After leaving the shooting arena, Li Mingyuan went to the place where the running and weightlifting competitions were held, and encouraged the soldiers participating in the competition. Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu finally came to the free fighting arena.
The largest number of people participated in free fighting, accounting for half of the total number of contestants in the entire army.
Although there were a large number of people participating in the fighting competition, because ten competition arenas were set up and the individual fighting competition progressed quickly, skilled soldiers could defeat their opponents within one minute. Therefore, in the afternoon, the fighting competition was almost the same.
The place where Li Mingyuan is is where the final competition for the championship and runner-up is about to take place.
On the competition ring, Sun Qisheng and a man who was over 1.8 meters tall were fighting each other with fists and kicks. The exciting competition made the soldiers below cheer.
"Uncle Chen, what do you think of the one-meter-tall man's skills?" Li Mingyuan asked Chen Guozhu beside him.
"Sun Qisheng is flexible and can take advantage of his quick reactions in the first half, but later on when his strength is consumed by the opponent, he will be at a disadvantage."
"Both of them have their own advantages. There is no point in continuing the fight. Uncle Chen, tell them that they are tied for the championship and there is no need to compete anymore."
Li Mingyuan spoke, and the two contestants quickly separated and came to Li Mingyuan together, obviously dissatisfied with the interruption of the contest.
"You two don't need to be angry. Competitions in the army are just comparisons between colleagues. Killing enemies on the battlefield is the real skill. You don't need to take the results of the competition so seriously. You should spend your energy on killing enemies." Li Ming
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"You humble yourself and receive education." The two of them said in unison, with a bit of dissatisfaction in their tone.
"Tall man, what's your name?" Li Mingyuan asked with a smile.
"Wu Feipeng, commander of the Seventh Company of the Third Division of the humble rank, pays homage to the Crown Prince." The tall man said in a loud voice.
"Feipeng, are you dissatisfied with me for interrupting your competition?"
"I don't dare to do this in a humble position."
"Just tell me what's on your mind and I won't blame you,"
"Then let me tell you. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Sun Qisheng will fall behind if he continues to fight. Isn't it obvious that your son is favoring him by interrupting the competition? I don't care whether he is the champion or not, but I am not convinced that the prince's treatment is unfair." Wu Feipeng muttered.
Let's express all our dissatisfaction.
"It was my fault for not considering your feelings," Li Mingyuan apologized with a smile.
Then he said, "But Sun Qisheng is not good at unarmed fighting. If the two of you each hold weapons, can you still be confident that you can win against him?"
"Your Majesty, don't look down on people. What I'm best at is not fighting with bare hands. Using a big sword to kill people is my strong point. When I was in Tianjing, I, Old Wu, and a bunch of brothers killed the Qing army like shit."
"You are really good at using a broadsword with your body," Li Mingyuan looked at the muscular Wu Feipeng and applauded, "What a good man, Sun Qisheng, take your weapon and compete with Brother Wu."
"Yes" Sun Qisheng responded and took a red tassel gun from the soldier next to him.
"Your Majesty, if the two of them compete with each other with weapons, it will be bad if they get injured," Liu Pu said worriedly.
"It's okay. The two of them are very skilled, and they can still control this point of propriety."
Li Mingyuan said softly.
After both men had their weapons ready, Li Mingyuan said "Start." The two immediately attacked each other, with spears like snakes, rushing left and right, and swords like tigers, flying up and down.
With the weapons in hand, the two of them no longer have the restraints of fighting with bare hands, and they had a great time fighting each other.
"Okay, okay, now it's judged that you two are tied and you're not dissatisfied." The two fought for more than ten minutes without a winner. Li Mingyuan was worried that the two of them would lose control and hurt each other if they continued fighting, so he immediately stopped the two.
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"Your Majesty, I am convinced. Sun Qisheng is really capable. I will have an opponent in my future training." Wu Feipeng said with a grin.
"I won't hang out with a reckless guy like you." Sun Qisheng didn't give Wu Feipeng any face.
"Haha, you two are both good," Li Mingyuan smiled and praised the two of them, and then said, "Sun Qisheng, you will report to Zhao Yongzeng immediately. Your position is temporarily designated as the deputy captain of the special brigade."
"Yes, I humbly obey my orders." Sun Qisheng felt happy. Zhao Yongzeng had greeted him two days ago and introduced the situation of the special brigade. The newly established special brigade has about fifty people, all of whom are composed of elites in the army.
It is directly under the command of the eldest son Li Mingyuan.
Sun Qisheng was originally the platoon leader of the reconnaissance company, and now he has become the deputy captain of the special brigade. Although his subordinates have not increased much, his status is completely different. The special brigade level is the same as the regiment level, and will gradually expand in the future. At that time, Sun Qisheng's status will also rise.
Moreover, staying in the special brigade can directly meet the crown prince. It is easy to be an official in front of the world. As long as Sun Qisheng does well and is praised by the crown prince, it will be very easy to be promoted in the future. That's why he was so happy after hearing Li Mingyuan's words.
"Your Majesty, Sun Qisheng has been promoted, where am I?" Wu Feipeng asked eagerly.
"Which army do you think you are suitable for?" Li Mingyuan asked with a smile.
"I don't want to go to any army. I want to lead the old swordsman team again. I hope the prince agrees."
"Big Sword Team? Is this the kind of sword technique you used just now?" Li Mingyuan's eyes lit up.
"Yes, after the fall of Tianjing, more than thirty brothers and I survived and wandered all the way to South America with other Taiping brothers."
"How are your brothers' sword skills?"
"Although my brothers are slightly inferior in swordsmanship, each of them has killed forty or fifty people. Their swordsmanship is much better than that of ordinary soldiers." Wu Feipeng said proudly.
When Li Mingyuan watched Wu Feipeng's competition, he discovered that his sword skills had a hint of the 29th Army's Swordsman Team of later generations. Originally, Li Mingyuan also thought of setting up a swordsman team modeled on the 29th Army of later generations, but Wu Feipeng was the only one who knew this kind of swordsmanship.
Otherwise, it would take less than a year and a half to train an elite swordsman team.
Now that he heard that he had more than thirty subordinates who knew this kind of sword technique, Li Mingyuan's mind suddenly became active.
The Broadsword Team was not eliminated during the later Anti-Japanese War. In today's South America, the armies of various countries still use muskets that can only fire single shots. If the Broadsword Team is used to organize a night attack, the enemy with weak firepower will be easily defeated.
Thinking of the various benefits of organizing a sword team, Li Mingyuan immediately said, "Wu Feipeng, I will now appoint you as the captain of the Chinese Independent Army's sword team, with a full strength of four hundred people."
"Yes," Wu Feipeng said loudly.
"The Broadsword Team, like the Special Forces, is directly under the command of the headquarters. All the equipment of the Broadsword Team will be given priority. Your task now is to gather the old brothers of the Broadsword Team together, and then go to each unit to select suitable soldiers. As long as you like the soldiers,
Send a report to the headquarters and I will give you permission."
"Wu Feipeng will definitely train the prince to have a sword team that will make Peruvians fearful." Wu Feipeng said solemnly.
"Work hard, and there will be a chance for the Broadsword team to appear." Li Mingyuan smiled and rubbed his shoulders.