Chapter Eighty-Five: Unexpected
They chose a more spacious place, the green grass was green but it had just passed the surface of the feet, and the field not far to the left was sandy, presumably used for wrestling and the like, and on the right hand side were a lot of wooden stakes, mostly humanoid, and there were many marks of chopping on them.
In the distance on all sides is the forest, which is lush and forested. There are a lot of open posts and dark whistles around them, and he doesn't see where the dark whistles are, but according to Ji Nan, they are lurking around.
There are also a lot of stone fortresses cast, but they all seem to be just stone strips, and they are a little shabby. Ning Ze remembered that the imperial court had allocated a lot of silver money.
In the end, it was the first time to come to the school, Ning Ze was still a little curious about this place, and after the competition was over, he asked Ji Nan to lead him to walk around more......
Pulling back to business, Fang Jie said that he wanted to try the target, Ning Ze picked up the bow and carefully checked it up and down, then pulled up the bowstring and pulled it full. It still takes a lot of effort.
The attendant took out an arrow from the quiver, walked up to Ning Ze and handed it to him, Ning Ze squinted at the target in the distance, and then put the bow and arrow on the bowstring at random and shot it out at will.
The arrow was really shot, and the sound of "Zheng" could be heard.
But the arrow fell on the ground twenty or thirty meters in front of it, and the arrow sank into the mud a lot.
Watching Ning Ze's archery, everyone was in an uproar, but they didn't expect the first arrow shot by the prince to be so embarrassing, and the soldiers who had just bet on Ning Ze immediately wanted to regret it, but the soldiers who were opened immediately held down their hands that wanted to catch their silver money, and signaled to honestly retract their hands, willing to lose the bet.
Seeing this, some people were so busy that they bet a lot of square knots, and the legs of flies were also meat.
The superiors of these soldiers originally wanted to stop their gambling behavior, but seeing that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, they couldn't help but put a lot of silver on Fang Jie.
Just wait for the two of them to make a decision.
Fang Jie and Ning Ze were still familiar with this bow and arrow, and kept shooting test shots, Ning Ze shot farther and farther each time, Ji Nan, who was sitting on a chair next to him and watching, couldn't help but cover his eyes, it was really a little miserable, he remembered that Ning Ze's archery skills were not bad? Is it the reason why you haven't practiced for a long time? Alas, this archery technique is simply amazing!
Fang Jie secretly glanced at Ning Ze, who was concentrating on trying arrows, and secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that he dared to challenge him because he had more confidence, but he didn't expect that it was a full bottle of unmoving and half a bottle of shaking, he really laughed to death, are you really not afraid of losing your ugliness?
In the case that everyone was not optimistic about Ning Ze, Ning Ze just silently continued to adjust his feel, so as not to shoot too far when the time came, after all, it was not his usual bow and arrow.
Fang Jie didn't panic at all, he didn't rush to urge him when he saw that Ning Ze was still trying, so he let him get better at that time, anyway, he would definitely win.
When Ning Ze felt that it was about the same, he took the initiative to walk in front of Ji Nan and signaled that he could start. Ji Nan couldn't, so he had to get up from his chair and send someone to set up the target.
Win or lose in three shots, this is what Ning Ze and Fang Jie agreed on. If you hit the bull's eye, you will be scored, and no points will be scored outside the bull's-eye. Onlookers also felt that it was very reasonable and feasible.
Out of pity for Ning Ze and the idea of wanting to be in the limelight first, Fang Jie said that he would come first.
Both of them used the same target.
After many years of training in the school field and fighting on the battlefield for several years, Fang Jie's archery skills are extremely outstanding in the eyes of all the soldiers, even if they are not humble and exquisite.
Therefore, when Fang Jie stood in the prescribed area, he shot three arrows in a row with an almost random "whoosh", and the soldier guarding the target waved the red flag, up and down three times, signaling that all three arrows were hit.
There was nothing for everyone to cheer, but they were accustomed to it, Fang Jie was their general, if the general couldn't even do this, then how could he set an example for them? Isn't it just a wine bag and a rice bag?
After Fang Jie finished archery, he turned around and arched his hand to Ning Ze, who was standing behind, and said, "Accept." ”
Winning or losing is already obvious, and you don't need to look at it. Ning Ze didn't even take fifty steps when he tried the arrow just now, how could he shoot it?
Ji Nan was also full of embarrassment, how to say, Ning Ze is also his brother, how can he not let him lose too ugly, or he will not compare?
"Aze, or ......" Ji Nan's words were not yet spoken.
Fang Jie wanted to add a gentleman's words, it is difficult to chase the horse, how can he regret it?
Ning Ze ignored him either, and walked directly to the place where Fang Jie was standing just now, and then shot three arrows with a "whoosh".
Everyone was waiting for the result, but there was no response for a long time.
Did you miss an arrow?
It's possible......
After a while, the red flag was waved, signaling that an arrow had hit the bull's-eye.
Three arrows against one arrow, yes, at least one more arrow.
Fang Jie was a little surprised, although Ning Ze's archery posture was very standard, but he could still hit an arrow if he shot it, was this a blind cat touching a dead mouse? Luck with that?
"The prince is really lucky." Fang Jie said meaningfully.
At this time, Ning Ze's face was curled, and he didn't say anything, just turned around and sat down beside Ji Nan, as if he was waiting for something.
Are you waiting for the soldier standing next to the target to come back and report it? There is no doubt that he will win.
