Chapter 240 The frightened 'first fiercest general in Xuzhou'?
The next day, it was dawn.

Just as Tao Qian ordered the army to speed up, news arrived that Cao Cao was seriously ill.

This made Tao Qian feel extremely strange, but he had no time to think about it. Cao Cao handed the military order of 30,000 elite soldiers into his hands. The solemnity on Tao Qian's face instantly disappeared, and was replaced by a smile as beautiful as a chrysanthemum.

"Meng De is too polite. Can we still distinguish ourselves?"

"His illness is serious. Don't keep more people here. Are these 10,000 people enough?"

After exchanging a few pleasantries and seeing Cao Ren off, Tao Qian marched forward with his 70,000-strong army in high spirits.

After marching early in the morning, we finally saw the exit of Jiuli Mountain.

Cao Bao, the vanguard general and the most powerful general in Xuzhou, was looking at the sun which was as big as a wheel. He was just thinking of asking Tao Qian to let him rest for a while when he heard the sound of countless arrows cutting through the sky.

Arrows like raindrops flew towards the Xuzhou soldiers at the mountain pass.

The Xuzhou soldiers, who were caught off guard, screamed incessantly. After only a few rounds of arrows, more than ten thousand people were reduced to chaos.

The soldiers behind him were shouting and clashing with each other. Many of them fell to the ground and had no strength to get up. They were trampled to death one by one.

Cao Bao's face changed drastically. He raised the spear in his hand and shouted sternly: "Don't panic, don't be confused, just follow my orders!"

"The shield bearers spread out to the left and right to block the enemy's charge. The rest of the soldiers will immediately rush out of the mountain pass. As long as we can stand firm, victory will belong to us."

"quick!!"

Ji Ling, who had been lying in ambush on both sides, flashed a hint of disdain in his eyes, and pointed the three-pointed double-edged sword in his hand: "Put down the rolling stone, still!!"

Hundreds of boulders retreated from the higher ground on both sides toward the center.

"Shield bearer, hold on, hold on!!"

Cao Bao roared loudly, but those shield bearers saw the huge rolling stone coming towards them, so how could they have the courage to try to stop a chariot?

After a brief moment of daze, someone shouted, "If you want to attack, come on. I don't want to be crushed into a meat pie." The shieldman's defense was broken instantly.

They also have families and don't want to die in vain on the battlefield, so they seek opportunities to survive for others.

"I won't do it!"

"Run!"

Chaotic sounds of fleeing were heard, and the shieldmen scattered. Cao Bao's face turned pale, and he waved the spear in his hand. Wherever the spear light went, several shield soldiers were instantly torn into pieces along with their shields.

But how can we stop the defeat if we kill dozens of them in a row?
Hundreds of rolling stones rushed into the crowd, and screams continued.

Seeing that the Xuzhou army's formation was in disarray, Ji Ling's eyes were filled with fighting spirit: "Brothers, the lord is watching us from behind. Today is a good opportunity for us to show our skills. If anyone behaves like a coward, I will be the first to not spare you."

"kill!"

"Don't surrender. As long as you take up arms, you are our enemy."

"Rush!!"

Ji Ling rode forward, waving the three-pointed, double-edged sword in his hand wildly.

His strength as a Half-Step Heavenly General allowed him to charge back and forth in the crowd, and no one could stop him wherever he went.

Originally, Cao Bao wanted to step forward to stop Ji Ling and stop the defeat, but when he saw Ji Ling kill more than a hundred personal soldiers in one move, a chill rose from his body.

He was glad that he was cautious enough, otherwise his head would have been moved immediately.

"Brothers, don't be afraid!"

"The enemy's ambush troops are less than 20,000, and we have 70,000 men. Why should we be afraid?"

"Guard the mountain pass for me, block it, block it"

When Ji Ling heard Cao Bao's command, murderous intent filled his eyes. He swept out with three pointed swords and two blades. The dark energy mixed with a trace of terrifying strong energy spread in all directions.

The dozens of Xuzhou soldiers in front of them only saw a flash of silver light before their eyes, and the weapons in their hands instantly stopped in mid-air.

Blood spurted out from their throats, and they stared at Ji Ling with wide eyes and fear. The next moment, everything went black and their bodies fell heavily to the ground.

After a successful move, Ji Ling looked through the crowd and set his sights on Cao Bao. "Do you dare to fight me?"

Cao Bao, who was a hundred feet away, felt that his whole body was enveloped by a murderous intent of death. It was the first time he felt the approach of death. He did not care about the army, the chaos around him, and even less about the eyes of the soldiers around him. Cao Bao turned his horse's head and fled wildly.

After escaping several feet, Cao Bao said coldly, as if to save his face, "Block the mountain pass, and the archers are ready."

"The governor has ordered me to protect him."

When the voice fell, the warhorse had already run over a hundred feet.

This scene made the surrounding Xuzhou soldiers look dazed and confused.

Ji Ling laughed loudly: "What a bullshit number one general in Xuzhou, he doesn't even have the courage to fight, it's true that when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will be king!"

"Cao Bao has already fled in a panic, are you still going to resist?"

"Go into the mountains and capture Tao Qian alive."

"kill!!"

Ji Ling roared, and the three-pointed, double-edged sword in his hand once again turned into the scythe of the god of death that reaped lives. The silver knife in his hand flashed, and there must have been a dozen or dozens of soldiers falling in a pool of blood.

The resistance at the mountain pass was quickly breached.

The central army, where the commander’s flag is located.

The shouts and cries from the mountain pass naturally reached Tao Qian's ears, but soon he received news that the enemy in ambush was only 10,000 or 20,000. The anxious Tao Qian calmed down instantly and said calmly: "Ye Feng is really at his wit's end. He actually used such a small number of people to ambush our army. Even if he has the advantage of terrain, how can he make up for the difference in numbers?"

"Send a message to Cao Bao, stabilize the formation and capture the enemy general alive. I want to use his head to let Ye Feng know that we are not easy to mess with."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a burst of rapid horse hoof sounds.

Everyone looked into the distance and saw that it was Cao Bao, who was known as the most powerful general in Xuzhou.

Seeing Cao Bao coming over, Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It seems that the situation is moving faster than expected. General Cao Bao must have blocked the enemy's first wave of ambush and has arranged a siege."

"Yes, that must be the case!"

"General Cao Bao is extremely brave. It will be easy for him to deal with the mob under Ye Feng's command, right?"

Amid the compliments of the crowd, Cao Bao appeared in front of Tao Qian in a disheveled manner.

"My lord, we were ambushed ahead, but I have stopped the enemy at the mountain pass, so there is no need to worry for now."

"Can"

Before Cao Bao could finish his words, Tao Qian stroked his beard and asked with a smile: "What did I just say?"

"General Cao Bao is the vanguard, why should we fear the enemy's harassment?"

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard from behind.

"Attack the Xuzhou army and capture Tao Qian alive."

The sudden sound from behind startled Tao Qian and Cao Bao.

"What's the matter?"

"Why are there enemies behind us?"

"Tap Tap"

Another round of rapid horse hoofbeats sounded, and a scout panted and said, "There are more than a hundred enemy cavalrymen in the rear, setting fire and killing people in the rear army, and blending into the no-man's land."

Before he could finish his words, the scout fainted from lack of oxygen.

Tao Qian frowned and said, "What a big bastard! More than a hundred people dare to break into my central army. They are really courting death."

"Which general is willing to kill these hundreds of cavalrymen for me?"

(End of this chapter)