The soldiers rushing forward in a sharp formation gradually separated from the crowd and moved forward quickly on the side of the wide official road. They no longer need to worry about the people far behind, as those people no longer pose any threat. Zhang Kuang commanded from the center, Fang Jie was sharp, and the sharp arrow array was like a wolf-fang arrow that left the string, and flew unstoppably towards the direction of the martial arts field.
Slightly behind them was Jiangnan Xie Fuyao. This handsome young man with a jade-clad face was flying across the clouds with his long sleeves fluttering, but he was in no rush to overtake them. He just fell behind the sharp arrow array, his expression was plain and he didn't show anything. There was no hostility, but in Fang Jie's view, Xie Fuyao's position was extremely important, like a beast waiting for an opportunity, always threatening the rear of the front line.
The front arrow formation is one of the more than twenty basic formations of the Sui army. It is an extremely sharp impact formation. This formation is logically suitable for cavalry tactics, but there were only a handful of pure cavalry in the Sui Dynasty. In foreign wars, it was infantry who relied on this formation to attack fortresses. For more than a hundred years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, it had never lost a foreign war. It relied on well-trained infantry and sharp and changeable battle formations, whether it was against Shang State, Dong Chu, Nan Yan, or Nan Yan. According to the imperial edict, the infantry of the Sui Dynasty were undefeated in a hundred battles.
When it comes to military positions, among the dozen or so people, he is the most arrogant. According to the military system of the Sui Dynasty, a team consisted of fifty people, with one leader and one deputy. The two teams form a brigade, with a brigade leader. The three brigades form a regiment, with a school captain. Fang Jie was just a team deputy in Fan Gu, and he was still two levels below Zhang Kuang.
Therefore, according to the military regulations of the Sui Dynasty, even if this is not a war, the command power must still be in the hands of the person with the highest military rank.
Fang Jie rushed to the front of the arrow formation, like the sharp arrow clusters of a wolf-fang arrow.
The people at the front were already accelerating like crazy for fear of being caught up by the people behind. Before arriving at the martial arts arena, Fang Jie didn't want to come into contact with the people in front of him so soon. Once they fight, the people behind them can easily surpass them.
???????????? In fact, the people at the front all have the same idea. It doesn¡¯t do much good to stop others before they see the end point.
The door to the martial arts arena was open, and there were several professors wearing moon-white robes standing on the tower. Seeing the team of candidates rushing to the door, the leading professor shook the things in his hands violently, as if a giant python was released from the palm of his hand. It was a huge banner. It unfolded like a python and then hung down from the city wall. Without looking carefully, the large characters written in thick ink on it were clearly visible.
Those who reach the finish line without fighting will have their results invalid.
When Fang Jie saw these words, he couldn't help but cursed, how could the professors of the Yanwu Academy be so insidious. As soon as this banner was hung up, these people at the front were immediately given up on the idea of ????not fighting and just pursuing speed. Originally, there were only a few dozen people rushing to the front, and almost everyone had the same idea. As long as you can ensure that you are in the first echelon and reach the finish line, there is no need to provoke the people around you.
After all, those who are still in the first echelon are not weak.
Just when Fang Jie and the others paused for a moment, Xie Fuyao, who had been falling behind them, suddenly rose into the sky. Like an eagle fluttering its wings, it flew past the sharp arrow array, and in a flash of its sleeves, it was already in front of the gate of the martial arts arena. Zhang Kuang, who was in the middle of the front and commanding the formation, was stunned for a moment. He glanced at Xie Fuyao but did not give the order to attack.
"Find someone else!"
He only hesitated for a moment before making a decision. It was just a fight. There was no need to provoke Xie Fuyao, whose strength was also at the forefront among all the candidates. This idea coincided with Fang Jie's. Hearing the arrogant shouts, he immediately rushed towards the densest crowd. He had already observed before that who among these people was strong and who was weak.
