Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms as Lu Bu: I Have a Pseudo-Apocalypse System

This book combines official history, historical fiction, and folk tales to create a fictional work. Do not scrutinize the historical details; simply keep them in mind before reading the text for a smoother reading experience.

A place to store the brain.

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In the third year of the Chuping era of the Eastern Han Dynasty (192 AD), on the first day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, in the afternoon between 15:00 PM and 17:00 PM.

About 25 li southeast of Chang'an (1 li is about 416 meters according to the Han system), on a slightly higher mound on the south bank of the Ba River stone bridge, Lü Bu sat on the ground with his back against a tree trunk, looking somewhat dazed.

He had only stayed up late reading online novels on the weekend and fallen asleep, but when he woke up, he found himself transformed into Lü Bu, the number one warrior of the Three Kingdoms, who had just been driven out of Chang'an by the allied forces of Li Jue and Guo Si.

The throbbing pain from merging with the original owner's memories hadn't completely subsided when a harsh electronic voice echoed in his mind:

[Ding! The Apocalypse Survival System has successfully bound itself to host Lu Bu!]

[Please strive to survive in the apocalypse, establish safe zones, protect survivors, and rebuild human civilization!]

Lu Bu glanced at the soldiers around him, then recalled the original owner's memories, and thought to himself, "This is clearly the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, where did this apocalypse come from? System, have you mistaken this place?"

Unfortunately, the silly system was not intelligent at all and could not answer his question.

After some investigation, Lü Bu understood the main functions of the system: the system comes with unlimited storage space, and the host can obtain various resources by killing zombies (enemy soldiers) and store them directly in the storage space. The host can occupy and upgrade the safe zone (requiring a certain population size), and can receive certain resource rewards and skill points every day.

[Attribute Panel]

Host: Lü Bu

Date of birth: February 1st, 161 AD

Power: 98

Physical fitness: 96

Damage Resistance: 93

Reaction: 96

Agility: 95

Speed: 92

Willpower: 90

Perception: 94

Halberd skill: 99

Swordsmanship: 82

Archery: 98

Horsemanship: 95

Skill points: 0

Storage space: None

Safe Zone: None

"These attributes are truly monstrous," Lu Bu thought to himself, no wonder the original owner was invincible. It's a pity, all that martial prowess was a lack of intelligence.

He recalled that in the original history, Lü Bu would have fled to Nanyang via Wuguan Pass to find Yuan Shu, but was rejected; then he would have traveled thousands of miles to join Yuan Shao as a henchman to help Yuan Shao fight the Black Mountain Army, but was still suspected and almost killed.

Lu Bu led a life of constant wandering. Although he was hailed as the greatest warrior in the land, he never became a true warlord and had no fixed territory of his own. In the end, he was hanged by Cao Cao at the White Gate Tower.

"What a waste of a winning hand." He felt sorry for the original owner of the body. "But now that I'm here, I'm sure I can change Lü Bu's original fate."

His gaze swept around him. Even after his defeat in Chang'an, he still had eight hundred of his most loyal elite cavalrymen from Bingzhou following him. This was his last remaining asset at this moment.

At this moment, everyone was exhausted and they were taking turns drinking water and eating dry rations by the river, or lying down and sitting on the ground to rest.

Several carriages were guarded by dozens of personal guards, carrying his family members—his wife Yan Yuan, his concubine Diao Chan, his daughter Lü Qiling, and the families of some generals.

The supply wagons were loaded with the last remaining grain and valuables.

After seven or eight days of bloody fighting in Chang'an and desperate breakouts, the original owner of this body had fallen asleep while resting with his eyes closed, allowing the transmigrator to take advantage of the situation and usurp his place.

"General! General!" A series of urgent shouts and the sound of horses' hooves interrupted his thoughts.

A burly man dressed in tube-sleeved armor and covered in blood rode his horse up the mound; it was Cheng Lian, the commander of Lü Bu's personal guards.

Cheng Lian's face was full of anxiety. He reined in his horse and said urgently, "General, pursuers have appeared, and there are quite a few of them!"

The surrounding soldiers stirred, their tired faces instantly tightening. They rose and mounted their horses, gripping their weapons tightly, and many looked at Lü Bu.

According to the original owner's idea, Lü Bu should immediately take his family and remaining soldiers and continue fleeing south without looking back, passing through Wuguan, heading to Nanyang, and joining Yuan Shu.

But Lu Bu no longer wants to do that!

On one hand, he knew Yuan Shu would never take him in, and going there would only bring him humiliation. On the other hand, he wanted to test if the system's ability to kill zombies and obtain supplies was real.

So he suddenly stood up, and the powerful aura of the greatest warrior in the world naturally emanated from him. Although he was a modern person at heart, his body's instincts were still there.

His sharp gaze swept over his soldiers who were staring at him, and he commanded in a deep voice, "Cheng Lian!"

"Here!" Cheng Lian clasped his hands in greeting.

"You will immediately lead a troop of elite cavalry to escort your family and supplies to Lantian County!" Lü Bu spoke quickly, with an unprecedented decisiveness. "The magistrate of Lantian County is a fellow townsman of mine from Bingzhou, and the county commandant was also a former member of my personal guard. You can take my token and go to take over the city's defenses! Then recruit able-bodied men in the city to reinforce the defenses and be on guard against any pursuers who might try to outflank us!"

After Wang Yun and Lü Bu conspired to kill Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun took control of the court and Lü Bu took charge of military affairs. Therefore, Lü Bu arranged for many people to occupy key locations around Chang'an. Almost all the passes and towns along the Wuguan Road were occupied by Lü Bu's men. This is one of the reasons why he chose to break out in this direction and eventually escaped successfully.

Cheng Lian was stunned for a moment. Shouldn't everyone run together?

But he was known for his resolute execution of orders, and although he was puzzled, he immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey! I will ensure the safety of the two ladies, the young lady, and the families of all the brothers!"

"Go quickly!" Lu Bu waved his hand.

Cheng Lian no longer hesitated, turned his horse around, shouted loudly, and led a team of elite guards to protect the family carriages and supply wagons. They broke away from the main force and sped along the road on the south bank towards Lantian County.

After watching his family leave, Lü Bu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He strode down the mound and arrived at the head of the Ba Bridge. Several core generals, including Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, had already gathered there, all looking solemnly at the approaching dust and smoke on the north bank.

"General, the pursuing troops are formidable, numbering no less than several thousand!" Hao Meng spoke first, his tone filled with worry. "Our soldiers are exhausted, our morale is low, and we are not fit to engage them. We should retreat south immediately!"

Cao Xing echoed, "General Hao is absolutely right. Once we cross the Wuguan Pass, we will be in Nanyang. Perhaps we can temporarily join forces with Yuan Shu."

Although Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and the others did not speak, their eyes mostly indicated their agreement to withdraw. Having just suffered a major defeat in Chang'an, they were unwilling to engage in another head-on confrontation and suffer further losses.

At this moment, Zhang Liao, Lü Bu's most important general, frowned and voiced his opposition: "I disagree."

He pointed to the Ba River and the Ba Bridge in front of him: "Gentlemen, look, the Ba River is deep and the current is swift; only this bridge is passable. Although our army is exhausted, if we hold this bridge, we can withstand an enemy several times our size! If we hastily flee south now, the pursuers will follow closely, and we will have no chance to catch our breath. Exhausted men and horses, we may face the danger of total annihilation! By holding off the enemy here for now, we can allow Cheng Lian to establish a foothold in Lantian, his family to rest, and our army can also hold the city to block the enemy. We can then plan our next move!"