The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

As long as the strength is strong, the arrow will not shake too much under the huge impact.

Can hit very straight.

And Huang Zhong was able to draw the bow of three stones, Tai Shici's heart sank, staring at Huang Zhong was not as easy as he said at the beginning.

Instead, he stared at Huang Zhong, watched Huang Zhong carefully, not letting himself miss any detail of Huang Zhong.

After Huang Zhong looked at the target, his eyes didn't stay on the target, but looked at the fence outside the target.

After a moment of silence, he began to pick up the iron tire bow in his hand again. He pulled out an arrow from the quiver, then pulled the bow string smoothly, loaded the arrow, and shot.

The speed was also very fast, almost the same as Tai Shici's shooting just now, so many people who were somewhat prepared didn't even see it clearly.

Only those whose eyes stayed on Huang Zhong all the time, reluctant to blink, could roughly see Huang Zhong's set of movements.

But it was useless to just look at it, because when they looked in the direction Huang Zhong shot, they found that there was no movement on the target.

That's right, the archery target 150 steps away was completely silent and empty, with no trace of any arrows at all.

The target was untouched after Tai Shici shot it just now, it was at 150 paces, and the arrow in Huang Zhong's hand had disappeared.

What about arrows?

All the onlookers were stunned.

They thought that with Huang Zhong's archery skills, it should be very easy to hit an unexpected target at 150 paces.

But after Huang Zhong finished shooting, the arrow missed the target.

Could it be that their long-awaited Master Huang Zhong actually missed the target?

This is the first thought of these onlookers, but they are quite confident in Huang Zhong's archery skills. Such a long distance is difficult for others, but for a master like Huang Zhong, It can certainly be done.

Even if you miss the heart, you will definitely not miss the target.

So these people immediately denied the thoughts in their hearts, but after they carefully looked at the archery target and confirmed that there were no arrows, they had some doubts in their hearts.

It wasn't just these soldiers who were puzzled, some other generals were also confused by Huang Zhong's sudden arrow. They all fixed their eyes on the target, wanting to see how many rings Huang Zhong could hit.

But the arrow didn't appear on the target at all, and they didn't see what Huang Zhong was shooting for a while, so they could only look confused.

But Xu Huang and Gan Ning, the few generals who saw Huang Zhong's arrow clearly, not only did not speak at this time, but their faces were livid.

Because they were completely surprised by Huang Zhong's archery skills.

Even Tai Shici, who was skeptical of Huang Zhong's archery at the beginning, and even thought that Huang Zhong, a middle-aged man, could not be his opponent, also had an ugly expression at this time.

"I lost."

After a moment of silence, Tai Shici, with an ugly face, spat out a few words into his own mouth with extreme reluctance.

Liu Zheng was stunned. He just saw Huang Zhong shoot an arrow, but he didn't see where Huang Zhong's arrow went.

At this time, he was as dumbfounded as the others, why did he suddenly hear that Tai Shici had surrendered himself.

Chapter 4

"What? You just admit defeat?"

Liu Zheng really didn't understand why Tai Shici gave up.

But Tai Shici thought that Liu Zheng was deliberately humiliating him, and said angrily.

"I didn't expect Brother Liu Zheng to have such a master in your army! I've made a mistake!"

What Tai Shici said was a little unwilling, and even a little bit disappointed.

After all, he managed to show his hand in front of Liu Zheng, and he was about to become a general under Liu Zheng, but he was shocked by the sudden appearance of Huang Zhong.

"What's wrong, why did you admit defeat? Why didn't Huang Zhong's arrow appear on the target?"

"Although his arrow didn't appear on the target, it shot behind the target, the sparrow on the fence!"

As a master of archery, Tai Shici naturally saw Huang Zhong's arrow completely in his eyes. Although Huang Zhong's arrow just now did not hit the target, it was because Huang Zhong had no Thinking about the archery target, his initial target was the flock of sparrows behind the target.

Liu Zheng didn't know what happened yet, but right now, after hearing Tai Shici's words, he was also stunned.

After looking for someone, the boy Wenpin came up immediately.

"Come on, go to the fence over there and see if there are any arrows from General Huang Zhong."

"Yes, my lord."

After Wenpin received Liu Zheng's order, he immediately ran all the way towards the fence outside the school grounds.

The bars were behind the archery target, about thirty paces away.

In other words, Huang Zhong did not ask for an archery target, but directly chose the sparrow on the fence 180 steps away.

This difficulty factor is much more difficult than hitting an archery target 150 steps away. Not to mention the distance, those fences are [-] steps longer than the archery target, not to mention, shooting those sparrows is like shooting a The dead target is much more difficult, because the target is dead after all and will not move.

He has been placed in place, waiting to be shot, but sparrows are different, sparrows can fly, jump up at any time, and fly in the air, although there are a group of sparrows, seven or eight, gathered together, but the arrows shot over Every now and then, these sparrows will startle and fly everywhere.

And Huang Zhong wanted to hit with one arrow, the difficulty can be imagined.

