Xu Ning, a character in "Water Margin", one of the four famous works of China's classical novels, is called "Golden Gunner" by the Jianghu people, which makes a good marksmanship, especially his ancestral golden gun method and hook and sickle gun method, which are more unique in the world, and are praised by Lin Chongzhi, the leader of the 800,000 Forbidden Army, as "the end is the only step in the world".
Xu Ning is not only strong in martial arts, but also very handsome, and there is also a happy family, for his appearance the original book wrote: "When everyone looks at Xu Ning, it is indeed a good character: six feet five six long body, a white face of tuantuan, three teeth and thin black hair, very thin waist and wide shoulders." "In addition, his social status is also quite good, and he is still a good mix, a teacher of the Golden Gun Class of the Forbidden Army." Don't underestimate this golden gun class, which is one of the Song Dynasty Ban Zhi (the guards carried by the Song Emperor), and belongs to the front division of the palace. That is to say, he is the instructor of the emperor's personal bodyguard, and he is an errand boy in front of the emperor, this identity can be regarded as very glamorous, and some people have been officials all their lives and do not even know what the emperor looks like. In this way, if you use a modern word to describe it, I am afraid that "rich and handsome" is the most appropriate.
Xu Ning character film and television image stills (photo)
Logically, Xu Ning, as a rich and handsome man, should have lived a happy and sweet life and had a great future. However, this life was ruined by Song Jiang's sudden calculations: Song Jiang sent Shi Qian to steal Xu Ning's ancestral armor "Sai Tang Yi" in order to lure him out of the Beijing Division, and then sent someone to pretend to rob his merchants, making him a wanted criminal, cutting off his back road, and Xu Ning had no choice but to be forced to Liangshan to help the Liangshan army deal with Hu Yanzhuo's serial horses. From then on, Xu Ning's comfortable life was gone, and instead he became a thief in the imperial court and became a pawn of Song Jiang to earn a meritorious name.
After Xu Ning was forced to liangshan, he ranked eighteenth among the 108 generals, and Shangying Tianyouxing, the second place for the Liangshan Horse Army's eight horsemen and vanguard envoys, guarded the eastern dry village. After Liangshan was recruited, he followed the Song Dynasty to conquer the north and participated in countless large and small battles, which was quite meritorious. With xu ning's own martial arts, coupled with the protection of the ancestral armor "Sai Tang Yi", which is invincible to the sword and gun and the insurmountable bow and arrow, Xu Ning is safe and sound in every battle. Until the southern conquest of Fangla and the capture of Hangzhou, Xu Ning unfortunately suffered a medicinal arrow and died. Here, there is a question in the ranks, this Xu Ning is not a strong martial artist, and there is also the protection of armor that is invincible and difficult to invade with bows and arrows, how can he die by an arrow? And listen to the author's repentance of the past one by one:
During the Battle of Hangzhou, Fang La's army was suspected of laying down a ploy to lure the enemy and waiting for the Song army to attack, and Song Jiang saw the hint, ordered the army to camp outside the city, not to rush to attack, and ordered two good men to lead a patrol every day to watch the movement of Fang La's army. On that day, it happened that Xu Ning and Hao Siwen led a patrol to find the north gate of Hangzhou City, and when the second general saw that the city gate was opened and the moat suspension bridge was also put down. The two men led the team to watch closer, but they did not think that the drum was beating in the city, and a Biao person in the city crashed out with the momentum of Ma Xunlei's unconcealed ears, and Xu Ning and Hao Siwen ii saw zhongji Lema walking back, even though they knew that there was also an enemy ambush in the west outside the city, and more than a hundred cavalry rushed to the second general, surrounding Xu Ning and Hao Siwen.
Xu Ning took the lead, fought hard, and rushed out of the encirclement, but when he looked back, he did not see Hao Siwen. Xu Ning went back to look for Hao Siwen, and saw that Hao Siwen was still difficult to break through in the enemy position, and was eventually captured alive into the city. In desperation, Xu Ning hurriedly turned around again to prepare for retreat, just at this moment, a medicinal arrow attacked Xu Ning, and xu Ning's fate should be extinguished, if the arrow hit the body, it should be fine, because of the armor protection, but the arrow hit Xu Ning's neck impartially, Xu Ning did not think much, fled back to the camp with the arrow, the medicine arrow poison fainted (at this time, An Daoquan was no longer in the army, and transferred back to the Beijing Division, if he was there, Xu Ning was probably saved. Half a month later, Xu Ning finally died. Such an ending, which Xu Ning never expected before his death, is called "rich and handsome" and should have a great future, he actually ended up with such an ending, it is really a pity! Repentance said: Exactly: a table of talent golden gunners, rich and handsome in the top spot. For the sake of righteousness to save Hao Siwen, unfortunately, he was left with hatred and sorrow. (Text: Pan Xiexi)