About half an hour later, the master and apprentice finished eating.

At this time, Li Jing took two bows from his horse, one large and one small.

He threw the small cyan short bow to Yu Wenming, and then asked, "Ming'er, have you practiced bows and arrows in the past year and a half?" ”

Yu Wenming shook his head, it was not that he didn't want to practice archery, during Li Jing's absence, he once wanted to find the eldest grandson Wuji to learn to practice archery.

But the eldest grandson Wuji said that it is best to develop good habits at the beginning of archery practice. Otherwise, it will be difficult to correct it in the future. And he obviously thinks that Li Jing's archery skills are much better than his own, and he is unwilling to teach this prospective brother-in-law first, so as not to conflict with Li Jingjiao.

Li Jing nodded with satisfaction, then pointed to the cyan short bow and said: "This bow is a five-bucket bow, which is generally used by cavalry, you can try to pull it away, whether it fits or not!" ”

The bows and arrows of the Sui Dynasty were divided according to the strength required to pull them apart. Ten buckets are one stone, and one stone is one hundred and twenty catties. If the five-bucket bow is to be pulled, it will take sixty catties of strength.

According to the division of strength, the bow below five buckets is an inferior bow, five buckets to one stone is a medium bow, one stone to two stones is a superior bow, and two to three stones are considered strong bows. As for bows with more than three stones, they can only be used by generals who are more courageous than ordinary people.

In addition, according to the purpose of the bow, it is further divided into short bows with a shorter range, longbows with a longer range, and crossbows with a faster rate of fire but more troublesome to load arrows.

Short bows are generally small in size and are generally used by civilians and cavalry. Longbows and crossbows were mostly used by infantry. The longbow is mostly used to snipe enemies, while the crossbow is used for counter-fire and cover shooting.

Li Jing himself used a three-stone horn bow. Originally, he could have used a stronger bow, but since he was mainly mounted archery. The force required to draw the bow on a horse was much greater than that of the infantry, so he finally chose to use the three-stone bow.

Under normal circumstances, at the age of Yu Wenming, at most, he would only practice with three bucket bows. However, Li Jing considered that Yu Wenming's internal strength and mental method had entered the realm obviously, and his arm strength was no different from that of an adult, so he still let him practice with the Five Bucket Bow.

"Come on! Get on the horse and try to pull away, I'm ready to teach you straight from riding and shooting! Li Jing said in a deep voice.

Yu Wenming nodded, turned over on the horse that Li Jing was riding, and then began to bend the bow and pull the bowstring according to the technique he taught......

Li Jing handed an arrow to Yu Wenming at this time. The five-bucket bow in Yu Wenming's hand is a standard short bow.

The short bow is much smaller than the longbow to allow cavalry to carry, and the bow arm is also shorter, so as not to affect the horse's running when the bow arm is drawn.

However, as a result, the workmanship of the short bow is more complicated, although the bow arm is short, but the bowstring is required to be tenacious and strong, and it is generally used with good ox tendon as the string to ensure the range and power.

Therefore, a good short bow for cavalry requires a lot of time for skilled craftsmen to complete, and it is very expensive, and it is considered military material, and it is difficult to buy in the civilian market.

Yu Wenming put the arrow handed over by Li Jing on the bowstring. He found that the arrow was also shorter than the usual longbow length, and the feathers at the end of the arrow were specially trimmed to appear very neat and curved, which greatly reduced the air resistance in flight.

At this time, he had already put the arrow on the bowstring, placed the arrow and the bow on the right side of his body, aimed his eyes at the tip of the arrow and the distant target, and then slowly pulled the bowstring apart......

"Ming'er, your posture is wrong! It's not pulled like that! ”

Li Jing's eyes were like this, and he quickly discovered his mistake. Although Yu Wenming is riding on a horse to draw a bow, the way he goes is imitating the longbow shooting method used by ordinary people as he sees it on weekdays.

He shouted: "Look straight ahead, head slightly to the right, arrow tail, arrow tip, target three points and one line, open the bow full, and then release the bowstring......"

