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

Yuan Shao was helped downstairs.

He glanced back at the south city wall and saw a scene of devastation: catapults overturned, ballista wreckage scattered everywhere, and soldiers' corpses strewn about.

"Withdraw...withdraw back to the mansion," Yuan Shao hissed.

At this moment, on the high platform on the south bank, Lü Bu had already begun his next move.

He put away his bow and arrows and descended from the platform.

Upon reaching the riverbank, Lü Bu once again displayed his divinely bestowed ability.

One by one, specially made boulders for the bridge piers were thrown into the river.

These bridge piers have flat bases, weigh tens of thousands of kilograms, sink immediately upon entering the water, and are firmly embedded in the riverbed. The tops protrude two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) above the water, and they are constructed with mortise and tenon joints.

Then, he took out the bridge planks that had already been made from the space.

Each of these bridge planks is three zhang long, one zhang wide, and half a chi thick, with guardrail insertion holes on both sides. The ends of the planks have iron buckles that can be locked to the bridge piers with mortise and tenon joints.

Bridge planks were laid one after another, extending from the south bank towards the center of the river.

On the city wall, the remaining Yuan army soldiers witnessed this scene and were terrified.

"Lu Bu is building a bridge!"

"Shoot the arrows! Stop him!"

The archers managed to fire their arrows, but the arrows lost their power by the time they reached the middle of the river and floated lightly into the water.

Occasionally, a few arrows shot by powerful archers would fly towards Lü Bu, but he would deflect them all with his halberd.

Fifteen minutes later, the bridge had been laid across the middle of the river.

Behind Lü Bu, Zhang Xiu led five hundred personal guards, holding large shields, to protect him on both sides.

On the city wall, Yan Liang's eyes were bloodshot, but he was helpless.

The catapults and giant crossbows on the city wall have been almost completely destroyed. Ordinary arrows can neither harm Lü Bu nor damage the wooden bridge and stone piers that Lü Bu is building.

Under Yan Liang's despairing gaze, Lü Bu successfully built the bridge to the north bank. As for the barricades and antlers set up under the north bank city wall, Lü Bu easily stored them in his spatial storage.

Under the protection of Zhang Xiu and several hundred personal guards, Lü Bu arrived at a section of the city wall where the defenses were weaker. He went straight to the city wall, placed his hand on it, and had a sudden thought.

The city wall bricks and stones seemed to have been dug away by an invisible hand, revealing an arched doorway, three zhang wide and two zhang high, large enough for cavalry to pass through.

On the opposite side of the gate, the Yuan army soldiers who were hiding at the base of the city wall to avoid the attacks of stones and crossbow bolts from the sky were dumbfounded. They hurriedly got up and retreated in fear. Then, under the orders of the Yuan army officers, they organized long spears and shields to rush over and block the gate.

But Lü Bu had already charged into the gate, his halberd sweeping across, knocking several of Yuan Shao's soldiers away. Zhang Xiu led his Imperial Guards in as well, protecting Lü Bu on either side, and fought their way through the gate.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and others on the south bank saw Lü Bu carve out an arched doorway in the south wall of Ye City and was fighting inside. They immediately led their heavily armored cavalry across the wooden bridge and charged towards Ye City on the north bank of the Zhang River.

Yan Liang, atop the city wall, roared, "We must not let Lü's army into the city! Follow me down the wall and intercept them!"

After saying this, he led dozens of his personal guards down the city wall from the horse path and organized the elite Yuan army troops hiding at the base of the inner city wall to rush straight to the gate.

However, these so-called elite troops of Yuan Shao were no match for Lü Bu, Zhang Xiu, and the heavily armored Imperial Guards. They were unable to penetrate Lü Bu's armor, and Yuan Shao's army suffered repeated defeats. In addition, many people had just witnessed Lü Bu taking out huge stones from the granary to build a stone platform and cross the river, and they felt that Lü Bu was the chosen one. Yuan Shao's morale plummeted, and the position near the gate was gradually expanded.

Lu Bu looked at Yan Liang, who was riding a horse and directing from a distance, and roared, "Yan Liang, surrender and you will be spared death!"

"I would rather die than surrender!" Yan Liang spurred his horse and charged forward.

