In the northern suburbs of the palace, the forbidden army camp, the martial arts competition kicked off, and the first level was broken.

Around the dozens of contestants, more than 200 forbidden soldiers surrounded them, all of whom were armed with a shield and a short stick.

No one has the advantage of weapons, but to break through the encirclement, it means that the participants must be outnumbered. If you don't have excellent skills, you must have been bruised all over your body after the fight.

Junshi is naturally very skilled, but the order from Empress Wu cast a shadow on his heart, and he was stunned when he looked at the forbidden army outside the circle.

In contrast, Luñez's mood was a little apprehensive. One-on-one, he was confident that he could defeat an ordinary forbidden army, but in the melee surrounded by many people, he didn't have much confidence, and the strength of the forbidden army was not a joke.

As for the others, it's all about their own minds.

The Hu people who followed Lunes to participate in the martial arts were promised a rich reward. As long as the first level wins, the second level can help Lunes, and the bounty is enough for them to be in Chang'an for a year.

And there are many potential benefits to fighting against the forbidden army. It can not only test its own strength, but also save a certain amount of capital for itself. Even if they only kill two, it's enough for them to go out and brag for a lifetime.

Therefore, they were all gearing up, looking at the opponents of the forbidden army opposite them, looking for flaws and waiting to attack.

The other forbidden soldiers who signed up to participate in the martial arts exercise were mostly guys with low status but confidence in their own strength.

They also came here for a purpose, not to be able to reach the third level, but to hope that their performance can enter the eyes of their bosses or nobles, and it will not be far away if they are promoted.

Yuan Pengfei thinks differently from others, he is good at this kind of foot fighting, and breaking the formation is not a difficult thing for him. And he was more curious about what was the inside story of this competition?

Could it be that Lord Mingyue is really a green tea, who turned a blind eye to the licking dog that had followed him for several years, and was hooked up by a little prince who had just arrived?

That day, he saw the county lord go to deliver the medicine, and the two of them flirted with each other, and Lunes was excited like a monkey after she left, holding a musical instrument and singing and dancing.

However, everything was revealed today, and as long as he won first place, the county lord promised to solve his doubts, and he could satisfy his undue request.

And he originally wanted to take advantage of this martial arts exercise to get the opportunity to talk to a certain nobleman, and it would naturally be better to get an extra benefit by the way.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

The war drums of the attack sounded, and the muscles of everyone on the martial arts arena tensed in an instant.

"Ha~"

Junshi shouted violently, rushed towards the opponent like a bull with a round shield, and with a "bang", the forbidden army in front of him was directly knocked away several meters, and the formation was directly broken.

Yuan Pengfei was not to be outdone, and rushed to the forbidden army to specialize in calves, tripping, kicking, sweeping... The effect was not ordinarily good, and in the blink of an eye, there were already four or five lying under his feet.

The rest of the forbidden army were frightened by the battle, and as if they hadn't seen him, they surrounded the others.

For the army of the battle array, what they want is the easiest killing technique, stab the spear in the enemy's chest, and the life is gone, who cares how to fight under the soles of their feet?

Moreover, in this kind of martial arts, the swords equipped on the normal battlefield have been replaced with wooden sticks, and the lethality has been greatly weakened. Even if you take a stick, there is no danger.

If in the real battlefield, a cunning style of play like Yuan Pengfei, taking care of the lower and ignoring the above, accidentally lost his life, what else would he pretend to be.

In this way, Yuan Pengfei was the first to easily break through the battle formation, and he was still in the mood to watch the excitement.

Junshi has two brushes, basically pressing those forbidden soldiers to fight, occasionally taking a stick, that is also left, after all, they all belong to the same forbidden army sixteen guards series, the mountains do not turn around, maybe one day they will run into it.

And Lunes was a little miserable, the forbidden soldiers didn't save him any face, the sticks hit him one after another, and one of the buddies knocked him back with a shield.

Such a comparison is a judgment.

The greater the ambition of people, the more motivated they are, and they have overcome all the difficulties, which is not bad for this trembling.

Lunez regrouped and fought with the Forbidden Army again.

However, as the beat of the drum increased, the forbidden soldiers gradually began to release water, although the stick hit him as painfully, but the cooperation between them was not so close, and he was knocked to the ground by Lunes, so he pretended to be too injured and lay on the ground and never got up again.

I feel that the level of water release needs to be strengthened, and it is as hard as the national football team for a while, and I am not afraid that the 'little brother' will not be able to stand up.

As the sand in the hourglass drains out, the beating of the drums ends. This is the end of the first level, a total of 12 people successfully cleared the level, and the rest were brushed down.

