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    One of the martial arts examinations is wrestling, which is also known as wrestling in later generations. This is the only test for fighting. As long as you are not disqualified in the first few levels, you can have the opportunity to fight against your opponent. The martial arts examination chooses comprehensive skills assessment.  The title of "Martial Arts Champion" cannot be obtained by outstanding performance. What is required is the candidate who ranks first in overall strength. However, those who have outstanding performance in a certain exam competition can also win the title of individual event, such as "Archer".  title.

    Every time the martial arts competition is held, compared with the serious scene of the scholars' scientific examination, the martial arts competition is like a grand event. Not only the court officials visit, but also many common people can see it. Of course, they are invited, and sometimes they may  The Holy Emperor will also go to watch, so it is very lively. In previous years, the martial arts competitions were held in the imperial city or at the crossbow field. Not all common people can go to watch. This year's martial arts competitions were changed to outside Chang'an City, that is, in the Ming Dynasty.  It is held in front of Demen Gate and ordinary people can go and watch it.

    This is good news for ordinary people. The martial arts competition is held in such a grand and open manner this year. Qin Xuan probably has a certain relationship with Tubo. This is to create momentum and at the same time to suppress some signs of emphasizing culture over martial arts. The Tang Dynasty is far away  The country has not yet reached the point where the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Surveillance from all over the world and internal land annexation issues are all unsettling factors that threaten the Li family's dynasty. The superficial prosperity cannot cover up these internal and external troubles.

    The best way to show the strength of a country is force. There is no doubt about this. Although force is not the main thing, it is the most intuitive. People all understand the principle of moving forward before troops and horses have food and grass. In fact, war is a competition of national strength.  , but in the current era of cold weapons, national strength is not the most important, but force is the first, because there is also the saying that war is supported by war. The methods often used by nomadic tribes are not like the era of hot weapons, bullets,  Gunpowder is indispensable.

    Qin Xuan got the martial arts examination notice, which is similar to the admission ticket, and knew that this was a certificate verifying his identity and allowing him to participate in the martial arts examination. It detailed the time, place and subject arrangement of the examination. It turned out that it was true.  It was placed in the last competition, and this event was not included in the original martial arts competition. Some assessment items were added after Kaiyuan. I don¡¯t know if I can make it to the end this time. The person who ridiculed me in the martial arts temple  Can you touch it?

    He didn't know the bearded young man, and he didn't know whether he knew him or not. The people participating in the martial arts examinations came from all over the Tang Dynasty, and many of them were from the army. They were a mixed bag, all wanting to soar into the sky in the martial arts examinations.  , it can be said to be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but it is a pity that the current martial arts examinations only include wrestling, and there are no examination subjects such as fighting or sword and gun fighting.

    After arguing with that person, Qin Xuan did not stay in the martial arts temple to watch those people wrestling. He was still interested, but was disturbed by a fly. However, it is not that he had never seen the horns in this era. The horns in the army  There are not too many requirements. The victory is to knock the opponent down, and the lower back is counted. As for the method used, it doesn't matter. The only thing is that you can't use equipment, including earth, stone and tiles. You can't use it. It all depends on strength and skills.  .

    Judging from the physical appearance, the bearded guy I met in the martial arts temple was stronger and more powerful than him, and he was about the same height. Speaking of height, the martial arts regulations are really detailed. Appearance and figure are also an assessment standard. Anyone who is taller than  Those who are above six feet are considered to be in the first place, that is, those who are about 1.8 meters tall are considered to be the standard. Those who are below this are considered to be in the second place and are unqualified. If you are not qualified in this area, you can also participate in the martial arts, but whether you can pass the  It depends on other projects.

    Only after Qin Xuan got the test certificate did he know that the current exam is divided into two major items and seven minor items in total. The major items are flat shooting and martial arts. Flat shooting is a type of foot shooting. Taking it out as a single major item is  For a reason, there are many types of bows. According to their strength, they are divided into fighting bows and stone bows. The flat shooting is mainly to test a candidate¡¯s strength and accuracy in drawing the bow. People who can use strong bows and have good accuracy are equivalent to  Snipers or artillery in the army of later generations can play a big role.

    The purpose of flat shooting is mainly to select marksmen who have extraordinary strength and archery accuracy that exceeds ordinary archers. They are the long-range killers in the army. The stronger the bow, the farther the shooting distance. The requirement for flat shooting is thirty arrows.  When it comes to archery targets, all arrows must not miss the target for the third time. It seems simple, but you need to know that for an archer to draw the bow thirty times in a row, this concept is equivalent to lifting a weight of at least fifty kilograms continuously.  Thirty times the same thing, can you do it?  It seems simple, but it is actually very difficult. Otherwise, how can you pass if you pass this item? What matters is the strength of the bow, the durability of the bow, and the accuracy of the archery. Both are indispensable.

    There are currently four categories of bows, long bows, horn bows, slight bows and checkered bows. The long bow is used in foot combat, that is, the foot archer can usually ride a horse, but when encountering an enemy, he will immediately dismount his horse and draw a bow to shoot arrows.  The bow is mostly a stone bow, and the horn bow is mostly used by cavalry, which can be used for riding or foot shooting. Generally, the bows used are seven or more bows, depending on the individual's ability., as for the Shao bow and the Ge bow, they are the bows used by hunters and the Royal Forbidden Army, and they are short-range bows.

