Chapter 37: True Sword Competition
When Xu Yongzhi was five years old, he entered the gate of Longhu Mountain.
He still remembers that when he was in Linquan Town, his parents set up incense and candles and enshrined the portrait of the first Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling, who knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the ancestral master, and then got up and kowtowed to Zhang Huan who was sitting on the Taishi chair.
Xu Taixing, also known as Huo Yizun, was Xu Yongzhi's guarantor, and his uncle Tian Dabang was a guide at that time.
With both identities, he is the real disciple who entered the house, and he is on the roster of Longhu Mountain.
And Xia Xiaogui's name, no matter how you check it, Longhu Mountain can't find this person, because there has been no apprenticeship ceremony, this is called a registered disciple.
Xu Yongzhi also became the first apprentice under Zhang Huan's seat, and his first three junior disciples were all older than him.
Xu Yongzhi still remembers Zhang Huan asking Xu Zhixun.
"What kind of sword do you teach?"
"Don't teach the kind of swordsmanship that looks good to fight, teach the kind of practical ones." Xu Zhixun replied.
"What does it mean to be practical?" Zhang Huan asked.
"It is to be able to fight and win on the battlefield of 10,000 people." Xu Zhixun said.
"Understood, then let's learn the Laojun Sword."
The Zhang family has a different sword.
If you have seen the portrait of Zhang Daoling, the first generation of Zhang Tianshi, you will find that he is actually the image of a knight, riding a tiger and wielding a sword, this sword is the "Laojun Sword", which is a long sword used immediately.
Few people in Longhu Mountain learn Laojun Sword, because they don't show their faces when they compete between brothers and sisters and go out to pass the sword, which is not good-looking.
The weight of the Laojun sword is much heavier than our common sword today, and the hilt is much longer, this kind of sword can be chopped on the horse, and after dismounting, it can deal with the enemy's cavalry.
But this kind of sword can't be demonstrated, if you let Xu Yongzhi show his hand, it's hula, hula, what feints, sword tricks, sword mang, there is no at all.
When you use a sword immediately, you use a wooden pillar to put a watermelon or a pumpkin on top of it, and when you ride a horse quickly, you can use your sword to cut the melon.
When fighting on foot, it is to stab, slash, tease, slap, hit the hilt of the sword, the application of elbows, knees and kicks, as well as the falling and hand-to-hand combat techniques after falling to the ground, how to touch the short knife in the arms and cut the opponent's throat, if the opponent has a helmet or even a face armor, how to use a short knife to poke through the gap in the face armor......
This is all swordsmanship in war, and it is the art of survival.
Xu Yongzhi began to walk the rivers and lakes at the age of fifteen, and this set of swordsmanship exerted its power in actual combat, when the bandits and rebels were entangled in the truck, he would take his brothers to fight off those thieves with knives and spears in their hands with a wave of arrows, and then end the battle with a wave of slashing and slashing on horseback.
So what I often hear on the rivers and lakes is that the young owner of the Xu family slaughtered a group of horse thieves and picked a cottage, but there are very few people who really compete with this young owner, because his sword is not suitable for martial arts at all, so he does not accept the competition.
If he really used bamboo to fight each other like the sword pavilion in the Southern Tang Dynasty, I was afraid that he would definitely lose to Lord Ge Guan.
Of course, if it is really compared to bamboo swords, the best swordsmanship of the three here today is A Crisp, as a red panda, she has been playing and eating bamboo since she was a child, and the kung fu of bamboo is first-class.
Jiangnan Qunhao saw Xu Yongzhi's decision to use a wooden sword, some people thought that Xu Yongzhi might be leaving room for Ge Laodao, but some people felt that this young man was too crazy, and using a wooden sword to catch Ge Laodao's real sword was probably more than lucky.
Whether it is really as the legend says, whether it is a young swordsman with many lives in his hands, or a rat who brags about it, relying on the fame of the rich master in his family to deceive the world and steal his name, will be known today.
Xu Yongzhi picked up the wooden sword and put on a posture, indeed, it was too light, and he had to re-adapt to the feeling of using the wooden sword.
The footwork is a yin-yang step, with the right foot in front and the left foot behind, and the wooden sword guards the midline and is placed near the chest.
