Cheers and thunderous applause filled the stadium again.
This is what Han You said, winning or losing does not matter, what matters is deterrence. People with big fists will win even if they lose, and people with weak fists will lose even if they win!
The Condor Shooters are not afraid of death, but there is really no comparison.
Before they could react, all the targets were destroyed except for one.
How to determine winning or losing, and how to compare?
Really, it's like shooting people or shooting at targets.
If you hit the target, what should you do if the opponent hits you with that broken barrel?
What if you shoot someone and the other person... still hits you with that broken barrel?
Competing in archery skills has no meaning anymore. Feng Bai and Qi Tong proved with facts that there is no need to compete. The little things you have practiced so hard are just a joke. No matter how accurate you are, how many arrows you can shoot, how fast you can shoot. , can be faster than that wooden barrel.
Not as fast as a barrel.
Not as many as barrels.
Not as accurate as a barrel.
It's even less powerful than a barrel.
This is nothing more than a competition, so it doesn't matter whether you win or lose. Da Zhou just turned this martial arts performance into a show off.
One after another, envoys ran downstairs and started communicating with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.
Then one after another Jingwei went to find Han You and Lao Ba.
The general meaning is that each of these envoys is one of a kind. As for archery, they all have the same idea. They don't want to play anymore and leave.
People just abstained. There is no need to compete. Even if the arrow hits the center of the target, what will happen? Others will say that your archery skills are of no use, and that wooden barrel is powerful. If you have the ability, you can shoot against that wooden barrel. Let's see who can become a hornet's nest, who can shoot quickly, or can you shoot rockets, hook locks, and iron guns?
This is the power of the Mohist machine arts. You must know that in the pre-Qin period, they were called "Ranger". They inherited ancient skills and created them with unique ingenuity. They were ninety-nine and eighty-one... anyway, they were passed down for many generations and were later liquidated. Now, there is no way to continue to be a "Ranger", so I can only study mechanism skills.
However, large-scale mechanisms are composed of small components. Just pop out these small components and modify them to become deadly weapons.
However, there are countless skilled craftsmen among the people, and Confucianism is in the way. These crafts have all become strange skills and are not taken seriously. If Han You hadn't accidentally found out the identities of these old masters, the Mohist art of mechanism might have been lost. After all, Teacher Po didn't even have a son. He was of the same nature as Lu Baichuan back then. He was mainly a polished commander who did everything by himself.
The people rejoiced, winning happily and comfortably. They didn't understand what was going on, let alone why the barrel was so powerful. They only knew that the Goguryeo archers were afraid. They only heard the Ministry of Rites shouting at the top of their lungs to envoys from other countries. The whole group gave up and surrendered.
Compared with the uninformed common people, the emperor and his ministers were not happy, and they all criticized each other. Although they knew that Han You must have some arrangements, they still felt that it was inappropriate to publicize the production process. Some envoys had already begun to communicate in low voices and used pen and paper. recorded.
There are also smart people who inevitably think that Han You's support must be more powerful than that wooden barrel, but that wooden barrel is scary enough, how can there be a magical weapon that is even more powerful?
"Shao Yin, it's too early for that big shield to appear."
Lu Baichuan asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you wanted to kill the Japanese thieves? Why not use it in infantry battles against the Japanese thieves?"
"The plan cannot keep up with the changes. Even if Mullard appears on the stage, there will be no cards in the bucket."
At this moment, an official from the Ministry of Rites ran over: "General, the envoys from various countries require that they know the weapons used by our Zhou warriors before performing martial arts. If not, they will refuse to continue the martial arts performance."
"ah?"
Han You didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "These bastards are really smart."
The official of the Ministry of Rites was also angry and funny: "Master Jin doesn't know how to reply. I want to ask what you mean."
"If you don't tell me, are you really not going to participate?"
"yes."
The official of the Ministry of Etiquette felt that if it were him in his place, he would not participate. This is all nonsense, each one is weird and weird, each one is scarier than the other, who will be on the stage, and he will die on the stage without knowing how.
"Isn't this nonsense? The second eldest brother hasn't appeared yet."
"I dare to ask, sir, whose second brother is the boss... No, who is the boss and the second boss?"
"King of Qin and King of Chu."
The officials of the Ministry of Rites fell silent and pretended not to hear anything.
Han You could say such words and call the two princes at will, but if it were anyone else, let alone saying it, it would be unlucky to hear it. People are really incomparable.
"Okay, tell them that they can, but there are conditions. They must participate in the martial arts performance. However, I can allow them to admit defeat. After participating in the martial arts performance, I will tell them what weapons they used before the competition. They can choose to continue fighting as appropriate, or directly admit defeat. .”
"What do you mean, you can only know the weapons when you are on the battlefield, and if you don't fight after knowing it, you have to admit defeat?"
"good."
"Your Majesty understands, and will inform the envoys now."
The officials of the Ministry of Rites ran away and asked someone to inform His Majesty and other envoys.
The martial arts performers were not tired. The officials of the Ministry of Etiquette were very busy with their work, and they were full of frustrations. Why did Han You, who was so arrogant, put his hands down to do something? Instead, he sat with His Majesty, running around, as tired as a dog.
Han You's request was not excessive. He said, yes, but you have to participate in the martial arts performance. If you think it doesn't work, you can just admit defeat and be done with it.
As for the people in the container, Lao Ba just has the right to know and does not interfere at all. He believes that Han You is on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has also been tricked. Now he has a completely onlooker mentality, but it is Yan Wang Feng Wenyan who is forcing him to do it. , pestering Zhou Yan to ask if Han You had any other good things.
