Chapter 317: The Blue-faced Beast Orders Its Troops (3)
Yang Zhi's heart surged, and he suddenly remembered his military years as a palace commander. At that time, he was still young, and his momentum in the army was soaring. At that time, there were also such school training, with thousands of troops The galloping horse wields the spear, and the eighteen martial arts skills are displayed, which steals the limelight of the general. Just when he is famous among thousands of horses, he wins the first place among thousands of troops.
When Yang Zhi recalled the past, he suddenly saw a white flag raised on the general platform. At this time, the five armies in front and behind, who had just shouted like a mountain and a tsunami, all fell into silence in an instant. At this time, a white flag was raised on the general platform. The red flag of the army was waved, accompanied by the rumble of drums, and thousands of sergeants were lined up in several formations. Each sergeant held a long sword in his hand. Then, the white flag was waved on the general platform, and the two formations of horse soldiers stood in unison. In front of them, each reined in their horses. Seeing that everything was ready, Liang Zhongshu sent an order. Liang Zhongshu said: "Ask the military commander Yang Zhilai from Tokyo."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi quickly strode out from the accompanying procession and sang "E" with his hands clasped in front of Liang Zhongshu.
Liang Zhong wrote: "Yang Zhi, the troops and horses of Daming Mansion are all at hand. You can go and pick them, but whoever you like will be put to your use for the time being."
Yang Zhi lowered his head, took a rest, then slowly retreated from the hall and stood on the general platform.
However, there were already two governors standing on the wide general platform. They both stood with their arms folded, each standing on one side of the general platform. Seeing Yang Zhi coming up, neither of them gave in to the three-point general. With the center of the platform freed, Yang Zhi looked at the two supervisors with their eyes turned to the sky, and knew in his heart that he was no longer a palace official for a long time, and now he was reduced to a prisoner. Naturally, there is no reason for others to look up to you. , Yang Zhi stood awkwardly to the side, hugged the supervisor who heard Da Dao and Wen Da with both hands, and said with great respect: "Master Supervisor, I'm still watching the troops use their martial arts to show off to the villain. "When a villain chooses someone, I have a good idea."
Wen Da snorted coldly, as if he didn't take Yang Zhi seriously at all. He paused for a while, and saw that Yang Zhi was still slightly bent over and cupping his fists to greet him, so he took a deep breath and raised his hands angrily. The white flag in the middle pointed straight into the sky, while the red flag in the right hand was waved flat on the ground.
Yang Zhi knew that this flag was exactly the meaning of the drill, so he quickly said: "Thank you, Mr. Supervisor." After saying that, he stopped his hand and stood aside. No matter how he stood, he looked like an outsider. He felt more or less that he was not the same as the current teacher. Everything in the scene was out of place, seemed so awkward, and seemed so unnecessary.
However, just a moment after the order was given, the second-in-command who stood at the front of the array reluctantly came forward under the leadership of a general, formed a formation at will, and stood in the middle of the school field. The general Without even looking at Yang Zhi, he mounted his horse with his spear, turned left and right, turned right and left, danced the gun in his hand vigorously, and fired several rounds with great power, which immediately attracted everyone's applause.
At this time, another supervisor on the stage, Li Tianwang Li Cheng, glanced at Yang Zhi, and his words were quite contemptuous. His tone was as if he was showing off the prosperity and wealth of Daming Mansion to a country bumpkin, and he deliberately treated Yang Zhi sarcastically. Zhi shouted out the title loudly and said: "Master Yang, how are you with such martial arts? Is it possible for you to detect it?"
Yang Zhi smiled coquettishly and said: "The general is very handsome in martial arts, but... he is good at playing tricks, but he is not really capable."
Yang Zhi's words caused a lot of discussion in the army, as if a pot had exploded.
