"For thousands of years, good men have emerged in China in large numbers. Can you kill them all?"
General Jin ordered Lin Chong to be shot. Lin Chong raised his eyebrows and was about to fight for his life. Suddenly someone shouted and jumped out, shooting Wanyan Gunan with a volley in the air!
This person was shaped like the wind, and his face could not be seen clearly for a while, but when Lin Chong heard his voice and watched the power of his spear, his whole body trembled, and he shouted out loud: "Master!"
The man who stabbed him twisted his body, kicked off Wanyan's bones and body, and then seized the horse. With a swing of his spear, he looked like a flower blooming and quivering in the wind. There were seven or eight golden soldiers around him, their throats were full. Qi was bleeding and his horse fell down.
The man then turned his head to look at Lin Chong and smiled happily: "Riding alone in the formation, I would rather die than surrender! Lin Chong, I hate you for being unruly and unruly. I don't want to be called you, but I like to be together and never lose my true nature as a husband, so I will respond to you." stop!"
"Master!" Lin Chong couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard the man's words, and shouted again.
Yin Shuke looked at him in surprise, only to see that this man was over seventy years old, with white hair and chicken skin, a thin body, a very thick frame, and tight leather armor on his body, which was very ill-fitting. He didn't know where he got it from. of.
The old man raised his white eyebrows and shouted: "Golden Dog! I, Zhou Tong, were going to Tongguan to kill the Xixia people, but unexpectedly I met your group wreaking havoc in the place. I simply killed you and others first, and then went to look for trouble with the Xixia dogs."
Yin Shuke was shocked and said: "Zhou Tong! Wuzong of the Song Dynasty!"
Lin Chong also suddenly realized: Yes, the master was originally from Tongguan, Huazhou. He must have heard that Xixia was attacking, so he wanted to return home to serve, but on the way he met Lou Shi and others heading north.
His guess was generally true.
But a few years ago, when Zhou Tong was teaching in Qilin Village, Cao Cao came to visit. The two sides did not agree on each other and had a big quarrel. .
Lao Cao was an eloquent man, and his words made Zhou Tong vomit blood and faint. He finally got a famous doctor to save his life, but he also fell seriously ill and spent more than a year on the bed before he could walk.
Zhou Tong was already in his late teens at that time. Although he survived the disease, his spirit was also weakened. Since then, he has become old and no longer as brave as before.
Time passed by in such a hurry, and suddenly one day, Yue Fei's father-in-law, Li Chun, the magistrate of Neihuang County, who was also an old acquaintance of Zhou Tong, came to the village to visit.
While chatting, they mentioned that Tong Guan and Zhongshi Dao soldiers were divided into two groups to attack the Liao Dynasty. After hearing this, Zhou Tong was moved in his heart and said to Yue Fei: "Disciple, you have now mastered both civil and military arts. The country The time of employment is when you are ready to serve. There is a young general named Wang Yan under Lao Zhong. He used to consult me in martial arts and we had a close relationship. I will write a letter and recommend you to listen to him in front of his account. use."
After hearing this, Yue Fei shook his head repeatedly and said: "Master, at your age and in such a good body, it is not enough for an apprentice to serve you day and night, let alone join the army and go to a foreign land? I won't go, I will only serve the master at home."
Zhou Tong was furious after hearing this: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both balanced. I can eat and sleep, so why should I serve you? If you don't want to go, I am delaying you. Get out, get out, I don't want to see you." "
Li Chun felt sorry for his son-in-law and quickly advised him: "Pengju, please go back to your house and rest for a few days, and I will slowly persuade you, Master.
Yue Fei had no choice but to obey and return home. Unexpectedly, a few days later, his father-in-law came to find him. He announced that Zhou Tong was dead and held a suicide note in his hand, asking him to take it to Wang Yan and accompany the army to conquer Liao.
When Yue Fei heard this, he was like a bolt from the blue and burst into tears immediately. Li Chun took him to a lonely grave and sighed: "Your master told me, according to your temperament, I am afraid that you will have to stay in a house to observe filial piety. If so, he will be there." There is no peace underground either, so it would be your filial piety to ask you to join the army quickly and make contributions."
