Chapter Eighty-Eight: Immediate Showdown
The man in black was taboo with the patrol battalion going back and forth around, and did not dare to monitor closely, observing the movements of Shi Zun's chariots and horses from a distance. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The snow became heavier and heavier, and the entire Yecheng was once again submerged in the snow, and the man in black, who had been hiding in the shadows, was worried that his whereabouts would be exposed, so he had to leave quietly.
Early the next morning, the heavy snow had stopped, and Shi Min walked out of the big tent, and the snow under his feet "creaked".
"Major General morning!" Zhang Mufeng greeted Shi Min from afar.
"Brother Zhang, it just snowed heavily last night, and I'm afraid this morning's training will be late." Shi Min said as he walked over.
"I couldn't win the major general in the last competition, it's a pity, I'm going to compete with you again another day." Zhang Mufeng said with a smile.
"Good! I'm waiting! Shi Min smiled and patted Zhang Mufeng's shoulder, and asked again: "Last time, you didn't try to compete in foot combat and horse warfare, I don't know what happened to you?" ”
"Don't hide it from the young general, except for the fact that archery is a little worse, the rest is okay, I was a horse before I joined the army, and after ten years, there is no horse that I can't tame." Zhang Mufeng said proudly.
"Then why didn't you try the horse battle that time?" Shi Min asked.
Zhang Mufeng scratched his head a little embarrassed and said: "The level of lowly horseback riding is very good, but I haven't fought with anyone on a horse, so I didn't dare to try." ”
"So that's the case, why don't I test your horse fighting kung fu today?" Shi Min pushed Zhang Mufeng.
"This ......" Zhang Mufeng said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid that I can't pass the young general in one round." ”
"Just now you said you wanted to compete with me, but now you don't dare? If you're so timid, I'm afraid the brothers will laugh at you, right? Shi Min deliberately provoked Mu Feng.
"Who said I was cowardly? Compare to compare! Zhang Mufeng is young and vigorous, and he has a spirit of not admitting defeat in his bones.
"Good! That's what I want! ”
"I'm going to lead the horse!" Zhang Mufeng said, turned around and ran away.
Shi Min went to the school to select a few wooden weapons for selection, and some soldiers also came over to join in the fun.
Not long after, Zhang Mufeng led two horses over and said to Shi Min: "Young General, the horses are here." ”
Shi Min said with a smile: "Come on, Brother Zhang, choose a weapon at random." ”
"Humble people are accustomed to using long knives, so let's choose knives." After Zhang Mufeng finished speaking, he picked up a wooden knife.
"Whatever you want!" Shi Min said, hooked up a long stick with one foot, grabbed it with one hand, and said, "Then I will use this long stick instead of the halberd." ”
After Shi Min finished speaking, the two turned around and got on the horse, bowed to each other, and Zhang Mufeng said, "Young General, please advise!" ”
"You and I will do our best!" Shi Min said loudly.
"Don't worry, the young general, if you don't do your best, you may not be able to pass a round!" Zhang Mufeng smiled slightly, and then turned around.
"Drive!" Shi Min also pinched the horse's belly, turned the horse's head, and the two widened the distance.
"Good!" There were more and more onlookers on the side, and there were constantly shouting.
"Third child, what's the noise outside?" Li Chang asked Wang Shicheng, who was still sleeping, while getting dressed.
"How do I know, if you go out and have a look, don't disturb my sleep!" Wang Shicheng answered in a daze, then turned over and covered his head with the quilt, and continued to sleep.
Li Chang put on his military uniform, walked out of the big tent, and saw Shi Min and Zhang Mufeng riding on horses from a distance, as if they wanted to try it out. Li Chang hurriedly ran back to the big tent, lifted Wang Shicheng's quilt and shouted: "Hurry up, there is a good show to watch!" ”
"What's the show! You slept like a dead pig last night, snoring so loudly, I didn't even fall asleep, don't make a noise with me now! I'm going to sleep! Wang Shicheng pulled the quilt and wanted to continue sleeping.
