"Flying snow shoots white deer in the sky, and the laughing book god man leans on the blue duck."
Mr. Jin Yong's novels have evoked the memories and reverie of a generation of people about martial arts, especially the great heroes such as Guo Jing and Qiao Feng, and are respected and loved by martial arts fans.
And the reason why they are so popular is not only because of their superb martial arts and benevolent character, but also because they stand up in times of national crisis, regard the country's peril as their own responsibility, and truly become "the great hero, for the country and the people."
In fact, in the ranks of our founding generals, there are also such a group of masters, who not only have a superb martial art, perform heroic deeds and righteousness, and help people in distress, but also lead the way when the nation is in danger, command thousands of troops and horses to fight, and save the nation from water and fire.
They were the well-deserved "heroes" of that era.
Chen Geng
Among the founding generals, Marshal Chen Geng had courage and strategy, and often won surprising victories on the battlefield, and privately, Chen Geng was also a hidden martial arts master.
Chen Geng was born in a martial arts family, his grandfather had studied under the Shaolin Temple martial monk Shi Yuan, and the large knife he carried with him weighed more than 80 kilograms, making it as fast as a whirlwind and effortless.
The young Chen Geng followed his grandfather to learn martial arts, getting up early and practicing late every day, proficient in sticks, fists and feet, and a set of "Shaolin Zhaoyang Fist" was even more fascinating.
In 1924, Chen Geng became a cadet of the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and in the talented Whampoa Military Academy, Chen Geng's outstanding organizational and activity skills were deeply appreciated by the school's instructors, and his kung fu on his legs was recognized by many people.
In the Whampoa Military Academy, there was a saying: "Jiang Xianyun's pen and He Zhihan's mouth are all but Chen Geng's legs." ”
It is said that Chen Geng has mastered the kung fu of his legs and feet, and it is said that he can jump up two or three meters high at once, especially good at long-distance attacks.
During the Campaign of the Eastern Crusade, Chiang Kai-shek was surrounded by Chen Jiongming in the general headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, the situation was critical, he wanted to escape, but he suddenly did not listen to the call; Chiang Kai-shek lost all face at that time, ashamed and indignant, and at the crucial moment, Chen Geng, who was still staying at the Whampoa Military Academy, picked up Chiang Kai-shek on his back, walked like a fly, and under the cover of soldiers, quickly fled the danger area, and Chiang Kai-shek only then recovered a life.
Unfortunately, in the subsequent War of Resistance, Chen Geng was injured twice in the leg and almost amputated, and his strength weakened a lot, but the kung fu never fell.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many exchanges between the mainland and the United States.
Once, Colonel Bell from the United States heard that Chen Geng knew martial arts, so he asked his personal bodyguard to test Chen Geng's martial arts, hoping to kill our sharp qi.
This bodyguard looked tall and strong as a cow, or the boxing champion of the United States, that pair of iron fists was almost invincible, Bell expected That Chen Geng would never dare to face the battle, unexpectedly, Chen Geng agreed to it with one mouthful.
After the contest began, the bodyguard went to that station, like a human wall, and the people around them couldn't help but pinch and sweat for Chen Geng, but the bodyguard didn't punch out, he was directly knocked to the ground by Chen Geng, and in the next few rounds, the bodyguard repeatedly punched back, and Chen Geng fought back, not taking advantage of it at all, and had to lose the battle, and no longer dared to underestimate Chen Geng.
Unfortunately, at the age of 58, General Chen Geng died suddenly, and until the day before his death, Chen Geng still stuck to his post, working diligently all his life, but he walked suddenly, and the whole country mourned.
Xu Haidong
Among the founding marshals, if there is anyone whose martial arts have impressed Chen Geng, it must be the great general Xu Haidong.
Once, during the rest of the troops, General Chen Geng, who loved to be lively, set up a ring match and prepared to compete with everyone in martial arts, but as a result, after waiting for a long time, only Xu Haidong and Xu Shiyou came to fight, and the cunning Chen Geng let the two of them fight first, trying to explore the reality of the two before making plans.
Who knows, within a few short moves, Xu Shiyou was knocked down by Xu Haidong, and Chen Geng, who was sitting on the stage, saw this situation and waved his hand at Xu Haidong one after another: "Fight again another day, fight again another day."
