Volume 2 Getting Involved in Officialdom Chapter 44 It's time to move your muscles
After Jiang Lan announced the start of the martial arts exercise, he stepped off the stage and sat down in the seats that the senators had arranged for themselves in advance
Under the ring, although the soldiers were all eager to try, no one took the initiative to challenge for half a day.
Seeing that it was a little cold, Jiang Lan was about to say something encouraging. But at this moment, a young voice shouted loudly: "Since all the brothers are still hesitant, then I, Li Laosan, will open this field!" β
When everyone looked for the sound, they saw a young man in the light armor of a soldier, holding a long stick that was a long stick and walked into the ring. He bowed to Jiang Lan and said, "Subordinate Li Laosan, I've seen Lord Duwei!" β
"Good man!" Jiang Lan approvingly, "Who are you going to challenge?" β
"The subordinate wants to challenge the captain of our team!" Li Laosan pointed to a middle-aged man under the ring and said.
The middle-aged man's face changed when he heard this, and then he raised his eyebrows: "Good boy, Lao Tzu will take your challenge!" As soon as he finished speaking, he ran into the ring in three steps and two steps.
He didn't bring his own weapon like Li Laosan, but also found a long stick on the edge of the ring.
He glanced at Li Laosan: "Boy, your gun and stick technique was taught to you by Lao Tzu!" I actually dare to call for battle with Lao Tzu today! β
"Hehe," Li Laosan scratched his head and smiled, "Commander, you have also been sitting in this position for several years. You're almost 50 years old this year, aren't you? It's time to make way for our young people! β
"Less nonsense, come on!" The soldier commander held his stick in both hands and put on a defensive posture in front of three in front of the other.
Seeing this, Li Laosan didn't say anything more, he raised his breath and shouted, and then used a stick as a gun and rushed directly towards the other party.
The soldier's expression was grim, and seeing that the other party had rushed to him, he gently picked it with a stick, and then blocked Li Laosan's attack, and then took advantage of the situation to raise the stick and smash it into the opponent's face. Li Laosan's reaction was also very fast, and he dodged lightly, and let that blow fall into the air.
As soon as he dodged and dodged a blow, Li Laosan made a counterattack and went back. He shaved up and down, avoided the door of death and struck the door of life, and a long stick was played out by him.
Under the continuous attack like a storm, the commander had to turn from attack to defense, but although he was suppressed by the other party in his moves, he was not chaotic at all. He stubbornly defended in front of him, dissolving the opponent's fierce attacks one by one.
Under the ring, the soldiers watching the battle couldn't help shouting, but they didn't expect this first game to be so hot.
In the ring, although the commander was as calm as water on his face, he was a little panicked in his heart. He knew that he was a little older, and his physical strength and reflexes were slightly inferior to the other party. If you continue to consume like this, you will be caught by the other party sooner or later!
"It seems that you can only outwit it!" The commander thought to himself, the speed of the block in his hand slowed down, and his feet kept retreating.
Seeing this, Li Laosan guessed that the other party was physically exhausted. He immediately raised his long stick high, exerted all his strength, and smashed it on the top of the opponent's head. He thought to himself, with the other party's current situation, it would be impossible to dodge his own blow! Even if he can raise a stick to block it, he will be knocked out of power by his own blow!
He thought to himself, and his face gradually showed joy.
I saw that the stick was about to hit the head of the commander, but I saw that the commander couldn't dodge, and he couldn't block it! Li Laosan's face turned sad with joy and sorrow, he remembered the "point-to-point rule" that Jiang Lan had just set up, and thought: If the commander really told himself to hit his head this time, he might not be able to eat and walk around!
He hesitated in his heart, and his hand slowed down.
Suddenly, the commander raised his hand and grabbed the stick that was about to hit him on the head. Li Laosan was caught off guard, and was directly snatched away by the other party.
"You, you cheat!" Li Laosan pointed at the other party and said angrily.
Seeing that his weapon was taken away, the victory or defeat was also clear at a glance!
"Hehe, we're soldiers! Soldiers don't get tired of cheating, you kid is still far behind! The commander stroked his beard and said smugly.
"You ......"
Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Jiang Lan hurriedly interrupted: "Okay! The first game has been won and lost, and the commander has preserved his position! He waved his hand and motioned for the two to stand down.
Although Li Laosan was a little unconvinced, Lord Du Wei had already spoken, and he couldn't argue about anything, so he had to get out of the ring angrily.
There was a burst of boos from the crowd. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Li Laosan hadn't stopped in time, the person who lost must have been the commander!
"Who else is going to come out next?" Jiang Lan ignored the audience, he said slowly.
"I'm coming!"
"It's my turn!"
Seeing that someone had made a good start, the soldiers below shouted that they wanted to play.
"One by one. You, that's you! You come first! Jiang Lan pointed to a soldier commander who looked very strong and said.
