There was nothing exciting about the New Year in the mountains. There were no firecrackers, fireworks, or temple fairs, so it was quite monotonous. Fang Zian and his fire brigade troops did organize some activities, which attracted the attention of many officers and soldiers from the Loyalty Army.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Fang Zian led his men to hold a series of competitive games on the snowfield outside the camp. Running competitions, high jump competitions, weight-bearing competitions and other events, although they were mainly for entertainment, they also included laughter.

The cheers were endless. The climax was the competition of military skills. The first archery and target competition held climaxes one after another. Under the rules of scoring with a circular target, after several rounds of elimination, ten sharp archers stood out. The final process was intense and intense.

The ten sharpshooters were neck and neck, and in the end it took six additional rounds to determine the first place. The reward was also real. The soldier named Guo Xiaosi who won the first place was awarded the position of squad leader by Fang Zian on the spot.

Promoted directly from ordinary soldiers to captain of a ten-man squad.

Afterwards, there was a martial arts competition, and Lei Hu did his part in this regard. Facing more than a dozen soldiers who took turns to fight, he threw them into the snow one by one and came out on top.

Zhang Diwan, who was watching from the sidelines, saw that Fang Zian and others were so good at playing, and suddenly had a whim, and said to Fang Zian: "Brother-in-law, everything is fine, why don't we have a try? Our Zhongyi Army and your brothers will each send people here, let's

It’s also entertainment. Shoot archery, wrestle, and compete in martial arts, just treat it like a New Year celebration.”

As soon as these words came out, all the officers and soldiers of the Zhongyi Army cheered and were eager to try. They were watching the fire army's competition and they were itchy and wanted to try their hands and feet.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Since brother is so interested, let's compare. However, our friendship comes first and competition comes second. It's just for fun, no matter whether we win or lose."

Zhang Diwan waved his hand and said with a smile: "That can't be done. Since there is a competition, there must be a winner and loser. Otherwise, what's the point? Let's make a bet. If you win, you said you will take my sister with you this time.

, I won’t stop you without saying a word. If you lose, my sister can’t go with you this time, you need to let her stay and continue to help me.”

Fang Zian smiled bitterly and said: "This... is not good. Ruomei is my wife and she should go with me. How can I use it as a bet?"

Zhang Diwan smiled and said: "I don't care about that. She is also my sister, and she is still the deputy commander of my loyal army and the commander of the women's camp."

Zhang Ruomei said angrily: "Brother, you are being unreasonable."

Zhang Diwan crossed his arms and said: "Sister, don't say anything. Otherwise, if you don't use your stay as a bet, then let your brother-in-law stay for another month. If he loses, stay for a month to help me, and then I will

How about I won’t stop you from leaving?”

Zhang Ruomei was furious, but her brother actually refused to give up. After fighting for a long time, it turned out that he still wanted to keep Fang Zian to help him. Zhang Ruomei was about to refute his brother's unreasonable request, but Fang Zian laughed from the sidelines.

"Brother, are you so confident in your people? How do you know you will win?"

Zhang Diwan laughed and said: "Brother-in-law, I'm not exaggerating. In my opinion, you may not be able to accept these brothers. With what they have, my brothers from the Zhongyi Army are really better than them. You guys shoot arrows."

, although it is very lively. But if I pull any brother out, he is extremely skilled in bow and horse. You may not believe it, but it is a fact."

After Zhang Diwan said this, everyone in the fire brigade stopped working. Lei Hu shouted

: "What are you bragging about? I don't believe it."

Zhang Diwan smiled and said: "General Lei's fighting skills just now are good, but they are nothing. You relied on brute force and physical strength to win. You are not yet good at real fighting skills. You are among you."

You are the best among them, but my brothers in the loyal army are far superior to yours."

These words added fuel to the fire, and Lei Hu immediately shouted loudly: "Sir, compared with them, we are looking down on others. I can't stand this anger."

"That's right, let's compete with them. Who can't brag? Let's come out for a walk." Everyone in the fire brigade also started shouting.

Fang Zian scratched his head and said with a smile: "It seems that we can't compete today. Brother, let's compete. But I don't know how to compare."

Zhang Diwan said: "Let's win two out of three games. Didn't you compete in archery and martial arts before? How about we compete in these two games plus a hundred-man attack?"

Fang Zian asked: "What is a hundred-man attack?"

Zhang Diwan said: "It's very simple. You send out a hundred people, and we send out a hundred people. We fight in a melee, just like fighting. Of course, it's not real swords and guns, we use wooden blades.

There are wooden weapons used by Xun Chaos. The blades are dipped in pig's blood, so that the marks will be traced. Those who are hit in the chest and abdomen are considered dead. The dead are not allowed to participate in the battle. Whoever has more people left at the end wins.

The outcome is clear at a glance.”

Fang Zian burst out laughing and said, "What a fair attack."

Zhang Diwan's face turned red, and he laughed and said, "That's natural, it's fair."

