Chapter 129 Three Cloud-Piercing Arrows
The originally scheduled time for the siege was at Yin Shi.
However, Shen Ning stayed awake until midnight in the big tent. The flickering candle burned for half the night. She sat alone in front of the case, as silent as a stone sculpture. The flickering candle light shone on her overly calm face, which made people feel sad. Unable to see true emotions.
Ji Yucang was leaning on the couch and looking at the map. Seeing that Shen Ning seemed to be hesitating about making an important decision, he felt doubtful in his heart, but he did not bother her, but would look up at her every once in a while.
The two of them kept silent in tacit agreement.
Until midnight the drums sounded.
Shen Ning finally recovered from her withdrawn thoughts, stood up and walked out: "Ji Yucang, I need the most sophisticated bow."
Ji Yucang put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and followed him out, ordering Lingfeng to get the most sophisticated bow in the army.
Ling Feng obeyed the order.
After burning a stick of incense, the good bow was handed to Shen Ning's hand, and the soldier followed her instructions, pouring oil on the tip of the arrow and lighting it on fire.
Shen Ning took the flaming arrow, stringed it, raised the bow high into the sky, and drew the bow full little by little. The flaming arrow shot high into the sky, like a fire in the middle of the night, sharp and fast, as if it was carrying With the power of thunder.
The fire bow illuminated half of the sky at high altitude. The generals opened their mouths in unison and stared up at the arrow flying higher and higher until it was almost invisible and then fell from the height. Until it fell to the ground, the fire did not go out.
Shen Ning turned around and ordered someone to light another arrow.
The soldier in charge of the bow and arrow did so.
Three rockets flew high into the sky in succession. The strength displayed was shocking, and not surprisingly, the soldiers on the tower in the distance became nervous. Everyone was ready and ready for the Yong army to attack the city at any time.
However, Shen Ning did not let Ji Yucang give the order to attack the city. After shooting three cloud-piercing arrows in succession, she handed the bow to the soldiers waiting aside: "Go back to bed and attack the city again at dawn."
After leaving these words, she turned and walked towards the big tent.
The generals who gathered around in the army looked at each other in amazement, dumbfounded at the arrow that the Princess Regent had just shot. They obviously did not expect that Shen Ning's such a slender and petite body could contain such powerful strength.
At the same time, they were also a little puzzled by her action of shooting three arrows in a row. They didn't know whether she wanted to attract the attention of the enemy on the tower, or whether she wanted to send some unknown signal.
"The three arrows just flew very high, as if they could pass through the clouds, lighting up the sky very brightly, and the imperial city was illuminated like daylight in an instant." One of them thought thoughtfully, "If there is something in the imperial city, Hidden line, they should also be able to see the signal sent by the Princess Regent. "
"Signal?" Another general was surprised, "You mean, the Princess Regent is using her unique archery skills to send out signals?"
"It's possible, this is just my judgment." The leader said, "If you want to know the real reason, you might as well go forward and ask."
After hearing the words, all the generals turned to look in the direction of the main tent. The Princess Regent and the Prince Regent opened the tent one after another and entered. The former seemed to be the commander in chief of the army, while their powerful Prince Regent was like a silent man. The silent follower followed the regent princess step by step, obeying the orders without any complaints or even a question.
The generals were silent.
Ji Yucang walked into the tent and finally asked: "Are you sending a signal just now?"
"Yes." Shen Ning sat down and hummed softly, "I used to have eight personal subordinates. They were very skilled in martial arts and loyal to me. However, four of them died on the battlefield. The other four followed me until I left. A married someone, and then two of them were granted marriage, and the other two were selected by the emperor to become concubines. "
After hearing this, Ji Yucang had no surprise on his face: "So you sent a signal to them tonight?"
"Yeah." Shen Ning nodded, "I'm not sure if they have children, and I'm not sure if they have changed their minds, but it's not wrong to give it a try. If they remain the same as before, this siege can be less frustrating. Damage some people.”
The method of three arrows piercing the clouds was once a unique secret code between them, and it was also her best skill on the battlefield.
If the subordinates in the past had seen these three cloud-piercing arrows, they would have guessed that their former eldest princess was among the troops of the Yong Kingdom approaching the city.