10. Victory or defeat

According to the agreement, Yuan Shang and Fu Hu each chose one of the three thousand good horses in the Xiao General Camp, and the thousands of war horses in the stable were all high-grade horses from Youzhou, and there was no strong or weak, they were all about the same.

Both of them knew that they didn't choose carefully, so they picked a horse at random and pulled it out, and the soldiers of the Xiao General Battalion present tacitly made way for the two of them to make way for a spacious area, put obstacles and arrow targets, and when everything was ready, everyone calmed down and looked forward to the entry of the two contestants.

Yuan Shang and Fu Hu did not make the audience wait for a long time, and soon rode out of the city on the war horses they had chosen.

The first test item is riding, which is very simple, as long as whoever does more and more complex movements on the horse, and the more flexible and smooth, who wins, there is no judge, it can also be said that the judges are the soldiers present, and it is also the two of them, which is stronger and which is weak, and it will always be clear at a glance in front of everyone.

"You go first." Yuan Shang said.

"Okay."

Frustrated Hu did not say much, who first and then are the same, the body jumped on the horse's back vigorously, he did not rush to control the horse, instead, gently lying on the horse's back, head to the horse's head slightly rubbed for a while, for the frustration of the bird's move, most of the people present do not know much, and only some people who have grown up on horseback since childhood or are skilled in riding will understand, seeing this are slightly nodded their heads, horses and people also have not weak spirituality, want to reach a tacit understanding and proper communication with Ma Da is essential.

Not far away, Yuan Shang also nodded lightly, Frustrated Hu looked young, but he dared to be the first to run out to provoke him, he was naturally quite talented, and he couldn't communicate with horses, and he couldn't do it without many years of driving experience.

"Drink."

After a few moments, the frustrated bird suddenly pulled the reins, and with a soft snort, the horse jumped to the front hooves of his crotch and began to run.

The war horse is running at a rapid pace, the reins of the frustrated hooves on the horse's back are loosened, the palms of the hands support the horse's back, standing up on the horse's back, there is just a spiky obstacle placed in front of it, the horse suddenly jumps, the frustration on the horse's back does not move, when the horse crosses the obstacle and lands again, the frustration is still immovable, and there was a loud applause on the spot, this action seems simple, but it is not easy to keep the body still in the running and jumping, the test is not only the skills of people and horses but also the psychological quality of standing on horseback, If you are not careful, you may fall off the horse or shake, and it is not easy to achieve a set of movements as smooth as flowing water.

Frustrated Hu sat on the back of the horse and grabbed the reins, turned the horse leader and looked at Yuan Shang defiantly.

Seeing this, Yuan Shang didn't care, his body moved vigorously and jumped on the horse's back, stretched out his right hand and gently stroked the horse's back as if it was a massage for him, this is a more commonly used technique to soothe the war horse, but it is not very brilliant.

After soothing the horse's emotions like a frustrated bird, Yuan Shang pulled the reins, and without any warning, the horse kicked out its hind legs when it leaped in the air, this gorgeous way of appearing made everyone stunned, especially the frustrated bird, his expression was solemn, and the contempt for Yuan Shang in his heart was somewhat restrained.

"Drive,"

Yuan Shang's next action was also very simple, running rapidly, jumping violently, domineeringly over the three obstacles, when the horse's hooves hit the ground, a burst of dirt was stirred, and the three obstacles did not move at all.

The audience was silent, not because of Yuan Shang's gorgeous movements, but because Yuan Shang's movements were too simple, of course, they were only seemingly simple.

"You won."

Frustrated Hu said slowly, the audience was silent, they have been in contact with riding for a while, and they are practicing the training of crossing obstacles every day, of course they know the difficulty of crossing three in a row, you must know that the distance between the three obstacles is three meters, this distance, not only the quality of the horses is required, but also the control of the horseback knight for the horse in the void, volley assistance, this kind of control technique, even in the grassland of those ethnic minorities who grew up on horseback, it is also a relatively powerful riding skill.

"You're not bad," Yuan Shang turned his horse's head and said indifferently, without any extra words.

The second game, archery.

Compared with ordinary archers, archery on horseback tests the archer's eyesight and control, compared with infantry archers, the war horse is walking or galloping, and the target being aimed at may also be in a state of motion, in this case, if there is no subtle eyesight, the hit rate will drop a lot, and because the horse is always running, to a certain extent, it also limits the strength of the whole body, and compared with the infantry shooter standing or half-kneeling, On horseback, because of the instability of the lower plate, many times the force can not be concentrated on the point, resulting in dispersion, and the strength of hitting the target is also slowed down, so relatively speaking, riding and shooting will be more difficult to practice, not a day's work, but after a long period of hard practice.

The second game is Yuan Shang came first, the bow is optional, a stone strong bow, two stone heavy bows, and ordinary light and clever bows, Yuan Shang weighed it slightly, or chose the strong bow of one stone, his arm strength is not bad, and the two stones can actually be pulled, but it is just a simple archery competition that does not need to use a heavy bow of two stones.

