The person who spoke was naturally Li Xiu, although he didn't know what the archery skills of this young strong man were, but just by the other party's figure, he would definitely be grabbed by the most elite Modao team when he entered the army, so he also had a heart of love, not to mention that money was nothing at all. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"This ...... No merit, I ......" The young strong man saw that Li Xiu was willing to help him with money, and he was first overjoyed, and then said with some hesitation, after all, he is not a person who likes to take advantage of others.

"Hehe, if the strong man has confidence, even if I lend you this money, you can return it to me when you win!" Li Xiu smiled again at this time and said, although the living conditions of the ancients were much worse than those of later generations, the influence of Confucianism was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the moral level was higher than that of later generations.

Hearing that Li Xiu was willing to lend him the money, the strong man immediately showed a happy expression, and immediately bowed to Li Xiu and said: "Thank you for your help, since this is the case, then Xue Mou is welcome, wait until I win the gold, let's split it in half!" ”

Li Xiu was not interested in Hu Ren's gold, but he did not refuse the kindness of the strong man, because he knew that if he didn't agree, I was afraid that the other party would not be willing to lend his money, so he nodded at the moment, and then asked people to take out the silver equivalent to the usual money and hand it to the other party, although silver is not the circulation currency of the Tang Dynasty, but because the copper money is too cumbersome, sometimes the transaction is very inconvenient, and the bearded customer has been constantly transporting silver to the Central Plains, so that there is more and more silver on the market. Gradually, some people began to trade silver, and the government also turned a blind eye to this.

The strong man took the silver and handed it to the Hu people, and then picked the hardest big bow among the bows prepared by the Hu people, and then asked the other party loudly: "How do you say the comparison, is it a pair of shots or a target?" ”

"Forget about shooting, you don't see the target in the distance, you shoot first, otherwise you are not qualified to compete with our archers!" At this time, the middle-aged Hu man pointed to the target in the distance, and the arrows on it had been cleaned up.

When the strong man heard this, there was no nonsense, he directly opened his bow and set up an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, three arrows were fired at the same time, hitting the bullseye almost at the same time, which shocked the people around him, and Li Xiu also showed a surprised expression, I didn't expect that this strong man was not only tall, but also so good at archery, and he just said that his surname was Xue, which made Li Xiu suddenly think of a person, wouldn't it really be so coincidental?

The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, as soon as the strong man made a move, the two Hu people archers all showed solemn expressions, and they didn't let the other Hu people end up at the moment, but walked over together, and said a few words in Hu language with the middle-aged Hu man, and then the middle-aged Hu people asked people to put the target a hundred steps away, and the previous target was only fifty steps at most, otherwise with Li Jin's arm strength, it would be impossible to shoot so far.

The word 100 steps through Yang has always been used to praise people with excellent archery, but it is actually not easy to really be able to shoot at the target at a hundred paces away, and some people with bad eyes can't even see the situation at all, let alone let them shoot arrows, so the eyes of the archers are particularly sharp, and experienced people can distinguish this kind of archer at a glance.

The target was placed a hundred steps away, and the two Huren archers shot almost together, several long arrows shot out of their hands, and all of them hit the bullseye in the blink of an eye, this kind of performance also shocked everyone, even Li Xiu was a little admired, even those sharpshooters in the army, it is estimated that they can only do this.

However, the strong man was not too surprised when he saw the performance of the two Hu people archers, but said loudly to the middle-aged Hu people: "The target is too close, add another fifty steps!" ”

"What? Are you sure you can hit a target 150 steps away? The middle-aged Hu Ren couldn't help frowning when he heard the strong man's request, and asked rhetorically.

"If I don't miss, I lose!" The strong man was full of confidence, in fact, if it weren't for the lack of strength of the bow in his hand, he would have wanted to move the target directly to one hundred and eighty steps, so as not to spend any more effort.

The middle-aged Hu man heard the strong man say this, and he didn't talk much at the moment, and directly ordered someone to move the target to one hundred and fifty steps away, from the strong man's view, the target has become a small point, and it is not easy to hit, but the strong man is not afraid at all, he opened his longbow and shot three arrows in a row, and the result not only hit, but also hit the bull's-eye, which made the people around him also amazed, after all, this kind of archery can already be called a miraculous skill.

However, the two Hu Ren archers were not to be outdone, and at this time, they also opened their bows and arrows, and even hit the bull's-eye with a few arrows, which brought the competition to a climax, and everyone around showed nervous looks.

"Two hundred steps!" At this time, the strong man spoke again.

Hearing the number of two hundred steps, the middle-aged Hu man opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he still didn't speak, and then ordered someone to put the target two hundred steps away, this distance ordinary people can only see the general appearance of the target, and they can't see the bull's-eye clearly, and the ordinary bow can't shoot so far at all.

