Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Thunder Wrath

I stood in the queue of instructors and watched Marquis Wen talking unhurriedly on the stage, but I was only thinking about what Marquis Wen said just now. What Marquis Wen is saying now is nothing more than a lecture to new students every year.In name of the military academy, the chief sacrificial wine is the crown prince, but in reality it is the Marquis Wen who is the deputy priest. I remember when I first entered the military academy, Dijun was still in charge of the sacrificial wine. When I entered school, Dijun He also hummed and said a few words.Later, the emperor probably felt that it was too tiring to come to the military academy twice a year to give lectures, so he threw this burden on the crown prince and Marquis Wen.

Marquis Wen was very eloquent, and he spoke eloquently with a loud voice. There were more than a thousand instructors and students in the military academy, and everyone could hear clearly.It’s just that what he said was really nothing surprising, and after the prince went to spend the spring evening with Hua Yuechun last night, what Wenhou said was actually nothing, but he discussed with us the strategy of defending Dongping City.Marquis Wen didn't talk too much last night, most of the time he only listened to what the generals said, and occasionally said a word or two, it seemed that he would rather make people think that he was just a jester.But even though Marquis Wen hid it well, when the prince got up, the words he said suddenly gave me a glimpse of his true face.

Marquis Wen is by no means a jester. A burst of applause interrupted my thoughts. It turned out that Marquis Wen had finished speaking.Every year when the military academy starts school after the spring and summer vacations, the crown prince and Marquis Wen have to give lectures.Although it is a cliché, what Wenhou said is nothing more than "soldiers should be based on 'loyalty and bravery'". Emperors would also say it, let alone Wenhou, but there is always something new in what Wenhou said. feel. The meeting breaks up.All the instructors and students at the venue knelt down and bowed to Marquis Wen and the prince, and then dispersed in an orderly manner.In the five years of the military academy, each grade has eight classes, and each class has fifty students, a total of two thousand students.Most of these students are descendants of aristocratic families, perhaps because the descendants of noble families are becoming less and less willing to join the army, so I started to recruit civilian children a few years before I entered school. At that time, only one class was recruited each year, but now there are two classes. One of the civilian classes was taught by me.

Could it be that Marquis Wen really wants me to be an instructor forever? Every day, when it was my turn to go to horseback riding class, I would lead my class of fifty students to practice shooting on the playground.The students in this class are all from civilian backgrounds, and it is not easy to pay the tuition fees, and they study very hard. Although many of them cannot even ride a horse when they are admitted, after five days, the whole class can ride a horse. Very surprised.When I entered the military academy, my grades were relatively good, but I was not as fast as they learned. On this day, I returned to my residence after class, already covered in sweat.After taking a shower in front of the well platform, I moved a wicker chair and lay on the balcony, reading a book.

This house was prepared by Marquis Wen for our group of single instructors. It is not too big, but there is only one person living in it, so the room seems a bit empty. I was half lying down, flipping through the book I brought back from Gaojiu City.The contents of the book are still incomprehensible, but as soon as I hold this book, it seems that the flames of war and swords in the city appear before my eyes. Is it true that only a few of us have escaped from the mighty Southern Expeditionary Army? Lu Gongxing and the second prince set off to reinforce Dongping City yesterday.Before he left, I went to Lu Mansion to meet him once, and I heard from him that not many people from the Southern Expedition Army escaped, but there must be some, but they may have taken the wrong path, and the road back to the north has been blocked by the snake man. Now they have not been able to return to the imperial capital.But even if they all escaped back, the number would not exceed two thousand.

Of the 100,000 people who escaped, no more than 2,000 escaped.When Lu Gongxing talked about it, he couldn't help but sigh.This is a major defeat that has never been seen in the history of the imperial army. Although there have been failures in the past, they have never been wiped out. The number of people killed this time is also the largest in the history of the empire. Those who are not benevolent will be punished by heaven. My eyes looked at the pages of the book, but the corners of my eyes had tears. At this time, someone suddenly heard: "Is General Chu there?" That was Wu Wanling's voice.I frowned, wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes, and said, "General Wu, I'm on top."

After arriving at the military academy, Wu Wanling taught them the formation, which was a part of the spear and horse class I taught, but I haven't said a word to Wu Wanling in the past few days, and I still haven't forgotten his leak to Tao Shouzhuo.But when he came to see me, he had to be polite. Wu Wanling came up.Although he is the same instructor as me now, his official position is much smaller than mine. When he saw me, he bowed first and said: "General Chu, the last general is polite." I said, "Sit down." Wu Wanling sat down, his face was a little embarrassed, and I didn't say anything, just lay half-lying and didn't talk to him.After a while, he suddenly heard a long sigh and said, "General Chu, I know you are still blaming me."

I took down the book and said: "General Wu, we are colleagues now, please don't say such things, I can't afford it." He stood up and said, "Commander." He suddenly called me "commander" again, and my heart skipped a beat and I put down the book.He knelt down straight, his face was already full of shame.I helped him up and said, "General Wu, don't do this." He wiped away his tears and said: "Commander, I thought I was thoughtful, but at that time I was so focused on staying in the Xifu Army that I made a big mistake. Commander, Wu Wanling really deserves death."