What can make Chen Geng look forward to it can be seen that Xu Haidong's martial arts are strong.
It is no wonder that General Xu Haidong has been learning kung fu from his master Fan Qingfeng since he was a child, and Fan Qingfeng is an authentic Bagua palm kung fu descendant.
Fan Qingfeng once went to the brick kiln to do odd jobs to avoid disasters, and happened to meet Xu Haidong, who came from a kiln worker family, when Xu Haidong was only 9 years old, but at a young age, he was easy to fight and uneven, and people were also agile and intelligent.
Fan Qingfeng liked this child very much, and as soon as the two masters and apprentices saw each other, Fan Qingfeng taught what he had learned all his life.
Xu Haidong is highly talented, and willing to endure hardships, for the moves taught by the master, always practice diligently, not lazy, in a few years, he learned a good skill, after joining the Red Army team, every time he fought, Xu Haidong rushed to the front, extremely brave.
Once, during a battle, when heavy snow fell, Xu Haidong led the special agent company to directly take off his cotton clothes and go into battle shirtless, frightening the enemy into fleeing.
Because of his bravery in battle and his superior martial arts, Xu Haidong was also praised by Chairman Mao as "a banner" of the working class. Comrades affectionately called him "China's Xia Boyang."
However, the knife and gun on the battlefield had no eyes, bullets flew everywhere, and even though he had extraordinary kung fu, Xu Haidong was still injured many times.
Later, due to the recurrence of injuries and unbearable pain, Xu Haidong had to withdraw from the front-line battlefield.
He Long
Unlike Xu Haidong, He Long was born in a family of martial arts, his ancestors served as senior generals in Li Zicheng's rebel army, and his grandfather was a martial artist of the Qing Dynasty, who was good at Hong Fist, Erhong Fist, Eight Tiger Fist, and was proficient in knives, sticks, guns, swords, boring, rakes, hammers and other instruments. He Long's father also inherited his father's mantle and excelled in martial arts.
Under the influence of the environment, He Long began to learn martial arts at a very young age, and he once said to the martial artist Gu Liuxin: "Everyone in our hometown practices gong, that is real kung fu, one person can deal with several people." ”
He Long followed the villagers to run the horse gang at the age of 13, because of his young age, the work of the horse running gang was both tired and extremely dangerous, He Long was not less tortured, but it was also this experience that made He Long fully trained, developed a tenacious and indomitable character, and laid the foundation for the future revolutionary cause.
In 1917, He Long participated in the War of Aid against the Beiyang Warlords, attacked the governor's mansion with two kitchen knives, snatched two guns from the guards, and pulled up the peasant armed forces, which is the widely spread story of "He Long's two kitchen knives making a revolution".
He Long once led his troops through Wudang Mountain, and when he learned that Xu Benshan, who was then the governor of Wudang Mountain, was the 15th generation of the Quanzhen Sect, he visited the door several times and asked the Dao Chief for martial arts.
He Long not only learned martial arts himself, but also brought the idea of xi wu to the unit to which he belonged, and he asked the members of the "Boy Scout Regiment" to practice from the basic skills every day, to practice horse steps, to practice wrestling, and to practice long-distance running with sandbags tied to their legs.
Therefore, the people in the vicinity often callEd Long "General Fei Mao", and the army he led was called "Flying Mao Army", "Scud Attacked Chen Jiahe at Night" and "Flying General Battlefield Autumn Soldier" Stories are now talked about.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. He served as the director of the National Sports Commission and continued to contribute to the cause of martial arts in New China.
He Bingyan
General He Bingyan is known as the "Reincarnation Guan Gong", he has loved martial arts since he was a child, at the age of 9, he studied under the Long Gate of Wudang Yiqing Dao, from Neixiu's "Ling Xiao Sword Method" to the bold "Xuan Xuan Sword Method", He Long was very proficient, a large knife under his dance, tigers and tigers, water splashing...
In the ambush battle at Yanmen Pass, He Bingyan led his generals to raid the Japanese army several times that of our side, annihilating more than 500 enemy troops, winning a complete victory, and also receiving a commendation from the National Government.
After joining the Red Army, He Bingyan often competed with He Che in martial arts, and was also named "Little He Long".
He Bingyan not only makes swords, but also likes to wrestle.
