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Chapter 124: The Heavy Cavalry of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace, Iron Pagoda! [Subscribe please]

This is an era when entertainment life is very scarce.

When the men finished their day's work, they returned home exhausted.

The night was long and sleepless, and they had only one thing to do.

A man without money, because he cannot afford to support more wives, has to stay with the same person for decades, until pleasant things become boring and tedious.

As for the rich gentlemen.
Because they can afford to support more wives, they can play with different people, change the way they play, and even find other fun things to do.

For example, Li Yuan, his current pleasure is watching people fight.

So, in order to satisfy his own amusement, Du Caigan held his own sword and stood on either side with Xue Rengui who held the latest Tang sword, ready to learn from each other and verify the actual combat performance of the two swords.

At this moment, Li Chengqian, the referee of this competition, stepped forward and said, "You two, your purpose is to test your swords, not to actually fight. Remember to stop when you're done. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I, Old Du, know my limits and will never hurt this kid!" Du Cai responded with a smile.

Li Chengqian nodded and looked at Xue Rengui again.

Xue Rengui smiled faintly and said in an indescribably cool manner: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I have the advantage in weapons and will not hurt General Du!"

Du Caigan laughed secretly in his heart, I just want to see you pretending, I will make you suffer later.

Don't think you have a good chance of winning just because you have a "magic weapon". When I went to the battlefield, you were still farming.

Although Du Caigan knew that Xue Rengui was Li Chengqian's "dream-responding god", how many of the things in the dream were true?
In his opinion, Xue Rengui was just a relative sent by Zhangsun Wuji, or a spy sent by Emperor Li II.

Because Li Yuan was dissatisfied with Emperor Li Er, and Li Chengqian was reluctant to refuse, he made up the story of "the god who responded to the dream" to keep Xue Rengui.
As for Xue Rengui's abilities, to be honest, he didn't think highly of them at all.

After all, Xue Rengui had never even been on the battlefield, and judging from his physique, he was only slightly better than a rookie recruit.

"On your marks, set, go!"

"clang!"

Following Li Chengqian's order.

The two knives suddenly touched each other, and fire splashed everywhere.

The heads of the four powerful families who were watching the battle not far away began to discuss.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly generous! He actually lets them test the knife like this!"

"Who says it's not? What if such a good knife cuts into it?"

"Yes, in my opinion, the armor-piercing test is enough!"

Although they had not personally handled the Tang sword, they knew it was a good sword just by looking at the number of armor-piercing layers it could penetrate.

But in the Tang Dynasty, even the most forged sword would still have a crack when used against each other.

What's more, they are businessmen.

It is common knowledge that businessmen pursue profits.

This weapon, which can break more than 35 armors, is already considered a precious sword. If it can be transported to Chang'an, it will definitely be sold at a high price.

But Li Yuan disagreed and immediately retorted, "Do you think swords are just for sale? If they can't be tested in actual combat to see their true power, it will be fatal for the soldiers to use them!"

"This"

The heads of the four great families were slightly startled, and then they quickly saluted Li Yuan, saying in unison: "The Emperor is wise!"

Li Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "My grandson is not short of money anyway. Even if it is damaged, we can just fight again."

"Uh,"

Li Chengqian's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead.

At this moment, Du Caigan and Xue Rengui had a brief confrontation and then quickly separated.

Compared with his previous contempt, Du Caigan now clearly feels that they are evenly matched, and even feels that he is not as strong as Xue Rengui.

Because of the previous fight, his hands were slightly numb.

And Xue Rengui looked like nothing had happened.

"Good boy!"

"Have you ever practiced swordsmanship before?"

Du Caigan couldn't help but shout.

Xue Rengui smiled faintly and said calmly, "When I was farming at home, I loved playing with the hoe. I don't know how to use a knife!"

"I bother!"

When Du Caigan heard what Xue Rengui said, he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of saliva. Without saying a word, he suddenly straightened his waist and pushed forward with his hand. The knife shot out in an instant and hit Xue Rengui's ribs under the shoulder, accurately and fiercely.

Li Yuan, Ma Zhou, Cen Wenben and others suddenly burst into thunderous applause.

Xue Rengui was calm and unaffected by the outside world.

He knew that Du Caigan was a fierce general, so he did not dare to underestimate him, otherwise he would be embarrassed in front of Li Chengqian.

However, after this period of contact, he found that Du Caigan was brave but not very strategic. As long as he showed a little weakness, he could lure him into a trap.