Zhou Yan was too lazy to pay attention to him and concentrated on picking melon seeds for Wu Mingyue.
King Yan was so anxious that he snatched the dried fruit plate and said, "I will peel the shell for her. Please tell me quickly."
Concubine De scolded: "Be careful, you disturbed Sister Wu's unborn child."
King Yan was startled, his face was full of embarrassment, and he whispered: "Sister Wu, Haihan, Haihan one or two."
Wu Mingyue couldn't laugh or cry, who is your sister? My sister, your sister, my sister.
Below, there were already cool envoys leading their horses into the arena, all of them trembling with fear, as if they were thieves.
Han You changed the process again. He didn't have time to watch a group of diplomatic missions from various countries who were still beating people with their fists. After Ma Rulong came on the stage, the stage was all given to his friends, and the stage belonged only to Da Zhou.
This competition is about archery, but it's just mounted archery. The guards have already set their targets.
Logically speaking, he should be riding a horse. Liang Rong didn't dare to do it, fearing that it would start after riding a horse. They had to ask what was going on first.
It can be said that before the competition even started, they had lost most of their fighting spirit and were ready to surrender at any time.
After waiting for a long time, someone came out.
The one who came out of the Zhou Dynasty, Can Gui Highness, was not Feng Bai.
Han You didn't expect that the envoys from various countries were so cowardly. There was no need to follow the plan, as long as Wang Hai's appearance and appearance remained unchanged.
Zhou Tong didn't even wear armor, he just carried a cloth bag on his back and an arm armor on his left hand. It was very thick and wrapped in coarse cloth.
His Highness Can Gui looked unhappy. He heard that the envoys from various countries began to get scared and wanted to know what to use for martial arts. Once they were told, they would not be able to participate in the war. Many friends had no chance to perform at all.
Not only did this guy not wear armor, he didn't even ride a horse. He came in front of Liangshi and cursed him. His quality was extremely poor. Liangshi didn't dare to say anything after that. They knew that the more unpleasant the other person's curses, the more emboldened they would be.
"That's it."
His Highness Can Gui took off the cloth bag on his back and said, "I'll use this to shoot you when I'm riding on horseback... No, it's a target."
A group of Liang Rong warriors sneered again and again, "Grandma, your mother, you damn well let it slip!"
The cloth bag was opened, and everyone looked at it intently and saw a hand crossbow the size of a fan.
Many people were disappointed and thought it was something. It was not like they had never seen a crossbow before. It was cumbersome to make, the arrow was slow to load, and it was expensive to make. It was not as convenient as a bow and arrow.
His Highness Can Gui pulled off the coarse cloth on his left arm, only to see that it was wrapped with a leather apron and filled with crossbow arrows.
"Hurry up and admit defeat. I have to accompany my eldest brother in the next battle, and I haven't even worn armor yet."
After saying that, His Highness Can Gui raised his hand crossbow and fired.
With a "pop" sound, the target in the distance shattered.
Before everyone could recover, His Highness Can Gui struck the crossbow on his left arm, and there was another "pop" sound, and the second target shattered.
The target was shattered instead of passed through, and the sound of gasping for air could be heard endlessly.
"puff"
"puff"
"puff"
His Highness Can Gui was not very accurate in his archery, but his crossbow was really accurate. In an instant, he shot thirteen targets to pieces, just in time to empty the arrows in his arm pouch.
After the Liangrong "warriors" saw that the broken turtle had no arrow to shoot at, they ran away to look for arrows.
The arrow was found, and only the hole could be seen on the opposite wall, which was scarier than the previous barrel.
The arrows fired from the barrel at least had their shafts intact, and the arrows fired from the hand crossbow were all inserted directly into the wall.
His Highness Can Gui left the scene with contempt on his face. The people looked at each other in confusion, and the monarchs and ministers who were far away were also confused.
After a while, the officials from the Ministry of Rites shouted, Liang Rong, surrender!
More and more envoys from various countries came out to see the "small hole".
The officials from the Ministry of Rites continued to shout, one after another.
Goguryeo, admit defeat.
Xue Yantuo, admit defeat.
Yamalongbu, admit defeat.
Yingdao, admit defeat.
Give in, give in, give in, give in, all of them.
It is not necessary, as few as thirty people and as many as fifty people can participate in riding and shooting, and it is provided when riding horses.
Fighting for the target with the Zhou cavalry, before the arrows were nocked, the hand crossbow had already fired at least two of them. When the cavalry shot them down, let alone the target, the horses couldn't bear it.
Their shots missed, most of them hitting the armor of the Zhou army.
The shot of the Dazhou army missed, directly piercing armor, flesh, bone, and finally the corpse.
Han You outside the court was not surprised. He turned to look in the direction of the Yingdao Mission with a sinister smile on his face.
"Kun must not miss the opportunity and not come again. Notify the Yingdao envoy that it is their turn for the next martial arts performance. You can choose from walking, shooting or riding. There is only one request. Everyone enters. Aren't they going to challenge Brother Hai? come together."
Lu Baichuan seemed to understand: "You mean, Wang Hai killed those who challenged him first, and then the others killed the remaining Japanese thieves?"
"good."
"But before practicing martial arts, we need to know the weapons we use."
"Gunpowder is medicine, not a weapon. One person only needs a short stick."
"This..." Lian Lu Baichuan thought this was a bit rogue: "Would it be too embarrassing?"
"With gunpowder in hand, no one dares to say I'm embarrassed even if I run around with my butt naked. I don't even have a fart in my hand. No one will look down on me even if I'm wearing the most exquisite clothes. Go ahead and do it like this. Perform martial arts for one day." That’s it, on this day, I, Da Zhou, will intimidate the whole world!”
