"The real war is the same." Aske looked around with his sword and said to the girls, "It doesn't matter if you are a princess, a nobleman, or a commoner, a helpless woman or a child, or a swordsman, a gunner, or a mage. ”

"When you really face war, you meet on a narrow road, and only the strong can survive. If you're not strong enough, you'll be killed, it's as simple as that. ”

"Medea and Nola, the duty of the two of you in the team is not to fight in close combat, but the enemy in close combat will not stop you from coming to you because of this, so you must also be trained."

"I don't require you to be proficient in swordsmanship, swordsmanship, spear skills, or the use of shields, but you must know how to counter, defend, or dodge in the face of various attacks, and keep that in your bones."

"Do you understand? Are there any objections? Finally he asked aloud.

"Nope." The girls replied in a sloppy manner.

"Okay." Aske clapped his hands, and Peggy brought a bundle of iron swords and threw them on the central ground for everyone to pick up.

"There are many kinds of weapons in this world. Take close-quarters cold weapons as an example, common ones are swords, knives, spears, battle axes, maces, daggers, etc. Among them, knives, tomahawks, and hammers are good for smashing, and spears and daggers are good for straight stabs. ”

"Only the long sword can both stab and split, and it can be regarded as an all-round weapon, so let's start with familiarizing ourselves with the long sword."

Aske picked up a longsword, and the knowledge from Sharps I immediately flooded into his mind.

He waved his hand a few times and commented: "This is a spatha sword (spatha) popular in the early Quaternary period, the shape is quite primitive, there is no sword jaw, no blood groove, no counterweight ball to adjust the center of gravity, but it is enough to kill. I'm going to use it to demonstrate. ”

"The first is the attack. Taking the long sword as an example, there are swordsmanship, sword moves, and sword styles. What is the difference between the three? The difference is that swordsmanship consists of a large number of sword moves, while sword moves are made up of two or three sword moves, and the sword style is the smallest part of the attack action and cannot be divided again. ”

"Different countries on the continent today have developed different swordsmanship systems."

"On the whole, the swordsmanship of the Solomonic people was the most sophisticated and sophisticated, and advocated the settlement of opponents without injury; The Frankish swordsmanship, on the other hand, placed more emphasis on simplicity and practicality, ending the battle as quickly as possible. As for the swordsmanship of the Northlanders, there is nothing to say, it basically relies on recklessness, blood fighting and fighting. ”

"Hey!" Sidlifa shouted dissatisfied.

"Although the military strength of the Solomon Empire has now been reduced to the bottom, I still have to start with Solomon's swordsmanship. The reason is simple, the swordsmanship of the Franks and Northlanders is more or less dependent on physical fitness, and this tactical idea is very unprofessional. ”

"Remember, there are always enemies who are more physical than you. We must not only learn how to bully the weak with the strong, but also learn how to defeat the strong with the weak, which is the original intention of swordsmanship. ”

So Sidlifa also kept her mouth shut. The long experience of being in the gladiatorial arena forced her to admit that Asker was right.

The swordsmanship of the Northlanders is actually quite clumsy, as long as the physical strength and agility are superior to the opponent, they can basically win in the gladiatorial heads-up, but it is Solomon's gladiators, who seem to be weak and thin, but can turn the tables strangely from time to time.

"More than 100 years ago, Emperor Solomon Leo VI, he himself was a war scholar, who had studied the combat techniques popular among ordinary people and transcendents for many years, and summarized 8 basic sword styles, known as the Eight Tactical Styles, which are Lion's Tooth, Left Lion's Tooth, Right Lion's Tooth, Eagle Cut, Tiger Cut, Dragon Cut, Flap Wing and Surge."

Asker said this, and paused, "I need a sparring assistant now, who wants to take the initiative to sign up?" ”

"Me, me, me!" Eleanor and Sidlifa hurriedly raised their hands. The former is for learning, the latter for wanting to fight.

"Eleanor, come here." Asker effortlessly saw through the latter's bad intentions and beckoned Eleanor to come forward, "Now I'll demonstrate the attack to everyone, and you will take care of parrying." ”

"Okay." Eleanor said this, holding her sword in both hands in front of her in front of her, and took a parrying stance.

"First form, lion's tooth." Asker held his sword high above his head in both hands, and slashed down at Eleanor's head.

With a ding, Eleanor blocked the blow. Asker's longsword pressed against her longsword as she explained:

"Lion's teeth, from top to bottom, cut off on the head. Because the human skull is relatively hard, it is easy to cut in and not be able to pull out, so lion teeth are generally not used to kill, but to force the enemy to move and dodge. ”

"If you are facing an enemy's lionfang, I usually recommend that you dodge and not block, because the sword path of the lion's tooth is from top to bottom, and the weight of the weapon itself has an additional bonus to the power of the direct split, so it will be more difficult to block than ordinary attacks."

"For example, it was on the basis of the lion's tooth that the Franks evolved the military swordsmanship of the Shinra - Collapse Strike. The weapon is a heavier two-handed greatsword, and at the same time, it uses the power of the waist and abdomen when slashing, everyone looks at my movements. ”

Asker said this, raising the sword in both hands again, stretching his back, straightening his waist, and then the sword slashed down with great force, and the entire upper body of the person fell forward sharply.

