This battle was so bloody that if the boy with the stick hadn't appeared, everyone would have been killed. Thinking about it later, everyone felt that they had walked away from the gate of hell.
After the shock subsided, everyone gathered around. General Zhang began to tell the story of the two brothers, General Wang Zhanshan and Wang Zhanhe.
It turned out that these two men were middle and lower-level generals under General Gao Xianzhi of the Anxi Army. Wang Zhanshan was Gao Xianzhi's personal soldier, and Wang Zhanhe was the leader of the scout battalion. The two were highly skilled in martial arts and had made many military exploits. They were originally trusted by Gao Xianzhi and had a good career. But
Wang Zhanhe was a man of low character and a very seductress. During a battle, he violated military orders and raped many good women.
In order to strictly enforce military discipline, Gao Xianzhi punished Wang Zhanhe according to military law and chose a day to kill him. Wang Zhanshan was deeply affectionate as a brother, and after begging General Gao to no avail, he took advantage of the darkness to kill the guarding soldiers and rescued his younger brother Wang Zhanhe. Afterwards, the two brothers sneaked into the ordnance station,
Steal elite weapons and flee into the pass.
Wang Zhanshan once followed Gao Xianzhi to expand territory in the Western Regions and protect the left and right sides. Gao Xianzhi originally planned to let Wang Zhanshan go, and send people to hunt him down symbolically, and then let it go. However, the two men did not want to repent, and after breaking away from the shackles of the military camp, they became even more
They were daring and relied on their martial arts skills to escape from Zhangye, Wuwei, and Tianshui into Xichuan. Wherever they went, they raped, raped, and looted, committing all kinds of crimes. The two brothers were called the "Two Kings" by the people at the bottom. Rumors spread everywhere and became more and more mysterious, causing
There was a huge panic among the people, and women and children did not dare to go out after lighting the lamp. Folk songs to scare children said: "If you cry at night, the two kings will seek their lives." When children heard the names of the two kings, they did not dare to cry.
Although the people of the two kings were extremely angry, they had no choice but to report to the imperial court. The Ministry of War ordered an investigation. Only then did Gao Xianzhi find out that the two men had bad records. He was furious and transferred elite troops from the Anxi Army to support the local area. Together with the local police officers,
Form dozens of pursuit teams and kill the two kings on the spot.
Wang Zhanhe was a scout and had rich experience. Months passed, but the pursuit team still failed. Although the two kings escaped many rounds of arrests, the situation became increasingly serious. So the two fled into Xichuan, trying to hide in the vast mountains of Bashu.
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Lieutenant Zhang Huajin's team was one of the pursuit teams. Wang Zhanhe was cunning and tricked his own death in order to mislead the pursuit team. Zhang Huajin was eager for meritorious service and went deep into the Qiang-Tibet area alone. As a result, the entire army was almost annihilated in the hands of the two kings today. As a token of appreciation.
Thanks, Zhang Huajin hurriedly asked about the origins of the stick-wielding boy, Ding Shujian and others.
The young man holding the stick lost his domineering attitude during the life-and-death battle, and his words were easy-going. The young man's surname was Hu, his name was Changgang, and he was from Xishujiang. He was a lay disciple of Shaolin. He had studied in Shaolin for seven years, and this time he returned to his hometown to visit relatives. He heard about the evil deeds of the two kings.
OK, determined to follow the pursuit team and eliminate this bandit trouble for my hometown.
After cleaning the battlefield and properly burying the dead Tibetans and soldiers, Zhang Huajin clasped his hands and said: "My dear friends, the military orders are overwhelming, so I don't dare to stay for a long time. We'll say goodbye and see you again someday!" After that, he got on his horse and
Lead the soldiers to leave quickly.
Qingcheng sacrificed three disciples, which was a serious matter. After Ding Shujian sent the pigeon letter, he did not dare to stay for a long time, so he took Bai Fu, Zhang Zixuan and the ashes of his three junior disciples back to the mountain.
Hearing that Ding Shujian and the others were from Qingcheng, Hu Changgang also felt good about them, and the four of them returned together. After the first few days of sadness at losing their classmates, the mentality of the several teenagers began to slowly recover, and there were more topics to talk about.
