The purpose of martial arts was to kill the opponent, especially those used in war.
Duan Peng's current physical fitness was nothing to be said, but his weapon skills were also so bad that he had no friends. Fighting against enemies mainly relied on his own powerful strength and agility.
It was possible to deal with a young junior like Dou Ying, but if he really met an expert, he might suffer a huge loss.
Duan Peng quickly returned to his own residence and hid inside the room alone, instructing that no one was allowed to come and disturb him.
Zhang Qiaoniang saw her husband like this and knew that there must be something important. She immediately prepared food for Duan Peng personally and waited for him to finish his work before the couple ate together.
Duan Peng quickly entered the system and checked his reward for the Battle of Cangzhou. There was actually a full 9000 military merits.
He entered the system store and prepared to find a suitable martial technique for himself. However, he unexpectedly found something good.
"Prier's Star, high quality horse lance, 1000 military merits.”
Duan Peng immediately clicked exchange without hesitation. This was a great bargain.
The lance was divided into two parts, the tip and the shaft. The tip of the lance was 50-60CM long, much longer than ordinary weapons and spears.
The lance had an armor-piercing edge, and a good lance had eight sides, just like a sword.
Ordinary Fish Scale Chain Armor, Iron Ring Armor, and Radiant Armor were all broken by the Armor Breaking Spear.
This was also the reason why many generals in the Sui and Tang dynasties liked to use horse lances. This was a true killing weapon in horse battles.
However, the great power of the horse lance also stemmed from its complicated craftsmanship.
The spear shaft was not like the wooden shaft used for ordinary weapons and spears. Instead, it was made from the trunk of high-quality tough wood, peeled into strips of uniform thickness, and glued together.
The toughest wood was the cudrania wood used to make bows, followed by mulberry, oak, rattan, and the worst was bamboo.
The first step was to soak the strip in oil repeatedly until it was no longer deformed or cracked. It took a year to complete the first step. Then, the strip was taken out and air-dried in the shade for several months. Then, it was glued into a thick and eight-feet-long piece with high-grade glue paint. The outer layer was then wrapped with hemp rope. When the hemp rope was dry, it was painted with raw paint and wrapped in hemp cloth.
The raw paint on the cloth was dried layer by layer until it was cut with a knife. The spear shaft emitted a metallic sound, but it did not crack. Only then was it considered qualified.
At this time, the head and tail were cut down to about 16 feet.
The front was equipped with a fine steel spear head, and the back was equipped with a red copper spear. It was constantly adjusted. The standard was to hang a hemp rope two feet from the tail of the spear. The entire horse spear could be suspended in the air like a weighing pole without falling.
It took at least three years to make this perfect horse lance. The huge cost was definitely not something that ordinary people could afford. Therefore, those who used horse lances were generally famous generals from aristocratic families, such as Cheng Chumo's father, Cheng Zhijie.
This horse lance called the Star Piercer that Duan Peng exchanged for was such a top quality item. The weight of 150 pounds, Duan Peng was just able to accept it. Holding it in his hand was simply lovingly putting it down, not willing to put it down at all.
With a weapon, Duan Peng began to search for a suitable martial technique. He used the system's automatic classification function and clicked on the horse lance martial technique. Duan Peng immediately cried.
The only thing he could afford now was a low-level lance technique that cost 6000 military merits. It was called the Gale Lance Technique.
Duan Peng helplessly chose to exchange, but he secretly swore that he absolutely wouldn't tell anyone the name of this lance technique. It was simply too embarrassing.
Although the name didn't sound good, when Duan Peng studied it carefully, he discovered that this set of lance technique was indeed a bit of a knack. It perfectly interpreted many of the requirements of horse battle.
Duan Peng impatiently rushed out of the room with the Prier's Star and started practicing the Gale Spear Technique in the courtyard according to the secret manual.
The people in the manor were all shocked. They thought their master had gone crazy, but they understood that he was practicing martial arts. After all, their master, Duan Peng, was a military general, and practicing martial arts was a normal thing.
Duan Peng brandished his horse lance, Star Piercer, over and over again like a crazed demon. He didn't know fatigue at all, and his eyes were fierce, as if the enemy standing opposite him was an army of thousands of soldiers and horses, but he didn't retreat in the slightest and charged forward.
Duan Peng only stopped when night fell. His entire body was soaked in sweat. Although it was already spring, the weather was still cold. Zhang Qiaoniang ordered the maidservants to clean up and boil water for Duan Peng to bathe.
In the following days, Duan Peng was inseparable from this Star Prier Horse Lance. Every day, he had at least six hours to practice the Gale Lance Technique.
In a short ten days, Duan Peng's lance technique advanced by leaps and bounds, and everyone in the Embroidered Guard Camp was once again filled with admiration for Duan Peng.
As expected of the commander of the Royal Guards Camp, the most outstanding general of the younger generation of the Great Tang. Just this set of lance techniques was enough to establish his prestige in the army.
It was a bit exaggerated to say that he took the head of a general in an army of ten thousand, but his courage was unstoppable. He was definitely worthy of the title.
Li Zhen looked on with a bitter smile. A few days ago, he was still boasting shamelessly that he wanted to teach Duan Peng a set of weapon techniques. Now, it seemed that Duan Peng's martial arts was probably not below his father's. How could he take out his three-legged kung fu? No wonder Duan Peng ran home so quickly that day. It turned out that he was afraid that she would be embarrassed.
When this group of silkpants saw the quality of the horse lance that Duan Peng used, they guessed that Duan Peng's family was definitely not simple. Otherwise, how could Duan Peng, a Martial Marquis, be able to use such a high-grade horse lance?
For a time, everyone started to guess Duan Peng's family background. It was even rumored that Duan Peng was the descendant of some famous sect, causing quite a big misunderstanding.
Duan Peng didn't care what others thought at all. He was completely strict with himself. After all, he had chosen the path of a general, so he had to face countless dangers after all. Powerful martial strength was the foundation of survival.
If even the main commander of the Embroidered Guard Camp trained so hard, how could the remaining generals not work hard? For a moment, the training of the Embroidered Guard Camp was in full swing, as if it was a competition.
Just as everyone was training hard, a group of men and horses suddenly came from outside the camp gate. They walked in and saw that it was the imperial edict.
"The Emperor has ordered that Duan Peng of the Embroidered Guards Battalion can enter the palace to see His Majesty!”
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