Qiu Xinggong was originally inspecting the training of the soldiers in Second Battalion. Before Li Zexuan came to the barracks, he was in charge of the daily training of the Black Armored Army. Just now, one of his personal guards suddenly came to report that Li Zexuan was going to display his archery skills on the drill ground. Qiu Xinggong was instantly energized.
Li Zexuan's master was Spiritual Master Ling Xu and his martial arts were superb. This was something that the entire Chang 'an City and even the entire world knew. However, at the same time, everyone also knew that Li Zexuan's weapon of choice was the sword and not the bow. One had to know that there were many types of bows. The horn bow used by the Black Armored Army was completely different from the bow used by the common people. Even though Li Zexuan had used a bow before, it was impossible for him to adapt and familiarize himself with the special horn bow in the army in such a short period of time!
Therefore, Li Zexuan's archery skills demonstration this time was undoubtedly a humiliation to Qiu Xinggong. How could he miss such a good show?
"It's not a demonstration. It's just that I have never used a bow before. Now that I have joined the Black Armored Army, I should at least learn the art of equestrian archery. Therefore, I asked someone to bring me a bow to give it a try!"
Li Zexuan had lived two lifetimes. Although he wasn't considered to be a sophisticated person, his emotional intelligence was definitely not bad. How could he not see that Qiu Xinggong wanted to see him make a fool out of himself? However, after all, he had never used a bow before and he wasn't sure how he would perform later. Therefore, he didn't boast.
He didn't like to show off something that he wasn't confident in.
"Haha! You are too humble, Instructor Li! "
Qiu Xinggong walked to Li Zexuan and said with a fake smile, "In the entire Chang 'an City, who doesn't know that Instructor Li is the son of an immortal and has unparalleled martial arts? Why would you be stumped by a mere bow? Oh ~! This is a three-stone bow? Tsk tsk, Instructor Li's arm strength is indeed amazing! "
It was this old man who couldn't help but click his tongue and sigh when he saw the horn bow that one of Duan Zhixuan's personal guards handed to Li Zexuan.
In the Tang Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to one hundred and six catties in modern times. Hence, a three-stone bow would require an arm strength of more than three hundred catties to draw. To most people, this requirement was quite high. To most people in modern times who were in suboptimal health all year round, an arm strength of more than three hundred catties was simply unattainable. However, to those who practiced martial arts, it was not difficult, especially for a martial arts master like Li Zexuan!
In addition, when the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty joined the army, there was usually a "hard condition", and that was that they had to be able to draw at least one stone bow!
"General Qiu has been through hundreds of battles and your archery skills are unparalleled. Why are you making fun of me?"
Li Zexuan couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to Qiu Xinggong, this' yin yang man '. He pulled out an arrow from the quiver on the back of the soldier beside him. On the other side, there was naturally a soldier who had set up a target three hundred zhang away from Li Zexuan.
Three hundred feet, a hundred meters, a hundred steps away. This distance wasn't far, but it wasn't close either! The maximum range of an ancient bow was about two hundred meters, and its effective range was only about a hundred meters.
"Eh ~! Chou Niu, look! What is Yamachō doing? "
On the other side, at the training ground of the Wu Battalion, Yuchi Baolin, who had just finished his military formation training and was taking a short break, saw a group of people surrounding Li Zexuan in the middle of the training ground. He hurriedly pushed Cheng Chumo's arm and pointed in Li Zexuan's direction.
"What ~?"
Cheng Chumo didn't react at first, but when he looked at where Yuchi Baolin was pointing, he was shocked. "What the f * ck, why is Xiao Xuan holding a bow? Is he going to compete with someone in archery? I've never heard of him using a bow before! "
"Archery? Yamachō knows how to use a bow? "
Hearing this, Yuchi Baolin was also puzzled. It was true that he worshipped Li Zexuan, but an outstanding archer had to go through many years of practice. Could it be that Li Zexuan had been practicing archery for a long time?
"Let's go! Let's go and take a look! "
Cheng Chumo waved his hand and said.
"But what if the lieutenant wants us to gather for training later?"
Although Yuchi Baolin wanted to go and take a look, he hesitated when he remembered that this was a military camp and he had to follow the military rules.
"Are you stupid? Let's just go for a while, and didn't you see that Lieutenant Sun is also there? Let's go quickly! "
Cheng Chumo patted Yuchi Baolin's arm in disappointment. Coincidentally, the lieutenant of the Wu Battalion, Sun Zhiping, was also walking towards Li Zexuan. Sun Zhiping's eyes suddenly lit up, and without saying anything, he dragged Yuchi Baolin and ran towards Li Zexuan.
"This is my first time shooting an arrow, please don't laugh at me!"
