Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 532 The Power of the English Longbow
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Under the leadership of Yuan Tan, Pan Gui and other soldiers who came to the shooting range in a daze looked at the target more than a hundred steps away from them, all of them had stiff expressions.

Although the soldiers of Jizhen had more or less touched bows and arrows when they joined the army.

But after sorting out specialized archer troops.

Pan Gui and others were assigned to the Infantry Division, and there were basically few people who drew bows and shot arrows on weekdays.

But the problem is, don't say that no matter how unfamiliar Pan Gui and the others are with bows and arrows, they are not beginners who have never seen bows and arrows.

Taking a step back, even those who are new to bows and arrows, it is not difficult to understand after a little thought that only those sharpshooters in the army can hit such a distant target.

Ordinary soldiers, even after years of hard training, would never want to hit the target!
After all, Pan Gui was a military officer, so he was relatively clever, and he quickly realized that his secret probably lay in the batch of longbows specially prepared by Qi Hou.

But no matter what Pan Gui thinks, this new type of long bow is just that the bow is much longer than ordinary bows and arrows.

It can't be, the longer the bow, the better it is to practice?
There is no such reason.

At this moment, Yuan Tan finally spoke.

He raised his hand and pointed to the arrow stacks placed in front of the shooting range and said, "Look at the arrow stacks, do you find anything different?"

Pan Gui and the others looked in the direction Yuan Tan was pointing at, but this time they finally came to their senses.

The arrangement of these arrow butts is very different from the normal arrangement of arrow butts, especially the position between the arrow butts is much less than the normal arrangement.

The distance between the arrow stacks was less than the width of one person. Such a dense arrangement made Pan Gui and the others even more confused.

Yuan Tan didn't explain too much, but just ordered: "From today on, you will practice on this shooting range. You practice every day. There is only one goal for the practice. When every soldier draws his bow, the arrow feathers shot out .”

Yuan Tan stretched out his hand and drew a vague circle, surrounded the placed arrow stacks, and continued: "The arrow feathers don't have to be forced to hit the arrow stacks, as long as they can hit the circle where the arrow stacks are concentrated, it will be considered a success. "

"have you understood?"

Pan Gui and the others nodded, of course they understood what Yuan Tan said.

But I really don't understand what Yuan Tan's intention is in doing this.

Yuan Tan didn't explain too much, but said indifferently: "You try to draw your bow first, Pan Gui, starting with your five captains."

Pan Gui nodded when he heard this, and after looking at each other with the other four captains, they all took a step forward, bowed and shot arrows.

Although the movements were a little rusty, there were no major flaws in the end.

After aiming slightly, the five of them immediately let go of the bowstring, only to hear the sound of five arrow feathers piercing the air.

Three of the five arrow feathers missed the target by seven or eight steps without any accident. Only the feather arrows shot by Pan Gui and another captain managed to hit the arrow stack.

The other three captains who had never shot the arrow pile were a little bit worried, and they were still worried that they would be underestimated by Qi Hou.

Pan Gui and the captain who hit the target had already reacted, and they both exclaimed: "What a magic bow!"

The other three captains looked over quickly, but they were also stunned on the spot.

I saw that the two arrow stacks shot by Pan Gui and another captain were actually pierced by the two feathered arrows. The two arrows directly penetrated the arrow stacks and trembled endlessly on the arrow stacks. Obviously, the strength in it has not been exhausted!

The five captains looked at each other in astonishment. They all knew that although they had some strength, they were only slightly stronger than ordinary soldiers.

When I opened the bow before, I didn't feel that this long bow was much heavier than ordinary hard bows, so I pulled it away without too much effort.

Doesn't this mean that ordinary soldiers, with a little training, can immediately create a rain of arrows that is both lethal and long-distance deterrent?
Until now, Pan Gui and the others finally understood what kind of magical weapon the longbow Yuan Tan handed them was.

Pan Gui said with some emotion: "Your Majesty is indeed a man of heaven. With such a divine bow, even if you can't hit the target, hundreds of thousands of soldiers shooting at the same time, the resulting rain of arrows is enough to kill those Wuhuans. The cavalry can do a huge amount of damage, even if the number is insufficient, it is enough to defend the city!'

Yuan Tan laughed, patted Pan Gui on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Now that you know this, then I don't need to talk nonsense, and I will leave this to you. Be sure to do a good job in the next time. Waiting for the enemy to attack."

After saying that, Yuan Tan was worried that they would have no motivation, so he added: "I have received military information. The Wuhuan people have left Peiping. Most of the troops are coming to Chaoji Town. You will be our stronghold in Ji Town." City defense line, everything depends on the results of your training!"

I heard Yuan Tan say that most of the Wuhuan people will be in the future.

Pan Gui and the others felt a surge of excitement in their hearts.

Looking at the longbow in their hands, Pan Gui and the others clasped their fists and said in a loud voice: "Please don't worry, my lord, I will definitely let the Wuhuan people come and go!"

Yuan Tan nodded: "The momentum is good, go, train hard!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Tan left the shooting range, and before leaving, he ordered his personal guards to pay special attention to the food for the five thousand longbowmen.

Practicing bows and arrows consumes a lot of strength in the arms, and it also damages the skin of the fingers to a certain extent.

Yuan Tan also specifically asked these longbowmen to keep warm at night, and prepare finger guards and other items as soon as possible, and send them to the shooting range immediately after they are ready, so that the longbowmen can equip them.

After explaining these things, Yuan Tan leisurely returned to his mansion, and summoned Deng Ai and Xu Shu's two disciples back.

As soon as he returned to the General's Mansion, Yuan Tan heard another new piece of information.

"Have the Wuhuan people divided up?" Yuan Tan was a little surprised.

The Wuhuan people only have one hundred thousand cavalry in total, and Tadun who commanded the army was not a foolish and reckless man. Rather, according to the historical records of the Wuhuan people, there were only one Qiu Liju and one Tadun.

That is to say, these two generations of Wuhuan kings have developed Wuhuan, a tribe that could only be regarded as the younger brother of the Huns at first, to the present, which can be called the crown of alien races that are deeply troubled by the confidantes of the Han Dynasty in the north.

Even the Xianbei people are slightly inferior.

Such a guy who can be called a hero, would actually make the choice to divide his troops before the war?

Yuan Tan raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that something happened in Beiping?"

Xu Shu and Deng Ai also looked puzzled.

They also struggled for a while when they received the military information.

Ta Dun has always been safe in using troops, so this time he went south to attack Xiangping and Beiping, although it took less than a month before and after.

But in fact, it took only three days for Tadun to capture Xiangping City, and in the remaining half a month, Tadun sent sentry cavalry seven times to search for news around Beiping.

It was not until it was confirmed that the defenses of Beiping City were indeed extremely empty that he finally led his troops to attack Beiping, and indeed conquered it in one fell swoop.

How could such a person who uses troops cautiously choose to divide his troops at this time?

Yuan Tan couldn't figure it out when he saw Xu Shu and Deng Ai. After pondering for a while, he made a decisive decision: "Yuan Zhi, you immediately call out fifty personal guards. They don't need to wear heavy armor. They all wear iron and light armor. Put on heavy armor and ride lightly to the north, you must find out why the Wuhuan people divide their troops!"

Xu Shu also knew that this matter was of great importance, so he didn't dare to be negligent, so he immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order: "Teacher, don't worry, the disciple will arrange it now!"

(End of this chapter)