The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 131 Pulling the Eagle Bow and Shooting the Sirius
The old man talks about being crazy about youth, holding Huang on the left, Qingcang on the right, Diaoqiu with brocade hat, Qianqijuan Pinggang.To report to Qingcheng, follow the prefect, shoot the tiger and watch Sun Lang.

The boozy bosom is still open.The temples are slightly frosted, so why not!In the cloud of holding festivals, when will Feng Tang be dispatched?Will draw the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, shoot the Sirius.
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"Jiangchengzi · Hunting in Mizhou" by Su Shi

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"Those who are good at shooting have dangerous momentum and short knots. The momentum is like a crossbow, and the knot is like a machine gun.

Eagles dive from a high altitude to kill sparrows and rabbits, depending on the timing and distance of the dive.A good archer, his bowstring is taut, and his sudden shot is swift and violent.

Whenever you shoot against the enemy, you need to be brave and calm.Only when the situation is short and dangerous can it hit the target 100%, and no one can avoid it.

When facing the enemy, you must first open the bow, but don't draw the bow to the full, and don't release the arrow lightly, and get ready to go.Wait until the enemy is only a few dozen paces away from me, then release the arrow, one hit will definitely hit, let alone kill you with one hit!
Bows and arrows are long-distance weapons, and you must learn to use long-distance weapons at short distances.A shooter who can shoot a hundred paces must learn to shoot at fifty paces.An archer who can shoot at fifty paces must learn to shoot at twenty-five paces.In this way, you can hit a hundred shots and hit your head with one arrow! "

Speaking of this, Bai Fu inserted a story, saying: "Uncle Zhao Wu said that his ancestor, General Zhao Yun, was also very good at archery.

Before the Chibi War that year, Zhou Yu, the governor of the metropolitan, ordered Ding Feng and Xu Sheng, two generals of the former guard army school, to arrest Prime Minister Zhuge.

Ding Feng and Xu Sheng pursued them by land and water.Xu Sheng taught the sailors to pull up the full sails, seize the wind, and chase the sailless boat that Prime Minister Zhuge was riding on.

When Xu Sheng's boat was approaching, General Zhao Yun picked up his bow and set up arrows, and the arrows shot everywhere, breaking the ropes on Xu Sheng's boat.The sails of the ship fell into the water, and the ship had no wind to rely on, so it could only stay horizontally on the river, unable to catch up.

Uncle Zhao Wu said that his ancestor General Zhao Yun's archery method was the archery method of step bow, which was suitable for long-distance sniping. Within a hundred steps, he could take the head of an enemy chieftain, like searching for a bag.

However, General Zhao Yun was not as good at riding and shooting. After learning how to shoot and shoot arrows, he felt like he had found a treasure, like a tiger with wings added.In terms of archery, at that time, only Lu Bu was able to compete with him in shooting halberds with the Dragon Tongue Bow. "

Then, Bai Fu continued to explain the shooting method.

"When archery, the archer should be mentally stable and breathe evenly: draw the bow with anger, release the arrow with breath. With anger, you will be powerful and full, and with breath, you will be calm and considerate.

Especially on the battlefield, when the number of enemy troops is large, the flags cover the sky, and the golden drums shake the ground, the main force of the enemy army comes with murderous intent.If the kung fu of cultivating internal qi is not well practiced, even if a shooter can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps and one arrow can pierce seven pieces of leather armor on weekdays, facing the momentum of the enemy, his hands will tremble and his body will be cold, and his arrow technique will be inaccurate.

So practicing arrows is like being a general, the way to be a general is to first cure the mind, the heart is like still water, suffocated by desire and anger.In the face of praise, calmly deal with it.When provoked by others, he is peaceful and not angry.If the collapse of Mount Tai is in front, it will not be shocked; if the tiger's mouth comes out of the back, it will not be shocked.No facial expression, no expression, but harmonize with his limbs, adjust his breath, and unify his mind. "

When Bai Fu said this, he was full of emotions: "I have benefited a lot from this mental method. I was expelled from the mountain gate that day and lived in Chengdu. I was full of anger and restlessness. In practice, every arrow should be concentrated and calm, not seeking to hit the target, but to cultivate the mind."

After speaking, Bai Fu shook his head, as if he wanted to shake this memory out of his mind.

Yang Yichan seldom listened to Bai Fu's talk about being expelled from the mountain gate back then, only now did he know what kind of perseverance Bai Fu used to get through that period of suffering.

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　参考资料

　　The description and content of this chapter on the method of archery and archery technology come from "The Classic of Archery" written by Li Chengfen in the Ming Dynasty

　　Xiaosheng recorded and translated "Shooting Technique" written by Li Chengfen in the Ming Dynasty, Chinese Bow Association
　　Archery: One Title, Two Wonderful Archery Classics

　　
　
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