Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

Chapter 45 Fate is like a chess game (4)

When the military order was issued, the black chess archer immediately pulled out the golden arrowhead from behind, stretched the bow and drew the string, and shot an arrow at the cavalry thirty feet away!
The cavalryman didn't dodge his horse, he just swung his spear, let out a loud snort, and swept away the arrow.

Afterwards, the cavalry slammed the reins and rushed towards the archers. Seeing this, the archers quickly put up their bows and shot again, but the horse rushed so fast that this time they couldn't even hit the horse's tail.

The cavalry raised their guns and charged straight, and the archers wanted to draw their bows to dodge, but they were too late, so they were pierced through the light armor by a spear, blood gushed out, rolled on the ground several times, and they couldn't get up.

Pointing to the stage, the commander immediately raised the red flag and shouted: "Red wins!"

On the surrounding watchtowers, there was a loud commotion immediately, praising the bravery of the cavalry in this scene.But the loudest voice was from the army, the soldiers of the first guard cheered one after another—the three Davids had always been competitive, and if they had a chance to overwhelm the other guards, of course the whole army would celebrate.

On the pointing platform, an attendant came to the Zhenyu chessboard and took away the black "bow" chess. Seeing this, Bai Chengshuang said dissatisfiedly: "Obviously I captured the pieces, but in the end it was my pawn who was injured." Go down. With such rules, what's the point of playing chess?"

Bai Chengjiong said: "Shuang'er, how do you know how to play chess?"

Baichengshuang said: "Please enlighten me, Father."

Baicheng Jiong pointed to a boundary in the center of the chessboard, and said: "This boundary is called 'Luo River'. 300 years ago, there was a poor country's lord 'Overlord' Shaokang and Li's lord 'Red King' Hou Ji who fought for hegemony in Lingzhou for a long time. , regardless of the outcome.

In the end, the two countries took pity on the tired people and made a blood covenant to divide Lingzhou in the middle with the Luo River as the boundary, and never violate it.After the agreement was made, Shaokang returned to the country, and Hou Ji immediately crossed the river to sneak attack, besieged and killed Shaokang in Dingye, and left the country for 300 years since then.

Later generations based on this matter and made "chess" to imitate the ancient times. Red chess refers to Liguo, black chess refers to you, and middle border refers to Luohe. Therefore, red chess is always the first mover in chess, and chariots and horses move , each has its own rules.

But what if the rules change?From the moment the first piece on the chessboard crosses the river, the most important rule has actually been broken.Do whatever it takes to win, this is the only rule in the chess game! "

When Baichengshuang heard the words, he stopped talking and concentrated on watching chess again.

"Hey, I said hitting a horse with a 'bow' is really a stinky trick. It's fine on the chessboard, but it's very taboo on martial arts!"

On the watchtower of the school grounds, where everyone in the Tang residence was, Tang Yan, the third son of the Tang family, was gesticulating there happily.

Tang Wandie, who was at the side, looked worried and said, "What are you so happy about? You should tell me first, why the one who eats the ball was carried down instead?"

Tang Yandao: "This is the rule in martial arts. Whichever piece you want to capture, you have to be played against that piece. If you fail to beat, not only will you not be able to capture other people's pieces, but you have to put your own pieces in!"

"Then just let these thirty or so people fight each other?" Tang Wandie frowned and said, "You still put on such a big battle, why call it 'playing chess'? Arty!"

"Otherwise." Tang Yan said: "There is also a rule in martial arts. Anyone who is eaten must defend a move before he can start a counterattack. Therefore, chess skills are also useful, that is, to be able to grasp the first-hand advantage. No matter how strong you are, the master , has been passively defending, and if you attack with a few pieces, you will always be exhausted and injured. This is not just a chess competition, but more like a test of battlefield command skills!"

"Then...you said just now that 'bow' cannot beat 'horse', why?" In terms of martial arts, Tang Wandie had to admit that she had been away from home for four years, and she was indeed better than Tang, who came to military exercises every year. My brothers, I lack a lot of knowledge.

"This is the relationship between armies and restraints." Tang Yan talked eloquently: "This chessboard has a radius of [-] feet, and it looks quite big, but in fact, once the 'cart' and 'horse' charge up, they can rush to the border in an instant.

Archers rely on the advantage of distance. When fighting infantry, they can shoot more arrows. When facing chariots and cavalry, if they miss a hit, they will be pulled closer immediately, and there is no second chance to shoot.Therefore, it is extremely risky to eat a 'horse' with a 'bow', although there is a first hand.

