Chapter 481 477. Mountain Infantry
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong was the first to conquer Tianhan, followed by Zuo Liangyu.

Could Zhang Xianzhong still keep the Ming army’s garrisons for Zuo Liangyu?

Most likely, those people from the garrison ran away before Zhang Xianzhong arrived and became deserters.

The route might be to go downstream along the Han River to Wuchang, where he was taken into the military camp by Zuo Liangyu.

Later, Zuo Liangyu did die in the rebellion, his troops did return to his son Zuo Menggeng, and he did surrender to the Qing Dynasty. However, at that time, only 200,000 of Zuo Menggeng's 800,000 troops were left, as the others had already fled.

Therefore, there is a high probability that those people in the garrison ran away again.

It's understandable that they are covering up for the older generation.

However, the garrison itself might be real, because Luo Yihang found the swordsmanship taught by Grandpa Gou Gou.

It is still a particularly famous knife technique.

When Luo Yihang was looking for Kung Fu to practice on his own, he taught himself the stick techniques from Yu Dayou's "Sword Classics". At that time, he thought the stick was simple.

But in the process of searching, I also read "Jixiao Xinshu", but I only glanced at it.

Just last night when searching for information about the garrison, Luo Yihang found a record that when Qi Jiguang was transferred to Guangdong in the 1583th year of Wanli (), he revised the "Jixiao Xinshu" and printed it in the military tent for wide dissemination.

It was distributed in many garrisons in various places.

Luo Yihang picked up the "Ji Xiao Xin Shu" again and took a look. He found that the two-handed sword technique taught by Grandpa Gonggong was the long sword technique in it, which was also the Qi family sword technique.

There is also the Tuanpai waist knife that I haven’t learned yet, which is also in the Jixiao New Book.

It's not the stick technique, nor is it the hard spear technique.

However, Luo Yihang also found an introduction to Ming Dynasty javelins, which were divided into two categories: water and land. The naval javelin was naturally used on ships.

The iron rod used on the ship is thick at the front and thin at the back, with a heavy iron head and the center of gravity at the front. It is said that this way of throwing can be far, accurate, and powerful.

The land-based ones are thin in front and thick in the back, with the center of gravity at the back. They are fast and stealthy, and are mostly used in mountains and forests.

The terrain in the mountains and forests is complex and the vision is limited, so javelins are more useful than bows and crossbows.

It is mostly used as an ambush weapon, or when it is necessary to throw it quickly to repel the enemy.

However, infantry combat must be used in conjunction with regimental cards.

This is right again.

The description is exactly the same as that of Grandpa Gougo's home.

Therefore, what Uncle Gonggong taught Luo Yihang was a complete set of mountain infantry tactics in the late Ming Dynasty.
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The next day, Luo Yihang ran excitedly to find Grandpa Gougou.

The first sentence when meeting.

"Mr. Gonggong, you are lying!"

The loud shout made Grandpa Gonggong feel confused, "How could I be a liar!"

"You clearly said you were good at farming, but the sword technique you taught me was the Qi family sword."

After saying that, Luo Yihang jumped into the yard.

He picked up the two-handed long sword, first held it upright to block, then turned his hand to chop it down, "You said this was a hoe swing, but it's actually a head-down sword move."

Then he held the knife with both hands, with the blade facing downwards, and suddenly stepped forward, lifted the knife, and then slashed horizontally with his hand. "You said this was a tree-chopping move, but it's actually called watching the knife move from the outside."

"Look, isn't it the Qi family knife?"

But the old man didn't admit it.

"I don't know whether it's a new book or an old book. If you want to practice, practice. If you don't want to, just play around. The old man is not willing to teach."

As he spoke, he waved his hands, turned around and pretended to look at the sky, muttering, "What's the point of practicing this thing? Isn't it enough to just do some fancy moves? It's still pretty. You have to learn something that can be used, but you can't use it. What's the point of learning it!"

