But the soldiers were not satisfied, because the archer was His Highness the King of Han, a mythical being who was said to be able to hit the target at a thousand steps. It is said that only the King of Han and the Duke of England could do this in the Ming Dynasty, but none of the soldiers had ever seen this.
I don’t know who took the lead this time, but the soldiers shouted in unison:
"A thousand steps, a thousand steps, a thousand steps"
"A thousand steps, a thousand steps, a thousand steps"
"Hahaha..." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help laughing: "You are my army."
"Don't talk nonsense," Li Maofang hurriedly scolded.
"Well, now that the soldiers have spoken, how can the lonely king please them?" Zhu Gaoxu pretended to scold Li Maofang for a few words, and then said as if he had made a lot of determination: "Okay, a thousand steps is a thousand steps."
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" the soldiers cheered excitedly.
Zhu Gaoxu gave the order, and the generals immediately got busy. This time, instead of setting up a target, they set up a painted halberd a thousand steps away, inserted a candle on the branch of the painted halberd, and then lit the candle.
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His Royal Highness the King of Han once again bent his bow and drew an arrow, and the soldiers once again held their breath and concentrated, eagerly anticipating this miracle.
At this time, the heaven and the earth seemed to feel something. There was no wind, and the candlelight was able to continue to light up. Although it was only a little, it allowed everyone to see clearly.
Just when the officers and soldiers felt that the bow string was about to break, His Highness the King of Han finally released his fingers from pulling the string, and the long silver arrow turned into a straight bolt of lightning and flew out quickly.
The officers and soldiers turned their heads in unison, and their gazes could not even keep up with the speed of the arrow, but everyone could see clearly that although the arrow flew a thousand steps, it deviated from the target by more than two feet.
The officers and soldiers were like ducks being strangled by the neck, and the cheers reached their throats and were forcibly suppressed. There was a deathly silence up and down Fangshan Mountain, and everyone was stunned, not knowing how the following plot should continue.
Li Maofang was just about to go over and put out the candle, when suddenly a gust of wind blew out the candle... In the eyes of the King of Han, this was really like a divine help. Li Maofang and others immediately cheered, and the guards of the palace also followed.
They cheered and shouted together: "The prince's divine shot is unparalleled in the world. The prince's divine shot is unmatched in the world."
second to none"
The other officers and soldiers in the army looked at each other in shock. Although the candle was extinguished, everyone saw that after the arrow was shot, it took at least one breath before it was blown out by the wind. Everyone was not blind and knew that.
That was not shot by the King of Han at all...
But the cheers had already started, and the officers and soldiers could no longer think about it, so they had no choice but to shout:
"The prince's divine shot is invincible in the world"
"The prince's divine shot is invincible in the world"
"The prince's divine shot is invincible in the world"
Listening to the cheers, which were not uniform at first, but then became somewhat decent, Zhu Gaoxu felt secretly regretful in his heart. He felt that risking his reputation was not worth the gain... In fact, he did not miss the target intentionally just now, but
The original injury still had an impact, making it impossible for him to control his body as well as before.
However, these miscellaneous thoughts were just passing through his mind. As a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, he understood the principle of firing a bow without turning back. So he suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and glanced at the distinguished generals with cold eyes.
Everyone who saw it stood on end, and then he smiled and said: "Everyone, did you hit the target with this arrow?
There was a silence in the field... Those who knew the prince's plan naturally did not speak first, but waited for those who were tested to speak. And those who did not know the prince's plan all understood now. The prince's arrow
, the reason why they deliberately missed the shot was to let them express their stance.
If they confuse right and wrong to cater to the King of Han, it means that they have completely succumbed to the King of Han's power, so that no matter what the King of Han does next, they will not object...
If you refuse to cater to the King of Han, even though you don’t have swords and axes at your side, I am afraid that you will still be killed on the spot in the next moment...
Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything, just waiting quietly for everyone to express their opinions. The autumn wind howled, making the big bloody flag behind him rustle. It also hit the hearts of the noble generals like a whip, making their hearts twitch.
, I dare not express my position quickly...
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Finally, someone spoke.
"I feel like I was hit." Zhu Gaoxu squinted his eyes, resting his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and tapped his index finger lightly.
"Then it's a hit." The man said emphatically. After the first one, there was a second, a third, a fourth... Finally, everyone said together: "The prince has indeed hit the target."
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"Hahahahaha" Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly, and the big flag behind him was waving, making him even more burly and powerful like a demon. "Everyone, we will live and die together."
"I am willing to go through fire and water for the king..." This time, the confidants of the King of Han took the lead in shouting. Not only did they shout, but they also took the lead in kneeling down. The other generals had already succumbed to the power of the King of Han... Surrendering is such a thing, as long as there is the first
The second time would be much less difficult. So all the generals couldn't help but kneel down and shouted together with the King of Han and his confidants:
"I am willing to go through fire and water for the prince"
"Haogu announced that the military exercise has officially begun." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and there were three cannon shots. Dozens of heralds conveyed their respective tasks to the generals. More than a dozen Pegasus rode down the mountain, and Xiang gave various excuses not to go up the mountain.
generals and conveyed the mission to them.
