Three Kingdoms King of the North

Seeing that the soldiers and horses had set off for ten days, but they still couldn't catch up with Tai Shici in front, Lei Bo couldn't see that Lu Bu intended to let him escape, so he sent his henchmen back to Shouchun overnight to report what happened to Yuan Shu. report.

Yuan Shu learned that Lu Bu deliberately slowed down his marching speed, and seemed to be about to let Tai Shici go. He couldn't help becoming angry, and immediately took out his sword, handed it to Ji Ling, and said: "Fu Yi, take my sword, and go to fetch Lu Bu. head back."

Ji Ling agreed, and stepped forward to take the sword. Just as he was about to leave, Chang Shi Yang Hong came out of the queue and stopped Ji Ling, and then said to Yuan Shu: "My lord, no, absolutely no."

Seeing that the number one counselor under him was blocking him, Yuan Shu asked displeasedly, "Why not?"

"Lu Bu's martial arts are superb, and no one in the world can match him. If the lord is in a hurry, maybe he will take the risk." When Yang Hong said this, he gave Ji Ling a meaningful look, and continued: "Don't say it's Fu General Yi, even with Captain Lei Bo, I am afraid he is not his opponent."

"Yang Changshi, tell me, what should I do with Lu Bu?" Yuan Shu waited for Yang Hong to finish speaking, and asked angrily, "Could it be true that he let Tai Shici go away?"

"My lord can send someone to urge him to fight," Yang Hong said to Yuan Shu, "If he delays the battle again, his family will be imprisoned. In this way, Lu Bu will have to fight Tai Shici."

Regarding Yang Hong's statement, Yuan Shu expressed doubts: "Brothers are like brothers and women are like clothes. Will Lu Bu just listen to this general for his women?"

Hearing Yuan Shu's question, Yang Hong replied confidently: "My lord, don't worry, Lu Bu's favorite woman is Diao Chan. For her, he went to Wang Situ and killed his adoptive father Dong Zhuo. Now my lord uses this woman to come If you threaten Lu Bu, he will definitely obey."

Yuan Shu felt that Yang Hong's words were very reasonable, so he accepted his suggestion, and told Ji Ling, "Fu Yi, immediately go to Lu Bu's army as the general's messenger, and urge him to chase after Tai Shici's soldiers. Let them return to the border of Qingzhou, this general will definitely do it with military law."

After Yuan Shu finished speaking, Ji Ling clasped his fists and saluted immediately: "The general obeys the order, and must bring the Lord's words to Lu Bu, and let him immediately send troops to fight Tai Shici's soldiers and horses."

Chapter 453 Cao Bao’s defeat

Although Lu Bu's family members were hostages in Shouchun, Yuan Shu was still worried that Lu Bu would not listen to orders. To be on the safe side, he specially asked Ji Ling to bring three thousand elites with him, so that even if Lu Bu took a desperate risk, he could subdue him.

After Ji Ling left Shouchun with three thousand soldiers, he immediately rushed to Licheng day and night.

After walking on the road for three days, the scouts sent by Ji Ling came back and reported to him: "General Qi, have you found a soldier in front of you, blocking our way?"

After listening to Tan Ma's report, Ji Ling frowned and asked, "Can you see where the soldiers and horses came? How many are there?"

"Back to the general," Tan Ma quickly replied, "I saw a big flag with the word Cao written on it. There are about five hundred people. Except for the general who leads the army, they are all infantry."

Knowing that there were only five hundred soldiers blocking the way ahead, Ji Lingxuan's heart sank. As long as the opponent was not as numerous as himself, then even if the negotiation between the two parties collapsed, he could kill the opponent to death.After walking forward for half a stick of incense, I saw soldiers and horses blocking the road ahead.

Ji Ling reminded him to go forward immediately, came to a place thirty steps away from the soldiers and horses, and shouted sharply: "Where are you soldiers and horses, why are you blocking the general's way?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped out from the other party's soldiers and horses. On the horseback sat a middle-aged general with a helmet and a sword in his hand.He pointed at Ji Ling with his hand and said loudly: "I am Xuzhou Mu's subordinate Cao Bao. Who are you, and you dare to lead troops into the country?"