Li Chang lifted the quilt again and said loudly: "Xiao Min is going to compete with Zhang Mufeng's kid on the school field, let's go and have a look!" ”
Wang Shicheng sat up smartly, rubbed his eyes and asked, "Who do you say you want to compete with?" ”
"Xiao Min and Zhang Mufeng! Hurry up, hurry up! Li Chang picked up Wang Shicheng and ran outside.
"Don't drag me, don't drag me, I haven't put on my shoes yet." Wang Shicheng was pulled up from the wooden couch by Li Chang and shouted.
"Hurry up, I'll go out first!" Li Chang saw that Wang Shicheng was struggling, so he ran out of the big tent first.
On the school field, Zhang Mufeng and Shi Min were already in place, and I saw Zhang Mufeng holding a knife in his right hand, calmly and slightly nervously looking at Shi Min a hundred steps away. And Shi Min held a long stick in his right hand, grabbed the reins of the horse in his left hand, and stared at Zhang Mufeng.
Suddenly, the two of them shouted "Drive" in unison! The two horses sped towards each other.
Zhang Mufeng's body leaned forward slightly, almost close to the horse's back, and the knife in his right hand suddenly changed to his left hand, and after a while, it changed to his right hand, and then to his left hand.
Seeing this, Shi Min couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, he had never seen anyone fight like this, so he couldn't help but be cautious in his heart.
The war horse galloped, and the two quickly arrived in front of each other, Shi Min saw that Zhang Mufeng's knife had been changed to his left hand, so he saw the opportunity, and the long stick poked straight at Zhang Mufeng's chest.
Shi Min's shot was fast and accurate, at this time Shi Min was on Zhang Mufeng's right side, and his knife was in his left hand, so he didn't even have a chance to block, everyone thought that Zhang Mufeng really couldn't pass a round, including Shi Min.
At this moment, Zhang Mufeng did something that everyone didn't expect. At the same time as Shi Min made a move, Zhang Mufeng suddenly slid off the horse's back to his right side, grabbed the saddle with his right hand, turned his back up, kicked the saddle with his right foot, hooked the horse's belly, and the left hand holding the knife struck decisively and stabbed at Shi Min's waist.
Shi Min missed a blow, seeing Zhang Mufeng's cold and unguarded attack, the long stick was not a melee weapon, and with one blow, under Zhang Mufeng's fast attack, he didn't have time to withdraw the long stick to block this knife.
At this time, Shi Min had no weapons to block, although the armor was hard, but in real horse warfare, the long knife used by the cavalry could completely cut through the armor on the waist of the opponent's cavalry and severely damage the opponent. In desperation, Shi Min grabbed the saddle with his left hand, suddenly exerted his strength, supported the saddle with his arm, and his body rose into the air, just avoiding Zhang Mufeng's knife.
The two passed by, but neither side succeeded. Shi Min and Zhang Mufeng sat back on the horse's back, both reined in the horse, and turned the horse's head again.
"Brother Zhang! That knife just now was so beautiful! Caught me off guard! Shi Min shouted loudly.
"The young general has won the prize, I didn't expect that such a move can let you dodge!" Zhang Mufeng replied.
"Good! Pretty! The onlookers cheered loudly, and the performance of both of them just now was very good, which was really exciting.
Shi Min and Zhang Mufeng looked at each other, and attacked again, everyone quieted down, held their breath, and stared at every movement of the two of them, for fear of missing it.
Shi Min already roughly understood the reason why Zhang Mufeng's hands frequently changed knives, in order to take him by surprise, so he decided to wait for Zhang Mufeng to strike first and then fight back.
