The moon is bright and half waxing, and the arrows and shooting stars are far away. --------"Yong Bow" by Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty
It is said that Chen Long rode a handsome flying dragon, with a man like jade and a horse like a dragon. He raised his right arm high and was as powerful as a god descending to earth. In front of the worshiping people, he said those words that everyone is equal, and the officials and the descendants of the big families were like Xun Chen, the aloof and aloof people among his entourage, such as Liu Ba, and the wealthy and wealthy people among the Confucian scholars, such as Lu Su, were all shocked by the appearance of being burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
After Chen Long finished his impassioned speech, he found that although the people were shouting like a mountain and a tsunami, everyone was ignorant and obviously did not understand the true meaning. Many officials were speechless, and it was obviously difficult to fully accept the equality of everyone in Chen Long's speech.
Only Chen Long knew that this was an inevitable trend of historical development, but he had condensed it for thousands of years. Amid cheers, Chen Long raised his silver gentian spear, and a red dragon suddenly appeared. The people were surprised and knelt down on the ground. They regarded Chen Long as a heavenly being. Some even called out "True Dragon Emperor", which obviously turned Chen Longgang into a The saying that everyone is equal is thrown aside. After the lively chaos, Chen Long smiled bitterly in his heart. He could only educate himself slowly. He no longer hesitated and led Zhao Yun and Huang Gai behind him to the center of the empty field like flying.
Before the martial arts examination began, Chen Long specially selected one hundred elite knights from Huang Gai's cavalry team and asked Fu Tong to train a horse dance. This time, the appearance of the cold-glow saber and the bright stirrup immediately attracted the students taking the martial arts exam. From then on, the saber and stirrup began to be circulated in the armies of the Three Kingdoms. This is not mentioned later.
After the cavalry performance, Chen Long announced: "This martial arts test is divided into four categories: archery, riding, unarmed combat, and equipment performance. In the archery competition, candidates can use their own strong bows and crossbows, or they can use crossbows provided by the army. , each person has ten iron arrows and ten crossbow arrows, and the ranking will be recorded based on the total score."
"For the equestrian test, candidates can go to General Huang Gai's horse army to choose war horses. Equestrian candidates are divided into two parts. One is to cross obstacles with weights, and will be ranked by the examiner; the other is to fight with a long pole with white ash, and the loser will be eliminated. Until the winner is determined.”
"Unarmed fighting is the simplest. Candidates use some protective gear to knock down their opponents to win. To avoid injuries, unarmed fighting is divided into three rounds, each round is one minute. If both sides are evenly matched, the referee will determine the winner."
"The weapon performance, as the name suggests, everyone can choose the weapon they are most comfortable with, whether it is horse or foot, and perform a set of martial arts, and the referee will score the winner."
At present, more than 900 martial arts candidates poured into the empty field to receive their competition numbers. All sides of the Xiangshui River were under martial law, the crowds were dispersed, and more than 20 archery targets were erected high and low.
Chen Long had already called Gao Lan, and noticed the sturdy Zhang He among them, and quietly paid attention to him. From a distance, Zhang He's face, with Chinese characters in Chinese characters, has heavy eyebrows and double pupils, a black face and a black beard. He is quite tall, and he is holding a steel gun tightly in his hand. Chen Long came to the referee's seat and took a seat. Looking at Zhang He's appearance number, he found that it was after more than 500 players.
The twenty candidates in the first group had already picked their own crossbows and entered the scheduled archery competition location. They placed the crossbows in front of them. Ten iron arrows and ten crossbow arrows were placed neatly. In front of you. Chen Long observed that some candidates were calm and relaxed, with their legs slightly spread out and their bodies stable, which looked like they had been tempered and full of confidence; others had fluctuating moods, vacillating steps and shortness of breath, and they might not be able to get good results.
In the first round, the iron arrows were fired, and the sound of the bowstring was loud. After one round of shooting, the official reporting the target reported that the highest was 10 rings, and the lowest was 0 rings. Chen Long smiled. He just saw a boy staggering when he fired an arrow. I think the arrow flew all the way into the Xiangjiang River and got a 0 ring. Everyone's eyes were focused on the people who hit the red heart in the first round. They saw that several people were unhurriedly unloading their arrows and taking aim, waiting for the signal to start the second round.
The commander holds the flag high and waves it down. The impatient person has already drawn the arrow from the string, while the slow-tempered person aims repeatedly before he is willing to release the bow, which increases the stability a lot. Zhao Yun stood next to Chen Long and said with a smile: "Archery relies on the natural sensitivity. The shooting is too slow. Although it is stable, the opponent's arrow may arrive first." After hearing this, Chen Long and others were all convinced.
The ten rounds of the first group have passed, and the scores of the winners are quickly calculated, and a ranking of twenty people is drawn. Chen Long saw that the highest score was 82 rings and the lowest score was 48 rings. He nodded and said: "Not bad, you can try crossbow arrows."
Longbows are used to defeat enemies at long distances or defend cities. The longbows should be used to cover the sky and cover the ground when shooting, and it doesn't matter if they are almost accurate. Although individual soldiers are also useful in combat, especially those with magic arrows like Huang Zhong, who can often defeat the enemy with one arrow, but for real large-scale group operations, the archer group has the most strategic significance. Although the crossbow has a short range, it uses the power of machinery and digs straight grooves, which is suitable for stable aiming, and its accuracy is much improved. If used well, it can often kill with one hit. After Zhou Buyi designed a double repeating crossbow based on the rough repeating crossbow pattern provided by Chen Long, Chen Long's archers were all equipped, and their power was by no means limited.
