If these newly selected Hundred Cavalrymen are not allowed to show their abilities, they really think that they have become the commanders of the Zuo Hundred Cavalry Battalion just because of their fair faces.
"Bring the bolt of Xiande Gate!"
The door bolt of the Xiande Gate in front of the Xiande Hall is made of hard elm wood. It is extremely heavy and weighs one hundred and eighty pounds. When struck, it can make the sound of gold and iron.
Huaiyu gave an order, and Chen Sheng, who was newly elected to the Hundred Cavalry, immediately went over and carried the door bolt. He carried the door bolt, which weighed more than 100 kilograms, as fast as flying.
This door bolt stood there, attracting many nobles from the Tibetan state. They looked at it as an ordinary bolt. What did the white-faced officer want to do?
"You can try the weight of this door bolt first," Huaiyu said.
The barbarians with bald heads, braided hair, broken hair and tattoos all curled their lips and were not surprised. A fat man from Tiele stepped forward, picked him up, and even raised him with both hands.
The top of the head, "light, too light,"
Tiele, also known as the Gaoche tribe, were nomadic in Mobei. They were called the Gaoche tribe because the tribe often used carts with tall wheels. These people were also called Dingling. They once had six types of Gaoche and twelve surnames.
The Gaoche Alliance even established the Gaoche Nation.
They were successively conquered by the Xiongnu, Rouran, and Turks. By this time, there were nine people named Tiele in Mobei.
Despite years of integration, many Tiele people still have the characteristics of Ding Ling, that is, Ding Ling has obvious Caucasian characteristics, with a tall nose and deep eyes.
It is said that Ding Ling's clan origin is Guifang, and Guifang is a white race, just like the Yuezhi people, Loulan people, etc. However, later on, whether it was Guifang or Ding Ling, many people were either killed by the Central Plains or surrendered, and they continued to
The fusion of mixed blood, the current nine surnamed Tie Le, the tall nose and deep eyes, but not many.
At that time, the chief tribe of the six tribes of Gaoche was the Ding Ling clan, but later the Ding Ling clan and the Hulu clan were integrated into the Xianbei and then into the Han.
"May I have your name?"
"Hulv Vajra Slave!" The strong man with deep nose, high eyes, blond hair and blue eyes spoke loudly.
When Huaiyu heard this name, he also knew a little bit about his origin.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the leading tribe in the six tribes of Gaoche was the Ding Ling clan, followed closely by the Hulü clan and the Yuan He clan.
The Ding Ling clan and the Bone Protector clan all integrated into Xianbei and followed them south into the Central Plains. The remaining tribes merged, merged and expanded again, forming the twelve surnames of Gaoche.
They belong to the relatively pure Tiele people who have been inherited from Ding Ling in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
During the time when Ding Ling integrated into Xianbei, the Hulu family took over the position of leader of the Tiele tribe alliance from the Ding Ling family. The Hulu family also competed with the leader of Rouran and the remaining Bayegu family of the Xiongnu for hegemony over the grassland.
In the end, the Rouran people won the victory, and most of Tiele surrendered.
The failed Hulu family chose to go south to Xianbei, and the leader of the Tiele people became the Yuanhe family (Uihe). The Hulu family produced many famous figures during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
However, by the time of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many of the Hulv family members were simplified to the surname Hu, which was the same as that of Changsun and others who had been successfully sinicized.
This fat man's surname is still Hulu, which shows that he is a conservative family. He is most likely one of the Hulu tribes who stayed in the grassland back then. At that time, Yuan He's tribe and Rouran also rebelled against the hegemony. After their failure, they also took 100,000 people south to join the Northern Wei Dynasty. But
However, the Northern Wei Dynasty only regarded them as cannon fodder and kept recruiting their troops to fight against the Southern Dynasties. Later, the Yuan He family produced a hero tree who led the people back to the grassland and established the Gaoche Khanate.
At that time, many Tiele people who had gone south in the early years also returned to the grassland to pursue the glory and freedom of their fathers and ancestors.
Looking at this relatively rare pure Ding Ling species, Huaiyu chuckled.
"This city gate bolt weighs one hundred and eighty kilograms. I believe that most of the Hundred Cavalry recruits here can lift it. It is indeed nothing, but,"
"This is not how the gate bolts are lifted."
