Chapter 296: Martial Arts Competition in the Camp
"Dada-" In the camp on the outskirts of Yuxing City, the sound of the galloping iron hooves of war horses was heard from time to time. Although there was no war for the time being, the soldiers in the battalion still did not dare to slack off and practiced attentively.
And after entering the camp, Zhao Zichuan was not idle, although he has been named the "flying cavalry general", but he lacks combat experience and still needs to continue to hone in the future, if he can't improve his quality as a soldier on the battlefield, it is very difficult for him to convince the public with only one merit.
Zhao Zichuan was wearing his own battle armor, walked to the bow and arrow training ground, and looked at the soldiers who were neatly lined up in front of him ready to shoot arrows, Zhao Zichuan's spirit was doubly vibrant.
"Put-" With the call of the commander on the position, the soldiers in the camp with bows and arrows let go at the same time, and all the bows and arrows flew out of the box almost in the same horizontal line, and all of them landed near the bull's-eye.
Seeing such well-trained soldiers, Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but secretly admire Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to command the troops, and it was no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang's army was like a bamboo everywhere he went.
Zhao Zichuan watched several rounds and also wanted to come forward to try his skills. And after this round of soldier training, a soldier ran in front of Zhao Zichuan and responded: "General Zhao, why don't you come and try it too?"
Zhao Zichuan thought about it, just as he thought, so Zhao Zichuan nodded, walked to the middle of the position, picked a longbow that he thought fit, and tried to pull it. After feeling good, Zhao Zichuan pulled out another arrow feather, opened his bow with both hands, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and the direction was towards the arrow target ten zhang away from him.
Zhao Zichuan's eyes must be ...... I only heard a crisp sound of bowing and the sound of arrow feathers flying, and the arrows flew out like a spiritual snake. Kung Fu in the blink of an eye. The arrow hits the bull's-eye impartially. Not only that, but because of Zhao Zichuan's strength, the arrows that flew out went directly from the bull's-eye through the hall. The last arrow stopped at the shelf of the lookout at the back.
"Okay—" This was followed by a cheer from the soldiers behind him.
When the commander who commanded the arrow training saw it, he couldn't help but admire: "General Zhao is really a miracle, not only did the arrow hit the bull's-eye, but also passed through the hall." In this way, there is another General Zhao in the army, and there are two General Zhao. Our army will definitely be able to take advantage of the victory to break the enemy and be invincible!"
"That's right—" The other soldiers followed suit.
"Two generals Zhao?" Zhao Zichuan heard this, first hesitated, and then thought that his eldest brother was also in the camp. So he said excitedly, "By the way, it's my eldest brother Zhao Zijin! Where is the other person now?"
"Here—" At that moment, a powerful, familiar voice came from behind the camp at the bow and arrow training ground.
Zhao Zichuan squeezed through the crowd around him. Look to the back of the camp. Sure enough, his eldest brother Zhao Zijin, who he hadn't seen for many years, was standing there, next to his wife Li Yuru and two other generals he didn't know.
"Big brother-" Finally seeing his eldest brother, Zhao Zichuan ran over excitedly and came to his eldest brother, Zhao Zichuan said a little excitedly, "Great, big brother." I haven't seen you for a few years, but I didn't expect our brothers to meet again in the barracks!"
Zhao Zichuan's eldest brother Zhao Zijin. With a burly and majestic figure, his face is full of composure and strength, and at first glance he is a capable warrior on the battlefield. Because he went north in his early years and left home early, Zhao Zichuan hadn't seen his eldest brother for a long time. He didn't expect that after coming out of Bianliang, he first met his second brother Zhao Zibo in Wild Wolf Mountain, and now he met his eldest brother Zhao Zijin, and the eldest brother and second brother saw each other, so they were almost reunited.
Zhao Zijin also saw the third brother who had not been seen for a long time, and said excitedly: "Yes, I didn't expect that I haven't seen you for many years, but you have grown a lot stronger, and you have inherited the 'Qiankun Second Sword' of the ancestors of the Zhao family, and married the 'Yangzhou Woman' Li Yuru as his wife......"
"Yes......" Zhao Zichuan first responded, and then saw Li Yuru with a smile on his face, so he couldn't help but ask Li Yuru, "How did you meet my eldest brother?"
