Speed ​​Pass starts with choosing a hunter

Chapter 447: Zhenxi Army

Xu Dingchun stands proudly above the vast yellow sand.

Like an iron tower, no matter how strong the wind and sand are, they cannot shake it at all.

If it weren't for Xu Dingchun, the Zhenxi Army would have been defeated long ago, and Xuanyang would have been shattered under the iron hoofs of the foreign tribes in the Western Desert.

He is the patron saint of the western border of Xuanyang.

"Good disciple."

Xu Dingchun looked at Bai Yuan and laughed. The more he looked at this disciple, the more he liked him.

It is natural for grandparents to be close to each other.

Bai Yuan walked forward quickly and knelt on one knee: "Disciple greets Master."

Although he met Xu Dingchun very rarely, their affection for each other remained the same.

This advisor helped a lot behind the scenes. If it weren't for Xu Dingchun's maneuvering and intimidation, how could the armies in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, who were fighting for their lives, let Shuofang stay out of the matter.

Xu Dingchun suddenly asked, "I heard that you took Hu Yan as your master and accepted a barbarian apprentice?"

Bai Yuan's face froze.

Xu Dingchun served as the General of Zhenbei for decades and fought against the barbarians in Beiyuan countless times.

As a result, his own disciple actually worshipped a barbarian as his master, who was of the same generation as him.

"Master, I..."

Xu Dingchun smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, our lineage has many masters. Dong kid is like this, and you are also like this, there is nothing wrong with it.
The difference between me and the Barbarians is just a matter of stance. If I were not from Xuanyang, I might prefer Beiyuan more."

Bai Yuan then grinned.

The people of Beiyuan admire the strong, and this master has a very good reputation in Beiyuan.

Xu Dingchun showed a regretful look: "I have heard of Senior Hu Yan's name for a long time, but unfortunately, he was not there when I went to Cangmang Mountain before, so I didn't get to fight him."

Bai Yuan didn't expect that his master Xu Dingchun had actually been to Cangmang Mountain.

I can’t imagine the scene if these two masters met.

"I love peace so much, why are my master and my mentor so warlike?!"

Bai Yuan suddenly felt that he was untainted by the mud.

Only fight when necessary.

In the vast desert, an isolated city stands quietly in the yellow sand. There are no other cities within a thousand miles before and after this city, so it is naturally an isolated city.

"Lone Wolf City."

Bai Yuan followed his advisor Xu Dingchun to this famous military town in Xuanyang for the first time.

It is precisely because of the existence of Lone Wolf City that Western Desert is unable to invade even an inch of Xuanyang land.

Bai Yuan rode into the city on horseback.

The city is not like other cities. There is almost no concept of shops and houses. It is just a huge military camp. Soldiers wearing armor and marching in formation can be seen everywhere on the streets.

"As expected of the Zhenxi Army."

Bai Yuan looked at the Zhenxi Army with strict military discipline and nodded secretly in his heart.

Compared with the other two armies, the Zhenbei Army and the Zhenxi Army are almost all experienced in battles and are truly the elite troops of Xuanyang.

This murderous aura alone is incomparable to any other army.

Carriages drove into Lone Wolf City.

Even though the Zhenxi Army was short of food, there was no vicious incident of looting.

"My boy, I was originally thinking of reclaiming wasteland in the city, but you gave me a surprise."

Xu Dingchun laughed.

Tuntian and guard the border.

This is almost the most commonly used method by border troops in all dynasties. Otherwise, the high cost of transporting food and fodder alone would be enough to give the Ministry of Revenue a headache.

If Li Chengyuan had not stood up against all odds, Lone Wolf City would have probably been lost.

There is civil unrest in Xuanyang now, so of course no one is willing to send food.

Although the Zhenxi Army had good military discipline, one could tell from the skinny bodies of the soldiers that they had long been running low on food and fodder.

Bai Yuan soon saw a familiar figure among the generals.

"General Lu?!"

When General Lu Wu of the Zhenxi Army saw Bai Yuan, he grinned and said, "Master Bai, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness."

Only the Zhenxi Army itself knows how difficult it is to fight a battle without food and fodder.

Bai Yuan waved his hand: "We are all family, no need to talk about this."

When the Demon Sect marched south before, Lu Wu was ordered by the imperial court to lead his troops north to support Lingzhou, and the two sides had met several times.

At this time, an old man with white beard also came over.

"A good teacher produces a good student. He is worthy of being General Xu's disciple. He is really amazing."

"Meet General Gao."

This person is none other than General Zhenxi, Kaohsiung.

Xu Dingchun was very satisfied when he heard Kaohsiung's praise: "Kaohsiung, I have long said that you are not as good as me, and the same goes for your apprentice."

"Fuck you Xu Dingchun."

Kaohsiung got angry when he heard this and started cursing.

