I saw both sides going back and forth, and among the shadows of swords and swords, I could only hear the "dinging, clanging" sound of weapons clashing!
The people on the side had already stopped making noise, and they all held their breath and watched the fight between the two!
Seeing the two of them going back and forth, Ji Lie couldn't help but nodded secretly.
Zhang Changde was already considered superior in force, but Shen Wu was not at all inferior.
Advance and retreat in a controlled manner, be powerful, and react more quickly!
At this moment, the battle on the field was coming to an end.
Relying on his superior skills, Shen Wu launched a stormy attack.
Zhang Changde was forced to retreat steadily. When he saw that he was about to lose, the two weapons clashed.
There was only a crisp impact sound, and Shen Wu's weapon broke into two pieces!
Seeing that there was only half the weapon left in his hand, everyone else present, not to mention Shen Wu, was also stunned.
"I lost!"
Shen Wu dropped the broken blade in his hand, dumbfounded.
"Brother Shen, stop humiliating me!"
Zhang Changde put away his horizontal sword, shook his head and said,
"You clearly won this battle, you just lost with the weapon!"
He has always acted openly and aboveboard, and is not someone who cannot afford to lose.
He was completely at a disadvantage just now. If Shen Wu's weapon hadn't been broken, he would have definitely been defeated!
"Then let's consider it a draw!"
Shen Wu laughed and shook hands with Zhang Changde to make peace.
Everyone on the side did not expect that the fight between the two would end in such an ending.
However, the battle just now was quite exciting, leaving everyone feeling a little unsatisfied.
"Haha, Master Shen's martial arts is so superb, it really opened my eyes!"
Ji Lie walked forward with a smile and greeted Shen Wu.
Only then did everyone notice that Ji Lie and Yang Qing were watching the battle and hurriedly saluted him.
"Your Majesty, you have given me too much praise. If you actually go to the battlefield with this little boxing and kicking skills, it means nothing."
Shen Wu's words were not modest.
Don't look at the fact that he is a ranger and practices martial arts diligently.
But if he goes to the battlefield, even seven or eight well-trained elite soldiers can easily kill him!
"By the way, where did Brother Zhang get this weapon to be so sophisticated?"
Looking at the horizontal sword in Zhang Changde's hand, Shen Wu's face was full of envy.
As a martial arts practitioner, there is no one who dislikes magical weapons.
Shen Wu's broken blade was obtained at a huge cost, but he didn't expect that it was still inferior to Zhang Changde's horizontal sword.
"To be honest, this horizontal sword was acquired by the prince!"
Zhang Changde said with a smile.
He told in detail how Ji Lie taught Luban the art of iron-making, and how he designed the horizontal sword and the Mingguang Armor.
After hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Such a magical weapon and armor was actually designed and researched by Ji Lie?
"I see. No wonder when Brother Yang and I came here, we saw that the farm tools in the hands of the farmers were all made of fine iron!"
Shen Wu sighed.
"If you like it, Master Shen, I can give you one as a gift."
Ji Lie said indifferently.
"How does this work?"
Shen Wu was flattered and quickly waved his hand to refuse.
The iron materials purchased by the palace are all used to create Mingguang Armor first.
There are only a few magic weapons like Hengdao. Only Zhang Changde, his left and right deputy commanders, and a few centurions are eligible to possess them.
"Master Shen, don't be too busy refusing. In fact, I have something to entrust you with."
Ji Lie smiled brightly.
"Your Majesty, I will tell you the truth. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse!"
Shen Wu patted his chest and said.
"Dr. Shen is so skilled in martial arts. It would be a pity if he was buried in the grass."
"If you don't dislike Gu, you might as well work for Gu."
"From then on, Master Shen served as the commander of Gu's personal soldiers, while Changde concentrated on commanding the army."
After seeing Shen Wu's skills, Ji Lie also started to love talents.
Although Zhang Changde was brave, he became better at leading troops in battle after familiarizing himself with Ji Lie's art of war.
Letting him continue to be the leader is really overkill.
And Shen Wu had previously guarded Yang Qing and served as the commander of the personal soldiers, so he was the most suitable!
"That's great. It would be a real pleasure to serve the prince together with Brother Shen!"
Zhang Changde was not dissatisfied because Shen Wu wanted to replace him, but was rather looking forward to it!
"this……"
Shen Wu looked at Yang Qing with hesitation on his face.
"This matter depends on what Brother Yang wants!"
"You have protected me for many years, and I am deeply grateful. As long as you agree, I have no objection!"
Yang Qing said seriously.
"In this case... I thank the prince for not giving up. From now on, I am willing to follow the prince and swear allegiance to the death!"
Shen Wu knelt down on one knee towards Ji Lie and said solemnly.
"Okay, okay, okay! I'll leave it to Commander Shen to ensure Gu's safety in the future!"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, before my subordinate dies, I will never let anyone hurt Your Majesty in the slightest!"
Shen Wu said seriously.
After successfully accepting Shen Wu, Ji Lie was also in a happy mood.
He planned to take Shen Wu to Gaolaozhuang and reward Shen Wu with the Hengdao and Mingguang Armor.
With Shen Wu's bravery, wouldn't it be even more powerful if he was equipped with Hengdao and Mingguang Armor?
So everyone left the palace and headed towards Gaolaozhuang outside the city.
But as soon as the group of people walked to the street, they saw many people walking towards the city in twos and threes.
As they walked, they whispered to each other.
"Have you heard? It seems that Guocheng wants to punish the prisoner and behead him in public!"
"what is happening?"
"I don't know the specifics. It seems that someone has offended Guocheng's son!"
Hearing their discussion, Ji Lie's heart moved and he whispered,
"Don't rush out of the city yet, why not go see what Gongsunhe is doing!"
Everyone had no objections and nodded in agreement.
Following a group of people, the group arrived at the Guocheng Mansion in the center of the city.
There is an open space next to Guocheng's Mansion, where a platform is built.
It is generally used to execute prisoners in public, or to read out government notices.
At this moment, the people on the three floors inside and outside had already surrounded the stage.
Fortunately, Zhang Changde and Shen Wu were tall enough to squeeze in.
On the stage, in addition to Gongsun He, Gongsun Qing, Yu Jing, and people from the government, there were two other strong men tied up with five flowers.
As soon as he saw those two people, Shen Wu's expression changed.
"How could it be them two?"
"Do you recognize them, Commander Shen?"
Ji Lie said curiously.
"It's a long story, but it's a bit of a friendship!"
Shen Wu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said,
"I can't just watch them being killed, for I'm afraid I might be sorry for the prince!"
Seeing that he was about to rush out, Ji Lie quickly stopped in front of him, shook his head and said,
"Don't be anxious! Since they have friendship with you, I will not just sit idly by and watch!"
