Legendary star: Signed to the Palace at the beginning

Chapter 147 Yuchiga

In the second match, Yuchi Jia played against Qu Tutong.

Yuchijia rode a white horse, did not carry a weapon, but carried a bow and arrow, came to the circle of plum blossoms, and said: "General Qu Tu, how about we compete in archery?"

Qu Tu channel: "Okay, let's try what you say."

After finishing speaking, Qu Tutong hung the weapon on the victory hook of the bird thorn ring, then took off the iron back bow, and took out three arrows from the quiver.

Yuchijia said: "Let's remove the arrows and shoot three arrows at each other, the one with the fewest arrows will win."

Xiao Chuan ordered the soldiers to fetch white ash and dip it in the arrowhead.

Qu Tutong and Yuchi Jia urged their horses to run more than 200 steps, and then rushed towards each other.

The distance between the two sides was about 120 steps, Yuchijia shot an arrow first, and flew towards Qu Tutong's chest.

Qu Tutong saw that the arrow shaft was floating and frivolous, he despised it in his heart, and he didn't dodge it. He flicked the iron back bow disdainfully, and hit the sharp arrow.

Immediately Qu Tutong drew his bow and set an arrow, when the two horses were about a hundred paces apart, the sharp arrow had already flown towards Yuchiga.

Yuchijia hurriedly leaned back, his back pressed against the iron lintel of the war horse, and the sharp arrow flew past the tip of Yuchijia's nose.

The distance between the two horses was more than 60 steps, and they shot the second arrow almost at the same time. Qu Tutong leaned over on the horse's back, avoiding Yuchijia's sharp arrow.

Yuchijia had already left the stirrup with his left foot, turned his leg, and used a move to hide under the pedal. His body was hiding on the side of the horse, and Qu Tutong's sharp arrow flew past Yuchijia's saddle.

The two horses staggered and ran away for twenty or thirty steps.

Qu Tutong heard the sound of bowstrings behind him, and hastily used a trick of rhinoceros looking at the moon, leaning back and shooting an arrow backwards.

Qu Tutong shot an arrow, but did not see Yuchijia's arrow.

I don't know well, it turned out that Yuchijiaxu pulled the bowstring, now Yuchijia still has a sharp arrow in his hand, but Qu Tutong has no arrow.

Xiao Chuan said: "Ji Sheng, if Yuchiga doesn't shoot the third arrow, he will be invincible, and the two of them will be tied."

Changsun Sheng said: "Do you think Yuchijia can shoot the last arrow?"

Xiao Chuan said: "I guess Yuchijia will definitely shoot the last arrow."

Changsun Sheng asked, "Why?"

Xiao Chuan said: "Because Yuchijia will take risks, he wants to win, and he is confident that he can win."

Changsun Sheng said: "So Yuchiga still lost."

Sure enough, Yuchijia shot the last arrow, and the sharp arrow shot at Qu Tutong's face.

Qu Tutong twisted his body, dodged the sharp arrow, reached out and grabbed the shaft of the arrow, returned his hand and put the arrow on the bow, stretched the bow and nocked the arrow, and shot at Yuchijia.

Yuchijia shot an arrow into the air, but his mind was as calm as water. When he saw the sharp arrow flying, his body didn't move, he turned his head sideways to let the arrow pass, and opened his mouth to bite the arrow shaft.

The soldiers and thousands of disaster victims cheered in unison.

Feeling sorry for each other, Yu Chijia understood the truth, stopped shooting back, and drove the horse and Qu Tutong back together.

Qu Tutong laughed and said, "Yuchijia, you are so cunning that you almost deceived me."

Yu Chijia also smiled and said, "General Qu Tu, your arrows are quite powerful. If it wasn't for the lack of arrows, I wouldn't dare to catch them with my mouth."

Xiao Chuan raised his hands, and everyone quieted down. Xiao Chuan continued: "Zhang Xutuo is brave and good at fighting, he regards death as home, and dares to die with his opponent. They are all excellent, and it can be regarded as a tie with Qu Tutong. A man should do a good job, how can he stoop to be a thief? Mr. and General Changsun admire you both very much, I wonder if you would like to join our army?"

