Hearing this, Yang Ju hadn't answered, but Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but open his mouth first. "Why didn't the Wu brothers come, I think Tang Dacai should know better than us!"

When Tang Zhe heard Lu Xiangsheng's words, he immediately thought of something. He turned his head and glanced at Li Xianzhong, who was standing not far from him. Seeing that Li Xianzhong lowered his head and didn't look at him, Tang Zhe immediately understood. It must be Li Xianzhong who has done something in this. But what could he say? In this competition, Li Xianzhong and his two family members are the main forces he relies on the most. At this time, no matter what happens, he will not offend Li Xianzhong.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhe immediately turned his head again. "Since this is the case, then Brother Yang can only suffer some losses. The Wu brothers are absent, and I can only count him as automatically admitting defeat. In this first game, you haven't lost two games!

For Brother Yang's sake, I can give you a chance. If you can find two more scholars on the spot in half an hour to replace the Wu brothers, I can also allow them to participate. What do you think? ”

Yang Ju shook his head. "Thank you Brother Tang for your kindness. However, we have already decided that just the three of us will participate. ”

This is not because Yang Juqinggao, but because he knows that this possibility is almost non-existent. Yang Ju also knows very well that according to the current situation in this game, the chances of winning are very small. However, he had no way out but to fight.

Wen Tiren heard Yang Ju say this, so he asked the two of them at the same time, "Can you start?" "Wen Tiren is not only a notary today, but also a referee.

Seeing that both of them nodded, Wen Tiren made a gesture forward. Immediately, a man carried a wooden sign and stuck it a hundred paces away.

Seeing that the man's wooden sign had been planted, two more people came out and sent a new bow and a pot of arrows to Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren took the bow in his hand and said to a few people, "This is a newly made two-stone bow. Everyone, please check it out! After speaking, he handed the bow to Yang Ju first.

Yang Ju took the bow in his hand and tried it. Fortunately, I guess I should be able to pull it open. Yu Ren and Lu Xiangsheng in the back only symbolically pulled the bow and passed the bow to Tang Zhe and them.

Seeing that everyone said that there was no problem, Wen Tiren said again, "Since everyone has seen the bow, there is no problem." I'll tell you more about the specific rules of arrows.

On the wooden sign that we are 100 steps away, there are a total of ten circles. From the outside to the inside, they are numbers from one to ten ten. Shoot five arrows each. Winners and losers are determined by the total number of rings shot. ”

Speaking of this method, Yang Ju and a few of them participated in the competition were fine, and those who did not participate in the competition began to discuss. For in the past, men were compared to arrows, and such methods were never used. Some people immediately said that this method was good, while others objected.

Seeing that the onlookers were talking, Wen Tiren raised his voice and said to everyone, "Don't make noise, everyone." This method was proposed by Yu Ren and Yu Xianggong of the Donglin team. After deliberation, everyone agreed. I personally think this is fairer. ”

When everyone heard that this method was jointly discussed and approved by the people of their competition, they naturally had nothing to say.

So, Wen Tiren took out five more paper balls and handed them to Yang Ju and the others. These five paper balls have the names of the five Tang Zhe people written on them. Whoever draws it will be compared to whomever it is.

As a result, Yang Ju drew Tang Zhe, Yu Ren drew Wang Shiji, and Lu Xiangsheng drew Li Liu.

The only chance to win this one is for all three to win. And judging from the current situation, the result of the draw is obviously still in their favor. Yu Ren, who has the worst archery skills among the three, also drew Wang Shiji, who has the worst archery skills of the other party. Li Liu, the opponent of Lu Xiangsheng with the best archery, is obviously not the strongest opponent. As for Yang Ju and Tang Zhe, these two are both talents, although they know some archery, I believe they should not be very proficient, and they should be between half a catty and eight taels.

Yang Ju, who didn't have much hope, couldn't help but increase his confidence when he saw the results of this draw. You must know that in these two big competitions, even if you are a fool, you can see that the only game that Donglin and the three of them may win is the competition. And if you want to win the arrow, the only result is that all three of you play to defeat the opponent. Although this possibility is not very large, the probability of achieving it in the end is much greater than that of the next ring match.

