Chapter 180: The Queen Mother's Combat Skills (5k)
Because the performance of the old sea urchin was obviously too fake, the Queen Mother didn't react for a while. She looked at her opponent blankly, and then at Wang Da Lama, and didn't know what to say for a while.
"Get up, don't pretend." The king hurriedly walked over and urged him: "Why don't you put this on this Greek comedy......
"Huh?" The old sea urchin also looked at a loss, looked at Wang Da Lama in confusion, and then looked at Guo Kang. Seeing that everyone's reaction was not quite right, he quickly got up again and asked the Great Lama Wang in a low voice, "Isn't that the case?" Didn't you say that you want to make the Queen Mother happy? ”
"What do you think...... "Wang Da Lama said speechlessly: "You act so abruptly, people will think that you don't want to fight, and your attitude is not right." ”
"I've performed with the Sultan's favorites and concubines in Egypt before, and that's it." Muhammad hurriedly explained: "I see that everyone likes it, so I have been acting like this. Otherwise, you think I'm so skilled. ”
"Which sultan? That teenage kid before? The Grand Lama retorted: "His court is obviously child's play. If you were a serious person, you could be defeated so quickly? ”
"It's different on our side, our Queen Mother really understands martial arts, and she has been beheaded more than ten levels on the battlefield. If you pretend like this, she can't see it? ”
"Go back, go back, be serious this time." He patted the old sea urchin and advised: "The Queen Mother really likes martial arts." The better you play, the more she will look at you and the more willing she will be to talk to you. Hurry up and go. ”
The old sea urchin felt more and more embarrassed, so he had to make a thick face, pat the ashes on his body, and walked back cautiously, looked at the Queen Mother, and then squatted down and picked up the wooden knife.
"Hey, that's what happened." The Queen Mother probably also understood the cause and effect. She didn't care too much, and comforted: "It's not the first time I've encountered this situation, those Italian mercenaries before pretended to be more exaggerated than you." ”
"However, my husband told me back then that people who have requests for themselves will be like this, so there is no need to be too harsh on them, but it is best to ask them to show sincerity. So, you just have to show your real skills. I just want to see what other people do and satisfy my curiosity. As for winning or losing, I don't care. ”
"Lao Wang, you also persuade him." She turned to Lama Wang and said, "I think he still has some foundation. Have you been a scholar for too long and have no heart? ”
"He circled the Mediterranean for most of the day, and he ran around the city with a few servants all day, and you guess he had any foundation." Grand Lama Wang smiled bitterly.
"These scholars say it's a study tour, but how can they lack combat experience? He really just asked us, so he acted according to the same routine he had for other monarchs before. ”
"I told him that our Queen Mother's knowledge and martial arts are not ordinary people, let him do his best." He praised the Queen Mother in passing: "Don't worry too much about the Queen Mother, after all, he was used to dealing with those ordinary people before, just let him be serious." ”
Hearing him say this, the Queen Mother nodded.
"Come on, come on, that round doesn't count, go on." She urged.
Muhammad seemed to have made up his mind, and went to get a wooden dagger again, weighed it, and held it in his left hand. Then, he leaned the back of the knife on his shoulder, hooked his fingers on the hilt, and waited seemingly casually for the Queen Mother to attack first.
"Why are you so unserious?" Grand Lama Wang muttered.
"No, it's a Persian move." Guo Kang whispered to him: "This way you can quickly draw a knife right away, and you can also change your bow and arrow at any time." It's just that this time I didn't bring a bow, so it looked abrupt. He probably did a lot of things to fight a group of bandits alone. But now ......"
"Huh? You know it so well. The Grand Lama Wang was a little surprised, and he didn't care what he was muttering. But after thinking about it, I felt normal: "Yes, your father taught you." ”
Guo Kang wanted to tell him that this trick was really not learned from his stepfather, but that he had seen Aunt Isel use it before and listened to Meltem's explanation. However, if you talk about this in detail, it will have to involve the question of why there are aunts at both ends of the three days who perform martial arts in various places at his house, so I still don't say it......
After hesitating, the Queen Mother on the field did not attack. She just kept a few steps away from the old sea urchin, constantly moving sideways, circling each other.
