Chapter VI: Promotion
Since Chen Cheng has done this, he wants to do the best he can. It's not that he likes to be competitive, he just doesn't like to lose. According to the military system of the Han Dynasty, two armies are one. But in practice, one can be ten, eleven, or nine. The use of the art of war is also in one mind.
And with this and him, there were eleven men in all. After coming out, he first washed his face, then came to the outside of the tent and called the other ten people out, Chen Cheng said: "From today on, you two will be under my control." Who are Wu Chiefs? ”
Two sturdy young men walked out and looked at Chen Cheng with very unkind eyes. Both of them were dark-faced, and although Chen Cheng was tall, his skin was fair and not very thick, and he was a little unconvinced. The younger one was stunned and said, "What skills do you have?" ”
“........”
Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, he hadn't encountered this kind of old-fashioned face-slapping plot for a long time. He smiled and said, "My martial arts are higher than yours, and my age is ......... Well, I have more knowledge than you, so with this, can't I do it for long? ”
"Your martial arts are higher than mine? Joke! Do you dare to compete with me? ”
Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Compare and compare, do you want to fight on horse, or do you want to fight on foot?" It's all up to you! ”
The young captain raised his head and said, "Do you dare to compete with me in archery?" ”
Chen Cheng looked at the other party and saw that there was a thick layer of calluses on the fingers of his right hand, and knew that this person was either from Orion or had specialized in archery. But what is there to be afraid of him? Not to mention that he is an unknown miscellaneous soldier, even if Lu Bu comes, he dares to compete with him to see whose archery skills are stronger.
So, he said to the other Wu Chang: "What do you want to compare with me?" Don't compare it again and again. ”
The other Wu Elder was older, and when he heard this, he shook his head and said, "I don't need to compare." ”
Chen Cheng turned around and said to the Wu chief: "Okay, let's compare archery, if I lose, I will give you the position of this chief." But what if you lose? ”
The young Wu Chang was stunned and said, "How can I lose? ’
"That's not good," Chen Cheng said, "If you lose, what are you going to do?" ”
"If I lose, I'll do whatever you want me to do in the future!"
Chen Cheng snorted and said, "I'm the chief, you're the captain, and you have to do whatever you want." ”
He saw that the other party's face had a tendency to change from dark to charcoal, and said: "But I'm very reasonable, so let's do it, if you lose, take your gang to repair a toilet, and see you make the tent stink!" ”
The young man blushed and said loudly: "Okay! ”
When they heard that someone was going to compete in martial arts, many soldiers surrounded them. In these years, there is a lack of entertainment, and it is even more boring for the big guys to be confined in the barracks. Tian Yu wrote a letter to Gongsun Zan in the big tent, and heard the sound outside the sky, I don't know why, so he hurriedly came out, but heard that someone in the army wanted to test archery, so he put his heart back in his stomach.
There was already a target erected in the barracks, and the young captain stood fifty paces away, took a deep breath, pulled the bowstring apart, and after aiming for a while, he released his finger, and with a "whoosh", the arrow was inserted into the target.
"Good!"
Everyone in the audience knows the goods, and when they see this arrow hitting the target, they all cheer. Of course, the range of the bow is more than fifty paces, but after more than fifty steps, first, I don't know where the arrow will go, and second, I don't know where the arrow will go, and second, it has no power. The so-called "at the end of a strong crossbow, you can't wear Lu Min", and the same is true for bows and arrows.
The young captain raised his bow and boasted triumphantly. Chen Cheng watched coldly, and when the other party provoked him, he smiled faintly and said, "Take a bow." ”
Since Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu dismissed the national soldiers, the local military force of the Han Dynasty declined, so that the heroes and the strong rose together. But even to the point where there are beacons everywhere in the world, the armament of the Han army is still very large. In the arsenal of any county, there are tens of thousands of armor and 100,000 bows and crossbows, so there is no shortage of armor and ordnance in the barracks.
At that moment, someone came over with a strong bow, Chen Cheng took it and pulled it, it was Zhang Yishi's good bow. He shook his head and said, "It's too light, is there a stronger one?" ”
Those who can draw a stone bow in the army are already elite. When he said this, everyone looked at him a little differently. The army is the heaviest place for warriors, Chen Cheng doesn't look as thick as those generals who bear and tiger, because everyone thinks his martial arts are not enough, but who would have thought that he would be able to pull out a strong bow with one stone in a casual way?
When everyone exchanged heads, Tian Yu said loudly: "Use my bow!" ”
Chen Cheng reached out and took the bow and arrow from Tian Yu's hand, tried it, and said, "Barely workable." ”
Tian Yu couldn't help but be amazed, this bow has two stone power, he usually wants to pull it away, it takes a lot of effort, and he can't open it a few times a day, where can he pull it away casually like Chen Cheng? He couldn't help but say in his heart: It seems that Shi Chang is a talent.
Chen Cheng also stood still at a position of fifty paces, pulled one out of the arrow box on the ground, and put it on the bowstring. The arms work together and the bowstring is pulled apart. The virtual crosshairs first spread out, then closed again as the bow and arrows were full. Of course, this virtual shackle is brought about by the "ride and slash" system, and only he can see it.
