Chapter 110: Twin Rivals
(Xie Dameng and Zhao Wuxian 2014, no thanks, uncomfortable)
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In September, the eagle flies, the grass grows and the horse is fat, the autumn is high and cool, the eyes are far away, and it is the most suitable for riding and archery.
The location was chosen at the foot of the White Wolf Mountain, where there is a flat school field, which is the training base for the daily White Wolf Rider. The audience also has a choice, in addition to Ma Han, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Xiahou Lan, Tang Nu and other generals, there are also 50 female knights of Ma Yunluo, more than 100 Hange girls who can ride horses and shoot arrows under Nian Nu, among which more than 20 girls are grassland Feiyan who participated in the counterattack of Hange Village that day. Even Lihime rode in a carriage with great interest and came to watch this rare duel between the two Jiao.
In fact, the news of this competition has been blocked, otherwise once it spreads, I don't know how many people in White Wolf City will rush to see the duel between Shuangjiao. Of course, Ma Han does not allow this to happen, he has to save face for the person who loses, especially Ma Yunluo, he can lose, but he can't lose in front of everyone.
There are more than 100 cavalry guards on the periphery of the walled field, and there are dozens of guards in the field to maintain order, but in addition, there are basically not many irrelevant personnel present, no matter who loses or wins, it will not be too embarrassing.
The morning sun is rising, the sky is high and the clouds are comfortable, one red and one white, two equally vigorous and tall figures, clothed in a glow, with light steps, walked to the desk where the horse was sitting together, and bowed and saluted.
Today's two women are extraordinarily energetic, wearing narrow sleeves and short straight embellished suits, covered with tight-fitting thin armor, long and jade, full chest, full waist, round and slender legs, high leather boots, and a horsewhip hanging from the tail finger...... The queen is full of fan!
Ma Han smiled and said: "Today, the two women competed to win the first female army in history. We are waiting for us to witness today, and we have the honor to spread it in all directions in the coming day, and it will become a good story. Therefore, no matter whether you win or lose this battle, please both of you must be calm, correct your mentality, be convinced when you lose, and be generous when you win. How is it? β
Ma Yunluo and Zhao Yingzi are both excited, and they have a sense of excitement to create history. Qi Qi replied crisply: "Obey the commander's order." β
Ma Han nodded with satisfaction and said, "Horse fighting, foot fighting, swords and guns have no eyes, no matter who is injured, it is what we don't want to see." Therefore, how about today's showdown, how about winning or losing by galloping? β
"Yes, it's just ......" Ma Yunluo hesitated slightly. Rumo raised his eyebrows, "My horse is a Dawan alien, and he may take advantage of it when he gallops......"
"It doesn't matter." Ma Gang laughed, "I also have a big horse. His steed is not under your mount. Heroic, the silver arrow will be temporarily lent to you for competition. β
Zhao Yingzi thanked her diligently, she took a boat all the way north, and ran to make love with Silver Arrow when she had nothing to do. It's already familiar with Silver Arrow, and it can be ridden without hindrance.
Ma Han waved his hand and asked the guard to present two pots of arrows, twenty each. They are all special "bloodless blood bubble arrows" for cavalry training. The rule is that the one who shoots the opponent's vital point first wins, and of course, the one who hits the horse's vital point is also fine. If twenty arrows are fired and both sides fail to hit effectively, a draw is awarded.
The next thing is to choose a weapon, this is very simple, the arrow is rationed, and most of the bows come with them, after all, their bows are the most convenient to use, and then add a cavalry arm shield, and the weapons are all together.
Ma Yunluo picked an arm shield and stood out proudly, while Zhao Yingzi hesitated when choosing a bow. In fact, she had two bows, and as she traveled north, she finally learned the mystery of the bow with an iron ring. Overjoyed, he also asked for one, and Ma Han approved.
According to the bow strength, length, and arm span used by Zhao Yingzi, the bow making institute tailored a pulley bow with five stones and five buckets with one stone, which can break through armor and kill the enemy in seventy steps, which is much stronger than the one-stone bow she originally used. Zhao Yingzi has recently practiced this bow very well, and she was going to coerce this bow to win, but just now Ma Yunluo proposed that her horse take advantage, which touched Zhao Yingzi, and when choosing a bow, she weighed it repeatedly, and finally couldn't help but hold the one-stone bow with her hand.
