Xie Hong was very upset, the disciple of the first Sword Saint and the adoptive father of the second Sword Saint, Tsukahara Angan was also a little dizzy. [Full text reading]

He confidently told his adopted son in advance that the Ming people might use the wheel to fight, so he had no objection to the number of Zhengde and his party. In his vision, before his strength is exhausted, the more opponents he kills, the more majestic he becomes, and if he can achieve ten slashes, then he will surpass his ancestor Iishino and become a new sword master, as well as an immortal legend.

What made him dizzy was Zhang Dingyuan, in fact, the few people in black were not small, and covering their faces did not prevent Tsukahara from observing the other party's body shape, and he found that except for a relatively thin one, the rest were all big men with wide shoulders and round waists.

In fact, the one who is relatively weak is not really thin, but the visual inspection is not very accurate, but Tsukahara knows very well that he is at least half a head shorter than the other party. And he is already tall among the Japanese people, whether it is kendo or martial arts, the most important thing is strength after all, and being burly has to have some advantages.

The shortest ones are like this, and you can imagine how burly the people next to them are, but compared to the big black ones, those people are a little worse. Looking at Zhang Dingyuan, who was like an iron tower, Tsukahara felt an extraordinary pressure, just like the Polish cavalry of later generations encountered a tiger tank, he just couldn't breathe through, and his old face turned red.

It's just that the opponent is big, but it's nothing, and now it's not judo. In the decades since he fought in various parts of the country, Tsukahara has not met opponents taller than himself, but with his fierce momentum and perfect swordsmanship, he still killed nearly 100 people without tasting a single defeat, and the height of his opponent would not cause him such a huge pressure.

What terrified him was the weapons in the hands of these people!

In fact, the Mo sword and the katana of Yuben have a common root, that is, the Tang sword. "Tang Liudian" volume 1, six arsenal orders to the post of the master record: there are four knife systems, one is called the ritual knife, the second is the obstacle knife, the third is the horizontal knife, and the fourth is the Mo knife. These four knives are collectively known as Tang knives. The katana is a variation of the first three swords that summarize the advantages of the first three types of swords.

In terms of appearance, the katana is the most similar to the ritual sword, but there are some differences in the width of the blade and the curvature of the blade. Ceremonial swords, as the name suggests, are mainly used to be worn on important ceremonial occasions, in addition to being used as a weapon, they can also be used as decorations, beautiful and practical, and the katana perfectly inherits this advantage.

However, since there are aesthetic requirements, the application in actual combat is poor. From the Heian period onwards, the Wa Kingdom also underwent repeated turmoil, and in the war, weapons were constantly improved, and in the Warring States period, the katana was basically finalized, and while retaining the advantages of the Tang sword, they also added their own understanding of weapons.

But no matter how it is changed, the katana can't get out of the category of the Tang Dynasty ritual knife after all, as an easy-to-carry sharp single weapon, it can be called a necessary thing for killing people and setting fires, and has left a great reputation in later generations.

However, if other factors are aside, if you compare purely in terms of power, the katana and the Mo sword are completely incomparable.

The Japanese people of the Tang Dynasty, who crossed to the east countless times, learned a lot from the Tang Dynasty, and they have seen and studied all kinds of Tang knives, including Mo knives. With the studious learning of the Japanese people, after seeing the power of the Mo knife, of course they will not want to follow suit, the Warring States Period, the generals commonly used to say this big gun, is the reduced version of the Mo knife.

This weapon is different from the bamboo gun used by Ashigaru, and in front of the handle, there is also a blade more than a meter long, which is similar to the Mo knife, but the difference is only the width and weight of the blade.

Compared with the Mo knife, the big gun is much lighter, and when used, it is mainly based on stabbing, and the blades on both sides can only be used to cut and strike, but not to chop, otherwise it is easy to break. It is not so much a copy of the Mo knife as a katana mounted on a wooden handle.

There are replicas, which shows that the Japanese still agree with the power of the Mo knife, and the reason why they did not copy it is similar to the reason why the Mo knife was lost in the Central Plains, it is nothing more than that it costs too much and cannot afford to use it.

The difference is only that the Japanese people really can't afford to use it, the standard weight of the Mo knife in the Tang Dynasty is thirty-seven catties, and at least thirty catties are fine iron! The same iron is enough to make seven or eight katanas, and the resources on Wajima are not how to command, how can they afford to use them? And in the Central Plains, after the literati took power, they were reluctant to equip the warriors with such expensive weapons.

In addition, due to congenital limitations, there are too few strong men who can make Mo knives move, for them, Mo knives weighing more than 30 pounds are not suitable for weapons, and they are almost the same as barbell fitness.

Tsukahara is a knowledgeable person, as soon as he saw the guy in the big black man's hand, he was startled, Zhang Dingyuan's Mo knife is a strengthened version, compared with the standard Mo knife equipped by the guards, it is both long and heavy, with a weight of nearly fifty catties, and the blade is also nearly one meter five in length, Leng Sensen's long knife exudes boundless murderous aura, which makes Tsuruhara's heart tremble.

Including the handle, the length of the katana is between 70 and 90 centimeters, and the blade in Tsukahara's hand is more than 60 centimeters long, which is the longest of the katana. But things are afraid of comparison, compared to the Mo knife, his knife is like a dagger, plus the thickness and weight of the Mo knife, the weapons on both sides are not in the same weight class at all.

Such a domineering weapon, being picked up by the big black man of the other party, must not be like a tornado? How is this going to be fought? Tsukahara was dumbfounded.

