The water of the Yellow River flows around the wall of the Han Palace, and there are a few rows of wild geese on the river in the autumn breeze.
The guest chased the wild horse across the ditch, and the general shot the wolf with his arrow.
The yellow dust flies across the ancient river, and the white moon rises across the sky in a cold war.
I heard that Shuo Fang had many brave strategies, but now who is Guo Fenyang?
——"Looking at Autumn" by Li Mengyang (Ming Dynasty)
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The Battle of Beikou ended, and all the heroes said goodbye with tears.
Tie Zhui asked Xiucai and others to come out of the Savage Valley and hand over Eagle Fort to Husi Village for protection.
Due to the special status of the lone wolf, the three Iron Hammers were not tortured in the rebel prison. However, the conditions in the prison were damp and crude. The injuries suffered by Iron Hammer and Lynx before they were arrested were not fully healed, and they repeatedly festered and leaked. pus.
Bai Fu had superb medical skills. He used a silver knife to cut out the rotten flesh, applied a golden medicine made from deer live grass, and wrapped it in gauze. Then he asked the two of them to take Qingcheng's secret elixir "Jade Chan".
After a lot of effort and three days of cultivation, Iron Hammer and Lynx were able to walk on the ground and move their muscles slightly.
Since the war between Tang and Yan was about to break out, he was busy with military affairs and could not stay for long. Tie Zhui planned to return to Shuofang's army as soon as possible.
Shan Yunheng and Li E knew how powerful they were, so they didn't try too hard to keep them. Shan Yunheng ordered his people to select the best war horses and weapons and equip them for the Lone Eagle squad.
Since Iron Hammer and Lynx were injured, they would not pass through Savage Valley on their return trip.
Ding Jiuqu and Sheng Hailiu arranged for several warships disguised as civilian ships to reach Luoyang through the Yongji Canal.
Although the journey is a bit longer, taking a boat is labor-saving and comfortable, which is conducive to the rest of Iron Hammer and others.
After preparations are complete, the Lone Eagle team is about to return to Luoyang.
When saying goodbye, Shan Yunheng and Bai Fu gave each other a big bear hug.
Shan Yun Henghao said angrily: "Brother, the upcoming battle is extremely dangerous. Please take care of yourself. If you can't beat me, just run away without any shame. Living is more important than anything else!"
Bai Fu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Old Dan. I will come back when the war is over. You can keep the good wine seized this time for me, but don't drink it all secretly!"
Shan Yunheng laughed loudly and agreed happily.
Li E walked up to Bai Fu and said, "Brother Bai, haven't you always asked me why I didn't join the Tang Army? Officialdom is dangerous, and so is the military. The higher the military rank, the more dangerous it is. Marshal Guo is a typical example.
I am a proud person and cannot bear the slightest bit of grievance.
If you stand on a separate mountain by yourself and have the final say, you will be a good hand. But if you are in a hierarchical army, there is no guarantee that you will not be framed.
Your military skills are unparalleled, but your experience in worldliness is too little.
This time in the battle of Beikou, you have shown your sharpness. In the court and in the army, as many people admire you as you do, you will be jealous of you. Don't be too careful.
As the old saying goes, you should only say a few words when meeting people, but don’t give everything your heart!”
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Everyone waved goodbye, and in the glow of the glow, the Lone Eagle team set sail.
At night, the boat docked at the shore. I saw the waning moon holding the mountains, and the frost pouring down the river. The gurgling river made the night eerily quiet, making it difficult to fall asleep.
Bai Fu rested his hands on his pillow and folded his clothes while lying in the cabin of the awning boat. He suddenly thought of a poem that had been widely circulated recently. It was about Zhang Ji, a Jinshi in Tianbao's 12th year, who was transferred to Hong Kong as a member of the school's ancestral hall. Written on the way to the Yantie County Magistrate's Office in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province.
The moon is setting, crows are crying, and the sky is filled with frost. The river maples and fishing fires are facing melancholy.
At Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rang for the passenger ship at midnight.
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Bai Fuzheng was impressed by the artistic conception depicted by Zhang Ji, when he suddenly heard the sound of slight bubbles spitting out from the water near the boat. If it were not for this silent night, these subtle sounds would be difficult to detect.
Bai Fu had participated in the training of Tang Sect secret agents and knew that this was the sound of breathing of assassins hidden underwater.
Bai Fu opened a corner of the boat curtain and saw dozens of reed tubes stuck vertically in the water nearby.
The assassin ventilated through these reed tubes.
Bai Fu sneered and thought to himself: "These assassins did not just swim here, but have been waiting here for a long time. It seems that there was some internal work to report the whereabouts of the Lone Eagle team to the enemy."
