Li Zhu looked at everyone, nodded slightly, and said: "Beginners in martial arts often need to use more moves to determine the winner in a fight. The higher the martial arts, the shorter the time to determine the winner, but Zhou Tong and I want to fight each other." Confirmed, so that battle was fought with a thousand moves."
Everyone in the hall couldn't help but agree. Most of them understood this truth. When the martial arts was low, the damage would be low, and the fighting would become more and more vigorous. Since he wanted to prove his martial arts skills, it was normal for him to perform thousands of moves as a master.
Li Zhu said: "Thousands of tricks were used to try to determine the outcome, but after all the tricks were used, it turned out that the outcome was evenly divided. This battle is a draw!"
Everyone was not surprised when they heard this. Zhou Tong became famous very early, and his fame was far greater than that of Li Zhu. His reputation was not only in the rivers and lakes, but also in temples, in the markets, and in the surrounding countries. Zhou Tong's name was often heard. , judging from Zhou Tong's reputation, he probably won't lose.
Li Zhu smiled at this time and said: "But after careful calculation, I lost."
Everyone was stunned and didn't understand what Li Zhu meant by his words.
Li Zhu said: "In the martial arts competition that year, I was thirty-eight, but Zhou Tong was already sixty-eight. I was afraid of young people in boxing. Zhou Tong, at nearly seventy years old, had a tie with me, a strong man. I didn't lose. What is it again?"
Everyone thinks about it and it turns out that it is true that people who learn martial arts will have more experience as they get older, but it is inevitable that their Qi and blood will be insufficient, their strength will decline, and their speed and strength will not be as good as in their prime.
Zhou Tong, who was nearly seventy years old, and Li Zhu proved to each other that their martial arts skills had reached a thousand moves, and beyond the thousand moves, they decided the winner, and the fight ended in a draw.
In this tie, Li Zhu actually lost.
Seeing Li Zhulei's failure, everyone couldn't help but flatter him, saying that the prime minister was humble, but that may not necessarily be the case.
Li Zhu stopped everyone talking, shook his head and sighed: "If you lose, you lose. Needless to say, but if we face each other now, it will be a different result. Zhou Tong should be unable to withstand the sword in my hand."
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes when he heard this. Does Li Zhu mean that he will win if he faces Zhou Tong now?
Wang Qing smiled from above and said: "The Prime Minister is upright and upright, and the lonely king admires him!"
Li Assistant hurriedly saluted: "I made the king laugh."
Wang Qingdao: "Ten years ago, the Prime Minister's swordsmanship was unmatched by anyone in the world. Today, regardless of swordsmanship, I am afraid that he cannot defeat any kind of weapon with one sword."
Li Zhu said: "Your Majesty's praise is actually because there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. How dare Li Zhu claim to be great?"
Wang Qing looked at everyone: "The Prime Minister has already described Zhou Tong's marksmanship. I think that Zhao Tong's son is also a gun user. My dear friends, you can figure it out in private and break that kid's marksmanship!"
Zhao Tong's mouth twitched when he heard this. Although there were many people with superb martial arts skills in front of him, but just based on Li Zhu's simple description, they wanted to develop the ability to defeat those seven kinds of marksmanship. I'm afraid it's not just a dream, at most it would be good to have some precautions.
At this time, Wang Qing said again: "The ten generals are highly skilled in martial arts. Now that the Zhao and Song armies are approaching, they can lead the troops first."
Ten people came out of the group and said together: "I am willing to share the worries of the king."
Wang Qing looked at the ten people and said to his heart, except for Li Fei and the woman named Shangguan Pian, he was not at ease with the other eight people.
Li Fei's behavior and behavior definitely made it impossible for a spy to sneak in, and it was impossible for the woman to sneak in. Not to mention that there were no women in the Song Dynasty to lead the army, and even if there were women, it would not be possible to send them as spies.
Although the origins of the remaining eight people are clear, they are not as pleasing to the eyes as these two. Thinking of this, Wang Qing said: "Luzhou City has more soldiers than generals. Now there are 30,000 troops stationed in the inner city and 50,000 in the outer city. There are always some problems with so many soldiers." Chaos, Li Fei..."
Zhao Tong's heart moved and he hurriedly saluted: "I'm here!" "
Wang Qingdao: "I will temporarily give you two thousand soldiers and horses, and you will be responsible for inspections inside and outside the department!"
Zhao Tong was overjoyed when he heard this. This internal and external inspection was not a patrol on the road, but a duty to supervise military discipline. Although he did not lead many troops, he had great power and was in charge of military discipline and discipline of 80,000 troops in the inner and outer cities.
He hurriedly said: "I accept the decree!"
Wang Qing nodded. His biggest headache at the moment was not that the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack again, but that there was no one in his army who could suppress all directions.
These thieves have no discipline at all. No matter how mediocre the generals above them are in martial arts and have no knowledge of military affairs, they cannot suppress them at all.
Especially after successive great victories and the capture of Huaixi, the soldiers became even more arrogant and disobedient. Not only did people in the same camp often fight with each other, creating a chaotic atmosphere, but there were also frequent fights between the armies, and the officers above did not care at all. No, even before the Luzhou Challenge, a battalion of soldiers actually beat the battalion commander to death, then robbed them and escaped overnight.
Wang Qing was so angry that he sent people to arrest them, but only less than half of them were captured, and they all had their heads chopped off.
But he also knew that this was not a long-term solution. Unfortunately, although Li Zhu had extraordinary martial arts and amazing strategies, he had a dark eye on the military. Only the strong and powerful could suppress the other subordinates. Among the entire army, Du Bu was the only one who could suppress them. The army is relatively orderly, but the rest is a mess.
This is where the Luzhou Lei came from, so Wang Qing first had to use people like Zhao Yu to take care of order in the army.
Wang Qing thought about it for a few seconds, and then said: "Li Aiqing, I give you the right to kill first and report later. Anyone under the command of the army who violates military discipline and refuses to obey can be killed directly!"
Zhao Tong hurriedly thanked him. He commanded five hundred people at one time. If anyone below him disobeyed, he could be killed directly. This power was not small, but it was also an offending job.
"Shangguan Pian!" Wang Qing said again.
Liyana stepped forward. She was disguised as ordinary-looking, with slightly dark skin and a white lotus pattern embedded in her forehead. She was dressed in men's clothing and looked very strange.
However, the nickname she registered in Luzhou Lei that day was Tianshan Snow Lotus. She said she traveled to the northwest and was not from the Central Plains. Her accent sounded like she was from the Uighurs and Western Xia, and she was a woman. Wang Qing felt reassured.
Wang Qingdao: "General Shangguan is very skilled in martial arts. I will give you two thousand soldiers to switch defenses with the guards at Xiping Gate. If any of my subordinates are dissatisfied, I can kill them first and then attack them. I will definitely defend the city gate!"
There are seven gates in Luzhou City. Except for the north, there are two gates in other directions. The Xiping Gate is a gate in the West City. The gatekeeper naturally has the power to open and close the gate. It requires a very trustworthy person. Take care of this place.
Liana Zasheen stepped aside.
Then Wang Qing awarded military positions to other people, including the second and third ranked heroes in Luzhou, as well as the village leaders who defected to the small village, some with two thousand soldiers, and some with five hundred soldiers, all of them were useful. placement.
However, everyone also knows that this is only a temporary arrangement. Once the Song army really enters Luzhou, it will definitely have to be rearranged and will probably go to the battlefield to fight.
Then they discussed the matters of money and food, logistics and equipment, and how to resist the enemy. Then they announced their withdrawal from the court and everyone left the palace.
(End of chapter)
