My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Chen Sansi watched Dan Yuanzhi leave with contentment and felt a bit of stealthy joy in his heart.

It was like someone offering a pillow as soon as he felt sleepy.

The medical books had mentioned this.

For every Martial Arts Realm, there is a corresponding supplemental medicine that works best.

The one targeting the mastery of Bone Training, the Households also had it.

But since Ji Guangxian's prescription caught even the Lord of the Capital's eye, it must be extraordinary.

Since it was for free, why not take it?

Even if he didn't want to take it, Ji Guangxian wouldn't easily let it go.

To take something for free and to buy time to enhance his cultivation were both beneficial.

It was a win-win!

"This Dan Yuanzhi is an entry-level in refining organs skill."

"To deal with him, at the very least, one needs to have reached Bone Forging Perfection and also have achieved Great Arrow Skill to have a significant chance of winning."

Chen Sansi felt immense pressure.

He had just broken through and planned to first check the training state of his subordinates before continuing to cultivate.

Recently, Wu Da entered the Blood Cultivation Introduction; his talent was mediocre, but he was extremely impulsive.

Zhuang Yi was also close to entering Blood Cultivation.

Overall, the progress was still too slow.

At least a few people needed to reach the Bone Training Realm to really be effective.

When passing by the horse field,

it was unusually lively inside.

In the spacious field, about two hundred people were training in cavalry formations.

To attack the grassland tribes, it was indispensable to have horses.

For this purpose, Xiang Tingchun had not spared any efforts recently.

Extorting silver from the Martial Arts Hall to buy horses, asking for them from the Prefecture's Guard Command, and with the support of the Military Department, he actually managed to get nearly three hundred war horses.

However, the war horses were assigned to the old veterans and confidants in the Households.

Luo Dongquan, Feng Yong, Zhao Kang.

Their subordinates were all transformed into cavalry.

...

Past the horse field, there was another large Martial Arts Arena for collective training.

[Skill: Commanding Soldiers (Introduction)]

[Progress: 133/500]

[Utility: Mainstay]

After half a month on autopilot, the progress had only increased this much.

Chen Sansi deliberately didn't go near, watching their training from afar.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

He saw Xu Wencai so angry that his face turned thoroughly red.

Many people teased him jokingly.

"Old man, you can't even perform Pile Work, and you want to command us? Get lost."

Wu Da led the laughter, and a group of them burst out laughing.

"I already heard about you; you studied all your life and never passed the scholar examination!"

"You're also unfilial, able-bodied, so why let your old mother support you?"

"Really don't know, what use Householder Chen keeps you for!"

"..."

"You... you..."

Xu Wencai didn't argue but merely held a Scroll Book, pointing to his scar-faced face: "This is the military order! Mr. Chen personally said that I should train your formations; dare you defy the military order?!"

"Wu Da, stop making trouble."

Zhao Qiao added, "Whatever Mr. Chen asks us to do, we must follow."

After spending time in the military camp, they gradually became more disciplined, all naturally referring to Chen Sansi as the lord or Householder Chen; no one called him by his name directly anymore.

"Don't scare me!"

With a light shove, Wu Da pushed the old scholar to the ground: "A boot-licker, you must have deceived Mr. Chen!"

"Bang—"

A long stick swept across and crashed down on his legs hard.

Wu Da's legs were in severe pain, and he knelt down with a thud.

"Who?!"

He looked up angrily, only to see a glaive-like long spear and immediately hung his head: "Lord... why are you here?"

"Wu Da!"

Chen Sansi was expressionless: "Do you think you're very impressive because you were the first one here to enter Blood Cultivation?"

"Lord, why would you say that?"

Wu Da showed a look of fear: "I don't have such thoughts."

Chen Sansi narrowed his eyes: "If you don't have such thoughts, then what were you just doing?"

No wonder the proficiency was growing so slowly.

It turns out that as long as he wasn't around,

this group would each train on their own.

They really listened to his words, but the person he appointed to manage them, might not necessarily want to listen.

This is not acceptable.

The army is an institution.

Without anyone to help manage, how could he handle it all?

Last time, Zhao Jin's issue taught them military discipline.

Today, they must be told that military orders are absolute.

"Sir."