He always spoke calmly and calmly, but at this time he also spoke intermittently. It took me a long time to understand. When I went to visit Zhou Nuo in the Xifu Army, Tao Shouzhuo came to see Wu Wanling, and Wu Wanling told me about it at the time.At that time, Tao Shouzhuo told him that Zhou Nuo intended to keep me in the Xifu Army and let me be the third commander, and Wu Wanling and the others were also incorporated into the Third Route Army.Wu Wanling had already thought at that time that once they returned to the imperial capital, their affairs might be complicated, and they also intended to stay in the Xifu Army, so they told us all about us.What happened later was beyond his expectation.

Tao Shouzhuo had already made up his mind not to let me stay there when he heard that we arrived in Fudun City.Even if Wu Wanling didn't say anything, he must have other ideas.I walked to the balcony and looked at the mountains to the west.The sun had already set on the top of the mountain, and the Jiaotian Pagoda on Huabiao Mountain just divided the setting sun into two halves, and some clouds on the side also reflected blood red.In the evening of spring, there was still a bit of chill at dusk, and when the wind blew, I couldn't help shivering.It's just that the chill has soaked into the bottom of my heart like ice water.

I have always been in the army, and I have rarely encountered such intrigues. When I was in Gaojiu City, Cang Yuegong's sacrificing plan made me dumbfounded. up.It wasn't until then that I realized that I may not lose to any general in terms of guns and horses, but in terms of strategy, I am really nothing. Generals fight wits, and generals fight strength.I silently recited these two sentences in "Seven Essentials of the March". "Seven Essentials of the March" is a must-read for military academies. I used to think that many of them were empty formulas, but now that I think about it, it feels different. I turned my head, sighed a long time, and stretched out my hand to Wu Wanling: "General Wu, we were born and died together, so we should be regarded as life and death friends?" Wu Wanling looked at me blankly, and I said, "General Wu, you have helped me overcome many difficulties, I hope we can be open and honest, and stop being suspicious of each other." A smile appeared on Wu Wanling's face, and he said, "Commander, do you forgive me?" "I never blamed you." He lifted his spirits, stretched out his hand to hold my hand and said: "Commander, Wu Wanling will always remember your kindness of knowing you, so don't worry!" I grabbed his hand and shook it, but there was always a faint pain in my heart. It's useless to blame Wu Wanling, but since then, she's been a stranger to me, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see her again. Letting go of Wu Wanling's hand, I turned around and looked at Huabiao Mountain in the west. In a vague way, it seemed that her figure was floating in front of my eyes again. She was wearing a light yellow shirt and fingers like white jade. Don't let the tears fall. Wu Wanling probably got my forgiveness, and was very excited. He said, "Commander, what do you think of Marquis Wen? Does he know the art of war?" I said: "What's the matter? I suddenly remembered to say this. How could Marquis Wen not understand the art of war? Although he was born as a scholar, he has always led troops. When Duke Cang Yue attacked the south of the river, if Marquis Wen hadn't set fire to the warship , I’m afraid that the rebel army has already broken through the imperial capital, how can we be here so safely today.” Wu Wanling said: "I heard that the crown prince and the second crown prince have always been at odds. The two had a great fight for the crown prince before. If the crown prince hadn't been under Marquis Wen, he would have been dug out by the second crown prince." I said: "Hey, you know these secret histories of the palace well, where did you hear them?" "It doesn't take much effort. Almost everyone in the imperial capital knows it. If you go to the teahouse at night, you will know it as soon as you hear it." teahouse?I frowned.The teahouses in the imperial capital have not been popular for a long time, and it is only in the past few years. When I was in the military academy, some students often went to the teahouse. It is said that it is a lot of fun, but I have never been there.I said, "Is this what is said in the teahouse?" "Yeah, say everything, no one knows who anyway. Commander, haven't you been there?" I thought about it, and said, "Take me to have a look tonight." "It's easy to say." He was also a little excited, and said again: "Commander, it is unavoidable that Marquis Wen made a mistake this time to let the second prince be the reinforcement general. Now the strength between the prince and the second prince is only between the two. If the second prince After returning triumphantly, the crown prince’s limelight will be suppressed by the second crown prince, which will not do much for him to keep the crown prince. If I were Marquis Wen, I would try my best to lead the troops. I really don’t understand why he gave up so easily.” Wu Wanling's words made me tremble.I've never thought about