Chapter 31 Pegasus Shooting the Tassel
"Although this bow is only one stone, it still makes a real man!"

Li Xuan held the carved bow in his hand, hooked the bowstring with his fingers, and easily opened the full moon.

Everyone watched him slowly lower the bowstring.

Li Xuan was not speaking nonsense, this bow must have a stone.

"General Ashina, are you willing to compete with me?"

Li Xuan raised the bow in one hand and extended an invitation to Ashina Fuwen.

As a commander of the cavalry, he must be proficient in riding and shooting.

It’s so boring to shoot at a target alone!
"How do you want to compete, General?"

Ashina Fuwen took a deep breath and asked Li Xuan.

A glimpse of the whole picture can reveal this bow. Who dares to underestimate it?

"You and I will wear armor, each riding a horse, standing on the north and south sides of the parade ground, and see who can shoot the other first!"

Li Xuan's words were shocking.

"Are you serious, General?" Ashina Fuwen's facial muscles twitched.

A strong bow can penetrate iron armor, this is playing with your life!

Li Xuan is the son of the prime minister. If he died in such a competition, he would be in great trouble.

"If it's inconvenient, please find another warrior to compete with me!"

Li Xuan provoked.

"Why not?"

Ashina Fuwen yelled with his face flushed and neck thick.

He is a descendant of Ashina She'er, pursuing the same achievements as his ancestor. He has the blood of bravery and fighting skills and will not be a coward.

The soldiers were completely furious.

They did not cheer, but were just frightened by such a competition.

This young man, nicknamed "the noble young man" by the soldiers, actually had such courage.

Once you fail, you will regret it forever.

Everyone in the army knew about Ashina Fuwen's archery skills.

"General, please allow me to compete in archery with General Ashina." Li Xuan suddenly asked Lu Yu for permission.

He had been keeping an eye on Lu Yu, thinking that Lu Yu would stop him when he said this.

As the commander-in-chief of Feng'an Army, he must stop it.

If Li Xuan became disabled or died, it would be his own fault, but Lu Yu would also be responsible.

But he didn't stop it.

After Li Xuan asked for instructions, Lu Yu finally reacted and said angrily, "Nonsense! How can the army hurt itself?"

"This is a battle of warriors. Please allow it, General."

Ashina Fuwen was the first to suggest that Li Xuan show his skills. Although Li Xuan's proposal was radical, if he backed down, he would definitely be laughed at by the army.

"No!"

Lu Yu said calmly: "You are just a general, how can you compare with General Ning Yuan?"

"When a civil official becomes a general, should he wear armor or gorgeous clothes? A warrior pursues bravery and fights, while a coward should lower his head. The arrow hit my chest, not your body."

Ashina Fuwen was not convinced by Lu Yu in the first place. He patted his chest and spoke wildly.

This bad temper and sharp words frightened Li Xuan who was standing next to him.

Lu Yu must have known Ashina Fuwen's character, but he still irritated him.

"How dare you disobey my orders. Anyone who injures others in the army will be punished by military law."

Lu Yu looked even angrier. He shouted in a deep voice and left in a huff.

Li Xuan looked at Lu Yu's back and his eyes changed slightly.

There is something wrong with him!
"General Li, let's begin the competition!"

Ashina Fuwen was also confused. How could a commander-in-chief just leave after saying such harsh words?

Now that Lu Yu has left, his archery battle with Li Xuan will continue.

After calming down, Ashina Fuwen had his own ideas.

Hitting Li Xuan's horse would also be considered a win.

"can!"

Li Xuan is sure to win.

He holds a strong bow made of stone and has the archery skill of hitting the target from a hundred paces away, which means he will definitely win.

He couldn't shoot a horse, let alone a man.

The news that Li Xuan was going to compete with Ashina Fuwen in archery quickly spread throughout the military city.

This kind of courage is rarely possessed by even the bravest Hu generals.

Most of the soldiers in the military city came to the cavalry training ground.

