In just a moment, the Lin Tai brothers rushed forward and saw Lin Feng leaning on her horse with an arrow stuck in her left shoulder. Her white warrior uniform was soaked with blood. She was already in a semi-conscious state, relying entirely on her brother to support her.
"Hurry up! Behind us is Xue Yantuo riding a sentry post."
Liang Wu was shocked and immediately drew out his sword, "You go first, I will stop you!"
Lin Tai was very worried, his sister was about to die, he whipped his horse fiercely, and the horse continued to gallop, and he took his sister towards the city.
More than 30 Xue Yantuo sentrymen chased behind him. They caught one of Lin Tai's followers and learned that Lin Tai was actually the brigade commander of the Tang army. By catching Lin Tai, they might be able to get important information about the Tang army.
Liang Wu stood up with his sword and blocked the official road. The large group of Xue Yantuo's cavalry was getting closer and closer, less than fifty steps away from him. At this moment, an arrow shot out quickly, "Whoosh!", and the leading centurion screamed.
With a sound, he turned over and fell off his horse, and the arrow shot through his neck.
Then two more arrows were fired, and the two cavalrymen running in front fell off their horses. Only then did everyone realize that there was a knight on the high ground on the left. Every time he shot an arrow, one of them would fall off their horses. In just a moment, there were already six of them.
Shot down by him.
The cavalrymen shouted, turned their horses and charged towards the high ground...
Liang Wu had gathered all his strength and was ready to kill him. Unexpectedly, when dozens of people on the other side were less than thirty steps away from him, they suddenly turned their horses and charged towards the high ground on the left. They regarded him as nothing, which really made him extremely angry.
Guo Song galloped on the grass while turning around and shooting quickly. His arrows were all missed. With every arrow, one of Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse. He was either hit by an arrow in the forehead or shot through the throat. He was very accurate as he ran.
In less than two miles, nearly half of the Xueyantuo people were shot dead.
The remaining dozen or so Xue Yantuo cavalrymen were so frightened that they did not dare to pursue them anymore and turned their horses around to run away to the north.
Guo Song did not chase, and urged his horse to return slowly. At this time, Liang Wu and Lin Tai ran towards them. They saw the corpses of Xue Yantuo's cavalry all the way, and they were even more shocked.
"Guo Song!"
When Liang Wu saw Guo Song, he quickly urged his horse forward and asked with concern: "Is there anything wrong with you?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said, "What can happen to me? I wanted to kill them all, but they refused to play and ran away."
He glanced at Lin Tai and asked, "How is your sister doing?"
"I just met Ling'er. Ling'er and her servants sent her back to the city. I'm not worried about this, so I came here to take a look."
After saying that, Lin Tai cupped his fists and bowed deeply to Guo Song, "Thank you so much, Brother Guo Xian, for your generous action."
"Brother Lin is also injured?"
Guo Song suddenly discovered that blood was oozing from Lin Tai's leg.
"I was stabbed when I broke out of the siege. It was a flesh wound, but my wise brother's riding and shooting is amazing!"
Lin Tai gave a thumbs up and praised: "My virtuous brother's archery skills are unparalleled in Lingzhou!"
"Brother Lin, thank you very much. I wonder how Brother Lin met Xue Yantuo riding a sentry post?"
This is what Liang Wu wanted to know, and he also looked at Lin Tai curiously.
Lin Tai's eyes darkened, "We also went out to hunt in the city. We walked a little far and fell into the encirclement of Xue Yantuo's sentry. Five servants were shot down, and the younger sister was also hit by an arrow. I was not interested in fighting, so I escaped back while protecting my younger sister.
.Thanks for meeting you, otherwise today would be over."
Guo Song frowned and asked, "What does it mean to meet Xue Yantuo riding a sentry outside Lingzhou City?"
Lin Tai was the commander of the Shuofang Army. He said solemnly: "If Xue Yantuo appears outside Lingzhou City, it means that Xue Yantuo's army has moved south from the grassland, which is a full month earlier than in previous years."
"But Duan Shijun is not ready!" Guo Song said.
"Yes, none of us are ready." Lin Tai's handsome eyes flashed with deep worry.
At this time, a team of fifty Tang Army cavalry rushed from a distance. They rushed to them in a moment, held their fists for the leading brigade commander and said: "It's not safe outside. Please return to the city as soon as possible, General Lin and Mr. Liang. What will happen next will be explained by
We'll handle it."
Lin Tai nodded, "Let's go!"
The three of them turned their horses and ran towards the city.
The Tang army looked at the corpses on the ground and were amazed. They were killed by arrows. This arrow technique was simply incredible.
"Were these all shot by General Lin?" a soldier asked.
