The concept of "talking on paper" exists both in Rigal and Crescent Continent.
A talker who talks eloquently in peaceful days makes people think that he really understands, but when he actually goes to the battlefield, he is in a hurry and loses his shit. People all over the world love to see this kind of unlearned person's lies exposed. Ridiculous story.
On the good side, it is a disdain for people's pursuit of vanity that can be broken at once, a praise of the pragmatic spirit, and a spur.
But people have a tendency to turn a good thing into a bad thing most of the time - drawing overly simplistic, black-and-white conclusions.
Using one extreme to overthrow the other extreme:
Talking on paper is not advisable, therefore, all the words about martial arts and military affairs are ridiculous. Only by actually mastering swords, spears and halberds, wielding them and fighting, can you learn the real thing. All oral teachings and all paper and pen records are nothing but useless decorations.
This concept completely negates the wisdom of our ancestors and the teachings of our teachers, and believes that only by surviving on the battlefield can it be regarded as true swordsmanship. Ironically, those who shout loudest are often the ones who have never even held a sword. people.
Lower-level veterans who have actually taken a sword on the battlefield often flock to swordsmanship tutorials and other knowledge that can improve their skills to kill enemies and save their lives.
Because sword skills are a treasure that countless ancestors have fought and honed on the battlefield, summarizing and passing on to future generations.
"Ha--" Yajiro adjusted his breathing, holding the wooden sword tightly with both hands, adopting a conservative, offensive and defensive mid-hand stance.
The wooden knife in his hand is only about 1 meter, which is called "three feet" in the Moon Country's unit, while the not-quite-straight wooden stick that Henry selected from the nearby woods and roughly cut and polished is 7 feet.
Galeva had the absolute advantage in terms of the length of the weapon, and he was also taller by nearly 20 centimeters. The taller a person is, the longer his hands and feet are, which further allows the distance advantage of long weapons to be fully utilized - this is why, even though he was facing a layman who was once defeated by him, Yajiro still did not take an aggressive approach. Instead of walking conservatively and cautiously, he held the knife in front of him with both hands, wary of the wooden stick in Galeva's hand and slowly closed the distance.
"Uh-uh-" Leng Touqing held the wooden stick and pointed one end at the young master according to Henry's instructions. At the same time, he tried hard to keep his feet from being stiff and keep moving to prevent him from attacking from the side.
Yajiro frowned slightly, and then took a tentative step to the left while watching the end of the stick.
"Ah -" Although Galeva was a little slow, he did follow Henry's instructions and continued to point at him.
The advantage of weapons and height and arm length makes him have a higher fault tolerance rate. Even if he is half a beat slower, because of the advantage of attack distance, it is still difficult for Yajiro to get close enough to launch an attack before he reacts - as long as Galeva's slowness is still within a reasonable range.
"There is a saying in our country that 'one inch short, one inch dangerous' refers to this situation." The great god standing next to Narumi watching the battle spoke rarely. His voice was close to that of the sage, both of which were smooth and lacked fluctuations. He comes across as a calm person.
The so-called risk has a double meaning.
Most of the short-hand weapons are sharp blades, and the techniques are dangerous and seek to kill, so the weapon itself is a kind of "danger".
Another meaning of "risk" is for users. Because the distance of hand-to-hand combat is extremely close, and due to the length of the weapon, the attack frequency is extremely high and the error tolerance rate is extremely low. Once a mistake is made for an instant, there will probably be no chance to correct it.
"Ha--" Yajiro feinted again, and Galeva, who was obviously at a loss, took a step back, and at the same time, his hands instinctively moved back.
"..." The young master noticed this keenly and distanced himself again.
"This idiot is probably going to get beaten again." The Luoan girl who had obviously seen this action shook her head and sighed. Sakura and Lulu looked at her blankly, while Aya was obsessed with Galeva's diary. Can't extricate myself from it.
"Yes." Henry affirmed Mira's point of view in a flat tone, and as soon as he finished speaking, Yajiro changed from the middle section to the more astonishing upper section.
"Hiss—" He moved a lot, glared at Galeva, and took a deep breath.
"Aota Yajiro, come forward!" The moment he exhaled, he shouted his name loudly and charged forward.
"Ha——!" The force was so powerful that everyone could see that it was a powerful slash from top to bottom. Galeva took a step back, then retracted his arms and raised the wooden stick to resist this attack. Preparation for attack——
But it was precisely because it seemed like the right move.
It was destined that he would lose.
"Oh -" As Mira sighed, Yajiro rushed to Galeva, and the wooden knife fell hard. Leng Touqing tried to lift the wooden stick to resist, but the young master suddenly twisted his body and changed his cassock to slash. To cut horizontally.
"Snapped!!"
"Uh-huh--!" This blow with a lot of force did not break the ribs at least. The tall and tall Qing Touqing has excellent resistance to blows, so it is probably just a bruise, but the pain is still unavoidable. For a moment, he felt it was hard to breathe and he knelt down. The wooden stick also fell on the wet soil. Because of the pain and stiffness, even a grown man shed tears and saliva in a decent manner.
"You idiot, I..." Mira looked like she was about to say something but hesitated, and in the end she could only turn around and walk away angrily.
