"Marquis Yong'an, I wonder if you are willing to let me give it a try?"
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
Duan Zhixuan turned around and looked at Li Zexuan and asked.
Li Zexuan, whose entire face was hidden behind his visor, did not hesitate when he heard this. He nodded directly and said: "General Duan, you can try it if you want. This plate armor is made for the purpose of being equipped in the army in the future. If you don't If we test it well in advance, won’t we end up harming innocent soldiers on the battlefield in the future?”
"Okay! Yong'an Hou Gaoyi!"
Duan Zhixuan glanced at Li Zexuan appreciatively. He had no ill feelings towards Li Zexuan in the first place. In addition, the telegraph machine invented by Li Zexuan during the previous rebellion in Guancheng resolved the crisis in Guancheng, allowing the reinforcements to rush to the aid of the Xuanjia Army who was fighting alone. This battle, No matter what, Duan Zhixuan should accept Li Zexuan's love!
Moreover, a few days ago, Duan Zhixuan, who was busy expanding the Xuanjia Army, received news from Li Er that it was the expanded Xuanjia Army, and all its armor and equipment were handled by Li Zexuan's workshop. Duan Zhixuan, as the commander of the Xuanjia Army, He only led the troops and arranged the logistics for him. Even if he had any opinions in his heart, he would not speak out.
Now that he finally saw Li Zexuan building armor equipment for the Xuanjia Army, Duan Zhixuan couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to test the hardness of this new plate armor on the spot. So he turned around and cupped his fists towards Li Er and said: "Your Majesty, please Give me a sword!"
Although people in the Tang Dynasty were good at martial arts, whether they were good at martial arts or not, they would usually wear a sword when going out, but now in the early morning, everyone will hand over their weapons before entering the Tai Chi Hall, and Duan Zhixuan is no exception.
Li Er thought for a while, then pointed to the guard in front of the palace who had brought Li Zexuan into the palace before, and ordered: "He Shengwu, hand over the sword on your waist to Duan Aiqing!"
He actually wanted to give the Emperor Sword to Duan Zhixuan for testing, but he thought that the Emperor Sword was made by Zhang Yajiu and was extremely sharp. If Duan Zhixuan used the Emperor Sword to pierce the plate armor and hurt Li Zexuan, what would happen? That’s not good!
Today's Datang can no longer do without Li Zexuan!
"Here!"
How dare the guard in front of the palace refuse to agree? He quickly took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Duan Zhixuan.
Duan Zhixuan took the sword, and Li Zexuan said at this time: "This plate armor is mainly used for cavalry. Only the battle between cavalry and cavalry can show its superiority. If General Duan is willing, how about we go out and have a battle?"
"Okay! I have my wish, but I dare not invite you!"
Duan Zhixuan had been thinking so in his heart, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud. When Li Zexuan mentioned it on his own initiative, he couldn't help but feel very fond of Li Zexuan.
"Yeah! Okay! In that case, all my dear friends, please come with me to the school grounds to watch the showdown between Duan Aiqing and Marquis Yong'an!"
When Li Er heard this, he quickly followed the current.
The ministers in the hall naturally had no objections to Li Er's words. Moreover, the new plate armor brought by Li Zexuan today made them very curious. No one would be unhappy to see a peak showdown between veteran A and recruit A!
After a while, Li Er led the civil and military officials to the school grounds in the north of the imperial city. This was the school grounds for the Beiya Imperial Army. Choosing such a place was enough to show that Li Er attached great importance to this competition.
At this time, Duan Zhixuan was already wearing a pair of Mingguang armor, holding a sharp sword in his hand, and riding an armored war horse on his crotch, confronting Li Zexuan with great momentum.
This is basically equivalent to a peak showdown between "old-fashioned cavalry" and "new-style cavalry". Duan Zhixuan represents the cavalry with the best equipment and combat power in the world today, while Li Zexuan, the "new cavalry" who has risen to prominence with new-style armor, Whether "Jin Cavalry" can break Duan Zhixuan, the strongest myth in the cavalry world, depends on the next confrontation!
"Marquis Yong'an, for the sake of fairness, neither you nor I are allowed to use our internal strength in the next competition. How about we just compete in moves?"
Before the competition started, Duan Zhixuan suddenly said.
The purpose of what he said was of course to take care of Li Zexuan, a junior in martial arts. Although Li Zexuan is now in the Grandmaster realm, Duan Zhiquan believes that he is still a veteran Grandmaster. Even if he is in the same realm, he can crush Li Zexuan with his experience advantage, so he made this proposal.
