Shi Wei, Zhang Qi, Su Xiaomei, and Su You were also among the crowd watching the fun.

Yelu Renxian, the ambassador of the Liao Kingdom, was a great hero in quelling the Chongyuan Rebellion. Now he has a golden crown on his head. The back eaves of the golden crown are pointed and long, like a spread lotus leaf. He is wearing a narrow purple robe and a gold quilt around his waist.

Deputy envoy Ma Shiliang, wearing a gold belt around his waist and dressed like a Hanfu, stood aside.

A companion from the Song Dynasty stepped on the crossbow, danced around, set an arrow, and handed it to Mr. Yelvren.

Yelvren first raised the crossbow to take aim, and his companion from the Song Dynasty gave some pointers. Yelvren adjusted his posture first, then pulled the trigger, and with a snap, the crossbow arrow flew out.

Fifty steps away from the opposite side, there was a flag bearer hiding in a wooden bunker. At this time, he came out and looked at the arrow stack. Then he took down the red flag from the flag stand on the side and waved it.

Ma Shiliang said with a smile: "The ambassador is very skilled in archery. This is a perfect match. Silver Saddle is the ambassador."

The archery target has three colors, with a red heart in the center, a yellow circle outside, and a white circle outside. The prizes for this shooting include costumes, clothing, gold and silver utensils, and the most expensive one is a silver horse harness.

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Yelvren laughed first and said: "This thing is labor-intensive and has a short range. It is more than three times slower than the eagle bow. In Daliao, even the Queen Mother can hunt tigers and bears during the annual hunting ceremony. So this is just for fun for farmers.

It’s good to play.”

The people from the Song Dynasty who were watching the excitement around felt a little depressed.

Shi Wei tugged on Su You's sleeve in the crowd: "Brother Xiaoyou, what the Liao people said makes sense. Crossbows are indeed slower than bows."

Su You said loudly: "Yes, but it takes a lot of training to become an archer. It takes two or three years to become a qualified soldier. But a crossbowman only takes four months. So this is a matter of comprehensive cost. As for the rest

We can find ways to make up for our shortcomings.”

"For example, the crane-shank crossbow solves the problem of range; the three-stage shot solves the problem of slow winding. Our army of the Song Dynasty has a numerical advantage, but not a military advantage. There are many reasons, one of which is the poor quality of individual soldiers."

"But on the other hand, among the Three Kingdoms, our Song Dynasty has the greatest potential in terms of individual soldier quality. Using crossbows is the best choice for the Song Dynasty today, but it may not be the Song Dynasty's forever choice."

This was very reasonable, and the people around him felt that Xiao Langjun had a comprehensive view of the problem, and that the Liao people's slander was completely unreasonable, and they couldn't help but cheer and applaud.

There was an envoy next to Yelv Renxian, wearing a golden crown, a narrow scarlet robe, a golden quilt, and a swung back. He said disapprovingly: "Song people are used to talking nonsense. If this thing doesn't work, it won't work. Bring me my bow!"

The man handed me the carved bow, and the man fired three arrows in a row, and the arrows hit the target.

Seeing someone jumping out, Yeluren smiled slightly: "Wu Guishi's archery skills are not bad even if he goes to participate in the Khitan Spring Hunting Ceremony."

Wu Zong was the ambassador of Xixia. Hearing this, he laughed and said: "Like Khitan, Xixia was founded on hunting, and the most important thing is the bow and horse. Crossbows are of little use in this kind of situation, but not on the battlefield..."

I heard a voice say: "Really? I don't think so."

When the two of them looked at each other, they saw Gao Zhisheng wearing a Confucian robe and a lotus crown.

Gao Zhisheng bowed to the two men: "It is possible to build a country with bows and horses, but if you want to rely on bows and horses to govern a country, there is something wrong. To put it bluntly, the country does not have the strength to feed its own people, which itself is a mistake in power."

After saying that, he said to Atunmi: "Shall we also have some fun with General Li?"

Atunmi smiled and said, "I can't get used to this crossbow."

Gao Zhisheng said: "Then let's play with our southwest."

Soon, three crane-shank crossbows were placed on the table.

Atunmi said: "Mingrun, come here and help me!"

Gao Zhisheng smiled and said: "Mingrun, come here quickly, your sister is going to perform the magic arrow show."

Su You stepped forward and stood on both sides of Atunmi with Gao Zhisheng.

Gao Zhisheng said to Yelu Renxian and Wu Zong: "The two ambassadors said that the crossbow has flaws. Indeed, the crossbow is good at defense but not good at offense. This is its flaw. However, it is biased to say that it is useless on the battlefield."

Atunmi was already angry at the nonsense of the Xixia and Khitan people, and said: "Stop talking nonsense! Load the crossbow!"

Gao Zhisheng laughed, cocked the crane's crossbow and hung the arrows.

Su You on the other side also started to do this.

When Atunmi pulled the trigger, the short arrow flew out almost in a straight line, hitting the red heart.

