Tong Guan looked at the military parade platform and found Cai Jing looking at them with a gloomy old face, and said to Gao Qiu: "Master Tai is angry."

Gao Qiu also looked up and said: "This is not what we want to see. Who would have thought that ugly ghost could cheat. The most important thing now is to win the next two games."

Tong Guan nodded and turned to look at Qiu Yue and Xu Long. He thought that Qiu Yue's martial arts were on par with Zhou Ang and there were few opponents. He should have no problem winning the game, but he was placed in the last place.

In each game, if Xu Long lost in the previous game, then the Guards would have won three games and actually achieved victory. Even if Qiu Yue won the last game, it would have no effect.

Therefore, the most important thing is that Xu Long cannot lose in this match no matter what.

"Xu Long, you must win the next game no matter what. If you lose, don't blame me for being rude to you." In order to ensure victory, Tong Guan gave Xu Long a death order.

Xu Long was very scared, because his martial arts was not superior to that of Sun Shaohai, so whether he could win or not would depend on the strength of the other general.

If the opponent's general is not as strong as him, then he still has hope of winning. If the opponent's general is stronger than him, it will be difficult to win.

But he only dared to think about this in his heart. If he said it, he would definitely make Tong Guan furious, so he could only bite his tongue and reply: "I will do my best in this humble position to not let you down."

"As long as you can win, I will guarantee that you will be promoted to the third level." Gao Qiu also said.

"Yes, I will definitely not disappoint you in my humble position." Xu Long said again.

When Xuan Zan returned to the Guard camp, Hua Ju said with a smile: "Brother Xuan is brave and resourceful. He defeated Wang Xing and made another contribution to the Guard. I am very happy and congratulated."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. I feel ashamed to praise you."

Sun An, Guan Sheng, and Hao Siwen also came forward to congratulate him and praised him in return.

Wang Xing could still move, rested on the ground for a while, and then slowly stood up and returned to the Forbidden Army camp. Neither Tong Guan nor Gao Qiu looked good on him. They called him a fool and told him to get out of the way.

, Wang Xing stepped aside with humiliation and grievance.

"The fourth match will be between the escort Hao Siwen and the imperial guard Xu Long. Both sides will enter the venue." Su Yuanjing announced.

Hua Ju looked at Hao Siwen and said, "General Hao, be careful."

"The humble official will be careful."

Hao Siwen mounted the horse, took the test gun, and rushed to win. Sun An and Xuanzan gestured with clasped fists, then gently pressed the horse's belly into the field.

On the other side, Xu Long also carries Tong Guan on his back and enters the scene with Gao Qiu's death order.

After the gong sounded, the two men stepped forward to fight.

After the first twenty rounds of testing, the two began a formal contest.

Hao Siwen thought of Guan Sheng and praised him for winning. If he lost, it would not only make him look bad, but he would also live up to Hua Ju's expectations, so he took out everything he had learned in his life.

And Xu Long, because Tong Guan and Gao Qiu issued death orders, did not dare to relax at all, and also used all his skills.

Guns were going back and forth, the two men were inextricably killing each other, and no one could take any advantage.

Hao Siwen saw that Xu Long's martial arts skills were not inferior to his own, and that fighting to the death was not an option, so he also wanted to learn Xuan Zan's tactics. He shook his hand and stabbed Xu Long in the chest three times, and then deliberately exposed a flaw.

When Xu Long saw Hao Siwen's flaw, he was overjoyed. He turned his right hand and pierced the flaw with his spear.

It's too late to say it, but it's soon.

Just when the shot was about to be pierced, Xuanzan suddenly used the tail of the gun to pierce the head of the gun, then changed the gun style, and pierced Xu Long's abdomen with a shot.

Xu Long was startled, but it was too late to dodge at this time. In desperation, he threw away the gun in his hand, stretched his hands forward, and grabbed the barrel of the gun from below the lime bag to prevent him from moving forward.

point.

Seeing that the gun was caught by Xu Long, Hao Siwen tried hard with both arms to take the gun back, but Xu Long also wanted to take the gun away, so the two of them pulled back and forth on horseback, but neither of them succeeded.

Affected by the two of them, the two war horses also became impatient. They kept snorting heavily from their noses and began to stamp their hooves randomly.

The war horses are the legs of the general. If they are not honest, the general will not be able to sit safely on the horse.

Hao Siwen and Xu Long were now competing. Unexpectedly, the horse that sat down began to become disobedient, but none of them dared to let go at this time, because once the gun was taken away, without weapons, they would lose with bare hands.

In this way, the two people continued to be in a stalemate.

The two war horses were getting closer and closer while circling clockwise, and finally they were completely close to each other.

Seeing the horse approaching, Hao Siwen let go of the gun and put his arms around Xu Long's neck, trying to throw him off the horse.

Xu Long's reaction was not slow. He quickly threw away his gun and hugged Hao Siwen's waist, trying to push him down.

As a result, during the scuffle, the two men fell off their horses and continued to roll and fight on the ground.

Huizong saw the two people rolling around on the ground and couldn't tell who had the upper hand. He asked Shi Song: "Shi Qing's family, who is stronger and who is weaker among them?"

Shi Song said: "Your Majesty, the strength of these two people is equally great, it is difficult to tell the winner."

Huizong said: "Since this is a draw, let them stop fighting and move on to the next match."

"According to the decree."

Shi Song walked to the edge of the military parade and said to Su Yuanjing below: "Master Su, the emperor said that this game will be a draw and asked them not to fight again."