The war horse was running, the target was tied to the backs of several war horses, several soldiers slapped the horse's buttocks hard, the war horse roared in pain and ran quickly, Yuan Shang took a deep breath, pulled out an arrow from the quiver, and shot out with a 'boom', and shot the red heart with a puff, and the war horses tied to the target were like being hit by gravity, and the whole target was shot out of the ground and fell into the grass.

Yuan Shang's face was indifferent, but his hand did not stop, pumping and shooting back and forth, and soon, each target was shot away like the above one, everyone was shocked, looking at its appearance, there was still some reservation, especially the Lu brothers also saw that they were also excited, they were both good at archery, but they also thought that they couldn't do it Yuan Shang was so easy to do.

"Twelve arrows, all hit hearts." A soldier who spontaneously went to count hurriedly came to report.

"It's your turn." Yuan Shang put the longbow in his hand and said.

Seeing this, the frustrated hu didn't care, straddle the horse and stretched the bow, he chose a hard bow, pulled the arrow string slightly, and a crisp sound made him very satisfied.

Also moving the horses back and forth, the frustrated Hu looked solemn, took out an arrow feather from the quiver, and shot the target on the horse with a pop, and the arrow feathers in the quiver shot more than a dozen targets in response to the sound, and the archery was not inferior to Yuan Shang.

"Twelve arrows, all hit hearts." Another soldier also hurriedly returned.

The second game, a draw.

There was no opinion on either side, but with the second archery tie, the third match-up was even more important.

Frustrated Hu is good at making a forty-five-pound spear, Yuan Shang casually pulled out a spear from the arsenal, weighed it, and felt that the weight was a little lighter, but he really couldn't find one to take advantage of, as long as he picked the most heavy one, it was less than thirty catties in weight.

Both of them were dressed in armor and stepped on their horses, without any words, and a sense of war lingered.

"Drink."

Frustrated Hu was relatively young and couldn't hold his breath, and took the lead in rushing towards Yuan Shang.

Without any fancy skills, the long hairy angry thorn in the frustrated hu's hand, the spear in Yuan Shang's hand slashed through a cold light, and the frustrated hu's tentative angry thorn was instantly dissolved.

"Don't be tempted, use all your strength, otherwise, you will lose ugly." Yuan Shang said indifferently with a spear.

"Don't be ashamed."

Frustrated Hu's expression was solemn, the temptation in his heart disappeared completely, and the hand holding the spear body tightened, undoubtedly, Yuan Shang made him feel a lot of pressure, and the doubt and disdain for Yuan Shang had long since dissipated.

Since he was no longer tempted, Frustrated Hu no longer had any reservations, and the spear in his hand flickered with a little cold light and turned into a net composed of murderous intent towards Yuan Shang.

"That's kind of interesting."

A faint cold light shrouded him, Yuan Shang was not afraid, the spear was waved, the virtual and the real were combined, the sound was snorting, and the point was plucked and pricked and entangled, and the frustration was not bad, and the two fought heartily.

The two seem to be fighting equally, but as one of the parties, the frustrated Hu is a little aggrieved in his heart, Yuan Shang's arm strength is something he has never seen since he joined the army, every time the collision of the spear and spear is fed back, the huge force that feeds back makes his arm feel numb from time to time, and over time, the strength of the whole body becomes weaker and weaker, and every time he seems to follow Yuan Shang's loophole to stab him, he is quickly made up by Yuan Shang and cannot take advantage of it at all.

Frustrated Hu gasped, Yuan Shang found an opportunity, the spear in his hand flew out, Yuan Shang's spear was erected, and the head of the spear was against Frustrated Hu's throat, as long as his right hand poked slightly, he could stab Frustrated Hu's throat and let him die.

"You won." Frustrated, he can afford to lose, and said in a calm tone.

Yuan Shang's spear moved the head of the spear from Frustrated Hu's throat, and he was very satisfied with Frustrated Hu's attitude.

"Convinced?" Yuan Shang said.

"Take it, take it orally." Frustrated, he replied.

"Very good, I like people who can afford to let go, and according to the agreement, come to my side as a personal guard."

"Okay." Frustrated Hu said without a hint of hesitation.

The three competitions between Yuan Shang and Frustrated Hu were seen by everyone, and the disdain for Yuan Shang in their hearts quickly dispersed, and they hurriedly surrounded Yuan Shang and Frustrated Hu walking together.

I don't know who started the road, and soon everyone shouted.

"Captain Yuan, we have served, we have served you."

"Yes, we're got you."

"We serve you."

Soon, a shout resounded throughout the entire cavalry training ground, Yuan Shang used his actions to impress this group of big-headed soldiers, the military camp originally worshiped the strong, the strength of the frustrated martial arts in the camp of the generals is quite prestigious, not under a few other Simas, Yuan Shang subdued him, but also indirectly let them no longer have an aversion to it in their hearts, of course, it will take at least a while to make them support Yuan Shang, they are all adults, and there is still a long way to go if they want to completely convince Yuan Shang.