Daming talker

Chapter 709: The Real Duel (asking for monthly tickets!)

The giants from Ming Dynasty and Japan fought a life-and-death duel on the battlefield for the safety of tens of thousands of soldiers.

This should be a duel with classical beauty that may be passed down through the ages and become a legend, and it must have a sense of ritual.

At the same time, full details must be provided so as to provide sufficient material for future legends and to be used for secondary creations. At least this is what Kato Kiyomasa thought.

As for Lin Tianshuai, he didn't seem to take this duel too seriously and was only thinking about how to save his life.

Both parties brought tea sets without prior agreement, but neither was willing to accept the other's very suspicious tea, so they could only drink their own tea, which made the scene a little awkward.

Kato Kiyomasa was more fully prepared for this duel, and spoke first with an air of pride:

"My tea powder comes from a famous garden in Uji, Kyoto, Japan, and was given to me by the Kanpaku himself.

Uji has been a place where tea has been grown for hundreds of years. It is the best tea in our country. I would like to invite Mr. Lin to visit it one day."

Ah? We still want to talk about the tea ceremony? Lin Tianshuai was not well prepared for the cultural exchange session, so he could only passively respond:
"You said that tea has been grown in Uji for hundreds of years? Judging from the time point, tea seeds were probably stolen from the Central Plains during the Tang Dynasty, and then they started to grow tea?"

Kato Kiyomasa: “.”

Can we still chat? Is there still a sense of ritual?

Lin Tianshuai felt that he had to behave decently, so he put away his cynical attitude and spoke seriously:
"The tea leaves here are not very particular, they are just picked randomly from Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake of Suzhou, my hometown.

Do you know how big Taihu Lake is? It is said to have 36,000 hectares of water, which is roughly the size of your entire territory.

Do you know how much stone height the entire Suzhou Prefecture has? According to the estimation of this department, one Suzhou Prefecture is roughly equivalent to the total stone height of your country.

I also heard that your country always likes to use "天" to refer to the whole country. For example, Toyotomi Kanpaku regarded himself as the people of the world. Isn't that a bit too narrow? The world and the sky are really not that small. "

As the Japanese interpreter translated, he was so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead, fearing that Lord Qingzheng would get angry and draw his sword to kill him.

Kato Kiyomasa stared at Lin Tianshuai, silently repeated "a little impatience will ruin a great plan" eighteen times in his mind, and slowly put down the teacup.

Then he took out a piece of paper and said in a deep voice: "I heard that you are the best poet in the Central Plains. This is the haiku I wrote for today's duel. I hope you can give me some haiku as well."

Exchanging poems? Is this the next cultural exchange session? Lin Tianshuai was still not prepared, so he asked his interpreter to translate the other party's work first.

The interpreter took Kato's manuscript and read: "Outside the city, the grass and trees are barren. In Jizhou, I heard the song of Huangquan. Today is the winter solstice."

Lin Tailai: "."

What a classic three-line poem. As the great poet of the Ming Dynasty, he really didn’t know how to evaluate haiku, a kind of writing that focuses on stream of consciousness.

After a moment of silence, Lin Tailai asked the interpreter to translate: "Tianshuai's poems were not written for the Japanese, nor do they need the Japanese to appreciate them."

Kato Kiyomasa could no longer bear it and was filled with anger. He scolded: "You are so rude and have absolutely no Chinese manners! I am very disappointed!"

Lin Tailai sometimes couldn't understand the Japanese way of thinking, and complained:

"How can you, a Buddhist who enjoys killing people in North Korea and created a no-man's land in Jizhou, have the nerve to talk about manners?"

Kato Kiyomasa suddenly regained his composure and asked, "Are you using a trick to intentionally provoke me before the duel?"

Lin Tailai, who was already quite impatient with the cultural exchange session, responded: "You worry too much. The department's attack on you is really not to the point where you need to use tricks."

Is it comfortable to hang out outside in armor in this winter? Start early and finish early!
Kato Kiyomasa's face darkened. "Arrogance is the original sin. Mr. Lin, you are already seeking death!"
He raised the teacup again and said to Lin Tai: "We should have had some wine to liven up the atmosphere today, but now we can only use tea instead of wine. After we finish drinking, we will decide who is better and who lives or dies!"

Lin Tailai also picked up the teacup, gestured to Kato Kiyomasa, then lowered his head slightly to drink tea.

But Kato Kiyomasa did not drink the tea, he just threw the teacup to the ground!

Those who often lie in ambush at banquets and gatherings know that this is the signal of smashing the cup!
Lin Tailai, who was drinking tea with his head slightly lowered, heard the sound. His first reaction was a bit of surprise. How could there be an ambush in such a flat field?
Suddenly, two clouds of dust rose up behind Lin Tailai! Two earth pits appeared in an instant, and two thin figures jumped out of the pits!

