Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 98 Riding Swordsmanship and Archery
Up to now, Lu Xiangsheng has been completely disappointed with this court. He has no power to recover, but he is still unwilling to join the ranks of opposing this court.

After many times of thinking, Lu Xiangsheng decided to hide in the mountains and hide his name. According to him, Xiangsheng is dead, and there will be no such person as Jiandou in the world.

But he didn't want to bring his excellent skills to the grave.Lu Xiangsheng is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. He is only 36 years old this year. Although he has seen through the world and doesn't want to do anything, he still wants to find an heir. Now Ji Dong is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Since Lin Yi wanted to learn, of course Lu Xiangsheng was willing to teach.

Lin Yi was overjoyed. Having such a teacher in this troubled world was like a gift from heaven. If he could learn Lu Xiangsheng's skills, it would be like cheating on time travel.

Of course, Ji Dong knew that Lu Xiangsheng's ability was definitely well-deserved. Before traveling, he knew from history books, film and television novels that this was a powerful figure in the late Ming Dynasty who was able to turn the tide.

In the thesis, he was a Jinshi during the reign of Tianqi. He was an official and became a minister of the Ministry of War. After his death, he was posthumously awarded as the prince and grand master.

Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other powerful figures in the late Ming Dynasty, including the famous ministers and generals of the Manchu Tartars, Wang Sun Guixu, were all defeated by Lu Xiangsheng.

Later, Zeng Guofan, the nemesis of the Taiping Army, used Lu Xiangsheng as his teacher.I worshiped his Tianxiong army, studied his military strategy, and read his masterpieces until I sent Hong Xiuquan and his group to their graves.

These are Ji Dong's perceptions of Lu Xiangsheng before traveling.He traveled over, and through his contact with Lu Xiangsheng these days, he has witnessed his all-powerful situation with his own eyes. The only shortcoming of this person is that he is too loyal to this ruined court, and even a little resigned. Besides, this is an indomitable king. Heroes are unparalleled in the world for their command of the army and their bravery.

Learning skills from such a teacher is really a rare and rare event, and it is the good fortune he has cultivated in several lifetimes.

From this day on, Lu Xiangsheng taught Ji Dong's martial arts every day.He mainly taught Ji Dong three skills, riding, sword and archery.

These are the places where Ji Dong needs to make up lessons the most. It can be said that when it comes to boxing skills and fighting under the feet, Ji Yi's ability can be called a must.But charging on horseback, riding a horse with a sword, bending a bow and shooting arrows are Ji Dong's shortcomings.

Riding or horsemanship, Ji Dong now has a certain foundation.This is mainly because he inherited the ability of this body when he crossed over. This body was originally a frontier soldier, and his skills were quite good. He was Cao Wenzhao's subordinate, and later belonged to Cao Bianjiao. Zhang Hua, He Tao, Er Hu, Wang Qi and others are his comrades in arms.

Therefore, under the guidance of a famous teacher like Lu Xiangsheng, Ji Dong's riding skills improved rapidly.

Sword technique is the second homework that Lu Xiangsheng taught Ji Dong.Before this, Ji Dong could only use a single sword, which had no handle and was light in weight, weighing only about ten catties.But the sword technique that Lu Xiangsheng taught him was a big sword that weighed several tens of catties and was more than ten feet long.

A single knife is light and flexible, but the benefits of a large knife are even more obvious, just like writing, you can't write magnificent characters with a small script.

But whether it is a single sword or a big sword, they all belong to the sword method.It's just a routine, the usage is different, and the effect is also different.

With a single-handed foundation, Ji Dong is no layman in this regard.Especially his current physique, or his endowment is astonishing, the special soldier before crossing, and the frontier soldier with good military quality, the two combined into one, can be called a genius in martial arts.

Some people say that martial arts is just a piece of paper. This is not unreasonable, so Lin Yi got on the horse and danced with a sword, and he changed with each passing day.

The third subject that Lu Xiangsheng taught Ji Dong was archery.This is a highly difficult and very practical martial art.

Equal emphasis is placed on horseback riding and archery, collectively known as riding and archery. These are the two most important martial arts in the cold weapon era. For example, the two wheels of a cart are indispensable. Nomads are good at riding and archery, which is precisely a shortcoming for farming peoples. So this is the capital of their repeated violations of the Central Plains.