Supervisor Wen Da raised a white flag, and the thousands of troops became solemn again. At this time, Wen Da ignored Yang Zhi, but looked at Supervisor Li Cheng and said: "Since Mr. Yang said this, then of course it is If you look down on our kung fu, you must have some extraordinary skills, otherwise they are military warriors who were recruited by assassination, and we are just supervisors like sesame seeds." As soon as these words came out, Yang Zhi could hear the meaning behind them. It was ironic, but Yang Zhi was speechless, because he had no right to speak here. At the moment, he could only stand aside with a slight nod, seeing that all the cynicism was accumulated in his heart.
At this time, Yang Zhi did not speak. The general just now jumped on his horse to the front of the hall, jumped off his horse, and inserted his gun. The thunder was also loud, so he knelt down on one knee and reported to Liang Zhongshu: "Sir, since this Yang Zhi despises our kung fu, but he wants to learn from his humble position. He can only stand on the ground and talk without back pain. He doesn't have the ability to reach the sky, but he comes to tease us."
Liang Zhongshu raised his eyes and saw Zhou Jin, the chief and deputy officer, so he said: "I know that Yang Zhiyuan was an envoy officer of the Tokyo Palace. He was sent here because of his crimes. Thieves are rampant now and it is the time for the country to employ people. Therefore, the birthday card will be The important task of escorting has been entrusted to him. This time, he has to select highly capable people to accompany him to escort, just in case something unexpected happens. If he likes them, he likes them, and if he doesn't, that's fine. Speaking of which, it's not a big deal. ,"
"Sir, although Yang Zhi has served as an envoy officer in the Tokyo Palace, he has only a title but no regard for his abilities. The general is willing to test his abilities for you. If he can win the battle in my hand, This gun, I gave up this job to him, but if he can't win me, then this guy is a thief who deceived your lord, and he needs to be punished again and again."
Liang Zhongshu thought for a while, then turned back to look at Yang Zhidao: "Yang Zhi, do you dare to compete with Zhou Jin in terms of martial arts skills? If you win, as he said, you will be assigned to serve in his service."
Yang Zhi knew that although he was favored by Liang Zhongshu, he was actually jealous of the generals. If he didn't take this opportunity to show some real skills to intimidate everyone, who would be willing to obey his orders obediently along the way, so, Without thinking, he clasped his fists and said, "If you are sent by grace, how dare you disobey Jun's decree?"
When Liang Zhongshu saw that Yang Zhi had agreed, he nodded slightly, and then ordered a war horse to be called. The officials accompanying him in the Jia War Storehouse took the weapons that were handy to Yang Zhi, and then taught Yang Zhi to put on the horse and compete with Zhou Jin.
Yang Zhi immediately got off the general platform, went to the hall, put on the wild goose feather armor he had been rewarded with last night, tied it up and prepared it. He put on his helmet, bow, arrow, waist knife, and a spear in his hand, then he mounted his horse and ran out from the back of the hall.
Liang Zhongshu looked at Yang Zhi's appearance this time. He had a general's air. His demeanor this time was very different from before. He felt happy in his heart and said, "Let Yang Zhi and Zhou Jin compete with each other first."
At that moment, Zhou Jin and Yang Zhi reined in their horses under the banner of the gate. Zhou Jin sat on the horse with a gun, pointed the spear in his hand directly at Yang Zhi, and said angrily: "You are a thief with an army, how dare you come to compete with me?" "Just now you lied that we are good at using guns, so let's see what you are really capable of." After saying that, he urged his horse to come forward and fight with guns.
At this time, I saw Wen Da, the commander of the army and horses, shouting: "Stay here."
After hearing the words, the two men immediately reined in their mounts and looked at Wenda. They saw Wenda quickly coming from the upper hall to report to Liang Zhongshu: "Your Majesty, when it comes to the martial arts competition between these two, although they don't know the level of their abilities, the spear and sword are. Ruthless things are only suitable for killing thieves and suppressing bandits. Today in the military competition, there is a risk of injury, ranging from slight disability to fatal defeat. This is not good for the army. You can remove the heads of the two guns and use felt pieces for each. In the bag, the ground was dipped in lime, and then everyone mounted their horses. They were all wearing soap shirts, but they were scratching with the barrel of a gun. The one with more white spots will lose. Enxiang, what do you think?"
