Guan Hai now had his back against the lake.
His eyes were full of panic as he looked at the scene in front of him, quite a bit helpless.
No matter how lucky he is.
I also know that I am absolutely unlucky today.
If it was just the beginning of the siege, then with his large number of troops, he would directly abandon his vehicle to protect the commander, choose to cut off part of the flesh, and choose a direction to break out of the siege.
There is still hope of escaping and ascending to heaven.
But for more than half a month, the army has been losing consecutive battles. The team under his command has long been beaten to pieces, and the number has shrunk to less than 30,000.
For an army with the characteristics of refugees, 30,000 people are no longer enough for him to give up. If he continues to cut the flesh, he will only cut the main artery with one knife, and then cause the entire army to collapse.
Now unless he can grow wings on his back and fly directly across the lake, there is still a glimmer of hope.
Otherwise it is just the difference between dying early and dying later.
Guan Hai actually regrets it now.
When Zhang Liao raised his banner and killed his own side in a major defeat, he should have recognized the current situation as a hero and surrendered immediately with his tens of thousands of troops.
Rather than losing consecutive battles.
After I lost the capital I relied on, I started to think about these things. Now I just want to surrender. People tend to ignore me. I don't want to love you anymore.
Speaking of which.
Guan Hai felt like slapping himself.
Knowing clearly that those who came to Qingzhou to conquer the Yellow Turbans were the Cao family's troops, why were they still holding on to it?
When Zhang Rao, Sima Ju and other Qingzhou Huangjinqu commanders went north to join the Black Mountain Army, they were attacked head-on by Gongsun Zan and turned to Yanzhou, Guan Hai never responded.
He stayed in Qingzhou from beginning to end.
After all, we all stay together in Qingzhou. This broken place cannot support so many people, but after everyone leaves, I can live a comfortable life if I stay.
So he chose not to move.
As a result, what happened next made him feel extremely lucky. All the Yellow Turban troops who left Qingzhou fell into the hands of the Cao family.
Only he survived and escaped.
Apart from anything else, the Cao family's strength has been tested many times and has been proven to be far superior to the Yellow Turban Army.
As a result, I still had luck this time and kept refusing to surrender. Isn't this the case of an old man who hangs himself because he thinks he has a long life?
…………
Regret and hesitation about Guan Hai.
Cao Ang and the other two did not know.
They don't care about that either.
No matter what the reasons were for the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to spread across the country, what kind of compulsions there were, and what problems were left over from history.
They have been wreaking havoc locally for a long time.
Everywhere they went, they looted, destroyed farming and production activities, and coerced the people to join in. From a peasant uprising simply begging for work, it turned into a homeless bandit who robbed homes and homes.
These are undeniable.
And the people in the lead, those self-proclaimed Qu Commanders, are the chief evildoers among them, and they are the most accomplished people who have caused these evil consequences.
Ordinary Qingzhou soldiers can be released back to their hometowns or ask to join the army, but these middle- and upper-class people must either make some honest contributions or die.
It is with this attitude.
Cao Ang and Tai Shici immediately rode their horses to the front, each choosing a suitable angle, about a few steps away from each other.
Then he quietly observed.
In this crowd of thousands of troops, you want to accurately find the enemy's commander, and you also need to ensure that the arrows you shoot can avoid the obstacles along the way and kill the target accurately.
The most important thing is to observe in advance.
Even a marksman who can leave his name in history would not dare to shoot casually with his eyes closed. After all, there is no tracker on his arrow, and he cannot accurately guide it.
…………
After observing carefully for a while.
And after mentally calculating the influence of various factors such as distance, direction, angle, and wind force.
Cao Ang's confidence has risen to 100%.
At that moment, he turned to Tai Shi Ci and said with a smile: "Zi Yi, I have long heard that you have an unparalleled archery skill. Whenever you hit something, you will definitely hit it. It is no less impressive than Yang Youji who can pierce a Yang with a hundred steps." "
"Today is a rare opportunity. You and I will try our best. I hope you can use all your strength. Don't hold back and hide your shortcomings. This will allow me to enjoy myself to the fullest!"