Seeing that his posture was skillful and calm, Ge Guan did not dare to underestimate him, but he was arrogant, standing up straight, and placing his sword in the position of his eyes.
"Look at the sword!" Lord Geguan suddenly attacked.
This is some of the vices of the sword hall swordsmanship, always add some bits and pieces, what is the first move to hold the sword salute to let the opponent, what to shout when the sword is out, what sixty-four moves just walk back to a gossip.
Lord Ge Guan stabbed Xu Yongzhi in the face, chest, and abdomen three times.
Xu Yongzhi used a wooden sword to block them one by one.
"What a move, one gas, three clearing!" Sun Yijin cheered loudly.
These three swords are Ge Laodao's lifelong proudness.
At the banquets of various nobles, he would cut off three teacups with three swords, and at this time, all kinds of princes and nobles would applaud and be willing to hand over the child to Lao Dao to teach.
For the applause of the nobles, Ge Laodao's swordsmanship is wide open and closed, and it is a sword and an aperture, which is extremely beautiful.
Xu Yongzhi's fight is not good-looking at all, but it is very practical.
He blocked the three swords with minimal movements, and his sword was only on the midline.
Big actions look good, but small actions can kill.
Lao Dao's swordsmanship is for performance, and in order to pursue the speed of the second sword, he will not guarantee the power of the first sword at all.
Xu Yongzhi was relieved.
Ge Laodao attacked for the second time, stabbing Xu Yongzhi's left shoulder, right shoulder, throat, left leg and right leg respectively.
"What a trick to get water!" Sun Yijin cheered again.
These five swords are more beautiful, fast and light, they can't be blocked, Xu Yongzhi took half a step back.
Because half a step back is enough, in order to pursue speed and lightness, the strength and sword journey of these five swords are not enough, why should you block the sword that you can get out of the way with a slight retreat?
But Ge Laodao's confidence increased greatly, and there was confidence on his face.
"Boy, the next sword, it's not something that can be dodged by retreating." Lao Dao had an evil expression on his face.
"Old man, forget it."
"Huh?"
"It's too late for you to leave now." Xu Yongzhi said.
A few rude men were already scolding: "The surname Xu has been forced to retreat by the Taoist chief, how can he be embarrassed to say big things." ”
Ge Laodao smiled: "I'm not welcome to the next sword, I will stab seven swords in a row, this move is our mastery of Chengtianguan, the gathering of seven stars...... Separate stabbing ......"
He kept an extra eye on it, and suddenly made a move before he finished speaking, ready to catch Xu Yongyi off guard.
This time, Xu Yongzhi's left wrist, right wrist, left foot, right foot, left chest, right chest and throat were stabbed respectively.
It's full of ritual, right, but if you think about the distance between these places, you will find that he can only be busy moving the sword back and forth, and he can't guarantee the quality of the attack.
This is a swordsmanship to deal with multiple opponents, used to deal with various peripheral parts of a person, and finally to attack the vital point, which is simply full of flaws.
If you don't fight in actual combat, you don't use a real sword, you will play such a trick.
Xu Yongzhi blocked his first sword, pushed away his second sword, and took a step upward, which dodged the damage range of Geguan's main sword.
Duan Zishou suddenly remembered what Xu Yongzhi said when he taught himself martial arts:
"Looking at the sharp weapon, as long as you are close enough, he will be helpless."
"Good!" The silly boy screamed.
Lord Ge Guan's move made him old, and it was too late to pull back the defense.
Between the lightning and flint, Xu Yongzhi stabbed the wooden sword in the chest.
In fact, with Xu Yongzhi's swordsmanship, this sword can be completely pierced through the chest, but Xu Yongzhi's sword seems to be merciful, and the wooden sword is firmly pierced into the shoulder socket of the old way.
Xu Yongzhi stabbed this shoulder with a wooden sword.
There was a pop of blood and squirted all over the ground.
Several Jiangnan heroes applauded Lao Dao and were halfway through the shouting, but they were stunned when they saw this scene, and their applause stopped abruptly.
Lao Dao fell to the ground in a daze, and when he fell to the ground, Xu Yongzhi took advantage of the situation to let go of the wooden sword, unwilling to stain his clothes.