The crowd around them burst into cheers, and then they saw Atunmi put down the crossbow and pick up the No. 28 Crane Shin Crossbow on the table.

The three of them cooperated. Gao Zhisheng and Su You were only responsible for winding the string, and Atunmi was responsible for firing the crossbow. The three-tinged short arrows flew out with a "swish, swish" and quickly established a rhythm.

This speed is no less than that of a bow, and its sustainability is much better than that of a bow.

In just one cup of tea, the arrow stack in front was densely packed with arrow feathers. Adunmi was a master, but none of his arrows missed the target.

Waves of cheers erupted from the crowd. Su Xiaomei started to set the rhythm, and then the crowd began to count in unison: "...Thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two... Forty-three! Forty-four! Forty."

Five! Good”

One unit of the crane-shin crossbow is equipped with fifteen arrows, and three units have finished shooting 45 arrows. Only a few minutes have passed.

Su You said loudly to the crowd of onlookers: "It is generally believed that the bow is stronger than the crossbow because the archer has practiced for a long time."

"For example, the knights of Xixia and Khitan began to practice bow shooting at the age of six, and became qualified archers at the age of sixteen. Ten years passed in between."

"The performance just now is just to prove that if I, the Song Dynasty crossbowman, can spend more time practicing, I can still perform well."

"An archer who can shoot ten arrows in a row is a proficient martial artist; an archer who can shoot fifteen arrows in a row is a talented military elite; an archer who can shoot so many arrows in such a short period of time means that Yang Youji is resurrected and Xue Rengui is reincarnated.

Can't do it."

"So you don't need to look down on others and look down on yourself. When hunting tigers and bears, people have less fields and more woods."

"I also want to hunt tigers, but Bianjing is hundreds of miles away. In addition to mulberry orchards, there are also wheat and millet fields. There must be tigers for us to hunt, right?"

The onlookers from Bianjing burst into laughter.

"Young Master is right! Not to mention tigers, rabbits and pheasants are all rare!"

“In the past, pigs were raised free-range, but now they are all raised in pens!”

"Yes, yes, our Song Dynasty is so bad. There is nothing around Bianjing City, so why don't we just have to set up a few targets and shoot at them? Hahahaha, I'm so ashamed..."

"They are still very powerful. The Queen Mother has already gone to the battlefield to hunt. I am afraid she is not a savage living in the mountains..."

If people in the capital become talkative, they will become very angry.

Wu Zong said angrily: "Boy! Who are you?! How dare you disturb the situation here?!"

Su You cupped his hands and said, "My envoy said something harsh. It was the Young Marquis of Dali who asked me to come out. If there is anything wrong with what I just said, please correct me."

Wu Zong sneered and said: "When my young emperor prepares troops and raises troops to investigate, the little boy with a yellow mouth will say something is wrong!"

Su You immediately interrupted the etiquette and sneered: "Young Emperor? Xixia was conferred by the Song Dynasty, but it was only a prince. Khitan Ambassador, is the title of Young Emperor of Xixia Liang Zuo conferred by the king of your country?"

Yelvren smiled and shook his head. If he could see the conflict between the Song people and the Xixia people, of course he would support it: "I am the king of the country, but he has never told me about it."

Su You spread his hands and said, "So, a little king can barely be called you. How did you get the title of young emperor?"

Wu Zong was so angry that he raised his bow and took an arrow, intending to shoot at Su You.

While the crowd was screaming, they heard Wu Zong scream. The Song companion next to him raised his hands to show his support. Then he threw Wu Zong to the ground with a kick and twist, twisting his arm and pressing him to the ground.

Wu Zong howled incessantly, and the Xixia warriors around him drew their swords in an attempt to save people. Atunmi and Gao Zhisheng pressed the springs on their waists, and two daggers popped out to protect Su You.

Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, the sergeant maintaining order outside the field reacted and quickly separated the two sides.

The archery competition in Nanyuyuan caused a diplomatic incident, which quickly alarmed the Kaifeng Mansion and then the imperial court.

Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao were having a banquet with officials at the Five Mountains Guan Yingxiang Pond today. As a result, Sima Guang and Lu Jie started work ahead of time and impeached Gao Yi, the Xixia Yin companion of Honglu Temple, during the banquet.

This time the Xixia envoys came from Yanzhou, and Gao Yi was the official in charge of receiving them. He had a conflict with the Xixia envoys, and was therefore impeached by Sima Guang, the Chief Admonition Yuan.

Sima Guang was still wearing auspicious clothes, a big ball-head hat with hairpins on his head, a red brocade lion's shirt, and a gold-plated King's belt with several layers of bones on the belt.

But no matter how jubilant the clothes were, they couldn't stop the cold feeling from Zhijian Yuan: "Your Majesty, Wu Zong, the envoy of Xixia, is a member of the Xia Kingdom. It is related to the dignity of the court. Even if he is vulgar, he should be cared for and tolerated. When your Majesty first ascended the throne,
Chapter completed!