Chapter 14 Martial Arts and Two or Three Words
"Jingle Bell—"
The sound of swords striking each other. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's not so crisp and pleasant, but it looks like a blacksmith striking iron, boring, mechanical, and noisy.
But it can capture a man's heart.
The two men who competed were Magnus and Lefèvre, both of whom were dressed in the standard armor, namely leather helmets, leather armor, linen gloves, knee pads, and leather boots, as well as tunics and breeches with corseted legs.
The only difference is the choice of weapon between the two, Lefèvre wields a traditional long sword, which can only be used for stabbing and is weaker for slashing; And Magnus is holding a newly created hand and a half sword, which can be chopped, chopped and stabbed, of course, because the strength of the sword body is insufficient, and the number of chops is too much, it is not necessary to say that it will be broken.
But no matter how brittle it is, iron is still iron after all, and at least one battle won't let it die.
Therefore, in terms of equipment, Magnus has an advantage.
But the situation turned out to be overwhelmingly unfavorable to him.
Europa is not like China, since the discovery of the knife as a cheap and useful weapon, the sword has gradually lost its dominance on the battlefield and can only be used as a symbol of status and honor; But Europa is not, the knight's weapon is the sword, only the sword, this is almost the truth imprinted on the soul of the Europa.
Therefore, the swordsmanship of the Europa people is a practical swordsmanship, which is summarized from the battlefield, and the moves are only for killing.
It's like Lefèvre now, every sword is directed down in three ways, and there is no chivalry at all.
Even if Magnus was holding a shield - a shield must be present in a real sword contest, otherwise it would inevitably end in death and wounding - even if he held a shield in his hand, how big could a shield be in one hand? Often ignoring the head and tail, just after putting down the shield, Lefèvre's next sword came straight to the center of the eyebrow.
It's dangerous.
It's really dangerous, needless to say the danger of the real sword competition, the long sword, the cold light is shining, the edge is exposed, as long as it is stabbed, it is suddenly a hole in the body!
Not to mention, Lefèvre, a nerd, every sword is straight to the point!
In fact, in the original history, Britain once completely banned any martial arts activities, because the mortality rate of real sword competitions was too high, so that the king could not find enough experienced warriors to use it.
Therefore, Magnus can stand in this martial arts arena, be able to face the real sword without stage fright, and be able to calmly judge where to defend, which is already quite remarkable!
- It's just that Odega, who is suffering from him, not only has to keep an eye on the sword path of the two, but also sacrifices his life to block the sword when His Royal Highness the prince has something; The chain mail worn by Odegar was prepared for this.
"No, no, no, don't fight, I admit defeat."
Once again, he parried one of Lefèvre's attacks, and while he was retracting his sword and defending himself, Magnus threw his shield to the ground, which meant surrender in the joust.
Now that Magnus has already conceded defeat, Nalefèvre is naturally not good at pursuing again, so he beautifully pulled a sword flower and put his sword into the sheath.
"This idiot can't even release water-"
Looking at Lefèvre's extremely chic sword retraction action, Magnus, who could only stare at Magnus who could push the sword into the sheath with his eyes little by little, couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Well, don't look at the sound and color that Magnus and Lefèvre can still play just now, but everyone present knows in their hearts that Lefèvre is releasing water.
And it is a great flood, a flood.
The matter of the contest was first proposed by Lefèvre.
What a pure child Lefèvre is, Magnus wants to take him to Shuangyishuang, knowing what this Shuangyishuang means, Lefèvre almost didn't turn his face. So Magnus asked, what kind of entertainment do you usually have? Lefèvre said, jousting.
Yes, then a competition.
In the first competition, Lefèvre only used two moves to defeat Magnus.
One move distorted Magnus's sword, and another move pointed straight at the throat, and the contest ended.
Then the next day, Magnus was able to go back and forth with Lefèvre.
Up to now, the two have basically become entanglements, relying on the consumption of each other's physical strength, and whoever loses physical strength first will lose.
There is no doubt that this is releasing water.
Magnus asked himself if he was a genius who practiced swords, it was impossible to compare himself with a knight who had been training hard for more than ten years after studying for two days, and Lefèvre was obviously taking care of Magnus's face by doing so.
But Magnus didn't feel humiliated either.
Because Lefèvre is really a very simple, very simple young man, releasing water on the jousting is already a way for him to show kindness.
Now that everyone else has expressed their goodwill, what is there to dislike about Magnus, who was already thinking of having a good relationship with Lefèvre?
At the same time, through the jousting, Magnus finally decided on one thing.
Why did Louis VII let Lefèvre, such a young man with no hair growing, lead this cavalry.
He's arranging the aftermath.
I am afraid that Louis VII himself was vaguely aware of the fact that during his thirty years of reign, he was exhausted every day, and his energy was not as strong as when he was young; Death is approaching him step by step.
But his son, his only son, the only heir to the Kingdom of France, Prince Philippe, was not yet an adult.
Therefore, he needs to arrange for several people to escort Philip.
Magnus had long heard that Louis VII had arranged for Prince Philippe to marry Isabel of Ennaut, which would bring him a handsome dowry when Philippe came of age, plus the Count of Champagne as Philippe's uncle and the Archbishop of Reims, who had always been loyal to the royal power, at least, even if he might fall into power and become a puppet, but his life and throne were saved.
As long as his life and throne are kept, there is still a chance to turn the tables.
After finishing the text, it is time to talk about martial arts.
Wen can use the power of others to fight with strength, but Wu, this thing can only be assured if it is put in his own hands.
Lefèvre was the guardian that Louis VII cultivated for Philippe.
Growing up with Prince Philip, the friendship between the two has long been extremely deep, and they have been practicing martial arts all year round, with superb martial arts, and are familiar with military books, proficient in the way of commanding battle formations, and once Louis dies in the future, Philippe can immediately appoint Lefèvre as the captain of the personal guard to protect his personal safety.
However, in order to become a qualified captain of the guard, Lefèvre is still one thing short.
That's the experience.
The captain of the guard is not just guarding the king's side, once the war comes, the captain of the guard is the king's most loyal general, the most intimate servant, the most powerful right hand, and he must always be ready to lead the army into battle.
And Lefèvre, after all, is still too young, although he is familiar with military books, but he has no experience after all, he is talking on paper and can't do it really.
Therefore, this time, Louis VII asked him to lead a hundred cavalry to accompany the army, which was really a bloody investment - even if Louis was the king of France, if the loss of this hundred cavalry was enough, it would be enough for him to feel distressed for half a year.
However, now that Magnus has deduced the future trend of the French kingdom, his attitude towards Lefèvre will change again......