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However, Duan Zhixuan doesn't know that Li Zexuan's current realm is completely different from his own, especially since Li Zexuan had an epiphany at the foot of Yunshan Mountain a few days ago and touched the threshold of the late Grandmaster stage. Now his strength is already above Duan Zhixuan's. !
Hearing this, Li Zexuan did not refuse. He smiled and nodded: "Thank you, General Duan, for your kindness!"
Instead of using internal strength, you just use real swords and guns to compete in moves. This is more in line with the scene of a cavalry charge on the battlefield, and can also better test the effectiveness of this plate armor on the battlefield.
After finishing speaking, Li Zexuan made a gesture to indicate that Duan Zhixuan could launch an attack.
"drive!"
Seeing this, Duan Zhixuan's eyes flashed. He raised the long sword in his hand, then mobilized the horse at his hip, and charged towards Li Zexuan with an unstoppable force, one man and one sword!
quick!
From the moment Duan Zhixuan mobilized his war horse to the moment he rushed within three feet of Li Zexuan, it was only the blink of an eye. Many officials on the sidelines, especially the civil servants, had not even reacted to Duan Zhiquan's long sword. It's about to come into contact with Li Zexuan's neck!
When killing enemies on the battlefield, you naturally have to directly attack the most vulnerable parts of the enemy! Seal the throat with one sword, this is also the simplest and most effective way to kill the enemy!
As the commander of the most elite cavalry in the world, Duan Zhixuan's ability to charge into battle is truly unrivaled. Some generals could not help but start cheering for Duan Zixuan secretly in their hearts.
But who knew that Li Zexuan's next reaction was shocking? This guy didn't even dodge, but stabbed Duan Zhixuan's neck with the horse in his hand!
Blood for blood, life for life!
This turned out to be such a desperate life-and-death fight, which no one expected before the competition started.
"Keng~! Chi~!"
Not only did others not expect it, but Duan Zhixuan, one of the parties involved, also did not expect that Li Zexuan would use such a life-threatening method. When he saw Li Zexuan's horse stabbing towards him, Duan Zhixuan quickly adjusted his position on the horse, and saw his whole body. His upper body was slightly raised back, and Li Zexuan's horse stick was close to the bridge of his nose, stabbing towards the back. After such a dodge, the sword that he originally stabbed at Li Zexuan's neck could only let the blade slide lightly across Li Zexuan's neck, making a "chi" sound!
But this "edge" sword attack didn't leave a single scratch on Li Zexuan's neck. It's really incredible!
Just imagine, the blow that Duan Zhixuan and Li Zexuan fought for their lives earlier, if neither of them dodge, the final outcome is likely to be Li Zexuan's life and Duan Zhixuan's death! This is where the powerful defense brought by plate armor plays a key role!
Duan Zhixuan failed to hit the target, so he quickly turned his horse's head and slashed at Li Zexuan again.
As a general who has been fighting on horseback for more than ten years, Duan Zhixuan's equestrian skills are naturally several blocks ahead of Li Zexuan. Before Li Zexuan could turn around, the extremely sharp long sword in Duan Zhixuan's hand had already slashed towards Li Zexuan's back shoulder. !
"Keng!"
Li Zexuan, who was turning around, saw Duan Zhixuan's movements from the corner of his eye. After hearing a whistling sound coming from behind and above, Li Zexuan did not panic, but shrugged his right shoulder unhurriedly, and then moved his right hand directly. The shoulder was sent under Duan Zhixuan's sword blade, and with a "clang" sound, a huge sound of metal intersecting came from the school field.
Li Er and all the civil and military officials were all shocked!
Taking the initiative to block the sword with his shoulder, who else in the world dares to play like Li Zexuan?
But it wasn't over yet. At this time, Li Zexuan took advantage of Duan Zhixuan's chopping power and put one hand on the horse's back to complete a beautiful maneuver. Then, while Duan Zhixuan was still surprised by the abnormal defense of the plate armor, Li Zexuan When he exerted his strength, Li Zexuan used the sharp sword made of vanadium steel in his hand to swipe hard at the long sword in Duan Zhixuan's hand!
"Kacha!"
In front of the sharpness of the vanadium steel sword, the fine steel sword had no resistance and was broken in an instant!
At this time, Dabai under Li Zexuan's crotch had already turned the horse's head. Li Zexuan changed another direction on the horse, then looked at Duan Zhixuan and said, "General Duan, you lose!"
you lose!
On the battlefield, when the sword in a warrior's hand is handed over or cut off, it basically declares the warrior's failure!
quiet!
The school grounds suddenly became quiet!
No one thought that Duan Zhixuan would fail in this competition, and no one thought that Duan Zhixuan would fail so quickly!