this before, I just think it's the same whoever leads the troops.Now after hearing Wu Wanling's analysis, I realize that this matter is very strange. Dongping City is the capital of Zhijiang Province, one of the Twelve Famous Cities, facing the Dajiang River in the north, facing the Jiajiang City of Dongyang City on the opposite bank, just like a lock locking the lower reaches of the Dajiang River.Although Dongyang City is only half the size of Dongping City, it is not considered a small city.Just because Dongyang City was the backup, Dongping City didn't have to worry about the enemy attacking from behind.But if Dongping City does not fall, the enemy will never dare to forcefully cross the river to take Dongyang City directly.Therefore, in a sense, Dongping and Dongyang can be said to be invincible after they are integrated, but if the two cities are separated, the two cities will become precarious. Therefore, some people say that although Dongping City is listed in the Among the twelve cities, Dongyang City is not ranked at all, but in fact the two cities should be a whole.During Cang Yuegong's rebellion, Dongping City's defenders also offered the city to surrender when Cang Yuegong raised his troops to the south bank. However, Dongyang City was guarded by Shao Fengguan, a wind general under Marquis Wen. The attack was repelled by him with a strange plan, and after almost the entire army was wiped out, Dongping City was opened wide and could no longer organize an attack, so that Duke Cang Yue had no choice but to build a ship on the south bank and prepare for a large-scale attack.This also gave Marquis Wen an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to burn all of Cang Yuegong's warships and destroy the 300,000 republican army, so that Marquis Wu could then launch his Southern Expedition.It can be said that the turning point of Duke Cang Yue's defeat stemmed from Shao Fengguan's Battle of Dongyang City. Shao Fengguan and Lao Guoji were military students in the same year.Among the military academy students that year, the four students with the best grades were called the "Four Generals" of "Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind" because Lao Guoji was the first, and his name happened to have an element belonging to "Earth". The word "earth".And Shao Fengguan was fourth that year, and ranked last among the four generals. Water general Deng Canglan and fire general Bi Wei have been following Wenhou all the time, and Shao Fengguan went out to defend Dongyang City as a general of Wenhou.Since the war, Lao Guoji, who had been placed with high hopes, has not improved much in the vanguard battalion. In the end, he only exchanged his life for military merit—but no one will remember this military merit.On the contrary, Shao Fengguan, Dongyang City became famous after World War I. He was appointed by the emperor and promoted to the guard of Dongping City to control Dongyang City. Although he was a general of Marquis Wen, Marquis Wen never mentioned him in Baixiang Tower that day, not even the two generals "Shui" and "Huo" who were as famous as Shao Fengguan, it seemed that Shao Fengguan was just a outsider.When Lu Gongxing returned to the north, it was Shao Fengguan who sent it. It was supposed to be sent to Wenhou, but Lu Gongxing was brought by the second prince. Wu Wanling didn't know about these things, so he couldn't figure it out, and I never thought about this matter before. Hearing what Wu Wanling said, there is no doubt that Shao Fengguan has turned his back on Marquis Wen. If the Prince leads the army, Marquis Wen must go with him, and in this case, he will have to face Shao Fengguan face to face.I don't know what Shao Fengguan will think, but if the two armies are at odds, I'm afraid the prince will suffer a big defeat instead, and even Dongping City will be lost.On balance, Marquis Wen asked the second prince to bring reinforcements. If this is the case, then Marquis Wen is really a person who takes care of the overall situation.I couldn't help murmuring: "That's right, not fighting is the best policy." Wu Wanling was baffled by my words, and said, "Commander, do you think not to fight is the best policy?" I said: "Marquis Wen must be sure about this matter, there will be no mistakes, we don't need to worry about it." I looked at the sky, half of the sunset was behind the mountain, and said: "Let's go to the teahouse quickly .” There are many teahouses, far more than restaurants, but with the war, the supply of tea is insufficient, and it is becoming more and more withered.However, since Li Tuan's defeat and the restoration of communication with Tianshui Province, teahouses in central Beijing have reopened one after another. At this time, it is said that there are two hundred teahouses in central Beijing. Wu Wanling and I changed into casual clothes and went to a nearby teahouse.Because this teahouse is close to the military academy, many instructors from the military academy also came to drink tea and chat. From what Wu Wanling said, they could indeed hear a lot of gossip. If you want to become a famous player, you must learn to judge sharply. Just thinking about it like this, I couldn't help