At 5:30 in the afternoon, Sichuan Bird's special train arrived in Ying County.
Add water, add coal, and check train equipment.
The most important thing is to add a locomotive here, because there are a lot of uphill sections behind it. With the horsepower of the train in this era, it will be very difficult to pull it with a locomotive. It is estimated that this series of maintenance work will take at least an hour.
Kawatori had nothing to do, so he asked Yajiro Yagyu to get out of the car and prepared to practice swordsmanship on the platform.
After putting on their protective gear and holding their bamboo swords, the two of them came to the platform.
At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the platform, adding a mysterious light and shadow to the platform.
Yajiro happened to be in a backlit position, facing the sun, lowering his head, squinting his eyes slightly, watching Kawatori on the opposite side with the corner of his eye.
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In fact, he could choose not to face the sun, but after his brother was killed by Xu San, he became the new first-in-line heir to the Yagyu family.
But whenever he recalled Xu San's shocking sword attack that day, he couldn't help but feel terrified, feeling that he was not qualified to inherit the position of the head of the family.
However, it is not up to him to decide whether to inherit or not.
Among his generation, he and his brother have the best talents, and among the two brothers, Yataro's talent is much higher than him.
In the past, his brother was in front of him, so he didn't want to make progress and just muddle along.
And now that his brother is dead, the burden of shouldering the honor of the Yagyu family falls on his shoulders.
So in this practice with Kawadori, he put himself in adversity because he knew that he could only grow in adversity.
If he doesn't seize the time to grow up, then he will feel that he cannot afford the position of the head of the family.
He did not use the double swords, but still used his familiar upper position, holding the handle of the sword with both hands and raising the bamboo sword high above his head.
But what's different from usual is that this time the distance between his feet is a little smaller than usual.
This was what he realized from Xu San's sword-drawing technique that day. He felt that the current distance between the two feet was more conducive to sudden advances.
Although it has not been verified, at least this is what he feels.
The Kawatori on the opposite side is now ready, also in the upper section.
He also held the knife and moved forward bit by bit.
Although Kawatori's sword skills are not very good, his vision and intuition are still very high due to long-term training with masters.
The two Yagyu brothers have been coaching him for several years, and they can be said to be the kendo masters he is most familiar with. It is precisely because of their familiarity that he is keen to find that today's Yajiro is also familiar with the upper section, but he seems to be more threatening than usual. .
"Teacher Yajiro, you seem to be in better condition today than usual?"
"Watching my brother's duel that night made me realize something."
"Oh, then I have to be careful!" Kawatori said, and then thought about it.
Yajiro did not move, and was still watching Kawatori. He planned to arrive first, which was also the necessary courtesy for his students as a teacher.
If he is allowed to attack first, Kawatori usually cannot sustain three moves.
After a few more steps, Kawatori felt that the distance was enough, and he only needed to think one step forward to attack Yajiro. So, he shouted loudly, thought about it, took this step forward, and hit Yajiro on the head.
A very ordinary blow, but the key to this blow is speed. The upper head strike can be regarded as a commonly used killing move in Japanese Kendo, but the details of each sect are different.
"Snapped!"
"Mean!" Sakurai, the referee's adjutant, immediately shouted loudly.
Kawatori took a step back and said, "Come again!"
Kawatori was a little frightened. Just now, Yajiro used the same trick as him, but Yajiro did come from behind and was much faster than him.
Staring at Yajiro's sword, recalling the sword strike just now, it felt faster than before, but he was too stupid to understand the key.
So, after being hit with the same trick five times in a row, he finally called out.
"Teacher Yajiro, I don't know if it's my imagination, but I feel like your sword is faster than before."
Yajiro put away his bamboo sword, turned to look at his adjutant Sakurai and asked, "What do you think, Sakurai-kun!"
"I'm blind, I can't see it!" Sakurai lowered his head and returned!
"Does General Kawatori really think my sword is fast?"
Kawatori closed his eyes and recalled for a while, and then said: "It is indeed fast. I have been sparring with the teacher for many years, and this can still be seen."
Raising his sword again, Yajiro said seriously: "Then I'll ask General Kawatori to take a closer look. I just want to verify something."
"Okay, then please don't show mercy to Mr. Yajiro!" Kawatori said and bowed slightly to Yajiro.
The same move, the same face, but the difference is that this time the speed is faster and the blow is stronger.
The huge impact made Kawatori's neck sore.
Taking off his mask, Kawatori shook his neck and said: "Teacher Yajiro, this time I can confirm that your sword is faster and stronger than before. Congratulations, teacher, you have made a new breakthrough in kendo." insights.”
Yajiro put away his sword again, exhaled a breath, and said calmly: "Actually, it's not that my sword is faster, but that my body is faster than before. The speed of my sword has not changed."
Kawatori once again recalled Yajiro's actions just now, but he felt that it was still the same as usual. However, he was obsessed with kendo and immediately lowered his head and asked Yajiro for advice: "Please teach me, teacher!"
"Just wait for a few days, I haven't fully absorbed this insight yet." He put the bamboo sword on the ground and picked up his saber, "I want to practice for a while, General Kawatori. Please help yourself. "
"Hi! Teacher Yajiro, please feel free to do so." Kawatori was not angry because of Yajiro's neglect. Instead, he was a little excited at this moment, because he knew that as long as Yajiro absorbed all his insights, he would definitely absorb them all. Teach yourself.
Kawatori, who felt that he had a head start, immediately asked his adjutant Sakurai to change protective gear and start competing with him.
Sakurai is a member of the water supply team, and he is also a secretary-type civil servant. He is okay as a referee, but when it comes to sparring, he is just a sandbag.
Fortunately, he had protective gear so he wouldn't get bruised and swollen after being beaten. He was used to it after so many years anyway.
So, under the setting sun, Sakurai began his half-hour sandbag journey.
Yajiro on the side was extremely quiet. He sat cross-legged on the ground, facing the sunset, putting his beloved sword on his lap, closing his eyes and meditating, recalling every detail of the duel between Xu San and his brother that day.
He didn't see clearly how Xu San drew his sword, and he didn't even see Xu San's figure.
However, he could see Xu San's posture before drawing the sword. Looking back now, he felt that Xu San's swordsmanship was unfathomable and worthy of the title of great swordsman. It would not be a loss at all for his sister to give it to her. .
Xu San's sword-drawing technique is a lower-level skill in Japanese swordsmanship. Logically speaking, it should not have much reference value for Yajiro's upper-level skills, but Yajiro can use his talent and experience to apply it to his own swordsmanship. It can be seen that he He is indeed an amazing swordsman genius.
And Xu San is not the great swordsman Yajiro imagined, because the moment he holds the handle of the sword and wants to activate the skill, his body loses control. He cannot regain control of his body until he confirms that the sword has been released. .
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