The arrows used by the contestants are the same, but the feathers are different colors to distinguish them. One side uses original white feathers, while the other side uses dyed red feathers.
The red color belongs to Chang Suining. She picked it on purpose because it is New Year's Day and she wanted it to be auspicious.
Everyone's eyes followed the person counting the arrows and were fixed on the row of fifty targets, trying to count them. Soon, discussions and exclamations of surprise were heard all around.
"Great, little Ali won!" Adian raised his arms and cheered loudly.
A coach beside him frowned and said, "We haven't finished counting yet!"
——Just yelling here!
Because of Adian's identity, he didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence.
But just the first half of the sentence had exposed his current frustration. If the winner was obvious, he wouldn't have to bother with a mentally retarded person and would just let the other person yell as much as he wanted.
It was because the targets were so difficult to tell the winner at first glance that they were surprised and uneasy, so they couldn't stand hearing this.
There were two arrows on each of the fifty targets, which meant that both of them had hit their targets perfectly! And at a glance, there was no situation where the two arrows were too far apart on any of the targets; most of them were right next to each other.
What lies beyond the “majority” is the key to victory or defeat…
After checking and counting again and again, the captain in charge of this competition shouted: "Master Fang hit the bull's eye with forty-seven arrows!"
Forty-seven!
The crowd started talking.
The young coaches who hadn't managed to squeeze in at the front breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and said in an expected tone: "I knew that when Master Fang took action, he would not fail!"
This competition is based on the standards used by the head coach for assessment, and is extremely strict.
In ordinary infantry archery, it is said that Coach Fang can hit the center of the bull's eye with all 50 arrows, and in obstacle mounted archery, the number is never less than 47, and the number of errors can be controlled within three.
Moreover, this time the competition was held at night, so the sight must have been obstructed, but he did not miss, which shows how good he was! "Good." Chang Kuo stroked his rustling beard and nodded in appreciation: "From what I have seen, almost every arrow pierced the bull's eye, which shows that Master Fang's arm strength is extraordinary."
Hearing this praise, the soldiers behind him whispered to each other: "General Chang is indeed fair and decent, and has an extraordinary temperament..."
Although the other party won against his own daughter, he was still generous in praising and affirming her.
The praised coach Fang Da had a completely different mood. He cupped his hands and said, "General Chang, you are too kind."
Under normal circumstances, I would be grateful for such praise, but at this moment...
Coach Fang turned his head slightly and looked at the targets.
After his white arrows were counted and pulled from the target, only the red arrows were left on the target, making them more neatly arranged and eye-catching.
The coaches standing in front had changed their expressions.
"Ms. Chang hit the bull's eye fifty times this time!" the captain announced loudly.
——Fifty?
——All hit the bull's eye? !
The surroundings suddenly became chaotic and noisy!
"really?"
"How is that possible!"
The soldiers at the back wanted to squeeze to the front to see.
At this moment, winning or losing was not important to them. They just wanted to see what those fifty arrows that all hit the bull's eye would look like! Coach Zhu's face was frozen, and he was also in disbelief.
Coach Fang did not fail, but it was precisely because he still lost to his opponent even though he did not fail that it was even more difficult to accept. Even if he wanted to find some excuses, he was doomed to fail.
"In the first match, in the first round of horseback archery, Miss Chang wins!" the captain announced the result loudly.
Coach Fang's face was tense and he said nothing.
With obstacles in the way and time constraints, it is normal for many people to miss the target, let alone hit the bull's eye and hit all 50 shots...
At least before this, he had never seen anyone hit the bull's eye with fifty shots.
This must be a genius among geniuses, and a genius who has achieved the result of hard training.
It is not shameful for him to lose to these fifty arrows.
But lost to a little girl...
"Little A Li won, we won, we won, lulu lulu..." A Dian made a face at the coach who had just spoken harshly to him.
"..."The coach's expression was very interesting for a moment and he clenched his fists.
Because there were too many curious people and some people had doubts, at Chang Kuo's suggestion, the captain ordered all fifty targets to be moved to an open area for people to see.
Many people quickly stepped forward, while the competition here continued.
Some soldiers worked together to bring a weapons rack, on which there were two swords and two spears. The sword was the most commonly used horizontal sword in the Dasheng army, and the spear was an ordinary long spear with a white pole and a red tassel.
Swords and guns, first compare swords, then compare guns.
The coaches calmed down and focused their attention on the field again.
Horseback archery is only one of the items in the first competition. As long as Master Fang can successfully win the two items of sword and spear, he will not lose the first competition! This is just the beginning. If horseback archery is based on one's own skills and the two do not interfere with each other, then the following items that require close combat will increase the disparity in size and strength between the two. In other words, Master Fang's advantage is still behind.
