Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 182 The Empress Dowager's Fighting Technique (5k)

Because the performance of the old sea urchin was obviously too fake, the queen mother didn't react for a while.She looked blankly at her opponent, then at Lama Wang Da Lama, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Get up, stop pretending." Da Lama Wang hurriedly walked over to the side and urged him, "Why don't you play a Greek comedy here..."

"Huh?" The old sea urchin also looked at a loss, looked at Lama Wang and then at Guo Kang in confusion.Seeing that everyone's reactions were not quite right, he quickly got up again and asked Da Lama Wang in a low voice, "Isn't that so? Didn't you say you want the Queen Mother to have a good time?"

"What do you think..." Wang Da Lama said speechlessly: "If you act so abruptly, people will think that you don't want to fight, and your attitude is wrong."

"I used to perform with the sultan's favorites and concubines in Egypt before, and that's how it is." Muhammad hurriedly explained: "I think everyone likes this, so I have always acted like this. Otherwise, why do you think I am so proficient? of."

"Which sultan? That ten-year-old kid before?" Wang Da Lama retorted: "His court is obviously a joke. If he is a decent person, how can he be defeated so quickly?"

"Our side is different. Our queen mother really understands martial arts, and has beheaded more than ten levels on the battlefield. Can she not see it if you pretend like this?"

"Go back, be more serious this time." He patted the old sea urchin, and said: "The queen mother really likes martial arts competitions. The better you fight, the more she looks at you and the more willing she is to talk to you. Hurry up. "

The old sea urchin felt more and more embarrassed, so he put on a thick face, patted the ashes on his body, walked back carefully, looked at the queen mother, then squatted down, and picked up the wooden knife.

"Hey, so that's what happened." The queen mother probably understood the cause and effect.She didn't care too much, and comforted her, "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 want more from themselves will be like this. You don't need to be too harsh on them, but it's best to ask them to show sincerity. So, just show your true abilities. .I just want to see others' kung fu and satisfy my curiosity. As for winning or losing, I don't care."

"Old Wang, persuade him too." She turned her head and said to Lama Wang, "I think he still has some foundation. Is it because he has been a scholar for too long and lost his temper?"

"He circled half a circle around the Mediterranean Sea, and ran around the city with a few servants all day long. Guess if he has any background." Lama Wang said with a wry smile.

"This group of scholars said it was a study tour, but how could it be possible that they have less combat experience? He really wanted something from us, so he acted according to the routine he used to deal with other monarchs."

"I told him that our empress dowager's knowledge and martial arts are not ordinary people, let him do his best." He casually praised the empress dowager: "Don't worry too much about the empress dowager, after all, he is used to dealing with ordinary people before, let him do his best." Just get serious."

Hearing what he said, the queen mother nodded.

"Come on, come on, that round doesn't count, continue." She urged.

Muhammad also seemed to have made up his mind, and went to get another wooden dagger, weighed it, and held it in his left hand.Afterwards, he leaned the back of the saber against his shoulder, hooked his fingers around the hilt of the saber, and waited seemingly casually for the queen mother to attack first.

"Why are you so careless?" Da Lama Wang muttered.

"No, this is a Persian move." Guo Kang said to him in a low voice, "This way you can quickly unleash your sword immediately, and you can also change your bow and arrow at any time. It's just that you didn't bring a bow this time, so it seemed awkward. He probably didn't miss it." To fight a group of bandits alone. But now..."

"Huh? You're so clear." Lama Wang was a little surprised, and didn't care what he was muttering about.But after thinking about it, I thought it was normal: "That's right, your father taught you."

Guo Kang wanted to tell him that he really didn't learn this trick from his adoptive father, but saw Aunt Isser use it before and listened to Meltem's explanation.However, if this is said in detail, it will involve the issue of why there are aunts performing martial arts from various places in his house every three days, so let's not talk about it...

After hesitating, the queen mother on the field did not launch an attack.She just kept a few steps away from the old sea urchin, constantly moving sideways, circling each other.

