There are no strange soldiers, and thousands of horses rescue the Central Plains. Talking and laughing are like Hebei, and the heart and soul are worshiped by the Supreme Being.
The lonely clouds followed the murderous intent, and the flying birds avoided the camp gate. The whole day was filled with joy, and the city was not aware of the noise.
——"Two of Two Poems on Watching the Western Soldiers Pass by Guanzhong and Waiting for Order" Du Fu
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After Bai Fu joined the Modao Army, he mastered the skills of using the Modao after several trainings. At the same time, he also discovered problems in the Modao military techniques and tactics.
There are thirty-six ways of Mo Dao swordsmanship. For sword masters, this swordsmanship is extremely powerful with wide opening and closing.
It can be used by infantry to kill enemies in battle, especially for soldiers who have just entered the army. This set of knife rules seems too complicated.
Bai Fu thought hard for three days and simplified the thirty-six sword techniques into seven styles.
These seven-style sword techniques were created by Bai Fu based on the eagle and falcon attacking the rabbit and the lizard catching the insect with one hit. They are used for soldiers to charge into battle and defeat the enemy with one move during combat.
In the improved seven-style sword technique, each style is simplified and reduced to a minimum, so the speed is faster. The pursuit is to kill the opponent before the enemy's weapon penetrates his body, killing him with one blow.
In hundreds of battles in Suiyang, Bai Fu deeply understood the difference between killing enemies on the battlefield and fighting in rivers and lakes.
The core essence of a bloody battle is to use the minimum cost, the least physical energy, and the shortest time to seriously injure or even kill the enemy.
First, it is impossible not to get injured when surrounded. The key is not to be too seriously injured, and to exchange minor injuries for serious injuries or even life of the opponent as much as possible.
Secondly, a fierce battle takes a long time, especially a positional battle of a large corps. Therefore, when killing enemies on the battlefield, you must save as much physical energy as possible. When soldiers have a certain physical reserve, they must reduce the physical energy consumption of each move as much as possible.
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Simplifying knife skills means reducing unnecessary fighting movements. This was inspired by Bai Fu's observation of animals and insects preying on them.
If our own soldiers have greater endurance than the enemy, they can withstand a stalemate without collapsing.
Sometimes, winning or losing is just a breath, and victory or defeat is just a moment. Whoever survives will win. Whoever is defeated will be slaughtered like a flock of sheep.
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After the Mo Dao Sword Technique was created, Bai Fu kept silent. He found Li Siye and Duan Xiushi and asked them to send him twelve Mo Dao Swordsmen, the most common ones would be fine.
Although the two of them didn't know what Bai Fu was going to do, Bai Fu had just returned from the battle in Suiyang, so his move must have deep meaning.
Li Siye followed Bai Fu's request and assigned twelve Mo swordsmen to wait for Bai Fu's instructions.
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Half a month later, Bai Fu found Li Siye and Duan Xiushi again and demonstrated the seven sword techniques one by one.
Li Siye had worked hard on Mo Dao for more than ten years. As soon as he saw Bai Fu perform it, he knew how wonderful it was.
After Bai Fu finished his demonstration, the two of them were overjoyed.
Li Siye sighed: "Mo Dao Sword Technique was created by Li Weigong and derived from his martial arts 'Ten Styles of Bloody Fighting'. Later, it was improved by two generals, Pei Xingyan and Su Dingfang, and it was increased layer by layer and evolved into the thirty-six ways of sword technique today.
I also had the idea of simplifying the complexity, but I was unable to create a better sword technique, so I have continued to use these thirty-six sword techniques to this day."
Brother Fu is indeed an unparalleled martial arts prodigy. These seven sword techniques are extremely simple and pure, and fully demonstrate the characteristics of Mo Dao."
Duan Xiushi was confused after reading it, and asked: Brother Fu, your seven-style sword technique only attacks but not defends, and your aggression is like fire. It is indeed extremely powerful. But the soldiers don't have your peerless kung fu, and they can't be like you.
Use offense instead of defense to suppress your opponent.
If soldiers are allowed to practice this sword technique and only modify it but not defend it, will the risk be too great?
Bai Fu smiled and said: "It's not that I don't keep it, it's that I keep it in a different way."
Duan Xiushi said: "How do you say this?"