No one on the battlefield will let you rest, so they are not given time to rest, and the second level of siege begins immediately.

The main defense of the city in the event of a war was the moat and walls. A soldier has to brave the threat of arrows and flying stones, wade through a narrow road paved with sand and stones, climb a ladder to kill the enemy troops who have surrounded him, and climb the city wall.

In all dynasties, special attention was paid to the pioneers who dared to die, and the rewards of the slaves and maids of the money and the field house were almost higher than the rewards of the generals and the flags.

Fan Hao and Zhou Bo of the Han Dynasty, Le Jin during the Three Kingdoms period, and Zhang Shigui during the Taizong period of the Tang Dynasty were all the first generals to play an immeasurable role in the victory of the war.

Of course, this is a martial arts, and it is impossible to really play so ruthlessly. The most difficult section is only to imitate the battlefield to build a narrow bridge, a few pendulums swept left and right, touching it is not dead or crippled, and behind the vertical pillars where the pendulums were erected, some forbidden soldiers were arranged to block it, adding some difficulty.

This level is the level that widens the gap, and agile people like Yuan Pengfei and Junshi are even more in the lead, so that people can't see their backs, and the other ten people can only eat ashes in the back.

Lunez was a rookie level, facing a trench more than two meters wide, and he didn't dare to jump over. Seeing everyone else jump over, he gritted his teeth and jumped over.

When encountering a big pendulum, Junshi saw the frequency, found a gap and rushed over, and then fought with the guards.

Yuan Pengfei was faster than him, and regardless of whether the pendulum was there or not, a lazy donkey rolled on the ground with his palm and floated over, and by the way, he swept the guard down, got up and continued to rush forward.

And Lunez was panicked, his face was blown white by the wind blowing around the pendulum, and he didn't dare to pass directly when he looked at the gap, and rolled over on the floor, and then was beaten by two guards.

Recently, His Majesty the Emperor has been in better health, and he is sitting in the stands with the Empress, watching this forbidden military exercise.

At this moment, seeing the situation of the martial arts, he was very satisfied and said: "There are many talents in the forbidden army!" That leading guard is a little interesting, what's his name? ”

Empress Wu didn't know the name of this nobody, so she swept her gaze to the commander of the forbidden army on the side.

The commander of the forbidden army has seen the list of candidates to participate in the martial arts exercise, and he still has an impression of this noble son: "Back to Your Majesty, this person is Yuan Pengfei, the second son of the Marquis of Pingjin." ”

"Yes, yes, quite a father." He praised again: "Breaking the formation and going first, I'm afraid it's a general who will go first, it's a little interesting." ”

This admiration made the people around him feel refreshed, and they all focused on Yuan Pengfei.

Every ambitious emperor will pay special attention to cultural governance and martial arts. An excellent general can play a pivotal role, and everyone will pay special attention to it.

Everyone who can be called the first general must have unique kung fu in breaking the city first. Non-military merits are not allowed to be feuded as marquis, but there are definitely a lot of military feats that can repeatedly break the city, and there is the potential to be a marquis in the future.

And just as he was watching the excitement here, Yuan Pengfei came to the last small level, climbed to the top of the ladder, grabbed the last two guards with his hands and grabbed the stick, and successfully climbed the city.

Standing on it and looking down, Junshi was not far from the finish line, and Lunez was still spinning halfway, fighting with the two guards. As for the Hu people who took his money to help him, they were still fighting with the guards not far behind him!

Seeing that time was running out, the drumbeat became more urgent, and the guards everywhere staged the national football style of releasing water again.

Lunez suddenly felt no pressure, just like playing on the water to break through the level, except for being careful of the mechanism, the road was unimpeded, and Yuan Pengfei laughed happily.

And this also reflects a situation, Empress Wu has a lot of influence in the forbidden army, and there are really many people who are willing to give him their lives. It is estimated that he can do anything except for a coup d'état against the general righteousness, and I don't know how the emperor behaved.

When Lunez stepped on the city wall, the drumming gradually ended, and the three of them were left in the third level of the cavalry battle.

Empress Wu, who was sitting on the high platform, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Prince Kang has come to Datang from thousands of miles away, and Datang must also show a broad mind." It's better to let Junshi and Yuan Pengfei have a competition first, and then the winner will fight against Prince Kang. ”

She wanted to reduce the opponents for Prince Kang, but with the face of a big country, the emperor couldn't refuse, so he could only agree.

