During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army killed more than 3,000 Japanese troops at the Battle of Xifengkou, which not only greatly encouraged the morale of the whole people to resist Japan, but also made the Japanese army feel frightened of the big knife team. So how powerful is the big knife played by the big knife team, and who is their martial arts instructor?
The 29th Army was originally reorganized from Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, but because it was not a Kuomintang army, their weapons and equipment were not only backward, but also very short of supplies.
Fortunately, the commander of the army, Song Zheyuan, was a very capable commander, and he did not give up on himself because of these, but believed that the 29th Army had high physical fitness, strong physical strength, and many people could also do martial arts, so he decided to train the 29th Army into a large knife team that could fight both close combat and night combat according to local conditions to resist the Japanese army invading China.
In order to improve the martial arts skills of the big knife team, deputy commander Tong Linge made a special trip to Beijing and invited a martial arts master named Li Yaochen to serve as a martial arts instructor of the 29th Army.
So who is Li Yaochen and how powerful is he?
Speaking of Li Yaochen, this is a martial arts master with a very legendary experience.
Li Yaochen was born in the late Qing Dynasty and was a native of Lijiazhuang, Ji County, Hebei Province.
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government was corrupt and incompetent, and the society was turbulent. In order to defend themselves and protect their hometowns, ordinary people have learned martial arts. Therefore, at that time, folk martial arts practice became popular. As the hometown of martial arts, Hebei has produced many martial arts masters.
Li Yaochen developed a keen interest in learning martial arts at a young age. When he was a child, he had learned Taizu Quan from his teacher. Because he practiced very hard, coupled with his high level of understanding, although he was not very old, his martial arts were among the best in the township.
At the age of 14, in order to earn a living, Li Yaochen went to Beijing alone and worked as an apprentice in a purse shop.
Li Yaochen's dream is to become a dart master. At that time, social unrest, banditry was rampant, and transportation was very inconvenient. Therefore, whether it is a merchant or an official, it is necessary to hire a dart master to protect it, so the business of the dart bureau is very prosperous, and the dart master is also respected in society.
Because Li Yaochen's elders were acquainted with some martial artists, he was introduced by acquaintances and entered the Friends Dart Bureau.
The Huiyou Dart Bureau is the leading big brother in the dart board in Beijing, it has the longest operating time, the best reputation, and the largest scale. There were thousands of dart masters there, all of whom were martial arts masters.
Although Li Yaochen has practiced boxing and kicking in his hometown for a period of time, if he wants to become a professional dart master, he still needs to continue to learn the art from his teacher. Fortunately, there are many martial arts masters in the dart bureau, so Li Yaochen worships Song Caichen as a teacher and learns the unique martial art of the Dart Bureau- the Three Emperors Cannon Hammer.
Subsequently, he practiced kung fu such as big guns, thirty-six points, and twenty-four styles, as well as water kung fu, hidden weapons, and cornice walking on the wall. In short, in the years of the dart bureau, Li Yaochen, under the guidance of his masters and uncles, gained extremely systematic and comprehensive learning in martial arts. Because he was humble and studious, and he had insight, everyone was willing to teach him. He was also particularly hard when practicing kung fu. After several years of hard training, his martial arts and weapons were trained to be divine, beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Later, when Cixi was doing shou, he was also announced to go to the palace and performed an eight-immortal Qingshou sword.
However, the dart master is not an iron rice bowl. In the Republic of China period, with the continuous development of trains and post and telecommunications, coupled with hot weapons instead of cold weapons, the dart board gradually declined. In the end, even the Friends Dart Bureau, which had been in operation for more than 300 years, had to announce the dissolution.
Li Yaochen, who has 27 years of service in the dart bureau, suddenly became a "laid-off worker". At the age of 45, he had to make plans for a living.
Fortunately, Li Yaochen's brain was very active, and he saw that the Republic of China encouraged the people to learn martial arts in order to strengthen the country and strengthen the species. So he opened a "martial arts teahouse" in the empty Kaiqiao Shuixin Pavilion. Eighteen weapons were placed on the field for those who came to practice martial arts or compete in martial arts for free, and he only received tea money for two coppers.
Not to mention, although there are many tea houses in Beijing, there are really few tea houses with characteristics like Li Yaochen. Therefore, he soon attracted a group of martial arts lovers to practice martial arts, and the business of the tea house was very prosperous.
