Chapter Twenty-Six: One Arrow Retreats from the Army
Li Hao sat in Yeyang City, communicating with Wu'an Pass while paying close attention to the movements of Qi State.
On Anguo's side, in order to attract the attention of Su Guo and give Qi Guo a chance to raid, Li Falcon rushed over and led his troops to Wu'an Pass after the soldiers and horses were all in order.
got the news of Li Falcon's arrival, and Li Hao also rushed to Wu'an Pass.
After a year and a half, the two once again looked at each other across the city wall.
It's just that this time, Li Hao's troops and horses are sufficient, and he is no longer in the embarrassing state of the state.
Before the official start of the war, the two had a verbal exchange as usual.
It's just that Li Falcon may have lost a bit of a verbal battle last time, but it was used by Li Hao to motivate the military.
He simply wrote a letter and asked people to tie arrows to shoot at the tower.
But the problem is that the buildings on this tower are not made of wood, but are made of bricks and cement.
So under the watchful eyes of the people at the head of the city, the arrow left only a small pit in the wall and fell to the ground.
Although Li Hao can understand this situation, after all, the hardness of masonry cement is not low.
Unless it happens to shoot into the gap between the bricks and stones, otherwise at the distance of the upward shot under the city, you may not be able to find Li Guang.
But understanding is understanding, but it does not affect Li Hao's use of the topic.
He immediately began to laugh and said, "The Anguo people are really soft-handed, and now they can't even pull the bow, so it's better to go home early, so as not to die under the city."
Chen Xi, who was standing beside Li Hao, was the first to react and echoed: "Yes, the Anguo people have just suffered a fiasco, and the domestic elite has been lost.
Now these people at the bottom, I'm afraid they don't know where they got the strong men, at this level, they still want to break through the Wu'an Pass, it's just a pipe dream."
With the singing and harmony of the two, the originally tense atmosphere in the city was suddenly alleviated a lot.
After that, Li Hao didn't bother to read the letter, and most of the time there was nothing good to say anyway.
Then he instructed, "Come, bring a bow to Gu, and let me teach the Anguo people what real archery is."
Since Li Hao's internal strength has been successful, the general bow can no longer allow Li Hao to play to the limit.
Li Hao didn't care about it before, but after going back this time, he temporarily remembered that he had a special giant bow that reached ten stones.
After all, if there is a musket, in fact, the role of the bow and arrow is already very small, and there is no need to continue to develop.
But considering the prestige on the battlefield, shooting with a musket is obviously not as deterrent as a bow and arrow.
It took a lot of effort for the craftsmen to choose the materials.
Of course, in order to meet the requirements of bow strength, it is inevitable that it will be a little too large.
Therefore, looking at the bow that was being raised, everyone on the city wall was also shocked, and at the same time, they didn't understand how to use this bow.
After all, even if you don't look at the intensity, this size alone can't be stretched out with your arms.
But soon Li Hao gave them a demonstration, and after the bow and arrow were placed, Li Hao took a special arrow and put it on the bowstring.
Then he raised his foot against the bow, and then put his hand on the bowstring and pressed it back.
In the amazed eyes of everyone, this strange giant bow was slowly pulled away.
After the bowstring was full, Li Hao picked the angle a little and launched the arrow.
Li Hao didn't have any expectations for this bow, after all, he had already discovered it when he tested it in the capital before.
Although the range is indeed very long, even compared to the Eight Bull Crossbow that requires multiple people to operate the winch in the world of knowing or not, it is not much different, reaching an astonishing more than 1,000 meters.
But because the bow is too strong, there is no guarantee of accuracy.
Anyway, when Li Hao tried to shoot, basically none of them could hit the target, so he could only ensure the general direction, and then everything went according to fate.
Therefore, after letting go, Li Hao didn't pay much attention to the landing point of the arrow, but began to run Yangzhou slowly to recover, just
Damage caused by the force of the shock when first fired by a bow and arrow.
There is no way, this bow is so strong that even if Li Hao runs all his internal force, he can't use it continuously.
But he didn't expect that this time, this bow gave Li Hao a surprise, and just when Li Hao was immersed in healing, a burst of cheers suddenly sounded in his ears.
In this noisy voice, Li Hao finally managed to distinguish that His Highness ...... Standard...... Broken ......, these words.
Hurriedly looked up, and saw that the banner of the former army closest to the city wall of the An army was indeed gone.