The wooden sword broke as the old man fell to the ground.
Lord Ge Guan looked at the wound, and said stiffly:
"Haha, boy, Dao Ye broke your sword with internal force......"
"Hey, Ge Laodao, do you want to be ashamed?" Ah Crisp couldn't bear it anymore and finally spoke.
"My brother Xu obviously spared your life, so he let go of your heart, are you embarrassed to brag?"
In the team of Jiangnan Qunhao, there was a sensation, because everyone understood that Ge Laodao was seriously injured, and Xu Yongzhi's sword was not simple.
Poking the wooden sword into the shoulder socket of the person and hitting a pair of piercings, it is not an ordinary person.
First, it shows that Xu Yongzhi's swordsmanship is excellent, because behind the shoulder socket is a shoulder blade, which can be drawn accurately, so as not to touch these bones.
Second, it shows that Xu Yongzhi's internal force is quite strong, and only with enough internal force can he stab the wooden sword into such a position.
Someone secretly thought: "What he said is going to stab everyone to death seems to be very likely to mean it." ”
For a moment, no one spoke.
Sun Yijin saw that everyone's military hearts were shaken, and he hurriedly spoke:
"Xu Yongzhi, your martial arts look good, but obviously you don't have the determination to kill, you are still afraid that we will all rush up, otherwise why don't you just kill Lord Ge Guan? You're clearly weak. ”
As soon as Sun Yijin said this, everyone also felt relieved, if they rushed up, Xu Yongzhi would definitely die.
Only Ge Laodao lay on the ground and wailed, "Sun Yijin, what am I doing to your mother...... actually let this kid kill Lao Tzu...... I'm not done with you......"
"Sun Yijin, you are wrong." Xu Yongzhi looked at the wailing Ge Lao Dao.
"This man is an ungrateful man, stabbing him to death, it is too cheap for him. The wound I prescribed for him was the wound on his back back that year, and if he pulled out this wooden sword, he would die now, and if he didn't pull it out, the wound would rot and die a month later, and this time, I'm afraid there would be no doctor like my father to save him. ”
"Master Xu, I was wrong, please, save me!" The old road crawled towards Xu Yongzhi.
"Sell your wealth, go find the best doctor, go to Jinling, Luoyang, and Bianliang to ask. Maybe someone is willing to save you and give you another bite from the snake. ”
"Curator Sun......" Ge Laodao was also in a hurry to go to the doctor, and crawled towards Sun Yijin.
"Lao Ge, don't come here, we are decent people, we are the health force of Nantang, you are so seriously injured, you are not healthy at all......" Sun Yijin was in a hurry.
"General Zhou......" Ge Laodao crawled towards Zhou Zhuocheng in despair.
Zhou Zhuocheng looked at the wound behind Ge Laodao and sighed.
He pulled out his knife and simply cut off Ge Laodao's head.
"Thanksgiving General! General mercy! Sun Yijin exclaimed.
"Everyone, General Zhou helped Daochang Ge relieve his pain, and this life must be counted on Xu Jin's head!"
"Xu Jin, you return my good friend's life!" Sun Yijin immediately returned to the front line of the mouth artillery attack.
Qunhao's heart was all creepy, and only a few people agreed with each other.
"It's a pity," Xu Yongzhi said, "Sun Yijin, you don't seem to care too much about the life of your 'good friend'." ”
"Say what?" Sun Yijin couldn't help but be a little angry.
"Ge Lao Dao doesn't have to die at all." Xu Yongzhi said.
There was a commotion.
"You clearly said that you would die and not be saved!" Sun Yijin said.
"I won't save him, but I'm not the only one who can save him here." Xu Yongzhi said.
"If you carry him down the mountain to find a doctor, I'm sure his life will be in danger, and the road will be delayed for too long."
"But you are in Longhu Mountain, if you open your mouth to plead with Master Tian, Ge Lao Dao is also a Taoist line, and the old immortal with great compassion will definitely not die without help."
Sun Yijin was stunned, he really didn't expect this, they all felt that they had come to find Zhang Tianshi's bad luck, Zhang Tianshi must be his enemy, he didn't expect that the kindness of a gentleman and the compassion of a real person could be used.
