The training of the soldiers was in full swing. Uncle Pang De and Uncle Ma Dai even personally taught the soldiers saber techniques and spear techniques on the battlefield. Those were the capital to save their lives. The soldiers trained even harder. Even when they were sleeping, they would secretly get up to practice with each other. Sometimes, even I couldn't bear to let them work so hard. However, in order for them to survive on the battlefield, I could only let them work hard. But I also know that it's a dream to take down Ji City with just these soldiers. My casualty camp is completely mine now, and I can't let them stay idle. I asked my uncle to send people to cut down many trees on Nanshan and build a charcoal kiln. I asked him to send people to burn charcoal for me. Although my uncle didn't understand what I wanted to do, after my mother told him about my miraculous performance in the past, he didn't bother to ask anymore. He arranged for Uncle Pound to command the soldiers to do it. In addition, I used the name of Ji Shi Tang to purchase medicinal herbs and collected a large amount of sulfur and saltpeter from the surrounding towns. I also bought a large number of radishes. After collecting them, I specially selected some reliable wounded soldiers who were already capable of doing some work to purify the saltpeter. The main component of saltpeter was potassium nitrates. It was a type of salt that could be dissolved in water, and its dissolving rate increased rapidly as the temperature of the water changed. At room temperature, every 100 grams of water could dissolve 30 grams of potassium nitrates. At 100 degrees Celsius, 100 grams of water could actually dissolve 240 grams. I gave these soldiers strict instructions. First, they would add saltpeter into the boiling water in a ratio of two to one and stir it constantly. When the saltpeter was completely dissolved, there would be many deposits at the bottom of the earthen basin and some floating objects on the surface of the water. These were the impurities in the saltpeter. At this time, these impurities had to be quickly filtered out with a coarse cloth. After filtering out the impurities, the solution was a relatively pure solution of potash. After it cooled down, colorless transparent or white potash granules would be separated at the bottom of the earthen basin, which was the pure saltpeter. Of course, this saltpeter was not very pure, because strictly speaking, it had to be purified with distilled water. There were still many dissolved impurities in the water. However, if I wanted to purify it in batches, it was obviously not practical to use distilled water. Moreover, this purity of saltpeter was enough for me. Then, I personally mixed it evenly in the ratio of one and a half portions of charcoal and one portion of sulfur. Then, I dissolved seven and a half portions of saltpeter into the water, and then mixed the mixture of charcoal and sulfur. Then, I looked for Zhao Long and Zhao Hu. He used a big and heavy wooden hammer to slowly crush them into pieces and mix them evenly. He pressed them into a big cake shape. Because he pressed them for a long time, the water slowly dried up. Then, he broke the cake into particles in stages, polished it with lead powder, filtered it with a bamboo sieve, and packed it in a big cabinet. He also asked Uncle Pang to send fine soldiers to strictly protect it. No one was allowed to touch it, and no fire was allowed to approach it.
At the same time, I borrowed 500 soldiers from my new Anda-Kirbineng to dig a tunnel for me. I want them to dig a tunnel from the camp to the bottom of the city wall. Of course, my uncle also agreed. Otherwise, it would be taboo for me to privately transfer soldiers. Kirby happily agreed and even personally directed them to dig. However, his brother-in-law Ya Dan was not willing. Although they had no choice but to give it because of the order, they said that they had no ability to lead troops and only knew how to mess around. So I went straight to him.
"Leader Yandan, no matter how big a hen is, it can't fly faster than a young eagle. No matter how powerful a sheep is, it's still afraid of a half-grown tiger. If you think we can't do it, you can challenge us.”
Ya Dan had seen my sword dance at the banquet, but she didn't think that an underage child like me could have any ability. She laughed loudly,
"If you want to tame a horse, you must have the ability to tame it. The warriors of the grasslands relied on the broadswords in their hands, not their mouths.”
"Very well, leader Yandan, the three of us will compete with you to see who is stronger. I'm afraid that it won't look good if you lose."
Ya Dan glared.
"We will lose? Only a ghost would believe that."
"Do you dare to bet?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Just you! I can swear to Longevity Heaven that if I lose, you can order me around at will from now on. What about you?"
"Me? It's impossible for me to lose. However, to be fair, if I lose, I will give you the entire Save the World Hall and 10,000 taels of silver.”
Ya Dan also knew the value of the Salvation Hall in troubled times. It was a life-saving talisman. In addition, there was also 10,000 taels of silver. Even his entire tribe could not gather that amount. He immediately agreed.
Zhang Bao and Guan Xing also felt a little guilty. They knew that I didn't have that much money. I can give the Hall of the World away. At most, I can just change its name and rebuild it. Anyway, as long as the divine doctor and I are here, there won't be any new medicine. However, we still know how good our martial arts are, so we're not too worried about the outcome.
"Leader Yandan, for the sake of fairness, I think we should ask General Ma and General Pang to testify. How about we win three out of five?"
"Alright, in order to prevent others from saying that I'm bullying a child, I'll do as you say. Let's have one round of archery, three rounds of one-on-one combat, and one round of group combat. How about that?”
"Alright, I agree. Let's agree to start the competition tomorrow.”
I returned to my 1000-man army camp and gathered all the soldiers to relay tomorrow's plan.
"Brothers, we have been practicing for 20 days. I believe that you can feel your progress. Tomorrow will be our chance to practice before we go to the battlefield. Most of the brothers were people they didn't like and were burdens to them. I hope that every brother will cheer up and treat Kirby and the others as enemies tomorrow. We will beat Kirby and the others until they are convinced. Let's see if we're a burden. At the same time, tomorrow's competition would also serve as a test for everyone and record their military achievements. Tonight, eat as much as you can and go to bed early.”
