At night, Jang Hyun stood alone in front of the window, staring at the drizzle dancing in the night sky, and an unexpected light rain added a bit of coolness to the midsummer night.

Zhang Xuan didn't have too many surprises, but there was a little confusion in his eyes.

The turning point in his life came too suddenly, and he didn't even get ready, the door to his career quietly opened, and he was appointed as a martial arts general, if according to the standards of later generations, this position should be equivalent to the battalion commander of a major, and it is also the emperor's imperial seal.

This should be something he is looking forward to, but for some reason, his mood is a little heavy, it is now ten years of great cause, chaos has appeared, there are still three years, the Great Sui will enter the troubled era of competing for hegemony, is it wise for him to enter the Sui army system at this time?

Although at the beginning, he wanted to join the Sui army, thinking that he would join Li Tang after having a little capital and then seek fame before and after his death, but as he gradually understood this era, he realized that his initial ideas were too simple.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the various forces were intricate, and he could not accurately grasp the upward vein, even if he defected to Li Yuan now, he might become Li Jiancheng's faction and be purged in the Xuanwumen Rebellion.

In the final analysis, it is not that he understands the historical trend so that he can call for wind and rain in this era, the key is the details, but he is not clear about the details.

Zhang Xuan sighed softly, in fact, he had already had his own thoughts, but he was thinking of Yang Qi's kindness to him, and at the same time, he had no foundation, so he didn't dare to think too much, but this thought has always existed in his heart.

So much so that when he met Li Yuan for the first time in Taiyuan, he had no idea of taking refuge in Li Yuan at all, but his ideas were still very immature, and he didn't dare to think too much, everything could only go with the flow.

He turned and walked over to the table, where there was a basket made of wisteria that had just been sent by an officer of the Ministry of War. Inside was his letter of appointment, as well as a military uniform, a small sword of exquisite workmanship, and an identity fish charm.

Zhang Xuan opened the wisteria basket and saw the military uniform first, which was not distinctive, and was the same as the military uniform he found in Beihai. It is a soft military uniform made of fabric, and it is said that his armor will be issued after his official entry into the army.

The fish talisman is carved from wood, the shape is a fish, but only half, the other half is stored in the military department, used to survey the authenticity of his identity, the fish talisman is engraved with his official name, 'Xiaoguo Army 27th Mansion Wu Yonglang General Zhang Xuan'.

Jang Hyun's gaze fell on the short sword again, a gorgeous sword with a scabbard wrapped with gold wire. The silver hilt is engraved with the words 'Loyalty, Loyalty, Courage', and the sword, which is only a foot long, is well-made, but has no blade, and is actually a sword of glory, equivalent to a medal of later generations.

At this time, Jang Hyun heard footsteps and turned around. I saw Luo Cheng appear at the door of his room, hesitating to knock on the door.

"I see your door open!" Luo Cheng pointed to the door. Explain the reason for your own uninvited.

"It's okay, come in!"

Luo Cheng walked into the room, he saw the Daye Sword in Zhang Xuan's hand, and said with a smile: "My father also has such a sword. ”

"Is it the same as it?" Zhang Xuan handed the Daye Sword to Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng took it and looked at it carefully, then shook his head again, "There is a slight difference." The hilt of my father's sword is made of gold, and the words 'Great Sui Liangzhu' are on it, and I heard that there is also a jade-handled Daye sword, which is for Wenchen, in short. This is the highest glory of the Great Sui, and it seems that the Son of Heaven has a very high regard for you, but-"

"But what?"

Jang Hyun pricked up his ears, he knew that the back of the 'but' was the point.

"But my father said there was something strange about it."

"Strange?" Zhang Xuan looked at Luo Cheng in confusion.

"Brother Yuan Ding is a guard of Yanwang Mansion! It should belong to the Reserve Mansion, even if he is promoted, he should be Guo Yilang General, how did he become the Wu Yong Lang General of Xiaoguo Mansion, doesn't Brother Yuan Ding think it's strange? ”

The Sui army has three major systems, one is the Beishen Mansion, that is, the emperor's direct guards, the chief of each military government will be the Tiger Benlang General, and the deputy will be Guo Yilang General, which has continued from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the present, mainly controlled by the Guanlong forces.

