Chapter 35: Tournament
After the start of the game, dozens of chariot teams entered the arena in turn, and Feng Wei drove the chariot representing Chang Pingjun into the arena and stood by.
At this time, three knights rode horses in the arena, and the leader came to Mu Sheng with a wooden box in his hand, and said, "Qi Changping Jun, please draw lots to determine the order of appearance." ”
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay." ”
He reached out and fumbled for a piece of wood, and handed it to the leader.
The leader looked at the numbers on the wood chips and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Changpingjun, your number plate is seventeen, and you will be directly promoted by a bye in the first round." ”
Mu Sheng secretly said that it was really a fluke, and he actually had a bye in the first battle?
The rules of the chariot are like this, each game is two chariots in the field of competition, draw the last single number is easy to get a bye, the number of chariot teams participating in each conference is uncertain, if the number of participating teams is an even number, they have to go to the battle, if it is an odd number of teams, the last number plate single number will be bye until the next round, until the final determination of the champion team.
Mu Sheng also had to wait for the next round to compete in the last round, by the way, to observe the strength of other chariot teams, the first battle bye has a great advantage is that the opponent does not know what the strength of his own side is, and it is easy to become a dark horse team.
Mu Sheng looked up at the audience on the high platform again, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and a small number of important ministers of the imperial court, royal relatives, and the relics of the Seven Kingdoms watched the battle in the stands, especially the relics of the Seven Kingdoms responded most enthusiastically to the chariot competition, and the traditional repertoire of the Central Plains was retained, but His Majesty the Emperor was not in it to watch the chariot competition.
At this time, all the teams have finished drawing lots, the herald rode around the field, waved the command flag in his hand, the sound of the war drums on the left and right platforms shook the sky, and at the same time, the horn sounded, and the chariot competition officially began.
The first chariot team to appear was actually Gongzi Xiu's chariot, the two chariots stood opposite each other, after a gong and drum, the chariots on both sides neighed, the chariots flew arrows, the two chariots rushed to each other and staggered, first came a close fight, only to see the right hand of the car Gongzi Xiu burst and shouted, a shot actually knocked down the right Changge hand of the opponent's car, almost planted from the car, and suddenly the applause in the stands was thunderous, and the cheers were endless.
The opponent's chariot obviously realized that Gongzi Xiu was not easy to deal with, so he went around the field to avoid the battle, adopted guerrilla tactics, and from time to time the cars staggered by, and the Changge hands on both sides only made tentative attacks with weapons in their hands, but they did not find any flaws in the other party.
At this time, the arrows of the left shooters of the two cars flew back and forth, and the opponent's car crew won the bid again and again, and the opponent's chariot obviously did not expect that the shooter on the chariot of Gongzi Xiu was so good at shooting, seeing that he could not win regardless of the close attack or long attack, he simply turned the head of the car and rushed to the chariot of Gongzi Xiu to see if the melee could seize the opportunity to score.
The two chariots saw the right Chang Ge hand on the right and shouted, the two chariots staggered, and in an instant, the weapon of the opponent's chariot Chang Ge hand was shot down by Gongzi Xiu's spear, and after ten rounds, the victory was divided, and many people on the high platform cheered for Gongzi Xiu's chariot.
At this time, the chariots of both sides stood side by side and stopped in place, and a group of knights approached the chariots on both sides of the field, one of them checked the red dot on their armor, and the other was responsible for recording the results of both chariots.
Half an hour later, the Knight leader raised the red flag and announced, "Team No. 2 wins." ”
After saying that, the knight handed a red wooden sign to the Gongzi Xiu team to say that he could go down to rest and prepare for the next round of competition, and suddenly the cheers in the stands continued, and it is likely that there are many people who bet on the Gongzi Xiu team and won a lot of money......
After the drum and trumpet sounded, Mu Sheng's team had a bye and had to stop to watch the other teams race.
Half an hour later, the herald went around the field again to announce that the next group of No. 3 and No. 4 chariots would enter the field for competition, and after the two chariots entered the field and fought for ten rounds, the score was counted, and the No. 3 team won the competition......
After the battle in the morning, the remaining teams and guests who had not yet participated in the competition withdrew from the stadium to rest, and the competition continued in the afternoon, and Mu Sheng's team naturally withdrew from the arena.
Mu Sheng saw that Gongzixiu's convoy had also withdrawn, and his heart moved, and he turned the head of the car to approach Gongzi's convoy.
He stepped forward and said, "Congratulations to Brother Jiu for his success in the competition, what a good skill!" ”
Hearing this, Gongzi Xiu said modestly: "Changping Jun praised it falsely!" It's just that the opponent is too weak, I believe that with the ability of the king, I must be able to compete smoothly, right? ”
Mu Sheng smiled: "Okay! Then to borrow the auspicious words of Brother Jiu, if our two teams are fortunate to fight, Brother Jiu must not show mercy to his subordinates, and I will also go all out to defeat Brother Jiu's chariot and be proud. ”
Childe Xiu smiled: "Hahaha! Good! Changping Jun is a true husband, you can rest assured! I'm going to do my best, and you won't have a chance to win against me. ”
Mu Sheng smiled: "Okay! Then you and I will earn a lot in the next game. ”
After chatting on the way back, the two went back to the camp.
In the afternoon, the chariot race continued in full swing, and the heralds circled the field to announce the entry of the next team of chariots.
The herald circled the field and shouted, "The eighth fight begins." ”
Mu Sheng has been carefully observing the competitive ability of all opponents in the arena.
The last battle of the qualifiers began, and the two chariot teams entered and saluted each other before the official start of the competition.
In the entry of the chariot, the crew of the sixteenth chariot attracted the attention of everyone present, unlike the other players who only wore armor, in addition to the normal armor, they actually wore a pair of ghost masks, which made everyone on the stage unable to see their true faces, and attracted the spectators on the high platform to guess their identities.
