Chapter 184: Retaliation

The day of the finals is here.

After two rounds of competition, a total of 32 people made it to the finals.

The entire Xiangjian County was boiling, and even the people of the surrounding counties came to watch the battle.

Not only because of the high standard of this Yi Arrow Conference, but also because the two great archery masters of Zhongnan Jiansu and Northern Zhou Arrow Gongzi also appeared in Xiangjian County. Although it was not explicitly stated, everyone was expecting a competition between these two peerless masters. The sky was slightly bright, and hundreds of people poured into the martial arts arena, just to be able to occupy a good position in the Yi Arrow Conference.

The sun is on three poles, and the drums are playing.

When the thirty-two archers appeared, the scene spiraled out of control. Some young men who dreamed of becoming masters frantically shouted the names of the people they supported, and even the girls in the county, some of whom were bold, rushed into the hall and sent a handkerchief to the archer they loved. At this moment, Xiao Li Guang and Yang Youtie always held their heads high, as if they had reached the pinnacle of life.

Xiangjian County has always admired archery, and when the thirty-two people lined up in a row, everyone shouted one after another.

During the VIP banquet, Ye Erlang and the county magistrate sat left and right, and the people in the two families of the Ye family and the Che family were clearly divided and unconvinced by each other.

The longbow on the back of Zhongnan Jiansuo, against the backdrop of white hair and silver beard, looks particularly outstanding, but his right hand is swollen and high, and the gauze wrapped in it is detrimental to the beauty.

The arrow boy still wears a hat on his head, covering his face under the hat, which looks even more mysterious. He had a good reason, I was an Assassin, and Assassins could not reveal my identity, I was a killer, and everyone who had seen me for who I really was dead.

The two looked at each other, and finally Nan Jiansu's eyes were murderous, "Milky little baby, don't measure yourself, when Lao Tzu practiced archery, you were still breastfeeding in your mother's womb." The light of fireflies, dare to compete with the bright moon?"

The arrow boy stood proudly and stood on his own, "I practiced to a beard, half buried in the loess, or this ability, if it was me, I would have found a piece of tofu and died." ”

The two snorted coldly, and they were in the VIP seats of the night house and the car family respectively.

Offstage, Xiao Jinyan said to the arrow boy, "I'm still a little puzzled, this man with a hat has good archery skills, why do you have to pretend to be you, for money, for fame, or for profit?"

Li Chengcheng continued, "I think his martial arts are only in the Xuan Realm, if the two of them really do it, this 'arrow boy' may not be his opponent." ”

Hearing this, the arrow boy was a little unhappy, and sneered: "I am just a knowledgeable realm, today I saw Zhongnan Jiansuo, if I really do it, I have thirty ways to kill him." ”

When the hour came, Ye Erlang stood up and came to the side of the thirty archers, his eyes crossed over everyone, and when he landed on Zhao Lanjiang, his face was slightly shocked. Secretly, this person is burly, walking in a tiger's step, and has a killing aura on his body, if there is a chance, he may as well be included in the fire word camp. As a representative of the military, he came to preside over this Yijian Conference, in addition to the tasks assigned by the peak, he really wanted to recruit some good hands for the Western Military Arms Battalion to prepare for the upcoming war on the Western Front.

He said the rules of the competition of the Yi Arrow Conference, and said, "This Yi Arrow Conference will be divided into three levels to determine the ranking, and if you can win the championship in the conference, in addition to the golden hundred taels, you also have the opportunity to become a guerrilla general of the Western Army of the Ming Dynasty, do you want to win?"

Everyone said in unison, "Yes!"

Ye Erlang said again, "Everyone, in the battle of Yi Arrow yesterday, you stood out from more than 100 people and entered the finals, it can be seen that your archery skills are very good, before starting, let me ask you, among you, some of you admit that you are a bad seed, take a step back!"

The people held their heads high, but no one would turn back.

"Very good!" said Yajiro, "among you, if you want to be a hero admired by all people, take a step forward." ”

Thirty-two people stepped forward in unison.

"Now, the Chu thieves are pressing the border and violating my territory, and everyone has a chance to become a hero. A good man is determined to be in all directions, born to go into battle to kill the enemy, protect the family and defend the country, and shroud in horse leather, he must have the momentum of wearing gold armor in a hundred battles, and he will never return Loulan if he does not break it, and he wants to join the Western Army of the Ming Dynasty, kill the Chu thief, and take a step forward. ”

There were ten people who stepped forward.

There are three people in the Ye family and the Che family, they are the elite of the family, and joining the Western Army is a dream since childhood, fighting for honor, fighting for the family, and fighting for the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Lanjiang is also among them.

Although wearing a mask, Zhao Lanjiang's expression was still resolute.

Xiao Jinyan somewhat understood Zhao Lanjiang's thoughts.

