Zhao Suo looked at Zhang Chao who had left and returned, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard the other party repeating the murderous declaration of victory or defeat, as well as life and death.

After a long while, he shook his head and sighed: "He is indeed a good man, but does he actually look down on my Fourth Army? He actually wants ten to fight a hundred? Hehe, could it be that I give every soldier of the Fourth Army a year?

Hundreds of dollars of military pay were all fed to the dogs?"

Zhang Chao bowed and said: "As an official, I will let him know what it means to be arrogant and rude."

Zhao Suo paced back and forth in the palace and said in deep thought: "If this happens, someone will die, right?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chao said: "But when you are a soldier fighting, you will naturally have the consciousness to die for your country at any time. There is not much difference between dying on the battlefield and dying on the training ground. You just need to be more compassionate afterwards.

"

"Zhang Qing, since Xiao Ding is so sure, do you think there is a possibility that the Fourth Army will fail?" Zhao Suo frowned and asked suddenly.

Zhang Chao suddenly knelt down and said: "Guan family, ten against a hundred, if my subordinates still lose, how can I have the face to command all the four armies to stay in this position? I take this as my guarantee.

The upper four armies will surely win."

"Since you are so confident, then so be it!" Seeing Zhang Chao so confident, Zhao Suo was greatly relieved.

To be honest, when I heard Xiao Ding's words and lamented the other party's arrogance, I felt extremely uncomfortable.

The Fourth Army is the army that defends Bianliang. It is like a biological son.

The frontier army guarded the frontier, and naturally it was hard work and meritorious service, but it must be far away, so he could be regarded as a godson.

His godson now looks down upon his biological son at all, which would make anyone unhappy.

"Xiao Dinghaoqi wants to fight ten against a hundred, so we might as well make the situation a little bigger and inform all the civil and military officials of seventh rank and above in Beijing to gather in Qionglin Garden in ten days and let us have a good look at Privy Privy Xiao.

The grandson's arrogance. Zhang Qing, don't really kill Xiao Ding. Firstly, he is a hero after all, and secondly, you have to give the old Privy Council Xiao and Xiao Jixiang some bad treatment."

"I understand!" Zhang Chao bowed and retreated.

It wasn't until the sun set that brothers Xiao Ding and Xiao Cheng returned hand in hand. Zhang Cheng was indeed very enthusiastic. They had the best food, the best wine, and the best troupe of performers. They drank from afternoon until dusk.

It was getting dark, Luo Gang and Zhang Cheng were both unconscious, while Xiao Cheng and Xiao Ding were also swaying, and this was considered as their return.

As everyone knows, the Xiao Mansion at this time is already in chaos.

The official decree had come out, and there was an uproar in the court. After Xiao Yu got the news, he hurried back home, but Xiao Ding was nowhere to be found. He was just running around in the house anxiously, and Xiao Han's family

After hearing the news, Gao Qi and one of them wept secretly, while the other burst into tears.

"Da Lang Er Lang! You are finally back." Xu Wuyan, who had been waiting at the door, grabbed the two brothers and dragged them to the lobby: "Everything is in chaos at home."

"What happened?" Xiao Cheng asked in shock.

"Erlang, don't you know?"

"What do I know?" Xiao Cheng blinked and looked at Xu Wuyan.

"Has the news about the duel between me and Captain Zhang reached the house?" Xiao Ding was not surprised and asked calmly.

"My eldest brother!" Xu Wuyan slapped his thigh directly: "The news has reached the palace. The officials have already issued an order. Ten days later, in Qionglin Garden, all the civil and military officials of the seventh rank and above in Beijing will gather here.

Watch the duel between you and the Fourth Army, Dalang. With ten against a hundred, how can you possibly win?"

Xiao Cheng looked at his elder brother dumbfounded.

The Fourth Army is known as the most elite army of the Imperial Song Dynasty. This army protects the capital. How can your eldest brother be so heroic? Are you going to fight one against ten?

"When did this happen?"

"Just when you and Zhang Ziming went to bathe and change clothes, Lieutenant Zhang came back. After a talk with me, I made this appointment with him!" Xiao Ding said.

"Brother, you are so tight-lipped. After drinking for half a day, you didn't reveal anything at all!" Xiao Cheng complained.

"What's the use of telling you? I can't even enjoy this drink. It's rare to have a drink on the top floor of Fan Tower, so naturally I have to enjoy it to the fullest."

"Brother, are you sure you can win?" Xiao Cheng is not sure at all. No matter how brave the eldest brother and his bodyguards are, there are only eleven of them. Even if they are made of iron, how many nails can they drive? There are so many ants.

Killing an elephant!

And after these words are released, I'm afraid that the entire Fourth Army will now be filled with the same hatred and indignation, ready to teach these bumpkins from the North a lesson.

"Even if you can't win, you still have to let the other side know what a true iron-blooded army is." Xiao Ding said solemnly.

"It turns out that eldest brother is not sure either!" Xiao Cheng was suddenly shocked.

