It was noisy off the court, but there was another atmosphere on the court.
The person presiding over this archery competition was Qiao Shan, the captain of the White Horse Camp.
At first, when he heard that Zhang Ren was going to compete with others in archery, he was quite excited.
In his opinion, if anyone dares to challenge Zhang Ren, that person's archery skills must be quite powerful.
But when he wanted to see whose subordinates the soldiers challenging Zhang Ren were, he was shocked and speechless by Zhang Ren's words.
"This kid is not a soldier, at least not one from our side... But since he dares to provoke me, I will give him this opportunity."
Two things...
First of all, this kid is most likely to be from a wild background, and it is impossible for a commoner to challenge a general, which Qiao Shan thinks is impossible.
In addition, Zhang Ren actually admitted that it was this boy who took the initiative to provoke him, which made Qiao Shan a little unacceptable.
He didn't even have the courage to challenge Zhang Ren. How confident and arrogant was the young guy in front of him that he would challenge Zhang Ren, the most skilled archer in Shu?
But that's just what happened.
At this time, Qiao Shan still had some doubts about the value of this competition... After all, in his opinion, the winner of this competition would be Zhang Ren no matter what.
In addition, there is a bet in the competition, and the loser has to kowtow and apologize - as for what kind of apology, it doesn't matter in Qiao Shan's opinion.
One thing is certain. The guy in front of him who introduced himself as Ma Dai must have touched General Zhang's brow, so he had to accept this competition, so there is no need for him to give this guy a good look.
look.
Thinking of this, Qiaoshan couldn't help but glare at Ma Dai.
"The competition is divided into two parts, each part has three targets, divided into far, near and medium... Hitting the target is worth ten points, arranged in order outwards. The winner of the written test is based on the results of the two rounds of rifle shooting and mounted shooting. The total is higher and lower.
Any questions?"
The two of them shook their heads respectively, but Qiao Shan still felt that Ma Dai in front of him was just pretending to be a fool and making a meaningless challenge.
Therefore, he couldn't help but tease Ma Dai and said:
"Boy, are you sure there's nothing wrong with you?
If you feel that your bow is not good enough, we still have many strong bows in the camp. You should choose carefully to avoid saying that our general bullies you when you lose."
"Qiao Shan, why do you talk so much?"
"Ah, General, no...I'm looking at this kid..."
"Shut your mouth and watch carefully."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ren interrupted him.
At first, Qiao Shan felt a little aggrieved, but when he looked up and saw Zhang Ren's serious expression, he suddenly felt that something was not right about the situation?
Why does Zhang Ren look so serious and nervous?
At this time, the sweat on his forehead was dripping down his cheeks. It could not be ruled out that it was due to the bright sunshine, but... Qiao Shan only felt a faint chill at the end.
Without daring to look back, he just greeted the soldiers who were placing targets in the distance and told them to place the targets and leave.
"So……"
Zhang Ren walked to the side and explained today's rules to the soldiers on the school martial arts field. After that, he naturally asked everyone to cheer Zhang Ren Hecai symbolically.
Amidst the commotion, the competition began.
Countless people thought that this would be a one-sided competition, but from the moment the game started, everyone's original superficial thoughts were completely shattered by the performance of the two.
The moment Zhang Ren and Ma Dai started the competition under Qiao Shan's call, the two sides looked like they were carved out of the same mold, drawing their bows and nocking arrows at an extremely fast but completely indistinguishable speed... a set of movements that were smooth and smooth. , without any delay, just heard——
call out……
An extremely crisp sound of breaking wind pierced the air above the school martial arts field, and two arrows shot simultaneously flew towards the first target in the distance like lightning.
Everyone's eyes didn't even have time to see clearly the traces of the arrows flying out. Two feathered arrows that hit the bull's-eye appeared on the two targets.
Everyone was stunned.
Not only were they shocked at how synchronized their speeds were, but also how superb their archery skills were.
The key is...Zhang Ren, whom they thought was bound to win, did not open up the slightest gap between him and the young player next to him.
Some people even vaguely felt that... the young man who challenged Zhang Ren was even more crisp and clear in his movements. On the contrary, Zhang Ren was somewhat stagnant in shooting the arrow because of his armor or something.
Fortunately, both sides hit the bull's-eye, and no one wins or loses with the first arrow.
But then naturally no one dared to say anything bold about Zhang Ren’s victory.
Even a blind man could see that the young man who challenged Zhang Ren had better archery skills than anyone else in the army.
Sure enough, the two arrows continued as before, and the movements of both sides were almost synchronized. The bows were stretched, the arrows flew to the target, and they also hit the bullseye. In the first round, the two sides fought evenly, and there was no winner.
At this time, everyone was finally impressed by the superb archery skills of the two men.
Qiao Shan, who looked down on Ma Dai at first, now turned red.
He really didn't expect this humble guy to have such a level. Damn it, this guy pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger, which made him lose all face. He was no longer a human being inside and outside.
But he didn't dare to neglect the game.
After confirming that the results were correct, he first announced the results of the first round to the audience: thirty points, both thirty points.
In other words, the outcome of this whole competition depends on the performance of both sides in the riding and shooting part later.
And speaking of riding and shooting...
Sure enough, there are still people who look down on Ma Dai, not for anything else, but because of Zhang Ren's reputation as the little Li Guang of Shu, and his skills in riding and archery are well deserved to be the best in Shu.
Moreover, mounted shooting and infantry shooting are completely different concepts.
Considering the movement of the horses and the speed of travel, no one thought that Ma Dai could still compete with Zhang Ren.
But because of the superb skills displayed by both sides in the first round, everyone's interest was obviously much higher than in the first round. At least it could be heard from the cheers that some people had begun to switch sides and support Ma Dai.
Ma Dai, who was on the stage at the moment, smiled at Zhang Ren next to him and said:
"General Zhang, don't be nervous. It seems that your hand was shaking a little when you drew the bow earlier. If you feel that your condition is not good, we can continue the competition another day. Anyway, we have to stay in Shu for a while. If you want to rest, I can certainly wait."
"Haha, kid, you are a little arrogant. It's just the effect of the armor. The riding shooting is coming soon. After I take off the armor, I will let you see who is the best in archery here."
Zhang Ren said this, but he was actually a little worried in his heart.
Ma Dai really saw something was wrong with him - but he couldn't admit that it was because he was in a bad state.
The reason why his hands were shaking was because he was completely shocked by Ma Dai's almost perfect movements just now.
If he were ten years younger, perhaps he could also perform such precise movements.
But Ma Dai shot three consecutive arrows without any deviation. Such concentration made him feel fear.
Maybe when riding and shooting...he really can't compare to Ma Dai?
Zhang Ren couldn't help but think so, and the game continued.
