Three Kingdoms: Domination of the World

In September 202 AD, the bloody setting sun enveloped the battlefield of Dongjun, and beads of blood were still condensed on Xu Chu's iron armor.

After the fall of Yanzhou, Cao Cao ordered Generals Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, and Cheng Yu to confront Ma Chao's army entrenched in Dongjun. He then led his own 30,000 Yanzhou troops back to Yecheng to cooperate with Wei Qing in attacking Chen Tang and assisting in the defense of Qingzhou.

Cao's army had 5 Qingzhou soldiers, 3 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, 1 Wei Wuzu, and 1 firearms soldiers. If Ma Chao had not cheated and used poisonous smoke to attack, Dongjun would have been captured by Cao's army.

In the Yecheng camp, Cao Cao stared at the intertwined battle flags on the sand table, when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside the tent like thunder.

"Report! Qingzhou has been lost!" The messenger tumbled off his saddle, the arrow still trembling on his shoulder. Cao Cao's eyes were bloodshot, and the bamboo slips in his hands creaked as he squeezed them. A cluster of sparks suddenly erupted from the bronze lamp in the tent.

"Ah—" He staggered and held onto the table, his knuckles white as eagle claws.

"You little Suo Chao, you've cut off my Qingxu's lifeblood!" Before he could finish his words, veins bulged on his forehead; it was his old illness that was flaring up. Wei Qing quickly supported his arm, only to see the ink on the table weaving along the lines of the bamboo slips into a blood-red landscape.

Wei Qing drew out the jade sceptre from his waist and pointed it at the sand table:

"My Lord, please look! Wu Qi has already conquered Guancheng, and Sima Zhongda has conquered seven counties in Yingchuan in three days." The jade sceptre crossed the map of Yanzhou.

"General Wei, the situation is tense now. How can we break it?" Cao Cao asked with a weak breath.

"Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are trapped in poisonous smoke, Cheng Zhongde has already set up the Fire Bull Formation, waiting for..." Wei Qing continued to analyze the situation of Cao's army and the progress of the friendly forces in Jiangdong.

"Oh my! The general's words are like a panacea." Cao Cao felt his headache disappear and he immediately felt the desire to fight.

Yanzhou and Qingzhou were lost one after another, and Jizhou had now become an enclave. Cao Cao urgently needed to recapture Yanzhou and open up the lifeline between Yuzhou and Jizhou.

"General Wei, I want to return to Dongjun and fight to the death with Ma Chao to recapture Yanzhou." Cao Cao waved his sword and pointed it at the table.

"Bang!" The wooden table was chopped into two pieces.

Wei Qing's fingertips traced the wolf-shaped mark on the sand table. The bronze armor plates glowed dimly in the candlelight.

"Chen Tang of Youzhou has only 34 tired soldiers, while my Northern Army elite soldiers are all able to use three-stone bows, and they have flintlock muskets arranged in a goose feather formation—" He suddenly grabbed the red jade paperweight representing Qingzhou, and cracks spread across his palm.

"General Wei has worked hard and made great contributions. Now the Northern Army has become the elite of our army." Cao Cao said with a hearty smile.

"On the contrary, Suo Chao, the Azure Dragon of the Northern Frontier, has already torn a bloody hole in the heart of our Qingzhou army," Wei Qing said with a worried look on his face.

The command flag in Cao Cao's hand snapped at the edge of the sand table, and wood chips mixed with the yellow sand of Jizhou fell to the ground.

"What a talented person from the northern frontier!" He suddenly laughed softly and inserted the half-broken flag into the territory of Qingzhou.

"Then let this wolf cub suffer in Qingzhou!" The sudden thunder outside the tent swallowed up the second half of his sentence, and the sound of heavy rain hitting the iron armor was like a war drum.

.......

Jinan County, an unknown courtyard.

