Du Qi nodded and praised: "Ma Yuan, your martial arts are very good. Xue Rengui, go up and have a try."
"Humble post obeys orders."
Xue Rengui also stepped forward.
He looked at Ma Yuan who was holding the wooden hammer, and said, "I won't take advantage of you, I will give you a little time to rest and recover your strength, adjust your breath, and we will compete later."
He went straight to a wooden gun and picked it up. Xue Rengui, who was standing with a gun in his hand, even though the weapon in his hand was wooden, his demeanor changed suddenly.
If it is said that Xue Rengui just now looked ordinary and not outstanding at all, but at this moment Xue Rengui is full of sharpness, giving people the feeling that the sharpness must be revealed.
This is Xue Rengui now.
There was a serious look in Ma Yuan's eyes.
After all, he is a martial arts practitioner, and his own martial arts skills are not bad. It can be seen at a glance that the opponent's strength is not weak, at least much stronger than Xiao Yuanqi, so Ma Yuan is very energetic.
Without saying much, he regained his strength on the spot and calmed down his breath.
After a while, Ma Yuan opened his eyes and said, "General Xue, please!"
After finishing speaking, Ma Yuan had already made the first move.
Xue Rengui's marksmanship is also refined by the predecessors, and the marksmanship is extremely exquisite. Xue Rengui held a gun in his hand, and with a flick of the big gun, the sharp tip of the gun went straight to the center line and pierced Ma Yuan's heart.
Although Ma Yuan didn't have a lot of experience in battle, he knew a truth on the battlefield, that is, to starve to death the brave and the timid, if you don't have enough courage, don't go to the battlefield.
Facing Xue Rengui's shot, Ma Yuan didn't have the slightest fear, but just moved his body so that his vitals avoided the point of the gun, and the wooden hammer in his hand fell straight towards Xue Rengui's head.
This is an exchange of injuries for lives.
If Xue Rengui wanted to seriously injure him, the wooden hammer in his hand would fall on the opponent's head.
With one hammer down, the head will bloom.
Seeing this scene, Xue Rengui smiled, unexpectedly meeting an opponent. Since the other party wanted to compete for power, he avoided the other party. Xue Rengui flicked his big gun, then retracted it, and the gun barrel rose sharply, and then swept towards the wooden hammer.
The spear was like a stick, and with a whistling sound, it hit the wooden hammer hard.
"boom!"
The barrel of the gun and the hammer collide together.
Under the violent force, Xue Rengui's expression did not change at all, the wooden spear in his hand paused, and stabbed forward again. The speed of this spear piercing was extremely fast, but Ma Yuan lost his mind for a moment.
When Ma Yuan reacted, the tip of the gun was already stabbing, so Ma Yuan quickly avoided.
pedal! pedal!
Ma Yuan kept retreating.
He was even more shocked in his heart. Even though Xue Rengui's big gun was made of wood, the impact of the wooden gun and the wooden hammer could swing his wooden hammer away with tyrannical force, and the counter-shock force made his palm slightly The numbness shows Xue Rengui's strength.
Since Ma Yuan practiced martial arts, he has always been proud of his own strength. Now Xue Rengui's strength is no less than his, which is shocking to Ma Yuan.
Especially Xue Rengui's age is similar to him, even slightly younger.
Ma Yuan was not reconciled to being suppressed, he stomped his foot, and the whole person swung the wooden hammer again and rushed towards Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui didn't dodge or evade, and fought back head-on.
The big gun waved like a long stick sweeping across.
Either chopping, sweeping, or slanting, in short, the spear turned into a long stick, revealing the essence of the stick technique. The most important thing is that Xue Rengui's strength is tyrannical, stabilizing Ma Yuan's head, and Ma Yuan is slightly inferior in the confrontation of frontal strength.
However, after Xue Rengui suppressed Ma Yuan, he stabbed in a tricky way, or the spear went to the center line, or stabbed straight at the throat, or stabbed at the arm, etc., all of which were caught off guard by Ma Yuan, which made Ma Yuan feel a little bit uneasy. In a hurry.
The fight between the two lasted for more than thirty strokes.
Ma Yuan has been retreating step by step.
I can't take it anymore.
