Pirate Song
Chapter 93: Autumn Tournament
With the arrival of the slack season after the autumn harvest, the autumn archery club competition that Gao Huaiyuan had already planned began to sound.
This is a rare lively event in Daye County in the past years. Even civil servants like Liu Zhixian, because they were in a good mood during this period, came to watch the competitions of archery clubs in each township with great interest.
As the organizer, Mr. Weigao of Gao County naturally had to personally host it. This time he did not hesitate to gather some wealthy people in Daye County in the name of Xue Yan and together they gave a thousand gu as a reward.
, to reward the top winner, such a huge reward is a huge pie in the eyes of the village warriors in each township, and they are all very excited about it. The heads of the archery club and the archers in each township are all excited about it.
I'm sharpening my sword to get the top spot in this competition, and then I'll have a big harvest of fame and fortune.
After more than half a year of training, the archery clubs in each township have produced some good players, and after hearing the news about the post-autumn competition, this group of people also took time to conduct the so-called training camp, so before the competition, they were as angry as a bullfight.
They gathered at the temporary school ground outside Daye County, waiting for the start of the ceremony.
There are a total of twelve towns in Daye County, not counting the county archer team under Gao Huaiyuan, each of which sent twenty people to participate in the competition.
The items of the competition are also very simple. It is a competition of archery skills. One team will be ranked first, and another individual will be ranked first. Two competitions of offensive and defensive skills also require the cooperation of the group. Of course, there are also individual performances, and there are separate prizes for strong men.
, the competition is about strength, whoever is stronger will win. In the end, there will be a fist and kick competition, and the first place will be selected and rewarded.
The awards are very rich. Gao Huaiyuan originally planned to set up a ranking for sword and gun martial arts, but Liu Zhixian and others objected, saying that once swords and guns are used, there will inevitably be no casualties. To be on the safe side, it is better not to conduct such a competition.
For good reasons, Gao Huaiyuan had no choice but to give up and set up such an award for people from each township's archery club to compete for it.
It is said to be a bow and arrow club. In fact, the bow and arrow clubs in each township do not just train the village warriors in archery. According to Gao Huaiyuan's request, the bow and arrow club can not only train the village warriors in archery, but also train the village warriors in archery.
Practice in all aspects, including not only the skills of fists, feet, swords and guns, but also the methods of offensive and defensive coordination. Basically, it is a relatively comprehensive training for rural warriors based on actual combat. The purpose is of course very simple, that is, to hope that these warriors
If one day we go into battle, we won't become a rabble.
The autumn competition was also a method discussed by Gao Huaiyuan and Ji Xiancheng. The purpose was to stimulate the local warriors in the bow and arrow clubs in each township to pay attention to this matter. The purpose of setting up heavy prizes was also the same. It was hoped that through this method, people would be encouraged to practice
Wu, gradually and subtly developed a tough folk custom in Daye County, which will only be good for the Han people in the future and not bad!
Therefore, Gao Huaiyuan worked hard on this matter regardless of the cost, and pushed the matter to such an extent that he finally took the time to review his achievements in the past six months.
In the past six months or so, his father Gao Jian, who is far away in Shaoxing, has been keeping an eye on his performance as an official. He has been constantly exchanging letters with him, urging him to be his county captain safely and not to cause trouble.
However, he was quite dissatisfied and unhappy with the things he had done, but after all, he was far away in Shaoxing. He stared at Gao Huaiyuan's actions and was beyond his reach, so he sent someone to send a letter to Ji Xiancheng, asking Ji Xiancheng to restrain him.
Gao Huaiyuan looked at him, and the result was that Ji Xiancheng had completely turned to Gao Huaiyuan, turned a blind eye to Gao Jian's instructions, and colluded with Gao Huaiyuan to confuse the old man Gao Jian.
However, Gao Jian found out Gao Huaiyuan's situation through other channels, which was quite gratifying for Gao Jian. No matter what, Gao Huaiyuan has been doing well on the ground in Daye County for more than half a year, whether among his colleagues.