But after such a result, everyone could only sigh that Li Zexuan's armor and equipment were so good! Because throughout the entire competition, Li Zexuan relied on the near-invincible defensive power of the plate armor and the unstoppable offensive power of the vanadium steel horse to defeat Duan Zhixuan. In terms of equestrian skills, Li Zexuan was far inferior to Duan Zhixuan. In terms of strength, everyone I also think Li Zexuan is not as good as Duan Zhixuan!
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Good armor, good horse! I am willing to defeat you!"
Duan Zhixuan was startled when he heard this, but he was not upset because of his failure. Instead, he said happily and excitedly.
Because, the better the weapons and armor Li Zexuan is, the more powerful the Xuanjia Army will be in the future! Thinking back then, Li Er was able to destroy Wang Shichong with three thousand Xuanjia troops. Now, Duan Zhixuan thinks that if all the five thousand Xuanjia troops under him can be dressed like Li Zexuan now, Duan Zhixuan feels that he can directly bring five thousand Xuanjia troops with him. Army A went on a rampage in the Turkic homelands!
Anyway, whether you can break through my defense, I can break through your defense at will. This kind of battle with serious unequal strength levels is simply maddening. Duan Zhixuan has even begun to look forward to beating the Turkic cavalry crazy and ruthlessly in the future. The scene of being pressed hard to the ground and grinding!
"Your Majesty, I sincerely request that all the weapons, plate armor, and horse armor made by Marquis Yong'an be used for the Xuanjia Army!"
After taking a deep look at Li Zexuan, Duan Zhixuan cupped his hands and said.
Li Er nodded and said calmly: "That's right! Dear ladies, please return to the main hall to attend court!"
"Here!"
Under the leadership of Li Er, the civil and military officials on the campus returned to the Tai Chi Hall, and the morning court continued.
Li Zexuan had already taken off his face armor at this time. The reason why he did not take off all the plate armor was mainly because it was not only troublesome to put on, but also troublesome to take off. The straps on various parts of the body needed to be untied one by one. , he thought that he couldn't do it alone in a short period of time, so he could only take off his mask and just stand in the Tai Chi Hall for the morning court.
It's just that him dressed up like this and standing in the civil service proves how weird you think it is.
"What do you think of the plate armor and treasures presented by Marquis Yong'an today?"
In the court hall, Li Er asked calmly.
After everyone heard this, they could not help but think of the competition on the teaching field just now. Cheng Yaojin couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. He was the first to step forward and laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, I, the old minister, thought that this plate armor It's so good! First of all, this plate armor can't be penetrated by ordinary swords. It's like wearing a turtle shell. No matter how much others hit you on the battlefield, you can't be hurt!
With this plate armor, our soldiers will die a lot less in future battles. And this horse is too powerful. He rushed into the enemy's camp with this thing, chopped melons and vegetables, and chopped all the spears and swords in the enemy's hands to pieces. I wonder how they should fight? Who will still be our enemy at that time? Therefore, Your Majesty, on behalf of the soldiers of our left guard, I also ask Your Majesty for a batch of such armors and horses! "
After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, Li Zexuan's face turned green when he heard what he said. What does it mean that wearing plate armor is like wearing a turtle shell? Isn't this tnd scolding him in a roundabout way? When did Lao Cheng become so wicked?
And this guy is not only immoral, he actually wants equipment for Zuo Wei's tens of thousands of troops. Li Zexuan couldn't help but secretly complained: Lao Cheng, you really think too much.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
At this moment, Xiao Yu came out of the crowd, cupped his hands towards Li Er and said:
"Your Majesty, although the defensive power of this plate armor is better than the Mingguang Armor, its manufacture must also consume a lot of steel, right? If Your Majesty equips the army in small quantities like the Xuanjia Army, then it may be okay, because the money from the treasury It can still satisfy His Majesty’s needs, but His Majesty followed Lu Gong’s wishes and equipped all the plate armors with so-called printing machines. I’m afraid it will take away all the treasury in Chang’an City. It is quite a bit militaristic. I hope Your Majesty will think again!”
At this time, Li Jing also stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, the plate armor made by Marquis Yong'an can not only protect the whole body, but also does not affect one's flexible movements. These two points are incomparable to the Mingguang Armor. ! In addition, the sharpness of the horse sword held by Marquis Yong'an is far beyond that of ordinary weapons. If this technology can be used in the army, it will be a blessing to our Tang Dynasty! However, Your Majesty also needs to exercise restraint and never exhaust any progress. All the treasury in the treasury will be used to make weapons!!"
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(battlefield literature)
