Chapter 366 Immediate results, Ma Chao missed the appointment
Ma Chao was born in 175, so he was 18 years old. Although he was considered an adult, his strength was not yet full, and he was still a long way from reaching his peak age of thirty.
Zhao Yun was born in 167, so he was 26 years old, and his physical functions were reaching their peak.
When they saw that Ma Chao picked Zhao Yun, everyone on Liu Bei's side closed their eyes and shook their heads slightly. Ma Di also secretly sweated for Ma Chao.
Ma Chao felt that he was sure of victory, so he pointed at Zhao Yun and shouted shamelessly.
Zhao Yun walked out with a wooden gun and stepped onto the ring step by step. Although he looked calm and confident on the surface, he was still a little cautious in his heart.
Because Ma Chao doesn't look mediocre.
Before the fight, Zhao Yun didn't know whether he could win.
After all, the person he was about to face was the most powerful person in the Xiliang Army. Although Zhao Yun knew that he was very powerful, he did not yet have an accurate understanding of the force of both sides.
Zhao Yun walked up to the ring and stood still, shook off his spear, and carefully assumed an offensive and defensive stance.
Ma Chao was wearing silver armor and pointed a wooden gun at Zhao Yun. His body did not move, but his murderous intent arrived first.
Zhao Yun was on full alert and did not take the lead in attacking.
When Ma Chao saw this posture and saw that this person was so timid, he remembered the information he had found before.
It is said that Liu Bei had two fierce generals, one with a red face and the other with a black face. They were both brave and courageous, but there was no white-faced general.
Ma Chao looked at Zhao Yun's pretty face, which was three points more handsome than his own, and felt that although Zhao Yun had a calm aura, he was probably just an embroidered pillow, so soft and useless.
"The general will be named. I, Ma Chao, will not fight with unknown people!"
Ma Chao took a step forward, pointing the spear in his hand at Zhao Yun with an awe-inspiring aura.
"Changshan Zhao Yun, please enlighten me."
"Changshan Zhao Yun? How come I, Ma Chao, haven't heard of him?" Ma Chao was startled and urged his spear to attack.
"Take a shot from me!"
Bang——
When the two spears meet, they are separated by one touch.
Both sides are equally divided.
"You're quite capable, take another shot from me!"
Ma Chao nodded arrogantly and continued to attack. He said he was taking another shot, but in fact he was activating the wooden gun, unleashing a violent high-frequency output.
Zhao Yun fought steadily, focusing on defense, supplemented by counterattacks, fighting and walking, and neutralized all Ma Chao's attacks, appearing to be quite at ease.
"Ahza!"
"Prick again!"
"Ah Zazaza!"
"..."
While Ma Chao was making moves, he shouted loudly to build up his momentum.
The two exchanged moves very quickly, and fifty rounds passed in a matter of seconds.
Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Ma Chao's forehead. When he saw that Zhao Yun was still standing still, with a calm look on his face, an unpleasant feeling suddenly emerged in his heart.
As soon as this idea came to his mind, his hand movements were stagnant, and he actually didn't block Zhao Yun's shot in the chest.
It’s over…
Want to lose!
Ma Chao was greatly shocked.
When he came back to his senses, he found that the tip of Zhao Yun's wooden gun was pointed at his throat.
"You have never heard of my name, and I, Zhao Yun, have never heard of yours!" Zhao Yun suddenly took back the wooden gun and shook his head disdainfully: "You are too weak. In fact, I can do it within ten rounds.
Win you."
ten rounds
This is a bit humiliating.
Ma Chao seemed to have been deeply humiliated, his fair face turned red for a moment, and he was speechless.
Zhao Yun did not continue to stimulate him, jumped down from the ring, cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said: "Xuande, fortunately you have lived up to your fate."
Liu Bei nodded with a smile, watched Zhao Yun return to his position, turned to look at Ma Chao, "General Ma, can you still fight?"
"You have four more chances."