Bai Fu and Hu Changgang were similar in age and had fought side by side, so they quickly became friends. Bai Fu admired Hu Changgang's martial arts skills and constantly asked for advice along the way, and benefited a lot from him.
Bai Fu said: "Brother Nagaoka, your lightness skills are superb, and your stick skills are even more wonderful. We really admire you. To be fair, no disciple under the age of twenty in Qingcheng can be your opponent."
Hu Changgang replied modestly: "Thank you Brother Fu for your kindness. I am actually just an ordinary lay disciple of Shaolin. Except for the miraculous Lengafu Tiger Stick Technique taught by my master himself, the rest of what I have learned are all basic Shaolin Kungfu."
Bai Fu was shocked: "Isn't this considered first-class martial arts? I have seen with my own eyes that neither the two kings are your opponent!"
When Hu Changgang heard this, he also sighed and said: "The disciples who take refuge are amazing. It's just that my family has only passed down the tradition from generation to generation, and my family will never let me get tonsured. I'm also very sorry that there are no Prajna Palm Techniques or Maha Finger Techniques.
I had no chance to learn the most advanced Shaolin martial arts, such as Xiangshen Kick and Wu Nian Mind Technique. I have seen the elders of Bodhidharma Academy and Luohan Hall demonstrate it. It is really shocking and unique skills. Shaolin Kung Fu is extensive and profound.
Such and such..."
Hu Changgang's mouth went dry, and Bai Fu listened with fascination...
After hearing this, Bai Fu fell to the ground with envy and praised: "So, our martial arts in Qingcheng are much worse than yours. Except for my master who can compete with the head of your Bodhidharma Academy, the other elders are not your elders."
opponent."
Hearing this, Hu Changgang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Brother Fu, you are talented and smart. If you can go to Shaolin or Wudang to learn martial arts as soon as possible, your future achievements will definitely not be inferior to mine. I should not say anything, although Qingcheng
He is from a well-known and decent family, but after all, he lives in a corner, far away from the martial arts in the Central Plains. He may still be somewhat famous in Sichuan, but looking at the world, he is really like a frog at the bottom of a well. My parents saw this back then, so they resolutely forced me out of Sichuan and sent me to Shaolin."
Hu Changgang's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, a wake-up call. After hearing this, Bai Fu stayed up all night, unable to calm down for a long time. Because he knew that Hu Changgang's words were true, and they hit Qingcheng's weakness and his own pain points...
Arriving at Beichuan, where the Qiang and Tibet meet, the four of them parted ways, reluctant to leave.
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After returning from the main temple of Songpanchuan, Bai Fu didn't think about food or sleep, because he saw another world of martial arts. But the Qingcheng disciples around him were still the same, complacent, thinking that Qingcheng's martial arts were the best in the world.
, after completing daily classes every day, he would travel around the mountains and rivers, not wanting to make progress. No one had ever cared about the gap with the disciples of the same age as Shaolin and other famous sects. In Bai Fu’s view, Hu Changgang was right, this was the frog in the well.
Sit in a well and look at the sky. If you continue like this, even if you practice hard until you are eighteen or nineteen years old, you will still be no match for others.
What's more terrible is that this kind of frog-in-the-well problem is not only suffered by disciples, but also by many masters and uncles. The elders talk all day long and deceive the disciples. How is Qingcheng? How is our mental method and martial arts? During the conversation, Qingcheng
City Martial Arts and Shaolin Wudang do not give in too much. They neither acknowledge the actual gap with Shaolin Wudang and other famous sects, nor do they care about what is happening in the Central Plains martial arts. No wonder the folk proverb often says, "Bashu is the place where dragons are locked!"
However, I am in it, and although I understand this truth, I can't break away. The master has been in retreat this year, and no one has told him.
If you occasionally complain, not only will the elders dislike you, but even your fellow apprentices will regard you as a different person. This feeling of being sober while everyone else is drunk is unbearable.
Bai Fu fell into deep anxiety, and for the first time he really thought about his life. His mind was confused, and everything was in chaos. Bai Fu simply stopped attending daily classes, asked for leave all day, and stood alone on the cliff, letting the cold