Chapter 172: The Road Encounters a Strong Enemy
After Qi Yufeng and Yang Xiangqi broke up, they rode alone and went straight to Datong, Shanxi.
Along the way, the wind and food slept in the open, from the early morning to the hour, and from the time to the middle of the night, when the war was in chaos, there was no place to rest, so I found a cave to rest at will.
Rao is his martial arts, these days and nights bumpy, very expensive, exhausted, some can't stand it, he chewed dry food, silently used internal strength, after a while, the top of his head revealed wisps of white gas, gradually getting thicker and thicker, just like a steamer, then stretched out his hands and feet, and his withered expression was lifted.
He rested for the night, and in the early morning of the next day, he got up and continued on his way, but when he saw that the stolen horse was already overwhelmed, he had no choice but to unload the saddle and let it go on its own.
Shanxi, located in the east of the Loess Plateau, north of the Central Plains, was called Hedong in ancient times, and was also called the right side of the mountain.
It is separated from Hebei by the Taihang Mountains as a barrier in the east; The Yellow River is used as a belt in the west and Shaanxi is the moat; In the south, the Yellow River and Wangwu, Taihang and other mountains are the gateway to Henan; In the north, there are Gouzhu Yanmen and Yinshan Mountains as the outer shelter and Inner Mongolia border.
The predecessors have always called it "the rivers and mountains in the surface, the area of the shape of victory" that can be attacked and defended by retreating, and it is also known as "the crown of Kyushu in the east of the river", "there is Hedong in the Central Plains, such as people have shoulders and backs", and there is even a saying that "the east of the river is not strong".
It belongs to the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is the hinterland of the Yuan Dynasty to rely on the core of the rule of the vassals, and it is also the last fortress of the Yuan rulers in the Han land of the Central Plains.
However, since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongol princes fought in turmoil, and Wang Baobao and Polo Timur constantly clashed over territory. After a great battle in this Datong Mansion, this place has gradually declined.
Qi Yufeng traveled to a wild place. As far as the eye can see, there are dead trees and dead grass. The wind kills, blowing the long grass undulating, only to feel that the world is wide, unhindered.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the faint sound of hooves and smoke flying in the distance, and knew that it was caused by the crossing of the soldiers. Looking into the distance, groups of Mongolian soldiers meandered in, and the army was very prosperous. It was far from the time when Genghis Khan and Batu were in a foreign land. But after all, the Mongolian iron cavalry is well-trained, and it is still an elite soldier unparalleled in the world.
On the way, when he saw a small group of soldiers, he killed them on the spot, but when he heard the rumbling sound, the ground trembled, and the horns blew cold, and the drums shook the sky. The killing aura came to his face, knowing that this group of men and horses had at least tens of thousands of people, and he would definitely not be able to defeat him, even if he wanted to save his useful body. Stay away.
Just as he was hiding in a corner of a mountain col, he could only hear the sound of shouting and killing in the distance, and the sound of hooves rumbling and chaotic. Like the tide of the sea, the wind rises, and the people and horses neigh. Continuous.
Immediately, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and said this military horse. How did you go to war with someone so quickly?
Immediately, he hurriedly stood up, looked on a high ground and looked out of the mountain, but saw a sound of thunder in the distance, dust and smoke everywhere, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and countless soldiers and generals flocked around, like a lost dog, and threw their guns and halberds to the ground.
The elite soldiers of the Yuan army, originally the dragon's skull, the tiger's spine and leopard chapter, but at this time they all collapsed and fled, in the enemy camp, there was a white light rolled up all the way to the yellow dust, tumbling and rolling, lingering and circling, the sword aura overflowed, the Yuan soldiers' originally stable camp was suddenly like a lake of autumn water, was thrown into a boulder, suddenly exploded.
But there is a person who is struggling to kill, the long sword goes, it is really invincible, under the light and shadow, running very fast, but seeing the red waves rolling, the edge is better than the snow, the sword light is like electricity, the blood is overflowing, one by one the heads fly up, a body is divided into two halves, flying all over the sky, for a while in the air, blood mist fills the sky.
When Qi Yufeng saw this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said in his heart that in this world, except for Zhang Sanfeng, who else has such ability, and hurriedly rushed down the mountain to greet him.
