Of course, Ma Yun didn't appear in the examination room to be the chief examiner, she didn't know much about military affairs, so naturally she wouldn't do anything like a layman commanding an insider, she just came to observe, the real chief examiner was the eight generals who participated in the first senior training class of the Han Lecture Martial Arts Hall. These eight people are all experienced in a hundred battles, and after several months of study in the advanced seminar, both their personal martial arts and command skills have been further improved, and there is no more suitable examiner than them.

This year's martial arts exam did not test the art of war like last year. Last year's exam made everyone figure it out, these candidates have not gone through the real battlefield, even if they read a few military books and war strategies, they can only be regarded as talking on paper, it is better to go straight to the real character. Therefore, this year's exam has only three contents, horsemanship, archery and martial arts, which are held over two days. Because many martial artists don't have much culture, and this year there is no need to test the knowledge of the art of war, for most people, this is definitely a rare opportunity, and there are many more people who signed up than last year, and there are both Han Chinese, barbarians, Qiang and Huns.

The Jingzhou area is already located in the south, horses are a rare object, and ordinary people's riding skills will not be much better. But now the situation is different, Liu Xin has occupied Sili and Liangzhou, and even the entire Xiongnu steppe is under his control, there is no shortage of war horses, let alone good riders.

In the morning, the first part of the session was the riding test. There were not many aliens who took the exam, but the Xiongnu were a people who lived on horseback, and riding was their strong point, including Huchuquan's son Saiketai.

Seketai was born with a big waist and infinite strength, and he is also a famous young hero on the grassland, an idol in the hearts of the grassland girl, and the snow-green horse under his crotch is also one of the best horses on the grassland. For this riding test, he is determined to win the championship.

However, this is in Xiangyang, and the appearance of Seketai did not usher in cheers and applause, but caused boos. As soon as Seketai lifted the reins, the snowy green horse made several bumpy movements in succession on the school field, with beautiful postures and a variety of patterns. No matter how the horses jumped, he always sat on them, and sure enough, the people and horses were one, and the audience outside the school field suddenly quieted down.

Just when Sektai was triumphant, a young man armed with a spear and rode into the field on a black steed. The young man is heroic, and the dark horse is magnificent, it is Ma Chao and his snow-stepping oolong.

Since he promised Liu Xin to win the champion of martial arts, Ma Chao practiced martial arts every day, practiced the art of war diligently, and after more than half a year of kung fu, the whole person seemed to be reborn.

There are often all kinds of real fights between the grassland tribes, and Seketai can be regarded as having been on the battlefield, and there is a faint trace of murderous aura on his body, but Ma Chao gives him a completely different feeling, and that strong murderous aura can only be exuded in a real warrior who has been through a hundred battles and kills people like hemp. The exam hasn't started yet, and Seketai has already regarded Ma Chao as his strongest opponent.

The riding test is divided into two stages: horse walking and horse running, horse walking is a test of the candidate's familiarity with the horse's control and cooperation with the horse, and horse running is purely a competition of horsepower and the candidate's endurance, and this test is also a must-win for Seketai. However, when the exam began, he found that he had miscalculated, that the Han boy was even more skilled in riding than him, and that the black horse was far superior to his mount. In the final result, the two of them won or lost in the horse running stage, but in the horse race, Ma Chao deservedly won the first place with the advantage of a whole horse head.

Although Sektai was somewhat unacceptable to such an outcome, in fact his defeat was already doomed from the start. Ma Chao was born in Xiliang, and it can be said that he grew up on horseback since he was a child, and his snow-stepping oolong is even more of a god horse. What's more, the snow oolong is equipped with stirrups and horseshoe.

The archery test in the afternoon was only a test of mounted archery, which was originally the strong point of the steppe people, and Seketai had the intention to win back a game here. But it backfired, the snow stepping oolong equipped with stirrups was more conducive to manipulation, and Ma Chao's archery skills had been guided by Huang Zhong, and the five arrows in one hand had already made him superb, and he also won the first place without the slightest suspense.

After losing two exams in a row to the Han boy, and in the project he was best at, Seketai's mood was already extremely depressed, and he couldn't help but borrow wine to drown his sorrows when he returned to the post house. The entourage hurriedly persuaded: "The young patriarch doesn't have to worry, tomorrow is the final battle, the small one looks at the young man's thin body, tomorrow will definitely not be the opponent of the young patriarch, as long as he wins tomorrow, he will be the final winner." ”

This entourage said well, the most important thing in the martial arts exam is the third one, and the third exam is also the most bloody. No matter how many games you have won in the past, if you lose in the third game and can't even save your life, the champion naturally doesn't have to think about it.

