Three Kingdoms: Rebirth of Liu Bei, the Zhaolie

Seeing Guan Yu, a nine-foot-tall, lean young man, walking aggressively towards them, Geng Yong, Qian Zhao, Dongye Ban, Xinyuan Jian, Zuo Zi, Zhang Ba, and others couldn't help but surround him and stand beside Liu Bei.

Zhang Fei and Wutulu did not come today.

Yang Feng stayed indoors and rarely came out during the day to avoid being seen. He would only come out at night to walk around the Cuju field.

"You can't even beat your apprentice, yet you want to beat your master?"

Dongye Ban looked at Guan Yu and sneered.

Guan Yu gave Dongye Ban a cold look. "Aren't you the butcher who slaughters pigs at the market?"

"It is you...it is I!"

Dongye Ban even went so far as to vulgarly refer to Guan Yu as "Nai Gong," but upon seeing Guan Yu's nine-foot height, he felt intimidated and stopped himself in time.

Guan Yu glanced at the crowd and couldn't help but say:

"What do you guys do for a living?"

Aragaki Ken said in a deep voice:

"This is the White Feather Society, a martial arts club established by Xuande. Don't look down on this or that just because you're tall. Everyone here is just as good as you."

"snort."

Guan Yu sneered, "I'll take down your master first."

As he spoke, he stood with one foot in front of the other, his arms outstretched like a white crane spreading its wings, ready to attack Liu Bei.

Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu, secretly pondering a solution.

In modern combat sports, to ensure fairness as much as possible, weight classes are usually used to divide the competition into different weight classes, such as heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight, featherweight, flyweight, etc.

People who are overweight are often strong.

In combat sports, even a slight weight difference of a few kilograms can provide an advantage if the skill levels are similar.

Liu Bei estimated that Guan Yu's weight was only around 160 or 170 jin.

Although Guan Yu was nine feet tall, he was currently on the run, and poor eating and sleeping habits, coupled with excessive worry, would lead to weight loss.

Liu Bei is currently over seven feet tall and weighs around 150 pounds, which he feels makes him about 10 to 20 pounds lighter than Guan Yu.

A person's arm span is usually about the same as their height.

Although Liu Bei's arms reached past his knees, they still didn't have Guan Yu's arm span, so he would naturally be at a disadvantage in combat.

However, in Chinese martial arts, there are no weight classes for sparring and skill competitions.

People of any weight, height, and age can play together.

After some deliberation, Liu Bei devised a battle strategy that involved defending his upper body while focusing his attacks on Guan Yu's middle and lower body.

After all, Guan Yu was nearly two feet taller than him, which is more than 20 centimeters in modern terms.

Guan Yu, positioned at a higher vantage point, with his long arms and legs, was better suited for mid- to long-range attacks.

Liu Bei could only get close to Guan Yu, enduring his punches and kicks while engaging him in close-range combat.

"bring it on."

Liu Bei assumed a fighting stance, placing his hands in palms in front of his chest.

Guan Yu looked down at Liu Bei with disdain, sneered, and then reached out his right hand to grab Liu Bei's collar.

Liu Bei stepped diagonally forward with his left foot, quickly dodging Guan Yu's right hand grab, while simultaneously hooking Guan Yu's right ankle with his right foot and forcefully kicking him down.

Guan Yu's tall stature caused him to lose his balance, and he involuntarily leaned backward, falling to the ground with a thud.

Higashino couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Qian Zhao looked at it and said:

"Guan Yu's lower body strength is clearly lacking."

Geng Yong, however, said:

"Xuande's low kick can easily break hard wood. It's not that Guan Yu's lower body is unstable, but that Xuande's fighting skills are simply too formidable."

He nodded.

After all, Geng Yong had been with Liu Bei the longest and knew him best.

Guan Yu stood up angrily from the ground, suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them, and glared at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's heart tightened: Guan Yu was about to kill someone!

Guan Yu stood up, both anxious and angry, and rushed towards Liu Bei.

He reached out and grabbed Liu Bei's collar again.

Liu Bei took a step back, letting Guan Yu grab his collar.

He immediately grabbed Guan Yu's right arm tightly with both arms, pushed off the ground with his legs, and flew up. His legs wrapped tightly around Guan Yu's right arm like a python. Then he slumped down and landed on his back, bringing the bewildered Guan Yu to the ground.