"What kind of tone is this, looking down on our surname Li, right?" Li Yuru first replied jokingly, and then pulled the two generals beside him who had never met before, and said, "It's the two of them, I know them, and they happen to be General Zhao Zijin's subordinates." ”
"These two are...... Yuru, how did you meet?" Zhao Zichuan looked at the sturdy and capable figures of the two people beside Li Yuru, and couldn't help asking.
"I have been acquaintances with them for a long time—" Li Yuru continued, "these two are Li Xian and General Li Gong, and they are two brothers. Like me, we are all from Lijiawan, Yangzhou, and we are fellow villagers—"
"Really?" Zhao Zichuan couldn't believe it, and asked to himself, "I didn't expect to see my fellow countryman in this barracks......
"Of course it's true, we already knew ......" Li Yuru continued, "Unlike you, I only knew you from a distance away from Bianliang, and I suffered a lot of ...... from you" Li Yuru did not forget to "complain" Zhao Zichuan.
Zhao Zichuan also knows Li Yuru's thoughts, but now he has no time to "flirt" with Li Yuru. Zhao Zichuan turned his head and said respectfully to the two generals, Li Xian and Li Gong: "Zhao has seen the two General Li, but I didn't expect the two to be fellow villagers of the insider, and it is really a blessing to meet them——"
"Where is ......" Li Xian also responded with a smile, "We didn't expect that Yuru would actually marry a member of the Zhao family." You must know that Yu Ru has a very spicy personality when he thinks about it, and he can tame such a wild girl, Brother Zhao can be regarded as capable......"
Hearing Li Xian's joke, Li Yuru secretly kicked Li Xian's back angrily.
Zhao Zijin looked at the scene of acquaintances meeting, and then said to Zhao Zichuan: "Third brother, don't underestimate the two generals Li Xian and Li Gong, the two of them are also brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, and I have captured many cities with my eldest brother, and I have made countless military achievements——"
"It can be seen that the two generals are burly, and they can be seen to be battle-hardened generals-" Zhao Zichuan also followed.
"It's Brother Zichuan, you're ......," Li Gong mentioned again, "although it may be a little impolite to ask like this." But Brother Li Xian and I really want to know Lu Dao, Brother Zichuan, why were you named the 'Flying Cavalry General' by General Chang Yuchun overnight, and his status jumped above our two brothers?"
Zhao Zichuan smiled after hearing this. He replied truthfully, "Oh, that's what the two generals asked...... Because of the night attack on Yuxing City last night, Zhao rushed into battle alone, making great contributions to the capture of the Prime Minister's Mansion and even the entire Yuxing City, so General Chang Yuchun gave Zhao the title of 'Flying Cavalry General'. ”
After Zhao Zichuan finished speaking, Li Xian picked up again and said: "Brother Li Gong and I have made countless achievements, but we have not been able to seal this act. Brother Zichuan, why did you have such a high reward in the first battle? Of course, our subordinates also know very well that General Chang Yuchun has always liked to make friends with the world's heroes and heroes. Li thought to himself, if the Zichuan brothers can have such a high 'reward', presumably the Zichuan brothers must be extraordinary, right?"
"There is no such thing, it's just some of the skills of the gangsters on the rivers and lakes. It's not worth mentioning......" Zhao Zichuan still smiled modestly.
"Otherwise......" Li Xian led his war horse from behind. equipped with his own weapons, and then continued to say to Zhao Zichuan, "Since it is the first time we have met, we are both iron-blooded men, why don't we try our skills in the martial arts arena first? Brother Li Gong and I also want to meet Brother Zichuan's ability......"
"That's ...... Not very good?" Zhao Zichuan was a newcomer, and he didn't know much about the rules in the barracks, so he didn't dare to make up his mind casually, although he himself also wanted to try his skills with the two brothers Li Xian and Li Gong.
Zhao Zijin saw Zhao Zichuan's thoughts on the side. So he explained: "Third brother, it doesn't matter. Now is the time for military training and martial arts, and the soldiers should fight each other appropriately and reasonably on the martial field, and there will be no violation of military discipline, as long as there are no casualties. ”
"Since the eldest brother said so......" Zhao Zichuan heard it and said happily, "Then Zhao will try to compete with the two General Li——"
So, Zhao Zichuan also pulled out his war horse from his battalion, and he was ready to compete with the two generals Li Xian and Li Gong.
