"Second young master, you mean whoever can shoot the lantern can take that lantern... by the way, cold blade, right?" Hu Dutong said harshly, but Xue Poye could hear a trace of anxiety in his voice.
Could it be that Hu Dutong is not confident
The second young master shook his head and said: "Of course the lantern is to be shot, but the final rule is, whoever can shoot out the candle in the lantern will get the cold blade. , then there is no need to compare the latter.”
Hu Dutong was stunned, and immediately asked: "Then who will come first?"
Tan Ziqing got up and said with a smile: "Whoever has self-confidence shoots first." Walking slowly to the edge of the pool, he looked at the three longbows and smiled at Hu Dutong: "Of course not everyone can shoot these bows and arrows. The candlelight in the lantern, that is extremely difficult."
As soon as the second young master waved his hand, he saw a young boy holding a piece of red silk, rolled it into a rope, and took more than twenty steps backwards, before he pulled the rope into a line and placed it on the ground, just like the starting line Same.
"The lantern is about 30 steps away from the shore, and the red rope is 20 steps away from the shore, which adds up to a distance of 50 steps." The second young master gestured and said: "I often hear that a hundred steps go through Yang, but today we have fifty steps." Put out the candles."
The raft on the water was still floating, and the lantern was small, but the fire was bright.
The second young master continued: "Look at these three long bows, this one is fifty stone, this one is one hundred stone, and this one is two hundred stone. You can choose the bow and arrow that suits you."
The higher the number of stones in the bow and arrow, the more difficult it is to control. When the strength is exhausted, the bow cannot even be opened. Although the number of stones is small, it is easy to control, but the force is small, and the force of the shot is naturally weaker.
The distance of fifty steps is really not difficult for a true arrow expert.
Hu Dutong gritted his teeth and shouted: "Old Hu, let me try it first!" He went straight to the three boys holding longbows. He wanted to go for the two hundred stone longbow, but after thinking about it, he finally chose The bow of a hundred stones.
The second young master hurriedly said: "Hu Dutong, there is another rule that everyone should know. Of course, everyone can come up to try this archery. There are no checkpoints, but each person only has one chance to shoot an arrow. If one arrow succeeds, it will succeed, and if one arrow misses, it will fail." If you fail, you must not shoot a second arrow."
Everyone around nodded, and many warriors were eager to try. Although Bufan was sure that he could hit it, it was more or less an opportunity, and those literati and scholars were a little shy. The power may be an exaggeration, but it is naturally a great embarrassment for literati to use their bows and arrows.
Hu Dutong took the hundred-stone bow and said loudly: "Old Hu, one arrow will determine the outcome!" First he tried the bow, but he could pull it freely, then he took out a sharp arrow from the quiver held by the boy next to him.
At this time, everyone gathered by the pool to watch him shoot arrows.
The Lu Mansion occupies a very large area. This time it was Tan Ziqing's practice, and the banquet was held here. First of all, it was naturally because of the Lu Mansion's connections and wealth. Second, the Lu Mansion itself was huge in scale. The back garden has lush trees and blooming flowers. This pool can be said to be a small lake, which is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the garden.
When Hu Dutong first got the bow and arrow, he was a little confident, but after he bent the bow and set the arrow, he was a little nervous.
Xue Poye was a little puzzled. Since Hu Dutong is the commander of the Hangzhou camp, his individual ability should be of a certain level. Although the distance of fifty steps is not too far, for a general in the position of commander, It shouldn't be stressful.
In fact, Xue Poye didn't understand the real situation of Da Chu's camp.
It is a well-known social reality that the Great Chu Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs. The literati were paid very high, and the military personnel were naturally extremely dissatisfied.
Today's Great Chu, except for the barbarians in the north, can be regarded as surrendered by all parties, belonging to a peaceful world, and it is precisely this kind of prosperity and peace that has been relaxed a bit, and the ability of individual soldiers has been greatly reduced.
At present, the main arms of Dachu are infantry. To be more specific, they are spearmen and sword soldiers, with a small amount of cavalry, and naturally there are also a small amount of archers. This is the normal configuration.
In the Great Chu Dynasty, far more people chose to seek their way with literature than with martial arts. It is precisely because of this social reality that the combat ability of the individual soldiers of Great Chu has further declined, and they have not been able to fight for more than ten years. During the Great War, Great Chu's armaments were slack, and it seemed that the culture was prosperous and prosperous, but in fact, it was already in jeopardy.
As far as Hu Dutong alone is concerned, as one of the three major commanders of the Hangzhou camp, his individual ability is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers. He is also quite accomplished in sword skills and bow skills, but he is not proficient.