This time, Gongye Gu was overjoyed, and before the battle, the enemy's flag was broken, which was a sign of great victory.
But at this time, he only thought that Li Hao did it on purpose, after all, Li Hao didn't say a word after shooting the arrow, and he still thought that Li Hao was a bamboo in his chest.
Immediately, the atmosphere was created: "Your Highness is brave, and the country will win."
With his drive, the soldiers on the city wall immediately stood up and shouted, so that Li Hao could only pretend to be calm, and confessed the matter.
On the other hand, on the side of the An army, they really didn't expect that their own banner could be broken by the other party from such a distance, and their morale was greatly reduced for a while.
After all, it was very taboo in ancient times for the flag to be broken, and they could only be glad that it was before the war, otherwise the consequences would not be as simple as reducing morale.
Li Falcon understands that in this situation, it is definitely not possible to forcibly attack the city, so he can only order the withdrawal of troops and wait for the morale to be regrouped.
In addition, Li Falcon was also afraid in his heart, fortunately he did not personally provoke in front of the battle, otherwise he would have broken the ability to shoot the banner, and it would not be difficult to shoot himself.
So he secretly decided that if he wanted to lead the troops again in the future, he would definitely keep a safe distance and never risk going to the front of the battle.
On the city wall, watching the An army gradually retreat, Li Hao simply boosted his morale, and asked Gongye Gu to stay to prevent the An army from going and returning, and planned to leave the city wall.
Gong Yegu said at this time, "Your Highness, why don't you leave this bow on the wall, it can also be used to deter the An army."
Regarding this proposal, Li Hao did not refuse: "Okay, then stay in the city, but you have to help me take good care of it, after all, this thing is not easy to make, and I don't have a second hand."
Seeing that Li Hao agreed, Gong Yegu hurriedly agreed: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will let people move it to the city tower later, and let someone take care of it, and it will never be damaged in the slightest."
Li Hao nodded, and then led Chen Xi and them down the city wall.
When Li Hao left, the giant bow that was left on the head of the city attracted everyone's attention.
Gong Yegu and the other junior colonels immediately surrounded him, and then someone suggested, "Master Hou, this bow can shoot almost 900 steps, why don't you also pull it and try it."
Gongyegu is a military general, so he naturally likes this kind of big killing weapon, but this is Li Hao's thing, and it is indeed a little bad for him to use it directly.
Then he said, "This is His Highness's thing, without His Highness's order, how can I do it."
It's just that looking at his happy look, it really doesn't look like he doesn't want to try.
So someone made an excuse for him, "Your Highness only let it be safeguarded, and didn't say that it wouldn't be used, it's nothing if you want to try it, this bow is so powerful, if you don't use it well, wouldn't it be a waste."
Now the situation in the city is not critical, and as His Highness, there is no need to sit on the city walls all the time, if we can use it, wouldn't it be better."
Gong Yegu felt that this reason was feasible, but he didn't start directly, but sent someone down to the city to find Li Hao and ask for advice.
It's just a weapon, and Li Hao didn't stop it, but Li Hao didn't think they could use it.
With Li Hao's consent, Gongyegu was the first to get started, learning Li Hao's movements just now and wanting to stretch the bowstring.
It's just that an embarrassing scene appeared, because no matter how hard Gongyegu tried, the bow was also slightly pulled apart, and there was no movement.
This made Gongyegu a little dumbfounded, after all, he still had an understanding of his own strength.
Although it is not the most powerful in Su Country, it can also hold up
It's the top batch.
As a result, even after he tried his best, it was still this result, so how much strength should Li Hao have.
The others watched Gongye Guqing tendons burst out, and they also began to have a clearer understanding of this bow.
But if you know, you know, but as long as you haven't tried it yourself, you can't always give up.
So after their wave of attempts, Li Hao's prestige was once again established.
The strongest person in the army, and now Li Hao has comprehensively crushed them from wisdom to personal bravery.
The situation in the city, Li Hao is not clear for the time being, but as soon as he returned to the mansion reserved in the pass, Ren Xin came over.
This time, she also followed Li Hao to Wu'an Pass, but considering that there were too many people on the city wall, the human skin mask was also defective after all.
In addition, in case the An army attacked the city, she was unwilling to make a move, so she simply waited in the mansion.
However, Li Hao's deeds were too shocking, so through the people who were carrying military funds on the city wall at that time, it spread all of a sudden, and it also reached Ren Xin's ears.
