In the morning, on the playground, the monthly archery assessment is underway. At this moment, the cross-border archery is underway. In the obstacle straight road, the guards are conducting the assessment.

A team of ten people lined up in a column and entered the barrier straight path with various barriers with high and low barriers. Everyone hung a horn (bow bag) on ​​their waists, held a bow in their left hand, and took an arrow with their right hand.

The team members lined up and walked forward, climbed over obstacles in turn, and after landing, they shot thirty steps away corresponding to the target.

Because the team needs to record the duration of the assessment, the team's travel speed cannot be too slow, but in order to ensure the archery results, the travel speed cannot be too fast.

In each target area, the aiming time left for each team member is very short.

Huang Silang, who was temporarily staying in the workshop, felt that this assessment method was very special, and Li Li, who accompanied him to give an explanation.

"What we simulate is archery during marching. You can think of it as a simulated hunting. When hunting, the archer hikes through the high and low forests, chasing prey."

"Tracking prey on foot and constantly climbing over obstacles will make people panting. If you want to aim at the prey, the shaking of your hands caused by rapid breathing will affect your aiming and even archery movements."

"That is, this kind of training, assessment method, simulated hunting, and in actual combat, you may chase the enemy in complex terrain, with more surrounds, or with less siege, or with less siege, more siege."

Li Li likes to use examples to help the audience understand their views, so he gave an example: "For example, when I was on a horse and was resting halfway, I encountered an attack and didn't have time to ride my horse and escape, so I could only go into the dense forest."

"I can't just run around the other party chasing into the forest. I have to shoot arrows from time to time, and even use the terrain to deal with the other party, shoot arrows from time to time, and kill pursuers."

"Then there are requirements for physical strength and mobile archery techniques, such as how to calm your breathing rhythm in a short time and give you a stable physical condition to aim at the target."

Huang Silang could understand Li Li's good intentions, but after watching the training program next door, he still felt incredible: the archer who practices archery stood on a suspended rope and shot archers at the target thirty steps away.

The rope is not high from the ground, only two or three feet high. However, in order to ensure that people do not fall, their bodies will inevitably shake and it is difficult to stand firm.

In this case, it is very difficult to shoot arrows and shoot accurately. Li Li explained this:

"What I said is that practicing arrows is for practical use. Whether it is hunting, defending ourselves, and killing bandits, the purpose of our practice of arrows is to be able to hit the target steadily under different circumstances."

"For example, when riding a boat, the boat will sway, not as stable as the flat ground. At this time, it is certainly difficult to shoot the arrow accurately, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to shoot it."

"Because the water bandits attacked, the archer stood on the boat and shot arrows. If he couldn't shoot correctly, it would be over."

"So, during daily training, you need to practice how to shoot accurately when your body is unstable and shoot arrows while stepping on a suspended rope, which can simulate this kind of unstable situation under your feet."

"Then why not practice on the boat?" Huang Silang felt strange, and Li Li replied: "Cost, look, I can practice by pulling a few ropes on the shooting range on the shore. It's not better than running to the waterside, getting on the boat, and shooting a special target?"

"Besides, recycling arrows requires manpower. Practicing archery on the boat. Whether the arrows shot out are on land or in water, people have to be sent to collect them. Then I practice on a fixed field. Is it much easier to recycle arrows?"

"There is also a barrier straight road. You can practice at your doorstep without going far, so you can save time out, and practice a few more times, isn't it good?"

"Besides, there are poisonous insects and snakes everywhere in the wild. In order to practice arrows, they were bitten by snakes. Not to mention poisoning, it will take a long time to recover from injuries. Isn't this time a waste?"

Li Li said it very reasonably, but Huang Silang still had a question because there were people riding a wheelbarrow and practicing archery on the other venue.

A wheelbarrow, as the name suggests, is a wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow that Huang Silang saw is a wheel with a foot pedal. The wheel axle is a long frame that can be seated on it.

People sit at the end of a long frame, with their feet hanging down and pedaling. Keep pedaling can make the wheels rotate, move forward or backward.

The archer first learns to ride a unicycle. After advancing and retreating freely, he rides a unicycle to practice archery, that is, practice archery while walking.

Huang Silang thought about it carefully and felt it was inappropriate: "This is to practice riding and shooting, right? Why not ride a horse or a unicycle?"

"The reason is very simple. Even a decent horse is not easy to buy even if it can only be transported. If there are not enough horses, how can you ride a horse and practice arrows? Besides, the cost of raising a horse is very high and it is difficult to bear."

Li Li spread his hands, and Huang Silang heard it and didn't know what to say.

Indeed, raising horses is expensive, and raising money and food for riding a horse (traveling) can raise two or three people.

There must be a dedicated person to serve the horses, prepare for fodder, feed, trim horse hooves, clean stables, etc., and even a horse care must be taken care of, which are all expenses.

Li Li spent more than a year to get nearly a hundred horses riding, basically the level of transportation horses, fifty of which were "special mounts" and specially equipped for the division and some guards.

There are another thirty horses, which are specially used for travel and transportation, and there are less than twenty horses left. They are for the guards to practice riding horses, so there are not so many surplus horses, so they can practice riding and shooting.

Although the Huang family raises horses, they are used for transportation. Huang Silang is basically just riding horses for transportation. When he arrives, he hunts on foot.

Because there is no place in Poyang, it can be so wide that people can ride horses, rush and hunt.

If you want to buy a good horse, it basically depends on luck.

