Lords of War: Sinicized Dragonborn

Chapter 72
If it is said that Li Di's previous voluntary surrender was to express his attitude and position.

Now his public performance is to find a reason to show Geng Gong his force and prove his own strength.

Emperor Li's three arrows shooting the flag to kill the enemy did not induce the Hun army to attack Shule City except that it caused some turmoil in the Hun army and retreated a little distance.

After all the soldiers of Shule City understood the results of the three arrows shot by Emperor Li, Geng Gong couldn't help laughing out loud.

"The first time I saw my younger brother, I guessed that my younger brother's martial arts must be extraordinary. Now it seems that he is right. My younger brother's archery skills are not as good as my elder brother's... I heard what my younger brother said before, maybe I haven't taken the word yet. ?”

For Geng Gong's compliment, Li Di responded neither humble nor overbearing, and did not choose to be humble or give in.

This archery is indeed the source of his courage and self-confidence, which is one of Li Di's few capable housekeeping skills.

There are also very few warriors who will deliberately belittle their own standing skills. As the saying goes, there is no first in writing and no second in martial arts.

What a martial artist needs most is the enterprising and fighting spirit in his heart. Once this spirit is relieved, the martial artist's career can basically be seen at a glance.

As for Geng Gong's question about whether he would choose characters, this made Li Di overjoyed.

"Since Li Di lived in a foreign country since he was a child, he lost contact with his elders in the family. The foreign country is not happy to take characters, but there are no characters so far. If the elder brother is willing, it is better to give the younger brother a character!"

Just as names are mostly given by parents and elders, which contain the expectations of parents and elders for their children, the selection of characters in ancient times is also particular.

It's not that everyone can choose their own characters, but they need to be bestowed by respected elders. Only pen names can be chosen by themselves.

The Yanhuang Chinese civilization has always liked to find out the root cause since ancient times, why?
Because the inheritance of civilization has never been cut off, it is said that it has a profound foundation.

Anything in modern times, as long as it has the attribute of orderly inheritance, it must be a priceless treasure.

And those things from the same period and dynasty, no matter how precious their materials are, they are not as precious as a treasure that has been passed down in an orderly manner.

The same is true for the selection of characters. When you introduce your characters to outsiders, you should say which respected elders gave me my characters and why.

This represents your identity and communication, and there is an allusion that proves that you are not just arbitrarily uneducated.

If the elder who gave the word is very famous, the other party knows the deeds and name of that elder, and will even look up to you because of the reason for giving the word.

After being affirmed by Li Di, Geng Gong carefully looked up and down Li Di's body image, and after thinking for a long time in his mind, he said:

"The younger brother was born tall and burly, with extraordinary martial arts skills. He was able to establish himself in a foreign country by himself. He did not forget to gather dozens of brave generals. He returned to his hometown to find his roots and ask his ancestors. He also had the ambition to make contributions in all directions. pride and courage!"

"Since your surname is Emperor Li Mingdi, brother, why don't you choose a name for you, Tiger, Li Tiger!"

"Tiger, the tiger is also the king of the mountain, I hope that in the future you will be able to prosper like a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests in that foreign land..."

For the words Geng Gong chose for himself, Li Di didn't have any feelings of disgust, although in his Liyue collar, the tiger and the tiger were just men he could recruit.

But is it the word that matters?
No, the important thing is Geng Gong who bestowed the word tiger on him, and his love and expectation.

"Li Emperor Li Shanjun, thank you brother for giving me the words, thank you brother for your kindness..."

Without any delay, Li Di immediately took half a step forward, clasped his fists and sincerely thanked Geng Gong who gave him the letter.

After the two had a brotherly respect, Geng Gong pulled him and turned around, facing the soldiers and civilians of the Han Dynasty in Shule City, after handing him three sticks of incense, he spoke first:
"Today, I, Geng Gong Geng Bozong, hereby invite all the old and young people in Shule City to witness, and use the head of the Huns as a sacrifice. I and Li Emperor Li Shanjun, we have married Jinlan and voluntarily became friends of eight worshippers. From now on, life and death will never be known. , help each other in trouble, the heaven and the earth are the evidence, and the mountains and seas are the alliance."

