Zha Gong's evolutionary path

How can a recruit who has just put down his hoe for a few days be an opponent of a veteran who has been honed in the barracks for several years.

The young soldier who volunteered to be the first to stand up swung his long knife and rushed over, and the opponent leaned over and easily dodged.

Guns and knives collided at close range, and the outcome was determined.The long knife was knocked out of his hand and flew several feet away. The veteran took a step forward, and the tip of the spear touched the pale soldier's chest.

The captain raised a hand, announcing the end of the competition, the winner can go down to rest, or someone can continue the challenge.Immediately, several people raised their hands, eager to stand in the middle of the competition field.

Lin Gongru looked at the soldier whose long sword had been blown away, got down from the field dejectedly, and stood beside him without saying a word.Comfortingly said: "You still have strength, but you just don't know the routines of close combat. Practice more, and you will be much better next time."

"Who knows what year and month the next opportunity will be? Hey, I lost too fast, I feel like I just stood up." The young man was very annoyed, "I originally said to win some silver taels, and go back to have a good time at home. Year."

With that said, the competition on the field started again.

Just now the young soldier was defeated without any strength to fight back, the soldiers who were drafted into the army with him did not dare to step forward to challenge rashly, and gathered around to shout and cheer for the seniors who had served in the army a few years ago.The scene was once very lively, not like a competition, but more like a harmonious and festive atmosphere during the New Year's Day.

Lin Gongru looked at it for a while, but felt dull.These soldiers received the most simple and rough training, and their basic skills of poking, picking, stabbing, and thrusting were not very solid. They relied on brute force and intuitive reactions. Compared with fighting, there were not many good-looking moves.I really don't know what the two princes in that tent were planning in their minds, they actually condescended to come down to such a vulgar and lowly military camp to watch the competition, is it true that no one in the palace came here?

The two people in the tent were about the same as what he thought in his heart. After an hour of heated competition outside the tent, a new order finally came from inside.

Captain Wu, surnamed Wu, listened for a while at the tent door, his complexion changed slightly, but soon he showed a stooped smile again.

Repeatedly: "Yes, what Prince Yan said is very true. In the end, I will modify the rules of the competition."

Wearing that armor, Lin Gongru felt that he was not strong enough, and was about to retreat slowly to the back of the crowd and change his clothes back.Suddenly, Captain Wu said loudly: "Everyone listens to the order. In the next competition, you must show your housekeeping skills. You are not allowed to stop in the middle, until one party dies!"

As if fearing that everyone would lose their enthusiasm, he immediately added: "Those who sacrificed their lives in the competition will receive 50 taels of silver in two consecutive grades; at the same time, they will report to their superiors, and their relatives will be exempted from three years of corvee labor!"

The sound spread far away in the hunting wind, and it was quiet for a while.

Although I said before that life and death are irrelevant, but we are all brothers in the same battalion, and there are few who hate each other so deeply that they need to kill each other in the competition field.But as soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly froze, and the lively and festive scene just now suddenly became chilling and desolate.

Soldiers, you look at me and I look at you, and you can see anxiety and doubt in each other's eyes.

Fighting life and death with corvee for money?

Lin Gongru paused, guessing what kind of medicine the two princes were selling in the gourd in the tent, the young soldier next to him whispered to him: "It seems to be serious... Do you dare to go up?"

Lin Gongru shook his head: "I'm not good at competitions." It's even more impossible to fight with your own life in order to please the superior.

Just now in the wine cellar, he had lost all thoughts and wished for death, in order to return to Yan Luo Palace to find Ye Mingjue and Xin Wu; now, Ying Moyan has told him to die and forcibly blocked his way to suicide. The new transaction condition is that he must spare his life .

He wants to find Ying Moyan's goal in this world, and try his best to protect it. Before that, he also can't make any mistakes.

