Xu Ning, the 18th hero of Liangshan, was the second among the Eight Tiger Cavalry and Pioneer Envoy of the Horse Army. Xu Ning turned out to be the instructor of the Capital Golden Spear Class. After Song Jiang was defeated by Hu Yanzhuo's chain horse, Wu used a trick to get Shi Qian to steal Jia and trick Xu Ning into going to Liangshan. Xu Ning taught Liangshan heroes how to use the hook and sickle spear to defeat Hu Yanzhuo and achieved great success. When Song Jiang was conquering Fang La, Xu Ning went to rescue Hao Siwen and was shot to death by a poisonous arrow when the soldiers and horses reached the new bridge in the east of Hangzhou City. Judging from Lin Chong's conversation with Xu Ning, Xu Ning's status is similar to Lin Chong's. Moreover, the situation of Xu Ning's family seems to be better than that of Lin Chong. The Water Margin also says that Xu Ning will accompany the emperor, which is equivalent to the royal guard. So the level will not be very low. Xu Ning, as an officer of the Royal Guard and an expert in the field, was equivalent to the instructor of the Zhongnanhai Guard today, at least at the regimental level. When it comes to the golden gunner, everyone will naturally think of "Wu Yong used the time to steal armor" and "the hook, sickle and spear destroyed the chain horse". It can be said that Xu Ning is the most well-equipped among the Liangshan heroes: his hook and sickle marksmanship is unpredictable, and his golden feathers and armor are invulnerable. "Water Margin" is no better than new martial arts novels in that it contains so many magical weapons and secret books. The treasures that can be commended in the book include: Song Jiang's Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse, Three Volumes of Heavenly Book, Hu Yanzhuo's Snow-Kicking Black Horse, Xu Ning's Golden Armor with Wild Goose Feathers, Yang Zhi's ancestral sword, and Lin Chong's trouble-making sword. etc. As for whether Guan Sheng's Qinglong Yanyue Sword was left by his ancestor Guan Master, it is not clear in the book and cannot be verified. Xu Ning's hook-and-scythe spear is probably not a particularly sharp weapon. It's just that the marksmanship is quite different and the moves are rather weird. Not only can it be used to capture enemies on horseback, but it can also be used in infantry combat. The eight-character formula is "hook, dial, dig, pay, save, divide, fight, seize". From this point of view, it is similar to the eight-character formula of "tripping, splitting, entangling, poking, picking, leading, sealing and turning" of the dog-fighting stick method. It emphasizes defeating the enemy with skill and moving a thousand pounds with four ounces. There are many Liangshan heroes who use strange weapons, such as Fan Rui's meteor hammer, Xiang Chong's Tuanpai flying knife, Li Gun's Tuanpai javelin, Ding Desun's flying fork, Han Tao's jujube tree, Shi Jin's and Peng Qi's three-pointed, two-edged and four-orificed weapons. The eight-ring knife, Yang Lin's pen barrel gun, Deng Fei's iron chain, Wu Yong's copper chain, and the most interesting thing is Tao Zongwang. The guy who took advantage of it was a large shovel, which justified his nickname of "Nine-tailed Turtle". However, among these weapons, the most popular one is the hook and sickle spear, which will always be recorded in the weapon catalog of "Water Margin". Hu Yanzhuo led Han Tao and Peng Qi, plus the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty's first gunner Ling Zhen. Their troops were in great shape, the chain horses were indestructible, and the thunderous thunder was indestructible. As soon as they appeared on the scene, they killed the grass bandits to the point where they lost their helmets and armor and were defeated. Song Jiang suffered The biggest defeat since debut. The Song boss was at a loss, so the blacksmith Qian Baozi Tang Long offered an idea: "Brother, I have a cousin who is the commander of the security division of the Golden Gun Special Forces of the National Security Command of the Song Dynasty. His family's hook and sickle marksmanship can deal with just a bunch of horses. Come on!" Lin Chong also added: "Yes, he was my subordinate back then, and his shooting skills were unparalleled in the world!" Tang Long said, "As long as they have their ancestral treasure. The feather armor is stolen, and I have a method for the rest!" The Yan Ling Circle Golden Armor is also called "Sai Tang Yi". Tang Yi Armor is said to be the personal armor of Lu Bu, the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms. A treasure of four generations! Xu Ning naturally loved it more than his life. His boss Wang Taiwei offered 30,000 yuan to buy it, but Xu Ningling refused to transfer it. (Lin Chong asked for 3,000 guan when he bought the sword that caused trouble, but he actually bought 1,000 guan. Yang Zhi sold the knife, but only asked for 3,000 guan. This shows that Yan Lingjia completely complies with the market law of "value determines price".) From From this point of view, Xu Ning had reached the pinnacle of his life and career at that time: he had a unique skill, an impenetrable armor for self-defense, a noble status, a wife and children, and he was a very successful military commission in any case. Senior