On the huge martial arts arena, the stands specially used for the princes are extremely eye-catching. Not only are almost all the princes of Zhulu on it, but it seems that there are countless armorers around to protect them.

After all, in Luoyang City now, almost all of the highest-ranking people are here, and if there is any mistake, no one can take on this responsibility.

Almost all the princes on the stage were watching this duel attentively, after all, this level of duel was really rare. It's a pity that there are many princes on the stage, but few can really see clearly.

At least at this time, most of the princes were watching this duel with the mentality of watching the excitement, and during the period, there were still a few generals from the Xiliang Army whispering, discussing the possible outcome of this duel, and talking very seriously, almost forgetting that there was their top boss sitting next to them.

It seems that these people have also put a lot of chips in this bet, otherwise they would not be so enthusiastic, so that the princes on the stage frequently pay attention.

It's a pity that the level of the generals of these Xiliang Army is seriously insufficient, and the duel in front of them is at most in a lively posture.

In fact, this can be regarded as a status quo of the current Xiliang Army, and the level of generals is seriously insufficient.

The peak of the Western Liang Army should be the period when Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang, and the Western Liang Army at that time could be said to be the strongest force.

And not only Dong Zhuo, the Roshan Demon King as the backbone, but also the star-studded under his command.

For example, in addition to Lu Bu, who had just defected from Bingzhou, there were a series of generals such as Hua Xiong, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Liao Chou, Zhang Ji, Xu Rong, etc., and there was also a Li Ru in terms of strategists.

At least in the early days of the Three Kingdoms, such a lineup was definitely considered luxurious.

Especially Yan Shao, he was even more confused, and he was no different from the ordinary soldiers on the periphery who watched the excitement.

It should be said that in the troubled times, almost all the princes have a considerable degree of force value, and the reason why it is said is almost because there are still a few unusual existences in this era.

For example, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, for example, the original Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou, for example, Liu Yu who was killed by Gongsun Zhan, and for example, Wang Lang and others in Jiangdong...

Except for these few, almost all of the remaining princes have good martial arts...

And the above-mentioned princes who don't have good martial arts seem to have no achievements at all. For example, Liu Zhang in Yizhou was evaluated as a dog that guarded the city, and at most he could only sit in Yizhou, and he couldn't even beat Zhang Lu, and he even needed to turn to foreign aid.

The final result was that he was obviously sitting in Yizhou, but he was attacked by Liu Bei, who was an outsider.

There is also Tao Qian in Xuzhou, who is just a dying and decrepit, and the Xuzhou under his jurisdiction is rich in products and has plenty of soldiers and horses, but he was beaten by Cao Cao, who had not even ruled Yanzhou completely at that time, and was bullied home.

Later, he still asked for reinforcements, and Lu Bu stabbed him in the back to reluctantly resolve the crisis, and in the end, because he had no heir, he had to give up his Xuzhou to Liu Bei, instead of his own son.

and Liu Yu from Youzhou, to be reasonable, that is the most prestigious one among the Han clan relatives in this era. In this troubled world of moral decay, there are less than one in ten officials like him, no, maybe not one in a hundred.

Even an arrogant person like Yuan Shao has considered taking Liu Yu as the Son of Heaven.

You must know that Liu Yu was a Youzhou pastor at that time, with a lot of soldiers and horses under his command, and the support of nomads such as Wuhuan, even if he was regarded as the Son of Heaven, he was definitely not a puppet like Liu Xie.

Even the aggressive nomads of the north no longer invaded the borders because they admired his character. Although this behavior cannot be sustained, those nomads do admire him as a person, but what about the future? When he dies, will he still be able to do the same with a different person? Moreover, one of the reasons why those nomads did not continue to invade the south was that it was advantageous to maintain communication, and the grasslands in the north did not encounter any natural disasters that could not be resisted, so that they did not have the need to invade south.

But what when Liu Yu died and no one suppressed the prestige of those nomads?

But no matter what, Liu Yu's conduct is absolutely no problem, at least it is definitely not comparable to Liu Zhang or Tao Qian! Needless to say, Liu Zhang's evaluation of him in history has never been high, even in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, his image is weak.

And Tao Qian, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, described Tao Qian as an amiable and honest person, but in fact, history does not evaluate him particularly highly.

