The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 391 Archery Art
Wang Gang took the special products given by the people on Jiangnan West Road and rushed to Gyeongju. He stopped and stopped all the way and walked for a full month and a half before arriving in Gyeongju.

Gyeongju belongs to Shaanxi Road, and Wang Gang must first report to the British official of Shaanxi Road Jiedu Envoy when he arrives.

The British Duke is a veteran of three generations. He has been guarding Shaanxi Road all year round and defending Xixia.

After Wang Gang arrived in Qingzhou, he didn't stop for a moment, and directly handed over the greeting card, begging to see the immediate superior.

What Wang Gang didn't expect was that he didn't see the British Duke in the government office, but in the military camp.

Wang Gang was directly taken into the barracks by a young general, at this time the British justice was standing on a high platform to review the troops.

The soldiers led by the Duke of England are all elite soldiers who have been guarding the border all year round. Their killing spirit can make children stop crying.

If ordinary civil servants encountered such a battle, they would have been trembling with fright.

Wang Gang held his head high and held his chest high, striding forward, showing no signs of timidity, on the contrary, he was eager to try.

The British Duke naturally also saw Wang Gang, and couldn't help but secretly nodded at his performance in front of the army.

"My next official, Sheng Changfeng, prefect of Qingzhou, pays homage to British Duke." Wang Gang said neither humble nor overbearing.

The British male is about sixty years old, with white beard and hair, and dark skin. Although he is old, he still looks like a soldier, and he sits there calmly without getting angry.

Wang Gang stood opposite the British government, his expression as usual, calm and composed.

The two looked at each other for a long time, neither of them spoke, and finally the British public spoke first.

"The government issued an imperial decree, asking me to assign [-] troops to guard Gyeongju for you."

Wang Gang said: "Gyeongju often needs to face Xixia cavalry directly. The officials are worried about border wars, so they asked the British public for [-] elite soldiers."

The Duke of England narrowed his eyes, and his murderous aura grew even stronger.

In fact, the officials asked the British Duke to give Wang Gang [-] military powers. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was to divide the British Duke's military power.

Today Wang Gang wants to leave [-], and tomorrow others will ask for another [-]. If things go on like this, there are still a few people under the Duke of England.

It seems that after the official succession to the throne, they are still worried about the British Duke. This time it may be just a test.

If the British government refuses to hand over power, it will be rebellious.

It's just that Wang Gang has to face the anger of the British Duke.

But Wang Gang was happy and unafraid, and came to meet the British Duke alone.

"It's not easy to take this handsome man." The British Duke said coldly: "If you want to take someone away, it depends on your own ability."

Wang Gang asked back: "I don't know how the British Duke is willing to give it to you?"

Pointing to the soldiers in the audience, the British Duke said: "As long as you can convince the crowd, you can take as many people as you want."

Wang Gang turned his head to look at the soldiers in the audience, and met pairs of eager eyes.

"Didn't the Duke of England want me to call everyone once?"

"Haha! You are so loud, who do you think you are, Xiang Yu or Li Cunxiao." The British Duke said disdainfully.

Wang Gang said to himself: "Although I dare not compare myself to King Xiang, I am more than enough than Li Taibao."

Li Cunxiao was a famous warrior in the late Tang Dynasty.With extraordinary martial arts skills and extraordinary bravery, he is the brave general and righteous son of Jin Wang Li Keyong, known as the "Thirteen Taibao".

There has always been a saying among the people that a king is not as good as Xiang, a general is not as powerful as a tyrant, and a general is not as good as Li. This refers to the three most famous warriors.

Xiang Yu, Li Yuanba, Li Cunxiao.

Wang Gang compares himself to Li Cunxiao, which makes the British public feel that the young man in front of him is too arrogant.

"I heard that you are the No. [-] scholar, and you even won three prizes." The British Duke asked.

"Not bad." Wang Gang nodded and admitted.

"You are a literati, do you know how to ride and shoot, and the art of war?" the British Duke said disdainfully.

Wang Gang pointed to all the soldiers in the audience, and said: "The Lord of England can send the strongest person under his command to compete with me. If I lose, I am willing to work for the Lord of England."

The British Duke was surprised and said: "You are confident, my commander is all soldiers who have fought a hundred battles, and they are not comparable to those bandits in Jiangxi."

"Try it and you'll know." Wang Gang said to himself.

The British prince narrowed his eyes, and suddenly shouted: "Konde is out."

A school official with a bow and arrow on his back came out and ran up the high platform quickly.

"Master Sheng, I know that riding and archery is one of the six arts of a gentleman. I, Kong De, a young general, is a rare marksman in the army. As long as you beat him, you can take away ten thousand soldiers." The British Duke said to Wang Gang.

Wang Gang raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes."

The British Duke said to Kong De again: "Kong De, you can ask Mr. Sheng for some advice on archery."

While talking, someone brought an archery target and placed it fifty paces away.

Kong De bent his bow and set his arrows in one go, and shot three arrows, all of which hit the bull's-eye fifty paces away.

