Chapter 18: Xiahou Dun Challenges Taishi Ci

  Xiahou Dun and Taishi Ci's challenge this time has almost drawn all the soldiers of Cao's camp, knowing that Xiahou Dun is highly skilled in martial arts, the soldiers of Cao's camp have all witnessed it, and they are all worried for Taishi Ci.

  On the sandy ground of the school field, thousands of soldiers surrounded a large circle. Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun rode their horses in the circle at a slow pace, letting the warhorses loosen up their muscles.

  Li Chong and Cao Cao stood in the middle, they were confident in their own men, plus Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun would not fight to the death, so they chatted and laughed, looking very relaxed.

  As neither side could shoot cold arrows, Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun did not wear helmets, but only wrapped their long hair with a headscarf, which made their vision better. It has to be said that judging by appearance alone, the majestic Taishi Ci was much more pleasing to the eye than Xiahou Dun.

  Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun were both skilled with the spear, and with a few casual swings, they emitted a "whooshing" sound that split the air, instantly triggering a burst of cheers.

  "Hah..." The two people revolved around each other several times, then let out a loud shout and charged at each other.

  Taishi Ci swung his long spear and swept it across Xiahou Dun's chest.

  Xiahou Dun let out a cold laugh and pushed his hands outward, shouting: "Open..."

  The two didn't exchange any moves, purely testing each other's strength, and suddenly a loud "clang" echoed through the school grounds, the intense sound of metal clashing reverberating within, the metallic tremors leaving a lingering echo in everyone's ears.

  "Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun's spears are both made of iron!" Everyone watching understood, and many people sucked in cold air.

  It is worth noting that in the entire Cao camp, there were only three people who dared to use pure iron weapons: Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Ren. Even Cao Hong, who was proud of his bravery, did not dare to use them. You see, an iron spear weighs at least 20-30 kilograms, and while it's manageable to swing around a few times in normal times, on the battlefield, after just a couple of swings, one would be out of breath - that's basically asking for death.

  Those who dare to use iron guns can be said to be first-rate generals, Qianren's sworn enemy in Koumu.

  Taishi Ci was mentally prepared, but Xiahou Dun was stunned. He didn't expect that this "self-deprecating" Taishi Ci was actually a first-rate fierce general. As a result, he rode his horse far away and gave Taishi Ci a thumbs up before turning back to kill him again.

  The two men exchanged a blow, and it was clear that they were evenly matched. They immediately became entangled in a fierce struggle.

  It is known that the war horse's back-and-forth charge is the most exhausting, so few generals let their horses charge back and forth. The sudden thrust is just a test of the opponent's strength and speed. Of course, there are also some generals whose combat effectiveness is too low or whose psychological quality is too poor, and they were killed in seconds during the test. This is what "Three Kingdoms" often says: "One gun stabs under the horse."

  Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun both abandoned their intentions to kill each other instantly, so after probing, they immediately gave up on killing each other instantly and instead used techniques to gain victory.

  As soon as the two faced each other, a series of metallic collisions rang out, and the explosive shockwave churned up everywhere, blowing away the sand and dust on the ground far away.

  "Good……" The surrounding soldiers were getting more and more, the shouting voices were also louder and louder, almost piercing through the entire Chenliu City.

  Xiahou Dun and Taishi Ci were evenly matched in martial arts, with neither gaining the upper hand. It was a back-and-forth battle, with each side countering the other's moves, neither able to gain even a slight advantage.

  Two men entwined or galloped together, the collision of their blades was like rain hitting banana leaves, continuous and unending, suddenly it was like a sudden clap of thunder, shocking the entire arena, the onlookers were dazzled.

  After exchanging dozens of moves, Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun gradually became enraged, their movements becoming increasingly uncontrolled, the killing aura on their bodies growing thicker, their techniques becoming more ruthless and vicious.

  "Your Excellency!" Xiahou Yuan, who was standing beside Cao Cao, saw the two men fighting fiercely and hastily said: "Let them stop, if they continue to fight, the consequences will be unpredictable."