The county lord of Mingyue stood aside, and his heart was even more uncomfortable. In this way, her winning rate fell from sixty and a half to forty percent. What kind of hatred does Empress Wu have with her, do you have to marry her to the Western Regions?

Here is melancholy, Lunes is happy, and Jun Shi is relieved. He looked at Yuan Pengfei with a long-lost smile on his face.

Yuan Pengfei didn't understand what this smile represented at first, and thought that this was a hard battle, and he had to fight at least dozens of rounds and play a dangerous move to win narrowly.

But he immediately understood that Junshi was a bad actor, and in less than three rounds, the spear in his hand fell to the ground and lost.

A skilled cavalry captain with a bow and horse can't hold a spear with trembling hands, is his opponent the overlord Xiang Yu or the god of war Lu Bu?

This acting is really terrible, the performance is so bad, it makes it clear that he doesn't want to fight against Lunes!

Sweeping the expressions of everyone in the stands, Yuan Pengfei saw Empress Wu's stiff face, and felt that 10,000 grass and mud horses flashed through his mind.

He suddenly understood that one of the most important goals of his trip was actually the driving force behind all this. Junshi wisely gave up the final duel, but left him on the fire to be roasted.

But he still has no choice, the client's task is there, unless he still wants the task to fail.

Thinking of this, he could only selectively forget Empress Wu's face and seriously prepare for the final competition.

Changed into protective armor and carried a wooden gun in his hand, Lunez rode on his war horse and faced the enemy from a distance.

His gaze was not on his opponent, but at the Bright Moon County Lord in the distance. All the efforts he made were for her, and all the hardships he endured today were also for her.

This is the last game, and winning the race will be the first and most important step in his ambitions.

He is a man who demands perfection, and he wants not only to get the county lord, but if possible, he also wants to get the county lord's heart.

It's just that the county lord's expression is still so indifferent, there is no sadness, no joy, and no pity, just like a wooden man.

Lunez couldn't figure out what the county lord was thinking at the moment, he only knew that the county lord probably didn't have him in his heart.

Retracting his gaze and those mixed emotions, he re-examined the opponent in front of him.

All along, he thought that his opponent was the general-like Lieutenant Junshi. He didn't expect such a person to come out halfway, which was beyond his expectations.

But for him, no matter who the opponent is, he has to win.

"Knock~Knock~Knock!"

The drums of war were beaten, and through a column of half-man-high wooden fences, the two of them simultaneously instigated their horses and launched an attack on their opponents.

The distance of dozens of meters was fleeting, the two horses were wrong, and the two wooden guns left with one blow, and then returned to the place where they launched their own attacks.

Neither of them is a natural warrior who can knock people down in one fell swoop. This confrontation is a very ordinary temptation.

In terms of strength and skill, the two are almost the same, and it is normally difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat in a short period of time. In terms of endurance, Yuan Pengfei has the advantage, Lunes doesn't know how many sticks he has suffered, and now he can fight on horseback, and it is already his ambition and perseverance that support him.

Bang, the two wooden guns hit again, and another trace of Lunes's physical strength was consumed, and Yuan Pengfei's victory rate increased a little.

The county lord of Mingyue stood in the stands, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and secretly thought: Buying an inconspicuous Praetorian guard can do such a big thing, and this transaction is a big profit.

Eyes on Empress Wu, she was still a little gloating, the means of suppressing her Aya failed, which was a blow to the queen's prestige.

Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor appeared, and the ministers should fall with the wind like grass on the wall, and Empress Wu's life will be sad.

In the martial arts arena below, it was already the eighth round in the blink of an eye, and Lunes's hand holding the spear was already unstable.

But this time, before he could swing his spear, the horse on which he sat seemed to be startled, and its front hooves were raised, and it neighed in pain.

Yuan Pengfei, who was riding a horse next to him, knocked him down under the horse with his hand, and the victory was decided.

At that moment, Lunez heard the sound of a broken heart, it was the broken ambition of his heart.

People are always concerned about the first, and it doesn't matter who the second is, even if he is a prince, no one cares.

Lunes was carried down directly, and Junshi stood in the corner below, looking at Yuan Pengfei, who was received by the saint, with mixed feelings.

Empress Wu, after all, is not Emperor Wu, the genuine emperor is still here, no matter how much dissatisfaction she has in her heart, it is not easy to show it, so she can only make a note of Yuan Pengfei in her heart, waiting for future returns.

Defeating Prince Kang and raising the prestige of the Tang Dynasty is always a thing worth celebrating.

Li Zhi was also very happy, and looked at him with appreciation: "Say, what reward do you want?" ”