Zheng Boyuan, with a shameless grin, said, "Lord Xu, how about we have a match? I really want to have a match with you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Di glanced at Zheng Boyuan, who was shirtless. Zheng Boyuan had grown much taller in recent years. Because he had lived in Yuezhou, his skin was tanned dark. Years of training had given him well-developed chest muscles, and his abdominal muscles gleamed in the sunlight.
Xu Di smiled and said, "Tell me, how do you want to compete?"
Zheng Boyuan was surprised that Xu Di agreed so easily. He paused for a moment, then said, "Go through the obstacle course training program once, and then run ten laps around the training field with weights."
The obstacle course was designed and built with Xu Di's help. Bricks were used where possible, and wood was used where bricks couldn't be used. In short, all the 400-meter obstacle courses were included.
Xu Di nodded and said, "If anyone falls during the obstacle course, they'll have to start over. What do you think?"
Zheng Boyuan nodded repeatedly. Xu Di took off his outer garment, revealing a white inner robe on top and dark brown trousers on the bottom, and went directly to the starting point of the obstacle course.
It was quite a rare occurrence for one's own general to compete against a county magistrate, so the soldiers stopped what they were doing and gathered on both sides of the obstacle course.
Xu Di did some simple preparatory exercises, looked at Zheng Boyuan, and one of Zheng Boyuan's lieutenants acted as a temporary referee, giving the two the order to start. The two of them charged out like two swords released from a bow.
Then a deafening roar of cheers erupted from the training field, audible from two miles away.
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