Fang Jie directly approached six or seven candidates who had gathered together. These people should be from the same county. It seemed that they had already agreed to form an alliance during the competition. In order to facilitate identification, everyone had a tattoo on their right arm. All wrapped with a red ribbon. These people have been together since the beginning. Although there is no tacit cooperation between them, there are people responsible for every position, and they are obviously not rookies without any experience in actual combat.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????As far as these people are concerned, if they are one on one, it may be that the people on their side may not be their opponents. But Fang Jie was not worried at all. The combat skills of soldiers all came from actual combat rather than practicing alone in front of books. Even if they were not affiliated with the same army, there was nothing awkward about working together. In terms of team battles, Fang Jie has confidence in these dozen soldiers.
"break!"
Fang Jie led the front arrow formation and slammed into the group of those people. He leaned forward to dodge the fist coming from the person, his left leg dragged back, his right leg bent at the knee, and there was an obvious swing of his left shoulder.A heavy impact hit the man's chest. The moment it came into contact with the man's body, Fang Jie's right leg suddenly straightened, and he lifted his shoulder diagonally upwards. The man's body was sent flying backwards by the force of the collision.
The companion next to the man was taken aback and had no time to save his friend. He could only grit his teeth and punch Fang Jie in the chest. At this time, Fang Jie had just straightened up. It was obviously too late to dodge. .
However, Fang Jie didn¡¯t seem to have the slightest intention to dodge.
Just when the man's fist was about to hit Fang Jie's chest, the frontier soldier on Fang Jie's left side punched the man in the lower abdomen. The punch was so strong that the man's body immediately bent like a shrimp. Fang Jie didn't even look at his opponent, he stepped forward and rushed forward. The frontier troops behind alternately changed their positions to block attacks from both sides for Fang Jie, allowing him to face the opponent directly in front with all his strength.
This is the cooperation of the Sui army. Once the formation is activated, it is like a precision-operated machine. Fang Jie's two frontier troops on the left and right blocked all attacks, while the soldiers behind him spread out their formation. The front arrow formation instantly turned into a triangle formation, and the rear formation suddenly widened and the gap opened by Fang Jie continued to widen.
It¡¯s like a wedge that slams into the opponent¡¯s formation.
Although the opponent's individual soldiers are strong, in terms of coordination, there is really no way to compare with well-trained soldiers. After the defensive formation of six or seven people was torn apart by Fang Jie, the front arrow formation cut those people in the middle in almost a minute. Fang Jie did not use ruthless tactics and used his shoulders and elbows as weapons to knock down those in front one by one. Now Fang Jie has a kind of confidence in his hands, instead of looking up to a person with a second-level cultivation like he did in Fan Gu.
In a moment, they had already rushed through the crowd and arrived at the gate of the martial arts arena.
"Stop fighting, rush inside!"
Zhang Kuang shouted at Fang Jie, and then commanded the formation to change direction.
But just when Fang Jiecai turned around, his steps suddenly stopped.
Jiang Nan Xie Fuyao stood upright at the door of the martial arts arena, with his hands behind his back, watching with interest Fang Jie and the others who had just broken through a layer of obstacles.
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Fang Jie is a person who likes to get to know everyone who may become an opponent, and just before the Yanwu Academy exams started, he went to the Sanjin Houfu and shamelessly asked a lot of questions about the popular candidates in the Yanwu Academy. One thing I knew was almost completely dug out. But the news Wu Yiyi gave him didn't satisfy him. He even blackmailed some information from Zhuo Buyi by such despicable means as preventing Mu Xiaoyao from returning to the Ouchi guards.
So he knew that the young man named Xie Fuyao standing at the entrance of the martial arts arena blocking the way was a bit scary.
Xie Fuyao has not only been famous in Jiangnan for his talent since he was young, but the most worrying thing is his other identity. A registered disciple of Zhenren Zhang of Sanqing Temple in Wudang Mountain. The so-called registered disciple sounds like he is just a peripheral disciple of Sanqing Temple. In order to make their reputation better, many children from aristocratic families often get involved with more famous sects. But this Xie Fuyao is different. In fact, he should be regarded as a close disciple of Master Zhang of Sanqing Temple.
That year, Master Zhang was traveling in the south of the Yangtze River. When he met Xie Fuyao, he pointed at him and said that this son will shine like a star in the future.
