(The first two Chapter 254, this is Chapter 259, that's right)

Mozhou.

Northern Expedition Army, temporary meeting hall.

Tong Guan and Zhao Hao are still in the middle, and Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Yang Weizhong and others are all in the right place.

Yang Weizhong reported: "The Heshuo Imperial Army has been training for five consecutive days, and its morale has improved a lot. Please ask the Commander Xuan and the Chief Commander to show it."

Tong Guan turned to Zhao Hao: "What about the county public opinion?"

Zhao Hao said coldly: "The Heshuo Imperial Army has not been practicing for a long time. Although it has made some progress in temporary training for several days, it has been very useful in the end. If it is used to charge, it is not an opponent of the Liao people."

Yang Weizhong smiled bitterly and said, "The last general knows that sharpening his guns in the face of the battle is a great use. It is just that the 60,000 imperial guards in Heshuo are the main force of this Northern Expedition, so it must be used..."

Zhao Hao said: "Heshuo Imperial Army has 60,000 auxiliary troops, 20,000 auxiliary troops, and 40,000 combat soldiers. Among the war soldiers, 10,000 people can be selected as infantry soldiers who are held by armor and charged into battle. The remaining 30,000 will be converted into crossbow soldiers."

Tong Guan looked at Zhao Hao in confusion and said, "Is there too many 30,000 crossbowmen? In addition to the imperial guards in the capital and the Western Army, there can be up to 35,000 people... In this way, there are only 70,000 combat soldiers in total, and half of the crossbowmen are involved."

Zhao Hao said: "Although the Liao people are in the south, there are only 30,000 to 40,000 cavalry, but seven or eight thousand cavalrymen. If we rush close to each other, even if our army is twice as good as the enemy, we may not be able to get it. We must learn from our strengths and weaknesses, and overcome the bravery of the Liao people's elite cavalry with the strength of our Song Dynasty. What's more, if the Heshuo Imperial Guard is weak, if we are stalemate, we may lose in one blow, and the whole field will lose. It is better to train our crossbows to shoot to make up for the shortcomings of their low combat power. The elite infantry was held in front of the armor and the crossbows were shot in the back, and the Liao people's iron cavalry would be defeated."

The five-day devilish training camp was just a sharpening of guns in the face of the battle, adding a little "soldier flavor" of the Heshuo Imperial Guard. It is impossible for the military man who had been dispersed in battle formations like a white chicken to exert great combat power after a short training camp. However, training the technique of crossbows is much faster.

Of course, a good crossbowman, such as the so-called sharpshooter, is much more difficult than training a strong infantryman, but for ordinary crossbowman, you only need to train the basic operation of crossbows and shoot towards the opposite side. When two armies fight, they only need to shoot densely, without accuracy, and as long as the direction is correct, they can kill the enemy.

Zhong Shidao nodded, but his face looked a little embarrassed: "The county master's plan is very clever. It's just that bows, crossbows and arrow branches are the most complicated to make, so there are not many allocations this time, and it's just enough for tens of thousands of people to use. If it's more than doubled, it's probably not enough for supply."

Zhao Hao smiled slightly and said, "The old general doesn't have to worry. I have made arrangements for the bow and crossbow and arrow branches."

Zhong Shidao and Zhong Shizhong showed a confused look on their faces. They looked at Tong Guan again, but they couldn't find the answer, but they were not convenient to ask more questions.

The strategic reserve materials such as bows, crossbows and arrow branches are not just adjusted. However, although everyone didn't say it, they knew in their hearts that Zhao Hao was the real commander of the Northern Expedition. Tong Guan, as the commander along the way, almost only Zhao Hao's orders were followed. Although everyone didn't know the reason, they knew that Tong Guan must have a handle in Zhao Hao's hands. For brothers Zong Shidao, they naturally liked to see this result. Although Yang Weizhong was a disciple of Tong Guan, he was always cautious and did not dare to ask more questions.

For Zhao Hao, the bows, crossbows, and arrow branches of more than 20,000 people are not a big problem.

Cow horn compound bow: 20 merit values/handle.

