Cao Cao waved his hand: "Don't worry. This man named Shi is arrogant. You don't see many generals under his command, but you don't teach him how to fight? This man is excellent in martial arts. I can just wait and watch the battle. Haha, this Western Army leader , Without Han Wu’s first-class warriors, I’m afraid it would be difficult to match this person’s edge.”
Cao Cao and Li Kui had seen Shi Bao take action a few years ago and knew that his swordsmanship was inherited from the Shu Han general Huang Zhong. He was indeed a powerful character. However, how did the generals of the Xin family know that? Everyone was overjoyed to see Shi Bao coming out to fight alone. The four fishtail axes whipped up the evil wind and smashed them down one after another.
Shi Bao swung the wind-splitting knife, guarding the man at the top and the horse at the bottom. He first guarded the door from the wind and rain, but the loud noise could be heard continuously, as if one hundred and twenty blacksmith shops were working at the same time, and Lao Cao and others were Even halfway up the mountain, it feels harsh.
Xin Xingzong still looked cold and arrogant at first, thinking that his brothers were going to kill this arrogant thief in a moment. However, the opponent hit four axes with one sword and fought for twenty or thirty rounds. Although he could only parry, he could not fight back. However, the sword technique was not messy at all. It seemed that it would be no problem to hold on for dozens of times. Xin Xingzong couldn't help but his expression gradually changed, and his eyes showed ferocious malice.
He thought to himself: Nowadays, many of my father's generation are old in the Western Army. It is the time for our generation to establish its power and make a holy sacrifice. The five tigers of the Xin family are famous in the northwest. If the four of them deal with one rebel, they will not succeed. If we still can't defeat it for a long time, and if others spread the word, will they still say that I, Xin Xingzong, didn't participate? They will definitely only say that I am incompetent! That's all, we can't let this person support it any longer.
Thinking of this, he decisively picked up the fishtail ax, slapped his war horse, jumped into the battle group, and shouted: "Wu that thief general, look at your skills, you are not an unknown person, please leave a name, so that you can let me know." My brother registered the credit.”
This was a deliberate attempt to elevate the other party, so that the soldiers under his command would know that it was not that the Xin family was not ferocious, but that he accidentally encountered a strong one among thieves.
Shi Bao laughed and said: "The five marshals under the Holy Duke, I am the Grand Marshal of Nanli, Shi Bao! His grandma, after playing with the four little kids for a long time, you finally came!"
As he spoke, the big knife swept across, swinging away several fishtail axes. The four tigers were all shocked: "How come this guy's strength suddenly increased by 50%?"
It turned out that Shi Bao was a man of both rough and tumble. He had long noticed the resemblance between Xin Xingzong and the four others, and guessed that they were brothers. However, he deliberately held back his hand, always only defending but not attacking, maintaining an invincible and undefeated situation. Inciting his general to go into battle, his plan succeeded and he immediately unleashed his full fighting power.
His sword swung away all kinds of weapons. The four tigers misjudged his strength, and suddenly the empty door was exposed. Shi Bao struck out with two swords like lightning. The third brother Xin Daozong and his cousin Xin Yanzong fell at the same time.
The remaining three canthus were about to burst, but apart from grief and anger, there was also a chill rising from the heart.
His Western Army was accustomed to fighting fierce battles with Xixia. Most of the generals in the army wore several layers of armor, with iron armor in addition to leather armor. Therefore, after a fierce battle, even if they suffered dozens of wounds, they would not lose again. The power of war. Unexpectedly, Shi Bao had a precious sword in his hand, and it was extremely powerful. With these two swords, the two tigers of the Xin family cut through several layers of armor, splitting their flesh and bones, and died tragically on the spot.
"Ah! Third brother, Ayan!" Xin Xingzong howled miserably, feeling pain that broke his heart. He immediately knew that he had fallen into the enemy's trap, and that the other party's true martial arts skills were far higher than what he had shown before.
He couldn't help but feel awe in his heart: when the other party was pretending before, he was able to force his four brothers to attack wildly to no avail. Now, if he tried his best, with his two brothers, could he still have a chance to win?
