Chapter 12 Summit

Zhao Kuangyin's danger comes from two people.The weapon carried by one person is a fishing net, but this is not an ordinary fishing net, but an iron net, with copper coins hanging from the surrounding edges on the net knots, and the sound of a light shake is as sweet as rain hitting copper bells. The iron net is called "Yunluo Tianwang".The "Sanpu of Strange Soldiers" compiled by Anonymous in the Song Dynasty is a work that specifically collects strange weapons in the Jianghu, but the so-called "Sanpu" means that only weapons are included but not ranked.This book contains the collection of "Yunluo Tianwang".

The other person was even more strange. When he looked at him from a distance, he thought he was empty-handed.Looking closer, it turned out that he was holding a black brick in one hand, which was about the same size as a normal blue brick. Zhao Kuangyin has traveled a lot in the world, and he can tell at a glance that this brick is not an ordinary brick, but made of iron.But he didn't know whether the pair of iron bricks were weapons or hidden weapons, because apart from seeing "thugs" on the street shooting and throwing bricks at each other, he had never seen anyone using bricks on the rivers and lakes or on the battlefield. block as a weapon.

Facing the danger, Zhao Kuangyin first adjusted his breath, then still held the cable tightly with one hand, and shook the dragon stick with the other hand.The dragon's mouth was loosened from the dragon's claw, and the coiled dragon's Nilin was also pulled out from the cable stake.Then he held a stick in one hand, stabilized his figure, and closely guarded against the opponent's changes.The dragon body at the front of the stick is on the deck, twisting and swimming with the ups and downs of the ship, just like a living dragon.And Zhao Kuangyin's tall figure stood there steadily, holding a swimming dragon in his hand, behind him was the rising tide, rolling clouds and mist, really like a god descending to earth.

The two people who brought danger never fought, not because of the distance, nor because the situation was very dangerous, but because some fights do not need to be actually carried out to predict the outcome. Zhao Kuangyin can be regarded as the number one emperor in martial arts. He created Taizu Changquan by himself. When he practiced the whole set of boxing, he fully demonstrated the heroic characteristics of the north. He is one of the six famous boxing in the Chinese martial arts circle.He also invented the "big and small panlong stick", which was later known as the nunchaku.This large and small coiled dragon stick technique was actually created for the characteristics of the weapon in his hand.Although the front part of the dragon body is soft, generally it can only be used with the whip technique.But Zhao Kuangyin was able to use it to make it as hard as he wanted, and as soft as he wanted. The front dragon body can not only draw, spin, coil, retract, pull, hang, drag, and wrap, but also shake and collapse like a hard stick. , flick, smash, click, poke, sweep.The nunchakus used by later generations actually only learned part of his panlong stick technique, but did not understand the essence of the combined movement of stick and whip.

Although the person holding the fishing net is dressed as a fisherman, this person is Tong Gangzheng, the current general manager of Yijiang, Three Lakes and Eighteen Mountains.His big hands with squirming muscles tightly grasped the fishing net, and his inner breath and blood vessels kept turbulent.Although force follows Qi and is focused on the whole body, Tong Gangzheng has always stabilized his figure and did not take any action. In fact, several times of ups and downs in the tide made the two side-by-side boats tilt sharply, and their big boat was at a high position, and Zhao Kuangyin's small boat was at a low position.At this time, Tong Gang was trying to take advantage of the situation and go straight to the boat, throwing out the entire iron net, and attacking Zhao Kuangyin with three methods: cover, close, and twist.But it was always at this time that he would find that the dragon body of the coiled dragon stick in Zhao Kuangyin's hand changed from soft and swimming to straight and hard.The dragon's head was tilted up, one stick was longer than two, and the dragon's head was pointed directly in his face.

When the front part of the dragon body hardens, there will be more "poking" and "sliding" characters. These two "poking" and "sliding" styles are the nemesis of all the spreading attack moves of "Yunluo Tianwang". It can pass through the mesh. Attack and kill the net holder directly.Moreover, when the dragon body and the iron net are entangled, the opponent has a long stick to drive the dragon body, and the force arm is longer than your own. If you fight for it, the opponent may snatch the iron net.If he gathered the iron net into a bunch and used the smashing move, the length of the net would be far less than the total length of the coiling dragon stick and the body of the dragon. In a battle, he would only be beaten.

The person holding the iron brick next to him looks like a butcher, but he is dressed like a teacher.He is a master who recently joined One River, Three Lakes and Eighteen Mountains. He has no name in the rivers and lakes, but his real name is Zheng Shang.The guy hadn't moved either, and it didn't look like he'd ever thought of doing it.Holding those two wrought-iron bricks was like holding two books that I couldn’t read, or holding two pieces of meat that I didn’t know how to cook properly, with a blank face.But in such a dangerous tide, when facing an exceptionally powerful opponent, he can still put on a dazed face, which can only show that this person's morality is extraordinary, and no one can figure out all the calculations in his heart.

But one thing is very obvious, the pair of iron bricks in Zheng Shang's hands is too short as a weapon, it is difficult to have a chance to cross the defensive range of the Coiling Dragon Stick to attack in close quarters.However, if it is used as a concealed weapon, it is too big and cumbersome, and it has become a bright weapon if it is held so clearly in the hand, losing the advantage of assassination.But as long as Zheng Shang continues to maintain this state of confrontation and continues to hold this iron brick in his hands, it will always be a huge threat to Zhao Kuangyin, and he has to allocate a large part of his energy to deal with it.

