Hills in water margin (12): Mangdang Mountain (Fan Rui, Xiang Chong Ligun)

Catalogue of Complete Works: Mountains in the Water Margin

Before we talk about Fan Rui, we might as well talk about the location of the charm in the Water Margin.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, magic is the patent of immortals. Zuo Ci plays Cao Cao and Yu Ji is angry with Sun Ce, which are independent stories. These immortals generally don't take part in actual combat. And Zhuge Liang, Guan Ju and other star-gazing predictions usually add a fatalistic meaning to the story.

In contrast, the magic level in Water Margin is more like a neutral version of The Journey to the West's Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This is also determined by the theme. The three kingdoms are closer to the writing of history, and magic is closer to a vision and destiny. Journey to the West is a legend, and Water Margin is street literature, which has both the nature of unofficial history and the shadow of folk customs.

Therefore, there are both normal human fights with eighteen kinds of martial arts, as well as fantasy figures such as Fan Rui and Gongsun Sheng.

The magic in the Water Margin is like a weapon of another dimension, and its power is amazing. Before being cracked, even a mage with average ability can defeat a large number of senior military commanders. The most obvious examples are Gao Lian and Qiao Daoqing, who used magic to beat Liangshan. When we count the enemies of Liangshan, the powerful men who can spell often have the upper hand, and often kill Liangshan in flight. Then when Gongsun Sheng comes out, the other mage is killed in seconds, and the heroes can give it a try.

This makes Gongsun Sheng a nuclear weapon of China, and "no first use of Gongsun Sheng" seems to be an unwritten rule in Liangshan.

Arguably, a Gongsun Sheng is so strong that it is enough. What role is the devil incarnate Fan Ruiqi?

This is to achieve the contrast of one mountain high and one mountain low, which is set by the author for a more exciting plot. In fact, this is particularly evident in Japanese and martial arts novels:

In Dragon Ball, why does Vegeta always go to the hard steel boss before Wukong? Why does Wukong always use atomic bombs when he is at the end of his rope?

In the legendary swordsman, four people, including Ling Huchong, challenged Dong Fangbubai. Why did Jin Yong insist on arranging a child white bear to test the water first?

Gongsun Sheng is like Wukong's bomb. Fan Rui is Vegeta, a Xiong Haizi. Speaking of stubble, Fan Rui wants to show each other's strength. The most obvious one here is Qiao Daoqing of tian hu. When Fan Rui met him, he was basically completely suppressed, but when he met Gongsun Sheng, the form was completely reversed. Imagine how to write a story without Fan Rui. As soon as Gongsun Sheng appeared, he removed his opponent's mage, showing neither the strength of his opponent nor that of Gongsun Sheng. So Fan Rui played the role of weights and measures here.

The nicknames of these three people in Mangdang Mountain are almost the most shocking in Liangshan. At first glance, they are all annoying people

This nickname is also commensurate with the behavior of the troops in Mangdang Mountain. Three strong men and three thousand men will annex the water margin Dazhai.

This is really a bit arrogant. Want to know, at this time of Liangshan is already after the attack of Gao Lian, receiving HuYan burning and Zhang Shicheng three mountains. Most of the staff have been supplemented, and Fan Rui and others are really caught off guard.

However, Song Jiang didn't take it seriously at first, and let Shi Jin take a group of people with Shaohua Mountain to crusade, and he was killed and defeated. Fan Rui didn't play much in this battle. Instead, it was written that Li Qiang's weapon was powerful: a pretty card covered him, flying a knife to hurt people, and he was very capable of rushing into the array. Later, after they went to Liangshan, they formed a reckless quartet with Li Kui jy and Bao Xu, which was extremely lethal. This combination is very interesting. Li Kui jy and Bao Xu are violent output, while Xiang Chong Li Qiang is protecting the flank, which is quite scientific.

The combat effectiveness of this regiment is the strongest in the later period of Shuihu Infantry. Their most brilliant performance was that when they surrendered to Fang La, four people killed one thousand military forces and two other commanders:

World War I was almost the peak record of jy class in Li Kui. Killing the enemy head-on is a whirlwind. Do you want a host, Li Kui jy, the Black Cyclone, Bao Xu, the Sangmen God, two villains born for killing, and MT with two hidden weapons shields? This is the prototype of a replication team. This combination of killing is the second, and the psychological shock to the opponent is too great:

It's a pity that this group of people who used to kill people finally survived except Li Kui jy, and the other three Gang of Four all died on the way to Fang La. The bag with heavy punches rushed to the enemy city and was killed by the stone leopard. Li's gun was ambushed by rebels and died.

The first unparalleled mowing combination in Liangshan disappeared.

Catalogue of Complete Works: Mountains in the Water Margin