Chapter 15: The Final Showdown
Liu Kun returned to Luoyang, Zu Li read the book of soldiers, and Liu Kun was as excited: "Liu Kun, this book is so useful, it would be great if you use the weapons in the book to march and fight in the future, especially this "Thunderbolt Invincible Flat Carriage", when General Ma used it to fight in Liangzhou, and defeated the bald tree with a few soldiers, it is really a classic. There are also various combat vehicles and improved weapons, Liu Kun, this is really a treasure. ”’
"Big brother, it's a pity that this is only the lower part, and I didn't get the upper part."
"It doesn't matter if you don't have it, just like General Ma said that the books of war are written by people, if you don't know how to be flexible, it's better not to have it, Liu Kun, we have read "Taigong Art of War", "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Sun Bin Art of War", "Taiyi Art of War", etc., as long as you can understand it, it is the strongest art of war!"
"What the eldest brother said is that there are still five days to compete, how are you practicing the Xuankong Sword Technique?"
"It's all done, Daoist Wei has no reservations, now I'll practice it for you, you have to learn it too, I'll recite the practice of the Heavenly Master Dao to you, quick, follow me to the courtyard."
The shining silver light wrapped around Zu Ti's agile figure flashed quickly, like a green snake out of a hole, howling through the west wind, and like a flying dragon in the sky, swimming around.
"Nothing!"
"Dacheng is missing!"
"Zhuang Zhou Mengdie!"
"Who's fighting!"
Zu Qi used the sword like the wind to practice the Xuankong swordsmanship in one go, and then asked Liu Kun to learn it from him.
Yun Ru on the side watched the two of them practice intently, and said secretly in her heart: "Big brother's martial arts have made great progress, it seems that my major affairs depend on him." ”
Zu Li concentrated on practicing, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for the ultimate showdown with Liu Yao.
On this day, Yunru, Jin Ziyan, Jin Muchen, Yang Xianrong and Xiao Yun all came to the school with Zu Li.
In addition to Liu Yin, Beimihu also came with him, but he changed into the clothes of the Central Plains.
The school field was full of sergeants on both sides, and a hundred soldiers patrolled back and forth, and Zhang Hua and the others had already sat down.
An officer stood in the center of the stage and shouted, "Please come to the court for the ultimate showdown!" ”
Liu Yao rushed to the ring with a "dry land radish pulling", fell steadily, and saluted the examiner and the audience.
Zu Ti did not show weakness, came to a "harrier to the sky", jumped up, turned three heels in the air and landed on the stage, and the audience cheered.
The officer announced: "The first game of the ultimate duel will test the martial arts, and the competition will be unorganized, so please two of you." ”
The two walked to the middle, and Zu Ti said, "Please choose a weapon." ”
Liu Yao thought that this competition was very important, he couldn't be sloppy, and he didn't want to fight empty-handed, so he chose a sword on the weapon rack, returned to the same place, said a move, and stabbed Zu Ti with a move "White Ape Offering Fruit"!
Zu Xiao used his swordsmanship, and used a move "Dacheng Ruo" to frame the sword, and quickly fought back, Liu Yao saw that his swordsmanship had never been seen, it was very unique, so he had to defend as an attack, and did not dare to take the initiative to attack again.
The two fought forty or fifty moves, Liu Yao's swordsmanship couldn't gain the upper hand, and he thought to himself: "It seems that you still have to use my magic skills!" ”
Liu Yao jumped back a few steps, threw the sword on the ground, and his luck worked, and his palms came out together, only to see that his left palm turned into an ice dragon, and his right palm flew out of a phoenix, and pounced straight towards Zu Li!
Zu Ti heard Wei Huacun say that the Fire Phoenix Ice Dragon Palm, look at it, and cast the "Zhuang Zhou Dream Butterfly" in the Xuankong Sword Technique, this move looks bland and impermanent at first glance, and the body is like fluttering, but it is actually a hidden mystery.