It turned out that Ji Ling and the others had unknowingly entered Xuzhou after a few days of marching.Cao Bao, who was on patrol with a troop of soldiers and horses, immediately sent someone back to Xuzhou to report to Tao Qian when he learned that a group of soldiers and horses of unknown origin had violated the country, and he brought his troops to intercept him.

But when he saw clearly that the number of soldiers and horses coming was several times higher than his own, Cao Bao couldn't help but feel a wave of fear, but since he had already arrived, turning around and leaving would inevitably affect morale, so he could only bite the bullet and order The soldiers and horses lined up on the official road, ready to fight.

After Cao Bao bravely shouted these words, his thighs couldn't help trembling slightly. He was deeply afraid that the opponent would be angered. As long as the two sides started a war, the side with fewer people would definitely suffer.

Fortunately, Ji Ling didn't notice Cao Bao's strangeness. When he heard Cao Bao say this, he realized that the soldiers and horses he led had entered the boundary of Xuzhou without knowing it. When you are in someone else's territory, it is still necessary to say a few nice words.So he put the three-pointed two-edged knife on the saddle, bowed his hands to Cao Bao, and said politely: "It turns out to be General Cao, and this is Ji Ling, a general under Yangzhou Muyuan Gonglu, who was ordered to chase a defected army." Soldiers and horses, please allow General Cao to let my troops pass."

Cao Bao was originally planning to turn around and run away when he saw the situation was not good. Now seeing Ji Ling speak soft words to him, his attitude immediately changed. He said with a stern face, "General Ji Ling, this is Xuzhou Territory, you broke in without even saying hello. Don’t retreat quickly, or don’t blame someone for being rude.”

Ji Ling spoke to Cao Bao in a low voice, not because he was afraid of him, but because he considered that he had indeed broken into Xuzhou's territory, and it was better to have one thing less than one more thing, and not to waste time on the road needlessly.Who knew that Cao Bao on the opposite side was so ignorant that he just told himself to retreat.As the smile on his face gradually disappeared, his tone became more severe: "Cao Bao, this general is being polite, not because he is afraid of you, so don't push yourself." He picked up the three-pointed horse that was on the saddle. Double-edged knife, "If not, don't blame the general for being rude."

"So what if you're welcome?" Cao Bao said disdainfully, "You still want to kill someone if you don't?"

"I'll kill you if I kill you," Ji Ling couldn't help feeling angry when he saw Cao Bao despise him so much. He rode forward and slashed the three-pointed double-edged knife in his hand towards Cao Bao, and shouted: " Unknown general, machete!"

Seeing Ji Ling's weapon slashing towards him, Cao Bao didn't dare to neglect, he quickly raised the big knife with both hands, and used the pole of the knife to set up the three-pointed double-edged knife.He originally planned to knock Ji Ling's weapon away, and then slash at him to knock him off the horse.Ji Ling's weapon slammed into Cao Bao's saber shaft with a loud bang, causing Cao Bao's mouth to go numb from the shock, and the sword was almost knocked out of his hand.

"No, I didn't expect this person's martial arts to be much better than me." Cao Bao secretly groaned in his heart, "If you don't deal with it carefully, you may be in danger of your life." Start playing tricks.How could Cao Bao be Ji Ling's opponent? The two fought each other with only seven or eight moves, and Cao Bao was in danger. He couldn't help feeling regretful. If he knew this, he should have let them go.

Yuan Jun, brought by Ji Ling, saw that his general was already in a fierce fight with the opponent's general, and an army commander immediately urged his troops to press him up.Facing Yuan Jun who was pressing over, Xuzhou soldiers could only bite the bullet and stepped forward to meet the enemy. Many soldiers who heard the conversation between Cao Bao and Ji Ling desperately greeted the female relatives of Cao Bao's family in their hearts. Get to the situation of fighting each other.

But when life was at stake, when Xuzhou soldiers cursed the female relatives of Cao Bao's family in their hearts, they still had to bite the bullet and fight desperately with Yuan Jun who rushed up.The Xuzhou soldiers were not as good as Yuan Jun in terms of combat power. In addition, they were at a disadvantage in numbers and had no fighting spirit. After only a moment of confrontation between the two armies, the Xuzhou soldiers showed their defeat.

