My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 40: Gao Erlang, Unrivaled in Horsemanship and Archery!
Countless astonished and incredulous gazes watched as the two geese fell freely to the ground!

The goose's carcass fell to the ground, as if it had struck the chests of everyone present with a resounding crash!
Blasted!

Even Li Chong, who had fought for the Northern Wei Dynasty in the north and south and was experienced in many battles, lost his composure in an extremely rare manner upon seeing this scene!
In the end, it was the sound of the scouts ahead that alerted everyone!
"Report!!! General Gao Yu of Huai Shuo Army shot down two geese with an arrow!"

The scout was clearly stunned when he saw the two dead geese, and even stammered for a moment, but then he raised his voice and loudly reported it!

Wow!
The soldiers were in an uproar!
She Digan, Ge Rong, and the others all turned to look at Gao Yu!
The Huai Shuo soldiers, whose morale had been waning, suddenly became extremely excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Hou Jing even led the chant!
"Gao Lang is mighty! Gao Lang is a divine archer!!"

This drew cheers from all the soldiers, and even many of the central army and a small number of soldiers from Wuchuan couldn't help but join in!

"Gao Lang is mighty! Gao Lang is a divine archer!!"

Killing two geese with one arrow!
Unheard of, never seen before!

today!

They were fortunate enough to witness such a miracle; how could they not be excited and thrilled!
"Hahahaha! He Liuhun! I told you that Mo Heduo's archery skills are unmatched not only in the Six Garrisons, but also in the entire world!!"

Gao Huan was also extremely shocked, but his face remained expressionless. "I am aware of Erlang's bravery."

On stage!!
The section chief was extremely smug, practically looking down on everyone. After seeing Qu Yi's extremely aggrieved expression, he smiled and spoke.

"Grand Commander, General Qu, are the soldiers of Huai Shuo brave and valiant?"

Qu Yi forced a smile and offered a stiff compliment, "I never imagined that the soldiers of Huai Shuo Army would possess such divine archery skills!"

Li Chong stroked his beard and nodded, "Even I, a veteran of many battles, have never seen such a divine archer! With such a brave warrior, how can we not pacify the Rouran in this northern expedition?!"

Gao Yu, on the other hand, remained calm, even secretly feeling a pang of regret.

He originally wanted to shoot down three geese with one arrow, but it was just an ordinary foot bow with insufficient power. If he had been given a strong bow with a power of more than two stones, it wouldn't be entirely impossible to find an opportunity to shoot down three geese with one arrow when the flock was frightened and gathered together.

Li Chong immediately shouted, "You are Gao Erlang?!"

Gao Yu clasped his hands in a salute and said, "That's right!"

Li Chong nodded. He then remembered that Lu Zhong and the others had died at the hands of Gao Erlang, and that Kou Wen and the others had been captured by Gao Erlang and his men during their night raid on Lou Family Ranch.

Looking at it now, it's not that the central army was too weak, but rather that Gao Yu was too incredibly brave.

"I heard a few days ago that you possess superhuman strength, and today I see your extraordinary archery skills! Given time, you will surely become a fierce general in our Great Wei!!"

"Thank you for your praise, Grand Commander. I will do my utmost to serve the Great Wei in the future and defend its borders!"

"it is good!"

Everyone's attention was focused on Gao Yu, especially the soldiers from Wuchuan who looked at him with great respect.

This greatly displeased Heba Yue. He finally came to his senses and felt that something was wrong the more he thought about it!
"That guy! He deliberately let us shoot the geese first. Once the geese are shot, they will naturally be frightened, and then he will shoot two geese with the last arrow and reap the benefits!"

"What a despicable act!"

"The Gao brothers are truly despicable! All they know is how to resort to underhanded tricks!"

Hearing this, Heba Yun and Heba Sheng also felt that it made a lot of sense!

When shooting a flock of geese, shooting first gives you an advantage, but if you want to shoot two geese with one arrow, you have to shoot later and wait until the flock is startled before you have a chance!
In that situation, they could have done the same!
In their eyes, it was Gao Yu, that pretty boy, who had outsmarted them all!

He Ba Yue was indignant. Looking at Gao Yu, who was calm and composed, he was even more furious. He immediately stepped forward and spoke!
"Grand Commander! Even if he shot down two geese, it's still a three-on-three draw!"

"In our Wuchuan army, there is no such thing as a draw; it's either victory or defeat! Since we're going to fight, we must determine a winner!"

“Standing archery is nothing special. On the battlefield, mounted archery is the way to go. I humbly request the Grand Commander to set up another competition! A mounted archery competition!”

"I wonder if the Huai Shuo army dares to accept the challenge!"

Heba Yue looked at Gao Yu provocatively!

On the stage.

Li Chong looked around, and Qu Yi chimed in, "Heba Yue is absolutely right. The Six Garrisons are known for their martial spirit, and there has never been a tie. Since ancient times, there has been no first place in literature, but there is no second place in martial arts. Since we are going to compete, we must determine a winner!"

"I wonder if the soldiers of Huai Shuo dare to accept the challenge?"

Although Huai Shuo and Wu Chuan were comrades-in-arms of the Six Garrisons, they were also competitors.

The six towns are in a harsh and cold place with extremely scarce living resources.

If you take a little more, it means someone else takes a little less, so naturally they'll fight for it!

Li Chong squinted. He ordered Wu Chuan to send troops over so that Huai Shuo and Wu Chuan would hinder each other.

At present, Huai Shuo's army is at its peak, while Wu Chuan's momentum is gradually waning. If we give up now, Wu Chuan's army will definitely feel dissatisfied.

