The crowd exploded immediately, and even the well-trained Qingzhou Army couldn't help but exclaim.// //
The choice given by Wang Yu, or the stake in this gambling battle, is really terrifying. This is using the fate of Qingzhou... no, the fate of the entire Hebei, and even the world as a bargaining chip!
If you make a promise in front of so many people, if you really lose, can you still get it back? However, the entire army has withdrawn from Hebei and will not cross the river for three years. The enemy has just experienced a war and suffered heavy losses, but it has not yet come.
For Qingzhou to receive the results of the battle, it was tantamount to a fatal blow, sending him right back to the final battle.
This is equivalent to fighting Wang Yu and Yuan Shao in a situation where both sides suffer losses, and have no choice but to stop the army in the end. If the loss of reputation is taken into account, it may be worse than that.
On the contrary, if Liu Yu wins, he will dominate the entire Youzhou and northern Hebei, becoming one of the most powerful men in the world, eyeing the Central Plains, and has great hope of replacing Wang Yu.
As for Liu Yu, all he had to pay was certain concessions in Hejian and Youzhou, uh, plus a righteousness. The difference between gain and loss can be described as a huge profit.
The stakes of this bet were huge and unfair, and it was the only one in the world. It shocked everyone greatly.
It was too late for Cheng Yu to even rejoice, and he almost cried with joy. If the general trend of the world really turns out to be like this, it cannot be described as beneficial to himself or Cao Cao, but can only be called a miracle.
Zhang Yan didn't care to think about her own thoughts, she just stared at Wang Yu blankly, as if she could see the truth about the evolution of the universe in this way.
Yan Rou's eyes radiated an extremely bright light of greed. It was extremely difficult for the forces in Youzhou to compete in the world, but what they lacked was never soldiers, what they lacked was people and land.
The people mentioned here are not soldiers, but farmers, businessmen and craftsmen. Without these people and land, it is impossible to produce enough food and weapons and equipment. Without weapons, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, the combat effectiveness cannot be improved.
Go up; there is no food, and the more soldiers and horses there are, the faster they will starve to death.
Therefore, both Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were trying their best to expand outwards. Liu Yu did not hesitate to expose the royal family and also wanted to conquer the two counties of Zhongshan and Changshan.
However, these two counties alone are far from enough to provide Youzhou with the war potential to sweep the world. At least several counties in northern Hebei must be captured.
Under normal circumstances, this is difficult, very difficult, but Wang Yu proposed such a bet in public, which is the best opportunity! Yan Rou looked at Liu Yu without concealment, urging the latter to agree to Wang Yu's conditions,
Take part in this huge gamble.
Liu Yu's heart was also filled with ups and downs at this moment. With his deep knowledge and wide experience, he could only force himself to suppress the excitement in his heart and ponder whether there were some traps behind this extremely tempting bait.
After thinking for a long time, he finally figured out a rough idea and asked in a deep voice: "How to gamble in this gambling battle?"
Wang Yu shrugged and replied in a relaxed and comfortable manner: "It's very simple. Liu Shijun, you decide whether it is a civil or military fight. I will set the specific items of the designated gambling fight in the future."
"What about a literary fight, so what about a military fight?" Liu Yu is calm by nature. No matter how tempting the bet is, he will not make a rash decision without fully analyzing the whole situation.
"As the name suggests." Wang Yu's expression was still so relaxed, as if the extremely huge bet did not exist, "Literary struggle is a competition for literary talent, poems, songs, and music are all included in it. Liu Shijun's family background must be very good.
Those of you who are good at it, but Wang Yu is not talented, I would like to ask you for advice face to face, and let you judge and judge me, which can be regarded as a good story for future generations."
Liu Yu pondered and did not answer. He was silent for a long time. Suddenly he raised his head, looked directly at Wang Yu, and asked: "...Where is the martial arts?"
"It's easier." Wang Yu snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "This alliance is for peace. Of course, we don't want to go to war. It's just a competition of melee combat on horseback and footwork, and archery on horseback. It makes you have many talented people under your command, and the power of General Qu.
Hebei was shaken, and Captain Yan's name spread beyond the Great Wall. They are all heroes for a while, so you will never suffer any loss."
Liu Yu was silent.
Seeing this, Wang Yu added: "Now that the emperor is in dust, we and other ministers are guarding the territory. In order to stop the war, we have divided the defense areas without the intention of dividing the territory. Each defense area is still the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the soldiers and the people can travel freely.
Being hindered, today we have made an alliance with blood. Whichever family is good at using swords and weapons, the rest will fight together. Isn't this just for the benevolence and righteousness of the imperial court?"
He kept claiming benevolence and righteousness, but all the big shots present knew that Qingzhou just wanted a break to recover the losses suffered in the Hebei War, recuperate, and save money and food.
However, no one can refute this, and reveal things that can be done and said in private, but cannot be brought to the table. It is pleasant to say it here, but it will be ruined if it is spread out.
Liu Yu couldn't calm down anymore. He had to come this time. If he didn't come, his momentum would be weak first. If Wang Yu was allowed to exert influence on Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zan, it might become a three-on-one or two-on-one fight.
One, another family watched.
Zhang Yan has an indecisive character and is not a tyrant. Convincing people with virtue is the right medicine. However, if he does not participate in the alliance or refuses Wang Yu's invitation to fight, this theory is not very stable. After all, Wang Yu
What Yu said was very correct on the surface. Moreover, the bet really made him very tempted.