Wu Da swallowed his saliva and pointed at the old scholar, "He knows nothing. How can you let him instruct us in formations?"

"Is it up to me to decide whether he understands military formations, or is it up to you?!"

Chen Sansi spoke deliberately, "Wu Da, I give you two choices, one, apologize and accept punishment; two, go home and hunt."

"Sir, don't drive me away!"

Wu Da was truly panicked and hastily admitted his fault, "I apologize and accept punishment, apologize and accept punishment!"

"Zhu Tong! Drag him away, twenty military lashes!"

Chen Sansi ordered.

Among all people, Zhu Tong listened to him the most.

Zhu Tong was not convinced by Xu Wencai either.

But if he said to let Xu Wencai train the troops in formations, Zhu Tong would do as told.

"Alright!"

Zhu Tong, without a word, summoned two men to drag Wu Da away for punishment.

"Those who followed and jeered just now, the same applies to you, either accept punishment or get lost!"

Chen Sansi said sternly, "Listen clearly, from now on, whoever I appoint to do whatever, those who disagree or have objections can come to me, but anyone who causes trouble behind the scenes will be severely punished without exception!"

"Yes!"

The crowd nodded repeatedly.

All had the same thought in their minds.

They knew well that Wu Da had initially followed Chen and had gone hunting in the mountains; knowing him from those early days and seeing that even he was not exempt from punishment, they respected Chen even more.

"Xu Wencai, Zhao Qiao, you two come with me."

Chen Sansi led them to a secluded place and pulled out a silver ingot to hand to Zhao Qiao, "Uncle Zhao, buy some golden sore medicine for Wu Da later. Don't say it's money from me; he must learn his lesson."

"Alright."

Zhao Qiao took the silver and left. "He indeed deserves it; he's been too arrogant these days."

"Sir."

Xu Wencai was tearfully grateful, "Thank you, sir."

"If this happens again, just come to me."

Chen Sansi patted his shoulder, "But let me also make it clear, if they all listen and follow orders, but you fail to train properly, you'll only be fit for menial tasks in the future."

"Don't worry, sir!"

Xu Wencai swore, "As long as they listen to me, there definitely won't be a problem."

"Hmm, go on."

Chen Sansi allowed him to leave.

He was not usually a harsh man, but he understood the principles that the kindly do not manage soldiers, the righteous do not manage wealth.

An army without iron discipline will never mature.

Originally, Xiao He pursued Han Xin by the light of the moon.

For Liu Bang to suddenly entrust the still obscure Han Xin with a major responsibility was indeed a challenge.

Therefore, Chen Sansi needed to cultivate respect and obedience towards his personnel appointments early on.

Of course, he also needed to make the right judgment.

Whether Xu Wencai was a mule or a horse, one test would reveal the truth.

"Old Chen."

Householder Xiong came looking, "Come on, Lord Thousand Households has a mission to assign to us."

Central Army Camp.

On the central table, there was a sand table made not long ago, and behind the main seat, a map was hung.

Apart from Feng Yong, who was patrolling the Great Wall, the other eight householders had been summoned together.

"Everyone is here."

Xiang Tingchun was in a great mood, addressing everyone, "The official and the Ministry of War have decided that troops will be deployed at the end of March after April.

"Then, An Ding Prefecture Guard will send a thousand people to strengthen the border defenses, not to mention an additional promise of five hundred more troops!

"Including two hundred disciples from the Martial Arts Hall.

"By that time, the usable people at our thousand household office will number up to sixteen hundred.

"The Xi River tribe has two thousand people, but their bone training martial artists are far inferior to ours, the scattered tribes do not know military formations, and having not invaded the border for six years, they are certainly lax in combat.

"Therefore, our chances of victory are great.

"But warfare is no child's play; the above intelligence is from two years ago.

"Before officially formulating a campaign strategy, I need three small teams to form night watch and verify the enemy intelligence."

Night watch.

It can be understood as scout.

However, due to the lone army penetrating enemy territory, it often poses more danger than the usual scouts.

Basically, it can be said that once exposed, there's a great likelihood of sacrifice.

"This task will be arranged by Luo Qianhu."

Xiang Tingchun pointed to the Xi River on the sand table, "A month from now, I need the intelligence."