Three Kingdoms: Zhang Fei was sent flying by a single spear thrust, leaving Liu Bei stunned.

Cao Cao is leading an army of 30,000 men and is slowly advancing towards Taishan County.

He wasn't in a hurry at all. According to his plan, Zhang Ziqian's light cavalry would launch a night raid tonight to disrupt the Yellow Turban army's deployment. He only needed to send his main force forward early tomorrow morning to cooperate with Zhang Ziqian in a pincer attack from both inside and outside, and he could win the battle in one fell swoop.

"My lord, is General Ziqian alright?" Xiahou Dun asked, still somewhat worried, as he remained mounted on his horse. "Although he is incredibly brave, he only has five thousand men. That's hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans."

"Yuanrang, you still don't understand Ziqian," Cao Cao said with a smile, shaking his head. "To him, does it matter whether the enemy numbers ten thousand or one hundred thousand?"

Xiahou Dun thought about it and realized that... there really wasn't much difference.

"Report—!!"

Just then, a fast horse galloped from the front. The rider's face wore a strange expression that was a mixture of ecstasy and horror.

"My lord! My lord! A great victory! A tremendous victory!!"

Before the knight even reached them, he shouted excitedly.

"What?" Cao Cao was taken aback. "A victory report? So soon? Wasn't Ziqian supposed to make his move tonight?"

"My lord!" The knight dismounted, nearly falling to the ground in his excitement. He stammered, "General Zhang... he... he didn't wait until nightfall!"

"He charged into the Yellow Turban army's camp of 400,000 men in broad daylight, all by himself!"

"What?!"

Cao Cao and all his generals were terrified.

One person charging into a camp of 400,000?

Has he gone mad?!

"Where is Ziqian now? How is he?!" Cao Cao asked urgently, his heart leaping into his throat.

"General Zhang...he..." the knight took a deep breath and said in an almost dreamlike tone, "He single-handedly...crushed the Yellow Turban Army's 400,000-strong army!"

"The Yellow Turban army has suffered a complete rout and is scattering in all directions! Colonel Cao Chun is leading five thousand cavalry in pursuit!"

"..."

The entire marching column fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

All the soldiers and generals, including Cao Cao, were stunned and thought they were hallucinating.

One person... wiped out an army of 400,000?

What story is this? Is it a myth?

"You...you say it again?" Cao Cao's voice trembled slightly.

The scout then recounted, with embellishments, how Zhang Ziqian charged into the camp alone with a spear, how he slaughtered hundreds of men in one move, how he withstood a hail of arrows, and how he finally terrified the 400,000-strong army into a rout and flight.

He spoke with great enthusiasm, as if he had witnessed it firsthand.

The listener, however, was completely numb.

Xiahou Dun's mouth remained open for a long time.

Cao Ren dropped the horsewhip in his hand to the ground once again.

Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai exchanged a glance, both seeing endless shock and a hint of... absurdity in each other's eyes.

All their plans and schemes seemed so superfluous and ridiculous in front of that man.

What night raid, what pincer attack...

They solved the problem all by themselves.

Cao Cao stood there for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down his face.

"Hahaha! Excellent! Zhang Ziqian is truly remarkable! With Ziqian, I have more than a million soldiers!!"

The shock he felt had long since transformed into boundless ecstasy.

With such a divine general, how can the world not be at peace!

"Pass on my order!" he roared, waving his hand triumphantly. "All troops, advance at full speed! Go and claim our spoils of victory! Go and greet our heroes!"

"oh--!!"

The 30,000 Cao soldiers erupted in a deafening cheer. They discarded all unnecessary baggage and rushed toward the battlefield at top speed.

By the time Cao Cao's army arrived at the battlefield, it was already getting dark.

But the entire field was illuminated as brightly as day by countless torches.

The air was thick with an overwhelming stench of blood.

Corpses, tattered flags, abandoned weapons and supplies littered every inch of land as far as the eye could see.

Cao Chun's 5,000 cavalry had ceased their pursuit. They were escorting tens of thousands of Yellow Turban prisoners, who were like frightened birds, back to their camp.

