Chapter 703: The commander is selected, the skill is close to the Tao
On the edge of the ring, Luo Tong, who frowned and suppressed the discomfort, couldn't help but shouted to Li Luanhu: "Li Luanhu, you have already been defeated! Don't bother me anymore!"
"No, I'm not defeated!" Li Luanhu, who looked at Luo Tong, turned his head and roared violently.
Xue Dingshan, standing opposite Li Luanhu, couldn't help but frown at the guy in front of him who seemed to be going crazy. The Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand left a faint blood mark on his neck with a little force.
"Hmm?" The faint tingling sensation on his neck immediately made Li Luanhu turn to Xue Dingshan, holding the Soul-Devouring Golden Knife in his hand tighter, and murderous intent rose in his slightly narrowed eyes.
Facing Li Luanhu's gaze, Xue Dingshan, whose face changed slightly, couldn't help but look cold.
"Stop! Luanhu! If you lose, you lose. If you can take it, you can let it go." A low voice sounded like thunder, and it instantly came into Li Luanhu's ears. It was Li Shentong who stood up and spoke when he saw that he was not good at it.
Hearing Li Shentong's words, Li Luanhu, whose aura was bleak, couldn't help but look at Xue Dingshan unwillingly, slowly took a step back, and turned to fall under the arena. The Soul-Devouring Golden Sword, which no longer made the sound of sword chanting, also returned to the dark gold color in Li Luanhu's hands.
At the same time, the soldiers who maintained order on the field and the onlookers outside also woke up from the previous confusion, and suddenly a burst of discussion swept across like a rolling tide.
"Hmm?" Yu held his forehead with his hand, and his beautiful eyes looked deeply at Li Luanhu, who was indifferent to the ring. A trace of Wu Empress who was vaguely afraid of her eyes flashed through her eyes, and a few faint coldness appeared on her face.
After waking up, the other civil and military officials were shocked and afraid of Li Luanhu's methods. Some officials even flattered Li Shentong and praised Li Luanhu's skills, and even tacitly understood and did not mention the victory or defeat of this competition.
"Hmph!" Li Shentong couldn't help but say, "Master, although the son of the dog has some skills, he dare not underestimate the people in the world. Xue Dingshan, the son of King Xue Rengui, is really good at it. Both the father and son of the Xue family are so brave, and it is really a blessing for me to be in the Tang Dynasty. He will take charge. I believe it is a wise choice."
He accidentally glanced at Li Shentong, and Cheng Yaojin, who was sitting in his head, smiled and said, "King Dingjiang is so big that he can tolerate it!"
"It is also for the country and country of the Tang Dynasty. Duke of Lu has been too rewarded!" Li Shentong glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said in a slight manner.
He looked at the Martial Empress Li Shentong, whose beautiful eyes flashed slightly, and then he smiled and said, "Okay! Prince Xue is indeed a young talent. My Tang Dynasty has a rise to the future, which is actually a blessing for the court. Since Prince Xue won, then according to the agreement, Prince Xue should naturally be the marshal of the second road. What do you think? Prince, what do you think?"
As he said that, Empress Wu looked at Crown Prince Li Hong and all the civil and military ministers with a smile.
The ministers looked at each other and talked softly, most of them nodding in agreement.
"It depends on the arrangement of the mother's mother!" Li Hong said, but turned around and said, "However, the prince of Dingjiang King Li Luanhu is no less than Prince Xue. He has extraordinary martial arts and is also a rare talent for generals. The child thinks that he can go to the army to fight. What does the mother think?"
Empress Wu, who was slightly stunned when she heard this, couldn't help but look at Li Hong with a little meaning, and then glanced at Li Shentong, who was stroking his beard and smiling, and said with a faint smile: "Since the prince has said it, it's all right! But I don't know that the prince is going to let Li Luanhu take any position?"
"With Luanhu's martial arts, even if he can't get the position of marshal of the second route, it's not an exaggeration to be a vanguard, right?" Li Shentong asked without waiting for the prince Li Hong to speak, looking at Empress Wu with a slightly sharp look.
Prince Li Hong also nodded and said hurriedly: "Mother, the child thinks the emperor's uncle is right."
"Your Highness, I have discussed these two pioneer positions with the Queen. Everyone thinks that Luo Tong is more suitable. Compared with that, he is experienced and has good martial arts skills. It is much better to have him assist Ding Shan than to work together with two young people," Cheng Yaojin reminded Li Hong.
When Li Hong heard this, he couldn't help but look at Empress Wu with hesitation: "Mother, do you see?"