He was born a soldier, although he was in the rivers and lakes, but he never regarded himself as a man in the rivers and lakes, when he was angry and broke away from the Western Army, now, he wants to win back what he lost in another way, and take back what belongs to him.

Yajiro then added, "Very good. In this Yijian Conference, I am going to recruit 12 people to enlist in the army, as long as I am qualified, the minimum is a lieutenant and a captain of 10 people. ”

Two more stepped forward.

It is Xiao Li Guang and Yang Youtie.

The two of them couldn't get along in their hometown, and this time they came to participate in the Yi Arrow Conference, and it was through the Yi Arrow Conference that they were conscripted into the army, and they were a little hesitant at first, but when they knew that the conditions were good, they also stood up.

With a wave of his hand, a group of soldiers came out of the line, separating the remaining twenty people. Ye Erlang said, "Twenty of you have been eliminated." ”

The archers were dissatisfied.

"Why?"

"That is, for this conference, I practiced archery hard, the Seven Stars Lianzhu, Su Qin carried the sword, which one didn't practice tens of thousands of times, and not a single arrow came out, why eliminate us?"

Ye Erlang sneered, "Those questions just now are the first level. At an extraordinary time, when doing extraordinary things, now that the war in the Ming Dynasty is about to start, you guys who have no eggs don't even have the courage to join the Western Army, what's the use of participating in this Yi Arrow Conference?"

Although they were unwilling, everyone had to retreat in front of these murderous soldiers.

The audience was dumbfounded, came to see the Yi Arrow Conference, and watched these archery masters show their skills, and if they didn't make an arrow, they eliminated twenty people, where is there anything to see. Some of them came from the next county early in the morning, quite dissatisfied, booing, and some even whistled. Yajiro ignored them in the slightest, and lined up the remaining twelve in a row.

Yajiro asked, "As an archer, what is the first important thing on the battlefield?"

Someone shouted, "Kill!"

There are also humanitarians: "Kill Chu Dog!"

Xiao Li Guang and Yang Youtie shouted, "Pretending to be forced!"

Only Zhao Lanjiang was silent, and Ye Erlang walked up to him, "What do you think?"

Zhao Lanjiang said solemnly, "Survive!"

If it is the first time to join the army, with his enthusiasm, Zhao Lanjiang's answer is no different from everyone else, but after experiencing the baptism of war and watching his comrades-in-arms fall one by one, Zhao Lanjiang has the best understanding of the three words "survive". Back then, those colleagues who joined the army with him, nine times out of ten, had buried their loyal bones in Hengduan Mountain.

When they saw him say this, they all expressed their disdain.

"Coward. ”

"Coward. ”

"It's a shame to be on a team with you. ”

Don't you know that Ye Erlang established this team, which is the special operations team of the Fire Word Battalion, which is dedicated to assassination, or the killing mission in front of the two armies. In everyone's ears, Zhao Lanjiang's words were a little weak, but Ye Erlang was a person who had experienced a hundred battles and knew the meaning of this sentence, and he even doubted whether this Tang Erbao, who was not good-looking, was a veteran of the battlefield.

Yejiro looked at him with interest and asked with a smile, "And then?"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Take your comrades to survive, look for opportunities, and complete the task." ”

Yajiro laughed, "Not bad!"

Ignoring the crowd, he went into the distance, and at fifty paces away, he said to them, "Shoot me an arrow!"

The archers present showed an incredible look, the person in front of him was the deputy general of the fire word battalion, a dignified four-grade military attachΓ©, they boasted of their outstanding archery skills, but to shoot Ye Erlang, if there were three long and two short, no one could afford it. Even the Ye family didn't understand what their second uncle was doing, and everyone hesitated, only to see Zhao Lanjiang untie the longbow on his back.

Sou!

An arrow shot out, straight to Yajiro's throat.

Yajiro stood still.

The audience here all opened their eyes wide, Ye Erlang is a Ming general, this Tang Erbao is so bold!

And this night general, all of them have become four-grade generals, is there anything else that can't be thought of?

Concubine Yeyu sat in the banquet, and when she saw Zhao Lanjiang, she couldn't help biting her silver teeth, and thought angrily, how could she be this guy again?

The long arrow pierced the sky, and in an instant, it was five feet away.

Ye Erlang moved, only to see the shadow of his hand flash, and the long arrow stopped three inches in front of Ye Erlang's throat.

Yajiro clamped the long arrow with his index finger and middle finger.

The audience was still drowsy just now, and this moment mobilized their emotions, and they couldn't help but get up and cheer, not to mention anything else, just seeing this one-handed arrow, today is not in vain. Concubine Yeyu had long known that his second uncle had this ability, but she was a little impressed by the arrow shot by Zhao Lanjiang.

