Wang Chengen's low voice interrupted Chongzhen's thinking.
Chongzhen chuckled and said to himself: "It doesn't matter whether he wins the top prize in martial arts or not, as long as he can be used for himself."
Look towards the archery competition venue.
I saw one person standing still, reaching for a bow and pulling it in his hand, his brows furrowed, his expression somewhat dissatisfied.
Wang Chengen whispered: "Your Majesty, these people's names are Rile and Keba, and the other's name is Dao Gexin."
"It seems that he is taking it too lightly."
Sun Chuanting whispered something, and then he was afraid that Chongzhen would not understand, so he said: "Your Majesty, this bow is a Jiudou grooved bow, which is a bow from the Beijing area.
The bow arms and bowstring are relatively short, and the bow arms bend more heavily after being strung, so the bow power will be weaker. "
"All the frontier troops like the Kaiyuan bow. It has a bow body made of bamboo, a bow made of mulberry elm wood, and a bow attachment made of ox horn and solid wood. It is also a kind of soft bow."
While Sun Chuanting was explaining, the martial artist changed several bows in succession. Finally, after trying out more than ten bows prepared, he chose the last bow.
"Your Majesty, this bow is a compound bow that costs one stone and five. It is a hard bow. Although the bow power is strong, it cannot last long after being drawn, which is not conducive to aiming. Therefore, the army does not like this kind of bow.
It is estimated that when Master Li was preparing, he never thought that anyone could use this kind of bow. He wondered whether this martial artist could hit the target. "
While listening to Sun Chuanting's explanation, Chongzhen stared at Rile and Keba Ri intently.
I saw Rile and Kebari standing still, raising their bows levelly, and then setting arrows and clasping the strings.
Just when everyone thought he was pre-drawing, Rile and Kebari suddenly put down their bows and said to the sergeant who was proctoring the exam,
Then the candidates who were watching all exploded, their faces full of laughter and disdain.
Just when Chongzhen was confused, a young eunuch ran over and conveyed the conversation in the examination room.
"Your Majesty, Zile and Kebazhi said that two more archery targets should be added after the target. They are afraid that the arrows will penetrate the first layer of targets and hurt people."
Chongzhen was also stunned. No wonder the onlookers were in a rage.
This is no longer crazy, but crazy beyond measure.
But he likes it. On such occasions, those who dare to be so crazy must be absolutely confident in their own strength.
"Tell the invigilator, listen to him, and tell Zile and Keba. If you hit the bull's-eye and penetrate a target, I will reward you with a hundred taels of silver.
Penetrating two levels will reward you with five hundred taels, and penetrating three levels will reward you with one thousand taels. "
After a while, the little eunuch conveyed Chongzhen's will. Everyone was shocked, and the invigilator immediately followed suit.
When everything was ready, Zile and Keba raised their bows flat, then opened the bows and took off the strings.
The arrow flew across the middle distance like lightning. In the horrified eyes of everyone, the arrow penetrated the first layer of targets, then hit the second layer, leaving only the arrow feathers in the bullseye.
Before anyone could react, Zile and Keba Ri drew their arrows, set the string on the string, opened the bow, and took off the string again.
One arrow after another, the arrows penetrated the bull's-eye, shattering the first level of the target into pieces, and the second level was almost the same.
"good!"
"Archer!"
"What a fierce man!"
"If this were to be shot on someone, wouldn't it mean that they would all be shot through?"
"I got five hundred taels of silver, awesome, brothers, work hard and strive to get it."
"Pull it down, can you pull a bow that costs one stone and five? If you can't pull it, how can you shoot through the bull's-eye?"
"That's right, just take the exam honestly. Getting full marks is the most important thing, don't even think about the money."
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The onlookers marveled in admiration, and the invigilator was sweating profusely. If His Majesty did not ask him to do it, he would not necessarily add two layers of targets.
Without these two levels of targets, it might really hurt the candidates and affect their performance.
Ruining someone's future is like killing one's parents. The candidates will be responsible for it afterwards.
On the viewing platform, Chongzhen, who saw the competition process through clairvoyance, was also full of smiles and wonder at this moment.
This man is simply a humanoid machine gun, and the interval between each arrow is less than one breath.
At this moment, he formed a team of archers who could all fire one stone and five bows. Even if there were only a hundred people, it would be a nightmare for the enemy.
Later, another person also competed. Although the process was not as amazing as Rile and Keba, the victory was stable and the results were the same.
And after he shot ten arrows, the tire of a brand-new one-stone-five bow suddenly cracked.
It really made everyone onlookers exclaim again.
"Sun Aiqing, you said I could form an archery unit with these two people having the same archery skills. Do you think it's feasible?"
"It's unrealistic and meaningless!"
Sun Chuanting responded categorically: "Your Majesty, among the many weapons, archery is easy to get started with, but it is the most difficult to improve.
The same bow can be lifted up or down, left or right, drawn full or weak, just after the bow is opened or after fatigue, in cloudy, sunny, rainy or snowy weather, the height of the nocking point, the weight and elasticity of the arrow, resulting in different impact points.
For archery skills like these two, in addition to physical fitness and hard work, talent is the most important.
Secondly, it is of little significance. When two armies are fighting, the number of archers will be 30% less, while the number of archers will be 80%.
Tens of thousands of arrows were fired in a wave, and accuracy no longer mattered. If a sergeant could dodge one arrow, could he dodge ten or hundreds of arrows?
Moreover, we are currently working hard to develop the kind of fire gun that does not require a match rope. Once it is successfully equipped, half of the archers will quit.
However, it is better to form a small number of one-stone archers for surprise attacks, trapping, guarding, breaking formations, and chasing.
These two people are so good at archery, but I don't know how good their horseback skills are. "
After listening to this, Chongzhen thought carefully and felt that Sun Chuanting's analysis was reasonable. He still didn't know much about war in the cold weapon era.
Now is not the time to dwell on this. After scanning the various examination rooms in the school through clairvoyance, he pondered for a moment.
"Sun Aiqing, I think we have passed more than half of the test. Why don't we recruit these two people to test the horse riding skills?
Just treat it as halftime and let everyone relax, so as not to collapse too tightly and affect the performance, how about? "
"I think it's feasible!"
After Sun Chuanting agreed, Wang Chengen immediately sent someone to recruit these two people. In just a moment, they arrived at the viewing platform.
"The villains Jile, Keba and Dao Gexin, please see your majesty!"
After meeting Chongzhen, the two knelt down and saluted. Although they were a little restrained, there was no fear in their eyes.
As he got closer, Chongzhen saw clearly the size and appearance of the two men, and secretly praised their might.
"Are you two Mongolians?"
"Your Majesty, the two of us surrendered from Ordos a year ago and have been registered in Yansui Mansion.
Lord Zhu Tongmeng, the governor of Yansui, saw that the two of us had some martial arts skills, so he stayed under the tent to listen to us.
Years ago, the imperial court issued an edict to open martial arts courses, so Mr. Zhu asked me to go to Beijing to participate in martial arts courses. "
After listening to Rile and Keba's narration, Chongzhen nodded. It turned out to be like this, and said: "Since they have surrendered to my Ming Dynasty, they are the people of my Ming Dynasty. Why don't they have Han names?"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu gave the two of us Han names, just... just for fear of causing misunderstandings and unnecessary conflicts on such occasions!"