While Li Li couldn't afford to raise too many horses, he persisted in letting people practice archery skills, even if he was just riding a wheelbarrow.

"If you have conditions, you have to go up, if you don't have conditions, you have to go up even if you have conditions, you have to go up." This is what Li Li said.

Thinking of this, Huang Silang asked interestingly: "Li Lang, you have been practicing archery for more than a year. Why don't we compete?"

When discussing skills, Li Li couldn't ask for it: "Okay, please here."

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In the autumn wind, migratory birds fly south and settle down everywhere in Pengli Lake, making the lake area lively. There are so many birds and birds in groups, so many that they are dazzling.

People who like hunting ushered in the most exciting month of the year. Huang Silang, who likes hunting, is very familiar with this.

Now, following Li Li's team, hunting somewhere in the lake.

The people involved in the hunting were divided into many teams to land and each took action. Li Li stayed behind the "central army" and waited for everyone to return with full load.

There was a hawk chasing the bird in the sky, hovering over the heads of everyone. Many people saw this and wanted to shoot it down, but it was very difficult, so they finally gave up their thoughts.

Those who are good at shooting have already gone to hunt. Now people who follow Li Li have ordinary shooting skills and have no confidence to shoot the Harrier Eagle.

The harrier eagle is different from the wild geese. It is fast and flexible when flying, circling up and down, sometimes high and sometimes low, and has a small body shape. It is difficult to aim, let alone shoot.

Huang Silang had thought about shooting the bird of prey, but after estimating the distance, he felt that he was not sure, so he gave up on this idea.

Li Li, who had been watching the hunting, was idle and saw the harrier eagle flying around on his head to chase his prey, and was not afraid of people at all, so he asked his subordinates to take a bow.

Huang Silang looked closely and saw a mulberry wooden bow. Seeing the thickness of the bow body, the bow can have two stones. He couldn't help but be surprised: Li Li has been practicing archery targets and has never seen prey. Could it be...

Li Li bent his bow and arrow and aimed at the top, his movements were smooth and relaxed, and Huang Silang couldn't help but look up at the sky.

I looked up at the harrier hawk, and I felt it was difficult to shoot, but I heard the sound of the bowstring and the arrow from the string penetrated through the bird of prey.

The flying harrier hawk died before he could even whine and fell down.

"good!!"

Everyone cheered loudly and applauded Li Li's shooting skills. Huang Silang was a little surprised. Seeing the hawk being sent to him, he looked at Li Li and felt unbelievable.

After two years of archery practice, you can shoot the harrier hawk?

"Oh, I'm so lucky. I just tried to shoot an arrow and was actually caught, haha!" Li Li smiled and asked someone to deal with the hawk and roast it to eat.

Seeing Li Li's understatement, Huang Silang became more and more impressed: "Li Lang, you practice hard every day, and it turns out that you have mastered it."

"What are you doing, you're lucky." Li Li didn't care and pointed to the distant forest: "They often hunt, and they are good at archery shooting. Their accurate head is much better than me, a beginner."

Huang Silang doesn't think so. Many people have been hunting for many years but may not be sure to shoot the harrier eagle flying in the air. Li Li's arrow just now may be luck, but it may be the result of hard work day and night.

Practicing archery, practicing strength, and practicing repeatedly, day after day, year after year, the shooting technique practiced with countless archery times is the confidence to shoot the harrier eagle with one arrow.

Rather than luck.

Archery is practiced. Huang Silang feels that Li Li must have shot tens of thousands of arrows in the past or two years, otherwise he would have no confidence to shoot the Harrier Eagle.

Looking at Li Li again, I found that compared to when we first met two years ago, the other party was much stronger and taller.

In the past, I was one head taller than the other party. Two years have passed. Although I am also growing taller and taller than many of my peers, Li Li is one head taller than me.

The body is strong, the arms are extremely strong, the shoulders are wide, and the back is wide, which means that there is strength.

Not only Li Li, but also his partner Liang Sen. Most of the guards under Li Li are tall and burly. Even the teenagers who were thin at the beginning, they had changed their figures after eating, living, exercising for one or two years.

When Li Li saw Huang Silang looking at his arm, he smiled and said, "I tell you, Peng Lang, the big catfish Peng, has also developed a lot of strength. When you have time, you can wrestle the wrestle with him and feel it."

Huang Silang shook his head like a rattle: "No, I'll accept it, I'll accept it."

"Don't admit defeat, at least his riding skills are not as good as you." Li Li smiled, "Oh, practicing riding skills cannot be practiced overnight. People and horses can be integrated, and I don't know when they can be practiced."

Huang Silang looked at Li Li and admired him very much because he found that the other party's knowledge was far beyond those he had seen. He was very independent in doing things, firm in his will, able to practice martial arts and literature.

When the two of them are together, they can talk about any topic and can "talk and laugh", and they feel like "heartfelt soulmates".

Li Li is very down-to-earth and has a shortage of money, so he finds ways to make money; if he has no relatives to rely on, he makes friends.

If you don’t know the literature, you buy books, ask people to teach you, and learn seriously. If you don’t know how to shoot archery, you insist on practicing. After two years, you finally got it done.

If you don’t know how to ride a horse, you can study hard; if you don’t have any knowledge, you will chat with merchants. This attitude towards life gives people the feeling of being energetic.

It is much better than many of the children of the big families I have met.

No, it is much better than all the children of big families.
Chapter completed!