Chapter 242 Tao Qian was ‘misunderstood’ by Zhang Liao?

The central army is under the commander’s flag.

Upon learning that Cao Bao was killed instantly by Zhang Liao's shot, Tao Qian and his confidants were stunned and motionless.

After a long time, the shouts of killing came from the front and rear armies. Tao Qian came to his senses and shouted loudly: "Charge from the rear army. This is a matter of life and death. If anyone drags down, the sword in our hands will show no mercy."

"is it?"

"Let me weigh your old bones to see how much weight you have."

The mocking voice coming from not far away made Tao Qian shudder all over. He looked into the distance and saw a man wearing silver armor, holding a big knife, looking very majestic.

"Who are you? Do you know?"

"I am Zhang Wenyuan from Mayi!!"

"You still want to resist?"

After he finished speaking, the unique aura of the Heavenly General emanated in all directions.

Feeling this irresistible breath, Tao Qian's legs trembled.

But he was a great scholar and the governor of Xuzhou. If he surrendered directly, he would probably be cursed for thousands of years.

Although he was eager to surrender, Tao Qian could not show it at the moment.

"All the generals, come forward and follow me to fight your way out!!"

Although his words were tough, he hoped that Zhang Liao could give him a way out so that he could easily get off the position.

But how could Zhang Liao know what Tao Qian was thinking?
Seeing that an old man like him actually took the initiative to attack, a hint of approval appeared in his eyes.

But they each serve their own master, and on the battlefield they can only fight to the death.

With a fierce light flashing in his eyes, Zhang Liao shouted: "My soldiers, listen to my order. Form the Three Talents Heaven-Slaying Battle Formation and follow me to kill Tao Qian!!"

The remaining cavalrymen, less than a hundred in number, instantly and silently practiced the battle formation skills.

In an instant, dozens of battle forces gathered in the sky and converged towards Zhang Liao. The aura of Zhang Liao, who was already extremely terrifying, suddenly soared by several times.

At this moment, Zhang Liao was like a god descending from heaven, standing proudly on his warhorse, pointing the flaming knife in his hand, and said loudly: "Although the Han Dynasty is destroyed, we still have a loyal and fearless person like you, which is great."

"It's a pity that you are just blindly loyal and have hindered the general trend of the world, but I respect you for your loyalty."

"When two people meet on a narrow road, the brave prevail. If you dare to draw your sword, I will also use my strongest attack."

“Fire rising to the sky!!”

The big knife in his hand chopped towards Tao Qian from top to bottom.

A fiery red bird burst out from the tip of the knife, carrying a strong and hot breath, and flew towards Tao Qian.

At this moment, the breath of death enveloped Tao Qian.

He was scared and horrified.

I wanted to beg for mercy, but I couldn't get over the hurdle in my heart.

The firebird was getting closer and closer, and Tao Qian felt the coming of death: "Don't kill me, I want to surrender."

Before he could finish his words, the firebird pierced directly through his chest.

Under the burning fire, Tao Qian's internal organs were severely damaged and his life force was fading away bit by bit.

"Pfft."

A mouthful of thick blood spurted out, drawing a graceful arc in the air.

Tao Qian widened his eyes and stared at Zhang Liao, not knowing whether he was regretting that he spoke too late or blaming Zhang Liao for being too ruthless.

But no matter what, it's too late.

Tao Qian’s eyes went dark and his body fell heavily to the ground.

The soldiers and officers around were all dumbfounded. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, how could they believe that Zhang Liao could kill Tao Qian instantly with one blow despite being several dozen feet away? If they were to be attacked by such a method and such a move, how could they resist it?
The atmosphere of fear spread wildly among the army.

No one dared to look Zhang Liao in the eye. After a brief silence, they knelt down impatiently, shouting, "We are willing to surrender!"

As the sound of surrender resounded through heaven and earth, the sound of fighting came to an end.

Ji Ling, who had just fought in the center of the army, looked at the enemies kneeling on the ground and showed a bitter smile on his face.

This time he also wanted to take the lead. After all, the main force was in his hands, and Zhang Liao only had more than a hundred people.

But I didn't expect that even if I tried my best, I would still be one step too late.

Looking at Zhang Liao standing among the surrendered soldiers like a god of war, a hint of sadness flashed in Ji Ling's eyes.

"rustle."

A familiar aura appeared behind him. Ji Ling turned around and knelt on the ground: "Greetings, my lord."

Ye Feng waved his hand: "Do you also want to break through to the Heavenly General level?"

Ji Ling nodded heavily, but then a hint of bitterness flashed across his eyes: "It's not that easy for a general to be a god, I..."

Ye Feng threw out a few pieces of paper in his hand: "This is the technique I improved on yours. If you practice it according to this, you can defeat the Heavenly General in two years at most."

"Ok?"

Ji Ling was stunned, and quickly looked at the paper. He was so excited that he knelt down in front of Ye Feng: "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord."

Ye Feng shook his head: "Quickly gather the surrendered soldiers, there are important things to do."

"Here!!"

Jiuli Mountain, Cao Cao, who had just escaped from the mountains, had no time to catch his breath when he heard a burst of hurried footsteps.

The scout galloped forward, not bothering to salute, panting heavily: "My lord, Tao Qian's troops were ambushed by Ye Feng's army at the exit of Jiuli Mountain. Seventy thousand men were wiped out in just two hours."

Cao Cao was startled, then waved his hand. After the scouts left, he smiled bitterly and said, "Wen Ruo, you really got it right. Ye Feng really set an ambush in Jiuli Mountain."

"This Tao Qian doesn't listen to advice at all. If he left two days later, wouldn't he be able to live two more days?"

Xun Yu said: "Tao Qian is in a hurry to march and is unwilling to send out more scouts. Sooner or later, he will die."

Cao Cao sighed: "I am not sad that he died, but it is such a pity for the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command in Xuzhou!"

"One incompetent general can lead to the death of the entire army."

Xun Yu nodded: "But Ye Feng's appearance here also makes me feel relieved. At least Liu Bei is under little pressure."

"It shouldn't be too difficult to combine the 30,000 troops of Jingxiang Wenpin to encircle and suppress the 30,000 or 40,000 people left by Ye Feng."

"We can't fight Ye Feng head-on, so we can only resort to this method of hurting the enemy by 800 and ourselves by 1,000."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Although it is aggrieved, as long as Runan is preserved, Tao Qian's death is worth it."

"But Ye Feng didn't see us, so he might suspect that we went south by water."

"If they catch up with us, we are afraid of death with so few people."

Xun Yu smiled confidently: "No."

"Let alone the fact that Ye Feng doesn't have enough time, even if he can make it, how can he be willing to give up the three states of Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou?"

"As long as the news of Tao Qian's death spreads, someone will immediately become ambitious. If Ye Feng doesn't occupy these three states, he will have trouble in the future."

"Compared to the 10,000 or 20,000 of us, he wants to get these three states more. Otherwise, why would he come here in person?"

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said, "I hope so."

After saying that, he looked towards the direction of Runan City and said, "Liu Bei, don't be a coward. We have used 70,000 people to create a great opportunity for you. Don't waste it."

"Otherwise, Ye Feng will really be invincible in the world, and no one will be able to stop him."

Xun Yu also looked at Runan with deep eyes, and there was also a little more expectation in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)