Lord Yuan

Chapter 182: Conquering People’s Hearts with One Arrow
When these private soldiers looked at Naxuda and a group of people rushing towards the rewarded soldiers, the envy in their hearts instantly evolved into the current assessment, even if it was for the easy money. , they must also try their best.

However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is like a slap in the face.

Xu Da himself has good arm strength, plus the experience in the military camp for more than ten years. Although he has not really experienced several battles, compared with the troops recruited privately by these powerful men, he is already considered It's beyond a level.

Although these people have the intention to reach Xu Da's level and take away millions of rewards with the strength of fifty or sixty steps, it is obvious that with the continuous sighs and sighs, even the most basic thirty-step thinking There are very few people who can hit the rice target.

With the sunset, the sun sets in the west, and the last bit of light comes.

The entire racecourse accommodates more than 3000 people, of which 2000 are frontier soldiers led by Zhao Jian, and the rest are all private troops.

In the middle, there were only more than 3000 people who passed the most basic thirty-step distance, including frontier soldiers who were already good at bows and crossbows. They had almost an 80.00% success rate. This also proved from the side, The fighting prowess of the frontier soldiers.

Most of the soldiers came forward to receive the reward with smiles on their faces. Only a few hundred people were hiding in the corner in despair and did not want to see anyone. After all, although this competition did not change their status, it just exposed them. His true strength can be judged by a few arrows.

As for those private soldiers, the success rate is only a little more than one tenth, which actually exceeds Huang Zhong's original deduction.

There are 970 and 320 people at thirty paces, 150 at forty paces, [-] at fifty paces, five at sixty paces, and one at seventy paces.

The statistical results were presented to Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong sighed. Yuan Jun wanted to form a crossbow cavalry battalion of tens of thousands of people. He put aside the war horses and money. He just wanted to be regarded as an elite cavalry crossbowman. Now there will be no more than 1 people. At 4000 people, it is less than half of the goal of 1 people.

Fortunately, among them, there are 150 and a half people who can be called the elite among the elite, that is, those who can shoot fifty steps through the target. He can teach these people skills and let them pass on to the next level. Passing a hundred messages may also lead to a sharp increase in the number of elites.

Han Dang glanced at the numbers above, but he didn't show much disappointment. He just asked curiously: "Yuan Jun once said that between you and me, you are the master, and Shuyu and I are the assistants." , We still don’t know how far Han Sheng can shoot and what his arm strength is.”

Han Dang's words didn't mean much. He just wanted to understand why Huang Zhong was so valued by Yuan Jun. If a crossbow cavalry battalion of tens of thousands of people was really formed, Huang Zhong, as the leader of it, would naturally need to have absolute authority. His power made everyone admire him. Otherwise, even Han Dang would have to say sorry. It would be a good idea for him to be the one here.

Wen Shangangyan immediately pulled Han Dang's hand from the side. The expression on his face was very strange. It made Han Dang feel like he was looking at an elm. Seeing that Han Dang didn't seem to understand, he immediately He pulled him aside and sighed, "Yi Gong is a bit reckless."

Han Dang asked in confusion: "Why, is it possible to ask or not to ask? Although Yuan Jun is his master, if his archery skills are not good, won't it damage Yuan Jun's reputation?"

Wen Chou shook his head, glanced at Huang Zhong, who had a calm face and seemed unfazed by this, and said with emotion: "Although I am a follower of Yuan Jun, I still believe in my bravery and strength. My archery skills are enough to defeat any enemy in the world. But if that person is Han Sheng, hey, it’s like a small witch can be compared to a big witch.”

Han Dang didn't believe it. He had seen Wen Chou's ability. Although the fierce fight with him that day did not involve life and death, it could be seen from the perspective of his ability to use tricks and his terrifying strength. Wen Chou was worthy of being called A fierce general of the world.

If Huang Zhong was said to be stronger, Han Dang thought it might be fair. However, Shu Yu compared himself to a little witch and Huang Zhong to a big witch.

"Previously, Xu Da had also been exploring Han Sheng's archery skills intentionally or unintentionally. Wouldn't it be great to take this opportunity to show him his sage in front of others, just to establish his prestige?" Han Dang had an idea and looked over. No one started to continue the competition on the racecourse rice target, which was quite emotional.

After Wen Chou thought about it for a while, he also wanted to see that Huang Zhong, in addition to his unparalleled martial arts skills, was also the one that Yuan Jun always talked about and praised endlessly for his excellent archery skills.

