"The news is true?!" When Fu Changan heard this, his head was 'buzzing'.

"The messenger is waiting in the house, sir, go and take a look!" The servant saw that Fu Chang'an was a little distracted, and hurriedly said.

"Hushtu, hurry up and prepare a car for Master Fu and send Master Fu back to the house!" Seeing that Fu Chang'an was still in a daze, he hurriedly instructed Hushtudao.

"Yes!" Hushtu hurriedly ran out and ordered the car to be prepared. He personally helped Fu Changan get into the car, and then instructed the coachman to drive away.

"Master, Master Lin has sent a letter...... "Looking at Fu Chang'an's car getting farther and farther, Hushtu whispered beside the adult.

"I guess it's time to ...... too"

Is Fukangan dead?

That's right, Fukangan died. It's really dead.

A merry young marshal who liked Yuan Ziyi in "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", and a battlefield god of war who had great military achievements and was almost invincible, passed away quietly in the army.

Fukangan had many enemies in his life, and in the court, he was regarded as a thorn in his side; On the battlefield, the enemy wants to get rid of it first and then quickly. He is like a god of war, standing on the altar of immortality, he is so invincible.

Not only did the enemy think so, but he himself thought so. Until one day, one person shouted: Come down, you!

Fukangan raised his eyebrows: Who?!

The man laughed loudly: Your grandfather's surname is Wu, and his name is August!

In the 60th year of Qianlong, the Miao people of Hunan, Qianchuan and Sichuan popped up a fierce man, whose legal name was Wu Hualing, and the people in the rivers and lakes called 'August Xiao'.

August Xiao is Wu August.

History is like a sea of smoke, and how many heroes have risen and fallen in it. Wu August, a legendary figure who pulled down a generation of generals, a minority hero who I don't mention, is about to be forgotten by history, and the younger generation of Jegu swordsmen, here is your name!

August Xiao was born in the sixth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1728), originally from the Phoenix Hall Shanmu Village. When he was young, he moved to Pinglong with his father, and had no property, so he only relied on his father and son to burn charcoal and carry a sedan chair to make a living. At that time, the Qing government was using force to implement its policy of "changing the land and returning it to the stream" in Miao Xinjiang, and the political oppression and economic exploitation of the Miao people by the Qing ruling class became increasingly serious, and the ethnic contradictions became increasingly acute.

At that time, the old-timers were in their prime. The misery and misery of the Miao people aroused his ambition to change this irrational social phenomenon. After several searches, he learned that the 'Dragon Tooth Half Chong' Shi Laoxi was strong in martial arts, so he went to apprentice.

Shi Laoxi is a well-known martial arts master of the Miao nationality, and he also knows the Miao teacher "Ba Dexiong", who is both yin and yang, both civil and military, and has many disciples. And the husband and wife only have one daughter, and they have more money and less consumption, and the family is quite solid.

On this day, Wu Lao's predecessors found Shi Laoxi. Shi Laoxi knew that his family had a lot of food and little land, so he said: "Shining, this way can not be learned well in a month and a half, it takes a lot of effort, and you don't have to eat, so let's go back and work hard and live diligently!" ”

Wu seniors are ambitious, how to be willing? begged again and again, Shi Laoxi just shook his head: no, no, no! Wu Lao's predecessors thought that Shi Laoxi thought that his family was poor, so he resigned and sighed: "The official master protects the Hakka, and the earth gods don't save the Miao people, no wonder Guoxiong (Miao language: Miao family) is bullied!" If I, Wu Shining, have the ability of your master Shi, I will recruit the poor seedlings in the world to practice martial arts, and see what his official family can do to me? ”

Shi Laoxi was shocked when he heard this. I thought, this kid has a kind of big ambition when he speaks big. I should teach him well. So he pretended to be angry and reprimanded: "People are small and bold, full of nonsense, what kind of official family can talk about it?" If you are really determined to learn martial arts, take the buffalo in my cattle pen and put it on the mountain to graze in the morning, and bring it back at night to let the cow breastfeed, for three years, if you can persevere, I will accept you as an apprentice? ”

Senior Wu replied: "A word is a certainty! ”

Shi Laoxi nodded in approval.

Since then, Wu seniors carried the cow up the mountain in the morning, and returned home in the evening, day after day, I didn't realize that three years had passed, and the buffalo had grown as big as two or three hundred catties. Wu's seniors still held the growing buffalo with their hands as always, and practiced a solid physique and amazing strength.