Since then, Master Zhang has sent his most proud disciples to the south of the Yangtze River to preach the gospel every year. Over the past ten years, he even personally went down the mountain four times to guide Xie Fuyao in his practice.
Zhenren Zhang¡¯s status in the Taoist sect is second only to Zhenren Xiao in Qingle Mountain, but there are rumors in the world that Zhenren Zhang may not be lower than Zhenren Xiao in terms of cultivation. Some even say that if it weren¡¯t for Zhenren Xiao and His Majesty, who had not yet ascended the throne, There was some connection back then. The leader of the Taoist sect may not be him, but it is most likely Zhang Jiuzhi of Wudang Mountain.
With such an amazing master, one can easily imagine how high Xie Fuyao¡¯s cultivation level is.
Therefore, Fang Jie had no intention of having head-on contact with such a person from the beginning. It can be understood that he was afraid. It is not a shameful thing to admit that one is worried and afraid. If a loser like Fang Jie who cannot practice has only the will to die when facing a master, it would be foolish and a bit embarrassing. This is a test, not a desperate effort. Even if he tried his best, Fang Jie would still choose to avoid an opponent like Xie Fuyao if he could.
But Xie Fuyao is now standing at the gate of the martial arts arena and cannot avoid it.
Looking at Fang Jie and the soldiers standing not far in front of him, Xie Fuyao nodded slightly with a calm expression. This was a very polite and friendly gesture, but Fang Jie didn't think he was showing kindness. Sometimes a hello doesn't have any complicated meaning, it's just a hello.
"You are very good."
Xie FuyaoLooking at Fang Jie, he said: "If it weren't for this annoying rule, I would like to see how high you can climb. Although your excellent results in the five liberal arts subjects are rewarded by His Majesty, a person without ability can't even think about it. Your Majesty is so generous. So unlike others who are jealous and resentful of you, I have some sincere appreciation for you. I am very curious about how much effort it takes for a deputy from an ordinary background to stand in the world. The Supreme Being also paid attention? But I never regarded you as an opponent."
Fang Jie was startled, he didn't expect this handsome and elegant young man to say such words to him.
"Then we're going in."
Fang Jie pondered for a while and said: "In fact, I am very reluctant to become your opponent."
Xie Fuyao shook his head slightly and said calmly: "That's not right."
Fang Jie asked: "What's wrong?"
Xie Fuyao said: "It's not that I don't want to see you as an opponent. On the contrary, although the level of what you showed is not very high, it is already impressive. I don't think it's right because only a dozen of you can do it." Opponent, not enough.¡±
Fang Jie's heart suddenly tightened and he subconsciously looked back at Zhang Kuang.
??This Jiangnan Young Master Xie actually wanted to stop these dozen of them by himself. And it's not enough.
Xie Fuyao, with his clothes flowing freely, stood at the gate of the martial arts arena with his hands behind his back. He was obviously standing in the same place as everyone else, but there was always an illusion that he was standing at a higher place, looking down at the others, and his posture made people uncomfortable. There was a hint of disgust that he was very artificial.
"Before yesterday, I originally wanted to just enter the Yanwu Academy in an ordinary way. The so-called ranking really didn't tempt me at all. But today I changed my mind because you performed so dazzlingly yesterday that many people who should have People who are better than you are suppressed by you. The burning eyes of those people when they saw you receiving your Majesty's reward made me suddenly understand something. "
"Since you have the strength, why should you deliberately keep a low profile? Before, I wanted to enter the martial arts academy in an ordinary way, but it was because I thought too highly of myself. Showing what you already have is not arrogance. My previous idea of ??not caring about ranking is true arrogance. I think After understanding this, I feel that I am really stupid compared to you."
He slowly raised his hand and pointed at Fang Jie: "You make me feel arrogant and clumsy, which doesn't feel good. It's not because I think I'm better than you, and it's really my fault that I have such thoughts without having fought. So¡ let¡¯s have a fight.¡±
The moment he raised his finger, Fang Jie's expression suddenly changed!
"retreat!"
He shouted one word without any hesitation, and then retreated sharply.
However, the candidates in the first echelon were almost blocked at the gate by Xie Fuyao. Where else could they retreat?