Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 202 The last draw

Dong Zhongyuan finished shooting this round of arrows.

The generals outside the school grounds looked at each other in disbelief.

Were all dumbfounded.

On the high platform, Emperor Wu had just finished speaking, praising Dong Zhongyuan as the best shot in the east that day, with a bold look on his face.

Dai Quan immediately went to flatter him behind him;

"His Majesty is wise and mighty, he rules the infinite, his candle shines thousands of miles away, and all the talents from the east are in the palm of His Majesty's hands!"

Those words are comfortable and refreshing to hear!

Emperor Wu's face flushed, and he slowly walked eastward. Looking at Dai Quan who was groveling and complimenting him, he pointed and said;

"I, that old guy, actually picked up nice things to say."

And the school grounds,

Baoning Hou Kang Guichen directly announced the results of this shooting competition:

"The frontier troops outside the pass draw three stone bows and hit all ten arrows. If they shoot from foot, they will be ranked first."

As Marquis Baoning announced his results for the first time, the whole school was in an uproar. What's more, the soldiers in the Beijing camp even questioned that the bow Dong Zhongyuan used was not a three-stone bow. However, everyone who knew the imperial army kept silent and knew the details. God Shoot.

With a wave of his legs, Marquis Baoning sent the Imperial Guards forward to pull out the questioning captains and soldiers from the Beijing camp, and then let them inspect it in person to show fairness.

Of course, you can't question them without any cost. After the on-the-spot identification was correct, that group of people were directly thrown out of the school grounds and were not allowed to participate in the martial arts performance. They lost face.

Kang Mengyu was not angry and directly picked up the two-stone bow, pulled the bow and shot. He got the second best shot with four arrows out of ten. Except for Liu Fang, who hit the third target, the others all missed the last shot.

In this way, the top three shooters will come out, the frontier army outside the pass will get three points, the forbidden army will get no points for the second place, and the Beihe frontier army will get no points for the third place.

In the beginning, the requirements for riding archery are the same as those for shooting on foot, but the difficulty is more than doubled. You can't hit six arrows even if you stand still for shooting on foot, let alone shooting on horseback.

Even if the horse is well ridden, how many people can hit six out of ten with a stone bow from a hundred paces since ancient times?

Except for the vulture shooters who live in the grassland, there is no guarantee that they can succeed every time. Of course, if you can do it in the Central Plains, you will definitely be a figure that has been passed down in history.

The generals of the frontier army were sweating while watching. Zhang Jinyu was walking to the east and watching intently and excitedly. He thought to himself that it was lucky that he was there, otherwise they would all be blinded, especially when he saw Niu Jizong. Jia Lian, the young general of the Forbidden Army, all shrugged his head. He felt a little bit lucky that he was dead, and he almost started cracking melon seeds.

Did the border army general Niu Jizong and others gather together to discuss things? In the past, they all abstained. Wang Ren of the Beijing camp saw the target so far away, so he had no choice but to abstain. Kang Mengyu of the Forbidden Army shouted unconvinced;

"Kang Mengyu is the first in the imperial army."

"Okay, get ready, start."

I saw Kang Mengyu riding his horse and running forward at a controlled speed, trying not to move his body, and then picked up the arrow.

He rode on horseback, drew his bow and shot an arrow, and then relied on his feeling to hit the ten arrows in a row. Did he do it with enough momentum? It attracted loud cheers from outside the school grounds.

Kang Mengyu was also excited, thinking that his results were very good, until the imperial army reported the target in front,

"Forbidden Army, one of ten arrows was hit."

As soon as these words came out, Kang Mengyu's face immediately fell down, and he became a little red with embarrassment.

Just hit an arrow.

At first, only Dong Zhongyuan was left in the school field for the solo event of horseback archery. Dong Zhongyuan first rode a horse and then drew a three-stone bow and shot an arrow in advance.

Then he rode back to the starting point and picked up the nine arrows. Everyone looked at him in surprise. Dong Zhongyuan's apprentice Lin Xiaowei knew what Fu Qiu was doing.

Zhang Jinyu also watched intently, and Ning Bian asked softly at the side;

"Master Hou, where did I find this? It's such an amazing shot."

Zhang Jinyu also pursed her lips and smiled;

"He picks up his brew on the road, who can be trusted?"

"Mr. Hou, I believe in my humble position."

Ning Bian replied solemnly.

Dong Zhongyuan took a deep breath, then gently pinched the horse's belly and said softly;

"drive."

The war horse started running at a small step, and then Dong Zhongyuan looked at the target, and then quickly pulled out a bunch of arrows, clasped them in his legs and pulled the strings full, and shot them out one after another, creating a straight line in the air, nine stars in a row, an unparalleled shot.