Legend has it that once Wu August went to Qianzhou to sell firewood, because he did not know Chinese characters, he mistakenly tore up the ring list posted by Kaohsiung, the grandson of Changsha deputy general Gao Yijing. This list has been posted for a few days, and no one dares to reveal it. The guards waited for many days, and now they saw a young Miao man tearing down the list, so he insisted on asking Wu August to compete with Kaohsiung. Wu August knew that he was reckless, and he regretted it too late, so he had to reluctantly say: "I have no intention of pulling the example, I won't go to the ring to compete, and I will spare me this time; If you refuse to spare, please come to Pinglong. Kaohsiung was worried that no one dared to reveal that he couldn't show his ability, and when he heard the news, he readily agreed to relocate the ring to Pinglong.

The matter of the martial arts competition disappeared and spread far and wide. As soon as the date arrived, people had already surrounded the martial arts arena. The competition ground is temporarily set up on a large flat dam in front of Pinglong Village. This flat dam, the back of the Miao people's housing, the front is Qianmo fertile land. On the competition field, there is a thousand gold and silver rewards hanging in the right corner, a black coffin is placed in the left corner, and a couplet is hung on the front: the victor receives the reward, and the defeated dead enter the coffin. The horizontal batch is: Han Miao martial arts competition. When the Miao audience saw this scene, they all pinched a cold sweat for Wu's seniors.

The jousting began. Kaohsiung was dressed as a military general, wielding a Longquan sword, and appeared mightily. Wu seniors knew that they were going to die, but in order not to embarrass the Miao people, they also took a firewood chopping knife and stepped forward generously. Kaohsiung glanced at August, and said with a secret smile in his heart: It turned out to be such a reckless man, a newborn calf. I slaughtered him like a sword, and it doesn't show that my Gao sect is strong in martial arts, and it's not too late for me to play a few swordsmanship before killing him.

Senior Wu stared at Kaohsiung, thinking: "I heard that he is the grandson of Gao Yijing, who came to kill my Miao people in the previous dynasty, and he didn't sit on the land of Changsha, but ran to my Miao Xinjiang to bully people." As long as I can get close, I will cut him into two with one sword. ”

At this time, only a "snap" sound was heard, Kaohsiung jumped on the ground, "whew" to pluck the onion early, jumped more than a foot high, fell down gently, and then waved the sword and danced. I saw a cold light entangled, it was simply difficult to splash water, and people were dazzled. Senior Wu felt that there was no gap, and he was secretly anxious. Kaohsiung danced the sword for a while, and slowly pressed towards the old man Wu. Wu seniors dodged left and right, and retreated close to the edge of the garden. is also in a hurry, he suddenly pulled out an old tea tree pumpkin stand and pounced on Kaohsiung. This melon shelf has many thick branches, and the melon vines are entangled, tight and seamless. Kaohsiung has the ability, cut the branches and melon vines, cut the melon vines and melon racks, how to parry. Wu Lao's predecessor pushed forward like Mount Tai pressing the top, Kaohsiung couldn't dodge, fell under the melon frame, and even cried for his life. Senior Wu glanced at the black coffin, and then looked at Kaohsiung rolling under the melon rack, and he didn't want to hurt his life, threw the melon rack, and went back first.

Since then, Wu's predecessors have been famous in Hunan and Guizhou, and they have shocked the government.

Senior Wu left the martial arts arena, did not enter the house, went straight to find Shi Laoxi, and shouted as soon as they met: "Master, I have been with you for three years, and I almost lost my life, how can you bear it!" Shi Laoxi smiled and said, "You have learned half of kung fu." During this competition, I was in the crowd next to you, and if that kid really wanted to hurt you, I would leave this old life to feed the dogs? If you hadn't held the cow for three years, how could you have pulled the melon rack to defeat the head of the high sect? When Senior Wu heard this, he understood the master's intentions. From then on, Master Shi passed on what he had learned in his life to August, and taught him to learn Chinese, and learned from Miao teacher "Ba Dexiong".

Wu's seniors became his most proud protégé.

Let's say that Shi Laoxi's only daughter, Shi Boliu, is gifted and intelligent, and has learned needlework from her mother since she was a child, and learned martial arts from her father. The couple regarded their daughter as a pearl in their palms, and they had the heart to find a good future for her. However, Master Shi had a hundred and ten disciples, and Shi Boliu did not pick any of them. Master Shi and his wife were worried about this matter.

Since the old Wu seniors worshiped the Shi family's court, Shi Boliu saw it in his eyes and loved it in his heart, and sometimes looked for opportunities to learn some martial arts techniques with Wu seniors to express his admiration. Of course, Wu seniors knew it in their hearts, but because of their poor family background, they didn't dare to speak up. Master Shi and his wife also had a heart, so they "recruited Lang to the door" and made Wu's predecessors as sons-in-law.

