roccoschili Chapter 6 Xiang Yu: Lü Bu, do you dare to fight me!
Chapter 6 Xiang Yu: Lü Bu, do you dare to fight me!
Lü Bu quickly walked to the entrance of the main hall.
He wasn't wearing armor, but his aura was still fierce.
Zhang Tong sat in the head seat and glanced at Lü Bu with a suspicious look.
"You're Ding Yuan's adopted son?"
His tone was extremely arrogant.
Lu Bu frowned slightly, but still bowed respectfully.
He was just a minor clerk, while Zhang Tong, who was opposite him, was the son of the governor, and even his adoptive father, Ding Yuan, dared not easily offend him.
"I've heard you have some fighting ability. Is that just bluffing?"
Zhang Tong sneered, his eyes full of hostility.
"Bang!"
Lu Bu suddenly stepped forward, clenched his fists, and swung them forcefully.
Zhang Tong was so shocked that his face changed drastically, and he almost fell off his chair.
Lu Bu's punch slammed heavily into the pillar beside him.
He left a deep fist mark on the pillar with his bare hands!
The entire hall shook, and dust flew everywhere.
Zhang Tong breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.
"Alright, I saw through your strength long ago!"
"We've just received an urgent report from the front lines: three days ago, Xianbei cavalry captured Yanmen Pass!"
"Thirty thousand iron cavalry have poured into Shuofang County and are about to besiege the city!"
Lu Bu's expression changed drastically.
He understood the value of Yanmen Pass: it was the protective wall of Bingzhou!
Once Yanmen Pass falls, the entire Bingzhou region will be threatened!
The Xianbei cavalry could even directly invade the south, threatening the Central Plains!
Lü Bu immediately and decisively said, "My lord, immediately notify the court, assemble the army, and retake Yanmen Pass!"
"Other counties within Shuofang Commandery urgently need assistance; otherwise, the people will suffer brutal slaughter at the hands of the Xianbei cavalry!"
""Shut up!"
Zhang Tong's face darkened with displeasure. He said, "I summoned you here to discuss the defense strategy for Shuofang County, not to discuss retaking Yanmen Pass or rescuing the county town!"
"That's a matter for the imperial court; let my father worry about it. The key now is to ensure that Shuofang County is not breached!"
Lu Bu's tone was resolute: "My lord, give me three thousand soldiers!"
"I can protect other counties from harm; their people must not be slaughtered!"
"How dare you!"
Zhang Tong suddenly stood up and said angrily, "You're just a registrar; you need to know your place!"
"Give you troops? What about the defense of Shuofang County then?"
"Let me tell you, my life is far more precious than the lives of those ordinary people!"
"If anything happens to me, neither your head nor your godfather Ding Yuan's head will be enough to atone for it!"
Lu Bu's expression changed, and he clenched his fists in anger until his knuckles turned white.
But in the end, he restrained himself; a higher rank can have an absolute advantage!
"Yes, sir!"
……
"Haha, that's the right thing to do!"
"As long as you protect me, promoting you three ranks will be no problem at all."
Zhang Tong then smiled with satisfaction.
Suddenly, a soldier rushed in from outside the door, shouting loudly with a red face and a thick neck.
"My lord, something terrible has happened!"
"The Xianbei are attacking! The enemy numbers are overwhelming!"
Zhang Tong's legs immediately went weak, and he plopped back down.
Lu Bu frowned, a fighting spirit flashing in his eyes, and suddenly turned around.
He grabbed the soldier and asked sternly, "Did you see clearly? How many enemy soldiers are there, and what types of troops do they consist of?"
"Who is their leader? Which Xianbei tribe did they come from? Do they have any reinforcements?"
Lu Bu's questions came one after another like a machine gun.
The soldier shook his head, looking confused. "I don't know."
Lu Bu's lips twitched, looking helpless.
Facing these soldiers with poor quality and intelligence capabilities, defeating the fierce Xianbei cavalry would be extremely difficult.
He sighed and bowed to Zhang Tong.
"My lord, the enemy has arrived! You must go up to the city walls to take command!"
"The Xianbei cavalry are formidable, and the soldiers are terrified. In this state of panic, their morale is low, and they are simply incapable of defending the city!"