"The Duke of Lu said very much! It is always better to have a mature, steady and experienced general accompanying him. Luo Tong is brave and good at fighting, has many battle formations, and is experienced. It is very appropriate to use him as a vanguard to assist Xue Dingshan. Li Luanhu is not bad! But after all, he has shallow experience. I will follow General Luo Tong as a deputy vanguard first!" Empress Wu pondered, and then looked at Li Shentong with a faint smile: "What do King Dingjiang think?"
Li Shentong gritted his teeth and looked bad, then he grinned and said, "Okay! Empress Thank you for carrying your beloved dog son."
"So, let's make a decision like this!" Li Hong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
Empress Wu immediately said: "Among these people who come to participate in the competition to win the commander, there are also a few good generals. Luo Zhang, Qin Ying, Cheng Qianzhong, Yuchi Qingshan and others are all loyal descendants, so they should be valued. So they let them go to the army to go to the battle and experience it. When they return to the battle and earn military achievements, they will not weaken the reputation of their fathers and grandparents."
"Yeah!" Li Hong nodded and said, "Mother Queen, then I will appoint Luo Zhang, Qin Ying as the vanguard of left and right, Cheng Qianzhong as the vanguard of retreat, and Yuchi Qingshan as the quarantine of grain. What does the mother Queen think?"
Empress Wu smiled faintly and said, "The prince thinks it's good, so naturally there is no problem. What do you think of it?"
"Empress, your highness's appointment is consistent with the discussions of the ministers. We have no objection!" Shangguan Yi, the civil servant, spoke.
Cheng Yaojin also grinned and said, "Haha, it's time for these little guys to go out and see the world."
"Yeah!" The Empress Wu, who nodded slightly, said, "Crown Prince, then I will first give the Seal of the Second Route Marshal Xue first! The emperor has been trapped for a long time and cannot delay it. Reorganize the army as soon as possible, and the second round of army is ready to go to war!"
Li Hong nodded and responded, tomorrow Xue Dingshan came forward, then stood up and came to Xue Dingshan, took the second-way general seal from the tray that the eunuch respectfully held, and handed it to Xue Dingshan: "Dingshan! The safety of his father and the great cause of the imperial court's expedition to the west depend on you."
"Don't worry, Prince! Xue Dingshan will fulfill his mission and be crushed to pieces. He will not hesitate to do so!" Xue Dingshan took the seal of the commander and knelt on one knee with a strong force.
Crown Prince Li Hong couldn't help but reach out and help Xue Dingshan up: "Marson Xue, get up quickly!"
Xue Dingshan, who stood up, bowed slightly to the prince Li Hong, then turned to the bottom of the school ground and raised the second-road marshal seal in his hand: "Xue Dingshan is loved by the queen, and the prince attaches importance to it, and has entrusted the position of second-road marshal, and has a heavy responsibility. This time he goes west, he will not save his father. I, Xue Dingshan, will not survive! The soldiers of the three armies should use their strength to show their power to promote the power of the Tang army and outside the territory. The enemy is frightened and invincible."
"Excellent power outside the territory! Invincible!" The soldiers shouted excitedly, and the shouts followed one after another, attracting the people watching outside to join the ranks of shouting.
Seeing this, the ministers who were also excited couldn't help but talk softly about each other and praised Xue Dingshan.
Empress Wu also looked at Xue Dingshan's back with a slightly bright smile, and nodded secretly: "This Xue Dingshan is indeed extraordinary!"
Li Shentong, whose face was calm, looked at Xue Dingshan with slightly narrowed eyes, with inexplicable brilliance flashing in his eyes.
Li Luanhu, who was standing under the ring below, looked ugly and looked at Xue Dingshan with a gloomy look. It would be fine if he had not obtained the position of marshal. He had just become a deputy vanguard in front of him. How could the arrogant Li Luanhu accept this?
Immediately afterwards, Xue Dingshan, as the marshal of the second army, began to award his respective official seals to some generals in the army.
"General Li, we are going to the west to fight together, and we hope we can work together," Xue Dingshan looked at him and spoke.
Upon hearing this, Li Luanhu, who had a weak expression, silently took over the official seal and said nothing.
"If you can't afford to lose, don't fight for the position of marshal. Who will show this look?" Luo Zhang, who was standing beside him, said disdainfully.
When Li Luanhu heard this, his chest, whose face turned slightly red, rose and fell. He turned to look at Luo Zhang, and a bloodthirsty red light flashed in his eyes, which made Luo Zhang unable to help but feel scared.
