The wine and poetry on the upper floor of Chongming can be regarded as the most comfortable one since Duanmuxu's westward journey, and at other times, it is all about eating and sleeping.

The further west, the more so.

The population gradually thinned out, but the outline of the Qilian Mountains in the extreme distance gradually grew larger under the setting sun. According to the map, after resting in Shanghai Village in front, it is only a few dozen miles away from Wuchuan Military Town.

Shanghai Village is not big, hundreds of families, but they are all gathered in one place, and it can be regarded as lively for the road with few people.

Duanmu Xu wanted to make up some water for the water bladder at the foot of Shanghai Village, and then get a good night's sleep, and strive to rush to Wuchuan Military Town the next day.

Not all villagers are unpretentious, especially for a stranger's overnight stay. After being rejected many times in Shanghai Village, Duanmu Xu finally found a family, and there was only one old man in the family, the old man's surname was Jiang, who was very enthusiastic and gave him a hot dinner. Although it is coarse tea and light rice, and there is no cooking skills, Duanmu Xu eats very well.

Uncle Jiang was snorting dry tobacco on the side, and he was also pulling on homely things. Xu has lived alone for a long time, and he has to talk a little more. From Uncle Jiang's words, he heard that Uncle Jiang also has a son, who is smart and sensible, who is serving in Wuchuan Military Town, and is also very filial to him. Maybe this is the uncle's biggest sustenance and thoughts.

Duanmu Xu slept soundly on the plank bed, but he was woken up at the break of dawn, and the sound of horses' hooves constantly sounded. Not one horse, but many.

The morning in Shanghai Village began in the midst of this hustle and bustle. At the west end of the village, there are two teams of leaders sitting in the middle, and on both sides are two columns of cavalry, riding horses and wearing armor, which is very majestic.

After some inquiry, Duanmu Xu figured out that this was the military town conscription. This is really trouble-free, no longer have to rely on your legs to trek the remaining dozens of miles, and it is a good thing to have horses to ride when the time comes.

There was no need to clean up, Duanmu Xu went to the recruitment office. The originally thin body has become much stronger since Chengling, and more importantly, the complexion that has been sharpened by the wind and sand along the way is no longer immature.

After reporting his name and age, one of the team leaders asked, "Why did you join the army?"

"There is no one at home, and I want to beg for food in the army. ”

"The army is not a place to eat. Another team leader said.

"What are you capable of?"

"Archery. ”

The team leader suddenly became interested, but those who came to join the army mostly relied on their strong bodies and bows and arrows, and there were not many who were skilled.

"Can you shoot a stone bow?"

"Usually when I get the bow in my hand, I can pull it full. "I used to do kitchen chores, where did Duanmu Xu have the opportunity to touch bows and arrows, or in the Qintianjian He Prison Zhengfu, I tried my hand with a few bows and arrows. Since you are going to join the army, you must also have some ability, otherwise it will not be easy to get ahead with your body alone.

Hearing such an answer, the team was a little unconvinced. The strength of the arm of the person who can draw a strong bow must be amazing, and the young man in front of him, although his body is not thin, but his arms are not as strong as that.

"In the army, lying has always been the most taboo. How many bows can you fire?" The one-stone bow just now was a casual question, knowing that the one-stone bow had reached the level of a more skilled archer.

"You can try this on the spot. Duanmuxu knew that joining the army still had to rely on real skills after all.

"Good. Come, go and fetch the bow. ”

After a while, from the rear of the cavalry, archers rushed over with several strong bows on their backs.

"Team Wei, the strong bow you want is here?"

"Ma Niu'er, how strong can you usually use a bow?" Wei Zongliang asked knowingly, Ma Niu'er was a strong bow in the team, and he knew what level he knew.

"Team Wei, it's better to have a strong bow than La, except for Team Wei, I haven't scared anyone yet, if you're in a good state, a strong bow with one stone and five birds is not a problem. When asked about his skills, Ma Niu'er unconsciously boasted that he had never pulled a strong bow with five stones.

