Gongsun Zan looked very embarrassed when Jiang Siming greeted him.
After all, before he formed an alliance with Liu Bei and Cao Cao, he and Jiang Siming were still allies.
The two sides even started trade. Gongsun Zan exchanged war horses for food, which successfully greatly alleviated Youzhou's original food shortage.
Gongsun Zan was also happy to do this deal, and he was also grateful to Jiang Siming.
After all, the other party had helped him drive away Cao Cao before.
Now he has become Jiang Siming's enemy.
"Prince Ming, I can only worship here from a distance." Gongsun Zan still cupped his hands and said politely to Jiang Siming.
Jiang Siming smiled and said: "I still can't figure it out, Bogui, why Cao Cao has a grudge against you, but you help him instead, and I have a grudge against you, but you want to deal with me."
Gongsun Zan's expression was subtle, he coughed dryly and said: "I am from the Han Dynasty..."
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Siming: "Do you think I will believe these nonsense? Do you know why I, who always call myself 'Gu', would use 'I' to you? Because I
You treat me as a friend and a brother."
Jiang Siming's words made Gongsun Zan extremely ashamed. He had felt sorry for Jiang Siming in the first place, but now he felt even more resentful.
"Actually, I understand you, Bogui. After all, you are afraid that after I dominate the country, you are afraid that I will turn around and deal with you. It is right for you to resist."
Jiang Siming suddenly became considerate.
"Thank you, King Ming, for your understanding." Gongsun Zan was happy in his heart, as long as he didn't blame him.
But Jiang Siming continued: "Ke Bogui, have you ever thought about it, if Guzhen is defeated and you four princes divide Gu's territory, how much do you think you can get?"
"This..." Gongsun Zan was startled, yes, he had never thought about this problem.
"You only have 200,000 soldiers and horses. Each of the other three princes has more than you. They will definitely get more than you. When they get stronger, won't you still be wiped out? Or do you think Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, etc.
Are you really a person of faith?"
This series of questions made Gongsun Zan fall into deep thought.
"Actually, your future is the same. You can't achieve much hegemony. Rather than this, I can at least guarantee that if you are willing to submit to me, Youzhou will still be yours. I will never break your promise. If you are eliminated today
I, Cao Liu and others will deal with you in the future, but I will not leave you a Youzhou to become the king of the mountain."
"That's it for now. Bogui, please think about it slowly. I'll come back tomorrow."
After Jiang Siming finished speaking, he waved his hand and withdrew with the entire army.
This also gave Gongsun Zan enough face. A million-strong army chose to retreat because of Gongsun Zan. Who has such face?
Gongsun Zan felt Jiang Siming's sincerity and respect, and his heart became even more unsettled.
Yes, there are so many princes in the world who are stronger than him, even if Jiang Siming is destroyed by them.
But can he be the final winner? Firstly, he does not have many elite soldiers and generals, and secondly, he does not have top-notch counselors.
If Jiang Siming falls, he will definitely be targeted by other princes in the future.
Although his Youzhou was poor, it was rich in war horses.
Horses are strategic materials that all leaders attach great importance to.
When Cao Cao wanted to capture Youzhou, it was because of those horses.
He does not think that Cao Cao has given up on his idea of alliance this time.
Rather than this, it would be better to...
Thinking of this, Gongsun Zan sighed, turned around and left the city gate, looking for a place to be quiet.
The next day, Jiang Siming led his army to Zizi again and returned to the city.
Gongsun Zan was still standing at the city gate, waiting for him.
"Brother Bogui, have you thought about it?" Jiang Siming raised his head and asked.
In fact, he didn't have much certainty. He just tried to avoid war as much as possible. One day gave Gongsun Zan time to make final considerations.
If he still disagrees, he can only call his men to start attacking the city.
I believe that this Zigui city will not last long.
Gongsun Zan stood on the city tower and said loudly: "King Ming, I have thought about it. I, Gongsun Bogui, can open the city and surrender."
At this statement, the counselors behind Jiang Siming all looked excited.
The lord is the lord. With just a few words, you can deceive a city and save countless soldiers from bleeding and dying. What a great wisdom!
Jiang Siming was not too happy because he knew that Gongsun Zan must have conditions for saying this.
"But I promised the four princes to fight against you, but if I commit betrayal now, it is really not my character, Gongsun Zan."
After saying that, Gongsun Zan took out a long halberd and said: "I have heard that King Ming's martial arts are unparalleled in the world, but he keeps it secret. Today I want to see it."
"This is Lu Bu's weapon in the past. Fang Tian painted a halberd with a small branch on it. If the Ming King can shoot off the small branch on the halberd right here, how about he be willing to open the city and surrender?"
Gongsun Zan came up with a difficult problem. When all Jiang Siming's generals heard about it, they thought it was impossible.
Because Jiang Siming is now more than three hundred steps away from the city gate.
In ancient times, one step was about 1.1 meters, and three hundred steps equaled more than 0 meters.
Although more than three hundred meters doesn't seem far, in fact, imagine the distance you used to run one hundred meters in school, multiplied by three times.
Use bows and arrows to shoot them, not thermal weapons, guns or ammunition.
First of all, range is a huge problem.
Ordinary bows and arrows simply can't shoot that far, so you need a specially made super powerful bow and arrow.
However, ordinary generals cannot draw this kind of bow and arrow because it requires too much strength.
"How far can you shoot?" Guo Jia didn't understand the world of warriors, so he asked Zhao Yun next to him in a low voice.
Zhao Yun said with shame: "Yun can only shoot one hundred and sixty steps."
Dian Wei next to him said: "I can only shoot one hundred and forty steps."
Huang Zhong has the most say: "If we only talk about the range, I can shoot 190 steps, but there is no guarantee of accuracy."
Jiang Siming listened to the discussion behind them, but the more he listened, the more he felt that they were driving.
Well, it should be because I am a modern person and my thoughts are different from theirs...
Gongsun Zan's condition immediately reminded Jiang Siming of a very classic episode in history.
Shooting halberd at the gate.
This is still Lu Bu's classic achievement.
But Lu Bu was already dead and had no chance to show off his shooting skills.
Now I didn’t expect that it would be Jiang Siming’s turn.
Lu Bu could only shoot a maximum of 150 steps, but Gongsun Zan doubled the difficulty to 300 steps.
To be honest, Gongsun Zan's request was a bit embarrassing.
But for Jiang Siming, this is too simple.
Even if he cannot use the power of a cultivator, his physical fitness alone, coupled with his previous proficiency in archery, is enough to complete this seemingly impossible challenge.
"Okay! I've accepted your bet!"
After Jiang Siming finished speaking, he shouted to his men: "Here comes the arrow!"
Emm...it seems a bit off-topic...
It's okay. Fortunately, they haven't watched "Sword Comes".