"Yes, beat them until they are convinced.”
After the soldiers dispersed, I left Zhang Bao and the other two to discuss tomorrow's operation.
The sun had risen from the east, and the mist on Nanshan Hill was rising. The entire camp knew that Kirby and I could have a competition. Other than the necessary personnel who stayed behind, most of the people gathered outside the South Camp to watch our competition. From afar, the banners were fluttering and the place was bustling with activity. It was unknown how many people there were. Uncle and Mother are here. However, judging from their expressions, they weren't worried that we would lose at all. The leaders of the other tribes were chattering away. Ya Dan and I rode our horses to Uncle.
"Greetings, General. The competition is ready. General, please bear witness and allow the competition to begin.”
"Agreed. However, I hope that there will be no casualties, especially among the soldiers under your command.”
"Please rest assured, General. We have already arranged for the soldiers to use wooden sabers and spears, and the arrowheads have been removed from the arrows.”
"Then let's begin immediately."
Yue Ji had also come to help Yadan. He was Yadan's sworn brother. Yue Ji was good at using the long hammer and had the courage to fight against ten thousand men. In terms of martial arts, he was slightly better than Yadan, but his brain was not as good as Yadan's. Moreover, their tribes were also connected, so they advanced and retreated together in many things. It could be said that Yue Ji was basically following the lead of Ya Dan. This time, Wu Yadan was originally prepared to send Kirbineng, but considering that Kirbineng was now my brother, in order to prevent Kirbineng from deliberately going easy on me, he didn't use Kirbineng. Instead, he found one of his subordinates, Tiger General Hu Tuolei, who was skilled in archery and riding, to participate in the individual competition. I will directly exclude the three of us.
The first round of archery began with the sound of drums. Three people shot arrows at the target 150 steps away. Each person shot three arrows. The higher the number of targets added up, the winner. They drew lots to decide the order of appearance. Ya Dan was the first to appear. He was riding a yellow horse. He was tall and had long legs. One look and one could tell that he was a fine horse. Ya Dan was nearly nine feet tall, and he looked majestic as he sat on his horse. He pulled the reins of the horse, and the yellow hussar neighed and stood up. Following that, Yadin led his horse and accelerated from 200 steps away. He urged his horse to charge towards the 150-step mark. Just as he was about to reach the mark, he took out an arrow from the quiver and placed it on the bowstring. He pulled it full and suddenly let go. With a bang, it hit the center of the target. He then ran sideways and shot another two arrows in succession, both hitting the bullseye. The crowd cheered loudly. After he finished shooting, he even raised his bow provocatively at us. Zhang Bao was the second to appear. He wore black armor and a black robe. He rode a black horse and had a shiny black face. The bow in his hand was also painted black according to his request. When he appeared, it was like a black cloud falling on the field. Zhang Bao rode her horse diagonally towards the 150-step mark line. When she was close to the 150-step mark line, she pulled out a carved feather arrow and nocked it on her bow. It also hit the bullseye with a bang. Then, he also galloped, with an arrow in his mouth and another in his hand. With two consecutive bangs, he shot the same bullseye in a chain of arrows. It also attracted cheers. Then Hu Tuolei appeared. He was about 160 steps away, holding a bow in his left hand and three arrows in his right hand. He shot three arrows in a row in a horizontal movement, and all of them hit the bullseye. After that, Guan Xing appeared. He started from the 130th step and charged diagonally to the left. Just after 160 steps, he turned his head to the left and shot an arrow at the bullseye. Then he circled his horse and charged diagonally to the right. Then he turned his head to the right and shot another arrow at the bullseye. Then he circled his horse and shot another arrow at the bullseye. The surrounding onlookers cheered. It was Yue Ji's turn. The moment he appeared, everyone was shocked. He didn't ride on the horse, but stood on it and let the horse run. He looked like a circus performer in the future. He held a longbow in his hand and nocked an arrow. When he was 150 steps away, he shot two arrows and hit the bullseye. Immediately after, Yue Ji sat down again and shot an arrow diagonally upward. The surrounding crowd was puzzled. They could not help but raise their heads and follow the arrow. They saw that the arrow that had risen up fell diagonally again and stabbed into the target. It was just a little bit away from hitting the bullseye. Seeing this result, Yue Ji was so angry that he pounded his thigh heavily and cried out in pity. I know that my archery skills are average and I can't play tricks with them. But I had the advantage of having great strength. I obediently rode my horse and stood 200 steps away. I pulled out a specially made triangular iron arrow and placed it on my bow that looked small but was actually three picul. I slowly pulled the bowstring to the full and aimed at it. At this moment, Ya Dan shouted from the side,"
"Brat, are you afraid that you won't hit?"
I ignored him and let go. Then, there was a buzz, a bang, and a crash. Actually, when everyone heard the buzz of the bowstring, the arrow had already hit the target. The bang was the sound of hitting the target, and then the crash was the sound of the target shattering. At this moment, there were no cheers from the surroundings, only gasps. Then, there were discussions.
"If this shot landed on a person's body, wouldn't it break the person's body?”
"Yeah, how strong is this arrow?”
I pulled out another arrow, stepped back again, and shot another arrow like before. Three more shots, and the same result. Most people couldn't see it clearly, but I could already see Uncle's regretful gaze. He also came out. This time, I didn't hit the bull's eye. I only hit the target and shattered it.
After the third arrow, I retreated again. Everyone's eyes were fixed on me, but I didn't care about them. I didn't even know if I could hit it. It was still the same as before. However, this time, there was no sound of breathing, but laughter. It turned out that I had hit the target, not the target, but the pole of the tree target. I shot the pole into two, and the target fell to the ground with a crash.
Just like that, it was announced that I lost the first round and Ya Dan won.
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