Immediately, Wen Chou came to Huang Zhong, cupped his fists and said: "Han Sheng is now the master. Now everyone is full of fighting spirit and full of confidence in the formation of the crossbow cavalry battalion. Arrogant soldiers can easily be defeated. If they are like this If you are complacent with your results and don't practice diligently, how can you complete Yuan Jun's mission? The Furious Crossbow Cavalry is the real elite of Yuan Jun, so it must be cautious."

Han Dang lowered his head and didn't say a word, but glanced towards this side casually.

When Huang Zhong heard this, he felt that it made sense. Any task involving Yuan Jun, Huang Zhong would handle it with absolute concentration, even if the results of these people were actually only a little better than ordinary people in his eyes. It’s just a little bit. No one would be proud of such an achievement.

But when he looked at the crowd, what he saw was basically praising so-and-so for his archery skills, for being able to hit a rice target at a distance of forty paces, and even for so-and-so being able to hit the target accurately. To hit the target accurately and accurately, this is already considered a miraculous skill for them.

Huang Zhong didn't think so, so he stood up. Facing the spectacular scene of so many people gathered around him, he didn't have any stage fright.

"Everyone, only one out of ten people will pass the test. A result like this is not satisfactory to me or Yuan Jun. At this level, even if you enter the crossbow cavalry camp and enjoy the The highest standard of treatment, not to mention competing with the Xianbei people in archery and horse riding, even compared with these frontier soldiers, they are no match at all."

"Why do you feel so proud, or are you satisfied with just such a small reward?"

"In the future, the reward money will be more and more, and the military achievements that can be obtained will also be more and more. Under the premise of all this, the arrows in your hands are all in your hands. If you feel that you can hit a rice target that is less than a hundred steps away, you will be fine. If you are complacent and complacent, then I think you can disperse on your own, the Crossbow Cavalry Camp does not want such waste."

"If we recruit people like you, won't we make those Xianbei people laugh out loud and make Yuan Jun lose face?"

Huang Zhong's impassioned words spread freely among the entire crowd in an instant, causing quite a stir.

When everyone heard these words, they felt very depressed. They had obviously surpassed so many people, but in your mouth, they turned into someone who didn't know how to work hard and just relied on a negligible amount of luck to earn some bounty.

What's more, I personally went out and shot a few arrows, and you shouted on the stage for a long time, but I didn't see you planning to take action at all.

Isn’t it true that at fifty steps one laughs at a hundred steps, making people laugh and cry?

"What are you capable of? Even Commander Zhao, who is in armor, is forty steps further than us, but he is not talking nonsense here. You are just relying on the power given to you by Chang Shi. Let me tell you, Wouldn't it be better if you come down early and let the battalion commander take your position?"

The voices of approval came one after another, but Huang Zhong was only given verbal instruction, and they just pretended that nothing had happened.

Looking at the crowd that had begun to turn into a riot, Huang Zhong just smiled lightly and said, "Do you think I am not qualified to sit in this position?"

"Yes, you are not qualified. At least you didn't go out and show it off in person. It's just talk on paper. It doesn't count."

"Yes, if you have the courage, go out and compete with Battalion Commander Zhao. If you win, we will admire you, but what can we do with you?"

"The battalion commander hit the rice target at seventy paces. Although he only hit the edge, he still hit the target. If you can also hit the rice target at seventy paces, I will, I will follow you. Don't I have been practicing archery hard, but if I really go outside the Great Wall, what will happen if I have a head-on confrontation with the Xianbei cavalry?"

This sentence instantly ignited everyone's emotions. The continuous high emotions made Huang Zhong smile. What he needed was this result. He had to use his absolute strength to make them surrender and marvel. In this way, Only then can we achieve the absolute authority of being sure to follow our words and achieve results in our actions in the following training sessions.

Huang Zhong immediately flew over, crossed the platform, and came to the edge of the racecourse. Looking at the long bow with only one stone in his hand, he immediately called his entourage and said: "Go, change to a four-stone bow."

The follower's face was startled when he heard this, and he was stagnant in place and was at a loss.

There is no hard bow with more than three stones in the camp yet. In normal battles, only a bow of about one stone can be used. If the distance is even closer, a bow of one stone can directly penetrate armor with a slightly inferior material. Not to mention that the Xianbei people lacked these armors as defense, and basically relied on the super speed of their horses to avoid arrows.

