Ping, ping ping ping ping——

The sound of swords clashing was heard intensively on the school grounds, and occasionally sparks of light were splashed in the air. On a chilly spring day, two figures in single clothes went around and killed each other, making the fight lively.

Liang Siyi and a group of soldiers looked around nervously. From time to time, cheers could be heard among the soldiers, but her eyes were focused, her hands were clenched in fists and pressed on her knees, and she looked a little nervous.

At a certain moment, the competition on the school field came to a halt due to the breaking of the long knife. When the two distanced themselves, her nervous look faded from her face. Everyone also heard heroic laughter.

came.

"Haha, it's so happy! It's so happy——"

The one who almost fought with You Hongzhuo on the school field was the burly "Little Ming King" Chen Fangda.

Since the first martial arts competition with You Hongzhuo a few days ago, and it was discovered that the two sides were evenly matched and worthy of rivals, similar competitions have happened more than once. In the past few days, as long as Chen Fangda finished handling official business, he would go to find You Hongzhuo, and often follow him.

Liang Siyi, who was preparing for the marriage, said hello: "Sister, I can lend you my man!"

As for Liang Siyi, who had led soldiers and fought in wars, she was already tired of the series of girly things she had to prepare for the wedding. When Chen Fangda greeted her, she would often follow her and run out, leaving the group of sisters and aunts who were rebellious to do the tossing for her.

The new house prepared with You Hongzhuo.

However, competitions with real swords and guns on the school field often contain dangers. You Hongzhuo and Chen Fangda have similar martial arts skills. When they really get into fighting, they may inevitably suffer some scratches and bruises, and even the injuries may become more serious accidentally.

Maybe it's not impossible. Although Liang Siyi had experienced the bloody sea of ​​​​the battlefield, he was still nervous at this time. He often complained that the two men killed too fiercely. You Hongzhuo said: "It takes too much weapons to compete with the third brother."

Chen Fangda laughed loudly: "Martial arts on the battlefield are inevitably like this. One strike from you and one strike from me will determine the outcome... You don't know, back then, my swordsmanship was also very fine, but now it has become even more refined.

The beating is not enough..."

He likes martial arts, and for more than ten years, his precise fighting methods have completely transformed into large-scale battles. In the past, when the army was short of supplies, he had restrained himself. Now his life is better, and he is no longer hungry.

I always have to vent my excess energy in competitions.

At this time, the competition was over, and both of them were feeling steamy, so they went with Liang Siyi to rest in a building on the side of the school ground. During the period, they exchanged their experiences in martial arts practice. Chen Fangda also often told stories about his own journey to martial arts practice.

For example, she was smart since she was a child and was extremely talented in martial arts. Unfortunately, her family was poor when she was a child and she didn't eat enough, so she was not tall enough. When she was nearly thirty years old, the Jurchens went south and were moved by Wang Juyun to join the rebellion. After that, they changed

He was a knight-errant, so he could only draw a tie with You Hongzhuo. He felt like he was forced into prostitution along the way. Of course, he had a heroic temperament, so when he mentioned it in a conversation, You Hongzhuo only found it interesting.

Apart from chatting, Chen Fangda would also talk about many major events in the city in recent days, including the rebel army’s upcoming plan to march westward. This time, he will lead the rebel army’s northwest expedition, while the steward An An will be responsible for handling various details.

Fortunately, all the plans have been basically completed at this time. The marriage between You Hongzhuo and Liang Siyi is scheduled for the end of February in a few days, and in early March, the vanguard will officially move towards the northwest.

"This time when planning the northwest, the Prime Minister's side will be led by General Shi of Shi'an Town. In addition to our side, the Chinese Army will also send a team of people, the same one who came here a few days ago and met Zou Xu at the teahouse.

Fang Monkey, although there are not many people, but with the reputation of Black Flag, it will be useful in negotiating for surrender..."

"Is it dangerous?" You Hongzhuo asked.

"...The danger should not be great this time." Chen Fangda thought for a while before replying, "Although Mr. Ning wrote a letter last month and mentioned that we should be careful of the grassland people in Xixia, in fact, it was originally

I was worried about these guys, so I went to the northwest. All the necessary preparations have been made. As for the situation in the northwest, the Prime Minister has actually sent people there to investigate since last year, and some of the grievances and grievances have been clearly understood...

…”

"...That was probably...the eleventh year of Jianshuo in the Wu Dynasty, which was August or September of the last year of Jianshuo. When the Jurchen East Route Army was about to break through Lin'an, Nianhan on our side had already gone down and took a breather.

