Three days later, Qin Feng, Xue Jinyu and their party left Shenmu Castle and returned to Yulin City to report their victory.
I thought it would be good to get one or two hundred thousand taels of silver, but I didn't expect to get 430,000 taels of silver at once, the kind that I didn't have to pay back. The governor-Yang He was overjoyed and praised Qin Feng greatly.
Of course, for such a great achievement, it's not enough to just praise him. He also had to fulfill his previous promise and let Qin Feng be responsible for forming a new army, but something went wrong in this matter.
Forming a new army was no small matter. Even though Yang He was the governor of the three sides, he had to discuss it with the senior generals of Yulin Town.
For the formation of a new army, the generals headed by the commander-in-chief Jiang Rang applauded with both hands, because if they formed more armies, they would receive more military pay, and they could embezzle more money. Naturally, they strongly agreed.
But Qin Feng was responsible for forming the new army, but Jiang Rang and others were firmly opposed. The reason was: Qin Feng was only a member of a hundred households, with a humble official position and a young age, so it was difficult for him to take on important responsibilities!
Not only that, Jiang Rang also strongly recommended a person to be responsible for forming a new army, his son.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that silver-gun bully—Jiang Shenxu.
That kind of idiot who can't do anything but only know how to eat, drink, have fun and bully the little widow can't take action at all.
Jiang Rang recommended his adopted son: Yulin Town Guerrilla General Lei Dapeng!
Governor-General Yang He was determined to cultivate Qin Feng and build a force of his own cronies to check and balance the generals who supported their troops and respected themselves. Naturally, he refused to give in.
As a result, a governor and a commander-in-chief fought over this matter for several rounds, and finally reached an agreement: in the army, the strong are respected. Let Qin Feng and Lei Dapeng compete in public. Who wins? He is responsible for forming a new army!
Faced with the challenge, Qin Feng was of course not afraid and agreed immediately.
Then again, don't be afraid of returning home, but you can't act recklessly. You must know yourself and the enemy, so that you can fight without danger.
As a result, Qin Feng went around collecting information about his opponents and soon got the result:
Lei Dapeng, 26 years old, was born in Sanxing Fort, Yulin Zuowei - Zhengxi Qianhu Station. His family was poor. He lost his father when he was eight and his mother when he was ten. He had no brothers or sisters, so he relied on the military households in the fort. They took turns helping each other and grew up eating hundreds of meals.
When he grew up, Lei Dapeng was tall and strong, and he also learned a good martial arts. He was good at boxing, archery, and riding. He was good at using a Liuhe sword, which weighed 8,864 kilograms. He held it in his hand. Dance like flying!
In the second year of the Apocalypse, a group of Mongolian scouts sneaked into the Yulin Zuowei area to spy on intelligence, and happened to meet Lei Dapeng who was out hunting.
With the enemy outnumbered, Lei Dapeng single-handedly killed twenty-seven Mongolian scouts with a pair of bows and arrows and a sword, but he was not injured at all. After this battle, Lei Dapeng The reputation was so great that it resounded throughout the three guards of Yulin!
Senior generals in the military have a habit of adopting adopted sons as their wings.
Lei Dapeng's bravery and bravery attracted the attention of the commander-in-chief Jiang Rang, so he treated him with kindness and adopted him as his adopted son. He was promoted repeatedly and became a guerrilla general!
Although they became adopted father and adopted son, their personalities and behavior styles were completely different.
Jiang Rang is greedy for money, lustful, insidious and cunning. He is used to using poisonous tricks to hurt people secretly. He is a famous nine-tailed fox!
Lei Dapeng, on the other hand, has a bold personality, is generous with money, and is good at making friends. He never goes out of the fireworks and willow alleys, and he has no other bad guys to pick on.
A few days ago, Lei Dapeng took people to patrol the border, so he never showed up. He did not return to Yulin City until a few days ago.
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"It's such a pity that the pearl secretly went astray!" After reading the information, Qin Feng nodded, then sighed and shook his head.
This Lei Dapeng is loyal, brave, and aboveboard, and can be called a model among soldiers!
It's a pity that such a good man became Jiang Rang's godson. This is like a priceless night pearl accidentally falling into a cesspit. What a waste.
After sighing, I was excited. This time I met a powerful opponent. I had to prepare well and go all out. This opportunity to form a new army, I must not give it to others!
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At the same time, the news that Qin and Lei were competing quickly spread throughout Yulin City, and there was a lot of discussion in the streets and alleys.
The result of the discussion was that 99% of the people believed that Lei Dapeng would definitely win. How could the recognized top general in Yulin Town lose to an unknown boy?
This matter quickly reached Qin Feng's ears.
Not only was Qin Feng not angry, he even danced happily. Then he pulled Xue Jinyu into the small dark room and muttered for a while.
Within two days, an 'Anonymous' wealthy businessman made an offer in Yulin City:
If you bet on Thunder Dapeng, you will lose one if you bet on eight!
If you bet on Qin Feng’s victory, you’ll pay eight for every bet!
As soon as the handicap opened, Yulin City immediately became excited. The gamblers took out their money and unanimously beat Lei Dapeng to win. Even the Jiang family and his son placed heavy bets, but few of them beat Qin Feng. Young...only Dong Tianbao pressed fifty taels and Mouse pressed twenty taels.
A few days later, with everyone's expectations, the day of the competition arrived.
The second year of Chongzhen - June 12th, sunny day!
In the morning, outside the south gate of Yulin City, in the primary military field, soldiers were surrounding, flags were flying, and drums were rumbling like thunder.
On the high platform on the north side, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, sat in the middle, and Jiang Rang, the chief military officer, sat on the side to accompany him. The other more than a hundred military attachés, large and small, all wearing helmets, armor and weapons, were arranged on both sides.
