If Liu Tan was not absolutely sure that he had never offended Li Ling, he would have suspected that Li Ling was here to cause trouble for him.
No matter how you look at it, it sounds like a complaint!
However, he could see that when Li Ling got the bow and arrow, all his attention was on it, and he didn't realize that there was anything wrong with this sentence.
Liu Tan explained, "The previous bow was made according to my archery habits, but I felt it wasn't particularly suitable for Father. Later, after I arrived in the Northern Border Kingdom, I had Gongshu's people modify it. These parts are all adjustable. In other words, there is no need to customize it according to personal habits. You can just pick up any bow and adjust it before the battle to suit your needs."
Don't look at me, I just made it and haven't had time to present it to you yet.
After hearing this, Liu Che was also a little curious. Miao Rui had just asked someone to bring two bows, which were placed on the table in front of Liu Che.
In fact, this was prepared for Liu Che a long time ago, so from the materials to the workmanship, it is all first-class. And this time Liu Tan did not do anything fancy, he just painted the whole bow black, even the matching arrows are black, which looks very textured.
Liu Che picked up the bow and tried it, and was somewhat surprised to find that the strength of the bowstring was not much different from the bow he was used to.
Then came the sight. Liu Tan personally went over and adjusted it bit by bit. Only when Liu Che was satisfied did he put his hand down and said, "We can only make rough adjustments now. If you want to be more accurate, you still need to use a target."
Liu Che put down his bow with satisfaction and said, "Well, continue."
Because of this incident, the military parade was stopped for a moment. The officials nearby did not dare to come over casually. They stretched their necks to look over here and listened attentively.
When they saw Li Ling fiddling with the new bow, they were all envious and curious.
Liu Tan nodded to Miao Rui, then turned to Li Ling and said with a smile, "Wait and see. This bow is a gift for you."
Li Ling's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"
Liu Tan nodded. Although he knew that Li Ling would eventually surrender to the Huns, but... if you really want to find out, it was Li Guangli who tricked him. Now that Li Guangli's ashes have been scattered, it would not be easy to trick Li Ling. Moreover, there should be no war between the Han Dynasty and the Huns in the short term.
No one can tell what will happen in the future, but at least for now Liu Tan does not want to regard Li Ling as an enemy.
There are too few people in the new generation of the Han Dynasty who can take over. Li Buyan and Wei Buyi are far inferior to Wei Huo, but they have already become famous. Therefore, whenever you meet a promising talent, you must not give up.
Li Ling immediately shouted excitedly, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Liu Tan smiled, and Liu Che on the side looked at him thoughtfully. He always felt that his son was a little different. Not only did he have strange ideas, but more importantly, his age was inconsistent with his own.
This feeling is even stronger now. His son is actually a few years younger than Li Ling. Why does he look at Li Ling as if he is a junior?
Is it because the Northern Country makes people age faster?
Liu Tan didn't know what his father was thinking, so he just smiled and said, "That's good, let's watch the next game."
This battle is a little more flashy than the previous one, but it is even more exciting because it involves light cavalry archers!
Everyone knew that the Huns were naturally better than the Han in terms of light cavalry, not to mention archers.
If we have to say the reason, apart from racial reasons, it is more likely to be a problem of growth environment.
Their children grew up riding on horseback and often went hunting, which were their basic survival skills.
The basic survival skill of the Han people is farming.
The gap widened. If the light cavalry wanted to surpass the opponent, they had to undergo very strict training. But at this time, only the emperor's personal guards and the guards around the princes and noble officials could be considered professional soldiers, and they were not the ones who actually fought in the war.
There is no time and no conditions to train.
However, now, Liu Tan's team of light cavalry is not large, only about thirty people, who control their horses and shoot targets at the same time.
This time it was not easy to require uniformity like before, so they just lined up and jogged past the target, shooting arrows with their bows.
Unlike the last time, this time there was only one target. The first cavalryman rode over, drew his bow and shot an arrow, hitting the bull's eye, which drew cheers.
The second, third, and so on up to the thirtieth, if you have good eyesight you can see that all the arrows hit the bull's eye.
Of course, the space in the bull's eye is limited, and it certainly can't hold so many arrows, so it's inevitable that the previous arrows will be squeezed down.
As soon as this group of cavalry ran past, extremely warm applause and cheers broke out instantly.
This was also the case in the previous match, as everyone couldn't help themselves, but when they found that the emperor had no intention of restraining them, they started shouting.
Li Ling stood up excitedly, but after he jumped twice, he looked down and saw that the emperor and his son were looking at him. His face turned red and he sat back carefully.
But he still looked obviously a little excited and couldn't sit still.
After the cavalry withdrew, someone brought the target that had just been used to the viewing platform and held it up for Liu Che to see.
After all, for the sake of vision, Liu Tan built this viewing platform relatively high, but being high also has its disadvantages, that is, when you sit on it and look down, you can't see many things clearly.
During the previous archery performance, each person had a target and the arrows had white feathers, so the position was very easy to judge. This time it was not so easy.
So he asked someone to pull out the arrows and show the target to Liu Che.
Liu Che looked down and found that all the traces were in the bull's eye. The bull's eye was basically shot to pieces, while the surrounding areas were still intact.
Liu Che was very surprised. He patted Liu Tan on the head and said, "Well done."
Liu Tan smiled, turned around and saw that the other officials were stretching their necks to look. He thought maliciously that after this military parade, would these people's necks become longer?
Although he thought so, he still asked Emperor Wu of Han for permission. After Emperor Wu of Han agreed, he asked someone to bring the target over for everyone to see.
So wherever the target went, he could hear a burst of surprise and admiration. Although Liu Tan couldn't hear it clearly, the atmosphere was undeniable.
However, today's military parade is destined not to keep people's attention on one thing for too long.
After the target display here was almost finished, the crossbowmen over there had already entered the scene.
When these soldiers stood in a row with crossbows in their hands, everyone's attention was attracted by the new weapons in their hands that looked very novel.
Li Ling had good eyesight and was very sensitive to distance, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Huh? The target's position... is getting closer?"
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