Both his handling of the relationship and his reputation in the countryside were quite good. Although he disagreed with Gao Huaiyuan's promotion of the establishment of a bow and arrow club among the people, he was quite pleased with his overall performance, so he gradually felt relieved.
After a thundering gong, Gao Huaiyuan, as the host, announced the start of the game. Such a grand event is rare in Daye County. The grand occasion when Zhang Cheng, Cao Laosan and other gangsters were executed last time was once again present. The people in the city
People flocked out of the city to watch the competition of the archery club. Many people from various villages even put down their work and ran to the county seat to cheer for the archers of their archery club.
The archers of the twelve archery clubs lined up in a row and appeared in the school field. They stood straight in the field with their chests and bellies raised. Although they were not wearing armor, they were all wearing new clothes and looked very energetic. Like this
The local officials in each township did not want their fellow villagers to come out and embarrass themselves, so they did not hesitate to spend money to tailor-make a suit of clothing for each person to show the strength of their township's archery club and try to overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum.
But when these twelve teams stood together, they were really evenly matched, and it was difficult to tell from their appearance which team would win.
Liu Zhixian also attended the meeting with great enthusiasm today as the parent official of the county, and was invited by Gao Huaiyuan. He spoke eloquently and said a lot of encouraging words. Of course, he also had to show off his political achievements and give himself a lot of encouragement.
Putting some color on his face, he also praised Gao County Lieutenant, which was regarded as an affirmation of Gao Huaiyuan's work during this period. In short, after the call was finished, not many people understood it, but there were quite a few who didn't.
A group of rough people were drowsy after listening to it, and some of them couldn't cheer up.
After Liu Zhixian arrived in the stands with great pride, someone served him tea. He sat down with a group of county magistrates, bosses, police officers and other officials, and then Gao Huaiyuan stood up and explained the rules of the game again.
The first competition is archery. Each team of archery club sends five people to participate. No one has five arrows. After shooting, the top three will be selected based on their results for the finals. The final team winner will be determined, and then the best player will be selected.
The top five individuals will compete individually to determine the individual top spot.
The team competition is very simple. Each participating archery club team has a target in front of it. The archer is fifty steps away from the target. After shooting, whoever has the most arrows on the target will be judged. Of course, Gao Huaiyuan also used ingenuity on the target.
After drawing the ring and taking out a set of target papers from later generations, if the number of saved arrows is the same, there will never be a winner.
There is a dedicated person responsible for recording the number of rings for each person, so that the top few rankings can be taken. This kind of competition is not difficult, but when it comes to the individual competition, there will be moving targets, and you want to hit the moving targets.
The goal is not easy!
As the competition began, each team immediately selected the best archer from their own archery club to enter the competition field, and were led to their respective targets, and then began to take turns shooting arrows, with someone recording their results.
Since this was the first time such a competition was held, the difficulty setting was not high, and the rules of the competition were relatively simple. After passing a round of competition, the twelve teams shot all the prescribed arrows, and the results were soon tallied up.
People watching outside were cheering one after another, and it was very lively. Many people cheered for their favorite teams. Even women came to watch this biggest event in Daye County in recent years. It was very lively inside and outside the stadium.
The only thing Gao Huaiyuan didn't expect was that there was actually a gambling house involved in this game. Gambling games were set up outside the venue early, allowing guys who like gambling to buy the teams they like and then place bets based on the results.
The odds are that those who win will win money, and those who don’t win will lose all their money.
Gao Huaiyuan didn't know about it until that day. The guys like Capt.
, I made up my mind that after this matter is over, I will settle the score with the boss of the gambling house and give him a sum of money no matter what I say to make up for my mental loss!
The three teams with the best results were immediately selected. This result was very fair. If you win, you win, if you lose, you lose. No one has anything to say. As a result, the morale of the three selected teams is high, and the losing team beats its chest.