Under the gaze of everyone, the two contestants came to the central open space and stood facing each other:
Qin Feng stood on the east side, wearing dark black clothes, a plain silver belt around his waist, and brocade boots on his feet... He was dignified, holding his tongue but not speaking, like a dragon dormant in the water!
Lei Dapeng stood on the west side, wearing a red attire, a silver flower belt around his waist, and cowhide boots... His eyes were like lightning and his momentum was arrogant, like a golden-winged Dapeng bird that was ready to pounce on its prey at any time!
Neither of them spoke, they both looked at each other, their eyes kept colliding, and then they became highly vigilant at the same time.
As the saying goes: An expert can tell if something is there as soon as he reaches out his hand.
In fact, for real masters, there is no need to reach out at all. Just feel the opponent's momentum to know whether they are really capable.
Qin and Lei have tested each other and have the same feeling: 'Awesome, this time we have encountered a tough situation, we need to deal with it carefully! '
"Today's competition is to select talents for the country. The two of you have just finished the task, and must not hurt anyone's life...Okay, let's start!" With the order from the Governor-General Yang He, the competition officially began.
As agreed in advance, the two competed in three games, the first of which was boxing and kicking.
Looking at Qin Feng and Lei Dapeng again, after the competition started, neither of them made any attack. They all hunched their bodies and stared at each other, like two ferocious beasts facing each other!
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
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Hundreds of breaths passed, but the two of them remained motionless.
Just when everyone in the stands was a little impatient and ready to urge them, Qin Feng and Lei Dapeng finally made a move.
"boom!"
The two of them rushed toward each other at the same time, punched each other in mid-air, then quickly separated, looked at each other, rushed toward each other again, and then started fighting.
For a moment, their fists were like hammers, their palms were like knives, their legs were like drills, and their bodies were as fast as lightning... The two were fighting extremely fiercely, and the sound of fists and feet hitting each other was endless.
Ten rounds.
Twenty rounds.
…
The two moved extremely fast, and fifty rounds passed in the blink of an eye, with no winner or loser.
"Okay, okay, what a great effort!"
"Yes, this is the first time in my life that I have seen such a wonderful duel. Who do you think will win?"
"It's hard to say, it's hard to say!"
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Most of the people in the stands were military attachés. Seeing such a wonderful duel, they couldn't help but cheer loudly and comment on the two at the same time.
To be fair, Lei Dapeng was tall and had the upper hand in terms of strength. He used his fists and kicks to attack frequently.
Qin Feng was slightly inferior in strength, but his body was flexible and extremely fast. The opponent's fists and feet could not touch his body at all. Even if he launched a counterattack, the offensive was quite fierce!
The duel between these two people really fulfilled the old saying: the tiger going up the mountain meets the tiger coming down the mountain, the dragon in the cloud meets the dragon in the mist, the bronze door meets the iron brush sweep, the mourning door god meets the hanging guest star!
Sixty rounds.
Seventy rounds.
…
One hundred rounds have passed, and there is still no winner!
"boom!"
After a hard punch, the two separated again, both panting from exhaustion, and then looked at each other. In addition to hostility, there was also a hint of admiration in their eyes.
"Qin Feng, you are very powerful!"
"Lei Dapeng, you are not bad either!"
"Let's split this one!"
"good!"
After a fight, the two of them already knew that they were almost equal in terms of boxing and kicking skills. If this continued, even if they fought for hundreds of rounds, they would not be able to tell the winner.
Instead of fighting each other, let’s count it as a tie and move on to the next game!
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Game Two—Target Shooting!
A standard hardwood target stood a hundred steps away.
Some soldiers presented an arrow barrel and a huge iron-tied bow.
This kind of bow is specially made. There are hundreds of refined iron bars embedded in the back of the bow. Many parts of the bow body are wrapped with iron sheets. Metal wires are twisted into the bow string. Without the strength of more than 300 kilograms, there is no way to pull it open, let alone Shoot the enemy.
Looking at Lei Dapeng again, he took off his coat, revealing his strong muscles. He moved his arms a few times, then held the iron bow tightly with his left hand, and put the wolf-fang arrow on his right hand. Then he exhaled, pulled away with force, and steadily aimed at Bai Dapeng. A target just a few steps away!
"Whoosh-whoosh!"
I shot six arrows in a row, and all of them hit the bullseye. One arrow was inserted in the center, and the other five arrows were neatly surrounding it, forming a beautiful plum blossom pattern!
"Good, good archery skills, six arrows in a row, unparalleled in the world!"
"I have long heard that General Lei is a sharpshooter. Today I saw that his reputation is indeed well-deserved. During the Three Kingdoms period, Lu Bu who shot a halberd at the gate and Zhao Zilong who broke a ship's sail with an arrow were probably nothing more than this, right?"
"General Lei will definitely win this battle!"
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Thunderous cheers rang out in the small school military field, and all the military attachés in the stands gave their thumbs up.
I can’t accept it!
Among the people present today, many can shoot arrows, but few can draw an iron bow.
There are even fewer people who can draw the iron bow and hit the bull's-eye a hundred steps away!
Not only did he hit the bullseye, but he also arranged the arrows into a neat plum blossom pattern. Among the tens of thousands of soldiers in Yulin Town, Lei Dapeng was probably the only one who had such a unique skill.
"Haha, Qin Feng, it's your turn!"
"No need, my archery skills are far inferior to yours!"
Lei Dapeng was very satisfied with his archery skills, and then laughed and handed over the iron bow, but Qin Feng waved his hand and refused.
Could it be that he has given up?