Seketai gritted his teeth and said: "The Xiongnu have been defeated by the Han people several times, and I came to the Central Plains this time to win the champion of martial arts and frustrate the spirit of the Han people. I can't say, tomorrow I will only kill the killer and take the life of that doll! ”

The next day, the atmosphere on the school field was noticeably solemn, and all candidates had to sign a life and death certificate before entering the venue. Of course, you can choose not to sign it, but if you do that, you will be giving up the test. Although Ma Yun felt that this kind of examination method was too cruel, it was the result of the joint negotiation of Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and other examiners, so she didn't say much. In the eyes of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, it is really nothing to die, not to mention that such an exam is to select generals for the country, without this courage, no matter how high the martial arts are, it is useless.

At present, the imperial examination has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and most of the officials at all levels are elected from the children of the scholars. Most of the people who really want to change their lives through the imperial examination are some children of the Han clan. In order to find a good background, many of these Han clan children gritted their teeth and signed the life and death situation in front of them.

The next step is the draw, which is also the most crucial step, and there is a lot of luck in it, if the opponent drawn is weaker, you can go further. After yesterday's exam, everyone has seen that Ma Chao and Seketai are the two strongest opponents, and compared to the strong Seketai, I am afraid that candidates are more willing to meet Ma Chao.

There was no suspense in the first round, and the candidate who was drawn against Seketai directly chose to abstain, which made the examiners shake their heads. The clerk on the side hurriedly wrote down the candidate's name and typed it into a separate book. For this candidate, he will not be able to take the martial arts exam in the future, even if he joins the army. A person who doesn't even dare to fight a war is not qualified to be a general, even if he is just an ordinary soldier.

Ma Chao's opponent did not abstain, and raised a machete and screamed and pounced on Ma Chao. Ma Chao was not in a hurry, waiting for the candidate to rush in front of him, and with a light touch of the spear, the candidate fell off the horse, and the sharp tip of the spear was pointed at his throat. The whole process was too fast, except for a few examiners in the stands who nodded secretly, most of the surrounding spectators didn't see how Ma Chao made a move at all.

In the second round, Seketai finally caught the opportunity to play. As soon as he entered, there was an uproar around him, because Seketai's weapons were so eye-catching. Seketai was not accustomed to wielding a scimitar like the other Huns, but his weapon was a stout mace. This mace was noticeably thicker than a normal mace, and its sharp spikes glistened with a blinding chill in the sunlight. From this mace alone, it can be seen that its owner must be a strong man.

Sektai roared, brandished his mace and pounced on his opponent. He was playing against a Han Chinese candidate with a spear in his hand, and in the first round just now, this candidate also picked out his opponent in only three rounds. Facing the menacing Seketai, the candidate did not panic at all, shook a gun, and stabbed the door of Seketai's face. The Sectay screamed, and the mace slammed down from top to bottom. The candidate only felt that his arms were numb, and the spear in his hand flew out with a "whoosh". Seketai did not relent, and with a wave of his mace, he swept past his opponent's waist. Fortunately, the candidate reacted in time, rolled over and rolled off the horse, and luckily avoided the stick. But his war horse was not so lucky, and was swept on the horse's head by Seketai, and the horse "chirped" and fell into the dust.

Ma Chao's side is still a round to see the winner and lose. After this year, Ma Chao's anger in his chest has decreased a lot, and the whole person has matured. If it was in the past, he would inevitably see blood with one shot, but now, two battles in succession, Ma Chao is all pointed.

After a morning of fighting, after several rounds, only eight people remained in the school yard, and two people hung up their lotteries. Ma Chao and Seketai are naturally among them, and they both win or lose in one round, plus yesterday's two exams, both of them regard each other as their biggest rivals to win the top spot in martial arts. Just as Zhang Fei got up and announced that the morning's exam was over, Ma Chao and Seketai glared at each other for a moment, and both pairs of eyes were full of war intent.

After a short break, the eight candidates ate and fed their horses, and returned to the school yard. The results of another draw came out, and Ma Chao shook his head in disappointment, he really wanted his opponent in this round to be Seketai, so that he could be out of the game early. It's a pity that God doesn't follow people's wishes, Seketai's opponent this time is a teenager, and I'm afraid he will have to pass the test easily.