With Ma Chao's force and physical strength, the fifty rounds he just fought with Zhao Yun were at best a warm-up, but they were not tiring. After all, Zhao Yun was always on the defensive. In addition, he used wooden spears, and weapons such as spears and spears were inherently useless.
What's important is speed and skill, not strength, and it's not particularly energy-consuming.
Hearing Liu Bei's question, Ma Chao's initial arrogance and self-confidence disappeared, leaving only anger and a strong desire to prove that he was not a "mediocre general".
He looked around at the remaining four people, his eyes passed over Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were eager to try, with "Choose me, choose me" written on their faces. He pointed at Zhu Heng and said word by word: "Do you dare to come up and fight with me?
I will never lose to you this time!"
Zhu Heng took the wooden spear and went to the ring. He didn't answer, but swung the spear and struck. Ma Chao, as if facing a formidable enemy, quickly raised his spear to block.
Suddenly there was a dense sound of clanking wood on the stage.
After a while.
The winner was decided in the arena.
Zhu Heng stopped the tip of the spear an inch away from Ma Chao's throat and said calmly, "Thirty-nine rounds, I accept it."
"By the way, my name is Zhu Heng. The one who is close to Zhu is red, and the one who is popular in the world is Heng."
After saying that, Zhu Heng turned around and got off the ring.
These are all cup monsters!
Ma Chao's face turned green, and for a moment he had doubts about the force he was proud of. He stood on the ring in a daze, without saying a word.
Liu Bei looked at him with a smile, "General Ma, can you still fight? You still have three chances."
Ma Chao looked at the remaining three people, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Tai Shici. Suddenly he felt no confidence at all.
As a top warrior, he knew where he lost. These five generals under Liu Bei were all adults in their prime, but he, Ma Chao, was not.
Even if he is at his peak, I am afraid that he is not absolutely sure that he can win any of these five people within a hundred rounds.
Therefore, he is probably going to lose this fight.
But it's not his style to admit defeat before the last minute.
Ma Chao rekindled his fighting spirit and decided to change his mind. Since he was destined to lose, let's start with the strongest.
He pointed at Guan Yu and said, "Please come up to the stage and teach me."
Guan Yu took the wooden gun, weighed it, and went up to the stage with a somewhat unhappy expression. He was a swordsman, and the only wooden weapon was a wooden gun, so he could only make do with it.
"Are you Guan Yu?" Ma Chao looked at Guan Yu solemnly. According to the information he knew, Guan Yu was Liu Bei's most powerful general.
The two unknown people in front (Zhao Yun and Zhu Heng) are so strong, what about this number one general?
Ma Chao felt extremely guilty, but he forced himself to say: "I will never lose to you!"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and sneered, "You just said this."
"twice."
Are you here to compete or to choke? Ma Chao's face turned green again as soon as he returned to normal. He waved his wooden gun and rushed towards Guan Yu.
Guan Yu slowly walked toward him, walking faster and faster until the two were three steps apart, then he jumped up, used his gun as a stick, and slammed it down.
This terrifying "blow to the head" move, combined with Guan Yu's strong and vigorous figure, makes him look like he is taking off from a distance.
"Okay!" Ma Chao quickly put away his gun and raised it up with all his strength.
Bang——
Click~
The sticks met and were broken together.
The two threw away the remaining half of the wooden sticks in their hands and started fighting with their bare hands.
Without weapons, it is a great disadvantage for Ma Chao, but it is a great advantage for Guan Yu. He is good at strength, and fighting with bare hands can best bring out his advantage.
It just so happened that he heard some very powerful moves from Ma Su in the past two days, and he couldn't help but use them immediately, punching and kicking Ma Chao like a storm.
"The wind blows through my ears, and the wild horses part their manes!"
"Yaksha explores the sea, monkey steals peaches!"
"Sweep across thousands of troops and smash walnuts on your head!"
"Super planet burning!!!"
Finally, the contest ended with a bomb drop.