There was a look of dejection on their faces, and the guys who made the wrong bet looked even more sad. They tore up the betting certificates in their hands and found a place to lick their wounds.
Among the three teams, the team from Gaojiazhuang is naturally indispensable. This team was trained by Zhou Jun sent by Gao Huaiyuan. If they can't even enter the top three, I guess Gao Huaiyuan doesn't need to scold him. Zhou Jun will find a place to kill himself.
Got it!
Gao Huaiyuan was very satisfied with the performance of the bow and arrow club in Gaojiazhuang. Zhou Jun himself had good archery skills. In addition, Gaojiazhuang belonged to their territory, and the selected local heroes also obeyed the orders. In addition, there was Zhou Hao.
Experts like these give pointers from time to time, and their level is naturally quite good. The people selected are all good archers in the archery club. All twenty-five arrows hit the target, and none missed the target. In the first round of the competition, he stood out.
, with a few arrows for the second and third place, I dare not say that I will come out on top, but at least I can say that if nothing unexpected happens, I will be sure of victory.
Only then did people turn their attention to the humble Gaojiazhuang Bow and Arrow Club. Some people thought about it and regretted it and wanted to slap themselves in the face. Gao County Lieutenant was born in the army and had repeatedly made military exploits.
, although not many people have seen his skills, it is said that Gao Xianwei's skills are absolutely amazing, and Gaojiazhuang is where Gao Xianwei's family is located. If he cannot train a few decent archers, wouldn't it be ridiculous?
Have you? So the gamblers who had not bet on the Gaojiazhuang Bow and Arrow Club now felt so regretful that their intestines were turning green.
As expected, in the following competition, Gaojiazhuang's Archery Club really defeated the others and came out on top, winning over the other teams.
The finals are not as simple as the preliminary rounds. Not only do you have to shoot at a fixed target of fifty steps, but you also have to compete with a fixed target a hundred steps away. If you shoot with a nine-double bow at fifty steps, you can still aim, but if you want to hit a target that is a hundred steps away
The target is not that simple. At this time, the comparison is not only about eyesight and arm strength, but also about the feeling of the bow and arrow. To put it bluntly, in addition to aiming accurately, you also have to feel the influence of the wind and the influence of the shooting time.
What’s more difficult to grasp is that you can’t aim directly, but use the upward shooting angle to shoot the bow and arrow as far as possible. In this way, if you can’t control the strength well, it will be difficult for the arrow to hit the target.
A lot has been added.
As the drums sounded, the archers from the three teams of archery clubs once again took turns to go into battle, still using arrows in turns. It was okay to say that the fixed target at fifty paces was not big, but when shooting at a target a hundred paces away, something happened.
There was a huge gap, but the experienced Zhou Jun and others had mastered the long-range shooting skills in front of the battle, and passed on these valuable experiences to the archers of the bow and arrow club. After each person had five arrows, although they did not achieve the goal of shooting
The arrows hit the target, at least more than half of them hit the target, but the other two teams competing for the top spot were much worse. After the twenty-five arrows were shot, very few hit the target, and all the arrows either fell far away or fell behind.
In front of the archery target, in this group competition of archery skills, the Gaojiazhuang Archery Club came out on top, drawing cheers from the audience.
Gao Huaiyuan nodded slightly to express his satisfaction with Zhou Jun. Zhou Jun strode to the front of the stands, leaned over and saluted Liu Zhixian and others in the stands.
"I didn't expect that our Daye County is also a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers! Now, in just half a year, so many good archers can emerge. If this continues, why worry about my hometown of the Song Dynasty disappearing! Come! There will be a reward!
"Liu Zhixian was also in high spirits today. Seeing that there were so many good shooters in Daye County, he couldn't help but sigh. He stood up excitedly and waved to Zhou Jun to stand up, and said loudly to the people watching below.