The Queen Mother held her sword in both hands this time, holding it in front of her, looking ready to attack at any moment. The old sea urchin looked a little nervous, put the dagger in his left hand in front of him, and the handle of the long knife in his right hand was slightly raised, and he also began to accumulate strength.
This time, the Queen Mother seemed very calm, but the old sea urchin couldn't help it. The two of them turned around for half a circle, and he raised his eyes to glance at the Wang Da Lama outside the arena, as if he had made up his mind, and suddenly attacked.
The long knife in his hand flicked out, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, stabbing the Queen Mother's right shoulder. The Queen Mother did not panic, turned sideways slightly, accurately stuck the tip of the sword with the sword grid, and the sword body slashed down.
The old sea urchin waved his left hand and blocked the long sword with his short sword. It's just that the Queen Mother's attack was strong and heavy, although it was deflected, but it also made his steps unsteady for a while, and he staggered.
Taking advantage of this kung fu, the Queen Mother exerted force with both hands, and the long sword swung like a raging storm, constantly attacking from all angles. The old sea urchin was stumbling, and he even retreated several steps, and he didn't even have the strength to fight back.
"The old sea urchin is too anxious." Guo Kang commented.
Before the words fell, the Queen Mother slashed another sword. The old sea urchin couldn't dodge, so he could only abandon the short sword, push the back of the knife with his left hand, and barely resist it. But the Queen Mother shouted, and the sword body reversed violently, and she smashed the hilt of the sword straight into the chest of the old sea urchin. The old sea urchin was caught off guard, and the whole person fell out.
"Good!" Dehuan on the sidelines shouted with several nuns.
Wang Da Lama and the others were still immersed in the process of fighting, and when they saw this, they hurriedly shouted together.
The Queen Mother is still not very satisfied with this.
"Come again!" She stepped forward and dragged the old sea urchin up: "Beat halfway, what are you going to see the old king for?" It's not to fight him. You see, it's a loss. Be serious this time! ”
The old sea urchin nodded silently, stood up, picked up the short sword, took a few steps back, and re-put on the stance.
This time, instead of using the previous starting style, he raised his sword normally, stood in front of him, and the short sword was tucked behind him, and stood with steady strides.
"That's how it should have been last time." Guo Kang nodded.
"What, is there anything you are paying attention to?" Grand Lama Wang asked curiously.
"If you fight with the Queen Mother with a saber posture, it will definitely be easy to suffer." Guo Kang replied: "For so many years, the opponents that the Queen Mother has practiced the most have used sabers. No matter how you change your moves, people have seen it, and you can't decide the winner. ”
"That's right......" Grand Lama Wang nodded in understanding.
On the field, the Queen Mother also calmed down and tentatively began to attack.
She was still the same, swinging her sword and slashing, and when she saw the old sea urchin parrying, she turned from slashing to thorning, and the long sword was like a short spear, pushed by both hands, and pierced straight to the front door.
However, the old sea urchin was already on guard, and jumped to the side, the queen mother changed her move again, and the sword body chased his figure and swung towards the torso, but the old sea urchin used a short sword, and then bowed flexibly, so that the queen mother's overly strong sword tip slashed over the top of her head.
Taking advantage of her confiscation of the weapon, the old sea urchin jumped up from the posture of bowing and half-squatting, and slashed at the side of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also flashed sideways, drew a big circle with her long sword, knocked away the long knife that the old sea urchin was trying to pursue, and slashed back in reverse.
But this time the old sea urchin did not spoil its rhythm because of this. He seemed to have figured out the limit of the Queen Mother's attack, and every time he was forced back by a powerful counterattack, he retreated in time to the range of the Queen Mother. When she uses old moves, she will fight back in a good time.
Although the Queen Mother moved extremely fast every time she assaulted, relying on moving back and forth at the limit distance, constantly stuck in her dead ends, the old sea urchin was still not forced into the same passive situation as just now.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "He is indeed a veteran, you see, his grasp of distance and angle is now reflected." ”
Grand Lama Wang didn't really understand it, but looking around, everyone was very observant, and even Princess Theodora looked like an expert, constantly watching the movements of both sides. At this time, saying "how do you see it" was a bit of a ruin of the atmosphere, so the Grand Lama Wang also pretended to nod his head in agreement.