  "What consequences are hard to predict, and you can't see who has the upper hand?" Cao Cao's martial arts were not bad, but compared to Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun, he was far inferior, and naturally couldn't see through the current situation.

  Xiahou Yuan bitterly smiled and said: "Unless they use a desperate move, otherwise it will be a test of endurance!"

  Li Chong stood beside Cao Cao and said, "Mengde, when two tigers fight, one must be injured. Tell them to stop!"

  As soon as the words fell, Xiahou Dun let out a loud shout of anger, shaking out a sky full of spear shadows, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound, covering the sky and pouring down towards Taishi Ci.

  Taishi Ci was also a muffled hum, his hands grasped the gun handle and stirred with all his might. The long spear emitted a low whirring sound and transformed into a large black whirlpool. This huge whirlpool had strong suction power like a black hole, absorbing all the spear shadows that Xiahou Dun shook out.

  Time seemed to pause for a moment, and then it was as if countless weapons were colliding with each other at the same time. The sound of "clang clang" was almost continuous. Taishi Ci and Xiahou Dun both let out a muffled groan, their bodies swaying, and their war horses retreated backwards in unison, kicking up clouds of sand and dust into the air.

  "Good……ah……" The applause was like a burst of thunder, these soldiers were newly recruited and had never seen such a wonderful competition before. Although Xiahou Dun and the others would occasionally have a try, but it was always more exciting than intense, but today's competition had already approached life and death.

  To be honest, Xiahou Dun's last move is questionable whether he can control it or not.

  Xiahou Dun took a few steps back, his eyes turned red, and his body emitted a frantic aura. His breathing became rapid.

  Taishi Ci's eyes narrowed like a steel needle, staring tightly at Xiahou Dun.

  "Xiahou Dun, our lord orders you to stop." Xiahou Yuan hastily shouted in a stern voice as he saw his elder brother seemingly falling into a frenzied state.

  "Hah..." Xiahou Dun suddenly spat out a mouthful of air, his frenzied aura slowly dissipating. Xiahou Yuan was worried about his brother and urged his horse forward, positioning himself between the two men.

  Taishi Ci turned his horse's head and returned to Li Chong's side, dismounted and said: "General Xiahou is truly a martial arts expert, I admire him."

  This was also when Xiahou brothers returned to Cao Cao's side, Xiahou Dun laughed and said: "General Taishi is not ordinary either, I haven't had such a pleasant fight in a long time."

  Cao Cao smiled and said: "You are all brave generals, quickly change into a new set of clothes and continue drinking."

  This time back to the big account, the atmosphere became much more enthusiastic, with Xiahou Dun and other Cao camp generals frequently offering toast to Taishi Ci. No matter what time, absolute strength is always valued, even Liao Hua got some of the limelight.

  It wasn't until the time of holding candles that everyone withdrew from the banquet and returned to their tents to rest. Cao Cao had already prepared accommodations for everyone, and naturally there would be no lack of utensils for wine and food.

  Li Chong and Tai Shi Ci, Liao Hua three people in a tent, took off their armor, Li Chong lay on the couch, thinking about everything that had happened, and suddenly felt a sense of illusion, didn't expect to have a day back in the Three Kingdoms, and even saw Wei Wu Emperor Cao Cao, Ah! Don't know where I'll wake up tomorrow morning, maybe back to reality?

  Just as Li Zhongyun was wandering outside the sky, Taishi Ci suddenly said: "Cao Cao's generals are really powerful, and Xiahou Dun can actually fight me to a draw."

  "Of course, I was thinking of surrendering to Cao Cao from the very beginning!" Li Zhong grumbled, turning over.

  Tai Shi Zi seemed to think of something and slowly said: "I think Cao Cao is also a man with great bearing, especially the soldiers he trained. Just looking at military discipline, it's not much worse than yours."