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The Rise of Heroes Chapter 359: Increasing Military Rank

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    Dian Wei frowned, and while resisting Zhou Tai's fierce attack like a trapped beast, he shouted in a deep voice: "How does your martial arts compare to Zhou Tai? If not, retreat quickly to avoid being killed, or let the coward Yan Liang go out and die in person?  !" Jiang Qin was furious, raised his sword and struck, shouting: "You dare to underestimate me! You will know if you can do it or not!" After that, he launched a fierce attack.  The three of them were fighting together, and in the blink of an eye twenty years had passed.  Dian Wei was ready to kill, and a pair of iron halberds flew up and down in his hands. He blocked Jiang Qin with his left and faced Zhou Tai with his right. He didn't look defeated at all, and he still seemed to have the upper hand.  Looking back at Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, their martial arts skills are between the two. Even if they fight Dian Wei at their peak, they have little chance of winning. At this moment, Zhou Tai is already weak due to excessive blood loss and cannot even exert 30% of his usual strength.  , how is Dian Wei's opponent?  When the battle reached the fiftieth level, Dian Wei used his strength to separate the two halberds, and when he saw the gap, he struck at Zhou Tai, who was on the verge of collapse.  Seeing this, Jiang Qin quickly drew out his sword to parry. After fifty rounds of fierce fighting, a clear-headed Jiang Qin also accepted the fact that the two of them were no match for Dian Wei. If Dian Wei hadn't been so tight, the two would have retreated long ago.  .  When Dian Wei saw Jiang Qin wielding his sword to defend Zhou Tai, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered the scene when Ma Chaosheng attacked Zhang Fei from the east to the west.  Now that the plan came to mind, the big iron halberd changed its momentum and hit Jiang Qin with twenty points of strength.  This pair of large iron halberds weighed eighty kilograms. Coupled with Dian Wei's natural power, the momentum could be imagined. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a thunderous force.  Jiang Qin was unprepared and cursed loudly: "Treacherous person" He quickly put away his knife and rescued him, but before he could finish his words.  I felt a strong force coming from both arms, my chest felt tight, my bones were numb, and a wave of heat surged up. With a sound of "Puff!", a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the steel knife flew away.  Dian Wei succeeded with one blow, and then struck with another halberd. The crescent-shaped blade struck directly at Jiang Qin's neck.  Jiang Qin, who was seriously injured, could not dodge and could only close his eyes and wait for death.  Seeing that a young general who had just debuted was about to be killed, Dian Wei turned his right hand.  Change from chopping to shooting.  He lightly patted Jiang Qin on the back of the neck with the back of his halberd, causing the latter to faint and fall off his horse.  All this happened so fast. Zhou Tai was frightened when he saw his fellow villager and traveler falling off a horse and not knowing whether he was alive or dead.  Then he roared with a ferocious face: "Dianwei Pifu. We will fight to the death with you!" As he said this, he urged his horses to attack Dianwei again.  Yan Liang, who was behind him, also frowned when he saw this.  He raised his sword and shouted: "Zhou Taiqi, please retreat first, and let me personally go out to avenge Jiang Qin!" After saying this, he quickly slapped his horse and rushed towards the place where the two of them were fighting.  Dian Wei suddenly encountered a strong enemy, and his fighting spirit was high.  At that moment, one halberd deflected Zhou Tai's steel knife, and the other halberd hit Zhou Tai's right rib with a moderate blow. The latter groaned and immediately fell into the dust, unconscious.  Dian Wei captured the second general, sweating profusely on his forehead. He turned around and shouted: "Tie them up and take them back first, and ask a military doctor to treat their injuries!" After that, he cheered up and rushed towards Yan Liang.  General Xu Huang immediately sent ten hookers into the battle, not mentioning anyone but saying that Dian Wei and Yan Liang were soon fighting together, with swords and halberds going back and forth, and the fight was very fierce.  In the blink of an eye, the fight reached fifty, but it was a close game, and no one had the slightest advantage.  