At this time, the horn sounded in the field, the chariots of both sides heard the drums and drove to each other, in an instant, the chariots of both sides staggered, and the sound of weapons was endless, after three rounds of fighting, the sixteenth chariot Chang Ge hand actually directly broke the opponent's wooden spear, Mu Sheng was amazed, this person did not know who it was, but the arm strength was amazing.
The fifteenth chariot saw that Chang Ge's hand was broken, so he turned the head of the chariot around the field, and someone next to him directly threw the new spear to the fifteenth chariot, and the chariot Chang Ge turned the head of the chariot and rushed forward to duel with it after obtaining the new spear.
At this time, the mutation protruded, the two cars staggered, and the No. 16 chariot Chang Ge shouted violently, and actually thundered and shot down the opponent's right Chang Ge hand with a thunder blow, and the opponent was directly knocked out, and the audience couldn't help but cheer for it.
In the middle of the field, the referee rode in and shouted that the sixteenth chariot had won, and everyone on the chariot took off their masks and waved to the surrounding spectators.
Mu Sheng took a closer look, it turned out that the battle was in the limelight was originally the convoy of the twelve princes, more than four years ago at the emperor's palace relocation ceremony, Mu Sheng had seen him from afar, and he had some impressions, the prince stood on the chariot and waved his mask to the people around him with a smug face.
After a while, the herald carried the flag and circled the field again, shouting, "In the second game, all teams will advance to the team, and the race will start again after a two-quarter hour rest." ”
Watching Gongzizhuo's convoy race, Feng Wei said in his heart, "Childe, if we encounter Gongzizhuo's chariot, we had better not fight with him in close combat, and it is the best policy to distance the guerrillas." ”
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "That's right, Gongzizhuo's right Changge has amazing arm strength, and his fighting skills are indeed superb." ”
Mu Sheng turned his head and asked Changge's hand, Xia Chuan asked, "Xia Chuan, are you sure to compete with his Changge's hand?" ”
Xia Chuan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm not sure I can beat him, this person is indeed superior in martial arts." ”
Mu Sheng said, "Hmm! Well, I don't want you to beat him, just defend with all your might when you engage him, and don't let them take advantage of it,"
Xia Chuan's brows loosened when he heard this, and he arched his hand and said, "That's okay, I should be able to do it." ”
Feng Wei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there are still nine teams left, maybe our luck can be as good as last time, and it is not necessary to have a bye in the draw, and we may not be able to play against them." ”
Mu Sheng said with a smile, "Yes, even if you don't have a bye, you may not be able to draw lots to compete with them, but it's always right to be prepared." ”
Two quarters of an hour later, it was still the three knights who came with wooden boxes to let everyone draw lots to duel, when it was Mu Sheng's turn to draw lots, he blew into his palm, groped in for a long time and drew out to see that it was the fourth card, sighed in his heart, good luck was finally gone, this time it was inevitable to go to the game, and I don't know who his opponent was......
After the players finished drawing lots, they returned to their places, and Mu Sheng saw that the chariot of Gongzi Xiu stopped next to him, so he greeted and said, "Brother Jiu, what number are you?" ”
Gongzi Xiu took out the number plate and said proudly: "I have a bye in this battle, and it is the number nine card." ”
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Brother Jiu is really lucky!" It's a pity that we couldn't meet this qualifier. ”
Gongzi Xiu smiled and said, "Changping-kun, with your amazing archery skills, it is not difficult to win this promotion match, and it is easy to enter the finals." ”
Mu Sheng smiled: "I hope so!" ”
The two were chatting casually, and at this time, the first round of the promotion round in the field had ended, and the herald rode around the field and shouted, "Chariot No. 3 and Chariot No. 4 are ready to fight." ”
When Mu Sheng heard this, it was finally his turn to play, and the driver Feng Wei shouted "driving" two horses and rushed into the field.
When Mu Sheng saw the opponent's chariot, he scolded in his heart, he was really afraid of something, the No. 3 convoy was actually Gongzizhuo's chariot, which made Mu Sheng have to fight with 120,000 points of spirit to deal with the comers, and the two sides exchanged military salutes after driving closer.
At this time, Gongzi stood at the front of the car with a bow and arrow, he took off his mask and said in a disdainful tone: "It turns out that you are the Changping Jun recently canonized by your father?" ”
Mu Sheng heard that his tone was not good, and knew that he was jealous of himself, so he smiled disapprovingly, and said, "I've seen Brother Zhuo, that's right, I am the Changping Jun who His Majesty Chrysostom personally sealed." ”
Gongzizhuo looked Mu Sheng up and down a few times, and sneered: "It's up to you?" I don't know if my father took the wrong pill, and actually sealed you, a stinky erector who has not dried up, as the king, so today Lao Tzu will extinguish your prestige. ”
When Mu Sheng heard this, he smiled coldly and said, "Father took the wrong pill?" What do you mean by this, are you insinuating that His Majesty is stupid and incompetent? If this is known to the envoy of Tsing Yi, although you are the heir of the Son of Heaven, don't forget, you are also a courtier of the Son of Heaven, and the courtier is really disloyal and unfilial to openly discuss the mistakes of the monarch's father? It seems that your son-in-law wants to stay in Zongzheng Mansion for a few days, but he can't do it? ”
Gongzizhuo's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he knew that he had lost his words, so he still said stiffly, "Clever words, give me less buttons, God knows, you know I know, you can sue casually, do you think Lao Tzu will admit it?" It seems that you, the so-called Changpingjun, have all the skills? ”
Mu Sheng sneered, raised his bow and arrow, and said, "Okay!" So what else are we talking about? Let's see the real chapter under your hands. ”