"Lord Lin, this ...... Isn't that a bit unfair? The weapons of the warriors of the kingdom are too ...... That's a little bit, this ......" Hosokawa Tachinoki stammered and protested, he also knew a little swordsmanship, and knew that fighting skills were very important, but he also understood the truth of one force to ten meetings, and knew that there was no future for the mantis arm as a car.

"Mr. Hosokawa, I won't pay attention to what you said."

Lin Han raised his little finger and twisted his beard, and said with a smile: "This Mo knife is the standard equipment of the Great Tomorrow Guard, one for everyone, and the practice of the Mo knife is not for you, if you feel that the weapon has suffered a loss, you can choose other weapons, even if it is a Mo knife, the old man can also promise you here." ”

"But ......"

Before Hosokawa could say his argument, the guards who came over with Huang Luo's umbrella had already received Lin Han's signal. All the soldiers put up the knives in their hands, slammed them on the ground, and made three loud noises neatly, and under the reflection of the morning sun, thousands of blades emitted dazzling brilliance, and people were dazzled to see it.

"Let's see, even if the old man wants to cheat, it is impossible to build so many knives and let so many soldiers practice temporarily, right?"

"Yes, yes......" The sword array is like a mountain, which has shaken the fierce Warat Iron Cavalry, not to mention the few Japanese people, or other envoys of the state? Hosokawa lost the ability to speak for a while, and could only obey his promises.

"I can't bully people in the Heavenly Empire, if the warriors of your country really refuse to change their weapons and feel that they are at a loss, then it can be like this......"

Lin Han raised his hand and pointed to the stage and said: "Seeing that there are not a few people on the stage, he can choose an opponent from among them, of course, if you know that you are invincible, you can also admit defeat, and if you can't fight, you can admit defeat, in fact, there is no shame at all, His Royal Highness Katsuhito, Mr. Hosokawa, do you say?" ”

"Thank you, Lord Hayashi, the stakes are very high, and I have to discuss it with His Highness, and I have to listen to Tsukahara-kun's own opinion......" Hosokawa wiped his sweat and nodded in agreement.

"Please." Lin Hanyi waved his hand leisurely and behaved very calmly, but when he found that Xie Hong was frowning and looking worried, he was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly reviewed the answer just now. Isn't that right? Choosing an opponent or something, it's all the emperor's dictation.

Xie Hong didn't notice Lin Han's movement at all, there was only one thought in his mind, how could he pull someone off the stage without a trace? It is definitely not possible to go up directly to call people, with the surname of Zhengde, since it has taken so much effort to go up, it is unlikely that he will come down willingly.

This competition was originally for Liwei, but if it was pulled, it would have shown people a joke, but it was not a matter for him to do it like this! What to do? Xie Hong was also in a dilemma for a while.

He was worried, Lin Han was worried, and the Japanese were happy. The speed of their discussion is very fast, Tsukahara is a very authentic Japanese samurai, outlaw, a sense of honor or something, since it involves the honor of Katsuhito, he will not admit defeat if he says anything, even if the other party seems so invincible.

So, the preferential conditions proposed by Lin Han were in the middle of the favor, and it was Zhang Dingyuan who put the most pressure on him, in the face of such an overwhelming opponent, he really had no chance of winning, but if he changed the opponent, then he would have confidence.

Standing tall and looking far away, he had good eyesight, and could see the guards in the distance very clearly, most of them were young men, tall and of shape, about the shortest of these people on the other side. This shows that several other people, including the big black man, are specially selected, and the thinnest one is normal.

As for why the other party is so generous, or a little stupid, the reason is also very simple, since the Tang and Song dynasties, the Central Plains people have a good face, otherwise, how can the Wa Kingdom learn so much from the Central Plains? Obviously, the other party made a fool again this time, but he won't be stupid, of course the persimmon has to be pinched softly.

With this in mind, Tsukahara chose his opponent. The idea of wheel war or something in advance had already been thrown away by him, Da Ming was too evil, even if he won a game, he would accept it when he saw it, and he knew that a flexible samurai was a good samurai.

"Lord Lin...... Lord Lin? Hosokawa shouted several times before he could be regarded as pulling Lin Han back from his fugue state.

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Lord Lin, Tsukahara has already chosen an opponent, I pointed it out to you just now, but you didn't respond for a long time." Hosokawa turned from sadness to joy, and his tone was full of irrepressible pleasure. Mingren is really a swollen face and a fat man, he has to pretend to be generous, but he was selected as a weakness and began to be in a daze, hum, he deserves it, this is called self-inflicted!

"That's it......" There was no detail on Xie Hong's face, so Lin Han had no choice but to follow the original plan, "Then let's start." ”

"Tianzhen spread incense and take Shinto flow, Tsukahara Tosamori Angan ginseng, please give me a lot of advice!" In order to prevent Akito from repenting, Tsukahara immediately saluted the chosen opponent, and then made a gesture.

He said the Japanese language, but an interpreter was arranged in the ring, and the interpreter translated his lines, and then relayed them loudly, and he heard them clearly on and off the stage, inside and outside the imperial city.

His opponent was a little dumbfounded, Zhengde didn't have such a majestic prefix as the other party, uh, there was, and the emperor's title was also very long and majestic, but he couldn't report it, otherwise he would be bullying.

"I ......" He hesitated a little, and then found that he had made a mistake in his busyness, and used the wrong self-title, but fortunately, he had an idea, thought of a solution, and suddenly shouted: "Flying immortals outside the sky, a sword without blood, really. ”

(To be continued)