Xin Xingzong knew his own family affairs and knew deeply that the martial arts skills of his brothers had not reached the level of his father. Although the ax skills he practiced were quite good, when the brothers were born, Xin's father had already become a general, and his family's life was getting better and better, so his martial arts training naturally lacked some perseverance and ruthlessness, and he was not a man with amazing talents. , if compared with ordinary warriors, it may be enough to compete, but compared with a real enemy of ten thousand men, there is a gap in all aspects.
The most intuitive point is that although both father and son use fishtail axes, Xin's father's big ax weighs forty-eight kilograms, Xin Xingzong's own ax only weighs thirty-two kilograms, and the brothers only weigh about twenty kilograms. The difference is clear at a glance.
These thoughts passed quickly. Xin Xingzong had no time to regret that he had not studied hard enough over the years, so he could only deal with the predicament in front of him. While swinging his ax vigorously, he shouted anxiously: "Second brother, fourth child, this thief will be invincible. You two Get back quickly and stand behind you for my brother!"
The second eldest brother, Xin Qizong, swung the ax even more urgently and yelled through gritted teeth: "Fart! Big brother, you are the pillar of my family. You take the younger brother and go first, and let me, Xin Er, stop him!"
Although his brothers are not good people, they are very affectionate towards each other. The two are vying for the rear, each pushing the other to go first.
After all, the two of them have been in battle for a long time. However, the fourth brother, Xin Yongzong, is only eighteen years old. This time he joins the eldest brother in the southern expedition to Fangla. This is his first time in battle. In the past, at home, he only heard his father and brothers bragging about their bravery, and he longed to join them. Fight together in battle, and be rewarded for your meritorious service——
For example, when he went into battle with his third brother and cousin, the second brother took the opportunity to kill the enemy general. Seeing the enemy general's head hanging in front of the second brother's horse, he felt extremely happy and wished he could kill him immediately.
It was only when his two brothers were suddenly knocked over that Xin Laosi suddenly realized that when fighting in the battle formation, not only could he kill others, but others could also kill him.
Xin Laosi smelled the strong smell of blood in his nose. From the corner of his eye, he looked at the young but pale and twisted faces of his third brother and cousin, as well as the huge wounds that almost split them in half. Then he looked at the man in front of him. The tall thief general had a ferocious face as if he wanted to choose someone to devour. His liver and gallbladder could not help but burst. He felt that his limbs were heavy and his mind went blank. He only heard his brothers telling him to leave quickly, but he didn't care much. He dragged his weapon backwards and rode his horse. Just run away to this formation.
Shi Bao laughed and said, "Xiao Shacai, where are you going?"
He raised his left hand, and a ray of yellow light roared out, hitting the back of Xin Yongzong's head. Although he was wearing a bag, how could he withstand the force of the flying hammer? Immediately, he hit Tiedou Mao so hard that a large piece of his skull was broken, and blood spurted out from all his orifices. He fell off his horse and screamed: "Brother, it hurts so much..." His head dropped, and he died.
On the mountainside, Li Kui jumped up in shock: "Isn't this Brother Luan's flying hammer skill? How can this big man know it?"
Cao Cao recalled the past and sighed: "Don't you remember that we were discussing martial arts and making wine with them in the barren mountains. Everyone showed off their skills and explained. Ting Yu's performance at that time was exactly the skill of flying hammer! I remember that Shi Bao was the most interesting , he asked for many tips in detail before he was satisfied with it. It has been nearly three years now, and since he is determined to practice, why can't he succeed?"
He was also secretly shocked in his heart. This stone treasure inherited Huang Hansheng's sword skills, and also practiced the flying hammer skill passed down by Ma Mengqi. It is really amazing that he was able to master the skills of the five tiger generals of Western Shu.
They enjoyed watching the play, but the Xin brothers were heartbroken.
Xin Yongzong was the youngest brother in the family. Xin Xingzong and Xin Qizong were both more than ten years older than him. How could he not be affectionate to him? Seeing his tragic death now, both of his brothers' teeth were shattered. They didn't say who was leaving and who was not leaving. The two fishtail axes chopped wildly, until Shi Bao was broken into pieces.
Shi Bao saw that he was desperate and desperate, so he didn't care. He defended his body with his sword, waiting for him to vent his anger after a long attack without any results, and then he would kill him with his sword.
