Under the gaze of many eyes on the city wall, Huang Zhong took out a new bow from the side of the horse's belly.
Compared with the strong bow he threw away just now, this bow is larger and the string is thicker.
Huang Zhong stroked the bow as if he was holding some peerless treasure. This bow was given to him by General Beifu when he came out of the queue just now.
At that time, General Beifu gave him a bow and asked him to use it to kill the enemy's morale, but Huang Zhong felt that the two stone bows he had before were enough to complete this task.
Now that he knew there was a master among the enemy, he took out the bow without hiding it.
He looked solemn as if on a pilgrimage, tied a cloth bundle to the arrowhead, and bit a tight knot with his mouth.
The powerful enemy on the city tower did not shoot at him again. Huang Zhong finished all this at a safe distance, then glanced at the city head coldly and said loudly: "Huang has been in a miserable life. General Beifu gave me the opportunity to make a name for myself as a nobleman. Today, I will let you know what a bow and arrow are!"
After saying this, he pointed the bow to the ground, nocked the arrow and stringed it.
The arrow is still the same as before, but the string is no longer the same as before.
After the string was set up, Huang Zhong looked at the city head coldly.
Wu Ju was frightened by his momentum and retreated again. Jian Yong wanted to hold on, but Zhao Yun pulled him back.
Jian Yong wanted to say something else, but Zhao Yun said bitterly: "That bow has three stones!"
"What?"
There were exclamations everywhere on the city walls.
Ordinary soldiers are already incredibly powerful if they can fire a stone bow. The old general named Huang outside the city wall can actually fire a three-stone bow?
"What a joke!"
Wu Ju's mouth was trembling as he spoke.
Legend has it that the ancient marksman Yang Youji was able to draw a three-stone bow. Apart from this, for more than a thousand years in the Yanhuang China, no one has ever been heard of who can draw a three-stone bow!
To them, this is really a fantasy. Especially since Wu Ju was a military commander, he understood the difficulties of the three-stone bow.
A strong man may not be able to pull the bowstring.
"it is true."
Zhao Yun once again confirmed that the reason why he didn't shoot any more arrows just now was because it was easy for the opponent to avoid him at this distance. However, if he fired any more arrows, he would anger the opponent and make the opponent's arrow shoot towards him.
Although he has superb martial arts skills, he will not take such risks lightly.
"But there's a baggage on his arrow. Unsurprisingly, it's a human head. Even a three-stone bow wouldn't be able to shoot it with such a heavy human head!"
Wu Ju breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, Qiang Gong is powerful, but how can he go to the city with such a big baggage? At most, it would only be halfway through the shot, and it would fall down due to the weight of the hanging object.
Since he couldn't shoot, he had the confidence to hold on and walked to the city again, trembling and shouting: "Old man, stop talking nonsense! What kind of head is there!"
"When someone hits the wall, look at me talking nonsense from time to time!"
Huang Zhong replied loudly, and then he began to tighten the bowstring.
His movements were meticulous, just like when he was young and learning archery.
There was never a three-stone bow in his family, but he was confident that when he was young, he could definitely draw such a powerful bow.
Now, he wants to bend the bow again like he did in his youth.
When he came out this time, he wouldn't be so desperate, but General Beifu had said that he wanted him to frighten the enemy.
In the past, he had always complained about Cao Wu's command of the army, but when Cao Wu gave him this bow, he was finally convinced.
General Beifu actually knew that he loved bending bows and shooting arrows, and knew that he wanted such a strong bow most.
General Beifu had the kindness to meet him. When he was old, he allowed him to set foot on the battlefield again and gave him such a valuable treasure.
Since Cao Wu trusts him so much, Huang Zhong must frighten the enemy!
"open!"
Huang Zhong shouted angrily, veins popped out on his arms, and the bowstring slowly pulled back.
"open!"
Huang Zhong shouted again, and in full view of everyone, the bowstring gradually swelled into a full moon.
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On a low slope not far behind Huang Zhong, Cao Wu and others were looking at this place.
