Hong Makkan Assembly Hall.
Wang Shubao, a scholar in black, was sitting on the main seat, with several gunners standing on both sides, and everyone was discussing matters.
"Report!" At this time, a guard came in from outside.
"What's the matter?" Wang Shubao asked.
"Reporting to the leader of the stronghold, there is a man outside the door who claims to be Ren Zhanbiao. He wants to join the gang. Please give me permission from the leader of the stronghold," the guard said.
"Ren Zhanbiao?" Wang Shubao thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever heard of this person?"
"No." Everyone shook their heads.
"Since everyone has never heard of it, it means that this person is an unknown person. We are not a trash can here, but a garbage collector," Wang Shubao said, "Xia Houzhong, just go and send him away."
"Yes." The one-eyed dragon Xia Houzhong agreed and went out with a few minions.
Xia Houzhong rode his horse to an open space in front of the village and saw a young man sitting on a tall red horse.
"Are you Ren Zhanbiao?" Xia Houzhong asked.
"Exactly, who are you?" Ren Zhanbiao said.
"I am the gunner of the Shanzhai. My name is Xia Houzhong. Have you heard of it?"
"No."
"You haven't even heard of my name. It shows that you have never been in the world." Xia Houzhong looked at him. "I think you are young, what can you do? We don't accept drunkards in our village. , I think the big red horse you are riding is quite good, so let me keep the horse and you can go."
"You want my horse?" Ren Zhanbiao asked.
"Exactly."
"That's easy to say," Ren Zhanbiao laughed, "As long as you can win me over, I will naturally offer you your help."
"Boy! You are such a fool. You don't know how powerful your grandfather is, yet you dare to utter arrogant words. Are you going to compete with me in kung fu?"
"Of course." Ren Zhanbiao said.
"I've pointed out a clear path for you. If you don't follow it, you'll have to find your own misfortune. You can't blame me for that." Xia Houzhong said, clapping his horse and wielding his sword to fight Ren Zhanbiao.
Ren Zhanbiao watched him brandishing his sword and charging towards him with all his teeth and claws, but he was still calm and unfazed.
When the two horses were crossing each other, Xia Houzhong slashed Huashan with a powerful move, trying to slash Ren Zhanbiao's left shoulder.
Ren Zhanbiao urged his horse to quickly dodge behind him.
Xia Houzhong himself was still wondering, where is this person? It was right in front of you just now, why did it disappear all of a sudden?
Before he could react, Ren Zhanbiao had already stretched out his arms and captured him alive on his horse. The big knife also let go and fell to the ground with a "choking" sound.
Xia Houzhong was defeated even before he could see how they acted.
Ren Zhanbiao threw him to the ground, laughed and said, "Are you convinced? Come again if you are not convinced!"
"Don't be so arrogant, just wait, I'll go back and call someone!" When Xia Houzhong saw that he was no match for him, he sat on the ground and pointed at Ren Zhanbiao and said.
"Okay, you go back and call someone, I'll wait here." Ren Zhanbiao said.
Xiahou returned to the meeting hall in embarrassment with his armor crooked.
"Let me report to the leader of the Dazhai, that Ren Zhanbiao is very powerful. I only had one fight with him, and he took him alive." Xia Houzhong said shamelessly.
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Is he that powerful?" Wang Shubao and everyone were surprised when they heard this, "Then how did you escape?"
"I took advantage of him, took advantage of it, and escaped back."
"Where did Ren Zhanbiao come from?" Cannonman Sun Baojin said unconvinced, "Master of the village, I'll go meet him!"
"It's better for me to go," Ma Longtan stood up and said, "It seems that this person is hiding his secrets and is not an idle person. He has devoted his heart to us, and we should treat him with courtesy."
"Having said that, we must kill his majesty, otherwise, who else will he have eyes for in the future?" said Wang Shubao, a scholar in black.
"My subordinates understand." After finishing speaking, Ma Longtan walked out of the meeting hall, picked up his spear, mounted his horse, and together with Xia Houzhong came outside the gate of the village to meet Ren Zhanbiao.
Ren Zhanbiao saw two people coming out on horseback. One of them was Xia Houzhong, and the other one he didn't recognize. However, he saw that this man was wearing a long white gown. He was 1.8 meters tall, with a face like a crown of jade and bright eyes. Xing is a handsome man, holding a spear and majestic, just like Zhou Yu during the Three Kingdoms period, with the demeanor of a Confucian general.
"I'm in Xia Malongtan, it's polite here." The visitor came to Ren Zhanbiao, bowed and saluted.
"Are you so polite? Are you the famous Malongtan Horse Instructor?" Ren Zhanbiao was surprised after hearing this.
"Why have you heard of my name?" Ma Longtan asked.
"More than just hearing about it, it's like a thunderbolt! I've wanted to visit you for a long time. It's a blessing to meet you today!" Ren Zhanbiao said.
"You are so proud. Those who are not instructors are all in the past. Now, I am just a beard." Ma Longtan said.
"I will take the bid for the next term and come to worship the mountain and join the team. I hope you will forgive me for any offense I have caused!"
"Is there anyone like you who wants to join the gang? You want to join the gang but you are showing off your power here. I think you will show us how to show your prestige now." Xia Houzhong said angrily.
