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Chapter 904

The generals were very surprised and worried when they heard that the little emperor wanted to change the two stone bows. According to the proofreading of Emperor Shenzong, the soldiers were divided into third-class soldiers with bow power, seven buckets were lower-class, eight buckets were middle-class, and nine buckets were upper-class. According to the grading of archers in the "Martial Classic General Yao" compiled by this dynasty, it was said that ordinary people could hold one stone bow, great people could hold two stone bows, and abnormal great people could hold three stone bows.

Therefore, the little emperor was able to easily pull out the Nine Dou Bows, and he has already entered the ranks of top archers. The strong bow that pulls out half a stone can be regarded as the leader in the army in the past. It is already the upper limit for many people here, and the two stone bows are a little vague. It makes everyone a little worried. You should know that pulling a bow requires not only arm strength, but also waist and abdomen. If you don’t have enough physical strength, you will not only damage your muscles and bones, but may even cause internal injuries.

"Your Majesty can open a half-stone bow, which is far superior to the generals in the army. There is no need to try again, right?" Zhao Mengjin took a two-stone hard bow from the bow stand and said hesitantly.

"It's just the fact. If I can't help but give up, I will naturally give up. You are all my confidants and will not make any jokes, right?" Zhao Bing took it over and said with a smile to the generals.

"How dare you? Your Majesty's power has exceeded everyone's expectations. Who dares to laugh at me!" Zhao Mengjin said with a wry smile.

"I dare not, I still want to laugh but I dare not!" Zhao Bing teased, "If you want to laugh, laugh, don't hold it in the hall and fart again!"

"Your Majesty, it was obvious that those civil servants were bullying the Sa family at the dynasty meeting. It was just a big deal, but they said those words!" Zhao Mengjin blushed when she heard this.

"Oh, I'm a little tired of it. Give them some stitches and you'll have to drill. It's so sour. It seems that if you don't do this, you won't show their cleverness!" Zhao Bing said as he stepped on an arrow, leaned forward slightly, his arms were strong, his front legs stretched out, and his back legs bowed. There was a chaotic situation. He actually pulled the bow into a full moon without shaking his body and his hands did not tremble. He aimed a little and then fired the strings, and his fingers gently tweaked the tail of the arrow. The arrow flew out like a meteor.

‘Clang clang’, the sound of the gong rings continuously, indicating that the center of the red heart is.

"Your Majesty, sharpshoot!"

"Your Majesty, it's amazing!" The generals shouted again.

However, Zhao Bing kept his hands and fired two arrows in a row, gradually hitting the game. Although he did not have the magical skill of Robin Hood, the last arrow could split the front arrow with the last arrow, the three arrows were tightly placed on the Red Heart. It was not bad to be able to hit three arrows at a distance of eighty steps. All the generals were from the army, and both infantry and navy had learned archery skills. He knew that the difficulty was so difficult that he should be able to join the ranks of sharpshooters with his skills.

"Yue Wumu was able to win the three-stone strong bow when he was in his prime, and I was far from it!" Zhao Bing fired three arrows in a row, feeling his arms sore and his heartbeat accelerated. He knew that his limit could be surpassed, but he was already unable to do so. He took a deep breath and said with a smile.

"Yue Wumu is a famous general in the world. It is difficult to get out in a century. It is not surprising that Your Majesty is not good enough. But he can only draw two stone bows at fifteen years old and hit the butts eighty steps away in a row, which is far better than ordinary people." Jiang Zheng said after hearing this.

"Yes, although Your Majesty has worn a crown, her body has not yet grown. It is still possible to surpass Yue Wumu after a few years!" Zhao Mengjin also said with a smile, "When your Majesty is old, he can only drive nine bows, so he is famous in the village. He is quite proud and complacent. Now he is really ashamed to compare with Your Majesty."

"Oh, I'm a few years older than Your Majesty. Now, it's hard to pull the stone half bow into a full moon. It's really awesome!" Chen Dun on the other side saw that the little emperor had changed four bows in succession, and he also tried to pick up the stone half hard bow, but after trying several times, he could only barely pull it open, and couldn't help but sigh.

"In the past, some people said that Your Majesty was like Taizu. Now Your Majesty is a hard bow and a fierce horse. He has excellent martial arts skills. It seems that what he said is not false!" Jiang Zheng said. Three people in his family made a prefecture and saw Taizu Yurong when they were accompanying the sacrifice.

"Your Majesty can maintain national affairs and martial arts can stabilize the country. It is the wise king who sent God to save our Song Dynasty and brought people from water and fire." Han Zhen, who had not spoken at this time, interrupted.

"Haha, it's rare for General Han to say something good. Now I praise Your Majesty, it's true!" Zhuang Siqi said with a smile after hearing this.