laughing.I still haven't forgotten my ambition to be a famous general.I made this oath before Shen Xiping's coffin, but until now, I have no time to think about it. We sat in the teahouse until the second watch, and then we came back.Every night in the imperial capital, there is a night ban. If you don't go back at the third watch, you will have to stay overnight in a teahouse.Although staying overnight is not too expensive, we are just two military academy instructors who have not received a salary, and there is really no way to spend one-tenth of a month's salary to live in a teahouse for one night. After leaving the teahouse with Wu Wanling and parting ways, I went back to my residence alone.Lighting a candle, I scooped some water from the water jar to wash my feet, and prepared to go to sleep.After returning to the imperial capital from Gaojiu City, the blisters on his feet still haven't subsided, and when he washed his feet in the cold water, he felt a tingling pain.In the dead silence around me, I suddenly felt a pain in my heart, and I seemed to see her face again before my eyes. Forget it, forget it all. I shook my head and smiled wryly.The candle flickered on and off, and I lay on the bed, blew out the candle, and sat in the dark, all I could feel was waves of sadness. Life in the military academy is very simple, and it is not my turn to teach the art of war, I can only teach guns and horses.The next day, I took the students in my class to practice horse marksmanship on the playground. I ran a few times, but I heard the sound of horseshoes behind me. All the students in this class were absent-minded and looked away. Because the students in this class are all new to school, the oldest is no more than fifteen years old, and the youngest is only thirteen years old, and they are all only half-grown children.Five years later, this group of people will all enter the army and become officers at all levels.God knows whether there will be any successors of Marquis Wu among them, but now, after all, they are all just children. I was a little angry, and was about to say something, but those students exclaimed: "That's amazing!" Over there is a group of fifth graders practicing marksmanship.The high class students were all wearing armor, and they were rehearsing the actual combat. In the arena, a dozen or so people were surrounding a large circle and attacking an instructor in the circle.The marksmanship of these senior students is very impressive, and they can go to battle, but the instructor with a gray beard is surprisingly good, the spear with the head removed in his hand dances like the wind, and the students attack, But he couldn't even hit him with a single shot, and every time he attacked, some students always fell. It's Teacher Wu Zhao. My heart felt hot, as if I had returned to my life in the military academy.Wu Zhao is in his sixties this year, and has always been known as "the first shot in the army".According to people, his spear skills are the best in the past hundred years, even if the military saint Na Ting is resurrected, he may not be able to gain the upper hand over Wu Zhao.I don't think this is a compliment if it's just about marksmanship.Na Tingtian was revered as a military sage, mainly because of his unpredictable military art and spear skills. Among the twelve famous generals at that time, there were two or three who could rival Na Tingtian. Unlike Wu Zhao, he was a soldier. Recognized as the first in the middle and lower levels.In terms of spear skills, Na Ting might not be as innocent as Wu Zhao.It's just that when Wu Zhao was young, it was during the peace period, and his pistol skills could only be revealed in military competitions. Even when the Han Luo pirates invaded, he was already in his fifties, and he never went on a crusade with Marquis Wu.Wuhou Nanzheng, someone once proposed to use Wu Zhao, but he was too old, two years older than Wuhou, and finally the proposal was in vain. Given his reputation as "the first shot in the army", he has never been on the battlefield once in his life. Wu Zhao taught spear skills to senior students. The class of students I led had just learned how to ride horses, and only now began to practice horse guns. Of course, Wu Zhao was not there to teach them.They watched Wu Zhao rushing back and forth among the crowd, as if they were in the middle of no one's land, all of them were fascinated, and they probably forgot that they were in class now.I coughed and said, "Everyone, come back soon, class is over." When I shouted like this, most people returned to the queue, but there was a student who turned the horse's head and watched Wu Zhao's movements.I said: "That classmate, come here quickly, don't be jealous, study hard, and you can definitely have such skills in the future." Although this student looked childish, he was very tall, almost as tall as me.Hearing my yelling, he slowly brought the horse over, muttering: "You can teach me what you can learn." Although he spoke softly, I still heard it.I suppressed the anger in my heart and said, "Do you think I'm not worthy to teach you?" The student raised his head, looked at me, and said, "Teacher, I dare not." I yelled: "For the