Yue Anren and Mrs. Li also persuaded Yue Fei, but Yue Fei had no choice but to cry loudly, wrap his head in a white cloth, and take his brothers to join the army.
On the way, the little brothers thought more and more that something was wrong. Wang Gui said sharply: "Master, the old man, although his energy is not as good as before in the past few years, he is also very thin. After all, he is a master. How can he die?" Dead? In my opinion, I’m afraid it’s a scam!”
Zhang Xian also said: "That's right! Master told us about ancient times before. Didn't he say that Sun Ce cheated to death to defeat Xue Li, and Zhou Yu cheated to death to defeat Cao Ren? He must be afraid that we insist on staying by our side to fulfill our filial piety and waste our years, so Come up with this plan.”
Wang Gui added: "Look at that day when we burned paper, did County Master Li shed any tears? And among my parents and other parents, how could any one of us shed tears? There were only four of us, and my eldest brother and I all cried like idiots. .”
When Yue Fei heard this, he felt that it made sense and immediately wanted to go back to find out what happened.
But Chi Tang Huai stopped him and persuaded him: "Master is like a stubborn old cow. Seeing that you have seen through his plan, he is really going to be angry, so why should you? The so-called old child, old child, it can be seen that people are as old as He is no different from a child, we just have to coax him. When we make achievements and become a general, he will definitely be happy to see him again."
The little brothers said everything was reasonable, and Yue Fei also figured out the reason, so he calmed down, took the "suicide note" and went to find Wang Yan to join the army.
After Yue Fei left, Zhou Tong still lived in Qilin Village. Perhaps Yue Fei's joining the army made him worried. In the following months, his health gradually improved.
Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. Tong Guan was defeated and fled all the way. Liao soldiers came in waves and Daming Mansion also fell.
Zhou Tong was furious when he heard that Liang Zhongshu had dedicated the city gate. He came outside Daming Mansion one man and one horse, disguised himself as a firewood seller and sneaked into the city. That night, he jumped into Liang Zhongshu's backyard and killed both his wife and Liang Zhongshu.
After he escaped, he knew that the Liao army was approaching, so he persuaded the three members of Qilin Village King, Tang and Zhang to abandon their property and property, collect some fine gold and silk, and took Yue'an, Mrs. Li and Xiao Yueyun with them. He escorted them and hurried on their way to Yingtian Mansion to avoid trouble.
When they arrived at Yingtian Mansion and settled down the families, they heard that the Liao army had already reached Bianliang and Zhongshi Dao had been defeated. The emperor invited Jin soldiers to defend Liao.
When Zhou Tong heard this, he was stunned and lost his voice: "The Song Dynasty is not as good as the Liao Dynasty, and the Liao Dynasty is not as good as the Jin Dynasty. The Jin Kingdom is a barbarian from the north. How can he not be greedy if he is allowed in like this and sees the prosperity of the southern country?"
After saying this, he was stunned, but suddenly he remembered that a few years ago, there was a very impressive dwarf who told him this truth in a righteous manner.
For a time, Zhou Tong had mixed feelings in his heart. He was worried about state affairs and worried about Yue Fei. He was very drunk that day.
When he woke up the next day, he had to go on the road alone to King Qin of Bianliang.
Yue'an people, Wang Yuanwai and others were shocked when they saw it, and tried hard to persuade them: "Mr. Zhou, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, you are still almost eighty years old. Under Bianliang City, thousands of troops are fighting, are you missing?" ?”
He held on tightly for a moment and never let go.
A few days later, news suddenly came out that the old official had abdicated, and a group of traitorous officials fled to the south.
When Zhou Tong heard about it, he couldn't help but be stunned: "How could the emperor abdicate at this time when he was only forty years old and in strong health? At this time, the enemy is approaching the city. If he behaves like this, doesn't he abandon the capital and millions of people? Don't you care? Isn't he afraid of the enemy like a tiger?"
