Chapter 235 1 The Power of the Arrow
Chapter 235: The Power of an Arrow
On the parade ground, the drums have stopped beating and the soldiers are silent.
Therefore, the applause and cheers seemed extremely abrupt and harsh.
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In an instant, all the generals and officers at all levels belonging to the Shenjiying turned their eyes to the two Lihuatang officials who had serious expressions and praised loudly.
Even Mo Chou had a strange expression.
I wondered when this troublemaker in Lihua Hall was trained to become such a shameless and flattering person.
Could it be that the upper class follows the lower class?
"It hit the bull's eye, it was brilliant."
This comment would be quite appropriate if applied to Tang Ping, who was previously riding a horse and shooting arrows.
but……
Zhao Duan...
An arrow didn't even hit the target, at most it just barely grazed the edge.
Mo Chou wanted to ask: "Are you blind?"
Where exactly is the bull's eye?
What's so exciting about it?
Even if you are Zhao Duan's direct subordinates and want to support your boss and restore his dignity... you don't have to do this.
However, Hou Renmeng and Qian Kerou looked normal, as if they didn't care about these strange looks at all.
"Haha not bad."
Zhao Du'an was still holding the iron bow with his head lowered, and his indigo official robe made him look heroic and outstanding.
At this moment, a smile appeared on his face and he accepted the praise calmly.
Then he turned his head with a smile, looked at Shi Meng and other officers of the Shenjiying, and asked again:
"What about you? What do you think of my arrow?"
Hou Renmeng and Qian Kerou put down their hands and looked at everyone quietly.
The air was momentarily quiet.
Some generals looked confused and didn't know how to answer. Some perceptive people had already sensed that the atmosphere was not right.
He looked at his commander in tacit understanding.
Shi Meng, who is as tall as a mountain, as dark as a general on the battlefield but has a sharp mind, had his eyelids twitched slightly. If he could sit in such a position, how could he not have the ability to read people's expressions?
At this moment, facing Zhao Duan's half-smile, I felt a sudden shock in my heart for no reason.
After struggling for a moment, he finally managed to smile and laughed:
"Hahaha, Zhao Chenshi is an archer like a god. Just as these two said, he hit the bull's eye. It's absolutely brilliant!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the remaining people changed.
Zhao Duan nodded in satisfaction, and then turned his gaze to the second officer. The latter was silent for a moment, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Excellency's archery skills are extraordinary. I can see clearly that it really hit the bull's eye!"
The third officer smiled brightly, with a look of admiration on his face:
"General Zhao is so brave, he is truly the bull's eye!"
fourth place.
the fifth place.
As Zhao Duan's eyes swept over them one by one, this group of senior officers known as "generals" either spoke against their will, or acted calmly, or fawned, or sighed in silence.
But they all chose to play blind and just flatter.
There is no idiom "calling a deer a horse" in this world, but a similar scene has been played out.
As one superior general after another fell, they expressed their submission to Zhao Duan in this way.
A group of young officers, led by "Young Master" Tang Ping, looked confused, stunned, angry and disgusted.
Especially Tang Ping, his handsome face gradually turned pale and then turned blue.
That's caused by anger.
More than that, it's still unbelievable.
The son of the Duke, who had had a smooth life since birth, had never experienced the dirty baptism of the court. The insidious, cunning and filth of the court had only existed in rumors in the past twenty years.
In other words, he thought that only civil officials were like that. Even if there were such scum among the military generals, they would definitely not be in the capital.
However, at this moment, some of his past ideas collapsed.
He realized that these generals who always greeted him with a smile had another face.
"Commander Shi...you guys...you..."
Tang Ping's lips turned pale, his eyes widened, and his fists clenched little by little.
He wanted to ask loudly.
Where has the blood and energy of you warriors gone?
When was the backbone of the military officer taken away?
He is just a favorite minister, why should he be so fawning?
Don’t even want a little bit of skin?
However, he didn't say anything after all.
But Zhao Duan was not going to let him go.
"Tang Ping, tell me, what do you think of this arrow shot by the general? Did it hit the target or not?"
Zhao Duan looked at him with a smile.
Tang Ping, wearing a white robe and a silver helmet, with a waist like a spear, looked at him coldly.
"Tang Ping..." Shi Meng's eyelids twitched wildly and he spoke softly.
However, this "young master", who was extremely prestigious among the middle and low-level young generals, just snorted coldly, turned around, and strode out of the training ground.
Shi Meng's face changed, and he was about to speak, but Zhao Duan stopped him lightly, saying calmly:
"It would be inappropriate for me to delay the training of my subordinates since I have taken office. Why stop them?"
At this time, Tang Ping left.
Among the group of young officers who had just gathered behind the young master, several of them immediately followed without hesitation.
Several others looked hesitant and seemed to be a little hesitant.
Finally, he followed and left the training ground.
From beginning to end, Zhao Duan did not stop it and did not get angry.
There was even a friendly smile on his face, as if he didn't take it as an offense.
After the group of people left, Shi Meng tried to smooth things over, forcing a smile and saying:
"Don't blame me, Zhao Chenshi. The young people below are ignorant. I will give you an explanation later."
However, he seemed to have overlooked the fact that Zhao Duan was also a young man.
"Haha, Commander Shi, you are too kind. Why would I care about it?"
Zhao Duan smiled, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he changed the subject and said calmly:
"Oh, by the way, please ask the commander to write down the names of those who left. Haha, don't be nervous. I just admire the courage of these generals. I, Dayu, should have this kind of courage when commanding the army."
Shi Meng's expression froze.