When he ran to the front, he saw that on the battlefield, blood was sprinkled all the way, many Yuan soldiers broke their bones and broken tendons, and they were trampled on the ground like mud, moaning in pain, and some of them were intact, and they also dropped their weapons one by one, and ran into the distance with rolling and crawling, and some of them couldn't kneel for a long time, and they couldn't stop kowtowing to the sky, begging for a life, and the person who caused this qiΔ had long since disappeared.
Qi Yufeng's eyes widened, almost not believing that the qiΔ in front of him was reality, he only felt a chill on his neck, and only said in his heart: "Who can kill this army of 10,000 people with just a stick of incense here, this kind of swordsmanship and martial arts, this kind of swordsmanship and martial arts......
When he saw such a tragic situation, he knew that it must not be Zhang Sanfeng's handiwork, but who else in this world could do such a big thing besides him, could it be Zhang Wuji......
Qi Yufeng closed his eyes and thought for a moment, even if he shook his head, Zhang Wuji's life was nothing more than the kung fu in the "Jiuyang True Scripture", as well as the Taijiquan sword, and the "Qiankun Great Shift" mental method that was the same as the martial arts of the Assasin School that he had learned.
However, the Persian martial arts he learned were far inferior to the profound, Tai Chi swordsmanship that he personally passed on by the old man in the mountains, and he was also confident that after he had learned the all-encompassing and all-encompassing supreme martial arts of the sword like "Dugu Nine Swords" and "Changbai Sword Sutra", this Zhang Wuji could still surpass himself.
As for the internal strength, Zhang Wuji may be more profound than himself, but his "Wuji Pure Yang Gong" has been improved by Zhang Sanfeng for more than 100 years, but it is obviously better than Zhang Wuji's "Jiuyang Divine Gong".
He thought about it and felt that if the martial arts realm of Zhang Wuji that Wusanren had said, the internal strength of the two should be evenly divided now, and when it comes to the subtlety of swordsmanship, Qi Yufeng is confident that the "Changbai Sword Sutra" is unique, and any trick martial arts in the world can be turned into a sword by itself, and the higher the martial arts, the more powerful the effect of this sword scripture will be, and it should be better than him.
It's just that I don't know that he went to the far-reaching region of Persia back then, and even went to Jerusalem, the holy city at the junction of Europe and Asia, and he went further than himself, and how much progress he has made over the years, then I don't know by myself.
He thought about it for a while, but shook his head again, Zhang Wuji is kind-hearted, and he is the most soft-hearted, and he can't do such a thing as breaking the enemy alone.
He looked at the plains, but there was no human figure in sight. He sighed and took away his sword. Turn and leave.
I hadn't walked for half an hour, but I saw a person wearing green clothes. Sitting idly on a stump by the side of the road, with a long sword in front of him, his hands hanging down boredly, as if he were a farmer who had just finished his farm work and was waiting for the woman to eat.
It's just that Qi Yufeng looked at it, but saw that even if this person was so shapely, he was also sharp and hidden, and the light in his eyes was faint, as if he himself was a sharp sword that was about to be unsheathed at any time.
Immediately, his heart sank. Even if you don't stop.
The man was originally staring at him with great interest, but when he stopped his guard, he couldn't help but sigh and beckoned, "Qi Yufeng, come here." β
Qi Yufeng heard him call his name, as if he was an old friend of ten or eight years, and was immediately a little stunned, and then walked forward and stood still where the man was. He asked, "This senior, I wonder why you know my name?" β
Although that person contained this sword qi in his body, his appearance was ordinary, as if he was a white-collar office worker who could be seen everywhere in later generations. or a grassroots civil servant, except that he is not wearing a shirt and a suit now, but wearing the most ordinary green coat of this era. Although the corners are slightly worn out, they are cleanly washed.
And his complexion is not outstanding. Neither black nor white. It's just a look that can't be found in the crowd.
When the man heard Qi Yufeng speak, he smiled, stretched out, pointed to a stone beside him, and said, "Come, after a day's journey, sit down for a while." β
Seeing that this person didn't seem to have malicious intent, Qi Yufeng immediately nodded and sat down beside the person.
At this time, it was just evening, Qi Yufeng was a little closer to him, and he saw this person's appearance clearly, but he saw that he was about forty years old, and his face was slightly sleepy, obviously because of hard work, but this person's cheeks were slightly blessed, and he was obviously very thoughtful in his daily maintenance.
