The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 253

There is a commander in the imperial guard camp of the Song Dynasty.There are two deputy commanders.Command five.A total of [-] guards are in charge.Responsible for the defense of the imperial city and palace.Lan Yu is one of the deputy commanders and commanders.The other deputy commander is named Li Yi.Mainly in charge of the administrative affairs of the guard camp.Not good at martial arts.

It's time in the morning.Yuan Ji and Xie Daolin sat on the left and right of me.On the side were Li Yi and Lan Yu, the deputy commanders.Sitting on both sides were the other four commanders and the ten centurions who had come to watch the battle.Among them is Yun Zhongfei, whom I am familiar with.

"Your Majesty. May we begin?"

"En. Thank you, Aiqing. Let's get started."

Xie Daolin got up and said: "Everyone. Because Xie is about to be transferred to the imperial forest army. Therefore, today he passed the contest of martial arts and elected a new imperial guard. Five candidates for the martial arts competition. They are the current commander of the imperial guard. Five colleagues. Please come to the front."

Lan Yu, who was the first to stand in front, saluted and said, "My minister, Lan Yu, sees Your Majesty."

"Chen Fangkang sees His Majesty."

"Chen Shen Mo sees Your Majesty."

"Chen Du Chunhui sees Your Majesty."

"My minister Zhang Zijian sees His Majesty."

"Exemption."

Xie Daolin saw the completion of the five salutes.Then he said: "Although this martial arts competition is for the selection of control, everyone needs to go to the end. Remember not to hurt others, so as not to hurt the harmony among the brothers. According to the results of the lottery in advance. The first round is between Lan Yu and Shen Mo. .Fang Kang vs. Du Chunhui. Zhang Zijian has a bye. The following contest officially begins. Lan Yu. Shen Mo."

"Subordinates are here."

"start."

Following Xie Daolin's order.Lan Yu and Shen Mo stayed on it.The other three returned to their respective positions.

There is almost no suspense in this game.Both opponents are brothers under Yuan Ji's sect in the Valley of the Kings.They are very familiar with each other.As a big brother, Lan Yu is superior.An easy victory.advance to the next round.

"Your Majesty. Don't think that Lan Yu can easily defeat Shen Mo. It's not so easy for others." Yuan Ji whispered from the side.

"That's right. Mister is right. That's because Lan Yu knows Shen Mo very well. He knows his strengths and weaknesses. If it is someone else, even if it is a humble minister against him, he will not dare to say victory easily." Xie Daolin further explained road.

Yuan Ji smiled: "Master Xie is modest."

I agreed: "En. The so-called know yourself and the enemy. Only then will you be able to fight a hundred battles without danger."

"Your Majesty is wise." Xie Daolin got up and said. "First match. Lan Yu wins. Next match. Fang Kang. Du Chunhui."

Fang and Du walked into the arena.hug each other.The salute was completed according to the habits of people in the martial arts.Then he took out his weapon from the side table.Then fight in one place.

Du Chunhui's weapon is a long sword.Fang Kang's weapons are a pair of curved scimitars.

Xie Dao looked at it and introduced to me: "Your Majesty, this Du Chunhui is the direct descendant of the Nanyue Hengshan Sword School. The swords of the Hengshan School are longer than ordinary swords. Their swordsmanship is quite standard. There is nothing outstanding. But There is no obvious weakness. It is a typical swordsmanship with a balance of offense and defense. Du Chunhui's martial arts is second to none among the young generation of Hengshan. Therefore, he is called 'Nanyue Duxiu'."

"Nanyue Duxiu Du Chunhui. En. That's a good name."

"Yes. Your Majesty. Look again, Your Majesty. The weapon in Fang Kang's hand is called Wu Hook."

"Wu Hook." I said in surprise.in my memory.Wu Hook seems to be a hook-like weapon.