After Huaiyu finished speaking, he walked forward and saw that Huaiyu was holding one end of the doorbolt, and then he used his strength to lift the doorbolt.
Then raise it above your head ten times in a row.
This may seem trivial, but once you take action, you will know if there is anything wrong with it.
Even the Hulü Vajra slave immediately put away his contemptuous look when he saw this. They were all practicing strength, so they didn't know the key to the mystery here.
This door bolt is one foot and seven feet long, three and a half inches in diameter, and weighs one hundred and eighty kilograms. Wu Huaiyu holds one end, no more than one foot away from the end.
This is quite different from holding the door bolt directly in the middle.
This is like the difference between lifting a knife and lifting a hammer. For such a heavy and long door bolt, if you only hold one end, it means that the center of gravity is forward and it takes several times the effort.
The warriors of the tribe outside the Great Wall all like to play with blunt weapons such as Iron Bone Flower and Iron Hammer, and they know the secrets inside.
Huaiyu put down the door bolt, his expression unchanged.
"Who will try this?"
It is actually very practical to compete with city gate bolts. This thing is called Qiaoguan in the army. Anyone who can close the city gate alone is considered a strong man in the army.
It is also very practical. When a fight breaks out, it is very important to close the city gate first. Just like on the day of the Xuanwu Gate mutiny, Xie Shufang and the others almost entered the palace. At the critical moment, Zhang Gongjin, the general of the Prince of Qin's Palace, worked hard to close the city gate first and put the gate behind him.
The bolts were attached to the frame, so that the success would not fall short.
A Nanmanzi with broken hair and tattoos came forward and claimed to be from the Li region of Hainan, with the surname Xian.
This is most likely from the family of Madam Xian, the Notre Dame of Lingnan. The most powerful person in Lingnan is Feng Ang. The Feng family has been married to the Xian family of the Li clan for generations. They also joined forces to develop Hainan Island. Feng Ang is the general manager of the eight states.
The Feng family was the most powerful family in Lingnan from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Feng family in Lingnan was also called the Feng family in Gaozhou, but its ancestors originated from Hebei. After Hou Yan was defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, he retreated to the northeast, with Feng Ba as his queen.
The general of Yan Imperial Guard saw that the Lord of Later Yan was dissolute and immoral, so he killed the Emperor of Later Yan and appointed a new emperor to take charge of the military and state. Later, he usurped the throne and established Northern Yan, making Longcheng the capital. However, after his death, Northern Yan fell into internal strife and was
Defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, he fled to Goguryeo.
One of them brought over 200 people across the sea and returned to the Song Dynasty. Liu Song named him the prefect of Xinning. He settled in Lingnan and became the founder of the Feng family. From then on, the Feng family opened borders and guarded Lingnan for several generations of the Southern Dynasties.
The branches spread out, and they married into powerful men, and eventually became a powerful family member.
What is remarkable about Feng is that although he is a dragon across the river, he knows how to rely on the imperial court while marrying local powerful people, becoming an outstanding dynasty agent.
Regardless of whether he was in the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Qi, Liang, Chen, or the reunified Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Feng family always remained submissive and sat firmly in the position of his empire's Lingnan agent and his local emperor.
Many descendants of the Feng and Xian clans also studied in Chang'an or worked as guards. Feng Ang all served as governors and generals in the Sui Dynasty.
Xian Zhihui stepped forward. He was darker but stronger. He shouted loudly, held one end of the door bolt, and lifted it with force.
It's heavier than expected, especially when only holding one end.
He adjusted his breathing and then lifted it vigorously, but every time he lifted it, it became more and more difficult. When he lifted it for the fifth time, he finally couldn't lift it anymore. He had to throw it to the ground halfway through the lift, and he was panting like an ox.
"I'll try."
Many people were not convinced and stepped forward one after another.
As a result, it seemed easy to lift the barrier, but it was even more difficult than lifting the cauldron. Two-thirds of the seemingly powerful new hundred knights could not lift it ten times.
Although Hulü Vajra Slave lifted it ten times with ease, he no longer looked down upon Wu Huaiyu.
Huaiyu smiled and looked at it, and asked Chen Sheng to bring a pen and paper, and he recorded and graded everyone on it.