Battalion sergeants mostly use this type of bow and arrow. As for crossbows, they are generally controlled by those with weaker arm strength. Although the range is longer, there is a huge gap in accuracy. Faced with When fighting at close range, the accuracy of bows and arrows is more suitable.

As the saying goes, one stone bow, nine stone crossbow.

A person who can pull a one-stone bow can pull a nine-stone crossbow with the same strength.

It is indeed a bit difficult to find a bow with the power of four stones in the camp. Although Wen Chou was also amazed by it, he knew that there were only a few three-stone bows in the camp. After all, it could pull four stones. At present, Shi Gong’s people have not found anyone who can do it.

The people around looked at Huang Zhong trying to manipulate the four-stone bow. Many people laughed immediately, thinking that this man didn't understand anything and had no idea about the four-stone bow. Trying to surpass Battalion Commander Zhao just like this is tantamount to wishful thinking.

Although the higher the poundage of the bow and arrow, the greater the force the bow can withstand, which will greatly increase the range of the arrow, but this is all on the premise that it can be pulled, let alone four stones. Even with three stones or two stones, it is almost impossible to pull the bow string and shoot the arrow.

If you want to use a four-stone bow, does it mean that you have to shoot a hundred steps?
Such ridicule spread among the crowd, and even Zhao Jian showed a hint of pride. After all, he was the absolute lead holder at present, shooting a full seventy steps away. For the rest of the people, this was Something I couldn't even imagine. "Then three stones. Although it's a little short, but if you use a little force and control the flexibility of the bow string so that it doesn't break, I think it should be fine. Let's go get the three stone bow."

The attendant's expression softened slightly, and he hurriedly ran to the treasury to search for it.

After a while, a stiff bow that was obviously several times larger than the previous longbow appeared in the hands of the attendant.

Huang Zhong held it in his hand and said helplessly: "This bow has not been used for a long time and the string is tight. If I pull it again, I am afraid it will be damaged today. It's a pity."

Everyone laughed again when they heard this: "Could it be that you are trying to find good reasons in advance for the next failure?"

Huang Zhong stopped talking and just said to himself: "Watch well and study hard. You still have a lot to learn."

After saying that, he held the bow tightly and held the arrow in one hand to pull the bowstring.

Just when everyone was still displeased by Huang Zhong's words, he held his breath, raised his chest, contracted his abdomen, and pulled the string. In an instant, the dull bowstring was pulled by Huang Zhong. Under the terrifying strength of Zhongna, it became a semicircle, which was in sharp contrast with the curved bow star.

"really!"

someone exclaimed.

"This is definitely not a three-stone bow. How can anyone pull the string to its full length so easily? It is a one-stone bow. It requires skill and absolute strength to pull it into this form."

"Look at his hands!"

Everyone hurriedly looked around and saw that there was still a gap between Huang Zhong's hand pulling the bow string. It was already stretched to the extreme, and there was still half of his remaining strength that had not been used. Everyone couldn't help but be shocked, even if it was a bow with the power of one stone. , being able to achieve such a result already shows that at least his arm strength is absolutely amazing.

Just for a moment, as Huang Zhong continued to pull the bowstring, trying to find the most perfect state, his arm strength was too terrifying, causing the bow that had not been used for a long time to start to make a crisp tearing sound. The cracking sound was very soft, but Huang Zhong heard it clearly.

He immediately stopped hesitating, and with another force, the bowstring and arrow were pulled back again, and the sound of the bow's tearing began to gradually become louder.

"Whoosh!" Different from the hissing sounds of everyone's arrows, Huang Zhong's arrows sounded majestic and swift, just in the blink of an eye.

Ten steps, twenty steps, thirty steps, a hundred steps.

The arrow did not stop at all, but continued to rush forward with huge force. The first rice target it collided with on the way made almost no sound, and the red bullseye in the middle was directly penetrated with a big hole.

Then there was another rice target 120 steps away. The arrow penetrated the bullseye and fell to the ground.

As the so-called authorities are obsessed, bystanders are clear.

Huang Zhong's arrows shot through two rice targets in a row, and all of them hit the center. The momentum did not decrease and even penetrated the rice targets directly. This kind of power was enough to directly shoot through the enemy's armor on the battlefield, even if it appeared at fifty paces. Apart from that, you still have to be wary of Huang Zhong's arrow.

