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At this time, the fierce battle between Zhang Xutuo and Zhang Xuan seemed to be a copy of the battle between Zhang Xuan and Yuwen Chengdu, but Zhang Xutuo replaced Zhang Xuan at that time.

When Zhang Xutuo realized that his strength was inferior to that of the other party, he changed his tactics, no longer fighting hard, but overcoming rigidity with softness, and using softness to resolve the fierce power on Zhang Xuan's giant halberd, and his broadsword would never collide head-on with the opponent's weapon.

Of course, this method does not necessarily work on the battlefield, for example, Zhang Xuan can attack Zhang Xutuo's war horse, and he can use the opponent's evasion tactics to easily kill Zhang Xutuo's war horse.

But the competition is not a real battle, and the two sides can't really play a dead hand, so the two sides seem to be fighting fiercely, but they each retain their own leeway, and the moves change very quickly.

Zhang Xutuo's knife skills are exquisite, ever-changing, the blade is overflowing with cold light, dazzling to see, but Zhang Xuan is just the opposite, his halberd method is extremely concise, slashing and stabbing and smashing, there are only a dozen simple moves, but every blow is extremely fierce and powerful, and every blow is terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty rounds of fierce battle between the two sides have passed, Zhang Xutuo's sword technique is getting faster and faster, and Zhang Xuan's giant halberd is still simple and plain.

The onlookers of the warriors seemed to have Zhang Xutuo's sword technique more exciting, fast and complicated, and dazzling, but the warring sides were very clear, especially Zhang Xutuo's heart was like a mirror, Zhang Xuan's halberd technique was already clumsy, and each blow seemed simple, but it was a simplification of countless moves.

Zhang Xuan's simple blow forced him to use more tricks to deal with it, especially Zhang Xuan's soft strength on the fierce weapon was even higher than himself, if it was a real battle, he would have been defeated a long time ago.

Although the samurai around them were fascinated. The shouts shook the sky, but some instructors with high martial arts skills had already seen a clue, how could there be a reason why weapons did not collide in more than 20 rounds of fierce battles, these two people were just fighting moves, not really competing.

Then. Zhang Xutuo shouted, the knife technique suddenly changed, no longer strict and thick, suddenly became wide open, the knife was fierce and fierce, and the surroundings were suddenly thunderous.

Zhang Xuan sighed secretly. This is Zhang Xutuo no longer wants to fight, he has to harden his heart, swing the halberd and sweep, just listen to 'dang! There was a loud bang, and the halberds slammed together. The sparks burst out, and the surrounding warriors covered their ears together.

This blow shocked both sides to take a few steps back, both of them had numb arms, Zhang Xuan's war horse took three steps back, but Zhang Xutuo's war horse took seven or eight steps back, and the difference in strength between the two sides was immediately judged.

Zhang Xutuo smiled slightly, "Does the general still want to fight?" ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly hugged his fists and said modestly: "Da Shuai's sword skills are exquisite, Zhang Xuan is ashamed!" ”

Zhang Xutuo laughed. "The general is very good at talking! If you want to compete with me, of course you are not as good as me. ”

Zhang Xuan scratched his head and couldn't help laughing. The two knew that there was no need to compare any further, and the warriors who were watching around looked at each other, and the victory and defeat were not yet decided, why did they stop, but everyone could understand it. This kind of contest is about to end, and it can't really be fought.

There are also many careful people who see the clues. The last blow Zhang Xutuo is obviously at a disadvantage, if it is a battle on the battlefield. Zhang Dashuai can only support a maximum of ten rounds, after all, the weakness in strength is difficult to make up.

But whether you can't see it or you can see it, everyone has a common doubt in their hearts, this young man's martial arts are so strong, he is obviously not a student in the martial arts hall, so who is he?

Zhang Xutuo seemed to understand everyone's doubts, and said loudly to everyone: "Let me introduce to you, this is General Zhang, the new tooth general of the Flying Eagle Army, everyone must know his name." ”

There was an uproar all around, it turned out that this young man with strong martial arts was Zhang Xuan, who had recently become famous, Zhang Xuan's name had already spread all over Qi County, defeated Meng Rang, captured Squaogou Mountain, and made great achievements, it turned out to be such a young general.

Zhang Xuan said to everyone: "Senior brothers and junior brothers, I want to add one more word to you. ”

Everyone suddenly quieted down, Zhang Xuan raised his voice and said slowly: "The handsome man lies in wisdom, the general lies in bravery, the wise man commands the three armies, and the brave fights bravely to kill the enemy, I hope everyone can understand that whether it is the battlefield or the training ground, Zhang Xuan is by no means the opponent of the handsome." ”

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, there was a warm applause all around, and everyone understood what Zhang Xuan meant, and the competition with Shuai was not at the same level

The crowd gradually dispersed, and the soldiers stepped forward to lead Zhang Xuan's war horse, Zhang Xuan and Zhang Xutuo walked slowly, Zhang Xutuo smiled: "Today I am not a handsome, I am a warrior like you, are you giving me face by saying this?" ”

Zhang Xuan also smiled and shook his head, "If Da Shuai is twenty years younger, I may not be able to suppress Da Shuai in terms of strength." ”

"That's true, twenty years ago, Shi Wansui and I fought fiercely for ten rounds, and now the strength is obviously not as good as before, even worse than last year, people have to admit defeat when they are old!"

