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Chen Qing also saw Zhang Xian rushing in the dark, Fang Tian waved his halberd and said with a big laugh, "General Zhang, have you lost confidence so soon?"

Zhang Xian didn't answer, twisted the gun with both hands and shook it, and the tip of the gun immediately turned into golden flowers and stabbed at Chen Qing.

Seeing that the opponent was approaching fiercely, Chen Qing waved his halberd calmly, 'Dang! With a crisp sound, the golden flowers all over the sky disappeared, and the tip of the spear was accurately knocked open by the halberd blade, which shocked Zhang Xian. Of course, he knew that the opponent could not see through the dozens of virtual spear tips he had shaken out, but But the other party knows where his real gun is?

This means that no matter how many false moves I make, I can turn a blind eye to the other party, and I am in trouble.

Zhang Xian's head got big for a while, and he was able to kill the general of Wanyan Loushi, and he really met a strong enemy.

He reacted very quickly, and took advantage of the situation to stab the head of Chen Qing's war horse. This shot was fast and ruthless. The rule is to knock the opponent's general to the ground to win, but this is a martial arts competition, not a battlefield, and you can't really assassinate Opponents, then the best choice is to start with the horses.

Chen Qing had expected that he would have this move, and before the opponent could make a move, he urged the horse with his legs, and the horse accelerated instantly. Zhang Xian stabbed in the air, and he was horrified. At this time, his back was empty, and there was a hole .

Unexpectedly, the opponent didn't grab his back, but the two horses crossed each other. Zhang Xian heaved a sigh of relief. At this moment, his war horse suddenly hissed and fell to the ground, and Zhang Xian was also overturned on the ground. land.

When the two horses crossed just now, Chen Qing didn't grab Zhang Xian's lower back just to divert his attention and relax his defense.

Just when Zhang Xian was lucky to escape the loophole in the lower back, but ignored the safety of the horse for a while, Chen Qing seized this opportunity, and with a back halberd slash, the crescent halberd blade accurately cut off the hind legs of Zhang Xian's war horse.

'when!when!when!when! 'The rapid bell rang and the game was over.

Chapter 88 new players

Emperor Zhao Gou did not return to Lin'an City that night, but set up an imperial camp in a reserved space in the middle of the military camp.

It was very late at night, and Zhao Gou hadn't fallen asleep yet, pacing back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his hands.

At this time, the guard reported outside the tent, "Your Majesty, Lu Xianggong is asking to see you!"

"Let him in!"

After a while, Xiangguo Lu Yihao hurried in.

"It's so late, Lu Xianggong hasn't slept yet?" Zhao Gou asked with a smile.

"Weichen is still considering His Majesty's reward plan, and I have some ideas."

Zhao Gou smiled slightly and said: "It's normal to have ideas, and I'm just a preliminary idea, it's not perfect yet, tell me, what needs to be revised?"

"It's not impossible for Your Majesty to use land as a reward, but after all, there are limited government lands around Lin'an Mansion. I think the land should be used to reward military achievements. It is more appropriate to use money cloth as a reward for this kind of competition."

Zhao Gou nodded, "Xiangguo is right, and I also think it's a bit inappropriate. It's better to use land property to reward military achievements, but what about official rewards?"

"Your Majesty, this is the first competition for recruits and generals, and it will definitely be held again in the future. The first award has set rules, and it should be followed in the future. Therefore, I suggest a principle, promotion is not promotion."

"Let's discuss it with other prime ministers! If you don't object, this principle can be adopted. In addition, I'm considering adding a special reward as a personal reward."

Lu Yihao understood what the officials meant. He wanted to use his personal name to reward outstanding generals and win over people's hearts.

"Since it is His Majesty's personal reward, it does not need to be included in the plan to avoid becoming a tradition."

"can!"

Zhao Gou said again: "I have thought about it. Yang Xizhong was changed to be the commander of the Imperial Army. The two thousand recruits he led were reorganized into the Imperial Army. Chen Qing continued to return to serve in the Western Army, but his army was also reorganized into the Imperial Army. military."

