Seeing the two "submitting" concubines, Jiang Ming did not immediately "stop while he was ahead".
Instead, he continued shouting at the soldiers of the two tribes, "Anyone else willing to try? Come out!"
"Changsun Hu is the number one warrior of the Changsun tribe. If even he couldn't defeat the Khan, then probably no one else can!"
"Yes! The Khan is a god, and we are just mortals. How can we possibly defeat him?"
"But 20,000 households and 1,000 taels of gold, that sounds really tempting!"
"Tsk tsk! Stop daydreaming, this kind of good thing won't come your way!"
......
The soldiers of the Tuoba and Changsun tribes whispered among themselves, looking at each other in bewilderment, none daring to come out.
"I'll ask one more time, is there still no one willing to step forward and take on the challenge? If not, this opportunity is gone!"
......
All around remained quiet.
Time passed second by second... Finally, a tall, lean man from the Tuoba tribe stepped forward.
"I'll give it a try!"
"good!"
Jiang Ming smiled as he sized up the other person. He saw that the man was around 40 years old, with bright, piercing eyes and a high nose bridge. He looked like someone who was knowledgeable.
"That's Tuoba Hao, the sharpshooter of the Tuoba tribe!"
"Is he going to have an archery contest with the Great Khan?"
"This is going to be interesting..."
......
Everyone chimed in with excitement and chatter.
"Khan!"
Tuoba Hao clasped his hands in a salute and said, "I am Tuoba Hao, the Left Commander of the Tuoba tribe! I would like to ask the Great Khan for guidance on archery!"
"OK!"
Jiang Ming smiled knowingly: "I wonder how Commander Tuoba wants to compete?"
"Khan!"
Tuoba Hao said respectfully, "I don't want to compete with the Khan in archery, but I have something to say!"
The soldiers of both tribes were stunned, wondering what he was up to.
"Brothers!"
Tuoba Hao shouted loudly, "We Xianbei people, although divided into eight tribes, are all descendants of the same ancestor, all blood brothers! It is truly wrong for us to kill each other in front of the Khan and his son-in-law today... If the Xiongnu were still alive, their Great Chanyu would laugh his head off if he saw us fighting like this!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers of both tribes all lowered their heads in shame.
Even Dugu Yan couldn't help but feel embarrassed, frowning and lowering her eyes, she let out a soft sigh...
"My brother has died in battle!"
Tuoba Hao continued, "He died by the arrows of the Xiongnu, but I never expected that today, my good brother... would die at the hands of his own people. This is truly unacceptable!"
Jiang Ming looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with satisfaction. He was indeed mature and composed, with the demeanor of a great general!
What I'm saying is!
Tuoba Hao shouted, "Do you all see that flagpole a hundred paces away? If I can shoot the thin string holding the flag down, from now on... our two tribes will never have any more disputes. We'll share water and food, and all past grievances will be wiped clean. We'll be as close as father and son, brothers... But if I miss, may the Eternal Heaven punish me, and may I die a horrible death, falling under a thousand arrows!"
Jiang Ming remembered that Murong Xue had said that the Xianbei people were most averse to swearing oaths!
They believe in this the most...
The fact that Tuoba Hao has made such a solemn oath to himself shows his sincerity!
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the soldiers of both tribes looked at him with a complex and awe-inspiring expression...
In fact, Tuoba Hao's words had two layers of meaning.
On the one hand, it's about making a solemn oath to oneself.
On the other hand, it also puts everyone in a bind... If someone still disrupts the harmony between tribes after I made such a solemn oath.
That man who died under a hail of arrows was him!
After saying that, Tuoba Hao nocked his bow and aimed, pointing the arrow at the flagpole a hundred paces away.
Jiang Ming's heart also jumped into his throat...
A step in that era was roughly equivalent to 1.38 meters in modern times.
It's not a matter of taking a step away from someone who interprets the words literally.
One hundred steps, that's 138 meters!
To shoot at the rope hanging on a flag swaying in the wind from such a distance is no less challenging than that of an Olympic champion.
Can he do it?
Before Jiang Ming could think it through, he heard a "whoosh" as Tuoba Hao's arrow was already shot out.
The flag a hundred paces away fluttered down in the wind!
"Great!"
"color!"
"Commander Tuoba is indeed a master archer!"
......
The Tuoba tribe cheered, and even the Changsun tribe had to admit defeat, their eyes wide with surprise!
"Ha ha!"
Jiang Ming smiled and patted Tuoba Hao on the shoulder, saying, "Everyone says that the Tuoba tribe produces many sages, and it's truly extraordinary!"
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Khan!"
Tuoba Hao knelt on one knee and bowed to Jiang Ming: "Your subject is willing to serve the Khan to the death, even at the cost of his life!"
"Um!"
Jiang Ming nodded in satisfaction: "Tuoba Hao, hereby confer your title! I hereby appoint you as the commander of the Central Army, in charge of 20,000 troops, 10,000 from the Tuoba tribe and 10,000 from the Changsun tribe, and you shall also serve as my chief guard of the Central Army. From now on, if anyone dares to disrupt the unity between tribes, you may shoot him dead on the spot, without reporting to me!"
Tuoba Hao hesitated for a moment, then quickly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for your great kindness, Khan!"
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