Yellow Turbans: Chapter 16 - The Tiger General's Madness Has Not Yet Subsided

  It's strange that although this person is tall and heavy, when jumping down from a high place, he didn't make much noise. The way he landed made one inexplicably think of a cat.

  Zhang Kuang's eyes suddenly narrowed:

  This man is a formidable opponent!

  Diǎn Wéi also became cautious. His beast-like intuition sensed that the person in front of him was stronger than Zhōu Cāng and was a formidable opponent who could threaten himself.

  Of course, it's just a threat. Di Wei's confidence makes him fearless against any strong opponent. The stronger the enemy, the more intense his fighting spirit becomes!

  Taking a closer look, the newcomer is not very old, over eight feet tall, only slightly shorter than Dian Wei, with a waist circumference of over ten inches. His appearance is majestic and heroic. In his hand, he grasps an extra-long and heavy ring-headed knife, weighing over 40 kilograms, and at his waist hangs a short sword. Just looking at this stature, he is a rare fierce general on the battlefield.

  "Xu Chu of Xuchang County, Hebei Province is here! Who dares to fight me?"

  Zhang Kuang's heart skipped a beat!

  "Xu Chu the Tiger Fool", another fierce general of Cao's army, rivaling "Evil Come" Dian Wei?

  Shouldn't you be in your own Zhaobu Fortress in Qiao County? How did you end up here?

  "Be careful, beware, the newcomer is not good!"

  "Some people know."

  "Chen Liu, I have your Wei here, come quickly and meet your death!"

  Dian Wei swung a pair of giant axes weighing over sixty kilograms with both hands and roared loudly.

  He disliked the original pair of short spears being too light and unable to wield with force, so he cut off the handles of two long-handled battle axes and used them as short-handled axes. Regarding Dian Wei's complaints about his weapons, Zhang Fei took note in his heart and decided that when he had the chance, he would immediately get him a pair of 80-jin heavy iron spears to play with.

  The two sides' dueling arena was over a hundred steps away from the Wu Fortress and also over a hundred steps away from the Heavenly Balance Army. The two men arrived at positions directly opposite each other, separated by a distance of ten feet, eyeing each other up and down. This battle would determine the fate of 2,000 dan of grain, so neither side dared to be careless.

  So magnificent!

  Xu Chu felt a surge of emotions in his heart.

  This local tyrant seems to have a good hand...

  Dian Wei narrowed his eyes and stared at the other's palm.

  The two sides confronted each other for a moment, and Dian Wei took the lead. He was originally a good fighter, and once he entered the battle state, he was extremely eager for the enemy's blood. Coupled with Dian Wei's fearless courage, there was no reason to retreat at all.

  Since retreat is not an option, then there's only one way forward!

  In the eyes of the onlookers around, Dian Wei's light and floating axe, slowly chopping towards Xu Zhu's neck, seemed as if he hadn't eaten enough. However, only Xu Zhu, who was in the midst of it, could truly feel the infinite killing intent hidden within this axe!

  It's light because the other party has already reached the "lifting heavy as light" martial arts realm.

  The slowness is because the opponent is accumulating strength, waiting for their reaction. If they respond improperly, this slow axe will immediately turn into a swift and fierce strike!

  At this moment, Xu Chu realized that he had seriously underestimated his opponent's strength. He originally thought that this guy called "Dian Wei" was just relying on his brute force to show off here. As a result, the opponent turned out to be no weaker than himself in terms of martial skills!

  But little does he know what kind of "martial arts" skills this person has?

  Xu Chu's hands had not moved, but his feet were already in motion.

  Facing Dianwei's blow, Xu Chu could neither advance nor retreat.

  Advance is to proactively send one's body towards the axe head. Retreat will allow the opponent to gain momentum and pursue a killing blow.

  So Xu Chu turned his foot and was already on Dian Wei's side.

  Such a majestic dragon, yet with this turn, it is utterly devoid of any fiery aura, light and agile beyond compare, making one involuntarily think of a cat.

  Xu Chu turned around, and Dian Wei also turned around. Xu Chu turned in a circle, and Dian Wei turned his body.

  Xu Chu had just landed his foot, but found that the other party had also turned around, facing himself. That slow and heavy axe was still aimed at his neck, lightly floating over to chop him!

  Xu Chu was helpless, his footsteps didn't stop, and he continued to turn around. In the blink of an eye, he had already surrounded Dian Wei and turned a circle.

  However, Dianwei's axe was still facing towards Xu Zhu's neck, chopping over!

  Xu Chu had no choice, drew his sword and swiftly chopped at the axe.

  At the moment of drawing his sword, Xu Chu's arm suddenly shone brightly, emitting a faint purple glow. The onlookers erupted into a loud commotion.

  "War smoke"! See "war smoke" again!

  "Alright!"

  This is the cheer of the soldiers defending the fort.

  "Ah!"

  This is the cry of the soldiers of the Heavenly Army.