Although Zhao Gou admired Chen Qing very much, he didn't want to keep him by his side. Chen Qing was more suitable for confronting the Kingdom of Jin.

But Chen Qing's soldiers are basically from Lin'an Prefecture, so they are very suitable to be the imperial army.

Although Han Shizhong also took a fancy to Chen Qing's army, it's a pity that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he couldn't compete with the emperor Zhao Gou anyway. This excellent army was cut off by the emperor.

At night, Chen Qing also received a guest in the big tent, a messenger from Chengdu who handed a letter written by Yang Yuanqing to Chen Qing.

After Chen Qing finished reading the letter, his face suddenly became very ugly. He put away the letter and said to the messenger: "Thank you for sending me the letter after such a long journey!"

"You don't need to be polite, the general. The humble post sent hundreds of letters, and the general's letter is just one of them. This is a matter of the humble post."

Chen Qing ordered someone to give the courier ten pennies. The courier thanked him again and again, and left.

As soon as the messenger left, Chen Qing slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "Dignified Xuanfu envoy, thanks to my trust in him, how could he do this!"

There was a rush of running outside, and Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi ran in, "Commander, did you hear that Yang Yuanqing has sent you a letter?"

Chen Qing suppressed the anger in his heart, smiled lightly and said, "He gave me the opportunity to send him a letter from home."

He handed another letter to Zheng Ping, "There is an address on it, I don't have time tomorrow, so go and deliver it for me!"

"No problem, Xiao Yi and I will deliver it, but what did Yang Yuanqing say in the letter?"

"I didn't say anything. By the way, the letter said that your rewards have all come down. They are with Yang Yuanqing. You can ask him to collect them after you go back."

Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi were overjoyed. After the competition, they should go back.

When the two left, Chen Qing paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, feeling very tormented in the letter, the compensation for the [-] fallen soldiers!How could this be the case?Never!Otherwise, Chen Qing wouldn't have the face to face those soldiers who died fighting for the country.

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At dawn on the next day, the surrounding area of ​​the Martial Arts University Field was crowded. Tens of thousands of recruits stood on the east, west, and south sides. There was a din of people, and the contest was over. Finally, the Western Army captured the leader, and Yue Feijun won the first place. Second, the third is Han Shizhong's army. Today will be the last day of the martial arts competition, and it is also the last item, the new general's riding and shooting competition.

Although it is called a new general, the conditions are actually quite liberal. Generals below the command can participate, and it doesn't matter if they are new or veteran, but the premise must be that they are generals who participate in the recruit contest.

At present, a total of 94 generals have signed up, and there is only one competition content, riding and shooting.

Riding and shooting are the basic skills of generals, and the so-called proficiency in bowing and horse refers to riding and shooting.

At this time, Zhao Gou led the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to the North Stand. Zhao Gou looked at the list and asked with a slight smile, "Is one day enough for more than 90 people to compete in riding and archery?"

Li Hui, who knew the privy affairs, said quickly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the martial arts competition is very simple. Run 150 steps, shoot three arrows, and the one with the highest score wins the championship. Ten generals compete with each other. In fact, the speed is very fast, and the competition can be completed in one morning. "

Lu Yihao asked with a smile, "What's the highest score?"

"Basic points are 45 points, that is, all three arrows hit the vital points above the neck, plus [-] points for left and right bows, [-] points for moving targets, and [-] points for a jackpot. All three arrows are on the same seat, but only for the first Three Arrows is a moving target, the highest score is [-] points, but it is almost impossible."

Zhao Gou nodded, "Hurry up, let's start!"

……

'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

The sound of war drums on the school grounds made the atmosphere of the tens of thousands of soldiers around them even more enthusiastic, as if boiling water, the entire school grounds were about to boil.

The riding and archery track is two feet wide and about 150 steps long. The first [-] steps are for preparation, and the next [-] steps are the timed archery area. You must rush out of the archery area before the end of the drumbeat and shoot three arrows.

There are three wooden dummy targets about 120 steps away from the north and south sides, and there is a trench with a length of more than ten steps [-] steps away from the south. There will be soldiers running in the ditch holding small wooden dummy targets. This is a moving target.