At this time, the Queen Mother swung her sword with one hand, and the tip of the sword turned half a circle, bypassing the blade of the old sea urchin and stabbing him into the leg where he strode forward. The old sea urchin jumped back and dodged, and the queen mother took the opportunity to chase after him, trying to attack when her footing was unstable.
The old sea urchin suddenly shook his hand, and the short sword was thrown directly by him and thrown in front of the queen mother. The Queen Mother, who was rushing forward, had no choice but to swing her sword away. Taking advantage of this effort, the old sea urchin also kicked the ground violently and rushed back in reverse.
The Queen Mother hurriedly withdrew her sword, but the old sea urchin suddenly turned around again. The blade of the knife poked out from his side at an awkward-looking angle, stabbing at the side of the Queen Mother's movement in the opposite direction. Now, even with the speed of the Queen Mother, it was too late to defend herself, so she had to change her pace in a hurry.
Taking advantage of this effort, the old sea urchin swung two knives in a row. The first knife was turned around by the Queen Mother, but she didn't have time to dodge the second knife, and was slashed on the side of the leggings, stumbling and almost falling.
The old sea urchin did not pursue, stood up straight, and let out a long sigh.
Several nuns applauded again.
"Is this considered a win?" Grand Lama Wang hadn't reacted yet.
"When it comes to actual combat, this one is over." Guo Kang told him.
"Oh......"
The Queen Mother seemed to be still unsatisfied, but the nun named Zoe came over and asked her to drink some water first. So she beckoned to the old sea urchin, if you want to come too.
"Is there any wine?" The old sea urchin also seemed to let go, and took the initiative to ask.
"Don't you keep it secret?" The Queen Mother reminded.
"Our scriptures only stipulate that several spirits in the Hejaz region cannot be drunk. I haven't talked about the other wines, so I don't need to worry about it. The old urchin told her, "Some sects may have stricter requirements, but we don't enforce them. Your wines are Romanian, right? So it doesn't matter. ”
"Okay, give him wine!" The Queen Mother smiled.
One of the nuns actually went to the congregation's cellar and, in a short time, poured a bottle of wine.
"The wine here is the best product of Crimea. Even when the Ottoman court was at war with us, it had to secretly send people to smuggle it. Grand Lama Wang said proudly.
When the old sea urchin heard this, he sniffed it and took a sip again: "It is indeed a good thing." ”
With that, he took a few more sips, then put the bottle aside and returned to the field.
The confrontation between the two, although there are not many tricks, but the master's moves are often decided within a few moves. Although it was not a long time, every sword and sword was exhausted, and the consumption of physical strength was also very large.
Fortunately, although they are not young, they are both perennial martial arts practitioners with deep roots, so they can still maintain their condition and devote themselves to the next game.
Before putting on a stance, the Queen Mother took the initiative to ask: "I see that you are very keen in your observation of movements, and your judgment of the range of attacks is also very accurate. But your body style is a little unable to keep up with this judgment. Is the martial arts of your school lost? ”
"Not really." The old sea urchin did not hide this: "Our martial arts are relatively new in themselves, and they are not very perfect. ”
"The guru Ibn Bajah had the idea that for any force, there is a corresponding 'reverse force' that appears at the same time as it. In other words, when we are fighting, as long as the two sides touch each other, there is an opportunity to borrow each other's strength. ”
His disciple, Ibn Tufayl, conducted many autopsies. Although denounced by many as heretical, he still found many patterns - for example, the human body has commonalities. Bones and muscles determine the basic force structure and range of motion. Through these models, they can be trained to determine the range of motion of the opponent and then choose the direction of their attack. ”
"It's an interesting idea, but when it comes to fighting, both sides move very fast. Can one keep up with such a fast calculation? The Queen Mother asked.
"It's definitely not possible to rely on current calculations, and it still requires a lot of experience accumulation and daily training." "The most valuable part of this idea is to adjust and modify the existing moves to make them more in line with the laws of nature," said the old sea urchin. ”
"Theoretically, this series of moves has a high ceiling. If you understand the human body deeply enough, you will be able to realize the Logos here, so as to comprehend the divine existence behind the mortal world. Whoever can cultivate to this realm is indeed invincible, because he himself is already Hu Da's sword. Therefore, this is the highest level of martial arts among mortal mortals. ”
He shook his head: "Of course, these are too far away. We encourage students to do research, but right now, it's just a means to supplement their practice. If you really fight, you may not be better than other martial arts. ”
"It's okay, I think it's interesting." The Queen Mother nodded and couldn't wait to say, "Let's start." ”
This time, she changed her style again.
