The Dragon Boat Zhao Jing of Dongting only sent an invitation to the Zhang family in Xiting. When the head of Xiting Zhang Pengju led the team to the battle and four "black boats" representing the Zhang family in Xiting appeared at the Dongting Ferry, it was the beginning of the Dragon Boat Festival battle with the Heluo Cao family in 1995!

In the next few days, the brothers from the Dongting Pavilion were both in Zhongyong Hall. Each of them had four dragon boats, each with 50 meters long and equipped with 108 people. Except for the two deacons at the beginning and the tail and 90 people (rowing), the rest were: drums, gongs, and flag bearers.

This configuration is consistent with the ancient formation. Each boat is a combat team, with strict organization and uniform pace, which can be said to be able to attack and retreat or defend.

These hundreds of years of practice have evolved into the best organizational structure.

This year, the battle was held at the Dongting Ferry Crossing, with Dong and Xiting as the defenders and Heluo as the attacking side. According to regulations, the defenders sent 4 boats to compete and the attacking side sent 8 to compete.

Lijiao Waterway is famous for its rapid water flow and many whirlpool reefs. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the waterway was dredged and navigation beacons were built, but there were frequent casualties in every year's battles.

In fact, the competition between the two families has deviated from the traditional dragon boat racing category and is a battle with the purpose of actual combat.

According to the rules set by both parties: people on the dragon boat are not allowed to wear life jackets, and people who fall into the water cannot be rescued.

With the changes of the times, after the establishment of the new country, especially after the 1980s, the original bloody naval battle became the current dragon boat battle. Even so, casualties occurred every year.

For thousands of years, the only criterion for winning is: the dragon boat reaches the finish line: Longxue Island, from Dongting Ferry to Longxue Island, the waterway needs to go upstream. The key is to stand out in the offensive and defensive naval battle between the two sides to have the opportunity to go upstream. Therefore, you must win only if you are qualified to compete, and you also need to maintain enough stairs to ensure that the dragon boat can go upstream, so the difficulty of victory is quite great.

Guan Hao was already arranged to be a member of the "Red Rabbit Armor" as a five-year-old, and he was surrounded by strong and strong masters in the clan.

Everything is ready, just wait for the arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the lunar calendar to start fighting!

Guan Hao has taken the opportunity to take care of his health these days and has also sorted out his past and present lives.

With the blessing of scholar-oriented business elites in the past, and with the help of Haozi's family background, he is still very confident to be a prosperous family and a prosperous ancestor.

In order to prevent the fight from getting out of control, relevant personnel were sent to the scene in Suicheng and Nanyue District. For this reason, Dongting built a main stage with a red carpet in the square in front of Zhongyong Hall. In the May lunar month, the lunar calendar has entered summer. The sun is shining brightly and the cicadas are roaring. I saw that there is a vast river in front of the platform, and behind the platform is the majestic and magnificent Guan Family Ancestral Zhongyong Hall.

The river breeze blows the G flag, and the Guan Cao clan flag is rushing.

Nearly 2,000 people stood in the audience.

The Guan and Zhang family are family members, and the Cao family are arranged in two square formations. On the left are 432 people guarding the square, unified with vermilion vests, brown shorts, and an orange sunshade helmet.

On the right side are 864 people on the offensive side, and they are also wearing blue helmets and yellow shorts.

On the main stage, sitting in the c position is Guan Jinpeng, who is about 40 years old, who has been on the Guan family. On the left is Cao Zhende, who is over 50 years old, Guan Jinpeng's right is Guan Yongzhong, and next to Guan Yongzhong is Zhang Pengju. Next to Cao Zhende is Cao Yuanqiao, the leader of the Cao family. Cao Yuanqiao is about the age of Guan Yongzhong and Zhang Pengju, both over 70 years old.

Because they hold power and practice martial arts since childhood, they are in good spirits.

This year's dragon boat competition, the Guan family invited Guan Jinpeng back to take charge. The Cao family was not willing to be outdone and called Cao Zhende to the scene.

Today, the layout on the main stage was a draw.

The president of Lingnan Dragon Boat Association was also invited to the scene as a special guest and referee.

The competition officially began in the fierce performance of the Nanshi team 2 of Zhongyongtang.

After the two families signed a life-and-death case in front of the main stage and the referee in accordance with the ancient method, the battle began.
Chapter completed!