Fenghou

Chapter 28 Realm
Money is a good thing, it can make people good.

The government took out the yellow Xuanhe copper coins, which attracted the active participation of many residents in the city. In less than half a day, hundreds of vacant houses were rented, and thousands of people sleeping on the streets were resettled into the vacant houses.

With the wall that sheltered from wind and rain, no refugee froze to death in the cold night that night. With the porridge provided by the army, the hungry and cold old people and children also had a mouthful of hot porridge to satisfy their hunger and no longer starved to death.

At night, the snow stopped completely, and a round of bright moonlight hung in the sky. The black and blue night sky was extraordinarily clean, but also colder.

Standing a hundred paces away with a bow in hand, Chen Qing stared at a straw man target in the distance, drew out an arrow and put it on the bowstring, Chen Qing took a deep breath of cold air, and pulled the bow like a full moon, almost without thinking. An arrow was shot, and the arrow grazed the side of the straw man target.

If he used a crossbow, he could easily hit the target between the eyebrows of the straw man, but now he is using the riding and shooting method, and there is no time for you to aim. When you draw the bow, you have to release the arrow. There is no time to aim. Find a feeling, and this feeling must be tempered to find it slowly.

Chen Qing had found this wonderful feeling when he was practicing horse shooting, but it was very difficult to transform it into riding shooting, and even the previous feeling would become an obstacle, and he needed to overcome this state.

This is why he shot more than a dozen arrows in a row, his arms were sore and numb, and he still didn't hit the target with a single arrow.

Chen Qing sighed, drew out another arrow, put it on the bowstring, rested for a while, and drew the bowstring again
The next morning, eight hundred newly recruited recruits stood neatly in front of the barracks. Their uniforms were quite mixed, including iron armor from the Song army, black lacquered leather armor from the original Liao army, and yellow leather armor from the Jin soldiers, but all soldiers wore Wearing the hat of the Song Army, holding a shield and a spear in hand, they are neat and unified.

"What should be said, I said it last night!"

The young general Chen Qing stood on a big rock and gave a lecture to everyone, "Today I want to talk about training. I know that everyone came out of the army, and now they are back in the army. Everyone has a foundation, but you can guarantee yourself. Can you easily defeat the Jurchen cavalry? If you can’t, then you will die on the battlefield. This winter, I want to strengthen everyone’s fighting foundation and physical training. My purpose is only one, to let everyone survive on the battlefield!”

Chen Qing turned around and waved, Xu Ning walked forward, and Chen Qing introduced to everyone: "I specially invited the owner of this museum, Xu, to teach you some basic martial arts. , is a famous master of martial arts in Fengxiang Mansion, I hope everyone can study and train hard, and learn some real skills to be able to go to the battlefield."

Xu Ning was wearing a black samurai uniform and did not hold any weapons. He still spoke calmly and said loudly to everyone: "I know that everyone is a soldier. Since the commander has given the order, everyone must obey it, because I The training method is very boring.

From now on, everyone will squat for me for two months. I must squat for four hours a day, light squats, squats, squats with weights, and gradually increase the weight, and then run at night to exercise my physical strength.

As for the spear technique, that's the icing on the cake. If the base is not solid, no matter how fancy the spear technique is, it won't be able to withstand the impact of the Jurchen cavalry. "

Xu Ning turned around and recruited his big apprentice, and told him: "You set an example for everyone. If anyone is lazy, you can directly tell Supervisor Yang!"

The supervisor is Yang Hua. He purses his lips and looks stern. He is also a military judge.

None of the eight hundred recruits raised any objections, and they all followed Xu Ning's apprentice to practice squatting honestly.

Chen Qing was not surprised at all. He had squatted for several years and knew the effect of squatting. Fu Moshan had no strength because of his unstable foot, but he was easily defeated by himself.

"The commander wants to practice riding and archery, should I start now?" Xu Ning walked over with a smile.

"anytime!"

Chen Qing took out the riding bow from the bow bag, and Xu Ning took the bow. He recognized it yesterday, so he could guess that it was Chen Qing who killed Wanyan Loushi.

