Wei's show of force this time was all-round.

The next day, Zhao Hongrun led envoys from various countries to the Dredging Army Camp in the north of Daliang City. This was originally the headquarters of the Dredging Army, but since the Imperial Guard replaced the Dredging Army and became the Gyeonggi Guard Army in Daliang, it has become a

The camp of the Praetorian Guards. It is said that most of the 100,000 Praetorian Guards are stationed here.

When the envoys from various countries arrived at the Junshui Camp, they happened to see the soldiers of the Imperial Guard practicing outside the camp. The uniform movements and the shouts full of fighting spirit every time they waved their weapons fully allowed the envoys from various countries to appreciate the power of the Wei soldiers.

——Both physically and mentally.

Compared with these soldiers, what are the deficiencies of our country's soldiers?

When visiting the camp, the envoys from various countries secretly thought about it.

In fact, Wei's military training method is no longer a secret in the Central Plains. Just like Han General Le Yi, the Northern Yan Army trained by his command is an elite force that is on par with the Wei army - this

One thing, even the generals of the Wei State could not deny against their will.

But the strange thing is that in the world, only the Northern Yan Army trained by Han General Le Yi has a faint shadow of the Wei Army. As for other countries, they always feel that they are not on the same level - this missing part may be

Will, or perhaps fighting spirit.

The people who most want to know the difference are Gao Xi, Guan Zhong, and Bao Shu, the envoys from Qi.

It’s no wonder, considering that Qi State is close to Lu State, a country that is not inferior to Wei State in terms of iron smelting and forging technology. Therefore, the weapons and equipment of Qi State’s army have always been ahead of other countries in the Central Plains. Even today, it is still

It is not inferior to that of Wei, but apart from the differences in weapons and equipment, in terms of the strength of the soldiers themselves, Qi's soldiers are almost at the bottom among the countries in the Central Plains.

Even the soldiers of the Chu army, which is said to be "the weakest among all the countries", may not be unable to knock the soldiers of Qi to the ground in a fight.

This seemed incredible to Wei Zu.

"…Where exactly is the gap?"

Gao Xi, the high minister of Qi, humbly consulted Tao Ji, the Minister of War of Wei.

Tao Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, expressed his embarrassment and said to himself, "It's useless for you to ask me. The Ministry of War has long since ignored the training situation of the soldiers in the country."

Indeed, at this time, the Wei State's Ministry of War had gradually shifted its functions and powers towards war logistics support, including the transportation of grain and grass during the war, daily maintenance of military roads, and the payment of pensions after the war. As for formulating strategies, training troops, etc., they were all controlled by

Tiance Mansion makes the decision - in a sense, the Ministry of War now performs the function of assisting Tiance Mansion.

Seeing that Gao Xi was an envoy of the State of Qi, Tao Ji, Minister of War, recommended Gao Xi to inquire about Zhai Huang. After all, among the positions currently announced by the Tiance Mansion, Zhai Huang had the highest status - this was not to say that Tian Ce

The highest position in the Ce Mansion is just "General", because the highest commander of the Tian Ce Mansion is Zhao Run, the self-proclaimed general of Wei, and Zhai Huang is Zhao Run's chosen deputy and staff officer.

Because of this, it led to the strange phenomenon that Zhai Huang, a mere general, had a higher status in the Tiance Mansion than Wei Ji, Sima An, Shao Hu, Wu Ji and other generals in the Wei state.

As a general of the Wei State, Zhai Huang would certainly not sincerely help Qi State find weaknesses in its army. At best, he would talk to him about something that Gao Xi was an envoy, for example, strict

Training makes Wei's soldiers generally possess tough physiques and high-level combat effectiveness, so Wei's infantry are very powerful and so on.

This may sound reasonable at first, but in fact it is useless.

Zhai Huang did not mention a word about what items the soldiers of the Wei State performed during their daily drills and what aspects they improved their level of.

When Gao Xi was unwilling to give up and was about to ask more questions, Zhai Huang changed the subject at the right time and suggested that the envoys from various countries should have a closer look at the strength of the Wei soldiers.

To put it bluntly, this is just another way to show off your strength!

"..."