I heard Cao Ang say this.
Taishi Ci immediately placed the strong bow across the horse's back, and then gently touched the bow body and strings, as if comforting his old friend.
After such behavior.
Taishi Ci just turned to look at Cao Ang, and his whole body became visibly solemn. Not only did his back straighten, his expression was solemn.
Even his eyes seemed to be burning with fire.
"Please rest assured, General Cao. I have been practicing bow and arrow since I was a child. Whenever I have free time, I work hard every day without slacking off."
"If the general and I were to compete with swords and guns, or the skills of riding a horse, I might have to think more carefully, but since this is how I draw the bow and set the arrow."
"Then I will do my best, otherwise it will be a blasphemy to the bow in my hand and an insult to you, general. Ci will never do such a thing!"
…
Cao Ang was very satisfied with Taishi Ci's attitude.
This so-called competition is certainly not something he had to do in front of the battle just because his hands were itchy.
But it is the theory that he has always adhered to.
That is, when you want to conquer a talent, you only need to conquer him in all aspects in the skills he is best at and most proud of.
It can quickly make this talent's admiration for him soar explosively, thus promoting the talent's defection, just like when he beat Cao Chun in riding skills.
That's why Taishi Ci needs to go all out.
Otherwise, the victory will not be satisfying and the effect will be compromised. How can it convince people?
After both parties have agreed.
Taishi Ci thought he had found the feeling.
No more wasting time.
He immediately nocked the bow and nocked the arrow, stretched his hands forward and back, pulled the bow string to nearly the full moon state, held the arrow tail tightly with his right hand, and pointed the arrow tip directly at the other end of the battlefield.
As Guan Hai, who was hiding behind the crowd, kept swaying, Taishi Ci also kept adjusting his angle.
While he was looking for an opportunity, out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed that Cao Ang, who was beside him, also pulled the bowstring to the maximum, staring ahead with slightly narrowed eyes.
But it is a little different from Taishi Ci.
Cao Ang felt quite calm and relaxed at the moment.
The whole person was like a stone statue, sitting motionless on the horse, and his arms seemed to have solidified into stone, without even a trace of trembling.
Such a look.
Taishi Ci couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sure enough, General Cao would take the initiative to propose this competition, which proved that he also had some skills.
His exaggerated arm strength, extreme stability, and relaxed attitude are enough to become a top marksman.
certainly.
No matter how powerful his opponent is, Taishi Ci still has enough confidence in himself. How many swordsmen in the world can beat him in archery?
General Cao is just a master who is quite good at this, but not nearly a god.
…………
Time passed by minute by minute.
As a gust of biting north wind blew by, the wind gradually stopped and the interference factors were reduced to a minimum.
Taishi Ci was keenly aware of the opportunity.
Don't dare to delay at all.
Immediately he adjusted the position of his left hand and let go of the bow string with his right hand. Suddenly an arrow with a cold gleam made a sharp sound of breaking through the air, screaming and roaring all the way towards Guan Hai.
"call out!!!"
And at the moment Taishi Ci loosened his bowstring.
A sharp sound also sounded in his ears, which stung his eardrums.
As the two of them shot arrows one after another.
Two deadly cold lights suddenly rushed towards Guan Hai, who was still staying in place at this moment, unaware that death was about to come.
After a few breaths.
Taishi Ci used his relatively good eyesight to see that his arrow had already traveled a large distance and was about to reach Guan Hai's neck.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Unless Guan Hai could dodge at this critical moment of life and death, the arrow would pierce his neck in the next moment.
Hit his vitals directly and take his life.
I must have won this competition!
But the next second.
Taishi Ci couldn't help but widen his eyes.
There was a look of horror on his face, and his eyes bulged outwards. It was obvious that the shock and horror in his heart were beyond words.
…
"Pfft!"
"Kacha!"
Two different voices sounded before and after.