I saw that when the two were about to make contact, Zhang Mufeng, who was originally expected to appear on the right hand side of Shi Min, suddenly turned the horse's head and rushed to Shi Min's left hand, at this time Zhang Mufeng had already changed the knife to his left hand, and when the two passed by, Zhang Mufeng waved the knife with his left hand and slashed at Shi Min, Shi Min stuck to the horse's back on his back, dodged Zhang Mufeng's knife, held the long stick with both hands, and decisively poked Zhang Mufeng's back.
Zhang Mufeng was caught off guard and was beaten off the horse by Shi Min with a stick.
Seeing this, Shi Min immediately reined in the horse, turned the horse's head to stop, and asked, "Brother Zhang, how is it?" Is there something wrong? ”
Zhang Mufeng was beaten from the horse by Shi Min with a stick, and he really fell hard.
"Ouch~" Zhang Mufeng sat up from the ground, rubbed his knees, then looked at his hands, looked up and said to Shi Min: "Young General, I'm fine, just rubbing some skin." ”
Shi Min jumped off the horse, walked to Zhang Mufeng's side, stretched out his hand, Zhang Mufeng also stretched out his hand to grab Shi Min, and was pulled up by Shi Min.
Shi Min laughed and patted Zhang Mufeng hard, and said, "Brother Zhang, I really can't see it, your horse fighting skills are as good as your physical strength!" ”
Zhang Mufeng said with some shame: "That humble post was only knocked off the horse after two rounds under the young general." ”
Shi Min was about to speak, when Li Chang shouted from behind Zhang Mufeng: "Good fight, both of you played well!" ”
Li Chang walked up to Zhang Mufeng, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said, "It's really a waste not to let you be a cavalryman!" I didn't know you still had such a ability. ”
"General Lee, I ......"
"Don't be modest, we all saw it just now, your horse fighting skills are good!" Li Chang interrupted Zhang Mufeng's words, waved his hand and wanted to pat Zhang Mufeng again.
Zhang Mufeng hurriedly dodged and shouted: "General, the humble position is not modest, the humble position just wanted to say, you just started too heavy, I just fell off the horse, and my body is still in pain, you almost broke up the humble position at that moment." ”
Li Chang looked at his hand, and then at Zhang Mufeng's nervous appearance, and couldn't help laughing.
Shi Min and the onlookers also laughed.
At this time, Wang Shicheng squeezed out of the crowd, saw everyone laughing, and asked, "How is it?" Who won? What are you all laughing at? ”
Li Chang pushed Wang Shicheng and said, "You are still grinding when you get up, you just missed a wonderful competition." ”
"Huh? Zhang Mufeng, aren't you a pawn? When will the horse fight? Wang Shicheng looked at Zhang Mufeng who was standing aside and asked.
"Third uncle, didn't you see it just now? Let me tell you, Brother Zhang not only knows how to fight horses, but also has a lot of skills in horse fighting! Shi Min said for Zhang Mufeng.
"Okay, you kid, you're good at foot and horse fighting, wait for the general to come back, let the general see your ability with his own eyes, if the general also thinks it's good, he will definitely promote you!"
"General Xie Wang!" Zhang Mufeng hurriedly saluted excitedly.
"Wow! You're powerful enough! He said that you will thank him for being an official, I just praised you like that, why don't you thank me? Yes? Li Chang said and stretched out his hand to grab Zhang Mufeng.
Zhang Mufeng hurriedly dodged, hid behind Shi Min, and shouted, "General Li, I didn't mean that!" ”
"You little bunny!" Li Chang pretended to arrest Zhang Mufeng, and scared him to run around.
Shi Min stopped Li Chang and said with a smile: "Second uncle, don't scare Brother Zhang." ”
Li Chang suddenly laughed again and said, "Look at you kid, Lao Tzu scared and scared you, you almost peed your pants, hahahaha!" ”
Zhang Mufeng looked at Li Chang with an innocent expression. To tell the truth, the vast majority of people in the barracks were afraid of Li Chang because he had a big voice and a bad temper, and no one dared to look at him more when he broke out, except for Wang Shicheng and Shi Zhan.