He did not plan to attack Cangwu City by force. Both Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang had repeatedly calculated that Cangwu only had 30,000 troops in total. If there were any more, they would not be able to support the city through force. Even if they were temporarily recruited during war, their combat strength would be insufficient. It will stretch your crotch very much.
He had received news that Yu Jinbu defeated more than 2,000 people led by Cangwu King Hu in Fuchuan and defeated them.
Cangwu County had not fought a war for a long time, and they actually tried to use 2,000 men to attack the 1,000 men who had set up camp in Yu Jin. It was normal for them to be defeated.
After the attack was thwarted, when Wang Hu retreated, Yu Jin sent his lieutenants Bao Long and Chen Ying from Guiyang County to pursue him. They worked together to capture Wang Hu and killed 400 of his enemies in one battle. The remaining people escaped. Bare.
When the deserters passed Fengyang, they were intercepted by Guanqiu Jian, and many of them died. Others either surrendered or hid in the mountains, and none even came back to report the news.
As for Wu Ju's most important department, Ou Jing, they basically surrendered after Ou Jing's death.
General Guanqiu Jian took casualties lightly. They fought in the middle of the night and killed more than 2,000 enemies and captured more than 3,000. Only a few hundred reserve troops escaped into the mountains.
However, Guanqiu Jian's and Xu Huang's tribes both lost less than 200 people, and together with Cao Xiu's tribe who only had a few casualties, the total number of dead was less than 500.
Five hundred versus two thousand, and they captured all the enemy troops and killed the enemy chieftains. This was a good enough victory. If the reserve army had not been arranged behind the mountain and Cao Xiu could have gone down the mountain earlier, I am afraid that Guan Qiujian and the others would have lost three hundred in a row. The enemy can be defeated without anyone dying.
It's a pity that Mi Fang escaped in the end.
With these two great victories, Cao Wu was no longer preparing to attack Guangxin.
The name of Guangxin comes from the imperial edict of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "When the land of Guangdong was first opened, it is appropriate to spread favor and trust in Guangdong." At that time, the South Vietnam Kingdom started from Zhao Tuo and had been separatist in Lingnan for nearly a hundred years. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered people to go south to destroy South Vietnam, and named Guangxin .
In later generations, Henan and Hebei were bounded by the Zhang River, Shandong and Shanxi were bounded by Taihang Mountain, Hunan and Hubei were bounded by Dongting Lake, and Guangdong and Guangxi were bounded by Guangxin City.
At that time, Guangxin had declined, and even the vast majority of Chinese people could no longer tell what "Guang" in Guangdong and Guangxi meant.
But in this era, let alone Lingnan, if you look at the south, Guangxin is the leading city.
In this place of "widespread favor and trust", Wu Ju has been operating for many years. Guangxin City is tall and strong, which is rare in the south.
Not to mention that there are at least several thousand garrison troops in the city, and the food and grass supplies are expected to last for a long time.
Under this situation, a strong attack is not impossible, but it is difficult to say in terms of time, and even more difficult to say in terms of casualties.
Cao Wu was afraid of war, but after learning that Zhou Yu might have gone to Jiaozhi County, he had no time to waste on attacking Guangxin.
He had to compete with Zhou Yu for time to see whether Zhou Yu would take the Jiaozhi speed or he would take the Cangwu speed.
He believed that Zhou Yu had the same idea and must have a plan and would not attack by force.
Therefore, since he set up camp yesterday without siege, he has been thinking about these tricks to outwit the enemy.
As for being smart, there is no better way than to suppress the opponent's morale first.
Thinking of this, Cao Wu glanced at Ah Ba next to him and said with a smile: "Thank you for the strong bow."
Ah Ba's eyes were like crescent moons, and he narrowed his smile into a straight line, and said softly: "It was written in the general's list."
When Ah Ba went south this time, in addition to expanding her business, she also wanted to recruit talents from the four southern counties. Although her main targets were Jiang Wan, Dong Yun, and Fei Yi, she also had her eye on other people from the four southern counties. Well, this three-stone strong bow was brought by her. Ah Ba prepared it based on the list and characteristics in his hand. It took a lot of effort to get it. If Beifu hadn't been rich enough, he wouldn't have been able to get such a good thing.
