Chapter 434: One Arrow to Defeat the Enemy
The guard looked at the marshal lying on the ground with his back to the sky, and was stunned. For some reason, he remembered a sentence.
When a person dies, the bird flies up to the sky...
His throat tightened and he ran towards the commander's tent.
"Something…something happened…"
The marshal of the Southern Expedition Army was ambushed late at night.
The crossbow arrow hit him right on the temple, penetrating more than three inches.
The arrow was in the shape of a cross, and after it went in, it automatically opened and rotated - the brain was messed up.
The person was killed on the spot.
All the generals in the commander's tent were instantly frightened.
Who did it?
Who has the ability to penetrate the camp and shoot the Southern Expedition Army Marshal?
Will they shoot other generals?
A series of doubts made all the generals of the Southern Expedition Army stand in the tent with solemn expressions.
The doctor in the army took out the crossbow arrow. The seemingly inconspicuous short arrow had a special arrowhead.
The doctor weighed the arrow in his hand: it was very heavy.
This thing is like iron, but heavier than iron.
It's a bit like forged steel.
But how can Baiduan steel be made into such a small and exquisite crossbow arrow?
Especially the cross arrow at the top that opens the moment it is touched...
A general who was familiar with bows and crossbows played with the crossbow arrows carefully and expressed his own inference.
"This crossbow is short and compact, but it's quite heavy."
"If you want to maintain your accuracy, you need to coordinate very well with the crossbow."
"So its crossbow is also specially made and has extremely high requirements."
"Both require extremely high forging skills."
"As far as I know, there is no such good thing in Nan'an..."
If there was one, I would have used it long ago and would not have waited until now.
Someone blurted out: "This must be something from Tianwu Country!"
The person next to him immediately retorted: "Didn't they say that Tianwu Kingdom did not participate in the war?"
A general hesitated: "Could it be that Tianwu lent their crossbows to the Nan'an Kingdom?"
Another general sneered: "If you were Tianwu, would you lend something like this to another country?"
Everyone was silent: Impossible.
Even in one's own army, such things must be in the hands of people who can be absolutely trusted.
In other words: Tianwu Kingdom joined the war.
And with the most elite weapons, he sniped the generals of Tianlang's Southern Expedition Army.
Killed with one blow.
The sense of superiority from taking two cities in a row disappeared, and the generals looked at each other, unable to hide their panic.
Now that the marshal is dead, will there be another one?
Who will be next?
Everyone's eyes were on the deputy commander of the Southern Expedition Army - King Xian.
The wise king was also panicked.
He was here to take over his uncle's job, not to be a target.
But now, his uncle is gone, what should he do?
Several generals looked at each other and bowed down.
"Marshal has died. Please, Your Majesty, take over the Southern Expedition Army!"
The voices suddenly rose in unison and became louder: "Please, Your Majesty, take over the Southern Expedition Army!"
"Please ask Your Majesty to take over the Southern Expedition Army!"
The wise king was so frightened that he stammered: "You...you..."
"This...this...How can I take charge of the Southern Expedition Army without the Emperor's order?"
Another general came to persuade him: "Your Highness, the three armies cannot be without a commander for a day. The marshal died. If you don't take over the Southern Expedition Army, who else is qualified to do so?"
Everyone nodded.
The wise king looked at his close aides.
The staff also nodded slightly.
If you retreat now, you will never be able to stand up again.
No matter how big the risk is, I will take over first.
…
The virtuous king brazenly (with horror) took over the Southern Expedition Army, and the news of Marshal Wen's death was kept secret.
Fortunately, it is winter now, so the corpse doesn't stink easily.
The previously unstoppable offensive slowed down instantly.
For the third city, the wise king chose to besiege it instead of attacking it.
The besieged officers, soldiers and civilians of Nan'an were confused: What's going on? Are they not going to fight anymore?
Do you want to starve everyone to death?
That shouldn't be the case - Nan'an doesn't have much else but plenty of food.
The food reserves in this city are more than enough to last for a year.
The Southern Expedition Army came to fight in the middle of winter, wasn't it because they were short of food and wanted to steal food?
They are stationed outside and wasting time with us. No matter how you look at it, it's not worth it...
One day later.
The King of Nan'an: "What did you say? The marshal of the Southern Expedition Army was shot dead?"
