Horse on the World

Chapter 124 The Mad Dog or Dead Dog Problem

Lanting Hou Qiu Zhi went to Weiyuan Houfu Xingshi angrily to inquire about the crime, but met An Guogong Li Huaiyuan, maybe Li Huaiyuan knew that he was coming, so he made a special trip here to wait for him. With Ziwei's eyes, Lantinghou Qiu Zhi's aura had already gone down halfway, and he explained the purpose of coming hesitatingly, and An Guogong asked coldly: "Is Qiu Degong dead?"

"Not yet, but it's not too far away. I was beaten to the last breath. Li Qing's attack was too ruthless."

An Guogong snorted a few times and stood up: "Okay, you lead the way. Since you are not dead yet, I will fix some sticks. This kind of bastard will be beaten to death."

Qiu Zhi was dumbfounded, and stared blankly at Li Huaiyuan who didn't seem to be joking, and Qiu Shi also turned pale, "Elder-in-law!"

"You still know that Weiyuan Hou's Mansion is your home? You also know that I am your father-in-law!" An Guogong sneered, "What a well-educated lady, what a capable wife of the Hou's Mansion." He left behind a sentence After that, he walked away.Leaving Qiu's father and daughter with their faces red and white, unable to advance or retreat.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. At dawn, Li Qing led his three hundred guards in full armor and appeared at the gate of the imperial city. Today, the restaurants on the edge of the imperial city were overcrowded. As early as three days ago, news came out At that time, the seats here were all booked in advance, not for anything else, but to get the most accurate news as soon as possible.There are also quite a few big casinos that have opened a handicap, betting on the winning or losing of both parties.

When Li Qing's team appeared, the windows, outside the doors, and the streets of the various restaurants were already full of people, there were cheers and cheers, and there were also boos and disdain. Li Qing smiled and didn't care. Under the leadership of Eunuch Huang, they went straight into the outer city and headed for the royal school.

At this time, in a small compartment in the Hanshan Pavilion, two middle-aged men who appeared in the city gate last time were sitting there, and one of them smiled and said in a white robe: "The biggest Fugui casino in Beijing has opened a handicap , with a handicap of one to two, I'm not very optimistic about the Dingzhou Army."

The other man was wearing a green robe, sitting peacefully, holding a jug and filling the wine cups of the two of them, and said with a smile: "Of course I won't be optimistic, the Imperial Forest Army is selected from all over the country, and any soldier will take it out and put it on the place All of them are more than enough to serve as a low-level officer. The quality of individual soldiers is only slightly lower than that of the Palace Guard Army. Except for some old soldiers, most of the Dingzhou Army are newly recruited farmers. Fugui offered one to two, probably because they just defeated the barbarians, haven't you seen that some other casinos have opened one to five, or even one to ten handicap?"

"You are so clear, do you want to make a small fortune with this?" the white-robed man laughed.

"With this opportunity to win, I will naturally not let it go. I bet 100 taels of silver in several casinos with large handicap." The man in the green robe said proudly. "You know that my expenses have always been relatively high. This kind of opportunity is rare, and you must not miss it."

The white-robed man was overjoyed, "You gave a few taels of silver to the brothel girl, it's a bottomless pit, no matter how much money you have, you'll throw it in, but this time you're going to win, be careful you lose so much that you don't even have your pants on." have to wear it."

"Just wait and see. The Yulin Army looks amazing. Hehe, it's a pity that they haven't been on the battlefield. No matter how powerful Qu Yongjie is, can the soldiers he trains be better than the soldiers who walked off the battlefield? I'm not sure. All the money on my body has been wagered, oh, yes, you have to pay the bill of the Hanshan Pavilion today, and I have no money at all."

"You're such a rascal." The man in white scolded with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will pay you back when I win the money." The man in the green robe was confident.

In the Imperial City school grounds, the temporary stands were filled with black crowds. At a glance, all the civil and military personnel from the court had gathered, even some veteran officials who hadn’t been to the court for a long time, and some bigwigs from wealthy families were also there. Appearing here, Dou Bing has not appeared in Dachu for a long time. Taking this opportunity, you can get a glimpse of the combat power of the Yulin Army and the Li Family Dingzhou Army. .

As the two protagonists of this fight, Li Qing and Qu Yongjie sat side by side on the lower head of Emperor Tianqi. Seeing that they were still staring at each other like fighting cocks, Tianqi couldn't help laughing and said: "You two lovers, today's fight Bing, on the one hand, it is a great pleasure to show off my great Chu martial power, and on the other hand, it is also a great pleasure. What fun is there to say about the two of you, come, come, come, I will offer a lottery. I will reward whoever wins today, how about that?"

Li Huaiyuan, who was on the side, came up after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has added a lottery, so I will also add to the icing on the cake. I will offer ten thousand taels of silver. How about a lottery?"

Tian Qi laughed, "The Li Qing family is so old, but they still have such a gambler? Well, the Li Qing family must think that Li Qing will win, so how about that, the Qing family here is willing to bet against Li Guogong? I will do it a notarization."

Xiao Guogong Xiao Haoran stepped forward happily, "I'm here to make a joke, and I will offer 5 taels of silver to bet on the victory of Qu Commander. Would Li Guogong raise the bet?"

Li Huaiyuan said happily: "I will stick to my wish, but I dare not ask you. It is 5 taels."

With the two princes leading the way, in a short while, all the wealthy families stepped forward to place bets, but most of them were on Qu Yongjie's side. Some families who had good relations with the Li family were too embarrassed to oppress Qu Yongjie, so they could only reluctantly cut their flesh. Meaning, it's on Li Qing's side.Seeing this scene, Qu Yongjie glanced at Li Qing triumphantly, but Li Qing remained indifferent, his eyes fixed on the two parties below who were ready.Li Huaiyuan had a smile on his face, as if the 5 taels of silver he had put down was only five taels of silver, and he didn't care at all.