Because Du Caigan took advantage of his lack of practical experience as soon as he came on the court and attacked him with all his strength. In addition, he was at a disadvantage in the comparison of strength just now and wanted to save face even more, so he fell into his trap.

In terms of practical experience, he is indeed no match for Du Caigan, but in terms of physical strength, Du Caigan is obviously no match for him.

If it is delayed for a while, Du Caigan will definitely be the one who suffers.

At this moment, the knife light had arrived and shot towards the left rib.

Xue Rengui said nothing, took a step back to the right, twisted his body with his consciousness, and raised the Tang sword in his hand off the ground, hitting the tip of Du Caigan's sword.

This is the weakest part of the knife, so it naturally cannot withstand this force and will swing away immediately.

"it is good!"

Zhang Tie and the military craftsmen behind him could not help but cheer loudly. Of course, the one who cheered the loudest was the military craftsman who made the Tang sword in Xue Rengui's hand. He almost broke his palm from clapping his hands.

You know, a knife is like a thousand-mile horse and its master. A good knife, if it falls into the hands of a master who understands it, can exert its 100% power.

On the contrary, if a good knife falls into the hands of an owner who does not understand it, the sword is nothing more than a chopping knife.

It is obvious that although Xue Rengui's swordsmanship is not as good as Du Caigan's, he seems to be a natural warrior. Any weapon in his hands can unleash its original combat power.

Even Du Caigan couldn't have imagined that the opponent's combat awareness was so strong.

When the sword missed his target, he was about to draw his sword and defend himself, but the opponent turned around and retracted the sword inward, as if to attack, which frightened him so much that he took a big step back.

At this moment, the Tang sword in Xue Rengui's hand trembled slightly and fell a little, revealing a flaw on his face.

Du Caigan was overjoyed, thinking to himself that although this kid had a strong fighting awareness, his fighting skills were still insufficient. How could he let go of this opportunity? With a "whoosh", he raised his sword and chopped towards the opponent, as if he was chopping at the opponent's Tang sword.

However, just when Du Caigan's sword was about to fall parallel to Xue Rengui's shoulder, he suddenly rushed forward, sank and stretched his wrist, changed from a straight chop to a horizontal stab, and kicked the opponent's face diagonally. At the same time, he kicked the opponent's Tang sword, intending to defeat the enemy with one move.

His movements were as smooth as a dragon and done in one go, leaving the spectators stunned and unable to help but worry about Xue Rengui.

Even Li Chengqian hesitated several times, wanting to stop the fight.

However, facing this fierce and poisonous attack, Xue Rengui remained calm, quickly moved sideways, and swung his knife back, slashing heavily at Du Caigan.

With a "clang" sound, Du Caigan's knife was swept away again.

The crowd was fascinated by the performance and applauded loudly.

Li Chengqian also breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that Xue Rengui was indeed a formidable general.

As for Du Caigan, although his wrist was numb from the shock, because Xue Rengui intentionally restrained his strength, he felt that Xue Rengui was now at the end of his strength and only relied on his fighting awareness to block his attack.

"Hahaha! Come again!"

Du Caigan laughed triumphantly, and swung his sword ten times in a row, each one with great force, forcing Xue Rengui to fight him head-on.

Xue Rengui laughed in his heart. The other party abandoned his exquisite swordsmanship and actually competed with him in strength. Isn't this using one's own weakness to attack the other's strength?

So they fought and retreated, defended themselves impeccably, and whether they chopped or stabbed, they always found the slightest opportunity to break through, thus neutralizing the opponent's offensive like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

On the surface, Du Caigan had the upper hand and forced Xue Rengui to retreat again and again, leaving him with no power to fight back. But Du Caigan knew his own suffering. Although the opponent was in danger, he could not break through the opponent's last line of defense.

Why is this happening?

Is this really a rookie farmer?!
Just when Du Caigan was complaining in his heart, Li Yuan and others were dazzled by the show and applauded.

Li Chengqian originally thought that Xue Rengui was already very powerful as he had escaped danger repeatedly at the hands of Du Caigan, but he did not expect that he was still as steady as a rock until now.

This is too awesome!
A novice who has never been to the battlefield and a veteran who has experienced many battles fought like this?
To be honest, talent is sometimes really unreasonable!
Xue Rengui retreated three steps, then suddenly let out a long laugh, stopped his horse, and swung the Tang sword in his hand with all his strength, hitting Du Caigan in front of his sword, changing direction twice.

Du Caigan, who was so tired that he felt exhausted, had to change his tactics twice before he could block the attack.

"clang--!"

The sound of the collision this time was louder and longer than any previous one.