"Okay, don't praise me anymore. If you say I'm going to go to heaven," Zhao Bing waved his hand and smiled, "I've shot the first prize now, it depends on you. I have brought a lot of benefits today. I'm just willing to take it back if you have the ability."

"Your Majesty, I'm not polite to wait. But you don't feel sorry for your Majesty!" Zhang Zizhen was overjoyed and picked up the bow and was about to shoot.

"Old Zhang, since Your Majesty is beneficial, you must have a constitution. You can get a reward if you shoot two arrows from cats and dogs." Chen Fenglin reached out and held his hand and said.

"Old Chen, what do you mean? Don't be a military officer, you are skilled in archery and horses. Although the Sa family is a navy army, they are not afraid of you. If you have the ability, just come and take it!" Zhang Zizhen broke free from his hand and smiled with his bow.

"In this way, your Majesty will decide the constitution. Let's compare!" Chen Fenglin grabbed his hand and pulled it over and said.

"There is no square without rules. Your Majesty has just been a skilled general. So please ask Your Majesty to do an arbitration, set the rules, and compete!" Liu Zhu bowed to everyone and said.

"Okay, please ask Your Majesty for the Holy Tribunal!" Zhao Mengjin said without any authoritativeness.

"Okay, then we will follow the rules of the army, first we will compete with individuals first, and take eighty steps as the basis point, with three arrows per person as the limit, and the bow type will be chosen, and the one who hits more targets will win. If it is a draw, you can fight for another round." Zhao Bing said.

"Your Majesty, step shooting is too simple. How about we still ride and shoot?" Zhao Mengjin suggested again.

"Tong Zhao, this is bullying our navy army is not good at archery and horses. Why don't we take a boat to shoot?" Liu Zhu said unhingly.

"That's right, we belonged to the General Zhao family, and we were separated from us in less than a year!" Dong Yicheng said with a lip silence.

"Dong Dutong said something wrong. Could it be that we were from the General Manager's Mansion and would look at each other?" Jiang Zheng felt extremely uncomfortable after hearing this and said sternly.

"Haha, don't be upset, it's all because of the mistakes of the family. We will follow the arrangements of your Majesty, let's take a step-by-step shot!" Zhao Mengjin saw that the spearheads were all pointing at him, bowed and bowed to several people, and smiled awkwardly.

"Start!" Zhao Bing saw this without saying much, waved his hand and ordered to start.

After Zhao Bing gave the order, the generals took turns to shoot arrows. The archer and horse explained the basic skills of the generals, which can be said to be a skill to save their lives. They all worked hard, so the competition was very fierce. After two rounds of shooting, half of the people were eliminated. The target butt was not until it moved to a hundred steps away, and the winner was finally decided. Zhao Mengjin won in the end and got a half-pound gold bowl. The others were not empty-handed. All the contestants were rewarded, but the weight was lighter and smaller.

Zhao Bing quietly summarized this game. On the surface, Zhao Mengjin took the lead, but the general system of the General Administration is generally weaker than the imperial guards, and the infantry is stronger than the navy. The reason is also very simple. The source of the General Administration is relatively complicated. Most of them are from local troops and volunteers, and they have not received formal training. Then the General Administration Army changed firearms on a large scale, and the long-range strike force is mainly firearms. The archer army was quickly eliminated.

However, the imperial guards are different. They have undergone regular training. At that time, Jiang Wanzai was strict in training. As an important part of the army, the archers must have received regular training. It is not surprising that they defeated the general's mansion army. In addition, the archers of the infantry and navy army have different training methods and key points due to the different combat environments. It is not surprising that the archers of the infantry are inferior to those of the infantry.

However, it is natural that things have become a little weird now. Since the main generals of the navy were all from the General's Mansion, they did not take advantage of them, so they were naturally not willing to accept it. Liu Zhu naturally chose to join forces with Zhao Mengjin to "defend the enemy". Zhao Mengjin was not convinced by the defeat of the imperial guards just now, so he supported his request to compare muskets. Honor is better than life for soldiers. Before Zhao Bing nodded, Jiang Jin nodded in agreement. In fact, he also knew that they were inferior to the General's Mansion's army in the use of firearms, but at this moment, he could cut off blood and shed, but he could not lose face. Therefore, he knew that he was defeated and had to compare.

Of course, Zhao Bing is best at "adult beauty". After a moment of thinking, he agreed. He asked someone to take the musket, rearrange the target butts, and have another round of competition. However, a trace of worry flashed in his heart. He knew that decentralization and checks and balances were necessary means to stabilize the regime. If there was only one voice in the court, it would be extremely abnormal and extremely dangerous.

