The playing list of each family can be said to be the top secret among top secrets, so it is usually handed over to the referee before the game. It will then take effect after being confirmed by the inspector and the referee, and cannot be changed again.
The competition venue was still the archery range in the morning, but now it was changed to a sword field. A wooden platform with a length of two feet was built. The standard of victory and defeat was somewhat similar to the martial arts club in Kongtong Mountain. When the weapon fell to the ground, you had to voluntarily abandon the weapon and admit defeat, or be shot down.
If you get injured on the platform or get injured, you lose.
Weapons include blunt swords provided by the contestants. You can prepare them yourself, but they must be blunt weapons, long weapons cannot be used, and the weight must not exceed thirty kilograms, etc.
In fact, this rule has always been controversial. It is obvious that those who practice swords suffer and those who practice whips and hammers take advantage. Although there is controversy, this rule has never been changed.
However, the rules of the competition have been changed. They no longer use a simple lottery method to fight against each other, but give each family greater freedom, which has been unanimously welcomed by everyone.
The Liang family and the Ma family each sat on one side of the wooden platform. The Liang family tied in the game in the morning and the unhappiness in the restaurant at noon made the two families full of murderous intent. They stared at each other and the atmosphere was quite tense.
The organizers of the competition are also aware of this, and the chief referee Zhao Yunlun personally enforces the sword games between Liang and Ma, and adds two assistant referees.
There are obviously fewer people watching outside than in the morning. Mainly because starting from the afternoon, the martial arts gym will also compete. Almost every household in Lingzhou has children practicing martial arts in the martial arts gym. Of course, the common people must support the martial arts gym where their children are.
Naturally, there are far fewer spectators in the competition between families.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The competition time has arrived and the competition has officially begun.
Zhao Yunlun announced the rules of victory and defeat on the competition stage, and added: "It is inevitable that someone will be injured in the competition, but there has never been a fatality in the past five years. If anyone beats the opponent to death, we will punish him severely. I hope everyone will remember me."
This sentence."
Zhao Yunlun glanced at everyone sternly, and continued: "The candidates and order of the two sides have been determined, and no further changes can be made. It is a best-of-five series. The following is the first competition. The player from Liangjiabao is the foreign aid Guo
In Song Dynasty, foreign aid Wu Zheng also played in Majiachang."
There was a buzz of discussion all around. In fact, this is a high probability. Almost no family puts foreign aid in the last two games. They all play in the first three games. The details are different, but there are no more than three possibilities.
Guo Song still wore a black warrior uniform, a black scarf, and a golden belt, while Ma Jia wore a red and green warrior uniform, which looked quite dazzling.
The foreign aid Wu Zheng was the foreign aid who lost to Guo Song in the morning game. He was a brigade commander of Shuofang Army, a native of Xiazhou, and the same hometown as the Ma family. This time he participated in the martial arts competition as a foreign aid of the Ma family because the Ma family promised to give
He has two hundred taels of silver.
In fact, Wu Zheng performed very well in the archery game in the morning, with four five-pointers and one four-pointer. This is a very high level of archery. However, he met the almost monster Guo Song, and the limelight was completely overshadowed.
Wu Zheng is of medium height, nearly a head shorter than Guo Song, but he is very strong and has very flexible steps. He uses a 14-pound edgeless horizontal knife.
The two stood opposite each other on the wooden platform, waiting for the referee to announce the start.
There was a discussion below, and Liang Wu whispered to his father: "Dad, this foreign aid from the Ma family seems to be very ordinary. What is so special about him?"
Liang Huihe smiled and said: "I don't know this foreign aid, nor have I heard of it, but I know that the Ma family values strength in martial arts. This foreign aid should be quite powerful. You can tell by looking at his sword, which weighs at least fourteen or five kilograms.
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"But it's much lighter than Guo Song. Dad didn't know that Guo Song was so domineering that he knocked Guo Zhi flying with one sword."
"Of course I know that he can chop off half a boar's head with one sword, and his arms are at least several hundred kilograms strong."
While they were discussing, Zhao Yunlun shouted, "Start!"
Guo Song slowly raised the horizontal knife and placed it above his head. This was Zhong Kui's starting move to catch ghosts. Wu Zheng roared and rushed forward a few steps. The horizontal knife in his hand struck Guo Song head-on, and a strong wind blew up.
This is the sword technique of the army. The moves are very simple and practical, completely different from those of the Kongtong Mountain Taoist priests.