sake of generals, orders are prohibited. You will all be officers in the imperial army in the future, and this must be done well from now on!" My voice was a little loud, and the rehearsal over there stopped suddenly, and as soon as they rode out, more and more people came out, walking towards me, it was Wu Zhao.About ten steps away, Wu Zhao said, "Is it the new General Chu Xiuhong?" I urged the horse, went forward to meet him, immediately saluted Wu Zhao, and said, "Teacher Wu Zhao, the last general, Chu Xiuhong, greets the teacher." He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Are you my student too?" I said: "Five years ago, the general was able to listen to the teacher's teachings, and he never forgot. How is the teacher recently?" He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I heard Lord Wenhou talking about you, saying that you are the champion of the three armies, and the son of Lu Shangshu also praised you quite a lot when he was in court." It was Lu Gongxing who praised me when the emperor asked me.Even though he was on the side of the second prince and I was on the side of the prince that day, he praised me quite a lot.That day, Wu Zhao was probably in class too, but I didn't pay attention.I said, "The teacher made fun of me." He looked at my students, and smiled slightly: "It's easy to raise trees, but difficult to raise people. General Chu, your students don't seem to be convinced by you." I couldn't help but blushed.I have never been an instructor, and I don't know how to make them obey.These little ghosts were born in poverty, and they have the meaning that they are not afraid of anything.I said: "At the end of the day, I will ask the teacher for advice." He took off his gun and said, "General Chu, play with me." I was startled and said, "Teacher, this..." He seemed to see through my mind, and said: "General Chu, is he afraid of hurting me? Don't worry, the old man still has some confidence in his spear skills, come on." He has raised the gun, but I still hesitate.The class led by Wu Zhao was practicing the stabbing technique, so the spear heads were removed and wrapped in cotton and cloth, while the class I was teaching was too low to practice in pairs, so they only used practice. gun.The tips of the practice guns are all made of wood. Although they are not real gun tips, with my strength, if the wooden gun tip hits Wu Zhao, he may not be able to bear it at his age.Although Wu Zhao said that he was confident in his spear skills, I was too far behind Wu Zhao in terms of seniority and official position, so I really didn't dare to fight him on horseback. Wu Zhao must have sensed my concerns, and said with a smile, "General Chu, if we are afraid of accidents, then let's use chalk guns." The so-called chalk gun is used when judging the outcome immediately. In fact, it is a bag of very fine chalk wrapped in fine cloth and wrapped around the head of the gun barrel. Wherever it is stabbed, there will be a white spot, which will not hurt people. It is used in the annual examination This is it.After the battle between the two, the winner is determined by the number and position of the white spots on their bodies.However, this kind of chalk spear is mostly used when two people with similar strengths are not far apart. I still hesitated and said: "Teacher Wu Zhao, this..." Wu Zhaodao: "General Chu, don't think too much, just treat it as a joke. Come, bring the chalk." Someone in Wu Zhaojiao's class agreed and ran out.There are quite a few of these things in the warehouse on the playground. After a while, he brought two bags and wrapped two guns. Wu Zhao grabbed one and threw it at me. At this moment, I couldn't shirk anymore, I threw the practice gun aside, bowed to Wu Zhao, and said, "Teacher, I'm arrogant." Wu Zhao also held the chalk gun in his hand, and the students from the two classes we were leading immediately turned their horses to the side to make room in the middle. Wu Zhao's students looked at me, and many of them showed disdain on their faces.What I taught my students just now was only the most basic spear skills, they think that is extremely simple, they must think that Wu Zhao and I will definitely lose in the martial arts competition. I took the horse to the other side of the playground, but I couldn't help feeling a little dazed.What kind of medicine did Wu Zhao take wrongly, so he insisted on competing with me?Perhaps, because of his long-standing reputation, he is also a little arrogant. As far as spear skills are concerned, victory is not only achieved by excellent spear skills, Na Tingtian also has a passage in "Seven Essentials of the March" that discusses the essence of spear skills in deciding the outcome.There it is said: "The man with the gun, the king of a hundred soldiers, must use his strength to move the gun and use the horsepower to win the battle. Talking about the technique of stabbing without the power of a man and a horse is like water without a source. A tree without roots is in jeopardy." Wu Zhao's spear skills are definitely the best in the world, but exquisite spear skills alone are not everything.Since I joined the army, I have experienced hundreds of battles. The skill of riding a horse is definitely superior to Wu Zhao. In addition, I am young and strong. In terms of manpower, marksmanship and equestrian skills that Tingtian talked about, I have two advantages. Wu Zhao and Wu Zhao I am against the enemy, and I am really not happy about my victory, I am laughing when I am overwhelmed. Suddenly, a light flashed in my mind.Wu Zhao said, he heard Lu Gongxing talk about me, I'm afraid he belongs to the second prince's side, right? