Chapter 488: Assessment (7)
The first stage of the archery assessment only tests the fixed target, within one hundred and fifty feet, no points will be deducted for shooting at the red star, four points will be deducted if the target is missed, and ten points will be deducted if the target is missed!
According to the length standard of the Ming Dynasty, the distance of one hundred and fifty feet is almost within fifty meters.
The arm strength of ordinary people, an arrow can shoot thirty or fifty meters, it is very remarkable, if it can also shoot an object fifty meters away, then it cannot be done without amazing arm strength.
So, in ancient times, it was quite not easy to be an archer.
And this standard set by Meng Yan is already very high compared to the archers of the Ming Dynasty, and the archers who can shoot targets within 100 feet are already considered masters in the army.
As for the archer who wears Yang in a hundred steps, it is a rare water chestnut.
Meng Yan's own archery skills were not brought from later generations, but from his own body.
In fact, with this riding and archery kung fu, Meng Yan was able to be selected into the escort team of the detachment, and he served as a centurion at a young age.
This is not easy, being taken off without spending money, Meng Yan is very important.
It is himself, with the title of "Divine Arrow Jebe", and he doesn't dare to say that he can do it in a hundred steps!
A hundred steps through Yang, that is not something that ordinary people can do, at least, in the Tatar army, he has never seen anyone with such magical archery skills.
According to the measurement method of the ancients, one step is six feet, one foot is about 30 centimeters, one step down is 1.8 meters, and a distance of 100 steps is 180 meters!
What is the concept of 180 meters?
How strong a bow does it take to shoot an arrow eighty meters away, and how much strength does it take?
I'm afraid that only the legendary powerful cow man can do it.
Meng Yan himself, he calculated that he could pull the three-stone bow, and he could shoot as far as seventy or eighty meters.
But such a long distance. The power is also limited.
The five-stone bow, he also tried, it can be pulled, but with it to fight, I'm afraid it won't support a few arrows, and the five-stone bow is not a big road. A five-stone bow costs ten times as much as a three-stone bow.
Ordinary people can't pull at all, and they don't need such a strong bow.
The Ming standard bow and arrow are generally one stone or one point five stone bows, and some generals are born with strong arm strength, and they use two stone bows, and there are very few three-stone bows.
When Meng Yan was lurking in Tatar, he had a three-stone bow, which was lost when he was chased and killed on the way back to the Ming Dynasty.
For this. He also regretted it for a long time, but the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the Tatars, the five-stone bow may not be easy to get, and a three-stone bow is not too difficult.
As for this assessment, all the bows and arrows used in the Ming Dynasty are ordinary one-stone bows!
With a stone bow, a distance of one hundred and fifty feet is almost a limit. Even if it is shot, the lethality is limited.
"See clearly. If you hit a 150-foot target, even if you pass the test, of course, you will be deducted points for shooting, but what. If you hit the red star circle in the center of the target, you won't be deducted points! ”
"Report!"
"Speak!"
"Instructor Duan, what if you can't shoot?"
"If you can't shoot, you will be deducted ten points, which means that you will get zero points in the assessment of archery!" Duan Tianming said loudly.
"It's too ruthless!"
"Who is speaking in the queue. Deduct five points! ”
This time, it was immediately clean.
"Alright, the first group is ready, each with five arrows......"
"Report!"
"Speak!" Duan Tianming was interrupted before he finished speaking, but if someone shouted "report", it was not considered a violation of discipline.
"Instructor Duan, five arrows, do you have to shoot each one?"
"Do you know how to shoot arrows?"
"No!"
"Tang Xiao, what's the matter, haven't these people taught archery and archery training?" Meng Yan asked with some surprise.
"My lord, this one is not yet, this assessment is actually of a test nature, before we teach archery, don't we also want to understand their talent in archery?" Tang Xiao explained.
Meng Yan nodded, in half a month, it was already very good to be able to figure out the queue training and the prohibition of orders, isn't this the training of recruits in the future, it will take three months.
"No, it's still the same as throwing an iron bullet, choose your best score to calculate." Duan Tianming replied.
"Shoot one out of five arrows, it's not easy!"
"Easy, not easy for someone who is new to archery."
“……”
"Whoosh!"
An arrow had not been more than halfway in the air before it fell, and the eager soldier blushed with shame, for if there was a crack in the ground he would have been able to get into.
Someone laughed, but for fear of being deducted points, he covered it with his hand again, so he could only hold back the smile, and it seemed that he was still in pain.
"It's funny, isn't it, can you guarantee that you're better than him?" Duan Tianming, as an instructor and an examiner of the archery assessment, glared at him and asked sharply.
The recruits were frightened one by one and quickly suppressed their laughter, lowered their heads, and annoyed the instructor, there was no good fruit to eat, which many colleagues exchanged for bloody lessons.
"The assessment continues!"
In a group of five people, each person has to shoot five arrows, and that group of exams also takes 30 seconds to 1 minute, 458 people, and the score is 92 groups, and there are no two hours that cannot be completed.
However, there are only two assessments today, archery and riding, archery in the morning and riding in the afternoon, and the time is abundant and sufficient.