The closed crosshair is moved an inch above the target, and the finger is released. "Collapse", the bowstring vibrates, the arrow breaks through the air, and quickly pierces the target. As the crowd watched, clusters of arrows pierced the planks several inches thick.
"Awesome, awesome!"
"Color!"
"I just want it!"
People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away. The archery skills of the young captain in front of him were already excellent, but Chen Cheng was obviously superior. Chen Cheng smiled, took ten steps back, and fired his bow and arrow again. The arrow was still powerful, and it made a dull sound when it hit the target.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Chen Cheng retreated continuously, shooting once at a distance of seventy, eighty, and ninety steps, and each shot was sure to hit. When he reached a distance of a hundred paces, the onlookers held their breath, not only not believing that he could continue to shoot, but also hoping that this man could really work a miracle.
A hundred paces was a hundred and twenty meters, and at that distance the arrow's strength had been reduced to less than one-tenth of what it had been when it left the string. It is not uncommon to shoot a distance of 100 paces with a light arrow, but what can be shot depends on the face. Those who can shoot at the target at a distance of 100 paces are all famous warriors.
Chen Cheng continued to move his crosshairs upwards and easily continued to shoot an arrow. The arrow flies upwards, reaches its highest point, and then swoops down under the force of gravity. In full view of everyone, the arrow was firmly pierced into the target.
"Color!"
The crowd cheered, and many of them excitedly tapped their shields and weapons in their hands, excited to see this amazing skill of archery. The huge waves rolled in Tian Yu's heart, and Wu Zi couldn't believe that he could recruit such a master in the countryside casually?
Chen Cheng returned the strong bow to Tian Yu, thanked him first, and then turned around and said to the young man, "How is it?" ”
The young man Wu Chang's face turned red, although his face was dark and he couldn't see it, he bowed to the ground and said, "In the next crop style, how can it be compared to what is long?" ”
Tian Yu laughed and said, "Where is what?" It's obviously the tun chief! ”
The chief is a ten-person general, and above the chief, there is also the captain, and then the tun chief. Good guys, is this a two-level jump in a row? Moreover, Tian Yu is just a Qu Chang who is one level higher than the tun chief, he directly appointed Chen Cheng as the tun chief in public, the sincerity is not insufficient, and the blood cost is not small.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then cheered and said, "Such a warrior, naturally it should be the tun chief!" ”
Chen Cheng scratched his head, and just as he was about to say something, Tian Yu had already taken his hand and said, "The position of the head of the tun is not enough to be worthy of Your Excellency's martial arts." It's just that my official position is low, and I can only give you the position of tun chief. Further up, it will be the appointment of General Gongsun. ”
He smiled and said, "But I want to use your martial arts, let alone the captain of the capital, how can the Marquis of Wanhu be enough?" ”
Tian Yu spoke extremely sincerely, obviously from the bottom of his heart, so it was very infectious, and people couldn't help but get their blood boiling. Although Chen Cheng likes to complain and often ignores authority, he can't stand the sincerity of others. If someone else treats me as a national soldier, then I have no choice but to repay me as a national soldier.
He smiled bitterly and said: "Du Wei is very loving, dare not to die?" ”
Tian Yu laughed and said, "If you encounter a thief, you will definitely make Chen Tunchang fight!" ”
The number of people who needed to be managed jumped from ten to more than 100 at once, Chen Cheng first did some psychological construction, and then began to perform the duties of the tun chief in a big way. He first divided half of his men to repair the camp and dig several latrines, and then ordered people to dig trenches, erect arrow towers, and enemy towers.
Originally, the soldiers in the battalion only needed to exercise every ten days, and adding so many additional things would have made people complain. But Chen Cheng took the lead and personally took the big axe to cut down the tree. Others saw that the tun chief was working so hard, and there was no reason to complain.
In addition, he also asked people to go fishing in the river and hunt in the forest, and in addition to a part of the fish and meat that was given to the commander Tian Yu, all the rest of the rewards were given to the soldiers who did the best work. Moreover, the barracks that were built first were also given to the soldiers to live in, so that the soldiers did not complain, but their morale increased.
When Tian Yu saw it, he was even happier in his heart, and simply appointed Chen Cheng as the central protector to preside over the defense of the entire camp. Although Chen Cheng complained bitterly, he said that he knew this for a long time, it was better to learn from others to lie down and eat dry rice, but he took over all the things and took people to do it in full swing.
It was really a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder that made him uncomfortable when he saw the scattered appearance of the camp, and he had to tidy everything up, and he had to throw all the garbage to the garbage point to feel happy.
Tian Yu also asked him in private: "The thieves are hundreds of miles away, why do they have to build the camp so tightly?" ”
Chen Cheng said: "Be prepared." It's best if the thieves don't come, and if they do, we won't be at a loss. ”
Tian Yu thought so, so he let go of all the chores, and he only thought about the equipment and training of the soldiers.