The God of War Who Protects the Nation: Starting with Saving a Mother and Daughter in Distress

Standing outside the range of the opponent's ordinary arrows, Qin An took a deep breath and took the precious carved bow given to him by Li Zheng.

This precious carved bow has a maximum draw weight of five stones.

It's not something an ordinary person can use.

But now Qin An only needs to exert a little force to draw the bow fully.

He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at a junior officer named Bai Ji who was giving instructions on the city wall.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow, like a streak of light, struck the junior officer precisely in the throat.

The junior officer screamed and fell off the city wall.

The Bai Ji garrison on the city wall was thrown into chaos, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to show themselves again.

"Excellent archery!" the cavalrymen cheered.

Qin An did not stop, continuing to draw his bow and shoot arrows, each arrow hitting its mark and accurately killing a guard.

After acquiring advanced weapon mastery skills, his archery skills naturally improved as well, reaching an advanced level.

Under such circumstances, hitting the bullseye every time is naturally a given.

The city of Otani before them was just a small city, and its defensive equipment was not very sophisticated, lacking powerful crossbows.

Standing outside the enemy's firing range, Qin An transformed into a human artillery platform, relentlessly shooting down the enemy.

The soldiers guarding the city wall were terrified and could only hide behind the crenellations, not daring to show their faces.

With one man and one bow, they managed to suppress the hundreds of soldiers guarding the city wall, preventing them from raising their heads.

"Now! Get on the ladder!" Luo Sheng ordered immediately upon seeing this.

The soldiers, who were already prepared, immediately carried ladders and rushed towards the city wall.

Because the defenders on the city wall were suppressed by Qin An and dared not show their heads to shoot arrows, they were able to successfully place the ladders on the city wall and begin to climb up.

Soon, the first cavalryman climbed the city wall and brandished his long sword, killing several of the guards.

The cavalrymen who followed closely behind also climbed the city walls and engaged in fierce fighting with the defenders.

The defenders on the city wall were already few in number, and their morale was low due to Qin An's archery skills, making them unable to withstand the soldiers' onslaught.

Half an hour later, the city gates were opened, and Qin An led his cavalry into the city, wiping out the remaining defenders.

After capturing Dagu City, Qin An did not rest at all and immediately led his cavalry to attack Xiaogu City.

The defenders of Xiaogu City were terrified when they learned that Dagu City had been captured. They opened the city gates and surrendered before Qin An could even launch an attack.

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Over the next month, Qin An led his cavalry like a whirlwind across the land of Baiji, capturing small towns in Baiji at a rate of almost one city every three days.

They would launch surprise attacks, forceful assaults, and ambushes, making it impossible for the Baiji garrison to defend against them.

The capture of each city meant a large amount of spoils and military merit.

Qin An's name gradually spread throughout Baiji, becoming a figure that struck fear into the hearts of the Baiji people.

Zhang Xu, who was in the rear, received good news from Qin An almost every day.

Looking at those reports of victory, he felt both joy and sorrow.

"This Qin An is truly a born general!" Zhang Xu exclaimed, looking at the cities Qin An had conquered on the map. "He captured ten cities in just one month—that speed is simply unbelievable!"

Zhou Lang, standing beside him, frowned and said, "Commander, Qin An is advancing too fast. Our infantry simply can't keep up with his pace. We haven't even had time to send people to take over many of the cities he's captured yet. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Although his subordinates lost to Qin An in the competition, Zhou Lang did not hold a grudge.

As the saying goes, in the military, the strong are respected.

Now that Qin An has demonstrated his formidable strength, he has nothing to be ashamed of.

More importantly, Qin An belongs to their army.

Now that Qin An has made so many contributions to the war, they have also benefited from it. They are overjoyed and naturally have no reason to hold any grudges.

Zhou Lang was also considering practical matters.

Qin An's advance was incredibly fast.

It was so fast that they couldn't keep up at all.

In this case, even if many cities are captured, the credit will be greatly reduced.

Doing a lot of useless work for no reason.

Zhang Xu was well aware of the problem and sighed, "I know about this issue too, but Qin An has won every battle. I can't just stop him from fighting, can I?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the tent was momentarily at a loss for words.

Everyone else was still thinking about how to conquer more cities faster.

But when it came to their own side, they were discussing not to fight too aggressively.

This left many people feeling somewhat amused and bewildered.

Even if it seems ridiculous, the reality is what it is.

With Qin An's rapid breakthrough, they simply couldn't have taken over so much territory so quickly.

After some discussion, Zhang Xu made his final decision: "We can't let Qin An continue fighting like this. Pass on my order for Qin An to immediately cease their attack, rest on the spot, and await the arrival of the main army!"

"yes!"

At this time, Qin An had just captured the tenth small city—Hanshan City.

He stood on the city wall of Hanshan City, gazing at the distant sky, a look of weariness on his face.

The month-long intense fighting had taken its toll on him and his cavalry.

Of the eight hundred cavalrymen, less than four hundred remain intact; the rest are either wounded or exhausted.

Moreover, Baiji's other cities are already on high alert, heavily guarded, making it difficult to conquer them as easily as before.

"Commander Zhang, the order from Commander Zhang!" A guard ran up with the order.

Qin An took the military order and glanced at it, then couldn't help but smile wryly: "It seems Commander Zhang is afraid we'll run too fast and lose him."

Luo Sheng came over to take a look and laughed, "That's good, it's a good opportunity to take a break, the brothers are almost exhausted."

Qin An also knew that what Luo Sheng said was true.

After a month of continuous fighting, even he himself felt a little tired, let alone his group of men.

In fact, he never intended to continue fighting.

With such a weary army, it's unrealistic to expect to achieve greater results.

But along the way, they were invincible, and the remaining people had gained morale and confidence.

Qin An did not want to rashly dampen this high morale.

Now that Zhang Xu's military order has arrived, it has conveniently given him a way out.

Qin An immediately issued an order: "Pass down the order that the entire army rest and reorganize in Hanshan City, inventory supplies, treat the wounded, and feed the warhorses. No one is allowed to leave the city without my order."

"yes!"

Surprisingly, quite a few cavalrymen expressed their dissatisfaction upon hearing the news of a rest day.

In their view, they had made rapid progress and should press their advantage to expand their gains.

The mere Baiji is nothing to worry about!

Clearly, although they were physically exhausted, the surviving soldiers were in high spirits and had no desire to rest.

It wasn't until Qin An cited Zhang Xu's military order that the discontent among the crowd was finally quelled.