Chapter 40: The Glory of the School (Part I)
Li Zhen knows martial arts, this is a well-known thing, but there are few people who have seen Li Zhen's martial arts in the Tang Dynasty, but there are more than a dozen different versions of the legend of Li Zhen's martial arts, some say that Li Zhen's martial arts are the best in the world, and some say that Li Zhen is just a waste of fame, and they have been in a veil, but they have never seen Li Zhen come forward to say or show his skills, even Li Shimin has never seen Li Zhen perform martial arts, without him, in the past, whether it is a polo match or a field hunt, Li Zhen always acts as a spectator, or the quietest kind, In addition to smiling, he rarely even spoke, of course, how high Li Zhen's martial arts are Li Shimin still has a number in his heart - a generation of generals Qin Qiong left Li Shimin's last words before his death: Yue Wang is talented, and the blue is better than the blue.
If it was in the past, Li Shimin would have liked to see how high Li Zhen's martial arts were, but now is the time to select the vanguard officers of the army, at this juncture Li Zhen proposed to show his skills, but Li Shimin had to think more, not that he was worried that Li Zhen's martial arts were not good and he would lose the face of his heavenly family, or even that he was worried that Li Zhen was making trouble behind his back, but that he was worried about the danger of the soldiers.
Li Zhen is calm and calm, and he doesn't like to say much when he is small, but he is very reliable when he does a business trip, and he never asks for any return, which is very popular with Li Shimin, which coldly put forward the request to play the game, which really makes Li Shimin difficult to refuse, after a moment of silence, Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm ready, let's change clothes." ”
Haha, it's done! Li Zhen is very proud in her heart, to be honest, even if it is not to pull the mountain to protect herself, Li Zhen is also yearning for the bloody battlefield, but it is a pity that she was young before, and she could only watch others make achievements.
"Yes, Father, Son!" Although Li Zhen was proud in her heart, her face was still calm, she kowtowed respectfully, got up, walked off the high platform slowly, and walked straight to her own group of guards. As soon as the guards who had been waiting for a long time saw Li Zhen arrive, they immediately flocked up, waiting for Li Zhen to change his clothes and armor, pull the horse and hold the stirrups, and finally sent Li Zhen on the horse.
People want clothes, Buddha wants gold clothes, this is not false at all - once Li Zhen, who was originally tall and straight, changed into a bright light armor with a silver helmet and silver armor, plus a tall war horse with a snow-white body, and a bright silver gun made of stainless steel weighing sixty-four pounds in his hand, he had not yet played, and he won the applause of the audience just by appearing like this.
The white horse under Li Zhen's seat is called Snow Dragon Horse, a famous horse, a divine horse, quite humane, following Li Zhen for some years, but he has never experienced such a big scene, at this time, the nose is constantly ringing, the four hooves keep digging the ground, and there is a trace of nervousness in the look of eagerness, and the little appearance is also very interesting. Li Zhen gently patted the head of the snow dragon horse, and Hao Sheng comforted him, shook the reins with a smile and said, "Drive." But when he saw the snow dragon pony standing up, he let out a hearty hiss, and looked at the point of the general not far away.
"Li Shuai, the last general is ready, please give the commander." Li Zhen came to the bottom of the general platform, held a gun in both hands, and reported loudly to Li Ji on the high platform.
Li Ji, formerly surnamed Xu, the name Shiji, the word Mao Gong, also known as Mao Gong, because Tang Gaozu Li Yuan gave the surname Li, so the name Li Shiji. Later, because of the avoidance of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, it was changed to a single name, Caozhou Lihu (now Dongming, Shandong) people, seventeen years old into Wagangzhai, and Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and others are a pot of rice partners, each other has been very close, not less in private to see Li Zhen's martial arts, for Li Zhen's ability, he naturally has a number in his heart, even so, at this time to see Li Zhen's horse like a dragon, people like a tiger heroic posture, Li Ji still involuntarily secretly applauded, with great interest for a while, Only then did he wave the order flag, signaling that Li Zhen could go on the field to demonstrate archery skills.
Grandma is a bear, whether it will be successful or not, look at this time! Seeing Li Ji waving the Ling Flag, Li Zhen's mood suddenly fluctuated: How many years have I been practicing martial arts, what are we going to do? Isn't it just to be able to go back to the battlefield? The head is young, and he can only stare dryly when he sees the continuous battle, and his saliva is flowing all over the ground, this time he finally seized the opportunity, and when will he not seize it? Come on! Li Zhen took a deep breath, calmed down, clamped the horse's belly, and ran away in the direction where the target was located.