On the other side, Li Zexuan took a deep breath and said to Duan Zhixuan and Qiu Xinggong who were beside him. Then he took two steps back and stood still. He nocked an arrow and focused all his energy on the arrow. At this moment, his eyes were only focused on the center of the target that was 300 feet away!
During this short period of time, there were already quite a number of soldiers who had noticed the commotion. Those who had training missions only dared to sneak a peek at Li Zexuan's side. Soldiers like the Wu Battalion who happened to be taking a "half-time break" came closer, wanting to see how good Li Zexuan's archery skills were.
After all, before Li Zexuan entered the Black Armored Army, he was already a famous figure in the Great Tang Empire. Now that he was about to show off his archery skills, how could the soldiers not be curious?
Qiu Xinggong, on the other hand, was secretly laughing in his heart. Because from Li Zexuan's action of drawing the bow and nocking the arrow just now, Li Zexuan was definitely a complete novice in archery! It was hard to say if such a "novice" could even hit the target at such a distance, let alone the center of the target!
At this moment, Qiu Xinggong really hoped that all the soldiers in the army would come over to take a look. If that happened, Li Zexuan would definitely become the laughing stock of the soldiers. He might even be too ashamed to continue staying in the Black Armored Army!
On the other hand, Duan Zhixuan's heart sank. Obviously, he could also see that Li Zexuan's archery was a little unfamiliar. Initially, he only wanted to see how good Li Zexuan's archery skills were. But after Qiu Xinggong came, the nature of the situation changed completely. If Li Zexuan didn't perform well, Qiu Xinggong could use this as an excuse to suppress Li Zexuan's reputation in the Black Armored Army!
But now, the arrow was already nocked on the bow and had to be released. Even if Duan Zhixuan wanted to stop it, he couldn't. He could only wait and see!
Li Zexuan, who was in the "eye of the storm", didn't have the slightest bit of worry like Duan Zhixuan. At this moment, his eyes were only on the target and his heart was only on the arrow. He had already felt the weight of the arrow and the force of the angle bow when he was nocking the arrow. At this moment, he was using his powerful mental strength and knowledge of physics and mathematics to deduce and calculate the trajectory and landing point of the arrow in the air. In the eyes of others, there was only Li Zexuan nocking the arrow and the target in the distance. But in Li Zexuan's "world", there were many invisible parabola lines between the arrow and the target. Different force and angle of release corresponded to different trajectories and landing points!
A simple engineering student could easily deduce the trajectory and landing point of an arrow with a known speed and angle of release, but unfortunately, this engineering student couldn't pull the bow. A strong martial artist could easily pull the three-stone bow, but when he tried to shoot the arrow for the first time, he would definitely not be able to hit the target three hundred feet away. This was because he lacked experience and couldn't calculate the landing point of the arrow.
And Li Zexuan happened to be the perfect combination of the two. He was an engineering otaku with excellent martial arts skills!
"It's done! This is the force and the angle! "
Although it was a complicated process to deduce and calculate the trajectory and landing point of the arrow, for Li Zexuan who had powerful mental strength, it only took him a few breaths to complete. Soon, he found a perfect parabola among the many invisible "trajectories" of the arrow!
With a whoosh, the arrow that left the bowstring made a whistling sound as it flew rapidly toward the target three hundred feet away!
At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats. Qiu Xinggong was already prepared to burst into laughter, while Duan Zhixuan had a serious look on his face. He was already thinking about how he could help Li Zexuan out of this predicament later!
Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin just happened to arrive at this moment. The two of them could only look at the arrow that had left the bowstring and pray in their hearts that it would definitely hit the target!
Bang ~!
A distance of three hundred feet was nothing more than a blink of an eye for the arrow that had been shot out. Under everyone's gaze, the arrow hit the target hard and made a dull sound.
"It hit the target! It hit the target! "
Yuchi Baolin couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.
"What a pity that it almost hit the bullseye!"
Cheng Chumo said regretfully as the arrow hit the fourth ring (most of the archery targets in the Tang Dynasty only had five rings, which was different from modern times). It was only a few inches away from the bullseye of the fifth ring.
On the other side, the smile on Qiu Xinggong's face suddenly froze. Although the arrow did not hit the bullseye, it was still very close to the bullseye! One had to know that this was Li Zexuan's first time shooting an arrow. It was definitely not embarrassing to have such a result! One had to know that in the Black Armored Army, it was extremely rare for someone to be able to hit the bullseye from three hundred feet away. At first, he thought that Li Zexuan would definitely miss the target on his first try. But now, with such an ending, how could he still smile?
"Hahaha! Good! Good! "
Qiu Xinggong was stunned, but Duan Zhixuan was happy. He was stunned for a while before he could not help but clap his hands and laugh. "Adjunct Li can hit the bullseye from three hundred feet away on his first try. Such talent is really rare!"
