Hou Yi's bow has always been a legendary existence.
Before it came into Feng Yuheng's hands, people only heard that Dashun had a bow. When the founding emperor personally went into the battlefield and defeated the enemy, he used it to shoot a decisive arrow, which laid the foundation for the Dashun Kingdom.
But Houyi's bow has been sealed since then and has never appeared in the world again.
People in later generations heard many legends but never saw the bow, and gradually came to think that it was just a beautiful legend, and it was uncertain whether Houyi's bow existed or not.
It was not until the current Emperor Tianwu gave the bow to Feng Yuheng, the second daughter of the Feng family, that people knew that Houyi's bow actually existed.
Now, Feng Yuheng stood in front of the army holding Houyi's bow. The rights regarding Houyi's bow, which had always been remembered by generations of soldiers as military regulations, resurfaced - anyone who obtained this bow, regardless of gender, could freely enter and leave our Dashun military camps, assist the generals in commanding the three armies, and help the emperor pacify the world!
The soldiers all got goosebumps.
Princess Ji'an!
The imperial concubine!
The daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion!
The owner of the phoenix-head golden hairpin!
The holder of Hou Yi's bow!
The soldiers didn't know how to face this little girl in front of them. Moreover, she was their savior.
Qian Li took the lead and bowed deeply to the Hou Yi bow. Before he could stand up, he heard Feng Yuheng take out the strange thing that could amplify sound and said loudly: "Three arrows pierce the heart. I will teach you in the future. Today, I will let you see what the real tracking arrow method is!"
The soldiers, who were already full of expectations, immediately became excited when they heard her say this.
The tracking arrow technique that has caused them countless losses, the Princess of Ji'an actually knows it?
Xuan Tianming's eyes also revealed deep meaning. His thoughts went back to the night when he was attacked in the deep mountains in the northwest. He saw several arrows shooting at him. The arrows seemed to have eyes. They turned in the direction he dodged. He could neither dodge nor escape. The two legs that had just been reattached were pierced by the arrows again.
Bai Ze had gone through that hardship with him, and now he clenched his fists, with a surge of anticipation in his heart. If Feng Yuheng really knew that strange archery technique, did it mean that His Highness could finally get his revenge?
"Is there anyone willing to be a living target?" Feng Yuheng suddenly said this.
The soldiers were stunned, but soon realized that the tracking arrows could only be used if there was a target in front of them. And this target could not be an animal, because animals were simple-minded and would only run in a straight line. Only humans had specific thoughts and knew how to dodge.
These soldiers were all passionate men. When they learned that the Northwest Army would have a chance to get a general who could track arrows, no one cared about their own lives. Faced with Feng Yuheng's request for a live target, they actually rushed to raise their hands.
Feng Yuheng nodded secretly, very satisfied with the result. Being a soldier is like this, you must have a spirit of self-sacrifice at all times, abandon your ego, and cherish the greater self, so that you can best fulfill your professional mission.
Qian Li asked her, "How many live targets does the county lord want?"
Feng Yuheng said: "More than three, less than ten."
Qian Li was shocked. "At the same time?"
"Yes, at the same time!"
The people who heard this couldn't help but gasp. They had faced off against the divine archers of the Qianzhou Kingdom. Although their archery skills were mysterious, they had only seen them shoot two tracking arrows at the same time. But now the Princess of Ji'an County wanted three to ten?
People were even more excited, because this meant that the archery skills of Ji'an County Lord were better than Qian Zhou's divine archery! As long as everyone could learn this archery skill, what did it matter if they lost their lives?
So for a moment, Qian Li didn't know who to choose when faced with 30,000 soldiers raising their hands.
Feng Yuheng didn't care. He pointed at the ten people closest to the first row and said, "Let's pick them!"
The ten men were cheered up and strode forward, each of them ready to die.
Then Feng Yuheng said, "You are willing to sacrifice yourself for the rejuvenation of the country. I admire you."
Ten soldiers said in unison: "Thank you, County Lord, for your praise!"
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Don't worry, I only said I wanted a live target, but I didn't think of taking your lives. Please ask Adjutant Qian to prepare ten big sweet potatoes and stick them on the spears for these brothers. You just need to hold the spears high and run forward. This county lord will guarantee your lives."
Qian Li was very happy and quickly asked someone to do it.
Soon, ten spears with big sweet potatoes stuck on them were handed over to the soldiers.
Before they recovered from the surprise of being able to survive and serve the country, they heard Feng Yuheng say again: "Run a hundred steps first, then start to disperse. Remember, the spear must be raised above your head."
"As you command!" The ten men responded in unison, then quickly ran forward.
Feng Yuheng took the arrows from Huang Quan, put ten of them into a bundle, and put them all on Hou Yi's bow.
Qian Li was shocked. It was said that Houyi's bow weighed nearly two hundred kilograms, and ordinary people could not even lift it. But Princess Ji'an, with such a small body, could actually put all ten arrows on the bow, and even shoot them from a long distance?
He felt that his martial arts perspective was about to be overturned. He vaguely saw Feng Yuheng readying his bow and starting to aim. The soldiers in front had almost run away and had begun to scatter.
Suddenly, Feng Yuheng shot out a volley of arrows in his hand.
Ten arrows made one sound, but after being shot out for several meters, the scattered sounds could be clearly heard. Some were slow, some were fast, some were light, some were heavy. The arrows no longer flew in one direction, but seemed to have eyes, chasing the scattered soldiers.