Everyone was stunned,

Until the imperial guards shouted at the top of their lungs;

"All hits, all hits, perfect shot, perfect shot."

Almost all the sergeants shouted one after another,

"Excellent shot, amazing shot, mighty! No. 1 in Tiandong!"

Seeing this scene, Emperor Wu was filled with passion and couldn't bear it anymore, so he shouted:

"Dai Quan will be rewarded with a thousand taels of red and silver. He will be given the title of the best archer in Tiandong. He will be promoted to the third level and will inform Marquis Luo Yun to give him an official title."

"No, Your Majesty."

Then he immediately sent someone to inform Marquis Luoyun and Marquis Kang Guichen of Baoning.

Kang Guichen announced after receiving the message,

"His Majesty Dong has a decree to reward Dong Zhongyuan with a thousand taels of red and silver. He will also be given the best marksmanship in Tiandong, and he will be promoted to the third level. For this time, the troops waiting outside the Guan for cavalry shooting will receive three points. The rest of the lower ranks will receive no points."

As soon as the emperor's decree came to pass, everyone outside the school was envious and jealous, wishing he could do it instead. Colonel Lin's face was even filled with tears. Master, I did it.

Is it possible to reach the sky in one step? The number one shrine in Tiandong is really awesome. Zhang Jinyu was also shocked. What happened? It’s so awesome.

In the beginning, if thousands of people rush to attack on horseback and shoot, the winner will be determined by his archery skills at the target.

The men and horses of each department also used their strength to attack on horseback and then shoot on horseback. After each department took turns, the frontier army achieved great results, while the Forbidden Army and the Beijing Camp achieved dismal results. Kang Mengyu was even more furious.

There is a thousand-person obstacle course, and the two-kilometer hike back and forth is based on the arrival time of the first person, which tests the tacit understanding of the cooperation between various departments.

The various ministries were also carefully selected. In the initial battle for Dabi Donglai, the Forbidden Army and the Guanwai Frontier Army were clearly superior, while other ministries were lagging behind. Wang Ren and Jia Lian were a little dumbfounded.

As for the last one, the 5,000-man army failed to resist.

This is the most intense, combative and entertaining performance, and the points directly account for half of the performance and directly determine the outcome.

After Wu Huang and Shi Hong, many people including the emperor and others stood up to watch.

First of all, draw lots, and each department will directly draw who they will fight against. There are exactly twelve square formations, and no one will have a bye.

Marquis Baoning brought a box and shouted;

"This time the number of people in the wrong decision is equal. Each team has 5,000 troops. No substitutions are allowed midway. There are no byes. Please come and draw the wrong leg from each team."

First, Kang Mengyu, the Imperial Guard, came to the box and looked at it. He didn't see anything. It was actually covered with a layer of black cloth, so he could take it from the side. Kang Mengyu rummaged around inside, as if he could find something.

Niu Jizong was unhappy and shouted;

"Have you finished it? What are you looking for? There are probably flowers in it."

As soon as he said this, all the generals laughed. Kang Mengyu's face darkened and he didn't answer. He just took out a piece of brocade cloth and held it in his lap.

Jia Lian walked over, took out a ball of brocade cloth without touching it, and then withdrew.

Zhang Jinyu was drunk when she saw the two people in front of her doing the operation, and wondered why the lottery was like drawing a lottery between life and death.

At first Niu Jizong looked at everyone and said the same;

"He's waiting for the border troops to come over and get it."

"good."

"good."

Zhang Jinyu didn't pretend to have a solemn look on her face. She and Niu Jizong and others came to the box, stretched their legs in and took out a ball of brocade cloth.

Then go back and stand still.

Marquis Baoning shouted;

"Open it each and see who you are in the wrong group with."

Only then did Zhang Jinyu feel a little nervous, and her legs shook a little. She slowly opened the brocade cloth and saw big characters written on it, and other people also matched them in pairs, "Yi Yi" and "Da Wu Tiandong".

one.

The vulgarity is dead.

Zhang Jinyu was the first to shout;

"The border troops outside the Pass won the big word."

As soon as these words came out, Jia Lian was so frightened that he almost threw his horse off his horse. The reason was that he had no big character.

"Okay, there are six characters for "Yi Yi", Dawu Tiandong is the first, according to the order of the characters, let's start the wrong decision. First, please draw the two characters with the big character. Prepare at the starting point on the east and west sides of the school ground. Change to wooden swords, wooden shields, and wooden sticks.

, the rule is that the one who captures the big flag in the center of the school field and brings it back to the starting point is the winner. Did you hear that clearly?"
To be continued...