Zhao Huaiyi stayed in the army all the year round, although his official position was getting higher, but his martial arts were not lost in the slightest. Seeing the other party's knife coming, he didn't panic, he flashed lightly to the side, pulled out his sword to meet him, and suddenly felt a pain in his chest, and when he looked down, he didn't know when there was already a blood hole, and blood was gushing out. Zhao Huaiyi's hand holding the sword could no longer be wielded, and he fell down softly.

The person who was about to cut him just now had already put away his knife, and he sneered: "When Lao Tzu is a fool, will he fight with you?" Let you taste the taste of iron arrows! ”

Zhao Huaiyi's eyelids became heavier and heavier, he tried to widen his eyes, and before he fell completely, he finally saw clearly that the person standing in front of him was Gui Hai, who had just called himself the captain of Qishan outside the city, and Gui Hai's left hand was holding something similar to a crossbow but much smaller. Still, he'll never figure out what it was.

Gui Hai is of course Gui Haiqiu, he knows that his martial arts are mediocre, so he naturally refuses to fight hard with the enemy. So, he held a knife in one hand and a crossbow in the other. The hand crossbow is a newly invented equipment by He Chou and Yu Wenkai according to Liu Ziqiu's requirements, which is small and easy to carry, and although the range is limited, it is especially suitable for close combat. Of course, people like Wen Hao and Zhang Liang disdain to use crossbows, but Gui Hai is cautious in survival, and he has a soft spot for this kind of thing that can save his life at a critical time, he not only loves it, but also equips more than one.

Facing Zhao Huaiyi just now, his knife was only a false move, taking advantage of Zhao Huaiyi's attention to be attracted, but his left hand quietly shot out an iron arrow, and sure enough, it hit with one blow and took Zhao Huaiyi's life. At this time, the crossbow that had been shot empty had been put away by him, and he replaced it with another crossbow. When encountering ordinary soldiers, Gui Haiqiu does not have to worry, the characteristic of the horizontal knife is that it is extremely sharp, and any weapon that touches the horizontal knife will only have the fate of breaking.

As soon as Zhao Huaiyi died, the defenders were in turmoil and their morale was frustrated. Although Gui Haiqiu's men only had 2,000 men, they used horizontal swords, which had a great advantage in close combat, and the guards could not resist it at all, and it soon turned into a one-sided massacre. Some of the defenders, seeing that the situation was not good, began to abandon their weapons and surrender. Surrender is also contagious, and when someone starts, more and more people follow suit.

At this time, a large number of horses and horses outside the city were killed, and the soldiers who entered the city first opened the city gates. The defenders could no longer hold on, and there was no suspense in the battle.

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Liu Ziqiu was very surprised to get the news that Gui Haiqiu captured Dasanguan, and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that Lao Gui would also use strange soldiers." ”

He was standing under Fufeng City now, but there were no surprise soldiers to use. The city was full of soldiers, and the people of the city were mobilized. Guarding Fufeng City is Yang Xuangan's second brother Yang Xuanzong. Yang Xuan wrapped his head in a white scarf and wore a black cloak, ordered someone to carry a coffin, pointed to the city and shouted: "Who is the thief, dare to come and invade my border!" Yang swore to live and die with this city, the city is in the people, and the city is dead! ”

These words were very inflammatory, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians at the head of the city was greatly boosted, and the shouts shook the sky.

Liu Ziqiu's original goal was to reach Chang'an, but he had already bypassed Tianshui, and if he bypassed Fufeng again, he would become a lone army and commit a taboo. Therefore, the other counties of Fufeng County can be abandoned for the time being, but Fufeng City must be taken down. In this way, firstly, we can seize a foothold, and secondly, there must be some grain stored in Fufeng City, which can reduce the pressure on transportation.

Hearing Yang Xuanzong making a lot of nonsense on the city, Liu Ziqiu glanced back at the generals around him: "Is it difficult to capture this city in half a day?" ”

In addition to Wen Hao's stay in Tianshui to maneuver, Zhang Liang and Shi Danai followed Liu Ziqiu to Fufeng City. Shi Danai was hit by more than 20 arrows when he attacked the Great Earthquake Pass, but he had special armor on the outside, excellent protection, and several layers of silk clothes on the inside. Although these more than 20 arrows were powerful, they only caused him some skin wounds. He was physically strong, had a night's rest, and now he was like no one.

Hearing Liu Ziqiu's question, Shi Danai was eager to try, and said loudly: "Lord, the last general is willing to take the lead and twist off that guy's head!" ”

Zhang Liang was naturally not to be outdone, took off his bow, and shouted: "Look at the left hand of a certain shooter!" ”

said that it was too late and that it was fast, Zhang Liang raised his hand and shot an arrow. The arrow went like a meteor, and Yang Xuanzong, who was scolding at the head of the city, was defenseless at all, and hit the palm of his left hand. This arrow was very powerful, although it only hit Yang Xuanzong's left hand, it still brought him backwards and hit the pillar of the city tower.

Yang Xuanzong screamed and wanted to hide from the city, only to find that the arrow had pierced his left hand and was firmly nailed to the pillar of the city tower.

This arrow has exhausted what Zhang Liang has learned in his life. After an arrow hit, he took the bow and said triumphantly: "Lord, the last general is fortunate to have not broken his promise!" ”

Liu Ziqiu had seen Zhang Liang's archery, but he didn't expect his archery skills to be so superb. You must know that what Zhang Liang used in his hand was not a divine arm bow, but just an ordinary six-stone strong bow, which couldn't help but make Liu Ziqiu secretly vigilant.

