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Although Cheng Dingzhong came down suddenly, it is impossible to say that I am not ready for battle.Therefore, even though the longbow was not as good as my special longbow and took more effort, I didn't complain.As Cheng Dingzhong said, its advantage lies in its extremely long range, and it was originally designed for shooting the formation flag, or even the flag.

It took me about half an hour to adapt to the new bow.As the guard of Xishou surrendered city, it is naturally impossible for Cheng Dingzhong to have time to practice with me.I wasn't quite sure what level was enough, but I soon discovered that from the expressions of the soldiers he left behind and the soldiers on the school grounds, it was enough to judge——

"...So this is true?!"

"Yes, I also thought General Murong was exaggerating!"

"We have practiced bow and arrow for so many years for nothing, we are really ashamed to see the general..."

Although their voices have been suppressed very hard, they obviously have no experience or habit of whispering, and I heard them all in my ears.

Xie Jingyu, who was watching the whole process, obviously heard it too. "Your Majesty is really good at shooting. Although it is a new bow, but I think that His Majesty is so fast, no one can match it."

This is a copy of Murong Qi's words that Cheng Dingzhong just relayed. "Don't learn from the good ones, learn from the bad ones." I pretended to scold him.

Xie Jingyu's reaction was... no response, an expression of "what I said is the truth, even your majesty can't change my mind", is like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. "If Your Majesty thinks it's enough, then go to the north gate." He talked about him from left to right.

Although Xie Jingyu is deliberately pulling the topic off, this suggestion is still very practical.Because during my warm-up period, the two sides have already exchanged hands, fighting each other, shouting to kill and shaking the sky.When I boarded the north gate tower again, not only Cheng Dingzhong was there, but Murong Qi also appeared.

"Your Majesty!" Murong sharpened his eyes, and immediately noticed Zhen, who was not being informed, and then also noticed the long bow. "You are..."

"Why, General Cheng didn't tell you?" I asked him back.

As soon as Murong Qi heard General Cheng, he showed an expression of enlightenment, which was also mixed with annoyance and admiration of "Cheng Dingzhong, you bastard, you actually dare to work for Your Majesty". "I'm really...frightened."

After hearing this, I really want to give Murong a share of the staring that I gave to Cheng Dingzhong just now.Well, it turns out that the two of you conspired to let the emperor work as a coolie for you! "I see, the archers in the Hengsai Army and the Dingyuan Army should also train hard." Zhen said, with a half-smile on his face.

Murong Qi and Cheng Dingzhong shrank his neck indistinctly. "I understand." The two responded in unison.

The attitude of admitting mistakes is quite good, so I no longer pay attention to them, but turn my attention to the battle situation.As Cheng Dingzhong said, the general flag is placed behind the middle of the enemy camp, and there are command flags on all four sides of the formation.Huihe was probably worried that one person and one horse would not be able to protect the entire command flag, so they got four people, four horses and one cart. Obviously, one or two people had an accident, and there were still people who could respond to the idea of ​​changing the command flag.

Just as you cannot have both fish and bear's paw, you cannot have both safety and flexibility.It is indeed a good idea to shoot down the command flags on both sides, and then forcefully break through the formation; Huihe may not be unexpected, but they must think that no one in our army can do it, so they don't need to be too defensive.

"Huihe underestimated the enemy." Xie Jingyu said what was in my heart.

Before I expressed my opinion, Murong Qi affirmed: "That's true. It's not that they don't know about His Majesty's marksmanship; but, even if they knew that His Majesty was on the tower, they wouldn't believe that His Majesty could do it."

"After all, I am the emperor, right?" Zhen smiled.

For Xie Jingyu, Murong Qi and others, the subtext of these words is not so funny.I am the Son of Heaven, and there are people who make hype about everything I do; everyone knows this default premise, but it conceals my true strength in disguise.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Zhen added, "after all, we are the ones taking advantage."

Several people on the tower looked at each other, with expressions of surprise or admiration, and so on.After a while, Cheng Dingzhong suddenly said: "Look at me, the time is coming."

Murong Qi looked intently, and then affirmed Cheng Dingzhong's judgment. "The current situation is not good for us. We can pretend to be defeated and lure the enemy closer." He said, looking at me, with the intention of asking for instructions, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Pretend to be defeated, lure the enemy to approach, and then it's time for me to play.As long as I successfully shoot down the command flag, the soldiers will immediately counterattack, and the result will be twice the result with half the effort.

I picked up the longbow and walked to the nearest crenel. "That's the beginning."

Bow, nock, aim, wait...

The command flag is the most conspicuous existence in the formation, all I have to do is to judge when it enters my range.And it's best if both sides are within range at the same time. After all, if one flag falls, the other flag will definitely retreat quickly.Murong Qi and Cheng Dingzhong passed orders non-stop behind me, I squinted my eyes while listening——

far away...

It's almost...

It's finally here!

