My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 520 - 192: Defying Orders at Huqiu Mountain, Directly Heading to Great Capital City_4

Chen Sansi personally went two li from camp to welcome him.

"Junior brother."

Lü Ji did not engage in small talk, "The situation is urgent, I just received an urgent report from You State, let's you and I go to the Central Army Tent to discuss a plan straight away."

Inside the Central Army Tent.

Maps and sand tables were all in place.

Lü Ji quickly recapped the current situation: "As of now, You State has fallen, and the barbarian hordes have been arriving at Li City Prefecture in succession, rushing towards Zhu Tuo Pass, guarding the only Life Gate of Liangzhou.

"Given our encounter, you and I, brothers, should set off for You State immediately.

"Three camps, forty-five thousand men

"I will take the main force, and you will assist, with our combined efforts, forty-five thousand men, it is not necessarily impossible to take down Zhu Tuo Pass and destroy the Array Eye outside the Luotian Mountain Range."

"Yes, my younger junior brother, let's not delay any further, let's set out."

Nie Yuan said and, seeing the White Robe unmoved, asked, "What's the matter, junior brother, do you have other plans?"

"Two senior brothers."

Chen Sansi disagreed, "We cannot act in such a manner."

"Oh?"

Lü Ji nodded slightly, "Share your thoughts."

"If You State had not yet fallen, the arrangement of the eldest senior brother would have been without fault, and we should indeed set off for You State immediately, but as the barbarian army has entered in full force, we decidedly cannot do so," Chen Sansi said, maintaining a respectful tone toward his senior brothers and calmly explaining, "Senior brothers, Li City Prefecture is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Zhu Tuo Pass itself is not significant, but its strategic location is formidable and, once manned, can hold off a myriad of foes. In the face of the Enemy Army's occupation, a forceful attack is likely to require a great deal of effort."

Lü Ji spoke solemnly, "I shall use my strength to break through it."

"Eldest senior brother's bravery is well-known, and I also believe that given time, you would be able to take Zhu Tuo Pass, but let's not forget, what we lack the most right now is time," said Chen Sansi as he lifted the tent flap, looking towards the blood mist above the distant Heavenly Dome. "This Blood Sacrifice Array operates daily, and it could be completed at any moment, hence the barbarians at Zhu Tuo Pass do not need to defeat us, they just need to delay the time."

"The younger junior brother makes some sense."

Lü Ji calmly asked, "I understand what you're saying, but given the current situation, aside from attacking Zhu Tuo Pass, we probably don't have a better strategy.

"This crisis in Liangzhou is essentially a death trap.

"To break this trap, we can only do it by force; to put it plainly, it's a bet, staking our lives on it."

"Well said, eldest senior brother!"

Chen Sansi affirmed, "But since it's a gamble, why not gamble even bigger."

"Even bigger?"

Nie Yuan, somewhat puzzled, asked, "What do you mean, junior brother?"

White Robe drew the Li Quan Spear embedded in the ground, and with a flash of cold light, the tip of the blade pointed directly toward the edge of the sand table, the Yin Mountain Range, the Barbarian Capital, Langjuxu Mountain!

"Senior brothers, do not forget one thing.

"Zhu Tuo Pass is just an auxiliary array eye to the Blood Sacrifice Array. Even if we destroy it and open a Life Gate, it is still within the mountains. Considering Liangzhou's vast territory and numerous inhabitants, how many people will be able to reach and pass through the Life Gate in time to leave Liangzhou?

"On the other hand,

"If we destroy the last main Array Eye atop Langjuxu Mountain, the Blood Sacrifice Array will collapse immediately."

At these words, the inside of the tent fell into deathly silence.

This included Chu Shixiong, Cao Zhi, and the generals of the various camps, who could hardly believe their own ears.

Could this be another direct strike at Mei Mountain, like in the campaign of Ming State?!

But times have changed.

This would be against the Barbarian Capital!

Not to mention the great distance, there were innumerable perils along the way.

Most critically,

They would be a lone army!

A lone army, intending to strike directly at the enemy's capital city, was practically unimaginable.

"You mean to strike directly at the Barbarian Heavenly Capital?"

Nie Yuan could not comprehend, "Junior brother, this is not just bold, it might be a bit of wishful thinking, don't you think?"

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The others,

felt the same.

"Junior brother, I'm not dismissing your strategy,"

Lü Ji pointed at the sand table and countered, "Do you realize that we are a good ten thousand li away from the Barbarian Capital?

"Do you realize the four tribes of the barbarians have formed an alliance with more than four hundred thousand troops? The ones in You State are only part of them, with over two hundred thousand still observing from various places across the Great Desert.

"Do you realize we have only forty thousand men, and moreover... no supplies! If we don't quickly make it to You State, we will run out of provisions.

"Do you realize, near the Great Capital, there might also be Immortals defending...

"Considering all the above, isn't heading to the Barbarian Capital an even bigger waste of time compared to going to You State?"

However,

Even though he laid out four clear points of contention,

Chen Sansi still insisted, "No, it will certainly be faster!"

Lü Ji and Chen Sansi locked gazes.

The interior of the tent fell into silence.

Cao Zhi, who had been quietly eating at the side, perked up with interest at the scene.

"Eldest senior brother, younger junior brother,"

Nie Yuan saw the tension and promptly meditated, "We're just discussing matters, let's not harm our camaraderie."

After the exchange of glances, Lü Ji and Chen Sansi stopped the argument and smiled at each other.

"Junior brother ah, junior brother,"

Lü Ji spoke gravely, "It seems we cannot persuade one another."

"Do not blame your senior brother,"

Chen Sansi replied, "I truly believe so."

"Currently, our ranks in the army are equal, and neither can command the other,"

Lü Ji said, "In that case, let us prepare the troops. I estimate the imperial edict will arrive shortly, and we can make a decision then, alright?"

Chen Sansi could not refuse.

More than forty thousand soldiers from the Three Camps were neatly arranged near Huqiu Mountain, awaiting military orders from Liangzhou City.