Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Chapter 404

Soon, five hundred Xuan soldiers gathered in an open space outside the manor with bows and arrows.

Li Chengqian caught up with Su Chen and his men just as they walked out of the living room.

Su Chen had ordered people to prepare targets at 30 steps, 50 steps, 60 steps, and 80 steps respectively.

Out of curiosity, Su Chen borrowed a bow from a Xuanjia soldier to try how far he could shoot.

Su Chen was not afraid of losing face anyway.

Li Ke explained to Su Chen some common sense about bows and arrows. Most of the bows and arrows used by the Xuanjia soldiers were two-stone infantry bows, which were suitable for infantry.

Cavalry usually used one-stone infantry bows, and as for some gifted soldiers, they could choose bows with heavier pulling force.

One-stone bows are not the weight of the bows and arrows, but the pulling force, which tests the arm strength of the archer.

"One stone is equivalent to 120 jin in later generations. The history books say that Li Shimin used 5 stones to draw a bow, which means he had 600 jin of arm strength!

Is Li Shimin so awesome? It's better not to mess with him in the future!"

"Su Chen, be careful!"

Seeing Su Chen put on the arrow feathers and prepare to draw the bow, Li Ke stepped back two steps to remind him.

"It's okay, I just can't hit the target at most. Can I tie myself up?" Su Chen didn't care. He didn't think he could hit the target.

Su Chen pulled the bowstring with all his strength.

"Bang~"

The sound of the tendon bowstring came to his ears, and the arrow flew towards the target.

"Huh?"

"Li Ke, didn't you say that you can only shoot 60 steps? I shot more than that." Su Chen pointed at the arrow he shot, and the arrow landed between the 60-step and 80-step targets.

Su Chen definitely didn't hit the target.

"I'm talking about the distance to hit the target, not the number of steps the arrow lands on." Li Ke explained.

Su Chen smiled slightly. "Haha, what I want is the number of steps the arrow hits the ground."

"Ma Han, go to the place of 100 steps and 200 steps to set up two more targets!" Su Chen said to Ma Han who was traveling with him.

"Okay, Lord!"

Ma Han immediately moved two dummies tied with weeds and placed them at the place of 100 steps and 200 steps.

The target 200 steps away has a forest behind it.

Fortunately, this open space is extremely empty, and there are no fields or trees within almost 300 meters.

"Brother, you come and try, shoot the arrow to the position of 50 steps, and don't hit the target." Su Chen pointed at a black armor soldier casually.

If the arrow hits the target, it will be impossible to distinguish the control results of the force.

"Yes, Lord!"

The black armor soldier stood in position, put the arrow and drew the bow in one go.

As expected, he shot the arrow in front of 60 steps, and the result was unqualified.

"My Lord, I ask to shoot another arrow."

This Xuanjia soldier was also accepting this kind of test for the first time, and he was not willing to admit defeat.

"Sure, you can all try it, just try to be flexible, no need to be very precise." Su Chen smiled slightly.

In a flash, these Xuanjia soldiers divided themselves into groups of twenty and took turns to shoot.

After shooting, the arrows were collected and continued to shoot.

"Rengui, how far can you shoot!" Su Chen looked at Xue Rengui and asked curiously.

Xue Rengui answered honestly, "My Lord, Rengui has never tried it and doesn't know how far you can shoot."

Su Chen pointed to the target and said, "Won't you know if you try it?"

Xue Rengui nodded, walked towards a Xuanjia soldier and saluted: "Brother, can you borrow my bow and arrow?"

"Brother Rengui is polite, here it is!"

The Xuanjia soldiers have been with Xue Rengui for several months and are very clear about Xue Rengui's ability. The Xuanjia soldiers have been on the battlefield many times, but they have never seen such a fierce and ruthless person as Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui took the bow and arrow, weighed it and felt a little disappointed, "My Lord, this bow is too light and the tension is not enough."

Immediately, Xue Rengui returned the bow and arrow to the black armor soldier. He knew that the black armor soldier could pull this bow and arrow to the limit without trying, let alone Xue Rengui.