"Prince Tianwu did it?"
After getting the confirmation, the King of Nan'an was surprised and delighted.
"No wonder the Sirius army stopped attacking the city. It turns out they were scared..."
Then the Lord of Nan'an's eyes lit up again: "Tell me, if I am willing to pay for this kind of crossbow, will Tianwu be willing to sell it?"
The Right Prime Minister said respectfully (with contempt in his heart): "This kind of good stuff is rare even in Tianwu. If Your Majesty wants it, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
"Then how much should I pay? A thousand gold coins for one? If that doesn't work, ten thousand gold coins?"
Right Prime Minister: "...Can you ask?"
After asking, I gave up.
In the Sirius Palace, the Imperial Concubine also received the same news.
"What did you say? Yuansheng was shot?"
"Did the Tianwu people do it?"
"Where is the virtuous king? How is the virtuous king now?"
Upon learning that her son was safe and sound and had taken over the Southern Expedition Army, the imperial concubine was both happy and worried.
You know your own child well: he is not that good.
Growing up under the protection of his uncle and mother, the virtuous king appears to be both civil and military masters, but in fact it is all a false illusion of careful planning and disguise.
If he had his younger brother Wen Yuansheng to assist him, the wise king would have no problem commanding the Southern Expedition Army.
But my brother is gone now...
The Imperial Concubine was heartbroken.
She also saw the crossbow arrow.
Even though she had never fought in a war, she knew how exquisite this thing was.
She had never seen or heard of that cross-shaped arrowhead that was as thin as a cicada's wing.
This thing stuck into my brain, and then stirred it a little bit...
Even gods can’t save you!
"My lady, what should we do now?"
what to do?
The imperial concubine hesitated.
Reason told her that she should let her son take the opportunity to gain some experience on the battlefield.
But the crossbow arrow in front of her was like a sword hanging over her head, so she didn't dare to gamble at all...
After thinking it over, she suddenly stood up and went towards the imperial study.
"I will go to see His Majesty."
The Tianwu Kingdom joined the war, and they launched a surprise attack and shot and killed the marshal of the Southern Expedition Army.
Emperor Tianlang looked at the crossbow in front of him with a solemn expression.
This is a threat.
The Tianwu Kingdom threatened Tianlang: If Tianlang continued to attack, no one would know who would be the next to die from the crossbow arrows.
The imperial concubine suppressed her grief but her face showed concern for the country and the people.
"Your Majesty, we don't know how many crossbows the Tianwu Kingdom has. If they continue to attack the generals of the Southern Expedition Army, the Southern Expedition Army cannot afford it..."
Emperor Tianlang knew that his beloved concubine was worried about her son - his half-brother.
The custom in the Tianlang country is that after the husband dies, one obeys the son.
It is impossible for the Imperial Concubine to have no selfish motives.
But what she said makes sense...
It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a good general.
It would be such a pity if the outstanding general who was trained with great difficulty was shot and killed by the Tianwu Kingdom.
After thinking it over, the Heavenly Wolf Emperor sighed and said, "The Southern Expedition Army has made great contributions to the conquest of two cities."
"Since Tianwu Kingdom has already joined the war, everything needs to be carefully considered."
"The Southern Expedition Army should withdraw first..."
…
Standing at the entrance of the cave, Feng Mingqian looked at the city in the distance, in disbelief! He was stunned!
"Why did they withdraw their troops?"
Just one arrow and the Southern Expedition Army is forced to withdraw?
Was the disaster of Nan'an's national destruction resolved just like that?
Fu Chenan did not explain, and called his guards: "Go back."
Not to mention Feng Mingqian going back to explain to the King of Nan'an, Fu Chenan went straight to Tianwu Kingdom.
The guards were puzzled: "Your Highness, why don't you shoot a few more arrows? Just destroy the Southern Expedition Army?"
Fu Chenan laughed: "The first arrow was successful because they were so arrogant and not prepared enough."
"If you want to launch a surprise attack later, the risk will increase significantly."
No one is more valuable than his own people.
And the other party must be coveting this compound crossbow and crossbow arrows.
What if the enemy is willing to sacrifice a few generals and set an ambush to seize the compound crossbow?
Don’t do anything that is too risky unless it is absolutely necessary.
(End of this chapter)
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