Bai Fu remained calm and composed. If there was any trouble, he would be among the boatmen and he would be able to pull it out.
Bai Fu closed his eyes slightly, sat cross-legged in the cabin, concentrated his energy, and waited for the assassin to take action.
Bai Fu entered the realm of Vipassana and focused his power on his ears. No movement or movement within a radius of ten feet could escape his ears and eyes.
Only a slight clicking sound was heard, faintly coming from underwater.
Bai Fu was greatly surprised.
Although winter is approaching, the first snow has not yet fallen, and it will still take some time before the river surface freezes. Is it possible that winter will come earlier in Hebei Province?
While I was thinking again, the sound of bubbles in the reed tube gradually died out.
"Click"
The sound of ice breaking came, and a tall, masked man jumped out of the water and stabbed Bai Fu's boat next door with a long sword in his hand.
"Aren't you here to cause trouble for us?"
The lone wolf also woke up, opened the boat curtain and looked around, quite puzzled.
Bai Fu glanced at the lake surface, and as expected, the calm lake surface was frozen. The frozen lake surface was like a mirror, reflecting a pale light under the waning moon.
Under the transparent ice, a dozen assassins had stiff expressions and looked surprised. They were actually frozen under the ice, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
I heard a slight scolding, and a figure jumped out from the boat next door. Wrapped in night clothes, with a graceful and curvy figure, she turned out to be a masked woman.
The woman in black had two ice knives on the soles of her leather boots. As soon as she stepped onto the ice, her figure was as fast as the wind, nimble and light, like an elf on the ice.
The tall and burly man stabbed him three times in a row, but he avoided them all with his quick movements.
It was the first time for Bai Fu to see this kind of ice and snow kung fu, and he was very surprised.
The woman in black made a spin and shoveled up a piece of ice and snow, like a cloud of snow mist, and attacked the burly man. The burly man could not see anything, so he quickly withdrew his sword and slashed out with a palm, splitting the snow mist.
At this moment of pause, the woman in black kicked off the ice, like a black lightning, and stabbed the burly man with the weapon hidden in her waist.
The woman in black's weapons are two Japanese swords, one long and one short. The blades are curled, shining coldly against the ice.
Bai Fu secretly said: "Fuso warrior?"
The burly man was overtaken by the woman in black and had to defend passively.
The woman in black had sharp swordsmanship and attacked in a flurry, killing the burly man in a hurry. He almost got hit in the vital part several times.
Danger was everywhere. The burly man roared and advanced instead of retreating. Instead of attacking the woman in black, he slashed into the void with his sword.
"Yi swordsmanship?!"
Bai Fu's swordsmanship is superb. As soon as he sees it, he knows the origin of this swordsmanship. It is actually the lost swordsmanship of the Central Plains - Yi Swordsmanship!
Yi Jian Shu is an extraordinary skill that integrates Go and sword skills. Just like when playing chess, you have to move halfway and look at three moves, pursuing the first move and taking the initiative.
The key point of Yi swordsmanship is to predict the enemy's attack first. The prerequisite for its execution is to have a keen eye to understand the opponent's martial arts and understand the opponent's attack route, so as to make accurate judgments and block the opponent's subsequent moves first, so as to defeat the enemy.
The more advanced the swordsmanship is, the more accurate the judgment of the opponent will be.
When you first enter the rank, you can predict the enemy's next move. Legend has it that when you reach the ninth rank of Yi Swordsmanship, you can predict the changes in the enemy's backhand in nine moves, which is mysterious and subtle. All magical changes are self-sufficient.
Yi swordsmanship is the famous swordsmanship of Hu'er, a famous general in the Sui Dynasty. Since he was killed in the Jiangdu mutiny, there has been no descendant of Yi swordsmanship for hundreds of years.
There are incomplete sword manuals of Yi Jian Shu in Qingcheng, but no one including the elders of the past generations, including the head of Qing Xuan, can get a complete picture of Yi Jian Shu.
After Bai Fu obtained the true energy of Kanding, the head of Qingxuan finally passed on the swordplay skills in this incomplete sword book to Bai Fu.
The art of swordplay is mysterious and subtle. Just one and a half moves in this incomplete sword manual has already benefited Bai Fu a lot.
Back then, Bashu defeated Qin Yongjie in a sword debate, and faced off against the sword demon Dugusu on the top of Mount Huashan. Bai Fudu once turned defeat into victory in the decisive battle and escaped death.
Bai Fu was naturally shocked to see him unexpectedly today.
What makes Bai Fu even more delighted is that the burly man's understanding of chess and swordsmanship seems to be better than Bai Fu's.
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Sure enough, this sword seemed to be out of nowhere, but it hit the woman in black's next attack path. If the woman in black didn't retreat, she would definitely hit the burly man's sword.