Yajiro glanced at Galeva, then looked at Henry, and silently walked towards Narumi and the others.
"Woo -hiss--" Suddenly screaming made Miss Miss lifted her face, and she looked at the tragic appearance of Flea. She was a little distressed to come over, but the wise man stood faster than her In front of the young porter.
"I - ah hiss -" Galeva, whose side chest was still sore, wanted to say something, but couldn't.
"You don't know why you lost, do you?" Henry looked down at him, stretched out his hand and easily helped the young man, who was almost as tall as him, to sit up.
"I...reacted too slowly?" As the pain gradually eased, Leng Tou Qing began to try to find the reason - just like what the sage and the Luoan girl he had been watching silently did.
"Don't make blind guesses, give an answer you can be sure of." Henry hit the nail on the head.
"Hmm...I don't know." Galeva's breathing gradually calmed down, and then he nodded with a sense of shame and stupidity.
"What do you think defense is?" Henry suddenly asked him, changing the topic.
"Uh--" Galeva naturally didn't react, and the sage repeated it again: "What kind of defense do you think you have when fighting others with weapons and facing attacks from others?"
"Uh... get away?" Leng Touqing began to think: "And -"
"Block." Henry snatched his words: "That's what you just wanted to do."
"Yeah, but my reaction was too slow -" Galeva lowered his head, and now not only Mira, but also Yajiro, who had fought against him, began to look at him with contempt.
"This is not the fundamental reason." The sage began to say.
Words are magical.
It's true that you can't talk on paper, but just thinking that you can achieve the highest level by practicing hard is also an extremely arrogant thing.
"Listening to what you have to say is worth ten years of reading" and "Learning without thinking will lead to indifference." Words like this can be found everywhere along with eloquence on paper.
"Your concept is not clear." Henry raised a finger and hit Galeva's vital point: "Your concept of attack and defense is limited to 'dodge' and 'block'."
"Without knowing 'control'."
"Ah...ah?" Galeva still looked confused.
"This is our fault. Because after traveling with us and seeing our battles, you will always subconsciously think that when facing the opponent's weapons, you need to use complex and clever techniques such as blocking and offloading. , and then carry out an accurate and efficient counterattack." The sage said this without mercy, but Galeva understood this time and nodded repeatedly like a chicken Takumi.
"But this approach is not suitable for you." Henry said, and Leng Touqing was stunned for a moment, and lowered his head unwillingly.
"It's not that you are stupid, don't think too much, it's just that you haven't studied enough." The sage keenly noticed his inner thoughts and directly pointed out this point: "I will let you practice spears because in What I need during my subsequent journey are skills that can be put to immediate use.”
"Whether it is the east and west coasts of Rigar, the Absera Prairie, the Otolo Empire or the Southern City-State Alliance. Whether it is humans or dwarves. Even if most of the legendary heroes eulogized are sword-wielding, in this world, the most common The weapons are still spears and lances." The sage looked down at the young man with his gray-blue eyes. Even with the backlight, the sage still exuded a steady but unforgettable light. Remove the light from your eyes.
"Have you never thought about the reason?"
"I've thought about it, but I don't understand." Galeva replied blankly.
"Swordsmanship, sword skills. It takes time to hone, talent and mentors. Mira has only mastered most of the basic sword skills and some advanced sword skills after three years of learning."
"Various swordsmanship and mastering techniques unknown to the enemy are indeed a way to defeat the enemy. However, the energy it requires, and the time and manpower costs of training are extremely high."
"Therefore, sword skills are not suitable for a large number of ordinary soldiers." Henry analyzed various things layer by layer in simple language as always.
"They want something simpler."
“Easy to learn, it is the most basic element for mass promotion to the masses.”
"All the spear needs to do is poke."
"Rows of pikemen standing side by side holding weapons, just holding them up without making any complicated movements will make knights fearful."
"So you got the concept wrong from the beginning."
"The weapon in your hand has completed the 'defense' by relying only on the 'length' and 'distance'. According to the plan I mentioned, you have maintained the tip pressure so that Yajiro cannot get close. You have completed the defense, right?" What?" When Henry said this, if Galeva still couldn't understand, then he was really hopeless.
"ah--"
"Ah!" Leng Touqing could only make such a sound.
"Preconceptions are very important, because the weapons you have been watching are all swords, the attack range is closer, and the main focus is blocking. Therefore, you think that 'defense' only consists of 'instinct dodge' and 'block'. The opponent's attacks are both."
"But as long as the long weapon is kept facing the enemy and intimidated to prevent the opponent from getting close, it is already a form of defense."
"Distance is defense. Control the distance between the two sides, instead of using long weapons that take more time to swing to try to block at close range where short weapons are dominant."
"The moment you do that, you are destined to lose, because you give up your attack distance advantage and use your own shortcomings to compete with the enemy."
"You can learn the tedious and complicated skills later. What you need now are these foundations, the basics and correct application ideas that can be put to use immediately." The sage nodded his forehead and said:
"Understood?"
"Ah - ah -" The dumbfounded Qing, who understood all this as if enlightened, nodded one after another, even forgetting the pain, and replied with full strength: "Understood."
"Teacher!" He subconsciously called out the title Mira had been shouting, causing the Luoan girl who was walking back to say "Ah?!" loudly.
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