The sixth day of October in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1642).
When Zhou Shiqi led Shang Yi, Tang Zhen, Zhou Shaohuan and others to Qingyuzui Ferry by the Yishui River, many villagers gathered here to watch the excitement.
Shang Yi saw a wooden platform more than one meter high and about ten meters on each side erected on the river beach. This must be the venue for today's competition. Under the wooden platform, there are big flags on each side. There were several tables and chairs placed under the banner with the name of the village. At the same time, there were people in each village maintaining order. The villagers watching the excitement basically gathered according to the location of their own village.
The person being greeted here in Qingshui Village was named Zhou Jie, a distant nephew of Zhou Shiqi. When he saw Zhou Shiqi and others coming, he quickly raised his head and said, "Second uncle, you are here. Come and sit here." Then. He also said hello to Shang Yi, Tang Zhen and others.
Zhou Shiqi and others sat down at Zhou Jie's greeting. At this time, no one from the other three villages had arrived, and several people were chatting with each other.
After a while, someone said: "Mr. Zhou, you have arrived early."
When everyone looked back, they saw a group of people coming from the west. The person speaking was a middle-aged man in his mid-forties, also wearing a military robe, walking toward them.
Zhou Shiqi hurriedly stood up to greet him and said, "Brother Huang, you are here too."
Zhou Shaohuan said in a low voice next to Shang Yi: "He is the village chief of Bajiaotai Village, his name is Huang Dongshan. I heard that the team training teacher in their village is his brother, his name is Huang Dongling." He pointed to a four-year-old in Tsing Yi in the team over there. A man in his prime, about ten years old, said: "This is the person. He may be your opponent in a while."
Shang Yi looked at it, nodded, and said nothing.
At this time, a group of people also came from the south, and the leader also came to greet them. Zhou Shaohuan introduced that this person was Zhao Bingyi, the head of Shilitun Village, and the team training teachers in their village were his sons Zhao Yinghao and Zhao Yingjie. Shang Yi I looked at them and saw that they were two young men in their thirties.
Zhao Bingyi said: "Isn't Wang's Datun here yet?"
Zhou Shiqi smiled slightly and said, "The big surprise is coming soon."
Huang Dongshan said: "What do you two think? Anyway, our village has no illusions about the position of the head regiment training teacher. But I am not willing to let the Wang family take it away. Those four sons of Lao Wang are already arrogant enough. Yes, last year we robbed a piece of land in our village. If we rob the head training teacher again, wouldn’t we be in heaven? What about your village? Is there anyone who can beat their four boys?"
Zhao Bingyi shook his head and said: "Anyway, my two boys are quite tough. Our village has suffered a lot from them in the past few years." Then he said to Zhou Shiqi: "Mr. Zhou, I heard that your village has hired a new one. Teacher, are you sure?"
Zhou Shiqi said with a smile: "We haven't even started competing yet, how do I know?"
While several people were talking, they saw another group of people walking along the river. The leader was also an old man about fifty years old. He was quite tall, but he was all fat and did not look too tall. Followed behind him The four young men were all around 20 to 30 years old. All of them were tall, with broad backs and round waists, chests and bellies, and eyebrows raised. Their eyes almost reached the top of their heads.
Shang Yi looked at Que Bian and said with a smile, "Are these the four of us?"
Zhou Shaohuan nodded and said: "Look at how crazy the four brothers are. Usually they are the most unreasonable in this area, especially the third child, Wang Jiagang, who is the worst. I will teach him a lesson when I find an opportunity."
Give him a break."
Shang Yi glanced at him and said with a smile, "Do you have a grudge against him?"
Zhou Shaohuan was a little embarrassed and said: "I had a fight with their third child in April this year, but unfortunately I couldn't beat him, so I went to the mountains to find my uncle to practice kung fu."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "Will he end up today? I'll help you out."
Zhou Shaohuan said: "That's no need. If I don't do it myself, it doesn't count. After practicing for these few months, and you also taught me a few moves, I won't lose to him if I try again.
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Shang Yi smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, you have the ambition. Practice the few moves I teach you, and you won't have any problem dealing with this kid."
At this time, Zhou Shiqi, Huang Dongshan, and Zhao Bingyi all went over to say hello to Wang Xingzu, the village chief of Wangjia Datun. After a few greetings, Wang Xingzu said: "You three have arrived early, so let's not delay any more."
It’s time, let’s get started.”
In order to notarize this competition, the four villages also generously invited two squires from the county to be notaries and referees. Under the auspices of the notary, the four parties went through drawings, first from Qingshui Village to Bajiaotai Village, Wangjiada Village
Tun versus Shilitun, the winner of both sides will decide the winner.
Later, the notary announced the results of the draw in public, and also stated the rules of the contest. A representative from each village came on stage to compete one-on-one. As for whether the two sides competed with each other, they would negotiate on their own.
However, only wooden weapons can be used in the competition. If you fall off the ring or fall to the ground, you will lose. In principle, the contest between the two sides is until the point is reached. However, if there are casualties in the ring, the opponent will not be responsible, but you cannot chase and escape.
People coming off the ring, etc.
At this time, four to five thousand people gathered in the audience to watch. After listening to the notary's announcement, someone immediately shouted in frustration: "We all know it, let's start quickly, we are all impatient to wait."
