Chapter 529

This strike produced a thunderous roar, the shockwaves and impact waves sweeping across the entire martial arts field. "Huo, quite a bit of strength, this weapon is really good." Bai Lang praised. He supported the shaft of his Cloud-Water Spear with both palms, each palm just happening to meet the parts where Dian Wei's short halberds and spear shaft collided.

If not for this, his spear shaft would definitely have been snapped directly. But even so, his spear shaft was dented halfway in; this shaft could be considered ruined. "Good thing I didn't use the spear blade to block, otherwise a big chip would be troublesome." Bai Lang sighed and exerted force with both arms, shaking Dian Wei's twin iron halberds up.

Everyone watching, including Dian Wei himself, was amazed at Bai Lang's divine strength. Clearly, his height of eight and a half feet only reached Dian Wei's chest, and Dian Wei's width was even half again as wide as Bai Lang's. After shaking off the iron halberds, Bai Lang casually tossed the long spear aside, reached back, and pulled a pair of iron maces from the weapon rack. "Come again."

These twin iron maces were forged later, each weighing thirty-six catties. Although not as heavy as Dian Wei's eighty-catty iron halberds, they were solid and at least did not suffer in collisions. Bai Lang and Dian Wei fought together. Although their moves were all wide open, Bai Lang knew very well that he had already crushed Dian Wei in martial arts.

After fighting for dozens of rounds, both sides stopped. Neither had exploded their Qi, and there was not a trace of fatigue, but everyone had figured out the other's ability. Dian Wei cupped his fists, "Indeed, Bing Province's Bai is peerless in martial courage. I am convinced." Bai Lang put down the iron maces, nodded, and shouted to the Xiahou brothers, "Congratulations to Mengde for obtaining such a fierce general."

Praising Dian Wei's lord made this big man even happier than praising him. Bai Lang immediately opened a banquet, and Dian Wei let go of everything and ate and drank. Sure enough, his appetite was astonishing, eating several sheep and several dou of wine in one meal.

Building a good relationship and then winning Bai Lang over to CaoCao's side was a strategy the Xiahou brothers had long planned. If it weren't for their busy schedules as heavy generals in Cao's camp, they would probably come every few days. After pacifying Yan Province and accepting the surrender of a million Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and obtaining three hundred thousand Qingzhou troops, CaoCao's strength also greatly increased. Hearing the Xiahou brothers say he intended to bring his old father over.

Bai Lang couldn't say much. Should he tell him that CaoCao's father would be killed by the subordinates of Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, and as a result, CaoCao would slaughter Xuzhou for revenge? He could only say that the world was in turmoil now, so he should be careful on the road. Afterward, Bai Lang focused on repairing his own long spear.

This long spear needed a new shaft. This time, he used wood with some elasticity, split into pieces and glued together, wrapped with iron wire, then wrapped with cloth and repeatedly soaked and painted with tung oil, and finally lacquered. This project would probably take a skilled craftsman more than half a year. Before that, Bai Lang casually took a long spear to use first.

Anyway, there was nothing major going on...

After he warned the Xiahou brothers, CaoCao's father and his concubine set off with a large amount of money, but they still died in Xuzhou, and even the cause of death was the same: robbed and killed by the subordinates of Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian. When the news arrived, Bai Lang let out a long sigh, "This arrangement of fate is really stubborn." After speaking, Bai Lang summoned his subordinates, over three hundred cavalry, "We are going to resolve the fight. Cao Mengde's slaughter of the innocent this time is truly inauspicious."

CaoCao had already invaded Xuzhou, slaughtering the people and digging up graves wherever he went. Tao Qian explained repeatedly, but CaoCao would not listen. If not for the flying sand and rolling stones, the two armies would have already fought a fierce battle. At this time, LiuBei was shouting, "Does Kong North Sea know that LiuBei exists in this world?" Overjoyed, he led his army to defeat the Yellow Turbans besieging North Sea, beheaded Guan Hai, and feasted in North Sea city with Kong Rong.

