Cao Cao tried to stop Cai Mao but it did not seem to have any effect.
"It is fine. I also have a trump card."
Cai Mao waved his hand confidently with an unfathomable smile on his face.
In truth, Cao Cao and Cai Mao were old friends. The two had known each other since they were young. Seeing Cai Mao confidently going up to challenge Yang Rui, Cao Cao frowned.
Cao Cao understood Cai Mao's temperament very well. It was just like how he was described in the historical records. Cao Cao knew that Cai Mao was a narcissistic person. That was why he was worried about Cai Mao's current performance.
It is necessary to mention some background here. Those who are familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms would not be unfamiliar with Cai Mao. He challenged Cheng Pu, drove a wedge between Liu Qi and Liu Biao, and helped Liu Cong become the Governor of Jingzhou. He had extraordinary ability.
However, after Jiang Gan stole the book, Cao Cao fell for Zhou Yu's scheme and accidentally killed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. Following that, Cai Mao's two brothers, Cai Zhong and Cai He were sacrificed to Zhou Yu. The entire Battle of Red Cliff was equivalent to half of the Cai Clan's history.
In summary, among the generals under Liu Biao's command in the Jingxiang Nine Counties, other than Wei Yan, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong, there is only Cai Mao. Cai Mao's intelligence is also generally considered to be very high.
In the historical records, Cai Mao gave people the impression that he was a scum with bad character, good ability, and bad luck. However, it was still a historical record and there was a big gap between it and the historical records.
At the very least, Yang Rui's understanding of Cai Mao was still relatively fair. After seeing Cai Mao go on stage, Yang Rui did not underestimate him because of the influence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Instead, he secretly increased his vigilance based on his performance on stage.
Although Yang Rui didn't know what Cai Mao's trump card was, this person must have some means or some special items. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said the words "trump card".
"Jingzhou's Cai Mao would like to experience Lord Blazing Sun's skills."
Cai Mao slowly walked forward and cupped his hands towards Yang Rui rather lazily. His expression was even more disdainful. It was unknown where Cai Mao's confidence came from when the alliance's master had suffered consecutive defeats and Zhang Fei had just been forced out of the arena.
In particular, the way he addressed Yang Rui was not an honorific at all. There was even a hint of mockery in his tone. If it was really an honorific, he should have called him "King of the East Sea".
Yang Rui didn't pay much attention to Cai Mao's words. Instead, he paid attention to Cai Mao's actions, guarding against any special attacks or items.
"Huo!"
Faced with Cai Mao who had already approached, Yang Rui naturally would not be polite. After Cai Mao entered his attack range, Yang Rui had already launched the first attack. From start to finish, he did not say a single word to Cai Mao.
"Clang!"
Ping! Ping! Ping … "
Whoosh! Clang! "
"…"
Yang Rui pounced forward, and the two of them quickly entered close combat. Waves of weapons clashing could be heard, and for a moment, the battle was actually evenly matched.
Even though Yang Rui did not use his full strength, he still wanted to test the waters and guard against Cai Mao's possible backup plan. At the very least, he still did not know if Cai Mao's backup plan was similar to his own absolute defense, or if it was some other method.
At this moment, Cai Mao was using a snake-shaped spear in his hand. It was somewhat similar to Zhang Fei's Serpent Spear, but there was a huge difference in the way it fought.
"Clang!"
"Ping!" Ping! "Ping …"
"Whoosh!" "Clang!"
"…"
In the blink of an eye, Yang Rui and Cai Mao had already exchanged more than ten blows. From Cai Mao's attacks, Yang Rui finally grasped some clues and understood a little.
Cai Mao's snake-shaped spear was not as heavy as Zhang Fei's, on the contrary, it was extremely light and agile. Furthermore, when Cai Mao attacked, his movements were surprisingly consistent, pointing diagonally to the bottom right, and his snake-shaped spear would always shoot out a wave of Strength Qi.
While Cai Mao was tossing and turning, the Strength Qi of the snake-shaped spear actually circled around the ice surface beneath Yang Rui's feet, drawing almost half a circle. From this, Yang Rui had already sensed that Cai Mao's plan was to blast open a hole in the ice where Yang Rui was standing.
If the ice cave suddenly appeared and Yang Rui slipped into the river, not to mention whether or not Yang Rui would fall into the ice cave, at that time, Yang Rui would very likely be disturbed and give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of him.
"Crack!"
"…"
Cai Mao had a good plan, but he did not expect that it had already fallen into Yang Rui's line of sight. When the two of them had exchanged 30 blows, a kacha sound was heard, and a huge hole appeared where Yang Rui was originally standing.
However, the final attack on the ice surface was completed by Yang Rui, and before that, Yang Rui had already used an unavoidable attack to force Cai Mao to exchange positions with him.
"Plop!"
"…"
The ice cave formed with a loud bang. Cai Mao, who was originally forced by Yang Rui to stabilize his body, suddenly felt that the ground beneath his feet was empty, and he instantly fell under the ice of the Yellow River.
"De Gui …"
The situation on the field suddenly changed. Cao Cao instantly stood up, but Cai Mao had already fallen into the ice cave and disappeared without a trace.
"Phew!" "Hah!"
"Phew!" "Hah!"
"…"
Cai Mao's fall into the water caused the Yuan Shao alliance's troops to be startled. They were all like ducks that had been grabbed by the neck. On the other hand, Yang Rui's troops on the ice wall cheered.
It must be known that Cai Mao was the representative of Liu Biao, one of the seven warlords of the alliance. Who would have thought that he would fall into the ice cave not long after entering the arena? This caused the Yuan Shao alliance's troops to be shocked, especially Liu Biao's troops.
Yang Rui did not let down his guard because of the reaction of both sides. For someone of Cai Mao's level, falling into the water should not be fatal. Furthermore, Cai Mao was also a navy general.
"Pu!"
A soft sound caused Yang Rui to flip over. As expected, Cai Mao did not suffer much from falling into the water. He suddenly shot out a serpentine spear from the water and attacked Yang Rui's lower abdomen.
Yang Rui's reaction was only a reaction. In fact, even if Yang Rui did not dodge, he would not have suffered much damage because he was still in the state of absolute defense.
"Pu!"
"Pu!"
"…"
Once the battle began, Cai Mao's attacks were endless. The serpentine spear seemed to have grown eyes and continuously attacked Yang Rui's vitals from under the ice.
However, after dodging Cai Mao's first attack, Yang Rui was able to deal with the attacks below his feet with ease. They were no longer a threat to him.
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