Zhang Xutuo said: "If your lord is willing to treat these disaster victims kindly, some two people are willing to follow you."

Xiao Chuan said: "That's no problem. You can choose strong men among the victims who are willing to follow you as the guards of the princess. We can go to Qujiang Village for the other old and weak people."

Yuchijia and Zhang Xutuo were overjoyed and saluted together to express their thanks.

Xiao Chuan clapped his hands and said, "Gentlemen, heroes."

Then Xiao Chuan pointed to the channel behind Lai Huer and Qu Tutong: "This is Lai Huer and Qu Tutong, Yuqiwei of the Great Zhou Dynasty. From the ninth rank, they have the title of Thousand Enemies. After you have achieved military merits, I will also recommend you as Yuqiwei."

Zhang Xutuo said: "One word is settled."

Xiao Chuan said, "It's hard to chase a four-horse horse."

Changsun Sheng said: "I can testify that I will recommend you together with Lord Dugu."

Zhang Xutuo and Yuchijia told the victims about the situation and found that more than 500 young and strong men were willing to join the marriage team and go to the grasslands to find a future. The remaining few hundred people gave them enough food and wrote a letter. Asking the victims to go to Qujiang Village outside Chang'an City to find Xiao Lizheng and arrange work in ditch digging or mining or cement workshops is a matter for later.

In order to practice riding skills, Xiao Chuan deliberately rode a horse instead of a car. As a result, in the past few days, his thighs have been worn bald.

It is said to be a saddle, but it is actually a cotton mattress spread on the horse's back, with leather padding on top to wrap the horse's belly.

For a rookie like Xiao Chuan, after riding for a long time, he couldn't sit still, his buttocks were bumping and he wanted to slide off the horse.

The stirrups don't fit well either. Dazhou's stirrups are inherited from the Xianbei people's stirrups with long straight handles and wooden cores.

The stirrup handle is in the shape of a long strip, and the ratio of its length to the stirrup height is about one-half. The upper part of the handle is pierced, and the root of the handle is gradually narrowed. The thickness of the stirrup body is the same, and the pedals are slightly raised upward. The texture of the stirrup is a wooden core. Three sides are covered with copper sheets or leather.

To put it bluntly, it was as if two wooden boots were tied on both sides of the horse's back, and his feet were inserted into the wooden boots. Several times, Xiao Chuan's buttocks slipped off the saddle, and his legs were still hanging in the stirrups.

"Stop, rest."

Xiao Chuan finally couldn't take it anymore, and seeing a market town in front of him, he immediately waved the team to stop.

Lai Hu'er said, "General, are we resting before it's time to start?"

Xiao Chuan said: "Chongshan, go find a carpenter and blacksmith, I want to build two things."

Lai Nuer said: "Obey."

Then he rode his horse and headed into the town.

Xiao Chuan asked the team to stop near an outdoor tea stand by the road, then walked into the tea stand with Changsun Sheng, Zhang Xutuo and others, ordered a few pots of tea, and began to drink.

The other soldiers rested on the spot, drank water and ate some dry food.

Soon, Lai Huer led the carpenter.

"My lord, a carpenter was found, but the blacksmith was ill and did not come."

Xiao Chuan took out the blueprints of Takahashi saddle and metal stirrups with wide pedals and straight handles that Du Niang secretly downloaded while drinking tea.

Xiao Chuan said: "Can you understand?"

The carpenter and blacksmith were originally called by the strange-looking nurse, and they felt uneasy, but after seeing Xiao Chuan's drawings, curiosity overcame fear, and they were immediately attracted. The carpenter said: "My lord, villains have been carpenters for generations. A villain can create a blueprint."

Hearing this, Xiao Chuan became interested in carpenters. He took a look at the carpenter. The carpenter appeared to be in his 40s, with a medium build and a slightly hunched back. He looked like he had been working as a carpenter all year round.

Xiao Chuan said, "What's your name?"

The carpenter said: "The villain has the same surname as Gongshu, and a single name has the same surname."

Xiao Chuan said: "If someone wants to make fifty saddles, how long will it take you to make them?"

Gongshu Zhong said: "If all the carpenters in the family work together, it can be completed in two days."

(End of this chapter)