In fact, the third game was extremely unfair. You must know that the Zhongyi Army is a soldier who has been through hundreds of battles and has extremely rich practical experience. Although it is not a regular soldier, which soldier in the Zhongyi Army today has not

I have been through the baptism of many actual battles on the battlefield. On the other hand, the Fire Army, except for some small battles on the way north this time, has almost zero actual combat experience. A seemingly fair attack with a hundred people is actually unfair at all. Use

A group of new recruits faced off against a group of battle-hardened veterans, and the result was self-evident.

Fang Zian understood this, but he didn't want to point it out. Because the soldiers and horses lacked actual combat experience, it was not Zhang Diwan's fault. Zhang Diwan just obviously hoped to use this to win.

"Okay, brother, it's up to you. Let's just play three games to add to the fun." Fang Zian said with a smile.

Zhang Diwan nodded and said: "Well, let's compete in the first game first. Archery. The rules will still be according to the rules you set before. We will each have ten sharp archers to shoot at the target. The target will be a hundred paces away.

Three rounds. After three rounds, the total number of rings is finally calculated. The one with the most rings wins."

Fang Zian nodded in agreement, and both sides immediately selected their men to prepare for the competition. Soon, twenty archers from both sides were in position. The two archery targets were also moved from the previous eighty steps to a hundred steps away. This was actually close to

In actual combat, the distance at which an archer shoots the enemy is the distance. Generally, the range of bows and arrows is a hundred steps, and the first round of arrows will be fired when the enemy enters the range of a hundred steps. In this way, even if the enemy cavalry rushes towards them, a skilled archer can at least fire

Three rounds. However, when shooting an arrow from a hundred steps away, the accuracy is not good. Those so-called archers who can pierce a poplar with a hundred steps can already be called expert archers. Not everyone can pierce a poplar with a hundred steps. If they have little strength and the bow is not fully drawn,

Wrong angle and wind direction will affect the accuracy. Ordinary soldiers may not be able to hit an arrow target a hundred steps away, let alone hit the bullseye.

The personnel were in place and Zhang Diwan personally gave the order. Twenty archers bent their bows and set arrows. The bow strings creaked and then the arrows whizzed out and went straight to the two archery targets. There was a clicking sound.

Suddenly, the wooden target was filled with arrows. The twenty sharp archers were really powerful. None of them missed the target, and all the arrows hit the target. For a time, there was a thunderous sound all around, and everyone clapped and cheered.

Fang Zian and Zhang Diwan went to the archery target side by side to check. After calculating the number of rings, the number of rings for both sides was 87 to 90, and the fire army was three rings behind. Not everyone can hit the target. There are only two people in the fire army.

Hitting ten rings, and three of the Zhongyi Army hit ten rings. But even so, this result is already impressive.

"Hahaha. Brother-in-law, I didn't expect that your men are really capable, but they are still a little inferior to our loyal army." Zhang Diwan laughed.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "There are still two rounds left, and the outcome is still undecided."

Zhang Diwan nodded and said, "That's true."

The second round of arrows was fired, and this time the score was 85 to 91. They still hit the target, but this time the fire army was six rings behind. After two rounds, the fire army archers were nine rings behind.

The wrinkles on Zhang Diwan's smiling face were blooming.

"Hahaha, brother-in-law, I'm afraid you are really going to lose this game."

Fang Zian said: "It's awesome, it's awesome. It's true that the loyal army fought bloody battles, and their archery skills are really amazing. However, I won't admit defeat. There's still one round left. Maybe this time, all your people will miss the target."

Zhang Diwan laughed and said, "Are you dreaming? How is that possible?"

Fang Zian smiled and said nothing. The third round was ready. The archers set their arrows and aimed intently, and the onlookers around them stared in silence. The archers were of the same level and took about the same amount of time to aim. Generally, they took about three breaths to aim.

At the right time, they almost fired arrows in unison. But this time, an arrow was shot ahead of schedule.

The bowstring rang sharply, and an arrow shot out of the sky like a meteor, heading straight for the target with a weird whistling sound. After the arrow was shot, the other archers shot the arrows in their hands. Far away.

Yes, they saw a cloud of smoke and dust rising from the wooden target of the Zhongyi Army, as if it had exploded from the middle. Everyone was shocked and looked with wide eyes, but saw nothing. Until Fang Zi Anhe

When Zhang Diwan went to check, Zhang Diwan was shocked to find that there was a hole the size of a wine glass in the center of his target. The ninth and tenth rings no longer existed, leaving only the outer ring outside the eighth ring.

Ringed archery target. The Zhongyi Army's archery target had seven arrows stuck on it. Six had eight rings, and one had seven rings. A total of fifty-five rings.

"Seventy-three versus fifty-five, this round the Fire Army surpassed the Loyal Rebel Army by 18 rings. Adding up the three rounds, it surpassed the Nine Rings. The Fire Army won this round." Fang Zian said loudly.

"How...how is this possible? What happened to this target? How could our archers miss the target?" Zhang Diwan said loudly.

"How do I know this? Brother, admit defeat." Fang Zian said with a smile.

"No, there must be something fishy. Let me take a look at your target over there." Zhang Diwan strode to the nearby wooden target, stared at the arrows above for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "Why are there only nine arrows?"

You didn't miss the target in the first two rounds, why did you miss the target in this round? There must be something weird. Yes, just now your people shot an arrow at our archery target... Could it be that... our bullseye was missed by your people?
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