"This is what you captured from Wanyan Loushi!"

"How does the owner know?"

"This is one of the three imperial bows held by the Supreme Emperor. It is called Dingyuan. It was taken away by Wanyan Zongbi, and you can only get it from Wanyan Loushi."

It seems that the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin gave Wanyan Loushi a set of Song Huizong's treasures, not only the sword, but also the bow, and it is very likely that the white dragon horse was also.

Xu Ning took the bow with one hand and praised, "It really is a good bow. Such a good bow has been placed in the palace for twenty years and has never been used. Hu people will only tarnish it. It seems that the commander is the real bow. master!"

He returned the bow to Chen Qing, and said with a smile, "However, I want to see the commander shoot the crossbow first!"

"Master, please!"

Chen Qing brought Xu Ning to the archery range, and took the crossbow from the table. He stretched his arms and pulled the crossbow.

Chen Qing aimed at the archery target a hundred paces away, and shot an arrow, which hit the straw man's eyebrow.

Chen Qing shot three more arrows in a row, and the arrow hit the center of the eyebrow.

Xu Ning nodded happily and said: "Riding and shooting pay attention to stability, speed, and accuracy. When riding a horse, the body must be stable first, and the horse control skills must be passed. The second is speed and accuracy. The head is the most difficult. You must start training from the step bow. It takes at least three years of practice to achieve nine out of ten arrows before you can start training in riding and archery. I don’t think it’s a problem to command stability and accuracy. The commander's problem is also here."

Chen Qing smiled wryly and said: "To tell you the truth, I usually aim at the back when shooting arrows, but I aim first when shooting from horseback. I have locked my eyes on the opponent long before drawing the bow, so I can quickly draw the bow and release the arrow. My problem I just don’t know how to find this feeling that the target has been locked by both eyes?”

Xu Ning smiled slightly: "It's a pity that I only have one hand, so I can't demonstrate it to you personally, but I can tell you some tricks."

"Please teach me, the owner!"

"I once consulted Zhou Tong, the chief instructor of the bow and arrow class. He is known as the best arrow in the world. His two apprentices, Yue Fei and Liu Ziyu, are both famous riders and archers. They can be called arrows like lightning and bows like thunderbolts. But Zhou Tong told me , There are three realms of riding and archery, the first realm is that the arrow is in the eyes, draw the bow to find the enemy, the eyes lock on the opponent instantly, and the arrow hits;
The second state is that the arrow is in your heart. When you decide to shoot the opponent, you have already locked on the opponent from the corner of your eye. The opponent is always in your heart. When you shoot at the target, you hit the target with every shot. In fact, you are always feeling the opponent from the corner of your eye, so he can't run away;
The third realm is that the arrow is between the sky and the earth. This is not an empty statement. Let me tell you this, when you are planning a war, you will know how to shoot and kill the opponent. "

"The third realm is actually to know yourself and the enemy, so you won't be imperiled in a hundred battles?" Chen Qing said with a smile.

"It can be said like this, but you need to know the opponent's martial arts and habits, know his personal guards, know the weather conditions during the battle, know the surrounding terrain, and whether you can be condescending. When the opponent completely enters the environment you expected in advance, then When the time comes, he will surely die under your arrows. It is easy to say, but since ancient times, only Sun Bin has been able to do it. Think about how he shot and killed Pang Juan?"

Chen Qing laughed dumbly and said, "In this way, what I want to pursue should be the second realm, right?"

Xu Ning nodded, "If you can achieve the second level, you can stand shoulder to shoulder with Yue Fei and Liu Ziyu, but now you must first achieve the first level. With your crossbow shooting foundation, I think it should not be difficult." , your eyesight is fine, just need a kind of adjustment, shorten the aiming time as much as possible, and then practice more, let yourself get used to riding and shooting, find the feeling of riding and shooting, I think, you will reach the first level after a month gone."

Chen Qing got on his horse, laughed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, I know how to practice riding and archery. If I succeed within a month, I will reward you with fifty taels of silver!"

Xu Ning also laughed and said: "If the commander can do it, I will give you two tiger tendons, the best bow strings in the world."

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