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shiver.If, as I thought, Wu Zhao was on the side of the second prince, then he was probably deliberately trying to humiliate me.Because I arrived at the imperial capital almost at the same time as Lu Gongxing, I belonged to the two camps of the prince and the second prince, and brought news of the snake man at the same time. Because of my father, Lu Gongxing was greatly valued when he returned to the imperial capital, and Although I didn't have time to go on the road to respectfully, I have been promoted many levels, probably unknowingly, the people on the side of the second prince regarded me as the candidate that Marquis Wen intends to employ, and deliberately wanted Wu Zhaolai to humiliate me, so that I will lose my prestige in front of the students. I looked back at Wu Zhao.He was walking towards the other side, and at this time we were almost at the distance of twenty feet between us in the formal competition.Judging from his back, Wu Zhaoji is very calm, I don't know if he will kill me. Let's take one step at a time, it's better if I'm paranoid.I sighed, turned the horse around, and stood on the starting line. In the formal contest, of course there is no gun head, but there is no chalk gun head either. After the distance between the two is twenty feet, the person in the middle gives the order, and the two charge at the same time to knock the opponent off the horse to determine the winner.If the strength of the two opponents is almost the same, after the two horses meet face to face, it is possible to fight for half a day.Practicing with a chalk gun is the same except that it is much less dangerous than in a formal competition.And although we are using chalk guns now, it is undoubtedly a competition rather than a practice. A student in the middle raised his hand, I exerted my legs, and lightly tapped the side of the horse with my foot, and the horse shot out like an arrow.The name of this horse is "Feiyu", it is a thoroughbred Wan horse, and it starts very fast, I can only feel a strong wind blowing towards my face while I am on the horse, and the figure of Wu Zhao on the opposite side is getting bigger and bigger. Three feet, two feet, one foot... The tips of our chalk spears were almost touching. I stared at his figure, but hesitated.If this continues, we will form a confrontational attack. Wu Zhao is about the same size as me, and the length of the gun body does not have an advantage. If we attack head-to-head, if I miss and shoot him down Malay, then Isn't it bad? I was thinking, the distance between the heads of the two horses was no more than three feet, and I was rushing towards Wu Zhao's right, so distracted, Wu Zhao shouted: "Break!" As soon as he finished speaking, I felt a rush of energy, and a dangling white chalk gun head was stabbing at my face.I was taken aback, I suddenly fell down, and my body stuck on the horse's back.Now he only cares about dodging his gun, how can he fight back? With a "huh", Wu Zhao's chalk gun flew over my head, and with the sound of the gun, some fine white powder sprinkled down one after another, and the gun almost passed by my ear. It's dangerous.I dodged the shot, knowing that my life would not be in danger, but I still felt like I was dying.Wu Zhao's spear skills have really reached a state of perfection. Even though I am young and strong, and my horse riding skills are better than him, it is almost impossible to defeat Wu Zhao in spear skills. The students around all let out an exclamation. I dodged this shot too dangerously. If I slowed down, I would be smeared with chalk all over my face. At that time, my students would not think highly of me.Also from this shot, I dare to conclude that Wu Zhao must be on the side of the second prince, and he must have come to make me look ugly this time. The horses have already passed by, and I have no room to fight back in this face-to-face meeting, and I am at a disadvantage. From the perspective of Wu Zhao's students, it is only natural, and my students will also cheer, probably they think that I am an instructor. A successful instructor.I gritted my teeth, grasped the chalk gun in my hand, and took the horse with my left hand, preparing for the second charge. Wu Zhao's spear skills are so-called "Twelve Golden Spear Skills". Some people say that it means that he has twelve kinds of spear skills, and some people say that it is the name of one of his strongest spear skills. However, he taught Ours is only five or six.The marksmanship he used just now has also taught me, so I can still handle it. Wu Zhao's horse was also brought back, and now we are face to face again.I held the rein of the horse with my left hand, looked at Wu Zhao who