Ma Chao was like an 800-pound brown bear. He was thrown hard onto the ring by Guan Yu. The ring suddenly collapsed and smoke and dust filled the air all around.
"Concession! Twelve rounds."
Guan Yu walked out of the ruins and did not forget to report the number.
Zhang Fei's face darkened, and he looked at Guan Yu with wide eyes: "Second brother, I haven't even fought yet, and you're going to destroy it?"
"Uh... I couldn't control my strength. I hit hard, too hard."
Guan Yu's face turned red, he stroked his beard and retreated behind Liu Bei.
Taishi Ci and Zhang Fei looked at each other and sighed, "Yide, stop looking, there's no need to fight."
Guan Yu's mighty performance shocked the surrounding soldiers who were watching the battle, and they admired him deeply.
Yuvluo looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing extraordinarily wantonly. He was happier than he was when he won the battle. Previously, he laughed every time Liu Bei's generals won the horse race.
This laughter sounded so bold and unrestrained to our friends.
But to the ears of Ma Chao and the soldiers of the Xiliang Army, it was so harsh.
They all looked at him angrily, wishing they could all rush to teach Humphrey how to make a corpse.
Yu Fulo looked at Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Zhu Taishi and his eyes were filled with admiration, and he secretly said in his heart:
With the help of these tiger generals, Liu Bei's rise is unstoppable. If you want to invest... you have to do it as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Yu Fuluo said to Liu Bei: "These guys are truly Xionghu generals. Their high level of force is simply shocking. Even if Lu Bu is here, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to claim victory."
"With the help of these five tiger generals, Duke Xuande, why worry about the injustice of Yongliang and the uncertainty of the world!"
"From today onwards, we, the Southern Huns, are willing to obey Xuande Gongma!"
Hearing this, Liu Bei happily helped Yu Fuluo up and said, "I am honored to be indebted to the general for his love."
Ma Su and the five tiger generals were not content to lag behind, and sent a bunch of congratulations one after another.
Liu Bei happily agreed, feeling greatly relieved.
It was so easy to win today.
I didn't expect that Ma Chao, known as the most powerful general of the Xiliang Army, would be so vulnerable!
In ruins.
Ma Chao stood up slowly with red eyes as he listened to the harsh words around him.
He had never fought against such a strong person, and there were still three strong enemies in succession. This caused an uproar in his heart, gave him a clear understanding of the world's top masters, and also inspired his shameless temper.
Brave and bloody!
Usually, if a person is thrown to the ground like Guan Yu, even if his bones are not broken, he will probably lose his fighting ability on the spot.
But Ma Chao felt that he was fine!
Not only was he fine, he also felt that the blood in his body was rushing, the blood flow was very fast, and his whole body was full of strength.
He walked out of the ruins step by step and said in a low voice that everyone could hear:
"Who said I lost?"
"I still want to fight!"
"Zhang Fei, I want to fight you!"
Everyone was surprised when Ma Chao suddenly walked out.
Ma Su also looked surprised. Ma Chao's current appearance looked very much like Ah Xing's enlightenment on the "Tathagata Divine Palm" after being beaten and disabled.
That’s outrageous!
As soon as Zhang Fei heard Ma Chao's voice, he was overjoyed. Zhao Yun, Zhu Heng, and Guan Yu had all abused Ma Chao, so how could he be willing to be second?
He had long wanted to challenge Ma Chao, the so-called most powerful general in Xiliang, but Ma Chao didn't choose him at all before, and Guan Yu's attack was too heavy, which directly overturned the stage.
The moment he saw the arena collapse, Zhang Fei was extremely upset.
It's better now, the regret can be made up for!
He didn't care whether Ma Chao had recovered or not, he picked up his big fist and immediately rushed forward to start fighting.
Ma Chao's hair was disheveled, his clothes were torn, revealing his delicate but majestic limbs, and he started to fight Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei's moves were more violent than Guan Yu's, which put huge pressure on Ma Chao.
