Ruo'chun' Pei's eyes blinked, and said: "Doctor Xiang is here, back and forth, about half a month, and when he comes back, it is the annual martial arts exercise of the Zhoushi Battalion. шщш.(vii) (ix) x.S.сом The update is so fast. Doctor Xiang, do you want to go to Sanhekou for advice?"

Xiangshan said: "Back then, King Goujian of Yue 'exercised' the dragon boat of the water master and defeated the state of Wu. If the people of Chu dare to come to Danfushui, we will also defeat him with dragon boats. I already had a trip to the mouth of the Three Rivers. ”

If 'Chun' Pei couldn't believe his ears, his 'trick' was not necessary at all, and he secretly asked himself: "Is it the will of heaven?"

On the same day, Xiang Shan, escorted by a hundred loyal samurai, took Xiang Yuehong, the granddaughter of the bereaved lord Ba Fu, to set off together to mourn in Yucheng.

I won't tell you all about the details.

After the death of Ba Fu, the head of Yushui Salt Spring for many years, Yushui Marquis ordered his eldest son Ba Sheng to take charge of the salt affairs of Funiu Mountain.

Nearly half a month, Xiangshan left Yucheng, and the master of Hu'an Mountain Boat Master Tutian and Wu Baichang Fan Xiaohu and Xiang Zhen led a team of warboats to Yushuikou, dozens of miles upstream, to greet them.

Xiang Shan ordered ten 'attendants' to send Xiang Yuehong back to Ba Yongqiu, the wife of Hu'an Palace.

Arriving at the mouth of the three rivers of Pangu Lake, Xiangshan first brought his second son Xiangzhen to him, and strictly reprimanded him.

That night, Xiangshan stayed in the tent of Wu Baichang Fan Xiaohu.

The next day, the sun was shining, the green mountains on both sides, the lake water was clear, and the birds and animals also came to see the excitement.

On the water surface of the Sanhekou, the widest part of the entire Pangu Lake, flags are displayed.

According to the previous example, the boat division conducts a military exercise every three years, and each tribe also has to send people to participate and observe, and later the Chu people came, so it was changed to once a year to improve the combat power, which has been a rule in recent years.

If there is no impact of war, the military exercises of the Sanhekou water are mostly held in June and July.

This year's martial arts exercise is different from the past, because the master of the boat will accept the suggestions of others and build several high-speed fast boats.

The high-speed fast boat is driven by more than 20 samurai, its speed is as fast as flying, its shape is like a dragon, so it is called "dragon boat", and the special "door" is used for surprise attacks and sneak attacks.

At this time, the large and small water war boats of the boat division lined up in the lake, and the momentum was huge.

Please go on the boat (equivalent to the flagship of later generations) to review.

The big boat slowly moved forward in the lake, and Xiangshan saw that there were hundreds of war boats, and the samurai were full of spirit and were very satisfied.

After the review, Xiangshan and the others rested on the boat for a while.

Tutian said respectfully: "Doctor, next, is to attack quickly." There are four teams, three of which represent the three generals of the boat division, plus a team of three Miao village 'female' soldiers, each driving a dragon boat, starting from the left bank, arriving at the red flag on the opposite bank, about 10,000 steps, who arrived on the opposite bank first, grabbed the red flag, even if he wins. ”

Xiangshan nodded, swept his eyes, and said, "Why don't you see the owner of the village?"

Since the Hu'an Palace incident, among the leaders of the various sub-clans, only Pan Furong has not met with Xiangshan, and Xiangshan wants to use this opportunity to repair the relationship.

Tutian said: "In a while, she will go to the battlefield in person." ”

After a while, someone came to report that it was ready, and the ruler asked Xiangshan to give an order.

Xiangshan looked at it, on the left bank of the lake, among the four dragon boats, the samurai were each holding the boat pulp, ready to go, and ordered loudly: "Attack!"

I only heard a chisel sound, four dragon boats like dragons into the water, fast like flying, the drum beat 'excited', you chase me.

In this scene, there is a limerick poem by the Baden disciple as praise:

The water is green on all sides in June,

The sound of the ape suddenly stopped and the tiger roared.

The thunder and the three drums make the flag open,

The shadow of the dragon appeared in Pinghu at first glance.

Short as a wheel,

The beast's head is as sharp as a shooting star.

'Desire' compares Bashan to Jishan,

Three thousand rattan armor can swallow Ying.

The fast boat was faster than the fast, and everyone was overjoyed, and the cheerleaders shouted "Cheer up!"

