A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 113: Improvement in Sword Skills

After listening to Lu Cheng's words, Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a waste of talent to let a talent like you be a small general flag."

After praising Lu Cheng, Xiong Tingbi could not help but sigh: "Du Song is the general of a town, but he has no ability to use troops. He does not listen to advice, is stubborn, greedy for merit and reckless, brave but not wise, and has no ability to judge people. No wonder he suffered such a defeat. It's just a pity for the tens of thousands of soldiers. An incompetent general can exhaust the whole army."

After expressing his feelings, Xiong Tingbi asked Lu Cheng many more questions, and Lu Cheng answered them all fluently, which made Xiong Tingbi even more satisfied.

"You can go back without worry. If I can manage Liaodong this time, I will definitely take you with me."

"Thank you, sir."

"You don't need to thank me. You should thank yourself for your sincere desire to serve your country. If you have nothing to do recently, you can come to my place often. I also want to know more about the recent situation in Liaodong."

"Yes, my lord."

After leaving Xiong Tingbi's residence, Lu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had made the right move.

After taking this step, there will be space and time to display your abilities.

Many times, a good opportunity can be worth several years or even decades of hard work.

Although Lu Wenzhao is a grateful person, Lu Cheng will not put all his hopes on him.

Opportunities are something you have to fight for yourself. If you have the ability, you should create more opportunities.

When he returned home, Lu Cheng saw Ding Baiying already waiting in the yard. Behind him stood two boys and girls about sixteen or seventeen years old.

The young man had a heroic air, holding a mace in his hand. The girl looked quite androgynous, and ordinary people would probably mistake her for a man at first sight.

When Lu Cheng saw the three people, he greeted them first: "Miss Ding, I'm really sorry. I had to go out today and couldn't notify you in time. I kept you waiting for a long time."

"Brother Lu, you are too polite. Let me introduce you to my two apprentices, Ding Chong and Ding Tai."

Lu Cheng greeted the two men, then looked at Ding Baiying. Ding Baiying continued, "Brother Lu has made some progress in swordsmanship, but he lacks some practical experience. My two apprentices have their own strengths, so I will let them compete with Brother Lu and let Brother Lu get more familiar with the attack methods of other weapons."

"Thank you Miss Laoding for your care."

"You're welcome. Actually, I just want my two disciples to know that there are always people who are better than you."

In fact, although Lu Cheng is not as good as Ding Baiying in swordsmanship, he can defeat Ding Baiying with his overwhelming advantages in strength and speed.

If it was a life-and-death fight, even without using guns, Lu Cheng would have a way to deal with an opponent like Ding Baiying within a few moves.

The combat ideas of special forces are very different from those of ordinary warriors. Ordinary warriors pursue victory and do it with honor.

What special forces pursue is how to kill the enemy in the shortest time and with the lowest cost. As for the means, there are no taboos.

Of course, Lu Cheng did not disappoint Ding Baiying's kindness. He turned around and went into the house to change his clothes. He walked into the courtyard and clasped his fists towards Ding Chong and Ding Tai: "You two, please."

"please."

Seeing that only one of the two stood up, Lu Cheng smiled slightly: "You two, come together."

The two men had learned martial arts from Ding Baiying for many years and were young and energetic. Seeing Lu Cheng look down on them, they naturally felt a little dissatisfied. Ding Tai immediately attacked Lu Cheng wielding a mace.

He dodged the attack with just a flash, and without unsheathing the sword in his hand, he hit the opponent's mace directly from the side.

With a clang sound, the mace in Ding Tai's hand flew out and hit the ground at an angle.

The fact that Ding Tai can use a heavy weapon like a mace is enough to show that he is also a power player.

But he met Lu Cheng, a well-rounded player with a strong physique and far superior abilities in all aspects.

On the other side, Ding Chong saw that Lu Cheng knocked down the mace in Ding Tai's hand with just one strike, and immediately put away his contempt. He held the shield in his left hand to protect his chest, drew out his sword with his right hand, rubbed it on the shield, and then attacked Lu Cheng.