Qi Yufeng sat still, but the man didn't look at him, his eyes looked around for a long time without focus, and then he turned around and said, "Are you going to Datong?" β
Qi Yufeng listened to him, as if the two of them were idle at home, chatting with their teeth, and having nothing to say, if this was normal, but in this wilderness, the evening when there was no one in the wilderness, it seemed a little weird.
Immediately, he nodded and said, "Exactly." β
The man sighed, looked around in confusion, and then for a long time, as if he suddenly remembered that there was someone beside him, he turned around and asked, "And then ...... You are going to kill Emperor Yuan Shun with a click and take away his country; and then killed Zhu Yuanzhang; and then pacified the Great Xia Kingdom in Chongqing; Then sweep Mobei, set foot in the Central Plains, and become the emperor yourself? β
In one sentence, he used four "thens", the sentence was quite incomprehensible, Qi Yufeng heard it awkwardly, he was silent for a moment, and then replied: "At the moment, this is a good way." β
When the man heard this, he sighed, stretched out his ring finger, scratched his eyebrows, and seemed to be a little troubled: "But I haven't heard of a person surnamed Qi who is the emperor." β
When Qi Yufeng heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "The majestic wind is far away; The Mu tribe is densely connected. My Qi clan is originally a Chinese wang clan, and my name is dragon and tiger; Identify the unicorn. Since ancient times, it has been said that princes and generals will be like each other, how can there be a kind of emperor, the emperor will take turns, and when he comes to my house next year, what is the surprise of being an emperor? β
As he said, "The majestic wind is far away; The Mu tribe is densely connected. "It is the universal union hanging at the door of the ancestral hall of the surname Qi at home.
Shandong, the most respectful ancestral etiquette, when he was a child, the ancestral hall of the family was attached to it, so as to write it down.
And the last sentence "the name of the dragon and tiger; Identify the unicorn. "It's a different story.
During the first year of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang and Song Dynasty eight families of Han Yu were admitted to the Jinshi that year, there were Qi Jiruo, Ouyang Zhan, Jia Ling, Chen Yu and others on the same list.
And to identify the unicorn, but refers to the Northern Song Dynasty Huiji Qi Tang, the word ancestor, this person was poor and studied hard when he was young, and he was a jinshi during the Tiansheng period, and the official book Zuo Lang was sentenced to Nanxiong.
At that time, Jiaozhi Guojin dedicated a "unicorn" to the Northern Song Dynasty, and no one could understand the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but although Qi Tang had never seen a sika deer, he could quote the scriptures and think that it was not a unicorn, and everyone admired him for his profound knowledge.
The so-called "Famous Brand Dragon and Tiger List; Recognize the unicorn sign. These two allusions have also been handed down in the genealogy of the surname Qi.
When the man heard Qi Yufeng say this, he was slightly stunned, and then clapped his hands and said, "That's good." I love to hear that. β
He said this, and it seemed like he was stuck again. After holding it for a long time, he said: "My husband doesn't dare to ancestor the princes." The sea is majestic, don't ask about the distance; Passers-by are one in their original form, respect the clan and the family, and think about the dense branches. β
When Qi Yufeng heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and said that this couplet was the original couplet of the sentence in his ancestral hall, but later the door of the ancestral hall became smaller and smaller, so it was changed to the short sentence in front, and even he couldn't remember all these sentences. How can this man know?
Immediately, he couldn't help but ask respectfully: "Mr. is also surnamed Qi?" β
The man listened to him, but he didn't answer, but sighed: "In the past few years, you have dominated the world, and there has been smoke everywhere you go, but don't you want to go home?" You have been out for so many years, although you have done many great things, but aren't your parents worried about you? β
Qi Yufeng heard this. He couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, he saw the traces of many iron hooves stepping out in front of him, those Yuan soldiers came from their path to show off their might, and at this time, many of them were already cold.
He thought back to himself. I can't help but feel a little sad, although he has practiced such shocking martial arts, but if he can't serve his parents. That is the achievement of the hero of the world, what honor does it have? What kind of majesty is just a big dream.
He was sighing to himself. But he saw the middle-aged man and said, "Come, I haven't seen you for many years, let me try your swordsmanship." β
After the man had said this, he stood up even though he was holding on to the stump with one hand.
He stood this time, just like an old man with bad bones, who sat for a long time and struggled to get up, but Qi Yufeng suddenly felt a sharp chill soaking his whole body, and he couldn't help but jump and fly into the air, three zhang away in the air, drawing his sword with both hands, but seeing the cold flickering, after he stood still, his body was already ten zhang away.