The two people in the field had already taken over their weapons. Coach Fang looked at the girl who was still relaxed and reminded her in a hoarse voice: "Swords and guns have no eyes, Madam Chang, you must be careful."
Chang Suining raised his sword and clasped his fists: "Yes."
The two looked at each other and took a step back.
The drums started beating again.
Master Fang paused, then raised his sword and charged forward with a domineering attack.
Chang Suining did not move or dodge, but raised his knife to block. He was forced back five or six steps by the opponent's fierce force, and sand and stones flew under his feet.
After taking advantage of this buffer, she turned sideways to avoid the opponent's attack.
Coach Fang attacked again, and Chang Suining still did not dodge. This time she blocked from the side. The swords in the hands of the two men collided, making a buzzing sound. The torches and bonfires flickered and jumped, and the firelight reflected on the blades, and sparks seemed to fly between the knives.
The sparks were also reflected in the girl's eyes.
Everyone watched the fight with bated breath. Yuanxiang hid half of his body behind Adian, biting his lower lip nervously.
He had never been so nervous even when he was on the battlefield!
The great coach used the knife very fiercely. If Madam Chang couldn't block it and the knife fell on her body, the consequences would be disastrous. At this time, it seemed that Madam Chang was not in the upper hand.
The facts do seem to be true. Coach Fang is attacking, while Chang Suining is defending, and the former always takes the initiative.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiao Min looked at Chang Kuo: "General Chang..."
But Chang Kuo, the father, comforted him instead: "Don't worry, it will be over soon."
Xiao Min was in a mixed mood. Which ending would it be? The atmosphere was tense.
When Chang Suining was forced to retreat a few steps for the last time, he glanced at the gap on the blade in his hand, then looked at Master Fang who was pressing him step by step, and said, "It's my turn."
Coach Fang frowned, and before he could react or think, he attacked the girl again.
This time he lowered his knife much lower and aimed at the girl's waist and abdomen.
The girl was as light as the wind. As she spun around to avoid the attack, she suddenly swung out a knife from her side. The knife's energy was extremely sharp, just like the look in her eyes.
This one move startled Master Fang. He raised his knife to block, but the girl did not fight him head-on. Instead, she quickly changed the direction of the knife and attacked elsewhere.
Coach Fang blocked it again.
After five or six moves like this, he was forced to retreat step by step, and he soon realized that the girl seemed to be able to predict his movements. Every attack suppressed his possibility of counterattack and did not give him any chance to attack!
So...she had only defended and not attacked before, in order to test and understand his swordsmanship? !
Everyone has heard of knowing yourself and your enemy, but it is not easy to do so, especially when the fighting is already thrilling. How can you really calm down and understand all the moves of the opponent from the perspective of an observer, unless there is only one possibility...
That is the one who "knows the enemy". His character and strength are far superior to those being tested! This answer shocked Master Fang. As the girl's attack became faster and faster, he retreated repeatedly, and his sword skills showed a bit of panic.
The onlookers were all shocked.
Unlike the previous horseback archery competition that was conducted around the martial arts field, the contestants were right in front of them this time. However, even after seeing it with their own eyes, some people were still extremely surprised and could not understand why the situation suddenly turned around.
This twist happened in just a few moves! There was already an uproar all around, and one deputy general couldn't help but exclaim: "...What a handsome young man's skills!"
Sweat was already appearing on Coach Fang's forehead.
He couldn't be forced to defend like this any longer, he needed to break this impasse!
In a panic, when he blocked the girl's horizontal sword again, he suddenly punched the opponent's face! This move was so unexpected that Chang Suining's eyes froze and he turned his head to avoid it.
Master Fang wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to attack, but the girl was one step faster. She moved like a flash and leapt to the side behind him. At the same time, she swung the sword in her hand from behind to the front of him and cut his clothes! Master Fang paused suddenly, looking down at the sword that was still across his body, and felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
The winner has been decided.
"Master Fang, I'm sorry."
The girl took back the knife, held it upright behind her, and stepped back.
After a moment's silence, cheers suddenly broke out.
Xiao Min was stunned.
He had never doubted the Chang family girl, because he had witnessed her killing Li Yi with his own eyes...but when it came to a truly complete attack, this was the first time he had seen it! At this moment, he suddenly understood General Chang's calmness.
He went from questioning General Chang to understanding General Chang.
"In the first match, in the second match of swordplay, Madam Chang wins!"
The first round had three rounds. Chang Suining had won two of them. The remaining round was about spear competition. No matter what the result was, she had already won the first round.
"He just broke the rules!" While everyone else was concerned about winning or losing, Ah Dian pointed at Coach Fang and said, "It was clearly a weapons competition, but he just punched and hurt someone. He was wrong!"