Of course, business is easy to make others blush, and many people come to the door to find stubble. Fortunately, Li Yaochen practiced a good kung fu when he was in the dart board, and those who came to look for stubble failed to take advantage of their fists and feet, and had to slip away in gray.
On this day, a twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy came and named Li Yaochen to compete with Li Yaochen.
Li Yaochen did not want to provoke more right and wrong, but the teenager was pressed tightly, and in desperation, he had to fight with the teenager. As a result, Li Yaochen found that the young man's martial arts were quite exquisite, and he finally used the special move in the Three Emperors Cannon Hammer to barely defeat the teenager.
The teenager conceded defeat, but then came a spirited old man who also had to fight with Li Yaochen. During the competition, Li Yaochen found that no matter what move he used, as long as he hit the old man, he was greatly rebounded. Li Yaochen knew that he had met a high person, so he directly conceded defeat. Due to his addiction to martial arts, he also kowtowed to the old man, hoping to worship the old man as a teacher.
The old man also admired Li Yaochen's character, so he stayed in Li Yaochen's house for half a year and taught the stunt he had learned all his life called Mianpao, so Li Yaochen's martial arts were more refined.
Li Yaochen was very famous in the capital. Peking opera masters Yang Xiaolou and Mei Lanfang had both consulted him on boxing and swordsmanship for theatrical needs. However, Li Yaochen has always been low-key and humble, and although he is famous in martial arts, he never has a grudge with people.
After the Lugou Bridge Incident, Tong Linge, deputy commander of the 29th Army, found Li Yaochen in order to find a martial arts master for the 29th Army's big knife team.
Li Yaochen was a man of great national integrity, and when he learned of his intentions, he agreed.
After arriving in the army, Li Yaochen created a set of simple and practical infinity knife techniques to train the army.
The 29th Army's large knife team quickly mastered this set of knife techniques, and after repeated practice, finally in the Battle of Xifengkou, the 29th Army, in the case of a huge disparity in weapons, hand-bladed thousands of Japanese troops and won the victory. The reputation of the Big Knife Team has not gone away, and it has become a heroic team that makes the people of china proud.
Then, where was the Infinity Sword Technique that Li Yaochen taught to the Great Sword Team?
Originally, Li Yaochen studied the Japanese bayonet and believed that it could only appear on the battlefield in the form of "thorns". The big knife is much heavier. Therefore, Li Yaochen changed according to the moves of the "WujiZi Road Knife", which not only simplified the moves, but also enriched the actual combat. One of the most classic moves is that when the enemy's bayonet stabs forward, our generals can hold a large knife for defense, and then use the knife to push the bayonet away and slash forward. The enemy is too late to defend, and often the head is separated.
This set of knife techniques won hundreds of battles on the battlefield, and the Japanese army was often cut to the point of helplessness. The Japanese army, who was frightened by the wind, changed the arrogance and arrogance of the previous one, and even when they slept at night, they did not dare to strip and sleep because they were afraid of the sneak attack of the big knife team. Even many Japanese soldiers were afraid of being beheaded and did not even take off their helmets.
However, later, Li Yaochen was arrested by the Japanese puppet guard headquarters for teaching knife techniques, and was informed by the traitors. At that time, there was a Japanese commander named Takeda Nishi at the Japanese Guard Command, who was a master of jujitsu and bagua palms, and he and Li Yaochen agreed to hold a contest in public. If Li Yaochen wins, he can restore his freedom. But if Li Yaochen lost, he would have to kowtow to Takeda Nishi in front of everyone and worship him as a teacher.
As a result, during the competition, Li Yaochen knocked Takeda Nishi to the ground with three moves and two moves.
Subsequently, Takeda Nishi took a knife and competed with Li Yaochen, but still lost to Li Yaochen. Takeda Nishi could not break the agreement, and finally had to release Li Yaochen.
After the founding of New China, Li Yaochen was invited to Zhongnanhai many times to perform martial arts to state leaders, and successively served as a member of the All-China Armed Forces Association and a director of the Beijing Armed Forces Association.
In 1953, during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the elderly Li Yaochen led his apprentices around in charity performances, donating the money raised and handing them over to the state for the purchase of aircraft cannons.
In 1973, Li Yaochen completed his legendary life and died in Beijing at the age of 98.
Although a martial arts master with national integrity like Li Yaochen has been dead for many years, people will think of his contributions whenever they mention the big sword team of that year.
The great hero, for the country and the people, Li Yaochen is such a hero.
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