But Zheng Shang also had scruples, once the iron brick flew out to attack but failed to succeed, then he could only parry with empty hands without any weapons, and became a living target for being beaten with a stick.Therefore, his attack method can only go sideways to assist the kill. When Tong Gang is fighting, he chooses a suitable time to deal a fatal blow to Zhao Kuangyin from an unexpected angle and unimaginable strength.It can be seen from this that sideways methods of auxiliary killing are always vicious and more effective than positive methods. The problem now is that Tong Gangzheng is not sure enough to make a move.Not only was he unsure, but he was even afraid to make a move, because when he made a move, it might be the time when he was restrained.And if Tong Gang didn't make a move, Zheng Shang couldn't find an opportunity and couldn't go the wrong way. He could only hold a pair of iron bricks in his hands all the time, just like holding his lover's hands tightly and unwilling to let him go.

While Tong Gangzheng and Zheng Shang didn't move, Zhao Kuangyin had no reason to move.He came here to discuss business, and it was obvious that the other party had misunderstood something before, and he didn't even want to give him the opportunity to communicate.So don't talk about shooting now, even if you say something wrong, the result will be completely different.So he can only wait and wait for the other party to react, no matter whether it is beneficial or unfavorable, he can only act accordingly when he has a reaction. Zhao Kuangyin confronted the enemy like a rock, while Zhang Jin'ao who was next to him suddenly made a move following the surge of the tide.

He seized the opportunity when the hull was pushed out of a certain inclination by the tide, and his body suddenly slid to the side of the big ship, and then he knelt on one leg to try to stabilize his lower body, and supported the side of the ship with his right hand to stabilize his upper body. Holding the gun with one hand in his left hand, he threw out a large gun flower.The thrown gun flower was not for attacking, but to seal a large range of attack surface, because there were two shining clusters of flowers rolling towards this attack surface. There is only one person protected by the two flowers, and this person is the third person on the bow of the big boat just now.This person also held a ground steel spear in one hand, and a nine-tooth sawback knife in the other.Few people can use knives and guns together, unless the person who taught this person martial arts or he himself was once a master of boat handling.Only such masters are accustomed to fighting with a pole in one hand and a knife in the other.The nine-tooth sawback knife was originally the type of knife often used by masters on board. It can not only chop and kill, but also cut cables and saw masts, and break ships and piles.Furthermore, under the current situation, if you are not a master at handling the boat, it is impossible for you to still roll and attack while the undulating momentum of the hull is not in your favor. After consulting various books and folklore, I learned that there are very few masters in history who are famous for wielding swords and guns with both hands.The only one who can be counted is Li Tianrun, the general of the country under Fang La when he rebelled and became king.And the master in front of him is also surnamed Li, named Li Longkai.People in the rivers and lakes call it "split the river and pick the mountain".As for whether he has any relationship with Li Tianrun mentioned in the Water Margin, the author did not find any supporting materials.But there are a few coincidences that make people feel that he should be an ancestor of Li Tianrun. First of all, his surname is also Li, and the weapons he uses are exactly the same as Li Tianrun's, which is very rare.Then, judging from the sphere of influence of One River, Three Lakes and Eighteen Mountains, their most important activity location is also within the scope of Fang La's later uprising.In addition, Zheng Shang, who is partnered with Li Longkai, is good at hurting people with iron bricks, and one of Fang La's generals is Zheng Biao who can beat people with gold bricks.Not only is Zheng Biao also surnamed Zheng, in addition to using gold bricks to hurt people, he also invites gods and ghosts to fight against the enemy.And Zheng Shang has not been in One River, Three Lakes and Eighteen Mountains for a long time, and he has such a status because he knows some metaphysical and strange techniques.Therefore, these coincidences prove each other, not only can it show that Li Longkai is related to the later Li Tianrun, but Zheng Shang and the later Zheng Biao should also be related. Zhang Jin'ao blocked the attack surface with a single shot, but he could only stop Li Longkai for a while.No matter what, a spear flower can't block the two sharp flowers, unless Zhang Jin'ao's martial arts skills are much higher than the opponent's, and his marksmanship is twice as fast as the opponent's.Zhang Jin'ao's combat skills did not reach that level of skill, and what was even more disadvantaged was that he was a horse-riding general, while the opponent was a master boatman.The battle on the ship bumping and circling in the high tide and huge waves was even more of a disadvantage.So after only four or five moves, Zhang Jindai was already forced to leave the ship's side, and his body gradually slid backwards as the ship swayed. In this way, Zhao Kuangyin's situation is in danger.Once Li Longkai rushed onto the boat and attacked him with a knife or a spear, then Tong Gangzheng and Zheng Shang could take the opportunity to find a gap to attack, and no matter how powerful Zhao Kuangyin was, it would be difficult to stop him. At this time, Zhang Jin'ao seemed to be completely discouraged, and simply gave up blocking.Kneeling on one leg, he slid back to the other side of the boat and leaned his back against the side of the boat.After the gun flower dancing with one hand was free from the entanglement of the opponent's sword and gun, he didn't have any burden to face.This is a tactic of retreating to advance, and it is to use all one's energy to attack in another way. Li Longkai was very confident. He felt that it was the expected result that he forced the opponent's shot away.But he also felt something was wrong, the opponent's state and reaction seemed to be unreasonable in some way.Where is it?Just as he swung his sword and spear and jumped out onto the opponent's boat, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.correct!Why does the opponent always only hold the gun with the left arm?Generally speaking, no matter whether Lian Jiazi is training with one-handed or two-handed guns, when encountering a powerful attack that cannot be blocked, the most normal reaction should be to subconsciously protect himself with both hands of guns, and then move his body and retreat. .But this opponent was always single-handed, and he didn't subconsciously protect his vitals.not good!This is a lure, a feint! However, it was difficult to dodge when his figure was already vertical, so Li Longkai could only dance the flowers of the swords and guns more intensively, and at the same time shrink his body as much as possible, trying to hide within the protective range of the flowers of the swords and guns.

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