"The so-called acquaintance without fighting is nothing," Ma Longtan interrupted Xia Houzhong, "I just don't know who your respected master is? Which mountain top are you originally from? Why did you come to Hongmakan to seek refuge with us today? "
"I don't have a master. The little three-legged cat skills I know are all self-realized. I'm just a common man, not a copycat. It's just that the war is in chaos and the people are in dire straits. Farming at home has no way to survive. Therefore, especially I'm here to get along with you, and I hope that Instructor Ma can be accommodating to the village master and accept me," Ren Zhanbiao said, "Even if I'm just a pawn in the village, I'm willing to do it."
"It's easy to say. Since you don't want to tell your master's surname, who the late master is, and your previous experiences, then I won't force you. However, you said that you are an ordinary commoner, and I'm afraid no one can You will believe it. Apart from anything else, this bloody horse under your crotch is worth not only a thousand pieces of gold, but about the same amount. Who among the ordinary people can afford such a good horse?" Ma Longtan said.
"Instructor Horse has really good eyesight. I can't say that my horse is a thousand-mile horse, but it can also travel a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles a night. It is no less than Guan Yunchang's red rabbit horse. Its name is Chifeng. Ren Zhanbiao touched the horse's head and said deliberately, "Someone just said that as long as I keep the horse, they can let me go. Otherwise, it will be impossible for me to leave."
Xia Houzhong's face turned red when he heard what he said.
Ma Longtan understood as soon as he heard it. It must be Xia Houzhong who was interested in making money and fell in love with someone else's horse. He thought that if someone would like to invest in him, it would be fine if you didn't accept it. But he wanted someone else's horse when he was nowhere. What kind of person are you?
He glared at Xia Houzhong, who was so frightened that he lowered his head.
"Brother, you are joking. Whether you join our Hongmakan team or not, your BMW will still be yours until then. No one will really dare to take advantage of your BMW." Ma Longtan paused, and then his words changed. Turn, "I also heard that your kung fu is amazing. You captured Xiahou Zhong alive in just one move. I admire you very much. There is a saying that when you meet an expert, you can't miss it. Today you and I are destined to be brothers." We meet here, I want to learn from you, and I hope you will give me your advice."
"Instructor Ma, you turned out to be an instructor for government officers and soldiers, how dare I compare with you?" Ren Zhanbiao said.
"You don't have to be too modest. As I said just now, it's all in the past. The so-called hero does not mention his bravery in the past. That was then, and now is now. Besides, there are many instructors in the government, and not everyone has them. There are many people who are good at kung fu but just pretend to be good at it," Ma Longtan said. "We have no grudges in the past and no grudges these days. Let's go to the end and treat it as a competition of skills."
After hearing what he said, Ren Zhanbiao knew that today was a must.
"If that's the case, then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders. You can take action." Ren Zhanbiao said.
"You have no weapons?" Ma Longtan asked when he saw that his hands were empty.
"No."
"That won't work. I used a spear. How can you do it with your bare hands?" Ma Longtan said, "Even if I win, it will be a victory without force. You can use any weapons. We have all the weapons here. You Pick one.”
"Okay, then I'll lend him his sword." Ren Zhanbiao pointed at Xia Houzhong.
Both Ma Longtan and Xia Houzhong agreed.
"My broadsword is a bit heavy. I wonder if you can handle it?" Xia Houzhong said.
"No matter how heavy it is, can it still be heavier than Mr. Guan's 82-pound Qinglong Yanyue Sword?" Ren Zhanbiao laughed after hearing this.
"Even if it's not as heavy as it is, it's still about the same weight." Xia Houzhong said, handing the sword to Ren Zhanbiao.
Ren Zhanbiao took the heavy sword, weighing dozens of kilograms, and used it smoothly.
Ma Longtan played with the spear in his hand first. When he shook the spear, the tip of the spear changed from two to four, and from two to four, and from four to eight. It was like a golden rooster nodding its head randomly, not knowing which one was real and which one was fake.
The spear is known as the king of hundreds of soldiers, and it is also the thief of hundreds of soldiers. It is powerful in actual combat, fast in attack and defense, and full of changes, which often makes people unable to defend against it.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhao Yun, armed with a silver gentian spear, once fought against Cao Cao's million-strong army at Changbanpo with Adou in his arms, as if he was in an uninhabited land.
Ma Chao, one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, used a hook and sickle spear. When he fought Xu Chu, Cao Cao's most powerful general, they fought for dozens of rounds, but there was no winner.
The first fierce general of the Song Dynasty and the founding father of the country, Gao Chong, after Kaiping King Gao Huaide, used a gold-chiselled tiger-head spear. The iron pulley weighed a thousand kilograms. He used this spear to pick up eleven carts in a row.
Grandmaster Hong Xiguan used a life-threatening chokehold gun, and finally used it to kill Ma Ning'er, who had mastered the rock-solid Hundred Poisons Kung Fu.
There are countless famous generals who have used long spears in history, and the power of long spears can be seen.
As the saying goes, strike first to gain advantage and strike later to suffer disaster. Ren Zhanbiao saw Ma Longtan playing with a big gun. When he was unprepared, he suddenly raised the big knife in his hand and struck him on the head.
He is powerful and quick as lightning.
Ma Longtan had eyes for six directions and ears for all directions. When he saw the sword coming down from above his head, he quickly raised his spear with both hands and raised it horizontally.
There was a loud noise as the two weapons collided together, sparks flew out, and the shock made Ma Longtan's arms numb and his mouth cracked.
Ren Zhanbiao didn't expect that Ma Longtan was so strong, and he was shaken three times on his horse.
The two thumbed each other's thumbs, praised each other secretly in their hearts, and exchanged moves in front of the cottage's door. They came and went, fighting without giving in.