But he didn't want to make things too big.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"Then so be it! The central army has already been defeated, so they will not participate in the subsequent horse archery competition. Wuchuan and Huaishuo will each send one skilled archer and horseman to compare their horse archery skills!"

"Someone! Bring the archery target here!!"

Li Chong sent men to bring over a haystack, on which hung an archery target!
Ten haystacks are placed on each side at a certain distance, making a total of twenty haystacks. Then, another haystack is placed directly in front of the end point.

There were a total of twenty-one archery targets! The soldiers couldn't help but whisper among themselves upon seeing this display!

In the army, the usual practice of mounted archery is to use only a single-sided target!
Li Chong, however, set up targets on both sides, clearly intending for the archers to shoot from both sides simultaneously – a truly formidable challenge!

There are a total of twenty-one targets, which means you have to draw the bow and shoot the arrow twenty-one times!

Even the best archers in the army might not have the strength to draw their bows and shoot arrows continuously!

Ge Rong and Huli Jin smiled and clasped their hands in greeting to Gao Yu, saying, "Although we are skilled in archery and horsemanship, we are far inferior to you, Gao Lang. In this contest, let Gao Lang bolster the morale of my Huai Shuo soldiers."

Gao Yu nodded and did not refuse.

And the other side.

Heba Yue was nominated!

Although Heba Yue was the youngest of the three brothers, his martial arts skills were the highest among them!

Li Chong then sent someone to bring the two men's horses!
Gao Yu and Heba Yue both mounted their horses and stood on them.

Heba Yue said with a proud expression, "Grand Commander, this humble general will make a fool of himself first!"

Ignoring Gao Yu beside him, Heba Yue turned his horse around and returned to the starting position. He then squeezed his legs together and lashed the horse with the whip.

With a neigh, the horse galloped off into the distance!
Heba Yue moved very quickly. Before even getting close to the first target, he took out five or six arrows from his quiver. If he wanted to shoot from both sides in turn, he would have to shoot arrows in quick succession on horseback. It was impossible to take out one arrow at a time.

The idea is to grab several arrows at once, shoot them, and then grab more arrows without adjusting, repeating the process.

Heba Yue's archery skills on horseback were superb; he fired with both hands in turn, a sight that kept the audience on their toes!
And everyone looked from afar!

Wherever they went, arrows were left on the targets.

In the blink of an eye, Heba Yue had already fired twenty arrows with both hands, and at a glance, seven or eight out of ten hit the target, which was an extremely valiant performance!

This drew cheers from the soldiers who had gathered around!

Immediately, Heba Yue's strength reached its limit. He roared and once again strained to draw back the bowstring, releasing his last arrow!

This final arrow hit the bullseye perfectly!

"it is good!!"

"My lord, you are indeed unparalleled in riding and archery!"

"Such horsemanship and archery skills are probably unmatched in the army! Truly worthy of being called Lord Heba!!"

The soldiers cheered continuously!
after all……

Heba Yue's displayed bravery was truly beyond the reach of ordinary people!
Heba Yue rode back to his original spot, his face beaming with pride. Hearing the soldiers' praise along the way made him even happier. He felt that he had performed even better than in his usual training, a performance that was beyond his usual level. He was certain that he would win this contest. He doubted he could perform as perfectly again.

Heba Yun and Heba Sheng also cheered loudly for him!

They both felt that Heba Yue had performed exceptionally well!
"Gao family's second son? It's your turn."

Heba Yue provocatively said, "Let us, the soldiers of Wuchuan, see just how skilled the brave warriors of Huai Shuo Army are in horsemanship and archery."

"Then I'll make a fool of myself too!"

Gao Yu spurred his horse forward, cracking the whip forcefully, and his steed galloped off!

The biggest challenge in mounted archery lies in maintaining a stable posture. After all, the constant jolting on horseback causes the body's center of gravity to shift continuously. To draw a bow and shoot an arrow, one must keep their core stable.

Fortunately, double stirrups were already common in the army during the Northern Wei Dynasty, making it easier for horsemen and archers to gain leverage on horseback!
Everyone looked from afar!

Although Gao Yu's lower body bounced up and down with the horse's gallop, his upper body remained as steady as a mountain, completely still!
Like Heba Yue, he grabbed several arrows directly from his quiver.

Phew! !
Gao Yu fired two arrows with lightning speed, drawing his bow with both hands.

Without any room for adjustment, they continued firing a barrage of arrows!

Wherever he went, the targets were covered with the arrows he had shot. When everyone saw it, they realized that Gao Yu's accuracy in shooting arrows was clearly higher than Heba Yue's!

Heba Yue was able to hit the bullseye with his first six arrows, but as his strength waned, his arrows either missed the target or became inaccurate.
And what about Gao Yu?

Every arrow hit the target; not a single arrow missed!

Arriving at the final target!

Gao Yu's strength was also gradually being exhausted, but he was not as disheveled as Heba Yue!

He drew one last arrow, only to discover... it was the four-ounce heavy arrow originally intended for use with the Qing bow!
He didn't care about anything else!

An arrow shot out!
Snapped!
Only a muffled sound was heard!
original!

Gao Yu's arrow actually pierced straight through the bullseye of the final target!

Wow! ! !
Everyone was once again utterly astonished!

They stared in disbelief at Gao Yu on horseback!
He fired twenty-one arrows in quick succession, each one hitting the target perfectly. In the end, he even had the strength to shoot an arrow that pierced through the target!
The soldiers immediately cheered loudly!

"Gao Lang's archery skills are unparalleled!!"

"Gao Lang's archery skills are unparalleled!!"

(End of this chapter)