The snow dragon horse is worthy of being a famous horse, once it runs up, the speed is amazingly fast, like a whirlwind blowing through the martial arts field, seven hundred steps, six hundred steps, five hundred steps, seeing the target getting closer and closer, Li Zhen, who has been sitting still, hung the bright silver gun in his hand on the victory hook of the saddle, untied the five-stone iron tire bow on his back, and took out three eagle feather arrows from the quiver, one arrow with the bow, and the other two feather arrows were in the mouth, and when he got the distance of four hundred steps from the target position, Li Zhen, who was intent on intimidating the three armies, did not hesitate to open his bow and release the arrows, and did not care whether the arrows hit the bull's-eye or not, and took off the two eagle feather arrows held in his mouth together, and shot them out one after another at a distance of 350 paces.
The arrow is extremely fast, like a meteor piercing the sky with a strong whistling sound flew to the dartboard, the first feather arrow is in the bull's-eye, stunned is to shoot the bullseye through, more than two feet long feather arrow, only half of the arrow shaft is outside, the second feather arrow is next to the edge of the first feather arrow into the bull's-eye, the whole arrow except the tail of the arrow, all the arrows have passed through the bull's-eye, the third arrow that follows is even more exaggerated, not to mention the red heart in the middle, the bullseye was blasted out of a big hole, and the remaining momentum is not stopped, and it flew dozens of steps before it was obliquely stuck on the ground.
Dead silence, a dead silence, more than ten thousand people were stunned by Li Zhen's magical three arrows, most of the people will let out a burst of exclamation, suddenly, cheers, applause into a one, even Li Shimin, who was sitting on the platform, was also shocked by the three arrows of this god, the smile on his face was extraordinarily bright, the palms of his hands were bulging red, without him, Li Shimin is the emperor immediately, and he also has a good hand at riding and shooting, and the marksmen he has seen are too many to count, But he has never seen such a magical archery technique as Li Zhen, and Lao Huai is relieved to say it.
Alas, I still haven't been able to get to the point of Dacheng, but it's a pity, damn it, God knows when we'll be able to break through that barrier. In the cheers, Li Zhen did not show a trace of self-satisfaction, but there were some regrets, without him, Li Zhen has been strong since he was a child, and Qin Qiong has a tight grasp of strength training, although he is less than fifteen years old, but there are few people in the Tang Dynasty who can match the strength of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that he followed Li Jing to practice the secret "True Yang Jue" and "Ape Gong Sword Technique" of the Guigu School, and his internal strength cultivation has been quite considerable, but he is still a line away from the completion of the "True Yang Jue". Otherwise, the last arrow should be an arrow that pierces the bull's-eye but will not shatter the bullseye due to a slight dispersion of the force, but well, although there is still a little loss in my heart, it may be that it has reached this point, Li Zhen can be considered satisfied, smiled self-deprecatingly, and let the horse go to the point of the general.
After Li Zhen finished shooting, the first round of selection was over, and the next second round of competition was a sand table deduction. Speaking of this sand table is also one of Li Zhen's "inventions", since the seven years of Zhenguan Li Zhen dedicated this thing, Li Shimin was overjoyed, issued an edict to promote it in the army, all the generals in the army are not accustomed to it, when they have nothing to do, a pole of Tang generals is not less on the sand table to practice, fight, everyone can play a few hands. Of course, this round of sand table deduction is not a sparring exercise between the princes and candidates, but an answer to questions, specifically a selection of exam questions, answering on the sand table according to the requirements stated in the exam questions, or camping, or offensive and defensive drills, and so on.
The test question drawn by Li Zhen this time is to set up camp, that is, to find out a strategic point suitable for camping in a place with complex terrain, and to camp on the sand table with fences and other molds, the time limit is a pillar of incense, and the requirements are: not only to resist the siege of five times the enemy's strength, but also to control the overall situation, so that the enemy can not give up this detour. Li Zhen has long been familiar with the sand table, facing such a simple exam question, there is no need to think about it at all, the answer is at hand, but it is only half a pillar of incense, Li Zhen has already finished answering the question, and there is still time to watch the other people's formation.
Not to mention, these fifteen young generals carefully selected from the various armies of the Southern Ya are all considered strong generals, and in the time of a pillar of incense, all the candidates have completed answering the questions, and all of them have successfully entered the third level, although from Li Zhen's strategic point of view, except for a few people such as Hou Guozhong, Qin Huaiyu, and He Long, who answered not badly, most of the people's answers were just barely qualified.
If the first two rounds of selection are considered warm-ups, then the third level is really moving - heads-up! In short, the sixteen selected candidates draw lots to decide the opponent, catch and fight, the winner advances, the loser eliminates, and the winner is determined by personal force, and there is no chance of any luck, of course, the strength of personal force is one thing, luck is another, and the opponent is all up to luck, no, when Li Ji walked forward with a wooden box full of signatures, all the selected people held their breath, and everyone's faces were full of nervousness, even Li Zhen was no exception......