"Your Majesty. It is Wu Hook. The reason why it is called 'Wu Hook' is because this kind of weapon is actually improved from the Wu Guodao with a curved blade. Wu Hook first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was created by King Wu It was ordered to be manufactured. It reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Because it was made by the King of Wu. The literati in the Tang Dynasty gave it the title of Wugou. And it has been passed down."

"Oh. It turns out that the Wu hook is a kind of machete." I suddenly realized.

"That's right. Your Majesty." Yuan Ji also said. "The Wu hook I mentioned is a scimitar. An alias for a curved knife. A curved knife is composed of a blade head, a blade body, a guard and a handle. There is a blade on one side. It is curved. Just like the willow familiar to your majesty Leaf Knife is one of the standard curved knives. Its tricks are mainly chopping and slashing. Even in our dynasty, it is also a very common weapon in the army. Your Majesty has more questions about the weapon chapter in "Wu Jing Zong Yao" impression?"

I shook my head: "I don't know much about weapons."

in my mind.The era of cold weapons is about to pass.So I just roughly flipped through the cold weapon part in "Wu Jing Zong Yao".Can't remember much either.

"Your Majesty. In the "Wu Jing Zongyao" in the early days of my dynasty, there was basically no pattern of straight swords. However, the genre graphics of the curved sword, the hand sword, were still completely preserved. Although the army at that time was also equipped with straight swords But. Judging from the records in "Wu Jing Zong Yao", in the army in the early years of our dynasty, the equipment rate of curved knives still had a clear advantage. Among the people, curved knives are also very popular."

What we later generations call the knife.Most of them refer to curved knives or their derivatives.This kind of scimitar in the Tang and Song Dynasties spread to the country of Japan.It became the prototype of the Japanese samurai sword in later generations.

certainly.There is still a certain difference between the Wu hook in the Tang and Song Dynasties and the earliest Wu Guodao.The early Wugou was shaped like a crescent moon.Nothing at all.There are edges on both sides.It is a push and hook weapon.Most of them are used for ceremonial purposes.Not very practical.But the later Wu Gou cut the blade on one side.so.The early Wugou can be called a deformation of the sword.Wu hooks in Tang and Song Dynasties belonged entirely to the category of knives.

Xie Daolin praised: "What you said is very true. To this day, there are still many soldiers in my court who use curved knives as weapons. Your Majesty. The other commander is Fang Kang. His surname is not common. It is said to be The descendant of Fang Xuanling in the Tang Dynasty. The skill of double hook is also passed down from his family. This Fang Kang puts his best efforts in every battle. Although he is more than calm now. When he was young, he was a hot habit. And because he ranked third in his family. So he got a The title of Desperate Saburo."

"Desperate Saburo." I thought. "Isn't this exactly Shi Xiu in "Water Margin". It seems that people in the Jianghu in this period have nicknames. Shi Naian didn't make up this point."

Wu hook against the long sword.For a while, the fight was evenly matched.Fang Kang is the oldest of the five.About forty away.I saw the Wu hook in his hand flying like a light.The speed is not inferior to the younger opponents at all.Du Chunhui also showed no sign of weakness.The two fought faster and faster.They all hope to seize the opportunity.Not long.My eyesight gradually failed to keep up with the speed on the court.I was dazzled by the sight.

The contest between the two on the field was more intense than the situation in the contest for the champion of martial arts a few months ago.If you simply do the comparison.Just like the difference between the youth competition and the adult competition in later generations.

Fight till the end.Fang Kang relied on Wu Gou's own weight.Slash and chop.Step by step, Du Chunhui was forced back again and again.Every move.Fang Kang would give a loud shout.With great momentum.

"Try your courage." Fang Kang shouted again.Then set foot on the palace.bullying one step closer.Left hand hook flat stab.Right hand hook vigorously chop down.

Yuan Ji lowered his voice and said, "It's over."

Du Chunhui blocked three moves in succession.Finally on the fourth move.That's when Fang Kang's "sleep on fire and taste the courage" was used.defeated.