At this time, Zhao Yun walked over, pressed her shoulder, and said warmly: "That little lady of the Ma family is also a stone bow, so use a stone bow to fight against it, uncle believes that you can play your best." β
"Hmm." Zhao Yingzi bit her red lip, nodded heavily, pulled her bow and twisted her waist, and quickly ran towards the white horse silver arrow that was raised in the distance.
Knock knock knock! The drums of war beat and the showdown began.
Gotta get it! Gotta get it! One red and one white, the two riding shadows are fifty paces apart, galloping in the same direction, and the fast horses are whipping, like two cloud swallows, flying along the endless valley road.
After galloping for a hundred steps, the two girls raised their bows at the same time.
Whoosh β
Phew-
Zhao Yingzi reacted quickly, raised her arm suddenly, and crackled! The arrowless arrow slammed into the arm shield and bounced off the ground.
Ma Yunluo's eyes were quick, his wrist was flipped, and the golden silk whip hanging on his tail finger flicked his tail like a spirit snake, snapped to the ground, and whipped the flying arrows out of nowhere.
The first arrow of the two sides, a draw.
The onlookers screamed and cheered, cheering for their respective supporters, and even the guards who maintained order cheered loudly.
With this momentum, the two girls fired their bows again, and the speed was surprisingly consistent.
Snort β
An arrow flew three inches above Zhao Yingzi's head, and Zhao Yingzi was just lying on the back of the horse, if it was half a minute slower, the arrow would hit the neck.
Phew-
An arrow passed close to Ma Yunluo's chest, if Ma Yunluo's chest was half a point higher, this arrow would be enough to make her spring.
At this time, the two riders have reached the finish line, and they are turning around for the next round.
The two girls bit their lips at the same time, one indignant and the other ashamed. With a clip of riding boots, the riding is like flying, the strings are constantly turning, the arrows in mid-air are staggered, the arm shield and the whip are flying, and the crackling sound is endless.
The cheers on the field almost never stopped, and the scene was so enthusiastic, but there were only hundreds of people, and they shouted no less than the momentum of thousands of spectators.
Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan hung their little nieces in their hearts, and their eyes locked on the fighting field. Tang Nu and other officers saw the wonderful things and applauded. Tian Yu asked Ma Han in a low voice: "City guard, is this 'Feiyan Ling' just joking, or is it serious?" β
Ma Han smiled: "Do you think I'm talking and playing?" β
Tian Yu opened his mouth, hesitated, and said: "Since ancient times, there has never been a female soldier, even if the soldier saint Sun Wu, who trained the palace maid for King Wu, it was just to make the palace maid understand the military discipline and form an array, and he did not try to fall into battle. The act of defending the city. But what is the grace of the sages? β
Ma Han smiled and shook his head: "Sun Wuxun Wu Wa, at best, it is just military training, but Feiyan Ling is really going to the battlefield, not a catwalk, let alone a gimmick." Guorang, don't underestimate female soldiers. Well, seventy percent of the doctors and nurseries in our Hange Department are women, and you have seen their functions with your own eyes. There are no them. When our Hange Department was besieged in Wuyan, the casualty rate was at least 50% higher. β
Tian Yu didn't understand any catwalks and gimmicks, but he had no objection to the huge role of female protectors. Now many sergeants above the rank of captain in the White Wolf Battalion are survivors of that battle, and if there was no such infirmary, many minor injuries would have turned into serious injuries, and serious injuries would have turned into death. At this point, Tian Yu has always admired the foresight and whimsy of the city guard. But. Female cavalry and female escort are two different concepts, the front-line fight and the rear ambulance, and there is a world of difference. This move must not be ignored, and it must not be careless!
Doubts and worries about Tian Yu. Ma Han didn't explain too much, but said leisurely: "Feiyan Ling will follow three principles, one is that the scale is small and fine, and the control is about 100 people; Second, we will never engage in conventional combat as regular soldiers. Use only as a surprise soldier; The third is that its command does not belong to the White Wolf Battalion, and it is an independent army without the approval of the Lieutenant Bendu. No one has the right to call. β
Tian Yu looked at the city guard in surprise, his eyes flickered, and he hesitated: "So Feiyan Ling will be the same as the wolf tooth flying horse, and it is the city guard's guard......
Ma Han pointed at Tian Yu and laughed: "Female guard? You don't think I want to...... Hahaha! I took command because no one in the world knew the true benefits of women soldiers and their role in warfare except me. Guorang, you will definitely see ...... in the future"
At this moment, a tsunami-like cheer came, and the two girls competed, and it was the most critical moment.
