Chapter 13: The Contest (Part II)
The speaker had no intention, but the listener had a heart, but Su Qingyuan's words were heard by the queen, and for a while there were some other thoughts in her heart, but she pretended to be calm on her face. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Immediately afterward, the second round of the match was about to begin, and both sides were also sitting on their horses, just waiting for an order to rush to each other.
"Rush!"
With an order, the men and horses of both sides rushed towards each other together, and soon the two soldiers met each other, and at this time, the strengths of the palace guards were seen. Maybe the ability of individual soldiers is not very good, but in terms of group combat, their ability is still very impressive. After all, their responsibility is to protect the entire palace, and if they are really not as good as a group of women who have just trained for a few months, how can they make the emperor feel at ease to hand over the safety of the palace to them?
I saw that they cooperated quite tacitly, every group of two, one person was responsible for attacking, and the other person was responsible for defense, so that the pro-guards fighting with them were like tigers biting turtles, and they had no way to eat.
And they train all year round, and they are even more familiar with the battle, plus they only got a draw in the last game, so they are even more energetic to defeat the opponent.
The rule this time is that by the end of the game, which side hurts more, which side loses, so the two sides tried each other a few times at the beginning, and then fought with all their might, if the guard side is both offensive and defensive, then the guard side is a sharp blade, only knows the attack, and does not care about defense at all.
Especially among them, Zhao Hong, Li Qianqian and others are particularly eye-catching among many women. Zhao Hong shot quickly and skillfully, wandering through the crowd, seeing which sister was in danger, he stepped forward to rescue, and then worked together to repel the enemy. Li Qianqian relied entirely on brute force, and the gun in her hand turned into a stick in her hand, but the power was only high. Sweeping or vertical strikes leave the opponent powerless, usually knocking down two or three people with a single stick. And Yao Ziyu, Xu Wanwan and others cooperated with each other, and the effect was also very significant, and it was a stalemate for a while.
After an hour, less than half of the guards had no strength to fight again, and most of the remaining half were only slightly injured, while only Zhao Hong, Li Qianqian, Yao Ziyu and other dozens of people were still standing there, and among them, Yao Ziyu was almost unstable, and the spear in his hand was used as a crutch at the moment. It's also difficult for her to be the granddaughter of a cabinet elder, and everyone who grew up with brocade clothes and food since she was a child can persist until now.
Although it was Su Qingluan's personal guards who lost, the people watching the battle didn't feel that they lost at all, after all, the identity was there, a group of people recruited from all over the country, without serious training, just arranged for Su Qingluan to practice privately for a few months, and it was really amazing to have this strength now!
In addition to some ministers, princes and clan relatives who came to watch today, the emperor also allowed some favored concubines and princesses in the harem to come together. Now that he sees that the women's guards trained by Su Qingluan are so powerful, he has different thoughts in his heart. In particular, some people who were not optimistic or even opposed to the formation of a women's personal guard team at the beginning have changed their minds a little.
Su Qingluan saw that his people had lost, but there was not much displeasure on his face, he just walked up to the personal guards who had re-lined up, and said loudly, "I know, you have done your best, so although you lost, I don't blame you." I believe that if you train professionally and with enough time like them, you will be able to beat them!"
Su Qingluan's words not only made the hearts of the women feel warm, but also the guards on the other side were ashamed. Yes, a group of women who are inferior to them in all aspects of the acquired conditions have made it so difficult for them to win, how can they accept victory with peace of mind?
Su Jin was also the same in his heart at this time, and at this time he felt that women were not completely worse than men, at least the two hundred people in front of him were no worse than the soldiers under him.
At this moment, Zhao Hong took a step forward and said, "Your Highness just said that if you can defeat the boss of them, you will be selected to be the captain of our women's guard, I wonder if you can let your subordinates give it a try now?"
Su Qingluan looked at her, and asked softly, "You were also injured just now, I'm afraid it would be unfair to compete at this time!"
Zhao Hong saw that Su Qingluan's first consideration was her body, and she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and said with a serious face, "Although I was injured just now, the other party is the same, please allow the princess." ”
Although Su Qingluan doesn't seem to have much intersection with everyone, she secretly observes everyone's heart, let's just say that this Zhao Hong, who is informal on the surface, usually takes care of everyone like a big sister, but she is very stubborn, and she doesn't look back until she reaches the south wall.
"Good. Su Qingluan nodded and agreed to her request, but couldn't help but admonish, "Remember, don't force it." ”
"Yes!" Zhao Hong saluted Su Qingluan and strode towards the opposite side.
At this time, Li Qianqian and Xu Wanwan also came out, and Li Qianqian said loudly, "We can't beat Sister Hong, but I want to try the position of the deputy captain, but I don't know how to compare." ”
Su Qingluan saw that the two of them didn't care about their injured bodies, and insisted on trying to compete, but he didn't stop him, and said, "I see that the service among their guards is not the same, and there must be rankings, as long as you can defeat the middle and upper ranks among them, you can get the position of deputy captain." ”
After Su Qingluan finished speaking, he first walked in front of Su Jin, smiled and said, "Uncle, now this competition is over, but my subordinates still want to compete with a few of you guards, whether they win or lose, they are not in the results of today's competition, what do you think?"
