Chapter 271 Strong Bow Battle
A three-stone strong bow is like bending an elbow, and a five-foot-long sword is like whipping a whip. ------------Li Ruoshui of the Song Dynasty "Gift to Ma Jin, the Capture and Killing Officer"
It is said that Chen Long, incarnate as Long Zhu, a great pearl merchant in Qiongya, lied to Tai Shi Ziyi's house, and actually got through Tai Shi Ci's mother, and got her approval, allowing Long Zhu to take Tai Shi Ci in and out every day. Taishi Ci's mother only asked Mr. Long to say a few kind words in front of Kong Rong so that Taishi Ci could actually work under Kong Beihai's tent.
Staying in Huang County for a few days, especially passing by the Wang family mansion, reminded Chen Long of Wang Xiu, a famous official in Beihai. He was definitely a good hand in managing internal affairs. In the official history, he surrendered to Yuan Tan who conquered Beihai. What Chen Long didn't know was that his crossing had changed the historical process of the unification of the entire north. At this moment, Yuan Shao's army was secretly setting off, preparing to cross the Yellow River and walk on its way to Beihai County.
It turned out that after Yuan Shao fled from Luoyang, he and Gongsun Zan drove away Han Fu from Jizhou and occupied Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou. After the timid Han Fu committed suicide, Yuan Shao recruited the talents of Jizhou and drove away Gongsun Zan. After four or five years, he unified the entire Jizhou. Gongsun Zan was driven to the western Liaoning area between Liaodong and North China, and fought for control of the Han Dynasty for a long time with Liu Yu, a clan member of the Han Dynasty. The last half of the family was half, and Liu Yu's territory bordered Xianbei in the west, and was also attacked by those desperate cavalry. The harassment was too painful to mention.
Jizhou has been well equipped with troops and food supplies in recent years, and Yuan Shao has also inflated his ego very much. Not only did he fall out with his brother Yuan Shu, who occupied Luoyang, but he also fought fiercely with Gongsun Zan in western Liaoning. With the expansion of his power, Cao Cao on the other side of the Yellow River also greatly expanded his territory. As a former friend of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao understood Cao Cao's talents and strategies, and Now that Cao Cao has occupied a corner of Qingzhou, Kong Rong's power in Beihai is in danger. Cao Cao cannot monopolize this piece of fat. Therefore, Yuan Shao had already begun planning to invade Qingzhou under the instigation of Xu You, Guo Tu, Tian Feng, Feng Ji, Shen Pei and other major military advisors.
Guo Tu relied on his talent and once told Yuan Shao: "When a general enters the court at a young age, he becomes famous all over the world. When he is deposed, he can carry forward his loyalty. When he rides away alone, Dong Zhuo is frightened. When he crosses the river and goes north, the Bohai Sea will follow his orders; he can support a county. He died and gathered the people of Jizhou. His majesty crossed Heshuo, and his reputation was more important than anything in the world! Now if the general first raises his army to attack eastward, he can defeat the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou; if he also attacks Black Mountain, he can destroy Zhang Yan. Then he will return to the north to conquer Gongsun Zan. ; Deter the Rong and Di, and surrender the Xiongnu. You can then own the land of the four states north of the Yellow River, so you can recruit heroic talents, assemble a million troops, welcome the emperor to Xijing, and restore the ancestral temple in Luoyang. With this, you can command the world and punish the emperor. If you are not convinced, who can resist?" After hearing this, Yuan Shao said very happily: "This is exactly what I want!" So among the many military advisors, Guo Tu was the most trusted by Yuan Shao, but it was a pity that Guo Tu's character was not as good as his own. He dares to flatter others and speaks ill of others in order to achieve his goal of gaining trust in front of his lord.
Guo Tu, courtesy name Gongze, was born in Yingchuan County. In the early days, he worked as a planner under Yin Xiu, the prefect of Yingchuan. In the second year of Chuping, he worked with Xin Ping, Xun Chen, Gao Gan, Director Zhang and Guo Tu to persuade Han Fu to transfer the pastoral care of Jizhou to Yuan Shao. Guo Tu was then invited to become Yuan Shao's adviser. . In the official history, Guo Tu tried his best to seize the opportunity to sneak attack Cao Ying during the Battle of Guandu. After his plan failed, he blamed Zhang He and Gao Lan who led the army to sneak attack Cao Ying in order to avoid punishment, causing them to betray Yuan and defect to Cao Cao. After Yuan Shao's death, Guo Tu served his eldest son Yuan Tan, but he and Yuan Tan were later killed by Cao Cao.
Shen Pei once harshly evaluated Guo Tu: "Guo Tu, a vicious minister, acts like a snake, uses flattering words, and has promiscuous relationships." It can be said that Guo Tu was belittled to the extreme. Guo Jia was the most accurate judge of people. He commented: "With Guo Tu and Feng Ji as his adviser, there will be fights and separations."
This time Yuan Shao sent troops to Qingzhou. Firstly, because Cao Cao had already pointed his troops towards Qingzhou. If Yuan Shao did not cross the Yellow River and sent troops, Cao Cao might be the first to attack. Secondly, Guo Tu repeatedly encouraged Yuan Shao in the hope of wiping out the weaker Beihai first. Yuan Shao also recognized Kong Rong's power. Although Chen Long was blown to Qingzhou by the hurricane, it can be said that he was at the right time and was about to be involved in the war between Jizhou and Qingzhou.