The middle-aged man nodded, lowered his head and picked up the long sword on the ground, stood up, and slowly pulled out the scabbard.
But at this time, as soon as the middle-aged man mentioned his true qi, the long sword was in the air, and on the sword body, the green mangs were flourishing, dazzling and terrifying, and the entire mountain seemed to be shrouded in the shadow of his sword.
As soon as Qi Yufeng saw the color of the sword qi, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and said in his heart that it was really this person, he actually scattered more than 10,000 elite soldiers of Meng Yuan with a long sword alone!
But before he could think about it, he saw the middle-aged man slash out with a sword, and with a wave of his hand, the sword body flickered coldly, and he was uncertain.
Pumping, belting, lifting, gridding, hitting, stabbing, pointing, collapsing, stirring, pressing, splitting, intercepting, washing, thirteen swordsmanship in one go, one after another, like lightning across the sky, endless, where the sword edge goes, the sword wind is like thunder, the electric light is like flying, it is incredible, thrilling.
Listening to the sound of "snort", the tip of the sword gave birth to a three-foot unstable green mang, like a long snake expanding and contracting.
Qi Yufeng saw that this person's sword move was menacing, and immediately did not reach the rest, his back tendons moved, and the sword of AltaΓ―r behind him flew out of the sheath, and his three swords were in his hand, intertwined, dancing into a light curtain, and also blocked thirteen moves in a row, only then did he see that he resisted the man's attack.
When the man saw that his sword move was actually resisted, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Good boy, look at my move again!" β
After that, his long sword flew sideways, like clouds and smoke, the strong wind was extremely powerful, Qi Yufeng used the power of Tai Chi, the strong wind was blowing, driving the three long swords, and it was able to resist it.
The middle-aged man didn't match his words at first, swallowed slowly, and even wilted a little, but at this time, he held the sword in his hand, and the inexplicable momentum came from all over the world. It was so suppressed that he could barely breathe.
The competition between the two of them, the internal force was agitated, and the strength penetrated all directions, under the originally clear sky, the wind and the wilderness were born in an instant, the clouds and mist were in the sky, and the footprints of the previous Mongolian iron horsemen were completely covered under this divine power.
But seeing that the middle-aged man stepped on the hurdles, the sword fingers were shaken, the dragon and the tiger were walking, the sword aura was overflowing, and the majestic posture was heroic, although it was only an iron sword, it was enough to withstand the three swords of Qi Yufeng.
And Qi Yufeng's long sword was like the wind, his body was like a dragon's rapid curl, and the three long swords almost danced into a whirlpool in the air, and he couldn't stop attacking that person.
Among his tricks, he followed the sword intent of Dugu Jiujian, once he was able to take the lead, he would attack and never retreat, a sword was out, there was no return, and he could withstand the coercion of that person's discrimination, and the middle-aged man, the long sword in his hand stabbed obliquely, but it was completely the dignified way of the sword.
But seeing the two of them make a move, they are like thunder, like lightning and stars, and the moves are fatal, and the style is thrilling, and it is like a traveler who has met for the first time, just like a life and death enemy.
The two of them were as light as swallows, fighting in the air for a while, both of them fell to the ground, and then stepping on the ground like thunder, coming and going like electricity, fighting again, so repeatedly, retreating like gods, straight from the field across the valley, from the valley over the river, and then from the river to the wasteland, a radius of several miles, actually became the battlefield of the two of them.
Lifting the vertical and jumping, one advance and one retreat, the sword is full of energy, vertical and horizontal, the body shape is like a dragon, fast and fast like a tiger, stepping on the sand like flying, running like electricity, straight is flying sand and stones, the sky is dark, looking at it from afar, in addition to the electric light flying in the sky, it is full of smoke and dust loess.
Qi Yufeng had never encountered such a strong opponent since he faced the old man in the mountain, and in all fairness, although the old man in the mountain was strong, he was still slightly inferior to him in the way of the sword.
And this person's martial arts are strong and his swordsmanship is high, but he is far beyond the opponent he has seen.
But the way he learned the sword, has always been the stronger and stronger, the more clever the swordsman, the more sophisticated the swordsman, only to see him make the three swords, such as the clouds leaning sideways, the remnants of the sun flying into the sky, into three streamers, the years of accumulation of martial arts experience bit by bit, burst out in an instant, the magic tricks in the hand, constantly like fireworks blooming, gushing out. (To be continued......)