As the saying goes, you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't do without the heart to prevent people. Zhang Liang is his right-hand man, and Liu Ziqiu should give him unconditional trust. But before today, Liu Ziqiu had seen Zhang Liang shoot arrows several times, and today was the first time he saw his true strength. Maybe Zhang Liang didn't deliberately hide it from him, but this kind of person must have scheming. The people in charge of the army are still loyal people like Shi Danai and Wen Hao, and they can rest assured. Liu Ziqiu originally wanted to promote the Divine Arm Bow in the army, but now after seeing Zhang Liang's skills, he quietly changed his mind. If Zhang Liang had a divine arm bow, with his archery skills, in case he wanted to rebel, no one would be able to restrain him for a while.

Mu Duoli, who was following Liu Ziqiu, was a little unconvinced, and said: "What is it to shoot the left hand, our good hunters on the grassland are all shooting the eyes of the prey!" ”

Zhang Liang refused to shoot again, and said with a humble face: "I have heard that Mrs. Jiuwen shoots a miracle, and the last general dares to ask Mrs. to give it a try." ”

Mu Duoli is the straightforward character of the grassland people, and she really took off the bow of the divine arm and said, "You have a good look! ”

Liu Ziqiu wanted to stop it, but it was too late. Mu Duoli did what she said, and shot straight at the head of the city with two arrows.

At this time, the defenders at the head of the city had already erected a row of shield walls in front of Yang Xuanzong with shields, and several people were rushing to save Yang Xuanzong from the city. Mu Duoli's twin arrows flew like they flew through the shield wall. A scream was heard from behind the shield wall, and the defenders of the city immediately scattered in panic. Looking at the amount again, Yang Xuanzong was firmly nailed to the pillar of the city tower by three arrows, and two of the arrows really penetrated his eyes, and he was already out of health.

Zhang Liang looked at the divine arm bow in Mu Duoli's hand, his eyes lit up, and he arched his hand and said, "Can you take a look at the bow in Madame's hand?" ”

Mu Duoli didn't dare to make the decision, but looked at Liu Ziqiu.

Liu Ziqiu pretended not to know, waved his hand, and said: "Zhang Liang listened to the order and ordered you to lead the sergeants of the department to capture Fufeng City in two hours!" ”

"Order!" Zhang Liang didn't dare to hesitate, led his subordinates to kill towards Fufeng City, and reluctantly glanced at the divine arm bow before leaving.

Seeing Zhang Liang's actions, Liu Ziqiu made up his mind even more that before the world was unified, the secret of the Divine Arm Bow must not be revealed.

At this time, a white flag suddenly lit up on the head of Fufeng City, and the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and it was actually overcome without attacking.

It turned out that Chengzhuo Xiangdian of Fufeng County was the son-in-law of the Li family in Longxi. As soon as Yang Xuanzong died, he took over the supreme command of Fufeng City, and Yang Xuanzong's death also lost the confidence of the soldiers and civilians defending the city. At this time, Zhuo Xiangdian proposed to surrender, although there were a few people who opposed it, and it couldn't be the climate after all. In fact, the walls of Fufeng City were not very high, and with the bravery of the navy to the west, it would not take much effort to capture Fufeng City. However, in this way, huge casualties on both the offensive and defensive sides can be avoided.

At the gate of the city, Zhuo Xiangdian was the first to greet him, and said, "Lord Liu, the lower officials have been waiting for this day for a long time. ”

Zhuo Xiangdian is a member of the Li family, and Li Changshan has already revealed this information to Liu Ziqiu. On the one hand, Li Changshan has decided to set foot on Liu Ziqiu's warship, and some secrets are willing to be shared with Liu Ziqiu. On the other hand, Zhuo Xiangdian is the number two person in Fufeng County, has a certain amount of real power, and is also very helpful to the Li family's various industries, and Li Changshan does not want him to be injured by mistake in this battle.

Seeing Zhuo Xiangdian coming out of the city, Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "The name of Lord Zhuo, Liu has also heard of it for a long time, and when I saw it today, it was really suave." Lord Zhuo has lived in Fufeng for a long time, so he must be familiar with the situation in the counties under his jurisdiction, right? ”

Zhuo Xiangdian hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord Qiyu, Xia Guan has been serving as the Fufeng County Governor for six years. ”

Juncheng is the auxiliary officer of Taishou, and his status is second only to Taishou. Zhuo Xiangdian has been a county official in Fufeng for six years, so he naturally knows all aspects of Fufeng. Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but nod and said, "In this case, this Fufeng Taishou is none other than Lord Zhuo." ”

As the territory became larger and larger, and there were more and more martial arts under his command, Liu Ziqiu found that it was indeed not easy to master the art of balance. For example, the seven great families in the Central Plains, Liu Ziqiu has a cooperative relationship with them, and many things cannot be bypassed from them, and they need their assistance. However, if the power given to these families is too great, it will form a trend of not falling behind, which requires a balance. For another example, these generals under him, who is loyal and who is ambitious will not be written on his face, he needs to observe, to figure out, how much power to give everyone, and also need a balance.

Liu Ziqiu prefers that all civil and military personnel will be selected from the lowest level of the people, but this is simply impossible. At least the civil officials who are responsible for governing the local government have no way to select them from the people, because most of the people are illiterate. Therefore, he had to rely on those large and small families. Therefore, he can now understand Yang Guang's intention to open the imperial examination.