After Gao Huaiyuan heard this, he felt quite emotional. In his opinion, civil servants like Liu Zhixian, who were always cautious and cautious, had long given up the idea of regaining the old land. But today, it seems that he was still wrong. Among the Han people,
Most people will never give up on the idea of looking north to the country. The north, which nurtured the Chinese nation, will never be forgotten by the Han people. Even people like Liu Zhixian still have the desire to restore the old land in their hearts.
Ideally, because of the low morale of the Song people after the failure of the Kaixi Northern Expedition, and the fact that Shi Miyuan, who advocated compromise policies, came to power, many people have gradually hidden the enthusiasm in their hearts. Today's scene, in the end, is still tolerant.
This could not help but arouse the enthusiasm of literati like Liu Zhixian. It is a pity that now, let alone regaining the old land, I am afraid that the Southern Song Dynasty will never have a chance again!
After the team competition ended, someone reported the results of the previous statistics and reported the names of the top five archers. The five people were named and walked out, and went to the stands together to undergo a physical examination.
Two of the five archers are from Gaojiazhuang, including Zhou Jun himself. Now Zhou Jun is nominally a strong man from the old residence of Gaojiazhuang, so he is qualified to participate in such a competition.
Except for him and another archer from the Gaojiazhuang Archery Club, the other three came from different archery clubs and all had good shooting skills. The reason why one of them failed to enter the team finals was mainly because he was dragged down by his companions.
As a result, he was held back. Their strength should not be underestimated. It can be said that these five people basically represent the higher level of people who are good at shooting in Daye County. Of course, that is if a master of Gao Huaiyuan's level does not leave the game.
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Gao Huaiyuan first praised the five finalists, and then announced the rules of the competition. The rules of the individual competition were not complicated. In addition to the fixed targets of fifty steps and hundred steps, there was also a shooting target.
Due to consideration, Gao Huaiyuan originally wanted to have a riding and archery competition, but in Daye County, which is such a large country, there are not many people who can ride a horse, and he couldn't even find a few decent horses, so he had to give up and simplify the competition.
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Even so, with the addition of movable targets, the difficulty has increased a lot. The fixed target competition is not very difficult for five high-level archers like them. Each person has three arrows. After shooting,
Zhou Jun actually only ranked third, and the top two were ahead of Zhou Jun in terms of ring count.
As for the next moving target, no one dared to carry the target for them to shoot. If they were not careful, they might shoot the person carrying the target over, so Gao Huaiyuan found another way and pulled a rope in the air, hanging from it.
He held the target and used human power to control the pull back and forth. The erratic target immediately increased the difficulty.
Shooting dead objects is much simpler than shooting moving objects. This depends on the archer's true ability. If there is a slight mistake, he will not be able to hit the target, not to mention the target's edge.
Such a strange competition immediately whetted the appetites of the onlookers, and everyone couldn't help but start to quiet down, hold their breath, and look towards the field.
Gao Huaiyuan felt a little drowsy sitting in the stands. A competition like this is really not interesting for a master like him. It would be really disappointing if he couldn't even hit such a target.
Got it!
But this kind of competition aroused the interest of civil servants like Liu Zhixian. A group of people stood up and stretched their necks to look into the field.
The atmosphere of this competition was more tense than that of the group competition. For the contestants, a kind of pressure was created invisibly. There was an archer who was good at archery. After entering the competition first, he watched the shooter flickering in the air.
The target made his arms tremble. After setting the arrow and firing the bow, he aimed for a long time. As a result, the arrow went out and the arrow missed almost despairingly. The archer was immediately discouraged, and the remaining two arrows were even more outrageous.
The arrow failed to hit the target, and then he left the scene in despair and hid in the crowd.
The failure of the first person obviously affected the performance of the second person. This person also shot three arrows, but only one of them hit the edge of the dangling target. Seeing that he was about to be eliminated, he dropped his bow and arrow in frustration and strode forward.
Withdrew into the team.dd
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