Chapter 63: Martial Arts Competition (3)

For this archery competition, the 16 guards of the Southern Court selected 30 elites, plus 4 from the Eastern Palace and 10 from the Xueyantuo to form the lineup for this competition.

Following the referee’s order, the 16 guards and the Xueyantuo took to the field to compete. They galloped on their horses while aiming at the round target a hundred meters away and shooting arrows.

The sound of horse hooves, the sound of arrows hitting the target, and the cheers from outside the field were endless!

Every Xueyantuo warrior hit the target, and the 16 guards were not far behind. Although they were a little behind, they did not miss the target either.

"Heavenly Khan! My grassland warriors are skilled in archery and horse riding. This time, I'm afraid you will be defeated by my Xueyantuo."

"These ten are all the eagle archers of my grassland! Their arrows never miss a target! They can easily shoot down wild geese flying in the sky. In my opinion, Heavenly Khan should admit defeat! Why not marry the princess to me and let me take her back to Mobei." Yinan said with a proud smile.

Riding and shooting are the signature skills of the grassland people to survive, and they are even better than those of the Central Plains dynasties.

In order to win this time, Yinan even sent out all the eagle archers of his Xueyantuo. How could the sixteen guards of the Southern Court be compared with them?

Yinan was very confident of winning. He didn't believe that there would be anyone in this training ground who could beat his eagle archers in riding and shooting.

Li Er frowned. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Yi Nan's provocation, he did not say much. After all, the Han people were not as good as the grassland people in riding and shooting.

Li Er did not speak, but that did not mean that Li Chengqian had no opinion. He could see that Yi Nan had other intentions! He

was still obsessed with marrying the princess!

It seemed that he had to put down his arrogance.

"Zhenzhu Khan, you are joking. There are so many talents in our Tang Dynasty! We don't take the Condor Heroes seriously. If it weren't for your face, how could we allow your so-called Condor Heroes to run wild?" Li Chengqian said.

Yi Nan looked unfriendly. I am talking to your father. How can you have a chance to speak?"

Yinan put his hand on his chest and saluted Li Chengqian, saying, "Prince, we grassland warriors are not afraid of any challenge. As the children of Changshengtian, we are proud to be able to defeat powerful opponents!"

"If there are such warriors in the Tang Dynasty, please let them compete with the grassland warriors. This is a respect for our grassland warriors!" "

Otherwise, it will be an insult to our grassland warriors! For humiliation, we grassland warriors can only wash it with blood!"

Threat! Naked threat!

Li Chengqian was so angry that he laughed. A small foreign country dared to challenge the Tang Dynasty. If I don't show you some color, you don't know how powerful this prince is.

Li Er was even more dissatisfied with the fact that Xueyantuo dared to threaten so blatantly! When he was about to reprimand Yinan for his rude behavior, Li Chengqian spoke first.

"Okay! To show my respect to you, the warriors of the grassland! I decided to send the guards of my East Palace to teach you, the warriors of the grassland, what is the superb archery."

"In that case! I hope the prince will be generous with his teachings!" Yinan said with a fake smile.

He wanted to see what this prince of the Tang Dynasty who dared to speak so arrogantly was capable of.

The two sides of Yinan and Li Chengqian were on the verge of a fight, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

"Akeda, Yesalem... all of you are warriors of my grassland, heroes of Xueyantuo. Now, I am the Archer of the Grassland. Show your skills and let the Khan see the bravery of the children of Changshengtian!" Yinan stood up and shouted, and the heavy voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"Changshengtian... Changshengtian..." Akda and others clenched their fists and beat their chests and shouted.

Li Chengqian stood up and looked at Xue Rengui and others and said, "Xue Rengui, Cheng Wuting, Wang Fangyi, Qiu Shenjie, now Xueyantuo wants to compete with our Tang Dynasty men! Do you dare to accept the challenge!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness! I, Qiu Shenjie, will definitely defend the Tang Dynasty!" Qiu Shenjie said.

"Fight!" Xue Rengui, Cheng Wuting and Wang Fangyi were full of fighting spirit.

"Beat the drum! Change the moving target!" Li Chengqian looked at Li Er, Li Er nodded, Li Chengqian turned around and waved his hand.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The sound of the war drum sounded, and the Xueyantuo warrior Akda rode his horse and shot arrows. Ten sharp arrows were shot out and hit the bull's eye of the moving target.

Suddenly, the Xueyantuo tribe cheered.

One arrow after another was shot, and all hit the target.

Thirty moving targets, twenty-seven hit the bull's eye.

"Hahaha! Good! Heavenly Khan! How about my prairie warrior?" Yinan drank the wine in the cup, wiped his mouth and laughed.

"Not bad! Just passable!" Li Chengqian said indifferently.

"Since the prince is so confident, I want to learn the riding and shooting of the Tang warriors." Yinan said.

"Dong, dong, dong..." The war drum sounded again, Qiu Shenji was the first to come out, draw a bow and shoot arrows, and the arrows were also accurate, which immediately attracted cheers and applause from the crowd.

Thirty moving targets, only twenty-five hit the bull's eye.

In the first competition, Akda of Xueyantuo won.

In the second competition, Ye Salem faced Cheng Wuting, and the two were evenly matched and ended in a tie.

In the third match, Yesugei of Xueyantuo faced Wang Fangyi. Wang Fangyi was more skilled and overpowered Yesugei, winning a game for the Tang Dynasty.

Now the fourth match was the key, and the atmosphere on the field immediately became much more solemn.

The player on the Xueyantuo side was a twenty-year-old Tuju. He jumped on his horse, galloped past, drew his bow and shot arrows, shooting three arrows in a row, all hitting the bull's eye. The

cheers of the Xueyantuo tribe were louder and louder, and Yi Nan was laughing so hard that he

couldn't close his mouth. Li Er and others frowned, worried whether Xue Rengui of the East Palace could defeat Yesugei of Xueyantuo.

On the other hand, Li Chengqian was calm and composed! With Xue Rengui's ability to shoot through five layers of heavy armor with one arrow, he didn't believe Yesugei could beat Xue Rengui.

The drums of war sounded, and Xue Rengui rode his horse and galloped, which shocked everyone!

Li Chengqian also looked as if he had seen a ghost. Although he knew Xue Rengui was powerful, he didn't expect that he would actually shoot blindly!

This was too bold and presumptuous! You have to know how much blind shooting in ancient times tested a person's comprehensive nature in all aspects.

Xue Rengui was seen blindfolded and galloping on his horse, listening to the sound of the target moving, drawing his bow and arrow, and his hand loosened the bowstring and trembled, and a sharp arrow flew out and hit the bull's eye.

The archery skills are amazing!

Even Yinan's jaw dropped to the ground in surprise. He stared at Xue Rengui, who was performing archery, with his eyes wide open. He didn't even notice the wine spilling out of his cup.

The cheers from the audience were even louder than those from Yesugei just now!

Xue Rengui's arrows never missed, and every arrow hit the bull's eye.

"Zhenzhu Khan! Are you convinced?" Li Er asked Yinan with a smile.

"I am convinced that the Tang Dynasty has such a brave man!" Yinan bowed slightly.

At this time, Yinan no longer dared to rebel against the Tang Dynasty.

After the competition, Li Er hosted a banquet for civil and military officials, local envoys and envoys from various tribes.