Learning archery is to have a certain talent, first of all, you must have good eyesight, the eyes are not good, no matter how strong other aspects, archery is not good to learn, of course, when you sign up for the physical examination, the poor eyesight has long been eliminated, and the ones that stay are not bad.
"Tang Xiao, are there any good seedlings?"
"Yes, my lord, the Hua Qingfang you fancy is that he was originally a hunter in the mountains, and this archery skill is naturally not bad!"
"Well, how many groups are Hua Qingfang in?"
"The third group, soon to arrive!" Don laughed.
Meng Yan nodded.
Soon, the assessment of the first two groups of people was completed, and the best result was to shoot the arrow target, among the ten people, one person shot the target, and three missed the target. The rest fell without hitting the target.
Without orthodox archery training, it's not bad that these people can shoot like this, at least they are still good seedlings who can be trained.
"The third group comes forward!"
Hua Qingfang and the other five people took three steps forward and picked up their respective bows and arrows!
"Report!" This was about to draw the bow and shoot, and Hua Qingfang, who was the penultimate in the back, suddenly raised his hand and shouted.
"Hua Qingfang, what do you want to do?"
"Instructor Duan. Can you give me a different bow? Hua Qingfang said loudly.
"What, is the bow in your hand broken?"
"No, I just think the bow is too light." Hua Qingfang explained.
"It's too light, you mean it's not strong enough?" Duan Tianming frowned and asked.
"Yes, this bow is too light, although the distance of one hundred and fifty feet can be reached, but this arrow can shoot a rabbit at most!" Flower clear square road.
"Hua Qingfang, this archery assessment is the same bow and arrow, how can you be biased for yourself?" Duan Tianming scolded lightly.
Hua Qingfang thought for a moment. Silent.
"Ready, put!"
Chemical element!
An arrow "swished" like a bolt of lightning all of a sudden, hitting the red heart of the penultimate arrow target opposite, and the tail still trembled slightly.
Right in the middle of the heart!
Everyone was stunned, even Duan Tianming, the chief examiner, widened his eyes, although his archery skills were not outstanding, he was also a good archery player in the army, so he spent Qingfang's hand. He could do it if he asked himself, but with as much ease as he could shoot. I'm afraid I can't do it yet.
"Whoosh!"
Chemical element! Chemical element! ……
All four arrows in a row were shot at the red heart, such a magical archery technique, it was shocking, and everyone watching was stunned.
"My lord, you see, this Hua Qingfang is really a super god of archery. It's amazing! Tang Xiao also said with a long mouth in shock.
"Nice seedlings." Meng Yan smiled slightly, Hua Qingfang does have a talent in archery, firstly, he is from Orion, hunting and bending bows and archery, which is a necessary skill. He is indeed much better than many people.
"Do you have two stone bows at the base?"
"Yes, my lord, you are ......"
"Bring a handful to Hua Qingfang and let him try it!" Meng Yan waved his hand.
"You want to try the flower recipe?" Tang laughed in surprise.
"Well, I'd like to see what his potential is?" Meng Yan smiled slightly and nodded.
Tang smiled and waved his hand, and a veteran team member trotted over with a cigarette.
After a while, a two-stone iron-tired bow was taken.
"Hua Qingfang!"
"Here!"
"Come here!"
"Yes!" Hua Qingfang trotted over all the way, "My lord, what did you call me?" ”
"You just said that the bow in your hand is light, how about this bow?" Meng Yan smiled and pointed to the iron-tired bow in Tang Xiao's hand.
"My lord, is this a two-stone iron-tired bow?" Seeing the iron tire bow, Hua Qingfang's eyes lit up instantly.
"Exactly!" Meng Yan said, "If you can pull it, this bow will be yours." ”
"Is it true?"
"When the official speaks, he always speaks at all times." Meng Yan smiled.
"Then give it a try!" Hua Qingfang rubbed his hands excitedly, stepped forward, and took the iron tire bow from Tang Xiao's hand.
Hua Qingfang took a stance, holding the back of the bow with one hand, and pulling the bowstring with the thumb, index finger and middle finger of the other.
"Drink!" Hua Qingfang snorted lightly, and as soon as his legs were staggered, and the bowstring was like a flatulent belly, bulging all of a sudden.
"It's open, it's open......"
It's full!
Hua Qingfang actually pulled a full bow, this time, even Tang Xiao and others were surprised, this person who pulled a two-stone bow is rare in the army, even if it is an archery master on the rivers and lakes, it is extremely rare.
Of course, Tang Xiao and these people are a little shallow, they don't know that there are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, Meng Yan has seen an archery master who is even more powerful than him, this Tatar is good at riding and shooting, it is not to say.
"Not bad, not bad, Hua Qingfang, how far can you shoot with this iron tire bow?" Meng Yan asked with great satisfaction.
"My lord, it's no problem within three hundred feet!" Flower clear square road.
"Hua Qingfang, don't talk wildly, let's talk about it if you can!" Tang Xiao scolded, he was also afraid that Hua Qingfang would be too arrogant, and his words would anger Meng Yan.
"Tang Xiao, don't speak." Meng Yan waved his hand, he also knew Tang Xiao's thoughts, as his official became bigger and bigger, the majesty on his body became heavier and heavier, and the people below respected him and feared him a little more. (To be continued......)