Author: Liu Hongyu
(Zhang Fei)
One Lü Two Zhao Three Dianwei, Four Passes Five Horses Six Zhang Fei, Seven Yellow Eight Summer Nine Jiang Wei... This is the popular three kingdoms of good men ranking among children when we were young, and the ranking is based on the martial arts of these characters.
Now that I think about it, it's ridiculous—
Did Lü Bu ever compete with Zhao Yun?
Has Jiang Wei met Guan Yu?
Did Zhang Fei ever fight with Dianwei?
Xu Chu, who fought with Ma Chao, why didn't he make the list?
……
Isn't this as ridiculous as Guan Gongzhan Qin Qiong!
It is true that in the ancient days of cold weapons, the individual combat ability of the generals did have a certain relationship with the victory or defeat of the war, but it was certainly not absolutely hard to link; the generals who galloped on the battlefield and made great achievements in battle were not necessarily all highly skilled in martial arts and brave in ten thousand men.
Generals, commanders, and those who lead the troops to fight, the key to victory lies even more in knowing the soldiers and sizing up the situation; those who are strong in martial arts may not be able to lead the troops to victory, and even some of them will not lead the troops and cannot fight at all.
Therefore, the ability of a general is not limited to his bravery; the courage of a general is not only a strong martial art.
Of course, the vast majority of generals and martial arts are still very reasonable; then, throughout the ages, in addition to the legendary figures (such as Li Yuanba, The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness, and the Good Man of Shuipo Liangshan), who is the strongest in martial arts among the generals who have truly appeared in the annals of history?
This is a question of Qin Qiong' war. If I had to have an answer, my answer would be Yue Fei.
Purely a family word.
If you count the reasons, there are probably the following four aspects -
(1) Grassroots martial arts
In ancient times, there were many famous generals and famous commanders, but the most famous person from Wuju was Yue Fei.
Similarly, among the generals who stand up as martial artists, there are also many examples of those who are born in the grassroots, but the most outstanding record is Yue Fei.
Compared with the generals whose military achievements in different historical periods can be compared, Yue Fei is a typical grassroots origin. Whether it was the legendary master or what was going on, he had the courage to go to the martial arts examination when the country was in danger.
Wuju is different from Wenju, and not everyone can take the exam.
The martial arts of the Song Dynasty must not only have sponsorship, but also have to be evaluated by real knives and guns.
If it were not for the perilous demise of the country, a grassroots like Yue Fei might not really have the opportunity to take the martial arts examination.
The famous story of picking the King of Xiaoliang, although it is not true, but it also somewhat diffuses the hard-hitting mechanism of the Song Dynasty's martial arts examination.
Perhaps, he did not shoot anyone, but it is almost certain that in the martial arts examination, he performed better.
That is to say, it can be considered that, at least, in the basic skills of individual combat, Yue Fei's skills have been formally assessed.
(Yue Fei)
(2) Hard fighting and meritorious service
After all, after coming from the grassroots, Yue Fei was only a petty officer at the disposal of others, at best equivalent to an infantry company commander in the army today, not at all as the legend in the commentary story, and came up to rule (military attaché official position, roughly equivalent to regimental level); and most of his subordinates were old, weak and disabled soldiers.
The Song Dynasty, especially the Northern Song Dynasty, was not weak in armament; but there were many factions, fighting for each other. By the late Northern Song Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the army was really not strong. The opponent he faced was the Jurchen Jinren, who was known for her bravery.
The bravery of the Jurchen Jinren was famous when they were still cave-dwelling savages.
In the early days, they lived under the rule of the Khitan state of Liao. The Khitan nobles have a saying that the Jurchens are dissatisfied with the Ten Thousand, and the Manchus are invincible, which means that if the Jurchens have more than 10,000 adult males, they will not be able to defeat. You can see its courage!
In the face of an opponent that even the Great Khitan was afraid of, the Northern Song army, which was well-bred and treated well, fought hard and hard, and the consequences could be imagined.
In the early days of Yue Fei's troops, out of the ambition to kill the enemy for the country, he may also want to prove himself, and even more so, he was relatively excluded from his grassroots background, and he fought almost all hard battles.
In the face of the brave and invincible Golden Soldiers, a hundred and ten old, weak and disabled soldiers, they will certainly not be able to open a battle, and can only use their familiarity with the terrain and landforms to fight with them in the field. Later, field warfare became the housekeeping skill of the Yue family army.
However, this change in tactics will not solve all the problems, and it will always be tough.
Judging from Yue Fei's rapid promotion in the military, he must have made many achievements in the early days. And those battle achievements should be more hard-fought. Being able to fight hard with the brave golden soldiers and win successively, his personal combat ability must be very good.
(3) Building the army by force
During the same period of countless hard-hitting victories, the other armies of the Song Dynasty suffered successive defeats and few remained. Yue Fei, a force that dared to fight and fight, gradually became the focus of the Golden Soldiers' confrontation, and was also widely praised by the people, attracting many people to defect, most of whom were ordinary peasants without military training, and there were also good men who sought a way to serve the country.
