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

On the other side of the archway is a street in the city.

On the street, a squad of about fifty Cao army soldiers with swords and shields were on standby, ready to reinforce the city gate at any time.

The two sides met briefly.

Cao's soldiers were stunned when they saw the suddenly appearing doorway and the general in golden armor and black robes holding a halberd outside the doorway.

Lu Bu was not stunned.

He spurred his horse and charged into the gate, instantly switching from a light halberd to a heavy one, then swept it horizontally.

The three foremost swordsmen and shieldmen were swept away and crashed into their comrades behind them, the sound of bones cracking clearly audible.

"Lü Bu has entered the city—"

Finally, someone reacted and screamed.

But it was too late.

Lu Bu charged out of the street, wielding his halberd in rapid succession, each strike causing three or four men to fall to the ground.

Although these Cao soldiers were elite swordsmen and shield bearers, they were unable to mount an effective resistance against a general of Lu Bu's caliber, especially given the sudden encounter.

In just over ten breaths, more than half of the fifty-man squad had been killed or wounded, and the rest scattered.

At that moment, the guards on the city gate tower had just passed the message down.

"Lü Bu dug a hole in the city wall and entered the city from the west!"

"What?!" Cao Hong, who was organizing the defenses behind the city gate to prevent Lü Bu from attacking through the gate like he had done at Qi County, could hardly believe his ears upon hearing the report. "They dug a hole? How?"

"They just put their hand on the city wall and pressed it down, and the wall disappeared, leaving a big hole!" the soldier who delivered the message stammered incoherently.

Cao Hong's face turned ashen.

He finally understood why Qi County had fallen so quickly.

"Quickly, move the sword and shield battalion to the west side and block that hole!" Cao Hong roared.

But it was too late.

The heavy cavalry of Lü Bu's personal guard outside the city had already crossed the moat and were pouring into the city through the gate that Lü Bu had dug out.

Heavy cavalry entering the city is like tigers entering a flock of sheep.

The Cao army on the street was mostly infantry, and their formation had been disrupted by the bombardment of stones, making them unable to withstand the heavy cavalry charge.

Lü Bu charged ahead, his spear piercing through a Cao army garrison commander and sending him flying. His cavalry followed, their spears like a forest, leaving Cao soldiers either dead or wounded in their wake.

Cao Hong led three hundred personal guards from the direction of the city gate and ran right into Lü Bu.

The two met on the street.

Cao Hong was about thirty years old, with a burly build, a face as black as iron, and a long sword in his hand. He was Cao Cao's cousin, and had a fierce and irritable personality. He was very dissatisfied with Lü Bu's title of "the greatest warrior in the world".

"Lu Bu, you traitor, prepare to die!" Cao Hong roared and charged forward on his horse.

Lu Bu sneered and charged forward with his halberd.

clang--

The swords and halberds clashed, producing a deafening roar.

Cao Hong felt a tremendous force coming from the handle of the sword, his arms were in excruciating pain, his tiger's mouth was split open, and the long sword almost slipped from his hand.

He was terrified.

This attack was not delivered with Lu Bu's full strength; he merely parried casually, yet it possessed such power.

Is the true greatest warrior in the world really this terrifying?

Lu Bu's second halberd strike has arrived.

This halberd strike was a sweeping motion, the blade accompanied by a sharp whistling sound as it cut through the air.

Cao Hong quickly raised his knife to parry.

clang--

The blade holder broke.

The halberd's momentum remained undiminished, sweeping across Cao Hong's breastplate.

The breastplate, forged from fine iron, cracked like paper. Cao Hong spat out a mouthful of blood, flew backward, and crashed to the ground three zhang away.

"General!" the guards exclaimed, wanting to rush forward to help.

But Lü Bu had already charged forward on horseback, swinging his halberd repeatedly, sweeping away five or six of his personal guards.

Cao Hong struggled to get up, only to find that at least three of his ribs were broken and his internal organs were damaged, causing him excruciating pain with every breath.

He watched as Lü Bu swept through his personal guards like a god of death, killing several men with each swing of his halberd, and despair finally welled up in his heart.

We can't beat them.

Even with the help of his personal guards, they would still be no match for him.

This person's martial prowess is beyond human capability.

Cao Hong gritted his teeth and said to his personal guards, "Help me onto my horse, let's retreat!"

Two guards hurriedly helped Cao Hong up and put him on his horse.

Cao Hong, with a heavy heart, spurred his horse and fled south.

If we can escape to the prefect's mansion, reunite with our lord, and escape Pengcheng together, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

But Lü Bu would never let him go.

Seeing that Cao Hong was about to escape, Lü Bu put his halberd back into his spatial storage, freeing his hands to take out the ten-stone strong bow from his storage space.

Nock the arrow and draw the string.

Their senses locked onto the figure swaying on horseback more than two hundred paces away.

Whoosh-!

The arrow pierced the air with lightning speed.

Cao Hong heard the sound of something cutting through the air and tried to dodge, but his reaction was slow due to his serious injuries.

puff!

The arrow pierced his back and exited through his chest.

Cao Hong looked down at the arrowhead protruding from his chest, opened his mouth as if to say something, but only a mouthful of blood gushed out.

He fell from his horse and died.

"Cao Hong is dead!" Lü Bu sheathed his bow and arrows, picked up his halberd again, and roared like thunder, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The sound carried across half the street.

When the Cao army soldiers who were resisting saw their commander Cao Hong killed by an arrow, and witnessed Lü Bu's incredible power, they lost all will to resist.

"Clang—"

Some people dropped their weapons.

"I surrender! I surrender!"

"Don't kill me!"

The chain reaction spread rapidly.

Within moments, all the thousands of Cao Cao's soldiers on the street and on the city walls surrendered.

Lü Bu ordered his personal guards to accept the surrender of prisoners and open the city gates to let Huang Zhong into the city, while he himself led two hundred heavy cavalry straight to the governor's mansion.

Several groups of Cao's troops attempted to stop them along the way, but they were all easily defeated by Lü Bu.

At this moment, inside the prefect's residence.

Cao Cao had just sat down and taken a sip of water, and before he could catch his breath, he heard hurried footsteps outside.

Cao Chun, covered in blood, rushed in: "My lord, the north gate has fallen, and Zilian has been killed in battle! Lü Bu is leading heavy cavalry into the city and is heading this way!"

"What?" Cao Cao jumped to his feet. "So fast? The city gates haven't even been breached yet!"

"Lu Bu didn't use a battering ram; he just dug a hole in the wall and came right in!" Cao Chun's voice trembled. "The soldiers all say it was a divine gift; with a single press of his hand, the wall vanished..."

The hall was deathly silent.

The water bowl in Xun You's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

Xi Zhicai's cough worsened, and he could barely breathe.

Cao Ren drew his sword: "My lord, quickly exit through the south gate! I will lead my personal guards to cover the rear!"

Cao Cao, however, remained frozen in place.

Going under the wall to enter the city...

A divinely bestowed granary...

So this is how Qi County was lost, this is how Mianzhu was lost, and Jianmen Pass is probably in the same state of disrepair.

With such divine abilities, what city in the world could possibly stop Lü Bu?

"Leave?" Cao Cao gave a bitter laugh. "Is it even possible to leave?"