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Chapter 50 Passive Thirteen Guns

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Time flies.

A month flies by.

Liu Heita of Mingzhou City was finally unable to hold on under siege, so he entered the final stage of madness.

He was constantly provoking Li Shimin every day, wanting to have a decisive battle with him.

But Li Shimin was not a stupid man. Knowing that his opponent was at the end of his rope, how could he easily fight with him for his life?

So he kept hanging up the banner of no war.

Liu Heita wanted to escape at this time, but it was too late, because he was surrounded by the Tang army that arrived one after another from all directions. Now he was trapped in a jar!

What Li Shimin was waiting for was Liu Heita to surrender out of self-conceit, or for his army to become disorganized and collapse without a fight.

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Huh~ha~
In front of the tent.

Wu Wen was instructing Yang Ergou in learning the "Diangang Spear Gun Technique", which was a modified version of the one he had seen in the East Palace Library.

A few days ago.

Yang Ergou and Ji Junxian had nothing to do, so they competed in martial arts.

Wu Wen watched the fight from the side.

Although the two fought for dozens of rounds without a clear winner, Yang Ergou was in a passive position throughout the process and was suppressed by Ji Junxian.

The two are almost the same in terms of physical strength, power and speed. The only difference lies in their moves.

Yang Ergou had never learned martial arts, so he didn't know any moves. He just used the two basic moves of blocking and attacking that he learned on the battlefield, and then relied on his quick reactions to fight Ji Junxian.

Ji Junxian had obviously learned how to use a spear. Although he deliberately did not use it during the competition, his attack and defense methods were obviously much better than Yang Ergou's during the fight.

The final outcome, of course, was that Yang Ergou lost.

How could my little brother lose to others?

Therefore, Wu Wen immediately started special training for Yang Ergou, intending to teach him the Diangang Spear technique.

However, it turns out that some people really are unable to learn anything complicated, and Yang Ergou is a typical example.

He could learn the simplest spear wielding technique, but if he was asked to learn the exquisite force-generating techniques, he wouldn't even be able to understand it, let alone learn it.

"Sure enough, God is fair. When he opens a window for you, he will close a door for you."

Wu Wen couldn't help but sigh in his heart about this.

However, you still have to learn how to shoot.

In Wu Wen's opinion, since Yang Ergou can't learn complicated things, he should learn simple and practical things.

As the saying goes, "the greatest skill is the simplicity of craftsmanship." Who says that simple things must be inferior to complex things?
The human body is a sophisticated structure with all its internal parts interconnected. As the saying goes, "a single hair can move the whole body", a slight movement can often drive the movement of the entire body.

There are also some special mechanisms, such as the knee-jerk reaction.

When the tendon below the knee is struck, the thigh muscles automatically contract, causing the calf to kick forward. This is a passive reaction mechanism.

Based on his understanding of Yang Ergou, Wu Wen designed a unique set of steel spear techniques specifically for him.

It's like solving a complex math problem.

There is no need to let Yang Ergou understand the complicated solution ideas. Just give him a simple formula and let him apply it directly.

Use the most straightforward method to solve the most complex problems.

After summarizing, the steel spear techniques that Wu Wen tailored for Yang Ergou were reduced to thirteen styles, referred to as "Thirteen Spears"!
Straight thrust: Stand firmly, hold the gun tightly with both hands, and thrust the tip of the gun straight forward to hit the enemy's heart.

Gun-holding style: Hold the gun high with both hands and hold the gun horizontally in front of the head to form a line of defense to resist the enemy's fierce attack.

Sweeping style: Turn the body slightly, use the waist to drive the gun barrel to sweep horizontally, the gun tip draws an arc, the force penetrates the gun body, and sweeps the enemy's lower body.

Throwing attack: Jump and move forward quickly, thrust the tip of the spear upward from bottom to top, catching the enemy off guard.

The spear-lifting style: the tip of the spear lifts from the bottom to the top, making a sneak attack or counterattack on the enemy's lower body.

Chopping style: Hold the gun high and chop down suddenly, with the tip of the gun like a knife, directly hitting the enemy's head or shoulder.

Back-stab: Turn quickly, turn around with your back to the enemy, and stab the tip of the spear from back to front.

Waist-blocking style: Stand sideways with the spear tip across the waist, blocking the enemy's weapon, using the enemy's force to counterattack. Acupuncture-pointing style: Move the body flexibly, with the spear tip like a pen, quickly piercing the enemy's Danzhong and other major acupoints.

Gun entanglement style: Swing vigorously, using the flexibility and length of the gun body to whip and entangle the enemy's weapon.

Gun-bursting style: utilizing the elasticity of the gun body, suddenly bursting forward, the gun tip shoots out like a bullet, and the force explodes in an instant.

Cloud Spear Style: Swing the spear vigorously, with the tip of the spear drawing an arc, creating chaos and making it difficult for the enemy to predict what is happening.

The ultimate killing move: Master the first twelve moves, and then, you can beat the master with random punches. You can hit him however you want, and great force can make miracles happen!
These thirteen styles of spear techniques are like a fixed formula. Yang Ergou only needs to learn how to perform them according to the steps.

Then, just like triggering a program, the subtleties contained in the Thirteen Guns can be performed naturally without any deliberate effort or strength.

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Woo~
Boom ~ boom ~ boom ~
The trumpets sounded and the drums of war beat.

Everyone in the stronghold immediately stopped what they were doing, looked up into the distance, and then quickly took action, because that was the order for the army to march out!
"Son!"

Yang Ergou stopped practicing shooting and turned to look at Wu Wen.

"It seems that the decisive battle is finally coming!" Wu Wen sighed and continued:
"Remember, you have to stay by my side at all times. When I tell you to run, don't hesitate."

"Yeah!" Yang Ergou nodded seriously.

The barracks were quickly assembled.

They poured out of Dazhai in an orderly manner.

"set off!"

The leader was not Li Shimin, but Prince of Qi Li Yuanji.

He drew the sword from his waist and ordered the army to march out.

The army marched forward in a mighty manner.

An hour later.

The army arrived at the bank of Ming River.

Because it was winter, the water in the Mingshui River was not deep. In addition, Li Shimin had people build a dam upstream, so the water in the Mingshui River was crystal clear at this moment, and the deepest was only deep enough to cover the calves.

Thousands of personal soldiers led by Li Shimin were already waiting here.

The army was on high alert, ready to fight.

Looking across the Ming River.

The wait didn't last long.

Then I saw that Liu Heita's army on the opposite side came out in full force, a black mass that seemed to have no end, and was rushing towards us like a flood or a beast.

Li Shimin charged forward alone and galloped in front of the army.

"Archers prepare!"

The military flags of all parties obeyed the order and conveyed it quickly.

When Liu Heita's army entered the Ming River, Li Shimin immediately gave the order.

"put!"

Thousands of arrows were fired at the same time, like dark clouds covering the sky and the sun, and then fell as densely as raindrops.

Three rounds of salvos, attacking halfway across the river, caused heavy casualties to Liu Heita's army in an instant.

However, they continued to charge forward as if they had no fear of death.

Boom ~ boom ~ boom ~
The war drums beat more rapidly, the military flags waved, and the three armies pressed forward.

Huha~ Huha~
Amid the neat slogans, the central army formation slowly advanced forward like a solid wall of steel.

On both sides of the army, the cavalry launched a fierce flank charge.

"Ergou, follow me!" Wu Wen reminded again.

Yang Ergou nodded in response.

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(End of this chapter)