Chapter 35: Heavenly Sword Technique
The next day, Yu Wenming got up very early, washed up, and after breakfast, the porter came to report that Li Jing had arrived at the gate of the house.
He hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, and rushed to the door to take a look, but saw that Li Jing was already riding a tall horse and holding a long knife, standing in front of the door.
"Ming'er, I heard that you answered the question of the Great Food Messenger in the court yesterday. Won a big horse and a black steel knife? Li Jing asked with squinted eyes.
"Yes! The big food war horse is indeed abnormal, and it is said to be the sweat and blood horse called in the Han Dynasty. If Master likes it, the disciple is willing to dedicate it to Master! Yu Wenming bowed at this time and said.
"Hehe, you are very filial, but the master is embarrassed to compete with his apprentice." Li Jing smiled and said, "Besides, your father has already allocated a big food war horse from Taifu Temple to me." Thank him on my behalf! ”
Yu Wenming then remembered that his father Yu Culture and Taifu Shaoqing, and Taifu Temple was responsible for the royal chariots and horses, and the yamen in charge of the Hualiu, Chefu, and the cattle and sheep bureaus. The great horses that were offered from Mubashaf were under his father's control. He wanted to take out the Zhongyun horse and give it to Li Jing, it couldn't be easier.
"It seems that the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the history books have made their father so unbearable. I'm afraid it's an exaggeration. Although Yu Wenhua is indeed not very useful, it is not completely unhuman. At least he still knows how to envelop people! Yu Wenming thought secretly in his heart.
"Let's go! Ming'er, you get on the horse. Tomorrow I will go out with the army, and I originally wanted to teach you sword skills in a little more than a month, when you have laid a solid foundation. Now it's only for you to be taught first! Li Jing said in a deep voice.
Yu Wenming nodded and stepped onto Li Jing's horse. Immediately, Li Jing raised his horsewhip and slapped the horse's buttocks. The horses galloped out of the city, and after a moment there was only a vague shadow.
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"Master, are you practicing your sword here?" After Yu Wenming got off his horse, he looked around, but saw that this was a cliff, and from the top of the cliff there was a small stream flowing down, forming a huge waterfall.
"Yes! My martial arts ideology is to advocate simplicity and practicality, I never study those fancy and beautiful moves, I advocate killing the enemy in the fastest and most effective way, whether it is sword skills, lance skills, or archery. That's all I see. Li Jing said eloquently at this time: "It's just that although my sword technique is simple and easy to learn, it is easy to get started, but it is difficult to practice well." Because of its requirements for strength, the mastery of speed, and the sharpness of reactions, all of which have no low standards......"
"You practiced the knife late, you only started practicing at the age of twelve, and if you want to catch up with others, in addition to doubling your efforts, you must also suffer more!" Li Jing said with a serious expression at this time: "Therefore, you can't practice knives in the open space like others, you must practice knives under the waterfall, so that you can exercise stronger arm strength, master the subtlety of strength, and train sharp reactions!" ”
After saying that, Li Jing took out a booklet from his arms, and then handed it to Yu Wenming and said, "Ming'er, you first take a look at this sword technique secret book, which is a summary of my more than thirty years of cultivation of sword techniques. Your body is relatively thin, and it is more suitable to practice knife skills than a horse lance! ”
Yu Wenming respectfully took the booklet, only to see that the four big characters of the dragon flying and the phoenix dance were written on it - Heavenly Sword Knife Technique.
"That's it! Let's take a look at the knife book when you go back! Now, as before, let's run along the Wei River! Li Jinglang said.
Yu Wenming hurriedly put away the booklet of "Heavenly Sword Knife Technique", and then followed Li Jing and began to run, which was already his daily homework.
After some physical training, the master and apprentice returned to the waterfall. At this time, Li Jing gave a demonstration and instructed him how to swing a knife and slash under the waterfall. How to exercise arm strength and accuracy, and train your senses.
Yu Wenming knew that these were valuable exercises that ordinary soldiers and martial artists could not learn. He listened very attentively, and some of the techniques were written down for fear of forgetting.
When night fell, Li Jing finally ended the day's practice. He put Umun on his horse, and then carried him towards the city.