The soldiers looked back while running, their mouths opened in shock, and they felt their hands holding the guns begin to tremble.
The long arrows were like snakes or wings, turning and circling as they chased after the spears.
The thirty thousand soldiers stared with wide eyes, watching the performance in complete disbelief, as they saw arrows shooting into the sweet potatoes one by one. The force was so great that the soldiers couldn't even hold their spears. Once hit by an arrow, the arrows slipped out of their hands and fell to the ground.
Until all ten arrows hit the sweet potatoes without missing, applause and cheers suddenly broke out on the training ground, and the sound echoed in the valley for a long time.
At this moment, Feng Yuheng was like a fairy descending from the sky among the soldiers in this battalion, practicing medicine to save lives, riding a horse to break through the enemy's formation, and piercing through the sky at a hundred steps. She was capable of everything, and everything she did was amazing.
Qian Li looked at her with admiration, and said in a daze: "Please teach us archery, Lord County Master!"
Feng Yuheng handed the bow to Huang Quan and said sternly: "The third level!"
Qian Li calmed himself down and wanted to blurt out to tell her that she didn't need to take the third test, nor did she need to take the subsequent tests. They would accept her just based on her archery skills.
But after all, this is military regulation and the tradition of the Northwest Army. He cannot break it, and he has no right to break it.
So he nodded and said, "The third level, let's fight!" But he was speechless after that. He turned around and looked at the group of grown men around him. Who could fight with a girl? A very young girl at that.
Seeing all the soldiers lowering their heads, Feng Yuheng refused to do it. Are you looking down on me?
He simply turned his head back and said, "Xuan Tianming, why don't you fight me!"
When Qian Li heard this, he thought it was reliable! So he quickly helped out and said, "Yes, it's best for the general and the county lady to fight."
Xuan Tianming looked at Feng Yuheng and smiled, "You can't beat me."
"I know." She said honestly, "But it's okay to perform. I'm going through the process, and you can't just sit there and do nothing. You have to help out a little, so that we can show... what's the word?"...
Xuan Tianming naturally replied, "The couple is deeply in love."
"Who wants to be your spouse?" She said angrily, "I'm not married yet! We should love each other."
The soldiers all laughed and followed suit - "That's how loving a couple is! That's how loving a couple is!"
The two of them were not angry, they just looked at each other and kept smiling.
Suddenly, Xuan Tianming slapped his wheelchair and it flew into the air, and he flew straight towards Feng Yuheng.
Feng Yuheng retreated hastily, and in a few steps he reached the open space in the middle of the training ground. At the same time, he raised his voice, and it was still the same old saying: "No light skills allowed!"
The soldiers stopped joking and looked at the training ground, and couldn't help but sweat for Feng Yuheng.
Xuan Tianming's martial arts skills were well known to everyone, but Feng Yuheng's martial arts moves had never been displayed in front of anyone. However, it was easy to imagine that even if Xuan Tianming injured his leg and sat in a wheelchair, ordinary people still couldn't get close to him.
Fortunately, the fight between the two was not a life-and-death fight. Under Xuan Tianming's guidance, Feng Yuheng demonstrated everything she had learned in her previous life, including grappling, fighting, and military boxing.
The soldiers were dumbfounded as they watched. The martial arts of the Ji'an County Lord were too special, something they had never seen before. Moreover, even when facing a master like Xuan Tianming, he managed to tie without using Qinggong.
People then realized that their previous worries were unnecessary. There was no need for them to worry about the Princess Ji'an. She possessed unique skills and her knowledge was unfathomable!
The two fought for nearly half an hour before finally stopping.
Xuan Tianming's expression remained unchanged, but Feng Yuheng was breathing slightly and his face was flushed.
There was thunderous applause from the army again.
Qian Li stepped forward excitedly, bowed to the two men and said, "The county lord has passed the test."
Feng Yuheng nodded, "What is the next level?"
Qian Li replied: "The Art of War."
"Art of War?" She tilted her head and thought for a while. "Now that we are not on the battlefield, how should we test this art of war? Memorize military books? Military books of all dynasties can be divided into the art of war, military strategy, training, formation, military system, weapons, city defense, military geography, biographies of famous generals, etc. Which category do you want to test? Or do you want me to recite the complete ten major military books, including Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Bin's Art of War, Wu Zi, Six Strategies, Wei Liaozi, Sima Fa, Taibai Yin Jing, Hu Qian Jing, Ji Xiao Xin Shu, and Lian Bing Shi Ji?" Feng Yuheng counted on her fingers as she spoke. "I can recite them, but it will take several days to memorize them all. There are too many."
"No, no, no!" Feng Yuheng's words made Qian Li dumbfounded again. He was the deputy general of the Northwest Army, but after meeting Feng Yuheng, he felt like a fool. He was clearly very knowledgeable in the field of knowledge before, but why did he feel like he knew nothing at all after hearing what the county lady said?
What are the ten great military books? What are those strange titles she mentioned? Why can't I understand a single word?
But even if he didn't understand, Qian Li understood that Feng Yuheng's attainments in the art of war were beyond the reach of ordinary people. Just the names of the military books she had counted out were enough to pass this level.
"The county lady has passed the test." He wiped his sweat and said, "Of course, there is no need to memorize the military book, because the military book the county lady mentioned is something I have never heard of."
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