When Cao Bao and Ji Ling confronted each other, they always paid attention to the movement around them. Seeing that the defeat of their own soldiers and horses was already set, if they dared to fight, they turned their horses and ran back.Seeing that Cao Bao had escaped, how could Ji Ling let him go so easily, and immediately urged his horse to follow closely.The main general fled, and those Xuzhou soldiers who had been struggling to support had no need to continue fighting, and immediately dispersed.How could Yuan Jun give up such a good opportunity, and immediately chased him down.

Cao Bao fled quickly in front, and Ji Ling chased after him quickly. The distance between the two was only a dozen feet, but the distance could not be shortened.Cao Bao didn't know what was going on with his soldiers, but he knew very well in his heart that once he was overtaken by Ji Ling, he would have no choice but to die. He could only urge his mount desperately and flee towards Xuzhou City.His idea was very simple, no matter how strong Ji Ling was, would he dare to bring these thousands of people to attack Xuzhou?

Just like that, the two of them ran for more than ten miles, when suddenly there was a cannon shot ahead, and then a soldier and horse appeared on the official road, blocking the road tightly.Seeing the soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared, Cao Bao was startled at first, but he couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief when he saw clearly that it was the banner of the Xuzhou Army.

Seeing Cao Bao fled in embarrassment after being chased by a general, a general in the Xuzhou army stood out from the crowd and rushed forward to meet him.Cao Bao was even more overjoyed when he saw the face of the visitor clearly, and hurriedly shouted loudly: "Mi Zifang save me."

The general who led the troops to help was Tao Qian's Cavalry Captain Mi Fang. After hearing Cao Bao's shout, he quickly responded loudly: "General Cao, don't worry, Mi is here to help you!"

Chapter 454 Continue Northward

Mi Fang's martial arts were comparable to Cao Bao's. He was not Ji Ling's opponent at first, but he saw that the opponent was only one person, and there were thousands of soldiers behind him.Emboldened by the soldiers and horses behind her, Mi Fang charged forward brandishing her weapon.

Seeing that a group of thousands of soldiers suddenly appeared in front of him, Ji Ling rescued Cao Bao who was being chased by him. Knowing that if he chased after him, Cao Bao might not be able to do anything, so he reined in his mount and stood there waiting for Mi Fang who rushed over.

Mi Fang saw that Ji Ling had stopped chasing and reined in the horse and stopped in the distance. He also hastily pulled the rein to slow down his mount.When he came to a place five or six steps away from Ji Ling, he stopped, pointed at Ji Ling with his hand, and asked loudly, "Who is here, and why did you violate my Xuzhou boundary?"

Seeing that it was a young general who came, Ji Ling should be more eloquent than Cao Bao just now, so he cupped his fists and saluted him, and said, "This little general invites you, and my servant is Ji Ling, the general of Yangzhou Muyuan Gonglu, and I will serve you to my family." My lord ordered me to go to Licheng to encircle and suppress a rebel army."

Hearing what Ji Ling said, Mi Fang couldn't help turning her head to look at Cao Bao who was in a panic in the queue, and asked in puzzlement: "General Ji Ling, since you are going to Licheng, why are you fighting against General Cao Bao? ?”

Ji Ling glanced at Cao Bao who was in the army formation in the distance, and said with disdain: "This general just told General Cao that we are going to Licheng. I hope he can make it easier for us to make way for us. Who knows he Without further ado, he swung his knife and slashed, and this general had no choice but to defend himself."

After Mi Fang listened to Ji Ling's narration, she couldn't help turning her head to look at Cao Bao at the back. Based on what he knew about Cao Bao, Cao Bao would definitely be able to do such a thing.Just when he was hesitating about what to do next, Cao Bao, who had regained his strength, suddenly became arrogant again when he saw that Ji Ling was alone, and he shouted at Mi Fang: "Zi Fang, don't be polite to him, He is only one person, and we have thousands of people, even if we step on him, we can trample him to death."

When Mi Fang heard what Cao Bao said, she cried inwardly that something was wrong and something bad was going to happen.Although Ji Ling is only one person, his martial arts are almost the same as Cao Bao's. Even he can't deal with Ji Ling, and he is also no match for Ji Ling.