It indicates that earth-shattering changes have taken place on the battlefield.
With a scream, Guan Hai, the Qingzhou Huangjinqu commander who was hiding behind and wearing a golden helmet, immediately covered his neck.
I saw an arrow stuck straight in the center of his neck that was still trembling. A large amount of blood was gushing out from the breach, and it couldn't be stopped.
But what's even more amazing is this.
The arrow inserted into the neck was a broken arrow. Only about two or three fingers of the arrow shaft were exposed, and the rest was completely broken.
Guan Hai was hit in the vital part by an arrow.
The whole person gasped for breath.
Just like a broken bellows.
After struggling to stretch out his other hand to grab something, but in vain, he quickly fell off the horse.
It looked like he wouldn't survive.
When the enemy's commander was killed in battle, Cao Jun would naturally not miss such a great opportunity, especially those veterans who had experienced many wars and were familiar with this process.
Dang even shouted at the top of his lungs.
"The leader of the bandit army is dead, our army has won a great victory!"
"The leader of the bandit army is dead..."
First they came one after another, and then they spoke in unison, with the volume getting louder and louder.
The yellow turban thief who was already demoralized.
Looking back, it was indeed so.
Morale collapsed instantly.
In an instant, the defense line was breached and Cao's army was killed and defeated.
And under the instructions of Zhang Liao and other generals.
Cao Jun's side quickly adopted the slogan: Surrender on the ground without killing, and those who resist will die.
A large number of Yellow Turban soldiers scrambled to throw away their weapons and then lay prone on the ground.
The war is gradually coming to an end.
…………
Regardless of the changes on the battlefield.
Cao Ang only drew back his strong bow.
Then he looked at Tai Shi Ci with a smile, and said in a kind voice: "Zi Yi, it seems that I am more skilled, and I am lucky enough to beat you!"
As Cao Ang's voice sounded.
Taishi Ci, who had been standing frozen on the horse, as dull as a statue, just started to tremble all over and gradually woke up.
After blinking his eyes in confusion.
Taishi Cicai had a complicated expression on his face, and he felt a sense of unspeakable bitterness in his heart, and he bowed his hand to Cao Ang.
"The general's archery skills are unparalleled in the world. This can't be described as a fluke. I am completely convinced by my defeat. In the past, I was just a little cautious and looked down on everyone in the world. But now I know that there is something better in the world."
"The general is truly a god!"
Taishi Ci saw it clearly before.
Just when the arrow he shot was about to penetrate Guan Hai's neck, Cao Ang's arrow took the lead and pierced Guan Hai's vital part first.
And because of blocking the path.
Your own arrow can only be stuck on the arrow shaft, and therefore miss the opportunity to hit the vital point.
This is also the reason why the exposed part of the arrow on Guan Hai's neck is only one or two fingers long.
According to the original rules.
The one who breaks the key points wins.
Taishi Ci has completely failed on this prerequisite, so there is no need to discuss who is first and who is next, who is far and who is near.
At the thought, everyone released their right hands at the same time.
Cao Ang's arrow was launched a moment or two later.
As a result, he arrived first, and even blocked his own path accurately.
Such skills are close to the Tao.
In Tai Shici's view, Cao Ang's level was more than one level higher than his own, which was the fundamental reason why he was convinced and admired him so much.
I was very proud of myself before.
Blindly confident in his own strength, thinking that he is invincible in the field of bows and arrows, if General Cao competes with himself, he will only win and lose.
…
And after hearing Taishi Ci admit defeat.
Cao Ang suddenly laughed heartily.
However, there was only heroism in the laughter, not pride or arrogance, nor was there any emotion such as contempt.
After the laughter.
Cao Ang patted Tai Shici on the shoulder.
Then he encouraged and comforted him and said, "Ziyi, don't be depressed. Your archery skills are indeed unparalleled in the world. This is an undeniable fact."
"Although I am better than you, you don't have to underestimate yourself. After all, there are too many influencing factors on the battlefield. If the strength is similar, who is stronger and who is weaker? Who can say with certainty?"