Dahuang: 30 merit values/pin

Feather Arrow: 1 merit value/2 branches.

The merit value in the system is still about 35 million, and spending hundreds of thousands of merit values ​​in exchange for a great victory in a battle that will stun the country is naturally extremely cost-effective.

When the old bird heard Zhao Hao say that there was no problem with the crossbow and the arrow branches, he put forward another suggestion: "Since that is the case, it is better to select the good shooting men in the army and hold another archery competition to inspire the confidence of the soldiers to learn arrows."

When Zhao Hao heard this, he immediately praised: "The old general's plan is very good. I wonder what Mr. Xuan wants to do?"

The imperial guards, which were originally positioned as front-line soldiers, will inevitably feel unhappy and even become resistant to being crossbowmen. If a group of sharpshooters are arranged to perform archery in public, it will inspire everyone to transform into crossbowmen and increase their pride in crossbowmen, it will inevitably be of great benefit to the subsequent crossbowmen training.

Tong Guan heard Zhao Hao ask, with a slightly awkward expression and said anxiously: "It's very good, I'll follow the plan of Uncle Yi!"

Since being threatened by Zhao Hao, Tong Guan didn't care whether he was worthy of his face or not, and obediently followed Zhao Hao's orders. Zhao Hao's question was just a formality.

...

Outside Mozhou City, the schoolyard.

Sixty thousand Heshuo Imperial Guards, plus twenty thousand imperial guards of the capital and two thousand Jinyiwei, surrounded the schoolyard on three sides, leaving only the opposite dot and the middle ground.

In the middle of the calibration field, five targets were placed, and a thick line was drawn seventy steps away.

On the main general's stage, Tong Guan and Zhao Hao sat in the middle, Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Yang Weizhong and other generals were placed on both sides, surrounded by guards with strict armor.

Under the high platform, each army selected more than 20 good shooting men, including ten Heshuo Imperial Guards, ten imperial guards in the capital, and five Jinyiwei.

Generals of the Jinyiwei who came out of the battle: Hua Rong, Liang Hongyu, Yang Zaixing, Yan Qing, and Sun Li.

Tong Guan walked to the stage in person and saw him wearing bright armor, a big red battle robe, and a fiery red cloak behind him. With his tall and burly figure, he was majestic.

As the head coach of the three armies, he had to come out in person to announce the start of the competition. The sound of a bell sounded in the field, which was magnificent, and even Zhao Hao behind him was amazed.

Dongdongdongdongdong~

As the drums soared into the sky, the arrows officially began.

In the order of draws, each archer appeared one after another.

The first to appear were five sharpshooters from the imperial guards of the capital. They all helped each other and rushed to the seventy-step white line before they bent their bows and arrows. Five arrow shadows drew five arcs in the air, all hitting the target's red heart.

Huh ~

Among the imperial guards in the capital, cheers were like thunder.

Immediately afterwards, the other shooters went out in sequence, shooting each time the five people shot separately.

The disadvantages of the Heshuo Imperial Army were soon revealed. Ten players appeared respectively, and two of them were off the target, one shot missed, and they were eliminated in the first round.

Five Jinyiwei, in the final appearance, the five men picked their bows and arrows. With Hua Rong's whirlwind, five cold lights rose up and hit the target, which seemed to be no different. However, when you look closely, you can see that the five arrows almost penetrated the bull's eye, and the arrows penetrated from behind the target, with great force, which was amazing.

In the first round, the Heshuo Imperial Army eliminated three people, and the Imperial Army and the Jinyiwei all passed the pass.

The second chaos is still a fixed-point shooting target, but the distance has been moved a hundred steps away. The Heshuo Imperial Army eliminated five people again, the Imperial Army of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Army of the Jinyiwei all passed the level.

By the third round, the distance has been extended to 120 steps. This distance is a huge challenge for the sharpshooter.

As expected, only six of the remaining eighteen people passed the test, and the rest either off-target or failed the bull's eye.

The remaining seven people: five Jinyiwei and two imperial guards in the capital.