More than [-] generals have drawn lots, and Chen Qing is the sixth player in the eighth group. The generals are all waiting in the east of the school field.

At this time, the ten generals of the first group had already entered the school grounds on horseback. The leader was a preparation general under Liu Guangshi, named Wang Miao. There are only three white feather arrows.

The official waved the red flag, and the general galloped out. The game started, and everyone's eyes were on the general.

Chen Qing also watched the general's riding and shooting. He needed to learn some unpublished information through the general's shooting.

Wang Miao galloped his horse for fifty paces and passed the riding ray in an instant. The dense drum beats sounded, 'Boom!Boom!Boom! 'It was very tense, there was no sound in the school grounds, and everyone's heart was tugged.

I saw that Wang Miao's hands were trembling a little, he controlled the horse with his legs, drew out an arrow and shot towards the wooden dummy target in the south.

The arrow passed by the shoulder of the wooden dummy, and there were boos all around.

Fifty paces away, Wang Miao drew out a second arrow, opened his bow and shot it. This arrow hit the wooden dummy's chest, but an accident happened, the arrow bounced, and it did not hit the wooden dummy. On the target, there were boos all around.

The generals who were preparing for the game all looked at each other, wondering what happened?

Cao De said to the crowd in a deep voice: "Before I heard a saying that this time a jujube target was used. I still don't quite believe it. Now it seems that this saying should be true."

The waiting area was suddenly full of noise, Hu Yantong said to Chen Qing in a low voice: "The jujube target is very hard, and you must use the eight-dou bow to nail it. Those who use the five-dou bow are miserable."

Chen Qing could understand that the five-dou bow was almost meaningless on the battlefield. It couldn't penetrate the Jurchen soldiers' armor at all. Using jujube targets actually restricted their strength.

At this time, Wang Miao shot the last arrow, but still failed to nail the wooden dummy target. He scored zero points, was the first to be out, and left the school field dejectedly.

The generals in the back went up to shoot arrows like flowing water. Most of the scores were a few points or a dozen points. The highest score of the first group was [-] points.

The second group came on stage, and the sixth member of the second group was none other than Zhang Xian, the chief general of Yue Fei's army.

Amidst the sound of dense drums, Zhang Xian galloped past the cavalry ray, and shot an arrow with his bow. He used a stone bow, which was powerful, and the arrow hit the wooden man's throat very critically.

Immediately, he switched to his left hand to hold the bow, and shot another arrow with his backhand, and this arrow hit the throat of the wooden dummy in the south.

After finishing the left and right bows, Zhang Xian took a deep breath and fixed his eyes on the moving target 120 steps away. The target was a small wooden figure with a height of only one foot. He was lifted high by a soldier and ran wildly in the trench, facing Zhang Xian.

Without waiting for the moving target to disappear, Zhang Xian shot out an arrow while he was running, and the arrow hit the moving target. There was thunderous cheers all around, and even the emperor Zhao Gou couldn't help applauding.

Zhang Xian shook his head secretly, the mobile shot failed to hit the throat, but it was a pity that he didn't get a full house of five points.

The horses galloped across the finish line, and the drums stopped.

Zhang Xian basically scored three points, and scored five points in both directions. The moving target missed three points and only scored five points. He scored a total of forty points and was far ahead in the scorer list.

Zhang Xian looked back at Chen Qing from a distance, wondering if he could beat him this time?

Chapter 89 Three Arrows

The next game was like flowing water, one by one the new players flew by, most of them scored in the 35s and 35s, and no one scored more than 38 points. Even a famous player like Cao De only scored 33 points, and Yang Xizhong also scored. [-] points, Liu Qiong [-] points, Hu Yantong [-] points.

It's a pity for Liu Qiong here. His second arrow hit the left chest and he didn't get ten points. Although the third arrow hit the moving target, he still missed Zhang Xian by two points.

The eighth group entered the field, and Chen Qing urged the horse and a group of generals to enter the school field and came to the waiting area.

