Chapter 12 Chapter 1: Gun Twelve

In the sixth year of Emperor Xi, August 15th. On the outskirts of Nanhuai City, Daliuying. The camp was heavily guarded, the cold light of the spear's edge was projected from the wooden tower, and there were occasional bangs and bangs of soldiers drawing bowstrings falsely.People in threes and fives gathered in the distance to watch, but they dared not approach.Everyone in Nanhuai City knew that this was a martial arts performance set up by the king to welcome the distinguished guests of the Golden Tent Kingdom, and there was also a competition of young warriors.People gathered here curiously because they wanted to see the guard of honor of the young master of the Golden Horde. They hadn't really contacted the barbarians for decades, and the brutal and brutal barbarian cavalry could only be seen from the records in the book.

"Fall!" Amidst the long cry, the huge gate slowly descended, trying to completely separate Daliu Camp from the outside world. The fast horse came flying, and the sweaty young man reined in the horse tightly, and barely stopped at the door. "Let me in!" the boy yelled, "I want to fight the barbarians!" "Presumptuous! The warriors for the martial arts competition have already entered, who dares to be arrogant in front of the Daliu camp?" The warrior in charge of the gate was very powerful once in a while. "Let me in!" Ji Ye impatiently circled the horse in front of the gate, "I am the one who wants to compete with the barbarians."

"Where is this place? Did you come here? If you dare to act wild again, you will take it down!" The soldier shouted. Himeno's clothes were soaked, and his long hair was wetly stuck to his forehead. He really didn't look like a family warrior.The Lower Tang Dynasty is also one of the areas where the old customs of the imperial dynasty are the strongest, and the children of the aristocratic family are different in every word and deed. "Let me in!" Ji Ye had no choice but to shout loudly. Although he was only fourteen years old, Ji Ye's body was like that of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old man. His shout was so loud that the soldiers, fearing to disturb the distinguished guests inside, hurriedly put their spears together in a row, blocking him firmly.Ji Ye was full of anger, he kept holding the rein, and the horse raised its hooves, restless.

"Wait a minute." Suddenly someone said slowly. Ji Ye turned his head and saw a general in black armor sitting on a black horse.He is very distinctively equipped with a black scabbard epee and a black cloak, and even the horse's bridle is pure black.But the general's face and hands were fairer than any general Ji Ye had ever seen, making him look as elegant as a civil servant. "General rest!" The soldiers hurriedly saluted. "You have a very good gun," General Xi said to Himeno, "Maybe you really are a samurai here for the contest. What's your name?"

"Himeno! The wild wilderness." General Xi smiled.Ji Ye's answer was very impolite. Since it was a meeting between gentry and samurai, and General Xi was a famous general who was famous in the East, Ji Ye should have reported his surname and family biography together with the title of his predecessor, let alone sitting upright on the horse. Back to answer. "I see. You are Mr. Ji Qianzheng's eldest son, right? Your name is indeed on the list." General Xi nodded slightly, "Why are you late for the martial arts contest presided over by the Lord himself?"

"Be careful, General," a soldier reminded, "maybe he's lying." "No," General Xi smiled and waved his hand, "With a tiger-tooth gun in hand, of course he is a descendant of the Ji family." "You know my gun?" "Number Dusgolia, the tiger's teeth tear the soul of the cowardly," General Xi smiled faintly, "I've heard of your gun." "I'm practicing guns, so I'm late," Ji Ye said, "It's not too late, it's still in time, why don't you let me in?" "Fighting opportunity waits for no one," General Xi shook his head, "Besides, we should practice guns as early as possible."

Ji Ye was a little unreasonable, but soon he raised his head, "Anyway, as long as you let me in, I can defeat the barbarians." "Practiced shooting all night? Do you still have the strength?" "In the future, maybe we will fight for three days and three nights. What's the point of practicing guns all night?" "Hehe," General Xi laughed, "If you kill him for three days and three nights, your body like Kuafu's will collapse, it's a child's talk." When Ji Ye was in a daze, General Xi waved his hand, "Open the gate and let me and this little hero in."

