Chapter 457 Killing the Two Kings and Destroying the Huns
In the Xiongnu battlefield, the battle between the two armies has basically come to an end. The 60,000 Xiongnu cavalry were beaten by the 3,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the 17,000 cavalry. After more than 40,000 people were killed, the rest of the Xiongnu cavalry fled like birds and beasts.
The leader of these Xiongnu cavalry, who was also the Xiongnu leader and the strongest of the five Xiongnu kings, the Western Sage King Liu Bao, was seriously injured at this moment. Cao Zhang was also not feeling well. In addition to being slashed in the abdomen by Liu Bao, his hairpin was also picked up by Zhang Xiu's spear and he was almost shot in the throat by Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu, who fell from a famous general to a first-class general, was the least injured on the battlefield. The other three kings of the three courts who served in the Western Sage King's Court, including the one who was seriously injured by Dian Wei at the beginning, were all captured, waiting for Cao Zhang to finish the battle and then cut off their heads one by one.
Dian Wei was by his side, like a magic needle that stabilized the sea, making Cao Zhang feel at ease. Although his safety was guaranteed, Cao Zhang still regarded this fight as a test of life and death. Only after he had experienced the struggle between life and death, he would cherish his life more.
The wounds on his body were still bleeding, and Cao Zhang's lips had already begun to turn white. Liu Bao was not much better. His injured shoulder was torn from time to time, and the new wounds on his body were deep enough to see the bone. Every time Cao Zhang's long halberd passed through, the wounds left were very serious.
Zhang Xiu took the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear and replaced Liu Bao. He resisted Cao Zhang's attack head-on, but Zhang Xiu had fallen from a famous general after all, and all his attributes had declined. Even the Phoenix Nirvana Spear Technique was not as powerful as before.
Liu Bao's eyes flashed with reluctance and despair. He was unwilling to die here, but when he looked up, there was no Xiongnu cavalry on the grassland at this moment. The remaining ones were all heavily armored Cao's army, which surrounded them in three layers.
He sat on the horse and barely supported his body with his uninjured arm. He knew that he could not escape. The reason why he and Zhang Xiu were still alive was just to serve as a whetstone for Cao Zhang. Once they lost this last function, death would follow.
Thinking of this, the former Xiongnu looked up and looked at Cao Zhang with cold eyes, glanced at Dian Wei next to him, and gritted his teeth.
"Since you want to use us as a whetstone, then your knife must be harder, don't let our two whetstones break it."
Liu Bao's voice was low, and outsiders couldn't hear his words at all. Even Zhang Xiu, who was closest to him, couldn't hear what Liu Bao said.
Cao Zhang's eyes flashed with a cold light, and every swing of his halberd seemed to carry the force of thunder and lightning, rushing straight to Zhang Xiu. Although his injury was not serious, he had not been able to stop the bleeding, which had a great impact on him. He had to fight quickly and could not delay any longer.
Although Zhang Xiu was brave, he was somewhat powerless in the face of this beast-like attack. The Phoenix Nirvana Spear Technique danced by the Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Spear was no longer as airtight as before, but full of loopholes.
The battle entered a white-hot stage, and both sides fought back and forth, and every move was fatal.
Cao Zhang gradually gained the upper hand with his extraordinary martial arts and unyielding will. Although Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao tried their best to resist, their physical strength and injuries began to gradually affect their performance.
The two sides charged again. After the three separated, Liu Bao and Zhang Xiu looked at each other and saw determination in each other's eyes. The two rode their horses and began to circle around Cao Zhang. They knew in their hearts that they might not be able to go back alive today. They were not the kind of people who were afraid of death. Therefore, after looking at each other, they made up their minds that even if they died here today, they must break this knife here.
"Forget it, let's end it here today!"
Zhang Xiu sighed in his heart, and then the spear changed, turning defense into offense, giving up defense and starting to attack with all his strength. The Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Spear turned into a stream of light and went straight to Cao Zhang's throat. Cao Zhang sneered and swept the long halberd, easily defusing this fatal blow.
Seeing this, Liu Bao also roared, regardless of his injuries, swung his knife and chopped fiercely, trying to attack Cao Zhang from the flank. However, Cao Zhang was agile, like a ghost, easily avoiding the two people's attack, but found a flaw while dodging, and stabbed the long halberd suddenly, pointing directly at Zhang Xiu's heart.
Zhang Xiu's heart trembled, and the Hundred Birds to Phoenix Spear instantly returned to defense. The spear tip collided with the halberd blade, making a deafening metal collision sound and sparks flying. In this attack, both of them used their full strength, and the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart.
