Chapter 1158

After hearing this, Zhang Rao immediately made a decision.

Strike first to gain the advantage.

Wasn't Cao Cao going to recruit them?

Fine, then he would surrender directly.

No, it should be called faking a surrender.

Although the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had a million people, Cao Cao only had thirty thousand troops.

But if Cao Cao held Nanwuyang, these million Qingzhou Yellow Turbans would be blocked in Mengshan and find it difficult to get out.

A million people were no match for Cao Cao's thirty thousand troops.

Since that was the case, it would be better to lure Cao Cao out and kill him.

Once the Yanzhou army was leaderless, they would naturally have a chance to continue advancing toward Yanzhou and plunder everywhere.

Otherwise, these million Yellow Turbans would scatter before long.

"Cao Cao, you cannot escape with wings; this is the burial ground I prepared for you!"

Inside the stockade, Cao Cao, who had mounted Jueying, rushed rapidly toward the direction of the gate.

The surrounding Huang Jin soldiers, howling and screaming, surrounded him from all directions.

Dian Wei was still fighting bloodily behind him.

Beside Cao Cao were Xia Houdun and the few dozen remaining personal guard cavalry.

Cao Cao, who was about to run to the front of the stockade gate, had already seen Cao Ren leading the army to attack the gate from outside.

"Zixiao, save me quickly!" Cao Cao raised his arm and shouted loudly toward the outside of the stockade.

However, just as Cao Cao's voice fell.

A tripwire suddenly sprang up from the ground.

On Cao Cao's left and right, dozens of Huang Jin rebels pulled the tripwire with force.

And Cao Cao, caught off guard, couldn't react at all, and Jueying under him was immediately overturned by the tripwire.

Xia Houdun and the dozens of cavalry following Cao Cao were also tripped one after another.

For a time, dust flew and warhorses neighed in sorrow.

"Lord!"

Dian Wei, who was following behind Cao Cao at a distance of more than twenty meters, was burning with anxiety after seeing this scene.

But the Huang Jin rebels on both sides and those chasing from behind didn't give Dian Wei a chance to catch his breath.

They swarmed up and constantly harassed Dian Wei with the long spears in their hands.

Even though the short halberd in Dian Wei's hand was already waved so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass through, and he quickly cut the stabbing long spears, he couldn't withstand the increasingly more Huang Jin rebels surrounding him.

In the distance on the ground, Cao Cao, who had been thrown into a mess and was dizzy, covered his forehead and struggled to stand up, leaning on the sword in his hand.

However, just as Cao Cao stood up, he felt something stabbing from behind.

Pfft!

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment.

Then he looked down at his chest.

A sharpened wooden stick, stained with bright red blood, pierced through his chest.

Cao Cao turned his head to look; a youth of about fourteen or fifteen, with a yellow turban wrapped around his head, was holding a long stick in his hand, with a trace of terror on his face.

"Big Brother!"

Xia Houdun let out a violent roar and raised the war saber in his hand to slash at the youth.

The terrified youth didn't react at all.

He was directly slashed by Xia Houdun's angry saber at the junction of his neck and shoulder.

This was Xia Houdun's angry saber.

It directly split half of the youth's body open.

The youth had pain, confusion, and panic on his face.

Pfft!

Another strike.

This time it was from Cao Cao's front.

An iron fork used for inserting grass pierced through Cao Cao's chest again.

"Ah!"

Xia Houdun swung the long saber in his hand frantically toward the surroundings.

Thump!

Cao Cao knelt on the ground.

Blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth bit by bit.

"Cough..."

The blood gushing from his shattered internal organs choked his lungs.

Large mouthfuls of blood sprayed from Cao Cao's mouth.

Everything in front of his eyes instantly turned blood red.

"Big Brother, Big Brother!"

Xia Houdun rushed to Cao Cao's front and grabbed Cao Cao's shoulders with both hands: "Big Brother, hold on, I will take you out, I will take you out!"

Xia Houdun, with red eyes, shouted hoarsely.

Cao Cao grabbed Xia Houdun's lapels.

"Yuanrang..."

"Yuanrang, listen... listen... you... cough cough... listen to me!"

"Kill your way out, I can't make it, kill your way out, kill your way out alive, go... go to Liangzhou, go to Liangzhou and find..."

"Find... find Ziyi..."

"Let him Ziyi... let Ziyi avenge me... avenge me!"

"Stay alive, kill your way out!"

"No, Big Brother, I will take you with me!" Xia Houdun cried and pulled Cao Cao.

However, Cao Cao knelt on the ground without moving, and not knowing where the strength came from, he pushed Xia Houdun far away.

"Kill your way out, get out alive, find Ziyi... avenge me, find Ziyi... avenge... avenge me!"

"Take Zixiu, go to Liangzhou."

"Go quickly!"

"Pfft!"

After a loud roar, Cao Cao sprayed a mouthful of blood toward the sky.

"Haha!"

Cao Cao laughed toward the sky: "You killed me today, you will definitely plant the seeds of disaster for your future; I will wait for you in the underworld!"

"Big Brother!"

"Lord!"

Cao Ren, who had broken through the camp gate, rode his horse frantically toward Cao Cao's direction.

And Dian Wei, who was covered in wounds and had been hit by several arrows, also rushed to Cao Cao's side.

However...

Cao Cao, who was kneeling on the ground with his chest pierced through from front to back, had already closed his eyes and had no breath left. ===== CHAPTER 1160 =====