Chapter 144: Countermeasures
"Brother Qi, did Qi Shuai say when this competition will be held?"
Although he agreed readily, Wang Bing, who was not even sure after he agreed, still took a chance and thought about whether he could postpone the date of the competition as far back as possible, preferably for a year.
Two years or something.
"Grandpa said that if you agree, the time will be set in three days!"
It's a pity that Qi Panzong's answer directly broke Wang Bing's fantasy of using the "drag" tactic.
"Assemble the entire army, quickly!"
When he heard that Qi Panzong said that the duel with Qi Jiguang would be three days later, Wang Bing felt like his butt was on fire. He immediately rushed out of the barracks and started shouting at all the Yulin guards.
"Third brother, why are you in such a hurry to gather everyone? There are still three days left!"
Seeing Wang Bing's reaction, Qi Panzong couldn't help but ask with confusion.
"As the saying goes, if you sharpen your gun before the battle, it will be wasted if you are not quick. There are only three days left, so of course you must seize the time and practice quickly!"
Ignoring Qi Panzong's doubts, Wang Bing continued to greet everyone to gather.
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"Brothers, in three days, we will have a match with Marshal Qi. This competition is related to whether the third child and I can get a wife, so please help me, brothers, hehe!"
After gathering the Yulin Guards, Wang Bing didn't hide his teasing, and went straight to the point and explained the 'importance' of this competition to everyone.
"What? Playing against Qi Shuai! Did I hear you right, Third Brother?"
"Lao San, you think it's okay to compete with others, but against Qi Shuai, we have no chance of winning!"
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As soon as Wang Bing said that he wanted to compete with Qi Jiguang, everyone immediately wilted.
There is no way, the name of a person is like the shadow of a tree. Although Qi Jiguang did not achieve as many victories as "Northern Li" after moving to Jizhou, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. Facing such an undefeated God of War, he originally came from Qi Jiajun and
How can these Hanlin Guards from the Li Jiajun have the confidence to fight against Qi Jiguang!
"I said, brothers, don't forget that we are the Habayashi Guards, your Majesty's personal soldiers. How can we be timid before fighting? In the future, when we go out to fight to kill the enemy, we will stop fighting when we see the enemy is strong?"
Seeing that everyone had lost confidence before the competition, Wang Bing suddenly frowned.
You know, as an army, if there is no spirit of daring to fight and fight, no matter how good the equipment is, it will be nothing more than a fake.
"Third brother, it's not that we are timid, it's just that we really don't know how to fight in this competition!"
Seeing Wang Bing's serious look, Li Zunzu couldn't help but stand up with a wry smile and explain to everyone.
"Here, one person is short-term and everyone is strong. Let's all discuss and see how we should play in this match!"
After hearing Li Zunzu's explanation, Wang Bing couldn't help but feel a little dizzy for a moment.
"Third brother, can you use a blunderbuss? If you can use a blunderbuss, with our firing speed, we will definitely win, hehe!"
While speaking, Wu Youren couldn't help but suggested with a smirk on his face.
"You have a good idea. In addition to armor, we can only use wooden swords and wooden guns in this battle. Let's do it for real!"
Before the bright-eyed Wang Bing could speak, Qi Panzong directly rejected Wu Youren's proposal.
Think about it, after all, this is just a competition. If firearms are used, it will be bad if something goes wrong and someone is killed.
"We can't use firearms. Doesn't this make us invalidate our martial arts?"
Everyone was speechless when they heard that they couldn't use firearms. You must know that most of the Habayashi Guard's combat power is actually based on two types of firearms: blunderbuss and grenades.
"It seems that we can only use the Yuanyang Formation to fight against Qi Shuai!"
Seeing that firearms could not be used and could only fight with "cold weapons", Wang Bing could only sigh helplessly.
However, this Yuanyang Formation was invented and improved by Qi Jiguang. Using this Yuanyang Formation in front of him is really no different from using a sword in front of Guan Gong.
"Huh? Third child, do you still remember the competition we had in the Imperial College?"
Hearing Wang Bing talk about the Yuanyang Formation, Hu Dabiao couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he mentioned the competition between him and Li Zunzu at the Langyan Wu Club in the Imperial Academy.
"you mean?"
After hearing Hu Dabiao's reminder, Wang Bing's heart suddenly moved and he asked with some uncertainty.
"I think Da Biao is right. Since we can't use firearms, we might as well not even use armor. It will be lighter then, hehe!"
Before Hu Dabiao could speak again, Li Zunzu opened his mouth and laughed.
Li Zunzu had a deep memory of that time when he competed with the Langyan Martial Arts Club and lost despite wearing armor.
"No, no, last time we were all with bare hands. This time, although we have bamboo swords and wooden spears, if we don't have armor, it's not a joke if it hits us!"
After hearing Li Zunzu's proposal, Wang Bing thought for a moment and shook his head in denial.
There is no way, facing these bamboo swords and wooden guns, if you don't wear armor, your life will not be in danger, but broken bones and tendons will be inevitable.
"Lao San, I think Lao Li's method can be tried. And if we don't even wear armor, then they won't be able to do anything heavy, hehe!"
Based on the speculation that the Qi Jiajun would not attack hard during the confrontation, Qi Panzong quite agreed with this proposal of traveling lightly.
However, Wang Bing did not dare to believe too much in Qi Panzong's speculation. You must know that the Qi Army is famous for its strict military regulations. Wang Bing could not believe that when the battle came, these sergeants would
Show mercy.
"Hehe, actually what I want to say is that we don't need to wear full armor. We only need to have chest armor and back armor. This way we can not only protect our vitals, but also reduce our burden and increase our flexibility!"
At this time, the seemingly honest Hu Dabiao smiled again.
"What Da Biao said is right, then it's settled. When the time comes, Brother Qi, you will unite the formation to follow up, and Da Biao, Lao Li, and Shuerhaqi will be the vanguard and lead the charge!"
After everyone discussed it, they finally chose the plan of wearing half armor and light armor and fighting in a mandarin duck formation.
In fact, in the face of this kind of small-scale military battle that does not have much "technical content", brute force may be the most effective method.
It's just that for a group of underage men like Habayashi Wei, this is exactly what they lack most. There is no way, given their age, how can a group of teenagers compare in physical fitness?
Those adult sergeants.
After determining the plan to fight the enemy, in the next three days, in addition to eating and sleeping, everyone in the entire Yulin Guards station was taking the trouble to practice and familiarize themselves with the cooperation of the Yuanyang Formation, striving to be able to compete in the confrontation three days later.
Chapter completed!