The envoys from various countries looked at each other tacitly, scolding each other secretly in their hearts, while expressing with joyful smiles on their faces: How can we miss such a good opportunity?

But having said that, it is not a bad thing to take a closer look at the power of Wei soldiers. What if we can find out the secret of why Wei soldiers are so powerful?

There is no better way to show off the strength of soldiers than to compete between two soldiers. In order to better deter the envoys from various countries... No, in order to make it more entertaining, Zhai Huang had already invited the more than ten groups of thousands of people who participated in the military parade yesterday.

army.

It has to be said that those more than a thousand troops are truly the best among their respective armies. I believe that their addition will make this fight between soldiers more enjoyable to watch.

Soon, a high platform was erected next to the school grounds. Zhao Run, the king of Wei State, led envoys from various countries to the high platform to watch the competition between the Wei soldiers below.

The rules are very simple: 1. Any soldier above the hundred-man general level can enter this venue to challenge. After defeating three challengers in a row, he can receive certain military merits and rewards. After that, the soldier can choose to continue to defend his title or

Exit; second, if you fail, you cannot challenge again.

After the President of the Imperial Guard, Wei Jiao, shouted out the rules, a hundred-man Imperial Guard general walked into the venue, smiled and said to his fellow Wei army comrades who were staring at him: "Someone, forbidden

There are hundreds of guardsmen in the army, I wonder which brother is willing to give me some advice?"

Perhaps out of concern for the face of the Imperial Guards, no Wei soldiers from other armies participated in this battle, so that in the end, General Mu Qing of the Imperial Guards hinted that one hundred men under his command would enter the field to compete with Xiang Zhang.

Different arms of the Wei State had very different weapons. Just like the soldiers of the Imperial Guard, they were good at using long weapons such as spears, spears, and halberds.

Therefore, both Xiang Zhang and another hundred-man general chose a wooden stick about the thickness of a dough ball as a weapon for the contest.

But what is incredible is that even with the use of a non-lethal weapon such as a wooden stick, the fight between Xiang Zhang and the other hundred-man general was still thrilling, especially the ferocious force of the moves towards the opponent's vital points.

, making envoys from various countries exclaim again and again.

Finally, Xiang Zhang saw the opportunity and hit his opponent's shoulder with a stick. There was a crash sound and the stick broke. The hundred-man general opposite also covered his shoulder with a look of pain.

But he still endured the injury, hugged his fists towards Xiang Zhang, and said with a wry smile: "My brother is better, I lose."

After saying that, he left the school grounds openly, squeezed out of the crowd, and probably applied medicine.

After that, in the second game, there were still no Wei soldiers from the local army participating. Until the fourth game, by the time the 100-man guard general named Xiang Zhang had already won three games amidst the cheers and cheers of many soldiers.

Although he was out of breath, he gave up defending his title with satisfaction, and then a soldier from the local army walked into the venue and greeted the hundred-man general of the Imperial Guard opposite with a smile.

"Someone, five hundred people from the Yanling Army will be around in vain. Please give me some advice."

"oh oh--"

For a moment, the Wei soldiers around the school grounds burst into enthusiastic cheers and cheers.

It's not that they support Bai Rao, who was born in the Yanling Army, but that they realize: the show is really about to begin!

In the final analysis, the first few games were just about Wei soldiers from various armies giving face to the Imperial Guards. Otherwise, how could soldiers like the Imperial Guards, who have never been really good at it, compete with Wei soldiers who have been fighting on the front line all year round? A battle between pawns? The combat experience of the two is completely different.

Not surprisingly, the five hundred generals from the Yanling Army chose wooden shields and wooden swords as weapons.

Looking at the two soldiers posing with each other in the field, the Yue envoy Wu Qi in the stands couldn't help but said: "The gap is too big... This is not a fair contest at all."

"Yes." Prince Xingyi of the Lu Kingdom frowned and echoed: "It's so cunning. A five-hundred-man general actually challenged a hundred-man general..."

His words left Wu Qi, Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, Han General Baoyuan and other envoys who knew the military affairs speechless: Do you think this is what the so-called unfairness refers to?

