As we estimated, after the collapse of the front, the Tatar Tumuts did not establish an effective defensive line, in other words, they were completely demoralized by the lightning storm of our army.

What especially puzzled the Tatars was that the three of their top warriors, the top warriors who were pinned on the hope of changing the tide of the battle and turning the tide, except for Diemu Han, who played a role in the siege battle, the other two basically did not perform. In particular, Mulwin, known as the "Black Death", almost never saw anyone, like a stone that sank into the water, and disappeared without seeing a little wave.

In this campaign, our army relied on strong fortifications and powerful timing to successfully assault the enemy! A total of more than 33,500 enemies were annihilated, more than 11,700 enemies were captured, and more than 5,000 people were besieged by our army in Jinzhou's North Putuo Mountain. Our army lost more than 11,442 people killed and more than 23,009 wounded, which can be described as a great victory! The lethal-to-death ratio has reached 4:1! The camp was full of jubilation for a while!

The generals who performed well in this battle were rewarded. The governor of Qi Du is from the first grade, and he is already the pinnacle of the military and foreign officials, and there is no seal, and then he can only enter Beijing, so that he can only have the position of the minister of the guard or the minister of honor and guard. But whether it is Zhang Juzheng or Qi Dudu himself, they all know that he is not the material of the Beijing official, and it is still appropriate to be a famous official outside, so he can only reward his sons and nephews, and add land and silk.

I don't care about other people, among the people I care about, Ye Sizhong has meritorious plans before the war, he is responsible for the garrison, and he has corrected the five-grade garrison; The uncle-in-law and the unrepentant because of the extremely brave in the battle, promoted to the general; And because of the pre-war plan, I also made great contributions, and I killed the enemy chieftain Murwen in the battle, and I was promoted two levels in a row, and came to Congwupin, serving as the deputy envoy of the Xuanfu Envoy. For a while, everyone came to congratulate. But I couldn't be happy in my heart, so I sent away the outsiders, and hid alone in the house and was depressed.

Because it was still in the New Year, Ye Gong, uncle-in-law and Yan Zhu also returned to the camp to celebrate the festival with me, everyone gathered together, and when they saw me thinking, my uncle and Wu regret were very puzzled, Yan Zhu also pouted and said: "Who knows if he has a cold fever and has not yet made trouble!" made everyone laugh, and patted Yanzhu's head without regret and asked her not to talk nonsense.

Ye Sizhong, as a friend and comrade-in-arms, also felt strange, I performed well on the battlefield and fought bravely, why did I return to the station, but I was sad? Seeing me forced a smile, everyone felt helpless. I panicked, but I didn't want to say it, until the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao and Sha Liang, who were becoming more and more fluent in Chinese, discussed with the two of them, because the two of them had experienced the battle with me, and actually guessed the crux of the problem - the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao said to everyone in his still slightly broken Chinese: "In my opinion, Mr. is worried about his martial arts." ”

With a strange emphasis, Sand added, "Sir's martial arts are more suitable for raids and assassinations, and on the battlefield, they are too restricted. Hearing this, I was told the main thing, and I sighed heavily.

Hearing this, Ye Gong and his uncle frowned, they are martial artists and know the thoughts of martial artists. Ye Sizhong is a military attaché, and the orthodox military education he received cannot be regarded as a martial artist in the strict sense, so he smiled and said: "What should I do!" In this big camp, there are not many others, but there are many people who know martial arts. In your name, good students invite people to learn and learn, won't it be easy to solve? ”

I didn't make a sound, but Ye Gong said, "Qilan uses an arc knife in battle. This knife originated from the Han and Tang Dynasties, but it was strong from Dongying. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, the Central Plains has attached great importance to knife skills, and since the Song Dynasty, the government and the opposition have respected the spearmanship, but it has been loose on the knife. The basic knife method of stabbing, swinging, splitting, belting, and slashing five ways to hurt people, and now the usual knife method is only chopping and chopping, and in recent generations, there is no knife method in the world. ”

The uncle also said, "What my father said is very true. On the other hand, the Fusang people, almost all martial artists practice swords, especially in the past 100 years, so the sword alone*, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the opponent of the Dongying Fusang people. The master who can be found in the camp must be Er'er. After a few words, Ye Sizhong was no longer silent.

When I heard these words, I was depressed and relieved for a while, and said slowly: "It is a fierce battle at night, and dangers are full of dangers, and my sword technique (which I learned in my previous life) is as you say, long in assassination and short in battle. If it weren't for the nine ghosts and the two of them working hard to protect me, with my sword skills alone, I am afraid that it would be difficult to support me to the end. Especially against Murwin, just because of the momentum, I only felt cold and stiff in my hands and feet, if it wasn't for the cold arrow that injured the enemy first, I would have been injured by it. I pondered, how can I live by luck in a troubled world? Therefore, I would like to take leave from the Governor and go to Dongying in the near future. Duration...... Three months! ”

Ye Gong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "This plan is feasible." But I often hear that the Dongying Martial Arts Hall, the other side calls it the dojo, and there are many places around, and the good and the bad are uneven. But whoever opens a serious door to establish a sect, but does not accept those who are not of an unknown mind as disciples. Qilan is going to Dongying, can he have a clear goal? ”

In fact, after thinking about it for a while, I already had my own goals. It is true that there are many kendo halls in Toei, but there are only a few that are truly outstanding.

Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, Yagyu Soyan's new Yin Stream, Tsukahara Tsukahara Shindang Stream, Tomita Gengen's Nakajo Stream, Ito Ichitsai Ichitbu Stream and other genres, in fact, are more suitable for samurai, and what I'm thinking about is that as a samurai, I also take into account my identity as a cleaner, in the final analysis, I can't give up my own advantages, completely to use my own shortcomings, to hit the enemy's strengths.

So I looked up at the Nine Ghosts and solemnly arranged: "Can you contact the leader of the Hundred Places Tanba Shou and help me find out the whereabouts of Hayashi Qi Shisuke?" ”

Hearing the name Hayashi Saki, the Nine Demons Masataka was a little surprised, but he immediately accepted the task. In the environment at that time, the well-known warriors of Dongying and the Ming Dynasty did not communicate with each other, unlike modern times, the Internet was extremely developed, and nothing could escape the search of the Internet, but at that time, it was unheard of by neighboring countries.

Seeing that everyone didn't understand, I explained: "Hayashi Shisuke young name Minjimaru, when he was a child, his father was killed by the sneak attack of the diner Sakagami Mainmeal of the same domain, Minjimaru vowed to avenge his father, but Sakagami Mainmeal himself was a famous first-class swordsman at the time, and it was not easy for the six-year-old Minjimaru to avenge his father, so Minjimaru began to practice swordsmanship, because of the gap in age and experience, Minjimaru could not rely on one-on-one sword fighting to defeat Sakagami Mainmeal, and it was very unfavorable to carry out a long-lasting attack for Minjimaru, so only a quick battle, Trying to knock down Sakagami in a short period of time is the only way to succeed. ”

As I spoke, I pulled out the shadow show and added: "So Minjimaru practiced hard for twelve years on the basis of the Kashima Shindangryu knife technique that emphasizes the pure "one hit kill", and finally at the age of eighteen, relying on the sword drawing technique he comprehended, before the enemy pulled out the knife, he killed the enemy in one fell son and avenged his father!" I want to find him and learn from him how to do it! ”

After listening to this introduction, except for a few ninjas who knew about it, everyone else was more surprised, there was such an amazing knife technique? Sand added: "The school of Hayashi Shifu is called Hayashi Myojin Dream Stream, but Hayashi Shiren has never opened a museum, has not set up a dojo, and the disciples are all passed on by word of mouth, so I am afraid it will not be easy to find him." ”

I nodded, looked at the Nine Ghosts and said, "So, be sure to ask the leader of the three princesses of the Hundred Lands." If it is done, I will tell you that it is a matter of life and death! ”

The Nine Ghosts were shocked when they heard this, but they paid more and more attention to this matter, and after listening to me, they immediately turned around.

For a period of time that followed, I was a little unthinking, immersed myself in the tempering of basic skills every day, and relieved the torment of waiting by increasing the amount of training every day. Seeing my situation, Ye Gong discussed with his uncle and decided to pass on the Ye family's soft resting skills now. I thought that it was too painful to simply wait, and after some time of hard work, my body was fully able to adapt to further strengthening, so I gladly accepted the love of the two seniors and began to practice soft suction gong.

Soft breathing gong is a profound breathing exercise, emphasizing holding the yuan and keeping one, keeping the dantian, resting luck, and breathing exercise. Strictly speaking, it is an auxiliary exercise, which is practiced to the fullest, which has a great bonus to all kinds of external skills, and has the effect of increasing wisdom and brightening the eyes and prolonging life.

At first, I didn't know if this exercise was so magical, but as soon as I practiced, I felt that this exercise really has the miraculous effects of purifying the mind, being wise, meditating, and concentrating! In the past, I practiced dagger assassination, piercing the target ten times, in ten different positions, but with the deepening of the soft breath gong, the gap between the knife and the knife became smaller and more accurate, and the knife was released and retracted more and more quickly! After a month of meditation, my uncle and Ye Gong said that I had already started, and I was overjoyed and asked, "What are the levels after the entry?" ”

Uncle smiled and said very easily, after getting started, there are several levels of familiarity, small success, mixed yuan, big success, selflessness, and unity. He has practiced for thirty years, but he is in the realm of Dacheng, and Ye Gong, who has practiced for fifty years, has reached the realm of selflessness. I looked at Ye Gong dumbfounded, this kind old uncle is really a master of the house?

Seeing my expression like this, Ye Gong still had a smiling expression, patted the table lightly, and prepared to say goodbye to his uncle. Before leaving, he also told me that when practicing the soft breathing exercises, we must not be impatient, but should stabilize our minds and move step by step.

I nodded yes. After they left, I suddenly found that the hardwood table top that Ye Gong gently patted just now was actually deeply dented in the shape of a human hand! I put my hand in it, and it was exactly the size of my palm! This...... Is this the true power of Breath Soft?

Obsessed, I am completely obsessed with the cultivation of this exercise, and every day, in addition to going to the regular point of study, necessary physical training and skill recovery training, I devote almost all my time to the cultivation of the soft breath gong! But the strange thing is that before, I could feel my progress almost every day, but at a certain time, I couldn't find it no matter how much I cultivated. I know the bottleneck is coming.

At this moment, the Nine Demons Masataka suddenly returned to the camp and whispered to me that the third Taifu of Hyakji had sent a team of capable ninjas to discover the trace of Shisuke Hayashizaki in Izumo five days ago! Good! God help me! I immediately took leave from the governor, nominally to return home to worship my ancestors, but in fact, I was ready to go to Dongying for the first time!