The generals in the battalion tried to stretch out their hands among themselves, and the soldiers resting next to the training camp did not forget to join in the fun, and all gathered in the center of the martial arts field to prepare for a showdown......
The first battle was Zhao Zichuan against Li Xian, and the two rode horses at both ends of the competition field, ready to go. Li Xian showed his usual long knife, and Zhao Zichuan naturally used the Qiankun second sword that he was familiar with. However, after a while, the drums in two places in the competition field suddenly sounded, and the beating drums of Huang Chen indicated that the duel was about to break out.
With the wave of the commander's flag, only to hear the sound of "driving" on both sides, Zhao Zichuan and Li Xian rode their horses and leaped, raised their swords and swords, and charged towards each other.
Li Xian struck first, shouted, and swept the long knife horizontally, and the target was heading towards the armor on Zhao Zichuan's chest. Because the long knife against the long sword, there was already an advantage in weapons, Zhao Zichuan had to wait for the opportunity first, and dodged the knife with his body low, so Li Xian's knife split into the air, and the people and horses on both sides directly changed positions with each other.
Although the long sword is not as good as the long sword, the short weapon also has its own advantage, that is, flexibility. After Zhao Zichuan passed through, he immediately rode a horse and turned around, raised his sword and came out to kill. And because Li Xian's reaction was not as fast as Zhao Zichuan's, by the time he turned his horse's head, Zhao Zichuan's long sword had already been killed.
Caught off guard, Li Xian had to block it with the long pole of the long knife. However, Zhao Zichuan's sword is the treasure of the ancestors of the Zhao family, and it is not enough to block one with a weapon. Between Zhao Zichuan's left hand "dry sword" against Li Xian's long knife, he slid down, and the blade of the sword went straight towards Li Xian's finger of the knife.
Seeing this, Li Xian had to be forced to change his moves, change his posture with both hands, and the long knife was temporarily separated from one of his hands. And it was this moment that Zhao Zichuan saw the opportunity, and pulled out the "Kun Sword" on his waist with his right hand, and the sharp blade stabbed towards Li Xian's exposed chest.
Seeing this situation, Li Xian did not react and took precautions, knowing that Lu Dao had already lost.
Of course, Zhao Zichuan didn't take it too seriously, and seeing Li Xian's demeanor that he had given up, Zhao Zichuan's sword stopped in front of Li Xian's chest.
Surprised and nervous, Li Xian even closed his eyes just now. When he opened his eyes again and saw the long sword that stopped in front of his chest, Li Xian realized that Lu Dao had won and lost in only two or three rounds, and he was not Zhao Zichuan's opponent at all.
"Concession-" Zhao Zichuan took back the "Kun Sword", sat down on the horse again, and said with a smile.
Li Xian was also very knowledgeable, and responded: "Thank you Brother Zichuan for your advice, and I am convinced-"
"Good-good-" The outcome was already known in such a short time, and the opponent was still General Li Xian, who was brave and good at fighting on the battlefield. The soldiers watching next to him knew that Zhao Zichuan stretched out his hand extraordinary, and they all applauded.
"Brother Zichuan is good at kung fu, this time I'm on it-" This time. General Li Gong got up and jumped, flew directly on his horseback, lifted the spear in his hand and said, "Brother Zichuan, the weapon has been changed, you have long eyes-"
"Bang bang—bang bang—" As the drums sounded again, General Li Gong rode away on horseback. Zhao Zichuan is still the same as just now. did not rush to take the lead, but prepared a horse and a sword, and carefully observed the situation.
General Li Gong rode very fast, coupled with the point of the spear. The attack was rapid, and compared to the long knife just now, the speed of the spear attack was several times faster.
But Zhao Zichuan was still not panicked, and saw the other party waving a gun at his waist. Zhao Zichuan jumped up from the horse. One of them turned over and dodged in mid-air, and the men and horses on both sides still changed positions.
However, Zhao Zichuan didn't just dodge this, the reason why he jumped up from the horse was to take advantage of the air to fight back. Seeing that he turned over half in mid-air, and before he was on his horse, the "Qiankun Two Swords" in his hand swept by, the yellow and green sword flashed, and the "Thirty-six Consecutive Slashes" were instantly killed. With the sound of tearing friction in the air, it densely went towards the back of General Li Gong.
