Chapter 42: Rivals or Confidants
On the second day, it was Lu Xiao who came to the city gate first.
"Call Zuo Houde to come and compete with me!"
After a while, Zuo Houde took a longbow and an arrow bag, and the prancing horse went out.
On the way out of the city, Zuo Houde saw too many eyes full of admiration, it can be said that Zuo Houde is the hero of more than 200,000 people in this Dingcheng, which makes Zuo Houde determined to compete with Lu Xiaoxian with all his might, so that he can be worthy of the robe behind him and his "confidant".
Not long after, Zuo Houde saw Lu Xiaoxian and immediately stopped outside the city.
Zuo Houde didn't know what to call him, so he said lightly: "How to compete?" ”
Lu Xiao first glanced at Zuo Houde, and he didn't know how to address the other party, so he said lightly: "How about you and me?" ”
Zuo Houde was silent for a while, "Yes, how many arrows did you bring?" ”
Lu Xiaoxian said: "Eighteen! ”
Zuo Houde took out two arrows from the quiver, threw them on the ground, raised the quiver, looked at Lu Xiaoxian and said, "I am also eighteen." ”
The so-called counter-shooting means that two people each shoot arrows on horseback, and if they can shoot each other, they stop!
The two looked at each other for the last time, Zuo Houde saw the decision from it, and Zuo Houde's gaze became more sharp, and Boyazi couldn't coexist for a lifetime after all!
Zuo Houde and Lu Xiaoxian are soldiers of two countries after all, even if they choose each other as confidants, but this is the battlefield!
Zuo Houde rode his horse and ran into the distance, while Lu Xiaoxian ran in the opposite direction, and the two stopped after two hundred paces.
Zuo Houde turned around and looked at Lu Xiaoxian with an arrow and a bow, and Lu Xiaoxian also looked at him with an arrow and a bow.
"Does Coco start?" Zuo Houde asked.
"Yes!" Lu Xiao returned first.
As soon as Lu Xiaoxian said it, before the voice reached Zuo Houde, Zuo Houde saw Lu Xiaoxian's mouth move, and the arrow in his hand shot out quickly, Lu Xiaoxian was also like this, and the two shot arrows almost at the same time.
The arrow hit in the air, and both of them secretly said: "Good eyesight!" Good archery! ”
Archery pays a lot of attention, the strength of the bow, the speed of archery, and of course, the requirements for eyesight.
Like Zuo Houde and Lu Xiaoxian can become the marksmen who shoot the banner in front of the city, it is not just a matter of skill, and even Zuo Houde's skills may not be able to shoot some of the marksmen in the army, while other archers can't shoot down the banner, but Zuo Houde's strength and eyesight make him a sharpshooter who can shoot down the banner in the city!
If you want to shoot the flag, you must shoot fast enough that people can't stop it, and at the same time, you must have enough strength to shoot the flag down.
Even Zuo Houde and Lu Xiaoxian knew that each other's archery skills were superb, but they didn't expect that there would be a chance for the two arrows to collide in the air. Of course, the two of them didn't dare to be careless, Zuo Houde quickly drove the horse forward, and at the same time dodged Lu Xiaoxian's next arrow.
Lu Xiaoxian is also like this, he has high requirements for archery and higher requirements for riding, and if he is not good at riding, you will become a live target when shooting.
After a while, the two rode horses to avoid arrows, took bows and shot arrows, and the distance gradually approached. When the two sides are only a few dozen steps apart, Zuo Houde is even faster than an arrow, because at this distance, as long as you have enough strength and shoot arrows quickly, it is not easy to dodge.
Obviously, Lu Xiaoxian also thought so, and even the two of them shot with bows at the same time again, and the arrows collided in the air again, and the horse under Zuo Houde did not dare to stop, and it was a live target that had stopped, and he was about to take an arrow.
