I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 510: Arrow Fight
Listening to these Han officials discussing the issue of conquering Goguryeo without changing their expressions, Buyeo King Wei Choutai felt his liver tremble a little.

Thinking back to the beginning, the most important reason why he brought Buyeo to submit was that Buyeo was sandwiched between the Han Dynasty, Wuhuan, and Goguryeo, and could not defeat any of them.

Seeing that the discussion had finished and they were all looking at him, Wei Qiutai said quickly, "My dear superiors, I am already over seventy years old this year and I really can't stand the bumps of riding a horse. How about letting my son Jian Weiju take a few clansmen to lead the way for you?"

Zhao Yun had no intention of letting the trembling Wei Choutai lead the way, so he accepted it as a yes.

Just when Zhao Yun was ready and preparing to go out of the border, he suddenly heard news that the Goguryeo people were attacking in large numbers. Judging from the naked eye, there were about 20,000 to 30,000 people!

By the time Zhao Yun sent out scouts to investigate, he finally got a relatively accurate result - although it was less than 30,000, it was at least 27,000 or 28,000.

At this time, the Goguryeo people were already close to the border.

Zou Jing was filled with hatred when he heard the news. Goguryeo chose to invade the border during his tenure. Isn't this looking down on him?
He said to Zhao Yun: "Although the Goguryeo people are fierce, they have no advantage in weapons. They are good at fishing and hunting, and good at walking in the mountains, but they are not good at riding. When I draw more county soldiers, with the help of Zilong's cavalry, we will be able to defeat the enemy!"

Zhao Yun said: "Goguryeo is a small country that has never fought a major battle. I want to lead the light cavalry to observe their battle formation first. The main army should not move here until I return!"

Zou Jing saw Zhao Yun's confident look. He had heard that Zhao Yun was brave, and now that he saw him, he couldn't help but praise him: "Zilong is mighty, I will wait here for you to return!"

It is said that Zhao Yun led a dozen light cavalrymen to approach the Goguryeo army for reconnaissance, and those he chose were all skilled in archery and horse riding.

The Wuhuan leader Tadun has always admired Zhao Yun's virtue and martial arts, and this time he also followed him out.

As the group approached the Goguryeo people, they were naturally discovered by them.

Although the latter country had few horses, it still had some. Soon, more than thirty riders, led by a Goguryeo man wearing an iron helmet, rushed over with swords in hand.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun was not at all panicked. He even stopped his horse and stayed where he was with a dozen riders.

He only placed his hand on the bow that was originally hanging on the side.

Even when the Goguryeo people came within his shooting range, Zhao Yun still did not draw his bow.

It was not until two breaths later, when the Goguryeo people came closer, that Zhao Yun suddenly drew his bow and shot an arrow. In a short period of time, he shot three arrows in succession, and every arrow hit the target.

The light cavalry behind him also shot arrows.

Looking at the Goguryeo people again, the one wearing the iron helmet was not hit by the arrow, but his horse was shot and fell to the ground in pain.

Behind him, seven or eight people fell off their horses at once.

The remaining Goguryeo people were brave enough. Despite such casualties, they still charged towards Zhao Yun with swords in hand.

Zhao Yun led the light cavalry to shoot another round of arrows, causing the loss of five or six people, and then turned their horses and retreated.

During this period, Zhao Yun did not deliberately speed up, but continued to shoot with his hands, drawing the bow left and right, and every arrow hit its target.

Finally, after losing most of their companions, the remaining Goguryeo cavalry finally felt fear.

They want to escape.

But there is no escape.

After Zhao Yun dealt with the Goguryeo cavalry without losing a single soldier, the Goguryeo people thought that Zhao Yun had become even bolder and dared to bring his men to closely observe.

In the army, Gao Yanyou, who led the troops personally, was extremely angry.

He shouted, "Who else?"

"Who else dares to go out and kill that Han man? I will make him a general!"

A big reward will always attract brave men. Immediately, a strong but short Goguryeo man asked for the order: "General, I am willing to go!"

Gao Yanyou looked at him suspiciously: "You don't know how to ride a horse..."

But the man replied: "The Han thieves rely on nothing but the power of bows and crossbows. Although I am not good at riding horses, I know that the power of bows used on horseback is not as good as the bows used in daily life."

"I'll bring a bow and arrow and shoot at him. If he dares to fight, I can shoot farther than him!"

Gao Yanyou was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "I didn't expect that there is a talent like you in Goguryeo who has not been entrusted with an important task! Go, and when you return victorious, you will be the general of Goguryeo!"

When Gao Yanyou's future general left, Gao Yanyou was still very excited, waiting for good news, because he felt that what he said about the range made sense.

Soon, someone came to report.

When Gao Yanyou saw that he was not happy, he immediately cursed: "My general is out fighting the enemy, and you are not happy?"

The man immediately begged for mercy, "General, General Jin just died in battle."

"How did he die in battle? Did the Han people plot something?"

"No, that Han man on horseback can shoot farther than General Jin..."

Gao Yanyou was furious: "He said something so reasonable, but I didn't expect him to be a waste! Remember, he is not a general yet!"

Then he glanced at his subordinates and shouted, "Who else?"

It can be said that the Goguryeo people did not disappoint Gao Yanyou's expectations and were really brave. After shouting like this, another person stood up and said, "General, the Han people only dare to shoot arrows. They must be cowards."

"Please allow me to lead a hundred cavalrymen to charge. They will not have enough time to shoot arrows!"

Seeing that no one else volunteered, Gao Yanyou simply agreed.

This time, he did not continue to wait, but went out to watch the battle.

Sure enough, after the more than a hundred cavalrymen he sent out rushed out, the dozen or so Han cavalrymen didn't even dare to shoot arrows and just rode away on horseback.

Gao Yanyou burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Especially when they saw the Han cavalry being chased and had no choice but to rush into the woods in the distance!
Gao Yanyou was even more proud - the forest was not conducive for horse movement, and with a six or seven times advantage in military strength, he could kill these dozen or so Han cavalrymen simply by piling them up!

Suddenly, Gao Yanyou realized something was wrong. He looked from afar and saw several ownerless war horses running out.

He reacted quickly and ordered, "Quick, send someone to help. There may be an ambush of Han people in the woods!"

"They say the Han people are treacherous, and it's true!"

Seeing that his subordinates were moving slowly, Gao Yanyou simply rode his horse and led his men over. However, when he arrived outside the forest, he only heard the wailing of Goguryeo people from inside. As for the Han cavalry that made him grit his teeth, they were nowhere to be seen.

An hour later, Zhao Yun returned and told Zou Jing and Yan Rou his conclusion: "The Goguryeo people are indeed cruel, but they are also a mob!"

"With our current troops, we can seize the opportunity to defeat them!"

Zou Jing was a little hesitant about Zhao Yun's judgment at first. After all, there were nearly 30,000 Goguryeo people.

But when he learned about Zhao Yun's battle record from Tadun, who had returned from the investigation with Zhao Yun, his doubts disappeared again.

(End of this chapter)