Fang Jie hesitated, but he was not embarrassed to bring it up, after all, people want to listen to the results and understand it, what can they do if they don't give up? So, he also sent someone to move a chair, and then waited for the front to report.
The soldier ran over in a hurry, panicking at a distance of 100 paces, but it was better to inform his superiors of the result of this target quickly, so as not to misunderstand.
"Report!" The soldier who ran to Ning Ze and they knelt down directly, and said with some panting: "The prince has a bull's-eye, general, general...... The general misses a shot! Gritting his teeth, he forced the words out.
"What? Didn't you just put up a red flag three times? Fang Jie was still very calm when he heard the first sentence, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he was not calm, how could it be, how could he miss the shot?!
Those soldiers who won the bet side talked about it one after another, and they didn't believe how it could be like this, their own general was a military general, how could archery not be able to shoot that half-hung scholar prince?
If it weren't for the presence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they would have rushed over and grabbed the soldier's collar and asked what was going on.
The little soldier trembled at the scorching gaze of those soldiers, and it took a long time for Ai Ai to say that it was because the prince's three arrows squeezed out the general's three arrows, leaving only one on the bull's-eye, so the prince was hit by an arrow, and the general missed one arrow.
Hearing this, everyone was instantly dumbfounded, how could it be? How is it possible to squeeze out all three arrows?!
Fang Jie's face turned green when he heard this, what he thought was a sure victory was suddenly reversed, how could this be acceptable? It's about his face, no! He can't afford to lose this man!
Trying his best to pretend to be calm, Fang Jie said lightly: "The bullseye is too small, it can't fit six arrows, and it's normal to be squeezed out, the prince is really good at archery, Fang Jie has been taught, I thought it was just a showpiece for you to set up a bow and pull the string to try, but I didn't expect the prince to be so powerful, it's really hidden." ”
Ji Nan understood this when he heard this, no wonder Ning Ze would be angered by this knot, this squeezing person is really not bad, with a gun and a stick, how can this person be so narrow-minded?
first found a place for himself, under the pretext that this bull's-eye was small, and it was normal for his arrows to be squeezed out, and then he secretly poked and poked and said that Ning Ze shot so badly when he tried the bow because he deliberately pretended to be this person, and he had a small belly.
The others also looked at each other when they heard this, a little hesitant, and when they heard Fang Jie say this, they also felt that Ning Ze deliberately pretended to have a small belly and chicken intestines, which was very disgusting.
The soldiers were very straightforward and simple, naturally there was no room for sand in their eyes, and the eyes that looked at Ning Ze were also a little dissatisfied.
But who would have thought that this target was a rookie egg, naturally he didn't know how to look at the face of his superiors, he only knew the truth.
"No, general, the prince's three arrows just squeezed out your arrows, and the three arrows you shot were not together, so the prince deliberately squeezed out your arrows, and the prince's arrows were more accurate." This is said to be ambiguous, and no one stands.
But in general, it does take some skill to be able to squeeze out other people's arrows, it seems that Prince Ning Ze has something.
Ning Ze looked this soldier up and down, he didn't see that this soldier was quite stunned.
When he said this, Fang Jie's face became very ugly, he was not easy to play a round, and he also blew the wind to Ning Ze and was pulled back by this stunned young man, he didn't look at what kind of soldier he was, and he would be kicked out of the team when he turned around, which was really unusual.
"Since this man said that this king did it on purpose, how about the general come and squeeze out the king's arrows? If the general is able to squeeze out my arrows, then the king will throw in the towel. Ning Ze said quite confidently.
Everyone has squeezed out the arrows he shot, and now they are asking the two to swap positions, if Fang Jie succeeds, then Fang Jie's archery skills are better, if not, then he is slightly inferior,
To bet or not to bet?
Fang Jie's heart was pounding, the weather was quite sunny today, occasionally cloudy, not very hot, but he couldn't help but leave a lot of sweat.
"That being the case, Fang Knot should be settled." Everyone's eyes were focused on him, and Fang Jie had to accept it.
"Good!" Ning Ze got up directly, took the bow and arrows handed by the servant, pulled it up and shot it towards the target they shot just now without hesitation, three more arrows!
In the end, a hundred steps away, others could not see how many arrows there were on this target, but Ning Ze knew in his heart that there were two arrows with the word Ning written on the target.
He gave Fang Jie a chance, and it was up to him to see if he could catch it.
Seeing this, the soldier who had just looked at the target ran back in a gloomy manner, wanting to see the results, and then come back to report.
"General Fang, please?" Ning Ze invited.
Fang Jie gritted his teeth and smiled and took the bow and arrow from the hands of the soldiers beside him, and then mustered up the courage to go to the prescribed position to shoot the arrow.
When he looked at the target closely, he was a little suspicious of his eyes, why did it seem that there were only two arrows? With Ning Ze's skills, if he was really that powerful, how could he not miss?
Pulling the bow and string, Fang Jie stared at the point intently, and saw only two arrows, he had three arrows, so allocate one to two arrows, and the other one to one arrow, so that it should be enough to knock down those two.
Fang Jie thought so, but he didn't know what to do when it was executed.
But at the moment, I can't manage that much.
"Whoosh" fired three times in a row, and after finishing it, he decisively handed the bow to the person next to him, and then returned to his position, waiting for the little soldier to come back and report the results. Either way, leave it to fate.
Fang Jie estimated that both arrows should come down, but just now he saw that there seemed to be an arrow left on the target, and it should be his arrow.