Li Rui's current mentality was very calm. Just as Li Shiming said, from the moment he challenged Iron Staff Mai, he had already won. After today, everyone would remember the name Li Rui. Li Rui's goal had been achieved.
As for the result of the competition, he really didn't take it that seriously. It wasn't that he didn't care about winning or losing, but that he didn't think Iron Staff would fight him in the end. The difference in age and status between the two sides was too great. As long as Mai Tiezhang was involved, there would be no benefits. Old Mai was a famous general who had been through hundreds of battles, while he was just an unknown colonel. If he won against him, Old Mai would be disgraced and would offend Li Yuan. If he were to lose to him, then Old Mai's reputation would go down the drain.
Even though Iron Staff was not good at scheming, he was still a person who had lived for more than 50 years. He could not be so blind as to not see the stakes. Now, he had only agreed to his challenge because he had been forced into a corner. He couldn't take the initiative to withdraw, but Li Rui didn't believe that Iron Staff Mai's subordinates would watch as Old Mai went down to fight him. If that was the case, then it meant that the entire Left Guard was a fool.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Mai Tiezhang personally went up, Li Rui still firmly believed that he would be the winner. Old Mai's martial arts were awesome, and he probably wasn't his match, but how could he be so stupid to fight Old Mai head-on? Was it difficult for an Archer with maxed out accuracy skills to kite a Berserker to death?
Li Rui's guess was not wrong at all. Iron Staff Mai's heart was now filled with regret. The drill ground that everyone was going to was specially set up by Li Yuan for the Left Military Guards. Considering that Mai Tiezhang was older, Li Yuan, who was a meticulous person, specially put a cold embrace on the platform so that he could rest while training.
It could be said that before today, not only did Iron Staff not have any conflict with Li Yuan, but they were also getting along well. However, today, he was confused and started to compete with Li Yuan. The most infuriating thing was that no matter how he thought about it, it would not do him any good.
In fact, if he thought about it carefully, even if the grain guards detained the people of the left military guard, it was just the people below messing around. There was no need for him, the general, to come forward. His deputy would come forward and say hello to Li Yuan. This matter could also be resolved satisfactorily. But why couldn't he suppress his anger today?
Thinking of this, Mai Tiezhang glared at Yu Wenshu. He finally realized that if Yu Wenshu hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have known about it. It was also because of Yu Wenshu's mockery that he flew into a rage out of humiliation and ordered people to directly go to the grain protection army to snatch people. It was also because of Yu Wenshu's 'consideration', that he had to fight a junior colonel in front of an army.
"I was used by that old bastard Yuwen!" Iron Staff sighed in his heart. After he understood all this, he suddenly felt that all the strength in his body had been sucked away. He could not even lift the horsewhip.
But now that the arrow was on the bow, he had no choice but to shoot. It was unknown if someone had deliberately informed them or if the news had spread quickly, but the Left Guard generals rode their horses in twos and threes towards the drill ground.
It had been almost ten years since Old General Mai had fought with anyone, and many people wanted to see the old general rise to the rank of general in an army of millions. A good show was right in front of them. Who would want to miss it when they heard the news?
Ordinary soldiers and low-level officers did not understand the stakes and only wanted to see the general's demeanor, but Huben General Qian Shixiong and Yingyang General Meng Cha did not think so. How could they not see that as long as Mai Tiezhang went on stage, then the Left Guard's face would be ruined.
Therefore, as soon as they arrived at the drill ground, Qian Shixiong beat them to it and said loudly,""Old General Mai is the backbone of the country. I'm not talented. I'd like to learn General Li's martial arts on behalf of General Mai!”
Seeing this, Li Yuan's face immediately broke into a smile. He wanted nothing more than to pounce on Qian Shixiong and give him a passionate kiss. Although Qian Shixiong was also a general, he wasn't the general of the Left Military Guards. This meant that the challenge had become a spar. This way, everyone had a chance to redeem themselves.
Qian Shixiong was the second most powerful expert of the Left Military Guards. He was only in his thirties and was in the prime of his life. He had more control over his men than Mai Tieshan. In this way, Li Rui's life was safe.
Until now, Li Yuan still believed that Li Rui would definitely lose.
Li Rui looked at Qian Shixiong, who was wearing a white helmet and white armor, and secretly cheered in his heart. This was a true hero. In the first battle of the Sui Dynasty's conquest of Goguryeo, this man was the one who successfully landed first. Unfortunately, the follow-up troops were unable to catch up, and he died in battle.
Facing this young hero, Li Rui didn't want to hurt him either. It was better to let him die gloriously on the battlefield. I'll shoot his helmet later.
As Li Rui was thinking, a man and a horse suddenly ran out from the Wei Wu Army. A muscular man from the Black Tower wearing leather armor rode on the horse. He held a 18-foot-long spear and shouted,""General Qian, please come down to rest. The other party is just a small colonel, General Qian is giving him too much respect. It was better for his subordinate to take his head.”
Qian Shixiong couldn't help but frown when he heard the dark-skinned man's words. He thought to himself, I'm not afraid of a god-like opponent, but I'm afraid of a pig-like teammate. It wasn't easy for me to turn the challenge into a spar, but you, this brat, have turned it into a duel to the death.
Thinking of this, Qian Shixiong asked in a deep voice,""Who are you? Why did you step out without permission?"
"This subordinate is the brigade commander of the second regiment of the A battalion of the Ma army, Niu Anshan. I can't stand that brat's arrogance, so I stepped out without permission. He was a colonel, and his subordinates were also colonel. This was only fair.”
Qian Shixiong was about to faint from anger. Do you even know how to f * cking talk? If you appear, it's fair, but if I appear, it's bullying, right?
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