The other officers around looked at each other, not knowing how to react.
His heart sank, as he realized that King Zhao was probably going to make things difficult for him.
Shi Meng wanted to say something, but then he changed his mind and realized that he was just holding the position for a short period of time after all.
And Tang Ping is the son of the Duke of Zhenguo after all... He will just suffer a little, which should be no big deal.
I could only smile stiffly and agree with a few words.
After all this nonsense, the atmosphere in the field had become extremely weird.
Especially the thousands of soldiers on the battlefield, because they were far away, they didn't hear the "calling a deer a horse" clearly, but they were also very agitated at this time. A general who couldn't hit the target at a hundred steps would inevitably be despised.
When thinking about Zhao Duan's experience of rising to the top with just his face, the scene was suddenly in chaos.
Those thousands of gazes also became ridiculing and contemptuous.
"Mr. Zhao, Miss Mo, let's go to the barracks first. Haha, we will have a banquet in the camp at noon..."
Shi Meng's skin trembled. He resisted the urge to scold them on the spot and intended to take them away.
"Haha, that's fine."
Zhao Duan accepted the advice readily and remained calm.
The generals of the Shenji Camp had mixed feelings when they saw this. They looked down on him, but they couldn't help but admire him.
——Even after being humiliated in front of thousands of soldiers, he remained calm. His thick skin as thick as a city wall was at least comparable to that of a strong man in the "Heavenly Realm".
After all, they are military men. Even if they fear Zhao Duan's power and submit against their will, the contempt in their hearts cannot be erased.
"Let's go." Mochou just felt uncomfortable all over.
She sighed, thinking that it would be better to just give in and not perform any martial arts at all.
Your Majesty's reputation will also be damaged if implicated.
However, just as everyone was about to leave, Zhao Duan suddenly fell back two steps, as if he was a little annoyed by the noise.
The iron bow that was about to be put down was suddenly picked up again by him.
However, the bow, which was half a person's height, was held in one hand with an inverted grip!
He opened his right hand, and without knowing when, he grasped the bowstring with his palm, and used force with one hand to press the bowstring towards the bow arm.
He actually "pulled the bow" in the opposite direction with one hand!
The heavy armor-piercing iron bow used by the army is difficult to pull even if ordinary people pull with both hands and use strength from their waists and arms.
At this moment, it seemed as light as a feather in his hands.
"Crunch... crunch..."
A sharp and piercing sound was heard, and the iron bow twisted and deformed in the blink of an eye, as if it was struggling and screaming due to the terrifying force.
Zhao Duan raised the iron bow with one arm, his whole body filled with surging energy. Above the taut bowstring, pure white electric snakes suddenly shot out from his fingertips, wrapped around the bowstring, and made a roar like an electric motor explosion.
The generals turned their heads suddenly.
Thousands of soldiers looked at him in surprise.
Zhao Duan looked calm and let go of his hand.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, a huge "light blade" about ten feet long, like a waning moon, surrounded by lightning, whistled out with a terrifying momentum.
Along the way, the compacted ground of the training ground was bombarded with charred potholes.
"boom!!!!!"
The blade of light passed by and dissipated at the end of the training ground, leaving a scar on the wall.
When the smoke and dust cleared, all the targets in front of him were shattered into dust.
Shi Meng narrowed his eyes.
Mo Chou’s eyes widened.
The generals stood there in a daze.
Thousands of agitated soldiers suddenly fell silent.
"Well, let's go." Zhao Duan casually threw down the broken iron bow, smiled, called two of his direct followers, and walked out.
Archery? He wasn't very good at it.
But... who says you can only use arrows to shoot at targets?
……
In the distance, in front of a barracks.
Tang Ping had no expression on his face, and he and a group of low-ranking generals who were following him suddenly stopped.
At the same time, he turned his head to look at the training ground that was blocked by buildings, and vaguely saw smoke and dust rising.
"What happened? Why such a commotion?" someone wondered.
Tang Ping also frowned.
……
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After leaving the training ground, Zhao Duan ignored the subsequent impact.
The following inspection of the barracks in the Shenjiying went smoothly without any setbacks.
But throughout the whole process, the officers always looked at him strangely.
In the eyes of these warriors, the power of the "arrow" in the training ground seemed to have reached the level of a divine being.
Of course, it’s just power.
The exact details cannot be revealed based on this alone.
The true strength of a practitioner can only be understood through actual combat.
but……
The rich and condensed aura that Zhao Duan casually revealed was so thick and condensed that even to Shi Meng it was frightening.
But... didn't they say that he was at most an average mortal?
However, how could a mortal being possess such power?
For a moment, the officers of the Shenjiying were confused and suddenly felt that this new boss was a little mysterious.
After inspecting the barracks, Mochou said she wanted to leave and return to the palace.
Zhao Duan saw her off and said he wanted to talk to her alone because he had something to say.
……
"What do you want to do?"
Outside the gate of Shenjiying, next to the carriage.
Mo Chou looked at him warily:
"Don't forget, His Majesty asked you to come here this time to find out the traitor who defected to Prince Jing's Mansion. You..."
She always felt that Zhao Duan's previous actions in the training ground seemed intentional.
"Don't worry, I know what to do and when."
Zhao Duan was calm and handed her a piece of paper, saying:
"Go back to the palace, present this list to His Majesty for his review, and ask His Majesty to abide by the agreement."
What is your agreement with His Majesty?
Mo Chou was surprised and confused. She glanced around and found that the names on the paper were those of the officers who did not give face to Zhao Duan.
The leader was none other than the "young master" Tang Ping.
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(End of this chapter)