Chapter 68 Wolf Fang

  Ouyang Yun left the team department, got into the car with a scowl on his face. At this time, Gu Lianyun, Liu Zhe Liang and Chu Tiange, who had been sleeping for a while, opened their eyes, and the three of them were shocked to see the miserable look on his face, asking: "Ouyang (team leader, big brother), what's wrong?"

  "I had a fight with Li Tieshu."

  "Huh?" "Why?"

  "There were some minor misunderstandings in handling some issues, but it's all right now."

  "Is it about folding quilts?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "He must think it's not necessary."

  "Do you think so too?"

  Gu Lianyun thought for a moment and said truthfully: "To be honest, I don't know whether what you're doing is right or wrong."

  Ouyang Yun did not want to continue on this matter, he had never led soldiers and had no experience in this area, and in his heart, he was also unsure of how much effect "folding blankets" could have. He insisted on it only because it was a military rule that had been implemented for decades, and since it had been able to exist all along, there must be a reason for its existence.

  Looking at Ouyang Yun's torn lips and swollen face, Gu Lianyun felt a little heartache and scolded: "This Li Tieshu is really ruthless, why be so serious just to exchange blows?"

  Ouyang Yun laughed, this time with a wider smile, his mouth corners splitting in pain, and he couldn't help but grunt, saying: "What's the point of exchanging moves, let's have a real fight!"

  "The real deal?!"

  "Haha, this is actually another way of communication between men, you don't understand it, do you?"

  "Hmm, do you want to fight me too?"

  "No, no, wasn't I injured?"

  "Hehe......"

  "Gu Yun, can you tell me who your superior is?" Ouyang Yun suddenly asked Gu Yun while driving.

  She slightly furrowed her brow and asked, "What made you think of asking this?"

  "Does curiosity work?"

  "Isn't it, did Li Tieshu say something to you?"

  "No, I'm just curious."

  "I don't think it's necessary to tell you now."

  "Oh?"

  "If you two are really fighting, I think Li Tieshu must have also gotten a bad deal."

  "Actually, it's not even a fight, just both sides taking turns punching and kicking each other."

  Gu Lianyun smiled. She could imagine it, otherwise, Ouyang Yun's nose wouldn't still be standing so proudly on his face. She said: "Two lunatics!"

  "Two men, two real men!"

  Chu Tian Ge nodded seriously, he had done such things before.

  Fighting is originally the most effective and direct way for men to resolve disputes! This point, women are very hard to understand.

  "I don't care if you're a man or a madman, have you thought of this question?"

  "What?"

  "Loyal troops are led out, you're always away from the camp, be careful or else the soldiers will only recognize Li Tie and not you."

  This problem had occurred to Ouyang Yun long ago, but he really couldn't get away from it. He smiled bitterly and said: "You think I don't understand, but I also have no way out, the factory's affairs can't be done without me! To tell you the truth, I'd rather stay in the army camp every day, that kind of life is dull, but simple and easy-going, not like now, with all the intrigue and having to take care of everything! My god, my head is bursting!"

  Gu Lianyun thought for a moment and then sighed without saying anything else.

  "However, I'll personally lead the Special Forces Battalion - Tian Ge?"

  "Huh?"

  "I heard your senior brother is quite good at fighting?"

  It was when Chu Tian Ge took Ouyang Yun to the Black Dragon Association's Northern Peace Branch to kick the hall that Chu Tian Ge had said before, he and his senior fellow apprentice had gone to kick the hall, but they ended up returning in defeat. He said: "Hmm, what's up?"

  "Tiangē, I almost forgot to ask you, which sect are you guys from?"

  Chu Tian Ge raised his head and said with a straight chest: "The Bagua Gate of Cangzhou, big brother should have heard of it?"

  Unfortunately, Ou Yang Yun had never heard of it, but Gu Lianyun knew about it. He turned his head to look at Chu Tian Ge and said: "You're from the Bagua Gate? Then do you know the Bagua Palm?"