Unlike her previous open-and-close, imprecision, ink-splashed attacks, this time her moves were much more consistent. Between each move, there are almost no pauses, and there are few sharp turns under strong push, but they are like flowing water, cautious and smooth.
The Queen Mother's footwork has also changed, and the whole set of movements has gradually become light and agile from fierce, and her strength seems smooth and slow, but it is still quite imposing.
"It's the first time I've seen this kind of hybridization." Guo Kang whispered to Lama Wang: "No wonder she also learned from Daochang Yin when she was young. ”
"Hey, if only I had practiced martial arts well at the beginning and played less fancy work." Grand Lama Wang was a little remorseful.
The old sea urchin on the field was obviously a little surprised, but he didn't expect her to suddenly change her style. However, with careful judgment and flexible movements, he still maintains his rhythm. Even though the Queen Mother's attack movements were more fluid and swift, and the tip of the sword appeared in front of her many times, she did not panic because of this.
He was also trying to borrow his strength, but the Queen Mother used the long sword like a one-handed sword, which was very agile. The weapons of the two sides are often entangled, which makes the old sea urchin feel quite tricky, and he takes the initiative to back down many times to prevent himself from being brought into the rhythm of the opponent's movements. He obviously also understands that if this continues, his disadvantage will probably become bigger and bigger, and he will fail in the end.
Although he was ready to act at the beginning, the old sea urchin has really become serious now. He tried to stabilize his body, observed whether the Queen Mother would have flaws, and looked for an opportunity to turn the tables with one blow.
After a few fights, the weapons of the two came together again. The Queen Mother borrowed the long sword and exerted force with both hands, trying to twist the long knife in his hand. The old sea urchin immediately attacked with the short sword in his left hand, ready to force her to give up.
However, the Queen Mother seemed to refuse to admit defeat, and only relaxed her strength slightly, and the sword blade slipped and blocked the dagger with her hand. The old sea urchin wanted to continue to exert his strength, but the Queen Mother suddenly pushed it violently.
This time it was too abrupt, and there was almost no obvious connection with the previous body style. The rude movements without warning not only destroyed the Queen Mother's own moves, but also caught the old sea urchin off guard, and the long sword and long knife were taken off at the same time.
The old sea urchin hurriedly swung his short sword again, but the Queen Mother, who had released the weapon earlier, reached out and grabbed his wrist.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, she put her other hand on the old urchin's side, let out a low cry, and slammed it to the side.
The Queen Mother flipped half a circle by herself, half kneeling, her hands propped on the ground. And the old sea urchin was thrown out directly, and he fell dizzy, and he didn't react for a while.
"This time it was also the Queen Mother who won." Dehuan announced.
Grand Lama Wang didn't seem to expect the Queen Mother's last move, and was stunned for a long time.
"This move should be the classical wrestling technique of the Greeks." Guo Kang told him: "For people on the battlefield, especially soldiers who have to fight in armor, wrestling is actually a very common skill. ”
"The performance of the old sea urchin today, especially in the last two rounds, is already very good." He saw that the old sea urchin got up a little unwillingly, and explained: "But the Queen Mother has seen and learned too many fighting skills, and it is definitely easy to suffer losses in a fight." There's no way, she can do anything, and it's really troublesome to fight her. ”
“…… It's amazing. "Wang Da Lama didn't know what words to use to describe it better, so he could only express his feelings simply.
"Of course, my dad learned from her back then." Guo Kang was not too surprised by this.
"That's it for today. I'm having a great time watching it, so let's take a break, right? Over there, Tuohuan walked into the venue and persuaded.
The Queen Mother nodded and stood up. Dehuan stretched out his hand again and pulled the old sea urchin up. They exchanged another polite exchange and left the venue.
Some chapters I feel are more coherent after one post, and I will send a big chapter
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