Liu Zheng didn't know whether Huang Zhong had hit, because he hadn't seen it yet, but from Tai Shici's face and the way he spoke, Liu Zheng had already guessed in his heart that Huang Zhong must have hit, otherwise Tai Shici was so thoughtful. How could such an arrogant person be willing to admit defeat?

Sure enough, Liu Zheng didn't wait here for too long, and Wenpin came back after trotting all the way.

And he was holding an arrow in his hand, which was exactly what Huang Zhong had drawn from the quiver before.

And on this arrow, there is a tiny sparrow stuck in it, this sparrow is no more than half the size of a palm, its wing was pierced by Huang Zhong's arrow, but it is not dead yet, flapping its other wing to escape, Or maybe it was because of the pain, and at this time, he screamed in terror and kept crying out unwillingly, which made Liu Zheng feel a little pity in his heart.

When Wen Pin held up the arrow and took it out, the surrounding generals immediately exploded, and all of a sudden began to whisper about Huang Zhong's terrifying archery skills this time.

Able to hit a small sparrow from 180 steps away, but not yet able to kill the sparrow, just shoot the sparrow's wing.

Such superb archery skills are unmatched by those present.

Even Tai Shici, who has always been quite confident in his own strength, couldn't help but admit defeat directly after seeing Huang Zhong's archery skills.

"My lord, are you satisfied with this result?"

Huang Zhong put the iron fetal bow back on the weapon rack, and then walked back to Liu Zheng's side. The expression on his face was neither salty nor dull, and he couldn't see anything moving. This archery skill was revealed. After the first competition, Huang Zhong's name is bound to become famous again in Liu Zheng's army.

Liu Zheng looked at Huang Zhong, and was quite satisfied with Huang Zhong's archery skills revealed this time. He already knew that Huang Zhong's archery skills were extraordinary. Among the generals inside, only Lu Bu can compare with Huang Zhong in archery.

Although Tai Shici is also qualified, but Tai Shici, who is only in his early twenties, although his archery skills are already extraordinary, but he still needs a little sharpening, and after a few more years of practice, he may be qualified to challenge Huang Zhong.

"Satisfied, naturally satisfied, I will announce now that General Huang Zhong is the champion of this competition! Come, reward!"

Liu Zheng is naturally very satisfied with the results of such a competition. Although all of this is within his expectations, he has also detected the level of some people. For example, what surprised Liu Zheng was that Zhou Cang could shoot arrows Xu Huang's archery level has been greatly improved, and the archery level of other people has a new understanding.

The next time Liu Zheng encounters something that requires archery, he will know who to call.

The people below quickly took out the reward items that Liu Zheng had prepared in advance, wearing a hundred forged armor made by Liu Zheng's blacksmiths, and a hundred taels of gold.

When these things were presented, they immediately attracted the attention of those soldiers, especially those soldiers, each and every one of them hoped that they would get these rewards.

But they also know that General Huang Zhong obtained this by relying on his own ability. Even if they are envious, they also know that they have some ability, and they can't get it at all. If they want to reward, they can only fight the enemy bravely in the next battle , Relying on military merit to get it.

Huang Zhong accepted Liu Zheng's award without being humble or overbearing. Although Huang Zhong was not moved on the surface, for him, he was extremely excited in his heart.

With a man alive, who wouldn't want to make contributions.

Although Liu Zheng is not yet a vassal recognized by the court, Liu Zheng's command of one side is not much weaker than the current Han court.

Huang Zhong's status in Liu Zheng's army is getting higher and higher now. If Liu Zheng hopes to rule the world in the future, then he can also follow Guangzong Yaozu, which is also a great thing for Huang Zhong.

After he accepted Liu Zheng's reward, he stepped aside.

Liu Zheng stood up and looked at Tai Shici, who was a little depressed beside him.

At this time, Tai Shici looked lonely, and his mood was really like riding a train. He finally thought that he was the number one, the champion of the competition, but in the end, Huang Zhong came out and compared his archery skills. .

Suddenly lost the opportunity to be a general.

Chapter 411 Two Months Later

"Ziyi, although you have conceded defeat, your archery skills are still worthy of recognition."

Liu Zheng was afraid that Tai Shici would be disappointed because of this, so after the game, he still planned to come to comfort Tai Shici.

Tai Shici turned his head and looked at Liu Zheng with a slightly disappointed face, but he still responded strongly to Liu Zheng.

"Brother Liu Zheng, I am willing to bet and admit defeat. This time it is true that my skills are inferior to others. If I lose, I will lose. Don't worry, I don't want the position of general for the time being."

Tai Shici was still very trustworthy. He didn't make excuses for his failure, but faced it directly. After seeing Huang Zhong's archery skills, he finally understood that the gap between himself and Huang Zhong was also the same. It is precisely because of this that he was able to understand something from this incident.

In the same way, with a goal to pursue, you will work harder to improve your ability.

Liu Zheng wanted to say something at first, but seeing Tai Shici being so upright, and knowing that he had realized something, he immediately spoke to Tai Shici.

