Capital Datang

On the first day of the Winter Games, about a quarter of the events were completed. This is exactly what Li Yin and the others specially arranged, because the entire Winter Games only lasted five days, and most of the events were completed in the first four days. On the last day, the closing cycling race around the city takes place.

It's just that what Li Yin didn't expect was that on the first day of the competition, the Tibetans won the sprint and javelin championships. If the Tibetans won another championship, then what he asked at the beginning would be The other party was half done. As long as Songtsan Gampo won the princes of the Tang Dynasty in the final cycling race around the city, then he would have no reason to stop the marriage.

Fortunately, in the second and third days of the competition, the good luck of the Tubo people seemed to be exhausted on the first day. Although they also sent ginseng to catch a big fish and added multiple items, in the end But none of them could win the championship, and even in some games they were just a little bit behind. For example, in the polo match, the Tubo team and the Luoyang team from afar came to the double play and the final, but unfortunately they lost by one goal in the end. All the Tubo people present were in a state of embarrassment.

However, on the last day of the competition, the Tubo people had another chance. In the morning, one of the most lively competitions was held, which was archery.People in the Tang Dynasty favored martial arts, and archery was an important skill for a warrior. Bows and arrows were the standard equipment of all Tang troops. Therefore, no matter whether in the army or in the civilian population, there are countless archery masters in the Tang Dynasty, and the number of people participating in this competition has also reached an unprecedented number. 340 six people, except for team competitions such as polo, this event has the largest number of participants in the entire Winter Games.

It was precisely because there were too many people signing up that the archery competition was held on the morning of the fourth day.And set aside a separate field for competitions, and other competitions are also going on simultaneously.Capital Datang 197

The archery competition is divided into three events, namely fixed target, moving target and riding "shooting". All contestants can participate in one or more. Finally, the referee will judge the champion of each individual event based on the score.Among the participants in the triathlon, a triathlon champion will be selected.However, almost all the people who can come to participate in the archery competition today are arrogant archery masters.No one would admit that a certain item is his weakness and not participate in it, so almost everyone participated in all archery items.

The first to start is naturally a relatively simple fixed target, and because there are too many people.So at the beginning of the game, there was a round of elimination. Each player had to "shoot" three arrows at a ten-ring target fifty steps away. If none of the three arrows "shot" within the seventh ring, then I'm sorry, they will be eliminated directly. , did not qualify for the next round at all.

Fifty steps is also nearly 70 meters. It is not far, nor is it close. Those who can "shoot" within the seventh ring at this distance can definitely be regarded as real archery masters.But it is a pity that at least half of the more than 300 contestants were rejected because of this item. Of course, this does not mean that their archery skills are not good.It's just that many people participated in the competition for the first time, and their mental quality was a little weak. As a result, their archery skills did not show their true level, and they were eliminated miserably. Although many people were very unwilling, the competition itself has its cruel side.No matter what the reason is, as long as you fail to meet the requirements, you can only be eliminated.

Half of the players are still too many, so the target moves back another ten steps, reaching sixty steps, and then the rest of the players continue to compete, the rules are still the same.

When the target moved to a hundred steps, there were very few people who could stay on the field. Li Yin, who was sitting on the referee's bench, counted, and there were only sixteen of the more than 300 people left.Yang Youji, a marksman in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, was able to shoot willow leaves from a hundred steps away. Youji's archery.

It's just that among the 16 people, there is a tall and thin Tubo man, and this man's archery skills are extremely good, and he can hardly leave the ten rings.Except for this Tubo man, the other 15 people are also of extraordinary skill, two of them are masters sent by small countries in the Western Regions, and the remaining 13 people are all players from the Tang Dynasty.

It is also worth mentioning that among the thirteen Tang people, two are Li Yin's acquaintances, and one of them is Xi Junmai, the head of the guard of the Qi Palace.Xi Junmai is indeed not as talented as Su Dingfang and other generals in leading troops in battle, but his personal bravery is far stronger than Su Dingfang, especially in archery. He can open a super strong bow of six stones. When Li Yin went to Beisha City to ask for someone, he showed his archery skills on the boat and slaughtered most of a group of bloody sharks.Therefore, with his archery skills, there is almost no suspense in reaching the top sixteen.

