Chapter 22: Dian Wei Captures Hua Xiong!

  "Who dares to fight against Hua Xiong!", Yuan Shao shouted loudly, looking at the eighteen vassals below, you look at me and I look at you, all pretending to be Sunzi.

  "If I were to put Yan Liang and Wen Chou here, where would that arrogant Hua Xiong be accommodated?" Yuan Shao said with a scowl, while the other lords secretly despised him, for who wouldn't say such words.

  "Big brother!", Xiahou Dun became impatient again, wanting to request a battle. Cao Cao glanced at Li Hui, and Li Hui slightly shook his head: "Wait a little longer!"

  Li Yu is waiting for whom? It's naturally Liu Bei, Liu Xuan De. This is exactly the best opportunity to plot against him!

  Guan Yu cautiously took two steps forward, looking at Liu Bei who didn't stop him, and then walked out with ease.

  "I'll take him down!" Guan Yu said in a deep voice!

  Yuan Shu had lost his great general and was inwardly indignant. Upon hearing this, he said, "What position do you currently hold?"

  Guan Yu's expression hesitated, and Liu Bei hastily said, "My second brother's martial arts are not ordinary, but he was implicated in a certain matter and is now serving as an archer on horseback."

  Yuan Shu shouted loudly: "Do you think our army of lords has no great general? You are just a mere archer, how dare you speak wildly! Get out!"

  After staying in Cao's camp for a while, Li Ru knew one of Cao Cao's quirks. He himself was very fond of his beard, but his own beard was, how to put it, like a thorny nest! Other people's beards were smooth and silky, but his own was like a bird's nest. As soon as he saw Guan Yu's two-foot-long beard, which looked like it had been treated with Pantene, he felt a great increase in affection and wanted to say a few words.

  Just as he was about to get up, he was stopped by Li Yu. Li Yu knew that if he didn't stop Cao Cao, Cao Cao would definitely say: This man has an extraordinary air, how could Hua Xiong know that he is a horse archer? Li Yu's move was precisely not wanting to give Liu Bei and his two brothers the opportunity to gain fame too early!

  "The mighty alliance army will not be unmanned, my master said that we must take down Hua Xiong!" Li Yu stood up with a resentful expression, as if he had been insulted, and even Cao Cao and the others were stunned.

  "Oh? Meng De, this is...", Yuan Shao and Li Yu retreated in time, whispering softly: "My lord, let Dian Wei go up, he must be alive!"

  Why not let Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu go up, Li Yu considered that Xiahou Dun might be stronger than Hua Xiong by a line, wanting to kill Hua Xiong would take at least several dozen rounds, capturing him alive was impossible, while Dian Wei was much stronger than Xiahou Dun, capturing Hua Xiong was not a problem.

  Xu Chu can do just as well as Dian Wei, but Li Yu doesn't want him to go. A guard should have the responsibility of a guard. Besides, there will be plenty of opportunities to make achievements in the future, why bother competing at this moment?

  Cao Cao immediately stood up: "My tent is under the command of General Huang, and he can fight against Hua Xiong!" Here, Cao Cao used the word 'war' instead of 'behead'.

  "Master Meng, I wonder... if we're lucky enough to capture Hua Xiong alive, can we deal with him?" Li Yu added.

  "Of course!" Yuan Shao readily agreed, while Guan Yu had already been ignored and left aside. Just as he was about to speak again, he saw Liu Bei signaling him to withdraw. As his brother's order, Guan Yu complied and retreated in anger.

  Cao Cao then turned to Dian Wei beside him and said, "You go up, capture Hua Xiong alive, don't kill him!" Dian Wei heard his lord let himself fight, feeling very good, immediately replied: "I am willing to share worries for my lord!"

  "Lord Cao, Dian Manzi's horse hasn't arrived yet, I think that one of yours is quite good!"

  "It's right, how can we let Junming ride an inferior horse to fight against Hua Xiong!" Cao Cao patted his head: "Cao Hong, bring my horse over and let Junming ride it!"

  Cao Cao raised his cup of wine and walked up to Dian Wei: "Come! This is a toast to your bravery!"