  "The war aura" not only covered Xu Chu's arm, but also dyed the entire handle of the thickened and lengthened ring-headed knife with a layer of pale purple. Being able to imbue "war aura" into an entire weapon was already a sign of an extremely powerful existence among those who possessed it. In the army, such a general had a resounding title:

  One thousand people broken!

  With one slash of his sword, Xu Chu's image suddenly changed. The original cat suddenly transformed into a majestic tiger, revealing its ferocious claws and teeth in a loud roar!

  This is the orthodox martial art of the Xu Chu family - "Cat Steps, Tiger Kills"!

  At the moment when Xu Chu drew his sword, Dian Wei's beast-like intuition had already sensed it. The slowly approaching axe suddenly ignited a layer of brown-yellow color, no longer holding back its strength, accelerating its strike, and hit the sword body before Xu Chu's sword could reach its maximum power!

  "Then!"

  Mars splashes!

  Xu Zhu was struck by lightning, his whole body trembling, and he couldn't help but retreat a step, shedding the enormous counter-shock force transmitted through his sword. At this moment, the astonishment in his heart was like a thousand-meter giant wave!

  "That's all!"

  Dian Wei's words were light on his lips, but his feet took a step forward, and his hands still shook slightly to relieve the huge counterforce. Just now, he had already judged that his opponent's strength was inferior to his own by a big margin, so he became arrogant in his speech.

  No match for his strength!

  Xu Zhu's mind quickly turned over, and he flashed out a sentence. With a swing of his large knife, another slash was made!

  Dian Wei raised his axe to parry, but found that this knife was light and had not been exerted at all. Just as he was puzzled, his beast-like intuition suddenly sensed a danger, and he hastily raised another axe, with the blade horizontal, only to hear a "ding" sound, blocking a short sword!

  Quick sword!

  What a fast sword!

  The sword is in Xu Chu's left hand.

  Xu Chu, now, left sword right knife!

  The martial art of the Xu family was originally swordsmanship. It's just that Xu Chu looked different from ordinary people, so he changed to practicing a heavy large knife. However, the family's ultimate swordsmanship, Xu Chu did not abandon it either.

  "Dong dong dong..."

  The sound of metal clashing rang out urgently. Xu Chu's figure darted about, wielding a slender, finely-crafted steel sword, and in an instant, he launched eighty-four attacks!

  This round of fierce attack made Dian Wei busy. If the axe head wasn't large enough to serve as a half shield, he would have been stabbed by Xu Chu's swift sword.

  Of course, even if there was such an opportunity, Xu Chu would not really stab him.

  After more than a decade of martial arts training, Xu Chu's understanding of the way of combat had reached an extremely high level. He judged that as long as Dian Wei dodged slightly and avoided the vital points, this sword would likely be unable to cause serious injury to his opponent. After all, the two sets of leather armor on his opponent's body were not worn for nothing. Xu Chu's sword, in pursuit of speed, had a force that was not too strong attached to it.

  However, the opponent's fierce counterattack accompanied by the central sword made Xu Chu ask himself that he had at most only a 20% chance of retreating unscathed. Nevertheless, there was a 30% possibility that he would be chopped into three segments by those two ferocious axes!

  So, after a round of fierce attack failed, Xu Chu decisively sheathed his sword and retreated three steps, clasping his fists and saying:

  "My footwork is good at martial arts, but I have to admit that I am inferior to you."

  Dian Wei felt stifled in his heart and shouted loudly:

  "You're quite perceptive! If it weren't for that family's sword being a bit too big for you to handle, your swift sword techniques would be completely useless!"

  Xu Zhu heard this and was even more shocked in his heart. If what the other party said was true, then the other party's martial power would be even higher than his own estimate.

  He didn't say much more and said loudly:

  "Two thousand bushels of grain and fodder will arrive momentarily. Please take a temporary seat."

  After finishing speaking, Xu Chu turned his head and ran quickly to the bottom of the city wall. He exerted force with both legs, using the momentum to take several steps on the wall, and was already halfway up. Just as he was about to lose strength and his massive body was about to fall, a thick hemp rope suddenly flew out from the top of the wall. Xu Chu grabbed it with one hand, pulled himself up, and landed on the city wall.

  PS: Character - Xu Chu.

  Xu Chu was a subordinate of Cao Cao and a fierce general on par with Dian Wei. However, according to the records in "Records of the Three Kingdoms", Xu Chu spent most of his life serving as the leader of Cao Cao's personal guards. He had few opportunities to go into battle, unless the enemy had already reached Cao Cao's side, then it was Xu Chu's turn to take action.

  Xu Chu's subordinates have a group of clan children, most of whom are first-rate swordsmen. The author set Xu Chu's martial skills based on this, leaning towards the personality of a swordsman who excels in personal one-on-one battles. Therefore, when it comes to breaking through enemy lines and beheading generals, Xu Chu is not as good as Dian Wei; but in single combat, Dian Wei cannot match Xu Chu.

  Xu Chu joined Cao Cao later than Dian Wei. At the time of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Xu Chu was still young and had not yet reached his peak state. Therefore, although Xu Chu excelled at single combat, he was no match for Dian Wei in his prime.