Liang Jian: I have a canteen

Chapter 184 Arriving in Ying County
At 05:30 in the afternoon, Chuanniao's special train arrived in Ying County.

Add water, coal, and check train equipment.

The most important thing is to add a locomotive here, because there are a lot of uphill sections behind, and with the horsepower of the train in this era, it will be very difficult to pull it with a locomotive, and this series of maintenance work is estimated to take at least an hour.

Chuantori had nothing to do, so he asked Yagyu Yajiro to get off the car, and was going to practice swordsmanship on the platform.

Putting on the protective gear and holding the bamboo sword, the two of them came to the platform.

At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the platform, adding a mysterious light and shadow to the platform.

Yajiro happened to be in a position against the light, facing the sun, lowered his head, squinted his eyes slightly, and stared at Kawatori on the opposite side from the corner of his eyes.

In fact, he could choose not to face the sun, but after his elder brother was hacked to death by Xu San, he became the new first-in-line heir of the Liusheng family.

But every time he thought back to Xu San's shocking knife that day, he couldn't help feeling terrified, feeling that he was not qualified to inherit the position of Patriarch.

However, it is not up to him to decide whether to inherit or not.

In his generation, he and his brother had the best talents, and among them, Yataro's talent was much higher than him.

In the past, his elder brother stood in his way, so he didn't want to make progress and just muddled along.

And now that his elder brother is dead, the burden of carrying the honor of the Yagyu family falls on his shoulders.

So in his practice with Chuanniao this time, he put himself into adversity, because he knows that only in adversity can he grow.

If he doesn't seize the time to grow up, then he will feel that he can't afford the position of Patriarch.

He didn't use the double sabers, but he was still familiar with the upper stage posture, holding the handle of the saber tightly with both hands, and raising the bamboo sword high above his head.

But unlike usual, this time the distance between his feet was a little smaller than usual.

This is what he realized from Xu San's sword-drawing technique that day. He felt that the distance between the two feet was more conducive to advancing.

Although it has not been verified, at least he feels so.

The Chuan bird on the opposite side is also ready now, and it is also the upper section.

He is also holding the knife and moving forward bit by bit.

Although Chuan Niao's sword skills are not very good, but due to long-term training with masters, his eyesight and intuition are still very high.

The Yagyu brothers have been guiding him for several years, and they can be said to be the most familiar kendo masters. It is precisely because of familiarity that he is keenly aware that today's Yajiro is also familiar with the upper stance, but it seems to be more threatening than usual. .

"Teacher Yajiro, you seem to be in better condition today than usual?"

"Watching my brother's duel that night made me realize something,"

"Oh, then I have to be careful!" After Chuanniao finished speaking, he wanted to move forward again.

Yajiro didn't move, he was still staring at Kawatori, he planned to come first, this is also the necessary politeness for his students as a teacher.

If he was allowed to attack first, Chuanniao would generally not be able to sustain three moves.

After a few steps, Chuantori felt that the distance was enough, and he only needed to think about taking a step forward to attack Yajiro, so he shouted loudly, thinking about taking this step forward, and hitting Yajiro on my head.

It's a very common strike, but the key to this strike is speed. The head strike in the upper section can be regarded as a common killing move in Dongying Kendo, but the details of each school are different.

"Snapped!"

"Face!" the adjutant Sakurai who was in charge of the referee immediately shouted loudly.

Chuanniao took a step back, "Come again!"

Kawatori was a little startled, just now Yajiro used the same trick as him, but Yajiro did come first, much faster than him.

Staring at Yajiro's sword, recalling the sword just now, he felt that it was faster than before, but he was so dull that he couldn't understand the key point.

So, after being hit by the same trick five times in a row, he finally stopped.

"Teacher Yajiro, I don't know if it's my illusion, but I feel like your sword is faster than before."

Yajiro put away the bamboo knife, turned to look at the adjutant Sakurai and asked, "What do you think, Sakurai-kun!"

"My eyes are clumsy, I can't see it!" Sakurai bowed his head and returned!

"Does General Chuanniao really think my sword is fast?"

Chuanniao closed his eyes and recalled for a while, and then said: "It is indeed fast. I have practiced with the teacher for many years, and this can still be seen."

Raising the sword again, Yajiro said seriously: "Then I'm asking General Kawatori to take a good look, I just want to verify something."

"Okay, then please, Mr. Yajiro, don't show mercy!" Chuantori said and bowed slightly to Yajiro.

The same move, the same face, the difference is that this time the speed is faster and the blow is more powerful.

Chuan Bird's neck was sore from the huge shock.

Taking off the mask, Kawatori shook his neck and said, "Mr. Yajiro, this time I can be sure that your sword is faster and stronger than before. Congratulations teacher, you have a new skill in kendo. perception."

Yajiro retracted the sword again, let out a breath, and said lightly: "Actually, it's not that my sword is faster, but my body is faster than before, and the speed of my sword has not changed."

Kawatori recalled Yajiro's actions just now again, but he felt that it was still the same as usual, but he immediately lowered his head and asked Yajiro for advice, "Please teach me, teacher!"

"Let's wait for a while, I haven't fully absorbed the insights this time." Then he put the bamboo sword on the ground, and then picked up his saber, "I want to practice for a while, General Chuandori, please do it yourself. "

"Hi! Teacher Yajiro, please feel free." Chuantori was not angry because of Yajiro's negligence, but at the moment he was still a little bit excited, because he knew that as long as Yajiro absorbed all his feelings, then he would definitely take all of them Teach yourself.

Chuantori, who felt that he had a head start, immediately asked his adjutant Sakurai to change the protective gear as well, and made gestures with himself.

As a member of the water supply unit, Sakurai is also a secretarial civil servant. It is okay to be a referee, but it is purely a sandbag when it comes to sparring.

Fortunately, there was a protective gear, so he wouldn't get bruised and swollen. Anyway, he was used to it after all these years.

So, under the reflection of the setting sun, Sakurai started his half-hour sandbag tour.

On the other hand, Yajiro was extraordinarily quiet. He sat cross-legged on the ground, facing the sunset, put his beloved knife on his lap, closed his eyes and meditated, recalling every detail of the duel between Xu San and his brother that day.

He didn't see clearly how Xu San made the knife, and he didn't even see Xu San's figure.

However, he could see Xu San's posture before he drew the sword. Now that he thought about it, he felt that Xu San's swordsmanship was unfathomable. .

Xu San's sword-drawing technique belongs to the lower level of Dongying swordsmanship. It stands to reason that it should not have much reference value for Yajiro's upper-level skills, but Yajiro can use his talent and experience to his own swordsmanship. It can be seen that he He is indeed a remarkable kendo genius.

And Xu San is not the great swordsman in Yajiro's imagination, because the moment he holds the handle of the knife and wants to activate the skill, his body will not obey, and he cannot regain control of his body until he confirms that the knife is released .

(End of this chapter)