Su Chen nodded, touched his hairless chin and glanced at Li Chengqian.

He asked with a malicious smile: "Brother-in-law, have you heard that there is a five-stone bow in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Chengqian was stunned when he heard it, and then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"If you have the ability, you can give it a try!"

I understand Su Chen's little thoughts, isn't it just for his father's five-stone bow!

"Well! Let's try it, brother-in-law, please help write a letter and say..."

Li Chengqian ignored Su Chen and refused directly. "Write it yourself!"

Seeing that Li Chengqian refused so thoroughly, Su Chen thought about it and just borrowed the bow and arrow for fun.

There was no need to write a letter. He looked at Ma Han and said, "Ma Han, you should go to the palace now and borrow the five-stone bow from His Majesty."

"My Lord... this~"

Ma Han suddenly felt a huge pressure. He had to run his legs off when he spoke.

He might even be scolded by the emperor.

"Huh?" Su Chen glared at Ma Han.

"I'm leaving now!" Ma Han quickly left the training ground.

SuChen nodded in satisfaction and patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder, "Rengui, try your best later and see how far you can shoot."

Xue Rengui nodded slightly when he heard this, thinking that a five-stone bow should not be enough for him to use all his strength.

The Xuanjia Army practiced tirelessly to control the distance of the bow and arrow.

Ma Han rode alone and it took more than an hour to go back and forth to the palace.

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Ma Han hurried and arrived at the Suzaku Gate in more than 40 minutes. After showing the token, the guards let him go directly.

Ma Han went straight to the Taiji Hall.

At this moment, Li Shimin and several close ministers were chatting in the imperial study.

"Wei Si!"

"General Manager Wang, my name is Ma Han now!" Ma Han smiled and bowed.

"General Manager Wang, let's talk about the old days later. This time I came here to see Your Majesty urgently."

The old king did not ask much, and immediately turned to report to Li Shimin in the imperial study.

After a while, Wang Defa invited Ma Han into the imperial study.

When Ma Han stepped into the imperial study, he regretted it immediately.

"Damn it! It would be best to let Wang Zongguan tell His Majesty! Can the emperor's things be lent to anyone casually?"

There is no way, he has already entered the imperial study, and it would be inappropriate to withdraw.

"What's the matter, Ma Han?" Li Shimin asked when he saw the visitor.

"Your Majesty, I want to see you!" Ma Han stepped forward to pay his respects, thinking about how to ask to borrow bows and arrows in a tactful way.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis ordered me to borrow bows and arrows."

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and couldn't figure out what Su Chen was going to do. Five hundred bows and arrows were not enough for the Xuanjia Army?

"Well, just tell me how many bows and arrows you need, and I'll have someone prepare them."

If Su Chen spoke, Li Shimin would definitely try his best to satisfy him.

"Your Majesty, this... just a bow will do. The Marquis ordered me to borrow your Majesty's imperial bow."

Ma Han made up his mind to tell the truth, lowering his head and waiting for the emperor to be furious.

"That kid wants my Juque Tianbow?" Li Shimin was startled and continued to ask: "Can that bastard Ershibow be fully drawn?"

"Your Majesty, the Marquis shot an arrow and it landed 65 steps away." Ma Han reported the arrow shot by Su Chen to Li Shimin.

"The arrow landed sixty-five steps away?"

Li Shimin guessed that Su Chen would not be able to hit the target. After a brief thought, he said, "Bring my Juque Tianbow. Tell Li Junxian to prepare the horse. I am going to leave the palace."

Then he looked at Fang Xuanling and others and said, "My dear ministers, each of you should do your job in the palace!"

Li Shimin was ecstatic and said to himself:

"God helps me! Archery is my strong point! This is a rare opportunity. I will definitely make that kid lose face. Hahaha..."

"Your Highness obeys your order!"

The ministers knew that the emperor was going to show off, but they recognized the emperor's archery skills.

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