[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-overthrowing-the-ming":3,"chapter-overthrowing-the-ming-overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-47":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Overthrowing the Ming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2289274,4476,"Chapter 47: God-like Maneuver","overthrowing-the-ming-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>Along the way, Li You paid no heed to the clamor of the outside world; his heart was as still as water. He loosed an arrow, using his legs to clamp the horse and control its pace. As the \"Flying Beast\" beneath him transitioned from a trot to a gallop, the horse's back began to undulate like waves, rising and falling with crests and troughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You quickly adapted to the different characteristics of the \"Flying Beast's\" gait, performing \"wave pressing\" and \"wave pushing.\" First, he used his buttocks to stay pressed against the saddle, then, every time the \"Flying Beast\" pushed off with its hind legs, Li You would precisely thrust his waist forward before pulling it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, his center of gravity remained stable, and by transmitting a sense of security to the horse through his center of gravity, he became completely one with the rhythm of the \"Flying Beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached the second target, Li You, amidst the thrust of the \"Flying Beast's\" hind legs, expertly seized that split second of suspension—this instant was the perfect opportunity to loose an arrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a hook-string release, Li You reached for the quiver at his left waist, extended his index and thumb to form a swallow-tail groove, flicked it toward his chest, and the arrow nocked, sliding off the string...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"snap,\" the bullseye of the third target opposite him was struck and fell, leaving the spectators outside the arena in dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was another ultra-long-distance mounted shot, and it had hit again; at the very least, he was now in an invincible position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many could not help but wonder: did this count as a violation? Cheating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mounted archery, mounted archery—everyone subconsciously believed that mounted archery meant shooting at close range, that it should be done with small, short bows. Space on horseback was cramped, and with the horse moving and jolting, drawing a bow was difficult enough, let alone aiming, so one had no choice but to close the distance to the target before drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the \"Biographies of General Li\" from the *Records of the Grand Historian*, Sima Qian wrote of the Flying General Li Guang: \"In his shooting, when he encountered the enemy in an emergency, he would not fire unless they were within dozens of paces, judging that he would not hit; once he fired, the target would fall in response to the string.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, from the *Book of Han: Treatise on Food and Money*: \"Six feet make a pace, one hundred paces make a mu, one hundred mu make a fu...\" we can calculate that the Flying General Li Guang also performed mounted archery within a distance of ten-odd meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's \"face-to-face output\" and the \"five-pace face-shooting\" of the Manchu Eight Banners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, a freak like Li You had appeared, performing mounted archery at a long distance of forty or fifty paces, and hitting twice at that, which made them all feel it was incredible—and he was using what they considered a \"hard bow\" to boot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest shock was felt by Wu Nai. He had always been too lazy to bother with Li You, and only out of deference to his uncle's instructions had he shown mercy and refrained from picking on him. Seeing this now, he felt lucky he hadn't provoked Li You; this scholar only looked like a scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Daxi, who had been nearing the second target, felt smug amidst the cheers of the crowd because Li You had been unable to catch up to him. However, his shot hit only the second ring, and the bullseye remained. He clicked his tongue in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his horse was fast and had already passed it, so he could only steer toward the third target. Because the third and fourth targets were not positioned well for him and he was not skilled at shooting from both sides, it would waste too much of his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You had hit two arrows, which guaranteed him an invincible position, so he began to control his horse with all his might to give chase. He did not know if this competition was timed, but as long as he could catch up to Xu Daxi, this round would at most be a draw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in a hurry to chase, so Li You did not pay attention to the arrow Xu Daxi had fired. In fact, it had not knocked out the third bullseye. Passing the target less than eight paces away, he did not even draw his bow, quickly rounding the corner and following Xu Daxi toward the north side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You couldn't even catch a hot meal if you were eating shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the hoofbeats behind him, Xu Daxi said this smugly. He had already reached the third target, but because he could not shoot from both sides, he turned his horse around, and upon looking, he sat frozen in his saddle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's the bullseye? Why is it gone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xu Daxi could wrap his head around it, the ruthless mocking laughter of Wu Nai and the others had already erupted from the table side. The people from Mao'er Dam could only hang their heads in gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li You's arrows were too fast; one could almost say they were continuous shots, and this was on horseback!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry back to the finish line, your horse is fast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Liu Jianchen shouted at the top of his lungs to Xu Daxi, who was standing dazed at the fourth target in the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Daxi spurred his horse and galloped back to the finish line. Li You, behind him, was actually less than ten paces away. Seeing that Xu Daxi had stopped at the finish line, he slowed his horse and came to a stop five paces from the finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smiling expression on Wu Zhuge's face vanished instantly, and he snorted coldly without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jianchen said loudly, \"Mr. Li hit two bullseyes, and Xu Daxi only hit one, but Xu Daxi returned to the finish line first with the shortest time, so it should be a draw!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said this, the people from Mao'er Dam all agreed, but the people from Longmen Shanzhai looked displeased. Wu Zhuge flew into a rage: \"Do you really think my Longmen Shanzhai is a pushover?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jianbao laughed: \"Brother Wu, don't be angry. When the rules were stated just now, wasn't it said that time is also very important? Otherwise, if you walked up to the target step by step and shot slowly, anyone could hit it! I think a draw is very reasonable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what if I hit three bullseyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Li You said loudly. Before his voice had faded, he was seen drawing his bow backhand, nocking a shovel-arrow, and aiming at the second target. However, the position near the finish line was at a diagonal angle to the second target; he could only see the side profile of the target, not its face at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Li You seemed not to care, still nocking the string, setting the arrow, pushing with his right hand and pulling with his left. This time, when he released the string, he used the thumb-release method, slightly brushing the bowstring as he let go, and the arrow flew out in response...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flat, shovel-like arrowhead was forced to tilt outward by the action of the bowstring upon release. Its trajectory formed an angle with the deviation of the second target. The straight arrow shaft and the space of this angle formed an atmospheric pressure layer, but where the flat arrowhead passed, the air had just refilled, creating a low-pressure zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This created a pressure differential, and it was this lateral force that caused the arrow shaft to move horizontally and begin to turn inward, eventually tracing an arc and slowly heading toward the target...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"snap,\" the bullseye of the target was struck by the arrow, carried several feet away, and finally fell to the ground...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red bullseye, like a fiery red smiling face, spun on the ground like a tumbler under the impact of the arrow, making a \"clucking\" sound toward the crowd...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow actually curved! 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