Xiang Shan raised his eyebrows: "This is amazingly fast, and it will be very useful to sneak attack the Chu army in the future." I wonder how good the night is?"

Wu Baichang and Fan Xiaohu said on the side: "It's as good as the night." ”

Sang-ho said "Good!"

The four dragon boats, rowing faster and faster, broke the 'waves' from the water more than 30 steps in front of the flag boat.

Xiangshan's second son, Xiang Zhen, stood beside Tutian Ruler, and saw that in the dragon boat of Sanmiao Village, Pan Furong was dressed in military uniform, standing in front and beating the drum vigorously, and saw a 'female' soldier rowing at the end of the boat sweating like rain, like Pan Ruilian, and felt very uncomfortable.

After a while, Sizhou had arrived on the other side, and a small boat came to report: "Report to Doctor Xiang, General Tianqi: General Fan Xiaohu won the first, Sanmiaozhai won the second, and General Xiangzhen won the third!"

Tutian ruler said: "It seems that I chased the ducks." ”

Xiangshan laughed and said: "If it weren't for Xiaohu's competition, he would have lost to the 'female' boat master." I invite General Pan to come to the boat!"

After a while, a dragon boat came over, and Pan Furong got on the boat to meet Xiangshan.

Xiang Zhen saw that the 'female' warrior at the tail of the dragon boat was indeed Pan Ruilian, and Pan Ruilian had also noticed that Xiang Zhen was on the big boat and looked up at him. Looking at each other, I can't tell what I feel.

Xiang Zhen was speechless, watching the dragon boat row away, leaving only Pan Ruilian's back.

So far, the Dragon Boat Festival in this lake every year, the dragon boat race is held, famous far and wide, I don't know whether it has anything to do with the Ba people's martial arts performance in that year, and there is no research. Of course, the Sanhekou Boat Division's martial arts exercise was not determined to be on the fifth day of May every year.

Those who have good deeds have verified that the Dragon Boat Festival customs can be traced back to the legacy of primitive social tribes. According to the "Biography of Mu Tianzi", there was a custom of Dragon Boat Dragon Boat in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it only later evolved into or concentrated as a festival to commemorate the great patriotic poet and Chu State doctor Qu Yuan.

Seeing that Xiangshan and Pan Furong had a cordial 'relationship' and talked, Tu Tianqi said to Xiangshan: "Doctor, the next step is the actual combat confrontation." ”

Listening to an order, dozens of war boats were in the lake.

Next, there are competitions such as 'shooting' arrows and fire attacks.

At the end of the official competition, Tutian Ruler invited Xiangshan and other guests who came to guide and observe to return to the shore and arrange water, fruits, etc.

Next, the samurai also conducted a unique competition: each team selected a small war boat, a boat of five people, starting from the mouth of the three rivers at the same time, upstream into the water where water ducks are often infested, and returning to the starting point for no more than one hour, which team caught the most water ducks alive wins.

This competition seems to be a game, because the rules are to catch alive, not arrows, but in fact, the competition is about water 'nature', wisdom, and luck, and most teams often return empty-handed.

It was not until the end of the day that all the projects were rehearsed.

In the middle of Shen Shizhong, the Sanhekou military camp held a celebration banquet.

Xiangshan, Tutian Ruler, Fan Xiaohu, Xiangzhen, Pan Furong, Xiangshan 'Servant' Guard's main and deputy leaders Xiang Leopard and Xiang 'Cao', a total of more than 10 people, feasted in the tent of the Lord of Tutian Ruler.

The samurai who came to observe the sub-tribes were arranged in Fan Xiaohu's tent, accompanied by several important small leaders of the boat master, and the dragon boat warriors, 'archery' warriors, arson warriors, and swordsmanship martial arts who participated in the martial arts were all celebrated on the beach outside the main tent.

The rest of the pawns celebrated in their own camps.

The 'attendants' brought by Xiang Shan were guarded in the main tent.

Before Xiangshan entered the account, Xiang Leopard and Xiang '' inside and outside the big tent as usual, checked carefully, and there was no abnormality.

Xiang Bao checked the safety and no hidden dangers, thinking that there was himself and Xiang '', plus Xiang Zhen, Fan Xiaohu, a total of four masters were present, and they were in the military camp, absolutely foolproof, so they ordered thirty 'guards' to be on duty at the big tent 'gate', and most of them went to eat, and those who finished eating first came to change shifts.

In the main tent, each of them is in order, and the fish-based dishes, sake, and tableware are all ready and ready for the feast.

The master of the boat stood up and spoke first.