Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 864 Chapter 867-868 King Yan ascends the throne + Martial Arts Contest [Combined Chapter]

March 1117, 11 AD.

Liu Gao ascended the throne in Daming Prefecture.

In fact, the ceremony of the emperor's enthronement is very complicated, but Liu Gao was only the King of Yan, and his subordinates were all martial arts heroes with little experience, so everything was kept simple.

Liu Gao put on sacrificial robes and set up an altar in the southern suburbs of Daming Prefecture to offer sacrifices to heaven, earth and the system.

Afterwards, Liu Gao ascended the throne, and all the ministers bowed to him and shouted "Long live the emperor" three times.

In fact, everything was normal up to this point, but then Liu Gao held a grand military parade on the city gate tower.

Liu Gao led his ministers, including Su Yuanjing, to climb up the city gate tower of Daming Prefecture.

All the people in the city were watching in front of the city in an organized and disciplined manner. The organization and discipline came from the cavalry of the Yan State.

Qin Ming and Huang Xin led 10,000 cavalry to maintain order. Who dared to mess around at this time?
"A military parade?"

Su Yuanjing followed Liu Gao like a eunuch, thinking, what else is there to read?

Aren’t you guys good at cavalry?

But Su Yuanjing soon discovered that things were not that simple.

The first to pass through the city gate tower were Lu Zhishen's Wutanying.

The Wutan Camp initially had only 300 people, but now it has expanded to 3,000 people.

Three thousand monk soldiers dressed in black monk robes, wearing large bamboo hats with the words "lawless" written on them, and all holding crescent-shaped shovels in their hands.

Not only were their clothes and weapons uniform, but even their standing postures were the same. It was a sea of ​​black and complete silence.

When they came over, they were like a black tide, silent but suffocating.

When they arrived in front of the city gate tower, the three thousand monk soldiers stopped, faced Liu Gao on the tower, and took off their hats.

Li Kui took the lead: "Long live the King of Yan! Long live the King! Long live the King!"

Three thousand shiny bald heads shouted in unison:

"Long live the King of Yan! Long live the King! Long live the King!"

Good guy!
Su Yuanjing was so shocked that his legs went limp and he almost fell to his knees:
No, this guy is still a monk?

They are simply a bunch of bald butchers!
After Wutan Camp, it is Wu Song’s “Shuangdao Camp”.

The Double Swords Battalion was composed of heroes personally selected by Wu Song in Hebei and Shandong. Each soldier was eight feet tall, so it was also called the "Eight-foot Battalion."

An eight-foot tall man walking on the street is already very eye-catching, not to mention that Wu Song's Double Sword Battalion has a full strength of eight hundred people.

There were eight hundred eight-foot-tall men, all wearing tiger-skin vests, which was the symbol of Wu Song’s “tiger-slaying Tai Sui”, so it was also called the “Tiger-Slaying Camp”.

Of course, the tiger stripes are actually fabric texture, but from a distance it looks like eight hundred tigers walking upright!

So imposing and majestic!
Eight hundred eight-foot-tall men wearing tiger-skin vests and carrying double swords on their waists walked past the city gate tower, and under the leadership of Shi Xiu, they shouted in unison:
"Long live the King of Yan! Long live the King! Long live the King!"

"Tsk!"

Wu Song, who was standing next to Liu Gao, smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

Although his Double Sword Battalion was also very powerful and domineering, it was still a step behind Lu Zhishen's Wutan Battalion in terms of momentum.

The Double Sword Battalion does have much fewer people, but if they are truly a powerful army that has fought in many battles, they can still have a strong momentum even if they have only a few people.

It can only be said that his 800-man Double Sword Battalion has not experienced much combat baptism, and they will have to go to the battlefield more often in the future.

Are you not satisfied with this?

Su Yuanjing was speechless when he saw Wu Song smacking his lips:

How can the imperial guards survive?
Su Yuanjing also reviewed the troops with Emperor Huizong of Song. Compared with the Double Sword Battalion, the Imperial Guards were nothing but shit...

