Chapter 14: Projectile

Li Pan was not in a hurry, and slowly came to the shooting position, maybe he also felt that he had no chance of winning, but his heart calmed down, and no one could see the panic on his face. He squinted at the copper coin hanging under the barrel of the gun, and said in a surprising voice: "This copper coin is hanging under the thin line, and it is not good to shoot it." Which brother helped by throwing a copper coin into the air from 80 meters away? ”

The onlookers stared at Li Pan stunned, together with his teammates, as if they didn't know each other, Zhu Youzhen was also stunned, this copper coin flew in the sky, the position was uncertain, although there was a certain trajectory, but by gravity, air friction, wind direction, it was too difficult to grasp, more difficult than the moving target on the shooting range in later generations, after all, the speed of the bullet is faster than the bow and arrow.

Finally, a soldier came out of the ranks, probably Li Pan's teammate, and with Zhu Youzhen's consent, he trotted all the way to eighty meters away, holding a copper coin in his hand, waiting for Li Pan's password. Archery is different from the * gun, the preparation time is longer, if Li Pan is not ready, the copper coin will be thrown out, and when Li Pan opens the bow and arrows, the copper coin has already landed, so you have to wait for Li Pan to issue an order, ready to throw the copper coin.

Everyone held their breath and looked forward to witnessing the miraculous moment. Li Pan finally gave the command "ready", and the soldier holding the copper coin decisively threw the copper coin upward, and the copper coin rolled in the air, constantly rising, and when it was about to reach the highest point, Li Pan's arrow just arrived. "When", there was a clear metal impact, and the copper coin had already flown far to the side under the huge thrust. It doesn't matter if the copper coin is lost, the impact just now is the best proof, and no one dares to deny Li Pan's target.

The shooting range was surprisingly quiet, it seemed that all the people had temporarily interrupted their breathing, only the sound of "dang" Qingyue echoed in the center of the shooting range, as if the soldiers couldn't bear to interrupt the Qingyue that had no predecessors before and no one after them, Li Pan seemed to be stupid by the tranquility of the shooting range, obviously he shot himself, why didn't he get the applause of history? I don't know how long it took, but Li Pan's teammates were the first to react, and they warmly hugged the hero in their hearts, and this hero also ate with him, slept in the same bed, trained on the same field, and went to the battlefield together. They lifted the Li pan and threw it into the air, as if they were throwing a commemorative copper coin......

Because the copper coin was thrown in the air, it was more difficult to shoot, and in the end, Li Pan won the collective evaluation.

Zhu Youzhen quietly pulled Li Pan to the side, "If you throw another copper coin into the air, how sure can you still shoot?" ”

"Fifty percent." Li Pan smiled slyly.

Zhu Youzhen also showed a knowing smile, what a smart soldier, if Li Pan chooses to shoot the copper coins under the thin line, the certainty of shooting is only fifty or sixty percent, and if he hits, it is just a tie, and if he misses, he will fail, since the risk of failure of the two shooting methods is about the same, of course choose the way that may defeat the opponent. Just like the gymnastics and diving competitions of later generations, when encountering a strong challenge from an opponent, if you blindly choose your own particularly stable movements, even if you succeed, you may not be able to win the opponent, if you want to defeat the opponent, you must decisively choose difficult movements, Zhu Youzhen is particularly disgusted with those athletes when watching sports competitions, and when he fails, he says, "I only compare with myself." If you really compare with yourself, you can simply compare at home, why go crazy to the international arena?

The distance of the riding speed competition is ten miles, because the infantry's control of the horses is far less than that of the cavalry, so there are no tricks, only speed, and whoever reaches the destination first is the winner.

Eight soldiers participating in the game, lined up, all of them stared nervously at the starter, waiting for the game to begin. The soldiers watched along the way, at the moment of this military skill competition, they were spectators and referee supervisors, so they could not be asked to walk in a neat queue as usual, and the 6,000 soldiers looked for satisfactory observation points at will, which was a little chaotic, but it fully expressed the characteristics of the Han nation - onlookers. In order to be safe and not to interfere with the game, the onlookers gave enough space to the eight soldiers who participated in the game.

With a wave of the flag, the eight horses in the race, under the rider's whipping, quickly accelerated to the limit, and the seventh horse started a little late, so anxious that the rider on horseback whipped the horse desperately, as if it was the horse's fault that the start was lagging behind.