  Chu Tian Ge scratched his head with a embarrassed expression and said, "I don't know how to do it, but my senior brother has already learned it. He just hasn't mastered the skill yet, otherwise we wouldn't have lost that time when our school was challenged."

  Ouyang Yun: "Your senior fellow disciples should be many, right?"

  "There aren't many, just three."

  "Are they all in Beiping?"

  "Second Master is here, and there are two more in Cangzhou."

  Gu Lianyun smiled and asked: "Ouyang, you wouldn't be thinking of making a move on someone else's wife, would you?"

  "Special forces, of course, need to recruit some special talents, but I don't know if Tiān Gē's senior brother has the intention to serve the country."

  Chu Tian Ge listened and immediately patted his chest, saying: "Big brother, I've got this covered."

  Ouyang Yun saw his excited look and poured cold water on him, saying: "Don't get excited yet, I haven't finished speaking. What's your master brother's cultural level?"

  "Attended private school for several years."

  "Then tell him, our special forces not only have to fight, but also have to study, ask him if he's willing to do it."

  Chu Tian Ge rubbed his head and said: "Still want to go to school? My senior brother was most afraid of reading books."

  Ouyang Yun furrowed his brow, weighing it in his mind, and felt that under the current national conditions, it was indeed not easy to build a special forces unit with both cultural and military prowess like the one in the past. He said, "Let's trick him into coming first."

  "What a scam?" Chu Tian Ge was stunned.

  Ouyang Yun suddenly remembered that this guy's brain was solid, and hastily said: "Let him join first, learning can come slowly later."

  Perhaps due to his humble origins, Ouyang Yun had high expectations for building a special forces team from old China with his own hands, and the name was already thought out - Langya! However, when he truly welcomed this moment, facing Chu Tianhe and his senior brother Liu Dakai's recruitment of various sects' masters, he felt a mix of emotions that left him speechless.

  It's clear that Liu Dakei is still well-connected in the Beijing martial arts community, as he was able to recruit around thirty "martial arts masters" in just two days. These individuals are undoubtedly skilled in their respective styles, such as Gao Dakai of the Wuji Gate, whose Wuji Fist is quite formidable. According to Liu Dakei, ordinary men can't even get close to him, but the problem is that Gao Dakai is around 1.9 meters tall, which makes him a rather conspicuous target for special forces; then there's Sun Chengyun of the Sun-style Tai Chi, whose height and martial arts skills are not bad, but he's just too fat...

  In comparison, the personnel selected by Li Tieshu were different. Since Ou Yang had made arrangements in advance, this batch of recruits were all between 165 and 175 cm tall, neither fat nor thin, and could complete all special training courses. Moreover, they were strictly disciplined, with a strong sense of command, and did not have the usual arrogant and lazy air that martial artists often carried.

  Liu Dake brought many people, not a few of whom were arrogant and proud. Ouyang Yun knew that openly refusing was not good, so he thought about how to tactfully decline when one of Chen Shi's young masters, Tang Jie, approached him saying: I've long heard that the "Anti-Japanese Hero" has impressive martial arts skills, I'd like to exchange blows with you.

  These martial arts masters actually didn't have many who truly wanted to join the military, but everyone was willing to give Liu Da Kai face because of Ou Yang Yun and Chu Tian Ge's reputation as "Anti-Japanese Heroes". They wanted to see the real thing. At this time, Tang Jie took the lead in attacking, while others had the idea of sitting on a mountain watching tigers fight, and they very consciously retreated a few steps, clearing out an area.

  Ouyang Yun was very clear about his own bottom line, and normally he would never dare to show his ugliness, but seeing the students looking at him with expectant eyes, while Liu Dakai and others had a look of waiting for a show, he knew that he must establish his authority now. If he wanted to keep some of these martial arts masters as special soldiers, he definitely couldn't hide his true skills, so he nodded in agreement.

