"First move, the first sparks of war!"
Song Yuxi held a long stick and thrust it upwards, quickly swaying the stick left and right, seemingly simulating deflecting an enemy's close-range weapon.
"The second move, Eagle Soars Through the Sky."
She deflected the nearby weapons, leaped high into the air, and thrust her full power downwards towards a single point like an eagle swooping down on a sheep. Although Song Yuxi's arm strength was lacking, this move was still incredibly powerful.
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"Thirtieth move, Thunderous Strike!"
After performing thirty moves of the Song Family Spear Technique, Song Yuxi looked at Lü Tu, panting, and asked, "Husband, have you mastered it?"
"Uh...no, I only remember the general idea. Wife, watch me play it once."
To be honest, although Lü Tu had top-notch athletic talent, he was worst at rote memorization, so he simply picked up the golden spear and started practicing from the very first move, "The Beacon Fire Begins".
As soon as Lü Tu finished practicing the first move, Song Yuxi said sternly, "Stop!"
Song Yuxi tapped Lü Tu's arm with her long stick: "You need to lower your shoulders to have strength. My second brother used to have this problem too."
At this moment, the scene of her peeking through the window at her father teaching her older brothers came to mind.
After half an hour, Lü Tu had fully grasped the essence of the Song family's spear technique and was wielding the golden spear with great skill in the courtyard.
Once, twice, ten times.
Song Yuxi sat in the chair watching, and in Lu Tu's increasingly skilled movements, she seemed to see the shadows of her father and brothers, and her eyes gradually became moist.
At this moment, Nangong Huiyu returned and exclaimed in surprise, "What exquisite spearmanship!"
Lu Tu ignored her and continued practicing on his own. He needed to master these marksmanship techniques in the shortest possible time and completely integrate them into his muscle memory.
After all, this was a crucial bargaining chip for his survival on the battlefield, and something he needed to teach his soldiers.
As the king of weapons, the spear is a weapon that can be countered by any other weapon. The spear, however, does not need to study how to counter the moves of other weapons; it only needs to study how to kill the enemy. This is the source of the spear's domineering power.
No wonder most of the fierce generals in ancient times used long spears, and some even used halberds, to more effectively amplify their killing power through weapons.
"Sister, I've never seen my husband's marksmanship before. It's so exquisite."
Song Yuxi nodded: "It's my family's secret marksmanship."
"Sister, your family's tradition of martial arts is indeed profound, but I don't think you know any kung fu."
Song Yuxi raised the wooden stick in her hand and smiled gently: "I taught my husband with this wooden stick."
Nangong Huiyu said seriously, "It's only because you're so smart, sister. Otherwise, you've never practiced spear techniques and don't know kung fu, so you wouldn't be able to teach your husband your family's spear techniques."
Song Yuxi chimed in, "My husband is indeed a martial arts prodigy. He can learn the techniques after just one look. I hope this spear technique will help him protect himself on the battlefield."
This was actually their biggest concern. They hoped that Lü Tu would achieve great things, but they were also worried that he might encounter danger while he was away.
This may be a common problem for women in this era, and also a common problem of this era.
Lu Tu practiced from morning until sunset, and didn't even have time to eat when Ban Yingying and Jiang Wanyu came to bring him food.
Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu knew Lü Tu's personality; he would never give up until he achieved his goal. But the more he did that, the more they admired him.
After they finished eating, the two of them each brought a stool and sat by the door, gazing intently at Lü Tu, who was sweating profusely.
As night fell, Nangong Huiyu took the initiative to boil a pot of water for Lü Tu in preparation for washing up.
With a roar from Lü Tu, he finally stopped, his body radiating heat like boiling water on a stove.
With veins bulging all over his body, the dopamine released after this level of exercise excited Lü Tu.
"My wife, I've succeeded!"
Song Yuxi got up, took out a silk handkerchief, and gently wiped Lü Tu's forehead: "Husband, have something to eat."
"After you finish eating, Xiaoyu will help her husband wash up!"
Lu Tu pulled the two women into his arms, kissed them passionately for a while, and then laughed loudly, "Thank you, ladies."
After finishing his meal and taking a bath, Lü Tu lay down on the bed and began snoring loudly.
Song Yuxi smiled gently: "It seems my husband is really exhausted. He never snores."
"Of course, he went to kill the enemy yesterday and was still up until midnight. We should let him practice shooting more often in the future."
The next morning, Lu Tu got up early and continued practicing his spear until Jiang Wanyu brought him breakfast. After eating, he went to find Hu Delu.
"Old Hu, when are you going to be able to fire the other brothers' guns?"
"Quickly, sir! Give me another ten days, and I will definitely produce 400 guns. The main problem is that I don't have enough manpower right now!"
"That's easy. How many people do you need? Is 100 enough?"
Hu Delu said helplessly, "Sir, having people isn't enough. We don't have enough forges or bellows."
"Then let Liu Yang buy whatever you need. Take your time, there's no rush."
Lu Tu arrived at the drill ground and summoned Nie Yun: "Except for the brothers at the Gubeifeng Pass, have all the other soldiers assemble here!"
Upon hearing this, Nie Yun knew that a major operation was about to take place, and quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Yes, sir!"
He then took a deer antler from his waist, put it in his mouth and blew on it, and a muffled horn sound resounded through the sky.
Immediately, all the soldiers rushed towards the drill ground, and the people who heard the noise looked around curiously. When they saw Xiao Zhongchong and the others waving, they continued working.
Soon, 300 soldiers arrived and assembled into a square formation. Among them were 30 cavalrymen and the rest were infantrymen.
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