In the stone house where the exercises were practiced, Chuan Tao sat in the pool. The water in this pool is still so clear and transparent, and it has not become muddy because Chuantao has used it as a bathhouse for a long time; The water in the pool is still so warm that it doesn't change with the seasons. What the truth is, Chuan Tao can't tell, and the master hasn't talked about it. The medicine residue inside is packed in a cloth bag, and every once in a while, the Huangshi Daoist will replace it with a new one, which things are loaded, Chuantao doesn't know, and the master doesn't say.

Recently, there was one more thing in this stone house, and that was a wooden pillar that stood up to the sky. It is not appropriate to say that it is standing on the top of the sky, the top of the pillar is the stone roof of the stone house, and the lower end is the stone ground standing under the stone house, which is very stable and solid. Several layers of rags were tied to the pillar, and the effect was that Chuan Tao had to punch and kick them every day. Since the last time he hit the old bear and kicked his own foot, the Huangshi Daoist has added such a training subject. The wooden man was also beaten by Chuantao for a long time, and Huangshi taught a set of methods to let Chuantao do it every day, but the wood of the wooden man was special and solid, and Chuantao's beating was not even a threat. The continuous updating of boxing techniques has also made Chuantao's striking skills and anti-striking skills more and more perfect, even if he has played with Master Huangshi, he rarely gets hit.

Huangshi Taoist said: "Chuantao is now a bone slag that is not hard enough, his strength is not strong enough, and he is easy to be injured when he encounters a master." ”

In winter, the snow melts and falls, and the cold wind blows through, forming an ice layer that is slippery for people to walk on and easy to fall. The three people under the Huangshi Cliff naturally would not rush out of the mountain in this kind of weather, and eating and training became the same schedule for Chuantao. That afternoon, Chuantao walked out of the grass hut and was about to go to the forest to practice, but just walked up the slope, he saw a man stumbling up. Chuantao is very strange, since living under this cliff, he has not seen anyone come in, and today is really strange.

Chuan Tao took a closer look, this person was none other than the kid Wu Lao brought to treat the gunshot wound a few months ago. I don't know what was in a bag on my back, it was bulging, and the outside of the bag was covered with mud.

"Brother Wu, why are you running to this place in this kind of weather?" Chuan Tao asked.

"Hehe, it's Dr. Chuantao. It's really hard to walk, but there is no way, I have to discuss something with Master Huangshi. ”

"Oh, then you go, he's playing chess with Wu Lao in the house."

didn't ask much, Chuan Tao came to the forest, and Teng Shan Zhan trained alone. He is not afraid of slippery roads, long-term training has gone into the mountains and forests like walking on the ground, over the cliff race like an ape. After practicing for a while, he took out two small flying knives from his waist, visually inspected a Teng Tiao that was clinging to several trees, and waved it casually, Teng Tiao was immediately broken, and half of Teng Tiao drooped down. Chuan Tao smiled with satisfaction, started his light work to retrieve the flying knife, and continued to look for the next training target.

When I got back to the house, it was already meal time. Perhaps because of the guests, the dishes on the table were more sumptuous than in the hall, and there was even fresh fish. A few small glasses of wine were on the table.

Seeing Chuantao coming back, Huangshi Daoist said: "Haha, it's time to eat, come on, fill the wine glass." ”

Wu Gang hurriedly stood up and poured wine, and everyone raised their glasses together and dried.

Chuan Tao only drank one cup and picked up the rice bowl to eat, he didn't want to drink more. Wu Gang politely saluted the second elder, and he was very happy.

After dinner, Wu Gang stayed here.

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Master Huangshi woke up Chuantao, and as soon as he went out after dressing, he saw that Wu Gang had also stopped. Huangshi Taoist said: "Chuantao, go to a place with the master today." ”

Chuantao didn't ask much, followed the Huangshi Daoist, and went out with Wu Gang. The ice on the road was still so thick that there was not a single sign of melting. Wu Gang walked in front, fell and fell, but still got up and continued to hurry, and took Chuantao's master and apprentice over the mountains and mountains to the depths of a forest.

It's off the beaten track. If you don't look closely, the road you just walked is hidden in the dense grass and is out of sight.

In front of it is a stone wall, and there is a hole under the stone wall, Wu Gang inexplicably learned a few bird calls, and then stepped into the hole and walked along the stone wall. It is a stone cave full of stalactite pillars hanging here and there, and occasionally a drop of water drips from the stalactites above. After a while, I came to a huge space. Many people dressed in all kinds of clothes, some with guns and some with knives, stood there in a row.

Wu Gang walked up to them and shouted, "Lizheng." ”

Everyone moved and stood straight in place.

"Salute!"

Everyone raised their right arms and saluted the place where Chuan Tao and Huang Shi stood.

Chuantao was stunned, which one is this singing?

I only heard Wu Gang speak: "Comrades, you are the elite of the guerrilla fighters, in order to better fight the enemy and make up for the weakness of the lack of weapons, I have invited two instructors to you, and ask you to train hard, so as to strive to raise your combat effectiveness to a higher level after the winter and to strike a more effective blow at the reactionary warlord forces." ”

After speaking, Wu Gang turned back and said to the Huangshi Daoist: "Hand-to-hand combat is the weakness of our warriors, please ask the Huangshi Daoist to help us train strictly for a period of time." Could Master Huangshi please say a few words to our warriors? ”

Huangshi Daoist thought for a while, stepped forward, and said, "I have heard a little about your Red Army troops. I admire your spirit of standing up for the people, and I also admire your indomitable courage. So I agreed to Wu Gang's request and brought my apprentices to learn the skills of hand-to-hand combat with everyone, hoping that everyone would not be afraid of hardship or tiredness and achieve good results. ”

After saying that, he retreated and stood still.