Both of them were wearing tights and had their faces covered with towels.

One of them rolled on the ground quickly and took away the weapon that Lin Tailai had placed beside him!

At the same time as the other man jumped out of the pit, he threw several darts at Lin Tailai's back!
Witnessing all this, Kato Kiyomasa showed a cruel yet complacent smile on his face.

You ignorant and arrogant Ming people, I'm afraid you don't even know that there is such a profession as ninja?
Last night, he had instructed the ninja to dig a pit at the planned duel site and ambush inside before daybreak.

I pretended to be shocked and stopped just to choose the best position!
Two ninjas, one is responsible for taking away weapons, and the other is responsible for shooting poison darts!
What great general of the Ming Dynasty, what the best warrior of the Ming Dynasty, in front of his unparalleled wisdom, they are nothing but meat on the chopping board!

Let me, Kato Kiyomasa, personally take your head and show off to the whole world!
And your skull can be made into a family heirloom of the Kato family!
Fanatical thoughts kept flooding into his mind, and Kato Kiyomasa's face became more and more crazy, but he did not slow down either!

Almost at the same time as the ninja threw the poison dart, Kato Kiyomasa began to draw his sword at the fastest speed!

He used the seated Iaijutsu, also known as the sword-drawing technique!
His sword is also a special Iai sword, and the curvature is specially designed to match the Iai technique! The moment the blade is unsheathed, it kills the enemy!
With a flash of cold light, the blade slashed towards Lin Tailai with infinite murderous intent!

Clang! Then there was a loud clashing sound, accompanied by sparks flying!

The blade was forcibly blocked halfway!
This unexpected situation made Kato Kiyomasa, who was completely unprepared, subconsciously a little confused, and the hideous smile on his face froze!
In his field of vision, he only saw Lin Tailai stretch out a fist and block the blade!
A mortal body directly blocked the blade? How is this possible? Kato Kiyomasa was shocked and looked at Lin Tailai's fist in disbelief.

But I saw a strange thing on my fist, which was made of cast steel and iron, like four iron rings put together, with four spike-like protrusions on it.

The blade that he had just pulled out using the Iaijutsu was stuck between the two spikes and could not move any further.

Ding ding dang dang, the poison darts shot at Lin Tianshuai fell to the ground one after another. It seemed that their only effect was to pierce Lin Tianshuai's cloak, revealing the armor inside.

The ninja in charge of throwing the poison darts was also stunned. How thick was this armor?
None of the poison darts broke through the defense, but the ninja's heart had already broken through. In a flash, just when Kato Kiyomasa had just seen the fist blocking the blade, Lin Tailai suddenly leaned sideways and flew towards Kato Kiyomasa with his whole body!
Before, the two of them were sitting opposite each other drinking tea, and the distance between them was not far.

Later, when Kato Kiyomasa performed the sword-drawing technique, he took another step closer in order to kill, causing the two to be even closer.

Therefore, Lin Tailai's swift pounce was like a cannonball, and he hit Kato Kiyomasa hard with his shoulder!

Lin Tailai's own weight plus the 80 kilograms of armor already weighs 320 kilograms!
Kato Kiyomasa's center of gravity is unstable due to his height, so he cannot withstand such a heavy impact.

Then he was knocked to the ground with force, and his whole body was dizzy!

Kato Kiyomasa, with his head buzzing, lay on the ground, swinging his knife around subconsciously, and using the last bit of clarity in his mind, he shouted, "Can you tell me what the iron weapon in your hand is?"

As long as Lin Tailai answered a few words in his pride, he could win a chance to breathe! This was Kato's strategy when he was in a desperate situation!
But Kato Kiyomasa, who was a little dizzy from the fall, forgot for a moment that he was speaking Japanese, and Lin Tailai couldn't understand him.

Although he didn't know what Kato Kiyomasa said, Lin Tailai also shouted: "The villain dies because of talking too much!"

At the same time, he turned over, and without hesitation, he used all his strength to swing his iron fist as big as a sand bowl and hit Kato Kiyomasa hard in the face!
Kato Kiyomasa's pupils suddenly contracted, and he watched the iron knuckles with spikes getting closer and closer to his face, and he was terrified to the extreme!

He had imagined countless battle modes beforehand, but he had never imagined being pinned to the ground and beaten with fists!

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Now he finally understood that Lin Tailai might not have intended to have a serious duel from the beginning!

The plan is to make full use of the weight and strength advantage, attack at close range first, and then solve the problem with fists!

Relying on biological instinct, Kato Kiyomasa still swung a knife to counterattack.

