The sumo match was held very quickly. Amidst the cheers and comments of the crowd, the outcome was decided very quickly. Princess Taiping, who had won the sumo championship for three years in a row, was defeated by Yang Fan and Chu Kuangge. In the end, the two sumo wrestlers from Princess Taiping's residence fought for third place. First and second place were destined to be between Yang Fan and Chu Kuangge.
Both of them represented White Horse Temple. No matter who won or lost, first and second place were destined to belong to White Horse Temple. Xue Huaiyi beamed with joy. Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi, and the others began to flatter Xue Huaiyi, raising their cups to congratulate him. Xue Huaiyi downed his cup, not declining at all.
On the stage, Yang Fan looked at Chu Tiange with a smile and said, "Brother Chu, it's time for you and me to fight next!"
Chu Tiange smiled and said, "That's right! You and I need to go all out in this fight! "
Their gazes met, and they both saw a cold fighting spirit in each other's eyes. They couldn't help but smile at each other.
Hong Liu stood below the stage and flicked his bald head. He said with a smile, "Master Xue is very happy that we won the sumo championship. Seventeen and Nineteen are both on our side, so it doesn't matter who takes first place. This time, we'll just pretend to be on the stage. In a while, we'll take the championship back! "
The two people on the stage didn't think so. From each other's eyes, they could see a kind of stubbornness, a kind of persistence. Perhaps because the final winner could only be between the two of them, the ranking was no longer that important. However, they still wanted to compete seriously.
This was a spar between brothers, and it had nothing to do with victory or defeat.
Originally, they thought that the two from White Horse Temple would just play it off, but they soon discovered that they were very serious. They were even more serious than when they were competing with others. The two of them circled around each other three times before launching a probing attack.
Chu Kuangge was tall and mighty, but it was destined that his lower body was not as stable as Yang Fan's. His figure was also not as flexible, so Yang Fan slightly lowered his shoulders and stared at Chu Kuangge's lower body.
As soon as Chu Kuangge saw his movements, he knew what he was planning and immediately increased his vigilance. With his tall figure, his lower body was certainly not as flexible as his upper body, but he was skilled in martial arts and his leg techniques were also good. If Yang Fan wanted to plot against his lower body, he had to guard against his kicks.
The two of them exchanged a few blows, but both of them separated as soon as they touched. This kind of tentative contact was followed by an explosive collision. Sure enough, Chu Kuangge shouted loudly and took the initiative to attack. With a "Black Tiger Steals Heart", he slashed towards Yang Fan's chest. Yang Fan leaped and suddenly lowered his body. He swept past Chu Kuangge's ribs and reached out to slap his back.
Chu Kuangge's palm missed, but he had already turned around with a "tiger spin". His hands reached towards Yang Fan's shoulders and neck, and his feet quickly stretched out to kick Yang Fan's lower body. Yang Fan collided with him, but he lost his footing and retreated three steps in a row. Chu Kuangge did not hesitate. He took three steps forward, and in one breath, he performed three techniques, "Hanging Gua Fall", "Rising Sun Fall", and "Goose Wing Fall".
"Ah!"
Half of Yang Fan's embarrassment was real, but the other half was intentional. He wanted to use this series of dodging and retreating movements to lead Chu Kuangge to attack fiercely and mess up his pace. He didn't think that Chu Kuangge was an experienced wrestler. He was fast but not messed up, and instead messed up Yang Fan's pace.
Yang Fan dashed, wanting to jump out of Chu Kuangge's encirclement. However, he didn't expect Chu Kuangge to suddenly lower his body, like a fierce tiger coming down the mountain. With a gust of wind, he blocked Yang Fan's path. His right hand grabbed Yang Fan's wrist, and his left hand reached into his crotch. He shouted, "Up!" and lifted Yang Fan's entire body into the air.
If it was a competition of martial arts, Yang Fan could have chopped the back of his neck with his palm, or when he reached out to grab him, he could have punched out with both fists and directly hit his abdomen. However, this was sumo wrestling, not sanda. Now that he was caught in his hands, Yang Fan could do nothing. At this time, Chu Kuangge only needed to throw him out of the ring with both hands.
Chu Kuangge raised his voice and said, "Brother, are you convinced?"
Yang Fan cupped his fists in midair and said, "Big brother's wrestling skills are godly, little brother is convinced!"
Chu Kuangge laughed and put him down.
Off the stage, thunderous cheers!
… ….
When she saw Yang Fan being lifted high into the air by Chu Kuangge, Princess Taiping laughed.
"That little guy also has times when he is defeated." This made Her Highness very happy.
"Mother, I'm going to change my clothes. It's going to be a cuju in a while."
Princess Taiping stood up gracefully and said to Wu Zetian. On the other side, Wan 'er also bowed and said, "Empress of Heaven, Wan' er and the princess withdraw together."
"Good! Hehe, for the past three years, Taiping has been the sole champion of sumo wrestling. But this year is different. My master has been quiet all this while, but with a single brilliant feat, he has become the champion of sumo wrestling. Taiping, Wan 'er, the two of you have to buck up. Don't lose another round of sumo wrestling! "
"Your daughter will do her best!"
With that, Princess Taiping bowed gracefully and left with Shangguan Wan 'er. Wu Zetian excitedly patted the armrest, happily stood up and said, "Let's go to Anfu Palace, I want to personally watch the match!"
Wu Zetian moved to Anfu Palace, accompanied by the civil and military officials and the royal family. On the wide field between Anfu Palace and the observation platform, the cuju field had already been arranged. The referee and other personnel were already in place. On both sides of the field, the members of the White Horse Temple team and the Inner Palace Team had already changed their clothes and were warming up their bodies, preparing to enter the field.
