Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 440 Divine Arrow
"Buzz!"

"call out……"

"Tuk!"

Chen Qingsi opened his mouth slightly in shock, staring blankly at the arrow piercing through five layers of armor eighty steps away. For a moment, his mind went blank.

Chen Qingsi knew how terrible Xue Rengui's archery skills were.

The heroic deeds of the general who conquered Tianshan with three arrows and the warrior who entered the Han Pass singing a long song have been passed down for thousands of years. Anyone who has a little knowledge of history cannot be unaware of them.

With just three arrows, the Tiele knights who came to provoke them were so frightened that they lost all their fighting spirit and dismounted to surrender.

The rebellion of the nine Tiele clans was ended in one battle.

You should know that the Tiele tribe has always been known for its bravery and fighting skills. As a nomadic people, they have a racial talent advantage in riding and shooting.

Xue Rengui's three arrows were able to scare the grassland knights, who were experts in this art, into dismounting and surrendering, which shows how powerful these three arrows were.

This game seems exaggerated in novels, but it actually exists in reality...

In any case, Chen Qingsi couldn't imagine how terrifying those three arrows were.

Chen Qingsi was fortunate enough to be able to admire Xue Rengui's magic arrows up close, and he admired them with an attitude of gaining new knowledge and looking at a miracle.

As a result, even though he paid enough attention and was serious enough, he still couldn't see the trajectory of the arrow clearly.

From the moment Xue Rengui took over the ancestral iron-framed bow, every move of the other party was under Chen Qingsi's watch.

He came to the hall and stood still, looking at the target in the distance, bending his bow and drawing his arrow. Chen Qingsi saw every step of his movements clearly.

When did the arrow lose its trajectory?

Just at the moment when Xue Rengui let go of the string.

A buzzing sound begins...

This is the sound of a bowstring vibrating.

Then two sounds, "swoosh" and "thump", occurred almost simultaneously.

While the sound of the arrow breaking through the air was still lingering in his ears, the arrow had already hit the armor.

Five layers of armor, pierced directly.

Not shoot through, but pierce through.

The power of an arrow is so great that even the eyes cannot catch up with the speed of the arrow.

Before he could react or adjust the focus, the arrow had already hit the target, killing it instantly.

Chen Qingsi looked at Xue Rengui in shock, who was neither red-faced nor out of breath. This guy shot the arrow with the power of a crossbow.

On the battlefield, who can avoid his magic arrows?

Li Zhi was obviously frightened by this arrow...

Due to physical limitations, Li Zhi's riding and archery skills were average, but the Li family came from a family of military merit, and several generations were extraordinary warriors with extraordinary archery and horsemanship. His grandfather Li Yuan was selected from the imperial examination, and his father Li Shimin was the General of Tiance. If he had not become emperor, he would have become a Huo Qubing without regrets.

Li Zhi himself lacks talent in this area, but his eyesight is not bad.

Xue Rengui's archery skills seemed to be even better than his father's.

"My dear minister, your archery skills are amazing. The ancients Yang Youji and Gan Ying were no different."

Li Zhi sighed sincerely, and then said nervously: "On the battlefield, swords and knives are blind, and stray arrows are hard to guard against. You must not be careless. I give you a set of armor, and I wish you a triumphant return in advance."

After Xue Rengui expressed his gratitude, Chen Qingsi also expressed his admiration, but he felt a pity in his heart. Now that Tiele has been conquered by him, under the threat of the three surrendered cities, it will be difficult for the north to pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty in the short term.

I don't think the feat of conquering Tianshan with three arrows will ever happen again.

Hey!
Chen Qingsi actually had a little regret.

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Chen Qingsi and Xue Rengui left together. "General, follow me! I'll find you a place to stay. There are no comfortable guest rooms in the city right now."

Chen Qingsi was the Fengshan envoy, and the accommodation arrangements for the entire Fengshan team were decided by the people they arranged.

It goes without saying that the emperor and empress were housed in the county government office. The first and second rank officials lived in the city's post house, the third rank and the princes lived in high-end inns or vacant courtyards of the gentry, the fourth and fifth rank stayed in inn rooms, and the rest slept in the camps outside the city.

Some people were obviously unwilling to sleep in the camps outside the city, so they either used connections or stayed in the homes of local gentry.

The Fengshan envoys did not interfere in this regard.

In addition, many scholars voluntarily went with the emperor. In order to get a chance to be promoted, they accompanied the emperor and constantly wrote letters to flatter him.

As a leader of literati, Chen Qingsi also received many articles praising him.

Chen Qingsi himself didn't have time to read it, so he gave it to Xue Yuanchao, asking him to be responsible for reading it. If there were any good articles, it would be fine to present them to Li Zhi.

It’s a pity that with Luo Binwang’s red jade in front, the others are really not good enough.

But because of their existence, local state capitals were suddenly flooded with excess population, and accommodation became a serious problem.

Xue Rengui was not picky about accommodation. A soldier like him could get a good night's sleep anywhere he wanted. He was not picky about the place and originally wanted to avoid making too much trouble. But when he remembered that this was his first time to be on his own and that he had benefited from Chen Qingsi's help, he agreed before he had time to thank him.

Chen Qingsi allocated a room for Xue Rengui in an inn near the post station that was specially prepared for the envoys of the Fengshan Order.

Xue Rengui thanked Chen Qingsi somewhat embarrassedly.

Chen Qingsi was a little stunned for a moment, but after listening to Xue Rengui's explanation, he realized that he felt that he had taken away Chen Qingsi's credit.

Goguryeo is now in a half-dead state and is not difficult to conquer.

What's more, now I have the help of Quan Nangong...

All of this was facilitated by Chen Qingsi, and at this time, as the leader of the troops, he felt like he was picking peaches.

Lao Xue is still an honest person.

Chen Qingsi secretly sighed, he actually felt embarrassed for such a benefit that others could not even ask for.

Chen Qingsi said: "Destroying Goguryeo and letting the spirits of the Han heroes who fell in the northeast rest in peace is the best thank you."

Chen Qingsi had a solemn expression on his face, trying to make himself appear more righteous.

Xue Rengui really fell for it and was deeply touched.

Yang Guang suffered a terrible defeat when he fought against Goguryeo, especially in the first expedition, when only a few thousand of the more than 300,000 vanguard troops survived.

Goguryeo used the heads of these Han men to pile up the heads of various Han warriors to build memorial pavilions.

When Xue Rengui followed Li Shimin on the Eastern Expedition, he discovered hundreds of skeletons in the mountain streams along the way.

Xue Rengui witnessed all these situations with his own eyes, but he was also filled with grief and indignation.

After hearing what Chen Qingsi said, Xue Rengui felt a long-lost feeling rushing back to his mind. He nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, Minister Chen. Given the current situation of Goguryeo, if we still can't win, I will just kill myself. How can I save face, Minister?"

Chen Qingsi smiled and said, "Not really."

The next day, the Fengshan team set out again.

They arrived at the foot of Mount Tai on December 29th at the agreed time and met up with Li Yuanli who had arrived ahead.

Accompanying Li Yuanli was Chen Qingsi's best friend Liu Rengui...

Liu Rengui also came, and with him was the King of Silla, Kim Chunchu.

They came from the east and landed at Dengzhou Port, and went to Mount Tai to wait first.

The two sides successfully met at the foot of Mount Tai.

The Fengshan Ceremony has truly begun.

(End of this chapter)