Lu Xiaoxian, with his legs between the horses under him, quickly continued to run forward, and at the same time fell sideways on the horse and shot an arrow again, Zuo Houde also twisted his waist and turned sideways before he dodged.
The two gradually met, and the horses under them rushed out relatively quickly, Zuo Houde suddenly turned his head sideways, twisted his waist and shot an arrow backwards, and the same was true for Lu Xiaoxian, at this time, the riding skills of both sides were extremely tested, because both sides had to shoot arrows backwards, and they had to turn back on the horse. You have to clamp your legs around the horse underneath you, or you will fall off the horse.
Zuo Houde and Lu Xiaoxian didn't dare to control the horse to turn back, and as soon as they controlled it, they would be found by the other party, so they could only continue to look sideways and shoot arrows. Of course, you should also pay attention to dodging arrows, not you have to bend down and bow your head, twist your waist, and make a quick posture to dodge arrows.
When there were only the last two arrows left on both sides, Zuo Houde suddenly discovered a flaw in Lu Xiaoxian, to be precise, there was a flaw in the horse under Lu Xiaoxian, and his horse was even slower.
Lu Xiaoxian's horse is not as good as Zuo Houde's horse, yesterday Zuo Houde because of the sword, after almost defeated, Li Anguo today is specially prepared for Zuo Houde's bow and arrows and BMW, it can be said that Zuo Houde's weapons and horses today are the best in the city.
And what about Lu Xiaoxian, Lu Xiaoxian is the chief general of the Ming military camp, and the bows and arrows and horses in his hands are also the best in the Ming army, but the Ming Dynasty is located in the south, and how to compare with the northern Dayan in horses.
There are good horses in the grasslands of the north, and there are many treasure ships in the rivers and lakes in the south.
Lu Xiaoxian's horse's physical strength has obviously decreased, and although the good horse under Zuo Houde has also experienced some physical decline, it is not obvious.
Just like a fighting general, shooting also has its own rules, and it is not allowed to shoot horses, otherwise "shooting people first shoot horses", shooting is meaningless, but Zuo Houde does not plan to shoot horses.
Zuo Houde predicted the pace of Lu Xiaoxian's horse, and shot an arrow, hitting the place where the horse's hooves were about to step out, and the horse's hooves were blocked by this, and the horse lost its front hooves, shaking Lu Xiaoxian to the ground.
Zuo Houde took the arrow and pulled the bow, aimed at Lu Xiaoxian's head, and as soon as his hand was loosened, the bow and arrow in his hand suddenly shot out.
"Why don't you kill me?" Lu Xiaoxian asked, Zuo Houde's arrow only shot down the chan on Lu Xiaoxian's helmet, obviously showing mercy.
Zuo Houde learned from yesterday's Lu Xiaoxian, put on a proud expression and said: "I didn't win you, so I won't kill you!" ”
Lu Xiaoxian smiled when he heard it: "You can predict the number of steps of the horse, and it is also your ability!" ”
At this time, Zuo Houde shook his head and said lightly: "Your horse is not good, the speed is slow, I can predict it!" ”
Lu Xiaoxian didn't say much, got up and walked in front of Zuo Houde, stretched out a hand, and said, "Lu Xiaoxian, filial piety first." ”
Zuo Houde also reached out to hold his hand: "Zuo Houde, Houde of Houde." ”
The two looked at each other, and suddenly a feeling of pity for each other welled up.
After a while, the hands of the two let go, and Lu Xiaoxian said: "This is the end of the competition, the next time we meet before the two armies, we will divide life and death!" ”
Zuo Houde didn't say much, just nodded heavily.
Lu Xiaoxian asked again: "You let me go, aren't you afraid of being punished?" ”
Yesterday, Lu Xiao put Zuo Houde once, and no one said that he was the main general in the army, but Zuo Houde was not.
Zuo Houde shook his head: "You won't punish me!" ”
Lu Xiao nodded first and didn't speak, just like that, the two looked at each other and turned back.