"Spread your feet slightly, keep your shoulders together, and move your body's center of gravity slightly forward!"

"You...... Tuck your belly away, don't have such a big belly! ”

"The one on the right, the posture of holding the bow arm is wrong, and the position of the tiger's mouth is tightened with the bow handle, and it is steady not to tremble...... That's it! ”

On the archery field, Yuan Mai, the general of Fenwu, was wearing a military uniform and was personally instructing the archers of the "White Feather Cavalry" to practice archery. I saw him frowning, shuttling back and forth among the soldiers, tirelessly correcting the movements of every soldier.

This is a plain in the northwest of Huai County, which was repaired into a school field by Zhang Liao. Yuan Mai sent people to demarcate an area on the north side of the school field and set up a field for practicing archery for the soldiers of the "White Feather Cavalry" to practice archery and personally guide them.

In his previous life, he didn't know anything about science, and he knew very little about physics and chemistry, except for the simplest things like stirrups and benches, it was very difficult to make other high-tech weapons!

Yuan Mai didn't understand, it was also a crossing, why could others make gunpowder and cannons, but he could only make a stirrup? In desperation, I had to carry forward my strengths and shoot arrows!

I can't do anything else, but I am good at archery, especially for the mastery of archery skills, I am afraid that no one among the thousands of crossing armies can be on their own.

Since seeing the power of Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry in Langya, as soon as he returned to Huai County, Yuan Mai set out to build his elite troops: a heavy cavalry equipment "Tiger Ben Cavalry" for the purpose of crushing the formation, and a "White Feather Cavalry" focusing on long-range attacks and mobility. The tiger riding was practiced by Zhang Liao and Wang Shuang. The White Feather Rider is personally guided.

The Han people's riding skills were far inferior to those of the Huns, and before the advent of the bilateral stirrups, few ordinary soldiers could shoot their bows and arrows when their horses galloped. After Yuan Mai popularized the bilateral stirrup among the cavalry under his command, the situation improved slightly.

The knights had support points under their feet, so that some soldiers could "gallop their horses" without having to stop their horses to release arrows, and they combined long-range attack and mobility well.

But there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the Chinese cottage genes are not only found in future generations, but also in the ancestors of 2,000 years ago compared to the descendants of later generations.

Yuan Mai's bilateral stirrups had not yet left Jizhou, after a battle with the Black Mountain thieves in the territory of Changshan State. The secret of the stirrups on both sides was revealed. It didn't take long. There were quite a few well-informed princes who equipped their cavalry with bilateral stirrups.

Only then did Yuan Mai realize that it was impossible to keep this kind of equipment without any scientific and technological content secret. What you have mastered is not technology. It's just the consciousness of the lead.

There are already unilateral stirrups in this world. When the enemy sees that you have bilateral stirrups. They will understand this at a glance, and they don't have to ask you anything at all. To want to hold this advantage exclusively is simply wishful thinking. Unless you don't put this technology into battle, and only show it on the battlefield, the enemy will be able to steal it.

Since the simple equipment of stirrups cannot be kept secret, Yuan Mai can only get some equipment with some scientific and technological content to arm his men and horses, so that he can have an advantage on the battlefield.

After thinking about it, Yuan Mai was able to make the most advanced equipment, that is, the bow and arrow he carried. The bow is small in size and lightweight, and it does not require a lot of force to shoot long distances.

Equipping this kind of light bow and carved arrows on the "white feather horseman" is not known how many times stronger than the horn bow and iron tire bow currently used in the army, and the difficulty of riding and shooting is greatly reduced.

It does not need much strength to open the bow and arrows, which greatly ensures the stability of the soldier on the horse, reduces the risk of accidentally falling off the horse, greatly improves the safety, and can shoot a longer distance. It is based on the above considerations that Yuan Mai took great pains to build his own special forces - the White Feather Cavalry.

According to Yuan Mai's requirements, Zhang Liao and Wang Shuang carefully selected a thousand cavalry and a thousand war horses for him. Soldiers don't need to have too much strength, nor do they need to be skilled in martial arts, but put their bodies flexible and flexible, and their eyes are good in the first place. As for the horses, endurance is the first choice, and speed and impact are secondary.

Soldiers and horses are ready-made, and it takes a day or two to form a team. But it would take a while to make the bow and arrows that Yuan Mai requested, and the blacksmith Hu took his apprentices, as well as more than 100 craftsmen such as carpenters, lacquerers, and leathermen in the team, and worked overnight to make 210 bows and more than 5,000 carved arrows.

After Yuan Mai's personal hand-in-hand inspection, one hundred and twenty bows and three thousand five hundred feather arrows were left; Beat all the rest back, and let the blacksmith Hu, who served as the "craftsman Cao", lead the craftsmen to rework. It must be carefully crafted to ensure that every bow and every arrow can achieve the most perfect effect.

Of course, despite the meticulous craftsmanship of the craftsmen, these bows and arrows are also some quick products, which are naturally not the same as the "clouds and smoke" in Yuan Mai's hand, which cost a huge price and took several months to forge.

Although it is already the middle of winter, the sun is good today, and it is a good day to practice archery.

There were not enough bows and arrows, so Yuan Mai first selected one hundred and twenty excellent soldiers to train first, and let the others observe and learn from the surroundings. After the next batch of bows and arrows is made, these soldiers will pass on the skills of others.

What is "cavalry archers", in short, the bow is in front of the horse, that is, archery is more important than horsemanship. Therefore, Yuan Mai was not in a hurry to let this team get on the horse to practice "galloping", but first let them practice archery on the ground against the scarecrow on the archery field, and wait for the archery level on the flat ground to improve, and then get on the horse to practice archery, which is naturally a matter of course.