Du Caigan felt such severe pain in his palm that he almost dropped the sword in his hand.

Suddenly.

He felt as if he had fallen into a trap, but he had no time to react. He saw Xue Rengui shouting wildly and slashing his face with his knife. The sound of the knife was whistling and sharp.

There was also a momentum like thousands of troops rushing towards him.

The tide of cheers suddenly stopped. This change was too unexpected.

Many people stood up involuntarily, and Li Yuan was one of them.

Li Chengqian said hurriedly: "That's enough!"

"Shh!"

The wind from the knife brushed across his face and stopped at a distance of 0.01 centimeter from Du Caigan.

The audience was silent.

Beads of sweat as big as buckets emerged from Du Caigan's forehead.

Only when the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a thud did Xue Rengui put away his Tang sword, smiled slightly, and bowed: "Thank you for letting me do it!"

After saying this, he walked straight towards Li Chengqian, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, I have fulfilled your mission and have completed the knife inspection!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent, and everyone looked at Li Chengqian in amazement.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is truly a god!
I can actually find such a powerful general in my dreams!
"Hahaha!"

Li Yuan suddenly threw his head back and laughed, clapping his hands repeatedly: "Great, great! Quite the style of Yuan Ba ​​back then! God bless our Great Tang!"

The most powerful general in the official history of the Sui and Tang dynasties is Qin Qiong, while the most powerful general in unofficial history is Li Yuanba.

Although we cannot judge Qin Qiong and Li Yuanba based on unofficial history, we don’t know who is more powerful.

But compared with them, Xue Rengui is still inferior.

However, the fact that Li Yuan praised Xue Rengui for having the style of Li Yuanba is enough to show how brave he was.

Compared with the exciting battle between Xue Rengui and Du Caigan, Zhang Tie and other military craftsmen were more concerned about the swords used by the two men in the fight.

Zhang Tie immediately rushed towards the knife that Du Caigan had dropped on the ground.

The military craftsman who made the Tang sword in Xue Rengui's hand rushed towards Xue Rengui.

"Master Zhang, how about yours?"

Seeing that the Tang sword in Xue Rengui's hand was intact, the military craftsman was so excited that he immediately asked Zhang Tie.

Zhang Tie then said in a dismayed voice, "General Du's Hundred-Tempered Steel Blade is too broken to be used."

Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar!

Several military craftsmen were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes!

The heads of the four powerful families looked at the knife in Xue Rengui's hand in disbelief!

"Your Highness, this sword is amazing! If we sell it as a 'private weapon', we'll be rich!"

"Yes, Your Highness! Even if this precious sword is sold for a thousand coins, there will still be people buying it! And they will definitely rush to buy it!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Alright! Our 'Private Weapons' workshop does more than just forge swords!"

Li Chengqian smiled and waved his hand, interrupting what the other family heads were about to say. He then looked at Zhang Fangzhu who was approaching and said, "I plan to build a heavily armored cavalry unit called the Iron Pagoda. All their equipment will be made of high-carbon steel. Can you do it?"

"what?"

Zhang Tie was startled and said quickly, "It is illegal to privately manufacture cavalry equipment. Your Highness, please do not do this!"

"What's illegal?! My grandson is making equipment for the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace. Is there anything wrong with that?" Li Yuan shouted in dissatisfaction, "He's the Crown Prince. He has the right to do this!"

"But."

Zhang Tie still seemed a little hesitant: "We don't have any experience in making heavy armored cavalry equipment."

"Ah!"

Li Chengqian chuckled upon hearing this and said, "How to build heavy armored cavalry equipment isn't a difficult problem. The real difficulty lies in how to train a team of heavy armored cavalry!"

Having said this, he set his eyes on Xue Rengui and continued, "Rengui, if I give this heavily armored cavalry to you, do you have the confidence to lead it well?"

"This"

Xue Rengui suddenly raised his head, his face filled with excitement as he said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince appreciates me. I will certainly fulfill your mission!"

"Okay! From now on, you will be the commander of the Right Guard of my Eastern Palace, in charge of all the palace soldiers!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xue Rengui respectfully accepted the order.

Li Chengqian smiled and was about to give the knife in Xue Rengui's hand to Du Caigan.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the distance: "Your Majesty, His Majesty has ordered Jiangling to assist Zhangsun Wuji, the commander-in-chief of the Guannei Road, in pacifying Liang Shidu!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was slightly stunned, and then looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was also looking at him at the same time.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other for a moment and both couldn't help laughing.

The roc rises with the wind in one day and soars up to 90,000 miles!

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