My Cultivation Starting from Archery

The first is to marshal troops and designate leaders for a military campaign.

The second is to inspect the troops.

The purpose of this troop inspection was naturally the second.

Expanding the camp took two full years, using countless amounts of silver, so naturally, there had to be an imperial envoy from the court to inspect for any oversights, to see if anyone had the audacity to engage in corruption, leading to the situation of drawing pay without serving.

Twelve Camps, each with fifteen thousand men.

In total, there were a whopping one hundred eighty thousand men!

Add civilian workers during wartime,

and one could boast of having three hundred thousand men externally.

Of course,

this was not the limit.

There were still a huge number of garrison troops present in the Northwest Three States.

Dasheng had vast territories and a large population.

As long as there was food and pay, more soldiers could be continuously found.

Thus, a grand troop inspection began to be prepared.

The Central Army Tent was too crowded, and Fang Qingyun had military matters to deal with,

so Chen Sansi did not rush to discuss matters about the ends of the earth but instead took his long spear and left, preparing to go to Hongze Camp first.

"Greetings to all senior brothers and sisters!"

On his way, he encountered his senior brothers whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

During the grand troop inspection, it was natural for all the Main Generals of the camps to return.

"Hello, little junior brother~"

Rong Yanqiu, contrary to his usual demeanor, didn't come up for a warm chat but leaned against a stone pillar, idly playing with a flower, wholly uninterested.

Second Senior Brother Cheng Wei had a worried expression, fiddling with an abacus as if he were a merchant who had just conducted a big loss-making deal.

Fifth Senior Brother Meng Guangxin sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, "tap tap tap" striking the wooden fish, unable to control his agitated mood. Each time he struck, cracks appeared, until with a "snap," it was completely shattered.

He stood up, carrying his Crescent Moon Spade and went to Seventh Senior Brother Ye Fengxiu: "Old Qi, let's have a spar!"

"Get lost."

Murderous intent filled Ye Fengxiu's phoenix eyes, clearly unwilling to pay attention.

"Boom!"

Regardless of whether he agreed or not, Meng Guangxin swung his Crescent Moon Spade forward, bringing with him an overwhelming Gang Qi.

"If you're looking to die, I'll oblige you!"

Ye Fengxiu drew his sword to respond, and the two of them fought fiercely together.

"This..."

Chen Sansi could naturally tell something was wrong with them.

"Come with me."

Amid the confusion, Wang Zhi appeared.

Chen Sansi followed him as he left: "Senior brother, what's going on?"

Wang Zhi spoke deliberately: "The Eight Camps, gone."

"What?"

Chen Sansi had a guess in his heart: "What exactly happened?"

"After the expansion, Assistant Generals and those of higher rank from each camp were all replaced."

Wang Zhi explained: "The soldiers brought in also basically do not obey the command of the Governor Mansion."

"What about our senior brothers and sisters?"

Chen Sansi asked: "Were they reassigned as well?"

"Yes."

Wang Zhi nodded: "Previously, every senior brother had at least one camp under their command, but now it has been reduced to two people jointly managing a single camp as the Main General and Deputy General, and half of the junior officers under them have been replaced. It's expected that later on they will be transferred out of the Northern Territory."

"Apart from the eldest and the third,"

"Among the Twelve Camps, plus your Hongze Camp, we now only have four camps left."

The Eight Camps.

Only four remained!

Several sacred decrees, coupled with a series of reassignments.

Years of effort

were crippled by half.

And this was likely...

just the beginning.

After the war on the grasslands concludes, they will surely continue to cut down, until the original Eight Camps were completely dispersed, never to be united again. It's highly possible they'll be demobilized to return to the fields, but it'll take time to find a new generation of generals to completely replace them.

"Our Hongze Camp did not escape either."

Wang Zhi pointed to the practicing formations of troops ahead: "From Assistant Generals upward, all are people nurtured by the court from a young age; they will certainly fight with you without problems, it's just that in the future..."

"Let's go have a look."

Chen Sansi interrupted.

...

Hongze Camp.

"Why are we being transferred to the Sky Wolf Camp?!"

Xiong Qiuan, Feng Yong, and other brothers from Po Yang gathered together, loudly questioning several generals before them.

Xiao Zheng, You Jike, Xia Cong, along with two older Assistant Generals, watched them coldly.

Among them, there was also a Deputy General in the Xuanxiang Realm, Chu Shixiong.

He faced the questioning crowd and emotionlessly provided an answer: "From the fifteen thousand men in Hongze Camp, aside from the three thousand Black Armor soldiers, the remaining twelve thousand were reorganized troops transferred intact from near the Capital City. There really isn't a place for you."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Liu Jinkui cursed: "We've been with the general right from the start in Po Yang."

Speaking of this,

he clenched a fist to the sky, then continued to curse: "Crossing the Hongze River four times, breaking through a hundred thousand at Hu Lao, we were always in the Central Army. Why would you transfer us to the Sky Wolf Camp? Based on what?"

"Based on what?!"

Chu Shixiong narrowed his eyes: "Because you are not worthy!"

Not worthy!

"General Chu, there's no need for such unpleasant words,"

beside him, another Assistant General, Meng Dingxin, stopped him, speaking in a much calmer tone, yet his words were still uncompromising: "What's your name? Nevermind, it doesn't matter.

"Po Yang, right?

"To all the brothers from Po Yang,

"I understand that all of you have followed General Chen through hard work and contributions, but times have changed. Now, Hongze Camp is the elite of the Beiliang Army, and you guys…

"Most of you are still around the Refining Internal stage, right?

"There aren't many even at Hua Jin, let alone Meridian Passage.

"Most importantly, due to your constitutions, there is no possibility of reaching a higher threshold.

"If you were to stay in Hongze Camp, it would be equivalent to holding back the general!

"General Chen is kindhearted and remembers old affections,

"but we cannot let past loyalty drag down the combat effectiveness of a unit.

"You going to the Sky Wolf Camp can at least maintain your current military rank based on your realm, but there really is no place for you in Hongze Camp."