The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 35: Threesome at the Racetrack (35)
After Chai Shao's white horse ran back to the finish line, Chai Shao jumped off the horse and shook his head and sighed, his white face suddenly turned red.For nothing else, to be ashamed.

Chai Shao immediately squatted on the ground and lowered his head, and the remaining servants came up to persuade him.

"Young master, why are you getting angry? Isn't it common to win or lose? Either win or lose, how can there be any reason to be invincible?"

A servant blinked and said, "Young master, I have a way to win back the game and save us some face."

The young man stood up abruptly and grabbed the servant's hand.

"Quickly, is there any way for us to win the round?"

The servant glanced at Duan Wuji and the two of them and said in a low voice, "Master, why did you forget that our horse's jumping ability is very good, let's compare their speed with them, and if we win them, we will get them back." Have you lost face? Look at how nice it is!"

Chai Shao laughed out loud. "Well, that's a good way, let's do it this way. To judge whether a horse is good or not, you can't just use such a flat road as the basis, do you have to consider it comprehensively?"

Thinking of this, Na Chai Shao stood up and said loudly to Duan Wuji: "Hey, I said, two brothers, just now your horse won by running. I admit defeat on this point. But judging a horse is not just running. Smooth road, right?

Why don't we run on the road that is almost there? "

Duan Wuji laughed at Tieniu after hearing this, and said in his heart: This idiot is looking for bad luck, you can't compare to a good road condition, and your horse is even worse on a bad road condition.

Duan Wuji stepped forward, looked at Chai Shao and asked, "Brother, how do you compare? As long as you dare to draw a line, we brothers will dare to do it."

After hearing that, Chai Shao pointed with his finger. "See, let's run along this path, and let's run him for [-] miles. What do you think? The method of the race is the same as before.

This method is fair, what do you think? "

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Okay! Let's do it like this."

Duan Wuji took a look, and saw that the small road that Chai Shao picked was really hard to walk, and there were some bowl-sized playing stones and broken sand on the road from time to time. challenge.

Na Chai Shao took his red cloak and handed it to the servant. "Go quickly, put this piece of clothing in the middle of the road, let's use this piece of clothing as the thread."

The servant took the garment and immediately rode down the path.

Chai Shao thought for a while and said, "There is one more thing I want to say, that is, in the course of the race, no matter what happens, as long as the horse stumbles or someone falls off the horse, it is considered a loss."

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Well, Brother Chai added this one! Let's do what you said."

Several people waited for a while, and Duan Wuji said to Chai Shao: "Brother, it's almost time now, why don't we start the game immediately."

"Okay! Two virtuous brothers, let's see how my brother wins you this time. I will definitely win your heart and soul, plus your admiration."

Duan Tieniu laughed when he heard this.

"Brother, we admire you because you won. It's useless to talk about it."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Just wait and see. Then you will know what a good horse is."

"Okay, let's wait and see. Brother, brother, let's all get on the horse."

The three got on their horses, each getting ready.

Duan Changsheng looked at the crowd and shouted: "Everyone get ready, one, two, three, let's run."

After hearing this, the three of them rushed forward, and the three horses were kicked by their master and ran forward desperately.

In a short time, the three horses ran away without a trace.

Duan Wuji galloped his horse desperately, and clamped the horse's belly with his feet, for fear of being thrown off by the horse.

The horse turned into a slippery line and rushed straight ahead.

Gradually, the distance between Tieniu's red horse and Chai Shao's white horse was widened. Duan Wuji ran past the red cloak, turned around and ran back. Hurrying back quickly, within a short time, Duan Wuji rushed to the finish line first.

Duan Wujiniu looked back, and saw that Tie Niu's horse was dropped by his own horse by more than 100 feet.Chai Shao's horse has no shadow yet.

Duan Wuji got off his horse, and the crowd immediately burst into applause.

Tieniu rushed over and said to Duan Wuji with a smile: "Brother, your horse is so fast, no matter how I run, I can't catch up with it. This is really a BMW!"

Duan Wuji shook his head with a smile.

"Brother, this is the horse's running limit. Although it's not bad, I'm not very satisfied."

After another half a cup of tea, Chai Shao galloped back on his white horse.

Chai Shao felt annoyed, and said to himself: This horse is no good on a flat road, and this horse is even less good on this rough mountain road. Alas, it is really embarrassing.

Chai Shao walked up to his servant and asked in a low voice, "Oh, how far are their horses behind mine? You must tell the truth."

The two servants looked at each other and said, "Master, in fact, the fall is not far away, at most four or five miles away."

Chai Shao rolled his eyes angrily when he heard this, and said to himself: There are only more than 20 miles in total, and it is not far to fall for four or five miles.

