Chapter 22: New Equipment (Part II)
On the martial arts arena of the Bokan Military Academy, the phalanxes were neatly arranged, and the students of the combat department were practicing. On the other side of the academy, students from the reconnaissance department are scattered around for camouflage training in simulated terrain.
The students of the first grade of the combat department wore bronze full-body armor weighing more than 200 catties, wore face protection battle helmets, and held a bronze giant sword two meters long and a bronze tower shield one meter five wide and one meter thick and 30 centimeters thick, and lined up in a charging formation for drills. The distance of each charge is 50 meters, and it is required to keep the formation intact and not scattered in high-speed movement, and complete it within 10 seconds.
Fifty people are lined up in five rows, two meters apart from each other, five meters apart from each other, and a slight protrusion in the middle. Zhang Tianqi is in the middle of the first row, and the charge will be launched with him as an arrow.
With the issuance of the instructor's instructions, under the leadership of Zhang Tianqi, the entire phalanx began to move, the initial speed was not fast, and after ten meters, the pace gradually accelerated, and the phalanx was like a galloping chariot running forward. When he advanced to about 30 meters, Zhang Tianqi shouted: "Raise the shield!" The fifty-sided tower shield was raised and placed in front of his chest at the same time. At forty meters, Zhang Tianqi shouted again: "Raise your sword, rush!" Fifty giant swords were raised forward at the same time, and the speed of the entire phalanx increased again, rushing through the last ten meters of distance. "Turn left!" The left side of the phalanx slowed down, the right side accelerated, and a huge semicircle trajectory was drawn and turned to the left. "Stop!" the entire phalanx came to a halt abruptly, and the fifty people were still neatly lined up in the formation before the charge.
On the martial arts field, the phalanx was constantly moving and changing, the shouts were deafening, and the drills of various formations were constantly going on. The students who were training did not notice that a carriage had entered the arena. The convoy was not moving fast, and the four-horse cart was filled with large black boxes. The deep rut marks from the wheels showed that the car was loaded with heavy loads.
The convoy slowly marched to the side of the arena and stopped. A person walked out of the team, found one of the instructors who was guiding the training on the field, and the two of them talked in a low voice. After that, the instructor hurriedly came to the phalanx of the second class of the first grade of the combat department in the field, gave an order to the student who led the team, and walked over to the instructor of the first grade class in the field. Then the phalanx of the second class of the first grade made a turn and marched in the direction of the convoy.
The large boxes on the carriage had been removed by the entourage and placed neatly in front of the carriage. The students looked at the boxes strangely, not knowing what they were in and what they were calling for.
Seeing the students coming over, the instructor spoke: "You have always been defeated by the students of the first class before, and you have been laughed at with shame. Today, there is an opportunity in front of you, a chance to defeat your opponents and win your own honor. Do you want that opportunity?"
"Yes!" shouted in unison from fifty students.
"Okay, now remove your gear, put on the new gear in the box, and give you five minutes. Then it's time to prove yourself!!" the instructor yelled.
Just when the second class of the first grade changed their costumes collectively, the entire martial arts arena suddenly became empty, and only the first class of the first grade was still standing quietly on the side of the venue. The other classes were all scattered on both sides of the arena, silently watching the first class standing in the middle of the arena and the second class changing clothes on the other side. There is a whisper among the students: "The second class will challenge the first class for honor!"
Five minutes later, the students of the second class stood in the same square at a distance of 100 meters from the first class. The two instructors exchanged opinions, and each returned to the phalanx of his class. At the same time, a small red flag was raised high, shook twice, and then fell at the same time. The moment the flag fell, the two phalanxes began to advance.
In the middle of the phalanx of the first class, Zhang Tianqi seemed to have a premonition of something, and whispered something to his companions around him. Although his companion was a little puzzled in his heart, he still conveyed his words. The students in the first class didn't know why Zhang Tianqi was so cautious this time. In their impression, there is a big gap between the second class and them, and it is not something that can be surpassed casually, and they don't know why their boss is so careful.
In just a few moments, the two sides had already advanced a distance of thirty meters each, and both sides raised their tower shields at the same time. It was at this time that the field changed. Zhang Tianqi's first class was still moving forward at the established speed, while the second class that challenged them began to sprint with all their might.
Seeing this scene in front of him, not only the students in the first class were in disbelief, but even the students in other classes who were watching the game on the sidelines were dumbfounded. Are they crazy? If they sprint with all their strength from such a distance, even if they rush in front of them, they probably won't have the strength to fight hard, right? This piece of equipment of more than 300 catties is not paper paste! Zhang Tianqi's pupils couldn't help but shrink. When others didn't know why, Zhang Tianqi shouted: "Keep up the speed and defend with all your might!"
With the second shift sprinting at full speed, the speed of the first shift also had to be accelerated. But what surprised them even more was that the speed of the second class was getting faster and faster, and in the time they accelerated forward by ten meters, the second class had advanced a distance of twenty meters and rushed towards them.
Seeing that the two phalanxes are about to collide, the slower side will be in the most disadvantageous position. Zhang Tianqi is well aware of the importance of this, but now let alone asking others to speed up, even if he himself is in the moment before the collision, it is difficult to increase the speed to the fastest.
Seeing the speed of the other party getting faster and faster, the students in the first class couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. However, after all, the first class was composed of the best students in the entire grade, and under Zhang Tianqi's reminder, they quickly reacted and accelerated their sprints desperately.
Finally, the two phalanxes collided violently. The advantage of hoplites is that they are heavy and powerful, and they use the power of their charge to crush any enemy in front of them. The disadvantage is that it is difficult to complete dexterous and delicate movements due to the heavy equipment during the impact.
When the two sides separated, the students in the first class looked at the sword and tower shield that were only half left in their hands, and did not know what to say. When did the other party become so strong? How could their movements be so flexible? Just when they were turning the direction in a daze, they suddenly found that they had just turned halfway, and the second class had already launched an attack on them again.
This time, there was no longer any luck, except for a few two or three people in the first class who were still able to stand on the martial arts arena, but the others had already fallen to the ground.
When the earth-shattering cheers sounded in the phalanx of the second class, there was silence in the entire martial arts arena. Everyone looked at the second class students who were enjoying the joy of victory, but they didn't know how their victory was achieved?
The defeat of the students in the first class was simply inexplicable, they didn't know where they lost, not only the weapons in their hands were gone, but the armor on their bodies was also tattered, if it wasn't for the heavy armor, maybe ・・・・・・
Watching the duel on the martial arts arena, the old man in cloth who had been sitting in the carriage couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and said to the coachman next to him: "Okay, the show is over, we should go back." ”
The carriage left the arena silently as it came, no one knew when they left, only the attentive person would find that the ruts when they returned were almost invisible.