Chapter 21 Competition!
Upon hearing this, Li Guang shook his head slightly and did not argue with Hu Zhenghe.
"Your Highness, if a general only cares about his own future, he might as well go home and raise pigs!"
"I'll fight you!"
Li Guang knew that Xiao Yan trusted him. If this matter was really handed over to Hu Zhenghe's faction, the military power might be in trouble!
After all, the general who will go into battle this time must hold the tiger talisman in his hand.
Of course, this was not just to check and balance Hu Zhenghe. Li Guang was also heartbroken when he heard that Lai Ji had led all his soldiers to die in battle.
This is national hatred that cannot be resolved!
"Okay, I'll leave this battle to you! Remember, if the Xiongnu can advance even a little bit, you, Li Guang, will die as a token of your guilt!"
"I obey your orders!"
Hu Zhenghe did not expect Xiao Yan to be so decisive that he did not even give him room for negotiation.
"Your Highness, if you are so arbitrary, I'm afraid the generals will be dissatisfied!"
"In addition, General Li holds an important position as the commander of the imperial guards. If General Li goes to fight against the Xiongnu, who will guard the safety of the imperial palace?"
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes at this moment, and all the soldiers looked dissatisfied after being provoked by Hu Zhenghe.
"I have my own arrangements for the commander of the Imperial Guards, so the Prime Minister does not need to worry."
"Also...if anyone disagrees, stand up!"
The generals had already lost their minds after being provoked by Hu Zhenghe, and they all stood up!
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "I am very satisfied. If you don't even have this much courage, then don't go!"
"But this battle is crucial, I will not use anyone easily!"
"Since the Prime Minister recommended General Wu, let General Wu compete with General Li!"
"There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts, whoever wins goes!"
"General Wu, is this possible?"
Wu Ping was originally full of confidence when he was recommended by Hu Zhenghe. He himself was from Hu Zhenghe's faction, and if he could use this military achievement, he would naturally move to a higher level.
"I agree!"
"Okay, in that case, please help me move to the training ground!"
Parade ground.
The air was filled with murderous intent at this time, and all the soldiers knew that the Huns had broken into the city and massacred innocent civilians!
"Today, General Li and General Wu will compete. Whoever wins will lead you to wipe out the Xiongnu!"
"Do you have confidence?"
Suddenly, the murderous intent surged to the sky!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The soldiers are full of morale!
"Okay, without further ado, General Wu, since you are the one who refuses to accept the challenge, go ahead and challenge me. How do you want to compete?"
Wu Ping glanced at Li Guang who looked calm and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Xiongnu are good at riding and shooting, so I will compete with General Li in riding and shooting, and the outcome will be decided in one battle!"
"I wonder what General Li thinks?"
Hearing this, Li Guang shook his head and laughed.
"Why? General Li doesn't dare?"
Li Guang smiled and said, "It's not that I don't dare, I'm just afraid that you will lose miserably!"
Wu Ping was immediately enraged, glaring at Li Guang and shouting, "Prepare your horses, bring your bows!"
Immediately the horse was brought up and a bow and arrow was given to him.
Wu Ping jumped on his horse with a bow in hand, and the horse galloped away. Wu Ping also drew his bow and arrow and aimed at the target sixty steps away!
whoosh!
There was a sound of breaking through the air, and the arrow hit the bull's eye steadily!
"good!"
The soldiers cheered immediately!
Such horse riding and archery skills are naturally impeccable.
When Wu Ping came back, he handed the bow and arrow to Li Guang: "General Li! Come in!"
Li Guang tried to pull the bow and arrow , but with a "crack" the bow broke.
He shook his head and said, "It's too light. Is this Sanshi's bow and arrow?"
"hiss!"
Everyone gasped. This three-stone bow was already considered a strong bow, but no one expected it to be so weak in Li Guang's hands.
"Change it to a six-stone bow for General Li. General Li, this is the heaviest bow in the army. I just don't know if General Li can pull it!"
Li Guang took the bow and arrow handed to him by Wu Ping, pulled it lightly, and it opened like a full moon!
At this moment, apart from anything else, Wu Ping was not even a little bit lacking in arm strength.
"Yes, that's right, Malay!"
Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Li Guang jumped onto the horse, squeezed his legs and the horse started galloping.
Li Guang smiled slightly, and then there was a "clang" sound.
The target sixty steps away shattered!
Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw this.
"Change to three hundred-step targets!"
When this voice came out, everyone was stunned. How difficult it was to aim at a distance of a hundred steps!
But since it was Li Guang who proposed it, Wu Ping naturally would not refuse!
" Change!"
I saw three targets placed a hundred steps away!
The warhorse galloped again. This time, Li Guang directly pulled out three arrows, kicked off the horse's back with his feet, and turned around with three arrows ready!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three arrows fired at once!
Then Li Guang landed steadily on the horse's back, and saw an arrow stuck in the center of each of the three targets a hundred steps away.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan was very excited, he felt that he had not misjudged the person.
"good!"
It was immediately met with even louder cheers!
"General Wu, it was you who proposed this horseback archery. Are you convinced now?"
Wu Ping's face flushed red, and he could only bow his head as he was not as skilled as the other person: "I admit defeat!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction.
"Well, since General Wu has given in, then that's it. Where is Li Guang?"
Li Guang immediately stepped forward and knelt on one knee!
"I will be here!"
Xiao Yan said solemnly: "I order you to lead 250,000 troops and 50,000 baggage troops to fight against the Xiongnu. Kill these bastards!"
"I obey your orders!"
Wu Ping on the side was also extremely envious at this time, but unfortunately he missed the opportunity because of his inferior skills, and his face was full of regret!
"Where is Wu Ping?"
When Wu Ping heard Xiao Yan calling him, he was stunned at first, then he quickly knelt down on one knee!
"I will be here!"
"You know the Xiongnu quite well. It would be a pity if you don't go this time. I order you to be my deputy general and assist General Li in defeating the Xiongnu!"
Xiao Yan naturally had his own plans.
Wu Ping is a talented person. If he can be won over to his side, it will be more stimulating to Hu Zhenghe than letting Li Guang lead the troops.
"I obey your orders!"
Hu Zhenghe didn't know what Xiao Yan was up to, but it was a good thing that his people could go with the army.
"All soldiers, listen to my orders!"
At Xiao Yan's command, all the soldiers knelt on one knee!
"You have been ordered to take charge in a time of crisis. The Xiongnu's iron hooves are wreaking havoc on the land of my Great Zhou right now!"
"This is intolerable and will never be allowed. Every inch of land in the Great Zhou was bought back by our ancestors with their blood."
"I want you to chop these bastards into pieces!"
"Whoever offends our Great Zhou will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
Xiao Yan looked furious and murderous, so naturally the soldiers were eager to fight!
"Even if they are far away, they will be punished!"
"Even if they are far away, they will be punished!"
"Even if they are far away, they will be punished!"
Only then did Hu Zhenghe realize that he had underestimated Xiao Yan. At this moment, Hu Zhenghe truly took Xiao Yan seriously.
"The baggage train will set out first today, and the remaining soldiers will rest overnight before setting out at 5 a.m. tomorrow!"
"I have prepared the finest wine in the capital, waiting for the two generals to return triumphantly!"
"yes!"