But firstly, he couldn't use his strength because he was lying on the ground, and it was difficult to find the angle. Secondly, Lin Tailai's armor was too thick, so the attack on Lin Tailai was no more than a tickle.

Lin Tailai's arms were already strong enough to hold a thousand pounds of force, plus the hardness of the brass knuckles and the sharpness of the spikes. When Kato Kiyoshi was hit in the face, his nose and cheekbones were instantly shattered, leaving a bloody mess.

It is impossible to recognize its original appearance or tell whether it is dead or alive.

In order to ensure that everything went smoothly, Lin Tailai threw two powerful punches in a row, both hitting Kato Kiyomasa in the face!

After three punches, Kato Kiyomasa's skull was completely sunken, and he was definitely dead.

The two ambushing ninjas howled in fear and fled without looking back!
Everything happened in a flash. Kato Kiyomasa threw the cup, the ninja jumped out of the hole, Kato Kiyomasa drew his sword, Lin Tailai blocked with his iron fist, Lin Tailai pounced and hit, and Lin Tailai held down three fists. The whole process took only a few breaths!
Two guards from both sides rushed over on horseback from dozens of steps away, and the matter of life and death was decided before they arrived!
Kyujiro Iida, who came to plunder the Japanese army, could hardly believe that his lord, who was invincible in his mind, had died just like that!
The lord who was not only brave but also wise died just like that!
Moreover, he could never have imagined that his lord did not die heroically from swords, spears, bows, arrows and bullets, but was actually killed by fists!
Xie Sheng and Pogui, who followed Lin Jinglie to raid the battlefield, were also dumbfounded. As they were both fierce generals, they were originally quite excited.

I felt like I might be witnessing history, that the gorgeous scenes that only existed in books were about to appear in reality, but I didn’t expect it to be like this.

Fake duels between generals - riding horses, fighting with spears and swords for several rounds! Or fighting on foot, fighting with swords and sabers for several rounds!

A real duel between military generals - first knock your opponent to the ground, hold him down and then punch him.

Lin Tailai picked up Kato Kiyomasa's sword, looked around and shouted, "The enemy is shameless, I will take off his clothes! Kato Kiyomasa has been taken by me, Lin Tailai!"

After three attempts, I finally got the achievement of beating the general!

As for the Japanese general Omura Yoshizen who was beheaded on the city wall of Pyongyang last time, he did not meet the standard of "beheading a general".

The interpreter in charge of translation collapsed on the ground and trembled, realizing that he could not understand what language Lin Jinglie was speaking.

At this time, Iida Kyujiro was extremely sad and angry. He rushed towards Lin Tailai on his horse without caring about his life. Lin Tailai dodged around Kato Kiyomasa's body.

As a result, Iida Kyujiro was forced to rein in his horse, and was stabbed by the spears of Jie Sheng and Poki who came over at the same time. He fell off his horse and fell to the ground.

Another Japanese general, Kato Seibei, who was raiding the enemy camp, turned his horse around and ran away. Fearing that he would be shot by the Japanese soldiers' muskets, Xie Sheng and Pogui did not chase him.

The army in the distance burst into thunderous cheers.

They couldn't see clearly what happened, but they knew that Duke Jinglüe had personally killed the enemy commander. This was the invincible Duke Jinglüe!

Everyone knows that in order to reduce casualties among his soldiers, the Duke of Jinglüe would risk his life to fight the enemy general in single combat!
Lin Tailai immediately ordered Jie Sheng and Po Gui: "Attack the city! According to the previous deployment, quickly start the siege with all your strength. We must take Jizhou within today!"

Then he looked at Kato Kiyomasa's body and ordered, "Don't behead him yet. Hang Kato's body and armor on a wooden frame and show it to the Japanese soldiers guarding the city!

If there is no suitable wooden frame, put it on the ladder so that the Japanese soldiers can see it clearly! "

The main reason is that Kato Kiyomasa's face was hammered to pieces, and if his head was cut off and displayed, no one would be able to recognize who he was.

The high-spirited army roared past and charged towards the city walls and gates.

Lin Jinglie's personal guards and servants also gathered around and looked at Kato Kiyomasa's body.

Right Guardian Zhang Wu pointed and said, "Master, according to the military merit standards of our Ming Dynasty, the head must have a clear visible face in order to be counted as a merit.

You are not qualified, your face is rotten, you will definitely not pass the verification. "

The traitor Ju Jingren stood on the periphery with an extremely complicated expression.

In his eyes, the murderous Kato Kiyomasa was already a fierce and ruthless figure like a tiger, which made him feel terrified from the bottom of his heart.

But Kato Kiyomasa, nicknamed Tiger, was beaten to death by Lin Tianshuai.

The terrifying image that Kato had previously tried hard to create by repeatedly massacring civilians seemed like a joke.

(End of this chapter)