The Queen Mother held the sword in both hands this time and held it in front of her body, looking ready to attack at any time.The old sea urchin seemed a little nervous. He put the dagger in his left hand in front of him, raised the handle of the long knife in his right hand slightly, and began to charge.

This time, the queen mother seemed very calm, but the old sea urchin couldn't help it.The two turned around half a circle, he raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Da Lama outside the court, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly launched an attack.

The long knife in his hand flicked out, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, and pierced the empress dowager's right shoulder.The Empress Dowager did not panic, turned slightly sideways, accurately caught the tip of the knife with the sword, and the sword fell 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 powerful and heavy. Although it was sideways, it also made him unsteady and staggered for a while.

Taking advantage of this time, the Empress Dowager exerted strength with both hands, and swung the long sword like a violent storm, constantly attacking from all angles.The old sea urchin was overwhelmed, he took several steps back and didn't even have the time to fight back.

"The old sea urchin is too impatient." Guo Kang commented.

Before the words fell, the queen mother slashed the sword again.The old sea urchin couldn't dodge in time, so he could only abandon the short sword, push the back of the sword with his left hand, and resist it with all his strength.But the Queen Mother yelled, the blade of the sword suddenly turned around, and the hilt hit the old sea urchin's chest.The old sea urchin was caught off guard and fell out.

"Okay!" Tuo Huan and several nuns on the sidelines shouted together.

Wang Da Lama and the others were still immersed in the battle, so they hurriedly shouted after seeing this.

The queen mother is still not satisfied with this.

"Come again!" She stepped forward and pulled the old sea urchin up: "Beat half, why are you going to see Lao Wang? It's not fighting him. You see, you've lost money. Be more serious this time!"

The old sea urchin nodded silently, stood up, retrieved the short sword, took a few steps back, and resumed his posture.

This time, he did not use the previous raising style, but raised the knife normally, stood in front of him, put the dagger behind him, and stood steadily.

"It should be like this last time." Guo Kang nodded.

"Why, do you still have to pay attention to it?" Lama Wang asked curiously.

"Using a saber stance to fight against the Queen Mother is definitely easy to suffer." Guo Kang replied: "Over the years, the opponents that the Queen Mother has practiced the most are all using sabers. No matter how you change your tactics, people have seen it before, and there is no way to decide the outcome. .”

"That's it..." Da Lama Wang nodded half-understanding.

On the field, the queen mother also calmed down and started to attack tentatively.

She was still the same, slashing with her sword, seeing the old sea urchin parry, she changed from slashing to stabbing, the long sword was like a short spear, pushed by both hands, and pierced straight to the door.

However, the old sea urchin was prepared and took a step to the side. The queen mother changed her move again. The sword chased his figure and swung towards the torso. The Empress Dowager swiped the tip of her sword over her head with excessive force.

Before she retracted her weapon, the old sea urchin jumped up from a bowed and half-squatting posture, and slashed at the queen mother's side with a knife.The queen mother also dodged sideways, drew a big circle with the long sword, knocked away the long knife that the old sea urchin was trying to chase, and slashed back in the opposite direction.

But this time the old sea urchin did not disrupt his rhythm.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 out of the range of the queen mother in time.When her moves are used up, she can fight back in a leisurely manner.

Although the queen mother made a quick attack every time, the old sea urchin was still not forced into the same passive situation as before by moving back and forth at the limit distance and constantly getting stuck in her blind spots.

"Sure." Guo Kang nodded: "He is indeed a veteran, you see, his grasp of distance and angle is now reflected."

Lama Wang didn't really understand it very well, but looking around, everyone was very absorbed in observing, even Princess Theodora seemed to be an expert, constantly observing the movements of both parties.Saying "how did you find out" at this time was a bit disruptive to the atmosphere, so Lama Wang also put on a show and nodded in agreement.

