Chapter 116 Bow and Sword
On the other side, Li Yunwei's team also received a bow and arrow for each person.
Instructor Ren instructed the team on the right:
“Their wooden swords have no blades and usually cannot hurt people.
However, in order to practice accuracy, the heads of the arrows on your bows are very sharp, so you must be careful and not shoot at people intentionally!
If I catch you, you will be severely punished, or even expelled from the camp!
Remember them all!
In addition, although it is inevitable that it will be worn out during use, you don't have to hide it and be reluctant to use it.
No matter whether you have a wooden sword or a bow and arrow, use them openly. Weapons are valuable only when they are used. If they are just placed there without moving, they are waste and meaningless no matter how good-looking they are!
Those who practice archery must collect their own arrows before the end of daily training. If you are missing one and can't tell where it is, then get out!
No matter whose weapon it is, if it is damaged, you can come to me and report it for replacement. The damaged one must also be handed in and cannot be kept privately. "
This is to prevent someone from intentionally using weapons to harm others.
After explaining these precautions, Instructor Ren said to the half of the soldiers who had received bows and arrows:
"Put away your quivers. You won't need to shoot arrows today. Line up, watch my movements, and start practicing drawing the bow!"
He picked up a bow, stood in front of the team on the right, and demonstrated the steps of drawing the bow in slow motion, explaining as he did it:
"Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart, your knees slightly bent, and your arms hanging down. Keep your weight between your feet and stay stable.
Use the strength of your back and shoulders to pull the bowstring back, not just your fingers and wrist, as this will strain your fingers.
Also, when drawing the bow, be sure to keep your body upright and do not lean forward or backward.
When drawing the bow, the force should be steady, even and moderate. Do not use too much force or too little force!
Imagine that your arrow is already on the nock, then... aim at the target in your mind and shoot!"
His movements were deliberately slowed down several times so that they looked very clear and easy to imitate.
After doing it once in front, he went around the team on the right and repeated the explanation steps in several directions to ensure that everyone could see and hear clearly.
Not only the soldiers on the right who needed to practice archery were watching carefully, but also the people on the left who were given wooden swords were quietly observing carefully.
Although they can’t use it now, they will need to practice archery in a month, so the sooner they learn it, the sooner they will remember it!
In the team, some people were already imitating Instructor Ren's movements and drawing the bow.
But only when they actually started to do it did they realize that it was not easy.
Instructor Ren pulled the bow several times so easily without any difficulty, as if it was as simple as casually pulling a silk thread.
But when we got here, we found that this thing couldn't be opened easily.
If you use a little force, your fingers will be rubbed and hurt.
And the further you pull it, the more force you need.
The first time, I was not prepared and could not pull it open at all. I had no choice but to give up my strength and try again.
After Instructor Ren finished his demonstration and made sure everyone had seen it clearly, he put the bow back into the box and said:
"Next, you will practice this set of movements until you can draw the bow at will!
During this time, you are not allowed to put the arrow on without permission, and violators will be punished!"
Many people showed bitter expressions on their faces.
I originally thought that learning weapons would be much more interesting than running, but now it seems... that's not necessarily the case.
It's the same boring repetitive action again, and it seems to be much more difficult than running.
I don’t know if there will be any punishment for the team that learns poorly.
Instructor Ren naturally would not tell them this in advance. Instead, he picked up a wooden sword and walked to the team on the left.
They are already prepared at this moment.
Learning archery is just one action - drawing the bow.
Their wooden swords probably wouldn't be very interesting.
Sure enough, Instructor Ren quickly demonstrated the movements:
"Yours is also very simple. In the first few days, you just need to learn how to draw the sword. Watch my movements. Raise the sword! Stab! Raise the sword! Chop! Raise the sword! Cut!
Stab! Chop! Cut!
Stab! Chop! Cut!"
He performed several movements in a row, once in each direction.
Because the movements are not complicated, you can remember them after watching them once, and there is no need for more demonstrations.
Instructor Ren put the wooden sword back into the cage:
“This is your mission.
Give each of you three days to remember these actions and do them well. After three days, learn new content.
After one month, I want you to have a basic grasp of the weapons in your hands.
During this period, there will be no penalty for being the last one, as in running.
But after a month, the team with the worst learning results was not allowed to eat dinner for three consecutive days, and had to do three extra laps of obstacle course every day!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became serious.
Can’t eat dinner and still have to practice?
This is simply going to cost them their lives!
No, we absolutely cannot be the worst team!
Seeing that they perked up, Instructor Ren said:
"After two months, you should all have mastered two weapons, and then the competition will begin.
The team with outstanding performance will represent our team to participate in the recruit training in three months!
I hope you guys work hard and don’t embarrass me!”
"Yes!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Soon, the sounds of "hehehe" and "hahei" were heard in the martial arts arena.
The archers were silently drawing their bows, aiming, and releasing...
The wooden swords were much more lively. The teams all stood together, raised their swords at the same time, and thrust forward to "Hey!", and chopped again to "Ha!"...
It looks really imposing.
Running for a long time is a huge challenge for Ye Qiongying.
After all, although she had a good talent for martial arts, her training intensity was never enough, and her physical strength was no match for middle-aged men like Yao Dachuan.
So in the past period of time, she has been training herself intentionally, and only then did she slowly catch up.
And this sword dance...
It would be much easier for her.
Even complicated sword techniques could be learned in one go in her eyes. This talent made her father and brothers praise her endlessly.
Not to mention the most basic sword moves.
Yao Dachuan and his friends all came from the village. Before coming here, they had no chance to come into contact with these things.
But not knowing the business doesn't mean you don't have good judgment.
At just one glance, they discovered that Ye Qiongying's condition was obviously different from theirs, and every move she made was very professional.
To be honest, they felt that Ye Qiongying's swordsmanship seemed to be more powerful than Instructor Ren's?
A dozen teammates looked at each other, came up with an idea, and surrounded Ye Qiongying:
"Hehe... Sister Qiongying..."