Chapter Twenty-Five: Brutal Training
Li Jing's horse lance is pitch black, one foot and two feet long, and it is a very good lance.
In the Sui Dynasty, the horse lance was generally a weapon that only generals from the great families of the gate lords could afford, because it was too expensive to build.
The lance of the horse lance is not at all like the rifle, which is made of wood, but the main trunk of the finest tough wood, peeled into a uniform thickness, and glued together. The toughest wood is the most used for bows, followed by mulberry, oak, and rattan, and the worst is also made of bamboo. Soak the fine scorn in oil repeatedly. The bubble is no longer deformed, no longer cracked, and the first step has been completed.
This process takes almost a year, after which the strips are removed and dried in the shade for several months. After gluing with high-quality glue paint to make a grip thick, one zhang and eight long (note: it is a Han ruler, equivalent to a Sui ruler and four zhang), and the outer layer is then wound with hemp rope. Wait for the hemp rope to dry thoroughly, apply raw lacquer, and wrap it in arrowroot cloth.
The kudzu cloth is lacquered, dried and wrapped in a layer, until it is cut with a knife, and the mallet makes a metallic sound, but it does not crack, so it is qualified. Then go to its head and tail, truncated to about six zhang. The front is equipped with a stainless steel lance, and the rear is a red copper lance. Constantly adjusted, the qualified standard is to use a hemp rope to hang at the tail of the lance two feet, the whole Zhangba horse lance can be in mid-air like a weighing rod at both ends without falling. In this way, the military commander can ride on the horse, so that he can keep the tip of the lance forward without the slightest effort.
The resulting lance is light, tough, and strong. Generals can charge with horsepower, or swing them in melee combat. It's just that it takes three years to make the whole lance, and the success rate is only 40%, so the cost is surprisingly high. Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, the horse lance has been a symbol of the generals from the family.
The length of the horse lance can reach one zhang eight lengths at the longest, so it is also called zhang eight spears, Zhang Fei used this thing during the Three Kingdoms, the front end of the lance is similar to a short sword, which can be cut and sharpened, and there is usually a complex under the blade, so that the war horse will not penetrate the opponent when charging at high speed, and the blade is forged with an iron rod.
The iron rod is wrapped with tough wood or bamboo, glued with shellac, fish bladder glue and pig skin glue, and then brushed with lacquer to close it, keep it from dehydration and cracking, wrap hemp rope outside, soak it in tung oil, paint it after drying, wrap it in kudzu cloth, and then paint it when it dries, usually weigh about fifteen to twenty pounds, and it will not be able to use it if it is not fierce.
The horse lance used by Li Jing weighed more than 40 catties, which was twice as heavy as an ordinary horse lance. However, because of Li Jing's amazing arm strength, he waved this horse lance, but he felt very light and tenacious.
A moment later, two puddles, one large and one small, appeared.
Even though Li Jingdang got into the big snow pit, he completely covered his body with snow, leaving only one head outside.
"Ming'er, go into the small snow pit next to me, and cover your body with snow just like me!" Li Jing shouted.
"What? Into a snow pit? Yu Wenming had already stripped off his clothes trembling at this time, only to feel a gust of cold wind coming, and his whole body was shivering.
Looking at the snow pits and holes in the snow, he involuntarily took a few steps backwards. On such a cold day, if you have to strip naked and go into a snow pit, you won't freeze to death.
"Master, I'm afraid this snow pit is too cold...... Yu Wenming said tremblingly.
Before he finished speaking, Li Jing, who was already lying in the big snow pit, suddenly moved.
Yu Wenming only felt a sharp pain in his scalp, and his feet hung in the air. Li Jing had already grabbed him by the hair, carried him in the air, and then strode up to the small snow pit and threw him into it fiercely.
"Poof!" With a bang, Yu Wenming fell into the snow pit, dizzy.
But Li Jing didn't want to let him go, so he swept up a large pile of snow under his feet, filled it in the snow pit, and buried Yu Wenming, leaving only a small head outside.
Yu Wenming immediately screamed, he only felt that his body was pierced like a thousand steel needles, and his body was tingling. The feeling of being wrapped in ice and snow all over his body was a cold that penetrated deep into his bone marrow, and he was in unbearable pain. At this moment, he almost thought that Li Jing was going to freeze himself to death.
So, he struggled desperately to climb out of this snow pit, but Li Jing stepped on the snow around his head, making him unable to move at all.
Not to mention climbing out of the snow pit, it is difficult for Yu Wenming to even move his fingers normally.
The snow next to his body had melted into water by his body temperature, but it had turned into ice again under the pressure of the cold snow around him.