An official shouted loudly: "The rules have been told to everyone. Let me remind you that the wooden target is made of jujube wood, which is very strong. If your bow is a five-dou bow, try to shoot at the neck and head. The wood is softer over there."

Only then did Chen Qing realize that the five-dou bow could shoot at the neck and head, but the generals couldn't hit it.

"here we go!"

The officer waved the red flag, "First up!"

The first general rushed over on his horse, but unfortunately his level of riding and archery was poor. The first arrow missed, and the second arrow still missed. The third arrow completely lost confidence, missed again, and swallowed an arrow. Lingdan, amidst the laughter, the general left with shame on his face.

The generals followed one by one, the fifth entered the battle, and the next one was Chen Qing. Chen Qing urged the horse to the starting point.

He was also quite nervous in his heart. In yesterday's recruit competition, he had already been promoted to one level. If he performed well today and made it to the top three, he would still have a chance to be promoted to another level. I am afraid that this chance of being promoted to two levels in a row It will be difficult to meet in the future.

There are also 500 taels of silver and the emperor's special property rewards.

Chen Qing has never been so important to reward money as he is today.

……

The one in front of Chen Qing was already finished, and he hit two of three arrows, scoring eight points.

"Number Six is ​​ready!" the officer yelled.

No. [-] is Chen Qing. He is holding the Dingyuan Bow and has sharp eyes. He is ready.

With a wave of the red flag in the official's hand, Chen Qing clamped his legs on the horse, and the horse galloped out. The surrounding gradually became quiet, and countless pairs of eyes watched him.

"Who is this general?"

The emperor Zhao Gou couldn't see his face clearly because of the distance, but the aura of this general was obviously different from other generals.

"Your Majesty, he is Chen Qing!" Li Hui whispered beside him.

Zhao Gou lifted his spirits, leaned forward, and looked at Chen Qing with all his attention.

Lu Yihao next to him stroked his beard and smiled without saying a word. The emperor of the Song Dynasty was generally interested in young scribes, and never cared about generals.

But in recent years, the officials have been displaced and suffered repeated catastrophes. The Jurchen army is eyeing the north of the Yangtze River. The Song Dynasty is always worried about destroying the country. The officials are very dependent on military generals.

However, Liu Miao's mutiny broke his expectations of generals. Under such circumstances, the officials established martial arts and held training competitions for new recruits and generals, which shows the importance they attach to young generals.

In this martial arts competition, the two biggest winners have come out, one is Chen Qing, and the other is Yang Xizhong.

At this time, Chen Qing had gradually rushed to the riding and shooting area, and Lu Yihao also dropped his distracting thoughts and concentrated on watching.

'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

The moment the horse rushed past the white line of riding and shooting, the delicate drumming began to sound.

At this time, the speed of the horse is very important. If the horse speed is fast, the knight will be in a hurry, which will affect the shooting. If the horse speed is slow, he will still not run out of the riding and shooting area when the drumbeat stops, and he will be eliminated directly.

In this case, in fact, the more the generals arrange to shoot from behind, the more advantageous they will be. At least they all know the duration of the drum sound, so that they can control the speed of their horses.

As soon as Chen Qing came on stage, he knew all kinds of target positions by heart. The first arrow must be shot at the north target. This is because the moving target is in the south, so that the second and third arrows do not need to change positions.

When he reached the straight line of the first target in an instant, Chen Qing drew his bow and shot an arrow. Eighty steps away, the arrow hit the target's eyebrow.

The arrow was accurate and ruthless, clean and neat, without muddying the water, cheers burst from all around, the ministers all praised, Zhao Gou nodded, "Good arrow skills!"

With a flick of Chen Qing's shoulder, the quiver was thrown to the other side of his back. He switched to holding the bow with his left hand, and drew an arrow with his right hand, and shot towards the wooden dummy target in the south.

This arrow was also crisp and sharp, hitting the center of the eyebrow with precision, and once again won a round of warm applause.

At this time, Zhao Gou began to pay attention to Chen Qing's third arrow, which is also the key to high and low scores.