"Ming'er, let's think about it and practice! After you have a little martial arts foundation, I will teach you the sword technique of fighting immediately, although it is definitely more difficult than the sword technique of foot combat, but the power is greater, and it is also the most practical in war! Because you will inevitably serve as an officer of my Great Sui in the future, and the battle is almost always on horseback. Li Jing said with a straight face.
"The apprentice will live up to the master's expectations, and he will definitely practice martial arts well and serve the master and the Great Sui!" Yu Wenming also showed a solemn expression.
"Good! Hopefully, when I come back, you'll be a little bit done! Li Jing was also smiling when he heard this, and the outline of the tall city wall of the eastern capital city gradually appeared in front of him......
After eating, and after soaking in some potions, Yu Wenming Fang took the slightly yellowed "Heavenly Sword Knife Technique" cheats like a treasure, returned to his room, and then sat on the bed and opened it, pondering it carefully.
Yu Wenming turned the first page, and saw that the preface read: "The world's sword method, different paths to the same end, no matter what kind of exercise, if you want to defeat the enemy, you can't escape three words, namely: fast, accurate, ruthless!" ”
"When you are extremely fast, you are extremely fast, and when you are fast to the limit, you can be invincible, and no one is invincible!"
"When you cut off the head of your enemy before he can react with the knife in your hand, no matter how powerful he is, his strength and weapons are stronger than yours! But it's him, not you, who will die! ”
"When your knife is fast enough, you won't have time to resist with your weapon or shield!"
"Other than that, quick! It also makes your attacks more powerful. The faster the speed of the broadsword, the stronger the attack power, the so-called 'flying flowers cut throats, picking leaves and hurting people', this is the truth. No matter how fragile something is, when it is fast enough to a certain extent, it will become a weapon for killing! Not to mention the already sharp blades"
"'Accurate' refers to the accuracy of the knife, controlling the angle and route of the blade. If you don't have the right head, no matter how fast your knife is, no matter how powerful it is, no matter how fierce your attack is, it will not help if you can't cut the enemy. ”
"And to maintain accuracy, in addition to the control of the knife to the unity of the human knife, the requirements for the realm of knife art are also very high! Therefore, in order to cultivate the Heavenly Sword Technique, you must have a strong sense of observation......"
"As for 'ruthless', it requires those who practice swords to be decisive and ruthless, not to have the kindness of a woman, not to be constantly decisive, and not to have mercy for the enemy, otherwise, the corpse lying on the ground is likely to be yourself......"
Yu Wenming nodded while watching, he felt that the decision on the "Heavenly Sword Technique" was very reasonable. It is worthy of the work of the famous general Li Jing.
And the cultivation of this Heavenly Sword Technique requires a strong will and diligent efforts. Just swinging a knife at the bottom of the waterfall for more than two hours a day is not something that ordinary people can persevere.
In addition, it also requires a good sense of understanding to grasp the essence of the knife technique, as well as a keen sense of observation to perceive the surrounding environment and enemy movements, in order to grasp the best timing and attack route. Several major elements are indispensable.
He continued to look down, only to feel that the content in this sword book was extremely vast and profound, especially many attack principles that required a good understanding to comprehend.
Fortunately, Yu Wenming has a lot of mathematics, physics and other knowledge in his previous life as a foundation, and his understanding is barely enough, although there are some places where he also feels too profound and difficult to understand, but after careful thinking, he can finally overcome the difficulties and understand the meaning......
When Yu Wenming read all the "Heavenly Sword Technique" word by word, he looked up and found that the sky was already bright, and a ray of golden sunlight was shining into his room, which was very dazzling. Before he knew it, he had watched it all night.
However, at this time, he was on a whim and did not feel tired at all. Yu Wenming immediately walked to the kitchen, picked up a woodcutter, and slashed at the willow tree in the courtyard according to the basic chapter of the Heavenly Sword Technique.
Xiao Wanjun also got up at this moment, and she was a little distressed to see her son practicing martial arts so hard, she silently made breakfast for Yu Wenming and boiled a bowl of steaming black rice porridge. Then he sat quietly in a chair beside him, staring at his son......
Yu Wenming didn't expect that Grandpa and Master would follow Yang Guang's expedition to Tuyuhun this time, and they would not return until the next year. However, the results they achieved were indeed very impressive, far exceeding their previous expectations.