Since Li Qing only brought 300 people into Beijing, this battle was limited to 300 soldiers, and the Yulin Army also sent 300 people. It was also ten vs. ten, but it was a test of the combat capabilities of smaller units. In the third game, the whole army was on the test, and the team's combat capabilities were tested. Two out of three battles were won.

There was a sound of drums on the field, but it was the first round of individual duels.A member of the Imperial Forest Army strode out of the queue, faced the Dingzhou Army, and shouted: "Xiao Tianci, General of the Imperial Forest Army's Huben Battalion, please enlighten me."

In the Dingzhou Army, Tang Hu chuckled, "He's coming for me, don't argue with me, I'll go." Yang Yidao wanted to go into battle and felt he was more confident, but Tang Hu had already spoken , but he didn't want to refute his face in front of the soldiers. Besides, Xiao Tianci's first appearance did mean to Tang Hu, and he wanted to avenge the knife at the gate of the city. This man is a son of a noble family, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is proficient in martial arts, so he should not underestimate the enemy."

"I can save it!" Tang Hu jumped out of the queue with a few strides, and Tang Hu laughed loudly, "Little white-faced general, you are here to find me, come on, come on, your Lord Tiger is waiting for you, I am not as good as you in appearance , fight hehe, you are not as good as me."

Xiao Tianci was so angry that his face was blue and purple, his chest heaved, he just stared at Tang Hu fiercely, his eyes seemed to burst into flames, Tang Hu hooked his fingers, "Aren't you going to hit me, come on!" Xiao Tianci roared angrily , drew his sword and jumped forward.

On the stage Xiao Haoran couldn't help frowning, secretly thinking that Xiao Tianci is already a general, but why is he in such a bad mood, being teased for a little bit makes his mentality messed up, and before the fight started, he was already at a disadvantage.

Seeing Xiao Tianci stabbing his chest and abdomen straight with the knife, Tang Hu yelled, "Good time." Holding the knife in both hands, he slashed straight down, disregarding Xiao Tianci's sharp blade piercing his waist and abdomen, on and off the stage At the same time, there was a sound of exclamation, and this guy was desperate to fight as soon as he got started.Xiao Tianci's knife was solid, but he himself was cut in half by his head.

Xiao Tianci was shocked, but he unexpectedly ran into a lunatic, he spun his steps, from a straight stab to a horizontal slash, avoiding Tang Hu's thunderous knife, and between the changes, he moved like flowing water. Immediately there was a burst of praise.

Tang Hu ignored the opponent's attack at all, took a big step forward, and slashed horizontally with the long saber, still only attacking but not defending, forcing Xiao Tianci to change his moves halfway.

The two fought for dozens of rounds on the school field, but strangely, the two swords did not exchange a single blow. Every move was Xiao Tianci who was forced to change his move halfway, and Tang Hu followed up.At this moment, everyone on and off the stage could see clearly that in terms of martial arts, Xiao Tianci was much stronger than Tang Hu, but Tang Hu's physical strength was astounding, and his style of fighting was a life-for-life style of fighting. Such a desperate lunatic, thinking that Xiao Tian bestowed a son of a noble family with a bright future, would he be willing to exchange his life with such a soldier? In this way, he was left at a disadvantage.

On the stands, Qu Yongjie's face was not hesitant, and he turned to Li Qing and said, "General Li, is it possible that only such lunatics can appear under your command?"

With a calm face, Li Qing turned his head and said, "Commander Qu is also a veteran in the battlefield. Don't you know that on the battlefield, you risk your life, and those who are afraid of death will die first. If this is a lunatic, then I would rather all my subordinates be like this lunatics, then their chances of survival are even greater.”

Qu Yongjie couldn't help being stunned.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden exclamation from the stage. It turned out that the weapons of the two people who were fighting in the audience finally collided for the first time. One was powerful, the other was skilled. Xiao Tianci reacted very quickly, dropped the broken knife, and rushed forward, punching Tang Hu's chest several times in a row, but before he could show his joy, and before the cheers on the stage came out, everything suddenly stopped. Then, Tang Hu, who had been punched several times, let out a strange cry, spread his arms, and rushed forward with the empty door wide open. He hugged Xiao Tianci just like that, twisted his legs, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time , Rolling and rolling on the ground like a brawl, everyone on the stage looked at each other, and it's not like they haven't seen fighters before, but it's the first time they've seen something like today.Even Emperor Tianqi stood up involuntarily.

Rolling around on the ground a few times, the two well-dressed people turned into mud monkeys, and the school grounds were also full of dust. During the rolling, there was a sudden scream, but it was Xiao Tianci's voice. When he looked, he saw that Tang Hu had turned over and stood up, with one knee pressed on Xiao Tianci's chest, his head was firmly pressed with both hands, but his mouth was bloody, and he slammed his mouth He spit out something in his mouth, and said with a smirk, "Are you convinced?"

Everyone on the stage couldn't help feeling sick for a while, and only then did they see that Xiao Tianci's bloody cheek was actually bitten off by a large piece of meat by Tang Hu during the fierce fight. Under the pain, he was immediately restrained by Tang Hu .

"You crazy dog!" Xiao Tianci scolded angrily.

"Hey!" Tang Hu laughed: "A mad dog is better than a dead dog, boy, I am a mad dog, but you are a dead dog now."

On the stage, Li Qing smiled at Gu Yongjie: "Commander Qu, if it were you, would you rather be a mad dog or a dead dog?"

Qu Yongjie's face was ashen, and he didn't hear the teasing words of Li Qing's words.

The Dingzhou Army won the first battle.

(End of this chapter)