Chapter 111 School Competition
"I heard that you, Huang Degong, went to Liaodong to earn money for drinking?"
Chen Cao sat on the chair and looked at the young man kneeling in front of him.
Huang Degong is tall and tall, but compared to the thinner Lou Xingye standing next to Chen Cao, the latter seems to be suffering from chronic malnutrition.
"Uncle Qi, I just want to kill the enemy. How could I know that the Tatars are so inexperienced in fighting?"
"Well," Chen Cao made a sound through his nose, and then asked curiously: "Compared with the Tatars and the Japanese pirates, who do you think is more difficult to deal with?"
Huang Degong had never fought against Japanese pirates and did not know how powerful they were, so he said: "I don't know, but the Tatars are indeed much better than our army in cavalry combat. Although those people look short in stature, He is fat, but his fighting will and ability to ride and shoot are superior to those of the army. As for the Japanese pirates..."
Chen Cao had a sudden idea, then glanced at the people beside him, and turned to Song Che: "Shi Xiu, go and gather the officers and soldiers of the First Division to gather at the school ground. Uncle Ben will set up a ring here for the competition today."
Then he pointed to Lou Xingye: "The ancestor of this person is Lou Nan, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yunnan, who was a general under Qi Shaobao at that time. His ancestors have always fought against Japanese pirates, and most of the fighting skills he learned and used came from Japanese pirates. You can You can treat him as an imaginary enemy, and the two of you have a competition in front of the officers and soldiers of the First Division, so that Uncle Ben can also open his eyes."
Chen Cao judged the quality of the army by whether it would be noisy when gathering. Obviously, under Song Che's supervision, the training level of the First Division was indeed good. More than 10,000 people stood on the school field, and it was only quiet. Can hear each other's breathing.
"The sword has no eyes. Come and get a wooden weapon." Chen Cao ordered.
Soldiers had already brought the prepared wooden weapons and distributed them to Huang Degong and Lou Xingye.
Lou Xingye grinned and said, "Brother Huang, come here."
Huang Degong saw that Lou Xingye was thin, but his horse steps were steady, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he brandished a wooden spear and stabbed at Lou Xingye.
The wooden Qidao in Lou Xingye's hand was specially made for training. It was made one to one with his real sword. Seeing Huang Degong coming with the gun, he stepped back with his left foot and stepped forward with his right foot, holding it behind his back with his right hand. The handle of the sword comes with the standard Japanese samurai drawing style...
Bang...
Lou Xingye struck back, Qi Dao drew his sword and knocked away Huang Degong's spear with just one blow. Then with a sharp movement, he stepped forward and slashed diagonally with the sword in both hands.
Huang Degong was shocked when he saw the situation. He immediately put away his gun and dragged the tail of the gun upward with one hand to block it. The sound of wood collision sounded again. The two of them retreated together. Then Lou Xingye didn't panic at all. He couldn't make the diagonal chop, so he immediately swung his knife to chop from bottom to top. In the past, Huang Degong was already retreating. If he retreated from the stage, he would lose, so he held the spear with both hands and swept it with a fierce force.
Bang...
The two of them really stepped back and stood still this time. Chen Cao was sitting on the high platform, and he could clearly see that the hands of the two holding weapons were shaking.
"Lou Xingye's kung fu is really powerful," Song Che stood next to Chen Cao and whispered: "I think every time Huang Degong missed Lou Xingye's offensive, he used brute force to resolve it. If Lou Xingye was faster, he wouldn't be able to Knows what he should do."
Chen Cao nodded, and then picked up the tea cup with great interest: "Lou Xingye's moves were similar to the ones I had when I first fought against the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang. I only killed four Japanese pirates with my own strength, and every time I fought against them, I felt incomparable." It’s very difficult, I think Huang Degong’s situation at the moment is similar to mine at that time.”
Tang Kainian, as the commander of the First Division, also stood beside Chen Cao and said, "Uncle, in your opinion, who of the two can win?"
"If it were on the battlefield, I think Lou Xingye has a better chance of winning this time. This guy has a backup plan. Didn't you see that Huang Degong has been forced to the side of the stage?"
Lou Xingye rested for a while, then raised the Qi Dao high and stood upright above his head. Chen Cao had seen this move in movies, but this was the first time in his life to do it live.
ha...
Lou Xingye secretly shouted, and then rushed towards Huang Degong with small steps. Huang Degong had never seen such a move before, so he could only raise his gun and grab a flower, and also took the initiative to meet him.
The weapons of the two collided again, and now the duel of fighting skills began.
"In terms of killing skills, Huang Degong still has the upper hand," Lu Xiangsheng stood aside and said to Sun Chuanting: "After all, this boy fought with the Tatars on the battlefield in Liaodong."
"Knowledgeable," Chen Cao nodded, and then looked at the duel on the stage: "The two sides are evenly matched now, but in my opinion, Lou Xingye will probably be the final winner."
Sure enough, as soon as Chen Cao finished speaking, after the weapons collided, Lou Xingye took advantage of the situation and kicked Huang Degong's weapon, causing Huang Degong to take a few steps back.
"stop..."
Chen Cao shouted loudly. It was obvious that neither of them dared to resort to murderous means now, but they had indeed become much more powerful since the time they went up to the building: "Okay, you two are about the same age, and you have fought for dozens of rounds now." There is no result. I think you are both evenly matched, so today is a tie."