Zhang Ziqian was sitting alone on a mountain of corpses, holding a small notebook and scribbling something. Beside him, a fire was burning, and a wild rabbit, which he had somehow acquired, was sizzling and dripping with oil.

The scene was indescribably eerie, yet indescribably harmonious.

"Ziqian!"

Cao Cao dismounted and strode towards him.

"Oh, boss, you're here." Zhang Ziqian looked up, saw it was Cao Cao, and smiled. "See? I'm amazing, aren't I? I said I'd solve it for you, and I did. Not a single one escaped!"

When he said none of them escaped, he meant the leaders of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. During the chase, he specifically targeted those who were better dressed, and he almost wiped out all the main leaders of the Yellow Turban Army.

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!" Cao Cao walked to his side, looking at the scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and exclaimed in sincere admiration.

Even he couldn't imagine how one person could have caused all of this.

"Hehe, no big deal." Zhang Ziqian shook his head smugly.

He's in a great mood right now.

He was just taking stock of his spoils.

He opened the system panel, looked at the long string of zeros, and almost grinned from ear to ear.

[Mission: Defeat the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.]

[Task Completion: Perfect.]

[Task Reward: 50000 points.]

Adding the scattered points gained from killing miscellaneous soldiers and the commander, he earned a total of nearly 70,000 points this time!

This is an unprecedentedly large sum of money!

He felt as if he had instantly transformed from a poor boy who could barely make ends meet into a billionaire who spent money like water!

"Boss, the battle is over. Can I... go back and 'cultivate' for a while?" Zhang Ziqian rubbed his hands together, looking at Cao Cao with anticipation.

He couldn't wait to go and spend money!

"Of course!" Cao Cao found him pleasing to the eye now and agreed without hesitation. "Guards! Escort General Zhang back to camp! No one is to disturb him!"

"Okay!"

Zhang Ziqian stuffed the roasted rabbit into his arms, shouldered his spear, and hopped and skipped back home.

Looking at his lively, childlike back view, Cao Cao smiled and shook his head.

He turned around and looked at the dark mass of at least 100,000 Yellow Turban prisoners, his eyes gleaming with ambition.

From this day forward, these people will all be his soldiers!

……

As soon as Zhang Ziqian returned to his tent, he immediately entered the VR world.

Instead of going to fight Rataen, he directly opened the system shop.

He spotted the item he had been longing for at a glance.

[Martial Soul Fragment Gift Pack (Epic Level)]

Price: 50000 points

[Description: Upon activation, you will randomly receive a complete Soul Fragment of an Epic General. Whether you're lucky or unlucky depends on this!]

"This is it!"

Zhang Ziqian's breathing became rapid.

50,000 points can be exchanged for one chance to win a prize.

He wouldn't have dared to dream of this before. But now, he has money!

"Buy! We absolutely have to buy it!"

Without hesitation, he clicked the buy button.

[Points -50000.]

Congratulations! You have received 1 "Spirit Fragment Gift Pack (Epic)".

[Start now?]

"Drive! Hurry up!" Zhang Ziqian's heart was pounding in his throat.

He clasped his hands together and muttered, "Overlord! It must be the Overlord! Xiang Yu! Xiang Yu! Xiang Yu!"

In his heart, the most prestigious figure was always the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, who possessed immense strength and was known for his unwavering resolve.

A golden gift bag, radiating a dazzling light, appeared before him.

He took a deep breath, reached out, and tapped the gift bag.

The gift package was slowly opened.

A burst of golden light erupted from it, so bright that he could barely open his eyes.

Congratulations! You have won—

As the golden light faded, an ancient fragment, shimmering with a dark golden glow, floated silently before him.

On the fragment, a blurry human figure was etched. The figure was clad in heavy armor, wielding a halberd, and riding a crimson steed. An unparalleled aura of dominance and supreme arrogance emanated from him!

A system notification tone sounded.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the Martial Soul Fragment – ​​'Lu Bu Among Men'!]