This frightened Zhao Xiong. He was also good at using iron spears. It was incredible that he could swing this iron spear so fast!
Facing the extremely fast attack of the bearded man, Zhao Xiong did not dare to take a direct hit, so he could only retreat step by step. As a result, he gave the opponent a chance as soon as he retreated!
The bearded man took advantage of the situation and shortened the distance with one step. After shortening the distance, the attack range of his spear completely covered Zhao Xiong.
With several "咻咻咻" sounds, the iron spear swung by the bearded man had pierced Zhao Xiong's skin and muscles.
Fortunately, Zhao Xiong wore armor, and most of the damage was blocked by the armor, but there was still some skin trauma on his arm.
This time the two men were fighting in the ring, which caused a lot of discussion around them. For example, the civil and military officials on the Tang Dynasty all knew that Zhao Xiong was very good at shooting. They didn't expect that he could be completely suppressed in a fight with a bearded man. According to this kind of
Isn’t the situation defeated?
"Why is this happening? Mr. Zhao's strength shouldn't be this small!"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhao is now completely suppressed in the fight, and he is all injured. I'm afraid this round will end in a suspense."
"If we lose this game, the pressure will be much greater in the next two games."
The civil servants all seemed very anxious. After all, Li Shimin had just called them all together last night to discuss countermeasures. They thought that after proper arrangements and deployment, everything would be foolproof, but now it seems that is not the case! If Zhao Xiong loses, His Majesty will be thundered again.
Angry.
Unlike those who were shouting and yelling around the ring, Muchuan was watching the excitement in the sun-shaded wooden house with one hand on his chin, and even yawned from time to time.
"It's so boring..."
No wonder Muchuan said he was bored. The showdown between Zhao Xiong and the bearded man in front of him seemed to make his blood boil. But as a modern person, Muchuan had seen more interesting and exciting entertainment programs. How could a mere competition in the ring make him excited?
I find it interesting.
But at this time, a familiar voice came over, "Master Mu, what do you think of this game?"
Muchuan thought it was Ouyang Bufan, but when he looked up, he found that it was actually King Li Tai of Qin!
After all, the other party was a prince. As a subordinate, Muchuan stood up and saluted: "Meet the King of Qin!"
"Master Mu doesn't need to be so polite. You and I are not outsiders."
Then Li Tai waved and asked two eunuchs to move a chair and place it next to Muchuan. He just sat down, as if he was going to enjoy the ring competition with Muchuan.
"Master Mu, I heard from the generals that you have some knowledge of martial arts. I wonder who do you think will win in this duel?"
Li Tai asked again.
It seems that he is worthy of being the King of Qin. He has an ear for everything and even knows that Muchuan has a "little master" in martial arts.
Since King Qin asked the question, Muchuan expressed his opinion bluntly: "The Minister of War should be defeated in this duel."
"oh?
how you said that?"
"It's very simple. Although the Minister of War is good in strength, his strategy is not good! Although he can still resist the opponent's attacks now, the gap will become more obvious as time goes by."
In the ring, Zhao Xiong was wearing a heavy armor. Although the armor could help him withstand damage, it took a lot of energy to move. If it was fine for a short period of time, the longer the fighting time would accelerate the loss of physical strength.
On the other hand, the bearded men who lived in Goguryeo did not wear any equipment except for the strange iron spears they held.
Hearing this, Li Tai suddenly realized: "So, what Master Mu said is indeed correct. The Minister of War is already out of breath and I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on any longer."
"I'm afraid it will take half a cup of tea to determine the winner."
"Master Mu, does Master Zhao have no way to win?
For example, if we ask him to take off his heavy armor now, might it be possible to turn defeat into victory?"
"This is not possible."
In fact, in addition to Muchuan, many generals can also see the advantages and disadvantages of this battle. Zhao Xiong will suffer because he puts on armor and fights against others.
But there is one thing that others cannot see, and that is the weapon used by the bearded man.
When the bearded man wielded the iron spear, he was very fast. Even the generals of the Tang Dynasty who were good at spear skills could not do it so fast. The only possibility was that this weapon had clues.
"If my guess is correct, the iron spears of Goguryeo should be hollow."
The hollow design of the gun barrel can greatly reduce the weight of the iron spear and increase the swing speed of the iron spear.
Of course, this "hollow" design will make the iron spear easy to break, which is why men with beards basically use the "stab" technique when using iron lances instead of the "shooting" technique, because this can
Avoid the loss of iron spears and prevent weapons from breaking during combat.
After Li Tai heard this, he secretly felt some admiration: "I didn't expect Master Mu to know so much."
"so far so good."
“If this happens, won’t our country be defeated?
It's such a pity..." Li Tai sighed heavily, but there was not much disappointment on his cheeks, instead it was a joke.
It seems that Li Tai is an interesting person. Royal family members such as Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and others are very concerned about the outcome of the "Martial Arts Exchange Meeting", but Li Tai does not care much.
Maybe Li Tai is planning something?
Muchuan suddenly thought that Li Tai would probably wait for Datang's defeat to use excuses to disparage Li Chengqian.
After all, in this "Martial Arts Exchange Meeting" between the two countries, nearly half of the generals and sergeants were recommended by Li Chengqian.
Li Tai himself stayed out of the matter and did not recommend anyone to compete.
This way, if Datang loses in this "Martial Arts Exchange Meeting", Li Tai can throw dirty water on his brother.
Muchuan couldn't help but look at Li Tai with a hint of caution and vigilance. It seemed that King Qin's palace was very deep. Fortunately, the two of them were not enemies, otherwise it would have been a big problem for him to be targeted by the other party.
However, Zhao Xiong and the bearded man are still fighting in the ring now. Just as Muchuan predicted, Zhao Xiong is gradually losing strength and losing ground.
As the bearded man ran quickly and came up behind Zhao Xiong, he lifted his foot so hard that he kicked the opponent in the back. Zhao Xiong fell down from the ring.
Falling out of the ring means disqualification from the competition, which means the bearded man wins.
The bearded man looked extremely happy, raising his weapons with both hands and shouting excitedly: "Win, win! Goguryeo is mighty!"
After the bearded man won, even the Goguryeo delegation on one side of the arena was very happy, and they all stood up and cheered.
In contrast, everyone on the Tang Dynasty had sad faces and looked up to the sky and lamented. After all, everyone had high expectations for Zhao Xiong, thinking that Zhao Xiong would definitely be able to defeat Goguryeo based on his strength. How could they have expected that such an ending would come.
