Chapter 464 Admiral Tianxiang

Of course, I know what Fang Ling means, Ma Zhan is willing to bow to the upper hand, and foot combat is slightly better. I smiled and motioned for Fang Ling to sit down, and said to Meng Zhang, "Old man, please continue." ”

Meng Zhang secretly glanced at Fang Ling, seeing that he was young, but he was able to point out the shortcomings of Meng Tianxiang's marksmanship, which also impressed him. Meng Zhang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, do you like Tianxiang?" ”

I smiled, and immediately understood the meaning of Meng Zhang's words: "Old man, General Hu Yande's martial arts are among the best among the generals of my Chao Ma Army, and now that Meng Gongzi can fight with him to a draw, of course I am very satisfied." ”

Meng Zhang said: "Although the grass people are not able to go into battle, Tianxiang can. ”

Yuan Jian, who had not made a sound after entering the house, said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have another general." ”

"Well, for the foot combat skills of generals like Hu Yande and Meng Tianxiang, Mr. can also give some pointers when he is free."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Wanzai said: "Brother Meng Zhang, is the marksmanship practiced by Tianxiang the flame marksmanship?" ”

"Exactly."

"How heavy is it?"

"Brother Jiang, Tianxiang's flame marksmanship has been practiced to the seventh realm."

Jiang Wanzai sighed: "I didn't expect this flame marksmanship to finally let Tianxiang practice, I remember when I was serving in the Zhongshun Army with Brother Meng Gong, as long as we were free, we would learn from each other, at that time I was young and vigorous, and I always thought that my martial arts were the best in the world, but every time I learned it, it was half a catty and eight taels." I remember very well that when Meng Shuai was thirty-two years old, he broke through the third bottleneck of flame marksmanship in one fell swoop, and the dragon stick method I practiced has also been achieved. ”

Meng Zhang said with a smile: "Brother Jiang has won the award, although Tianxiang can be called a genius, but compared with the high-ranking generals of the year, there is still a lot of gap. ”

I didn't know why, so I asked, "What?" Jiang Aiqing, is it difficult to practice flame marksmanship? What does this have to do with high pets? ”

Jiang Wanzai said: "Brother Meng Zhang, it's better for you to solve the emperor's doubts." ”

Meng Zhang said: "Your Majesty, try this tea, and the grass people will give it to the emperor." ”

I "en", raised my glass and blew, took a shallow sip and said: "This tea is smooth, sweet and mellow, thick but not greasy, and good tea." ”

"I didn't expect the emperor to be good at the tea ceremony." Meng Zhang said with a smile, "Your Majesty, when it comes to flame marksmanship, we must first talk about the Yue family's army more than a hundred years ago. Among the many generals under Yue Shuai's account, there are four great spears and eight great hammers, these eight generals are strong in martial arts, and they all have the courage of ten thousand people, they follow Yue Shuai, go east and west, and have made countless military exploits, the emperor has heard of these eight people, right? ”

"I know that the four guns refer to Gao Chong, Lu Wenlong, Yang Zaixing, and Zhang Xian, and the eight hammers refer to Yue Yun, Fu Tianliang, Di Lei, and He Yuanqing."

"What the emperor said is word for word, these eight people are all arrogant and have never been convinced by each other, but they are full of praise for Gao Chong's marksmanship, so only Gao Chong is recognized as the first master under Yue Shuai's account, and there is no second or third talk. Your Majesty, the marksmanship used by this high favorite is the flame marksmanship. ”

"Really? This marksmanship turned out to be passed down by Gao Pet. ”

Meng Zhang paused and continued: "Your Majesty, Gao Chong is a descendant of Gao Siji, who was known as the first marksman during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and their family mastery is the flame marksmanship. This kind of marksmanship is very difficult to practice, and you need to absorb the sun's rays and turn them into your own energy, which is why you saw Tianxiang practicing against the scorching sun when you came. At the same time, the flame marksmanship is very exquisite, the early generals of our dynasty Gao Huaide and Gao Huailiang brothers just practiced this marksmanship to the sixth realm, and they have become the founding generals, but for a long time after that, no one in the descendants of the Gao family has been able to practice to the fourth realm. It wasn't until the birth of General Gao Chong that, like his ancestor Gao Siji, he practiced to the eighth level, and with this marksmanship, he was invincible. ”

I took a sip of tea and continued to listen to Meng Zhang's preaching: "It is said that General Gao Chong broke through the seventh realm at the age of twenty-three, while Gao Siji entered the eighth realm at the age of thirty-three. The emperor, the ancestors of the grass people, Meng An, Meng Lin are Marshal Yue's troops, when the ancestor Meng Lin was still young, was sent to the Gao Pet Army as the high pet general's personal soldiers, General Gao saw that the ancestors were talented and intelligent, quite liked, so he taught all the moves of the flame marksmanship to the ancestors, however, the time of the high general under the Yue Shuai's account was very short, and it was too late to explain the subtleties of the flame marksmanship to the ancestors, so he was unfortunately killed in a battle. ”