"No one dares to fight?" The captain surnamed Wu waited for a while, but no one came forward, and his tone was a bit annoyed, "Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, and my Wuji camp is full of people. A bunch of cowards?" He raised his voice even more, "A man should put his life and death aside, not to mention that there is still a [-]% chance of being selected into the palace. From then on, his career will go straight. Wouldn't it be better than if you were sent to the frontiers outside the Great Wall to endure hardships? "

He mentioned the half-to-half winning rate, and some veterans who had killed people with real swords and guns on the battlefield became alive.After a while, a few people began to walk towards the field. Although they hesitated at the beginning of the step, they persisted and walked to the field under the overjoyed and encouraging eyes of the captain.

The fiery blood flowed down the gun body, soaked into the thirsty ground, and was instantly sucked until not a single drop remained.

The slumped body has changed from one to three to five.

There was a dead silence on the school grounds.

Standing in the center of the competition field was a crumbling soldier. He knew at a glance that he was at the end of his battle, and he leaned on the gun to prevent himself from falling.At his feet, a soldier with half of his helmet cut off was lying on the ground, coughing up bright red blood from his mouth.He used both hands and feet, as if he wanted to crawl away from the competition field, but he couldn't do what he wanted, and he was still struggling on the spot for a while.

Captain Wu's complexion also began to look bad. He peeked into the tent, but there was no sound inside, and he didn't intend to stop.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Continue until one party stops breathing."

The soldier lying on the ground trembled as if hearing the news of the death sentence.Suddenly let out a roar like a trapped animal, jumped up from the ground with all his strength, and rushed towards the opponent with bare hands.

The soldier holding the /long/spear/ raised the tip of the spear and stabbed him in the heart with one shot, but he was also thrown to the ground by the powerful counterattack, his throat was pinched by the dying opponent, his face was swollen livid.

The hand gripping his throat tightened more and more, the soldier's eye sockets were protruding, his eyeballs almost fell off, his hands waved wildly in the air for a moment, and finally fell down.

The soldier who was /long/spear/stabbed in the center was bleeding all over the ground. The moment the opponent died, his body slipped and fell on the corpse under him.

There was a strong smell of blood in the air.

Lin Gongru stood stunned in the crowd, the strong smell of blood lingering in his nose reminded him uncontrollably of the scene when Ye Mingjue fell into his arms covered in blood.

This competition for selecting bodyguards seems to be out of common sense. Are the two princes here to pick people, or to watch the killing for fun?

He suddenly wanted to see, what kind of cruel and ruthless appearances the two princes who kept silent in the tent and watched the battle indifferently had.

Finally someone in the tent couldn't sit still.

"Brother Yu..." His slender, fair fingers touched the back of the young man's right hand, and he spoke in a low voice, as if he was worried that what he said would cause trouble to someone, hesitated for a long time, "Enough here. I... I I don't feel very comfortable."

The man he called the younger brother raised his eyebrows: "How can such a soft heart make things happen? Brother Huang, have you forgotten the tragedy of the prince's assassination in the East Palace?"

"I, I didn't, but..."

"The bastards of the imperial forest army, all of them have wine bags and rice bags, and rely on the blessing of their ancestors to enter the palace to serve, how can there be any real talents?" Leng Leng snorted, "This king can't trust their ability to protect, so he simply chooses his confidantes himself. Cultivate it with your own hands. No matter how bad it is, you are more daring than those gangsters to die to protect the king!"

"Although that's the case, there's no need to be here, let them fight each other to the death..." The man he was talking about glared at him, and the man stuttered, "Brother, I think...or... "

"A few grassroots, the lives of mere ants, if they die, they will die. What's the pity? This king gave them the opportunity to serve the king. They should be heartbroken, and they should be grateful!"

The brother Huang who was sitting across from him was at a loss for words for a while, he felt that Brother Xi's method was very inappropriate, and he couldn't find a suitable reason to persuade him.

The few servants behind them dared not show their spirits, lest Prince Yan would order them to fight on the field at the whim of the moment.Although they are well-trained and not afraid of mere common people, who knows if Prince Yan dislikes someone and thinks they are also reckless and incompetent, and punish them?

