Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 469: The First Force in the Battle Formation (Special thanks to the book friend Heihei Ye Fan for his 2 monthly tickets!)

Many young men, after coming on stage, were either knocked off the stage by Yang Liulang or Yang Qilang within three rounds, or they knew they were no match for their opponent and accepted defeat.

Fortunately, the "martial arts competition to win a bride" only involves fists and feet, and no weapons are involved, so the loser in the competition will not be in any serious trouble.

At the end of the first day of the "Martial Arts Contest to Win a Bride" at Duke Yang's Mansion, among the tens of thousands of people who came to compete, not a single one could pass the second level.

After dinner that day, the lobby of the Heluo Inn, the largest inn in the eastern part of Bianjing, was filled with guests discussing the "martial arts competition to win a bride".

"Ah! This time I come to Bianjing, I can only treat it as sightseeing!

I originally thought that I might have a chance of winning by relying on my agility, but I didn't expect that the "martial arts competition to win a bride" at the Yangguo Mansion was so difficult!
I couldn't even step into the ring and lift the 300-jin stone lock.

Commander Yang is indeed worthy of the title of "Invincible Golden Sword". In the "Battle of Youzhou" against the Liao Kingdom, he was able to kill the Liao Kingdom's brave general and son-in-law Xiao Duli in the siege battle! "

"Brother Zhang, don't think too much.

I imagine that His Majesty has ordered a "martial arts competition to select a husband" for the two daughters of Governor Yang, and the winner will be granted the title of a military scholar. How could that be easy?
Although I have quite some strength and entered the ring today, didn’t I still lose when I met Yang Zhong at the first level?

You really don’t know until you compete. Only when you compete will you realize that there is always someone better than you!

The two commanders of the Yang Guogong Mansion are so powerful. I just passed the military examination two years ago and was full of confidence! "

"Brother Liu, your trip is worthwhile.

At least I got to see the martial arts level of the generals of the Longxiang Army of my Great Zhou in the competition, so I can go back and practice hard to improve myself and make up for my own shortcomings. I will have a great hope of passing the military imperial examination next year!"

Another person chimed in:

“That’s true.

The martial arts of the generals in Governor Yang's mansion basically represent the level of all the generals in the mansion of the Grand Marshal of the Longxiang Army, which is directly related to the martial arts of the Grand Marshal himself.

If you ask me, among the warriors of the Great Zhou, when it comes to field combat, Commander Zhang of the Dragon Guard is the best.

If one is good at fighting and killing countless people, he must be the top military scholar Hu Yan, the Grand Commander in Chief of Kaixi!"

"In a field duel, Commander Zhang is the strongest force in our Great Zhou, and I agree with that.

Thinking back to the "Battle of Yangzhou" in the past, Commander Zhang was only fifteen years old, but he was able to kill more than ten top masters of the "Imperial City Division" of the Tang Dynasty by himself. It was really terrifying!
Such a record, I am afraid that even now, even in our powerful Great Zhou, few people can achieve it. "

"That's right! I also agree that Commander Zhang is the best in field duels.

"If there are any military forces who can match Commander Zhang's military strength during the Battle of Yangzhou, I think they are the "Three Dragon-Xiang Guards" including Commander Wei, Commander Hu, and Commander Dai, as well as Commander Zhang's eldest son Zhang Xingzhou."

“That’s not necessarily true!

I heard that Commander Zhang’s strength lies in his internal energy, which was taught by the great master Chen Tuan of Mount Hua in the past. It is truly mysterious and powerful!
However, I heard that the commander of the imperial guards around His Majesty, Lord Chen Jixing, is said by everyone who has met him to be unfathomable and a rare master. Some even say that he is a descendant of the ancestor Chen Tuan..."

After discussion among the people in the inn, since Chen Jixing had no known military achievements, most people agreed that Zhang Yong was the best in field combat in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"If we talk about the person who can attack and retreat in battle and take the enemy's head as easily as taking something out of a bag, then Governor Huyan should have been the first one ten years ago.

Now, I think Commander Gao is the best." "Commander Huyan was the top military scholar in the early years of Kaixi. He has been in the army for a long time and has won every battle in the past thirty years!

Whether it was the "Silver Summer War" against the Liao Kingdom, or the battle against the Tang Kingdom, until the conquest of the Star Sect world in recent years, he has experienced countless battles and has been almost unmatched on the battlefield. Isn't this the strongest?"

"Commander Huyan was indeed the strongest in my Great Zhou's battle formation, but he has aged in recent years. He is already over 50 years old, and his strength has begun to decline.

Commander Gao was also the top military scholar in the 19th year of Kaixi. After more than ten years of fighting, his martial arts and experience had greatly improved. He was only in his early thirties and was in his prime.

I heard that there had been an encounter on the battlefield in Central Asia, where ten thousand Longxiang soldiers defeated a hundred thousand Xingxing Sect coalition forces, and an individual killed a hundred people single-handedly!

In my opinion, Commander Gao’s military prowess in battle has surpassed that of the elderly Commander Huyan.”

“That being said, there is some truth to it.

But all this is really off topic! We came to the capital from all over the country, not to discuss the best military force in our Great Zhou! We came here to "compete in martial arts to win a bride".

I did get into the ring today, thanks to Yang Yi's permission, and I passed the first level.

But before the second round, I watched a few fights and felt that I had no chance of defeating Yang Liulang and Yang Qilang, so I simply didn’t go on stage to make a fool of myself.”

"The Yang brothers who are defending the second level are already so powerful, won't they be even more of a match for the Yang sisters in the third level?

It seems that I can only regard this trip as a sightseeing trip to see the magical skills of the martial arts masters of my Great Zhou. It will be of great benefit to my military imperial examination next year."

"That may not be the case! I think the most difficult of these three levels is not the third one, but the second one.

Think about it, the sons and daughters of the Yang family have all learned martial arts from General Yang and Lady Zhe since they were young. They are taught by the same master, so how big a difference can there be in their martial arts?
After all, Yang Bamei and Yang Jiumei are women, and their strength is still less than that of men."

"That's true. I heard that Yang Liulang and Yang Qilang were worried about their two younger sisters' marriages, so they volunteered to guard the second ring and select martial arts masters for their two younger sisters.

So I think that those of us who have not yet entered the second round of the competition should study the martial arts and fighting styles of Yang Liulang and Yang Qilang together!"

When everyone was talking excitedly, the door of the inn opened and a young man dressed in Liao costume walked in.

The young man was dressed in luxurious clothes, had a tall and slender figure, and had a rather heroic look on his face.

Because there was no other Liao person in the "Heluo Inn", the young man immediately became the target of everyone in the inn.

The young man found a table and chairs at an angle and sat down. He asked the waiter for two pounds of mutton, a plate of steamed buns, and a pot of liquor, and began to eat and drink with relish.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had been practicing the policy of "treating Han and Liao equally" since it conquered the Liao Kingdom in the 25th year of Kaixi, in recent years, with the rapid development of the Liao economy, many Liao people came to various parts of the Central Plains to do business and work, and had harmonious relations with the Han people.

However, in the lobby of the inn which was almost filled with young men who came to participate in the "martial arts competition to win a bride" at Yang Ye's mansion, this one Liao man still made everyone feel quite abrupt.

“I never thought that even the Liao people would come to participate in the “martial arts competition to win a bride” and want to marry the Yang sisters.

Commander Yang has spent half his life fighting against Liao, so he wouldn't agree to have a Liao person as his son-in-law!"

(End of this chapter)