Meng Zhang sighed and said, "After the ancestor obtained the Flame Marksmanship, he practiced hard day and night, and he only stayed in the fourth realm. In the generation of Caomin's father, he finally practiced the flame marksmanship to the fifth level, and among the four Caomin brothers, only the grass people practiced the fifth flame marksmanship, and then down, among Meng Hai's generation, because of his mediocre qualifications, he regressed even more, fortunately, three months before the second brother died of illness, Tianxiang came to the world. When Tianxiang was about three years old, he showed interest and talent for guns, so he lived under the Purple Mountain with the grass people, and now, Tianxiang's marksmanship has entered the seventh threshold. According to the grass people's estimates, as long as they practice more on the battlefield, with the help of the murderous aura of the field, Tianxiang is completely able to break through the seventh layer and enter the eighth level. ”

After listening to Meng Zhang's detailed introduction, I know the origin of the flame marksmanship, since it is a high-quality marksmanship, it can be called the world's first-class marksmanship, if Meng Tianxiang can break through the seventh level, it will be a high-quality favorite.

Although firearms have come out, more than ninety percent of the Song army still uses cold weapons as the only weapon, perhaps, Meng Tianxiang will become the last of the world's first horse army generals in the cold weapon era.

Jiang Wanzai said: "Brother Meng Zhang, this time we will follow the emperor to the Xiangfan battlefield, in my opinion, Tianxiang will go with us." ”

"Okay." Meng Zhang nodded and said, "I just don't know what the emperor wants?" ”

"I can't ask for it." I laughed and said, "I didn't expect to get another fierce general under this Purple Mountain, it seems that Meng Shuai is also a spirit." It's not too early, Mr. Meng, let Meng Tianxiang pack up and go to Ezhou with me. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Meng Zhang stopped saying that, and immediately went out to inform Meng Tianxiang.

Meng Tianxiang's luggage was simple, he only had a few clothes to change with him, and in less than a cup of tea, Meng Tianxiang had already packed up, and together with Meng Zhang, came to me.

"Grass people Meng Tianxiang see the emperor."

"Well, Meng Tianxiang listens to the seal."

"The grass people are here."

"Meng Tianxiang, I have temporarily appointed you as a cavalry captain, with the rank of sixth, which is equivalent to the commander of the military region. At the same time, I order you to rebuild the Zhongshun Army, with a total of 3,000 men, and the rank of the Zhongshun Army is equivalent to that of the Xiang Formation, which is temporarily under the rule of the Lin'an Military Region. ”

"The last general, Meng Tianxiang, thanks the emperor for his grace."

"Well, get up. Tianxiang, however, I have no soldiers to send at the moment, I can only provide military rations and silver, and the new war horses and soldiers of the loyal Shun army need you to figure out your own way, of course, this can be gradually improved, and it does not have to be in place immediately, is there a problem? ”

I know that there are many old subordinates of Meng Gong living in the area of Mengjiaqiao in Zaoyang, these people were disarmed and returned to the field more than 20 years ago, and have been living in Zaoyang with the Meng brothers. Therefore, I did not limit the composition of the loyal army, but let it play, presumably as a descendant of Meng Gongyan, it should be very appealing, not to mention that Meng Zhang and Meng Ying are still alive.

Sure enough, Meng Zhang took over and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the grass people immediately went to the old house in Zaoyang, and after discussing with Meng Ying, the fourth one, first organized a group of young people to go to Yingzhou to meet Tianxiang at Mengjiaqiao. ”

Meng Tianxiang was overjoyed: "Second Uncle Xie." ”

Meng Zhang nodded and said to me, "Your Majesty, the grass people still have something to ask for." ”

"Sir, please speak."

"Your Majesty, although Tianxiang is in his early twenties, his character and martial arts are good, but because he has been practicing here most of the time, he has too little experience in dealing with people, and I hope that the emperor will give guidance in his busy schedule, teach more, and discipline strictly."

"Hehe, old man, rest assured, my Xianchun Dynasty is very different from the past, Shichen, Jiang Aiqing, what do you say?"

Jia Rudao and Jiang Wanzai said at the same time: "Brother Meng Zhang, you can rest assured of this, now that the government is clear, as long as you have the ability, you will be reused and rewarded." ”

"Brother Jiang, Brother Jia, I have also heard about this." Meng Zhang smiled, turned his head and said to me again, "Your Majesty, as early as a few years ago, Li Tingzhi from Yangzhou wrote to say that the emperor's sage is unprecedented. Today, the grass people can see the emperor with their own eyes and believe it, and the grass people firmly believe that the great cause of Zhongxing mentioned by the emperor will be realized soon. ”

I smiled and said confidently: "Old man, as long as the people of my court work together, I also believe that this day is not far off." ”

"Your Majesty, the grass people will definitely wait for that day."

"Definitely."

Meng Zhang took out a bag of tea and said: "Your Majesty, the land of the mountains and wilderness, this purple and gold tea is acceptable, the emperor is going to Xiangfan, the time is long, this tea should be the emperor's relief." ”

I didn't refuse, and after taking the bag of tea, I said, "Mr. Meng, take care of yourself." ”

"The emperor can rest assured, the grass people send the emperor off."

"Okay."

After staying overnight in Ezhou, we set off for the north early the next morning. From Ezhou to Yingzhou, about 600 miles away, this section of the road is mostly flat, until entering the boundary of Yingzhou, there are undulating mountain roads.

Three days later, on the evening of May 18, our group of more than 500 people arrived in Yingzhou City.