Seeing the results of this draw, Yang Ju secretly grabbed Yu Ren and Lu Xiangsheng's hands. "It seems that Heaven still favors us. As long as we win these three games, we can be invincible! ”

Before Yang Ju's words were finished, Tang Zhe had already snorted coldly and walked up. "Yang Dacaizi. It seems that this is really God's eyes! Let's get the two initiators first. How about it, do you go first, or do I go first? ”

Yang Ju hurriedly took the bow from Wen Tiren's hand. "I think I'd better come first!"

At this time, Yang Ju no longer dared to be polite to Tang Zhe. He was worried that he would shoot back and the psychological pressure would be too great, so he chose to shoot first.

Tang Zhe didn't object, just took a step back. "Okay, then please come first!" Tang Zhe seemed to have a big belly.

Yang Ju took the arrow from the hands of others and shot it with a bow.

The arrow hit the Eighth Ring, and there was a cheer from the crowd. Pity. The power of this arrow is not enough. Although the iron arrow hit the wooden card, it failed to be inserted, shook a few times, and finally fell to the ground.

Yang Ju's face suddenly became ugly.

"Zero Ring." Wen Tiren was on the side, and reported the results loudly.

Although he failed in his first attempt, Yang Ju was not discouraged. He bit his lip and fired a second arrow with great force.

This time, although he only hit the six rings, he was firmly tied to the wooden card. This time, no one in the crowd applauded anymore, as if they were afraid that they would speak loudly and shake the arrows on the wooden sign off.

"Six Rings." Wen Tiren's voice resounded throughout the audience.

Yang Ju finally settled down. In the next three arrows, he played well, one arrow with seven rings, one arrow with nine rings, and one arrow with six rings.

"Yang Ju Twenty-Eight Rings." Wen Tiren announced Yang Ju's final results.

Tang Zhe walked up and reached out to take the bow in Yang Ju's hand. "How could Brother Zhiyong miss at such a critical time! It's a shame. But it doesn't matter. Maybe I'll make a mistake too! ”

After speaking, Tang Zhe took out an arrow from the quiver with a little pride, pulled the bow and shot it. Tang Zhe didn't seem to be very attentive. But this arrow was steadily shot at the eight rings.

The northeast corner immediately erupted in cheers.

Tang Zhe showed a satisfied smile, raised the longbow in his hand and waved at the crowd supporting him. Then, he drew another arrow.

This time, Tang Zhe shot the seven rings.

In the third arrow, Tang Zhe hit the eight rings again.

Seeing this, everyone's hearts were a little dead. There are still two arrows, and Tang Zhe has twenty-three rings, that is to say, as long as he shoots six rings with these two arrows, he can win.

Just when everyone was disappointed, Tang Zhe also missed. His fourth arrow misses the wooden card.

This time, hope reappeared, and in the crowd, the supporters of the Donglin Party immediately let out a sigh. Although Tang Zhe missed, he did not panic. He slowed down, then shot the last arrow steadily.

"Six Rings." Wen Tiren shouted.

There was a sigh from the crowd.

"Tang Zhe twenty-nine rings. Tang Zhe won this game. Wen Tiren shouted.

As soon as this result was announced, it was equivalent to announcing the failure of the Donglin team.

The next Yu Ren and Lu Xiangsheng, although they both played very well, won their opponents respectively. In particular, Lu Xiangsheng won Li Liu with a score of 47 rings to 35 rings. However, their excellent performance did not change the outcome of the eventual defeat.

On the way back, Yang Ju didn't speak. Because there will be a more difficult ring match tomorrow, Yu Ren and Lu Xiangsheng separated from everyone early, and each went back to rest, preparing to recuperate and fight again tomorrow.

Yu Ren still lives in Xu Fatzi's house for the time being.

Although today's contest lost the arrow. Yu Ren didn't care too much. The most regrettable thing for him was that he didn't see Li Ying in the crowd in the arena.

"Maybe there were too many people, I didn't find her!" Yu Ren comforted himself like this.

Due to the early end of today's game, I returned to Xu Fatzi's house, but it was just over from time to time. Yu Ren decided to take a nap. He's been doing one thing after another for a while, and there's no chance for him to take a good rest. So, he wanted to take this opportunity to rest more.

Sometimes, however, God is so unkind. The more you want to rest, the more he will give you something.

Not long after Yu Rencai lay down, he heard a sharp knock on the door.