After all, this King Yan is notoriously moody in the palace, and no one knows which words or actions will touch the prince.

In contrast, King Hao's temperament is much better, he is kind and courteous; but he is too kind and kind, and he can even be said to be a bit cowardly and incompetent.When he traveled with King Yan, he always obeyed his brother's words and rarely dared to contradict.

Seeing the hesitation on the face of the emperor's brother and the look of disapproval in his eyes, the eldest grandson laughed again: "The emperor's heart has been soft since he was a child, and he can't see these bloody scenes, so this king can save it. Originally, this king didn't want to bother the emperor's brother to come together So, I thought I was the master; but then I thought about it, this bodyguard is not only selected for the king himself, but also needs to be approved by the emperor, otherwise how can he enter and exit Zehao Palace in the future?"

Changsun Dan said in a low voice: "It's fine for me to use the Imperial Forest Army in the palace, there is no need to -"

"No," his younger brother interrupted him resolutely, "The crown prince is lying in the East Palace and recovering from his injuries. The origin and whereabouts of the assassins have not yet been found out. If Zehao Palace is affected and you are also assassinated and injured, what should we do? This king will not allow anyone to hurt you."

Changsun Dan suddenly had nothing to say.

The eldest grandson softened his tone: "That's it. I have been watching this Wuji camp for nearly two hours, and the emperor has not seen anything that I like so far. I will come here first today. Let Wu Duwei take us to the Weiwu camp. "

He stood up, Changsun Dan pulled the hem of his clothes, and said: "Let Captain Wu send the list of soldiers who died in battle today, and distribute the pension on the spot."

The eldest grandson hummed casually and waved his hand, the servant behind him had already left the tent first.

The bloody smell outside the tent and the smell of swords and swords were still strong, and Captain Wu continued to yell at the dignitaries to fight bravely, while the other side beat a drum in his heart.More than [-] soldiers were killed or injured in his camp, but the two princes in the tent were always lacking in interest and showed no signs of fancying anyone.

These rough and poor people died as soon as they died, which was nothing to worry about, but he boasted in front of King Yan before that he said that there were no weak soldiers under the strong generals, so he would not be punished by the prince, right?Do you want to do something more thrilling to arouse the interest of the prince?

Just as he was thinking hard, Wen Yao, Prince Yan's confidant, came out of the tent and said to him: "My lord is tired, so I won't watch it today. You send someone to report to the Weiwu Camp first, and the two lords will move over there later. Tell them to get ready."

Captain Wu was startled and said: "My lord is leaving now?"

His mind was spinning rapidly, not wanting to miss the opportunity to cling to the two lords, and he immediately said: "My Wuji Battalion is not very good at individual combat, but I have very strict requirements on teamwork, the lord will appreciate your face, let's see how we line up troops Formation, the scene of ten people fighting? It's much more exciting than the one-on-one competition just now."

The eldest grandson had already stepped out of the tent first, and Wen Yao cast his eyes on the prince when he heard the words, waiting for King Yan's instructions.

The eldest grandson pondered for a moment. Although his elder brother lacked interest, he was willing to watch this scene of blood flying, screaming and screaming in fear. This ten-person battle sounds like an interesting way to play.

Then he stopped in his tracks, smiled and said to the elder Sun Dan who was following closely behind him: "Since Captain Wu is so kind, Brother Huang, let's leave after watching this."

Captain Wu was amnesty, in fact, there is no superior team in the Wuji camp to fight, it is just an excuse to keep the two princes.

With a finger pointing, he randomly selected twenty soldiers who were pleasing to the eye in the front and back rows, and shouted: "You, you, and you, the one behind you, yes, and you, all come up to me."

Lin Gongru was tall and tall, and he stood out among the timid recruits. Lieutenant Wu took a look at him and felt that this soldier was unusual, but he looked quite upright, so he yelled at him. : "That one over there, you come up too!"

Lin Gongru pointed at himself, stunned: "Me?"