The dust carried by the horses' hooves dispersed in the air, and under the breeze of late spring, the demonstrative floated low for a long time, and then slowly drifted downstream, causing the soldiers standing downwind to watch laugh and scold, they both scolded the pesky spring breeze for being out of place, and scolded themselves for not choosing the good wind, but the riders had passed, and they chased after the horses again, and the annoying spring breeze had long been left behind.

Eight horses chase after me, sometimes together, as if chasing a rugby; Sometimes they part, like a football ball being thrown into a new position, and everyone goes on their own to find a new goal. In a relatively small space, collisions were inevitable, and the No. 7 horse, which had been gradually catching up, was stopped by the No. 6 horse, and fell back to the back of the group, basically losing the hope of winning the championship, so angry that the rider on the No. 7 horse scolded and desperately beat the horses under the seat. Horse No. 4 had a slight advantage and was already half a length ahead, but was shaved by horse No. 5, and the horse was in pain and tilted to the side, and horse No. 3 quickly overtook him. Everyone knows that walking in a straight line is the closest, but in a crowded track, it is difficult for anyone to ignore the existence of others. The leading should not only expand the advantage, but also prevent others from surpassing, just like short track speed skating, stuck in the inner lane, staring at the outer lane; In addition to beating the horses, attributing the responsibility for backwardness to the horses, and not letting go of any opportunity to surpass, the worst can also knock the horses in front of them out of the way, showing their determination not to be left behind. Since the distance between the front and back of the horses was not large, there was hope of winning the championship, and no one gave up.

The distance of ten miles, for the horses, was only a sprint, and the shouts of the soldiers watching on both sides accompanied the whole way. Before the riders could decide the winner, the horses reached the finish line, and finally, horse number three was the first to cross the finish line. Tan Sanyun, who drove the No. 3 horse, was really lucky, he was only half a length ahead of the No. 4 horse, and he would not have won the championship if the No. 4 horse had not been hit by the No. 5 horse. After the victory, Tan Sanyun was not overly proud like Li Pan, but smiled gratefully at Xu Wen, who was riding the No. 5 horse. But the race is the race, only the result, not the process, as long as you don't break the rules, the championship will not be deprived, this is not the dressage of the Olympic Games, but the speed competition in the military competition, it is normal for the horses to collide a little.

What the soldiers are most looking forward to are the spear and short knife competitions. Because the archery competition took up too much time, Zhu Youzhen decided to hold the spear competition and the short knife competition at the same time, and the soldiers who like to watch the game can only make a choice, either to watch the long spear competition, or to watch the short knife competition, or to take turns to watch, Zhu Youzhen believes that the spear is more impactful on the battlefield and can better reflect the offensive ability of the army, so he chose to watch the spear competition.

In order to reduce the risk of injury to the soldiers, the weapons used in the competition were long wooden sticks, the tips of which were stained with lime water, and the participating soldiers were required to wear dark clothes and trousers, and it was stipulated that they should not attack the crotch and head and other vital parts. The time of the match is a quarter of an hour, and if you can't knock out the opponent within the allotted time, the white dot on the suit is the basis, and the one with fewer white dots wins.

Eight soldiers also participated in the spear group, divided into four groups to catch and fight. The winner takes a short break and then draws lots to determine the opponent in the next round until the winner is decided.

The final was between Zhao Jinlong and Qian Yuesheng. Zhao Jinlong is a native of Xuanfu in Beizhili, a typical northerner, with a big nose, big eyes, a big mouth, tall and rugged, Qian Yuesheng is a native of Suzhou in Nanzhili, although he is also tall and sturdy, but his body is full of the spirituality of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, especially his eyes, Yan sΓΉ, but there is a kind of bad smile, which is unpredictable.

At the beginning of the game, Zhao Jinlong relied on the advantages of height and strength, slammed and rushed, a wooden stick with a length of a zhang, suddenly stabbed the chest, suddenly hit the weakness, suddenly hit the limbs, and suddenly made a big stick, blocking the waist and sweeping. Qian Yuesheng took every step of the way, or used a long stick as a gun, parried and defused the opponent's offensive, or dodged left and right with the help of flexible steps, and took the opportunity to counterattack from time to time.