was dozens of paces away, and felt my heart beating wildly.Although there is no danger of life, this competition can also be said to be for my future.If I lose badly, then these brats who are not afraid of anything will never obey me, and I will never be able to serve as an instructor in a military academy. Wu Zhao also secured the horse. He kicked the horse's belly at the other end and rushed towards me again. I urged the horse to meet him. If I were to confront Wu Zhao head-on, my spear skills would be far inferior to his, and my original plan of using physical strength and horse riding skills to overwhelm my opponent would not really work.It seems that my chance of victory can only be a surprise soldier. The two horses were getting closer and closer, and I stared at the chalk bag on the point of his spear. When the two horses met, Wu Zhao just shot out, I suddenly fell to the right side of the horse, and let go of my left hand. He took off the reins, handed the gun from his right hand to his left, and placed a gun horizontally on the saddle, and the man got under the horse's belly. This time Wu Zhao probably didn't expect it, just as I got under the horse's belly, Wu Zhao's gun retracted like lightning, and fired again.This is exactly a 2-inch pistol, but when he uses it, it is not comparable to what the little prince uses. Compared with him, the little prince's shot is as slow as a snail. If I was on the horse, I would definitely not be able to dodge this shot.It's just that at this time I was already on the right side of the horse first, no matter how fast his shot was, it was impossible for him to stab me through the horse, and I had already slipped under the horse's belly. The horse was galloping, and when I got through like this, my feet had already touched the ground. If I were not good at horsemanship, I would definitely fall off the horse.But since I went south with Marquis Wu at the beginning of last year, I spent almost every day on horseback. I dare not say that my spear skills are better than Wu Zhao's, but my equestrian skills are not comparable to those of Wu Zhao who only ride horses during lectures. Their feet are on the ground. At one o'clock, the right hand had already put on the saddle from under the horse's belly, and the man came out immediately. At this time, Wu Zhao's two-section inch pistol was firing the second section. When I got out of the horse's belly, the two horses happened to be parallel. There are such tactics.As soon as my right hand touched the saddle, I immediately kicked up with my left foot, put on the stirrup, and jumped onto the horse's back. Those students exclaimed almost at the same time. Like Wu Zhao, they probably never thought of such an attack.Before I could sit still on the saddle, I swung my left hand up, grabbed the gun lying across the horse's back, and stabbed Wu Zhao in the heart. At this moment, Wu Zhao's spear had been stabbed out, and it was not easy to withdraw it. When I saw his spear being withdrawn, I grabbed his spear with my right hand, and the spear in my left hand continued to stab Wu Zhao straight. heart. This spear was absolutely safe, Wu Zhao's spear could not be retracted after being stabbed out, but my spear was not slow at all, and with the help of horsepower, it was even more powerful. Teacher Wu Zhao, forgive me for being arrogant. I read silently in my heart.If Wu Zhao is defeated by me, his reputation will definitely plummet. Some people may think that he is deceitful. He used to be just a few ostentatious bluffs, but now I feel like I am on a cliff, not the time to sympathize with others. I thought the gun was safe, but my hand was tight, but I saw Wu Zhao let go of his own gun, and grabbed mine with both hands. The horse was still charging forward, with this horsepower, my palm hurt, and I knew that I must not be able to grasp the gun, so I made a decisive decision and let go of my gun.As soon as I let go, my gun has been taken away by Wu Zhao. At this time, the two horses have staggered from each other.After two face-to-face meetings between Wu Zhao and I, we haven't decided the winner yet, but we exchanged weapons. This kind of thing is extremely rare in a competition. Those students all let out a burst of exclamation. They probably didn't expect such a thing to happen. We I saw a few senior students whispering to each other, and someone pointed at me.My unexpected toughness must have left a deep impression on them. I took the horse and sat down, and weighed the gun I had snatched from Wu Zhao.The weight and length of the two chalk guns are exactly the same, and there is nothing wrong with it. At this moment, I am determined, because when the two guns intersected, I heard Wu Zhao's breathing became heavier. After all, he is already an old man. The old man, after two rounds of head-to-head attacks with me, his strength was greatly exhausted.It seems that my equestrian skills may not necessarily have the upper hand, but my strength definitely has the upper hand. As long as I can withstand Wu Zhao's elusive spear technique, and use my power to consume his physical strength, I will never be able to win.Now my self-confidence is unprecedentedly high, I am afraid