After the matching, Master Shi was even more willing to teach, and Wu's seniors also worked harder to learn. 10 years later, Wu's predecessors not only inherited all the skills of Master Shi, but also conscientiously absorbed the good experience of various schools and factions in Miaojiang, integrating the essence of the nation. He newly compiled "Big Four Gate Boxing", "Bahe Boxing", as well as "Nine Rolls and Eighteen Kicks", "Nine Cows Make Columns" and other strategic moves. These routines and moves are unpretentious, flexible and changeable, and have high practical value.

At the same time, Wu's predecessors not only created and exerted the Miao martial arts in practice, but also summarized and clarified them in theory. He wrote the book "The Secret of Boxing", which made the cultural treasure of Miao martial arts public to the world for the first time. These efforts of Wu's predecessors have pushed Miao martial arts to a new level.

Shi Laoxi passed away, Wu seniors and Shi Sheliu lived in Pinglong, and had 4 sons, the eldest son Wu Tingyu, the second son Wu Tingying, the third son Wu Tingli, and the fourth son Wu Tingyi. Later, people referred to Ngo Dinh Lai as the eldest son, and the rest were pushed back in turn, meaning talent. Mr. Wu taught his four sons to read and write.

In the year of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, the implementation of "changing the land and returning to the stream", the imperial court directly controlled the mountainous areas of Hunan, Guizhou and Miaomin. In addition to setting up administrative and ruling organs such as prefectures, departments, prefectures, and counties, they have also established military strongholds such as towns, associations, battalions, and floods, and have made every effort to implement the system of "office fields" and "military fields." The Hakka people in the Han District came one after another, oppressing and oppressing the common people, resulting in the vast number of Miao people being exploited by taxes, land rents, usury and other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and every year "the harvest is finished, and there is no grain left." This debt is not paid, and it is owed to the other. After a long period of exploitation, the land is exhausted". Land is increasingly concentrated in the hands of loan sharks, and the vast number of Miao people are struggling on the death line.

The officials forced the people to rebel, and the people had to rebel. Wu seniors secretly connected with Songtaoshi Sanbao, Shiliu Deng and other leaders in Miao Village, resumed the activities of the "Drum Society" by region, religion or surname, established "Lang" and "Section" organizations, and extensively carried out "Dengxian" activities to mobilize the masses. At the same time, he also taught "Wu August Boxing" in Sixiang.

In the 59th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1794), Shiliudeng of Dazhai Yin in Songtao Hall of Guizhou Province, Shi Sanbao of Cucumber Village in Yongsui Hall of Hunan Province (now Huayuan County) and others invited to gather in the Phoenix Hall Yabao Village to secretly discuss the anti-Qing uprising, and drank blood wine together in front of the Land Temple, and swore to go against it to the end. Because Shi Sanbao was illiterate, he thought that his cousin Wu August could read and write, so he secretly contacted him.

Wu seniors came forward and wrote proclamations for the rebels, propagating the political proposition of revitalizing the Miao nation and opposing the national oppression of the ruling class. Actively participated, and at the beginning of the first month of the 60th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1795), he walked to Cucumber Village and discussed with Shi Sanbao about raising troops.

On the same day, Wu wrote several "letters of charcoal chicken feathers" and sent people to Shi Liudeng, Wu Bansheng, Wu Tingju, Shi Chengmei, Wu Longdeng and others, asking them to rush to Cucumber Village as scheduled to decide on the major uprising, and to revolt at the same time in the four halls of Qianzhou, Fenghuang, Songtao, and Yongsui on the second day of the second lunar month. The battle slogan put forward was: "Chase away the people, return to the homeland, fight to the Yellow River, and be unwilling to reach the Yellow River." ”

However, unexpectedly, during the preparation for the uprising, Shiliu Deng was detected by Sun Qingyuan, the secretary of Songtao, during a drill to attack and defend the formation, and sent 300 troops on the sixteenth day of the first month to attack Dazhai Yin first. The military situation was critical, and Shiliu Deng had no choice but to uncover the uprising in advance. When the news reached Cucumber Village, Shi Sanbao made a quick decision and revolted on the eighteenth day of the first month.

Witnessing the drastic changes in the situation, Wu Lao's predecessors immediately brought together the righteous troops of dozens of Miao villages, such as Pinglong Village, Guanhou Creek, Liangcha Creek, Longzhuo Creek, Likouzui, Longya, Banchong, Qi'er Village, Jiujiutong, Zhaiyang, Xiaoban, Zhufengao, Liaojiazhai, Mubang, Muying, Qintoupo, Sanchaping, Dimu City, Liangshuijing, Laoshenzhai, Dicen Slope, Guniupo, etc., to gather in Pinglong, and officially fired nine cannons on the 21st day of the first month.