"General..." The soldier hesitated. General Xi ignored the soldier's expression, and gestured to Ji Ye, "Have someone find you a small set of imperial armor for you to wear. The leader of the barbarians in the Northland saw our disheveled appearance and thought we were poor in Tang Dynasty." .” Ji Ye nodded, before he had time to thank him, he rode his horse and rushed in first. "General..." The sergeant guarding the gate wanted to say something, but his voice was still low. "A very pompous kid, isn't he?" General Xi looked down at the grumbling sergeant and laughed lazily.

Countless banners in the Great Liu Camp almost covered the entire sky, the saber-toothed leopards of the Golden Tent Kingdom and the golden chrysanthemum banners of Xia Tang were entangled in the wind, whirring.The passionate army drums became more and more fierce, and the clash of weapons in the martial arts arena was sharp and piercing.Xiatang Shangzi, all the princes and ministers of the Xiatang Dynasty in purple clothes surrounded the high seated lord, and the barbarian warriors sat in a circle on the other side of the VIP table, and the middle-aged warriors in the middle were wrapped in white leopard fur around their wrists.

General Xi stepped into the gate of the camp, just as the leader of the barbarian warriors bowed his head.The eyes of the two met across the crowd, and they turned their heads to avoid it. Feiyi's Zihuan Palace Inspector Xiaobu came up to him, "Hey, general, general, but wait until the general arrives. The lord asked Xiaoxia to wait for the general here, and he was worried that the general would not come." "How about Xiyuan's victory?" "I have already won the first game. After all, it is the nephew of the general's family. From this point of view, this opponent can also be won."