"Rumble...Rumble..."

After the Double Sword Battalion, there are Xu Ning's Golden Spear Battalion, Xiang Chong and Li Gun's Shield Battalion...

Then, the Wild Wolf Riders came!

Led by Luo Yanqing and Yu Hualong, three thousand elite soldiers were selected from the eighteen thousand Wild Wolf Riders to participate in the military parade.

Three thousand wild wolf riders came to the city gate tower howling like a pack of wolves on the prairie.

When the Wutan Camp and the Shuangdao Camp passed by, the people in the city cheered.

But when the Wild Wolf Riders appeared, the people panicked and even caused a riot.

Because the Wild Wolf Cavalry's uniforms had not yet arrived, they still wore Jin army uniforms, except for the Yan army caps on their heads.

But the visual effect is still a group of Jin soldiers rushing over with howling, like they are raging in the valley!

However, when they arrived at the city gate, the three thousand wild wolf riders became obedient and shouted respectfully:
"King Yan sleeps a thousand times! Sleeps a thousand times! Sleeps a thousand thousand times!"

Liu Gao’s face turned red: What nonsense are you talking about!

Yue Fei was embarrassed: "The accents of these Jin people are too serious. I have tried my best to correct them..."

Oh my god!

Su Yuanjing was already stunned:

Are you still not satisfied with this?
The wolf-like golden man has turned into a dog with its tail between its legs, and you are still not satisfied?

Not to mention shouting "Long Live the Emperor" respectfully, the fact that the Jin people didn't scold Song Huizong moved him so much that he almost cried!

This is a golden man!

The Jin people who claimed that "if there are less than ten thousand Jurchens, there will be no enemy if there are ten thousand!"
Luo Yanqing and Yu Hualong led the Wild Wolf Cavalry over, followed by Lin Chong's "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry".

“Boom boom boom… boom boom boom…”

The momentum of the three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry completely overwhelmed the Wild Wolf Cavalry!
It’s not that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry’s combat effectiveness is superior to that of the Wild Wolf Cavalry, but that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry demonstrated amazing discipline.

Su Yuanjing even felt that the horses of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry ran out in the same rhythm, in an orderly and mighty manner.

The Wild Wolf Cavalry had lax discipline, like a wolf pack, but the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was different, they were like a whole.

The combined momentum of the three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was enough to give off a sense of oppression even if they were just jogging over.

Even if Su Yuanjing didn't understand military affairs, he could see at this moment that the fighting power of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry would be terrifying!
Lu Junyi felt jealous.

Because he had been serving as the military commander in Jinning Prefecture, he had no chance to train an army of his own style.

It wouldn’t matter if you didn’t see it with your own eyes, but now that you see with your own eyes that your brothers all have unique skills, Lu Junyi feels jealous.

Later I told my elder brother that I also wanted to organize a cavalry army. After all, the thing Yan State lacked the least was horses.

The name is... Qilin Rider!

"Long live the King of Yan - long live the King - long live the King for thousands of years -"

This was the unanimous cry of the people in the city. After the military parade, they were full of confidence in the new monarch.

Because ever since Liu Gao moved into Daming Prefecture, he had posted a notice of the "Three Iron Laws and Eight Key Points" on both sides of the city gate.

Liu Gao kept his word, and all his soldiers strictly abided by the "three iron laws and eight key points".

The same goes for the Wild Wolf Riders. Those who didn't comply were torn into pieces by five horses!

Seeing the people's sentiment in Daming Prefecture, Su Yuanjing felt very disappointed:

There is no way we can keep Daming Prefecture!
Liu Gao stood on the city gate tower, smiling and waving at the people, and asked Su Yuanjing without looking away:
"Taiwei, what do you think of our Yan army compared to the imperial army?"

Su Yuanjing gave a thumbs up vigorously:
"A strong army, an invincible army!

"Imperial Guards, pig-dog ears!"