It turns out that Yan Liang was able to defeat Xu Huang in twenty, and his force should not be underestimated. This man studied under Li Yan, a contemporary martial arts master. He has superb swordsmanship and superb riding skills. He is by no means an ordinary person.  Although Yan Liang is excellent in martial arts and can even be ranked among the top military generals, he has a fatal flaw, that is, lack of strength. Of course, this is only a relative term.  In the novel, Yan Liang defeated Wei Xu in one unit, Song Xian in three units, and Xu Huang in twenty units. Throughout the Three Kingdoms, except for Lu Bu, only Ma Chao defeated Zhang He in ten units and Zhang He in twenty units.  Although Zhao Yun selected Gao Lan, a top-notch general, it was obviously a sneak attack and could not be counted.  Yan Liangneng defeated Xu Huang in twenty battles, but was hacked to death by Guan Yu's sneak attack. Logically speaking, this was an abnormal thing.  You must know that a duel between two super generals can only determine victory or defeat. It is almost impossible to kill each other head-on in a battle between two armies.  No matter how fast Guan Yu's red rabbit horse is, Yan Liang can't even block a sword!  The reason is probably because Yan Liang is a skill-based military commander who relies on sword skills to win, but strength is not his strong point.  Guan Yu happened to be Yan Liang's nemesis. He used the most powerful swordsmanship. He often had to accumulate power before striking, and then exploded within a few swords.  Anyone who is familiar with the Romance knows that those who fight Guan Yu will either be killed within a few swords, or they will be invincible.  The former was unable to block Guan Yu's first few strikes because of insufficient strength.  If you can block Guan Yu's first few swords, you can basically maintain your undefeated situation, such as Ji Ling, Xiahou Dun, Pang De and others.  Dian Wei is a peerless warrior with both strength and skill. Although he has just experienced a fierce battle this time, Yan Liang, who has superb fighting skills and first-rate strength, did not feel a lot of pressure.  At the moment, both of them are taking the technical route and using exquisite knife skills.?The superb halberd technique dazzled the soldiers of both armies and cheered loudly.  In the blink of an eye, after more than a hundred battles, it was still an even tie.  Xu Huang saw that he had the upper hand in this battle, and feared that Dian Wei, who had been fighting continuously, might make mistakes, so he quickly ordered Pan Feng and Chen Dao to charge with two thousand cavalry each.  With shouts of killing and war drums beating, four thousand armored cavalry immediately attacked Yuan Jun's left and right wings.  Yan Liang came out to test this time and brought only 10,000 soldiers and horses. Seeing that the situation was not good, he jumped out of the battle group and shouted: "Today, I will keep your head on your neck. When the two armies fight in the future, I will capture him alive."  You!" After saying that, he turned his horse and left.  Dian Wei realized that he could not spare Yan Liang, so he did not pursue him at the moment. He laughed loudly and said, "It's hard to say who will capture whom alive. I, Old Dian, would like to thank you for the military exploits you sent me! The merit of capturing two generals alive is enough for me to be promoted to colonel."  Haha" Yan Liang looked extremely ugly, but he did not dare to fight with Dian Wei anymore, otherwise once he was surrounded by cavalry, even ten of his heads would not be enough to chop him off.  Back in front of the formation, the 10,000-strong army had already formed a defensive formation. First of all, there were pikemen outside. The densely packed pikes were best used against cavalry. Behind the pikemen were all heavy crossbowmen, all equipped with large yellow crossbows.  There are two thousand.  This kind of big yellow gun is considered to be the longest range and most powerful long-range light weapon in the world today. It is very expensive to make and has an effective range of up to two hundred steps. It is by no means comparable to the ordinary two-stone iron bow.  Seeing that Yan Liang was well prepared, Xu Huang didn't want to reveal his strength too much. Four thousand cavalry followed Yan Liang's army at a certain distance and chased it for ten miles before retreating.  After this battle, Yan Liang returned without success and lost two young generals, but he also saw clearly the weapons and appearance of Ma Chao's army.  