The mountains were dim and the day was getting dark. Guan Dashi led the two of them and meandered down the stone steps, but they had nothing to say.
Niu Chong couldn't hold himself back at first: "Brother Dashi, this old man just doesn't want to welcome us or see us off. He also said it in a polite way, but he doesn't know how to explain it?"
Guan Dashi stopped and turned around and said: "Brother Niu, Master Gongsun is telling us to take a good rest and practice our martial arts better. It will not be too late to take revenge. If we encounter people who are fleeing again, we will save one more."
." Yang Sanlang nodded with sudden enlightenment. Niu Chong's doubts were solved and he said no more. The three of them led the horses from Cuiyun Peak and returned to the valley.
They were not anxious on the way back. The three of them walked slowly, talking about their plans for the future from time to time. They encountered pheasants and mountain rabbits that were hungry and came out to look for food, so they caught them and hung them on their horses. Yang Sanlang was particularly lucky and found a pheasant.
At the sight of a red fox, the three of them tied up their horses and worked together to encircle and suppress them. After closing the Dashi, Niu Chong split into two groups and chased from the bottom to the top of the slope. Yang Sanlang went around to the top of the slope and rushed down. With a sweep of his stick,
It accurately hit the red fox on the head. The red fox rolled and struggled for several times, with blood oozing from its mouth and nose. It staggered for a while and then lay down. When Yang Sanlang went up to collect it, he felt a fishy smell.
Then he pinched his mouth and nose with one hand, picked up the red fox with the other, and hung it on another horse.
After a long time at night, the three of them returned to the valley. The lights were on in Yang Sanlang's hut, and the orange light came out from the small window, adding a vivid color to the cold night in the valley. Guan Dashi poked Yang Sanlang and said loudly: "
Since this red fox was hunted by Brother Sanlang alone, Brother Niu and I can no longer take advantage of it. Let's divide the pheasants and mountain rabbits and rest early." After that, he winked at Niu Chong.
Niu rushed and realized: "Yes... yes! I'm exhausted after running all day. I'll go back and rest first."
Yang Sanlang had no choice but to raise his hand: "Then I'll thank Brother Dashi and Brother Niu." After saying that, he tied the two horses to a big elm tree in front of the hut, took the red fox and the remaining pheasant, and the mountain chicken
Rabbit, go back to your thatched hut. The smell of red fox was unpleasant, so Yang Sanlang had to hang high under the eaves before entering.
It was still early, and Lu Qiuniang had not rested yet. She was sewing something stitch by stitch under the oil lamp. Yang Sanlang threw the pheasant and mountain rabbit on the rattan box, went over and sat down: "Sister Qiuniang, I came back today to shoot a pheasant."
Fox, I can make you a pair of fox skin boots." Qiuniang made a silent gesture and pointed inside, where Guan Hu'er was sleeping soundly on the kang. Yang Sanlang understood and lowered his voice: "Sister Qiuniang,
What are you doing?"
Lu Qiuniang picked up the sewn thing, but it was a half-sleeved rabbit skin coat. Qiuniang looked at it for a few times and said, "Stand up and let me see if it fits." Yang Sanlang stood up and stared at Lu Qiuniang.
Qiuniang shouted angrily: "Turn around!" Yang Sanlang chuckled a few times and turned around, turning his back to Lu Qiuniang.
Lu Qiuniang went up and made some gestures with her vest, then muttered to herself a few times before saying, "Okay! Brother Sanlang, please sit down."
After Yang Sanlang sat down again, he told Lu Qiuniang about the day's itinerary in detail, and then said: "I'm afraid your going to Chang'an will be delayed for a while. I heard from the old Taoist in the temple that the thieves are in good arrogance.
In the prosperous period, the officers and soldiers were retreating steadily. Since the bandit leader An Lushan has been planning for a long time, he will not be satisfied with the capital of Luoyang. Soon he will drive the bandits west to Chang'an. Going at this time, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult, eight out of ten
The Nine Keys fell into the hands of thieves and betrayed Concubine Mei's instructions."
After hearing this, Lu Qiuniang remained silent for a long time. Knowing that he meant well, she said, "Then I won't go now. If you have a spirit, you will understand me."
Yang Sanlang was overjoyed: "Don't worry, sister Qiuniang, when the thieves retreat, I will go with you! It's getting late, you and Hu'er will take a break." Qiuniang then stuffed the sewn half-sleeved shirt into Yang Sanlang's hands.
, take a break back home.
The next day, when the sky was dim, Guan Dashi came up to knock on the door one by one. Niu Chong and Yang Sanlang were called up one after another. They were sleepy-eyed and yawning. They didn't know what the elder brother's orders were. Guan Dashi led the two of them to an open space in the valley and drank.
"Stand up straight!" Yang Sanlang was furious. Although he was confused, he still cheered up. Guan Dashi said: "I thought about it for half the night last night. Now that the revenge of my father, brother, and wife has not been avenged, Yang Liu
We can't go back to the village, so why don't we brothers train hard in this valley, recharge our batteries, wait for the opportunity, and make enemies of the Snow Country hate each other."
Yang Sanlang thought of his missing eldest and second brothers, and was inspired to say bravely: "I will listen to Brother Da Shi!" Niu Chong was already brave, so he naturally agreed.
The three of them then made some wooden stakes, cut the lower ends into sharp points, lined them up in a row, and inserted them into the open space. Knowing that most of the Jizhou bandit soldiers were tall, each fixed wooden stake was as tall as a person.
Dashi named this open space "Valley School Ground" and set a rule: one hour after getting up in the morning and one hour before going to bed, practice intensively at the Valley School Ground. The rest of the time, he goes into the mountains to hunt and gather for food.