"Fang Tong is good at martial arts. Du is deeply admired." Du Chunhui saw that he was invincible.Withdraw the sword and admit defeat.

"Commander Du won the award. Commander Du is young and promising. He will surpass Fang in a few years."

The two looked at each other and smiled.Clasping fists to salute me.

Xie Daolin got up and walked to the front and said, "This is Fang Kangsheng. We will advance to the second round. Next, Lan Yu, Fang Kang, and Zhang Zijian, who had a bye in the first round, will compete in the second round. Three places. Draw lots first."

Zhang Zijian's luck is not so good.Another bye this time.Even he himself smiled embarrassedly.It took no effort to enter the finals directly.It seems that he can only praise his "character".

Xie Daolin smiled and said: "Commander Zhang continues to rest. After a while, he will compete with the winner of the two commanders Lan and Fang for the first place."

Zhang Zijian cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhizhi."

Fang Kang drank some water in his seat.Rested for about 10 minutes.And Lan Yu stood in front together.

Xie Daolin nodded when he saw me.He said: "Let's start."

Although Fang Kang is old.But the position is slightly lower.First of all, he saluted and said, "Master Lan, please."

"Commander Fang, please."

The battle between Lan Yu and Shen Mo.It was unarmed combat.This time Lan Yu also took out the weapon.Fang Kang knew that Emperor Valley was good at martial arts.I dare not neglect.Double hook in one fell swoop.Put on a defensive posture of "Danfeng Chaoyang".

Yuan Ji whispered in my ear: "Your Majesty. Just now it was a long sword versus a double hook. This time it's the same. Your Majesty, take a closer look at how Lan Yu defeated the enemy."

From Yuan Ji's words, I heard his great love for Lan Yu.It's not just trust in his martial arts.What's more, there is the love of the elders for the younger ones.

Blue Feather is extremely fast.In an instant, three moves have been made.Fang Kang danced with both hooks.Block left and right.Both of them are fast to fast.Want to get a head start.This is the first time I have seen Lan Yu shoot.It is also the first time to really experience the martial arts of the Valley of the Kings.Occasionally fought with Yuan Ji in normal times.Yuan Ji also slowed down.Let me clearly see the trajectory of its shot.

However.Actual combat is completely different from usual practice.

Practice is the basic routine.Every move is dead.But every move in actual combat is alive.Even the basic movements have changed.From the beginning.I could barely see what was going on on the field.I saw the shadow of swords and swords.People come and go.I can only tell who is who from the color of their clothes.It would be great if Fang Ling was here.I could also have an interpreter.Neither Yuan Ji nor Xie Daolin explained it to me in detail.Just watching for myself.Occasionally say a word or two.In fact, I also know.The speed of the two of them far exceeded the speed of words.Even if Fang Ling is here.It also cannot be explained.

gradually.I can see that the density of the sword shadows reflected by the blue-feathered long sword is higher than that of the double hooks.Although I can't be sure.But I feel that Lan Yu has more offense and less defense.seems to have the upper hand.

The martial arts in the Valley of the Kings are varied.I heard Yuan Ji explain it.But it still seems to be true.

The sword moves lightly.The coverage of Lan Yu's sword shadow is getting wider and wider.Another moment passed.The speed of the double hook obviously began to lag behind that of the long sword.The hook shadow seems to appear along with the sword shadow.The curved surface drawn is also getting narrower and narrower.Obviously fell into a passive situation.The most important thing is that Fang Kang's aura was completely suppressed by Lan Yu's speed.When making every move.Fang Kang no longer had the time to cheer himself up.

From my point of view.This is a battle where Lan Yu wins with speed.Compared with Lan Yu's dexterous swordsmanship.Fang Kang's Wu hook strength has not been fully displayed.Restricted by the lightness of the long sword.

Speed ​​beats strength.Strength can also restrain speed.It's like fire and water.Water can put out fire.Huowang can also boil water dry.