After the first round of ten crossbow shots, the accuracy was greatly improved. The highest score reached 98 rings. It was a young general named Sha Jin. He had a barbarian face, a tall and powerful figure, and a colorful hero headband on his head. , with a leopard skin girdle around his waist, and long hair flowing down, with a total score of 179 points, temporarily ranking first.
Round after round of archery went on without stopping. Five hundred strong men had already appeared on the scene to shoot their bows and arrows, and the game was suddenly over halfway. Among them, only Hu Zhen and Hu Wencai, ranked 326th, achieved 182 rings; surpassing Sha Jin's 179 rings.
Chen Long took a break, and twenty people selected from the special forces, led by Li Tong, took the stage to perform crossbow skills. Twenty people were seen moving in unison. Following Li Tong's command, two bursts of crossbow arrows were loaded at the same time. When they were fired, there seemed to be two sounds of leaving the string at the same time. Forty crossbow arrows were shot out at the same time, hitting the target with every edge. .
When all the candidates looked at it attentively, they saw two crossbow arrows stuck neatly on each target. Without exception, they were stuck firmly in the red heart. This miraculous performance made the candidates present excited. Cheers, cheers, whistles, and applause burst out. The spies mixed in the team could not help but re-evaluate the quality of Chen Long's troops. For most outsiders, realizing the super combat power of Chen Long's team is also a yearning, and they gradually strengthen their determination.
The special teams show is over and the first groups of the second half are starting to take the field. Zhang He's serial number is No. 519, and he happens to play in this group. Chen Long looked at Zhang He from afar and saw that although he was of medium stature, he had a strong back and strong waist, a calm demeanor, full of confidence, and the aura of a famous general. Zhang He's bow is obviously a strong bow he brought himself. It has a simple shape and is longer than an ordinary bow. There are thick steel strings fastened at both ends. At first glance, it looks like a hard bow of more than five stones.
Zhang He took the ten iron arrows and placed them two by two in front of him. He knelt down on one leg, which was actually a kneeling position, making it easier to reach out and pick up the arrows. Zhao Yun smiled and said: "Who is this? He wants to shoot two in a row."
Chen Long knew that Zhao Yun did not know Zhang He, so he smiled and said: "Zilong doesn't know something. This is Gao Lan's friend, named Zhang He and Zhang Junyi. I directly called him to become an official but he refused to come and insisted on taking the exam. He is a capable man." Zhao Yun He nodded in agreement, stared at Zhang He closely, and waited quietly for the order from the commander.
As soon as the command flag fell, Zhang He directly recognized the two arrows, and fired them in a volley. Without looking at the results, he reached for the other two arrows, and fired another volley of arrows, finishing all ten arrows in a moment. When everyone looked carefully, they saw that the nine arrows in front of him all hit the red heart, and the last arrow also fell towards the red heart. Unexpectedly, because the arrow feathers at the red heart were too dense, the tenth arrow slightly rubbed against the tail of the previous arrow, and the direction changed. Poof. It was stuck at the ninth ring. The audience let out a cry of regret.
Zhang He's next crossbow shot was full of rings, but he only hit red hearts. In this way, his total score reached 199 rings, temporarily surpassing Sha Jin and ranking first.
Chen Long personally led Zhao Yun onto the stage. The two of them were riding two white horses, both wearing silver robes and bright armor. They looked like ordinary figures and held a strong bow in their hands. When the soldiers on guard and the officials watching saw Chen Long and Zhao Yun going off in person, they all knew that the lord was going to take action personally to shock the crowd. They were about to feast their eyes on them, so they spared no effort to cheer and applaud, their slaps were about to be smashed, and their throats were about to be broken by shouting. Huang Gai even used the drumsticks himself, and the rapid drum beat pushed the atmosphere to the climax.
The drum beat suddenly stopped. Zhao Yun took the lead and galloped out quickly, followed closely by Chen Long's flying dragon. Both of them had a pot of ten iron arrows hanging on their backs. The speed of the horse instantly increased to the top speed. Zhao Yun took the lead and raised his hand. An iron arrow had already recognized the strong bow. He shot it casually without looking at the target. The arrow flew straight towards the red heart like eyes. It was about to pierce the target. On the red heart, suddenly another iron arrow arrived first like lightning. Just when Zhao Yun's iron arrow was about to reach the red heart, it exploded the target into pieces.
It turned out that Chen Long's internal strength was so strong that his iron arrows were extremely fast. Everyone's eyes were dazzled and the target had been blown to pieces. For ten consecutive targets, Zhao Yun suddenly hid in his stirrup, and sometimes turned his head to look at the moon. He tried various postures to prevent Chen Long from predicting the target he was about to shoot. However, Chen Long's iron arrows arrived first, and the ten targets were shot. Crushed powder.
When the pot of arrows was exhausted, Zhao Yun strangled the horse's head violently, and the white horse man stood up. Zhao Yun threw away the strong bow and laughed loudly: "My lord is mighty! Yun Buqi."
Everyone watching, whether they were officials, generals, soldiers, candidates, or ordinary people, were deeply shocked by the archery skills of Zhao Yun and Chen Long. Zhao Yun was moving at high speeds with ease, and the arrows he shot casually only hit the target, which was already an excellent martial arts skill. Unexpectedly, there are even more powerful ones among the strong. Chen Long's iron arrows were also moving at high speeds, and they could only be fired backwards. The first to arrive, at a long distance, blow up the arrow target with all his strength, he might be able to hit the chest of the general among millions of soldiers, which makes people feel fearful. Who dares to show off in front of such a terrifying opponent?
"My lord is mighty! My lord is mighty!" After a moment's pause, the soldiers shouted wildly. Even Chen Long's generals shouted at the top of their lungs. It wasn't until Chen Long and Zhao Yun's horses disappeared under the banner of the Chinese army that the cheers gradually stopped.