General Xi stopped for a step and turned to the martial arts arena.The young man in the black leather armor of the Tang Imperial Army was gaining the upper hand. He had an epee in his right hand and a copper shield in his left, and he was aggressively attacking.The copper shield was also used by him as a weapon, and he swung his hands left and right, using sufficient strength for each blow.The opponent's weapons were two cone guns, which were supposed to be straight-pointed weapons, but they were completely suppressed by his wide-open attacks. There was no chance to stab at all, so he could only retreat step by step. "He's quite energetic," General Xi smiled, "but when did his uncle teach him the tactic of wielding a sword like a sledgehammer?" General Xi didn't stay any longer, and followed the inner eunuch to the stage to meet the king.Before the lord gave the order, the eunuchs had cleverly moved chairs and placed them next to the lord's seat, waiting for General Xi to sit down. "The general's nephew is really brave. Why has he never been mentioned by the general before?" The lord admired, "Why didn't the general send him to the East Palace to study with him? In the future, he will fight with Yu'er and add another famous general to your Xi family. Buried talent." General Xi smiled, "This time he is self-recommendation, and Honglu Qing allowed him to end because of my face, and I will not stop him. However, his character is still not stable enough after all. The kindness of the king will be appreciated by the minister. If he is really a talent , no one can hide his brilliance, thank you Lord for your concern." The lord nodded, and pointed at a group of barbarian warriors sitting not far away, "The one in the middle over there is the heir of the Northern Land Golden Tent Kingdom, and the general also saw the Heavenly Master of the Golden Tent Kingdom when he was on an envoy last time. " General Xi watched for a moment, "The one next to him is the Ninth King of the Qingyang Tribe, Lu Baoyin Erlu, right? Two years ago, the Zhenyan Tribe of the Seven Tribes of the Northern Land was completely wiped out. It was his handwriting. It's chilling to see, Jin The country of accounts also has such famous generals." The king's thoughts were not on the Nine Kings, "General, let me see if the young master of the Golden Tent Kingdom is real or not? I always find it a bit strange that among this group of people, he doesn't look like a northern barbarian." Is the heir of the Golden Tent Kingdom so weak?" Lu Guichen looked up at the geese in the sky, the shouts in the martial arts field seemed far away from his ears.He didn't like so many people, looking down at the dark crowd, he felt as if he was being overwhelmed.Only the sky here is still the same as that of Hokuriku. It is blue and blue, with white clouds. Lost wild geese pass through the sky, just like a shepherd riding alone on the prairie. He can go wherever he wants, Unfettered. "My lord, this martial arts performance is specially prepared for you. You still have to watch what you should watch. Don't be rude." Uncle's deep and powerful voice came from the side. "Yes." Lu Guichen looked away. In a blink of an eye, he glanced at the purple-clothed princes of Tang Kingdom not far away who were standing respectfully under the banner, and felt a little awed.His heart moved, and he suddenly felt that someone was watching him.When I looked over carefully, a general in black armor was watching him from afar beside the lord who was dressed in fine clothes and crowned.When their eyes met, the general smiled at him.Lu Guichen froze for a moment, then smiled, and turned their eyes away. General Xi withdrew his gaze, "Congratulations to the lord, the genuine young lord of the Golden Tent Kingdom." "The general is so sure?" General Xi smiled and nodded, "Poor health may be innate, but his eyes are hard to hide. He is a ten-year-old child, and he didn't panic at all in such a scene, which shows that he is calm in his heart. He doesn't care about martial arts competitions." , his eyes wandered, probably in the Golden Horde, there were much more intense competitions than this, which did not attract his interest. However, I can be sure that he is indeed the heir of the Golden Horde. And his eyes, if he was not born in In the extremely rich and extremely expensive, I have seen too much luxury, and I can't pretend to have such a calm and tired look in my eyes." The king nodded, "I feel much more at ease when the general says so." "General Tuoba brought the son all the way back from Hokuriku, should he verify the identity of the dead son?" "Tuoba, after all, he is still a foreigner," the lord felt he had made a slip of the tongue, and paused, "Although he is loyal to us, we should be careful." He pointed at a young warrior parading around with a sword in his hand again, "Look, General, Youyin is a few years older, and his demeanor is calmer. Now there is no opponent for him in the East Palace. I think he is one of the famous generals of a generation." That's right. What does the general think?" General Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled.The boy named You Yin was only thirteen or fourteen years old, he was tall and strong, his physique was vigorous, and his face was blue and cold.Every step he took was a foot and a half, and he was quietly patrolling around the martial arts arena. A few companion boys from the Eastern Palace followed him, but they didn't dare to stick to them, and bowed their heads aside.The faint gaze was only on Xiyuan on the field, and he didn't even look at those companions. "Facing a big battle, a red face is blood courage, a white face is