"Then you still want to join the army. If you want, I can assign you to General Huang Zhong's subordinates. Let's start as a village chief."

Liu Zheng still didn't let Tai Shici start from a small soldier. After all, Tai Shici's strength lies in this. If he starts from a small soldier, he won't be able to do it for long, and he will be promoted because of his military exploits. Become a village chief and learn how to become a general from the management of a [-]-man squad.

Liu Zheng has great expectations for Tai Shici, and he must be a capable general under him in the future, so he must be trained as a general, and the head of the village is the smallest general in Liu Zheng's army.

The disappointment in Tai Shici's eyes immediately revealed a trace of surprise when Liu Zheng opened his mouth.

"really?"

Tai Shici immediately asked Liu Zheng a question.

"Do you think I'm joking?"

"Yes, of course I am willing. I am here with Brother Liu Zheng because I want to join the army. Even if I start as a soldier, I am willing."

Now, Tai Shici no longer wants to start directly as a general because of his outstanding ability, but is willing to let him be a soldier.

But Liu Zheng will not let him be a soldier. Although Tai Shici proposed that he hold such an archery competition, the more reason is that Liu Zheng wants to create momentum for Tai Shici and let everyone know Tai Shici's ability. In this way, when Liu Zheng made him a general, not so many people would criticize him.

"Well, you can report to General Huang Zhong's subordinates from today on."

"Thank you my lord!"

At this moment, Tai Shici's name for Liu Zheng has changed.

With the end of Tai Shici's arrangement, this archery competition finally came to an end.

Everyone also returned to their own barracks and guarded places.

Now Liu Zheng's army has basically taken shape, with [-] people as a unit, forming a battalion of soldiers and horses. At the same time, according to the difference between the generals, the soldiers and horses under his command have different focuses.

For example, the Xu Huang Legion of the first battalion, although the division of arms in these legions is based on the ten-man squad that Liu Zheng prepared at the beginning, two cavalry, two archers, two sword and shield hands, two pikemen, one Medical soldiers, assigned by a formation like a scout.

However, due to some reasons, such as the lack of horses and the shortage of shooters, these legions under Liu Zheng's command will gradually shift to one focus.

For example, Xu Huang is good at cavalry. Most of the 1000-man corps under his command are cavalry. Of the [-] horses that Liu Zheng collected at the beginning, more than [-] of them were under Xu Huang's command, including those he bought back from the Liaodong vassal state. Most of the war horses were assigned to Xu Huang's hands.

In Xu Huang's army, cavalry is the main force, although there are also other types of soldiers and horses, but there are fewer.

For another example, Huang Zhong also had some cavalry under his command, but most of them served as scouts. The roles of the two cavalry were replaced by archers.

In other words, Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses focused on shooting, and most of them were long-range shooters.

However, most of Gan Ning's soldiers were infantry, and they also took into account water combat capabilities.And Zhou Cang's soldiers are mostly swordsmen and shields, with amazing defensive capabilities.

Only Wenpin's army is relatively miscellaneous, and there is no fixed emphasis on types.In addition to the emphasis on these arms, Liu Zheng also arranged lieutenants for each of their troops.

Xu Huang is the chief general of the first army, and Pei Yuanshao is the deputy general. Huang Zhong is the chief general of the second army, and the deputy general is Tai Shici who is growing up.

Gan Ning is the chief general of the third army, his friend Su Fei is the deputy general, and Zhou Cang is the deputy general of the fourth army.

In Wenpin's army, although there is no deputy general yet, Liu Zheng has already thought of a candidate, but he hasn't been let out yet.

It is Sun Ce who is studying in the school, wait for two years, after Sun Ce graduates from the school, Liu Zheng will throw him into Wenpin's army and let him grow up with Wenpin.

The reason why Liu Zheng established the concept of lieutenant generals is also because Liu Zheng often asks the chief generals of these legions to accompany him to participate in some other battles, and sometimes does not mobilize the soldiers and horses of these legions. At that time, lieutenants need to come out Manage the legion.

Two months after the archery competition ended, Liu Zheng's Jiaozhou didn't have much going on.

XNUM X Year X NUM X Month.

In the past two months, apart from continuing to train soldiers and horses as ordered, Liu Zheng has not launched any foreign wars. The only difference between the two months of change is that Liu Zheng's merchant ships are in In the past two months, I went to Liaodong twice.

Not only helped Liu Zheng sell a lot of grain and grass from Jiaozhou to Liaodong, but also brought back more than 2000 war horses from Liaodong.

Of course, during these two trips to Liaodong, Liu Zheng did not ask them to go directly to Su Puyan, but instead opened up more markets to conduct business with other small tribes.

Liu Zheng didn't use the name of Jiaozhou Merchant Shipping anymore, but asked the Mi family to use the reputation of the Mi family in Xuzhou to make a deal in Liaodong.

After all, this kind of pure merchant trade can not arouse the suspicion of Karasuma people in Liaodong and maximize the benefits.