From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 271

Today's training ground was extremely lively. Everyone knew that the Grand Commander had come. Everyone knew that the Grand Commander ate, slept and trained with everyone.

The key was that the words in the cafeteria ignited the flames of the soldiers' enthusiasm. Everyone was like chicken blood, with high morale.

Zhou Yuan strode to one of the 400-meter obstacle race venues, looked at all the soldiers, and shouted: "Do you all want to get 100 taels of silver? Do you all want to be promoted?"

"Yes!"

Countless soldiers shouted!

Zhou Yuan laughed out loud and said: "Then you just watch, whoever surpasses me, I will never break my promise!"

"Bring the water leak!"

There may have been mechanical clocks in this era, but it is obvious that they have not been passed on to Dajin. Perhaps the red-haired ghosts in Haojing should have them. Zhou Yuan plans to grab one at that time.

The water leak was brought up. As long as the plug was pulled out, the water would naturally drip into the porcelain cylinder.

There are scales inside the porcelain tube, which can indicate the exact time. This is an outdated way of timing, similar to the copper kettle clepsydra, but it is also the most direct way to calculate short time in the army.

"Ready to count!"

Zhou Yuan roared, and all the soldiers leaned forward, feeling extremely excited.

"Start!"

The kettle stopper was pulled out, and water gushed out. At the same time, Zhou Yuan rushed out.

No one in this era had more experience in the 400-meter obstacle race than him. At the same time, he had the Pure Yang Wuji Gong and had never stopped practicing, so his speed was naturally amazing.

Sprinting all the way, Zhou Yuan was like a swift cheetah. Amid the crazy shouts of countless soldiers, he crossed various obstacles and finally reached the finish line.

At the same time, the kettle stopper was plugged up.

The officer picked up the porcelain tube and shouted: "Six and a half minutes! Only six and a half minutes!"

After a short silence, the parade ground burst into cheers like a tsunami.

The six and a half minutes here refers to sixty minutes of a quarter of an hour. Converted to modern time, one minute is about fifteen seconds.

Six and a half minutes, about ninety-seven seconds, this result is quite tough, it is world-class.

Of course, Zhou Yuan has the inner strength foundation of Pure Yang Wuji Gong, so he can't use common sense as a reference.

But for the soldiers present, this time is simply too terrible, they may die of exhaustion and still not be able to catch up.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "If you reach my time, you will get one hundred taels of silver directly, you can do whatever you want!"

"Practice! Practice quickly!"

The major generals shouted first, and countless soldiers practiced in full swing.

"Li He, come here."

Zhou Yuan shouted.

The deputy governor of Zuoye hurried over and clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, governor."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice, "Where is Song Wu?"

Li He said, "Maybe he hasn't gotten up yet... He usually only participates in the afternoon combat training. After all, he has a martial arts foundation and is very strong. He has no opponent at the moment."

Zhou Yuan frowned and asked in confusion, "Where does he live? Doesn't he live with others?"

Li He smiled and said, "Don't worry, governor. We have specially arranged a tent for the young master, with fruits and hot tea, and two guards. We guarantee that he won't be wronged."

Zhou Yuan smiled coldly and grinned, "He won't be wronged? Is that what I mean? He is just an ordinary soldier in the Fifth Army Camp. He must eat and live with everyone else."

"What a bullshit young master. The Fifth Army Camp doesn't have those rules. I don't keep useless people."

He picked up a bucket of water and said, "Take me there!"

Li He was sweating profusely and hurriedly led the way.

Walking into the tent, Song Wu was wrapped in the quilt, sleeping soundly.

Zhou Yuan pulled back the quilt and poured a bucket of cold water on him.

"Ah!"

Song Wu suddenly woke up, yelled out in shock, and said, "Which bastard is looking for death!"

He jumped out of bed, shook off the water on his body, and then said angrily, "Zhou Yuan, you are crazy, pouring water on me in such a cold weather."

Zhou Yuan's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "Li He, as the deputy governor of Zuoye, tell me, according to the regulations of the Five Military Camps, what is the crime of contradicting the superior!"

Li He smiled bitterly and said, "Twenty slaps on the face."

"What is the crime of being late for training?"

"Run twenty laps as punishment, or receive ten military sticks."

Zhou Yuan said, "How many days was he late?"

"Nine days."

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "Okay, ninety military sticks, or be punished to run 180 laps."