Su Jin had some doubts on his face, he knew that Su Qingluan had never been a person who was messing around, and now he would definitely not be a person who was entangled because he lost the competition just now, "Of course there is no problem, my niece just said that it is a comparison." ”
Of course, Su Qingluan saw that Su Jin had some doubts in his heart, and explained, "Actually, I don't have a captain in my personal guard team, I told them that as long as any of them can challenge and defeat these people who are the captains of the guards, they can be the captain of my personal guard team." If you can defeat the mid-to-upper-class guards, you can serve as the vice-captain. ”
Su Jin listened to Su Qingluan's words and knew in his heart, thinking of the people who were still watching the battle, he said to Su Qingluan, "I don't have any problems here, but I still have to show Your Majesty." ”
Su Qingluan naturally knew that what Su Jin said made sense, "What Uncle said is that it should be so." After speaking, he faced the emperor and the others, and said the reason loudly, and the emperor was happy to see the ability of the women's personal guard, and agreed.
Su Qingluan saw that the emperor agreed, so he turned to look at Su Jin again, a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes, and he asked knowingly, "I don't know who is the captain among these subordinates of my uncle, and which ones belong to the middle and upper ranks of strength?"
Su Jin couldn't help but blush when he heard her ask, this time he came to compete with Su Qingluan's women's personal guards, and in order to be prepared, he chose more powerful guards.
The guards on duty in the palace were divided into five classes, and the last guard was divided into groups of twenty people, led by a fourth-class guard, who was the team leader. And the five team leaders are led by a third-class guard as the captain of the detachment, and the three detachment captains are led by a second-class guard, who is the captain, and above the captain is the fourth-grade official who is serious, and then he is above.
Even the last fourth-class soldier had been trained in the barracks, and what he brought with him today was not an ordinary first-class soldier, all of them were team leaders and detachment leaders, and there were two captains among them. Now hearing Su Qingluan ask like this, he only felt embarrassed, so he had to laugh dryly, "Since we want to elect the captain and vice captain, then I will let the captain and vice captain on our side come out and compete with them." ”
Su Qingluan knew that Su Jin was cheating in the people he brought, but he didn't point it out, just smiled and said nothing. I thought to myself, only in this way will you know how powerful this group of women under me is!
Immediately, Su Jin selected three people, and Su Qingluan saw that they were holding knives worn by ordinary guards, so he kindly reminded, "Do you have any weapons to take advantage of on weekdays?" If you have them, take advantage of the fact that the competition has not started at this moment, and you will not be able to do your best when the time comes." ”
The guards hurriedly arched their hands and said, "Returning to the princess, the little ones usually use this saber when they train, and it is easy to use." ”
Su Qingluan heard what they said about 'handy' instead of 'taking advantage of it', knowing that they still despised the female soldiers in her hands a little, and couldn't help but laugh, hoping that they wouldn't regret it.
At this time, Zhao Hong and the others had already changed into their own weapons, and when they came back with their weapons, they attracted everyone's attention.
When the people watching the battle saw the three of them on the field, they were immediately stunned when they looked at the weapons in their hands! In particular, the pair of heavy hammers in the hands of the tall woman with a tiger's back and a bear's waist were eye-catching, and if they hit anyone, they would not break their bones and tendons? And the big scissors in the hands of the tall and slender woman next to them, how could anyone use these scissors as weapons? The last person's weapon was more reliable, with a black whip hanging from his waist, and there was nothing else in his hand.
The three people who were opponents of them saw the strange weapons in their hands at this moment, and their scalps were also numb at this time. Just now, Her Royal Highness the princess gave them the opportunity to change their weapons, and they blamed them for being heroes, but now it's okay, if you don't wait for a while, they will become bears.
"Which of you is the captain," Zhao Hong spoke up first, "I am Zhao Hong in the women's personal guard team of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and I am here to challenge it today." ”
The guard among them saw that the opponent was Zhao Hong, and his face couldn't help but feel a little lighter, although the big scissors in her hand made a certain part of his body cold, but compared with another woman who was comparable to a man and the sledgehammer in her hand, he still preferred to compete with Zhao Hong, who was a little scary except for the big scissors in front of him, with beautiful facial features, and a charm between his eyebrows and eyes compared with ordinary girls, but he looked like he had a different flavor. Regardless of the outcome, at least it's very comfortable for now.
"Under Huang Zhiming, as the captain of the guard, I have the honor to compete with Miss Zhao Hong today. The captain of the guard hugged his fist and said politely, "It's just that the sword has no eyes, if you accidentally hurt the girl, I hope the girl understands." ”
Huang Zhiming, the captain of the guard, was quite polite, but Zhao Hong didn't appreciate it at all, "Okay, come on!" After speaking, he picked up the scissors and rushed forward.