cadres. Wouldn't it be nice if Xu Ning behaved better, built the armor into the wall honestly, and kept a low profile? It's a pity that this person was so short-sighted that in order to prevent theft, he actually put the armor in a box and hung it under the roof beam! Not to mention the master Shi Qian who found his target as soon as he entered the door, even an ordinary thief can easily get away with it by using the method of "obscuring fragrance + uncovering tiles"! Cartoon image (14 photos) After the treasure armor was stolen, Tang Long came to deceive his cousin: Tang Long met Xu Ning, bowed his head and said, "My brother has always been happy?" Xu Ning replied, "I heard that my uncle passed away. I am bound by official status, and I am not able to come here to ask questions. Where did he come from? "Tang Long said: "Since my father died, I can't tell you. Since then, Shi Guaiyun has been living in the world. Now he comes to the capital from Shandong to visit his brother. "Brother, please sit down," he said. Tang Long went to the bag and took out two ingots of gold garlic, weighing twenty taels, and gave them to Xu Ning, saying: "On the day my father passed away, he left these things as a memorial to his brother. Because he has no confidants. , I didn't bring him here. This time, I came to the capital to pay my brother back. "I'm grateful to my uncle for caring about me so much. How can I repay him?" Tang Long said, "Brother, my dear father." When I was in Japan, I often missed my brother's martial arts skills, but I just regretted that we were far away from each other, so I left these things as a souvenir for my brother." Xu Ning thanked Tang Long, handed them over, and made arrangements. The wine will take care of it. It can be seen that Xu Ning, as Tang Long's cousin, probably doesn't have much kinship in his heart.
Tang Long's father was the magistrate of Yan'an. In terms of position, he was only the head of a local reserve regiment. He was far less prominent than Xu Ning, the commander of the special forces division of the National Guard Command. After the death of Tang Long's father, Xu Ning even offered condolences. It has never happened before. In fact, there is no plan to shirk "one is the official fetters, and the other is the long journey"! Yan'an is in northern Shaanxi and Tokyo is in Henan. How far apart can they be? This Xu Ning has no shame! Tang Long, on the other hand, was living in Wugang Town working as a blacksmith. He was still single at an early age, and Cousin Xu didn't show any reaction. Furthermore, Tang Long gave his cousin twenty taels of gold during his first visit, which was not a small sum of money. Xu Ning pretended to refuse and accepted it half-heartedly. This man had a cold nature, was greedy and ignorant, and was derisive! Next, Tang Long began to set a trap for the white-eyed wolf cousin to get into. He lied that he saw someone stealing the box, so he ducked and couldn't run far. Xu Ning suddenly became excited, grabbed his cousin and chased him. You said that you should at least call your superiors to explain the situation. Firstly, you won't be absent from work for no reason; secondly, you can ask your colleagues to help investigate. But our official Xu didn't think of anything, and he didn't even ride a horse, so he jumped out with his big feet! Therefore, the traps set by Liangshan along the way made Xu Ning unable to control himself step by step. Our lovely Commander Xu actually had enough free time and could rest in the inn before setting off on the road! Every time I see this paragraph, I feel extremely impressed! The most incredible thing is that the two of them chased Shi Qian, and the snitch started talking nonsense about Guo Daguan of Tai'an Prefecture, who was jealous of the treasure armor and asked them to steal it. Xu Ning actually believed the thief's words and went to Shandong to find the mastermind behind it. This is really not like the behavior of a normal person: most people would definitely send the thief to the local police station first, and then notify the Tai'an Public Security Bureau to coordinate the operation, but our Xu Ning is still a senior national officer! Incredible, really incredible! Then the two of them went to Liangshan together. The two of them chased Shi Qian, and the snitch started talking nonsense about Guo, the official of Tai'an Prefecture, who was jealous of the treasure armor and asked them to steal it. Xu Ning actually believed the thief's words and went to Shandong to find the mastermind behind it. As a result, Xu Ning was deceived and went to Liangshan. In order to put an end to his cousin's thoughts, Tang Long robbed the merchants' property under his false name. When Xu Ning found out, he could only smile bitterly. After Xu Ning went up the mountain, in addition to his achievements in breaking the chain of horses, his famous battles were against Dong Ping and Zhang Qing. They could basically fight to a draw. Therefore, Liangshan ranked 18th. One of the Eight Hussars of the Horse Army, Hua Rong The one below is above the one above. Xu Ning Xu Ning is probably the most family-oriented among the heroes of Liangshan. Not only is he eager to ask Boss Song to help pick up his wife and children after