bone courage, and a blue face is courage," General Xi nodded. "Then I don't worry," the lord Nian Xu smiled, "Then you Yin is holding the battle, this battle won't embarrass us in Xia Tang, right?" General Xi was silent for a moment and did not answer. His eyes swept to the two young people not far from the boys in the East Palace. arms, wiping the sweat from under the leather helmet.And the other stood alone in a place where there was no one, holding his gun, looking at the martial arts arena, his sweat dripped from his leather helmet, but he didn't seem to feel it, he didn't look at anyone, and he couldn't hear it. Drums and noise all around.Quietly alone, like a stubborn stone. The gun in his arms was pointing at the sky, and the blade of the gun was changing with miserable black gold. In the martial arts arena, Xiyuan had already pushed his opponent to the edge of the martial arts arena. "Drink!" Xiyuan suddenly raised the heavy sword high, and threw himself forward with all his strength. He used up the last of his strength in this pounce.In terms of swordsmanship, Xiyuan has been taught by his uncle since he was a child. General Xi is known as "the number one fighter in the Eastern Land in 30 years", and he will not teach useless students.But Xiyuan had already won a game, and his physical strength could not catch up. The second barbarian boy used a pair of shield-breaking short cone guns, walked nimbly, and kept walking and dodging.Xiyuan knew what his opponent was waiting for, he bet his victory or defeat on this sword, the weight of his body and the sword pressed together.The opponent has no room to retreat, he will definitely be nervous, and it will be difficult to dodge the quick slash coming from the front. Sure enough, the barbarian boy chose to block, and the strength of the epee brought him back a step. He leaned his back on the wooden stake next to the martial arts arena, barely supporting Xiyuan's sword. "Hey!" The king also regretted, the sword of Xiyuan, with a little more strength, might be able to let the opponent's awl gun drop. "Let go!" Xiyuan suddenly roared! The barbarian boy suddenly felt that the power on the sword had multiplied, and Xiyuan was able to hold his breath and exert force in complete stillness.The cone spear was shaken far away by that force, Xiyuan shouted and raised his sword again, and the seats of Tang Junchen were already cheered. The king was about to praise, but he heard a low sigh beside him. "It's the sword of Jingyue, but it's a pity that it lacks flexibility." General Xi shook his head. When people calmed down and took a closer look, they found that Xiyuan's sword hadn't been cut down, but frozen in the air.The barbarian boy let go of one of the cone spears, and the other cone spear had already thrust out with all its strength through the gap, piercing through the copper skin of the light shield in Xiyuan's left hand!Both of them froze for a moment, Xiyuan suddenly let go of the shield and retreated, wanting to find another chance.It was already too late, the barbarian boy had a copper shield on his awl gun, and he threw the whole copper shield, hitting Xiyuan's chest. Xiyuan's epee was out of his hand, and there was no weapon left. The barbarian boy stepped on the copper shield that had fallen to the ground, and stabbed straight out with the cone spear.The sound of the gong was deafening, and General Xi stood up abruptly.Xiyuan had lost his balance, he couldn't dodge this stab from left to right. The sound of metal vibrating was as piercing as needles, and the second cone gun slid out against the ground.The barbarian boy stumbled back a few steps and sat down on the ground.Most people couldn't see the momentary change clearly. They only saw a heavy old spear separating Xiyuan from the barbarian boy, and the boy in the uniform of the imperial army stood beside the martial arts arena. Xiyuan looked up at the strange child, knowing that he had thrown a long spear to block himself from the pursuit of the cone gun. "Thank you," he patted the ashes off his body and stood up, "My name is Xiyuan." The child stared at him for a moment with dark eyes, then turned to look at the barbarian boy, "My name is Ji Ye." "In the second match, Haleza, a warrior from the Golden Horde, won!" The instructor of the master of ceremonies shouted, rushed up and slapped Ji Ye, "Go down! Don't you know the rules of performing martial arts? I didn't call your name! " "What an uneducated child." The king frowned and shook his head. "In front of the king of the golden tent, he doesn't know how to behave." Ji Qian was looking at the expression of the king from a distance, his face was a little pale.The eldest son got him into trouble again, and he acted recklessly after it was already too late.The Nine Kings on the other side of the Golden Tent Kingdom's table looked serene, raised their wine glasses and toasted to the king from a distance, "The children are all very good at martial arts." The king was taken aback for a moment, and raised his cup in return.There were a few gentle chuckles from the seats on both sides. General Xi got up, "My lord, they are all real weapons. If they really hurt people and the dignity of the two countries, it will also scare the nobles who are watching. I'd better come to an arbitration." "Best! Best!" The king nodded. Ji Ye looked at the general in black armor walking away from the king, lowered his head and was a little apprehensive. "General, this kid..." The instructor pointed to Ji Ye. The general waved his hand, took out a small leather pouch from his waist, stuffed his tobacco rod full of tobacco, and then looked up at Ji Ye, "The most important