However, at this time, the two Hu people archers were the first to shoot the arrows, only to see them raise the bow and arrows, and the two long arrows were in a perfect parabola, and finally both hit the target, but they only hit, and did not hit the bull's-eye, after all, although the projectile can ensure that the arrow shoots farther, but the accuracy is difficult to guarantee.

Seeing that the two Hu archers actually hit the target, the people around them were silent, because such archery techniques have exceeded their imagination, and even Li Xiu has a little bit of a heart for talent, such archers should really be recruited to serve in the army, anyway, there are many Hu people in the Tang Army, and two more archers can also increase a lot of combat power in the army, especially in the melee, the archers often choose the opponent's generals as targets, similar to the snipers of later generations, Each shot can greatly reduce the opponent's combat power.

However, the young strong man was still very confident at this time, only to see him throw down the longbow in his hand and stride forward, and actually reached out to grab the bows of the two archers, and then put the two bows together, reached out and took an arrow and put it on the string, and then suddenly let go, this long arrow combined with the power of the two bows, like lightning flew out, hit the target in the blink of an eye, and hit the bull's-eye, and even because the force was too strong, the tip of the arrow actually penetrated out from behind the target.

"Good!" Seeing the amazing performance of this young strong man, the onlookers, including Li Xiu and Li Jin's father and son, couldn't help but cheer loudly, this strong man's archery can simply be superb, and what is even more amazing is his arm strength, after all, the two archers use super strong hard bows, but he can open two at a time, and this divine power is probably rare in the army.

"It can't really be that person, right?" After Li Xiu applauded, he then said with some surprise, judging from the performance of this young man, he also thought more and more about the person he thought of just now, but this is too coincidental, but it is not strange to think about it, the other party's hometown seems to be near Taiyuan.

"No, you're cheating, how can you use two bows for archery?" Seeing that the young strong man was better than the two archers in one fell swoop, the middle-aged Hu man also became a little flustered all of a sudden, and then shouted forcefully.

"If you win the archery, do you have to stipulate what kind of bow to use?" The young strong man is not stupid, and at this time he also frowned and said angrily, his words were also supported by the people around him, and a group of people shouted that the middle-aged Hu Ren was cheating.

Seeing that he had committed public anger, the middle-aged Hu man also looked even more flustered, but when he saw the ten ingots of gold next to him, his face also showed a fierce expression, and he said loudly at the moment: "Since you want to compete with us for arrows, you must follow our rules, this strong man actually snatched our bow, and used two bows at a time, this is cheating, so it can't be regarded as winning at all!" ”

"What, you're trying to pay the bill?" The young strong man was also angry at this time, and immediately strode in front of the middle-aged Hu man and said angrily, the middle-aged Hu man only reached his chest, and there was a lot of pressure on his height.

"This ...... It's not a bad debt, unless you try with us again! "The middle-aged Hu people are also afraid of the strong man's move, after all, they are Hu people, if they cause trouble in Taiyuan, the government will not stand on their side, not to mention that they are already at a loss, so they are also a little retreating at this time.

"Than what? If your skills are not as good as others, you will admit defeat, do you Hu people still want to make trouble in our Datang territory? Li Xiu also stepped forward with a calm face at this time.

"That's right, losing is losing, just now this son lost to you, I didn't cheat to get my usual money back!" At this time, Li Jin also shouted loudly, although he lost just now, he was not very willing, and when he saw that the strong man won the other party, he was also very relieved in his heart, and naturally stood on the side of the strong man at this time.

The middle-aged Hu people saw that Li Xiu and Li Jin were also coming out, and seeing that they were richly dressed and had more than a dozen elite guards around them, they knew at a glance that they were the powerful people of the Tang Dynasty, which was not something they could afford to offend. And when the people around saw a noble leader like Li Xiu, they naturally became more confident, and they were also shouting for Hu Ren to give money.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Hu people didn't dare to play tricks anymore, after all, if they continued to make trouble like this, they might attract people from the government, and when they were caught in the official office, I was afraid that they would have to shed their skin if they didn't die, so in the end, they had to hand over the gold to the hands of the strong man with a bitter face.

The young strong man did not forget the promise just now, and came to Li Xiu with a smile at the moment, and then took out the five ingots of gold and handed them to Li Xiu and said: "Thank you for your generosity just now, this is what you just said, please accept it!" ”

Li Xiu was not polite, and took the gold with a smile, but when he took the gold in his hand, his face suddenly changed, and then he looked at the middle-aged Hu Ren next to him with a burning face and said angrily: "There is something wrong with this gold!" ”