Just as the general was about to announce the rules for the fourth round of the game, Hua Rong, who was off the stage, suddenly became anxious, picked up his bow and turned around and headed straight out of the field.

Knock it ~

After a while, Hua Rong rode his horse back like the wind, and a red cloak flew behind him, like a god of war, with a dignified power. He held up the treasure bow in his hand and shouted loudly: "What is the fixed-point shooting target? Let's see if I ride and shoot it!"

Before he finished speaking, the audience was shocked, but he saw the man and horse roaring out, stopping a hundred and fifty steps away. The three-stone treasure bow was raised high, followed by a sound of a bowstring. A long arrow close to three feet, shot away with a huge sound of breaking through the air, like a meteor.

With a loud sound, the arrow shot steadily into the bull's eye.

Hohohoho~

The Jinyiwei cheered one after another, and the audience was shocked. The 150-step shooting was riding and shooting outside, which was more difficult than shooting at a fixed point of 120 steps.

Immediately afterwards, other imperial guards around cheered, shocking Hua Rong. Even Tong Guan, Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Yang Weizhong and others stood up one after another.

Zhong Shidao exclaimed: "Even such a sharp shooting is only a handful of people among the Western Army!"

At the same time, the two sharpshooters of the Imperial Army in the capital had given up the competition, bowed and retreated to the formation when facing Hua Rong.

Just when everyone thought Hua Rong was the first to win, they heard a voice like a huge thunder: "Brother Hua is indeed a sharp shot, and Yang is here to show his ugly appearance!"

Everyone looked up and saw a young general in white robe, Yang Zaixing, who also rode his horse and rushed to Hua Rong. He raised his hand and shot the bull's eye, causing the audience to cheer again.

However, the game continued. After a while, another fiery red figure came on horseback. With a delicate shout, another cold light rose up and hit the bull's eye just outside the 150 steps.

Hohohoho~

This time, the cheers were even more intense, because the visitor turned out to be Liang Hongyu, a female general who was as good as a man.

Afterwards, Yan Qing and Sun Li were not convinced and found a horse. The two of them came together and shot at 150 steps away. There were only two loud noises, and two long arrows hit the target.

Sun Li glanced at him, held his bow and bowed to the surroundings, turned around, and retreated to the formation.

His arrow was about one finger away from the bull's eye...

The next archery competition is no longer necessary to set rules on the stage.

Hua Rong rode his horse back and retreated four or five hundred steps away. The surrounding imperial guards knew that Hua Rong must have a more exquisite performance, and they all became excited.

"General Hua!"

"General Hua!"

"General Hua!"

With the shouts of tens of thousands of imperial guards looking forward to each other, Hua Rong suddenly ran towards the shooting field.

At this time, the sun was already falling, and the sky gradually dimmed, and the difficulty of shooting arrows naturally increased greatly. Hua Rong on the horse's back looked calm, and he stretched out his long bow while running, and gestured with an arrow.

When she was about to reach the 150th step outside the line, Hua Rong slowed down his horse speed, stopped not far from the line, ran back and forth, turned over and shot his back, and the arrow was like a meteor, hitting the bull's eye.

It is indeed a big deal to be able to shoot back in front of one hundred and fifty steps!

The cheers of tens of thousands of imperial guards rolled up like crazy waves, and the shouts of "General Flowers" resounded throughout the sky.

Yan Qing and Liang Hongyu looked at the target blankly, each holding their bows to salute the field, and retreated back to the formation. It was indeed too difficult to shoot from behind one hundred and fifty steps away. Although their archery skills were exquisite, they could not reach this level.

The audience's eyes were all focused on Yang Zaixing.

Yang Zaixing laughed: "Brother Hua is the magical shooter, I'll give it a try!"

After saying that, he turned around and retreated four hundred steps away. He suddenly grabbed the horse's belly. The horse suddenly accelerated and rushed straight to the target. In a blink of an eye, it was about to approach within 150 steps.

Bend the bow and arrow, turn over, shoot back!

Dear ~

The arrow just hit the bull's eye!

Hohohoho~
Chapter completed!