Chapter 20: Military Martial Arts, Greedy Wolf Seven Kill Fist

"General." Chen Mo bowed and saluted toward General Sun in front of him.

"Mm." General Sun waved his hand to signal for him to rise.

Chen Mo straightened up; the barracks room he was in was quite spacious, and the floor was paved seamlessly with square, uniform bluestones.

There were not many decorations or furnishings in the barracks; only a few weapon racks were scattered about, clearly indicating this was a Yanwu Ting.

Following his arrival, two more Personal Soldiers were brought here by a messenger.

Chen Mo recognized these two as well; among the newly recruited Personal Soldiers, those who could achieve a Grade A evaluation were few and far between.

Especially since the three of them had never practiced martial arts before, this was even more rare, which showed that their talent was extraordinary.

Although these two did not achieve a Grade A evaluation in their first month like he did, they had caught up this month.

"The three of you, your strength is quite good now, and you have no family-inherited martial arts."

Sun Shouren swept his gaze over the few people before him and spoke slowly.

"Today, I will teach you a set of Military Martial Arts, allowing you to cultivate and strengthen your bodies.

If you can master it, when you follow me to the battlefield in the future, achieving merit and establishing a career will be a matter of course."

Chen Mo's eyes lit up; he had long known that Martial Dao existed in this world.

Practitioners of Martial Dao can condense Qi and Blood, and those who achieve success can carry thousands of catties of force to charge and kill in battle formations.

He had heard Mo Hu say that General Sun himself was also a successful Martial Artist; his strength, even if not the best in the entire army, had no equal within Xingyuan Prefecture.

"Thank you, General!" Chen Mo bowed and thanked him again.

Martial Dao techniques were not cabbages in the field; in this era, they were absolutely more precious and secretive than books.

Although the circulation of Military Martial Arts might be wider, and the probability of obtaining a martial arts technique in the army was much higher than among the common people.

Yet even so, not everyone had the opportunity to practice these techniques.

While it might be to improve the strength of his elite soldiers, allowing them to be more valiant in battle.

But regardless of the reason, since General Sun was willing to teach him, he had to accept this favor.

The other two realized this as well and bowed to thank him one after another.

"The set of martial arts I am passing on to you is called the Greedy Wolf Seven Kill Fist; the three of you can now lift a four or five-hundred-catty stone wheel, which is enough to practice this technique."

Sun Shouren assumed a stance and introduced the technique to the three of them in detail.

The advantage of military techniques is that they are simple, easy to practice, improve quickly, and have sufficient lethality; as long as the basic training standards are met, there are no high requirements for aptitude or comprehension for further practice.

Even if one is illiterate or a complete fool, as long as they meet the training standards, they can learn it after practicing for a period of time.

The disadvantage is that the lethality is too strong; those with insufficient foundations and weak Qi and Blood will injure themselves before injuring the enemy if they practice it.

When first practicing, it is only a deficiency of Qi and Blood, which can be resolved by resting and recuperating for a few days; it is not a big problem.

But if one continues to practice forcefully, it will first damage the tendons, bones, skin, and flesh, then damage the internal organs, and finally lead to a terminal illness and death.

The technique is not mastered, but one has practiced themselves to death first.

If not for such hidden dangers, he would have long ago given this technique to all his Personal Soldiers to practice, to strengthen the power of his soldiers as much as possible.

Because this military technique was not considered very secretive and had always been widely circulated in the army.

For ordinary soldiers, it was indeed rare, but as long as one had a little power in the army, even if it was just a Scholar, it was not difficult to obtain this technique.

Chen Mo and the others now all had four or five hundred catties of strength, meeting the basic training standards for this technique, which is why he dared to pass it on to others.

"But remember, remember, if the circulation of Qi and Blood is obstructed during practice, do not continue to practice forcefully; come find me, and I will personally take action to regulate it for you."

General Sun had a rigorous and serious look on his face, and his tone was almost like a stern warning.

He did not tell the three that Qi and Blood obstruction during practice actually meant that their bodies could not withstand the further improvement of this technique, and continuing to practice would damage themselves.