His team is considered to be the most elite unit under Yuan Shao's command. It has been battle-hardened for two years, and most of the 100,000 people have experienced brutal battlefield fighting.  The ordnance is also the most sophisticated among Yuan Shao's subordinates, but compared with Xu Huang's subordinates, the gap is still not small. At least not all of his soldiers are equipped with fish-scale helmets, let alone black iron helmets. The fatal thing is  The cavalry team numbered only three thousand, which was only one-tenth of the cavalry in Xu Huang's army.  Regardless of the feared large weapon Xiangyang Cannon, Yan Liang knew that to defeat Xu Huang and capture Xuzhou, a mere 100,000 troops and horses in his hands would definitely not be enough. At the moment, he could only take precautions while waiting for the two armies of Cao Cao and Yuan Tan.  Come to help.  When the news reached Wuchao, Ma Chao was shocked at first, and then overjoyed. He never expected that Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin would defect to Yuan Shao and be captured alive by Dian Wei.  But if you think about it carefully, you will feel relieved. Historically, the two of them joined the army when Sun Ce borrowed troops to pacify Jiangdong, and then were reused by Sun Ce and Sun Quan.  In this time and space, Sun Jian is not dead yet, the Sun family is still a high-level wage earner under Yuan Shao, and Jiangdong is also Yuan Shao's territory in name.  As a hostage, Sun Ce naturally had no chance to lead troops in the war, so it was not surprising that the two turned to Yan Liang.  Needless to say, the talents and loyalty of the two men were the backbone of the Sun family in Jiangdong in history. Their military strength was between second-rate generals and first-rate generals. Zhou Tai was Sun Quan's personal bodyguard and saved Sun Quan's life many times.  The two most important people were born in Jiangdong. They are good at water and used to water battles. Sooner or later, Ma Chao will build a trump navy. If it can be said that surrendering the two men will be of great benefit to the navy gradually.  However, they said that after being captured, the two men continued to curse and turned a deaf ear to Xu Huang's surrender. Fortunately, the two men had no intention of dying. They not only accepted treatment from the military doctor, but also ate and drank as usual.  Xu Huang also fell in love with talents and ordered someone to report the matter to Ma Chao overnight.  Ma Chao smiled slightly. Such loyal people cannot be persuaded overnight. He immediately issued a warrant and ordered Xu Huang to send a reliable person to escort the two of them to Yecheng for detention.  At the same time, in recognition of Dian Wei's contribution, the whole army announced a reward of two hundred catties of gold, one hundred pieces of brocade, and the highest military rank of colonel.  In order to deal with the problem of insufficient military ranks, Ma Chao issued orders to the entire army, and added six military ranks after the colonel, namely senior colonel, major general, lieutenant general, general, marshal and grand marshal.  In the army, regardless of ordinary soldiers or generals, as long as the military rank is promoted to general, they can be called generals, and if they are promoted to marshal, they can be called marshal.  Not only that, people with the rank of major general and above can enjoy special high subsidies from the imperial court for life, and enjoy the privileges of not bowing before officials, not kneeling when entering the court, and going to the palace with swords and shoes.  Of course, this kind of honor cannot be obtained by ordinary people, and there is an extremely strict evaluation system.  If you want to improve your military rank after reaching senior colonel, you can't improve it just by killing enemies in battle, unless you are particularly outstanding, and your personal performance affects the outcome of the entire battle.  And those generals who lead troops in war also need to perform extraordinary feats before they can be promoted to generals.  Once this news was announced, the whole army was shocked. From the generals in charge to the ordinary soldiers, everyone was gearing up and preparing to do something great.  After all, you will enjoy high subsidies from the imperial court for life. You will not bow when you see an official, you will not kneel when you enter the court. The privilege of going to the palace with swords and shoes is not available to ordinary people. The current Dong Zhuo who is causing trouble in the capital and the current Ma Chao are just like that.??.  (To be continued)
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