he goes up the mountain (but Boss Song does things neatly and neatly, not only picking up Mrs. Xu and her son, but also The two servant girls at home also took it! They were thoughtful and had to be convinced!) The most amazing thing was that he and his wife were chatting at home, and they actually held the child in their hands! The child is about six or seven years old. When my brother saw this, his eyes almost popped out of his head! Macho chauvinism is prevalent among Liangshan heroes, and the only one who respects his wife is probably Lin Chong (excluding perverts like Wang Ying). Xu Ningqing, who is so out of character, actually holds the child at home, which is really an unforgettable scene! The standard reason for Xu Ning to go up the mountain was that he was deceived by relatives, so he was probably quite unwilling in his heart, so he must be very happy to be recruited. It is not stated in the book whether Boss Song returned the Yanlingquan Golden Armor to him later, but it is conceivable that he probably gave it to him out of solidarity and cooperation. Xu Ning is actually the one with the highest safety factor when the heroes of Liangshan fight. He is protected by his precious armor and can't attack with swords, guns or arrows. Coupled with the speed of his horses, his marksmanship is weird. If your luck is not too bad, you should be able to survive until the day of victory. Unfortunately, during the fight with Zhang Qing, he was the first one to appear. Unexpectedly, Zhang Qing was very good at hiding weapons. He was hit by a stone in the face and fell from his horse. Later, on the way to conquer Fangla, he attacked Beimen Pass in Hangzhou and was hit by a medicinal arrow in his neck. Treatment for half a month was ineffective and he died of illness in Xiuzhou (today's Jiaxing, Zhejiang). And just before he was hit by the arrow, the miracle doctor An Daoquan had just been recalled by the emperor: the angel was about to leave the imperial hospital again. Because the emperor suddenly felt a slight illness, he asked for the miracle doctor An Daoquan to return to the capital. Pick. Song Jiang didn't dare to stop him, which shows that Xu Ning is really lucky! Xu Ning had many of the bureaucratic styles of the time, including greed, indifference, and daring not to offend his boss. He had a good relationship with Lin Chong, but he did not dare to avenge him. This person's personality charm is also extremely low. His behavior after losing his treasure is completely out of character for a normal person (perhaps he is so flustered that he is completely disorganized). However, he sticks to his ancestors' relics and is considerate to his family, which is rare in a feudal society. The shining point of men. Xu Ning has many shadows of modern little people. He is relatively snobbish and worldly. He only sweeps the snow in front of his door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's tiles. He went up the mountain entirely to gather the necessary number of people. If there were no Hu Yanzhuo in the world, Xu Ning would probably appear in the subsequent real decisive battle between the Jin and Song Dynasties. According to the situation at that time, as the commander of the security, he could not see the Second Emperor. Dusty! He was also dead, so Mr. Shi made him die in the south with a stroke of his pen. In "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan", Yue Fei once used the hook and sickle spear method to defeat Jin Wushu's kidnapping horse. I don't know if it was passed down by Xu Ning's descendants. However, the Yue family's army is so majestic that it has been praised by ancient and modern people. Xu Ningquan knows it, so he should praise it: "Sometimes he goes straight to the top of the solitary peak, and the clouds roar under the moon." A family treasure. When Tang Long was visiting his aunt in Tokyo with his late father Zhizhai, he often saw a pair of golden armor made of feathers. This armor, draped on the body, was light and stable, and could withstand swords and arrows. Through; people call it "Sai Tang Ni."
" Tang Nijia is said to be the personal treasure armor of Lu Bu, the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms. The Yanling Armor is even better than that by three points. It is a treasure passed down by the Xu family for four generations! Many noble gentlemen asked to see him, but they refused to show him. This armor was his life; it was contained in a leather box and hung directly on the beam of the bedroom. If he could deal with his armor first, he wouldn't be able to stop here. Xu Ning naturally fell in love with her, and her boss Wang Taiwei offered 30,000 yuan to buy it, but Xu Ning Leng refused to transfer it. The hook and sickle spear is recorded as follows in Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Jixiao": "Tengpai, waist knife, long knife, Yanyue knife, palladium, stick, hook and sickle, whip, bamboo slip, lao, and hammer are all short-term weapons." Short soldiers here refer to weapons other than spears, such as knives and sticks. It is said that the lengths are all within one foot. The book does not describe the shape of the "hook-scythe" in detail, but the modern hook-scythe has a body with double hooks. In addition to the hook, there is also a spear-shaped tip at the front end. Since the age of the author and Qi Jiguang are not far apart, if this kind of gun really appeared, it should be somewhat similar in shape to the "hooked sickle" known by Qi Jiguang. The hook-and-scythe is a short weapon, so the hook-and-scythe gun is probably the hook-and-scythe enlarged rod, about the same length as a gun. The modern hook and sickle gun is copied from this. The hook sickle gun is destined to be eliminated, and it will be eliminated at the acceleration of vertical fall. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the weapon appeared as a "combination" of the cross-blade Ge and the spear - the halberd. This was to meet the needs of chariot warfare. By the late Warring States period, cavalry was widely used and the attack speed was greatly increased. Cross-blade weapons basically had no time to perform the technical actions of hooking, cutting, snatching, and pulling, so their lethality was reduced, and they even became an obstacle to attack and defense. Direct-piercing weapons such as spears and guns became popular. After that, the Ge was eliminated first, and the halberd was gradually no longer used after the Tang Dynasty, and was mostly used as a ceremonial guard. Judging from the technical characteristics of the hook and sickle gun, it belongs to the category of cross-blade weapons. Chapter 57 of "Water Margin" Chapter 57: Xu Ning teaches the hook and sickle spear. Song Jiang breaks the chain horse. It is said that Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and other leaders gathered in the Yi Hall to invite Xu Ning to teach the hook and sickle. marksmanship. When everyone looked at Xu Ning, they saw that he was a good-looking person, with a body of six feet five six, a white face, three thin teeth, a black mustache, and a very broad waist and broad shoulders. There is an article about Xu Ning's appearance in Xijiang Moon: his arms are strong and he can draw the bow accurately, his body is light and he mounts his horse like flying. There are two curved eyebrows lying on silkworms, and the phoenix Zhuluan flies to his children. The battle armor is thinly worn through willow leaves, and the black scarf is slanted with flower branches. He often accompanies Bao Jia to serve Dan Chi, but Xu Ning, the gunman, has no right. Now that Xu Ning had finished selecting his troops, he went down to Juyi Hall, picked up a hook and sickle spear, and used it himself. Everyone cheered. Xu Ning then taught the soldiers: "Whenever you use such a weapon immediately, you should step up from your waist and hips, go up to the middle seven roads, use three hooks and four strokes, one prick and one point, and you will make nine changes. If you are walking This hook and sickle spear is also the most useful. First use eight steps to swing open the door; take twelve steps to make a big turn, then use the hook and sickle to pick it up in twenty-four steps. Hook to the east and move to the west; thirty-six steps, fully protected, fighting against the strong: This is the method of hook, sickle and spear. There is a poem to prove it: "Four moves and three hooks lead to seven roads, and the *** divides into nine changes to combine with the divine machine." "Twenty-four steps forward and backward, sixteen turns around." Xu Ning performed the Zhengfa all the way and showed the leaders. When all the soldiers saw Xu Ning using hooks, sickles and spears, they all liked it. Starting from that day, we will select elite and strong people to study day and night. He also taught the infantry to hide in the forest and cover the grass, pull the legs with hooks and hooves, and use three secret techniques below. In less than half a month, five to seven hundred people were taught in the village. Song Jiang and the leaders were overjoyed and prepared to defeat the enemy. But he said that since Hu Yanzhuo defeated Peng Hui and Ling Zhen, he only brought his cavalry troops to the waterside to fight every day. In the village, only the leaders of the navy were taught to guard the beaches at all times, and hidden stakes were driven into the water. Although Hu Yanzhuo was sent out on two roads north of Shanxi Province, he could never reach the mountain stronghold. However, Liang Shanbo asked Ling Zhen to make various artillery pieces and come down from the mountain to confront the enemy at the right time. He also learned how to use hooks, sickles, spears, and sergeants. Song Jiang said: "I don't have much talent and knowledge, but I don't know what He Zhong's intention is?" Wu Yong said: "I'd like to hear the strategy." Song Jiang said: "Tomorrow there won't be a cavalry army, all the leaders will fight on foot. Sun Wu's art of war is beneficial to the mountains and forests. Juze. Now the infantry is going down the mountain and divided into ten teams to lure the enemy. When they see the army and horses rushing to cover the enemy, they all want to hide in the reeds and thorns forest. However, they first ambush the soldiers with hooks and sickles, and every ten soldiers will use hooks and sickles. The gunman had ten hooks, but when he saw the horse coming, he jumped the hook and caught him. How about this method of ambush on the narrow road in