This statement immediately aroused the response of a large number of people, and the notary also said: "Okay, the competition has officially begun. First, it will be Qingshui Village versus Bajiaotai Village. Representatives from the two villages will be invited to take the stage."
Shang Yi then stood up and walked to the ring. On the other side, Huang Dongling from Bajiaotai Village also walked onto the ring.
Today Shang Yi did not wear his camouflage uniform, but changed into a tight-fitting arrow-sleeved warrior uniform that was very common in this era. He only wore a hat to cover his short hair. And because today is a martial arts competition
, body armor, arm guards, and leg guards were not worn, and the nunchucks and sabers were also placed on the table.
The two of them each stood at a certain point in the ring, and the notary shouted: "Start."
Huang Dongling immediately roared, rushed towards Shang Yi, and struck with a round fist. However, Shang Yi was not in a hurry, sank into Ma Qiao's hand, and pulled away the punch. Seeing that the punch was ineffective, Huang Dongling immediately flew into the air.
The foot kicked towards Shang Yi's left temple again.
Shang Yi still refused to give in. He raised his right hand to guard the left side and blocked the kick again.
Huang Dongling saw that the two attacks had no results. Although his opponent did not fight back, he couldn't help being secretly surprised. He hurriedly grabbed his fists away, punched one after another, and attacked Shang Yi wildly. For a moment, his fists and feet were all at once, causing the tiger to
The fierceness of the tiger also attracted constant cheers from the audience under the ring. They cheered for both sides.
Huang Dongshan clenched his fists, sometimes raising them and sometimes lowering them, to cheer up his brothers. On the Qingshui Village side, although Zhou Shiqi remained calm, he was secretly cheering for Shang Yi in his heart. The others stood up and started again. Banging and jumping, only Tang Zhen looked relaxed. On the other side of the ring, the four Wang brothers from Wangjia Datun crossed their arms and looked sideways at the stage with a look of disdain on their faces.
At this time in the ring, Huang Dongling attacked seventy or eighty times in a row, but Shang Yi did not fight back. It seemed that Huang Dongling had the upper hand, and Shang Yi could only parry, without the ability to fight back. , but Huang Dongling himself knew clearly that despite his fierce attacks, all the attacks were easily blocked by Shang Yi. From this, it seemed that he was not Shang Yi's opponent, but it was just because Shang Yi did not exhaust all his attacks. Just use all your strength. The opponent didn't fight back, but he deliberately gave in to himself, leaving enough face for himself.
Therefore, Huang Dongling suddenly retreated, stopped, and gasped. He had attacked seventy or eighty times in a row, which consumed a lot of energy. But Shang Yi still looked calm, and everyone in the audience could see it at this time. There was a lot of discussion below in some doorways.
After breathing for a while and finally breathing out more evenly, Huang Dongling cupped his hands and said, "I lost. Teacher Shang is very skilled in martial arts. I admire him. I admire him."
Shang Yi also cupped his hands and said, "Teacher Huang, I accept."
The notary saw that although no one was knocked down or knocked out of the ring, but one party took the initiative to admit defeat, then the competition was over, so he declared Qingshui Village the winner on the spot.
At this time, the villagers in Qingshui Village were sure that they had been infected, so they burst into warm cheers. The villagers in Bajiaotai Village were also dejected and looked quite discouraged. People from the other two villages also Everyone was talking about it. The four brothers of the Wang family still looked down upon them. God is the king and I am the second king.
However, the brothers Huang Dongshan and Huang Dongling were not too frustrated. Instead, they bowed to Shang Yi from a distance, apparently thanking him for deliberately giving in to each other in the ring and not causing Huang Dongling to be injured.
And Zhou Shiqi is also very satisfied with Shang Yi's handling method. After all, they will jointly form a group in the future, so that there is room for victory, and the final result will not hurt the harmony.
Next, in the second game, Wangjiadatun versus Shilitun, after the notary made the announcement, the discussion in the audience calmed down a little.
Wang Jiayong, the boss of the Wang family in Wangjiatun, stepped onto the ring with a proud look on his face. On the other side, Zhao Yinghao, the eldest son of Zhao Bingyi, the village chief of Shilitun, also stepped onto the stage.
The notary immediately announced that the competition had begun.
The two men were about the same age, both in their thirties. But Wang Jiayong looked arrogant, raised his hand to Zhao Yinghao, and said contemptuously: "Come on, Zhao Yinghao! Grandpa lets you know how powerful he is. .”
As expected, Zhao Yinghao lost his composure and roared, then rushed up and punched him in the face. Wang Jiayong took a step back with his right foot without any fuss, and leaned forward, using the Iron Banqiao technique. Yinghao's punch immediately passed over his face, and he couldn't help but be startled.
At this moment, although Wang Jiayong's body was bent down, he raised his left foot and kicked it out quickly.
Zhao Yinghao was unprepared and was immediately kicked in the chin. He fell backward immediately. Wang Jiayong's body immediately bounced up like a spring, waved his hand and punched Zhao Yinghao in the lower abdomen.
Zhao Yinghao was immediately beaten and flew out, falling motionless on the ring with blood soaking from his mouth and nose.
In the audience, Tang Zhen couldn't help but be surprised. With just this move, Tie Banqiao wouldn't have been able to reach this level without five or six years of hard work. He might not be able to get much favor from Wang Jiayong's hands.
I couldn't help but feel sad for Shang Yi. But after taking a look at Shang Yi and seeing that he still looked calm, I felt a little more relieved.