"I just heard that you stood on the city wall and shot off the banner of the An army, it's really fake."
Li Hao smiled: "That must be true, but I can still do it in front of thousands of eyes on the city wall.
Don't you know, I was so chic, talking and laughing, and the canopy was in ashes."
Ren Xin chuckled twice when he heard this, and then asked, "Okay, but that bow should also be special, otherwise ordinary bows and arrows can't shoot that far.
Now that you've brought that bow back again, show it to me?"
Li Hao replied, "No, it's put on the top of the city, if you really want to see it, I'll take you to the city wall to see it at night."
As an assassin, Ren Xin was very interested in this kind of weapon, and quickly decided: "Okay, then it's decided."
While talking, Li Hao was also a little thirsty, so he reached out to take the teapot and pour the tea.
But although Li Hao's arm has undergone slow recuperation in Yangzhou, it still has not fully recovered, and it was a little out of strength for a while, making the teapot fall down.
Fortunately, Li Hao reacted in time, quickly activated the internal force, and stabilized it again.
Seeing this move, Ren Xin immediately frowned and said, "There is something wrong with you, your hand is injured because of that bow."
Li Hao took a sip of tea before replying unhurriedly: "It's a little, the bow itself has a backshock, and the bow force of that bow is too great, even if I try my best, I can't completely control it.
But it's just a shock to the arm, and you also know that my internal strength can heal the poison and heal the wound itself, and it will be healed soon."
Ren Xin seemed to be a little unconvinced, and asked again, "Didn't you ask the medical officer to come and see you?"
Li Hao replied, "I know my situation myself, and there is no need to alarm the medical officer for this trivial matter.
Besides, it's not that I'm boasting, not only in the country, but also in the whole world, and there are few people who can have better medical skills than me."
Ren Xin didn't believe it even more, only because Li Hao was worried that the news of his injury would affect the morale of the army, so he didn't call him a medical officer.
Then he said, "Then you roll up your sleeves, and I'll check it for you, after all, I have seen a lot of this kind of muscle and bone injury in Zhu Yiwei before, and I have become a good doctor after a long illness."
Ren Xin's sudden concern made Li Hao quite useful.
It seems that the recent period of getting along day and night has somewhat cultivated a little affection.
So he rolled up his sleeves and stretched out in front of her, as she had said.
I saw that Li Hao's hands were indeed only a little red and swollen, and there was really nothing unusual about the others.
Li Hao said, "Look, I'm really fine."
Ren Xin didn't answer, but reached out and carefully groped Li Hao's arm, and only after confirming that there was no fracture did he put down his hand.
But he still didn't have a good breath and said: "You are also asking for hardship, this bow was made by you, and you must have used it before, so since you know that you will be injured if you use it, why do you need to do it today."
Your arrow can't change the result,
It's nothing more than delaying the siege of the city, but now that there are enough soldiers and horses in the city, and you are not afraid of attacking the city, isn't it in vain?"
Li Hao said with a smile: "Today is also a whim, besides, I have nothing to do, but I am still very happy to see that you care about me so much, and it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise."
Ren Xin didn't want to admit that this was concern, and said stiffly: "I just want to see what it looks like if you lose the bet, I'm afraid that you will kill yourself and disappoint your mother, but I don't care about you, don't be sentimental."
As he spoke, he got up to leave, but before he walked out of the room, he paused again and said, "Your bow is not looking, it hurts people and things, and it is not very beautiful."
Li Hao's smile brightened after hearing this: "Okay, then I can have a good rest tonight, which can be regarded as recuperating from my injuries."
Li Hao's arrow still had a big impact on the morale of the An army, and the An army finally rested in the camp for five days before coming to Wu'an Pass again.
This time, the An army didn't dare to make any moths, and directly launched a strong attack.
However, the morale of the Su army is high, and no matter how much Gongye is in command of the city, the defense is also leaky.
It was Li Hao who did not appear on the city wall, not that Li Hao was afraid of being injured.
It's just that Li Hao will leave temporarily after that, and go to the back to face Qi Guo.
If the front has been appearing on the city wall, and then suddenly disappearing in the back, it will definitely make the Angols suspicious.
It's better to let An Guo get used to Li Hao's absence at the beginning, anyway, in today's situation, it is normal for Li Hao not to go up the city wall.