The emperor is biased and wants to kill me, but you chickened out when the army is at the city gates

Beining City, Beicheng Military Camp.

Qin Xuan brought Yelü Dongze to this very place.

"Your Highness brought me to the military camp. Aren't you afraid I might be a spy?"

Yelü Dongze grinned, his tone somewhat arrogant. He guessed that Qin Xuan had come to the military camp to intimidate him.

But he was a general who led troops in battle in his early years and boasted that he had seen mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so how could he be intimidated?

Qin Xuan smiled without saying a word, only speaking after leading Yelü Dongze all the way to the training ground:

"The Goryeo army is skilled in mounted archery. It just so happens that my Beining City has developed a new type of bow and arrow, so I brought Mr. Dongze here to take a look."

Bow and arrow?

Yelü Dongze grew increasingly disdainful.

Each country's army has its own unique characteristics. The Futu Army of the Khan Kingdom, equipped with Ferghana horses, is most adept at short-range charges and can be described as unparalleled in the world.

Secondly, there was the Tulan army of the Jurchen Kingdom, which used the Daliang horses of the Jurchen Kingdom. These horses were slightly smaller than the Ferghana horses, but had better endurance. They were best at long-distance raids and changing formations. Once entangled, they could easily be surrounded and wiped out.

The third force was the Loulan army of Goryeo, which used Goryeo horses, which were light and fast. Their cavalrymen were often skilled archers and were frequently used for surprise attacks.

Therefore, Yelü Dongze had great confidence in the crossbow.

Moreover, the crossbows made in Goryeo were in no way inferior to those of Daqi, after all, the ancestors of the Goryeo people were born hunters.

"Does Your Highness want to test my skills, or do you want to promote the crossbows of the Great Qi Dynasty?"

"To be honest, Goryeo may not be as good as Daqi in other places, but in terms of bows and arrows, Goryeo is not inferior in either quality or archery skills."

Yelü Dongze said with considerable pride.

"The Goryeo Loulan Army is renowned throughout the world for its exceptional horsemanship and archery skills, which I have also heard of."

Qin Xuan nodded calmly and continued, "However, I have recently developed a new batch of bows and arrows, which are quite powerful. I heard from Miss Huanxi that Mr. Dongze has also led troops into battle, so I would like to ask Mr. Dongze for some guidance."

Seeing Qin Xuan speak so humbly, Yelü Dongze became even more smug and laughed loudly, "I dare not presume to offer guidance, but your bow and arrows are truly ordinary and have nothing special about them. Goryeo has no shortage of such things, so I am afraid I will have to disappoint Your Highness's good intentions."

“Mr. Dongze, you misunderstand. These are just ordinary bows and arrows. Please wait a moment.”

Qin Xuan smiled and called Ning Yuanfeng over. Then, soldiers went to fetch two Divine Strategy Bows.

The Divine Strategy Bow is based on the first generation of crossbows and retains the traditional bow and arrow design, but the materials have been replaced, and it can basically achieve the power of the first generation of crossbows.

"Aside from its exquisite design and the fact that it's wrapped in snakeskin, this bow and arrow doesn't seem to have anything special about it!"

Yelü Dongze was naturally knowledgeable; he only needed a glance to see the difference on the surface.

As he spoke, he casually picked it up, weighed it in his hand, and couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, this bow is too light. Its power must be greatly reduced. Are you sure you haven't been tricked by the weapon-making bureau?"

The weapon manufacturing bureau is usually responsible for producing military weapons, but in Beining City, all military weapons come from the Tiangong Workshop.

Qin Xuan didn't explain, but instead gestured to Ning Yuanfeng, "Let Mr. Dongze see for himself."

Ning Yuanfeng understood, but instead of taking action himself, he casually pointed to a soldier and said, "You, shoot a few arrows so that this Mr. Dongze from Goryeo can see what I'm doing."

"Yes, I obey."

The soldier immediately obeyed the order, then picked up another bow and arrow, nocked an arrow, drew the string, and aimed at the target in front of him.