Once, He Bingyan wrestled with a Henan Red Army soldier, the other side was more than one head taller than him, He Bingyan seemed to have no advantage at all, however, before the other party could make a move, He Bingyan rushed up with an arrow step, hooked the opponent's legs back, and the soldier fell.
He Long, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, took the lead in applauding, and the officers and men who were watching were also jubilant.
Only in a battle, He Bingyan was unfortunately injured, due to the lack of medical treatment at that time, He Bingyan had to endure the pain of sawing off the entire arm to save his life, He Long learned of this news, sadly slumped on the ground, the so-called hero cherished the hero, it is so.
However, after He Bingyan saw He Long, the first thing he did was to ask: "My arm is gone, can I still fight?" ”
After receiving He Long's affirmation, He Bingyan only rested on the stretcher for 7 days before he went into battle again, and was also given the nickname "One-Armed Sword King".
Xu Shiyou
The kung fu of the first few is either passed down from the family or practiced by chance, and the kung fu on Xu Shiyou is from the authentic Shaolin school.
When Xu Shiyou was young, because his family was poor, he went to the mountains every day to dig wild vegetables to survive, and was favored by Lin Jinzi, a martial monk of the Shaolin Temple, and accepted as a closed disciple.
Because of his high understanding, and diligent study and hard work, in 8 years, Xu Shiyou has practiced a good skill, plum blossom pile, iron sand palm, King Kong fist and other proficient, Shaolin crazy magic stick, whirlwind knife to make the magic fascinating, hard qigong is also very good, the temple more than 3 meters high wall, he can run a few steps to jump up.
According to Xu Shiyou's daughter, she went up the stairs with her father, and the stairs she often stepped on creaked, while her father could concentrate and calm without a sound.
During his martial arts training at the Shaolin Temple, Xu Shiyou also defeated his brother who won the championship for three consecutive years in the competition, becoming the martial arts champion of the Shaolin Temple that year, and later, because his mother was seriously ill. Xu Shiyou was anxious about his mother and decided to go home to visit his mother, but the Shaolin Temple had strict rules, and the monks were still secular, and they were to be "knocked out of the mountain gate".
Inside the temple, there were ten martial arts formations, step by step fortification, the pass was sad, and Xu Shiyou, who was eager to return to his hometown, broke through one after another, defeated the hundred and ten people, and finally successfully broke through the pass and ran to the road home.
After leaving Shaolin, Xu Shiyou joined the Red Army team, fought very bravely, and served as the captain of the big knife death squad many times, and every time he attacked the big cottage, Xu Shiyou rushed to the front.
In the breakthrough of the Jialing River, Xu Shiyou was already the commander of the Red Fourth Army, still a pioneer, personally leading the death squad to cross the river, with a steel knife, beheading 36 enemies.
After the founding of new China, Xu Shiyou also served as the honorary chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association, which was placed in Jin Yong's martial arts novels, that is, the master of the Wulin League.
Xu Shiyou likes martial arts and likes to pay attention to people who practice martial arts, and he commented on Bruce Lee: "There are strands of fierceness, and it is very annoying to scream and scream."
He also praised Jet Li's martial arts: "The basic skills are very solid. ”
Even when he retired to Nanjing in his old age, he still instructed the guards around him to practice martial arts, and the benches at home were popular with his martial arts.
Qian Jun
Like Xu Shiyou, Qian Jun was also from Shaolin, he entered the Shaolin Temple 3 years later than Xu Shiyou, and the two practiced martial arts in the temple for 5 years, or left the temple in the same year.
It's just that Xu Shiyou hit the mountain gate, while Qian Jun "escaped from the mountain gate.".
"Commander Xu is good at martial arts and can beat the mountain gate, but I have poor martial arts and can't fight out, so I have to slip away from the back mountain trail."
In fact, this is just Qian Jun's humble words, he and Xu Shiyou did not know each other at the Shaolin Temple, until they joined the Red Army together, and they learned from small talk that they were still Shaolin "brothers".
Later, when the two were serving in the Nanjing Military Region, they often practiced martial arts, and although Qian Jun's martial arts were not as good as Xu Shiyou's, qigong was unbeatable, and it was said that he could suck his back against the wall and not fall down for a long time.
