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Chapter 125 Bet
Fighting in the military doesn't involve fancy moves; every move is deadly, aiming to subdue the enemy as quickly as possible.

Soon, the young soldier was kicked off the stage.

The soldiers cheered, and soon more people went up to the arena to challenge, only to be kicked off one by one.

Tang Zhao looked at the group of soldiers sitting around rubbing their chests and said, "You guys are too weak. You can't even beat them in a war of attrition with so many of you."

"It's not that we're bad, it's that the general is too good!" one soldier protested. "The general has practiced martial arts since childhood, joined the army at fifteen, and by eighteen he was invincible throughout the camp. Even the most powerful prince of the Turks was defeated by the general, let alone us!"

"That's right," the soldiers echoed.

Tang Zhao scoffed, "Not only is it bad, but you also have a lot of excuses."

"Hey! Who's making excuses? Apart from the prince who can go through hundreds of moves with the general, everyone else will definitely lose within a hundred moves."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another person was kicked down.

"If even one of them takes the field, your general is doomed to defeat."

The soldiers asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Me!" Tang Zhao said confidently, "If I were to go on stage, I could make Gu Ci surrender within three moves."

"Hahahaha!" The soldiers burst into laughter, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"You don't believe it?"

The soldiers laughed so hard they could hardly breathe. "It's not that we don't believe it, it's just that we haven't heard such a funny joke in a long time."

Tang Zhao:.
"Want to make a bet?"

The mention of gambling piqued the soldiers' interest. "What kind of bets?"

"Let's bet on the next match. If I win, you'll all be at my beck and call. If I lose..."

"how?"

Tang Zhao untied the purse from his waist, untied the strap to reveal the gleaming silver inside, and said, "If I lose, this silver is yours."

Wow! Most of the soldiers in the Northwest came from poor families and had never seen so much silver in their twenty or thirty years of life. They were immediately excited and joined the gambling game.

"Come on, come on," Tang Zhao said, pulling out a notebook of names he always carried with him. "Sign up one by one!"

While knocking the ambushing soldiers off the stage, Gu Ci kept an eye on Tang Zhao.

The crowd grew larger and larger, and there wasn't enough room on the white paper to write anything. "That's enough for now. If you missed it, please come back next time!"

The soldiers who couldn't sign up were filled with regret.

Tang Zhao put the white paper filled with names into his pocket and stopped the next soldier who was going to compete, saying, "Excuse me, could you cut in line?"

The soldiers nodded.

Tang Zhao slowly walked onto the arena, displaying a chivalrous air as he clasped his hands in greeting, "General Gu, please enlighten me."

Gu Ci sighed, "Please enlighten me."

He had a feeling that this woman was going to cause trouble again.

"First move, a flurry of punches to the death," Tang Zhao quickly stepped forward and mercilessly punched Gu Ci's handsome face.

Gu Ci didn't move an inch, and when his fist was still three inches away from Tang Zhao's face, he grabbed Tang Zhao's wrist.

The hand around his wrist was like an iron clamp, and no matter how hard Tang Zhao tried, he couldn't break free.

Gu Ci said calmly, "Let's use the second move."

"Second move, Monkey Scoops the Moon," Tang Zhao extended two fingers of his left hand, pretending to stab Gu Ci's eyes, but suddenly turned downwards just as Gu Ci was about to block.

Gu Ci was startled and quickly turned his arm to block.

At the same time, Tang Zhao raised his right foot and kicked Gu Ci hard in the groin.

The two were too close, and Gu Ci was afraid of hurting Tang Zhao, so he had to release his grip on Tang Zhao and move aside.

Instead of retreating, Tang Zhao stepped forward and grabbed Gu Ci's neck, saying, "The third move, the human chokehold."

Gu Ci was knocked back a step by her before he could regain his balance. His neck was tilted back as far as possible, and his hands were dangling in the air, unsure of what to do with them.

He whispered, "Let go!"

Tang Zhao hugged her tighter. "I won't let go. How can I lock her throat if I let go?"

Gu Ci gritted his teeth, "Who chokes someone from the front?!"

"Mind your own business!" Tang Zhao said smugly. "My unique face-to-face chokehold method is specifically designed to subdue my husband."

The soldiers below stared in disbelief at the two people tightly embracing on the stage. "This, this, is this even possible?" This was far beyond their comprehension of a contest!

Besides, "Didn't the general get married?"

"And he married a princess!"

"If the Princess finds out about this, will the General even see the sun rise tomorrow?"

"Based on my experience of being married for three years, I probably won't see it."

The soldiers below were buzzing with discussion. Gu Cijun's face flushed red, and he shouted in a low voice, "Let go now!"

Tang Zhao negotiated, "I'll let you go if you admit defeat!"

Gu Ci was furious, "You!"

Seeing that he was still stubbornly refusing to admit defeat, Tang Zhao stood on tiptoe and tried her best to lean her head closer.

A murmur rippled through the audience.
Gu Ci dodged to the side, resigned to his fate, "I give up!"

"!" Tang Zhao stopped what he was doing. "Speak louder, they can't hear you."

Gu Ci declared loudly, "I admit defeat!"

"Yes!" Tang Zhao released his grip and stepped back, shouting to those below, "I won!"

Soldiers:
You've won, but you and the general are going to lose your lives.

A soldier, showing compassion for the young lady, whispered a warning, "You'd better run! If the princess finds out about this, you're finished!"

Tang Zhao waved her hand, "It's alright."

"Why?" Could it be that they're blind, and this girl is actually a man?

"Because I am Princess Zhaoshan!"

The soldiers were shocked. "You?!"

Tang Zhao was furious, "What did I do wrong?!"

What's wrong with you? Dressed in plain clothes and looking disheveled, even a young lady from a wealthy family looks much more dignified than you.

The soldiers all looked at Gu Ci.

Gu Ci nodded. "She is indeed Princess Zhaoshan."

Tang Zhao: Hmph!

"Ah, this," the soldiers scratched their heads and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, please forgive us, we have never seen a princess like you before."

It's completely different from what's described in the storybooks!
"If it's Princess Zhaoshan, then she's the general's wife!" a soldier said in frustration. "If the general's wife were to fight the general, wouldn't the general have no choice but to surrender?"

His reminder made the surrounding soldiers realize: That's right, what man can beat his wife?

They are bound to lose this gamble!
One of the soldiers whispered, "Isn't this a pig butchering scam?"

The soldier next to him glared at him, "You're the pig!"

"You're too kind," Tang Zhao said as he and Gu Ci walked off the stage side by side. "If needed, please don't hesitate to help us."

The soldiers, true to their word, readily agreed to the bet.

"Training is over for today," Gu Ci said, urging everyone to disperse.

The soldiers put away their jokes, their military bearing impeccable, and replied solemnly, "Yes, sir!"

Tang Zhao asked, "Where do we go next?"

As Gu Ci walked, he said, "It's time to eat."

"At this hour?" Tang Zhao looked up at the sky. Around ten o'clock, what kind of meal is this?
Gu Ci explained, "In the army, there are two meals a day. If you eat too early, you will easily get hungry in the afternoon."

"Oh," Tang Zhao said, indicating that he understood. "I've never had communal meals in the military camp before. Is it good?"

Gu Ci said, "That's right."

Tang Zhao rubbed his hands together, "I'm looking forward to it a little."

Half an hour later, Tang Zhao, holding a bean curd cake in one hand and a tofu and cabbage soup in the other, questioned, "You call this good?"

Even in her poorest days, she ate nothing but pickled vegetables, steamed buns, and rice.

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