The weapons in the martial arts arena were complete, and when he saw the spear, Yang Congyi's hands suddenly itched. The gun that accompanied him along the way for self-defense was sold after arriving in Huzhou, after all, he was afraid that he would cause trouble if he brought weapons into Lin'an.

There is almost no time to practice marksmanship for a month on the road, and I read books whenever I have time, and I don't know if my marksmanship is rusty. He put down the package, took out a long spear, felt light and heavy in his hand, stretched his arms and waist slightly, and shook a few spear sparks with his gun.

When the body is fully moved, he began to practice marksmanship, and at first he was worried about being unfamiliar, but after the first shot was stabbed, the follow-up moves were endless, and only the body's instinctive reaction was used to finish the marksmanship. At the beginning, I also learned some marksmanship in the incense burner peak, but I was not particularly proficient, so I practiced it while it was still early.

If you take the bow horse, you don't have to worry about foot archery, but you are really not good at riding archery, and he just learned to ride a horse a few days before leaving Huaining, and immediately opened the bow and archery, and the accuracy is really not good, and the best situation is that ten arrows can hit two or three arrows. There are also articles on the art of war, although I have been reading books and reading some books of war every night for more than a month, but I have not been able to understand them thoroughly; because we do not understand the ancient army, many of the art of war seem to be half-understood, and the information-based high-tech warfare campaigns of later generations cannot effectively apply the art of war at all, and we can only think more about the classic battles with low-tech content that the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army fought before the 50s, so as to slightly increase our knowledge and understanding of the ancient art of war.

I don't know how difficult this exam is, Yang Congyi actually doesn't know the bottom of his heart, especially after reading too much of the art of war, the more he thinks about it, the more he can't understand the mystery of the art of war, which makes his confidence suffer.

Half an hour was almost up, he stopped dancing the gun, sat down on the spot to adjust his breath, and felt even more refreshed after pranayama.

It didn't take long for the master to bring three people over and walk into the martial arts arena.

I only listened to the main book: "Yang Congyi, the examiners will give you a temporary extra test, take the test well, and don't slack off." ”

Yang Congyi clasped his fists and saluted, and said "yes" in a loud voice.

After a little discussion among the three examiners, one of the examiners said to Yang Congyi: "Because it is an additional test and the time is in a hurry, today I only test the right questions about foot archery, martial arts and the art of war." Do you know? ”

Yang Congyi replied "yes" again loudly.

"Okay, then let's take the step shooting test first. 100 steps and 10 targets, five arrows are qualified. "Then the examiner announced the assessment criteria for foot shooting.

Immediately an errand entered the field to set up an arrow target, and another messenger brought a bow and ten arrows.

Everything was ready to stop, and the examiner immediately ordered: "The exam is open." ”

Yang Congyi grabbed the bow with his left hand, and felt a little heavy, which was not quite the same as the usual one, it turned out to be an iron tire bow. But it doesn't matter, because if you practice the gun from time to time, there is naturally no problem with your arm strength, and this bow can be easily pulled away.

I saw him stretch out his bow and set up an arrow, aiming at the leftmost arrow target, and as soon as his right hand was released, the feather arrow came out of his hand, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared on the leftmost arrow target, and this arrow was very easy.

Then Yang Congyi opened his bow and set up an arrow, drank it in one go, and opened his bow nine times in a row, all of which hit the target.

"Okay, all ten targets are hit, and the foot shooting assessment is passed. Take a break, and then test your martial arts. The three examiners were overjoyed and obviously satisfied.

Yang Congyi put down the iron tire bow and moved his arm slightly, and he would not get tired after opening the bow ten times, but he had to stretch it after exercising, which was his habit.

After a while, the examiner saw that Yang Congyi didn't seem to be tired, so he said: "The martial arts test is open, and the eighteen weapons can be selected, and the drill is enough." ”

Yang Congyi stretched out his hand and took out a spear from the weapon rack, put on a posture, shook the spear and practiced his hands, and then used all his strength to use a set of marksmanship.

After the gun drill, the examiner immediately announced: "The martial arts assessment has passed." ”

Yang Congyi was naturally very happy to pass the two exams easily, but he didn't know what the final art of war was, and he was the least confident in this. These examiners are obviously from civilian backgrounds, and it is not clear whether they are the main battle or the main monk, and I don't know if there will be hidden mysteries when asking the right questions about the art of war.

"In the last game, the test of the art of war was correct. Come with us. The three examiners turned around and walked away, along with the master book.

Yang Congyi put away the spear, picked up the package, and followed them closely. I didn't go too far, I came to a low house, and when I looked up, there were three big characters above the door: Lecture Martial Arts.

The main bookkeeper pushed the door in, the other three examiners followed, and Yang Congyi waited outside the door.

After the examiners prepared a little, they asked Yang Congyi to enter the venue and sit down.

When I entered the room, I saw that it was a large classroom, and the three examiners were sitting side by side at the front, on a one-foot high platform. Underneath are neatly arranged low tables and low stools, and there should be about a hundred or so seats.

Yang Congyi sat down directly in the first row, closest to the three examiners.