"Heh, is this all you have?"
Cao Zhang sneered, his eyes full of disdain. The two people's full-strength attack just now, without any defense, and the fighting style that wanted his life, finally made him feel a little pressure.
The next moment, Zhang Xiu was hit hard by Cao Zhang and flew away. Zhang Xiu had fallen off his horse. Cao Zhang stopped riding, bent his knees, holding his halberd, and chased after Zhang Xiu who was flying backwards, wanting to kill Zhang Xiu who was not injured first, but how could Liu Bao sit idly by and watch? He roared and rushed towards Cao Zhang desperately, trying to fight with his life.
However, would Cao Zhang give him this opportunity? He flashed and easily avoided Liu Bao's crazy attack. At the same time, he turned his halberd and stopped attacking Zhang Xiu. Instead, he wanted to take Liu Bao's life first. He rushed forward with the halberd, and every blow was fatal. Every blow was the strongest blow in Cao Zhang's life. He used all his strength to kill Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao.
After the halberd pushed away Liu Bao's broadsword, the long halberd stabbed straight at Liu Bao's vitals. Liu Bao was unable to dodge and could only use his retching to change the direction of the long halberd's attack. Although he avoided being hit in the throat, he was also hit hard by the long halberd and fell to the ground with blood spitting out.
This blow, plus the wounds on his body, almost made Liu Bao unable to hold on. He just stood up and spit out a mouthful of blood. It was the blood clots that Cao Cao had beaten him with early on, but he had been suppressing it and couldn't spit it out. Now he finally couldn't suppress it.
However, after spitting out this blood clot, Liu Bao's whole state actually improved.
"Zhang Xiu, come with me!"
Cao Zhang looked at Zhang Xiu with a sharp gaze, pointed at the two of them one after another with the long halberd, and his tone was full of provocation.
Liu Bao took a deep breath, raised his sword, and took the lead in attacking. In his opinion, Zhang Xiu had a higher chance of killing Cao Zhang, so he decided to use his life to create an opportunity for Zhang Xiu to kill Cao Zhang, an opportunity that Dian Wei would not be able to stop in time.
Zhang Xiu's Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear was also dancing again, and a newly clear spear heart exploded, driving the Phoenix Nirvana Spear Technique, like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, gorgeous and deadly.
Seeing this, Cao Zhang was also full of fighting spirit. When he swung his long halberd, the sound of wind and thunder was loud, and the three of them fell into a fierce battle again. This time, they did not hold back, and every move and every style was done with all their strength, vowing to determine the winner.
On the battlefield, dust was flying, and the sound of the three people's weapons clashing and their roars intertwined into a chaotic movement. Cao Zhang's figure was like a swimming dragon, moving freely between the shadows of the spear and the light of the knife. Every time the long halberd was swung out, it was accompanied by a thunderous force, which made people tremble with fear.
Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao, the two former Xiongnu kings, one was the Great Khan of the Western Sage Court, the strongest of the five Xiongnu courts, and the other was Zhang Xiu, the Northern Spear King who had firmly grasped the first Xiongnu man in his hands since entering the Xiongnu territory decades ago.
At this moment, both of them were exhausted, but their eyes were burning with an inextinguishable will to fight, vowing to drag Cao Zhang to death together.
Although Zhang Xiu's Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear was not as powerful as before, the shattered spear heart and the spear intention that had become one, like a hidden weapon in his body, allowed him to vaguely maintain his peak combat power, but the price was that after this battle, I am afraid that this former Northern Spear King would have difficulty even raising his spear.
However, since they were destined to die here today, what was the point of being able to raise a spear in the future? It was just empty talk.
Therefore, every time he fired his spear, it contained explosive force. This kind of force was a way of attacking that hurt the enemy by 1,000 and hurt himself by 1,000. Although the attack power would become stronger and could bring back the backlash of force, it was almost the same as facing the force directly. However, Zhang Xiu had no choice. This was the only attack that could endanger Cao Zhang's life.
And Liu Bao, even though he was seriously injured, still waved his sword and vowed to fight Cao Zhang to the death.
The battle became more and more intense, and the figures of the three people appeared and disappeared on the battlefield, like three lightnings interweaving on the grassland. Cao Zhang's offensive became more and more fierce. He knew very well that if he wanted to take down the two people safely, he had to find a way to give them a fatal blow and get rid of one person first.
So, he concentrated all his strength, and the long halberd seemed to condense the power of heaven and earth, ready to give the enemy the final blow.
