CHAPTER XIII
The review stand on the east side has been converted into a temporary VIP seat. The "Three Great Elders" of the Sword Cliff were sitting on it at the moment. All kinds of conference organizers shuttled around him. In front of the "Three Elders" was a thick layer of paper, which was the list of participants and their respective background information. It seems that the rumors that the "Three Elders" will serve as the referees of this conference are not groundless, but true.
On the west side of the school grounds, an open space was opened up to accommodate the crowd that had gathered from all over the world, most of whom were Carolans, and the rest were warriors from other kingdoms in the south, all armed with swords. It is precisely for this reason that Kefield's Guards have been very nervous for a while. There were about thirty fights in the city every day. For the sake of the dignity of the kingdom and to ensure the safety of the missions of various countries, the Guards had to increase the number and frequency of patrolling the city, and patrolled twelve hours a day, which made people feel a bit of a soldier of grass and trees.
To the south of the school field is a rest area for competitors from all over the world, and nearly 300 players are preparing for the competition. And Li Yuxuan, Li Yuyang and Tang Xu are also gathering together with about 20 other contestants from Bode College at the moment.
The competition venue is located on four temporary circular wooden platforms on the west side of the competition. Each wooden platform is about three meters high and about ten meters in diameter. A round platform of the same height, nearly three times the size of the former, and made of stone bars, located in front of the VIP seats, was the competition venue for the final stage of the conference.
At this moment, in addition to the "Three Elders", there are also the two princes of the Carol Kingdom, the deans of the four major academies, and the dignitaries from various countries who came here to watch the battle. Bai Tengqi, the patriarch of the Bai family, was also on the stage at this time, and was talking to a nobleman from the Atbury Kingdom, seeing them smiling from time to time, the people around him were obviously aware of the happy mood of the two.
There are many sentry posts around the school field, the real three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the guards maintain the order of the whole field.
About half an hour later, the whole venue gradually quieted down, and all the dignitaries of various countries took their seats in the VIP seats. After the white-haired President of the Alpha Court of Bode College delivered a welcome speech, the second prince announced the official start of the 25th "Youth Martial Arts Competition". The first was a cavalry phalanx of 3,000 guards passing in front of the VIP seats and being reviewed. The whole process lasted for an hour, during which the audience in the west erupted in bursts of applause from time to time, adding to the momentum.
These 3,000 guards are all composed of the noble children of the kingdom, and they are all proud on their horses, and they are wearing bright and bright armor, and they look even more imposing. The two princes of the kingdom listened to the admiration of the magnates of various countries, and from time to time they showed a look of smugness.
At this moment, Li Yuxuan, who was on the south side of the school field, shook his head and said nothing, his face sneering.
Tang Xu on the side was puzzled and asked:
"Boss, what's wrong? You don't seem to care about these guards! they're all the elite of the kingdom!"
"Elite?" Li Yuxuan looked noncommittal.
"It's basically a group of vulnerable rabble!" Looking back at Li Yuyang, who was also puzzled, he continued to explain: "The biggest advantage of cavalry is extraordinary mobility and powerful attack power. ”
This requires that both the cavalry itself and the war horse must have the quality of hard work, otherwise they will definitely not be able to meet the tactical requirements of the cavalry running long distances. Look at their horses, they look fat and strong, but in fact they have not received the necessary amount of exercise, and it is impossible to gallop for a long time, let alone attack the enemy. The conditions that a war horse should have cannot be found in them at all. And those noble children on the horse, each eye is above the top, but in fact they lack combat experience. ”
"The most important thing in a unit is the fighting spirit of the soldiers who see the survival and death together, and this spirit is difficult to obtain without rigorous training and battlefield tests. And as the cavalry with the strongest attack power in the army, this spirit is even more needed. The two armies are facing each other, and a cavalry team rushing towards the enemy position will cause considerable psychological pressure on the opponent. The most fundamental reason for this is the overwhelming momentum of the cavalry that is indomitable and galloping. When the cavalry team is attacking the opponent's formation, because they are in the enemy formation, there are enemies on all sides, and only by using their strong mobility and exerting the courage of all people can they defeat the enemy and win. ”
"The most fundamental reason why the Iron Cavalry of the Heavenly Dragon Empire swept across the continent a hundred years ago is this. And these guys in front of them are empty-eyed, they don't know what unity is, and they lack the kind of martial arts that are united in one mind. Compared to real cavalry, they can only be regarded as children's games!"
Tang Xu and Li Yuyang on the side nodded frequently after hearing Li Yuxuan's explanation, and secretly praised the boss in their hearts.
And at this moment, in the VIP seat, a young man sitting behind Fengxiang Wang ** Wu Shangshu also showed the same expression as Li Yuxuan.
The young man had a bearded face, two sword eyebrows flew obliquely into his temples, the eyes under the sword eyebrows were as bright as stars and moons, and the bridge of his nose was stiff, the only regret was that his lips were too thin and looked bloodless. But this does not affect his image as a handsome man.
He, the same year as Li Yuxuan, is also eighteen years old this year, but he is now the figure of the Dragon Empire's Yongguan Three Armies, Emperor Zhao Ming's younger brother Zhao Ling, and the head of the Third Knights of the Empire.
After the Kingdom Cavalry Parade that Li Yuxuan and Zhao Ling thought was purely a farce, the Alpha Pharaoh Dean of Bode Academy announced that the chief referee of the conference was indeed the "Three Great Elders" of Cloud Mountain.
Of course, there are a lot of praises in front of this. That kind of flowery article came out of the mouth of the old man Alpha (at least that's what Li Yuxuan called it in his heart), which made people feel ridiculous.
With the official opening of the conference, Alpha's following words attracted Li Yuxuan's attention, no, to be precise, it should be everyone's attention.
"Next, please invite the three referees of this conference to meet you one by one!"
With Alpha's gesture, the "Three Elders" seated at the front of the VIP seats stood together and nodded to everyone in the school field, and were forced to accept the earth-shattering applause from the people for their crazy worship.
The Great Elder, an old man in his eighties, has a white beard, a white shirt, a medium build, and a little fat. Xiao Hehe's appearance is like an amiable old man. If you meet it on the street, I'm afraid no one would have thought that the famous old man would be the most terrifying swordsman in the south of the continent except for the "Sword Saint" Xia Donghai, but unfortunately he announced that he would seal the sword at the age of fifty, and he would no longer use the sword in this life.
The second elder, who is already close to the age of sixties, still has flowing black hair, a fair face, delicate facial features, and a small and delicate figure, if it weren't for someone to introduce her, no one would believe that the woman in front of her, who looked like a young woman, would be the second elder of the Sword Cliff.
The first feeling given to the third elder is that it is a trunk without branches, a straight chopstick, thin, and not ordinary thin, as if he has not eaten for a month. However, the skeleton is particularly large, supporting the black robe on his body, coupled with sunken and cloudy eyes, and lips without the slightest blood. The whole person seems to have climbed up from hell. No one would believe that this person is a master of masters, but the truth is that he is a rare master.
And at this moment, Li Yuxuan, who had always maintained a calm face, was slightly moved. At that moment, Tang Xu and Li Yuyang beside him both felt a fierce fighting spirit flash in the air around Li Yuxuan.
What fueled his vindictiveness?