At this time, the queen mother swung the sword with one hand, and the tip of the sword turned half a circle, bypassing the blade of the old sea urchin, and stabbing at his stepping forward leg.The old sea urchin leaped back and dodged it, but the queen mother took the opportunity to chase after it, trying to attack when her footing was unstable.

The old sea urchin suddenly shook his hand, and he threw the short sword directly in front of the queen mother.The queen mother who was rushing forward had no choice but to wave her sword away.Taking advantage of this time, the old sea urchin kicked on the ground and rushed back in the opposite direction.

The queen mother quickly retracted the sword, but the old sea urchin turned around suddenly.The blade protruded from his side at an awkward angle, and it just stabbed at the side opposite to the Queen Mother's movement direction.Now, even with the Queen Mother's speed, it was too late to return to the defense, so she had to change her pace hastily.

Taking advantage of this time, the old sea urchin swung his knife twice.The first knife was dodged by the Queen Mother, but she had no time to dodge the second knife. She was cut on the side of the leg guard, staggered, and almost fell down.

The old sea urchin didn't pursue, stood up straight and let out a long breath.

The nuns applauded again.

"This counts as a win?" Lama Wang didn't realize it yet.

"In actual combat, this will be the end." Guo Kang told him.

"Oh……"

The Queen Mother seemed to have more to say, but the nun named Zoe came over and asked her to drink some water first.So she greeted the old sea urchin, if you want to have some.

"Is there any wine?" The old sea urchin seemed to let go and asked proactively.

"Don't you hide it for a while." The queen mother reminded.

"Our scriptures only stipulate that several kinds of spirits in the Hejaz area cannot be drunk. Other alcohols have not been mentioned, so don't worry about it." The old sea urchin told her: "Some sects may have stricter requirements, but our side No compulsion. Your wine is from Romania, right? So it doesn't matter."

"Okay, give him wine!" The Queen Mother laughed.

A nun actually went to the convent's wine cellar and filled a bottle of wine after a while.

"The wines here are all top-quality products from Crimea. Even when the Ottoman court was at war with us, they had to secretly send people to smuggle them in." Wang Da Lama said proudly.

Hearing this, the old sea urchin sniffed it, then sipped it again: "It's really a good thing."

After all, he drank a few more swigs, then put the bottle aside and returned to the field.

The confrontation between the two, although there are not many moves, but the master's fight, the outcome is often determined within a few moves and within a few millimeters.Although it didn't take long, every knife and sword was exhausted, and it consumed a lot of physical strength.

Fortunately, although the two of them are not young, they are both people who practice martial arts all the year round, with a deep foundation, so they can still maintain their state and devote themselves to the next game.

Before putting on a stance, the queen mother took the initiative to ask: "I see that you have a keen observation of movements and a very accurate judgment on the range of attacks. But your body skills can't keep up with this judgment. Your school of martial arts, Has there been a disappearance?"

"Actually not." The old sea urchin didn't hide it: "Our martial arts itself is relatively new and not perfect."

"My predecessor, Ibn Bajah, had a conception that any force has a corresponding 'reverse force' that appears at the same time. That is to say, when we are fighting, as long as the two sides touch each other, there will be borrowing from each other. opportunities for power.”

"His disciple and former teacher, Ibn Tufaili, conducted a lot of autopsy research. Although he was dismissed as heresy by many people, he still discovered many laws—for example, the human body has something in common. Bones and muscles determine the basic force structure and range of motion. Through these models, after training, you can judge the opponent's range of motion, and then choose your own attack direction."

"This idea is interesting, but during the contest, the movements of both sides are very fast. Can people keep up with such fast calculations?" the Queen Mother asked.

"It's definitely not possible to rely on cash calculations. It still requires a lot of experience accumulation and daily training." The old sea urchin said: "The most valuable part of this idea is to adjust and change the existing moves to make them more in line with the laws of nature."

"Theoretically, the upper limit of this series of moves is very high. If you have a deep enough understanding of the human body, you will be able to realize the logos here, and thus understand the divine existence behind the mortal world, Hu Da. Who can cultivate to this level , that is indeed invincible, because he himself is already Hu Da's sword. Therefore, this is the highest level of martial arts in the world."