Previously, both sides had a small "injury", Zhao Yingzi was hit by an arrow in his left leg, and Ma Yunluo was hit by three arrows in his horse. After being checked by the referee, the final decision does not affect the duel, and both sides can continue to fight.
The two girls glared at each other, turned over their horses, and examined the quiver on their backs. It turned out that there were only five or six arrows left, and if these arrows were shot and they failed to "inflict heavy damage" on the opponent, today's battle would end in a draw.
Among the generals present, Tian Yu's cavalry shooting was the weakest, and he couldn't help but ask Ma Han: "Looking at the city guard, who of the two little ladies will win?" β
Ma Han said with a smile: "When it comes to galloping, there is no one in the world who has the most right to speak than the white horse." Zilong, what do you think? β
Zhao Yun did not make a humble concession, bowed his hand, and said: "As far as archery is concerned, the two of them are indistinguishable, the little lady of the Ma family is better than precision, and heroism is better than speed; As far as control is concerned, the two are equally matched. In this competition, it depends on which of the two can give full play to their strengths, which is the key to victory or defeat. β
Ma Han stroked his palms and smiled: "Zilong is slightly the same as a certain person, Ma Yunluo's archery technique is a training arrow, more than accurate, but it lacks murderous energy." And Yingzi has actual combat experience in life and death pursuit, so her archery skills are more aggressive, more heavy-handed, not accurate, only fast, in order to suppress the opponent, this is the battlefield style of play. In terms of control and riding, Yingzi suffered a loss in the first ride of the silver arrow, the tacit understanding was not enough, the fault was not the help of the stirrups, but I was afraid that more than one arrow had been hit. If she can change to a good horse that she is used to riding, with her riding skills, the odds of victory are at least 20%. β
Zhao Yun pondered, nodded again and again, and praised: "It is precisely this principle that the essence of the analysis of the city guard is even higher than the clouds. β
Although Ma Han and Zhao Yun are optimistic about Zhao Yingzi, on the test field, the situation changes drastically, sometimes, strength is not the only determining factor, luck is.
Gotta get it! Light smoke flew under the hooves, the sky glowed with phantoms, and the two riding shadows, one red and one white, seemed to gallop out of the dazzling aperture, plated with a round of gold edges, which was dazzling and fascinating. The two arrows of white feathers and red arrows pointed at each other, and after running for more than ten steps, the two horses took off in the air.
Whoa- Whoa-
The twin arrows staggered, passing by in mid-air.
Bite! The arrow flew from Ma Yunluo's cheek, hitting the silver bell in his left ear, and the bell flew away.
Crackling! The arrow flew past Zhao Yingzi's shoulder, hitting the quiver on his back, and the leather-wrapped wooden kettle shattered, scattering the arrows.
Up and down the stands, everyone's faces changed, whether it was the red scarf female rider or the girls of the Hange Department, they all exclaimed in unison.
Zhao Yingzi's face was pale, she bit her lip tightly, held the reins in her hand, and strangled the war horse with forceβfifty steps away, Ma Yunluo's chest rose and fell sharply, and the arrow in her hand was aimed at her, but it didn't start.
Ma Han slowly stood up and raised his right hand: "The victory and defeat have been divided, Ma Yunluo wins!" β
The red scarf female rider was boiling, and they all rode their horses forward, surrounding Ma Yunluo, like stars holding the moon, cheering constantly.
Zhao Yun hurriedly stepped forward, helped his niece dismount, gently pressed her shoulders, and whispered his previous comments on himself and Ma Han. Zhao Yingzi's depressed expression slowly disappeared, her big eyes flashed brightly, her expression became happy, she pursed her mouth, raised her small fist, and shook it vigorously, expressing some kind of determination.
Ma Han looked at the smile from afar as bright as autumn Zhao Yingzi, and smiled slightly, this is the ending he wants, only if Ma Yunluo wins, will she be reluctant to go. That stupid girl of the Ma family hasn't woken up yet!
However, there are still smart girls in the Red Turban Female Rider. No, a delicate and handsome girl grabbed Ma Yunluo's jade arm, put her ear close to her and asked loudly: "Little lady, you won the title of this female horseman, do you really want to stay in this White Wolf City?" β
"Ahh Ma Yunluo's smile froze. Yes, I didn't think about anything before, but when I really got this name in my hands, I realized a strict problem - she is the daughter of the Xiliang Ma clan, why did she become the cavalry general of Feiyan Ling in Liaoxi for some reason? Is this so-called female rider right or not? (To be continued......)