If they wanted to continue practicing, they would have to spend time practicing other Internal Martial Arts to slowly nourish their bodies.

And Internal Martial Arts are too slow and too weak; they are inherently inclined toward self-cultivation and nourishment, and the improvement brought to a Martial Artist by ten years of practice might not equal one year of this Military Dao Technique.

If he told them all these things, then some might harbor a fluke mentality, not telling him about the obstruction of Qi and Blood, and instead continue to practice forcefully.

Because the improvement this Military Dao Technique can bring to a person is too great and too fast, making it hard for people to give it up easily.

Every year, there are always people who harbor a fluke mentality, clearly having Qi and Blood obstruction, yet still wanting to practice for a while longer.

Because the initial Qi and Blood deficiency is just a matter of resting for a few days; if one can hold back at this step and stop practicing.

Then one can enjoy the benefits brought by further improvement at a very low cost.

But most people simply cannot hold back and will only gradually sink deeper and deeper, eventually completely damaging themselves.

If they are lucky, they can recover after resting for a year or two; if they are unlucky, there are plenty of people who practice until they die.

And by only telling them to come directly to him if there is a problem with their practice, then as long as someone has a problem, they will definitely come to him, and he can directly understand the situation and urge them not to continue practicing.

Every Personal Soldier he cultivates consumes his heart's blood and costs numerous resources.

Every time one is lost, he feels incomparable heartache.

Previously, in a battle at the border, he lost more than three hundred Personal Soldiers at once; in fact, he still hasn't recovered from it even now, but he has never revealed this to his subordinates.

As the commander of an army, he must never collapse; if he collapses, then everyone will collapse with him.

Losses on the battlefield are a helpless necessity.

Now, he absolutely does not want to lose anyone else!

"If you have any questions about the technique you are practicing, you can ask me, or ask others in the camp who practice this technique," Sun Shouren instructed carefully.

In the Personal Soldier camp, except for a small number who have family-inherited martial arts or have practiced Martial Dao techniques with other Martial Artists, the rest basically practice this Military Dao Technique.

But even so, there are currently fewer than twenty people in the Personal Soldier camp who have mastered this technique.

Part of the reason is that too many Personal Soldiers were lost last time, but more importantly, although this technique has no aptitude requirements for practice.

It is not an easy thing to meet the threshold for practice.

Four or five hundred catties of strength is not something everyone can achieve; except for a small number of people who are naturally strong or possess Divine Power, most ordinary people, even with hard training, may not be able to meet this requirement.

"You are absolutely forbidden to pass this technique on to others; if I find out anyone has passed it on privately, don't blame me for being heartless!"

Sun Jiangjun's tone suddenly turned serious, and an aura of stern, valiant ferocity was unconsciously released along with his words.

Chen Mo instinctively shrank his neck, his entire body rapidly tensing up.

While the other two nodded in agreement out of some fear, their postures remained relatively relaxed.

Sun Jiangjun raised an eyebrow, feeling slightly surprised inwardly; he had not expected Chen Mo to be able to sense his killing intent.

Killing intent sounds abstract, but it truly exists; however, this sort of thing is not something an ordinary person can easily perceive.

Without having been chased and hacked at by others with blades, or having lived for a long time in an environment where one's life is at stake from day to day, it is very difficult to sense the existence of such a thing.

Take those other two for example; even if someone were to reveal killing intent and want to kill them, unless they were actually chased with a blade, they might not be able to react in time.

However, regarding this point, he did not intend to ask to his face, but was prepared to look into it later.

If Chen Mo performed well next, and he intended to put him to important use, then whether it was investigating him or asking him directly about the things he had experienced in the past would be fine.

When employing people, one doesn't have to know their face and heart, but one must at least know their roots and background.

And if his performance was mediocre, then there would be no need to waste too much energy on him.

"Come, the three of you, practice with me." Sun Shouren said sternly, and began to teach these three this Greedy Wolf Seven Kill Fist.

I forgot to update while out, today's update will be a bit late, I hope for your understanding.

(End of this chapter)