The soldier commander walked into the ring and hugged his fist at Jiang Lan: "I've seen Lord Duwei, I am Zhao Dali, the commander of the second banner on the left." I'm going to challenge the command of our flag! β
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The exercise lasted for a whole morning, and many generals who wanted to be promoted took the stage to challenge. In just one morning, the positions of two commanders, seven commanders, and countless commanders changed hands, and the senators in charge of recording were busy.
Although Jiang Lan encouraged everyone at the beginning, he said: Although it is okay to fear war, it is also shameful! However, there are still many people who feel invincible and dare not accept the challenge.
Of course, there are those who are cowardly, and there are those who are brave.
There is a commander named Zheng Enyi, who doesn't know if he has a bad relationship with his subordinates, but he was named by his subordinates and picked four games in a row. This Zheng Enyi also did not refuse, he held a steel ring head knife, and fought fiercely with those challengers, beating them to the point that they were powerless.
"Zheng Eunyi? Martial arts are okay, it's a material that can be made. Jiang Lan silently wrote down his name.
After Zheng Eunyi defeated the last challenger, he glanced around the ring: "Is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?" "Ya Que is silent in the ring, they have also seen this person's bravery, how can they still have half of their own boring thoughts?
"Since no one dares to come, then I'll challenge the next one!" Zheng Enyi said, and then turned his head to look at Jiang Lan, "Lord Duwei, you just said that everyone, including you, can challenge at will, is that so?" β
"That's right!"
"The person who the lower official wants to challenge is you, my lord!"
The crowd in the audience was shocked by his words. Although Jiang Lan said before that everyone can be challenged, some people have challenged him. But after a little consideration, they gave up on the idea.
After all, Jiang Lan was personally appointed by the general, and there were rumors in the barracks that he was the general's future son-in-law! Who is crazy and will offend the people of the General's Mansion for promotion!
A commander who was good friends with Zheng Enyi shouted: "Zheng Enyi, are you crazy? Hurry down! β
Zheng Enyi only turned a deaf ear to that advice, he looked at Jiang Lan, who was sitting opposite, but saw that the corners of the other party's mouth rose slightly: "You want to challenge this official?" As he spoke, he stood up and slowly walked to the ring.
"But the official doesn't want to fight you like this."
"Are you scared, sir?" As soon as Zheng Enyi's words landed, he heard an exclamation from below the ring - how could this guy be stunned, how dare he say anything!
Jiang Lan shook his head, and his trademark cheap smile appeared on his face: "This official thinks that you alone are not enough for this official to warm up!" β
Seeing that Jiang Lande's words were full of contempt, Zheng Enyi couldn't help but feel a little angry, but the other party was still his own commander, and it was not easy for him to attack directly. He thought about it, and if the other party dared to take on the challenge, he would definitely leave no hand!
"This official hasn't touched anyone for a long time! Ladies and gentlemen, if you have the same idea as Zheng Enyi, just come to the stage! Although there is only one position for this captain, as long as you can win, this official will pay out of his own pocket and reward each person with one or two silvers! β
He paused here as he spoke, and he glanced at the crowd in the audience, only to see that many people were already eager to try, "However, this official must say it in advance." The official's savings were not much, only twenty taels of silverβthat is, only twenty people could come to power to receive this reward! β
Sake is red, and wealth is moving.
After hearing that there was a reward for winning, one person immediately volunteered to rush into the ring.
The others were still a little worried, but when they saw someone going up, they didn't care too much. After a while, twenty people entered the ring one after another.
"Okay," Jiang Lan glanced at the twenty-one people, including Zheng Enyi, "If you win, Zheng Enyi will be the new captain, and the rest will have a reward!" β
The challengers didn't speak, they each held knives, guns and sticks in their hands, and as soon as Jiang Lan spoke, they were about to step forward and give this boy who didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth a fat beating.
Under the ring, someone whispered from time to time: "Look, our captain is going to be beaten!" β
"Hehe, Lao Tzu has long seen this little white face unpleasant! He looks cheap......"
Jiang Lan ignored the chatter in the audience, he chuckled lightly and shouted, "Old Xiang! Master's knife! β
In the distance, Xiang Beichuan raised his hand and threw the chopping wind over.
The long knife with a dark body drew a graceful arc in mid-air, and Jiang Lan raised his hand to catch the slashing wind and hold it horizontally in front of his chest.
Everyone could see clearly, as soon as Jiang Lan took the long knife, the momentum of the whole person changed instantly. There seemed to be a glint in his eyes, and the cheap smile on the corner of his mouth became a little cold, looking murderous, which made everyone feel cold down their spines.
The challengers swallowed at the foam, knowing that they might have underestimated each other. But after all, there are many people on his side, and there are good players like Zheng Enyi, I think that Jiang Lan is no matter how skilled he is, he will not be our opponent!
"Everyone, come on!"