Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

On the school field, thousands of cavalry were training intensely under the command of Zhang Yan, each of them riding a war horse, running in circles on the school field, and in their hands, they had opened the bowstrings that had been tied to the arrows, and they were all aiming at the arrow targets located in the center of the school field.

"Whoosh ......"

One arrow after another flew out of the string, dense as rain, and flew towards the target.

However, among the arrows like locusts, there are very few that can shoot the hearts on the target, and most of the arrows not only fail to hit the hearts on the target, but some even deviate from the target and shoot directly to the ground behind the target.

Zhang Yan sat on the general's platform, silently observing the training of these cavalrymen, and when he saw this scene, he shook his head helplessly.

Archery is inherently difficult to practice, let alone on horseback. Most people can easily shoot the bullseye when standing on land, but as soon as they get on horseback, the archery becomes terrible, and there is no accuracy at all.

After one group of cavalry finished shooting, another group of cavalry followed, and after aiming at the target, they released arrows one after another.

But the result was still miserable, a team of fifty cavalry, but only one or two hit the bull's-eye, and only a dozen people shot the target.

Tai Shi Ci, who was in charge of training these soldiers, saw this, and became angry, and couldn't help but scold: "Why are you all so stupid? You can't do such a simple thing? ”

When the cavalry heard Tai Shici's accusation, they all bowed their heads and were silent, and one or two of them hung their heads.

Seeing this, Tai Shici took a big bow, jumped on horseback, and shouted to everyone: "You are all optimistic, if you want to learn to ride and shoot, you must master the essentials." Archery on horseback is not as good as archery on land, and requires not only super high archery skills, but also very skilled riding skills. Among you, there are many people who are very good at riding and archery, and the key is to master the essentials of riding and archery, only in this way can you practice riding and archery well. ”

The soldiers all gathered together, pricked up their ears one after another, and listened carefully to Tai Shici's explanation, and even Zhang Yan, who was sitting on the point platform, listened very carefully.

"The horse you are riding is a living creature that can move constantly, so you must be familiar with the bumps of the horse's running, and when the horse is running, select a moment of time, pull the bow and arrow, aim at the target, release the bowstring, shoot the arrow, the whole process must be done in one go. Only then will you be able to hit the target. ”

When Tai Shici said this, he rode his horse to the school field and said to the soldiers: "I say with my mouth, you will never learn, and I will show you now." ”

As he spoke, Tai Shici suddenly turned around, and at the same time, his right hand had taken out a bow and arrow from the quiver, put it directly on the bowstring, and then pulled the bowstring hard, with a loud "whoosh", an arrow "whoosh", and then cut through the sky, and flew directly towards the arrow target located in the center of the school field.

The arrow was as fast as lightning, hitting the target directly, and it hit the red heart, and the whole action was like flowing water in the same way, without the slightest feeling of dragging mud and water.

When the soldiers saw this, they all cheered.

Tai Shi Ci said: "The arrow just now, I shot it motionless on horseback, and I believe that many of you will definitely be able to achieve such accuracy, and even surpass the archery." But the next thing I'm going to show you is archery on the back of a running horse, and I hope you can see how I do it. ”

As soon as the words fell, Tai Shici shouted "driving", and the whole person galloped out, he dragged the reins of the horse with both hands, the whole person was attached to the horse's back, and a pair of eyes stared directly at the arrow target located in the middle of the school field.

Suddenly, he loosened the reins of his horse with both hands, drew his bow and arrows, and in an instant, he shot an arrow at the target.

As soon as he shot the first arrow, the second came and rested it again on the bowstring, and after a few moments it was also shot, and then the third arrow was also on the bowstring, and he fired the arrow again.

Tai Shici's entire movement was as fast as lightning, and it was all completed while the horse was running, but seeing that the three arrows he shot out in a row, along different movement trajectories, they drove towards the three arrow targets.

"Poof! Burst! Burst! ”

All three arrows hit three different targets, and each of them hit the heart.

"Wow...... It's amazing......"

When the soldiers saw it, they were all dumbfounded, and they were all envious of Tai Shici's riding and archery skills, and they all hoped to have Tai Shici's skills.

Tai Shi Ci circled around the school yard for half a circle, heard cheers in his ears, fired his bow three times in a row, and shot three more arrows.

But this time, the three arrows always maintained a consistent trajectory and flew towards a target.

"Poof!"

The first arrow hits the bull's-eye.

"Poof!"

The second arrow followed, and the sharp arrow with strong force split the arrow in front of it in two, and hit the bull's-eye again.

"Poof!"

The third arrow followed like a shadow, sharply splitting the arrow on the bullseye in two again, and once again hit the bull's-eye!

The three arrows fired in succession, and the three arrows all hit a target, which immediately surprised everyone present, including Zhang Yan, who was sitting on the stage and watching.

When Tai Shi Ci reined in his horses and galloped back to the place, he noticed that the soldiers had respectful and adoring expressions on their faces.

Suddenly, there was a burst of joy and thunderous applause, as if to thank Tai Shici for bringing them a wonderful performance.

Tai Shi Ci's archery skills are outstanding, and his performance immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the soldiers for training.