"Don't take it to heart. Now that Guan Hai is dead and the enemy army has been defeated, you can follow me back to the central army!"
However, just as Cao Ang was preparing to return.
Taishi Ci suddenly stopped him.
Then, under Cao Ang's slightly surprised gaze, he quickly turned over and dismounted, and with a crisp movement, he bowed to Cao Ang to the end.
Then he spoke with a calm tone and sincere words.
"Ci has a question. General, I wonder if there is still a shortage of people under your command. I am willing to do my best!"
Suddenly I heard such words.
Cao Ang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
But he reacted quickly and immediately lifted Tai Shici up with a smile.
"If others ask me, then I have to think about it, but if it's a great talent like Ziyi, I can only say that I want as much as I want."
"The door of my Cao family is always open to you!"
…
Upon hearing this.
Taishi Ci bowed down again on the spot.
"General, your benevolence and righteousness come first, and you have a broad mind. The world knows that you are both civilized and armed, and your reputation is famous all over the world."
"A person as famous as you must be the true enlightened master. If Ci misses this opportunity, I will regret it for the rest of his life."
"Thanks to the general for not giving up, I am willing to ride my horse forward for you and kill the enemy's charge!"
Taishi Ci's precise reply.
This made Cao Ang smile even more.
"Okay, okay!"
"When I gain Ziyi, it's like gaining a pillar in the Western Heaven!"
"Now that we are out on the march and it is difficult to arrange your duties, you will temporarily stay under the command of General Zhang Liao. After I say hello to Kong Wenju, you can lead the army on your own!"
Although there is no vassal relationship between Taishi Ci and Kong Rong, they are people who came from him after all.
I have to be more or less polite and say hello to inform him, which is considered to be adequate.
In fact, for Tai Shici's defection.
Cao Ang was mentally prepared.
Isn't this the purpose of today's bow and arrow competition?
But he didn't expect that Taishi Ci would make decisions so quickly and act quite simply.
Of course, this is not bad.
After all, it saves a lot of effort and some uncertain factors, and directly locks in such a talent.
…………
And after recruiting Tai Shici.
That evening.
Zhang Liao had already commanded the army and cleaned up the entire battlefield on the north bank of Juding Lake.
Guan Hai, as the leader of this group of Yellow Turban thieves, was shot to death with an arrow. The people below him lost their backbone, so naturally there would not be too many twists and turns.
The whole army surrendered very smoothly.
In this battle, Cao Jun once again captured more than 30,000 young men. Counting the gains from chasing Guan Hai all the way, this number will be pushed to more than 80,000.
If Cao Ang wants to promote military production in Qingzhou, this group of people will undoubtedly be the first batch of production base.
Even the many manpower needed to carry out efficient salt mining in coastal areas and purify and refine coarse salt can be supplied from here.
And even beyond that.
When counting the loot, they also discovered the private treasury of many upper-level members of the Yellow Turban Army, including Guan Hai, which contained a large amount of money and jewelry, as well as a large amount of grain storage, which was another fortune.
Although the bandits led by Guan Hai did many bad things, they still left a big gift package for Cao Ang, so they died more or less well.
…………
And after simply digesting the harvest.
According to the original plan.
Cao Ang also left some soldiers and horses in Le'an County to ensure the stability of the situation and continue the Cao family's rule over the place.
Then he led his troops southward.
After meeting up with Cao Ren's troops and inspecting the jurisdiction of Qi State, they headed eastward and headed straight for Beihai State.
Currently in Qingzhou.
A more powerful person.
Apart from Jiao He, the governor of Qingzhou, who was hiding somewhere, Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai, was the only one left.
Get this one done.
The Qingzhou strategy can be considered a success!
Moreover, Donglai County is to the east of Beihai Country. If you want to capture this largest coastal land, Beihai Country is the only way to go.
Therefore, the next meeting with Kong Rong and Kong Beihai became the most important issue on the agenda.
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