The water close to the body has to absorb a lot of heat when it condenses into ice, and the cold formed makes the blood in Yu Wenming's whole body almost coagulate. Yu Wenming felt that he was going to die here today.
With a thirst for life, he finally couldn't help but beg Li Jing: "Master, please, let me get out of the snow pit!" I can't stand the cold! Please, Master......"
However, Li Jing didn't seem to hear his pleading, but kept piling snow around him. Now, except for his mouth and nose, his whole body is buried in the snowdrift, like a snowman.
"Hmph, you can't even stand this cold, you want to be a hero? Want to go into battle and kill enemies? That can only be a pipe dream! Li Jing scolded mercilessly: "You just stay in the snow for me, if you can't even support the first level of this martial arts, I think you still listen to your grandfather, learn literature!" Practicing martial arts is much more arduous than learning literature, and not everyone can become an invincible martial arts master! ”
Li Jing said this, but it stimulated Yu Wenming's stubborn temper. He shouted angrily, "Who said I couldn't make it? I'll show you! I want you to understand that Yu Wenming is definitely a good man! ”
After that, he simply stopped struggling. Instead, he gritted his teeth, struggled to support, and endured the stinging cold like a knife cut all over his body.
Li Jing saw that Yu Wenming really held on to himself, and he didn't plead or make a lot of noise. I was also slightly surprised. I didn't expect Yu Wenhua to be a playboy and an incompetent, but his son is a hard bone.
In fact, he did this mainly to test whether Yu Wenming could endure the hardships of martial arts practice and whether he had a strong will and determination. And now it seems that Yu Wenming is obviously doing well. Although his physical fitness is not as good as Yuwen Chengdu, he is not inferior to his eldest brother in terms of bravery.
About half an hour later, Li Jing pulled Yu Wenming out of the snow pit. At this time, Yu Wenming was already bruised from the cold, his lips were white, and he passed out.
Li Jing hurriedly took out a jet-black pill from his arms, stuffed it into Yu Wenming's mouth, and then poured it down with snow water.
Then, the palm of his right hand was close to Yu Wenming's back, and his luck internal force opened up the meridians that Yu Wenming's whole body was frozen and stiffened by the cold.
After a while, Yu Wenming coughed a few times, his face was bloody again, and he turned around.
"That's it! Ming'er, you have survived this first level! Now you put your pants on and run with me! Don't stop until you reach the Yellow River! Li Jing also got dressed at this time, got on the horse and shouted.
Yu Wenming also realized that Li Jing was squeezing the extreme potential of his body. He snorted and ran towards the avenue ahead without saying a word.
And this run, he was startled, there seemed to be a fire beating in his body, the faster he ran, the bigger the fire burned, and all his internal organs were affected. The cold qi in the original body has been dispelled.
Although he was unclothed and shirtless, he didn't feel the cold at all.
He also vaguely recalled that he was in a daze, and Li Jing seemed to have fed himself a red pill, maybe this pill was working now.
Yu Wenming was naked, panting in the snow and running, he only felt hot all now, his cheeks were hot, and he didn't feel cold at all.
And Li Jing got on the horse and followed him, Yu Wenming ran a little slower, so he used the handle of the horse lance to knock him the back.
The road they ran on was the official road to the north of Luoyang City, and there were many pedestrians coming and going. When they saw this, they were a little frightened.
A boy with a naked upper body and a teenager who looked like he was only ten years old, was running desperately out of breath on the snow-covered official road, and behind him, a tall middle-aged man rode a horse and followed closely behind him.
"This uncle, you are too fierce to the child! Even if he is at fault, he can't abuse children like this! Finally, a kind Samaritan couldn't help but come forward and comfort.
However, Li Jing ignored it, instead raised the black and shiny horse lance and glared at them viciously.
His fierce gaze made the good Samaritan suddenly frightened and did not dare to say more, and his heart was full of sympathy for the poor child who had been abused.
It wasn't until dusk that Li Jing finally let Yu Wenming stop running, and then ordered him to get dressed, get on his horse and follow him back to the city.
At this time, his tone slowed down: "Ming'er, the reason why you are asked to run so many miles today is to let your physical strength be exhausted to the limit, so that the medicinal power can completely penetrate into the skin in your body." When you go back, you'll have to soak in the potion for two hours! It's also good for your body! It will help you in the next step of cultivation. ”
After that, Li Jing took out a prescription with which medicinal materials were written. The amount of each medicinal herb and how many catties of hot water need to be put in the wooden barrel are clear.
Yu Wenming was exhausted at this time, and he could only reluctantly nod after taking the prescription. Today's training was really tiring, and for a child like him, who was only 12 years old, he had reached the limit of his physical fitness.