Cao Wuneng felt Huang Zhong's indifference towards him.
After all, Wei Yan was young and had Cao Wu's trust, so he was immediately upset. Only Cao Wu followed his lead, but Huang Zhong was different. Huang Zhong had seen too many sloppy things over the years. Cao Wu could not bribe Huang Zhong just by saying he trusted him.
And at such a critical moment, giving this powerful bow to Huang Zhong and giving others the opportunity to show off as a saint, making him famous in front of thousands of armies, would be more effective than untying him after laughing many times.
Only in this way can Huang Zhong feel Cao Wu's heart and be loyal to him.
There are Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Guanqiu Jian, and if Chen Dao can be conquered again, there are also Zhao Yan who is determined to win, and a series of generals who are showing favor to him, such as Zhang Liao, Cao Zhen, Wenpin, etc. who can provide help. The military background of his Beifu team , will surpass the small princes all the way. No matter what changes happen in the world, Cao Wu will be able to be prepared.
Lu Xun said worriedly: "But can General Huang shoot that head into Guangxin City?"
Cao Wu raised his head and looked at the distance to Guangxin City. He didn't know much about the art of bows and arrows. There were many powerful crossbows in his northern mansion, but they were just inconvenient to carry and couldn't be carried to the south.
But he could see that if Huang Zhong didn't have a human head on his arrow, he could threaten the city wall no matter what. But now Zhao Yun was standing at the top of the city without avoiding it. That could only mean one thing. Zhao Yun judged that Huang Zhong had a human head on his arrow. , can't be shot on the city wall.
In this case, then...
"What's wrong, General Huang may be in danger!"
Cao Wu judged it and immediately turned around and shouted: "Wen Yuan, Wen Chang!"
Zhang Liao and Wei Yan had already been gearing up and riding out in large numbers.
"Clear the way for General Huang!"
Cao Wu gave the order.
Strictly speaking, Cao Wu was not the leader of this army. He had the Emperor's Scepter, but he never took it out.
However, the generals began to obey Cao Wu in battle after battle, admiring his judgment and decisiveness. Needless to say, Wei Yan, who was about to be conquered by Cao Wu, even Zhang Liao, a general on the side, obeyed orders without hesitation.
The two of them, one riding a red horse and the other riding a white horse, rushed out like two horses in training.
At this time, Huang Zhong's bow string had been stretched to the full moon. As expected, he did not shoot an arrow, but lowered himself on the horse's back and moved forward with his feet on the horse's belly.
His war horse is also a good horse in the county. As soon as it starts running, it quickly heads towards the city.
Zhao Yun on the city reacted quickly and shouted: "He wants to close the distance before shooting!"
Wu Ju suddenly understood and shouted quickly: "Set the arrow, shoot the arrow!"
After hearing this, the defenders on the city quickly bent their bows and prepared to shoot arrows.
"Swish swish!"
The arrows were shot at the charging old general. The old general seemed to have no regard for life and death. He kept holding the bow string with both hands and relied on his horse to dodge the arrows in disguise. He didn't even try to block them.
He was wearing full armor, and the arrows that occasionally hit him did not hit his vitals and were bounced off by the armor.
But there were always one or two shots that hit areas not covered by armor, such as the calf.
But none of this could stop Huang Zhong from advancing. His horse was charging towards the city gate at its fastest speed.
Zhao Yun quickly took a few more steps, took another arrow from the back of the soldier, and put it on it.
He aimed at Huang Zhong, who was charging below the tower, and shot the arrow without thinking too much.
Different from Xiao Bing's arrows, his arrows were shot quickly, the arrow speed was also fast, and the accuracy was excellent.
The arrow went straight to the place where Huang Zhong had no armor, but this time it wasn't his calf, but——
Neck!
Huang Zhong, who lowered his head and kept changing directions and charging, didn't know yet that an arrow that was fully capable of killing him had already arrived in front of him.
If this arrow hits, then his idea of repaying Cao Wuwu for his kindness will come to naught.
And he himself will die in this southern spring just like the head on his arrow.