Li Gong is also experienced. After the horse crosses, the enemy behind Zhilu Dao will take the opportunity to counterattack. So, after Li Gongma was over, he held the gun and the reins of the horse in his right hand, and instantly turned around, facing Zhao Zichuan.
And Zhao Zichuan's "Thirty-six Consecutive Slashes" sword light has already been killed, and Li Gong has no choice, holding a gun in both hands and reincarnating.
But with only Li Gong's strength, he was not Zhao Zichuan's opponent at all, and before he could make a few rounds, the internal force of the yellow-green sword light almost made Li Gong not even hold the gun steady.
General Li Gong has killed countless enemies on the battlefield, but he has no experience in duels, and when he is one-on-one, he often has unexpected moves and is the key to defeating the enemy. And Li Gong has never seen these moves in the martial arts, even if he has the guts, he is powerless, and finally made this move, and he and the war horse he was riding also retreated slightly.
However, just when Li Gong wanted to adjust, Zhao Zichuan had already turned the horse's head and faced Li Gong. And the next move by Zhao Zichuan surprised everyone present.
I saw the reins in Zhao Zichuan's hand pulled, and he moved forward with all his might, only to hear the sound of a horse's hooves of "huh-", Zhao Zichuan and the war horse jumped into the air together, and the scene when he captured Yuxing Xiangfu last night, Zhao Zichuan was like a flying horse at this time, majestic.
Li Gong himself was stunned, he had never seen anyone who could fly so high on a horse. Before he could react, the long sword came out under Zhao Zichuan, only to hear a crisp metal collision sound, and the spear in Li Gong's hand was picked down by Zhao Zichuan cleanly, so the movements were all coherent in an instant......
Then, Zhao Zichuan and the horse landed smoothly together, and after jumping behind Li Gong, the sword in Zhao Zichuan's hand was directly on Li Gong's neck - it was obvious that Zhao Zichuan had won......
"Good—good—" There was silence for a while, and then a thunderous cheer was remembered.
Li Gong smiled lightly, and he was convinced: "I lost, the last moment of the Zichuan brothers just now was really wonderful, I have never seen anyone fly so high on a horse, and the title of 'Flying Horse General' is well deserved!"
"Thank you Brother Li Gong for the compliment, I agreed-" Zhao Zichuan didn't forget to respond, and then withdrew his sword......
The two rounds of martial arts were all easily won, and the opponents were still the battle-hardened Li Xian and Li Gong, two generals, Zhao Zichuan This battle can be regarded as a complete subjugation of the soldiers in the battalion, and from then on, the title of "Flying Cavalry General" can be regarded as thunderous......
"I didn't expect that after many years, third brother, you have become so powerful-" Zhao Zijin saw it on the side, and couldn't help but praise Zhao Zichuan.
Zhao Zichuan said with a smile: "It's nothing, big brother, I've met some brothers on the rivers and lakes over the years, and I've interacted with them a lot, and my martial arts have grown a lot......"
"I didn't expect your swordsmanship to be average, but your horseback riding skills are pretty good...... Li Yuru also came over and said to Zhao Zichuan with a smile.
"Are you praising me, or are you hurting me......" Zhao Zichuan also replied with black eyes, thinking of the horse battle just now, Zhao Zichuan asked again, "By the way, when it comes to horseback riding, your jujube red horse seems to be still in Wangjia Village, when will you go to get it?"
Li Yuru replied: "You don't have to worry about my horse, I said hello to Sister Jing and Brother Tang Zhan, and asked them to bring it back by the way when they go back to Wangjia Village to get the token...... But don't you want to hit my jujube red horse, I'm over, unless I'm dead, even if you're my husband, don't try to touch my horse-"
"Yes, yes, in your eyes, your husband is not even as good as a horse......" Zhao Zichuan replied angrily, and then thought of Tang Zhan and Lu Jing just mentioned, and said, "I don't know if Brother Tang Zhan and Sister Jing got the token in Wangjia Village, I really hope they come back soon......
"Yes, when they come back, life in the barracks may be unprecedented in the future......" Li Yuru sighed softly, and then looked at the setting sun in the distance...... (To be continued......)