"Dragon Tiger Mountain's Soul Rejuvenation and Life Saving Pill, it is not difficult to save your friend's life, I was going to let him be scared for a while and tell him, but General Zhou, killing your friend so quickly, I should think he is too upset." Xu Yongzhi said.
Zhou Zhuocheng also understood that he was too anxious, there was no need to do it so quickly, but he snorted and didn't say much, he waved his hand, and two soldiers came over and dragged the body of Lord Ge Guan down.
Sun Yijin obviously knew that Xu Yongzhi was in the middle of the line, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart that Zhou Zhuocheng was too reckless.
"Those of you who came with you, think about it yourself, a person fooled you to pick Longhu Mountain, and you didn't even have a few decent doctors and precious pills, are you here to travel? Or are you here to die? ”
Now I asked about the sore spot of Zhou Zhuocheng and Sun Yijin, and they really didn't invite a decent doctor.
In fact, invitations were also sent, but most of the doctors were old friends of the Xu family, and after Zhou Zhuocheng slaughtered Linquan Town, the doctors were unwilling to serve in the Hongzhou army, so they did not bring any skilled medical personnel with them to attack Longhu Mountain.
Many of the heroes also had ugly faces, and they felt that it was not worth it to work hard for Zhou Zhuocheng and Sun Yijin.
"Heavenly Master, the junior begs to borrow another wooden sword. I want to invite Sun Yi to come in and compete with me. Xu Yongzhi opened his mouth and borrowed the sword for the second time.
Zhang Bei took another wooden sword, and when he handed it to Xu Yongzhi, he said to him in a low voice: "Your master and sister took Xiaoduo away, if you delay for a while, they should have already gone away, and you will find the right time to leave by yourself in a while." ”
Hearing Zhang Bei's words, Xu Yongzhi suddenly became excited.
First of all, I usually look at the master who doesn't carry things, although his swordsmanship is mediocre, but he is not afraid of things at all.
Secondly, Shimen never gave up on him.
"Sun Yijin, come on!"
Xu Yongzhi tried the weight of the wooden sword, which was just right.
Sun Yijin laughed dryly.
"Sun is here for a meeting, not for a fight. Just now, Sun proposed a sword competition, I don't know what Xu Yongzhi thinks. ”
"Oh? Why didn't you count it just now, but let's start from the beginning. ”
"The scene just now is a personal grudge between Lord Geguan and you, and it's over, it's time to get down to business."
"Then how do you compare?"
"Four wins in seven games, we have seven people, and you have seven people on your side."
"There are only three of us here, and I can't agree to your conditions." Xu Yongzhi looked at Ah Shou and Ah Crisp and said.
"Don't be afraid, brother-in-law! I'll hit four, you hit three! Duan Zishou said proudly.
"We use the ring system, you can fight more than a dozen, and you can change people until you don't have the strength, and then come up after resting." Sun Yijin said with a smile.
"It's despicable!" Crispy objected.
At this time, the Heavenly Master Zhang Tianren spoke: "Yongzhi." ”
Xu Yongzhi turned around and respectfully saluted Master Tai.
"Master Tai is here, you don't need to fight the wheel war, you are in Longhu Mountain, are you still worried about having no partner? Let go and hit, there's me in the back. ”
This time, there was a lot of discussion.
"What's the matter, Lao Dao recognizes this apprentice again?"
"What's wrong with Lao Dao, is this a decision to fight against the Southern Tang Dynasty?"
"At least it's going to break with General Zhou, the head snake of the land."
"Thank you, Master Heaven!" Xu Yongzhi's tears burst out of his eyes, "You don't mind if I let the blood of these wicked people stain the holy land of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, Xu Jin is already very grateful." ”
"The blood of the wicked, the rite of justice. If you don't die innocent people under the Five Thunder Law, let it go. ”
"As soon as Sun enters, let your people come up, I will beat the seven of you!" Xu Yongzhi said.
He picked up his wooden sword and returned to the center of the field.
Sun Yijin opened the folding fan, "I think you probably don't have this ability!" ”
He waved his folding fan.
A man who covered his mouth and nose with a black cloth stepped forward, and Xu Yongzhi seemed to have seen these eyes somewhere.
A familiar voice rang out:
"Xu Jin, Xu Jin, you, really disappointed me."