It was already evening after the afternoon riding and shooting test, and the candidates were taken back to their residences by their respective team leaders to have dinner and rest.
Nan Jiyun took his rice bowl and chopsticks and was about to go to the military camp canteen to eat.
When he saw Bai Xiaode walking in front, he quickly walked up to say hello: "Brother Bai, I don't know how you did in the written test today, but rifle shooting and mounted shooting are...
Your strengths should be good results."
Bai Xiaode turned around and saw Nan Jiyun, and said with a smile: "It's Brother Nan.
How should I put it?
In fact, whether it is a written test or an infantry or mounted archery test, as long as the standard is met, it is considered a pass.
For example, infantry archery and mounted archery, the former requires Eight arrows hitting the bullseye, or requiring eight arrows to hit the target, are just the most basic requirements.
As long as the requirements are met, you have passed and you can move on to the next exam.
The purpose is to eliminate some people who are just cheating."
Nan Jiyun understood, nodded and said: "I understand, Brother Bai, are you sure about the infantry and cavalry battles tomorrow morning?"
Bai Xiaode smiled and shook his head: "There are so many heroes in the world.
It should be no problem to pass the test, but I don't dare to think about entering the top three."
The two were talking when a voice came from behind: "Is that Brother Nan in front of you?"
Nan Jiyun and Bai Xiaode stopped when they heard the sound.
When they looked back, Nan Jiyun saw it was the two brothers Guo Ziyi and said with a smile: "It's the Guo brothers.
You are going to the dining hall."
Guo Ziyi nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that you are also going to the dining hall, why not go together?"
"Just in time, let's go together.
Let me introduce you two.
This is Brother Bai Xiaode.
He is a descendant of the Kucha royal family and is the deputy chief."
"Ahem."
Bai Xiaode interrupted Nan Jiyun and immediately took over the topic: "I put in a lot of effort to come to the capital to participate in this military examination.
I was originally a lieutenant colonel of the Anxi Army."
Brother Guo Ziyi nodded and expressed his understanding.
Anxi is too far away from Chang'an.
It is not easy to come from Anxi to Chang'an to participate in the martial arts examination, and the boss may not necessarily allow leave.
The four of them came to the canteen and prepared a meal.
After they came out to find an open space on the grass, they sat down in a circle and chatted while eating.
Nan Jiyun asked the Guo brothers: "Brother Guo, how did you do in the three exams today?"
They should all be good.”
Guo Ziyi was taking a bite of rice when Guo Youming said: "My foot shooting and mounted shooting are not bad, both hit nine arrows.
I didn't do very well in the written test, and I don't feel confident."
At this time, Guo Ziyi also swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "This written test seems to be quite difficult, especially the second category of arithmetic.
I didn't expect that a general would need to know arithmetic.
I am very good at these questions."
Maybe I failed the exam.
I was tested on the art of war and troop formation.
I think there should be no problem with the answer.
The key is the last question.
Consider how to attack Tibet from both political and military aspects.
This question is probably not considered by the ministers of the DPRK and China.
I know how to solve it, Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, but I still have no good way to deal with Tubo.
Could it be that Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong are incompetent?
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I guess there is no accurate answer to this question.
It should be that the examiner wants to see Have you ever thought about this issue?
If a general has not even considered this issue, he probably has no qualifications to serve as a general.
As for infantry and mounted archery, I am not very good at this aspect and can only barely meet the requirements." .
Guo Youming shouted: "Hey, brother, I didn't expect that this martial arts written test would also test arithmetic.
If I had known this, I should have learned some arithmetic before, and I wouldn't have almost chewed the tip of my pen during the written test in the morning.
What else?"
Most of the fill-in-the-blank questions are from military books.
It’s a pity that a certain person doesn’t read books seriously at ordinary times.
He read them tomorrow I just forgot, there are not many people who are sure about it, and there is also the deployment of troops.
I only wrote down the long snake formation and the fish scale formation, but I can't remember the others, especially the last question, a certain fundamental I don’t know what it means.
Let’s analyze how to attack Tubo from both political and military aspects.
What does this mean?
What is politics and military?”
Guo Ziyi seemed to hate the fact that iron cannot become steel.
She slapped Guo Youming on the head and reprimanded: "I told you to read more books on weekdays, but you just don't listen and you can't even do such simple questions.
It really pisses me off.
Fortunately, you You performed pretty well in the two martial arts exams, otherwise you would have been eliminated today.
How did you two brothers do today?"
Nan Jiyun and Bai Xiaode looked at each other.
Nan Jiyun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In terms of the written test, I feel that I can only be considered average.
I, like Brother Guo, did not expect to be able to take the arithmetic test.
I know nothing about it.
I can only rely on the last question." some of my own I just wrote some random ideas, and I don’t know if they are in line with the examiner’s meaning.
As for the two items of foot shooting and mounted shooting, I am quite confident.
They both hit ten out of ten arrows, but there are so many heroes in the world who hit all ten arrows.
I’m afraid there are not a few.”
After the other three people each talked about their exam situation, they all looked at Bai Xiaode.
Bai Xiaode smiled and said: "My situation is similar.
I didn't expect to take the arithmetic exam.
This is really unexpected.
I'm afraid most of the candidates didn't expect it."