After entering Jiangnan, the civil officials repeatedly attacked him, which forced Zhao Bing to rely on the military ministers to put pressure on them to achieve a balance. He could use this period to readjust the forces in the court to achieve a new balance. The fart at the dynasty meeting made him see the discord between civil and military officials, and it was obvious that his actions had already been effective. But today's military minister's performance made him discover new problems.

Since his independence, Zhao Bing has always regarded the army as his greatest reliance, so he always held military power in his hands. With his means and his irreplaceable prestige in the army, he successfully achieved it. However, after moving to Qiong, Zhao Bing was also worried that the imperial guards in front of the palace would pose a threat to him, but through suppressing and differentiating Zhang Shijie, he forced him to give up his military power, and instead took over by Jiang Jin, who was loyal to him. Through training and confrontation, the grassroots officers successfully took over the imperial guards in front of the palace.

However, Zhao Bing now finds that he is too optimistic. Although he has completed the reorganization of the army in form, there is actually a barrier among the senior officers. If he is in peacetime, he can watch the situation coldly and not intervene excessively. He just needs to gradually solve this problem through the mobilization and promotion of senior officers. Now that the strong enemy is on the side, war may break out at any time, and changing generals at the last minute is a taboo. Replacing senior officers familiar with the headquarters is even more likely to cause improper command. Losing the fight is a trivial matter. If it causes huge losses to the troops, it may lead to years of hard work and even the country's destruction, which he cannot withstand.

The competition started again, which was much more lively than archery. The continuous explosions broke the silence of the imperial city in the past, and the gunshots kept echoing in the mountains. However, Zhao Bing did not have the initial interest, and the result was not as expected by him and everyone. The water infantry army of the General's Mansion defeated the imperial guards system with a large score. After all, they had received strict shooting training in the early stage of dressing change, and then took the lead in participating in actual combat. Moreover, the shooting skills of a general were the same as those of archery, which affected his prestige in the army, so they all made some hard work.

Regarding the expected result, Zhao Bing did not say much, nor did he come back to show his skillful shooting skills again. After distributing the spoils, he ordered a banquet to entertain the generals. This was different from the banquets of the dynasty meetings, and it was more like a private banquet between friends, so everyone was less restrained and relaxed a lot.

"Your Majesty, today's imperial wine is really good. Can you drink more bowls?" Although the dishes are not as refined as the imperial chefs in the palace, they are all from the hands of the imperial chefs in the palace, and they are heavy in oil and salt, which is in line with the eating habits of the army. Therefore, both Zhao Bing and the generals are very satisfied. Everyone is not as gentle as literati. They use glasses first and are not satisfied. The wine is also served in bowls. After two bowls of wine, Liu Zhu asked with a smile.

"Yes, when I was in Qiongzhou, I was banned from brewing wine because of food shortages. I could only issue one ban at the dynasty meeting. I saw that you were not happy the day before yesterday, so I can let go of the pain drink today. If I get drunk, I will forgive you for not being guilty." Zhao Bing raised his glass and said.

"Okay, okay, Your Majesty has an order, so let's not be polite, let's do this bowl!" Zhao Mengjin also picked up the bowl and said.

"Now Your Majesty can drink some wine, but don't drink too much, so as not to harm your body!" Jiang Zheng still advised him after drinking a glass with everyone.

"The Jiang Du Tong is too careful. Everyone in our ranks is happy. How can we not have enough drinking? Although Your Majesty is the master of humanity, the Sa family thinks that Your Majesty is more like a warrior. He does not change his face before thousands of enemy troops, and still dares to lead the army to attack. At that time, the Majesty fought against 3,000 to 30,000. We were all worried about death, but Your Majesty actually killed the general and seized the ship, killing Liu Shen seriously injured and fled. After that, everyone in the General's Mansion's army was dissatisfied. I think that Your Majesty was only six years old at that time!" Zhao Mengjin wiped the remaining wine on his beard, which made people feel full of emotion again.

"Yes, Your Majesty's courage is unparalleled. He led a battalion of personal guards to cross the sea to travel to the court. At that time, many people in the court were hostile to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty was still chatting and laughing, which really made the troops subdue." Jiang Jin added with a smile.

"The reason why I am brave is not that I am really not afraid, but because I know that there are those behind me and the support of the army, you will not abandon me." Zhao Bing put down his wine bowl and said, "In the Battle of Qizhouyang, I know that Liu Dumai will lead his army to support, so I dare to face the enemy; and I am not afraid of danger in the court because Jiang Dumai is guarding outside the gate. What is there to worry about! Our army is all sacrificing our lives and not afraid of difficulties. What is the purpose of?"
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