"Ma Niu'er, look at this kid next to you, he is also a good bow and arrow hand. ”

"Not like, not like. The horse and the cow circled around Duanmu Xu, circled twice, looked at his arm deliberately, and shook his head. "Little brother, archer, rely on this, rely on this. He pointed to his eyes and patted his arm again.

"Brother Ma is right. ”

"It's still kind to be a person, but it's not okay to be kind on the battlefield. "Ma Niu'er has a rare opportunity to be a teacher.

"Ma Niu'er, then you let everyone see the strength of our ace archers in Huaishuo Military Town. The cavalry on one side coaxed.

"Ma Niu'er, you show its hands. ”

Duanmu Xu didn't pay attention to Ma Niu'er preparing to draw a strong bow, but didn't react to the "Huaishuo Military Town" he heard, could it be that this Ma Niu'er was originally transferred from Huaishuo Military Town?

Ma Niu'er put down the strong bows on his body one by one, and kept muttering in his mouth, "This is a seven-bucket bow, this is a nine-bucket bow, this is a stone bow, and this is a stone and three bows." One stone bow and one stone three bows are used for lunge shooting, and seven bucket bows and nine bucket bows are used for horse shooting. ”

He picked up a stone bow from it, touched the string with his fingers, and then clasped it with his index and middle fingers, and pulled it slightly, trying the elasticity of the string. He took a deep breath of satisfaction, held the bow in his left hand, bent his left leg at the knee, straddled the ground with his right leg, looked straight ahead, and bent the four fingers of his right hand to clasp the bowstring.

"From. With a loud shout, the bowstring was pulled apart. Ma Niu'er's right arm is really thick, and the bowstring can keep it still when it is pulled apart. Then, slowly, he let go of the bowstring and exhaled.

"Ma Niu'er, try that one stone with three stones again. Someone coaxed again.

"Good. Ma Niu'er replied, and then changed to a hard bow with three stones. The same lunge shooting, this time Ma Niu'er prepared a little longer, and another loud shout, "Up." The bowstring was drawn in response, but it was not as easy as before, and it did not hold still, and the horse and the cow let go of the bowstring.

"Look, this is a one-stone bow and a three-stone hard bow. Team Wei said towards Duanmu Xu.

"Then I'll try. ”

Duanmu Xu walked to the place where Ma Niu'er stood, and also picked up the one-stone bow, and did not take a lunge posture, but pulled it casually, and the bow opened like a full moon. He picked up the hard bow with three stones again, and he also pulled it casually, and the bow opened like a full moon.

Because the speed was too fast, he didn't make any preparations like Ma Niu'er, and before everyone could react, he had already pulled both bows apart.

Or Ma Niu'er reacted quickly, "Innate divine power, innate divine power." ”

The Wei team is smiling, and the soldiers I recruit are mine. There are not too many powerful archers.

"Good. In my team, even if you are one. Come on, write it down for me, Bai Xu, right? Team Wei came over at once and pulled Duanmu Xu behind him.

At this time, I don't know who was standing behind muttered, "This guy can challenge that two-stone bow in the future?"

That two-stone bow is famous, but all the archers who come to the new have to challenge it, but so far, no one has really pulled it.

Xu is Duanmu Xu pulled the bow too easily just now, and suddenly made them feel that it was possible to challenge the two stone bows.

With Duanmu Xu, the jewel in front, the Wei team didn't pay much attention to the subsequent recruitment of recruits. At the end of the day's recruitment, the Wei team and another Wu team each brought their own men and horses and were stationed in the east and west of the village respectively.

The so-called camping is nothing more than gnawing two dry foods, and then sleeping on the ground with clothes. Duanmuxu lay on the ground, looking up at the night sky, from the kitchen handyman to the soldiers on the border of the border army, it was only a few months. And what about the next transformation, when and why?