"You must go up to the city wall yourself; that will definitely boost morale!"
Zhang Tong shook his head in fear.
"No, I won't go! The Xianbei people are extremely cruel!"
"If I show myself, they will surely kill me!"
His face was filled with terror.
Lu Bu was furious but powerless, and could only turn away.
"Take me to the city walls!"
……
"My lord, this is Shuofang Commandery."
Xiang Yu gripped his Overlord Spear tightly, looked up, and gazed into the distance with burning intensity.
Li Qing nodded: "This is the core of Shuofang County, where there are granaries that store a large amount of military rations year-round."
"According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, it should be at least one million shi (a unit of dry measure)!"
"No need for more. Taking half of this batch of military rations will be enough to meet the needs of all the people in Linrong County for half a year."
"However, my lord, these military provisions are equally crucial to Shuofang County."
Xiang Yu scratched his head, then hesitated and asked, "Will they give us half?"
Li Qing responded with a cold laugh: "If they won't give it to you, then we'll just steal it!"
"The fighting force of Shuofang Commandery is less than ten thousand, and they are mostly old, weak, sick, and disabled!"
"Once they're tricked into opening the city gates, they'll be lambs to the slaughter!"
"Xiang Yu, do you still doubt that you cannot defeat them?"
Xiang Yu burst into laughter, instantly igniting a strong fighting spirit.
"Rest assured, my lord, with just your command, the Candle Dragon Cavalry will sweep away all obstacles!"
Li Qing nodded slightly.
He knew very little about the governor of Shuofang.
The governor of Shuofang must recognize reality and grant the request.
If it really comes to the point where it's absolutely necessary to rob, then what's stolen is simply half of the grain.
Not a single grain of food will be left in the entire Shuofang County!
On the city wall, the garrison of Shuofang County watched this scene in horror.
Lü Bu brandished his halberd and bravely climbed the city wall.
Their heroic bearing is awe-inspiring, and their imposing presence is magnificent.
The soldiers around him held him in high esteem and admired him without reservation.
A hint of approval flashed in Xiang Yu's eyes, and he burst into laughter.
"This man is indeed valiant. It's quite surprising that Shuofang County has such a garrison commander."
Li Qing raised his eyebrows, feeling a jolt in his heart.
He immediately accessed the system and checked Lü Bu's information.
Military strength reached 103, command ability reached 91, while Chile's was slightly lower at 52, and politics was 57.
As for favorability, there's none.
After reading it, Li Qing smiled and immediately understood why Lü Bu had won Xiang Yu's praise.
Lü Bu was undoubtedly the most powerful military general in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Li Qing had a very poor opinion of Lü Bu, believing he completely lacked the spirit of a warrior.
This was in the fifth year of the Zhongping era, or 188 AD. Emperor Ling of Han was still alive, and Lü Bu had not yet killed Ding Yuan and had joined Dong Zhuo.
Li Qing thought to himself, "I must take the opportunity to observe him, and if he is suitable, I will recruit him as a subordinate."
Lu Bu stood on the city wall, watching this place from afar, his heart filled with shock!
He once served as a clerk, but he also commanded troops and personally fought against the Xianbei and Xiongnu, gaining real combat experience.
Even the Xianbei king's 50,000 personal guards could not match the might of these black cavalry.
If these cavalrymen were the Xianbei iron cavalry, then today, Shuofang County is in imminent danger!
He wasn't even sure he could hold Shuofang County!
The formation of three thousand cavalrymen was threatening, and Lu Bu knew that he couldn't even defeat an ordinary soldier!
"That's impossible!"
Lü Bu categorically denied his own speculation, dispelling his doubts, and then raised his halberd high.
Pointing downwards, he shouted, "Who are you?!"
Li Qing burst into laughter, looked up, and replied, "I am Li Qing, the magistrate of Linrong County, here to see the Prefect of Shuofang!"
Lu Bu was taken aback.
They were actually Han Chinese cavalry?
How could such a small county as Linrong have produced such a powerful cavalry?
Such a powerful army is extremely rare in the entire Han Dynasty.
After observing for a moment, a soldier nearby whispered, "My lord, this man is indeed the magistrate of Linrong County!"
"I personally witnessed his performance review last year!"