County Magistrate Li was shocked when he heard this behind Su Yuanjing:
Is this definitely an angel and not a heavenly dog?
You have licked the King of Yan's hook until it is shiny and glossy, why are you still going back to Tokyo?

Liu Gao laughed: "Good!

"After the military parade, at 1:00 pm, a martial arts competition was held in the parade grounds.

"That's it for now, let's eat first."

……

At 3 p.m., we went to the parade ground.

"My chance to invincibly defeat everyone has come!" Zhu Tong, who had successfully entered the "Eighteen Warriors" in his first martial arts competition, cheered himself up and urged his horse into the circle.

Since Liu Gao has many powerful men under his command, multiple groups will be auditioned simultaneously starting from the auditions.

Zhu Tong was matched with an unfamiliar opponent.

This strange opponent was tall and thin, wearing full armor, holding a Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand, and riding a rouge horse.

Although he was wearing a silver mask, one could still tell from the lower half of his face that he was a handsome young man.

It is normal for Liu Gao's subordinates to wear a silver mask on their faces.

Generally speaking, they have dual identities, being both a hero of Liangshan and holding an official position in the court.

In order to keep their identities secret, they wear masks when they are in public, so it is not surprising that they wear silver masks.

It’s not surprising that they are unfamiliar, after all, Liu Gao has three major legions under his command.

Zhu Tong had been in the Liangshan Legion for a long time, and he was not familiar with many people in the Hebei Legion and the Jiangnan Legion.

Zhu Tong didn't think much about it, but just introduced himself:
"The Liangshan cavalry general, the handsome bearded man Zhu Tong is here!
"Who are you, report your name!"

The strange boy wearing a silver mask was obviously a quiet person. He said coldly:

"Qingzhou Tiger Liu Qi!"

Qingzhou Tiger?
Zhu Tong frowned:
Never heard of it!

Seeing that the other pairs had already started fighting, Zhu Tong was too lazy to waste time talking to them, and raised his gun and shouted:
"Knives and guns have no eyes, be careful, brother!"

"Shh-"

Zhu Tong stabbed Liu Qi in the chest with a gun!
This was just a test, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Qi didn't dodge or evade.

It was not until the tip of the gun reached his chest that he fell backwards like a bridge.

Seeing Liu Qi falling headfirst on the horse's butt, Zhu Tong quickly changed his tactics and pointed the spear downward instead of forward.

Unexpectedly, just when the tip of his gun was about to hit Liu Qi's chest, he suddenly fell forward involuntarily!

"Xilulu——"

Zhu Tong's horse fell to the ground, and Zhu Tong was thrown out from the horse's head in a panic!

Fortunately, Zhu Tong reacted quickly and landed safely with a front flip, but the referee had already struck the gong:

"when!"

It's over...

Zhu Tong felt very disappointed.

Ever since the last martial arts competition, he has been ready to go and has never slacked off.

Originally I thought that I could go one step further in this martial arts competition and make it into the “Ten Tigers” or even the “Five Tigers”!
Unexpectedly, even the "Eighteen Warriors" were not saved...

At the same time, on the high platform, Hua Yue Niang, dressed as a man, disguised herself as a little guard and stood beside Liu Gao.

Seeing that Liu Gao was paying attention to the battle between Zhu Tong and Liu Qi, Hua Yue Niang also took a look and happened to see Zhu Tong fall from his horse.

"what?"

Huayue Niang couldn't help but praise:
“That young general cut off the horse’s feet with a single blow while on the iron bridge?
"Both attack and defense are combined, wonderful!"

"good."

Liu Gao raised the corner of his mouth slightly and shifted his gaze to look at the battle between Lu Junyi and Tao Zongwang.

The five tigers, ten brave men and eighteen brave men of the previous session were all seeded players, so they will not meet in the first round.

This also means that strong men like Lu Junyi have a high chance of encountering weak targets, and are often killed instantly.

Lu Junyi shot Tao Zongwang to death with one shot. Fortunately, the gun head was removed, but the wooden stick could not kill people.

Of course, there are also upsets.