Luo Tong also frowned and glared at Luo Zhang: "Stop talking!"
"General Luo, General Li, when we go to the battlefield in the future, we will be brothers who fight side by side," Xue Dingshan looked at them and said, "So, I don't want any rift between each other. No matter who it is, if the situation of the war is affected by personal grudges, I will not show mercy. The military law is ruthless, so please wake up from your own eyes."
Luo Zhang responded with a little depressed response when he heard this, and saw Luo Tong shook his head and sighed helplessly.
Li Luanhu turned his head and looked at Xue Dingshan with a cold and indifferent look, saying nothing.
On the high platform, watching Xue Dingshan talk to the generals below, Empress Wu couldn't help but smile and said indifferently: "It seems that there is nothing we have to do here. The matter of going to the expedition will be left to Xue Dingshan. However, the Ministry of Revenue will allocate weapons, grains, herbs, and medicinal materials as soon as possible to prepare for the two armies to go to the expedition."
"Don't worry, Empress! The Wei-Minist has already ordered the Ministry of Revenue to prepare these things," Shangguan Yi said.
"Okay!" Empress Wu nodded with satisfaction and said, "The ministers discussed and planned a time. When the army sets out, the palace and the prince will personally send the army west."
The ministers responded respectfully, and then left the school ground with Empress Wu and Crown Prince Li Hong.
After Xue Dingshan commanded Empress Wu and the Prince left, he turned around and looked at the generals and ordered: "Everyone, it's going to be late today. Tomorrow, we will go to Xue's mansion together and we will discuss the matter of going to the war. At the same time, there are some other things that everyone must come."
"Yes, Marshal!" The generals responded respectfully, but only Li Luanhu looked cold and did not speak.
Then Li Luanhu turned around and left, without saying anything from beginning to end.
Seeing this, the generals couldn't help but talk softly. Xue Dingshan couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"What else does this Li Luanhu have except for being a little taller? Letting him get mixed in will only affect the tactical layout of the entire army," Luo Zhang said dissatisfied.
Luo Tong glared at Luo Zhang angrily: "Zhang'er, stop talking! The marshal will decide how to fight the battle."
"Uncle Luo, don't say that!" Xue Dingshan hurriedly said: "Dingshan has shallow experience, and he still needs some assistance from Uncle Luo and the generals. As the saying goes, one person has a short plan, two people have a high plan. This Western Expedition requires everyone to work together, so that we can truly be invincible and invincible."
Luo Tong nodded in admiration and said hurriedly: "Marson! Then let's go back and prepare today, and go to your mansion tomorrow."
"Hey, Brother Dingshan, you let us go tomorrow, besides discussing the war, what else is there?" Luo Zhang couldn't help asking curiously.
Luo Tong reached out and patted Luo Zhang's head and scolded: "If you say the marshal, just listen to it, don't ask more questions!"
"Haha, Uncle Luo, you don't have to do this!" Xue Dingshan said with a smile: "It's not that Dingshan is keeping a secret. Well, this matter is not something that cannot be said. I plan to test your skills tomorrow to understand your own abilities so that you can use people reasonably. As the saying goes, know yourself and your enemy. You will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Dingshan has just become the marshal of the second army and knows very little about the generals. If you don't even understand your own strength, how can you say that you are invincible?"
When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but nodded slightly: "What the Marshal said is very true!"
"In addition, I am going to personally guide the generals in their martial arts shortcomings. We will strive to increase your strength by at least 10% or 20% on the way to the Western Expedition. In this way, our overall strength will be stronger. Only on the battlefield can we kill more enemies and make more contributions and less casualties," Xue Dingshan said again.
When he heard Xue Dingshan say this, the generals, including Luo Tong, looked at Xue Dingshan unexpectedly. This seemed to be a bit big? He Xue Dingshan thought he was. Does martial arts master? He threatened to give guidance to these generals who have been through battle formations for a long time and have honed their martial arts between life and death!
Luo Zhang couldn't help but cough and laughed: "Brother Dingshan, if you say you can give us some advice, that's reasonable. But my father has other generals, please give them guidance."
"You may think Dingshan is too proud," Xue Dingshan glanced at Luo Zhang who stopped halfway through his speech, and couldn't help but smile and look at everyone, "It's true that the master Wang Ao Zu has studied various martial arts, eighteen weapons, and has a weapon chart, which specializes in how to exert a stronger power in various weapons."
Hearing this, all the generals, including Luo Tong, had a slightly lit look.