From the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty to the Tartars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including Manchu Tartars, Mongolian Tartars, etc., they came and went like the wind, and the arrows flowed like rain. interrupted.

And this is basically a new knowledge for Lin Yi, the gun master of later generations.If you learn it well, it is more flexible and easy to use than a musket. It can penetrate the enemy from a hundred steps away. It is fascinating to think about it.

It seems that anyone can draw a bow and shoot an arrow. They can shoot steadily, accurately and quickly, but there is a lot of attention to it. It is like an illiterate who can write a few simple characters. But if the same character is written by a calligrapher, it is It's a world of difference.

Archery is further divided into step-down archery, horse-mounted archery, fixed-point archery and mobile archery.Among them, shooting a moving target on a galloping horse is undoubtedly the most difficult and requires the most effort.This is not something that can be learned in three days and two noon. Even if Ji Dong is a genius, powerful, and able to draw a strong bow of three deniers, it also needs accumulated training and repeated experience and comprehension in battle before he can become a master. His own archery.

Under the careful guidance of Lu Xiangsheng, Lin Yi practiced martial arts hard every day, riding horses, archery and dancing swords.

Driven by Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Yi, Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Erhu, Wang Qi, Dongsheng, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and others not only served and protected the two adults, they also practiced kung fu every day.

As for the more than 1000 troops, Lin Yi gave Zu Keyong the command.

These more than 1000 people are the elites left behind by the big waves washing the sand, hundreds of them are Guanning Iron Cavalry, hundreds of them are Tianxiong Army, and more than 100 are Lin Yi's personal guards.

Originally, there were more than 1000 Guanning cavalry in Zunhua, and more than 1000 Tianxiong troops in Qianxi, plus Lin Yi's guards, there were more than 3000 in total.

However, in the battle outside Zunhua City, in order to save Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Yi, they disguised themselves as thieves and fought against Wang Pu and Tang Tong's 3 troops.

As for the [-] ordinary people from Zunhua, Yongping, Qianxi and other places, their main function is to shout and cheer and scare the high-level people.

After this battle, although Gao Qiqian's 3 horses were successfully beaten away, Tang Tong was beheaded by the horse, and Lu Xiangsheng and Lin Yi were successfully rescued, but the more than 3000 troops also lost nearly half of the troops. There are more than 1700 people left.

This is the entire family property of Ji Dong and Zu Keyong.However, these more than 1700 people are all elites who have experienced hundreds of battles and survived the baptism of war. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as one against ten.

In the Zunhua area, we must not stay any longer.Now Lin Yi and Lu Xiangsheng have transferred to the mountains and fields very close to the Great Wall.

Ji Dong and the others are practicing here, and these more than 1000 people will not be idle. In the mountains and fields, apart from training soldiers, they also have to go hunting every day. The problem of feeding more than 1000 people is not a small problem.

Ji Dong used a trick of golden cicadas to escape their shells, creating the illusion that they were attacked by thieves and their whereabouts were unknown.

In this way, Lu Xiangsheng's famous name can be preserved, and Lin Yi is not labeled as a flag-raising rebel. As for the execution of factory guards, he can be regarded as the imperial court's criminals at most, and it is far from the point where the imperial court sends soldiers to conquer.

But it is absolutely impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to supply them anymore. The problem of food and grass needs to be solved by themselves and self-reliance.

Under Lin Yi's guidance, Zu Keyong took people out hunting every day, and inquired about the court's movements.But this cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and the weather is cold, and it is impossible to raise food and grass to feed and grow by ourselves. At least we have to survive the next few months. Sometimes the situation will be better.

Zu Keyong planned to use the old method - robbery.But Ji Dong told him that this method is feasible, but he must pay attention to military discipline, and do something and not do something.

We can only rob those wealthy households, landlords, squires, corrupt officials, etc. who are rich and unkind. For ordinary people, as well as those honest small businessmen who travel to the countryside and do small business for a living, we can only protect and help them, absolutely not There is the slightest intrusion, otherwise military law is engaged.

Zu Keyong knew Ji Dong's temper and was submissive.

Lin Yi and the others practiced martial arts every day, and Zu Keyong was responsible for raising food and grass every day. Even hunting and robbing the rich and corrupt officials from the country gentry managed to survive for more than a month, because the Great Wall was sparsely populated and it was winter, so it was quite difficult to raise food and grass.