The children of the Ma family below all cheered.
Guo Song's body dodged and turned to the side. Wu Zheng slashed the air with his sword. Without hesitation, he spun his body and slashed with the horizontal sword.
Guo Song took another slight step back, and Wu Zheng slashed into the air with his sword again. He knew that he had encountered an unprecedented powerful opponent. He roared and slashed at Guo Song like a storm with the horizontal sword in his hand.
At this time, Guo Song basically mastered the opponent's routine. There were no tricks, just slashing up, down, left, and right. It was fast and powerful. It was the most practical sword technique on the battlefield.
Guo Song had a love for talents in his heart. If this young man was eliminated, the Tang Dynasty would lose a warrior on the battlefield.
He let out a soft roar, and cut across the opponent's sword forcefully, using the palm knife to hit his wrist. Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and Guo Song immediately jumped up, jumped over the opponent's head, and quickly used the toes of his left foot to hit him.
A little on the opponent's back.
Wu Zheng felt a strong force pushing him forward. He staggered forward a few steps and almost fell off the stage.
He stabilized his body and saw Guo Song standing about ten feet away, with his sword already sheathed behind him, waiting for him. He knew in his heart that he was too far away from the opponent.
Wu Zheng sighed, put down the knife, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you Mr. Guo for showing mercy, Wu Zheng admits defeat!"
The sudden turn of events shocked everyone around him. Ma Tianluo jumped up and cursed: "You bastard, who told you to admit defeat? Pick up the knife and hit me!"
Wu Zheng turned around and glared at him, "If you lose, you lose. Why can't you admit it?"
Zhao Yunlun saw clearly that Wu Zheng was not defeated by a kick in the back, but that his wrist had been struck by Guo Song with a palm knife before. If Guo Song had used a real knife, his wrist would have been severed.
Zhao Yunlun nodded, Guo Song gave him face, and Wu Zheng was convinced of the defeat.
He immediately announced, "The Ma family's foreign aid Wu Zheng gave up in the first game and Guo Song won!"
The children of the Liang family immediately jumped up for joy, and Liang Ling'er waved a flag outside, her face flushed with excitement.
Everyone in the Ma family suddenly turned pale, especially the leader of the Ma family, who clenched his fists. In his tactics, Wu Zheng played in the first two games. As a result, Wu Zheng lost the first game, and he also lost the qualification for the second game.
, then they can only use substitutes to replace them the second time.
This result made them extremely crazy.
Guo Song walked back to the resting area and high-fived everyone to celebrate. The next game was not for him, but for Liang Wen, but he didn't know who the opponent was?
Liang Wen's bow and arrow are relatively weak, but his swordsmanship is good and very spiritual. He is second only to Liang Wu in the Liang family.
At this time, Zhao Yunlun announced the roster for the second game, "In the second game, Liang Wen from Liangjiabao will face Ma Tiansha, the alternate from Majiachang."
Liang Huihe was startled. Ma Tiansha was the second among the three brothers of the Ma family. He was the second one to appear in the bow game in the morning. He was definitely in the starting lineup. How could he become a substitute?
He immediately raised his hand and asked: "Excuse me, Chief Magistrate, is Ma Tiansha on the waiting list?"
Zhao Yunlun nodded, "At noon, the Ma family submitted an application to transfer Ma Tiansha to the alternate position."
Liang Huihe was furious. He was extremely dissatisfied and said: "After the new rules are proposed, does the chief referee think it is appropriate to transfer the key players to substitutes?"
Zhao Yunlun was silent for a moment and said: "We have discussed this matter. It seems a bit unreasonable, but the Ma family does not violate the rules. Leader Liang should know that the previous term allowed each family to adjust the waiting list during the martial arts competition. This rule
It was not abolished, so the Ma family proposed to adjust the waiting list, and we all agreed."
Liang Huihe said after a while: "This is a big loophole. I hope it will be filled as soon as possible!"
"This is indeed a loophole and will be corrected tonight, but it is too late to make up for this game. We can only play according to their roster."
Liang Huihe nodded, "Okay! Since the chief referee said so, I have nothing to say, let's continue!"
Zhao Yunlun continued: "Now let's invite Liang Wen and Ma Tiansha to come on stage."
Liang Wu was very annoyed and whispered to Guo Song: "Why do our Liang family always encounter rogue opponents?"
Guo Song smiled faintly, "It's just a little trick. I believe Ma Tiansha's swordsmanship may not be strong. You don't have to think too highly of him."
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