The sword slammed into Eleanor's sword, and the sheer force staggered back a few steps before she could barely hold her figure.

"In the face of the mountain collapse, blocking is quite a dangerous approach, because the force of the slash is very large, it is very likely that you obviously made a blocking action, but the weapon was directly cut off by someone, and you were killed and died tragically." Aske said solemnly.

"On the basis of the mountain collapse attack, the Northland people invented the jumping swordsmanship, that is, jumping into the air and using the mountain collapse attack in the process of falling, so that the slashing power has been increased by the weight of the whole body, and it has almost reached the limit of lethality."

"Again, if you are not sure of this type of attack, don't block."

"Uh-huh." The girls nodded their heads, and they couldn't help but be faintly frightened when they thought of the common strong bodies of the Northlanders.

"The second and third forms, the left lion tooth and the right lion tooth, are more commonly used than the lion's tooth." Asker used his longsword to symbolically slash at Eleanor's parry.

"The difference with the lion's tooth is that the lion's tooth is slashed straight at the enemy's right shoulder, while the left lion's tooth is slashed diagonally from the top left to the right shoulder. Similarly, the right lion's tooth slashes diagonally into the enemy's left shoulder. ”

"The purpose of the shoulder cut is to destroy the enemy's arm. If the enemy is unarmoured, then you can slash all the way from the shoulder to the waist, opening a huge wound in the enemy's upper body. ”

"Asker." Eleanor, who maintained a blocking position, asked, "Is there any difference between the left lion tooth and the right lion tooth at the tactical level?" I mean in addition to the different directions. ”

"That's a good question." "The difference between left and right involves the problem of handedness. For example, if the enemy is right-handed, the sword is usually hung on the left waist or on the right shoulder. If you attack with the right lionfang, the opponent will be able to block when the sword is drawn, but if the left lionfang is not as easy to block. ”

The girls took their swords and gestured with each other, and found that it was so.

"The fourth, fifth, and sixth styles are the eagle cut, the tiger cut, and the dragon cut." Askar demonstratively swung his sword and slashed, while Eleanor calmly blocked with his sword, "The difference is that the eagle cuts the eyes, the tiger cuts the neck to the chest, and the dragon cuts the waist and abdomen. ”

"In terms of lethality, the tiger cut is greater than the dragon cut, and then it is greater than the eagle cut. The throat is the deadliest part, and if you cut it open, you will inevitably be seriously injured. Because of this, enemies tend to focus on defending their necks, such as wearing a steel neck guard or something. ”

"The height of the dragon cut is low, and it will cut open the abdomen and even flow out of the internal organs, but it will not suffocate and die suddenly in a short time once the trachea is cut like the tiger cut."

"The eagle cuts the eye, the deterrent power is greater than the lethal power, and the usual effect is to confuse the enemy's sight and judgment. Of course, if you can really hit it, then the enemy is blind and is no different from dead on the battlefield. ”

Nora raised her hand and asked a question curiously that had nothing to do with swordsmanship: "Eagle cut, tiger cut, dragon cut, these three sword styles are named after three animals, are there any special allusions in them?" ”

"No allusions." Aske replied, "The eagle's talons are small, so they can only catch people's eyes. Tigers are generally used to bite the neck of their prey. The dragon's mouth is the largest, so it can only bite off the waist of the person, that's what it means. ”

"The seventh style, flapping wings, and the long sword is flirting." Asker lowered his arm, his long sword pointed straight at the ground, but did not attack, but said, "Contrary to the sword path of the lion's fang, the lethality of the fluttering wings is not great. ”

"It's mostly used for sneak attacks – since the tip of your sword is pointed straight at the ground, the opponent doesn't know if you're going to attack or not. Flutter Wing is generally used as a starting style for sneak attacks, attacking the enemy's difficult to defend lower plate, such as fluttering Wing and stabbing the enemy's ankle or calf. ”

"Will it be more difficult to defend against the next game?" Peggy asked thoughtfully.

"Of course, the farther away from your eyes, the harder it is for you to see the details and intentions of the enemy's attack." Asker replied, "And the attack aimed at your next plate is naturally the farthest from your eyes. ”

"The final eighth form, Rush, is actually a straight stab." Asker put away his sword, "This is the focus of the explanation. If the enemy is facing light armor or no armor, then the lethality of the Rush is the largest of the Eight Types, much more powerful than the lion's fang. ”

"The reasons are, first, the sword path of the thrust is very short, and the short sword path means that the move is fast; Second, the wounds it causes are deep. ”

"Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all approach, and heavily armored enemies hardly eat thrusts, and can only be swung with armor-piercing weapons such as tomahawks or maces. There is one weapon that is an exception, and that is the spear. ”

"The spear rarely has a horizontal slash and the like, and the only killing action is a stab, whether it is a straight stab or an oblique stab, it is the fastest and straightest way to shoot. Combined with the knight's high-speed charge, the armor-piercing effect of the spear is also quite terrifying. Asker turned to look at Eleanor, nodded and said, "Regarding marksmanship, I will give you separate training in the future." ”

"Okay." Eleanor nodded.

"Then the eight tactical styles have been explained." Asker finally said, revealing his fangs as the "regimental commander", "Now, everyone has practiced the eight tactical styles for me a thousand times. If the movements are not standard, I will personally feed her. ”

"Isn't it!" The girls screamed.