At this moment, on the archery training ground.
Five hundred elite archers stood ready, each one standing ramrod straight, their expressions solemn and their presence commanding, their eyes fixed on the entrance.
Although they didn't know where the young master was going, all the archers knew...
This journey is sure to be fraught with peril!
More than 90,000 troops were trapped in the isolated city of Jiangling. During this time, Zhou Zhenguang had not revealed the secret of the weapon, and the soldiers were still unaware of its existence.
Now, they are going there with the determination to die, and they are going against the imperial court.
"Third brother, the young master has only prepared a hundred horses, and he will probably only select a hundred men. Don't try to take them from me. You have an old mother and a child to raise back home, so don't go and die."
"I'll keep this opportunity to fight alongside you, young master!"
"Bah! Shameless! Everyone here has family ties to fulfill, but the General and the Young Master have treated us like brothers. Now that the Young Master is in trouble, I must go!"
“Your archery skills are not good, but mine are better than yours. I’ll go.”
"Stop arguing, the young master is here."
Zhou Cheng has arrived.
He held Cheng Xianyi's hand, followed by Heima and others, and strode over with a calm expression.
The five hundred archers immediately straightened their backs and shouted with great enthusiasm, "Greetings, young master!"
All eyes, filled with expectation and a willingness to die, fell on Zhou Cheng. They wished they could rush up and make Zhou Cheng choose them, thus proving their loyalty.
Why does everyone have that expression?
Looking at the expressions on the faces of the group, Zhou Cheng smiled relaxedly: "If you didn't know better, you'd think they weren't coming out of the city with me, but were going to die for their country."
"Young master, it was you who saved us with food in our time of crisis. If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't have survived that night. What is there to fear in sacrificing oneself? As a hero, I have no fear of the court!"
"That's right, young master. We all know how General Zhou got here. He shed blood and tears for the Yan Kingdom, but that dog of an emperor, Emperor Yan, discarded him after he had served his purpose and wanted to exterminate the entire Zhou family! We refuse to accept this!"
"Go ahead and call out names. No one here is afraid of death. Whoever you call out will go with you!"
It would be a lie to say Zhou Cheng wasn't moved by these heartfelt words.
The 300,000-strong army under my father's command was dismantled by Emperor Yan over three years, and was further weakened by Vice Commander Zhang... or rather, Commander Zhang, who was instigated and seduced. In the end, only 90,000 soldiers remained.
This group of people,
We survived the lockdown, hunger, and heavy snow.
He never gave up on his father, even on his deathbed.
Having weathered such a difficult time, Zhou Cheng will no longer abandon any of his soldiers. His troops should follow the Zhou family safely to the capital and enjoy lasting peace and prosperity.
"You all want to leave the city with me? Sure! I'll give you that chance."
"Dark horse".
"Hold the target!"
Upon hearing the order, Black Horse immediately brought out its usual archery target, preparing to place it within a hundred meters.
The archers gripped their longbows tightly, their expressions fierce.
At this time,
Zhou Chengjiang uttered a statement that astonished everyone: "Not a wooden target, but a three-inch thick iron target!"
ah?
Iron, an iron target?
Still three inches thick?
Before the archers could ask in surprise why, Zhou Cheng uttered another sentence that sent chills down their spines: "Place them further away, much further away, at least three hundred meters away."
Looking at the iron targets set up in the distance, the archers present were bewildered.
One of them stared wide-eyed and stammered, "Young master, you're not joking with us, are you? This...this...this distance, and it's an iron target, even the best archer couldn't hit it!"
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