In the northwest prefecture, a former high-ranking official of the Wu Dynasty named Chen Shiqun, after his family was killed by the Jurchens, colluded with the grassland people who had conquered Xixia for several years, and broke the last alliance in the northwest.

Several cities, killing Zhe Keqiu and his family..."

"...These barbarians from the grassland were the ones who promised to be hired by the Liao family to fight with us at the end of that year. In fact, they had blood debts... It was the spring of the next year, and they used tricks to deceive the people at that time.

Qi County, where General Li Guotang was guarding, massacred many people. However, these barbarians came and went like the wind with their light cavalry. They only destroyed Miao and Mai in Jin and did not engage in battle. This gave us a slight headache. We only felt that Liao Yiren had gone completely crazy.

...before they had time to take revenge, they killed Liao Yiren's entire family and fled..."

"...Although it caused some trouble for us at that time, the light cavalry rushed in, slaughtered the enemy and then left without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. This was the tactics of bandits and desperadoes. And speaking of it, if we put aside the blood debt of Qixian County, it actually made us more vulnerable.

Our battle in Jindi lasted a little longer, so we didn’t pay much attention to them afterwards... Of course the female prime minister remembered this incident. After that, some grassland businessmen came from Xixia and wanted to discuss cooperation with us.

The female prime minister rejected them..."

"...Last year, we sent people to the northwest to investigate and found that although the group of grassland people handed over some states and towns originally owned by the Zhejia to Chen Shiqun after breaking up Fuzhou, they still failed to secure the position of the Zhejia. The grassland people

Only two months after he left, his men mutinied, killed Chen Shiqun, and started fighting..."

"...the northwest was massacred several times by the Jurchens, and the Zhejia family, the only ones who kept their place, were massacred by the prairie people again, and all their supplies were looted. After another year of fighting, only a few horse bandits and Jiezhai were left.

These small forces are self-defeating. These forces are very weak and cannot withstand being swept away by the army. We are willing to go over and take over. In addition, there is the black flag of the Chinese Army as a guarantee. Those who can’t even eat enough should

Can't refuse..."

Regarding this northwest strategy, both in Jin and within the Rebellion Division, they must have discussed it repeatedly for several rounds. Chen Fangda also said that he was confident. You Hongzhuo thought for a while and said: "If there is anything I can use..."

Chen Fangda then laughed: "Yes - that is, before I go to war, I will play a few more rounds with my brother. Alas, brother-in-law, you don't know, I wanted to become a hero like Zhou Tong back then.

I have been busy with mundane affairs these past few years, and my life has not been smooth enough. You also know that the way of fighting on the battlefield is straight forward. It cannot produce fancy moves or become a real master. I have been...

It’s just that fighting with my adoptive father, Shi Daxia and the others gave me a sense of martial arts..."

"...but my adoptive father is old after all, and Shi Daxia has a heavy task of guarding the female prime minister. After all, I don't have a close relationship with him, so I can't keep dragging him to feed me. Brother-in-law, things are different here. Our martial arts skills

, between brothers, they fight for the longest time, and fighting is the most refreshing. I feel that I have improved in the past few days, so when it comes to practicing martial arts, there must be an old enemy. We will be old enemies from now on..."

When Chen Fangda talked about martial arts, he started chattering and talking nonsense. You Hongzhuo laughed when he heard this.

"There is no need to be an old enemy..." he said, "However, I was in the southwest and saw the Chinese army training, and they have quite a lot of tactics. I also learned some skills, and I told Lao Taishan about it before..."

You Hongzhuo returned from the Southwest and had learned a lot of Southwest special training techniques. When he talked to Wang Juyun, Wang Juyun mentioned the idea of ​​him occasionally joining the army to teach. However, he and Liang Siyi were about to get married, so there was no rush to arrange the matter.

Considering that Chen Fangda was about to go on an expedition, You Hongzhuo also gave some general information about the situation in the southwest. Chen Fangda listened carefully. After a while, You Hongzhuo stopped, and then he smiled slightly and waved his hand.

"...Actually, General Xue Guangcheng, who came with the technical team, also told us about some training methods in the southwest, including with the female prime minister. We also had many discussions in the past. We are the Chinese army's firearms

I took some over and learned a lot, but later I found out that we can’t use their best stuff here for the time being..."

"Why is this?"

Chen Fangda sighed: "The most powerful thing about the Chinese army is not the training of one or two soldiers, or the elite scouts, but the fact that Mr. Ning used various methods to enlighten most of the soldiers...

What we are talking about here is to teach them literacy, teach them the art of war, and even teach them the principles of life. Let them go to the battlefield not even for pay, but to fight when they are hungry. There are many things in between, we or the female prime minister, for the time being

Can’t even use it…”

Different from the passion and roughness when talking about martial arts before, when Chen Fangda talked about military affairs, he seemed to be serious when he clasped his fingers.