    As for why horizontal shooting is listed as a separate major item, this has a lot to do with the longbow. In this era, the longbow is relatively cheap to make, and has the longest shooting range among bows. It is also very powerful and is particularly suitable for shooting.  The effective range of longbows currently used by infantry archers can basically reach more than two hundred steps, and powerful archers using powerful longbows can even achieve an effective range of more than three hundred steps. Of course, this is too rare.

    If there are several such archers in an army, it will be a nightmare for the enemy generals. For the enemies around Datang, they mostly use cavalry bows such as horn bows, with an effective range of five  From ten to a hundred steps, there is no doubt that the archers using longbows can give them a violent and effective blow. They have a great advantage in terms of effective range.

    In the army of the Tang Dynasty, longbow archers like this are the targets of key protection. They are an important unit that can deal long-range strikes to the enemy. Moreover, if a candidate gets the first place in the flat shooting, there will be a candidate who gets the first place in the flat shooting. Such talents and martial arts  Like the first, those who can be named on the gold list can also be seen from this point that the martial arts attaches great importance to horizontal shooting. It can be said that longbowmen are the best among archers, and they belong to the cranes that stand out among the chickens.

    In the martial arts examination, there are six categories: long stack, horse shooting, carbine, rifle shooting, talent, appearance, speech, and weight lifting. This year, the weight lifting has been changed to corner thrust, plus horizontal shooting, there are seven items in total. This  Among the seven examinations, those who pass five items can be ranked first. The scores of each examination are divided into three standards: "upper, lower, lower". Among the six items of the martial arts, three are related to archery, and level shooting is added.  , even if you get all the remaining items, you won't be able to pass, not to mention that the requirement for passing is that five items must be passed.

    This is a very difficult thing for Qin Xuan. Bows and arrows are his biggest weakness. Unlike crossbows, you only need to practice a few times to master the key points. Bows and arrows are really a technical skill that has been trained for a long time. So far, his archery skills have improved.  He was still able to draw the bow and shoot the arrow. As for whether he could hit the target, only God knew. He was not sure at all.

    Not to mention flat shooting, he has the strength for this, but in terms of technique, it depends on the heart and the hand. The long crenel in the martial arts examination is an archery target placed at the crenellation of the city wall. It is a hundred and fifteen steps away. With ten arrows, can he have  The one with ten arrows hitting the bull's-eye circle is the winner. If one of the ten arrows hits the second circle of the target, it is considered the second best, that is, it is qualified. If one arrow hits the third circle, you can shoot the rest.  When it comes to the central circle, it is also an unqualified time and the Qi Dou bow is used.

    It can be seen that this archery is not so easy to learn. One hundred and five steps, ten arrows, all hitting the center circle is considered excellent, and the hit rate is 100%. Are all the marksmen in the Tang Dynasty?  This is impossible. The distance of 105 steps is equivalent to 100 meters. The strongest bows used by men in later Olympic Games for archery competitions have a maximum distance of 90 meters. They use compound bows, which are longer than those of the Tang Dynasty.  The bow is very powerful. Most of the shots at this distance require high technical skills, so it is not easy to get it first. It would be good if you can get it second.

    As for horse shooting, it is horseback archery. Two deer-shaped targets are used to shoot at a gallop. The one who can hit two deer is ranked first, and the one who can hit one is ranked second. As for foot shooting, it is mobile archery, and  Horseback riding is similar. The reason why there are many archery test items shows that the status of bows and arrows in war is unparalleled. It is also a major means of attack that is highly lethal to the enemy and safe for oneself.

    Except for the level shooting, Qin Xuan is not sure that he can fight with others with stones. If he wants to fight, he can only throw the stone two to three hundred steps away. The distance of one hundred steps is not a big problem. If it is two hundred steps, then he may not use internal force.  It's probably out of the question. Even if you use internal force, you won't have much accuracy and power at this distance of two hundred steps. This is incomparable with the long bow.

    As for long stacks, horse shooting, and infantry shooting, because the distance is only 150 steps, there is no problem. At a distance of about 100 steps, this is 100% sure. No matter whether the person moves or the target moves, there is no problem.  , the key point is that the examiner does not agree with the use of stones instead of bows and arrows for the competition. I feel that stones are a bit difficult to use, but in war, arrows may be limited, but stones are everywhere. In comparison, stones are cheaper than arrows.  A hundred times better because you don¡¯t have to spend any money.

    ¡°Yuanyuan, come to the study,¡± Qin Xuan shouted.

    At present, little Jiajing and Jiayue are very playful. They are both four months old and can laugh and roll over. As for Jiarui, Jiayi and Jiaqi, they cannot roll over yet. They sleep more than they wake up.  All the little guys were fair and chubby, and very cute. In order not to affect their study of the art of war, they carried their son and daughter away and told them to study peacefully in the study.

    "What's the matter, husband?" Miss Guo opened the door and asked.

    "That martial arts test, I saw the test results. As for the archery I used stones, have you figured it out? It would be embarrassing if you don't get knocked down by the examiner when you go on stage," Qin Xuan said.

    (Wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival and all the best)"After receiving this ultimatum, as for the matter of me using stones for archery, have you figured it out? It would be embarrassing if you don't get knocked down by the examiner when the time comes," Qin Xuan said.

    (Wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival and all the best)
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