After finishing speaking, Chen Cao thought for a while and said: "Go ahead and appoint Huang Degong as the leader of the guard regiment and Lou Xingye as the deputy commander from now on."
"yes..."
"My uncle has an order. Anyone who thinks they are good at martial arts can go up on stage to participate in the competition. Those who are appreciated by my uncle can be directly appointed to military positions..." Tang Kainian stood on the edge of the high platform and shouted loudly: "This is This is your best chance to show your face in front of my uncle."
As soon as the words fell, there was finally some movement in the school grounds, but even so, the soldiers just turned their heads and looked at each other, trying not to say another word.
finally...
"Report..."
A soldier shouted loudly.
Tang Kainian immediately signaled, and the battalion commander who led the team immediately found the soldier who opened his mouth from the crowd and led him to the audience: "State your name."
The soldier held his head high and said: "Commander Qi, the younger one is Li Xianyun, a soldier of the 1st Regiment of the Second Brigade, who wants to come and challenge us."
"Come on stage..."
When Chen Cao saw the soldiers coming up, he stood up and stretched his muscles: "I'll meet them personally."
"Uncle," Xin Zhao stopped him: "What should I do if I get hurt?"
Chen Cao turned around and glanced sideways at him: "Do they have the skills of Japanese pirates?"
After saying that, Chen Cao walked to the ring, took off his earl uniform, revealing the powerful clothes underneath, then pulled out a long stick from the edge of the stage, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I am not a good person, show me your true skills. As long as you hit Uncle Ben, Uncle Ben will immediately promote you to deputy captain."
Li Xianyun's eyes lit up. No matter what happened, he pulled out a wooden spear from the side, danced the spear, and immediately rushed towards Chen Cao.
The moves are widely opened and closed, and are very suitable for combat. This is what Chen Cao determined in his heart after taking Li Xianyun's two moves. If he hadn't already had the foundation of his own body, Chen Cao would not have thought that he would have a halo after traveling through time. When you are in the body, you can mess up at will, even if you are fighting the Tatars, if the situation is not right, the priority is to save your life.
The two fought for more than ten rounds in succession. Chen Cao took advantage of Li Xianyun's slight flaw when he retracted his gun. He immediately used the stick as a spear and stabbed it straight. Li Xianyun was so frightened that he immediately blocked the gun. Taking advantage of his movement, Chen Cao Li Ding rose into the air, leaped half a meter high, and performed a horizontal Thomas roundhouse kick, hitting Li Xianyun's left arm holding the gun, causing him to retreat continuously and sit on the ground.
"good..."
The audience on the stage kept clapping their hands. After Chen Cao landed, he put the long stick on the stand, then clapped his hands and said: "The skill is good. I know that you didn't use all your strength to declare yourself home."
"Little Li Xianyun, a native of Shanxi, fled to Southern Zhili due to famine and was drafted into his uncle's new army. The marksmanship he learned was the Yang family's marksmanship. According to his father, this marksmanship was taught by General Yang Zaixing, a famous general in the Song Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty. The ones left behind will be kept at the teacher's home." Li Xianyun stood up and said with his head held high.
Chen Cao nodded. Regardless of whether it was Yang Zaixing's skill or not, judging from the fight, Li Xianyun at least had a backup plan. Otherwise, he would not have been able to defeat him so easily: "Well, that's good. Are there others in the family? If so, I will Uncle has made the decision today to recruit them all to work in the workshop, so that he can increase the family's income."
Li Xianyun said without squinting: "I'd like to inform my uncle, there is a severe drought in my hometown, and it was looted by rebels. My old father has died in the village, and the younger one fled with his wife and children, just because the son is too young and can't live without his mother, otherwise the younger one will I also asked the bitch at home to work in the workshop."
Chen Cao said with great interest: "Oh, how old is your son? What is his name?"
"The younger one also wanted his son to grow up and serve the country, so he was named Li Rujing. He is only two years old this year." Li Xianyun became excited when he mentioned his son.
Chen Cao felt that the name sounded familiar. He seemed to have heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it. However, he had a promise before, so he asked, "Do you have a position in the army?"
"My shooting skills are good, and I was appreciated by the regiment leader, who made me a platoon leader..." Li Xianyun said.
"Well, with your skills, you can't be considered a platoon leader," Chen Cao turned to stare at Tang Kainian and said, "Promote him to be a battalion commander, and then he will be promoted based on military merit."
"yes..."
"If there are any soldiers who are willing to go on stage to fight, you can do it yourself." After Chen Cao came on stage, he stared at Lu Xiangsheng and said, "I heard that your kung fu is very good."
Lu Xiangsheng smiled sheepishly: "I'm ashamed. Although I am a civil servant, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, so I have some skills, so I can be the master of the competition."
Lu Xiangsheng was not modest at all, and Chen Cao was not surprised, so he nodded: "After all, he is also the deputy chief of staff of our Dingwu Army. I will not look down on you people."
After leaving the school grounds, Chen Cao went to the college to give lectures while it was still dark, and then took Zhao Xin and others to Qinhuai Building for dinner.
"Shi Xiu, I heard that my little sister is pregnant. How long will it take to give birth?"
Song Che put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "I've hired a doctor. Calculating the time, it should be around October this year."
"Well, we may be in the Japanese country at that time. After the expedition, if you are worried, send your little sister to my house. At least there will be someone to take care of you."
"Thank you for that, big brother...haha..."