The generals around were already accustomed to it, so they closed their ears and looked around.

Before Xu Dingchun became the General of Zhenbei, Kaohsiung was already the General of Zhenxi. In terms of seniority, Kaohsiung was higher than Xu Dingchun, but Xu Dingchun grew too fast and later broke through to become the General of Zhenbei.

He was much more powerful than the old general.

The two men are both in the military and are old acquaintances.

Kaohsiung had helped Xu Dingchun many times before he rose to prominence.

So even though others are afraid of Xu Dingchun, Kaohsiung will not give him any face at all.

It is rare to see a general who defends the country and a general who guards the west scolding each other.

In the entire Xuanyang, Kaohsiung is probably the only one who dares to curse Xu Dingchun like this.

"Xu, don't think I don't know that you peeked at Duke Lu's daughter a few years ago. If I hadn't covered for you, you would have been hung up and beaten to death!"

"Bullshit, it's obviously what you wanted to see, so let's talk about it."

Bai Yuan took a breath of cold air.

Two old generals exposing each other's secrets, is this something he can listen to?

I saw several generals of the Zhenxi Army disappearing one by one, their movements were so skillful that it was heartbreaking.

Obviously, Xu Dingchun and Kaohsiung have done this many times.

Bai Yuan also took a step back consciously.

Doing bad things with your leader is called friendship, but if you listen to the bad things your leader has done, that is not necessarily a good thing.

Bai Yuan stayed in Lone Wolf City for three days.

The border troops are actually not as exaggerated as the rumors say.

In fact, most of the time was spent on military training. Occasionally, there would be small-scale conflicts between the Yebushou and the sand bandits in the Western Desert, sometimes resulting in a few casualties, and sometimes just a few hidden arrows shot at each other.

Large-scale battles occur only a few times a year.

If there had been a head-on confrontation every time, the Zhenxi Army would have been wiped out long ago. Not to mention the Zhenxi Army, I'm afraid that nine out of ten countries in the Western Desert would have ended up with nothing left.

Neither side would like to see such a situation.

What Ximo wants is profit, but he is not really bloodthirsty.

"Master Bai, although there is not much to do in Lone Wolf City, there are still many interesting things."

Lu Wu took Bai Yuan and walked on the streets of Lone Wolf City.

Soon, the two walked to a large open space in the center of Lone Wolf City.

"This place is usually used for military training. The Zhenxi Army trains once a day, and the rest of the time, the soldiers like to play here."

The words have not yet fallen.

Then a loud shout was heard.

"Open it for me!"

I saw two burly men with naked upper bodies and horrible bulging muscles entangled with each other.

Lu Wu explained: "This is a fighting technique learned from the people of the Western Desert. It is also very effective on the battlefield."

Bai Yuan stopped.

Although he had fought with the Western Desert strongman Jiumoshi and killed Jiumoshi, he actually didn't know much about Western Desert's methods.

The two soldiers didn't use any weapons, it was just a pure physical collision.

Bai Yuan also led troops.

Such scenes of bravery and fighting can be found in every army. Some generals even deliberately ask their soldiers to fight in order to cultivate their bloodiness, and place bets for a good result, so that the soldiers under them are also happy to make money.

However, the situation of the Zhenxi Army was different.

To be precise, the methods used by those two warriors were very interesting.

The two men used methods similar to barbarian physical techniques in hand-to-hand combat, but their fighting moves were full of femininity, and their fists swayed from side to side like poisonous snakes, making it impossible to defend against them.

"interesting."

Bai Yuan nodded.

Lu Wu immediately explained: "Master Bai, you don't know that this Western Desert was once a lineage of the Central Plains human race, but was later exiled to the Western Desert. The saints of the three religions all appeared after that, so the Western Desert inherited the ancient body skills, but because there are many snakes, insects and monsters in the desert, it has been improved to its current form."

"I see."

There are many ferocious beasts in the Northern Plains, so the barbarians often need to fight with physical strength, so the physical skills passed down are the purest.

In contrast, in order to survive, the people of the Western Desert chose to use softness to overcome softness.

It’s not that using force to soften things doesn’t work, but for martial artists with low levels of cultivation, the cost-effectiveness is too low.

Before becoming the strongest, the most important thing is to stay alive.

Everything else doesn't matter.

Bai Yuan looked very carefully.

He was originally a master of barbarian physical skills, so he learned very quickly.

Lu Wu laughed and said, "Master Bai, do you want to go up and give it a try?"

Bai Yuan shook his head: "No need."

He is already a Grandmaster of Mingxin, and the strongest of these soldiers is Zhigan, which is a bit too bullying.

Lu Wu: "This competition is divided into literary and physical competitions. The literary competition only tests the moves, not the strength. Lord Bai may not win."