Luo Yihang laughed after hearing this, but the old man got angry.

And I built up the original conversation again.

When Grandpa Luo Luo saw Luo Yihang practicing Xingyiquan, he couldn't help but say, "What's the point of practicing this thing?"

Luo Yihang gave the same answer today, "It can protect myself."

"What's the use of defending a ball? One shot can knock him down." Uncle Gou Gou responded and turned around to confront him.

Luo Yihang was wondering how he had offended the old man. Wasn't he just making excuses?

"What, you don't believe it?" Seeing that Luo Yihang didn't say anything, Grandpa Luo Luo asked again. Luo Yihang nodded quickly, "I believe it, I believe it. No matter how good your kung fu is, you can't avoid a bullet."

Uncle Gonggong saw that Luo Yihang was perfunctory, pointed at Luo Yihang and emphasized again, "I see you just don't believe it, let me explain it to you."

"Back then, there was a capable man in Yang County, who was known for sweeping Gansu and Shaanxi with a stick. He used a copper stick and was invincible in the northwest. The stick he used was a goose egg-thick stick made of hardwood and copper. It took a lot of strength to use this thing."

"In 37, the Sichuan Army went out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese. One of them passed by here, and he followed them."

"What happened? When he got to the battlefield, he was shot dead without even being able to use the stick he had practiced all his life."

Wow, this is a really good turn.

Luo Yihang almost sprained his waist.

The old man has something else to say.

Luo Yihang rolled his eyes, went over to calm Grandpa Gou Gou, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Gou Gou, I understand. You are afraid that I will go out and cause trouble by relying on my kung fu training, and finally be caught by the police and shot."

Mr. Gonggong snorted coldly and said nothing.

Luo Yihang continued to smile and licked his face, "Why do you still treat me like a little kid? I'm such a big entrepreneur, everyone calls me Mr. Luo when I go out, how could I cause trouble?"

"That's hard to say." Uncle Gonggong said.

Luo Yihang was speechless.

This is the bad thing about being raised under the care of Grandpa Gou Gou. No matter how much you achieve outside, the old man can't see it.

In his eyes, Luo Yihang will always be the naked kid who used to tease cats and dogs and cause trouble.

Luo Yihang rolled his eyes and told Uncle Gou Gou what happened in the bar when he was traveling abroad at the beginning of the year.

"Just think about it. If I didn't have any skills at that time, it would be very dangerous. If I was robbed, it would be fine. I would just spend money to avoid disaster. But if I was stabbed, you wouldn't be able to see me anymore."

"It's a mess out there right now, and my business is so big now, I'm bound to go out and meet customers and explore the market."

"It's better to be safe than sorry. The police outside are not as responsible as Lao Jiang and his men."

"I know some Kung Fu and can fight. If I run into trouble, I can save myself."

These words made Uncle Gonggong frown.

"Have you ever encountered bandits? It's so chaotic out there?"

Oh, it turns out that Uncle Gou Gou thinks those involved in gangs are bandits.

talking.

Uncle Gonggong turned around and went into the house.

He took out his hammer and put it into Luo Yihang's hand.

"Practice this. It's useful for close combat."

“……”Then, okay.
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In the end, Uncle Gonggong didn't explain why he described the contents of Ji Xiao's new book as farming techniques.

He clearly said that the skills he learned were passed down from the Ming Dynasty guards.

Besides, where did Uncle Gou Gou get so many stories from?

How many things is this old man hiding?

It's like an onion, peeling off one layer and there's another layer.

So many secrets.

However, Luo Yihang did not delve into the matter further, as if he continued to ask, the old man would become anxious.

I’m over 90, and it’s not appropriate to be angry and unable to sleep.

And so.

Luo Yihang didn't have time to delve into it.

After learning how to use a hammer at Uncle Gou Gou's house.

Luo Yihang suddenly felt something.

Looks like a big one is coming...

(End of this chapter)