This arrow not only brought huge psychological pressure to the enemy, but also made the people around him become silent. Countless people were attracted to look at it. Even Xu Da and others were stunned. The soldiers at the rank of commander and commander, who were about to have a good meal after receiving the reward, were watching this scene without daring to blink.

Huang Zhong's performance is far beyond anyone's imagination, including Wen Chou, who has always admired him.

Seeing that Huang Zhong's archery skills were so invincible at this time, Wen Chou clenched his fists unconsciously, swallowed his saliva, pulled Han Dang and said with emotion: "I know that Han Sheng is extraordinary in bravery, and there is no one who can rival him in archery skills." There are so few of them, and I never imagined that they could still hit the bullseye accurately at a distance of a hundred steps, or two bullseyes, killing two birds with one stone!"

Han Dang also instantly transformed into a fanatical noble person. His eyes were wide open and he was staring at the rice target on the racecourse. His hands were trembling uncontrollably. It could be seen that he was very unhappy in his heart at this time. calm.

And those people who didn't have much hope for him in the first place were shocked and frightened when they saw this miraculous scene happening. There is such a person in this world. It's really amazing!

Everyone present was shocked and crazy about Huang Zhong's miraculous skills. No words were needed at all. This was the most powerful rebuttal.

Is there anyone in this world who can be more powerful in archery than Huang Zhong?
Maybe, maybe not.

But now, it was obvious that Huang Zhong had won the respect of everyone, who all looked at him with a fanatical expression.

Huang Zhong liked this feeling a little. He spread his hands and glanced at the scarred bow body. With just a slight exertion, the bow body fell apart in an instant, hanging like a puppet on a string.

Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone couldn't help but look sideways and clicked their tongues.

This was the first time they had seen a bow broken in this way.

Those who were brave enough returned to God and pushed forward desperately, finally getting in front of Huang Zhong, and hurriedly said loudly and respectfully: "I heard that this is a three-stone bow. I don't know if it is true or not. If it is true, the three-stone bow has the power of three stones." The bow is so fragile in your hands. If it were the four-stone bow, would you be able to hold it for a full moon?"

All the soldiers stretched out their ears.

Huang Zhong smiled and nodded, and without fear, he directly met the man's doubtful gaze and sighed: "It's just a pity that there is no four-stone bow in the camp, otherwise it would be a hundred and fifteen steps, which is not a bad idea!"

In an instant, everyone's emotions were once again ignited by these words.

Is this bragging?Everyone didn't know that the previous slap in the face was still vivid in their minds. They no longer dared to draw conclusions lightly, so they could only praise it.

Huang Zhong continued to speak: "I can shoot a hundred and twenty steps, but I don't know how much I can get for it?"

"Ten million dollars!"

"Ten million dollars!"

Such slogans instantly spread throughout the racecourse, and even Wen Chou, Han Dang and others who were deeply convinced by this were shocked. At this time, Huang Zhong seemed to have become an archery in the eyes of these people. Grandmaster.

In ancient times, Yang Yuji was able to quell a rebellion with three arrows, but now Huang Hansheng can calm people's hearts with one arrow.

Wen Chou sighed. Yan Liang's prestige in the camp was not inferior to that of Huang Zhong. His ability to capture enemy generals with thousands of troops made his reputation increase day by day. As for himself, he obviously came to the camp with Yan Liang, but now his status is that of a Heaven and earth.

I thought that Yuan Jun formed a crossbow cavalry camp, and with his archery skills, he would be able to stand out from the crowd. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin suddenly came out, and in this devastating way, Wen Chou completely stopped Wen Chou's desire to show off his archery skills. thoughts.

What are you doing here, are you asking for trouble?
Even if he tried his best, he could only shoot a hundred steps away at most. Facing Huang Zhong, who could still move a hundred and twenty steps with ease, the last trace of arrogance in his heart was almost worn away.

Han Dang was the same. From being unconvinced at the beginning, to now, he even wanted to ask Huang Zhong how he trained to achieve such a magical archery technique. He really wanted to learn it.

Huang Zhong said with a smile: "Anyone who can enter the crossbow cavalry camp can be trained by me. Although it will not make rapid progress, it is not too difficult to improve the strength of ten or twenty steps."

As long as the crossbow cavalry battalion has its military morale, Huang Zhong is confident that he can train an absolutely elite crossbow cavalry.

Thousands of arrows were fired at once, and all enemy generals were killed.

(End of this chapter)