A Shangdang cavalryman muttered in a low voice: "Damn it. This little general is not a human being after all. How can he be so accurate with his marksmanship? The leader of our camp, Wang Tuen, is so awesome that he can only hit seven out of ten."
A Julu cavalryman smiled and replied: "You don't know this, right? This young general is General Zhao Zilong, whom our lord invited from Changshan. Despite his young age and low reputation, he is extremely skilled in martial arts. I think he is the perfect candidate for the position of Captain of the Cavalry this time."
"Go, go, go. Shut up." A Xuanwei official who was born in Quyang waved his hand to stop the conversation between the two. He lowered his head and muttered: "Two little kids know how to play. It's natural for this young man to be great. If Without my master's discerning eye, how could we be in such a situation today?"
The two cavalrymen nodded in agreement and turned their admiring gaze to Wen Yuan.
Paying attention to the eyes of the cavalrymen looking at Zhao Yun, Wen Yuan nodded with satisfaction. The position of Xiaoqi Lieutenant was originally left by Wen Yuan for Zhao Yun. However, seniority is the most important thing in the army. Although Zhao Yun is highly skilled in martial arts, if he cannot stand out in front of others, Performance. Taking the position of Captain of the Knights will definitely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Zhao Yun's marksmanship is superb. Not to mention hitting seven out of seven, but hitting ten out of ten is not unusual in his opinion. The military admires the strong. This kind of effect is one of the reasons why he asked Zhao Yun to demonstrate before the competition. .
Eight Thorns and Eight Middle Schools. At this time, the school grounds were completely silent. Except for the sound of drums, only the sound of three thousand cavalrymen breathing in and swallowing saliva could be heard. Everyone looked at Zhao Yun and fell to the ground in admiration. They even watched the battle on the stage. Hao Zhao and others showed solemn expressions on their faces. Only Xu Huang, Wang Yue and others who had seen Zhao Yun's skills did not take it seriously at all...
Nine thorns hit the mark. Everyone stretched their necks and held their breath. The generals on the stage pressed their hands on the fence in front of the stage, for fear that the most exciting part would be missed accidentally.
Zhao Yunting stood outside the white line with his gun. Now he is the focus of everyone present. Today, everyone who saw him for the first time will remember this young man in silver armor and white robes. His performance will be Create a new record in the three years since Wenyuan founded the army.
The drum sounded, started, ran, and stabbed. All the movements were like flowing water. The spear thrust out and accurately pointed on the heart of the grass target. The next moment, the red flag waved again.
Ten hits out of ten.
"Roar." The school grounds, which had been silent for a long time, erupted with an unprecedented loud shout. Everyone admired Zhao Yun from the bottom of their hearts. From this moment on, Zhao Yun has been placed in a very high position by them. In their own army With such a skilled soldier, the soldiers will have greater courage and confidence in battle.
Zhao Yun came to the general stage on horseback and saluted Wen Yuan with his spear.
"Good job." Wen Yuan nodded appreciatively.
"Thank you for your support, my lord. Fortunately, I will live up to my command." Zhao Yun replied with a calm smile. However, Wen Yuan could see a hint of unconcealable excitement in his eyes.
Yes. Isn't this sense of glory that is revered by all people what a general desires most? No one can resist this kind of glory.
Wen Yuan smiled and pointed at the strict cavalry formation behind Zhao Yun. He said: "Go and enjoy what you deserve."
A trace of gratitude flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes. He saluted solemnly and said: "The last general takes orders." After saying that, Zhao Yun rode his horse and ran towards the military formation. He pulled the reins in front of the army. The horses stood up. Zhao Yun stood up with his spear drawn. He shouted loudly: "This is Zhao Zilong from Changshan."
"Zhao Zilong. Zhao Zilong. Zhao Zilong."
"..." Three thousand cavalrymen raised their spears to the sky, forming a forest of hedgehogs and spears several miles long.
They shouted hoarsely and used all their strength. Their eyes were full of respect, admiration and admiration. Zhao Yun galloped back and forth in the military formation three times before returning to the commander's platform and stood respectfully behind Wen Yuan.
The cavalry competition continues, as does the infantry competition...but the competition on the first day of Shangdang County belongs to Zhao Yun.
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June 13th. The ten-day Shangdang Competition ended. Zhao Yun deservedly won the title of Knight Rider with his first place in assassination, mounted shooting, and martial arts. He commanded three thousand cavalry for Wen Yuan.
Xu Huang also obtained the position of Captain of the Cavalry with his proficient martial arts. The rest of the men were also assigned official positions based on their assessment results.
After nearly half a year of training, Shangdang's 15,000 soldiers indeed have quite good combat power. In this competition, a total of 352 people obtained the rank of upper-class soldiers. More than 90% of them obtained the rank of intermediate sergeants. More than a thousand unqualified soldiers were eliminated as auxiliary soldiers. The missing soldiers were drawn from the auxiliary soldiers.
After that, Wen Yuan practiced cavalry with Zhao Yun in Shangdang during the day, and performed the Zhougong ceremony with Diao Chan at night. This comfortable life lasted for about half a month, until Guo Jia came to Shangdang County.
"Greetings, my lord." Guo Jia looked at Wen Yuan with a mischievous smile.
"Fengxiao. Why are you here?" Wen Yuan's old face felt hot inexplicably when Guo Jia looked at him with a smile.
"My lord, what do you mean, I can't come. My lord, are you in a gentle country and forget to leave?" Guo Jia laughed. He poured a glass of water and took a sip. He then waved the folding fan in his hand contentedly.
Guo Jia has always been informal. Wen Yuan didn't have much temper about this. Wen Yuan scratched his hair and said with a smile: "How's it going over there in Julu? Everything is fine."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Everything is fine. It's just that the mistress misses the lord very much. She has lost a lot of weight these days."
Wen Yuan said oh and lowered his head without saying a word.
Seeing Wen Yuan lowering his head and saying nothing, Guo Jia coughed and changed the subject: "My lord, an angel has arrived from the court."
"Oh." Wen Yuanhu's eyes widened. He raised his head and asked, "The imperial court sent someone here. But it's for a reward."
"Exactly. The imperial court made the lord a former general, the governor of Jizhou, and the Marquis of Yiyang Ting. The envoy had already arrived in Julu before I came. I came here specifically to tell the lord about this matter."
Wen Yuan frowned slightly and said, "Oh no. I pushed him into the fire pit. That was Dong Zhuo's reward. The little emperor actually took it seriously. He didn't think carefully before issuing the decree."
Zhou Cang, who was following Guo Jia, couldn't help but chuckle. If he hadn't seen this with his own eyes, no one would believe that there are people in the world who are not rare in rewards.
In fact, it's not that Wen Yuan didn't care about rewards. It was just that the titles he received made him really troubled. Forget about the general position and the title of marquis. Didn't the official position of Jizhou governor obviously put him in opposition to Yuan Shao, who claimed to be the shepherd of Jizhou?
It is true that Wen Yuan has been thinking about Jizhou and has always thought about stealing it. But now is really not the time. Yuan Shao has just driven Gongsun Zan away to the Jizhou border area after two victories. Now is the time when the troops and horses are strong and the morale is high. Once Yuan Shao knows about this, he will probably turn the gun on himself. Although Wenyuan is not afraid of confronting Yuan Shao at this moment, it will still be very difficult to annex Jizhou. If he fails, it will be a lose-lose situation. .