  Dian Wei patted his chest: "This humble one doesn't need to drink, Your Excellency, just wait a moment, I'll go and behead that Hua Xiong!"

  "Good! Good! I'll wait here for your triumphant return!", Cao Cao was overjoyed!

  "Bastard, this is a rare opportunity! Take him alive, don't kill him!", Li Yu hastily said.

  Cao Cao gave Li Yu a strange look, and said to Dian Wei: "Listen to Huai De's words, capture him alive, of course, if not possible, behead him immediately, prioritize your own safety!"

  Upon hearing this, Dian Wei was so moved that he set out with tears in his eyes! However, Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun were staring at Li Yu with envy. Now Cao Cao asked him about everything, even sending someone out to ask him, which really made them depressed. Being stared at by a group of people, making Li Yu's hair stand on end, he turned his face away pretending not to see.

  "Haide, why is this!", Cao Cao couldn't help but ask strangely. "Too many people are talking, I'll explain when we get back! Don't worry, Lord, capturing Hua Xiong will only bring benefits and no harm! Right, I need to go take a look!"

  After that, Li Yu ran away from the back, Cao Cao made a gesture: "Protect Huai De well, Yuan Rang go quickly!", "Yes! Big brother!"

  Before the array, Hua Xiong was shouting and scolding non-stop, at this time he was extremely proud! "Squeak!" The gate finally opened, Dian Wei rode Cao Cao's flying yellow horse, holding a pair of halberds and rushed out.

  "Hahaha!!" Hua Xiong burst out laughing: "Another one delivering himself to death!"

  "Thieves! You've gone too far!", Tian Wei bellowed loudly, like a burst of thunder on a spring day.

  His momentum was even more powerful than Pan Feng's earlier, and Hua Xiong was secretly shocked. However, thinking of the earlier Pan Feng and the 30,000-strong army behind him, Hua Xiong had the intention of taking advantage again and did not retreat.

  Picking up one bargain is enough, being so greedy is unwise, no wonder he was beheaded by the second master in history, greed kills people!

  "Come and report your name, you will be spared from being beheaded by Lord Hua's sword if you are a noble ghost!" Hua Xiong bellowed.

  "Your grandfathers were Dian Wei and Dian Man, bodyguards of Cao Gong's tent!"

  Having said that, he rode his horse straight to Hua Xiong. As soon as Hua Xiong heard it was Cao Gong, he secretly rejoiced in his heart. It was Cao Cao's camp, and Dong Taishi was extremely resentful of Cao Cao. If he killed Dian Wei, he would definitely be rewarded. He immediately went forward to welcome him.

  "Bang!" In the arena, Dian Wei and Hua Xiong had already engaged in combat. The two powerful men didn't use any fancy moves, it was a pure clash of strength. Every time they collided, the earth shook beneath them.

  After probing, Dian Wei knew that winning this battle was a foregone conclusion, but capturing him alive would require some effort!

  Hua Xiong's hand grasping the hilt of his sword was trembling, and he was secretly shocked by the great strength of this big man, who had surpassed him several times in their previous clashes. His martial arts were quite rough, often relying on brute force to overpower others. Now, not only did this big man have greater physical strength than himself, but his martial skills were also more formidable.

  Don't look at Dian Wei's dull appearance, he is actually very clever and has a kind of "great wisdom in foolishness" type. To capture the enemy general in front of him, he must be pressed step by step.

  Dian Wei wielded the pair of halberds in his hands, dancing them with such speed and density that they seemed to form two black circles around him, as if he had a pair of dark aura rings. At this moment, Hua Xiong could only defend himself and was unable to counterattack. If he tried to counterattack, he would be struck on the face and killed instantly.

  However, Hua Xiong was extremely perplexed. The black towered man in front of him could clearly kill him quickly, but he didn't do so. For some unknown reason, Hua Xiong could only grit his teeth and endure.

  The soldiers in front of the Allied camp, seeing Diwei so brave, immediately pressed down on Hua Xiong and shouted loudly to add fuel to the fire. The soldier responsible for beating the drum was even more desperate!

