Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Zhang Qing watched as the two blinked.

They then shot and killed the five riders who were blocking their path from afar.

He couldn't help but praise,

"Your Majesty and General Hua are both excellent archers; Zhang Qing is truly impressed."

He had fought against Liao soldiers many times in Hebei back then.

The most troublesome are the distant obstacles.

However, those who usually cross the border to raid for supplies are ordinary Liao soldiers.

Yuanlanzi were the elite troops of the Liao Kingdom.

Naturally, there's no need to worry about food supplies.

However, occasionally, bandits would cross the border to raid for supplies.

The distant barriers will not appear on a large scale.

But even just a few riders caused the border troops a great deal of trouble.

Archery skills are inferior to long-range blocking.

My horsemanship is also inferior to theirs.

Needless to say, warhorses were also a must.

Encirclement of the distant enemy is even more difficult to achieve.

Yuanlanzi usually goes on patrol alone on two horses.

Comes and goes like the wind.

These five distant guards were wronged,

Normally, they would encounter a hundred or eighty Song soldiers.

They all dared to step forward and fight.

The Song army formed ranks.

They then roamed outside and shot.

They continued their attack until the Song army collapsed.

But this time they encountered two exceptionally skilled archers.

Before even getting close to the other person,

He was then shot and killed.

In the past, they were the ones who shot and toyed with the Han people.

Unexpectedly, the entire army was wiped out after the five men fired only one arrow.

Zhao Yuan relied on the power of the Overlord Bow and the penetrating power of the iron arrows.

Three people were killed.

Both men were shot through the chest.

The third method is to kill both men and horses.

However, both men Hua Rong killed were shot in the throat.

It was thanks to his precise shooting skills.

Zhao Yuan retrieved the iron arrow.

The three of them then continued toward the Baigou River.

Several more enemy soldiers were shot down along the way.

They were then spotted by Yuanlanzi in the distance.

Yuanlanzi realized he was no match for the two archers.

He then signaled to the surrounding barriers that they were ahead of him.

No one bothered the three of them anymore.

They simply observed the three from a distance.

Zhao Yuan had no interest in pursuing them.

And there's an 80% chance they won't be able to catch up.

Although all three were carefully selected warhorses.

However, Yuanlanzi's warhorses were also top-quality warhorses of the Liao Kingdom.

The difference is really not that big.

The Yuanlanzi were all people who grew up on horseback.

His riding skills are definitely better than the three of them.

Baigou River is also called Juma River.

It is the border river between the Song and Liao dynasties, and was formerly known as the Lai River.

During the Han Dynasty, it was renamed Juma River.

Because the river has the momentum of a giant galloping horse.

It was later renamed Juma River.

This is because Liu Kun, during the Jin Dynasty, once defended this place against the invasion of Shi Le's cavalry.

Shi Le was the emperor of the Qiang people during the Five Barbarian Invasions.

In the Battle of Ku County, they once surrounded and killed more than 200,000 Han Chinese soldiers and civilians.

His soldiers devoured the corpses of Han Chinese.

During Shi Le's reign,

Hu people did not face punishment for robbing Han people.

The Hu people have needs.

They can take anything from ordinary Han Chinese people at will.

At the same time, it was taboo for Han people to refer to nomadic peoples as "Hu people".

Instead, they should be referred to as "Chinese".

They even issued a law.

Whether speaking or writing,

The character “Hu” is strictly prohibited; violators will be beheaded.

On one occasion, Shi Le summoned local officials to the Chanyu court.

When he saw Fan Tan, the governor of Xiangguo, coming to see him wearing patched and tattered clothes,

Very dissatisfied.

He immediately asked, "Fan Tan, why are you dressed so improperly when you come to court?"

Chapter 1775 No Morality!

Fan Tan didn't think twice.

"This is all the fault of those barbarians who have no morals,"

"They looted all the clothes,"

"This forced me to come to court in rags."

He had just finished speaking,

He then realized that he had broken the rules.

He hurriedly kowtowed and begged for forgiveness.

At that time, relatively few Han Chinese scholars surrendered to Shi Le.

Shi Le did not execute him for this.

However, I still have some reservations in my heart.

It is feared that Fan Tan harbors deep-seated prejudices against the Hu people.

He secretly did things that were detrimental to his rule.

During the banquet,

Shi Le then pointed to a plate of cucumbers and asked Fan Tan,

Do you know what this thing is called?

Fan Tan was also feeling uneasy.

Shi Le was a ruthless killer.

When Shi Le pointed at the cucumber and asked him,

He then answered respectfully.

"Delicious dishes on a purple table, green tea in a silver cup, sweet dew in a golden goblet, and cucumbers on a jade plate."

Upon hearing this, Shi Le smiled with satisfaction.

He was rewarded with carriages, horses, clothing, and three million coins.

Fan Tan knew that the money wasn't really compensation for the robbery he suffered at the hands of the bandits.

Instead, he was given the name "Cucumber" as a reward.

Cucumber originated in the Western Regions.

After Zhang Qian brought it back from his journey beyond the Great Wall,

It has always been called Hu Gua (a type of cucumber).

This melon originated from the land of the Hu people.

Shi Le forbade people to use the character "Hu".

However, Hu Gua changed his name quite a few times.

People still prefer to call it "Hu Gua" (胡瓜).

Shi Le felt that the name cucumber could be used instead of gourd.

This is the origin of the word "cucumber".

Even the prefect was frequently robbed by the Hu people.

One can imagine the plight of ordinary Han Chinese people at that time.

It was precisely because of Shi Le's tyranny towards the Han people that

Liu Kun's resistance against Shi Le is all the more commendable.

The people then renamed the Juma River as the Juma River.

The source of the Baigou River is countless springs.

The water flow is very large.

A spring can be formed simply by digging a hole in the woodland.

The spring water surged and churned against the fine sand.

Therefore, the Baigou River flows continuously throughout the four seasons.

Three pontoon bridges have already been laid across the river, which is several tens of meters wide.

Each pontoon bridge can accommodate three horses traveling together.

This is the result of Yelü Dashi's efforts these past few days.