"There is nothing certain about war!" Xiao Ding said: "In such a duel, it's just a matter of life and death. It depends on who is not afraid of death. The most important thing is the first contact. As long as you get cold during the first contact

Once you gain the other party's courage, the next thing will be much easier to handle."

Xiao Cheng was silent.

"Second brother, have you ever seen the scene of a dozen Liao troops chasing hundreds of Song troops?" Xiao Ding said: "Oh, of course you haven't seen it, but I have."

"But brother, in ten days' time, in the competition in front of the officials, will these people really be scared to death by a single blow from you?" Xiao Cheng shook his head.

"There is no big deal except life and death. These people are not used to life and death, how can they be compared with us? I have seen some soldiers on the border kill the general who blocked them with one shot in order to escape for their lives!" Xiao Ding said.

“It’s a bit of an adventure after all!”

"If you don't wake them up, how can they work hard?" Xiao Ding said coldly. "If they really think they are strong and go to the battlefield, they will miss something important."

While they were talking, the two brothers had already walked into the lobby.

The two women with red and swollen eyes suddenly burst into tears again. Gao Qi opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing. She just stared at Xiao Ding with sadness in her eyes.

I finally hoped that my man would come back and no longer have to fight for his life on the front line, but in the blink of an eye, this restless man caused such a big trouble again.

"This matter has nothing to do with the second brother, he has no knowledge at all!" Xiao Ding opened his mouth and got away from Xiao Cheng first.

Xiao Yu looked at his eldest son for a long time before sighing: "Of course I know, no matter how capable he is, how can he get involved in such a thing? It's just Ding'er, how sure are you?"

"More than 60%!" Xiao Ding said.

When she heard that it was only 60%, Gao Qi cried again.

Xiao Ding glanced at his wife apologetically. He was afraid that he would always frighten this virtuous woman in his life.

"More than 60%, not bad!" To everyone's surprise, Xiao Yu nodded. "His Majesty's original intention was only ten to ten, why did you end up ordering ten to one hundred?"

"Sir, if it's ten versus ten, I'm afraid the eldest brother will definitely lose." Xiao Cheng interrupted.

"How do you say this?" Xiao Hanshi glared at his son. He had already had a quarrel with Xiao Yu before and asked Xiao Yu to plead with the officials. This time the fight was over, even if he resigned from the position of the third envoy for this.

No matter what, it was a pity that Xiao Yu knew in his heart that this was not just a battle of wills.

This has already been mixed with a political dispute between the peace faction and the war faction.

After learning the news, he immediately went to find Chen Gui and heard the conversation between only four people. He hated Russell very much. If Russell hadn't instigated the incident, how could such a thing have happened.

When the matter has reached this point, even if he threatens the position of Third Secretary, it will not change the outcome.

"No matter how bad the Fourth Army is, there are still a lot of heroes in it." Xiao Cheng said: "Lieutenant Zhang can single out these people and fight against Big Brother's personal guards one by one. How can these personal guards be?

Where are these people's opponents? But now it's ten against one hundred, that is, the eldest brother has to lead two of his own guards to challenge a hundred men of the Fourth Army. With such conditions, the opponent can only bring out one man.

Come and compete with Big Brother."

"They can still put people in?" Xiao Hanshi shook his head.

"Impossible!" Xiao Yu said: "No matter how stupid Zhang Taiwei is, he will not do such a thing. Doesn't this mean he is deceiving the emperor in public? How can such a thing be hidden from others? Everyone is watching this

In the competition, if you cheat openly like this, the officer Zhang Taiwei won’t have to do anything. This is even more serious than losing.”

"This is exactly the truth!" Xiao Cheng said: "What Zhang Taiwei can do is to replace this general with a truly brave and capable person. As for the others, it depends on their usual abilities. I think this

It’s also Big Brother’s only chance to win, right?”

Xiao Ding laughed: "Second brother is indeed a discerning person. Only in this way can I have a chance to win."

"People will die! And many people will die!" Xiao Yu sighed.

"Even if they all die, it's just a handful of people. It's better than going to the battlefield in the future and tens of thousands of people dying!" Xiao Ding said coldly. He was used to seeing life and death, and he had long been accustomed to seeing it from the general direction.

The problem is, when it’s time for someone to die, someone must die.

This person can be someone else, or if necessary, it can be yourself.

"Now that the matter has come to this, there is no other good way. We can only grit our teeth and fight our way to the end. Uncle Xu, go and recruit all the personal guards from Ding'er."

"yes!"

Xu Wuyan came and went very quickly, and ten personal guards quickly stood in the hall.

"You all know everything, right?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Got it!" There was no timidity on the faces of the ten guards, and they looked no different from usual. If you look closely, you might be able to see some excitement in their eyes.

"You are all Ding'er's personal guards, sharing the honor and disgrace of his life and death. I won't say anything else." Xiao Yu said: "Ten days later, if the contest is won, each person will be rewarded with a hundred guan. If anyone is unlucky,
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