The brigade commander shook his head, "It's not him. Lin Tai didn't have a bow and arrow in his hand, but Mr. Liang had a one-stone bow and couldn't shoot through his forehead. This must have been shot by the third young man. He had a two-stone bow in his hand. I don't know who he was."
Who is he? I can’t believe there is such a powerful mounted archer in Lingzhou!”
………..
The sudden appearance of Xue Yantuo's cavalry sentry put tremendous pressure on Duan Xiushi. The enemy was actually a month ahead of schedule. In previous years, they would come to grab the wheat after it was ripe, but now it was only May, and Xue Yantuo's cavalry was about to attack.
Duan Xiushi thought of the Dangxiang people. This year may be different from previous years. With the cooperation of the Dangxiang army, the Xue Yantuo people's goal will not be as simple as robbing wheat.
Shuofang needed to increase his troops, but the court never gave a clear answer, which really made Duan Xiushi angry.
At this time, a soldier reported at the door of the official residence: "Li Changshi and Captain Zhao want to see you!"
"Invite them in."
After a moment, Chief Shi Li Hui and Lingzhou Captain Zhao Yunlun walked in quickly. They bowed and saluted, "See you, envoy!"
"You're welcome, please sit down, both of you!"
The two sat down, and Li Hui leaned over and said, "Concerning the sudden appearance of Xue Yantuo's riding post, does the martial arts competition need to be suspended?"
"Why is it suspended? Xue Yantuo's army won't come so soon, so we can just hold it as normal."
"Unknown to you, something went wrong in the martial arts competition. This afternoon the Fengzhou Leng family gave up tomorrow's competition and rushed back to Fengzhou directly."
"Have the results of this afternoon's Easter match been announced?" Duan Xiushi asked again.
"The results are out. The Guo family has won two games in a row and qualified with an absolute advantage. Without the Fengzhou Leng family, the competition can also be arranged. The Lin family will be the champion, and the winners of the Liang family and the Guo family will compete with the Lin family. This arrangement is also
It makes sense, but something happened to the Lin family. Lin Tai and his sister Lin Feng encountered Xue Yantuo in the afternoon and were both injured and unable to participate in the competition, so they were in a bit of trouble."
Lin Tai and Lin Feng ranked first and second in the Lin family. They were injured, which really had a great impact on the Lin family. Duan Xiushi thought for a while and asked: "What is the attitude of the Lin family?"
"The Lin family's attitude is very clear. They cannot accept the competition in the original way and hope to make adjustments. They have proposed a plan to directly let the three foreign aid companies compete and determine the outcome in one battle. Do you think it can work?"
Duan Xiushi shook his head, "This plan is unfair to other families and is still not appropriate."
At this time, Zhao Yunlun smiled and said: "I have an idea for my humble position."
"General Zhao, please speak!"
Zhao Yunlun smiled and said: "Now the Lin family, Liang family and Guo family have all entered the top three. It's just a matter of ranking order. Isn't there an individual riding and archery competition next? Why don't we just combine the three families' riding and archery results with the archery results?"
Let’s compare and decide on the ranking of the three companies.”
"You mean to change the individual riding and shooting competition into a team competition at the same time."
"That's exactly what it means. Each family and each martial arts school can send three people to participate. The individual results will be calculated as well as the team results. It will also help us select outstanding talents."
"But what if Mengjiabao or Zhaojiabao win the first place in riding and archery?"
"Shijun, we only use the riding and archery scores of Lin, Liang, and Guo to determine the top three in the martial arts competition. As for the other families, their riding and archery scores will be ranked downwards from fourth place. This will give us a basis for allocating resources.
"
Duan Xiushi pondered for a moment and asked, "What do Li Changshi think?"
In fact, this plan was discussed between Li Hui and Zhao Yunlun. If the Jiedushi refused to allow foreign aid representatives to participate, then simply use mounted archery and infantry archery to determine the final top three. This would be fair to the three companies.
Li Hui stroked her beard and smiled: "I think it's feasible!"
Duan Xiushi, as the governor, must consider the interests of all families, not just three families. He took a few steps with his hands behind his back and made a plan in his mind.
"It's not as good as this. Since mounted archery can also be considered a team competition, then there will be a separate ranking list for mounted archery. The rankings will be based on the results of mounted archery. As for the final martial arts rankings of the three families, we can adopt General Zhao's plan and use mounted archery.
Taking into account the shooting and foot shooting results, what do you two think?"
"You still have to think carefully."
"Then it's settled!
Duan Xiushi made the final decision, "I would like to ask you to summon all the families and martial arts schools and explain the situation clearly to them. In order to encourage everyone's enthusiasm, I will take out 300 sets of Mingguang armor and 300 military crossbows as rewards for the riding and archery team competition.
Those who shoot outstanding individuals will also be rewarded heavily."