At this time, Zhang Xuan saw that the three apprentice warriors were trembling and looking at him, and suddenly remembered that these three people were ready to teach him a lesson, he stepped forward with a smile, turned his wrist and said, "What, is it right here to fight?" ”

The three of them were so frightened that they knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "We don't know Mount Tai with dog eyes, so please ask the general to spare us!" ”

Zhang Xutuo frowned, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "It's nothing, the three of them are very disciplined and treat me as a new apprentice." ”

Zhang Xutuo reprimanded the three of them with a long face: "The rules are to be taught, but before talking about the rules, figure out the situation first, otherwise you will only lose face, remember the lesson, don't do stupid things again, let's go!" ”

The three of them kowtowed twice, got up and ran, Zhang Xutuo smiled: "The general won't bother with the three children!" ”

"Where did the big boss say, I also plan to teach the three of them a trick to make their legs a little harder."

Zhang Xutuo smiled dumbly, "You are right, their legs are too soft, I have to teach them well in the future." ”

The two walked out of the martial arts hall, and Zhang Xutuo smiled: "Go to the county office!" In the past two days, the affairs in the county have been complicated, and I basically don't go to the barracks. ”

Zhang Xuan then remembered that Zhang Xutuo was the general guard of Qi County, and at present, the Taishou of Qi County was vacant, Zhang Xutuo was actually the Taishou, and the affairs of Qi County were also in charge of him.

Because Zhang Xutuo was loyal to the imperial court and strictly implemented the imperial court system, all affairs in the county had to be reported to the imperial court, making Qi County one of the few counties that the imperial court could control.

It is precisely for this reason that although the court does not like Zhang Xutuo very much, they have always refused to appoint the Taishou of Qi County, and the subtle reason lies in this.

The county government of Qi County is not big, and even a little dilapidated, with the mottled gate peeling drums, cracked steps, termite-eaten thresholds, and leaky roofs, it can be seen that this county government has not been repaired for many years.

Zhang Xutuo has two daughters and a son, the daughters are married, the son is a small official in the capital, and only Zhang Xutuo and his wife live in the back house, as well as several servants who have followed for many years.

"Now a little tax money is not enough to feed the army, how can there be spare money to repair the yamen, let's make do with it first!"

Seeing Zhang Xuan looking at the county government all the way, Zhang Xutuo frowned lightly from time to time, and couldn't help but explain to him with a smile, "When the chaos in the world is calmed down, then consider repairing it, now is not the time." ”

"I heard that Wang Bo has built a lot of palaces on Changbai Mountain, and they can be demolished and used, so it doesn't cost much."

"Those palaces were burned down by me, and Luo Shixin also said that it was a pity to burn them, so I told him that this kind of disorderly thing must be set on fire, and if he dares to talk nonsense, I will break his legs!"

Zhang Xutuo's side answer made Zhang Xuan a little embarrassed, but Zhang Xuan also knew that Zhang Xutuo had always been right about things and not about people, so he was so easy to offend people, if he was not tolerant, Zhang Xutuo's words would also offend him today.

Zhang Xuan had no choice but to smile and change the topic, "Dashuai is in a hurry to find me to come to Qi County, is there anything wrong?" ”

Perhaps Zhang Xutuo also realized that what he said just now was a bit excessive, and he said apologetically: "Go to the official room first, let's sit down and talk slowly." ”

The two walked into Zhang Xutuo's official room, there was only a table and a wooden box inside, there was nothing else, one of the table legs was broken, tied with a rope, and the box was not known how many years old, and the soil paint on it was all worn off, revealing the color of the log of the box.

Zhang Xutuo picked up a mat from the corner of the wall and handed it to Zhang Xuan, "It's relatively simple, please feel free to sit down!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly, spread the mat and sat down, at this time, a hunchbacked old man slowly walked in and gave them two bowls of hot water, Zhang Xutuo frowned, "Why is there no tea?" ”

"Not last month."

The hunchbacked old man said in a hoarse voice, "There is no money to buy it." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, "No need, I just drink hot water, and rarely drink tea." ”

Zhang Xutuo said apologetically: "I don't care much about these details, and I'm always rude, hey!" I'm really sorry. ”

Zhang Xuan was silent, he suddenly understood why Zhang Xutuo brought hundreds of jars of pickles into Beijing at the beginning, even if it was hundreds of jars of pickles, Zhang Xutuo couldn't afford them, it was too expensive for him.

"Let's not talk about this, let's get down to business! I received a letter from the Ministry of War a few days ago, and I was really surprised. (To be continued)