In previous years, no one could compete with the Inner Palace Team in this cuju competition. Sometimes, no one was willing to participate in this competition. In the end, the Inner Palace Team could only be divided into two teams and compete with each other for the Empress of Heaven's entertainment. This year, it was rare for someone to take the initiative to challenge. Although everyone was sure that the White Horse Temple would lose, they were still quite interested in watching.
Not to mention other things, just the two teams competing in this competition, one was a bald monk in a khaki martial suit, and the other was a group of beautiful women in green jackets and green trousers. This scene was enough to make one look at it.
Yang Fan and Chu Kuangge had already analyzed the strength of the Inner Palace Team. Although the monks of the White Horse Temple had trained hard, it was impossible for them to win against the strongest team of the Tang Dynasty. Because the overall level of the entire cuju team was low, the two of them were unable to turn the situation around.
Moreover, in this aspect, Chu Kuangge was also not as good as him. At most, he was at the same level as Xie Xiaoman and Gao Ying. The two experts that the other side had been advocating for, Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er, had not yet appeared in the competition. If it were not for their high status, which caused the palace maids to deliberately promote them, their strength was also quite good, and the White Horse Temple would have no hope of winning.
Therefore, before the competition, they had decided on the strategy for this cuju competition: the victory would definitely belong to the Inner Palace Team. However, in terms of individual performance, they had to promote Yang Fan. The Inner Palace Team won the entire competition. If Yang Fan's outstanding performance could leave an indelible impression on the people, it would be enough to suppress the Inner Palace Team's limelight, and Master Xue would not feel that it was a loss of face.
The tone of the whole competition was thus set. Yang Fan, Chu Kuangge, and Hong Liu were the main attackers, while the other seven, led by Hong One, defended with all their strength. At the same time, they created all opportunities for Yang Fan to score goals. In the end, even if the Inner Palace Team won, they were still the ones who scored the most individual goals.
It had to be said that their overall strength was not as good as the others, but their idea was still very smart.
The Inner Palace Team entered the field. Yang Fan keenly discovered that Shangguan Wan'er stood in the position where Lan Yiqing usually stood, and Xie Xiaoman stood in the position where Gao Ying usually stood. Lan Yiqing and Gao Ying retreated to the back. Xie Xiaoman usually stood in the position where they played, but now she stood in Princess Taiping's position.
Princess Taiping now played the role of a free middle position, and she was the key figure of the entire team. Whether it was defense, steals, blocking, or offense, she basically controlled everything. In the case that Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er did not participate in the competition before, this role was originally played by Xie Xiaoman.
Lan Yiqing and Gao Ying originally played the role equivalent to the forward, but now Shangguan Wan'er and Xie Xiaoman played the role, and they retreated to the position of the forward. At this time, the distribution of the roles and the corresponding functions in the cuju competition were not very clear, but the roles they played could be roughly estimated from their positions.
After seeing the other party's arrangement, Yang Fan, Chu Kuangge, and Hong Yi immediately gathered together and whispered to each other.
"Seventeen, it seems that they want that little girl Xiaoman and Shangguan Daizhao to be the main attackers, and Princess Taiping to take charge of the overall situation."
"How should we deal with it?"
Hong Liu touched his bald head and said, "We have experienced the martial arts of that little girl Xiaoman. Except for you, Seventeen, no one can control her. I think it's up to you to deal with her. Nineteen will deal with Princess Taiping, and I will deal with Shangguan Daizhao. "
Chu Kuangge pinched his chin and pondered, "Sixth senior brother thinks that Shangguan Daizhao is the easiest to deal with?"
Hong Liu said, "Looking at her delicate and timid figure, I don't think she is very powerful."
Chu Kuangge shook his head and said, "When Seventeen wrestled, the opponent saw his figure and didn't think much of it. What was the result? Since Shangguan Daizhao dared to stand in this position, her skills must be good. "
Hong Liu said, "So what? Could it be that she is better than that little girl Xiaoman?"
Chu Kuangge shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. I think that Miss Xiaoman should be the opponent's number one expert."
"Wow! Then let's get Seventeen to deal with her! "
"No! Our overall strength is weaker than the opponent's. If we can't be like a sharp knife and stab straight into the heart of the enemy, once we are blocked there, our spirit will be lost and we will definitely lose this battle. We have to use some tricks! "
Yang Fan's eyes flashed and he asked as if he had understood something, "Brother Chu, you mean …"
Chu Kuangge said, "The inferior four against the superior four!"
Yang Fan clapped his hands and said with a smile, "That's exactly what I want!"
Hong Liu said blankly, "What do you mean by inferior four against the superior four?"
Yang Fan explained, "It means that they know that Miss Xiaoman is the strongest, so they have to trouble Sixth senior brother to hold her back. Only if Sixth senior brother holds back the strongest one will we have a chance to win back some face for Master Xue. "
Chu Kuangge sighed and said, "No matter how I look at it, there is no one else but you, Sixth senior brother, who is worthy of such a great responsibility!"
Hong Liu was very happy when he heard this. He puffed out his chest and said, "That's right! Alright! Leave Miss Xiaoman to me. See if I don't tie her down! "
On the opposite side, Lan Yiqing put her hands on her waist impatiently and said in a delicate voice, "Hey! What are you guys whispering about? Have you discussed it? "
"Alright, alright!"
Hong Liu agreed and waved his hand. The bald monks of White Horse Temple dispersed with a whoosh.
The kickboxing competition had officially begun.
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