Although Xue Dingshan is very skilled in martial arts, they don’t think he can give them any advice. But Wang Ao’s ancestor is different. He is a god-like figure, and they all have heard of it. Such people are very familiar with weapons. Think about why Xue Dingshan is so young and has such martial arts. It’s not unrelated to it!
"Ding Shan, can you really increase my strength by 10% or 20%?" Luo Tong couldn't help but say enthusiastically.
Xue Dingshan smiled and looked at Luo Tong: "Uncle Luo, don't be anxious! Can you please try it? You will know. Generals, tomorrow, Dingshan will be waiting for you in the mansion."
"Yes, Marshal!" All the generals responded with great enthusiasm and excitement.
Luo Tong, who bowed his hand and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart: "Ding Shan, he is indeed a handsome man!"
After dinner, the night became darker and a lantern was hanging on the weapon stand, emitting a dim light on the martial arts training ground.
Not far away, Xue Dingshan was holding a simple thread-bound book in one hand, and practicing shooting skills with a gun in one hand. Each move seemed ordinary, but it had an inexplicable mysterious smell. As Xue Dingshan's figure flashed, it made a sound of breaking through the air.
The crisp applause of "papa" sounded. Xue Dingshan, who suddenly stopped, turned around and saw Qingyuan walking with a faint smile. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Qingyuan, haven't you rested yet?"
"Didn't you have no rest? This black painted black, you still have the heart to practice guns, so you are in good mood!" Qingyuan said with a smile: "How about it, do you want me to practice with you?"
Xue Dingshan's eyes lit up, and he nodded with a smile: "Brother Qingyuan is willing to give advice, Dingshan is unlucky to ask for it! If it weren't for Brother Qingyuan's guidance two days ago, Dingshan would not be able to practice the halberd technique so quickly."
"One method can understand all the laws, and the realm reaches its level, everything will naturally come naturally!" As he spoke, he turned his hand and took out Qingyuan, who had a dark green spear, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Look at it!"
As he spoke, Qingyuan, whose figure moved, floated to Xue Dingshan. The spear in his hand seemed to be randomly stabbed, and the next moment he had already arrived in front of Xue Dingshan, and the base could not allow Xue Dingshan to dodge. The tip of the spear seemed to lock on Xue Dingshan.
Seeing this, Xue Dingshan's face changed slightly, his arm suddenly tensed. The spear in his hand seemed to extend the arm. He instinctively swung out a gun, and a "knock" sound blocked the spear in Qingyuan's hand.
"Swoosh" Qingyuan's spear slipped like a swim-snake, and directly slid towards Xue Dingshan's chest along the force of the spear in Xue Dingshan's hand.
"Not good!" Xue Dingshan, whose spear was suppressed in his hand, could not resist at all. He could only watch the spear's spear's spear piercing into his heart, and finally stopped when he touched the clothes on his chest.
Xue Dingshan, who was sweating slightly, turned to look up at Qingyuan who was smiling in front of him, and couldn't help but feel shocked: "What a terrible control, you can easily retract and relax your strength. The use of power is also perfect. Incredible!"
"Brother Qingyuan, this is your real strength, right?" Xue Dingshan smiled bitterly and helplessly: "Compared with you, Dingshan's moves are as immature as children. I will lose without any wickedness in such a way!"
Qingyuan, who slowly retracted the gun, reached out and touched the spear in his hand and smiled: "The gun is not a dead object, it is spiritual. The same is true for the gun. It cannot be too rigid, but should be imaginative and unconventional. Of course, this does not mean that there is no structure. It has a structure, that is, Tao! The most important thing for us practitioners is to understand Tao. Using it on attacks can naturally exert terrible strength."
"Thank you, Brother Qingyuan, for your advice. I think I understand a little!" Xue Dingshan, whose eyes flashed when he heard this, couldn't help but bow to Qingyuan thoughtfully and smiled and thanked him.
Qingyuan shook his head and smiled casually, "I'm just talking casually. If you can understand something, it's your own understanding, and you don't have to thank me."
"Okay, it's very late. I'm going back to rest. Good night!" Qingyuan said and turned around and left.
Looking at Qingyuan's back as he left gracefully, Xue Dingshan couldn't help but look at him in his heart with a burning look: "What kind of cultivation is this Qingyuan? He should not look much older than me, but his understanding and talent are probably much better than me. Unfortunately, Brother Qingyuan is used to it. Otherwise, if I invite him to go to war with me, I can give me a lot of help! What a pity!"
Chapter completed!