Bai Fu said: "Of these seven sword techniques, the first three are used in the Modao sword formation, and the last four are used in melee combat and individual combat.
When the knife formation is improved, when Soldier A cuts, the gap exposed will be defended by his companions. The counter-assassination of Soldiers B and C is the best protection and defense for Soldier A.
With the same password, the killing actions of odd-numbered soldiers and even-numbered soldiers in the queue are different, complementing each other and serving as offense and defense for each other."
The tactical strategy of the Sword Formation Offensive and Defensive Alliance comes from Qingcheng's Seven Star Sword Formation.
"What about fighting alone, how to defend?" Li Siye also asked.
Regarding the coordinated attack and defense of the sword formation, Li Siye knew it at a glance during Baifu's drill. However, Li Siye did not fully understand the individual combat of Mo Dao Shou.
Bai Fu smiled and said: "Defending alone does not rely solely on weapons to attack, but combines steps and body to defend.
First, avoid the enemy's fatal attacks on your vital points by moving. If you are surrounded by enemy generals in a melee and have no way to hide, you must learn to use your body to block properly and learn to get injured properly, thereby minimizing casualties.
Specifically, this block is not about force, but about using reasonable parts to block. Use the strongest armor part of the body, the elbow protector, to reduce the damage from the opponent's blade, exchange injuries for lives, and take the enemy's head."
Bai Fu asked twelve Mo Dao soldiers to take the field and use wooden imitation Mo Dao to demonstrate in actual combat.
Li Siye was very interested and selected thirty-six fierce generals from the Modao Army to attack them.
Bai Fu's team was named "Lang Ya", and Li Siye's team was named "Hu Si". Duan Xiushi served as the military exercise judge.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers who were practicing in the school field cheered and the three armies lined up to watch and beat drums to cheer.
In the first round, the twelve Mo Swordsmen of the ‘Langya Team’ stood in a row and faced off against the twelve Mo Swordsmen of the ‘Tiger Si Team’.
The three-way drum sounded, and the "Tiger Si Team" took the lead in charging, while the "Langya Team" was as quiet as still water, motionless.
Seven steps, six steps, five steps, four steps...
"kill!"
The captain of the "Spike Team" gave an order, and the twelve Mo Daomen suddenly divided into two columns, the left and right, and stepped forward at the same time. The odd-numbered soldiers used Mo Dao to chop, and the even-numbered soldiers used Mo Dao to assassinate.
To chop the soldier, step forward with your right leg and hold the knife in both hands. Contrary to the tradition of "raising the fire to burn the sky" which falls straight from the sky, it cuts diagonally from the upper right to the lower left.
After the blade is swung down, support it with your left foot, lift it with your right foot, close the knife naturally, and connect to the next movement without wasting any effort.
This move is based on the Fuso sword technique of the Japanese warriors. It uses reasonable muscle groups, is concise and clear, and the sword speed is faster.
To assassinate a soldier, step forward with your right leg, raise the knife and stab. The movements are uniform, clean and neat, without any sloppiness.
Bai Fu cut a small hole in the center of the handle of the knife. When stabbing flatly, the hole, the tip of the knife, and the enemy's throat are all three points and one line, and it is extremely accurate.
The twelve Mo Dao wielders of the 'Tiger Si Team' usually only knew how to chop with their Mo Dao, but they were caught off guard by the 'Lang Fang Team'.
The 'Tiger Si Team' felt that every Mo Dao player in the 'Lang Ya Team' had a knife speed faster than theirs. Before the Mo Dao could strike down, the tip of the flat stabbing Mo Dao had already reached its throat. Just as he was about to retreat, he retreated.
Opening, the "Langya Team"'s Mo Dao chops came one after another, and there was no way to retreat. If it weren't for the imitation wooden sword, this time, the entire "Hu Si Team" army would have been wiped out.
Duan Xiushi sounded a gong and shouted: "In the first round, the 'Langya Team' wins!"
The audience burst into applause.
The soldiers of the ‘Spike Team’ looked at each other with proud smiles. In the subsequent competition, they became even more confident.
Li Siye secretly thought: "The improved Modao Team's attack speed is at least three times faster, and its killing accuracy has been improved by more than this multiple. How can this Bai Fu be so good!"