He Ji was not pretentious and enthusiastically taught him how to pose, draw the bow, and put the arrow on it.
Zhang Shixun was very humble and practiced meticulously according to the instructions given by He Ji.
After practicing for a while, He Ji saw that he understood quickly, so he said, "Now you can try shooting an arrow." As he said that, he handed him an arrow.
Zhang Shixun took the arrow, glanced at the scarecrow target sixty steps away, and smiled. As long as he hit the target, it would be considered a hit. It was too easy.
The bow was drawn and the arrow was loaded. A sight automatically popped up on the screen of the intelligent system. Following the guidance of the system, Zhang Shixun aimed the crosshairs of the sight at the arrow nest fifty or sixty meters away. As soon as he loosened his hand, the arrow flew off the string and headed towards the target with a whoosh.
Even with the help of a scope and AI guidance, the arrow still missed the target and flew over the scarecrow's head.
"Brother, can you do it?" Gao Yanei curled his lips with a look of contempt on his face.
Zhang Shixun smiled and didn't try to explain. It was his first time shooting arrows, and he couldn't hold the bow steadily. He was not familiar with the sight yet, so it was amazing that he hit the target with one arrow.
He Ji said, "It doesn't matter if you miss. As long as you can hit six out of twelve arrows, you'll pass."
Zhang Shixun picked up another arrow, drew the bow, took aim and shot it. This time he hit the target, hitting the scarecrow's lower abdomen.
He had meant to shoot the Scarecrow in the head.
"Hit!" Gao Yanei applauded.
Zhang Shixun also laughed and shot a few more arrows in succession. Some hit the target, while others missed.
He was not in a hurry and took his time to get used to it.
After practicing for a while, I gradually found the feeling and my hit rate became higher and higher.
"Brother Zhang is born to be an archer!" He Ji praised from the side.
Zhang Shixun looked at the arrow stuck in the butt and said modestly, "My shooting was not good. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Master He."
"Mr. Zhang is too modest. It's already rare that you can shoot so accurately on your first try." He Ji looked at the arrowhead on the target and commented, "When I first started learning archery, I was beaten by my father a lot."
At this time, two stone bows were brought over. He Ji took the bow, stroked it with his hand and said to Zhang Shixun: "This is what I brought from home. To be honest, I brought it here just to use as a power bow. With my strength, I can barely pull it once or twice... Brother Zhang is strong, you can try it."
"Wait, give it to me first and let me try." Gao Yanei grabbed the bow and tried to pull it, but it didn't work. He pulled it again, and this time he used all his strength, but it still didn't work.
His face flushed as he handed the bow to Zhang Shixun, saying sullenly, "I'm too full to use my strength. Let my brother do it."
He Ji patted his bulging belly and said, "With your straw belly, there's no way you can even pull it out."
"Go! What's wrong with my big belly? It's a sign of good fortune."
"Since you are blessed, you should enjoy yourself at home. Why are you here?"
"You're asking even though you already know the answer. If I hadn't been accompanying Brother Zhang, I wouldn't have come to this damn place."
Zhang Shixun took the bow from He Ji and examined it carefully. "Since it was brought from He Dalang's family, it must be a good bow. Let me play with it."
He struggled with both hands and easily pulled the bowstring. When he loosened his hands, there was a "bang" and the bowstring made a buzzing sound.
Gao Yanei clapped his hands and smiled brightly: "Brother, just based on this, you can directly enter the Juelun Examination."
Zhang Shixun smiled slightly: "Yanei, since you have helped me so much, how can I let you lose face?"
He Ji was very envious of Zhang Shixun's ability to pull a two-stone bow without much effort. He stood by and patiently explained to him, "Brother Zhang, don't draw the bow for too long each time. If you aim for two breaths and still haven't released the arrow, stop and try again."
Zhang Shixun asked, "Why is this?"
"If you aim for too long, your accuracy will actually decrease. In other words, the longer you aim, the harder it is to hit the target."
"Oh, I see."
"Of course, posture and movement are also very important. Only by maintaining a consistent and stable archery posture can you become a good archer. When I first learned archery, it took me two whole months just to master the posture and movement, and during that time I didn't shoot a single arrow."
Zhang Shixun agreed with this. Without a good foundation, good habits and intuitions could not be developed. However, he could not do as he said because the remaining time was too short, only one month.
He held the bow in his hand, put the arrow on the string, pulled the bow, and let go. With the sound of the bowstring, the arrow flew off the string with a "whoosh" and hit the head of the target in the distance.
He Ji and the other man cheered in unison.
This bow was so easy to use that before I knew it, I had shot out arrows one after another, and soon a whole pot of arrows was used up.
After shooting a few arrows, Zhang Shixun felt a familiar sense of pleasure.
The surroundings were very quiet. Zhang Shixun turned around in surprise. He didn't know when many people were standing behind him. They were all officers. They looked at him with wide eyes, and their eyes revealed admiration and appreciation, and of course a little jealousy.
He Ji was silent, and sighed sincerely, "It seems that talent is the most important thing. Some people practice their whole lives but never achieve anything, while others can shoot accurately right from the start. Brother Zhang has only shot so many arrows, and now almost every one of them hits the target. I am ashamed of myself."
"Thank you for the compliment, Brother He. General He is the best archer of our Song Dynasty. If I have the chance, I will definitely learn from him." Zhang Shixun said humbly.
Gao Yanei was so excited that he danced with joy and said to the onlookers in a haughty manner, "Look, look, my brother's archery skills are pretty good, aren't they? Haha! Are you convinced? If anyone doesn't, come down and compete with my brother... Old Zhao, don't you always brag about your archery skills? Let's compete... What? You can't pull it? Forget it... Old Huang, don't you claim to be a descendant of Huang Zhong? Why don't you come and compete with my brother..."
These people were all wearing military uniforms, and Old Huang was even wearing armor.
"Mr. Zhang is extremely gifted. I can't compare to him." Old Zhao shook his head.
"I can't compare. I can't even pull a two-stone bow." Old Huang also shook his head and said to Zhang Shixun, "This brother... Oh! I'm definitely older than you. Calling you brother isn't too much, is it?"
Old Huang has a broad face, a short beard, broad shoulders and long arms. He looks to be in his thirties.
"Haha! You are older than me, so of course you should call me brother." Zhang Shixun said kindly.
"Old Huang and Old Zhao are both from the Tianwu Army. You should get closer to each other in the future." Gao Yanei said from the side.
"I'm from the Third Army of the Left Wing." said Old Zhao.
"I'm from the Fifth Army on the Right Wing." said Old Huang.
They were all warriors, and they were at a martial arts training ground, so there was no unnecessary courtesy. They just bowed to each other and were considered acquaintances.
"I wonder how good Mr. Zhang is at riding and shooting? Why don't you show it to us brothers so that we can open our eyes." Old Zhao said.
"This... uh!" Gao Yanei hurriedly asked Zhang Shixun: "Brother, did you hear that? Old Zhao and the others want to see you riding and shooting."
"I can't even ride a horse steadily, how can I talk about horseback archery?" Zhang Shixun said frankly, "I came here specifically to learn. I hope you brothers will be generous in teaching me."
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
What’s the point of talking about horse riding and archery if you can’t ride a horse?
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