thing in joining the army is to obey orders. Not everyone If you are a general, you can't act arbitrarily, and even if you are a general, you still have to obey the order. You have violated the order by entering the field before your turn today." "yes." The general turned his head to look at the barbarian boy, "With two-handed weapons, it is a good tactic to give up one hand when necessary in order to kill the enemy. It is not a loss if Xi Yuan loses to you. But if you can lengthen the two-handed awl , you will be able to attack and defend completely, otherwise you would not be suppressed by Xiyuan's epee in the first place." The barbarian boy didn't answer, and he didn't look up. He stared at the battle gun stuck on the ground, showing a look of fear. "It's a good gun," the general nodded. "It's a pity that there are not many people in Donglu who can recognize it." He slammed Ji Ye on the back and pushed him into the arena, "Since you violated the order, you will have to make amends. Let me see how many people you can win!" He turned around and grabbed the gong hammer and swung it. The sound of the gong was deafening, and the next round had already begun. Ji Ye grabbed the tiger teeth, and the black-gold point of the spear was on the ground. He held the butt of the gun with one hand and stood upright.The barbarian boy backed away a few steps and distanced himself from him. The two looked sideways at each other and did not see any movement for a long time.There was a little commotion in the surrounding seats. The first two games were neat and tidy, and there was no such boring waiting. The barbarian boy nodded.He took another step back and exerted force with his left hand, a sharp long steel spike suddenly popped out of the two-foot-seven-inch-long left-handed awl gun, and the awl gun was increased to more than five feet in length by the steel spike.He twirled his hands, swapping the short pistol in his right hand for a backhand. "Total attack and total defense? Good!" General Xi nodded with a smile, "The Golden Horde also has such smart machines and warriors." Ji Ye also took a step back, and slowly pulled the spear away.It was still extremely quiet, but this time no one made a sound in the seats. The long thrust of the awl gun and the posture of Ji Ye pulling the gun were all murderous. The ministers have also seen martial arts performances, but they rarely have such a tense feeling. . "What does Sima Gong think of our victory in Tang Dynasty?" "Defeat the weak with the long, and let the soldiers stay idle. Our side is full of strength, and the opponent has already fought one game. There should be 80% of the victory." "Sima Gong is still very optimistic. I think that the northern barbarian didn't try his best at all in the last round. Otherwise, he released the spear in his left hand. Why did he support it from the left and right just now? Two short and one long, this is not on horseback. Two-handed weapons occupy Excellent." "Two short breaks and one long, this has to be close." "It's not easy to get close? He holds the short awl in one hand. If he takes a step forward, the long awl can get close. At that time, the long spear can't be withdrawn." General Xi just laughed as he listened to the intermittent discussions at the table. The barbarian boy suddenly moved, with a short cone protecting his chest and a long cone protruding forward, and there was only a flash of iron light piercing Ji Ye's face. The spear was also raised at the same time, "Let go!" Huya roared as it vibrated in the air.The generals who have been in the army for many years only saw a black-golden trace, and the barbarian warrior had a short awl, and his arm was almost unconscious due to the strong force.In shock, he withdrew the attacking long cone and pressed it on the short cone.The tiger teeth were blocked for a moment, and the barbarian boy gained a moment of respite, the long awl immediately loosened, and like lightning, he slashed towards Ji Ye's hand along the barrel of the gun. "open!" Ji Ye yelled and shook the barrel of the gun, and a violent ring force was stimulated from the barrel of the gun.People only heard two powerful air shocks, the barbarian boy stumbled and fell out, sat on his back on the ground, and the two cone guns roared into the sky. All eyes turned to the sky, until the two cones fell side by side, "bang", they plunged into the soil almost at the same instant, right in front of the seat of Lord Tang, the tail of the cone was still vibrating rapidly.After a short period of silence, a concubine who was watching the ceremony screamed, and all the people in the seats turned pale with shock.The warriors of Zihuan Palace rushed up to the seats and looked around in a panic, but there were only two cone guns stuck on the ground. They looked around, and many of them still didn't understand what happened. The king's breath was short of breath, and the blood on his face faded.The Baili family valued literature over martial arts. After decades of being a Taiping monarch, there has never been such a danger of a sharp knife falling from the sky.The Qingyang Nine Kings sitting on the table over there suddenly turned gloomy, and coldly glanced at the stunned companions under him.There was a dead silence in the audience, and everyone was stunned. They thought it was a fierce battle, but the victory was decided in such a split second. A loud gong sound shocked the people's minds, and General Xi looked at the barbarian boy with a smile, "Do you want to fight empty-handed?" The barbarian boy stared blankly at his hands, and finally shook his head, "No more, I lost." "The third match, going to the Tang Dynasty, Ji Ye wins!"