The soldiers on the side had already noticed Lu Wu and Bai Yuan.

"Master Bai, come one!"

"Master Bai, I, Zhou Ba, want to fight."

One by one, the soldiers began to scream strangely.

Although they had never seen Bai Yuan, they had heard a lot about his deeds.

In particular, Bai Yuan killed Jiumoshi.

They have been fighting with the Western Desert for many years and are very aware of how powerful the sand-burying man is. Bai Yuan's ability to kill Jiumoshi has already earned him recognition from the Zhenxi Army.

These people challenged Bai Yuan.

It’s not that I think Bai Yuan doesn’t deserve the reputation, on the contrary, it’s a kind of respect.

"it is good!"

Bai Yuan also became interested: "Let's have a literary duel."

But just after he finished speaking, Lu Wu was the first to stand up and said with a grin: "I am a humble general, but I want to challenge Lord Bai."

As he said this, he kicked the soldier standing in the front.

"Get lost, today is the general's place."

When my boss cuts me off, what else can I say? I can only give in.

The soldiers looked at Lu Wu with disdain and pushed him away one after another.

"Master Bai, please."

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Bai Yuan was speechless.

He even suspected that Lu Wu was waiting for him on purpose.

But how could he not fight?
Take a step forward.

The soldiers below were talking about it for a while.

"Who do you think will win, General Lu or Lord Bai?"

"It must be Lord Bai, of course!"

"Not necessarily. General Lu's Western Desert physical skills are no match for General Gao Da. If we fight with fists, there's no chance. But if we fight with words, I'll give General Lu fifty taels!"

"Fuck, you kid, I'll give you a hundred taels."

After the soldier's analysis, more and more people placed their bets on Lu Wu.

Bai Yuan is strong, but that was when Grandmaster Mingxin crushed the sentient warrior in terms of strength, while now they are just comparing moves.

This Lord Bai has never been exposed to Western Desert physical skills, so there is a high probability that he cannot beat Lu Wu.

"Master Bai, come on!"

Lu Wu was full of fighting spirit.

If he could defeat Bai Yuan today, it would be enough for him to brag about in front of the new recruits for the rest of his life!

"bring it on!"

Bai Yuan was also very interested.

If I can learn some Western Desert physical skills and bring them back, this trip will be worth it.

After saying that, the two of them started fighting.

There was no earth-shaking force, nor any scene of flying sand and rocks; everything happened silently.

Bai Yuan threw a straight punch towards Lu Wu's face.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Wu didn't resist, but instead shrank his body and fell face up on the ground.

Bai Yuan frowned.

"What kind of play is this?"

Then he saw Lu Wu smile obscenely, and then his legs wrapped around one of his hands like a python, and clasped his wrists with both hands.

Bai Yuan had never seen anything like this before.

Lu Wu only exerted a little force and he was forced to lie on the ground.

The soldiers watching the battle on the sidelines exclaimed in surprise.

"It's ground magic!"

"General Lu really used ground magic!"

Seeing Lu Wu dragging Bai Yuan to the ground and the two men fighting each other, the soldiers became more and more excited.

There is a saying that has been circulating in the Zhenxi Army.

After being dragged to the ground by General Lu, he would have to admit defeat even if the old general came.

Lu Wu wrapped his legs around Bai Yuan's arms, held Bai Yuan's palms tightly with both hands, and used his elbows as a fulcrum, trying to break Bai Yuan's arms.

Bai Yuan's eyes became brighter and brighter.

It turns out that we cannot underestimate the strong people in the world.

Different from the barbarian physical training that uses violence to counter violence, the Western Desert physical training is somewhat similar to the judo of the previous life, which is to use all available advantages and the enemy's weaknesses to subdue the opponent.

What Lu Wu called ground skills.

In fact, it is to cover up the weakness behind you with the ground, and then wait for an opportunity to drag unfamiliar enemies into the water, and then use your strengths to deal with the enemy's weaknesses.

In this way, you will naturally be invincible.

Bai Yuan was helpless.

There is a way to crack it, which is to use force to defeat skill.

But now it's a fight of words, and he can't use all his strength, so it's a dead end.

From Lu Wu's cunning look, it can be seen that he has used this trick many times and it has always worked.

"I surrender."

Bai Yuan had no choice but to admit defeat in the end.

Even though he has many tricks up his sleeve, he can't turn things around once he falls into the trap set by the other party.

But just when Lu Wu was grinning with pride——

Bai Yuan took out a silver note with "Five Thousand Taels" written on it from his arms and placed it on the wooden table.

"I bet five thousand taels."

"I win."

"General Lu, do you dare to fight again?"

When Lu Wu saw this scene, he was stunned at first, then he chuckled and threw out a silver note for five thousand taels.

"As long as Lord Bai is interested, I will accompany you!"

(End of this chapter)