Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 202 The Last Draw

Dong Zhongyuan finished this round of archery.

All the generals in the school grounds looked at each other in disbelief.

They are all dumbfounded.

On the high platform, Emperor Wu had just finished speaking, praising Dong Zhongyuan as the best marksman in the world, with a bold and unrestrained expression on his face.

Dai Quan immediately flattered behind him;

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, governs Wuji, and the candle illuminates thousands of miles. All the talents of the world are in the palm of Your Majesty!"

This is comfortable and refreshing to hear!
Emperor Wu's face flushed, he sat down slowly, looked at Dai Quan who bowed and flattered him, pointed and said;

"You, old bastard, you actually pick up good words."

And the school grounds,
Baoning Hou Kang Guichen directly announced the results of the comparison:

"The frontier army outside the pass, with three stone bows, hits all ten arrows, and shoots on foot, is first class."

After Bao Ninghou finally announced the results, 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, but everyone in the forbidden army kept silent and knew the details. ah.

As soon as Bao Ninghou waved his hand, he asked the forbidden army to step forward, pull out the questioning captains and soldiers from the Beijing camp, and then let them inspect it in person to show fairness.

Of course, it can't be questioned casually at no cost. After the on-the-spot identification was correct, this group of people was directly thrown out of the school grounds, and they were not allowed to participate in this martial arts performance. They lost all face.

Kang Mengyu was also unhappy and directly picked up the two stone bows, drew the bow and shot, four out of ten hits came second, except for Liu Fang who hit three targets, the rest of them were the last ones.

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

The last is riding archery, the assessment requirements are the same as infantry archery, but the difficulty is more than doubled, infantry archery can't hit six arrows even if you stand still, let alone archery on horseback.

Even if the horse is good at riding, how many people since ancient times have shot six out of ten with a crossbow at a distance of a hundred paces?
Except for the eagle shooters on the prairie, but Bi can't guarantee success every time. Of course, those who can do it in the Central Plains must be the characters in the annals of history.

The generals of the frontier army watched in cold sweat. Zhang Jinyu immediately sat down and watched attentively, and it was also lively. She thought that fortunately she didn't go up by herself, otherwise all of them would be caught blind, especially when they saw Niu Jizong, Jia Lian and the young guards from the Forbidden Army. The general shook his head, feeling a little gloating in his heart, so he almost knocked melon seeds.

General Niu Jizong of the frontier army and others also gathered together. After discussing, they all abstained in the end. Wang Ren of the Beijing Camp saw the target so far away, but he also had no choice but to abstain. Kang Mengyu of the Forbidden Army shouted unconvinced;

"Forbidden Army Kang Mengyu is the first."

"Okay, get ready, start."

I saw Kang Mengyu riding a horse to control the horse's speed and run forward, trying to control his body as still as possible, and then picked up the arrow.

Just riding a horse and shooting arrows, and then depending on the feeling, ten arrows in a row, regardless of whether they hit or not, this momentum is enough, and it attracted loud cheers inside and outside the school.

Kang Mengyu was also excited, thinking that his grades were very good, until the imperial army reported the target ahead,

"Forbidden Army, ten arrows hit one arrow."

As soon as these words came out, Kang Mengyu's face collapsed and she blushed a little.

Just hit an arrow.

At the end of the riding and archery single event, Dong Zhongyuan was left alone on the school field. Dong Zhongyuan first rode a horse and then drew the three-stone bow and shot an arrow in advance, which hit the bull's-eye. Those who knew it was a test shot.

Then he rode back to the starting point and picked up the nine arrows. Everyone looked at it in surprise. Only Dong Zhongyuan's apprentice Lin Xiaowei knew that the master was going to perform the unique skill of "Nine Stars Lianzhu".

Zhang Jinyu also watched intently, and asked Ning Bian in a low voice;

"Master Hou, where did you find it? It's a magic shot."

Zhang Jinyu also pursed her lips and smiled;
"I picked it up on the road, who would believe it?"

"Master Hou, I believe in the humble position."

Ning Bian replied with a serious face.

Dong Zhongyuan took a deep breath, then lightly clamped the horse's belly, and whispered;
"drive."

The war horse ran up in small steps, and then Dong Zhongyuan looked at the target, then quickly drew out a stack of arrows, buckled them in his hands and pulled the strings, and shot them one after another, forming a straight line in the air, nine stars in succession, a peerless shot.

I stared blankly at everyone,

Until the imperial guards shouted at the top of their lungs;
"All hits, all hits, sharp shots, sharp shots."

Almost all the sergeants were shouting one after another,
"Sharp shot, sharp shot, mighty! No. [-] in the world!"

Seeing this scene, Emperor Wu was also passionate, and couldn't bear it, and shouted;

"Dai Quan, reward, a thousand taels of silver, a title, the best marksmanship in the world, a promotion to three ranks, and Luo Yunhou will give him an official title."

"It's Your Majesty."

Then immediately send someone to inform Luo Yunhou and Baoning Hou Kang Guichen.

Kang Guichen announced after receiving the message,

"Your Majesty has a decree to reward Dong Zhongyuan with a thousand taels of silver, give him the best marksmanship in the world, promote him to three ranks, and give him three points for riding and archery for the top ranks, and no points for the rest of the ranks."

Following the emperor's will, everyone in the school grounds envied and envied him, and wished to replace him. Lieutenant Lin even burst into tears, master, you did it.