Two lines of old tears fell down involuntarily, and I couldn't help cursing: "It turns out that this guy has nothing but writing, poetry, and playing with women! You are a fool, you are a fool!"
After scolding him for a while, he suddenly remembered: Although the old official is incompetent, the junior official was a calm and promising person when he was the prince. Now that he is enthroned as emperor, it may be a turning point.
Thinking like this, I couldn't sit still anymore, so I avoided everyone that night, left a letter, and went to work on King Qin's career alone.
When I arrived in Bianliang, I looked from a distance and saw that what was being fought on the city was the Liao flag. I was very surprised. I quickly inquired and found out that Bianliang had been captured by the remnant Liao and was at war with the Jin Kingdom.
After Zhou Tong heard this, he was shocked, angry, and confused. After staying here for a few days, he heard the legend that Xixia was also attacking and was attacking Tongguan. It was all Xiao Zhong who led the troops to resist.
Zhou Tong's hometown was in the nearby town of Tongguan. Hearing this, he thought to himself: Forget it, now that the Jin, Liao, and Xixia kingdoms have come to attack us in the Song Dynasty, I am covered in iron. How many nails can I drive? I simply go back to my hometown. I helped my husband kill the Xixia people. When he died, he was buried on the spot. It was considered my fallen leaf to return to my roots.
Thinking like this, I felt very considerate, so I followed the Yellow River to Tongguan.
Unexpectedly, after walking for two days, he met Jin soldiers crossing the river. Zhou Tong hid aside and watched for a long time. He couldn't help but wonder: How can these guys go back if they don't compete with Liao dogs for Bianjing? Could it be...
He had also been on the battlefield and knew some tactics of war. As soon as his mind turned around, he suddenly thought of a possibility: Ah! Could it be that the Jin army is coming? His group of golden soldiers turned around to respond, but they wanted to cooperate inside and outside and robbed Yanmen Pass!
Old Zhou Tong didn't know it at this time, but the old official's family had borrowed troops and even Yanmen Pass had been handed over to the hands of the Jin——
He only thought that such an important pass, with a little bit of brains, also knew not to let others take it lightly, so it must still be in the hands of the Song Dynasty.
I thought to myself: That's all, I've been wandering all my life without success, where should I bury these old bones? Mr. Xiaozhong is a famous general in the world. It is enough to guard Tongguan. It is more important to go to Yanmenguan to report the news and ruin the Jin people's plan.
So he followed this group of Jin soldiers all the way north to Liaozhou. When he saw the Jin soldiers dispersed a group of Song soldiers and carried out a mass killing, Zhou Tong became angry for a moment and deliberately assassinated the Jin army commander to vent his anger. He was wearing a second armor, infiltrated into the defeated army and pretended to be dead, preparing to assassinate his commander when he passed by.
Unexpectedly, by mistake, he met Lin Chong rushing into the formation.
He followed these Jin soldiers for a few days and knew that the leader was Lou Shi, and it was this person he wanted to assassinate. But seeing Lin Chong in critical condition, should he just watch him die?
Although a little impatience can mess up a big plan, the reason why a knight is a knight is precisely because of these three words "a little impatience".
After stabbing Wanyan to death and sweeping away a circle of golden soldiers, Zhou Tong grabbed his horse and ran towards Yin Shuke.
Since Yin Shu knew that he was Wuzong Zhou Dong, not to mention that his arm was completely injured, even if it was intact, he didn't dare to fight him!
There is a reason for this!
Jurchen generals like these grew up in the mountains and forests, and had no general heritage. Even if they were born with great strength, how could they imagine these brilliant moves out of thin air?
Some of these may have been learned one after another in the Liao army, but the truly advanced skills were thanks to Monk Pufeng, who taught and taught these Jurchen men the martial arts from the Central Plains!
In the first month of the first year of Zhenghe, that is, 1111, a teacher in Tokyo was persecuted by Gao Qiu and escaped from Bianliang, staying in Shijiazhuang for more than half a year.
In 1112, Shi Dalang broke up his family and went to the Western Army to look for Wang Jin but failed.