So, he began to think seriously about gambling methods.
On the surface, literary fighting is the most advantageous. Liu Yu's talent and learning are not top-notch. If Wang Yu were to find someone from his subordinates, he would definitely not dare to fight. But Wang Yu said that he would fight on his own, and Liu Yu was still six.
As a teenager, Wang Yu would not be able to beat him even if he had been studying since he was born.
But the problem is that Wang Yu cannot judge by common sense!
Liu Yu concluded that Wen Dou was a trap because Wang Yu could compose poetry!
The poems he wrote were messy, completely inconsistent with the popular styles of poetry today, and the styles were different, but there was no doubt about the literary talent contained in them. Liu Yu thought that he was no match for him, and then thought of the line that Wang Yu had specially added, saying that it was necessary to
He decided to decide on the method of gambling and fighting by himself, but he decided that literary fighting was not feasible.
But martial arts is also not good. Liu Yu's martial arts are average and he is old, so both sides can only send their men to the field. His subordinates Qu Yi and Yan Rou are good in martial arts, but the problem is that Wang Yu's team is stronger! Qu Yi
Yi is good at leading troops, but his martial arts skills are still far from the top. Whether these two can defeat Tai Shi Ci together is still a matter of debate. A one-on-one fight would be unlucky.
"Ming Gong, your archery skills are comparable!" Yan Rou suddenly came forward and whispered in Liu Yu's ear.
"Archery?" Liu Yu's gray brows furrowed again, and he muttered: "Qianzhi, are you sure? You know, Huang Hansheng in the Qingzhou Army is known as a magic arrow, so don't be careless."
"Don't worry, sir."
Yan Rou said with a confident smile: "Huang Zhong was not present when he was guarding the Western Camp...Although he was not talented, he grew up in the grassland desert since childhood. His archery skills ranked first in Xianbei and Wuhuan.
That Huang Zhong is just a matter of great importance, for the sake of safety. Although there are many brave generals in Qingzhou, in the field of archery, who can compare with him, and what should Ming Gong fear?"
"In that case..." Liu Yu nodded slightly, and the look on his face finally returned to normal.
He has always known Yan Rou's abilities. Hu people value bravery most. If it weren't for Yan Rou's superb archery skills and superb martial arts, how would Xianbei and Wuhuan think so highly of him? Especially since he had avoided the Qingzhou army's arrows.
Huang Zhong, who is the most skilled in martial arts, what else does he have to worry about?
After the calculation was settled, Liu Yu looked at Wang Yu and said with a smile: "Since General Wang keeps saying that in the name of righteousness, if I refuse, I may not be laughed at by the world. General Wang has also heard the name of Lieutenant Yan, so why not do this?
How about Qianzhi competing with anyone present in the art of riding and archery?"
He relied on his old man and added several restrictions at once, and also took away Wang Yu's right to designate the competition items. But the old man was smiling as if he didn't notice. If Wang Yu argued, there would inevitably be another fight.
With the verbal lawsuit, the momentum that had been revealed earlier was gone.
After hearing this, Wang Yu didn't hesitate at all, and immediately nodded and said: "I will follow Liu Shijun." Then, he softly shouted: "Ziyi..."
"The general is here!" Taishi Ci was overjoyed. He liked being in the limelight the most.
However, to his expectation, when Wang Yu did not propose a fight, he instead showed his hand to him: "Bring your halberd."
"...Huh?" Taishi Ci was confused. As soon as he hesitated, Wang Yu glared at him, so he turned his head angrily and asked his soldiers to bring over the painted halberd.
"Go!" Wang Yu did not take the painted halberd, raised his hand and pointed to the outside of the camp, signaling to the guard: "Count one hundred and fifty steps, and stand the painted halberd over there."
"Here!" At this moment, the fool also knew what he meant. He shot the halberd from the gate at an extremely long distance of one hundred and fifty steps.
Yan Rou's expression immediately froze. He was shooting on horseback, and he was sure of being able to pierce the Yangtze River with a hundred steps. However, one hundred and fifty steps was not simply a matter of fifty more steps. You must know that the range of most riding bows is only within a hundred steps.
Between 80 steps and 80 steps, most of the cavalry bows and more than half of the walking bows can't even shoot 150 steps!
Of course there is no problem with the curved shot, but who in the world can use the curved shot accurately?
Of course, it is not difficult for him to find a good bow now. The treasure bow he usually uses can shoot more than 150 steps. But the problem is that his archery skills may not be able to achieve it. He is competing for supremacy on the grassland.
, there is no need to prove yourself with a shooting range of 150 steps.
Taishi Ci's personal guard was very fast, and he had already stuck the halberd in the blink of an eye. He didn't know whether he didn't count it properly or whether he did it on purpose. The distance between the halberd and the gate was probably one hundred, sixty or seventy steps. And the king
Yu Youyou didn't have much time to do, so he squinted his eyes, pointed at the painted halberd and said with a smile: "Just take the painted halberd branch as the goal. The one who hits the mark wins, the one who doesn't hit loses. If they both hit the same mark, then we can discuss it as a harmonious one. How about that?"
The twig of the painted halberd was the tip of the crescent blade. It was difficult to see clearly from such a long distance, so how could one hit it? Suddenly there was another burst of exclamations, but Yan Rou smiled instead. He raised his voice and responded: "Yes.