Chapter 16: Breakthrough, Shooting and Killing Ji Ling (2)

  Wang Can's eyes were piercing and bright, with a sharp glint that inspired awe.

  Feeling the warmth flowing through his body, Wang Can's heart was filled with excitement. At this moment, he held a longbow in his right hand, as if the bow had merged into one with him, mysterious and extraordinary. He reached back to take an arrow from his quiver, placed it on the string, aimed at the arrow that had just pierced through Ji Ling's head and shot onto the big tree, emitting an aura that inspired fear.

  "Hiss~~"

  Under the dark sky, a loud thunderclap suddenly rang out, and a flash of lightning illuminated the entire night. In the instant that the lightning lit up the night sky, Zhou Cang's pupils contracted, and he clearly saw a strange glow flowing from the arrowhead in Wang Can's hand.

  "Hmm..."

  Wang Ceng gazed intently at the bow and arrow in front of him, his hand relaxed, and the bow and arrow on the string flew out instantly. The sound of the vibrating bowstring rang out, and in an instant, there was a loud "crack" as the trembling bowstring suddenly broke after the arrow was shot. Wang Ceng didn't even glance at the broken bowstring in his hand, but instead stared intently at the arrow he had shot. The arrow flew out like a falling meteor, shooting straight towards the arrow nailed to the big tree.

  "Hiss! Hiss!"

  A sharp arrow pierced through the nail on the big tree, splitting the arrow shaft in two. In an instant, the bow and arrow had penetrated the arrow shaft and nailed itself to the big tree with a loud "thud".

  "Hahaha~~~" Wang Can burst out laughing loudly, with a hint of pride flashing in his eyes.

  "Wow, this feels really good!" Wang Can let out a sigh of relief in his heart. His archery skills had finally improved again, not only was he faster, but also more powerful and accurate.

  If it were the previous life's sniper Wang Can, he would also be able to hit the arrow nailed to the big tree. Wanting to break into the arrow from the center of the arrow shaft is absolutely impossible. Now that the first set of pictures in the Taiping Wantu Zhenwu Secret Book has been practiced, it has actually increased by so much effect, making Wang Can too excited.

  Wang Can felt a slight soreness in his arm after shaking it.

  But for Wang Can, who was extremely excited at this moment, this little bit of pain could be completely ignored.

  Zhou Cang's eyes revealed a look of surprise, and his evaluation of Wang Can rose another level. When he surrendered to Wang Can, although he admired Wang Can's ambition and was attracted by the blueprint drawn by Wang Can, this only made Zhou Cang have a good impression of Wang Can. The real reason why Zhou Cang surrendered to Wang Can was that he did not want to continue hiding in the mountains and forests, living a life where every day was uncertain. Therefore, Zhou Cang surrendered to Wang Can.

  Now, Zhou Cang discovered that Wang Can was also a master of the ultimate skill, and his astonishment in his heart could not be described as small.

  Martial arts reaching the level of Ji Ling, can already sense danger and react in time, just like when Ji Ling was standing at the gate of the official barracks with a three-pointed two-edged knife, Wang Can shot a cold arrow to ambush Ji Ling, and as soon as the bow and arrow were aimed at Ji Ling, Ji Ling sensed it. However, now Wang Can can actually achieve silent and instantaneous shooting and killing of Ji Ling.

  Such archery skills have gone beyond what can be described as hitting a target at a hundred paces.

  Zhou Cang stepped forward, with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "Master's archery skills have improved, it's truly a joyous occasion!"

  Bai Yuanshao also walked up to Wang Can with his wolf-toothed club, saying in a loud and clear voice: "Your archery skills are too formidable, it's as if the gods and ghosts don't even know! That Ji Ling was so arrogant, yet you solved him with such ease, it's truly delightful! Heh heh, this subordinate admires you!"

  Wang Can smiled faintly, and he could feel the sincerity in their words, as well as a hint of reverence.

  Strength, this is the benefit of having strength!

  Wang Can was a special sniper in his previous life, and he had been in the military camp for a long time. He also understood that in the army, strength is respected, and if you want to speak, you must rely on your strength. Especially for old generals like Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, this idea was even more deeply rooted.