that I will not be afraid to go to the camp of snake people. Wu Zhao had already turned the horse around, looking from a distance, he was a little tired on the horse.Although my strength is not as strong as Pu Anli's first-class strongman, but also far stronger than ordinary people, Wu Zhao and I must have been reluctant to fight these few shots.In this way, as long as I hold out for another five or six rounds, I'm afraid that Wu Zhao's reputation as the first shot in the army may really be ruined in my hands. The two horses stood facing each other again, and I pointed my gun at Wu Zhao.I was dealing with Wu Zhao's shots in the two rounds just now, and it was too dangerous. This time I decided to strike first, and I can't let him take the lead anymore. The horse galloped closer, and I held the gun in my hand. Every time the mount took a step, my hand tightened. I'm going to use a 2-inch pistol.Although this is Wu Zhao's unique skill, I want to let him see if my student has learned the true meaning of this way of marksmanship. The two horses were only about a foot away, and the distance was getting closer. I suddenly noticed that Wu Zhao held the gun in a very strange posture this time. His right hand grasped the middle of the gun shaft, and his left hand had already grasped the place only one foot away from the tip of the gun. Most of a gun was thrown behind his back.I've never seen this kind of holding a gun. Generally, the right hand is held one foot from the end of the gun with the right hand, and the left hand is between one and a half and two feet in front of the right hand, so the seven-foot gun has at least four feet. It is in front of the body. The second-stage pistol is for the second-stage firing. When holding the gun, the distance between the two hands is closer to half a foot than usual, so that the second-stage gun is more powerful when fired. This marksmanship is also named after the two-handed Close to the gun.But like Wu Zhao, who seems to be holding a long spear upside down, how can the length in front of him hurt the enemy?But Wu Zhao's grip must have his reasons, but I can't allow me to think about it at this time, I stare at Wu Zhao's left hand, so that if there is any abnormal movement in his hand, I can react immediately. The two horses had almost touched each other. With a loud roar, I sent my right hand away. After thrusting forward half a foot, the gun barrel suddenly retracted. I exerted more force with my right hand, and the gun stabbed out for the second time. 二段寸手枪的巧妙全在于用力之上，要让对手看不出你第一招是虚招，当他要来抵挡你的枪时，你的枪却已收回重新发出，恰好抢在他旧力已绝，新力未生之际，这等枪法，用得好时实是称得上神出鬼没。我不知我的枪术已到了什么地步，但以前在与共和军的战将交锋时，使出这一招来，还从未失手过。 我的第一枪刺出时，武昭的枪也已出手了。他的枪本握得很短，大半还在身后，但这一枪刺出，不知为何，我眼前好象看到了一大圈的枪尖，眨眼间便已到了身前，他根本不理我的一段二段，这枪中宫直进，一出手便似已到了我面门。 此时我正在发出第二段，按理他挡了我第一枪，那我这第二枪正好趁虚而入，但现在武昭竟然全然不守，只是一味攻击，我这第二段枪反而比他要慢了一拍。幸好我本来就全神贯注在他的左手，第二段枪刚发出，武昭这一枪已到，我也无从多想，一枪刺向他这一圈枪尖的当中。 “当”一声响，我只觉胸口被什么东西一撞，人几乎要掉下马来，手掌也一阵麻木。定睛一看，却见两把白垩枪同时折断，不过，武昭的枪头此时已到了我胸前，在我胸甲上点上了两个白点，刚才撞在我胸口的正是这白垩枪头。 还是败了！我一阵颓然。这般苦战，我仍然落败，论枪术我还是不及武昭甚多啊。 我把断枪扔下地，向武昭行了一礼道：“武昭老师，您老当益壮，实在让末将欣佩。” 武昭脸上却是一片愕然，连周围看的那些人也一阵静默。他喃喃道：“怎么会？怎么会？” 我掸掉胸甲上的白垩，心中却按捺不住的好奇，不知武昭到底在想什么，此一战，我的败象人人都看得到，他这一枪在我胸甲上点了两个点，我这一枪却只在他肩头留下一个白点。 我拨转马，正要回归自己带的这班级，武昭突然带马过来道：“楚将军，你真是我的学生么？” 我回过头道：“五年前，老师你曾来带我们这一班，这招二段寸手枪更是你那个时候教我的。” 武昭摇摇头，道：“唉，老了，真是老了。” 他的话中满是颓唐之意。武昭本已须发花白，此时看来，更是显得苍老不堪，我正想说两句安慰的话，还不等我说出口，操场门口突然冲进一骑马来，还不等站定，那人便高声道：“各班速速集合，太子殿下与文侯大人到！” 太子和文侯来了？我也顾不上再和武昭说话，道：“武昭老师，我得走了，再见。”说罢便回到本队，点齐了这一班几十个学生，立马站在一边。 刚站好，我听得身后一个学生小声道：“楚将军，你好厉害！” 话里没有刚才那种不服气的不逊，听声音，这学生说得诚恳之极。看来他们见我能和武昭周旋那么久，大概对我的印象已大为改观，我不由得一阵苦笑，道：“别说话，大人们来了。” 操场上现在有五六个班在操练，另外几班也都被叫来。军校上下一共两千多人，排成整整齐齐的一个长方阵。我带着自己的这个班是新生班，排在最后面了，边上几个班的学生不时看看我，还交头接耳一番，大概我和武昭比试的事一下便已传了过来，我这个新来的教官竟然能与武昭斗得旗鼓相当，令他们也大为吃惊吧。 太子和文侯进来了。首先进来的便是太子那十马所拉的大车，文侯跟在他太子车后。军校正副祭酒同时突然来到，人们也有些不安，不知发生了什么事。我当教官还没几天，文侯虽然常来军校转转，可太子却是很少会来的。 太子的车一停下，有人撩起太子车上的车帘，操场上的人齐齐跪下，行了一个大礼。太子在车上，倒是显得温文尔雅。他扬了扬手，示意大家起来。 这时，文侯带马到了太子车边，大声道：“今日殿下来此，是因为工部刚呈上新制弓弩。” 新制弓弩？我不禁有点诧异。造出把新的弓弩，不至于要如此兴师动众。文侯到底想什么？ 这时，文侯和太子低语了两句，又抬起头大声道：“请工部木府员外郎薛文亦。” 薛文亦也来了？我心头一喜。我到军校后，薛文亦和张龙友到了工部，这几天也太忙，根本看不到他们。 薛文亦坐的是一个轮椅，这轮椅很是精巧，还是全新的，大概也是他自己设计的。他现在是工部木府员外郎，做这些自是很方便。他坐着这轮椅，倒有几分以前高铁冲的意思了。 他到了太子和文侯跟前，行了一礼道：“卑职薛文亦，见过殿下。” 太子道：“薛卿吧？你造的弓弩呢？” 薛文亦回过头道：“来，把雷霆弩呈上殿下一观。” 两个穿着工部服装的手下过来，推着一辆两轮车，这车做得也很是精致，漆得发亮，说是车子，其实是一把装着两个轮子的大弩。 一般的弩都不大，弩不必拉弦，准头比弓要好，但为了牢固，弩机都用铁铸，由于太过沉重，弦力不够，不能够及远。所以弩只能用于近战，最远的弩也不过射百步远，一般只有三四十步，无非为了防身而用。薛文亦将这弩做得那么大，不知如何扳起来。 太子看了看弩，脸上也没什么表情，道：“薛卿，你来演示一番吧。”他对这等军器大概全无兴趣，因为文侯让他来才只能到一到吧。太子名义上是军校祭酒，但与弓马娴熟的二太子相比，实是有天壤之别。 薛文亦道：“我想请一位将军帮个忙。” 文侯笑道：“你随便叫个人吧。” 薛文亦转过头道：“楚将军，请你来一下。” 我把马缰交给边上人，走了过去。走到薛文亦跟前，他朝我笑了笑，道：“楚将军，你试试这雷霆弩。” 我走到那辆弩车边上，手试了试弩机，只觉沉重非常，根本扳不动。我用足力气，还是将弩机扳开一半，却再扳不上去了。力量用得大了，呼吸也急了起来。我不禁诧道：“这么重？” 以前的贯日弓已是强弓了，这弩机的力量比贯日弓还要强四五倍，一般人根本扳不上，就算我能扳开一次，也铁定扳不开第二次了。 薛文亦笑道：“楚将军，这雷霆弩力道太大，得以足帮忙的，你试试吧。” 我看了看，果然，弩车下有一个踏板，我一脚踩上，手上再一用力，这回加上我的体重，扳得轻易多了。我叹道：“薛先生，你可真能想啊。” 文侯在一边道：“薛员外，现在试试箭吧。” 薛文亦道：“是。”他又对边上一个人道：“你去将靶子放到八百步处。” 他话音刚出口，周围的人都一阵惊呼。薛文亦倒也没多说什么，等靶子放好，他又从车下摸出一个木匣，道：“楚将军，这是箭匣，你放在弩车上这个凹槽内便行了。” 我把弩车推到了空处，将这箭匣放了上去。在平常弩车的箭槽位置，这雷霆弩上是一个大凹槽，正好放箭匣，我一放上去，严丝合缝，动也不动。 刚一放好，薛文亦到我跟前指指点点道：“楚将军，你看这儿，这个扳手扳到上面是单发，扳下来便是连发，对准后再扳一下这儿便可发箭了。” 我将那扳机扳下来，道：“现在可以发了么？”薛文亦点了点头，我对准了千步以外的靶子，手一扣扳机，弩车一震，耳边只听得箭矢破空之声，几枝箭如闪电一般疾射而出。 竟然这般快法！ 此时操场上鸦雀无声，人人都为这雷霆弩的威势所惊。只见那几枝箭远远射去，已是看都看不清了，也不知有没有射中靶子。好半天，才听得文侯道：“来人，去看看！”