Yu Wenming's heart sank, and he listened attentively to Li Jing's request. Then he suddenly pulled the bowstring full, and looked straight ahead.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as he loosened the bowstring, a black arrowhead shot out like lightning.

Then I heard the sound of "tension", and a small tree fifty zhang away immediately shook slightly.

Yu Wenming's heart suddenly relaxed, and he secretly thought that his hard work in cultivating immortality and practicing swords under the waterfall for a year and a half had finally paid off, making his strength and eyesight far beyond ordinary people. So, the first arrow hit the target.

Due to the small size of the short bow, but the force required to open the bow is greater, so the force of the cavalry to draw the bow is difficult to last, and the bow must be shot immediately, which requires the archer's eye and arm strength to be very high.

The opposite is true: due to the longer arm of the longbow and the long range, it takes less force to pull the bow out. Therefore, it can be slowly pulled away to aim, and the arrows used tend to be longer and have strong penetrating power. When firing, it is also used to shoot at an elevation angle and shoot a parabola in the air, which can kill the infantry behind the shield more.

Whereas, the short bow can only shoot in a straight line due to its short range. If you also shoot a parabola, the power and accuracy will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, in the Sui Dynasty, in addition to the infantry used in defending the city or in the field, the longbow was almost used by civilian martial arts practitioners in peacetime.

It's just that the longbow is the foundation of the short bow, and if the basic bow of the longbow is practiced solidly, it will be much easier to practice mounted archery and short bow shooting, although it is slower than the speed of direct training of mounted archery, but the foundation is very solid.

And Li Jing let Yu Wenming practice riding and archery at the beginning, mainly because he learned martial arts too late, and he didn't start learning until he was twelve years old.

In addition, the martial arts inspection of Yu Wenming in the past year and a half just now made him very satisfied. I feel that the basic skills of this apprentice are solid enough. You can already learn to ride and shoot directly.

Yu Wenming obviously didn't expect that he would be able to hit the target with one arrow for the first time when he shot on horseback, and his face couldn't help but show a look of pride.

Li Jing stood beside the horse's head, glanced at his expression, and sneered, then turned over and got on the horse, sitting behind Yu Wenming, and his left hand had already raised the three-stone strong bow in his hand.

Immediately, he stretched out his hand and took four arrows from the quiver on his horse's back, and then grasped the handles of the four arrows with his five fingers, and pressed the bowstring with the tail of the arrow.

At this moment, Li Jing shouted, pulled hard, pulled the strong bow to the full moon position, and then released it violently!

I only heard a loud sound of "collapse", and arrows flew out, accompanied by bursts of sharp whistling, which made people's eardrums a little unbearable.

The four arrows flew in unison, and the shrill whistling made the birds in the opposite woods panic and fly out of the forest with their wings flapping.

And at this moment, the four arrows had already flown quickly, and the birds that were flying towards the sky fell four in an instant, all of which were pierced by the arrows and killed!

Yu Wenming's eyesight is excellent now, and he can see clearly the process of four arrows hitting birds at the same time. He immediately sat down on the horse's back in a daze, and his mouth was so open that he forgot to cheer.

You see, the birds are fifty feet away from where they are now. And the birds are still flying, and they are small and very difficult to shoot. In his opinion, being able to shoot one is already quite good. But is Li Jing still human?

He actually took out four arrows at the same time, and then put them on the bowstring and shot them together, lifting the weight like a light, and shooting four birds in an instant, what kind of archery is this?

Yu Wenming always thought that his talent was good enough, and his eyesight was accurate enough. In his opinion, as long as time passes, his archery skills will inevitably be the same as internal strength and knife skills, and few people can match them. But after seeing the master's bow and four arrows, the arrows pierced his heart, he suddenly realized that he was just a frog at the bottom of the well.

Only then did he realize that the bow and arrow could be used like this.

It's just that what makes him puzzled is that if he wants to shoot a small tree that doesn't move with a bow and an arrow, he has to aim carefully to judge. And how did the master shoot four birds with one bow and four arrows, but how did he aim at the same time?

Seeing Li Jing pulling the bow and full moon, and the arrow was like a meteor, in the eyes of Yu Wenming, he was simply like a god.