In 1114, Aguda gathered various Jurchen tribes in Lailiuhe and vowed to fight against the Liao Dynasty.
The past two years during this period were probably the critical period for "popularizing the martial arts".
In addition to Chuanwu, the martial arts anecdotes and martial arts masters that Pu Feng knew were naturally mentioned. The power of the "Wuzong" had been engraved in the minds of these Jin Kingdom generals as early as this time.
As soon as Yin Shuke escaped, Zhou Tong chased him, and the golden soldiers swarmed forward. The wooden spear in Zhou Tong's hand appeared like a ghost. A little red tassel on the gun was like a ball of fire. It seemed light and without strength, but its landing point was extremely precise. , either the eyeballs or the throat.
Zhou Tong killed more than ten people in an instant. He looked back and shouted: "Why are you still stunned? Come and kill me!" After saying that, the gun barrel shook and hit the butt of a war horse without its owner. The horse jumped and was right in front of Lin Chong. beside.
Lin Chong was injured on his leg and couldn't walk at all. He was overjoyed. He got on his horse and used a snake spear to squeeze out the remaining energy in his body and fight with all his strength.
Zhou Tong saw this in his eyes and suddenly sneered: "Idiot, idiot, just now I saw you slaying generals in battle, and you still looked like that. Why have you become stupid again now? Don't you know how to kill people when you have no strength?"
When Lin Chong heard this, his eyes lit up, and when he saw Zhou Tong killing the enemy, his heart suddenly became clear!
He had seen Zhou Tong using a most ordinary wooden spear before, and he thought he picked it up casually and used it. Only now did he realize that Zhou Tong's strength was not as strong as before, so he used this light wooden spear.
Zhou Tong understood when he saw his eyes, and then he smiled and said: "At your level, 'lifting a heavy weight as if it were light' and 'lifting a light weight as if it were heavy' are already the ultimate in marksmanship, but you don't know that lightness is lightness and heavyness is heavyness." , why use skills to go against its essence? Lin Chong, disciple, remember this method of marksmanship as a master, 'lifting it as light as if it were light', I will show you, 'lifting a heavy weight as if it were heavy', you can figure it out on your own!"
After saying this, he shouted loudly, and the shadows of the guns in his hands suddenly filled the sky. Lin Chong thought that it was okay to use the gun like this, but when Lin Chong used it, the shadows of the guns would be like a tide, and the momentum was surging. But when Zhou Tong used it, the countless shadows of the guns were like Falling flowers and flying catkins are light and graceful, making them more and more difficult to guard against.
At this time, Lin Chong's martial arts skills had already been perfected. However, watching Zhou Tong use the spear at this moment, the dexterity was completely different from what should be expected in the world. In an instant, everything was clear in his mind. It was "light is light, heavy is right". "Heavy", then "light can be heavy, heavy can be light", and finally "light can be light, heavy can be heavy". For a moment, I was inexplicably happy. I let out a long roar, and the spear shadows were pierced in all directions, but they were all light and agile. Use the gun at the same speed and save at least five points of energy!
Zhou Tong laughed loudly: "Your brain is getting better now that you are old! My disciple, remember, the changes here are the difference between a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and seven exploring the coiled snake. From ancient times to the present, there have been many fierce generals. Why Du Zhao Zilong is the best at fighting relentlessly, the joint lies in this!"
Lin Chong was originally unable to fight, but he had exhausted all his strength. At this moment, he suddenly realized the wonderful method. Although his strength was insufficient, he could still perform extremely exquisite killing moves. In an instant, his confidence greatly increased, and he said happily: "Thank you, Master, for teaching me the spear!"
But Zhou Tong laughed and said: "This is a method that I have recently discovered. Everything should be allowed to take its course. When you meet your junior brother Yue Pengju in the future, remember to tell him the key points, and go!"
The truth is: a flower arrangement under the eyebrows is very strange, but a bloody throat is even more difficult to defeat. A man's heart is as strong as iron from generation to generation, and his determination remains unchanged despite breaking the southern wall.
(End of chapter)