Pingchuan? "Wu Xuexiu said: "Zhengying "This is how you hide your troops and capture the general," Xu Ning said. "This is how you use hooks, sickles, and spears." On that day, Song Jiang divided ten teams of infantry and horses: Liu Tang and Du Qian led one team, and Mu Hong and Mu Chun led one team. , Yang Xiong and Tao Zongwang led the first team, Zhu Tong and Deng Fei led the first team, Xie Zhen and Xie Bao led the first team, Zou Yuan and Zou Run led the first team, Yi Zhangqing and Wang Aohu led the first team, Xue Yong and Ma Lin led one team, Yan Shun and Zheng Tianshou led one team, Yang Lin and Li Yun led one team. ——These ten groups of infantry will first [2] go down the mountain to lure the enemy. Then Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, San Ruan, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Meng Kang, and nine navy leaders were sent to respond in warships. Then call Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Li Ying, Chai Jin, Sun Li, and Ou Peng, six leaders, to lead the army on horseback and only fight on the mountainside; Ling Zhen and Du Xing are responsible for firing trumpet cannons. But they were named Xu Ning and Tang Long, and the head office recruited sergeants with hooks, sickles, and spears. In the Chinese army, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Dai Zong, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng were in charge of commanding the army and horses and commanding the troops. The remaining leaders all guard their strongholds. Song Jiang's allocation has been decided. It is the third watch of the night. The sergeants with hooks, sickles and spears will be sent first to transition, and it has been decided to separate and ambush in all directions. At the fourth watch, ten infantry troops crossed over. Ling Zhen and Du Xing carried the wind artillery to Gaofu, erected the gun carriage, and put the artillery on it. Xu Ning and Tang Long each took the lead in crossing the water. At dawn, soldiers and horses guarding the center of Songjiang beat drums, shouted and waved flags across the water.
Hu Yanzhuo was in the Chinese army's tent. When he heard the spies' report, he sent an order to send Han Tao, the vanguard, to go out first. Then he locked up the armored horse, Hu Yanzhuo, fully clothed, rode the snow-black horse, relied on his double whip, drove the horse and carriage, and rushed to Liangshan. Across the water, I saw Song Jiang leading many people and horses, and Hu Yanzhuo taught him to drive away the horse troops. Han Tao, the vanguard, came to discuss with Hu Yanzhuo: "How many infantry troops are coming from due south?" Hu Yanzhuo said: "Don't ask him how many, just charge the chain of horses to the generals!" Han Tao led the 500-horse army, Whistle out. I saw another group of soldiers rising up in the southeast, but I wanted to divide my troops to send out sentries. I saw another group in the southwest raising flags and shouting. Han Tao led the army back again and said to Hu Yanzhuo: "The three groups of thieves in the south all bear the flag of Liangshanbo." Hu Yanzhuo said: "This guy has not come out to fight for a long time, so he must have a plan." He didn't say anything, so he just listened. There was a gunshot from the north. Hu Yanzhuo cursed: "This artillery must be from the thief Ling Zhen, teach him to use it." Everyone looked south and saw three more teams holding flags in the north. Hu Yanzhuo said to Han Tao: "This must be a treacherous plot by the thieves. You and I Divide the troops into two groups, I'll kill the troops in the north, and you go and kill the troops in the south." Just as he was about to divide his troops, he saw four more groups of troops rising up from the west. Hu Yanzhuo was panicked; he also heard a barrage of cannons coming from the north. Go directly to the dirt slope. That mother cannon is followed by forty-nine sub-cannons in a circle, which is called "Sub-Mother Cannon" and makes a great sound. Hu Yanzhuo's troops were in chaos without fighting. Ji and Han Tao each led their horse and infantry troops to clash with each other. These ten groups of infantry were rushing east and west. Hu Yanzhuo was furious when he saw them, and led his troops to look north and charge towards the future. Song Jiangjun Xu Ning (7 photos) all the soldiers threw themselves into the reeds and ran around. Hu Yanzhuo drove a chain of horses and rolled over the ground. The armored horses ran off together and could not be restrained. They ran away among the broken reeds and withered grass in the forest. Just listen to the sound of whistles inside, and all the hooks, sickles, and guns raised their hands. First, he hooked the horses' legs on both sides, and the armored horse in the middle began to roar. The sergeants with scratching hooks all caught them together, only trying to tie people up in the reeds. Seeing that Hu Yanzhuo had fallen into the hook, sickle, and spear trick, he reined in his horse and returned to the south to catch up with Han Tao. The artillery fire from behind hit them head-on, and here and there, all over the mountains and plains, were chased by infantry. The armored horses led by Han Tao and Hu Yanzhuo all rolled into the grass and reeds and were all captured.