The second is the Yingyang Mansion, which is actually a local army, the main general is the Yingyang Lang General, and the deputy general is the Eagle Strike Lang General, which is mainly controlled by the local tycoons, which is also the main force of the rebel princes at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Due to the huge losses of the two Goryeo Wars and Yingyang Mansion, Yang Guang formed Xiaoguo Mansion last year, Xiaoguo Mansion is also called the New Army, and selects the children of civilians who are brave and good at fighting from all over the country to join the army, with good treatment and excellent equipment, which is directly controlled by Emperor Yang Guang.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't find this question strange, this was the result of Yang Ku promising himself to let himself out, and Yang Guang just obeyed the promise of his eldest grandson Yang Ku.

Zhang Xuan smiled, "This question doesn't need to be delved into, it's the same for me everywhere." ”

"Actually, what my father meant was that he hoped that you could stay in the Youzhou Army." Luo Cheng whispered.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "It's not that I don't want to stay, if I stay in Youzhou, I will definitely be pulled over by Guo Xuan, I'm afraid it will disappoint your father even more." ”

"I tried to persuade my father to do the same, but he still asked me to ask."

Zhang Xuan didn't want to mention this matter again, so he smiled at Luo Cheng and said, "I may have to move to the barracks tomorrow, thank you for taking care of Brother Xian during this time." ”

Luo Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart, his father tried his best to get rid of Zhang Xuan this afternoon, and did not hesitate to let him take Zhang Xuan to Xiangyang early tomorrow morning, but now his father has changed his mind and wants Zhang Xuan to live for a few more days, but the family is leaving.

Luo Cheng didn't keep Zhang Xuan, and he knew that he couldn't keep it, so he took out a scroll and put it on the table, "This is some of the experience of the Ziyang Halberd Method that I specially sorted out, and I added some of the essence of the Luo family gun to the assassination, I hope my brother can use it." ”

He took in a stainless steel halberd from outside the door, and said with a smile: "Brother's halberd will take a while to complete, this is an iron halberd that I found someone else to build, weighing seventy catties, which can be increased to ninety catties, so my brother will temporarily make do with it for a while!" ”

Zhang Xuan was moved in his heart, he knew that Luo Cheng's strength was weak, and he could only use a fifty-pound spear, this halberd was obviously specially built for himself, although Luo Cheng was a little proud and conceited, but on the other hand, he treated his friends sincerely, and he was a great blessing to be able to make such a friend in Youzhou.

"I'll try!"

Jang Hyun smiled and took the halberd. This is a one-eared green dragon halberd, and the two ears are called Fang Tian halberd, and what Lu Yi is going to make for him is the two-eared Fang Tian halberd, which is also Zhang Xuan's request.

This one-eared green dragon halberd was three feet long, and he walked into the courtyard and stabbed it a few times, feeling that the weight was just right. It was very hand-in-hand, Zhang Xuan happily smiled at Luo Cheng and said, "Do you want to try two tricks?" ”

"That's what I mean, I wonder if my brother can fight at night?"

"Let's go! Go to the school grounds. ”

There is a small school field next to Luo Yi's mansion, which is usually used as a training place for Luo Yi's personal soldiers.

At this time, night has fallen, the sky is sprinkled with a slight drizzle, on the small school field, dozens of personal soldiers are taking advantage of the cool night training night battle, dozens of torches are lit around the small school field, illuminating the school field covering an area of more than ten acres.

I heard that the governor of the capital is going to compete with the newly promoted Xiao Guolang in a night battle. The pro-soldiers gathered around one after another, and they were very excited, and some people put their hands together and shouted: "Yulang Gongzi, come awesome!" ”

On the school field, Zhang Xuan and Luo Cheng each controlled the war horse, Luo Cheng was dressed in silver armor and silver helmet, Su Luo robe, with a helmet on his head like a cluster of fire, and a bright silver spear in his hand. The white horse has slender limbs, like a white dragon hovering on the school grounds. It seems that his jade tree is in the wind, elegant and handsome, which makes people have to praise secretly.