"Yanzhou's destiny is within my grasp!" The system echoed like a silver bell, and with a flick of his hand, two gilded maps unfolded into the air. As Suo Chao's fingertips touched the edge of the scroll, it suddenly transformed into thousands of luminous butterflies.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for capturing Yanzhou! Received a high-level treasure map. Do you want to open it?]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for conquering Qingzhou! Received a high-level treasure map. Do you want to open it?]

"Open it." It has been a long time since he opened a high-level treasure chest, Suo Chao said with anticipation.

Congratulations, host! You have unlocked the advanced treasure map. You have obtained the A-rank general Fang La.

Congratulations, host! You've unlocked the advanced treasure map. You've obtained the S-rank strategist Yu Qian.

With Qingzhou lacking any useful civil officials or military commanders, Fang La and Yu Qian's arrival was just in time. Suo Chao was very pleased with these two rewards.

[Ding! Side quest released: Capture Batu alive. Reward: Permanent access to the Nine-Unique Spear Technique.]

Since Zhang Yang's death in battle, Suo Chao had never used spearmanship again. In everyday battles, he relied on the Heavenly Dragon Halberd Technique and the Yue Girl Sword Technique to repel the enemy. Now, the fighting spirit he had developed through the Heavenly Dragon Halberd Technique had reached a state of mastery.

Suo Chao stood with his sword drawn, his gaze sweeping across the military camp below. Banners rustled from the city walls, reflecting the still-dry blood on his armor. Eight-year-old Suo Tianzheng crouched behind the wall, practicing his moves by hacking at the bricks with a wooden sword. Broken blue bricks rustled onto his dark training uniform.

"National Master, the scouts report that Batu is personally leading 34 Iron Pagodas towards the south gate." The deputy general reported with a fist salute.

"Madam, Tian'er is left to you." Suo Chao turned and looked at the second wife Chen Huan and said.

"Don't worry, my dear. The defenses of Qingzhou City have been properly arranged according to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. Even if Genghis Khan were to be resurrected, he would find it difficult to break through our formation." Chen Huan smiled softly, and the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows trembled slightly. "She waved her hand lightly, and the troops below the city moved at the command."

Suo Tian suddenly jumped up, pointing his wooden sword towards the sky:

"Father, look! It's mother's Qimen Bagua formation!"

"Tian'er, help your second mother to defend this city. After we defeat Cao's army, your father will take you to Sizhou to find your eldest mother." Suo Chao squatted down and held his son's shoulders. He took off the sword at his waist and handed it to Chen Huan.

"Husband..." Chen Huan moaned.

Suo Chao's body trembled slightly, then he abruptly turned and leaped from the city wall. He tapped the flagpole lightly with his toes, his agile movements stirring up a gust of wind. The Big Dipper embroidered on his hem flickered in the twilight. The moment his Eye of Truth opened, he could clearly see the Cao army soldier with the wolf's head embroidered on his cap slowly moving into the Cao army camp ten miles away.

Cao Jun's military tent.

Batu's hand, gripping the mutton-fat jade cup, suddenly trembled, and the kumis in the cup rippled. The guards outside the tent reported in a panic:

"General! There is a rope... a rope... a rope..."

"What are you panicking about?" Batu slammed the table and stood up, unsheathing his curved sword. The moment the curtains were blown by the strong wind, he saw a streak of silver streak through the moonlight.

"Batu, you have no way to escape!" Suo Chao's shouts came from all directions.

"Suo Chao!" Batu roared and swung his sword, only to see the other man's sword tremble slightly, sparks streaking through the air. The moment the blade and the shadow of the sword intersected, Batu felt a chill in his dantian, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Batu was severely wounded and captured, and Suo Chao sheathed his sword. Atop the distant city walls, Suo Tian's Kongming lanterns formed the word "Sure Victory," blazing brightly in the night sky.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission! ! You have obtained permanent access to the Jinghong Jiujue Spear Technique!]

Suo Chao's heart surged with excitement, regaining his long-lost second unparalleled skill, and his fighting spirit surged. His fighting spirit realm broke through from mastery to great perfection.