Hearing Ma Chao's words of admitting defeat, Cao Zhang quickly put down the green steel sword in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Meng Qi, I was lucky enough to take advantage of the weapon, so I accept it!"
Although Ma Chao was dissatisfied, he was still a famous general after all and would not blindly cheat. He responded proudly: "On the battlefield, things are changing rapidly. The strength of weapons is also the key to victory! Ma Chao is not very capable, so how can he blame the weapons? Above the pros and cons?! Just try hard to win back in the next two games.”
Cao Zhang looked at Ma Chao's display of arrogance and admired him from the bottom of his heart: "Brother Meng Qi is so arrogant, and I admire him very much. But if it is the second competition and we rely on weapons to win, I always feel that the victory is not as good as this horse." Battle, how about we change the competition?"
"What do you mean by changing the method?!" Ma Chao now only wanted to defeat Cao Zhang later and asked eagerly.
"In this horse fight, how about you and I imitate the previous battle formation and use wooden sticks instead of spears?" Cao Zhang suggested.
Ma Chao frowned: "If we use wooden sticks to fight alone, how can we decide the outcome?!"
"We wrap the head of the stick with cloth and dip it in white powder. There is a limit of fifty rounds. If no one is defeated, we only need to count who has been stabbed by the other party with more white spots. Whoever loses will be considered the loser. What does Brother Meng Qi think?" Cao Zhang said the way to determine the outcome.
Ma Teng, who was on the high platform, heard the conversation between the two people below the stage and immediately said loudly: "This method is very good to avoid accidental injuries."
Ma Chao did not raise any objection, but responded coldly: "Okay, let's compare like this!"
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The sun in the sky fell on the vast school field. Cao Zhang and Ma Chao were riding on their own horses, tightly holding the wooden sticks in their hands instead of spears, preparing to start the second duel.
The horses neighed, their hooves scratched the ground, and they were ready to go. Cao Zhang and Ma Chao stood face to face, their eyes like lightning, ready for battle.
With the sound of war drums on the sidelines of the school field, Cao Zhang and Ma Chao urged their horses almost at the same time and rushed towards each other.
When the battle began, the soldiers on both sides raised their arms and shouted in unison, and the cheers resounded through the sky.
Cao Zhang and Ma Chao rushed towards each other quickly, both of them letting out short but powerful breathing sounds.
The two horses intersected, and the battle between the two officially began.
Cao Zhang launched the attack first. His wooden stick danced like lightning, constantly changing its angle and direction, trying to stab Ma Chao.
Ma Chao's reaction was equally quick. He used his unique agility to dodge Cao Zhang's attacks and sometimes return to counterattack, showing his unparalleled fitness.
Ma Chao's wooden stick stabbed Cao Zhang like lightning, the speed was jaw-dropping.
Cao Zhang could only dodge with all his strength to avoid the opponent's attack.
The first round ended like this, and Cao Zhang was secretly shocked. He was worthy of being one of the Five Tiger Generals. His strength was extraordinary, and he was impeccable in terms of strength, speed, and skills.
There was a battle in the formation before, and then a simple battle, but after all, they were fighting together with Li Jin, and there was a team from the Yuanyang formation to help, so I couldn't feel Ma Chao's true strength.
Now the one-on-one duel between the two made Cao Zhang feel Ma Chao's amazing combat power.
The two rode back and started the second round of competition.
After the previous round of contact, Ma Chao also judged Cao Zhang's strength. The wooden stick in his hand was swung so fast that it was almost difficult to catch the trajectory of his movements.
Cao Zhang obviously couldn't keep up with Ma Chao's rhythm, so he could only concentrate and dodge Ma Chao's attacks with all his body, looking for opportunities to counterattack.
Although Ma Chao's attack was fierce, Cao Zhang was flexible and used his quick movements and unique skills to dodge Ma Chao's fierce attack.
In the blink of an eye, ten rounds passed, each duel was full of sparks, and the sound of sticks colliding echoed in the square.
As time went by, Ma Chao showed his extraordinary fighting ability. His attacks were unexpected. Although Cao Zhang tried his best to dodge and avoided the vital parts, he was still hit or hit in the body by the wooden stick in Ma Chao's hand from time to time. There were several white spots left on the shoulders and thighs.
Ma Chao succeeded one after another, his fighting spirit became stronger, and he launched an offensive against Cao Zhang without fear, leaving Cao Zhang to struggle to hold on.
Although Cao Zhang occasionally counterattacked, it was difficult to hit Ma Chao.
Thirty rounds have passed. Cao Zhang's body already has seven or eight white spots, but Ma Chao's body is still very clean. The comparison of the two's strength is clear at a glance.
Ma Teng, Ma Yunlu, Li Jin and others on the high platform looked at the two people on the school field and showed different expressions.
Ma Teng felt that his son had a chance to win. He was both relieved and worried that he would hurt Cao Zhang. It was a contradictory expression.