Ji Ling also has a fiery temper. Hearing what Cao Bao said, blood rushed to his head. He pointed at Cao Bao's position with a three-pointed and two-edged knife, and said sharply: "Cao Bao, if you have the ability, come here and fight this general for three more times." In ten rounds, this general will definitely take your head."

Cao Bao and Ji Ling fought against each other, and he knew very well how strong the opponent was, how could he go there to seek abuse by himself, so he could only hide among the soldiers and shout loudly: "If you want to kill someone Cao, come here by yourself! "

Although Ji Ling said that his martial arts skills were far superior to Cao Bao and Mi Fang's, he knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to charge the thousands of troops on the opposite side, it would be like dying.For the present plan, I still think of a way to wait until my subordinates arrive, and then it will not be too late to deal with that Cao Bao.

Mi Fang heard Cao Bao yelling from behind, but he did not act rashly. Instead, he politely said to Ji Ling: "General Ji Ling, since this matter is a misunderstanding, why don't we stop here?"

Ji Ling originally wanted to wait for his subordinates to arrive, and then compete with the army in front of him. At present, he is trying to find a way to stabilize the opponent, so that he will not be able to escape if he makes a move.Seeing that Mi Fang is so talkative at this moment, he changed his mind temporarily. The opponent has thousands of people. Even if he wins, he will inevitably lose a lot of subordinates. There are fewer soldiers and horses that can be brought to Licheng. Lu Bu, I'm afraid he will be powerless.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Ji Ling changed his mind and decided to accept it as soon as he saw it. He no longer had the same knowledge as someone like Cao Bao, and led the team to continue on his own way, striving to reach Licheng as soon as possible.He hastily put his weapon across the saddle, cupped his fists and saluted Mi Fang: "Little General, we will meet later!" After speaking, he turned his horse's head and headed towards the way he came.

Seeing Ji Ling riding away on horseback, Mi Fang couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief. Although the two had never fought against each other, Ji Ling was a seasoned military commander, and he was born with a vicious aura, which made Mi Fang feel flustered.He was even thinking that if the two sides really fought, maybe he would be cut off by the horse if he couldn't walk in front of the other party for three rounds. Now that Ji Ling left happily, it was exactly what he wished for.

After seeing Ji Ling walking away, Cao Bao rode his horse to Mi Fang's side, and asked with displeasure: "Zi Fang, why did you let Ji Ling go? You must be afraid of him? You know, we are enough to get you together." His dog's life."

Hearing what Cao Bao said, Mi Fang really couldn't laugh or cry, she said to herself that despite her large number of troops, it is not easy to keep Ji Ling.Therefore, although my heart is full of resentment towards Cao Bao, considering that the other party is a celebrity under Zhou Mu Tao Qian, I can only say with a smile: "General Cao, this person is a general under Yuan Yangzhou, and his martial arts may not be in your and my hands. Under the circumstances, if we can't take him down quickly, there will be a scuffle when his soldiers arrive. You also know that Xuzhou's soldiers are not in the battle formation, so I'm afraid they won't be their opponents."

"Okay, don't talk about it." Cao Bao just said it casually, and if he really asked him to fight Ji Ling again, he probably didn't have the guts. He only said a few words when he saw Ji Ling left. Harsh words.Hearing what Mi Fang said, she was afraid that the other party would invite her to chase and kill Ji Ling, so she waved her hand and said, "Don't chase after him, since he has already escaped, let's go back to the city."

"Bah, shameless." Mi Fang spurned Cao Bao fiercely in her heart, but said with a smile on the surface: "General Cao is right. Seeing that our army is strong, Ji Ling knows that we are invincible, so I just You can retreat obediently. Let’s withdraw our troops and return to the city now.”

Besides, after Ji Ling walked less than two miles, he ran into his soldiers and horses head-on.Seeing Ji Ling's return, the army commander hurried forward and reported to him: "General Qi, a total of 370 Xuzhou soldiers were killed and [-] were captured. Some acquaintances escaped by taking advantage of the terrain."

After listening to Jun Sima's report, Ji Ling nodded, and then ordered: "Release all the captured Xuzhou soldiers."

"What, let go of all the surrendered soldiers?!" Hearing what Ji Ling said, Jun Sima couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face: "General, why is this?"