Song Wu's face changed, and he said loudly: "I quit! You are showing off in front of me, who are you? My grandfather is a duke, my father, my uncle, and several uncles are all marquises and barons!"

Zhou Yuan said: "They fought for the country and shed blood on the battlefield, so they were made marquises and barons. What about you? You are nothing."

"You don't have to do it. Anyway, you are a waste. I didn't expect you to last long here."

"But the debt owed before must be repaid!"

SaidAfter he finished speaking, he kicked Song Wu on the leg, making him kneel down.

Then Zhou Yuan slapped him twenty times in a row, causing Song Wu's face to swell up and blood to come out of his mouth.

Li He felt his scalp tingling when he saw this scene. This is the grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo. You should be more careful, Grand Commander!

"I don't accept it! I don't accept it!"

Song Wu yelled, "Zhou Yuan! I hate you! If you have the guts, fight me fair and square!"

Zhou Yuan laughed and squinted, "It is said that you are currently the best in the army! It seems that your kung fu is really good."

"Li He, gather all the troops, form a circle, and I will fight Song Wu."

Song Wu panted, spit a mouthful of blood on Zhou Yuan's face, and gritted his teeth and said, "If you lose, I will slap you forty times!"

Zhou Yuan said, "If you lose, one hundred and eighty laps will become three hundred and sixty laps."

Song Wu yelled, "I will give you my life!"

"See you in the training ground in a quarter of an hour."

Zhou Yuan strode out.

Li He hurriedly followed and whispered: "Grand Commander, if the Duke of Zhenguo gets angry, we can't stop him."

Zhou Yuan said: "I will hold up the sky if it falls, you are afraid of nothing."

Soon, all the generals and soldiers of the five military camps were notified, and their excitement became even more excited.

The Grand Commander slapped the young master twenty times? And he was also punished to run 180 laps? Oh my God, there is still a martial arts competition!

This is a big excitement!

Countless soldiers hurriedly sat cross-legged in the parade ground, and they were not in a hurry to eat lunch, but were busy watching the excitement.

Song Wu put on a set of exquisite armor, a helmet and wrist guards, and held a long sword inlaid with gems, which looked very sharp.

He strode to the center of the field and shouted, "Zhou Yuan, if you dare to hit me, don't blame me for having no eyes for my sword!"

Zhou Yuan did not respond, but shouted, "Hu Xiao, throw your knife to me."

Hu Xiao was called by the Grand Commander, and his blood was boiling, and he quickly handed over the knife.

Zhou Yuan held the knife and felt that it was quite suitable, so he said coldly, "Go ahead!"

Song Wu glared and said, "You... you don't wear armor?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Do I need armor to hit you? You are just a waste! You just got a good rebirth!"

This sentence can be said to be a knife stabbing Song Wu in the heart, and he was so angry that he shouted and rushed towards Zhou Yuan.

It is true that he has a foundation in martial arts, but he is not comparable to Zhou Yuan. Zhou Yuan is a true master who has a good apprentice. After several battles, he is no longer comparable to Song Wu and his ilk.

He decided to use Professor Xiaozhuang's sword technique to subdue demons. Seeing Song Wu rushing over, he casually blocked the long sword with a knife and slashed directly at the opponent's chest.

Song Wu's armor was obviously of high quality, leaving a shallow groove, and did not hurt him at all.

But the shock still made him step back several steps, his blood surging, and his chest was hit with severe pain.

This was a one-sided lesson. In just a hundred breaths, Zhou Yuan slashed him more than twenty times. In the end, Zhou Yuan's knife was bent, and he kicked Song Wu in the face and stepped on him.

The soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp were stunned. This was the first in the whole army, how could he be like a child who had no power to fight back?

Zhou Yuan kicked Song Wu's sword away and said calmly: "This thing is really beautiful, but it's not for viewing."

"Waste, you can get out of the Fifth Army Camp now, go to your elders at home to complain, and let them avenge you."

"When a child is beaten, the first thing to do is to ask the parents to make the decision!"

After saying that, he looked at the people around him and shouted: "See! Whoever dares to slack off in training in the future, Song Wu is the role model!"

"Whoever is a coward like him, get out of the Fifth Army Camp!"

Countless soldiers stood up around, their eyes shining, and their bodies seemed to be filled with storms.

Seeing their burning eyes, Zhou Yuan understood that this long-broken team finally had a military spirit.

And Song Wu lay on the ground like a dead dog.