Seeing this, Yelü Dongze couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Your Highness, don't blame me for being blunt, but you're an amateur archer. The target is more than two hundred meters away, how could you possibly hit it?"

"Among archers in the army, 100 meters is considered passing, 150 meters is considered good, and 200 meters is considered top-level skill."

"If it exceeds two hundred meters, it's not that it's beyond human reach, but rather that the bow and arrow themselves are insufficient. Your Highness, you know these are basic military principles..."

Yelü Dongze spoke eloquently, but the next second, his voice stopped abruptly, his eyes widened, and his pupils contracted.

That archer soldier whom he looked down on actually shot an arrow that hit the target two hundred meters away, and right in the bullseye.

"How can this be?!"

Yelü Dongze was shocked and his face was full of disbelief.

He strode forward and examined the bow and arrows with a serious expression, but could not see anything unusual about them.

Then, he suddenly turned around and looked at Qin Xuan, angrily asking, "Your Highness, is this your way of treating guests? Deliberately sending a skilled archer to make a fool of me? You, the dignified King of Chu, are far too narrow-minded!"

"General Ning, please randomly select another soldier to test the arrow."

Qin Xuan didn't rush to answer, but instead spoke calmly to Ning Yuanfeng.

Ning Yuanfeng glanced at Yelü Dongze with disdain, thinking to himself, "How could you, a country bumpkin, possibly understand the power of the Divine Strategy Bow?"

Right then and there, in front of Yelü Dongze, he selected one of the soldiers who had just come on patrol.

"Wait, this time it's my turn to choose the people."

Yelü Dongze wasn't stupid. He pointed to another patrolling soldier and said, "Let's go with him. Your Highness, you don't mind, do you?"

"It doesn't matter. It's all the same."

Qin Xuan nodded with a smile, then calmly began to drink his tea.

Yelü Dongze kept his tiger-like eyes fixed on the patrolling soldier, who fearlessly picked up his bow and arrow and shot an arrow before anyone could give the order.

"It's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Yelü Dongze muttered to himself, but the next second, the dull sound of an arrow being struck rang out.

However, this time the opponent's archery skills were clearly inferior to the previous one. Although he hit the target, he did not hit the bullseye.

Even so, Yelü Dongze was utterly shocked.

He stood there stunned for a few seconds, then finally realized what was happening and asked in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, are you trying to tell me that this kind of bow and arrow can break through the two-hundred-meter limit?"

Yelü Dongze wasn't stupid. After all, he had been a general and personally managed the Loulan Merchant Guild. If someone like him couldn't react by now, it would be a bit ridiculous.

Why don't you try it yourself and see?

Qin Xuan took a sip of tea, remaining calm and composed.

Yelü Dongze didn't waste any words. He picked up the bow and arrow that he thought was too light, then nocked the arrow and drew the bow.

"Huh, this bow is very light, but the tension of the bowstring is quite frightening."

"And these arrows, when I handled them just now, were noticeably heavier than ordinary arrows, and the arrowheads also seemed slightly different."

Yelü Dongze muttered to himself, took a deep breath, aimed, and released his thumb and forefinger. The arrow shot out like lightning and hit the target with a "thud".

"This this……"

Yelü Dongze was completely dumbfounded!

He knows his own arm strength and archery skills best. Back in the army, even shooting 150 meters was extremely difficult, let alone hitting the target.

But just now, he hit the target two hundred meters away with almost no effort.

Doesn't that mean that anyone with even a little archery skill can become someone who surpasses the archers in the army?

At this moment, his gaze towards Qin Xuan held a hint of fear and lingering apprehension.

He asked nervously, "Your Highness, how well are the archers equipped by the Shence Army?"

"This is called the Shence Bow, but it is not issued to the army. The army is issued the Shence Crossbow, which is more powerful than this."

Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Qin Xuan stood up and said with a smile, "However, if you don't mind, you can sell this Divine Strategy Bow to Goryeo, although the price is a bit high."