Song Taizu founded the prosperous Great Song Dynasty through the Chenqiao Mutiny.
Although it was not a unified feudal dynasty, the economic prosperity and cultural prosperity of the Song Dynasty were obvious to all.
If it is said that in a period of peace, such a country is of course thriving and praised, but the bad thing is that the surrounding enemies of the Song Dynasty are continuous, and no wars of any size have been heard.
Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin, who was born as a military general, was afraid that his generals would once again stage the drama of yellow robes, so after releasing the military power with a glass of wine, he carried out a substantial reform of the military system of the Song Dynasty, causing the Song Dynasty to take out 60 or 70 percent of the tax revenue every year to invest in the army.
However, due to the problem of the system, the army of the Song Dynasty still lost more than won when it fought.
Of course, although the military strength of the Song Dynasty was relatively weak, it did not prove that there were no brave and good generals in the Great Song army.
During the period of Huizong of the Song Dynasty, there was a general in the Song Dynasty who was famous for his archery, but before the two armies faced each other, the general set up several arrows and missed them.
The enemy laughed when he saw it, and when he turned around and saw where the arrow was, he couldn't believe it, and he froze in fright, not knowing what to do. This general is He Guan, a famous general of the Song Dynasty.
In the Han Dynasty, there was a flying general Li Guang's arrows without missing and the arrows were fast into the electricity, and in the Song Dynasty, there was a famous general He Guan who killed two birds with one stone and flew arrows into the stone.
He Guan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is born with divine powers, good at riding and archery, especially famous for archery. After growing up, He Guan successfully joined the army with his amazing archery skills.
Although the Song Dynasty's atmosphere of emphasizing literature over military force was very serious, there was no shortage of training for officers and soldiers in the army and the supply of first-class equipment.
And every year the Song Dynasty will invest a lot of money in the research and development of equipment, no matter what kind of specialty soldiers, they can get the opportunity to show their strengths in the army.
As soon as He Guan's archery entered the army, it was highly recognized by the generals, and they praised He Guan's archery skills, which were amazing.
Because He Guan's rate of fire is not only faster than ordinary people, but also has an unusually high accuracy, he can often shoot several arrows in a short period of time, and they are all located in one place.
Although accurate arrows were rare in ancient times, they were not impossible, and what He Guan really admired was his strength and accurate prediction.
It is already very rare for a regular soldier to shoot an arrow that can hit the vital point of the enemy on a horse and kill him with a single blow.
But He Guan can use the inertia of the arrow to accurately shoot at the vital point of the second enemy after shooting the first enemy, and kill him, such an arrow method has to be said to be very terrifying.
Because of this, after He Guan experienced several battles, the name of the marksman spread among the army, and even was valued by the senior generals in the army for a time.
In the ensuing battles, He Guan made many feats with his excellent archery skills, and his official position was also promoted again and again.
After being appreciated by Zhang Kangguo, Song Huizong was also deeply impressed by the opportunity to enter Beijing to face the saint, praised him, and sent him to the front line to serve in important positions.
He Guan's reputation as an archer was not only well-known in the Song Dynasty, but even enemies had heard of his legendary deeds.
The Liao State has always been eyeing the Great Song Dynasty, and since the Western Xia was founded with the support of the Liao State, it has been constantly provoking the borders of the Great Song Dynasty under the instruction of the Liao State, so as to contain and consume the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song Dynasty cannot go all out against the Great Liao.
Since He Guan's reputation was introduced to Da Liao, Da Liao has attached great importance to He Guan, if he is really as the legend, in the case of even beads and arrows, he can kill two birds with one stone, it will undoubtedly be a huge hidden danger in the battle between Da Liao and Da Song.
Even if He Guan's role may not be particularly obvious in a large-scale battle, if he specifically targets his own generals, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Therefore, after several thoughts, the high-level of the Great Liao Kingdom decided to give this Great Song Dynasty marksman a try. So the Great Liao mobilized tens of thousands of troops and provoked the Great Song on the border with the Liao and Song Dynasty.
Seeing that Da Liao was just bluffing, but did not seize the time to attack, He Guan had a certain guess about the purpose of Liao's military operation.
In order to invigorate the morale of the army, but also to deter the Liao army, He Guan decided to satisfy the curiosity of the Liao State.
I saw him standing on the command platform, facing the provocation of the Liao army, he casually raised the heavy bow, bent the bow and set the arrow, took the bow with a full bosom, glanced at it slightly, and shot the arrow.
Seeing that this marksman had already shot the arrow, the Liao ** team was instantly startled, even if they didn't believe that anyone could have a miraculous archery, but they would inevitably still be a little worried.
But after a while, they found that no one in the Liao ** team was injured, so they relaxed and continued to provoke.
So many people stood together but no one was injured, which made the Liao ** team even more unscrupulous, and felt that He Guan's name was just bragged.
Seeing that the enemy was intensifying, He Guan quickly pulled out three arrows, and in the blink of an eye, the three arrows were shot at the Liao army with lightning speed.
In the face of the menacing three arrows, the Liao army was once again frightened, but after half an hour, it was still found that no one in the Liao ** was injured.
This made the Liao ** team fight with momentum and scolded more happily, and the Song army who was present couldn't help but be embarrassed when they saw He Guan shoot several arrows in succession, and they were at a loss.
In the face of the Liao army's insults, He Guan just glanced at them lightly, then put away his bow and arrows, and raised his hand to point at the boulder behind the Liao army.
The Liao army looked at He Guan's actions and didn't know why, and looked back one after another, between the Liao army array, on the boulder behind the last row, there were really four arrows inserted in unison, and each arrow was very close to each other, as if it was tied together.
On top of that, half of each arrow went into the boulder, and there was one arrow, even the tail was still exposed.
This accurate archery and the terrifying power instantly made the Liao army who had just scolded shut his mouth, and some of the Liao army's crazy smiles were even frightened and speechless. WhileThe Song army present naturally saw this scene and applauded one after another, and the morale of the Song army was great.
After seeing He Guan's arrows, the Liao army generals were afraid that they would continue to stay and would be "named" by He Guan with arrows, so he hurriedly integrated the army and retreated to report this difficult thing to the Liao army high-level.
After this battle, He Guan's reputation completely spread among the Liao army, and the generals of the Liao army were extremely careful in all the battles in which He Guan participated, for fear of being discovered by him.