Crossing a barrier is a test of strength, but it is not just a matter of death. It requires skill. It is like playing with stone locks. Those who know the skill can make tricks, and they must be able to take advantage of the situation.
Of course, it does require a very strong core strength. This is like lifting a barbell. If you just lift it, it is not difficult, but if you extend a barbell weighing several dozen kilograms with your flat arms horizontally forward, retract it, and then extend it
Being locked still, even for twenty or thirty seconds, is extremely unnatural.
It is said that Bruce Lee often held a 32-kilogram barbell and lifted it forward horizontally, then swung it back, then raised it sideways to shoulder level and held it for several seconds. He even once lifted a 56-kilogram barbell horizontally forward and held it there for a moment.
It only weighs over sixty kilograms.
For ordinary people, if they are asked to hold one end of a wet mop with one hand and hold it flat for twenty or thirty seconds, most people are unable to do it.
Crossing a barrier requires both strength and skill. Wu Huaiyu has practiced spear training and mace training. He has practiced this aspect of force production. He has also practiced Vajra Kung Fu and other techniques, and his inner strength has also been introduced. Looking at him, he is not the kind of burly man with a general's belly.
, but its power is not small.
In fact, if you have practiced with a weapon with a forward center of gravity like a hammer, it will be very advantageous to lift Qiao Guan.
However, if you try it for the first time, you may not be able to adapt immediately. Huaiyu took a door bolt to open the door to demonstrate, and he also deliberately took advantage.
But this method is indeed simple and practical. It is much easier to use than horseback riding, archery, and wrestling. If he really wants to shoot arrows, he will definitely not be as good as most people here. His archery skills are still mediocre, and he will definitely not be able to compare with those grassland tribes on horseback.
The leader's son.
After many people failed ten times, Wu Huaiyu stood up again and easily picked up the door bolt ten times.
Now I no longer feel contemptuous.
Everyone looked a little more impressed.
"Get the bow."
Huaiyu asked Chen Sheng to get the bow again, "How heavy is it?"
"One hundred and twenty pounds."
"Too light, get something harder."
"This is one hundred and fifty pounds."
"Yi Qing, just take the six-jun bow!"
A bow with a force of 180 kilograms is called a strong bow. Most people may not be able to draw it, let alone shoot it accurately.
Wu Huaiyu took the bow and looked at it for a few times, then handed the bow to Hulu Vajra slave, Xian Zhizhi and a few other Tibetan people who were more prominent just now, "You guys try it first."
Several people took turns pulling the bow and tried it.
"It is indeed a six-jun bow. Can the general really use this bow?"
Huaiyu laughed, took the bow, stood up, and began to pull the bowstring. The bowstring slowly opened until the full moon, but Huaiyu continued to pull.
There was a crisp sound, and the bow was broken by him.
There were screams of exclamation on the field, and the six-jun bow was broken directly. This is so much strength.
Huaiyu laughed, "Mistake, mistake."
He threw the broken bow aside, but did not ask Chen Sheng to get a new bow.
In fact, Wu Huaiyu's archery skills were average. If he was asked to draw the six-jun bow to shoot at a target 180 steps away, he would definitely miss the target. Therefore, he deliberately pulled the six-jun bow and broke it, just to use his strength to frighten these newcomers.
Just a subordinate.
The bow penetrated six juns, and the arrow penetrated seven pillars. That is Li Shimin.
Even the Forbidden Army General Zhang Shigui, the newly appointed former Xuanjia Cavalry Commander of the Zuo Fei Cavalry Battalion, only uses a bow of 150 kilograms, and he is already the most powerful among the generals. Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Gong, and others are brave in the world.
He is famous for his use of six-jun bows.
Huaiyu only used a city gate bolt and a six-jun bow to completely overwhelm the one thousand and hundreds of horses under his command.
After Li Shimin discussed matters with the prime ministers in the palace, Zhang Anan, the chamberlain, told the emperor about this matter at the right time. Li Shimin couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "This kid!" The emperor saw through Wu Huaiyu's little trick of breaking the bow at a glance.
But a true master of archery knows very well that Wu Huaiyu's archery skills are mediocre and he can't hit anything more than fifty paces.
