Yuchi Ziling watched Jiang Hai's actions, and she was still confused. When did this guy learn to use a gun? And what kind of move was this "leg-breaking shot"? It was unheard of.
However, just as Jiang Hai opened his mouth, Wenzhi pulled the trigger.
"Bang."
A 7.62 caliber sniper bullet flew out of the muzzle and headed towards Dugu Qiu's left leg.
How can the speed of a bullet be compared to that of a bow and arrow? Dugu Qiu was shot almost before Jiang Hai finished assuming his pose.
Dugu Qiu finally reacted when the pain had already spread throughout his body. He saw a bullet hole on his left leg and a large hole on his back.
Unable to stand steadily, Dugu Qiu almost fainted from the pain and fell to the ground wailing. He dropped the sword with his only remaining right hand and tried to cover his bleeding left leg.
Jiang Hai took back Yuchi Ziling's spear, and then blew on the muzzle of the gun with a "whoosh".
"Well, old man, was this shot any good?"
Dugu Qiu was almost fainting, he was so angry but he was powerless.
"You...you cheated, using some hidden weapon, you despicable villain!"
Jiang Hai brought Wen Zhi forward, spread his hands and said helplessly,
"A gun! I'm not kidding you, it's really a gun, but it's just a sniper rifle. You're not surprised by it."
Jiang Hai took the gun from Wen Zhi's hand and shook it for Dugu Qiu to see.
"See? This is called a sniper rifle. Now you understand. It's a different era now, and you're still wielding a sword."
Dugu Qiu was very confused. Given the era, he naturally couldn't understand what this idiot was saying.
Whether it's the Darong or the foreign tribes nowadays, there's no such thing as a sniper rifle. It's just a turn-based game, I chop you with my sword, you stab me with your sword, and at most I'll just fire a few extra rounds of arrows.
"You, you you you..." Dugu Qiu kept saying you and couldn't go any further.
Jiang Hai walked closer and kicked Dugu Qiu's sword away.
"Stop being so rude, Qin Bai. Come over here and try out his sword."
Qin Bai heard this and thought that this was asking him to show his talents. Okay, this was familiar.
Qin Bai picked up Dugu Qiu's sword, asked Wen Zhi to help hold it, and then swung the sword. His movements were graceful and skillful, without any hesitation.
With a "clang" sound, Dugu Qiu's sword was cut into two parts, and half fell to the ground.
Yuchi Ziling felt that the scene was very familiar. Is Qin Bai a professional in breaking people's weapons? How come he is so skilled in swinging the knife and breaking the sword?
Jiang Hai snorted.
"How dare you come and kill me with this piece of junk? You're so bored!"
This is killing people and destroying their hearts.
Dugu Qiu's face suddenly turned pale. This was the sword he had used to kill countless people. It was always praised as a sword that could cut hair with a single blow, but how could it not even withstand a single blow?
Unable to swallow his breath, Dugu Qiu fainted from anger.
Seeing that Dugu Qiu was dying, Jiang Hai asked someone to treat his gunshot wound, tied him up and prepared to take him back to southern Xinjiang. Whether he could survive depended on the old man's luck.
"Hey, this Yang Zhe is really something. He always sends talents to our Southern Xinjiang. If this old man can hold on, it wouldn't be impossible to give him a wheelchair and make him a martial arts coach."
Jiang Hai turned around and got into the carriage with a lack of interest.
Seeing this, Yuchi Ziling also dismantled the gun barrel and returned to the carriage. Today, she once again witnessed the power of the gun in Wenzhi's hand. She didn't expect it to be so exaggerated that even Dugu Qiu couldn't withstand a single shot.
I had originally thought I'd need to join forces with Wenzhi and the others to fight Dugu Qiu, but I wasn't sure of victory. Now it seems I was overthinking it. These soldiers in Xincheng are amazing. I wonder what other tricks the others have that they haven't used yet, besides Wenzhi's powerful spear.
The little episode passed just like that, and the team packed up and set off again. It didn’t take much time in total, and it didn’t affect anyone’s itinerary for today.
In the carriage, Yuchi Ziling started to turn into a curious baby again, chasing Jiang Hai to ask about the gun.
Jiang Hai had explained it to her once before, but it was obvious that the young lady only understood half of it and it went in one ear and out the other.
The journey was quite uneventful, so Jiang Hai began to impart his physics knowledge bit by bit. As for how much Yuchi Ziling could absorb, it all depended on fate.
The convoy continued its orderly progress. In the carriage behind, the ten beauties from the imperial court were also frightened upon hearing Dugu Qiu's name. Judging from Dugu Qiu's past battle records, it was not uncommon for him to single-handedly wipe out a hundred-man team.
Unexpectedly, he was defeated by the young master with a single blow that crippled his leg and a single shot. The group of young ladies who didn't know what had happened were all praising the young master in the carriage for his talent in both literature and martial arts, saying that he could easily defeat a master like Dugu Qiu.
However, Jiang Hai didn't hear their discussion, otherwise he would have been floating for a while.
…
Jiang Hai had been away from the capital for over two days, and Yuchi Zhong had also returned to the barracks.
However, on this day, Yuchi Zhong received a summons and needed to attend the morning court the next day.
Yuchi Zhong was very puzzled and didn't know what was going on. Logically speaking, his position as a military general was special, and he only needed to attend court meetings on the first and fifteenth days of the month, not on weekdays.
Yuchi Zhong asked the eunuch who came to summon him, but the other party also said that he didn't know what was going on.
That night, Yuchi Zhong returned to the general's mansion so that he could attend the morning court the next day.
"Master, why are you back again? Is there something urgent?" Su Hui asked when she saw Yuchi Zhong coming back.
"I don't know. I received a summons saying that I have to attend the court early tomorrow." Yuchi Zhong walked in and asked Su Hui to help him take off his armor.
Seeing that he didn't know what was going on, Su Hui didn't ask any more questions. After taking off her armor, Su Hui went to the kitchen to get some food for Yuchi Zhong. He must have not eaten anything on the way back.
The next day.
Yuchi Zhong got up early, rode out of the general's mansion and headed for the imperial palace.
The court meeting was held in the Xingrong Hall of the Imperial Palace. Generally, officials attending the court had to wait outside the palace gate in advance and go to the Xingrong Hall when the gate opened.
Yuchi Zhong saw many officials coming today. It seemed that he was not the only one summoned to the court, there were many others like him.
The officials were whispering to each other, but no one knew what was going on.
When the time came, the officials filed in and headed for Xingrong Hall.
Civil and military officials stood on both sides, waiting for the emperor to come to court.
After a while, Emperor Yang Yiwen came out with his personal eunuchs and sat on the dragon throne.
"I have a petition to present," the personal eunuch, Eunuch Lai, shouted sharply. Then, the phrase "without petition to leave the court" was omitted, suggesting that the emperor indeed had something important to discuss.
The court meeting began. Since many of the officials present were summoned on short notice, only the officials from the three provinces who were required to attend court every day reported a few matters. The others waited to see what the emperor would say next.
After discussing the previous few minor matters, Yang Yiwen said,
"Yesterday, we received a letter from the border guards saying that the foreign tribes of the Northeast, the Hu Can people, have gathered. Their intention is clearly to invade our border. All the nobles, please share your opinions on how to respond."
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