"Let me make a promise first. Your duel will end as soon as the point is reached. You must not hurt anyone's life. Do you understand?"
In the newly built school field in Aries City, Li Yuanji stood on the general stage, looking at Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche in the audience and asked.
Cheng Yaojin rubbed his rough hands and said happily: "I understand!"
Xue Wanche stared at Cheng Yaojin and nodded solemnly.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji immediately waved his hand to indicate that they could start.
Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche did not ride horses, but chose to fight on foot. They did not carry soldiers and armor, but each carried a waxwood pole.
One is in the shape of a gun and the other is in the shape of a spear.
Cheng Yaojin holds the spear and Xue Wanche holds the spear.
The moment they got the waxwood pole, the two of them stepped back in unison, Xue Wanche's expression became more solemn, and Cheng Yaojin also put away his playful smile.
Li Shimin, who was on the general stage, turned his head to Li Yuanji and said, "This subordinate of yours is not bad..."
Li Yuanji knew what Li Shimin was talking about.
Li Shimin was evaluating Xue Wanche's character.
Although Xue Wanche is a reckless person, he is very disciplined and cautious when dealing with enemies. He does not have the carelessness and disregard for anyone like a reckless person.
It can be seen from this that although Xue Wanche was reckless, he was not simply reckless.
He has his own rules and regulations when dealing with the enemy and running the army, and he is not reckless.
Every person in power will like such a person.
This is also the reason why Li Shimin suddenly praised him.
Li Yuanji did not make any response to this, but signaled Li Shimin to continue watching the game.
In the field, Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche each retreated a foot, then held wax wood poles and started their killing moves, which is commonly known as putting on airs.
There is no such thing as in later movies and TV dramas where you yell before attacking, or you criticize yourself for the moves you used.
After Xue Wanche weighed the wax wood pole in his hand and determined how much force he had to use to stab Cheng Yaojin, he stabbed it out without hesitation.
There was no sound of breaking through the air, and there was no fleeting scene.
There was only one big man, waving a waxwood pole, killing another big man.
When Xue Wanche was about to kill him with his spear, Cheng Yaojin narrowed his eyes slightly, lifted the middle part of the spear, and stabbed it out.
The gun and spear pierced each other's body at the same time as the two quickly closed the distance.
Both the spearhead and the spearhead grazed the waists of the two men.
In an instant, the two men put away their guns and spears at the same time, turned around and stabbed again.
Cheng Yaojin's spear stabbed Xue Wanche in the chest, and Xue Wanche's spear pierced Cheng Yaojin's shoulder.
Cheng Yaojin quickly put away his spear and stood up. He happily held the spear in his hand and said to Xue Wanche: "I accept, I accept, I accept!"
Xue Wanche put away the gun, held it in his hands with a sullen expression but said nothing.
A duel ended so easily. It seemed simple, and there didn't seem to be any gorgeous scenes, but only an expert could understand the dangers involved.
If the two of them had used real swords and guns just now, Xue Wanche would be dead by now, and Cheng Yaojin would have lost an arm and would have injuries on his waist.
The reason why the two people did not stop and decide the winner when their spears and spears passed each other was not that their spears and spears missed each other, but that they both wore armor when fighting, and with the strength of the waist armor, it was simply
It wouldn't hurt them if they passed by each other.
But a stab in the chest is different from a stab in the shoulder.
If they were fighting on horseback, with the blessing of war horses, their hands would be stronger and the weapons in their hands would have stronger penetrating power, enough to pierce ordinary armor and cause serious injuries.
Even though the armor they wore was extraordinary due to their status, the spears and spears with the support of war horses might not be able to kill them.
But they are competing, it is a duel where life and death are not at stake, so it is enough to decide the winner as soon as the points are pressed.
Cheng Yaojin won this time not because he was better at martial arts than Xue Wanche, but because his brain was more flexible than Xue Wanche's. When he turned around to return the favor, he turned his knees and knelt on the ground, so Xue Wanche's spearhead only hit his shoulder.
, otherwise it will hit the midsection, which is also a fatal injury.
"Old Yuchi, it's your turn!"
After Xue Wanche cupped his fists and saluted, Cheng Yaojin greeted Yuchi cheerfully.
Yuchi Gong stood on the general stage, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said angrily to Xue Wanche who was in the audience: "I want to compete with you in a horse race! Competition!"
It is not difficult to see from Yu Chigong's choice that he has recognized Xue Wanche's martial arts and abilities, otherwise he would not have used his best horse fighting and horse fighting skills to compete with Xue Wanche.
The reason why he chose this way was, on the one hand, to respect Xue Wanche, and on the other hand, because he did not want to lose.
If he didn't respect Xue Wanche and still wanted to take a gamble, then there was absolutely no need for him to make such a choice.
He can be like Cheng Yaojin and continue to compete with Xue Wanche.
Although Cheng Yaojin won the competition between Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin did not ridicule Xue Wanche after winning, nor did he call Xue Wanche his disciple, which is enough to show that Cheng Yaojin also recognized Xue Wanche's martial arts and abilities.