Even though many soldiers were dissatisfied with Li Xuan because of the Chen Huiguang incident, they restrained their feelings at this moment.

Previously, they thought that the "nobleman" Li Xuan was a dandy boy who didn't dare to ride a horse or draw a bow, and who relied on his family background to gild himself.

Now it seems that is not the case!

On the Tiaodang Military Academy ground, Li Xuan lifted up the largest stone locks in each hand, and the message spread among the soldiers. "Why is the general doing this?"

When Judge Liu Xi heard the news, he immediately rushed over to dissuade them.

In his mind, Li Xuan was a talented man, how could he do such an unwise thing? He was playing with his own life.

"Just a sparring match with General Ashina."

Li Xuan had already carried his quiver and mounted a warhorse to the northernmost end of the parade ground.

Ashina was also fully armed and riding a horse at the southern end of the parade ground.

The two looked at each other from a distance, and the contest was about to break out.

"Ashina is good at shooting, and the general is young, so we must not argue out of pride."

Liu Xi thought Li Xuan was young and frivolous, and advised Li Xuan to cancel the competition. He wondered why Lu Yu didn't come to stop such a big thing.

If something goes wrong, who can take responsibility?
"Judge Liu, there is no need to say more. Ten breaths will decide the winner!"

"drive!"

Li Xuan said this and spurred his horse to gallop.

Only the anxious Liu Xi was left standing there.

Now that things have come to this, he can only hope that Ashina Fuwen will show mercy.

Li Xuan started to gallop, and Ashina Fuwen naturally also had to ride his horse to meet Li Xuan.

The soldiers watching around were all worried.

This was an unusual competition. No one cheered, and no one applauded.

They had mixed feelings and stared intently at the two riders who were gradually approaching.

The parade ground, which was watched by thousands of people, was completely silent except for the sound of horse hooves.

The closer the two sides were, the more nervous the soldiers became.

Two hundred and fifty steps...

Two hundred steps...

One hundred and fifty steps...

Before they were within shooting range, the two men had already taken out feather arrows and put them on the bowstrings.

Ashina Fuwen used a Qidou horseback bow, but the effective horizontal range of this bow was only one hundred steps.

But trying to hit the target within a hundred steps is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Must get closer.

Li Xuan knew this very well. He held the carved bow in his hand and stared closely at Ashina Fuwen.

When they were about one hundred and twenty steps away, Li Xuan raised the carved bow and instantly pulled the full moon.

Li Xuan just aimed slightly and the horse moved forward another ten steps.

The distance between the two sides is now one hundred and ten steps.

At this moment, Li Xuan's heart was as calm as water, with no distracting thoughts.

"Boom!"

Release your fingers and the bowstring vibrates.

"call out!"

In an instant, the arrow flew out through the air as fast as a meteor.

Ashina Fuwen waited to get closer to shoot arrows. He was wearing a helmet with armor plates, which was lowered to his shoulders and decorated with a red tassel.

He was preparing to draw his bow and had no time to react to the arrow that suddenly came towards him.

"clang!"

Ashina Fuwen only felt a huge force coming from above his head, and his helmet almost fell off.

In this situation, he looked back unconsciously.

A flash of red before my eyes.

That was the red tassel on his head, floating behind the horse.

Looking at Li Xuan in front, he had already reined in his horse.

“This is divine power!”

Ashina Fuwen was momentarily dismayed.

He had never seen such archery skills in the twenty years since he learned riding and archery.

Just like a god.

After realizing what was happening, Ashina Fuwen dropped his strong bow and admitted defeat.

If Li Xuan had shot him in the eyes, he would have been dead by now.

“Shenwei, Shenwei!”

After a brief silence on the training ground, a deafening shout was heard.

There is also some nonsense mixed in.

Those Hu people who believed in horse riding and shooting even knelt down to express their admiration for Li Xuan's archery skills.

The story of flying horse and shooting tassels soon spread throughout the Shuofang Army, and it was also a symbol of Li Xuan's fame in the frontier.

(End of this chapter)