Hearing Geng Gong's oath of oath that had been deleted and revised, Li Di was stunned again. He had to say that the sworn brother he was looking for really had nothing to say to him.

Knowing that the current situation in Shule City is in dire straits, even the vow that was most used in sworn worship in the past, not to be born in the same year, but to die in the same year, month and day, was abandoned by Geng Gong.

Apparently Geng Gong still remembered the guarantee he made for Emperor Li before, as long as he was alive, he would not let Emperor Li die by the sword of the Huns first.

Geng Gong, the eldest brother, did not intend to use this kind of oath to limit the moral choices of Emperor Li.

It was Geng Gong's responsibility as the big guard of Shule City to catch Li Di's strong men to supplement the city defense, but it was also his responsibility as the sworn brother to hope that the sworn brother could live better and longer.

Li Di, who was stunned for a moment, raised his head to meet Geng Gong's eyes full of love for his elder brother.

Immediately correcting his attitude, imitating Geng Gong's sworn oath, he said:
"Today, my Li Emperor, Li Shanjun, hereby invite all the old and young people in Shule City to witness, and use the head of the Huns as a sacrifice. Geng Gong and Geng Bozong, I and Geng Bozong, voluntarily became friends of eight worshippers. , help each other in trouble, the heaven and the earth are the evidence, and the mountains and seas are the alliance."

Afterwards, Li Di and Geng Gong, with serious and serious expressions, clasped their hands and bowed respectfully.

On the head of Shule City, which was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops, the entire worship ceremony was completed.

Since then, Li Di and Geng Gong have been sworn brothers of Jinlan who have been close to each other for eight worships.

"Brother, Tiger greets you!"

At the end of the sworn ceremony, Li Di, who stood up straight, turned around and bowed his fists to Geng Gong to salute.

"Brother, get up quickly, brother is happy today, if it weren't for the invasion of these hateful Huns who have never changed their ways, disturbing people's mood, brother will definitely drag you to get drunk today!"

Li Di, who had just made a friendship with a famous general who was famous through the ages, and who had married Jinlan after eight pilgrimages, was just in the midst of emotional agitation.

Especially since he had previously conceived the idea of ​​raiding the camp in the middle of the night to earn a certificate of merit.

At this time, when he heard that he was sworn brother Geng Gong, and mentioned the Hun army outside Shule City again, this once again seduced his unwillingness to press down on his thoughts.

"Brother, my younger brother was in a hurry when he came, and he couldn't bring him some special products from other countries as a gift. It's getting dark, so why not stay until midnight, and I will take the family to raid the camp of the Xiongnu army. It's all for my younger brother." The voting certificate sent by the elder brother!"

Li Di, who was determined to make trouble, thought that his proposal would be approved by his elder brother Geng Gong, but he did not expect that it would be the same words of dissuasion as Geng He, captain of the sentry cavalry.

"My good little brother, your heart is worthy of being a big brother, but this important matter of the battlefield is not something you play around like this, nor is it a mere drama like you think..."

Li Di, whose enthusiasm was hit again, looked very unhappy, but he asked his elder brother Geng Gong in a puzzled way:
"Brother, why is this? Right now the Huns are besieging Shule City, and they haven't completely set up their camps to gain a firm foothold. Isn't it the best and fastest way to break through the siege at midnight?"

Hearing Li Di's words, not only Geng Gong laughed out loud, but even the other big Han frontier guards who witnessed the process of Li Di and Geng Gong's sworn marriage also laughed out loud.

"My good brother, let's see how big the Huns' army is outside the city?"

Geng Gong couldn't help laughing and pulled Li Di to the city wall, pointing at the endless Huns army outside the city, he asked Li Di.

(End of this chapter)