Leading Yuan Shao's army this time was Yan Liang, Yuan Shao's most proud general, and his deputy was the famous general Chunyu Qiong who once shot an arrow at Chen Long on Wang Yun's order. Other lieutenants include Jiao Chu, Lu Xiang, Lu Kuang, Lu Weihuang, Han Juzi, etc., with Xu You, Guo Tu, and Shen Pei as military advisors, leading more than 100,000 troops, which can be said to be a prosperous lineup. Beihai's defenses were relatively empty. It wasn't until Yuan Shao's 100,000-strong army secretly crossed the Yellow River that the Qingzhou scouts learned about it. The news had just reached Kong Rong in Beihai.
On the day when Yuan Shao's army crossed the Yellow River, Long Chen, played by Lu Chang, was about to compete with Tai Shi Ci. The two iron halberds in Taishi Ci's hands are called Kuangsing Halberds, which are basically the same weapons as the two large iron halberds used by Dian Wei. It's just that Dian Wei used a double-edged halberd, while Taishi Ci used a single-edged halberd. Due to the heavy shape of the double halberds, the halberd technique also has the characteristic of "the halberd does not dance with flowers". It will not dance with many smart spear flowers like the marksmanship, but more straight forward. This is the biggest difference with the marksmanship. The difference is that the halberd was not used very well later, and the halberd often became a ceremonial weapon.
The halberd is the most difficult of all weapons to practice. In fact, the halberd is a combination of a sword and a spear. It has both a straight blade and a horizontal blade, and is in the shape of a "十" or a "divination". Therefore, the halberd has hooks, pecks, and thorns. It is used for many purposes, such as cutting and cutting, and its killing ability is better than that of the sword and spear. If you want to truly master the halberd as a weapon, you not only need to be diligent, but you must also have outstanding talent.
The two Kuangsing Halberds in Taishi Ci's hands are rumored to be ancient demon weapons. They are the weapons in the hands of a super-powerful demon in the ancient war between gods and demons. After the demon was brutally attacked, he went into seclusion to recuperate, but in the end his injuries were too severe and he turned into ashes. This halberd was originally a magic weapon. After being contaminated with the essence and blood of the powerful demon, it became even better than before, so it has been preserved. When Taishi Ci broke into the secret realm of Chengshan when he was young, he accidentally landed on an island to take refuge among the fairy mountains in the sea. Later, this divine halberd was discovered in a cave on this island. In the dark cave, the blade surface seemed to glow with light, and the wind blew the halberd branches like a wild song, so it was named the Kuangsing Halberd. Later, Taishi Ci used this halberd to sweep across Qingzhou and Jiaodong. No one could match him, not even Kong Rong's general Wu Anguo had to give in a bit.
Lu Chang reluctantly picked up the flower spear, danced with a few spear flowers, and rode straight to Taishi Ci. The two men were fighting at the same place, with their spears and halberds facing each other. Lu Changsheng is a proficient dagger in Qinggong. Although he received Jackie Chan's guidance on marksmanship, it is not his own weapon after all. Taishi Ci danced with a pair of iron halberds, and his attack was very sharp. The two fought for more than thirty rounds. Lu Chang relied on his agile marksmanship to deal with the halberds. Although Taishi Ci's iron halberd had the advantage, but for a while Unable to break through, the two were barely able to fight to a draw.
Taishi Ci's halberd technique changed and he used a set of halberd techniques of wide opening and closing. Looking from a distance, the broad blade was like two lightning bolts, surrounding Lu Chang's figure. In an instant, Tai Shici blocked Lu Chang's spear with his left hand, and struck with lightning from his right hand. Lu Chang's gun was at the outer door, and he felt a chill in his throat. The iron halberd passed by his throat with the cold wind, and his whole throat felt stinging. Lu Chang hurriedly hit the horse and jumped out of the circle, and said with cupped hands: "Thank you Ziyi for showing mercy. If you hadn't retracted the tip of the halberd, my throat would have been cut into two parts. I'm not as good as others, so I'll admit defeat."
Chen Long applauded not far away and said: "As expected, General Taishi's martial arts are very strong. Long Chen is not as good as him. Taishi Ci hurriedly raised his hands in greeting, shook his head and said: "I just took advantage of the weapons. If this General Long Chen were to compete with me, I would be inferior. "
Lu Changle said: "General Taishi doesn't need to be humble. I heard that General Taishi is a sharpshooter, and my master is also extremely skilled in shooting. But it's not like who is stronger or weaker between the two of you?"
Taishi Ci was startled and said: "It turns out that Mr. Long is also a martial arts student of my generation, and he is also a master. I have been obsessed with archery since I was a child, and later I got a strong bow, which made me even more proficient. When it comes to archery, I am confident that I will not lose. I am willing to challenge Mr. Long to anyone, I wonder if Mr. Long can agree?"
Chen Long laughed loudly and said: "In that case, I am being disrespectful. Come and get my bow and arrows!" The bow and arrows in Chen Long's hand were the ones Liu Xian gave to him. It was also an ancient divine bow. The subordinate handed over the bow and arrow, and Chen Long took it, pointed at the flagpole about three hundred paces away and said: "Ziyi, I want to shoot this arrow in the middle of the flagpole." After that, he bent the bow at an extremely fast speed. The arrow flew out with a whoosh and hit the middle of the flagpole, its tail feathers trembling wildly like a golden rooster nodding.
Taishi Ci looked surprised. He didn't expect Chen Long to be such a master. At the same time, he was very skilled in archery. He held his bow tightly, and with strong confidence in his heart, he shouted: "Mr. Long, watch me shoot at the tip of the flagpole!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