This is the "flying armbar" in ground wrestling.

Liu Bei forcefully pulled down Guan Yu's right arm with both hands, causing Guan Yu's elbow joint to ache terribly.

Although Guan Yu was tall and strong, he never expected Liu Bei to use such a strange move. Therefore, he had no time to react and did not know how to use his powerful strength.

In addition, Liu Bei's series of actions were extremely fast and fluid, giving Guan Yu no chance to react at all.

Guan Yu was in excruciating pain in his right arm from Liu Bei's joint lock technique, and his neck was pinned down by Liu Bei's legs, making it impossible for him to get up. He was in immense pain.

Left with no other choice, he could only pat Liu Bei's leg to indicate that he was admitting defeat.

Liu Bei immediately released his hands and legs, then stood up from the ground and said with concern:

Are you alright?

Guan Yu sheepishly got up from the ground and said helplessly:

"You're not very tall, but you're quite strong."

Apart from Geng Yong, this was the first time everyone had seen Liu Bei perform the flying armbar, and they all found the move quite amazing.

Shinjuku Ken said quietly:

"I never knew sumo could be done like this!"

Zuo Ziye also said:

"Xuande uses it so skillfully and smoothly, it seems he has been practicing for many years."

Liu Bei knew that Guan Yu was not yet completely convinced, so he said:

"These hand-to-hand combat and sumo skills are useless on a real battlefield. It doesn't matter if I beat you. Swords, spears, halberds, archery, horsemanship, and horseback riding are what's useful on the battlefield."

Although Guan Yu was not completely convinced by Liu Bei at this point, his morale had already been halved.

He had originally expressed his contempt by squinting his eyes, but now he couldn't help but open them, and his gaze toward Liu Bei began to soften.

"How do you want to compete?"

Guan Yu asked.

Liu Bei did not answer, but said to the eighteen-foot-long figure:

"Bring two horses!"

Addressing Higashino's team:

"Bring two spears."

"it is good."

Zhang Ba and Dongye Ban immediately hurried away.

Upon seeing this, Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei was about to challenge him to a mounted combat contest.

He remained calm and composed.

Soon, Zhangba led over two white horses.

Guan Yu saw it from afar and shouted a shout:

"What a fine horse! What a magnificent steed!"

When Liu Bei saw the light shining in Guan Yu's eyes, he knew what Guan Yu was thinking. It was like a race car driver seeing a luxury sports car or a seasoned swordsman seeing a sword that could cut through iron like mud—excited and overjoyed.

"Do you recognize this horse?"

Liu Bei asked.

Guan Yu surveyed the area and said with delight:

"Judging from these two white horses, they are not from the Central Plains, but rather from the Western Regions. Look at these two horses, they are large in stature, at least eight feet tall from hoof to back, with small heads, long legs, straight backs and waists, and their four hooves are exceptionally hard. These are truly magnificent steeds!"

Qian Zhao immediately smiled and said:

"You're right, these two horses are indeed excellent Hu horses bought from the Western Regions. They have excellent stamina, can travel long distances, are not afraid of swords, spears, or halberds, and are extremely brave when charging."

The four horses of the White Feather Society were all gifts from Qian Zhao to Liu Bei.

Qian Zhao was born into the Qian family of Anping in Jizhou. They were wealthy and engaged in trade with all directions. He himself loved archery and horsemanship from a young age. Therefore, his father bought dozens of fine horses from the Western Regions and placed them in the family's pasture for him to ride and shoot.

On this trip to Zhuojun in Youzhou, Qian Zhao, along with his teacher Yue Yin, classmate Shi Lu, and a servant, each rode a horse.

Out of gratitude for Liu Bei's heroism, he presented him with a fine horse.

These four horses are quite valuable.

Liu Bei initially tried his best to refuse, but the overwhelming enthusiasm eventually led him to accept.

No military general doesn't love horses.

Liu Bei loved horses.

Guan Yu also loved horses.

Liu Bei naturally knew this, so he said:

"It seems you know a lot about horses."

Guan Yu said:

"When I was in my hometown, I often went to my relatives' houses to ride horses. So I know a little bit about it."

……

The Ferghana horse is renowned for its sharp, lean frame. Its ears are like bamboo shoots, and its hooves move with the lightness of the wind.

—Du Fu, Tang Dynasty, "Poem on Fang Bingcao's Horse"