The sun was blazing.
In the open space in the military camp, Cao Zhang and Xu Huang stood at both ends of the open space, each arranging their armor and preparing to mount their horses for battle.
After Cao Cao announced that he was going to hunt, Cao Zhang realized that this was another good opportunity to show off his abilities.
Historically, Cao Zhang was known for his martial prowess. After integrating the memory of the original owner, Cao Zhang completely retained his abilities.
It's just that I have never had the opportunity to fight against a master, and I am still in a vague state about my true combat power.
In the future, I will definitely lead troops into battle, and I will inevitably have to face famous generals. If I don't have a clear understanding of my own strength, I will definitely suffer heavy losses in the battle.
Cao Zhang took the opportunity to prepare for the hunt and asked Xu Huang for a martial arts contest.
After all, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and some records of later generations, Xu Huang was able to fight the tiger fool Xu Chu for fifty rounds without losing as soon as he appeared on the stage. This is enough to prove that his combat power is good and can be used as a benchmark to test his combat power.
Cao Zhang changed into a set of silver armor today and was holding a spear.
Xu Huang was wearing heavy armor and holding a Xuanhua axe.
Both of them urged their horses to rush towards each other.
Cao Zhang specifically told Xu Huang to show his true strength and not give in.
Xu Huang also knew that Cao Zhang had a reputation for being mighty and he did not dare to overdo it, so he concentrated on it and was ready for a fierce battle.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the soldiers beat the war drums, the battle between the two officially began.
Xu Huang dismounted his horse and rushed towards Cao Zhang. He raised his ax and struck it on the head.
Cao Zhang did not panic. He raised his spear, blocked it from the left and right, and fought with Xu Huang.
In this fight between the two, they were really matched up against each other, and they were going to meet good talents, and the fight was inseparable.
Because he didn't fully understand his own strength, Cao Zhang initially adopted a defensive strategy, using the spear in his hand to leverage his strength. While observing Xu Huang's moves, he slowly consumed Xu Huang's physical strength.
After more than a dozen rounds, Cao Zhang gradually gained a clear understanding of his own strength, speed, ability to control horses, and Xu Huang's abilities, and he already had a counterattack strategy in his mind.
The two men clashed with each other again, and Xu Huang struck with his ax as usual, taking the lead in attacking.
After fighting for more than ten rounds, Cao Zhang always adopted a defensive strategy without any counterattack, which made him relax his vigilance, so he started attacking again.
Unexpectedly, Cao Zhang had already calculated that he would continue to attack this time, and launched a counterattack by waving the spear in his hand.
He first used his spear to meet Xu Huang's fallen ax and guided Xu Huang's ax to the side. Then he stabbed Xu Huang with a backhand spear as fast as lightning.
This change was beyond Xu Huang's expectation. He never expected that Cao Zhang would fight back at this time, and once he struck, he would be so fierce.
After all, Xu Huang was not an idle person. Although he was passive, he reacted very quickly. He quickly leaned back on the horse, and a beautiful "iron bridge" caused Cao Zhang's spear to pass in front of his face, and he moved under his feet. The war horse crossed quickly, avoiding Cao Zhang's continued attack.
Although Cao Zhang's attack failed, Xu Huang was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and he admired Cao Zhang's fighting prowess in his heart.
Xu Huang turned his horse's head, regained his energy, and charged towards Cao Zhang again. This time, he was extra careful and did not dare to attack rashly again.
Xu Huang hesitated, but Cao Zhang was merciless and stabbed him with spears like raindrops.
Xu Huang didn't expect that Cao Zhang would attack so sharply, so he could only wave his ax to try and parry. As a result, the situation immediately reversed, and Cao Zhang started a crazy attack.
When the soldier beating the drum saw that the battle between the two became more and more fierce, he also beat the war drum vigorously and made a loud sound to support the two men.
The soldiers watching the battle on both sides also shouted loudly in time with the drumbeat: "Kill, kill, kill!"
When Xu Huang heard the powerful cheers, he regained his energy, swung his axe, parried Cao Zhang's attack, and looked for opportunities to counterattack.
After fighting like this for a few more rounds, Cao Zhang realized that Xu Huang was so skilled in martial arts that he had no chance of winning head-on.
But during the fight, Cao Zhang discovered an important problem.
Although the war horses they rode had saddles, they only had a small bronze pedal on the left side of the mount, making it easier to get on and off the horse. However, when riding on them, their feet were completely suspended in the air.
Unlike modern people riding horses, there are stirrups on both sides of the saddle for easy control. The war horse can only be controlled by clamping the horse's belly with both legs.
In this way, the rider on the horse has to take into account both offense and defense, and a large part of his energy is expended on controlling the horse. The physical strength will be exhausted quickly, and some movements will also be restricted.
More importantly, because there are no stirrups, you can only sit on the horse during combat, and cannot use the stirrups to hold your body upright so that your arms can exert greater power.
Cao Zhang realized that this detail might be a key to his ability to defeat Xu Huang and improve the combat effectiveness of himself and his generals and cavalry in the future.
After Cao Zhang thought of this, he was ready to try to practice it in battle.
When the two missed the fight, he turned his horse back and greeted loudly: "Gongming, rest for a while before fighting again."
Xu Huang thought that Cao Zhang was exhausted, so he naturally had no objection and agreed: "Yes."
The two of them returned to their resting positions, dismounted, drank water and rested.
Cao Zhang signaled his soldiers to get a towel for him, made a gesture of wiping the sweat of the war horse, and circled around the war horse.
Xu Huang didn't notice anything strange about Cao Zhang's behavior, and just waited quietly.
After a while, Cao Zhang finished wiping and called Xu Huang: "Gongming, come on, continue!"
Xu Huang did not doubt that he was there, so he agreed to get on his horse, took the ax handed to him by his subordinates, and urged his horse to fight Cao Zhang again.
As the two horses approached and were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, Cao Zhang suddenly stood up straight on his horse, holding the spear with both hands, using the spear as a long stick, and smashed it down hard at Xu Huang.
Xu Huang didn't expect that Cao Zhang would suddenly use such a move. It was too late to dodge, so he could only raise the ax in his hand to resist.
when!
There was a loud noise from the collision of weapons!
Cao Zhang, who stood upright on the horse, concentrated all the strength from his waist, abdomen and shoulders on his arms. The force of this split was several times stronger than before.
Xu Huang had been fighting with Cao Zhang for a long time and was already familiar with his strength. He did not expect that this blow would suddenly increase in strength.
At this time, he only felt that his arms were slightly numb, and the horizontal ax was suppressed by Cao Zhang and pressed to the top of his head.
Xu Huang felt a huge force pressing on him, and could only raise the ax in his hand to resist Cao Zhang's pressing force.
But he could only sit on the war horse, his body posture was restricted, and his strength was not as strong as Cao Zhang's. His arms were gradually pressed down, and he could no longer support him.
Xilulu!
With a neighing sound, Xu Huang's horse could not withstand the huge pressure, its hoofs softened, and it collapsed.
Xu Huang also lost his center of gravity in an instant and fell directly from his horse to the ground...