Cao Cao, who was watching clearly, saw Shi Bao's intention and was amazed. He pointed and said: "Shi Dalang, look carefully at this man's fight! It's not that you look at his sword skills, you only look at his thoughts and intentions! This guy is as fierce as a tiger. Whenever he gets the chance, he will He is cruel in his cruelty, but he is as cold as a wolf. He showed weakness in the past to lure out the Western Army general, but now he uses his defensive posture to vent his energy. His own emotions are not shown at all, and he only wants to kill the enemy. It is really terrifying. "
Tang Bin understood what Lao Cao meant and nodded repeatedly: "Shi Dalang has outstanding martial arts, but he is too temperamental. Once he gets angry, it is difficult to think about advancement or retreat. Brother Wu asked you to learn this stone treasure, which complements each other. Forgive me for being blunt, brother Yu. But you just lack his calmness."
Shi Jin heard his two words and then watched Shibao fighting at the foot of the mountain. He suddenly realized: I act for the sake of pleasure and never think carefully about the consequences. Isn't it a reckless man? Even when Lao Cao went to Huazhou to rescue him, wasn't it because he was too reckless and was arrested and imprisoned?
For a moment, he was sweating coldly. He stood up straight and thanked Cao Cao and Tang Bin with clasped fists: "The advice given by the eldest brother and the Tang family brother today will always be engraved in my heart, and I will never act like a fool again in the future."
Li Kui happily patted him on the shoulder: "Shi Dalang, if you are afraid that you will be reckless, Tieniu has a good plan, which is to learn to write poems from me. If you become a poet like me and Niu Gao, you will naturally be gentle and refined. How can you be so elegant?" Will you be reckless?"
Shi Jin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this reckless man teaching him how not to be reckless: "I've been dozing off when I saw books since I was a child. When my father was alive, he broke many sticks, but he couldn't teach me to learn literature. I'm afraid I don't have any iron." Brother Niu is so talented, how can he be a poet?"
Hearing this, Li Kui couldn't help but sighed with regret: "It doesn't matter if you are less talented. My wife often says that hard work can make up for laziness. But if you don't like studying literature, then if I force you, you will be like a cow who doesn't drink water. I'm afraid I will indulge you." Even though I have learned how to write good poems, I still can't write good poems." After saying this, he sighed again and again, deeply regretting that apart from Qingzhou's poetry sages and poetry immortals, there could not be another great poet.
He chatted for a while, but Shi Bao and Er Xin were already fighting for another 17 or 18 times. The two men swung the ax fiercely, which consumed a lot of energy. They felt that the ax became heavier and heavier, and the offensive could not help but slow down. Brother The two looked at each other, and both could see the despair in each other - if one of them had taken advantage of the violent attack just now, they would probably be able to retreat, but now I am afraid that none of them can escape.
Shi Bao's eyes turned cold, and he was about to use his killer. Suddenly there was a sound of a string, but he reacted very quickly. Without looking at where the arrow came from, he first danced his long knife into a ball of cold light, and sure enough, with a clang, he deflected a feather. Looking at the arrow, he saw the general who had been standing side by side with Xin Xingzong charging straight towards him while shooting arrows.
"Don't panic when the clan is established, Yang Weizhong is here!" Yang Weizhong held Shi Bao down with three arrows in a row, threw away his bow, and stabbed him with his spear: "Your brother goes first, I will fight this thief general!"
Xin Xingzong and Xin Qizong were overjoyed to have escaped death. Without saying a word of thanks, they turned their horses and drove away. They put the bodies of the three dead brothers on the horses, returned to their formation, led the army back, and cursed to themselves: "Old man, if you were willing to take action earlier, how could the third, fourth and Ayan die?"
Shi Bao laughed loudly, and Yang Weizhong was shocked and angry. He never expected that Xin Xingzong did not retreat to the front of the formation to plunder the formation for him, but actually led his troops away directly!
This is exactly what it means to be loyal. It is difficult to establish a clan with such a ruthless attitude. Shi Jinruo learned from Shi Baozhi, but Shezhe also looked at Jiuwenlong.
(End of chapter)