"What? This is Adjunct Li's first time shooting an arrow? "
When the surrounding soldiers who came to watch the fun heard Duan Zhixuan say that this was Li Zexuan's first time shooting an arrow, they couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Just now, they only thought that Li Zexuan hitting the fourth ring of the target from such a long distance was already very good, but after hearing Duan Zhixuan's words, how good was this? It was simply a monster! Who could shoot an arrow so accurately on their first try?
"Alas! What a miscalculation! I actually neglected the wind speed. What a pity! "
The crowd around him exclaimed in surprise, but our main character didn't seem to have heard the praises and exclamations from the audience. At first, he was disappointed because according to his calculations, this arrow should have hit the bullseye perfectly. But now, he only hit the fourth ring. Of course, he was disappointed! After being disappointed, he tried to find the reason. He squatted down and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he understood and could not help but murmur.
At the beginning, he had considered the speed, angle, and gravity of the arrow, but he had neglected the wind speed! Fortunately, the distance between him and the target was not long, and the speed of the arrow was fast enough. Otherwise, if he missed the target by a millimeter or a thousand miles, his arrow might have missed the target directly. If that happened, it would be a joke!
"Hm? What? "
Li Zexuan's voice was too soft, so Duan Zhixuan did not hear it clearly. However, he could feel the regret in Li Zexuan's voice.
Li Zexuan stood up and cupped his fists towards Duan Zhixuan. "When this general was shooting the arrow, I neglected the wind speed, so I did not hit the bullseye. This general wants to try again. I hope that the Grand General will allow it!"
"Hm? Adjunct Li wants to try again? "
Duan Zhixuan was shocked when he heard this, but at the same time, he was also a little troubled. Who knew if Li Zexuan's arrow was a fluke, or if the next arrow would miss the target?
"Hm? Right! You should shoot a few more times! Archery is very dependent on luck! "
Qiu Xinggong's eyes lit up as he hurriedly agreed.
Obviously, this old man thought that Li Zexuan's first arrow was purely luck. If he tried a few more times, he would definitely not be so lucky!
As for Li Zexuan's claim that his first arrow did not hit the bullseye because he neglected the wind speed, Qiu Xinggong felt that it was completely "boasting". The young man did not know the immensity of heaven and earth, and did not know when to stop. He had to pay the price!
"This … Alright! Then Adjunct Li will try again! "
Duan Zhixuan's face darkened. After hearing Qiu Xinggong's words, he had to agree even if he did not want to!
"Thank you, Grand General!"
Li Zexuan cupped his fists and then smiled at Qiu Xinggong. Then, without wasting any time, he squatted down and picked up a handful of grass. Then, he released his hand and the grass fell with the wind.
"South-east wind, 3.5 meters per second!"
Soon, Li Zexuan estimated the current wind speed. Then, he directly took out an arrow from the quiver on the soldier's back. His powerful spiritual power began to "move". Countless invisible lines appeared before his eyes. This time, the lines were different from the previous ones. There was an additional correction of wind speed compensation!
"It should be about time!"
Soon, Li Zexuan finished his deduction and calculation. He chose the best shooting angle and speed, and the arrow was shot out again. With a whoosh, there was a sonic boom in the air. Everyone held their breaths and stared at the arrow that left the bowstring.
At this time, Li Zexuan looked away. This was because when the arrow was in mid-air, he was already sure that this arrow would hit the bullseye. He did not stop and quickly took out another arrow. Using the same speed and angle as before, he shot the arrow again!
In this way, three arrows were shot consecutively!
Bang, bang, bang ~!
Li Zexuan's hand movements were as fast as lightning. The arrow's speed in the air was also as fast as lightning. Soon, the three arrows hit the target and made three sounds of impact.
"It hit! Three consecutive arrows, all hit the bullseye! "
Duan Zhixuan's eyes were fixed on the target. When the third arrow hit the bullseye, he suddenly looked as if he had seen a ghost and could not help but exclaim.
At the center of the bullseye, three arrows hit the bullseye one after the other. Moreover, the arrow at the back just happened to hit the arrow in front. In other words, all three arrows hit the same spot!
This level of archery was simply amazing!
The scene fell into a dead silence. However, after the silence, there was madness. Everyone was shocked!
"These … these three consecutive arrows all hit the bullseye?"
"And all three arrows hit the same spot!"
"How is this possible?"
"Instructor Li's archery is amazing!"
"All hail Instructor Li!"
The surrounding soldiers could not help but exclaim. At this time, Qiu Xinggong's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. His eyes were filled with disbelief. He could not understand how Li Zexuan could hit the bullseye with all three arrows on his first try.
He originally wanted to use this opportunity to attack Li Zexuan's reputation in the Black Armored Army. However, who knew that in the end, he went for wool and came home shorn!
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