If we talk about facing the enemy on the battlefield, under the atmosphere of life and death hanging by a thread, bows and bullets, thunderbolts and shocks, there will naturally be as much force as possible, it is unambiguous, but now it is shooting arrows to compete for treasures, and it is natural in my heart. He couldn't be calm, he was afraid that if he missed the shot, the treasure would be taken away by others, even though Hu Dutong was rough and straightforward, he couldn't help being nervous.
Pulling the bow, drawing the bow, and stabilizing the arrow, Hu Du let go of his hand, and the sharp arrow shot out like lightning with a "swoosh".
"No!" Everyone exclaimed.
Everyone saw a shadow of an arrow shooting straight at the lantern with whirring wind, many people's hearts sank, seeing Hu Dutong's arrow momentum, it was likely that it was going to hit the candle flame.
Xue Poye also nodded secretly. Although Hu Dutong's shooting posture and strength were somewhat inappropriate, which was quite different from the method Wu Lachi said, but the brute force he used to drive the head, the arrow was considered sharp. very.
Seeing that the sharp arrow was about to hit the lantern, but seeing the rippling water, the raft moved to the left momentarily, and at this moment, the sharp arrow passed by the side of the lantern without even touching the skin.
"Ah! Oh!" All around sighed.
There are regrets, and naturally there are also those who gloat.
Hu Du slapped his head in unison, extremely annoyed, and cursed: "Damn it, what is it?"
Everyone knew his disappointment and annoyance, and they didn't care.
The second young master asked loudly: "Which friend would you like to try?"
Immediately there were more than ten people who came forward to try shooting, although there were some people with decent archery skills, they were not even close enough, and there was one person who almost succeeded, but just like Hu Dutong, the raft moved lightly and missed.
After that, two literati also wanted to try their luck. They chose a light bow of fifty shi to shoot, but they were not strong enough. The literati did not dare to go out to make a fool of themselves, after all, the cold blade was far more attractive to warriors than literati.
Xue Poye cast his eyes on He Ruhui, saw that his face was cloudy and cloudy, he glanced at the brocade box on the nanmu table from time to time, and looked at the lantern on the lake from time to time, hesitating.
"Lord He, this cold blade is a treasure, you can use it, why not go up and practice your hands, I think you can easily win the cold blade." Xue Poye approached He Ruhui, and laughed in a low voice.
He knew that He Ruhui was a general judge and a military officer, and he must have some tricks under his hands, but he didn't understand why he didn't take action for so long.
When He Ru met Xue Poye, he immediately showed a flattering smile, and said in a friendly voice, "Brother Xue Shide Zhidao Yezhan Buddha, I am here to congratulate you."
Xue Poye smiled lightly, and said leisurely: "Thank you, Mr. He. Mr. He, why don't you go and shoot an arrow?"
He Ruhui immediately looked very embarrassed, but still kept smiling, waved his hands and said: "No, no, this opportunity is reserved for all the guests. I just see off Lord Yushi with all my heart. Once the Lord leaves, the next official will be very embarrassed." It's kind of sad, and I don't have the mood to win the treasure." After speaking, he sighed, shook his head, and really made a gesture of parting pain.
Xue Poye held back the feeling of vomiting and laughed.
Seeing that no one shot the lantern and extinguished the candles inside, Liu Tuo finally smiled and said, "Let me try!"
Seeing that it was Liu Tuo, everyone moved away one after another, making way for him. Liu Tuo stepped forward lightly, showing an elegant smile, and said softly: "The atmosphere is lively tonight, and I'm here to join in the fun, everyone, don't laugh at me, haha...!" He laughed heartily.
Everyone immediately echoed and laughed, and said one after another: "Master Liu is both civil and military, and he will definitely be able to shoot out the candle."
Xue Poye looked at Liu Tuo's pretentiousness, if he was real, he really thought he was elegant, bright, and amiable, but after only a few contacts, he already knew that this person was good at acting and liked superficiality, so he felt a little disdainful in his heart.
Since Liu Tuo dared to shoot the arrow, he was sure of it, but Xue Poye was a little surprised, he didn't expect Liu Tuo to be both civil and military.
But after thinking about it carefully, he was relieved, after all, Liu Tuo was the son of Duke Liu, and it was normal for him to be capable of both literature and martial arts.
Liu Tuo also chose the longbow of Baishi, drew out a sharp arrow, walked slowly behind the red line, and stared at the lantern in the pool.
Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for Liu Tuo to shoot the arrow.
With a sound of "咻", the sharp arrow finally popped out from the string, quickly and urgently, mixed with the sound of whistling wind, and shot straight at the lantern.