For example, Li Jun, one of the "Eighteen Warriors" in the previous session, was knocked down by He Yuanqing with a hammer...

Just like an adult beating a child, Li Jun had no power to fight back at all.

In short, because the gap in strength was too big, the auditions ended very quickly and the first round followed.

Good guy!
Su Yuanjing was secretly shocked:
Is this just an audition?
Although Su Yuanjing didn't know martial arts, he could see that all the contestants in the auditions were good at fighting!
Even if a general was killed instantly, he could at least serve as a vanguard among the 800,000 imperial guards!
No, where do King Yan get so many powerful generals?

On the surface, Liu Gao treated everyone equally and paid attention to every pair of fighting opponents.

But in fact, Liu Gao only focused on Liu Qi.

Liu Qi passed five gates and killed six generals, unstoppable!
Liu Gao watched Liu Qisha pass the first round, the second round, the third round and come to the crucial fourth round.

If Liu Qi can successfully pass this round, he will at least be one of the "Ten Tigers", which means he is a general.

This time, Liu Qi's opponent is Shan Shiqi.

There are basically no weak ones who can make it to the fourth round. In fact, Liu Gao felt that Liu Qi would stop there.

You should know that Liu Gao can see his combat value. Shan Shiqi and Liu Qi's combat values ​​are both 93.

But Shan Shiqi has been through hundreds of battles, from Hebei to Jiangnan, and his combat experience is beyond Liu Qi's reach.

Shan Shiqi even fought with Lin Chong for more than fifty rounds without a clear winner.

Compared to him, Liu Qi is too young.

Shan Shiqi also thinks so.

"Come on, Xiaoza!"

Shan Shiqi swung the 40-jin iron stick with ease, challenging Liu Qi:

"This is the last spot for the 'Five Tigers and Ten Tigers'!
"Defeat me, and this spot will be yours!
"Otherwise, just go to the Eighteen Piao!"

Liu Qiren said ruthlessly: "Come and fight!"

"drive!"

Shan Shiqi didn't waste any more time talking to him and urged his mount to charge towards Liu Qi.

When the two horses crossed each other, Shan Shiqi swung the big iron stick in a circle with a "hum" and swept it towards the back of Liu Qi's head with lightning speed!
This was a case of giving up the initiative and attacking later, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Qi also made a counterattack!

"when!"

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade and Shan Shiqi's big iron stick collided with each other, and Shan Shiqi's heart trembled:
What a strength!
After Shan Shiqi and Liu Qi fought for a full hundred rounds without a clear winner, Liu Qi gradually became exhausted.

"That young general is no good!"

Seeing that Liu Gao was still paying attention to him, Hua Yue Niang shook her head:

"If you keep hitting him, his strength will be exhausted!
"He must fight quickly, but a quick victory will only expose his flaws!

"I bet within ten rounds, he will definitely lose!"

Liu Gao: "What are you betting on?"

Hua Yue Niang: "If you win, I will promise you one thing!"

"No need for a single thing."

Liu Gao smiled slightly: "Just one posture."

Hua Yue Niang was startled: "What posture?"

At this moment, the situation suddenly changed!
After Shan Shiqi and Liu Qi's horses crossed, Liu Qi took something out of his bag and threw it on Shan Shiqi's head!
"Shh-"

The thing actually opened in mid-air, like a big claw, and grabbed Shan Shiqi in one go!
Shan Shiqi was caught off guard and had his head grabbed by the big claw!
As soon as Liu Qi pulled, Shan Shiqi immediately flew up like a kite!
"boom!"

As Shan Shiqi fell, Hua Yueniang suddenly woke up and opened her eyes wide in disbelief:
"No way, that young general... is Sanniang's sister?"

"Crack!"

Liu Qi pressed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade against Shan Shiqi's neck, causing Shan Shiqi to tremble with fear.

But because of the big claws, Sanshiqi also recognized it:
"Red Cotton Lasso? Are you Yizhangqing?"

(End of this chapter)