But having said that, it is not appropriate to use anyone to deal with strong sons such as 'horse' and 'cart'. You can only use 'horse' and 'cart' to deal with it. "

"If it's a 'pawn' soldier..."

"Ha! The pawn only has a light shield and light armor, so of course he can kill anyone—oh! Second sister, why are you stepping on me?"

Tang Wandie stopped talking, just looked down at the chessboard with a worried expression on her face.

She regretted supporting Ye Ziqi to participate in martial arts.Before, from her senior sister, she only heard that "Martial Arts Chess" was an opportunity for promotion, thinking that it would make Ye Ziqi and herself more "well-matched".

Unexpectedly, the result turned out to be a "pawn" on such a dangerous chessboard.

However, what girl doesn't want her man to be able to show his style under the eyes of all the people?

In the school grounds, Ye Ziqi watched the black bow soldier being seriously injured and carried down, and was also secretly shocked.

If it is on the battlefield with barbarians, there is no danger.However, this was just an exercise. He would definitely regret it if he was seriously injured or even died because of this kind of performance that Xue Yi said was "making people smile".

Seeing the imminent crisis, Ye Ziqi finally felt suspicious: Is it too reckless to come to Wuqi by yourself?Facing the unkind eyes of many red chess warriors, he felt inexplicably uneasy, and he remembered the prophecy of the alchemist Xu Wan, "Fate commits a peach blossom", and he even dragged Gu Feng in...

But...but...

"Bow seven into four, eat pawns!"

Ye Ziqi's spirit was shaken, the pawn who was going to be eaten in this position was him!
"Hey! That's right, 'bow' pawns against 'pawns' pawns, it's a one hit—" Tang Yan said with a smile, "Hey, second sister, don't kick me..."

A bow and arrow flew straight, like a vulture's eye--

"Forehead." The old demon head said in a low voice.

Ye Ziqi raised the round shield against his forehead, and the arrow immediately shattered on the copper shield, which was about one and a half feet in size.

Ye Ziqi strode forward——

However, he couldn't wait any longer.

"That guy is lucky, but there is a second arrow..."

"Left chest."

"and also--"

"abdomen."

Ye Ziqi blocked three arrows in a row, and walked within ten steps of the red chess archer. Everyone was shocked, Tang Wandie finally let out a sigh of relief, and said to Tang Yan: "What else? Curse him again? Tell you, that The relationship between the soldier and your brother is very close, if he dies, your brother will suffer as much."

"What?" Tang Zhao, who had been silent and watching the battle from the sidelines, changed his expression greatly: "I will suffer even if he dies?"

Tang Wandie didn't answer anymore, just looked at the field, and saw that the archer didn't dare to take the arrow anymore, drew out his waist knife, and went straight to kill Ye Zi!
Ye Ziqi is a pawn, and with the guidance of the old demon head, there is no reason why he can't beat an archer at close range.The archer rushed forward with a slanted machete, slashing at his neck, Ye Ziqi raised his shield with his left hand to block it, and with his right hand raised his sword from bottom to top, directly piercing the light armor on the archer's abdomen.

The sword didn't go deep, but it was enough to tell the winner.But the archer didn't fall down immediately, instead he turned his saber into a stab, and stabbed Ye Ziqi's left shoulder with the tip of the saber down!

Ye Ziqi's expression was slightly trembling, and he turned his whole body to the left. At the same time, his left leg stood upright, and his right leg waded forward to the right, avoiding the knife with the eight skills of a gentleman "wading in the autumn water". The back was pressed on the archer's neck.

"Hei wins!" shouted the commanding officer on the stage.

As a result, the spectators on the watchtower began to discuss again, each with their own foresight about this competition.For example, Tang Yan shouted: "This archer is really Sun Tzu! You can't use it on the chessboard, and you can't beat anyone!"

Tang Wandie heard what he said was interesting, and said with a smile: "Hehe, there is grandson chess, so is there grandpa chess?"

"Of course! Look at how strong those 'car' and 'horse' chess players are. They are all grandpa chess that pawns, bows, and soldiers can't beat!"

Ye Ziqi pressed his sword and walked back to the original place, and then the commander shouted again: "Seven pawns enter one!"

self again.

Ye Zi moved to the previous frame.

"Seven advances to one!"

This time it's Hongzi.

So the red and black pawns faced each other by the river, and Ye Ziqi suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Seven pawns enter one. Eat pawns!"

Leaf's revelation stunned——

Baichengshuang let herself cross the river!

(End of this chapter)