Ye Erlang threw the arrow on the ground and said to the archers, "What is the duty of a soldier? It is to obey orders, no matter how unreasonable the order is, you must carry it out without hesitation, but what about you, except for this Tang Erbao, who takes my order seriously? What are you afraid of, are you afraid that I will retaliate against you?"

Although the archers did not say anything, they acquiesced.

Yejiro said proudly: "Do you think that General Ben can't catch your arrows?"

As he spoke, he put his hands behind his back and rubbed the two fingers of his right hand with his left hand. Although Zhao Lanjiang did not use internal force for the arrow just now, but after all, he was born in a martial artist, and his strength was great, Ye Erlang could have reached out to grab it, but he deliberately dragged it wide, and used his two fingers to clamp the arrow, and the arrow body slashed between his fingers, the speed was too fast, he had to use internal force, although he was clamped in time, the skin was bald, and blood stains were printed.

The arena has been rearranged into four irregular areas, each with red, yellow, blue and green flags, of which the red, yellow and blue are triangular and the green flag is in the center. The four areas imitate the battlefield sand table, all of which have offensive and defensive matters, more or less, among which the red zone is the best, the terrain is high, and there are bunkers, the green zone is the worst, and in the center of the three zones, there are only a few pieces of iron in the block.

"The next level is a simulated survival battle on the battlefield. Ye Erlang pointed to the 200-step martial arts arena and said: "There are twelve of you, in a group of three, each with a pot of arrows, the arrows are not arrows, they are all coated with dye, they are free to form teams, choose an area respectively, shoot at each other, and those who are shot, no matter where they shoot, will be eliminated, and finally decide the winner." Let's start teaming up. ”

All the archers in the field formed a team in an orderly manner, and there were many night families and car families, each forming a team.

Xiao Li Guang and Yang Youtie wanted to join another team, but at the time of yesterday's selection, everyone already knew their strength, and they were able to enter the finals, either by luck or through the back door, and they were unwilling to team up with the duo. After the two discussed, this Zhao Lanjiang's level is not bad, and the previous performance is very outstanding, which is deeply appreciated by General Night, maybe it is General Night's acquaintance, give him a favor, inform him of the assessment content in advance, and it will definitely not be wrong to join him!

The two came to Zhao Lanjiang and asked tentatively, "Brother, in Xia Xiao Li Guang, this is Yang Youtie, they are all from a family of archery, how about teaming up together?"

Zhao Lanjiang asked with a smile, "It turned out to be Xiao Li Guang and Yang Youxia, I heard that one of you can shoot a mosquito from a hundred steps away, I heard that one of you can shoot a mosquito from a hundred steps away, it's really a blessing!"

When the two of them heard this, their faces were full of shame, and they said abruptly, "This ...... It's all hearsay...... Rumors!"

Zhao Lanjiang said, "Then let's form a team." ”

After everyone was grouped, Ye Erlang said, "Each team draws lots to choose the area." ”

The four groups sent people forward, but Ye Erlang took out three bamboo sticks marked with red, yellow and blue, and asked the Ye family, the car family and another team to draw the lots, and the Yangyou Railway, who drew lots, "You group, go to the green zone!"

Yang Youtie looked at the green zone, with few defenses and poor location, and was exposed to the middle of the three groups, which was simply a live target, and couldn't help but protest, "This is not fair!"

Ye Erlang said coldly, "There is no justice or injustice in this world, on the battlefield, either you die or I live, and there is no fairness at all, if you don't agree, you can choose to quit!"

Thinking of Ye Erlang's attitude towards Zhao Lanjiang just now, he realized that it was one thing to obey orders, and another thing to shoot arrows at his commander, saying it was one thing, and doing it was another, so he shouted: "This is clearly resentment, abuse of power, and retaliation!"

Ye Erlang laughed, and was about to reach out to point to Yang Yutie, but hurriedly received it behind his back and said, "Yes, this is revenge!"

The results of the draw came out, and the night family drew the best red zone.

Zhao Lanjiang came to the green zone alone, and Yang Youtie and Xiao Li Guang regretted it on the side and refused to take their positions for a long time. Seeing that the two refused to move, a captain in the red zone urged, "Let's go, live targets, although these arrows have gone to the head, but the front is pig iron, and it still hurts to hit the body. ”

Yang Youtie scolded, "I'm afraid of crying your father and calling your mother!"

The captain was furious when he heard this, stepped forward and kicked Yang Youtie, "Keep some tongue and find a way to survive!"

Ye Jiro pointed to the martial arts arena and said, "The game begins!"

In each area, there are two soldiers who act as overseers in order to detect the person who has been hit by the arrow in time and get them out.

Everyone present felt that it was novel, the previous Yi Arrow Conference, either compared archery skills, or compared distance and accuracy, but this time, it combined Yi Arrow with the actual combat on the battlefield, and they all felt that it was relatively novel, and they couldn't take their eyes off the field.

A "fight" is about to begin.