"... During this period, my adoptive father and I also discussed several times about the methods of the Huaxia Army... First of all, we also have the technology to make paper, but then the ideas he used were: first, everyone is equal, and second, memory

Kusitian, thirdly, what he is inciting is the hatred of the soldiers against the Jurchens... We can barely use the second point of these things, and the third point is even more usable, but when you really want to use it, you will

I have discovered that there are not many people in our army who can speak these words."

"In front of me... there are a bunch of sworn brothers. We are a family, but Xiaoyou, do you think there are many people who can say nice things? Loyalty is nothing more than not drinking the blood of soldiers. What promises can you make in normal times?

It's just a big meal of meat and a big bowl of wine. Now the situation has become a little more relaxed. Between soldiers and generals, there are three, six, and nine. Nowadays, most of our generals can take the lead on the battlefield, and they may be good at talking.

There are really too few people talking..."

"...Mr. Ning spent more than ten years on this matter. From Zhuji to Xiaocanghe, he personally taught people one after another, and then led one group to the next. In the end, almost all

The big soldiers were taught how to read so many words, so they picked out such talented people..."

Chen Fangda said, lowering his voice: "The female prime minister was the first to understand this matter and wanted to do it, but firstly, time and secondly, ideas were not enough. Mr. Ning spent ten

For many years, I put aside Confucianism and taught a group of people from scratch. They killed the emperor in order to put aside Confucianism. They also used their own ideas. What do we use here? Call out all the literate Confucian students and teach them.

This is also true, he is the Lord and Master of Heaven and Earth..."

"...And here in Jin, there have been so many big families over the years. Even if the female prime minister is in power, it is still these big families that need to be united. If you can't talk about equality for everyone, then why do you have to be a soldier? Haha.

How many people can you let leave the team after enlightenment and still fight the enemy bravely..."

"...So these things are not easy to do, but of course it is not impossible to do them. Since last year, the female prime minister has arranged for many people to learn from the teachers of the Huaxia Army, and some of the children of the rich families have been sent to the southwest.

, some are learning and doing things in our own classes, and we have also promoted and cared for some generals in the army who are eloquent and good-hearted... These things are all moving forward step by step..."

When Chen Fangda spoke, he also showed his sincerity and professionalism as a general. You Hongzhuo looked solemn and said, "What the third brother said makes sense." He originally thought that the other person had a rough mind, but now he was sincerely convinced.

.

Chen Fangda smiled and waved his hands: "Hahahaha, those are what the prime minister and adoptive father said. If I had allowed myself to have my way, I would have ignored these troublesome things early on."

He paused for a moment and then said: "But don't worry too much. There has never been anyone in this world who has trained troops like Mr. Ning. As long as they don't compare with the Black Flag of the Southwest, neither King Tiger's army nor our rebel army will be able to do anything."

It’s not bad. Let’s go to the northwest. Let’s wait and see. Once we pass this hurdle, our territory will be really ample. We still have to learn the methods of the southwest carefully.”

After the competition, Chen Fangda occasionally talked about these trivial matters. After he stopped sweating, he went to take a shower in the bathroom of the barracks. After that, he changed into dry clothes. It was usually in the afternoon, and You Hongzhuo and Liang Siyi took a walk in Wei Sheng City.

The city of Jindi, which has experienced many years of war, seems to be full of vitality in the current series of open public opinions. Merchants from the south and the north have begun to gather, and most people's faces in the streets are also happy. The two people who are about to get married talk about the past,

He will also talk about the future. Although the prosperity of Wei Sheng cannot compare with the southwest, and perhaps it cannot compare with the traces of the past that are vaguely revealed in some cities in the south of the Yangtze River, but the people here are like weeds, tenacious and rough, and their emotions appear purer.

, both of them who have traveled far and wide like the feeling here even more.

They walked around unfamiliar streets and alleys, bought some new and interesting food, talked in the warmer spring, competed in martial arts or went for an outing. When they walked to a deserted place, they would always hold hands.

Regardless of reality or the future, their hearts are filled with happiness.

Chen Fangda came to You Hongzhuo for several martial arts competitions. Some of the extrovert brothers among the rebels would always come and drag him to the gatherings. Wang Juyun occasionally reminded him of his martial arts. After a few days, at the end of February, he and

Liang Siyi got married.

Everyone held a lively and grand wedding. Not only the people in the chaos, but also the female prime minister, Shi Jin, many members of the Chinese Army and many knights from the Jianghu came to watch the ceremony.
To be continued...