When Ma Yunlu saw that Cao Zhang was no match for Ma Chao, his face was full of worry, and his hands clenched the corners of his clothes involuntarily.
Li Jin looked at Cao Zhang with a solemn expression. He had fought against Ma Chao head-on, and he could deeply understand the tremendous pressure Cao Zhang was under now.
At this time, Cao Zhang was already struggling to hold on. Several more white spots had been poked into his body by Ma Chao's wooden stick, and he could feel the intensity of Ma Chao's attacks getting stronger and stronger.
Cao Zhang's face was solemn, his face was already red, and sweat quietly seeped out from his forehead.
Only then did he realize the strength of the first-class generals. Compared with Ma Chao, there was still a big gap. In the future, you will need to continue to exercise to improve yourself.
Although he was aware of the gap in strength between the two sides, Cao Zhang had no intention of giving up.
If they admit defeat easily, the score between the two sides will become one to one, and the last riding and shooting game will become the key to victory.
Although Cao Zhang had a certain degree of confidence in his archery skills, he was not sure of defeating Ma Chao.
Therefore, if you want to ensure victory, or at least prevent yourself from getting into a difficult situation in the last game, you still have to find a way to turn defeat into victory in the horse battle.
Forty rounds have passed, and the contrast between the two sides has become very obvious. Cao Zhang has at least a dozen white spots left on his body, but Ma Chao still has not a single white spot on his body.
Everyone on the high platform seemed to feel that there was no suspense about the outcome of the game. Ma Teng and Zhong Yao had already sat down, ready to wait for the start of the third game.
Although Ma Yunlu was worried about Cao Zhang, he also vaguely felt that Cao Zhang had no chance of making a comeback.
The only one who didn't give up was Li Jin. His eyes were still fixed on Cao Zhang on the court because he knew Cao Zhang's character very well and he would never give up until the last moment.
Moreover, he has been revived from the dead countless times in the past. Li Jin believes that Cao Zhang will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory this time.
Forty-five rounds passed. Cao Zhang, who had been passively beaten and thinking hard about opportunities to counterattack, suddenly had an idea and came up with a crazy and dangerous plan.
A few more rounds passed, and Ma Chao tried to stab Cao Zhang again and again, but was dodged each time by Cao Zhang's exquisite dodge.
The last round began. When Ma Chao stabbed Cao Zhang with another shot, his movements slowed down significantly and he was unable to completely dodge.
A dull crash sounded, and Cao Zhang's ribs were stabbed hard by the wooden stick in Ma Chao's hand. Cao Zhang grinned in pain, but he seized this momentary opportunity and clamped Ma Chao's ribs hard with his arms. The wooden stick made it impossible for him to withdraw it.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with determination. What he had been waiting for was this last chance.
Cao Zhang took advantage of the opportunity when the wooden stick in Ma Chao's hand was caught and quickly counterattacked. He frantically waved the wooden stick in his hand with his right hand and stabbed Ma Chao's body continuously.
Ma Chao was caught off guard, and Cao Zhang's attack came like a storm. He had no weapons in his hands, but he was reluctant to let go, and he had no time to react.
The wooden stick in Cao Zhang's hand kept attacking like a poisonous snake with its tongue swallowing, stabbing Ma Chao's body frequently.
Ma Chao realized that something was wrong, and decisively chose to let go of the wooden stick in his hand, and quickly moved his horse to dodge Cao Zhang's attack.
Although Ma Chao moved quickly, when he was evacuating, he was stabbed several times by Cao Zhang.
Ma Chao didn't bother to look back, and rode his horse away for a certain distance before stopping. He lowered his head and looked at himself, and was stunned for a moment.
In the short period of time just now, Cao Zhang had seized the opportunity and stabbed Ma Chao's body one after another. Now Ma Chao's body was covered with white spots. Cao Zhang succeeded in overtaking the points at the last moment.
This was Cao Zhang's plan. He fought hard and was stabbed by Ma Chao's wooden stick. He clamped the wooden stick in Ma Chao's hand with his arm so that it could not be withdrawn, and then took the opportunity to launch a counterattack at Ma Chao.
With his extremely high reaction speed and accurate judgment, he seized the momentary opportunity, controlled Ma Chao's weapons, and successfully launched a counterattack, achieving resurrection.
Seeing this result, Li Jin on the high platform waved his arms excitedly, congratulating Cao Zhang for turning defeat into victory.
Ma Teng and Ma Yunlu both had their eyes widened. None of them expected that Cao Zhang would use such a method to come back and win in the end.
Ma Chao's face was ashen at this time. He looked at the white spots all over his body and already understood the result. He looked at Cao Zhang helplessly and sighed: "I lost!"
Something unexpected happened, but Cao Zhang said loudly at this moment: "No, Brother Meng Qi, you didn't lose. In this horse fight, we can be considered a draw at most!"