"Zhuang Zhou's Dream of Butterflies" comes from Zhuangzi's "Theory of Things", which is to say that once Zhuang Zhou dreamed that he had become a butterfly, a very vivid and vivid butterfly, he felt very happy and comfortable, and suddenly woke up, panicking, I don't know whether he became a butterfly in his dream, or a butterfly dreamed that he became Zhuang Zhou.
"Zhuang Zhou Dream Butterfly" is used as a sword name, which naturally has infinite meaning, that is, the person and the sword are compared to Zhuang Zhou and the butterfly, and the emphasis is on the unity of the human sword, you are the sword, and the sword is also you. ”
Zu Ti jumped up and slashed his sword downward, like a butterfly flying towards it, and instantly slashed at the head of the ice dragon, and then the ice dragon turned into a cloud of mist and disappeared.
Zhuang Zhou Mengdie's next move is "who fights with the front", and it is also the highest level of Xuankong swordsmanship, just imagine that people become butterflies, that is, forget themselves, without themselves, who can defeat, so the last move is called who fights with the front!
Zu Ti then stabbed the fire phoenix in the abdomen with "Who fights with the front", the fire phoenix is different from the ice dragon, it is a stream of heat, and after being stabbed, it bursts with a bang and turns invisible.
Zu Xiao did it in one go, turned his head, and approached Liu Yao, Liu Yao had not yet picked up the sword, and Zu Yao's sword had already been on his neck.
The officer stepped forward and announced: "In the first game, Zu Li won!" ”
Liu Kun and Jin Ziyan shouted in the audience: "Big brother, it's great, keep coming on!" ”
The officer continued: "In the second game, Wenbi, each examiner will give one question for the evaluation, and the two will come forward. ”
Zu Ti Liu Yao stood in front of the four examiners, and first Zhang Hua asked: "May I ask, if you are lucky enough to go to Guanzhong, what is the result you hope for the most?" ”
Liu Yao first said arrogantly: "My lord, if I am the main general, I will definitely live up to the trust of the imperial court and kill the rebellious army, and there will be no more wars in Guanzhong!" ”
Liu Yao's courage was not small, but Zhang Hua shook his head and said to Zu Li: "Zu Li, you answer again." ”
"Yes, my lord, the art of war is cloudy: where the art of war is used, the whole army is the first, and the army is second; The whole brigade is the first, and the broken brigade is second; The whole pawn is the first, and the broken pawn is second; The whole army is the first, and the army is second. Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and the good ones who are not good are also; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. "Taigong Art of War" has a cloud: all victory is not fighting, and the soldiers are not invasive, so the result I want most is to be able to force all the enemies to surrender under force, and then appease them so that they will no longer rebel. Even if the whole army can't be recruited, most of the people in the Qiang rebellion are people from good families or forced or lured, so they should kill less, not kill, as long as they can capture the culprit Qi Wannian, pass on the head of the Beijing Division, and the rest do not ask, Guanzhong will naturally have a long period of stability. ”
"Good! Good! Zu Ti said it well, full marks. The officer gave Zu Ti a perfect score.
Wang Kai said; "It's time for the old man, let me ask you, what does it mean to attack halfway? Liu Yao, you answer. ”
Liu Yao said: "This is a sentence in Sun Tzu's Art of War, which means that when the enemy attacks from the water, he must wait for the enemy army to attack halfway through. ”
"Well, Zu Ti, you can also talk about it."
"My lord, the soldier attacking it in the middle of the crossing does not necessarily mean half, but an opportunity, as long as the enemy has a stable foothold, cannot advance, does not retreat, and cannot take care of each other, it is the essence of the attack when the soldier crosses and strikes."
"Well said, Zu Ti full marks." The officer made another note.
When it was Sima Lun's turn, he asked, "I heard that there is a formation called the "Arrow Rain Plum Blossom Array", what kind of formation is this?" Can any of you talk about it? ”
Sima Lun stared at Zu Li first, meaning that he wanted him to speak first, and Liu Yao also looked at him with a strange gaze.
They knew that Zu Ti would never be able to answer.
Indeed, Zu Ti was stunned there, trying to use his brain to recall.