On the other side, Ding Tai also picked up his mace, and together with Ding Chong, they attacked Lu Cheng from both sides.

Although Lu Cheng could have directly relied on his strength and speed to break the opponent's moves, he did not do so. Instead, he controlled his own strength and speed and fought against the two men's moves. He took the opportunity to hone his swordsmanship and observe the characteristics of the two weapons.

The mace is powerful and has wide-ranging moves, but it is inevitably flexible and is more suitable for fighting in the military, but not for fighting in the arena.

Sword and shield soldiers can attack and defend, and are flexible and versatile, but the swords in their hands are too short and their attack range is limited.

When the two began to cooperate, the effect of 1+1>2 was achieved, which surprised Lu Cheng.

In fact, China's eighteen kinds of weapons also pay attention to mutual promotion and mutual restraint. Each weapon that was invented and promoted has its unique advantages and application scenarios.

On the battlefield, there are often multiple weapons in use. Crossbows are used for medium and long range combat, lances and broadswords are used by cavalry, and there are even more diverse weapons for infantry combat.

After Lu Cheng figured out the two men's respective moves and the effects of their coordination, he made decisive moves, broke their attacks, and repelled them.

Ding Baiying was not surprised by this result. He turned to look at his two apprentices and said, "Now you know what it means that there are always people who are better than you. Brother Lu has only been practicing swordsmanship for less than two months. Even without mentioning his strength and speed advantages, he has already surpassed you in terms of skills. I hope you can be humble and practice diligently in the future."

"Yes, Master."

Afterwards, Ding Baiying looked at Lu Cheng again: "Brother Lu, how about we exchange a few more moves?"

"Of course, but please wait a moment. I will go change my weapon."

After saying that, Lu Cheng walked into the house, took out a new sword, went outside the yard, and drew the sword from its sheath.

Ding Baiying was also slightly surprised when he saw the knife in Lu Cheng's hand: "Wild Goose Wing Knife? Brother Lu, do you feel that ordinary waist knives are not convenient to use? That's right, ordinary waist knives are not enough to fully utilize Brother Lu's strength advantage."

"I think so too. The sword is too light."

The waist knife that Lu Cheng used before was more like a goose-feather knife, with a slender blade and overall lightness.

Although there is only one letter difference between the Yanchi Knife and the Yanling Knife, the difference is quite big.

The goose-wing knife in Lu Cheng's hand has a thicker back, a wider blade, and a longer handle. Its overall weight far exceeds that of the goose-wing knife, making it more convenient for chopping and able to better utilize Lu Cheng's advantage in strength.

In the original drama of The Blade of the Assassin, Lu Jianxing, the eldest brother of the three brothers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, used the goose-wing knife.

(Goose Feather Knife)

(The protagonist's goose-wing knife is thicker and has a longer handle)

In the future, Lu Cheng will mainly stay on the battlefield rather than fighting in the martial arts world. Compared with the goose feather knife, this goose wing knife has a better chopping effect and greater durability, so it is naturally more suitable for Lu Cheng.

Ding Baiying nodded: "Then let me see Brother Lu's new sword."

With a clang of metal clashing, the two began to compete again...

After the fight, although Lu Cheng had reduced his strength a bit, Ding Baiying still consumed a lot of energy and was a little out of breath.

"Brother Lu, there is no need for me to teach you swordsmanship anymore. In the future, Brother Lu may be able to find his own way in swordsmanship."

"This is all thanks to Miss Ding's careful guidance."

"You have a good understanding."

"By the way, why don't I see Miss Ding's other two disciples?"

"Ding Xiu and Ding Xian didn't come this time. I'll introduce them to Brother Lu next time."

"It's almost noon, how about we go out for dinner together?"

"No need to trouble Brother Lu..."

"It's no trouble at all. Miss Ding has been teaching me swordsmanship for such a long time, and I haven't thanked you properly yet. Let's go, together..."