Almost without stopping, I fired two arrows, heading in two completely different directions.Murong Qi was also obedient, and when he heard the bow and arrow leave the string, he told the soldiers to prepare for a massive counterattack——

"Your Majesty shoots sharply, the flag of Huihe order has fallen! Dingyuan troops, charge!"

When the order was first issued, everyone was very surprised; looking at the enemy camp again, the two command flags in the southwest, southeast and south were slowly falling down under the eyes of everyone.There was a moment of silence, followed by a deafening roar——

"Come on!"

Seeing the unprecedented high morale of the whole army, I really saw the huge bonus effect of a marksman, especially if the marksman is the emperor.Bloody men, fighting against the same enemy, nothing can make soldiers risk their lives and fight bloody battles more than this.

On the condescending city tower, the battlefield situation can be seen at a glance.Huihe first fell down two command flags inexplicably, and was frightened when he was attacked head-on by the army, and he was suddenly in chaos.I went to the mail cavalry in front and broke up the formation in small groups; the heavy armored infantry held the shield behind and specialized in harvesting the horse legs of the scattered cavalry.Attacking back and forth like this, the Huihe people were quickly defeated and just wanted to escape from afar.

"Pursuit! Strive for total annihilation!"

Seeing that most of the people on the other side were dead or injured, Cheng Dingzhong gave another order.He understands what I mean very well - win a big battle first, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue; as long as our army counterattacks with a tough attitude, if we hit Huihe and know that we won't get any benefits, we will run away in despair.

Just when I thought that today was quite smooth and the battle could end early, Murong Qi suddenly said in surprise: "Spear Falcon?"

I was taken aback by him.Not because of anything else, but because not long after I went to the south of the Yangtze River, news came from the palace that the two gyrfalcons had not been seen for two or three days, and they carefully asked if they followed me.But I didn't see it either, and guessed that they might finally respond to the call of nature and fly back to the north to raise their chicks.Hearing Murong Qi's question at this time, of course I feel guilty. "This..." I laughed, not sure if I should tell the truth.

Just when I was hesitating, Murong Qi said affirmatively: "These are the two I presented to Your Majesty before."

This answer is a bit weird... I turned to Murong Qi suspiciously, only to find that he was looking at the sky above with surprise written all over his face.I followed his gaze, only to find that there were two big birds hovering above the tower, it may have been a while.Although the distance is quite far, but judging from the fur color and posture, they are indeed the two gyrfalcons that Murong Qi presented to me.

"...Your Majesty brought them here?" Murong Qi endured and endured, but in the end he couldn't.

But the answer to this question is actually obvious-even if I brought them, they should stay in the cage at this time, or at least tie a rope to their legs. How could they fly into the sky? "This..." I touched my nose, feeling that the reason was even more difficult to find.

Probably because they noticed this invisible embarrassment - more likely, they recognized Zhen or Murong Qi, let out a long and joyful cry, and then slowly lowered the flying altitude.One of them came straight towards me, and I subconsciously raised the hand that was already wrapped in the armguard—the armguard is used for archery, and it is obviously too late to find one for falconry—

The upper arm sank and it stopped.The small eyes are still black, but the dorsal wings are obviously stronger than before.The other one landed on Murong Qi's shoulder armor, looking towards its partner restlessly.

"It looks better on the outside, huh?"

"Your Majesty..." Murong was surprised at first, then became helpless, and finally settled on being sincerely convinced. "Your Majesty is quite right."

Originally, Guangzhen could shoot off the flagpole of the Huiheling flag at a distance of a hundred paces, and even had two sides in a row, which was enough to make the soldiers of the two armies look at me with admiration.At this moment, two gyrfalcons known as condors were also recruited, adding to the legendary color.When I returned home, I accidentally heard the noisy discussions on the side of the road, and I couldn't help but have a subtle premonition that I would become the protagonist of the story.

Forget it, it’s better to promote my brilliance and martial arts with embellishments than to promote the kind of romantic scandal I thought before...

I can only comfort myself in my heart.But maybe it is to make my bad premonition come true. In the next few days, Huihe still did not learn the lesson, and the gyrfalcon continued to report every day.Murong Qi said, they should have raised the young birds to a big enough age, so they have plenty of time to play with me.

Well, Gyrfalcon is playing with me...

I tried my best to restrain myself, so I didn't tell Murong Qi about the bloody tragedies of voles, hares and pheasants in the palace.

After a few more days, Huihe seemed to finally understand that the shooting of the command flag was not an accidental incident, and it stopped for a while.Whether it is from my point of view or from the point of view of the ministers, they all feel that Huihe is either preparing to launch a general offensive or demanding peace, so they ordered the army to stand ready.At the end of November, the Huihe envoys and a letter from the Huihe Khan were welcomed in Xishoujiang City——

In front of the trembling envoys, I directly threw that insincere peace letter to the ground. "Tell you Khan to come and see me in person, otherwise my generals will be happy to crush Huihe!"

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Huihe Khan: Who tm told me that the Emperor of the Great Zhou was generous and benevolent?It's obviously very cruel!