In the commentary, Yang Zaixing, a descendant of the Yang family general, Guan Ling, the son of Guan Sheng of the Great Dao (known as a descendant of Guan Yu), the Golden Gun General Gao Yu (the one who picked the sled), and many martial artists with ability and strength all came to his command.
The commentary will always be more legendary and idealistic. In reality, most of them will be chaotic, cruel, and cold--it is really difficult to say whether the good men want to serve the country more or want to make a name for themselves; it is difficult to predict whether they are originally obedient or what for the unknown Yue Fei.
What is more certain is their martial background.
What is the essence of the warriors?
The heart of the nation? Not necessarily!
The most essential essence of the warriors is the willingness to challenge, and, to respect the strong who can defeat them.
In the process of recruiting, expanding, and strengthening the army, Yue Fei, as the main general, had no money, food, and no foundation, and was able to ambush many warriors and later famous generals.
From this, it is not difficult to imagine that in the initial stage of the formation of the Yue Family Army, Yue Fei's personal fear of martial arts should be the key.
Serve people with force and solve the problem of the general. But if the soldier lacks combat effectiveness, he still can't do it.
In addition to the original Hundred and Ten Old, Weak and Disabled Soldiers, the source of soldiers in the Yue Family Army was more from ordinary peasants. These people have no military training, and rushing to the battlefield is like sending them to their deaths.
Judging from the records, a clear advantage of the Yue family army over many Song dynasty armies of the same period is that everyone is brave.
Everyone is brave, and it is impossible to win by relying solely on the courage not to be afraid of death.
In fact, if you put it on anyone, you don't have any kung fu, skill, and I'm afraid you don't have the courage to be brave.
Everyone is brave, and what is diffruffed out is not only the spirit, but certainly the ability.
To be able to train an army composed of ordinary peasants and old, weak and disabled soldiers into an iron army with super combat ability, at least two elements are needed in terms of ability: one is an effective and persistent training mechanism; the other is to have a bull x martial arts teacher.
(4) Martial arts have been passed down from generation to generation
Those who have been contaminated with real martial arts instead of martial arts legends, six or seven times out of ten, will know a sentence - Tai Chi does not shoot for ten years, and the shape means to kill people for half a year. It is said that tai chi is a martial art that needs to be precipitated and understood for a long time; but the shape is a martial art with rapid and practical value.
Shape meaning, relative to tai chi, refers to the shape of the meaning of the fist.
If you don't have the experience of fighting with people, you may not see the magic of killing people for half a year; but even if you are a pure layman, it is not difficult to see that shape and intention fist, compared to most traditional martial arts routines, the requirements for basic skills, especially tongzi gong, are very relaxed - you squat well, can you cross the vertical fork, it does not matter, the arms and legs are hard, as long as you are sound and willing to exert force, the action can be in place. At the same time, the routine of shape and intention boxing is also simple and easy to remember, and the components with practical combat value are relatively high. It is said that the military body boxing that our army has been practicing for decades has largely borrowed from the shape and intention fist.
The predecessor of this cattle-infested shape is called the Heart Liuhe Fist; the predecessor is called the Liuhe Fist, or the Wumu Liuhe Fist.
Wu Mu refers to Yue Wu Mu; Yue Wu Mu is Yue Fei!
Liuhe Quan, the ancestor of today's Shape Yi Fist, was created by Yue Fei and used to teach the actual combat boxing techniques of his army! It is a martial art that allows those young peasant soldiers who have no basic skills, strength and enthusiasm, to be strong, brave, and win against their opponents!
Yue Fei's main weapon was a spear, and according to legend, it was a famous blade called the Liquan Gun. No matter how good the weapon itself is, if it can really exert its power, it lies in how it is used. Can't use it, it's not good to use, not to mention the asphalt gun, that is, the AK47, which is not much stronger than the burning stick.
It is said that Yue Fei developed the infantry short gun - shortening his liquan gun by half, adjusting the center of gravity, and turning it into a light weapon that can be used with one hand and both hands, which is more flexible than the traditional infantry spear and more lethal than the ordinary cavalry combat knife; based on his own exquisite marksmanship, he simplified and practically developed the short gun martial art that ordinary soldiers can master- the liuhe gun.
Liuhe Gun and Liuhe Fist, in the end which is born in which, or at the same time supporting production, do not know, dare not say. Dare to say that all originated from Yue Fei.
From this point of view, Yue Fei can be called a martial artist.
Saying that he is the strongest in martial arts is just talking; the matter of Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong cannot happen; even if it can happen, it has no real meaning. Therefore, in the end, whether Yue Fei was the strongest martial artist among the ancient generals could not be determined.
But in any case, in the era of cold weapons, so many generals who have been in the annals of history have really found a second one that has really spread the martial arts they have studied and created throughout the armies and spread them for a long time!
【About the author】Liu Hongyu, commonly used pen names Mao Ying, Jing Hong. A powerful novelist, senior screenwriter, member of the Beijing Writers Association, and winner of the Xia Yan Cup Excellent Film Script.
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