After shooting the arrow, Kong De glanced at Wang Gang proudly.

Unmoved, Wang Gang casually took a pair of bows and arrows, drew the bow and tried it out, and said to the British Duke when he was ready:
"Please move the target a hundred paces away."

The British public was surprised: "Master Sheng, do you want to show us the stunt of piercing Yang with a hundred steps?"

Wang Gang didn't speak, but that confident look said everything.

The British Duke was a little suspicious, but he still asked people to move the arrow target a hundred paces away.

As soon as the target hit the ground, Wang Gang fully pulled the bowstring, and then there was a bang, the long arrow pierced the air, and fell straight into the bull's-eye, with the entire shaft of the arrow submerged in half.

The British Duke stood up and opened his mouth wide.

Conte was even more stunned.

Wang Gang didn't stop, the second arrow was shot very quickly, it was still a bull's-eye, this arrow directly hit one of Kong De's arrows, split in half before hitting the target.

Seeing Wang Gang's marvelous archery skills, many soldiers couldn't help shouting hello.

Wang Gang drew the bow again, but this time he didn't shoot the arrow because the bow broke.

Seeing that Wang Gang broke the bow in his hand, the Duke of England immediately said to his subordinates, "Bring my sky-shaking bow."

The two soldiers obeyed, and soon came back with a big bow.

This bow was larger and heavier than ordinary bows, and it seemed that the two soldiers had some difficulty lifting it.

The British Duke took the bow and walked in front of Wang Gang.

"This shocking bow was left by our ancestors. No one in our army can use it. If you can pull it away, I will give it to you."

The British official implied that he could not use this bow either.

Wang Gang received the hard bow, and it was really heavy, but he has twice the physique of a mortal, so a hard bow is not difficult for him.

I saw Wang Gang rolled his horse, his breath sank to his dantian, he exerted strength with his right hand, the bowstring was fully drawn immediately, and he shot the third arrow.

The speed of this arrow was far faster than the previous two arrows, and there was a sharp howl in the air.

bump.

The long arrow shot directly through the bull's-eye, knocking down all the arrows above it, and shot a big tree not far away without losing momentum.

"Okay." The British Duke couldn't help applauding Wang Gang at this time.

Wang Gang let out a breath and put down the Sky-shaking Bow.

At this time, the way the Duke of England looked at Wang Gang completely changed. Not only him, but all the soldiers in the army were amazed after seeing Wang Gang's archery skills.

Kong De originally thought that his archery skills were unparalleled in the world, but only now did he realize that there are people beyond others, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

"Master Sheng, let the humble official hold the bow for you." Kong De respectfully said to Wang Gang.

Wang Gang handed the Zhentian Bow to Kong De, and then faced the British justice: "What test does the Duke have? Do you want to try the riding skills of the lower official?"

"No need." The British Duke waved his hand and said, "You have proved to everyone that you have the qualifications to lead the army. If I entrust my soldiers to you, it is not considered a secret vote."

The military respects the strong, and the British Duke is no exception.Just like civil servants look down on military generals, in fact military generals also look down on weak civil servants.

Wang Gang proved his strength and won the respect of the British public.

The Duke of England welcomed Wang Gang into the tent again, personally introduced the generals who sat down for him, and hosted a banquet in honor of Wang Gang.

During the banquet, Wang Gang once again showed his drinking capacity to the British public, and completely overwhelmed this group of proud soldiers.

The next day, the British father-in-law ordered [-] elite soldiers and asked Wang Gang to take them back to Gyeongju.

Wang Gang officially started his prefect career.

To be honest, the prefect's life is actually quite boring. He trains soldiers in the morning and handles official duties in the afternoon. The whole day is full of time.

Until one day three months later, Wang Gang's subordinates suddenly reported that a large number of Xixia troops appeared in the east of Gyeongju.

After Wang Gang received the battle report, he immediately mobilized all Gyeongju troops to prepare for the battle, and sent people to inform the major counties to defend the city and not to go to battle.

It wasn't that Wang Gang was afraid of war and only dared to defend and dared not attack. It was because Xixia assembled an army of 20 to attack Qingzhou this time.

At the same time, Wang Gang also sent someone to send a letter to British Duke, telling him to be careful and not to come to help.

The subordinates are very puzzled, the enemy is strong and we are weak, it's fine if you don't ask for help, why do you want the British Duke not to come.

"Xixia's attack was sudden and without warning, obviously premeditated." Wang Gang explained to his subordinates:
"They attacked the Song Dynasty over the years. They always went to Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai. This time they bypassed Sanchuan and went straight to Gyeongju. It was obvious that they wanted to lure the enemy to go deep and lure the British to help."

Wang Gang's opinion is basically the same as that of the British public, and they all think that Xixia has a conspiracy to attack Gyeongju.

A letter from the British official asked Wang Gang to defend for a month. He bypassed the Xixia army from the flanks and tried to sneak attack.

What Wang Gang didn't expect was that this month would be so long.

(End of this chapter)