There was a rumor that Qian Jun had trained an amazing pair of iron palms, once, someone put a piece of bluestone for pressing pickles on the table, let alone 20 pounds, wanted to test Qian Jun's strength, only to see Qian Jun secretly exert force, stretch out his right hand, a palm down, the smooth, round bluestone suddenly split apart, splashing rubble slag, actually jumped out of a long distance! The crowd was stunned.
In 1933, Qian Jun was ordered to sneak into the lair of the landlord's armed forces, and more than 60 bandits tried to take advantage of the night to climb the wall to escape.
Only to see him jump and jump on the wall, the bandits climbed up one, Qian Jun threw one, threw more than a dozen in one breath, some died on the spot, some were thrown into the pond by the wall, wailing and crying, in less than an hour, Qian Jun successfully completed the combat mission.
After liberation, there was no need for martial arts, and Qian Jun had always adhered to the habit of getting up in the morning to practice exercises, and at the age of 81, he could still support his old comrades who were squatting on the ground with their bare hands.
7
Sun Jixian
In 1935, when the Red Army fought a bloody battle on the Xiang River, 18 brave soldiers stepped forward and braved the rain of bullets and bullets to cross the Dadu River and successfully controlled the ferry, of which Sun Jixian was one.
Sun Ji was first a native of Cao County, Shandong Province, and since he was a child, he liked to dance with knives and guns, and when he was 12 years old, he worshipped a local martial artist as a teacher and practiced martial arts. Hard work coupled with extraordinary talent, in less than a year, the martial master said to him with emotion: "Child, I really have nothing to teach, you can find a famous teacher." ”
Sun Jixian, after bidding farewell to his teacher, came to Shangqiu, Henan, to learn martial arts in a martial arts hall, when the warlords were in a scuffle, the lives were ruined, and the people were not happy, Sun Jixian ignored the opposition of his family, and after learning martial arts, he resolutely threw himself into the revolutionary cause and joined the ranks of the Red Army.
During the Long March, due to the small number of guns and bullets, the Red Army was in close combat with the enemy in many cases, and every time in battle, Sun Jixian charged in the front with a soldier and a soldier, killing a large knife and rolling blade, covered in blood, but it was all the blood of the enemy, but he himself was unharmed.
After decades of conquest, Sun Jixian was unharmed, which was almost unique among the founding generals.
Even Xu Shiyou admired Sun Jixian's martial arts, and once said: "Old Sun is powerful, and bullets fly around him when they see him." ”
There may be an element of luck in this, but it also has a great relationship with Sun Jixian's superb kung fu.
After the founding of New China, General Sun Jixian no longer led troops, but was dispatched by his superiors, engaged in base construction, became the commander of the first missile base on the mainland, and built the first missile launch base on the mainland, which is the predecessor of the current Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
In fact, in addition to the above-mentioned generals, there are many generals in the Red Army who are excellent in martial arts.
Comrade Zhu De was proficient in boxing, premier Zhou Enlai, who had always been polite and elegant, a set of "bagua hands" who was pure in flames, and the master was the apprentice of Han Muxia, one of the seven masters of the late Qing Dynasty, who was on a par with Huo Yuanjia.
Martial arts gave these founding fathers a strong physique and also gave them the tenacity to endure hardships and stand hard work.
It is precisely because of this that they can maintain a strong physique in the arduous life of fighting horses, and they can stand firm with thousands of hammers and hammers.
In fact, martial arts alone cannot accomplish the great cause of the revolution, and compared with martial arts, the ambition of the world, the spirit of sacrificing oneself for others, and the wisdom of killing and making decisions are much more important than martial arts.
Jin Yong once said: The small one of the heroes is happy to help others, and the great ones of the heroes are for the country and the people.
Practicing martial arts and helping the needy is a trivial matter, and it is a real hero to work hard for the country and the people and regardless of oneself.
And these founding heroes all regard the security of their homeland and the survival of the nation as their own responsibility, and they are the true heroes who deserve to be ten in the battlefield, throw their heads in the face of the world, and sprinkle their blood.
They were able to persevere until the victory of the revolution, relying not only on martial arts, but on their tenacious character, firm faith, ambition to cherish the great righteousness of the country and the spirit of sacrificing their lives and forgetting death.
The private people are for a while, the public is eternal, and it is precisely because of their efforts and sacrifices that we have our happiness and future today.
The blood and sweat they shed for the revolution will not be forgotten by the people of the world, and we will all remember everything they have paid for new China.
Author: Xuan Jie
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