After receiving the order, the generals saluted the prince one after another and prepared to go down the mountain. Who knew that before going down the mountain, they were all asked to sign their names on a blank piece of paper. At this time, the generals naturally knew what the prince meant...
...If they dare to rebel, this blank piece of paper will be written with something sufficient for them to kill the nine tribes and given to Zhu Di. If the King of Han succeeds, the names left on the paper will be evidence that they have the merit of following the dragon.
And the reason why he did not write the words of surrender on paper now is another kindness of His Highness the King of Han. As long as they do not betray him, even if the King of Han fails in the future, they will not be implicated... This is better than forcing them directly.
It is undoubtedly much smarter to write a declaration of investment, at least so that those who are forced to express their opinions will not be too disgusted, but will turn things upside down.
But even so, all the officers walked heavily on the way down the mountain. When the mountain breeze blew, their minds became much clearer. They all felt that they had just been cast an evil spell by His Highness the King of Han, so they were so confused that they knelt down and signed the contract.
Famous, now there is no room for regret... Looking at the long mountain road winding down, leading directly to the military camp. But they don't know where their road will lead... and they can only be led along.
Go down, it doesn’t matter where you go...
Not to mention the devastated generals, just saying that the King of Han Dynasty and his confidants on Fangshan Mountain were relieved when they entered the camp. Although the fly in the ointment was that because the prince did not come, some generals, such as the group in the vanguard of the government army,
... Sensing the danger, he found various reasons to refuse to go up the mountain, did not participate in this test, and did not give them a chance to catch them all.
But at least in this way, the enemies, whether overt or covert, have revealed their true colors, allowing them to target these guys in a targeted manner. After all, there is still a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, and before the King of Han really takes action, even the vanguard of the government army cannot
Dare to really start a war. Let alone Zhang Yong and Wang Ning.
However, the King of Han still looked nervously at the huge detailed topographic map of the Gyeongsang Province in front of him. There were small flags in yellow and green colors. Each flag had the name of the Yiwei Army written on it, representing the distribution of all the armies in the Gyeongsang Province.
It can be seen directly from the map that the number of yellow flags is twice that of green flags, and the green flags have all been moved to the side away from the capital.
But this did not reassure the King of Han, because he knew very well that no matter how great his advantage outside the city was, it would not be decisive for the outcome of this battle. At least the advantage would not directly translate into victory - because the prince did not enter his pre-emptive phase.
Instead of setting up a battlefield, he stayed in the capital. This means that the real winner is still in the capital.
When the King of Han's eyes turned to the capital, his pupils couldn't help shrinking - there were three flags in the capital, two yellow flags and one green flag. The two yellow flags said "Fu Army Left Guard" and "Fu Army Guard" respectively, and one green flag said "Fu Army Left Guard" and "Fu Army Guard" respectively.
The right guards of the army. These three guards are responsible for the defense of the capital. Naturally they will not participate in this military exercise, so they are still in the capital and have not come to Fangshan.
Although it seems that two of the three-guard army are on their side, and there are three yellow flags that are constantly being moved by the army, approaching the direction of the capital, if they march at full speed, they will arrive in about an hour and a half.
But after all, water far away cannot quench the thirst in the capital. If a conflict breaks out in the capital now, the reinforcements of the three guards cannot be counted on for the time being.
Therefore, at this point in time, the focus of victory or defeat is focused on the three guards of the government army guarding the nine gates of the capital. Our side's seemingly two-to-one advantage is not so safe. Because the commander of the left guard of the government army is Xu Ye.
Donkey, although he has pledged his allegiance to himself and even written a letter of allegiance, he is not one of his own after all, and he also has some rifts with his own forces, so it is really not that safe.
Previously, the King of Han felt that with his two lieutenants and a group of generals on his side, he would not dare to do anything wrong. Therefore, he did not worry much about the left guard of the government army, and naturally marked it with a yellow flag.
But when it came time to fight to the death, he discovered that all the hidden dangers would be infinitely magnified, and might even become the decisive factor leading to failure.
The King of Han regretted so much in his heart. Why didn't he listen to Master Zhuang and kill Xu Yelu the day before yesterday... The idea at that time was that the main battlefield this time was in Fangshan, and all problems would be solved in Fangshan. There was no need to alert the snake.
.Besides, if it turns out to be self-defeating and forces Xu Yelu, who has already shown his loyalty, to side with the prince, it will be self-defeating and the gain will outweigh the loss.
The King of Han couldn't help but sigh. It was the seemingly safe decision the day before yesterday that led to today's uncertainty... It was all his fault that when he saw the advance guard of the imperial army coming to Fangshan, he was sure that the prince would definitely come. In order to ensure nothing went wrong,
I have concentrated all my strength here. If only one guard was left in the capital at this time, I would not be so uneasy...