But Ma Yuan did not admit defeat, and continued to persist. When the forty strokes lasted, there was only a bang, and the big gun in Xue Rengui's hand swept the hammer surface, and the wooden hammer in Ma Yuan's hand was knocked out, and the tip of the gun flew into the air. In front of him, stop three inches in front of his heart.
Although Ma Yuan still held a wooden hammer in his other hand, his left hand, which lost the wooden hammer, was trembling constantly, and there was even a slight pain in the palm.
"I lost!"
Ma Yuan spoke.
He was convinced by defeat.
Xue Rengui is far superior to him in terms of marksmanship and strength. In particular, Xue Rengui's marksmanship is brisk and treacherous, almost impossible to guard against, and Ma Yuan is no match at all.
Xue Rengui smiled and said: "At your age, it is not easy to have such strength. If it was more than a month ago, I would have fought against you. To win you, at least a hundred moves away. Now, it is because of Your Highness's personal guard, Moledo, has made this improvement. You are still young, and your strength can continue to improve."
Ma Yuan smiled sarcastically.
He is already seventeen years old, and will soon be eighteen, and the Xue Rengui in front of him looks a little younger than him.
However, the strength of the two sides is very different.
Because Ma Yuan knows very well that Xue Rengui is stronger than him, and now using wooden weapons, the lethality and power have been compressed a lot. Once the real weapon is used, Xue Rengui's big gun is heavier and more lethal.
At that time, he will face Xue Rengui's power suppression, and the time of defeat will be faster.
Du Qi smiled and said: "Ma Yuan's strength is indeed good. Among his peers, he is among the best."
Ma Yuan said: "Your Highness is absurd."
Du Qi said: "Xiao Yuanqi, Xue Rengui, and Ma Yuan are the people this king will arrange in the army next. Now that we have seen each other, let's get to know each other."
Both Xiao Yuanqi and Xue Rengui nodded their heads.
They all recognized Ma Yuan. After all, although Ma Yuan was young, his strength was extremely strong.
Ma Yuan hurriedly bowed and saluted.
He is a junior.
Even more latecomers.
Du Qi asked about Ma Yuan's life experience again, and learned that Ma Yuan's ancestor was Ma Yuan, but his family was in decline.
It's not a famous family for a long time.
Du Qi didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he changed the subject and ordered, "Since you're all here, go back to your study with me. Right now is the martial arts test against Ma Yuan, and there will be a literary test next. He is both civil and military. There are still tests to be done.¡±
Everyone nodded, walked back with Du Qi, and took their seats in the study.
Ma Yuan still had to stand.
He was calm in his heart.
Because Ma Yuan knew very well that with his own martial arts alone, King Pingxi would definitely need him. But he is not satisfied, once he can make another breakthrough in the strategy and satisfy King Pingxi, then his future path will be more magnanimous.
Du Qi looked at Ma Yuan and said calmly: "Ma Yuan, my king's first question is that there are a group of fierce tigers on Jinshan Mountain and a group of vicious wolves on Dushan Mountain. The two mountains are steep and difficult to climb. You are a hunter , how to plan to take down this group of fierce tigers and wolves?"
Ma Yuan said: "Your Highness, this is quite simple, you just need to drive the tiger and devour the wolf."
Du Qidao: "It is easy to explain this arrangement. But how to implement the specific plan? Without detailed arrangements, it is just talk on paper, and it is difficult to implement it."
Ma Yuan said: "Your Highness, the simplest arrangement is to drive the sheep to attract tigers and wolves to fight. The sheep mainly go to Dushan, so when the tiger sees that the fat sheep has gone to Dushan, it will naturally go to fight. Tigers and wolves fight. , you can reap the benefits of being a fisherman."
Du Qi nodded.
The general plan is indeed the case.
Du Qi didn't ask any further questions, and took advantage of the situation and said: "The second question is that in Fulu County, far to the east of Jiuquan County, bandits are rampant, and they attack Fulu County from time to time. To wipe out the bandits in Fulu County, what do you have to do?" any solution?"
Ma Yuan said solemnly: "Your Highness, there are three strategies for humble positions."
Du Qi was even more curious. There were three strategies to destroy the bandits in Fulu County.