Regardless of whether he has inspired his blood-lust or whether he has enlightened to a higher level of martial arts, he has actually competed three times before, and was thrown to the ground by Guan Yu with a bomb. When he did not use force, he felt that he was fine.
, but once force is used, you can clearly feel the discomfort coming from your body.
Still suffered some minor injuries.
Therefore, after only ten rounds, Ma Chao couldn't hold on anymore. He might not be able to defeat Zhang Fei when his body was intact, let alone if he was ill at this time.
Ma Chao could barely hold on at first, but after the 20th round, his hands and feet began to slow down.
At the twenty-fifth round, he was pushed against the mountain by Zhang Fei and sent flying more than three feet away. Before he could get up, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Ma Chao stood on the ground with one arm, his face was like gold paper, he was out of strength, and there was no possibility of another fight in a short time.
Power players like Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are difficult for him to resist. He is good at marksmanship, not strength.
"I thought I was brave enough, but I didn't expect that there were so many generals under Xuande who were braver than me. Ma Chao's skills are inferior to others, so I am willing to admit defeat. From today on, I hope only Xuande's male horse will follow his lead."
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this. He hurriedly stepped forward to help Ma Chao up and said kindly: "I have Meng Qi, and I will be as powerful as a tiger!"
Although he already has five strong generals, who would have too many strong generals like Ma Chao?
The two looked at each other and smiled, then led each other into the camp. Liu Bei invited Ma Chao to sit on his seat and held a banquet in honor of him.
After drinking for three rounds, Ma Chao stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Although I have surrendered to Duke Xuande, more than 40,000 soldiers and horses are still in Xiwu. I want to go personally to collect the remaining troops to help Duke Xuande. I wonder if you can believe it?"
Liu Bei stood up and thanked him: "This is your sincere wish. Now I have an appointment with Meng Qi: I will wait for Meng Qi to return at noon tomorrow."
Ma Chao agreed, and his subordinates helped him get off the horse and rode away.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other, and the latter shouted: "Brother, Ma Chao will never come back again!"
Guan Yu said worriedly: "What if Ma Chao regrets his departure and then urges his army to attack tomorrow?"
Liu Bei waved his hand and said with a smile: "I think Meng Qi is a man of faith and will never betray me."
Everyone looked in disbelief.
Ma Chao doesn't look like a man of his word.
After Ma Chao left, Yu Fuluo also stepped forward, cupped his hands to Liu Bei and said: "Mr. Xuande, I will also go back to reorganize the troops and horses. At noon tomorrow, most of the troops and horses will be handed over to Gong Xuande's command."
"Okay! General, take care of yourself. Liu Bei is here to wait for good news."
After the banquet, Liu Bei came to Ma Di's camp and said with a worried look on his face: "There are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses here, so I'm not worried about Ma Chao going back on his word. If we raise troops to attack, I'm afraid he will break his promise and lead his army to escape to Xiliang."
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Ma Di smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Xuande, your concern is right. Ma Chao will return to Liangzhou tomorrow."
"Ah? Then why did you signal me to agree to his request during the banquet?"
"If Ma Chao has second thoughts, even if he leads his army to surrender, will Duke Xuande dare to accept it?" Ma Di shook his head and sighed.
"You can't keep those who want to leave."
"Since he is willing to give up the five counties in Guanzhong, we are happy to accept it. As for Liangzhou, he will return to Xuande sooner or later. There is no rush for this moment."
"Okay then." Liu Bei nodded.
The next day, Liu Bei set up his pole at the camp gate to wait for the shadow of the sun.
Waiting until noon, only Yu Fuluo arrived with fifteen thousand soldiers and horses, but Ma Chao was nowhere to be seen.
Guan Yu complained that Liu Bei should not trust Ma Chao gullibly. Zhang Fei shouted that he would rush into Xiliang and capture Ma Chao alive to hold him accountable.