Just at this time, Mi Zhu, under Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian, came to ask for reinforcements and happened to intercept LiuBei in North Sea. LiuBei declared that he was going to borrow troops from Gongsun Zan, and whether he borrowed them or not, he would definitely go to assist Tao Qian. Kong Rong and Tian Kai led their troops to assist Tao Qian first. Seeing the two armies arrive, although CaoCao feared their military strength and set up camp far away, he ultimately did not dare to underestimate these two, so he stopped attacking Tao Qian and withdrew his troops to one side.

Just at this time, another detachment of troops arrived. The number of troops was not large, but the momentum was extremely strong, charging straight to the front of Cao's camp before reining in their horses. CaoCao and his generals took one look and groaned. The great general emerging from the middle of these hundreds of cavalry was clad in fish-scale armor, wearing a white tiger eight-faced helmet, holding a Cloud-Water Spear—truly a top general, Bai Lang, Bai Yuzhu.

Bai Lang shook his long spear, and the newly fitted shaft immediately drove the spearhead to dance in streaks of afterimages, accompanied by a shrill roar. "Lord Cao! I have come specifically to resolve the fight. Even if Tao of Xuzhou killed your father, it would be enough to kill Tao of Xuzhou's entire family. What sin did the people of Xuzhou commit? I advise you to retreat. If you do, I will capture Tao of Xuzhou and hand him to you to vent your hatred."

CaoCao was also furious, but when Bai Lang mentioned the people, CaoCao could not say it was just to vent his anger. Bai Lang had sharp eyes; seeing CaoCao's expression, he knew this man would neither change nor admit his mistake. Cao Mengde was just that kind of person, wasn't he? Bai Lang did not say much more, directly raised his long spear, and waved it. Three hundred cavalry followed him and charged toward Cao's camp.

Cao's army fired arrows in unison. Bai Lang swatted away all the arrows in front of him, and in an instant, he crashed into the camp gate. Bai Lang exploded his Qi with one strike, shattering the gate, and the camp walls extending dozens of zhang to the left and right were all shattered and splashed as if hit by a giant hammer, sweeping away a large swath of Cao's soldiers behind them.

Bai Lang charged into the camp, leaped over the trench on his horse, and with one pick and one chop of his long spear, tore the deer-caltrop barricades to shreds. Three hundred cavalry followed Bai Lang in single file, launching a charge against Cao's army. Bai Lang was naturally at the forefront. The Xiahou brothers flashed before his eyes. "Get out of the way! I cannot care about friendship at this time!" Bai Lang roared.

The two did not speak, only killed. Bai Lang, at this moment, was like a white tiger, man and horse as one. He charged over and with one spear strike, picked Xiahou Dun off his horse. He showed mercy, only picking up Xiahou Dun's belt to knock him off his horse, while Xiahou Yuan was grabbed by Bai Lang with his other hand. Even though he exploded his Qi, the weapon in his hand was shattered, and he was dragged off his horse with one hand and casually thrown onto Xiahou Dun.

When Bai Lang charged, no one dared to stand in his way. The Xiahou brothers were defeated in one round, so the next to come out was Dian Wei. Dian Wei stood on the ground and roared, throwing the iron halberds in his hands. Behind him, dozens of soldiers were carrying single-handed halberds, and Dian Wei's own large iron halberds were still on his back.

Bai Lang raised his spear to pick, and the flying iron halberd was knocked away. The next moment, he abandoned his horse, leaped into the air, and pounced down, following up with a vertical chop of his iron spear. This strike by Bai Lang was extremely fierce; even Dian Wei did not dare to stand and block, only able to retreat violently. Bai Lang did not use his full strength in this strike, stopping it lightly before hitting the ground, demonstrating Bai Lang's formidable martial arts.

Although this strike did not land, the explosive shockwave carrying a wild wind had already spread out.

This strike created a momentum like a roaring tiger, and the shockwave of the wild wind blew the Cao soldiers within a hundred zhang directly away. Dian Wei stood motionless in the storm. He took the iron halberds from his back, clashed them together, and then charged over to fight Bai Lang. After a few rounds, Bai Lang's long spear probed and picked like a poisonous dragon. Dian Wei had already locked Bai Lang's spear blade with his twin iron halberds, but a great force and Qi were transmitted. Even the Qi-exploding Dian Wei could not hold the iron halberds in his hands and was directly disarmed...