Wu Gang asked Huangshi Daoist and Chuan Tao to go to the place where there was a seat to have a cup of tea first.

It's the living quarters, and you can actually make a fire, and there's a rock crevice on it that sucks the smoke out. There was a big iron pot on the fire, and the water was boiling inside, Wu Gang took out a small wooden barrel from the bag behind him, which was actually the thing that Huangshi Daoist filled with tea, grabbed a handful of tea leaves from it and put it in a large enamel cup, scooped water to make tea.

When Chuantao took the teacup handed over by Wu Gang, he only smelled it and knew that it was Huangshi Daoren's own tea. After walking such a long way, it worked well to drink a few sips of hot tea.

While drinking tea, Wu Gang talked about the basic situation: "The people in the cave are mainly the people who are being trained, they are the young and strong elite guys of our guerrilla unit, and the members of other units are all carrying out tasks outside. There are some sentries outside the cave for us, so don't worry about safety. Even the smoke wafting out of this cave cannot be seen outside, and when you get to the outside of the cave, it is almost like fog, and you can't see that it is cooking smoke at all. The water is in this hole, just boil. ”

After drinking tea, Huangshi Daoren and Chuantao went outside again.

Huangshi Daoist said: "I have two instructors here, and everyone comes forward one by one and attacks the instructor in your most powerful way. This is the fastest and most straightforward way to learn. Okay, let's get started. ”

The first young man Chuan Tao received training, his body was heavy, and as soon as he came up, he smashed his fist straight into his chest. Chuan Tao twisted his body slightly, let go of the frontal attack, and at the same time clasped the fist that had been stretched out in front of him with his right hand and took it to the left, and with a "horn", the young man lay on the ground. Get up immediately. This time he didn't use his fists, squatted down a sweeping leg, swept straight to Chuantao's legs, Chuantao jumped lightly, swept the leg from under the body, did not hit Chuantao half a point, the young man closed his leg and kicked, a fierce punch handed over, Chuantao quickly squatted, supported the ground with his hands, and kicked the other party's naked feet at the same time, and the young man lay on the ground with a "horn". Chuantao patted the dust on his hands and said: "Brother, close to the opponent in hand-to-hand combat, the key lies in the short and fast movements, with static braking, making moves when you see the situation, and taking advantage of the momentum to win." The action is too obvious, the motive is sharp, that is not advisable. Go over and take a break and think about it. Replace the next one. ”

In this way, Chuantao, together with Master Huangshi, began to become an instructor of the Red Army guerrillas.

Eat and live in the cave. may have received special care, the food and sleep are still passable, and Chuantao doesn't care. Anyway, I often studied with Master Huangshi for a while, as a performance for the students, and I didn't pull down the practice.

One night, Wu Gang summoned a few people to a meeting inside. Since Huangshi Daoren and Chuantao are no longer outsiders, they have not shied away from it.

I only heard Wu Gang say: "According to the instructions of the superiors, a batch of guns and ammunition brought from the Kuomintang troops will pass through Guniu Town to Hukou at noon tomorrow. Our mission was to find an ambush near Guniuling and loot weapons and ammunition to supply the guerrillas. In this mission, it is planned to bring more than 30 people over, all dressed as nearby peasants, and raid the escort team, so as not to shoot as much as possible, so as not to alarm the Hukou support troops. After a successful ambush, the weapons and ammunition were transported back to the mountains. ”

"This mission was led by me, and three squads were carried out in a platoon. A long line—"

"Here."

"Go and gather the troops and arrange for tomorrow's operation."

The platoon leader was the first young man to be trained on the first day. When he left, the rest of the people also left. Wu Gang had been living with Chuan Tao and them, so he didn't get up.

Chuantao asked, "Can you take me with you tomorrow to participate in the operation?" ”

Wu Gang said: "In principle, no, although you are an instructor I invited, you do not have our combat establishment, so participating in the battle is not in line with the organizational principles." However, I can take you there as an advisor, on the condition that you obey the command absolutely and do not act without permission. ”

Chuan Tao said: "Don't worry, I will listen to you with you, this is the principle of my behavior." ”

Wu Gang said: "Then I'll call you tomorrow morning, and you just listen to me." ”

Chuantao asked Huangshi Daoren again: "Master, is it okay to go and see it with them?" ”

Huangshi Daoist looked at Chuantao: "You have decided to ask me." I only have one sentence to tell you, the sword has no eyes, calm in the face of things, and must not be reckless. ”

The next day, Wu Gang gave Chuantao a set of shabby clothes to change into, and then went on the road.

It is still more than 30 miles away from Guniuling, and it is an extremely secret path. I don't know where the others came from, anyway, there are only five people in this line, and they are all in tattered clothes, and no one will think that they are from the army when they see them.

When they arrived in Guniu Town, the other three disappeared one after another, and only Wu Gang and Chuantao entered the Lin Fang Inn together.

The proprietress was very polite to Chuantao, smiling, and always muttering: "Good offspring, great offspring." Chuantao thought, it's probably because I have treated him, anyway, people like it, and he is comfortable, so he will read it to the proprietress .

After drinking tea and having lunch, the companion who had just disappeared came back. He said something in Wu Gang's ear, and then left in a hurry.

Wu Gang stood up and said to Chuantao: "Let's go." ”

The two turned their heads and walked into a path.