.If there is plenty of food, it will be sent to Shangqingguan in turn to feed the refugees.
So, the three of them got busy again. Guan Dashi first took off the horse's saddle and shackles, hid it in the hut, then put away all the short knives that a few people had captured, and removed the iron plates from the thieves' armor.
I plan to find a blacksmith to melt it down and make it into hoes, shovels, rakes, hatchets, etc. for future use.
Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong carried hatchets and searched for some wild jujube trees in the mountains and forests. They cut down the ones with the right length and thickness, then peeled them into long poles about nine feet long and hung them against the walls around the hut to dry. They were done with this.
In the afternoon, Lu Qiuniang made several bowls of meat porridge and brought them out. The three of them ate them wholeheartedly, and then continued their work.
In the afternoon, the three of them walked together. They walked up the valley, picking some slender, flat quartz stones, granite, and basalt stones, and put them in the backpacks they carried. They returned to the hut in less than an hour. The three of them pressed the buttons of large, medium, and small.
Wait, sort the stones. He took out the hatchet and used the back of the knife to scrape out circles of grooves on the strips of stone. The grooves only accounted for less than half of the stones. Guan Dashi took three more long poles and cut the three small pieces.
The processed stones were fixed on long poles with ropes, and three simple stone spears were made.
Guan Dashi took one at random and started dancing in the valley school ground, which attracted Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong to applaud. Lu Qiuniang took Guan Huer out to bask in the sun, and when she heard the sound, she came over and praised her repeatedly. Guan Huer was still young.
, it was strange to see it, and it even cried out "woo woo ah ah". Guan Dashi saw it clearly, and he felt very relieved.
After practicing a set of marksmanship several times, Guan Dashi's forehead was covered with a layer of sweat. He waved his sleeves and touched it: "Brother Sanlang, Brother Niu! Let's go back to eat something first and meet here after dark.
I'm here to teach you how to practice." After saying this, he turned around with a face full of kindness, "Hu'er! Let daddy hold you, and we will sleep together tonight!" Qiu Niang handed Guan Huer over, and Guan Dashi held her in her arms.
Okay, we walked all the way to the hut.
That night, the three brothers met at the valley school ground as scheduled. Niu Chong was quite excited: "Brother Dashi! Can we learn your majestic marksmanship tonight?"
Guan Dashi chuckled: "Yes, it must be possible! I just don't know if Brother Niu and Brother Sanlang can endure the hardships?"
Niu Chong couldn't stand the provocation and said unconvinced: "What hardships have I not suffered? What hardships can't I endure? Brother Da Shi, don't underestimate me!" Yang Sanlang was also angry at the side, but he didn't say anything, his expression
But his demeanor is similar to that of Niu Chongxiang.
Guan Dashi shouted: "Okay! They are all hot-blooded men. Before learning this set of marksmanship, you must first know the origin of the marksmanship. This set of marksmanship is called the 'Overlord Spear', which was created by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.
It has been passed down from generation to generation. The main movements include prodding, stabbing, chopping, cutting, blocking, intercepting, teasing, charging, and bringing..." Guan Dashi started spitting, Yang Sanlang, and Niu Chong felt their hearts scratching when they heard it.
, eyes are shining, as if I already have the skill of spear in hand, and the world is at my disposal.
Seeing the effect of his words, Guan Dashi paused and said seriously: "My ancestor, Guan Dashi, is from Hedong Jie Liang, and so is the Grand Duke Guan Yuyun. What my family has taught me is a set of training methods for the 'Qinglong Yanyue Sword'! One method can lead to all others."
Fatong, the Overlord Spear of the Overlord of Chu, Zhang Yide's Zhangba Snake Spear, Lu Fengxian's Fangtian Painted Halberd... my ancestors also learned it and passed it on to future generations." Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong nodded in unison, convinced.
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Guan Dashi felt that he had exaggerated a bit, and then added: "Of course, when facing the enemy in battle, you should adapt to changes, and you cannot pay attention to these many skills. Knives, guns, spears, and halberds can also be used interchangeably. Just remember 'quick, accurate,
The three-character formula of ruthless will increase your chances of winning by five points."
Guan Dashi finished laying the groundwork and cleared his throat: "Tonight, let's learn a stance first: with feet shoulder-width apart, half-crouching on an empty seat, Qi sinking in the Dantian, holding guns in both hands, holding them straight in front of you.
...Okay! Keep moving, not moving at all!" Guan Dashi saw that the two men had done a good job of raising the spear and charging the horse. He inspected the circle with satisfaction, made some corrections in the details, and then walked away. After walking out for about ten steps,
Without turning around, he said: "Tonight is the time to stand. After standing there for an hour, you can go back and rest! I'm going to make some food for the tiger..."
Although Yang Sanlang and Niu Chong had some doubts at first, they became more confident when they saw that Guan Dashi was serious. When they stood close to a stick of incense, Niu Chong could no longer hold on and fell to the ground with a "woo, dong" sound.
On the ground, my whole body was stiff and I couldn't get up for a while.
Guan Dashi heard the commotion and didn't come to look. A roar came from far away: "Stand up! Don't try to cheat..." Then came the sound of Guan Huer crying and Guan Dashi coaxing the child. Lu Qiuniang couldn't bear to go there.
The voice of help...
When Yang Sanlang was about to burn two sticks of incense, he also fell down. Naturally, he was scolded by Guan Dashi again. He had to move his legs and feet and stand up again... The two of them fell down like this, and then fell down.
Finally, after an hour, I crawled back to the hut...