Su Yuanjing quickly sent soldiers to separate the two, and then announced: "In the fourth match, the two sides drew."

Hearing the draw, Hua Ju was fine, but Tong Guan and Gao Qiu were greatly disappointed. After all, if they could win this game, they would win the next game. But now, even if they win the last game, they can only win.

A draw can be guaranteed.

Therefore, when Xu Long returned, although Tong Guan and Gao Qiu did not scold him, they also did not give him a good look.

On the other side, Hao Siwen did not win the competition and felt extremely guilty. He returned to the guard camp and knelt down directly in front of Hua Ju to ask for punishment.

"Sir, you are humble and incompetent. You failed to win the competition. Please punish me."

"General Hao, there's no need to do this. Please get up quickly."

Hua Ju helped him up and said, "Winning or losing is a common thing for military strategists. What's more, you didn't lose, so you don't need to blame yourself."

"Thank you, sir."

Hua Ju's words moved Hao Siwen very much, and he felt that he was really lucky to serve under such a tolerant adult.

"The fifth match will be between the forbidden army Qiu Yue and the guard Sun An. Both sides enter the stage." Su Yuanjing announced loudly.

Hua Ju looked at Sun An and said, "Old Sun, this last game is up to you."

Sun An clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, sir, I will never disappoint you in this humble position."

"It is a good thing to have confidence, but you should not be careless. You must know that Qiu Yue, who is your opponent, is a famous general in the Forbidden Army. If his martial arts skills are not inferior to that of Zhou Ang, you still need to be careful." Hua Ju reminded.

Sun An said: "Yes, I will be careful in my humble position."

Then a soldier brought over a war horse. This war horse was not the one Guan Sheng, Xuan Zan, and Hao Siwen rode before, but another one. However, this horse was very thin and seemed to have no energy at all.

It's simply a bad horse.

Hua Ju looked at the soldier leading the horse and asked, "What's going on with this horse? Why don't you use the two horses just now?"

The soldier replied: "My lord, the war horse just competed four times in a row and is very tired, so it needs to be replaced with a new one."

"Then why don't you replace it with a good one? Look, it's so thin that it can hardly stand. Can it still be ridden?" Hua Ju asked.

The soldier said: "Sir, the young one is only responsible for leading the horse. It is not the young one who can decide which horses to use for the generals to ride on."

Hua Ju also knew that it was not the soldiers who could make the decision, so he did not embarrass him and asked: "Then who asked you to send this horse?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou."

"That Mr. Zhou?"

"Master Zhou Kun, Commander-in-Chief of the Guards Division, Ma Jun."

"Zhou Kun!"

Zhou Kun, Hua Ju, had heard from Yang Jian before that he was originally a sixth-rank editor of Jiying Hall. Because he took refuge in Cai Jing, he was promoted from a second-rank guard to the position of commander of Ma Jun Sidu in just a few years.

Above, he is a direct descendant of Cai Jing.

The school grounds for today's competition are also under the jurisdiction of the Horse Guards Division, so he is also responsible for the selection of war horses.

"Who did I think would choose such a horse for us? It turned out to be someone promoted by Cai Jing. No wonder."

Hua Ju sneered, looked at the bad horse, and said: "I can't win in an upright manner, so I just want to use this method to win. The old thief Cai Jing has really tried his best."

After looking at Sun An, he said: "Old Sun, wait a moment, I will go to see the emperor and expose Cai Cai's conspiracy to him face to face."

"Sir, you don't have to go see the emperor. You can just ride this horse for your humble job." Sun An gently patted the thin horse and said.

Hua Ju said: "How can this be done? Half of a general's ability lies in the horse. This is a bad horse. It will not only affect your performance, but even drag you down, so you have to change to another horse."

Sun An said: "I don't know, sir, when I was learning from my master, I rode an old and lame bad horse, so I have more experience in riding bad horses than normal horses, and I am more comfortable in riding them."

"I see."

Hua Ju thought for a while and said: "Since you think riding a bad horse can better demonstrate your strength, then go ahead and ride it, but you must be careful and safe."

"Don't worry, Sir, I know what I'm doing."

Then Sun An got on the horse, took the competition gun from the soldier, and patted the horse's butt gently. The thin horse slowly turned around and headed towards the competition venue slowly like an old man.

On the side of the Forbidden Army, Tong Guan saw Sun An entering the field and said to Qiu Yue: "General Qiu, it's up to you whether you can save the face of the Forbidden Army, so you must win this battle, and win beautifully.

Use a big victory to make up for the previous defeat."

Although there was no possibility of winning, Tong Guan still hoped that Qiu Yue could suppress the momentum of the escort army and prevent Hua Ju from being too prominent in front of Huizong and the officials.

Qiu Yue was very confident in his martial arts, especially since Sun An, who was about to compete with him, was not famous at all, so he said confidently: "Don't worry, sir, I will not disappoint you in this humble position."

As soon as he said this sentence, Tong Guan's heart skipped a beat.

Because Wang Xing, Sun Shaohai, and Xu Long all said this to him, but all of them disappointed him, so he has become very sensitive to this sentence.

"Why am I so uneasy when I hear this? Will Qiu Yue also disappoint me?" Tong Guan thought to himself.

But then I thought about it, Qiu Yue's ability is not comparable to that of Xu Long, Sun Shaohai, Wang Xing and others. There are few people who can get an advantage from him, so he should not be disappointed.

Thinking of this, Tong Guan's heart calmed down again.
Chapter completed!