He lowered his head in shame at this time, he knew that the master was doing this, not only to show his superb archery skills, but also to remind himself: he is still far behind! There is no capital to be proud of at all. Hitting the target is just the most basic requirement for a shooter, and any trained average archer can do it.

"Ming'er, although the arrow you shot just now hit the target, it was also shot on a horse. But he was shooting arrows still in place, which was not very powerful at all. When the horse is running, it is possible to shoot and hit the target at the same time, this is the ability! The keys to archery are strength, skill, speed, and accuracy. At the same time, you have to adapt to all kinds of unexpected situations! When will you be able to shoot four arrows in a row, like me, at four targets in high-speed motion at the same time, then you will be able to go out! Li Jing said solemnly.

Yu Wenming nodded, he had already realized Li Jing's good intentions.

"Come on! I'll teach you the correct posture of holding the bow first......" Li Jing began to teach Yu Wenming by hand at this time......

After an afternoon of practice, the master and apprentice did not return until dark.

After returning home, Xiao Wanjun had already prepared a delicious meal for him, and Yu Wenming immediately devoured it, because it was the first time to practice archery, he had spent much more physical strength and spirit than when he practiced martial arts in the past.

Xiao Wanjun was also very relieved to see her son working so hard. secretly thought that his son was finally about to come out of the mix. She doesn't want him to be the head of the family, she just wants to live a peaceful life. The previous assassination incident really worried her.

After Yu Wenming finished eating, he cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks with his mother, and was about to wipe the table, but he suddenly stumbled and almost fell.

"Ahh Ming'er, what's wrong with you? Injured in practice? Seeing this, Xiao Wanjun hurriedly asked with concern.

"Hehe, today I practiced riding and archery, but I accidentally fell off the horse, and my back hurt a little, it's not a big deal!" Yu Wenming rubbed his waist and said with a grin.

After Xiao Wanjun heard this, she hurriedly worried: "Ming'er, lie down quickly, let my mother see the injury, and apply some medicine to you." ”

Yu Wenming grabbed his belt, but his handsome face was a little embarrassed and said, "...... Mother, I don't have to work with you, I'll just apply some medicine myself in a while. ”

Xiao Wanjun was slightly stunned when she heard this, and said lightly: "You stupid child, your mother has helped you bathe and laundry since you were a child, and now you are still ashamed?" Alas, but yes, unconsciously, you are thirteen years old, and you have grown so tall, it is your mother who has burdened you and made you live a hard life for so many years......"

Speaking of this, thinking of the previous years, her eyes turned red, and she couldn't help but cry again.

Yu Wenming was startled, and hurriedly comforted: "Mother, don't say it, the son doesn't think the mother is ugly, and the dog doesn't think the family is poor." If it weren't for you seeking medical treatment for me everywhere and letting others know my identity by mistake, I'm afraid I'm still an illegitimate child who can't see the light now. There is no chance of coming out now. Now is the time for the children to be filial to you! ”

Xiao Wanjun didn't expect her son to say such intimate words, and she was both moved and relieved.

At this time, Yu Wenming had already found the golden medicine from the drawer of the cabinet by himself, and then untied his belt and jacket and put it on.

Xiao Wanjun looked at her son blankly, her heart was full of happiness and peace of mind. After the son recovered from this serious illness, he was finally transferred, not only from an illegitimate child to a concubine, but also gave himself an official name in the house. And his performance is getting better and better, and everyone in the house calls him the best among the younger generations of the Yuwen family.

Seeing her son gradually become a talent is undoubtedly the greatest satisfaction in a mother's heart.

But at this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door. A young man's voice shouted outside, "Yu Wenming, open the door quickly!" ”

Few people call him by his first name anymore. And now those who dare to call him by his name directly like this, the eldest grandson Wuji is one of them. And he, the eldest grandson Wujian, Li Jing and his wife, and the other four people, are the people who Yu Wenming informed the concierge that he could let him enter the mansion without notifying him.

"Brother Wuji, what happened? You're in a hurry to come here so late. Yu Wenming was also shocked in his heart. He also had a bad premonition about the sudden arrival of this prospective brother-in-law.