This is a step up to the sky, the number one shrine in the world, a real bull, Zhang Jinyu was also stunned, what's going on, it's directly Wang Zha.

In the end, thousands of people rushed to ride and shoot, and the winners were subject to archery.

The men and horses of all the ministries also gathered enough strength. After a horse-riding attack and then a horse-riding and shooting, after the various ministries took turns, the frontier army achieved outstanding results, and the forbidden army and the Beijing camp had poor results. Kang Mengyu was even more furious.

There is still a thousand-person obstacle, walking two kilometers back and forth, and the arrival time of the last person shall prevail, which tests the tacit understanding of the cooperation between the various ministries.

The men and horses of each department were also carefully selected. After the final competition, it was obvious that the Forbidden Army and the Frontier Army outside the Pass were better. The other departments were a bit behind. Wang Ren and Jia Lian were a little dumbfounded.

We can only rely on the last item, the 5000-man army to fight against.

This is also the most intense, combative and entertaining martial arts performance, and half of the score directly determines the outcome.

Empress Wu Huang, Zhou Shihong, Taishang Huang and others all stood up to watch.

The first is the lottery. Each department directly draws who to fight against. It happens to be twelve squares, and there is no bye.

Marquis Baoning brought a box and shouted;

"The number of people in this duel is equal. Each team has 5000 people. No substitutions are allowed in the middle. There is no bye. Please come up and draw the opponents of the duel."

First of all, Kang Mengyu, an imperial guard, came to the box, looked at it, but found nothing, it was covered with a layer of black cloth, and could only be taken from the side, Kang Mengyu rummaged inside, as if he could find something.

Niu Jizong was upset and shouted;

"Can you finish it? What are you looking for? There are still flowers in it."

After saying this, all the generals laughed, Kang Mengyu's face darkened, and he didn't answer, just took out a brocade cloth and held it in his hand.

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

Zhang Jinyu was also drunk watching the operation of the two people in front, but the drawing of lots was the same as the drawing of life and death.

Finally, Niu Jizong looked at everyone and said;
"I'll wait for the frontier soldiers to go and get it together."

"it is good."

"it is good."

Zhang Jinyu also put on a dignified expression, and Niu Jizong and the others came to the box, reached in and took out a ball of brocade cloth.

Then step back and stand still.

Hou Baoning shouted;
"Open each of them, and see who you're fighting with."

Zhang Jinyu felt a little nervous at this moment, her hands shook, and she slowly opened the brocade cloth, only to see big characters written on it, and other people were also paired in pairs, a total of six characters, the best in the world.

Vulgarity is dead.

Zhang Jinyu shouted first;
"The frontier army outside the customs draws big characters."

As soon as this remark came out, Jia Lian was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse, because he was also a big character.

"Okay, there are six characters in total, the best martial arts in the world, and start the duel in the order of the children. First, please draw the two men and horses who won the big characters and set off on the east and west sides of the school field to prepare. Replace them with wooden knives, wooden shields, and wooden sticks. The rules are as follows The winner is the one who wins the big banner in the center of the school field and brings it back to the starting point. Do you hear me clearly?"

"Understood."

The generals responded loudly.

"start."

Zhang Jinyu led the troops from outside the pass to the east side of the school grounds, while Jia Lian brought the troops from the Beijing camp to the west side of the school grounds. After their respective preparations were completed.

Baoning Hou waved the command flag to signal the start.

Zhang Jinyu stood in front of the team and shouted;

"Brothers, we must win."

Then the whole army shouted;

"Definitely."

The momentum is like a rainbow.

Zhang Jinyu ordered directly;
"2000 people on the left and right wings, 1000 people in the central army, pull down the protective mask! Target the red flag, move forward."

Soon the 5000 men and horses turned into a formation of geese, advancing steadily. Before marching, the helmets on the masks were put down, and the orderly pace and dull footsteps were full of evil spirits.

As soon as Jia Lian saw that the opponent was coming up in an offensive formation, he subconsciously chose the defensive side.
Jia Lian quickly shouted;
"The whole army is assembled, forming a circular square, and advancing in the center of the school field."

"Hoohoo!"

The Jingying also spread out and advanced quickly. When the distance between the two sides was less than a hundred steps, Zhang Jinyu suddenly shouted;
"Stop, raise the stick, throw forward, let go."

The frontier army outside the pass quickly stopped, took out their wooden sticks, leaned back in unison, and then threw them forward, forming a small black cloud and flying over. Jia Lian from the Jingying also reacted quickly and shouted;

"Raise your shield."

Although Jingying was suddenly attacked by long sticks, they reacted very quickly. Most of them raised their wooden shields to block them, and a few were hit and fell to the ground.

Then Jia Lian also shouted;
"Counterattack, forward throw."

The people standing in the Beijing camp also threw long sticks directly at the frontier troops outside the pass, but the Beijing camp had first and second, and it looked sparse from above, and the lethality was definitely not enough.

Zhang Jinyu was already prepared and shouted;

"defense."

With a swipe, the shield was raised neatly, and no one was injured and fell down.

"Abandon the shield, the whole army obeys the order, capture the flag. Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

With an astonishing momentum, Zhang Jinyu led the whole army to launch a charge, directly revealing his card, the importance of leading generals in a battle of less than [-] people is self-evident.

The frontier troops outside the pass were divided into three groups and pressed directly towards the Beijing camp.

(End of this chapter)