However, at this critical moment, Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao seemed to be in sync, and their offensives suddenly became extremely tacit. Zhang Xiu's Hundred Birds Attending to the Phoenix Spear turned into a brilliant phoenix, rushing straight towards Cao Zhang; while Liu Bao used up his last bit of strength and swung his broadsword towards Cao Zhang's flank. At this moment, time seemed to freeze, and everyone's eyes were focused on these three people.
But Cao Zhang was no ordinary person. He stretched out his body and avoided Zhang Xiu's fatal blow like a ghost. At the same time, he swung his long halberd horizontally to block Liu Bao's broadsword. However, in this brief confrontation, he actually felt a little uneasy. He realized that the combination of Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao made him feel full of pressure.
The long halberd in Cao Zhang's hand seemed to have life. Every swing was accompanied by the whistling wind, as if it could tear the air into pieces. Dian Wei, who was standing aside, looked at the heroic figure of the young master in the field and couldn't help but smile. If he just admired Cao Zhang just now, then he was sincerely optimistic about Cao Zhang now.
Dian Wei was dazzled by the beautiful halberd technique. It was really beautiful, with both offensive and defensive capabilities, and it was powerful and heavy. He was destined to be a match for thousands of enemies on the battlefield.
Dian Wei picked up the broken spear on the ground and began to beat the spear blade rhythmically, imitating the war drum to cheer for Cao Zhang. The other soldiers immediately responded and followed suit, using their own weapons, or hitting their helmets, or colliding their weapons to cheer for Cao Zhang.
This also made Cao Zhang's attack more fierce, forcing Zhang Xiu and Liu Bao into a desperate situation, and even forced Liu Bao to cut off one of his arms to avoid being killed by Cao Zhang's halberd.
Zhang Xiu looked at Liu Bao's broken arm to protect himself, and his eyes turned red. Every time he shot a spear, it was like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, brilliant and powerful. There was a kind of madness in his eyes, as if he wanted to concentrate all his strength on the Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Spear in his hand and die together with Cao Zhang.
However, Cao Zhang's reaction was extremely quick. He always managed to avoid Zhang Xiu's fatal blow at the critical moment and look for opportunities to counterattack.
Although Liu Bao was seriously injured, he still insisted on fighting for Zhang Xiu and kept waving his sword. Every chop might be the last blow in his life, but he did not flinch. He and Zhang Xiu felt in their hearts They all knew that no one of them could defeat Cao Zhang alone, let alone Dian Wei who could kill both of them instantly.
But he was still trying his best to create opportunities for Zhang Xiu, so that the former Northland spear king could have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
However, Cao Zhang seemed to see through their thoughts.
He sneered and swung his halberd suddenly, knocking Liu Bao's sword away. At the same time, he flashed and appeared next to Zhang Xiu. He thrust out his halberd suddenly and hit Zhang Xiu's vital part. Zhang Xiu was horrified and hurriedly blocked the blow with the barrel of his gun, but the huge force caused him to fly away.
"Barbarians are barbarians after all, Zhang Xiu. Even after you joined the barbarians, you have become so unbearable. The former spear king of the North is really ridiculous."
Cao Zhang said coldly, his eyes full of disdain and contempt. Cao Zhang didn't know much about Liu Bao, and he didn't have any grudges, but for this former Han man, the former spear king of the North, he surrendered to the Huns. I feel deeply shameful for my behavior.
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, I have nothing to say."
Zhang Xiu spat out a mouthful of blood. Bainiaochaofengqiang was only a few feet away from him, but he couldn't even walk out of this foot, and he could only sit up straight with all his strength.
"Haha, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit? You are not even a bandit, you are just a traitor who betrayed his own nation."
Cao Zhang did not hide his disdain for Zhang Xiu, and kept taunting and attacking Zhang Xiu. Liu Bao stared at him angrily, staggered to pick up his sword, and launched the last attack of his life towards Cao Zhang. Liu Bao, who had only one arm left, was no threat at all, let alone Liu Bao, who was already at the end of his strength.
With just a slight exertion, Liu Bao's body flew out like a kite with a broken string. Without any hesitation, and without the obstruction of others, Cao Zhang stepped forward in three steps and sealed his throat with one blow, killing the Hun. The true king kills completely.
Zhang Xiu weakly raised his hand, but had no ability to stop all this from happening. He could only watch helplessly. Cao Zhang walked towards Zhang Xiu slowly, and the halberd passed between Zhang Xiu's neck. The Northland Spear King's voice was heard. end.