Na Chai Shao walked up to Duan Wuji and said, "Brother, your horses are powerful. Brother, I was convinced by the defeat. Now I am convinced. But brother, I brought three good horses today. Do you dare to use them?" Compare the rest of your horses with my fire dragon colt?"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this. "Bijibi, who is afraid of whom! Let's go, Brother Tieniu, let's challenge the horse."

"Well, we must win him to lie on the ground today.

Let's go, let's pick a horse. "

With that said, the two turned and walked towards their herd of horses.

Duan Wuji pulled the iron bull with his hand, and said in a low voice: "Brother, choose a horse that you like from these few horses."

Tie Niu listened and nodded. "Oh, I see."

As he spoke, Tieniu picked out a big green horse from the herd.Tie Niu said with a smile: "Brother, I've been interested in this horse for a long time, and I've seen it before, so it's fast."

With that said, Tieniu led the big green horse out.

Duan Wuji walked towards a white horse that he had long admired. The head of this horse had a handful of red hair the size of a palm.

Duan Wuji named it Qiao Meiren. Duan Wuji has ridden this horse several times, and he thinks this horse runs faster than other horses. Not only does it run fast, but it also runs quite steadily.

Duan Wuji brought the horse over to Duan Changsheng, then winked at Tieniu.

Tie Niu understood immediately, and immediately handed the reins to Duan Changsheng.

Seeing him, Zishao asked, "Brother, why did you pick out these two horses?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "In this group of horses, only these two are bad horses. The initial speed of galloping horses is not bad, but they lack stamina. The remaining few are good horses. No matter which one you pick, Both can beat your horse. But not just these two."

Chai Shao laughed out loud.

"Brother, don't brag, why don't you choose two Bibi from your several horses?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "You can choose whatever you want, if you can't beat you, I'd rather be your stable boy for three years."

Chai Shao laughed out loud. "Brother, this is what you said, not brother forcing you, you have to keep your word!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "If a gentleman says a word, it's hard to chase."

"Okay, let's do that then."

Chai Shao picked out two thinner horses and led them out.

"Brother, are these two horses okay?"

"Okay, why can't it? No matter how bad it is, it's better than your red horse."

Chai Shao almost twisted his nose when he heard this, and said to himself: Co-authors, what I brought over today are all trash.

Anyway, I have to win you today, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

All three of them put the saddles on, everything was tidied up, and the three of them got on the horses.

Duan Changsheng shouted loudly: "Get ready, one, two, three, start."

Following an order, the three horses rushed forward like arrows flying off the string.At the beginning, the three horses were advancing side by side, but after a cup of tea, Duan Wuji's horse gradually overwhelmed Chai Shao's horse.

Think about it, among the herds of horses on the grassland, among the horses picked out by horse bandits, which horse is not one in a hundred?Or even the best horse in a thousand?How can the horses in this agricultural area be compared?
Chai Shao was so anxious that he slapped the horse's butt desperately, but the horse was not as good as the horse, so there was nothing he could do.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu's horses ran over the red coat, quickly passed the horses and ran back desperately, they really looked like tigers and dragons.After a short time, he ran back quickly.

The two turned their heads and saw that Chai Shao's horse was nowhere to be seen.

After a cup of tea, Chai Shao's horse caught up.

Chai Shao was so angry that his face turned pale.

Duan Wujiniu turned his head and said to Chai Shao: "Brother Chai, is the cross-country race on this bad track even better?
If you compare, my horse is less than five miles behind your horse, do you believe it or not? "

Chai Shao laughed and said: "How can you not compare, how can you know how much worse my horse is than your horse?

Come, come, come, let's compare now. "

As soon as the three horses stood up, Duan Changsheng shouted, "Get ready, one, two, three, let's go."

The three horses immediately ran down without stopping. Because Chai Shao's red horse ran on the potholed road just after running back, the horse couldn't run at all, and Chai Shao couldn't stop slapping the horse. butt.

When the red horse was still more than 100 feet away from the red cloak, Duan Changsheng and Tieniu had already charged over from the red cloak on their horses.

The Tie Niu greeted Chai Shao while urging the horse to run forward.

"Brother, don't worry, run slowly, we'll go back first."

Ho!Make Chai Shao angry.

When Chai Shao ran back, he saw that Duan Wuji and Tie Niu were resting under the shade of a tree.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Brother Chai, how about we compete in the rest?"

Chai Shao laughed out loud. "Bi, how can I know how much worse my horse is than your horse?"

The third game was the same as the first two games, and Na Chai Shao lost even worse than the first two games.

After three games, it was already noon.

Duan Yingchun got into the car and drove back. Duan Wuji and Tieniu cupped their hands at Chai Shao.

"Brother Chai, it's already noon, let's treat you to lunch today."

After hearing this, Chai Shao said with a smile: "Brother, how can I ask you to invite me? I have money with me this time, Chai Huo, hurry up and order two tables of good banquets from the town, and let them deliver them to me in food boxes." Brothers, go to the place where they live, I have something important to talk about today."

(End of this chapter)