Zhang Xuan rode a fiery red war horse, the war horse was majestic and tall, and could withstand Zhang Xuan's weight and seventy catties of Qinglong Iron Halberd, Zhang Xuan put on a thin scale armor. The black robe, coupled with his dark skin and tall figure, although not as handsome and elegant as Luo Cheng, has another kind of masculine and mighty atmosphere.

"Are you ready?" Jang Hyun asked in a loud voice.

"Come on!" Luo Chang spear swung and said proudly.

Jang Hyun clamped a war horse between his legs. The war horse galloped, and the halberd in his hand was like a black lightning, stabbing towards Luo Cheng, Luo Cheng shouted, "It's good!" ”

He urged the horse to face the battle, and the silver spear in his hand pressed the halberd flat, and with a kind of twisting strength, he used the momentum of the halberd to the right lightly, so that the halberd was slightly offset, and he stabbed Luo Cheng's armor.

This is an extremely subtle skill, which perfectly combines the word 'twisting' in the Ziyang halberd method with the Luo family's five-hook divine flying spear's chemical strength marksmanship, making up for the weakness of the Luo's five-hook divine flying spear that is difficult to deal with heavy weapons such as hammers and hammers.

Zhang Xuan also felt the subtlety of Luo Cheng's shot, and secretly shouted, 'Okay!' But he knew that Luo Cheng's counterattack was behind him, and his halberd swept out of the situation, blocking all Luo Cheng's offensive angles.

Sure enough, after Luo Cheng defused Zhang Xuan's ferocious attack, he immediately launched a counterattack, and the silver spear stabbed Zhang Xuan like a rain of pear blossoms, but Zhang Xuan expected the enemy to be the first and blocked all his offensive routes.

The war horses of the two sides galloped back and forth, the halberd was like a black dragon in the clouds, hidden from time to time, hidden from time to time by the spear dancing out of the sky covered by the silver light, like a dragon sinking into the nine abyss, and when it appeared, it was like an angry dragon roaring, fierce and powerful, forcing Luo Cheng to retreat again and again.

The bright silver spear is like a nebula in the sky, bright and bright in the firelight, it has both offense and defense, exquisite and unparalleled, and has never been crushed by the strong and fierce power of the green dragon halberd, but has become more and more courageous.

The two fought with a gun and a halberd and were inseparable, and the soldiers on both sides were fascinated by it, and they cheered and cheered, and in the blink of an eye, the two fought fiercely for more than 30 rounds, and it was always difficult to solve.

At this time, Zhang Xuan's strength was slightly reduced, Luo Cheng immediately keenly caught it, and he also slowed down a little, and soon, a fierce battle finally subsided, the two looked at each other, and laughed loudly at the same time.

Although Zhang Xuan's strength has the upper hand, Luo Cheng has the foundation of the five-hook flying spear, and the subtlety of the moves itself is a few points stronger than Zhang Xuan.

Luo Cheng said with emotion: "The purple yang halberd method is broad and profound, it can draw inferences from one to three, three to nine, all kinds of combinations are ever-changing, and it is by no means easy to comprehend in just half a month, so far we only have its fur, it is better for me and my brother to make another appointment, for a period of one year, to see who can understand the purple yang halberd method more deeply and thoroughly." ”

Luo Cheng's comprehension of the changes in moves is far better than Zhang Xuan's, but Zhang Xuan still has great potential in the cultivation of the Qingshi Sutra, and after a year, it is indeed difficult to predict the progress of the two of them in martial arts.

Zhang Xuan happily accepted Luo Cheng's challenge, he raised his palm and smiled: "I am willing to take over my brother's battle sticker, and we will compete again in a year!" ”

Luo Cheng was overjoyed, stepped forward and slapped Zhang Xuan hard, and the two set up this battle situation. (To be continued......)