Coach Fang's expression changed.
"It's okay." Chang Suining said, "Although it's a battle of weapons, the weapons are controlled by people. People are in front and weapons are behind. As long as we can defeat the enemy, it's fine."
Coach Fang remained silent after hearing this.
Chang Suining asked, "Do you want to compete in the remaining event, Master Fang?"
"Brother Fang, let's compete!" a senior coach said.
"Compare!"
There were countless voices of agreement among the coaches.
Although the outcome of the first match cannot be changed, not competing would be tantamount to admitting defeat.
Besides, compared to swordsmanship, as a master coach, spearmanship is the most solid and must be practiced repeatedly every day. There is no way he can lose again! Just think of it as regaining some face and killing that girl's prestige!
Some of the big coaches were so embarrassed that they looked annoyed and wished they could roll up their sleeves and fight in person.
Facing the question, Master Fang said nothing. He just stepped forward, took the spear, and held it upright at his side, looking at Chang Suining intently.
Chang Suining also threw the knife back and replaced it with a spear.
This time, Coach Fang said nothing, and did not remind the girl opposite that swords and guns were ruthless.
As the drums beat, he stood up with his gun in hand, like a strong and agile tiger or leopard.
Chu Xing came back to his senses from his surprise and stared closely at Chang Suining's countermeasures. He had seen all of these before, when the girl accompanied the man to practice shooting. At that time, he was amazed that the girl could learn it without any teacher.
The girl's shooting skills at this moment could be called superb, but her strength was too weak, and compared to the overly solid shooting skills of the coach, her shortcomings gradually became apparent.
Sure enough, when Chang Suining dodged, the spear in Coach Fang's hand still pierced his robe on the shoulder.
"Old Fang, good job!" said the coach holding the wine jug.
Chang Suining turned his head and glanced down at the robe with a small hole in it.
Master Fang did not rush to attack again, but looked at her with his gun in hand: "Madam Chang, do you want to continue?"
This tone is a reminder from the winner.
"It's not over until the vital parts are injured." The girl looked at him and said, "Come again."
Master Fang gripped his spear tightly and shouted hoarsely, "Okay, come on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the girl suddenly rushing over, with the spear in her hand whistling like the wind. As she attacked him, her direction suddenly changed!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it hard to believe that the spear skills she used now and just now were actually from the same person! And even though her spear skills just now were excellent, the style was mixed with ordinary styles, and there was nothing special about it, but now...! Master Fang blocked it quickly and saw that the girl's eyes had already revealed a cold military spirit, like an abyss, like a cold pool, hiding endless danger and silent murderous intent.
She moved swiftly, her ponytail hair fluttering as she leaped up and down. The spear in her hand left an afterimage, which looked like a golden dragon in the light of the fierce fire. The sound of the gun and the sound of the wind combined to make the same sound as a dragon's roar.
At this moment, everything is quiet, and everyone's senses seem to be slowed down. They can only hear this sound and see this scene.
Until Adian made a confused sound -
"This is... this is clearly your highness's marksmanship!"
He suddenly grabbed Chang Kuo's arm and said, "Uncle Chang, look, this is your highness's spearmanship!"
Chang Kuo slowly clapped his hands twice, his eyes still fixed on the field.
Everyone saw that the girl held the gun in one hand, and the two men faced each other with their spears. However, she did not attack with the spear tip. The spear was spun and danced rapidly in her hand, like a giant dragon, wrapping around the opponent's spear, from the spear tip, then wrapping around the gun body, approaching quickly and little by little!
Looking at the cold spear tip that was circling around him and approaching him, Coach Fang's face was frozen with fear. He suddenly felt the spear in his hand cracking. The cracks turned from one to two, and then to more. It seemed as if the spear was about to be shredded!
Under this huge impact, he even forgot to react.
"Master Fang!" One of the coaches came back to his senses and exclaimed, "Be careful!"
The next moment, the girl turned the spear in her hand and did not attack again. Instead, she deflected the spear of Coach Fang.
The spear left his hand and fell to the ground.
Coach Fang stared blankly at his empty hands, he still maintained the posture of holding the gun.
There was complete silence.
“Ding!”
The girl put away the gun and stood at her side.
It really proved what the coaches used to mock her: the man was not even as tall as the gun.
It's over, it's over! No break!
(The fighting scene is a bit detailed, because this is the beginning of Ningning's establishment in the military camp. If I just briefly mention it, it will lack persuasiveness. Please don't think I'm being too long-winded, although I am really long-winded.) Today! I will recommend another book to you, "Flower Thousand Changes" by Yao Yingyi, which is ancient Chinese. Why do I recommend this book? Because it is about to end! I can kill it happily~
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