisman paper fluttering down.

Meanwhile,

thousands of miles away in West Qi Central Army Tent, sitting in front of a chessboard, Han Xiang slowly opened his eyes, picked up a white piece from the basket, and slowly placed it down.

The game,

begins!

...

"What is this trash?"

Wang Zhi grabbed the discarded talisman paper, repeatedly examining it under the sunlight, "If this old coot doesn't scram soon, staying here nagging, I'm going to start slicing."

"This person..."

Hongze Camp's Deputy General Chu Shixiong frowned, "Is this the Military Immortal?"

"Chen Supervisor."

Tong Xiaochu, catching the main point in the conversation just now, said nervously, "Listening to Han Xiang, it seems he has already made his move. This person is full of tricks, who knows what kind of scheme he will employ next, should we arrange something in advance, just to be prepared?"

"Let's wait and see how things unfold."

Chen Sansi gave his response.

Without knowing the enemy's motives and movements, rashly altering our deployment would only expose more flaws.

He returned to the tent, watching every move of West Qi closely; soon enough, he would know what path Han Xiang had taken.