Seeing that the interests of the three parties of Qi, Lu and Yue were consistent, Wu Qi patiently explained to Lu Gong Zixing: "Young Master is wrong. Wu did not refer to the ranks of the two soldiers, but to their strength... Young Master. Look at those two people. The Yanling soldier named Bai Rao has a very calm expression. This is a sign of confidence. Only veterans who have experienced many battles can be so calm and unhurried; on the other hand, the hundred-man guard general , he feels great pressure, sir, wait and see, he will eventually be unable to help but take action first..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw the hundred-man Imperial Guard general shouting, as if to cheer himself up, and then rushed towards Bai Yao with a spear in hand.

Amidst the "proud" cheers of countless Wei soldiers around the school grounds, the wooden knives and wooden sticks in the hands of the two soldiers were fighting fiercely. After several rounds of intense and fierce competition, the 500 people of the Yanling Army were surrounded in vain. He slapped the opponent's chest hard with the wooden shield in his hand, knocking him unconscious. Then, he took the opportunity to put the wooden sword in his hand on the opponent's neck.

The outcome has been decided!

"This...this..."

Mr. Lu Zixing pointed to the school ground, his face full of disbelief.

Because in his eyes, the two Wei soldiers were indistinguishable in their first few moves, each having its own merits. He obviously felt that they could at least fight for a while, but he didn't expect that the winner would be decided in the blink of an eye.

Wanting to watch on the stage, only a few people saw the clue: the 500-man Yanling Army general Bai Lao could have defeated the opponent in a single confrontation, but he considered the opponent's face, so he was a little more merciful and exchanged attacks with the opponent. After a few moves, he was defeated.

Yes, we are both soldiers of the Wei State, so we should save some face.

Perhaps because of this, the 100-man general of the Imperial Guard did not show any unwillingness or anger on his face after losing - as a 100-man general, he lost to a 500-man general, what's the big deal? What's more, he fought with this 500-man general for several rounds, which was enough to brag about.

Seeing the 100-man general of the Imperial Guard exiting the field, the 500-man general of the Yanling Army looked around in vain, and said with a smile: "Which brother is willing to teach me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sneer from the crowd: "Where there is the Yanling Army, how can there be no Shangshui Army?"

After saying that, a soldier squeezed through the crowd and walked into the field. Looking at the somewhat ugly expression of Bai Rao, the 500-man general of the Yanling Army, he clasped his fists with a smile and said: "Please enlighten me, Yangwu, the 500-man general of the Shang Shui Army." !”

"Whoa whoa--"

The atmosphere in the school grounds seemed to be ignited all of a sudden.

"What's going on?"

The envoys from various countries in the stands looked around in surprise. Finally, they seemed to realize something and turned their attention to the 500-strong Shang Shui Army General Yang Wu who had just entered the scene.

At this time, Zhai Huang also introduced the various grievances and grievances between the Yanling Army and the Shangshui Army: "...Actually, few people know that the Yanling Army and my business...well, with the Shangshui Army, its predecessor was actually The same army, the "Pingyang Army"..."

"Ahem." Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu coughed unnaturally, hoping that Zhai Huang could skip this paragraph.

After all, this past event is nothing worth showing off to either him or the current King of Chu, Xiong Tuo.

Smiling towards Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu, Zhai Huang introduced succinctly: "...because they were split from the same soldiers, the soldiers of the Yanling Army and Shang Shui Army have been competing with each other many years ago. It is backward, so some people jokingly say that where there is a Yanling Army, there will definitely be a Shangshui Army, and where there is a Shangshui Army, there will definitely be a Yanling Army..."

The Yue State General Wu Qi, after carefully looking at the expressions of the two soldiers in the field, nodded and said: "These two soldiers have experienced hundreds of battles. I believe this contest will be very exciting."

While he was talking, in the middle of the school grounds, Bai Luo and Yang Wu, who were also holding wooden shields and wooden swords, were already fighting.

"pong——"

This is the sound of a wooden sword hitting a wooden shield.

"Bang--"

This is the sound of a wooden shield hitting a body.

Amidst the obsessive cheers and cheers of the Wei soldiers, both Bai Rao and Yang Wu showed their strength as Wei soldiers. They came and went, unwilling to be at a disadvantage. The attack seemed to make everyone watching a little breathless.
To be continued...