The son of the lord personally taught archery, and the soldiers of the "White Feather Cavalry" were in high spirits, full of fighting spirit, and humbly accepted Yuan Mai's guidance. Not only the soldiers with bows and arrows in their hands were in good spirits, but even the soldiers who were watching around were also attentive, lest they miss every word that Childe said.

One hundred and twenty shooters lined up. Everyone bent their bows and arrows, aiming at the one hundred and twenty scarecrows on the opposite side. Yuan Mai used a red red pen to mark the important organs of the human body in the scarecrow, such as the heart, liver, and brain, which are all key points that can be killed with one arrow.

These archery skills taught by Yuan Mai are all summarized by later generations of professionals, and they are the accumulation of the essence of archery history. These soldiers had never heard of it before, at first glance. It's an eye-opener. I think this young man is really a great expert in archery, compared to the captains and generals who taught them archery before, it is simply a world of difference!

In fact, in the field of archery. Yuan Mai, who had won countless archery championships before the crossing, really deserves the word "big expert". It can even be said that he is the top master in the field of archery.

An arrow shot the Huns to kill Yu Fuluo. Yuan Mai's archery skills have spread in the Central Plains. With the tempering of his military career, Yuan Mai's physique became stronger and stronger, and the strength of his arms increased day by day. The archery skills have reached seventy or eighty percent before the crossing.

Yuan Mai knew that the world's archery masters were Tai Shici, who shot off the sail with an arrow, Lu Fengxian, who shot halberds, Huang Hansheng, who wore Yang in a hundred steps, and Xiahou Yuan, who could shoot through copper coin holes; Do you really want to one day, compare your archery skills with these heroes to see who is the number one marksman in the world?

"Thin and tall, the posture is very standard, but the hand holding the arrow feather needs to be loosened a little, don't pinch the secondary feather, which will affect the accuracy of the arrow!"

Walking around the wall of shooters, one of them, who was eight feet tall, thin and slender, about twenty years old, attracted Yuan Mai's attention and deliberately walked in front of him to give a word of guidance.

"Thank you for the general's teachings, the villain must remember it!" The tall and thin soldier smiled gratefully and corrected his shortcomings.

"Okay, release the arrows!"

With Yuan Mai's order, one hundred and twenty soldiers shot arrows in their hands one after another, targeting the scarecrow one hundred and twenty steps ahead.

But listening to the rattle of the bowstring, like raindrops, "crackling", one hundred and twenty feathered arrows flew out of the string and shot at the scarecrow opposite.

"Wow...... The range is so far! Am I right? ”

"That's amazing...... The range of a two-stone bow is only one hundred and fifty steps, and it is incredible that this small bow can shoot one hundred and twenty steps! ”

"I heard that this kind of bow and arrow was designed by Childe himself, what a ghost!"

"Isn't it, the bow on the child's back is powerful, it can shoot two hundred and fifty steps, the last time I shot the Hun Shan Yu in Shangdang, it was the bow that was used, called Ten Thousand Miles of Clouds and Smoke!"

Seeing that the range of the inconspicuous white-painted bow was so amazing, the soldiers standing next to the onlookers exclaimed, and they were surprised one by one, and praised one after another.

But the archers' archery skills were really flattering, only thirty of them hit the scarecrow, mostly on the arms, thighs, abdomen and other parts, and the rest all surpassed the scarecrow and fell behind the straw man. One of the farthest arrows actually reached a range of one hundred and forty paces, but there was no crosshair, and no matter how far it was, it was in vain!

The three non-commissioned officers who did not reach the firing range had different reasons. One of them, accustomed to the use of an iron-tired bow, had pulled the bowstring off because of his exertion; The other was nervous when he launched, his hand shook, and the arrow feathers went off, but he didn't shoot out, and fell under his feet; The other was worried that he would break such a weak bow and arrow, and with only half of his strength, the arrow turned into a strong crossbow after reaching seventy paces and fell to the ground.

The clumsy performance of the three people also attracted a burst of laughter from the onlookers. The three of them were red-faced, and they lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Yuan Mai didn't have a hint of ridicule, and waved his hand to the soldiers who were observing: "Don't laugh, everyone should not laugh, the first time you use this kind of bow and arrow, there is no shame in this situation, let you shoot, maybe it will be the same!" ”

Yuan Mai walked quickly to the scarecrow as he spoke, looking at the results of these shooters, and after walking around, he found that one of the arrows hit the heart of the scarecrow, which made Yuan Mai overjoyed, and looked in the direction of the straw man, only to see that it was the tall and thin man just now!

"Who shot this arrow?" Yuan Mai pulled out the arrow, held it in his hand and asked.

"General Qiyu, it's the villain Liang Bin!" The tall and thin man stood up and bowed.

"Where are you from?" Yuan Mai thinks that he should first confirm whether this person is a powerful person?

"Villain Chen Junzheren!" Liang Bin replied with his wrist crossed.

Yuan Mai couldn't remember that there was such a number one person in the history of the Three Kingdoms, and thought that maybe this person was a talent buried in history, not all talented people in the vast sea of history will shine and leave a name in history!

Nodding his head, he praised: "The first arrow hit the heart, it's very good, practice hard, and you will definitely do something in the future." This son promoted you to a military candidate, and this one hundred and twenty will be led by you to continue the training! ”

"Thank you for the promotion, the villain swears allegiance!" Liang Bin knelt down on one knee and thanked him.

Yuan Mai nodded, and Liang Bin took these soldiers to continue practicing, turned over and left the school yard by himself, preparing to go to Zhao's house to visit Zhao Yun's brother and younger sister to implement his next plan.

PS: Thank you for the monthly passes! (To be continued......)