At that time, Xu Shao's evaluation of him was: 'Tao Gongzu admires fame on the outside, but he is not true on the inside, although he treats me thickly, he is bound to be thin. ’

Chen Shou's evaluation in "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" is: "Tao Qian was in a coma and died of sorrow, Zhang Yang was awarded the head to his subordinates, all of whom owned the prefectures and counties. ’

and Wang Fuzhi of the Ming Dynasty, who simply put the suspicion of Cao Cao's old father being murdered on Tao Qian's body: 'Gai Qianzhi is humble, greedy for profit, and the one who is fascinated by misfortune and fortune is also imminent. However, Cao Song's baggage, modest coveting, and fake hands in other generals' ears. Sucking the honey of the edge, hundreds of thousands of people who have harmed living beings, the poison of greed, terrible! ’

Not to mention whether Tao Qian is really the real murderer behind the scenes, his own character is indeed not very good, and Tao Qian in history even locked Zhang Zhao up because he was unwilling to serve under him.

It's a pity that no matter how good Liu Yu's character is, he still has the innocence of a literati. In this troubled world, if he was just a counselor or a vassal of a prince, he might be able to make a difference, but as a prince, this naivety cost him his life.

Even after Gongsun Chan killed him, the people of Youzhou were against Gongsun Zhan, and the nomads of Youzhou even raised troops to avenge him, but everyone died, what is the use of revenge?

As for Wang Lang and his ilk in Jiangdong, some pen and ink can be omitted. It can be said that in troubled times, the weak and powerless exist as a stepping stone for the strong. Even in China's 5,000-year history, we have never heard of such a person making a great achievement in troubled times.

Whether it is Emperor Guangwu of Qin, Emperor Song of the Tang Dynasty, or Zhu Yuanzhang, who ascended the throne as a herding cow baby in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, aren't they all heroes with strong personalities, who can govern the country in the court and wear armor on the battlefield?

As for the other emperors, although it shows that there are many monarchs and saints, but the ancestral family business has long been there, and there are so many loyal ministers and fierce generals under his command, unless it is a real big crisis, there is no need to play in person.

Although many people look down on reckless men, they like to use Lu Bu or Ma Chao and other princes who are known for their courage as analogies. But at least Lu Bu almost killed Cao Cao during the Battle of Puyang, and Ma Chao also chased Cao Cao and fled, to the point of cutting his beard and abandoning his robe, and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou easily defeated Liu Yu, who only knew how to rule the world with benevolence.

and Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, swept Jiangdong.

It's just that if you want to create a great cause in the troubled times, you still need to have both civil and military skills, if you are too conceited of your own force, it will end up being a Chu overlord.

Although Xiang Yu was brave, he also killed himself in Jiangdong, and the later little overlord Sun Ce also died at the hands of the rats...

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Compared with these people, including Cao Cao, Yan Shao's martial arts are definitely not enough. Cao Cao and they all started with military merits, the most important thing is that they all rely on their own skills, unlike Yan Shao, although they are also officials who won the credit for the Yellow Turban, but he still relied more on the two generals under him at that time, and he went into battle a lot of times, but with Guan Hai and Sun Guan protecting them, there were not many times when facing a crisis.

Therefore, although Yan Shao is not ignorant of martial arts, among these princes in the late Han Dynasty, his martial arts are indeed the worst. Not to mention the existence of Sun Ce, who is called the little overlord, even Cao Cao and Liu Bei are one section higher than him. And Yuan Shao, who has always been looked down upon by Yan Shao, is from a wealthy family, but his martial arts are also quite good.

(In fact, He Jin was also killed by Yuan Shao from a certain point of view, when the ten permanent servants ran to He Jin to beg for mercy, so that He Jin let them go.) This made Yuan Shao very annoyed, so he sent people outside to arrest the relatives and family members of the eunuch, forcing the eunuch to jump over the wall and kill He Jin. ）

However, the speed of the duel in front of him is indeed too fast, even Cao Cao's martial arts can only barely see a little clearly, so the difference between the two is not very big.

With Zhao Yun on the side, Yan Shao was able to understand the situation in the field.