The other Li Yin is more familiar, and it is Li Jingye, one of his gang of cronies. Speaking of which, among Li Yin and his group, this kid is not only young, but also has a low seniority. Whether it is Cheng Huailiang or Qin Huaiyu, they are both His uncles.However, as the so-called hero comes from a young age, Li Jingye's archery skills are second to none among the younger generation. Even Cheng Huailiang, who never obeys others, admits separately that he is indeed not as good as Jingye in archery.Even when he, Qin Huaiyu, Li Yong and others heard that Li Jingye had also signed up for the competition, they were too scared to participate. In their words, since Jingye was there anyway, they could only serve as a foil, so it might as well be wiser. Save yourself a little face.

In addition to these two acquaintances, Li Yin also found a heavyweight player among the thirteen Tang players. Compared with Huli's size.This young man was dressed in white and held a three-stone strong bow. He was also the only player on the field who could compete with that Tubo man.

In addition to Li Yin, there were also Li Jing, Li Xiaogong, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin who had the cheek to squeeze in on the referee's seat. There were five referees in total. Responsible for commenting on each player, and behind and on both sides are full of gentlemen from the newspaper office. They will record the comments of each referee, and then organize and send them to tomorrow's newspaper. It is precisely because of this that these old men The general felt a little pressure. If he missed it, it would be too embarrassing.

"If there are no accidents, the champion can only be produced by the Tibetan Shumen and the young man in white!" Li Jing recalled the performance of the 16 players in the competition, and finally said with certainty.But then he turned to Li Yin and asked, "Liu Lang, why hasn't the registration information of that young man in white been delivered yet?"

"Cough~, Mr. Wei, wait a moment. There are too many applicants this time. There are hundreds of documents in total. The staff is looking for them!" Li Yin replied with some embarrassment. The Winter Games was held too hastily and many things were not prepared For example, as it is now, they have already entered the top sixteen, but the player's information has not yet been sent to the referee.

"Here we come! We've finally found it all!" At this moment, Li Yong ran towards us, sweating profusely, holding a stack of registration forms in his hand.Because of the shortage of manpower, all the people Li Yin and Li Ke could find were brought in to help, and Li Yong was one of them.

Finally, after waiting for the information of each contestant, Li Yin stood up and walked a few steps, snatched the registration form from Li Yong's hand and checked it. Because each contestant was numbered, it was easy for Li Yin to find the information of the young man in white. , but when he saw the name on the watch, his heart immediately burst into ecstasy, no wonder this person's archery skills are so good, it turned out to be him!

When Li Yin was in a daze due to excitement, Li Jing snatched the registration form in his hand, and then watched it with Li Xiaogong and the others. When they saw the form of the young man in white, Li Xiaogong and Qin Qiong stroked their beards and smiled at the same time: "Xue Rengui, this year 24 years old, born in the Xue family in Hedong, good job! I will have another tiger general available in the Tang Dynasty!"

There were many famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty, such as Li Jing, Li Xiaogong, Li Ji and others in the early stage, almost all of them were talented generals, but after these founding generals entered their twilight years, the second generation of generals in the Tang Dynasty began to step onto the stage , and among these generals, the most famous one is naturally Xue Rengui!There is no objection to this point at all, and even Su Dingfang, who destroyed the Three Kingdoms and captured the three masters at the same time, can hardly be compared with Xue Rengui, a legendary general.

When it comes to Xue Rengui's deeds, there are naturally countless, such as three arrows to set the Tianshan Mountains, taking off his hat to retreat ten thousand enemies, burying Tie Le's 30 troops alive, etc. However, among the people, the most talked about is Xue Rengui's own bravery. He is not only the true enemy of thousands of people recorded in the official history, but also one of the highest level people in the entire Chinese history in terms of archery.

Thinking of the white-robed Xue Rengui recorded in history, Li Min was naturally determined, and returned to his seat with a smirk on his face and sat down again. He didn't expect that the Winter Games, which was just a joke, would catch such a big fish?In history, Xue Rengui joined the army when he was nearly 30 years old because of his unsatisfactory life. As a result, he became famous in World War I and was highly regarded by Li Shimin. In the end, he shined brilliantly during Li Zhi's administration.He didn't expect that because of his time travel, the altar of water in Datang would be messed up. Even Xue Rengui came out of the mountain ahead of time.

I found the players' information, and the game went on normally, but the rules of the game have changed. The referees like Li Yin no longer specify the distance of the target, but each player proposes the distance, and after he "shoots" it, other People shoot, those who hit stay, and those who don't hit are eliminated.Li Jingye was young and energetic, he was the first to stand up and shouted: "120 steps!" rq! ! !Capital Datang 197