Chen Lun, a guerrilla in the Qianzhou Department, heard the news and rushed to the Qianghu Sentinel to carry out bomb suppression, and was killed by the rebel army. In the afternoon of the same day, Wu Laoshang, Wu Tingju, Wu Man'er and others led the righteous army to surround Qianzhou City, and the roar shook the mountains and rivers, and the swords, guns, swords, and halberds pointed directly at the city, frightening the souls of the officers and soldiers.

At noon on the 23rd, Wu seniors, Wu Tingju and others commanded the righteous army to "make wood and make a wooden party, three people in a union, and rush to the city", quickly breaking through Qianzhou City, Wu seniors led the rebel army to fight bravely, and took the lead, waving a 91-pound steel knife to split the gate of Qianzhou.

Tongzhi Song Ruchun fled back to the yamen after being injured, and when he was desperate, he killed himself. Dozens of officials, big and small, were captured and beheaded. Inspector Jiang Yao fled to the north gate with the seal of the Qianzhou Hall, but was chased by Wu Tingju, and hooked the skull off with a hook knife.

Then, Wu Lao led his troops to march eastward, attacking Pu City, surrounding Luxi, and fighting until the Tiesha River. The flames of the uprising burned overwhelmingly, reaching Tongren and Songtao in Guizhou in the south, Xiushan and Youyang in Sichuan in the west, and Guzhang and Baojing in Xiangxi in the north. The rebel army grew rapidly to 100,000 men, and its military targets were directed at the Qing ruling class.

The Qing court was greatly shocked, and immediately around February 14, ordered the urgent transfer of troops from seven provinces, including Yunnan-Guizhou, Liangguang, Lianghu, and Sichuan, with Fukangan, the governor of Yunnan-Guizhou, and Helin, the new governor of Sichuan, commanding the troops, and going to the border of Hunan and Guizhou to brutally suppress the Miao rebel army.

Fukangan led his troops to the front line, and in his eyes, the Miao people were weak and could be destroyed in the near future. But what he didn't expect was that this war became the curtain call of his life.

At the moment of the great enemy, Wu's predecessors promptly selected the key place Tianxing Mountain on March 24 and presided over an emergency meeting to discuss with Shi Liudeng, Shi Sanbao, Wu Bansheng, Wu Tingju, Wu Longdeng, Shi Chengmei and others a strategic plan to deal with the Qing army. At the meeting, everyone unanimously elected Wu seniors as "King Wu" (because of superstition that Wu August is the reincarnation of Wu Sangui). At the same time, Wu's predecessors named Shiliu Deng as the "Founding General", Shi Sanbao as the "General of the Siege", Wu Bansheng as the "General of the Heavens", Shi Chengmei as the "Super Male General", and Wu Longdeng served as the liaison of the Righteous Army.

After the closure was suspended, the old Wu seniors and the leaders agreed on the guerrilla strategy and tactics of "the officials have 10,000 soldiers, I have 10,000 mountains, and I will come when they come," and decided to make full use of the natural mountain-shaped water potential to quickly build a wooden city and stone cards, and to adopt sparrow warfare to disperse the enemy's forces and achieve the goal of defeating the enemy.

Wu Lao and other leaders of the rebel army vigorously promoted the new land policy in the base areas, and gave all the recaptured "hall fields" and "military fields" to the peasants for cultivation, which won the support of the broad masses of peasants, and the young and middle-aged peasants were all "willing to join the gang together" and strive for new results together.

In mid-April, Funing, the governor of Huguang, led his troops from Luxi and threatened to recover Qianzhou. Under the cruel "suppression" of the Qing army, Wu Lao's predecessors personally defeated Su Ling, the general soldier of Yongzhou Town, Liu Junfu, the governor of Hunan, Peng Tingdong, the governor of Guizhou, and dozens of other senior generals of the Qing army, and completely annihilated 6,000 people from the headquarters of Funing, the governor of Huguang, who invaded Miaojiang. It achieved the "Dog Climbing Rock Victory" that shocked the Qing Dynasty, and consolidated and opened up the territory of the Miao People's Rebel Army.

Subsequently, as the Qing troops from all walks of life rushed to Miaodi, a defense battle against the Qing base area centered on Pinglong was formed. Although the Qing army was like ants, the natural conditions were unfavorable to them, so they were beaten everywhere.

In the battle of Ascending the Slope, Liu Junfu, the Qing Governor, was killed and bruised, and escaped from the encirclement alone, and most of the rest of his subordinates became the sword ghosts of the rebels. The invincible Fukangan children's shoes were seriously injured under the back of the rock at the edge of the cave village, and later died in Tongren.

A generation of fierce men passed away.

He Lin got the news, did not dare to delay, and hurriedly wrote two letters, one was a letter to the Emperor Taishang, and the other was a letter to Lord He.

He took He Lin's letter, and frowned slightly: Usurpation or, not usurpation?!

Fuck it! (To be continued.) )