He shook his head: "Of course, these are too far away. We encourage students to carry out research, but right now, this is only a means of assisting practice. In real combat, it may not be better than other martial arts."

"It's okay, I think it's very interesting." The queen mother nodded and said impatiently: "Let's start."

This time, she changed her style again.

Different from the previous wide-open, imprecise, and splash-ink freehand offensive, this time, her moves are much more coherent.There is almost no pause between each move, and there are very few sharp turns under strong pushes. Instead, it is like flowing clouds and flowing water, careful and smooth.

The Empress Dowager's footwork has also changed. The whole set of movements has gradually changed from fierce to light, and her strength appears to be smooth and gentle, but still quite imposing.

"It's the first time I've seen this hybrid method." Guo Kang said to Lama Wang in a low voice, "No wonder she also learned from Daoist Yin when she was young."

"Hey, if I had practiced martial arts well back then, I would have done less trickery." Lama Wang felt a little regretful.

The old sea urchin on the field was obviously a little surprised, but she didn't expect her to change this style suddenly.However, relying on careful judgment and flexible movements, he still maintained his own rhythm.Even though the queen mother's attack movements were smoother and faster, and the tip of the sword appeared in front of her many times, she did not panic.

He was also trying to borrow strength, but the queen mother used the long sword like a one-handed sword, very agile.The weapons of the two sides were often entangled, which made the old sea urchin feel quite tricky, and he took 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 disadvantages will become more and more serious, and he will fail in the end.

Although he was planning to act at the beginning, the old sea urchin has really become serious now.He tried his best to stabilize his posture, observing whether the queen mother would show any flaws, and looking for a chance to turn the tables with one blow.

After several fights, the weapons of the two came together again.With the help of the long sword, the queen mother exerted strength with both hands, trying to strangle the long knife in his hand.The old sea urchin immediately attacked with the dagger in his left hand, trying to force her to give up.

However, the Empress Dowager seemed unwilling to admit defeat, she only relaxed a little bit, and the sword slipped, blocking the dagger smoothly.The old sea urchin still wanted to continue exerting strength, but the queen mother suddenly pushed.

This move was too abrupt, and there was almost no obvious connection with the previous movement.The rough action without warning not only destroyed the queen mother's own moves, but also caught the old sea urchin off guard, and dropped the long sword and long knife at the same time.

The old sea urchin quickly swung the dagger again, but the queen mother who let go of the weapon earlier grabbed his wrist.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she put her other hand on the old sea urchin's side, let out a low cry, and slammed it sideways.

The queen mother turned half a circle by herself, half kneeling, her hands resting on the ground.The old sea urchin was thrown out directly, and he was so dizzy that he didn't react for a while.

"This time the Queen Mother won too." Tuo Huan announced.

Lama Wang didn't seem to have expected the Queen Mother's last move, and was stunned for a long time.

"This trick should be a Greek classical wrestling technique." Guo Kang told him, "Wrestling is actually a very common technique for people on the battlefield, especially for warriors who have to fight in armor."

"The performance of the old sea urchin today, especially in the last two rounds, is already very good." Seeing the old sea urchin getting up unwillingly, he explained: "But the queen mother has seen and learned too many fighting skills, so I am sure that I will fight with you." It's easy to suffer. There is no way, she knows everything, and it is really troublesome to fight her."

"...It's amazing." Da Lama Wang didn't know what words to describe better, so he could only simply express his emotion.

"Of course, my father learned from her all those years ago." Guo Kang was not surprised by this.

"That's it for today. I've had a great time watching it, you two should rest too?" Over there, Tuo Huan walked into the venue and persuaded.

The Queen Mother nodded and stood up.He took off his joy and stretched out his hand again, pulling the old sea urchin up as well.They greeted each other again and left the venue.

　I feel that some chapters are more coherent after one post, so I will post a big chapter
　　
　
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