The time came to the eleventh year of Tiancong in the tenth year of Chongzhen, which was the first month of 1637 AD.

It is still the season of freezing cold and snowflakes.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's injury has completely healed, and Jiong Yi's martial arts has improved by leaps and bounds. He has already learned how to straddle a horse, swing a knife, bend a bow, and shoot an arrow. He has also taught everything that should be taught.As for how much Ji Dong can achieve in this area in the future, it depends on his future efforts and understanding.

Lu Xiangsheng planned to leave Lin Yi and the others. Lin Yi saw that the teacher had made up his mind to go, so he didn't want to keep him anymore, and could only see him off with tears.

"Jin Yi, I'll leave this as a souvenir for you. I hope it will be helpful to you."

Lin Yi respectfully took a small brocade box, and when he opened it, there were a few books inside, which contained Lu Xiangsheng's experience summarizing and understanding of the government and the army over the years, as well as the classics and histories he had read, martial arts strategies, military books and war strategies. Wait.

"The kindness that adults bring to students is as great as a mountain, and students can't repay them." Lin Yi burst into tears as if he had found a treasure.

Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand, "Although I have taught you art for a few days, you used to be my subordinate, but in order to show kindness, I should be more grateful to you. We will never see each other again, and we will be strangers when we meet again. I hope you will take care of yourself, do more righteous things, and not harm the village."

Of course Lin Yi knew what the teacher meant by these words. He wanted to hide his name and cut off his ties with the monks. He would face the monks and Taoists of the Qingdeng Ancient Temple all day long. It was very difficult for them to see each other again, especially in In this chaotic world, the world is unpredictable, and it may be an eternal farewell.

"Thank you for the teaching, sir. The students will remember it in their hearts and never forget it." Lin Yi knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the teacher. When he got up, Lu Xiangsheng had already drifted away.

Lin Yi stood there quietly until the vague figure of the teacher in front of him disappeared into the forest for a long time.

"Brother Lin, my lord has gone far, let's go back."

Lin Yi nodded, and touched the red eyes, Zu Keyong, Xiaoying, Wang Jian, Zhang Hua, Wang Qi, Erhu, Dongsheng, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan, Yang Fang, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Tingshou, etc. Waiting for the personal guards to stand solemnly behind Lin Yi.

Ji Dong knew that from today onwards he was going to do it alone.He has many enemies, besides the Tartars, there are bandits and the Ming court, all of them may become his enemies, the front is full of thorns, tigers and wolves, everything depends on himself.

But no matter what, you can't be a thief, even if you are forced by life, you can only be a righteous bandit, and you must not become a thief, let alone surrender to the Tartars. This is his bottom line, so they still retain the banner of Ming Dynasty.

Not a few days after Lu Xiangsheng left them, Lin Yi practiced flying horses and knives for a while, and then shot a few more arrows, hitting ten out of ten fixed targets on the galloping horse.

"Brother Lin is good at archery! My lord is really good at shooting!" Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, Wang Jian, and others all praised.

Lin Yi waved his hand: "Don't flatter me, it's still far away. My goal is to accurately shoot the galloping enemy a hundred paces away from the galloping horse. By the way, don't let go of your attitude." According to your own requirements, everyone still has a lot of room for improvement, learning is endless, you should do more physical and equipment exercises to make a breakthrough, especially Xiaoying and Dongsheng."

Several people nodded in agreement.

Lin Yi said to Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan again: "The two brothers are very powerful, but they still need to work hard on their tactics. In the future, they will not be talents for generals."

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness. We have made a note of it, and we will definitely live up to your expectations." The two big men were cheerful.

At this time Zu Keyong brought Yang Fang, Zhao Sheng, Zhao Tingshou and several other soldiers over on flying horses.

Zu Keyong came to Lin Yi and said, "My lord, we have figured it out. There is a wave of business, shall we do it?"

"Oh, Brother Zu, tell me in detail."

Now their food and grass are stretched, and they are basically counting the days. The problem of food for these 1000 people is the top priority.

"There is a group of caravans. They came from Shanxi to do business with the Tartars outside the customs. If they can be robbed, our more than 1000 brothers will not have to worry about food and wages for three months."

Ji Dong's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Then what else can I say, just give him a shot!"

(End of this chapter)