  In the past, during the time of Emperor Wu of Han, Wei Qing was favored by Emperor Wu and became one of his trusted generals at a young age. When attacking the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu appointed Wei Qing as the General of Chariots and Cavalry, leading the army for the first time to attack the Xiongnu. It can be said that Wei Qing was a general promoted by Emperor Wu, a close minister of the emperor, and all the generals in the army should curry favor with Wei Qing. However, Li Guang, a veteran general at that time, did not buy into Wei Qing's account, thinking that Wei Qing became a general relying on his relationship with Empress Chen, and had no real talent, refusing to follow Wei Qing's orders.

  The reason is none other than Wei Qing having no military achievements and not displaying any military talent.

  In other words, it was because Wei Qing did not show extraordinary strength in the army that Li Guang looked down on him.

  Wang Can was like Wei Qing, relying solely on his silver tongue to persuade Zhou Cang, which was not enough to win over the two men. To thoroughly subdue them, he needed to show sufficient strength to make Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao surrender willingly.

  Wang Can understood what the two were thinking, and smiled slightly: "Alright, it's just that we killed Ji Ling, a great general under Yuan Shu's command. No need to be so excited. In terms of actual strength, among today's martial generals, Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others are still the most powerful warriors in the world."

  Zhou Cang nodded, but then shook his head violently: "My lord, Lü Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, these three men are indeed unmatched in power and invincibility. However, my lord mentioned a person named Zhao Yun, but I have never heard of him. Is there such a person among the world's martial generals?"

  "What?"

  Wang Canshen was taken aback for a moment, then reacted immediately. At this time, Zhao Yun was still a small school lieutenant and not yet known throughout the land.

  Zhao Yun gained fame throughout the land during the great war between Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Zhao Yun made seven trips in and out of Changban Slope to rescue A'Dou, which earned him his reputation. At that time, however, Zhao Yun was still a relatively unknown lieutenant under Gongsun Zan's command and had yet to display his extraordinary martial arts skills. Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao were not like Wang Can who knew the history of the Three Kingdoms, so they naturally had never heard of this person.

  He shook his head and smiled, saying: "There is indeed such a person in this world, with unparalleled martial arts skills and elegant demeanor. And Zhao Yun's martial arts are indeed very formidable, at least the Ji Ling in front of him is not Zhao Yun's opponent."

  Zhou Cang nodded slightly, without refuting Wang Can's words, but his eyes revealed a skeptical gaze.

  Wang Can also stopped arguing. Gold will shine wherever it is. With Zhao Yun's ability, there will be a day when he will reveal his head and corners.

  He smiled and changed the subject, saying: "Ji Ling has already been killed, and the 500 soldiers under his command who entered the mountain forest are no longer a threat. Moreover, in this dense forest, there are traps we prepared in advance everywhere, which is more than enough to deal with the 500 soldiers. It's been so long, I think all the soldiers should have been taken care of by now!"

  "Your Excellency, these traps were all prepared by the end general, there won't be any problems. The officers and soldiers must have thoroughly taken care of them already. Your Excellency can rest assured!"

  "Alright, assemble the soldiers!"

  Pei Yuanshao hummed, inserted his index finger and thumb into his mouth, blew a breath, and suddenly the loud, sharp whistling sound echoed through the forest, carrying far away. Wang Can had once learned from Pei Yuanshao how to put two fingers in his mouth and blow out sounds, but after learning several times, he still couldn't master it, so he stopped thinking about learning, yet he still admired it in his heart.

  In a short while, the Yellow Turban soldiers gathered one after another to the place where Wang Can, Pei Yuan Shao and Zhou Cang were fighting Ji Ling.

  Looking at Ji Ling lying on the ground, the Yellow Turban soldiers showed a look of surprise and whispered to each other.

  Half an hour later, all the soldiers gathered together and reported the situation. The 500 government troops brought by Ji Ling were all killed, not a single one survived, but the Yellow Turban soldiers also suffered more than 20 casualties, which was also due to Wang Can's pre-designed trap that they were able to completely ambush the government troops. If they had let the government troops engage in close combat with the Yellow Turbans, it would have been another story.

  The lightest casualties were suffered by Zhou Cang's 20 men, with only one injured and none dead.

  Under Wang Can's command, more than 70 people were left with only over 50 people. It has to be said that the 20 old soldiers under Zhou Cang's command are rich in experience and have stronger combat effectiveness. Although some were injured, Wang Can nodded in satisfaction, saying: "You all worked hard today, rest for a night and rush back to Runan City tomorrow."

  After giving the order, Wang Can had the soldiers dig a hole and bury Ji Ling.