Ma Chao's martial arts are indeed strong, at least among the four fierce generals under Yan Shao, only Huang Zhong can win against him, Zhao Yun is probably flat at present, maybe he can slightly beat him by one or two points, but this advantage is subtle, and it may be lost due to various factors, and Gan Ning and Tai Shici are slightly inferior to him.

If it were a different opponent, I am afraid it would not be Ma Chao's opponent, and Ma Chao's spear would have been picked off Ma Chao a long time ago. Over the years, Ma Chao has crisscrossed Xiliang, and the opponents who dare to follow him, except for one Yan Xing, have almost all ended up like this.

It's a pity that he is not facing those weak and incompetent opponents in the past, but Lu Bu

The current Lu Bu is indeed not in his peak state because of the years, and even so, he is not a very young Ma Chao who can win. In the first fifty rounds, the two could barely maintain a balance of power, but as soon as the fifty rounds passed, Ma Chao's situation was a little bad.

Ma Chao also knew this, and while he was distancing himself from Lu Bula, he was also secretly judging how to solve the fear in front of him.

If it is on the battlefield, in fact, at this time, Ma Chao can perform tricks similar to dragging knives. Although Lu Bu's red rabbit horse is very fast, the war horse under his crotch is also a Xiliang divine horse, which will not be inferior to the red rabbit much, the problem is that this is not on the battlefield, but on the martial arts field, there is a prerequisite for the use of the drag knife trick, that is, you must run away first, so that the opponent can chase after you.

Of course, there is no problem in doing this on the battlefield, because it is a place where life and death are decided, and as long as you can survive, no matter what you do, it is no problem. But this is a martial arts arena, only the winner is decided, and in the eyes of others, he will only see that he is fleeing in embarrassment, even if he wins with a drag knife in the end, someone will not live up to it.

There is another variable that needs to be taken into account, that is, what if Lu Bu doesn't chase after him?

If Lu Bu comes to a plan and doesn't chase it, then he will be defeated without a fight, and he is simply a model of stealing chickens and rice, and such a result is also not acceptable to Ma Chao.

So at this time, the towing knife meter is obviously unlikely.

Then now the only solution is to face a wave of hard steel...

Thinking of this, Ma Chao let out a low sigh, turned the horse's head and rushed towards Lu Bu.

I saw Ma Chao raise the spear in his hand and stab at Lu Bu fiercely, although this time it seemed to be unremarkable, at least it was too open, but Lu Bu's gaze was condensed, because this shot came so fast that even his eyesight was almost unable to keep up.

This is also a move by Ma Chao to become famous in Xiliang, with the strongest strength, he burst out with the fastest speed, just one shot, and there is never an opponent who can't pierce it.

Pity...

He was facing Lu Bu...

"It's still too tender!" The halberd in his hand swung towards Ma Chao, and this time Lu Bu also held the halberd in both hands, and the muscles on his arms, which were originally only a few lean, suddenly agitated like a volcano. Lu Bu pondered for a moment, and waved the halberd in his hand violently with both arms, and the halberd made of stainless steel was actually bent in Lu Bu's arms.

Ma Chao's gun is indeed amazingly fast, but the tip of his gun has just touched Lu Bu's armor, and a scratch has been made on it, and Lu Bu's halberd and its unstoppable force slammed into Ma Chao's waist and abdomen.

was hit by this sudden, and Ma Chao was directly smashed off the horse's back.

Looking at the long scratch on the armor, and the stinging pain that could be faintly felt, the corners of Lu Bu's mouth curled up slightly, and he touched the scratch with his hand.

"Good boy, his skills are good."

When Lu Bu's halberd swept on Ma Chao's body, Ma Chao's spear had already slightly pierced the armor on Lu Bu's body, and when Ma Chao flew out, the spear that had been inserted just made a long scratch on Lu Bu's armor with the help of this force.

It is conceivable that if Lu Bu had made a little slower just now, Lu Bu would have been pierced by Ma Chao's long skirt, but unfortunately, this point symbolizes the huge gap between the two.

Although it seems to be only one point, it is almost impossible to cross, at least for a while.

Almost all the people who saw Ma Chao's defeat of the Xiliang Army were taken aback, and after being surprised, they hurriedly rushed to the rescue, and some people glared at Lu Bu angrily. But none of that matters, because the winner has already been decided.

At this moment, some people cheered and some people worried.

At least, Yan Shao was cheering.