That’s it” In fact, Bai Xiaode was temporarily asked by Zhao Ziliang to take part in the martial arts examination.
He had never thought about it before, so he had no preparation at all and could only improvise.
However, he failed in the written examination and failed in arithmetic that surprised others.
In terms of exam questions, he did very well.
There were three questions in total, and he answered them all, and he was confident that he answered them correctly, because he had more than one question this year.
He has been staying by Zhao Ziliang's side, and he is very careful about things that need to be calculated in the military.
Therefore, the three questions on the test paper are not difficult for him.
On the contrary, they are about the contents of the military book in the test paper, and he can answer them.
Very poor, and all the big questions at the end were blind.
It seems that there is no hope in the written test.
The only hope is in the martial arts test.
On the first day of the examination, in addition to the more than 2,000 candidates who took the written examination, more than half of the candidates who took the two martial arts examinations of infantry and horseback shooting were eliminated, leaving only more than 3,600 candidates eligible to participate in the first round.
Two days of infantry and mounted combat examinations.
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The next morning, there were two martial arts examinations, namely infantry combat and an hour-long long-distance march.
The first was the infantry combat.
All candidates received a horizontal sword.
More than 3,600 people drew lots for a two-by-two duel.
In the knockout round, this one is a single knockout round, so there are many people who are very good, but their opponents are stronger.
This is called a master meeting a master, which is also very bad luck.
Guo Youming was very unlucky.
He happened to be drawn with Nan Jiyun.
Among more than 3,600 people, he and Nan Jiyun were assigned to a group of draws.
It happened that Nan Jiyun was his opponent in an infantry battle.
Guo Youming's infantry Although his fighting strength is good, it is far inferior to Nan Jiyun.
Looking at Guo Youming on the ring, Nan Jiyun had a wry smile on his face: "I didn't expect that we would get Brother Guo.
This chance has been bumped into us.
It's really a shame."
Guo Youming was also full of bitterness.
Although he didn't know Nan Jiyun's true strength, he felt that Nan Jiyun's martial arts skills were definitely not low.
He was probably no match for him, but things had reached this point and he couldn't change it.
And they can't avoid it.
Guo Youming quickly thought about it, and immediately raised his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Nan, don't be like this, it is fate that we are facing each other today.
No matter what, I hope you can use all your strength, and I will not let you , no matter who of us wins today, we will still be friends in the future."
The two people were talking on the stage, but the examiner next to them became impatient and urged: "What are you doing?
Stop inking.
Others are still waiting.
Start quickly."
Nan Jiyun took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Okay, Brother Guo is right, let's get started."
The two of them drew their swords and approached slowly.
Nan Jiyun was more than ten years younger than Guo Youming.
He attacked first and struck Guo Youming with a horizontal knife in his hand.
The knife was fast and hard.
Guo Youming's eyes focused and he was very energetic.
He immediately drew his sword to block, but he didn't expect that Nan Jiyun was so powerful.
He only blocked one move and was shocked to the point of numbness in his arm.
But this was just the beginning.
Although Guo Youming is much stronger than his brother Guo Ziyi in terms of force and is considered the number one figure in the entire Zheng County, Nan Jiyun is not an ordinary person.
Although he is proficient in marksmanship, his swordsmanship is also good.
The two of them In the battle, Guo Youming could only be on the defensive and had no ability to counterattack, while Nan Jiyun was still young and strong, and not only had strong explosive power, but also had long-lasting endurance.
With a "clang", Guo Youming's horizontal knife was cut to the ground.
His shaking hands kept shaking.
He was finally defeated.
Nan Jiyun put away his sword in time and said, "Brother Guo, I accept the concession."
Guo Youming smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, Brother Nan, for showing mercy."
At the same time, in another arena, Guo Ziyi had good luck.
His opponent was of average strength and was quickly defeated by him.
Bai Xiaode's opponent was also pretty good, but it was a pity that this person met Bai Xiaode.
He was a brave man himself.
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He had been with Zhao Ziliang for more than a year and was often trained by Zhao Ziliang.
Although he was always beaten by Zhao Ziliang until he couldn't find anything to do, but He also learned a lot, especially in martial arts combat.
Zhao Ziliang has made great progress after being trained by Zhao Ziliang for so long, and there is also the black giant Nuer who ravages him all day long, which makes him make great progress in martial arts.
By about ten o'clock in the morning, the elimination round of the infantry battle was over.
Half of the more than 3,600 people were eliminated, leaving only more than 1,800 people.
What followed was an hour of long-distance marching.
Each of the more than 1,800 candidates received a pair of armor and ran around the Forbidden Army campus with their backs.
After an hour, the 400 people at the front were allowed to enter the afternoon.
In the riding combat event test, everyone else was eliminated.
The foot battles in two hundred arenas had already dazzled the audience.
The long-distance march that followed for an hour also made the audience shout loudly.
The audience was cheering for their relatives and friends who were participating in the martial arts examination.
An hour of rapid march, and they are fully armed.
The postgraduate examination tests not only the physical strength and endurance of the candidates, but also the will.
In this level of competition, people with weak willpower will never be able to persist.
Yes, this is also an exam item specially added by Zhao Ziliang, in order to screen out those who are not determined.
He does not want those who are not determined to infiltrate the army and become generals of the Tang Army
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