From "History of the Song Dynasty. Biography of Yue Fei"

Original text: Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju, was born in Tangyin, Xiangzhou. He has little sense of integrity and is taciturn. He was gifted with quick intelligence and good at memorizing books and biographies, especially "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals" and Sun Wu's Art of War. The family is poor, so he collects his salary as a candle and recites Dadan without falling asleep. He was born with supernatural power, and before he was crowned, he could draw a bow of three hundred kilograms. Learned archery from Zhou Tong. Three missed shots at the same time, all hit the same mark to show flying. Flying the bow once, it breaks the knot; if it strikes again, it hits again. The same person was shocked, so he added it with the good bow he loved. Feiyou has benefited from his own practice and has mastered the same technique.

Translation: Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju, was a native of Tangyin, Xiangzhou (Henan). (Yue Fei) had integrity when he was young, calm and loyal, and rarely spoke. He is talented, quick, intelligent and has good understanding, and can clearly memorize (many) books and biographies. I particularly like "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" and "The Art of War" by Sun Wu and Wu Qi. My family is relatively poor and collects firewood for lighting. I didn't sleep until dawn while reciting and reviewing. (Yue Fei) was born with great strength. When he was less than twenty years old, he could lift a three hundred kilogram bow and sword. (Yue Fei) learned archery from Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong could fire three arrows at the same time and hit the target, showing this to Yue Fei. Yue Fei drew his bow and shot an arrow that penetrated the target, and fired another arrow again and again. middle. Zhou Tong was shocked and gave Yue Fei his favorite bow and arrow. Yue Fei then practiced more diligently and got all Zhou Tong's archery skills.