  Dian Wei's spear shadow, along with the stirring drumbeat, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, struck Huaxiong's great sword. Although it was his first time facing the flying yellow horse, Dian Wei on horseback merged with the horse as if they were one body, rotating left and right while working together. Huaxiong was beaten until he wanted to cry out for his mother.

  Li Yu shouted on the city wall with a red face: "Dian Manzi, come on! Tonight, let the master give you a bonus for dinner. If we win, the year-end bonus will definitely be doubled!"

  Just a few glances, Xiahou Dun was certain that Hua Xiong was no match for Dian Wei, the gap was too big, and at the same time, he also had a respectful heart for Dian Wei, and he also admitted that he was not Dian Wei's opponent.

  Xiahou Dun, who was watching absent-mindedly, naturally shifted his gaze to Li Yu, who was shouting and cheering excitedly. Xiahou Dun looked at his own master speechlessly, thinking: This guy may look young and inexperienced, but he's got a belly full of evil intentions!

  A few days ago, wasn't Cao Hong not taking him seriously? He was tricked by his words and suffered a big loss, but I scolded him. If... Mr. probably... wouldn't be so petty, would he? Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun felt a bit uneasy, he'd better not try to scheme against me!

  "General Yuan Rang, what's going on with that move!" Li Yu suddenly thought of this question, and Xiahou Dun, who was still in a daze, shivered: "Ah"?

  After Xiahou Dun's explanation, Li Yu knew that in this era, playing a one-on-one game was roughly divided into two ways: one was for the two people to ride horses, charge forward face-to-face, turn around after dodging each other, and this counted as one round.

  Two armies may engage in battle, but if they do not press the attack home, the fight will be inconclusive.

  If it's a charging duel, the probability of casualties is even greater. After all, human strength combined with the power of horseback riding can easily lead to casualties if not careful.

  At the same time, the process of fighting is also full of uncertainty. If the gap between the two sides is very large, this one-on-one may make people smash their glasses to the ground, although the probability is not that high, but it will also increase the chances of the weak side being killed instantly. Maybe Guan Er Ye's ultimate move is this.

  To put it simply, this form of one-on-one combat will give the significantly weaker side a glimmer of hope for victory, but at the same time, it may also cause them to die faster.

  Therefore, this type of battle is usually chosen by the weaker side when there is a huge gap between the two sides, after all, apart from having a chance to win, it's also easier to retreat after a few rounds if things don't go well.

  Apart from this, those battle maniacs and power-type ** sometimes also choose this kind of confrontation.

  And the second form of single challenge requires higher ability from the martial general himself and is usually the choice in most situations.

  Now Diwen and Huaxiong's confrontation is using the second kind.

  Suddenly, the soldier in charge of drumming slipped his hand, and the drumstick flew out. The drumbeat stopped abruptly, and Hua Xiong was stunned. He saw Dian Wei's halberd slashing fiercely at Hua Xiong's great sword again, and then another halberd smashed onto the head of Hua Xiong's warhorse, which immediately fell to the ground.

  Hua Xiong fell off his horse, while Dian Wei also made a flip and kicked Hua Xiong's body with a loud "whoosh", then suddenly stopped the halberd just a few millimeters from Hua Xiong's throat.

  Hua Xiong woke up with a cold sweat, never expecting to lose so thoroughly. Dian Wei grabbed Hua Xiong and rode back to the allied army on horseback.

  "Let's go! The good show is over!" Li Yu clapped his hands and walked away with a flourish.

  Dian Wei returned before Cao Cao and said: "Wei was lucky enough not to shame his orders!"

  Due to Dian Wei's speed being too fast, the Western Liang army behind Hua Xiong had not reacted yet, and Dian Wei was gone. With their commander lost, the small heads of the Western Liang army could only maintain their formation and flee back to Ziwu Pass in disarray.

  P.S. Thanks for reminding me, book friend Dao Shi Jibu, recently I was indeed a bit confused and wrote some parts out of habit, it's time to supplement the plot of Three Kingdoms;

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