  This Tang Jie was a Zhejiang native, although he had now entered the Chen family's Taiji, his specialty was actually the Seven Star Mantis Fist. Seeing Ouyang Yun agree to engage in a martial arts match with him, he took off his long shirt and walked into the arena, assuming the starting stance of the mantis fist - feet in a bow-like stance, upper body leaning forward, left and right hands each forming the shape of a mantis's front leg sawing at the ground.

  Qixing mantis is said to have been created by Jiang Huashan, and it has the same skills as Plum Blossom Mantis, but because of its use of seven-star steps, it got its name. It emphasizes the use of head, shoulder, elbow, fist, knee, hip, and foot as techniques for striking, with a strong emphasis on hardness yet also softness within hardness. The striking method can be short or long, and is described as "no invitation no defense just one strike, every invitation every defense ten strikes in a row", focusing on offense.

  Ouyang Yun saw him set up this stance and immediately knew he was using the Mantis Fist. He thought of the movie where Snake Fist defeats Mantis Fist, and wanted to strike a Snake Fist pose, but hadn't learned it before and feared making a fool of himself. So he decided to take a practical approach, striking a Sanda stance with his hands clenched into fists protecting his chest, feet slightly apart, and body slightly crouched.

  Tang Jie shouted: "I've offended you!" His feet stomped on the ground, and his left hand chopped towards Ouyang Yun's face.

  Ouyang Yun didn't dodge, his right fist went straight up. Tang Jie took a look and naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to use his fingers to touch his fist, his left hand retracted, his right hand's wrist faced forward and slammed into Ouyang Yun's abdomen.

  Ouyang Yun fought with others, and because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, apart from not daring to let the pervert Guo Biao touch his body, when facing others, he liked to use the empty space in his chest and abdomen to lure people into attacking him, and then seek victory in danger. When he saw Tang Jie's incoming attack, he paused slightly, letting the opponent use up their moves, before sending out a flurry of punches from both fists like a storm.

  Tang Jie threw a wrist strike at Ouyang Yun's abdomen, and with a flick of his right shoulder, he sent out a powerful blow. He was confident that he could knock him back, so he didn't have the consciousness to dodge. However, Ouyang Yun's body only slightly swayed, and his two fists had already struck Tang Jie's face - one in front and one behind. Although Ouyang Yun still held back and didn't use his full strength, Tang Jie's chin and left cheek were hit heavily. Despite being a practitioner of horizontal martial arts, the face was a weak spot, and with this blow, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and water. As Ouyang Yun raised his foot, Tang Jie fell back.

  "Wow! This kid has practiced the Iron Shirt (Diamond Shield)!" The outcome was surprisingly quick, and Ou Yang Yun's move was unexpectedly ordinary. The surrounding martial arts masters, including Tang Jie, immediately thought this way, and then no one dared to come out and make a fool of themselves again.

  After the martial arts competition, things became much easier. Ouyang Yun tactfully explained the recruitment conditions for the special forces and emphasized the uniqueness of the Wolf Tooth Battalion. Many people considered themselves unable to adapt to the strict military discipline and automatically retreated. In the end, only 16 people were left, including three who were hired as instructors. Among these three, "Wild Crane Gate" expert Gu Zhan was skilled in point-hitting; "Six Harmony School" expert Jiang Bujun's grappling skills were extremely fierce; and "Qi Family Gate" expert Qi Chen - Qi Chen's Five Elements Through-the-Back Fist was a unique variation of the common Through-the-Back Fist, with a distinctive striking method that was quick and flexible, mainly using five palm strikes: throwing, slapping, piercing, chopping, and drilling. This complemented Jiang Bujun's grappling skills well and was suitable for close combat. Since these three agreed to stay as instructors, they were willing to share their true skills. The point-hitting skill was not as magical as depicted on TV, but it could still knock people down with one strike. Grappling and Through-the-Back Fist were also useful in close combat, and with Ouyang Yun's advanced training methods and some specialized weapons that were a bit abnormal for this era, the "Wolf Tooth" battalion was bound to become a sharp sword soon.