Zhang Yan suddenly stood up from the point platform and shouted at the soldiers below: "You all saw it just now, if you also want archery like Lord Taishi, you must keep practicing until you can practice." During this period, Master Taishi will always teach you carefully, telling you how to master the essentials of mounted archery. I hope you can improve more and more, and become accurate marksmen! ”

The soldiers rekindled their fighting spirit, stepped on their horses, drew their bows and arrows, and after consulting Tai Shici with some tips on riding and archery, they began to practice again.

Under the careful guidance of Tai Shici, these soldiers are getting better and better at riding and shooting, from the initial many out of the arrow target, to now many arrows can hit the arrow target, which is a very haode breakthrough.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan also felt a little relieved psychologically.

He turned his face and looked at several other places on the school ground, but saw that Xu Chu was training the soldiers' physical strength, Niu Jin was training the soldiers' attack techniques, and Xu Sheng was training the soldiers' hand-to-hand combat skills.

At this moment, Chen Qun ascended to the podium, first bowed to Zhang Yan, and then said: "Lord Qi, Lu Bu sent a messenger to say that he would personally meet the lord!" ”

"Lu Bu's messenger?" After Zhang Yan heard this, he asked, "Where is it now?" ”

"I have been arranged by my subordinates to wait in the hall of the state governor's mansion." Chen Qun replied.

"Let's go, let's see!"

Zhang Yan turned around and got off the platform, accompanied by Chen Qun, left the school and headed towards the governor's mansion.

In the hall of the Governor's Mansion, Zhang Liao, as a messenger sent by Lu Bu, received due courtesy. He sat quietly in the hall, patiently waiting for Zhang Yan's arrival.

After a while, Zhang Liao suddenly saw that Zhang Yan, accompanied by Chen Qun, strode towards the hall, walking with a tiger, quite majestic.

Zhang Liao hurriedly stood up, walked to the door of the hall, and immediately hugged his fists and said, "Zhang Liao meets Zhang Andong!" ”

Zhang Yan was named Xuzhou Mu by the Son of Heaven, General Anton, and because of his ancestor Zhang Liang, he was named the Marquis by the Son of Heaven. But outsiders generally call Zhang Yan Zhang Envoy, and Zhang Liao calls Zhang Yan Zhang Andong, which is also correct, and that is because Zhang Yan is General Anton.

Zhang Yan saw that the messenger sent by Lu Bu was actually Zhang Liao, and he was immediately happy, and while he was happy, he grabbed Zhang Liao's hand and said with a smile: "Wenyuan doesn't have to be like this, you and my brother, where did you get so much etiquette?" Last time we said goodbye in a hurry, we didn't talk for a long time, this time you came to Pengcheng, I must be good to Haode to entertain you. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan turned his face to Chen Qun and said, "Changwen, please tell me to go down, prepare some wine and food, I want to have a drunk with Brother Wen Yuanxian!" ”

"Whoa!" Chen Qun responded with a fist clenched and turned out.

Zhang Yan took Zhang Liao's hand, walked straight into the hall, and said, "Brother Wen Yuanxian, General Lu sent you here, is there something wrong?" ”

Zhang Liao nodded and said, "Back to Zhang Andong......

Zhang Yan heard Zhang Liao's shouting so angrily, and immediately interrupted Zhang Liao's words and said, "When I get here, what is the virtuous brother still restraining me?" We are brothers, you can call me brother. ”

Zhang Liao then changed his words and said: "Brother Qiqi, General Lu wrote a letter to my brother, asking me to hand it over to my brother in person. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Liao took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan took the letter and read it hurriedly, his face expressionless.

He closed the letter again, put it in his arms, and then said to Zhang Liao with a smile: "Today you and my brother are rarely reunited, you must get drunk and rest, as for the things mentioned in the letter, wait for me to think about it, and give you an answer tomorrow, how about it?" ”

Zhang Liao nodded and didn't say anything more.

So, Zhang Yan sat in the hall and chatted with Zhang Liao.

After a while, the people brought wine and food, and Zhang Yan asked people to go to the school to invite Tai Shici, Xu Chu, Niu Jin, Xu Sheng, and then called Chen Qi, Chen Qun, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong to accompany them, and introduced everyone to Zhang Liao one by one, and Zhang Liao was also introduced to these people, only saying that he was his virtuous brother, but he did not say Zhang Liao's other identities.

Zhang Liao saw that Zhang Yan attached so much importance to himself, and he was also moved in his heart.

A group of people ate and drank happily, but Zhang Liao couldn't drink well, and he was soon drunk by Zhang Yan.

So, Zhang Yan asked Zhang Liao to be carried to the guest room to rest, and he was in the hall, and said in front of everyone: "Since everyone is here, let's discuss one thing." ”

As he spoke, he took out the letter written by Lu Bu and handed it to everyone to circulate.

Tai Shi Ci, Xu Chu, Niu Jin, and Xu Sheng are all rough people, and a few people know a little bit about Tai Shi Ci, but they don't know much about it, so this letter is only circulated among Chen Qi, Chen Qun, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong.

After reading the letter, Chen Qi, Chen Qun, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong looked at each other, but they didn't say much.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan said, "Four gentlemen, do you think this matter is feasible?" ”