Liang Zhong wrote: "It is absolutely true, so let's do it like this," and then it was passed down to this day.
After receiving the order, Yang Zhi and Zhou Jin reined in their horses and went to the back of the martial arts hall, where they went to the spear points. They wrapped them in felt pieces and tied them into bones. They also changed their soap shirts, and each used their spears to soak in the lime bucket. After collecting the lime, everyone mounted their horses and marched to the front of the formation.
Zhou Jin was already impatient for his time, so when he came up next, without saying a word, he jumped on his horse, raised his spear, and went straight for Yang Zhi. At this time, when Yang Zhi saw the fighting coming, he was not willing to show weakness and slapped his horse. Hold the gun in your hand tightly and fight Zhou Jin.
The two faced each other in front of the formation, going back and forth, turning over and over again, dazzled by the use of guns and sticks, and making a mess. The men in the saddle fought against each other, and the horses sat down to fight against each other. The two fought for forty or fifty rounds, and then When I looked at Zhou Jin, he looked like he had spilled tofu. He was dotted with spots, like a spotted leopard, about thirty to fifty places. When he looked at Yang Zhi again, there was only a little white under his left shoulder blade.
Liang Zhongshu looked overjoyed and asked the two of them to hold hands. He then called Zhou Jin to the hall, looked at the marks on his body, and said: "Former officer, you can be a deputy in the army to measure your martial arts skills." , How can we conquer the south and the north, how can we become the commander of the deputy army? You just left your own words there, teach Yang Zhi to serve for this person," and then gave the order.
At this time, Li Cheng, the inspector in charge of the army and horses, quickly went to the hall and reported to Liang Zhong: "Although Zhou Jin's marksmanship is unfamiliar, he is skilled in bow and horse. He can cross the Yang with a hundred steps with a coiled horse. You can't kill Zhou Jin just for this matter." If he retires from his post, he may lose the morale of the army. Why don't you teach Zhou Jin and Yang Zhi how to compete with arrows?"
Liang Zhongshu looked at the supervisor Li Cheng, then at Zhou Jin who was sweating profusely, and then asked Yang Zhidao: "Are you willing to challenge him with bows and arrows again? If you win, I will promote you to the position of deputy director again." Military instructor, how about,"
Yang Zhi lowered his eyes and said: "You are so kind and generous, I will do whatever you want, little man."
Therefore, Liang Zhongshu sent another order to the general, asking Yang Zhi to compete with Zhou Jin in arrows.
After Yang Zhi and Zhou Jin received the general's order, they each inserted their spears and came up with two bow bags.
Yang Zhi took out the bow from his bow bag, clasped the bow string and slowly pulled it into a full moon. He felt that the bow was not so good, but when he looked at the arrow pot again, he saw sharp arrows. Yang Zhi suddenly felt After thinking about it for a while, he jumped on his horse and galloped from the back of the hall to the front of the hall. He tightened the reins, turned over and dismounted, and said in reply: "Your Majesty, the place where the bow and arrow were fired is not merciful. I'm afraid there will be damage. I beg Jun." purpose,"
Liang Zhongshu thought for a moment without saying anything, and then the supervisor Li Cheng stepped forward and reported: "Thank you for your kindness, in the martial arts competition, why worry about being disabled or timid? How can you go to the battlefield?"
Liang Zhongshu nodded and felt that this was reasonable, so he said: "But depending on your ability, shoot him to death, no matter what."
When Supervisor Li Cheng heard that Liang Zhongshu had listened to his suggestion, he secretly smiled in his heart. He gave Yang Zhi a meaningful look, which meant "You are good-looking," and then Supervisor Li Cheng turned his face to Zhou Zhi. Jin looked at each other with a smile. At this moment, Li Cheng was also full of ambition and wanted to use this to save the face he had just lost. He also secretly made up his mind to make Yang Zhi do what he just did. Pay the price with blood,