, Xue Wanche won his respect with his fists.
In the audience, after hearing Yu Chigong's words, Xue Wanche nodded without hesitation: "Okay!"
Immediately, Wang Xuance quickly ordered someone to fetch the horse.
After Yuchi Gong walked to the school field and took over Cheng Yaojin's position, the horse that Wang Xuance had ordered to be led also arrived.
Yu Chigong mounted the horse with a long spear made of wax wood poles. Xue Wanche also changed his weapon to a long spear made of wax wood poles.
If you compete in martial arts on horseback and use other weapons to deal with Changsha, you will suffer a lot.
Often when someone stabs you or picks you, your weapon is still several feet away from them.
Therefore, when fighting on horseback, if you encounter an enemy who uses a long spear, you'd better use a long spear to meet the enemy, so that your chance of winning will be greater.
It is precisely because of this that most generals in the Tang Dynasty knew some martial arts.
Only a few people don't understand.
For example, Zhao Chengyong was accustomed to using spears and his family was too poor to learn or buy a horse.
Although Zhao Chengyong could afford it after he became famous, he was already used to using spears and turned the spears into his own arms. It would be a bit awkward for him to learn the art of spearing.
When it comes to learning an art, before it is formed, you can learn anything and everything, but after it is formed, it feels awkward to learn it again.
This is also the reason why young people are much easier to shape than middle-aged people.
For example, Luo Shixin's family background was not very good, and he could not afford to learn horse racing or buy horse racing. However, he was very lucky. When he ran out to join the army at the age of fourteen, he met Zhang Xutuo, a famous general of the former Sui Dynasty, and got Zhang Xutuo.
With the appreciation of Xutuo and the support and guidance of the famous general Zhang Xutuo, he learned everything.
Although he doesn't usually use a spear very much, if you give him a spear, he can fight back and forth with some people who use a spear.
If when he first ran out to join the army, he met someone other than Zhang Xutuo who did not appreciate him or support him, then he might be similar to Zhao Chengyong now.
Therefore, he was really lucky to meet Zhang Xutuo. With a famous general like Zhang Xutuo appreciating him and a colleague with a family background like Qin Qiong as his sparring partner, it would be difficult for him to stand out.
Yes, Qin Qiong also came from Zhang Xutuo's account.
Before Zhang Xutuo died in battle, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong were both brave generals under Zhang Xutuo.
In the ninth year of Daye's reign, there was a rebellion in Beihai County. Zhang Xutuo was ordered to conquer it. When he was halfway there, the rebels led tens of thousands of troops to attack the county seat of Beihai County.
Beihai County is in emergency.
Zhang Xutuo wanted to send people for reinforcements at that time, but because he had limited troops and horses, and the troops and horses he could send out were even more limited, no one was willing to go.
Only Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong volunteered.
Zhang Xutuo immediately sent the two of them to lead a small group of troops, and then they beat the rebels in Beihai County to pieces like knives stabbing into tofu.
The formation killed tens of thousands and captured the baggage of 3,000 carts.
By the time Zhang Xutuo and his men arrived, all the rebels had been defeated by Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong.
It can be seen that Luo Shixin's courage is between Yuliang and Qin Qiong, and Zhang Xutuo can indeed train people.
Back to business.
After Yuchi Gong and Xue Wanche each mounted their horses with their long spears in hand, the two began to circle around the school grounds and started their horses. That is to say, they urged the horses to run first to build up momentum, and then to the long horses.
With the blessing of 槊, the piercing power and lethality of the long 槊 are stronger.
At this time, Cheng Yaojingang returned to the general station and was silently rubbing his shoulders.
Although he and Xue Wanche used weapons with wax wood poles in the competition, and he won again, Xue Wanche was stronger than him. When he poked Xue Wanche, Xue Wanche had no reaction, but Xue Wanche poked him.
Once, it really hurt him.
"What, are you injured?"
His eyes were constantly darting around. Wang Xuance, who had not yet matured and had no determination, was the first to notice Cheng Yaojin's strange behavior and asked with a bright smile.
He asked other people on the stage to ask questions, and his attention was instantly attracted, and they all looked at Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin glared at Wang Xuance and muttered, "Go away, what do you, a kid, know..."
Then he bared his teeth and cheerfully said to the others: "What injury? How could I be injured? Don't listen to this brat's nonsense."
Although Cheng Yaojin called Wang Xuance a brat in front of everyone, it seemed that he did not regard Wang Xuance as an official.
But Wang Xuance didn't care, and neither did anyone else on the general stage.
Given Cheng Yaojin's age and status, calling Wang Xuance a brat means treating Wang Xuance as a nephew. If he is qualified for an official position, he is treating him as an equal.
And at Wang Xuance's current age and his rank in the sixth rank, if he is on equal terms with the big guys in the court, they will not hold back if they want to deal with him or trick him. Others want to protect him.
If so, it's not easy to accuse someone of bullying a junior.
Therefore, being called "young" in court not only does not cause any harm, but actually has advantages.