Seeing that the candidates were ready, the examiner sitting in the middle spoke: "Candidate Yang Congyi, since you are a martial arts student who is here to take the exam, and then you will be tested for the art of war strategy, let me ask you first, do you know what the Seven Books of Martial Arts are?" ”

Yang Congyi just borrowed a set of books on the art of war from Lord Chen, at that time Lord Chen said that this was a book of war that must be talked about in martial arts before Nandu, and he also read it, and immediately replied: "The seven books of martial arts are "Sun Tzu", "Wu Zi", "Liutao", "Sima Fa", "Three Strategies", "Wei Xuanzi", "Li Jing Asks Right", and it was compiled by Guozi during the Yuanfeng period. ”

The examiner nodded and asked, "Are you familiar with these seven books, can you study them?" ”

Yang Congyi replied truthfully: "I have never been in contact with it when I was studying before, but I have often read it for more than a month, and I am more familiar with "Sun Tzu", and I have not had time to study the other six books seriously. ”

The examiner said: "It is not easy to be familiar with a book. Then test your familiarity with Sun Tzu. I say the first sentence, you say the last sentence. 'Whoever attacks and takes, attacks what he does not defend; Those who defend and must be solid, defend what they do not attack. 'What's next?' ”

This is the "Art of War" in the way of using the virtual and the real, just like fighting with others, emphasizing the need to avoid the real and attack the false, this part of Yang Congyi is easy to understand, naturally familiar, and immediately continued: "Therefore, the good attacker, the enemy does not know what he defends; Those who defend well, the enemy does not know what they are attacking. Little, as for the invisible. God is divine, as for silence, so it can be the enemy's command. And then those who cannot be controlled, rush to their emptiness; The one who retreats and cannot be chased. It's out of reach. Therefore I want to fight, although the enemy is high and deep, and he who has to fight with me will be saved by attacking him; I don't want to fight, I draw the ground and defend it, and the enemy can't fight with me, and he will do what he wants. ”

The examiner nodded, and said: "All those who fight, with the right match, with the odd victory." ”

This sentence comes from the chapter on military strength in "The Art of War", and Yang Congyi is also more familiar with it, and immediately continued: "All those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory." Therefore, those who are good and surprising are as infinite as heaven and earth, and inexhaustible as rivers and seas. In the end, the sun and the moon are also. Death and resurrection, four o'clock is also. The sound is not more than five, and the change of five voices is not better than listening; The color is not five, and the change of the five colors is invincible; The taste is not five, and the change of the five flavors cannot be tasted; The battle situation is not strange, and the change of Qizheng is invincible. Qi is born together, such as the gratuitous cycle, who can be poor! ”

The examiner was very relieved to see that Yang Congyi would be able to pick it up immediately, and asked, "Do you know what a few words mean?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "The meaning of these sentences is that the general battle with the enemy is to arrange troops to face the enemy head-on, and if you want to win the battle, you must also be supplemented by surprise soldiers to win by surprise." People who are good at using surprise tactics will never dry up like heaven and earth, with gratuitous changes and endless changes, like rivers and seas. Like the sun and the moon, the cycle repeats; Like the seasons, go and come back. Although there are only five tones, the combination of the five tones changes, and the music composed can never be heard; There are only five basic colors, but the combination of the five hues changes, and the painted work can never be finished; Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty are not the five flavors, and the combination of the five flavors can never be tasted. The use of military strength in any war is only "odd" and "positive," and the combination of "odd" and "positive" is endless. Odd and positive are born and transformed into each other, just like a circle swirling, without beginning and end, and incomprehensible. ”

The three examiners were of course very happy to see that Yang Congyi was so familiar with "The Art of War", and immediately some examiners asked again: "Those who are good at defending are hidden under the nine earths, and those who are good at attacking are moving above the nine heavens, what is the explanation?" If you were given an army to attack the Kingdom of Jin, how would you hide and how would you attack? ”

Is this an essay question? It's getting harder. However, Yang Congyi has taken many exams for more than ten years, which naturally makes it difficult for him. I only heard him reply: "Those who use soldiers, those who are good at defense, must protect their own living forces, and when they do not want to go to war, they can hide the army as if they disappeared from the ground, and those who are good at attacking attack are like divine soldiers descending from heaven, which is unpredictable and takes the enemy by surprise." If I lead an army alone to fight the Jin Kingdom, I will requisition large ships, march on the sea, go to sea for a hundred miles, stealth in the boundless sea, and wait at sea for the opportunity to land and attack. Or lead troops north, and the sub-battalions hide in the reckless mountains of Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, waiting for the opportunity to attack. The attack is not to attack the city, with a small force arranged in a favorable defensive place, the frontal formation to lure the enemy to attack, split an army to rush around, and then divide an army to ambush the enemy's support or retreat on the road, annihilating the enemy outside the city. If the army defending the city is completely annihilated, the city will not be attacked, so the battle should be mainly based on killing and injuring the living force. Destroy the enemy's 100,000 elites, even if the enemy army forms another 100,000 new troops within a month, and the combat strength is not strong, it can be annihilated again. Moreover, when 100,000 elites are not in a war, they are also laborers, and killing and injuring 100,000 can reduce the enemy's grain by hundreds of thousands of quintals every year. ”

After listening to Yang Congyi's exposition, the examiner in the middle said: "Let's not talk about whether some of your statements are in line with the Art of War, but in terms of your familiarity with the Art of War, it is much higher than many candidates. After the ruling of the three of us, candidate Yang Congyi, you can make up for the martial arts dormitory. Enrollment is now available and classes start early tomorrow morning. ”

Hearing this, Yang Congyi was very excited, and immediately got up to make a big salute, and thanked him: "Thank you, gentlemen." ”

The three examiners did not say anything more, turned around and walked out of the lecture hall.

The master bookkeeper came over and said: "Yang Congyi, this re-examination opportunity is quite rare, you should study the art of war after entering the school." ”

Yang Congyi nodded and said, "Thank you, sir, the student will live up to Mr.'s teachings." ”

"Alright, come with me to handle the enrollment." After that, go.

At this time, Yang Congyi really wanted to laugh three times to celebrate, but when he saw that the main book was in front of him, he finally gave up and should not be arrogant, so as not to spoil his impression.

It was already afternoon after the admission procedures were completed, and since he was a member of the martial arts students, he had to live in the martial arts house, Yang Congyi immediately went back to the Sihai Inn and moved into the house.