Just then, Guan Yu led his cavalry across the bridge and into the gate.

Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, and other vanguards who had not ridden horses when crossing the river all gave way, and a personal guard brought Lu Bu his Red Hare.

Before Lü Bu could even mount Red Hare, Guan Yu had already charged past from the side, raising his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and aiming straight for Yan Liang.

"clang!"

The two swords clashed, sparks flying everywhere.

Yan Liang's tiger's mouth was shattered by the shock, and his long sword slipped from his hand.

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade, its momentum undiminished, sliced ​​across Yan Liang's neck.

Blood splattered.

Yan Liang stared wide-eyed at Guan Yu in disbelief, his broken sword falling to the ground as his body slowly collapsed.

Yan Liang was no match for Guan Yu and died on the spot.

Lu Bu, who was not far away, was also dumbfounded.

Yan Liang still died under Guan Yu's blade, and he was defeated in a single exchange. Given Yan Liang's reputation and martial arts skills, it shouldn't have come to this, right?

Lu Bu wondered, "Is this the inertia of history? Or is Yan Liang's reputation as one of the Four Pillars of Hebei just a result of mutual flattery in business?"

"General Yan is dead!"

"Run!"

When they saw that Yan Liang, the fiercest general in Hebei, was no match for Guan Yu, a general under Lü Bu, and died on the spot, Yuan's army immediately collapsed.

"Follow me!" Zhang Fei shouted, leading his heavy cavalry like a tidal wave into the city.

Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, and other vanguards also mounted the warhorses that had been brought and followed.

Lu Bu's army surged into the city like a tidal wave.

With Yan Liang killed in battle, the defenders of the southern city wall of Ye City either surrendered or fled, and the resistance quickly collapsed.

Lü Bu led his troops straight to the governor's mansion, intending to capture or kill Yuan Shao as he had done to Cao Cao.

Upon arrival, however, the mansion gates were wide open, and the interior was completely empty.

"My lord, Yuan Shao has fled!" Zhang Fei shouted.

Lü Bu snorted coldly: "Yuan Shao has already lost Ye City and is like a stray dog. He is not worth worrying about. The imperial court has several other armies advancing to besiege him. For now, let's stabilize Ye City and accept the surrender of the remaining troops."

He ordered: "Zhang Xiu, lead the troops to control the four gates; Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, wipe out the remaining enemy forces in the city; Yu Jin and Yue Jin, accept the surrender of prisoners and maintain order; Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu, pacify the people and inventory the treasury."

"Yes, sir!" The generals accepted the order.

By dusk, Ye City was basically pacified.

In this battle, Lü Bu's army suffered fewer than 100 casualties, annihilated over 3,000 enemy soldiers, and captured over 40,000. Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang was beheaded by Guan Yu, and Wen Chou, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, and others fled north with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao's stronghold in Ye City, which he had built up over many years, fell in a single day.

That night, in the main hall of the governor's mansion.

Lu Bu sat in the main seat, with his generals standing on either side.

Xun Yu reported: "My lord, an inventory of the treasury revealed 800,000 shi of grain, 50 million coins, 30,000 bolts of silk, and countless suits of armor and weapons. In addition, Yuan Shao fled in haste, and many documents and maps were not destroyed in time, but have all been sealed up."

Xun You said, "We have captured 43,000 people, of whom more than 10,000 are new recruits who were recently conscripted by Yuan Shao and can be sent home. The remaining 20,000 are veterans who, after reorganization, can be used to strengthen our army."

Cheng Yu added: "The people of Ye City were initially panicked, but calmed down after being appeased. Many families had their sons and children forcibly conscripted by Yuan Shao and harbored resentment. When they heard that our lord only punished the ringleaders and did not punish the soldiers and civilians, they were all grateful."

Lü Bu nodded: "Well done. Issue the order to exempt Ye City from taxes for one year, open the granaries to distribute grain, and provide relief to the poor. Each able-bodied man forcibly conscripted by Yuan Shao will be given one shi of millet and five hundred coins and sent back to his hometown."

"Our lord is wise," everyone said in unison.

Just then, a personal guard came to report: "My lord, several gentry from Hebei are requesting an audience outside the city, saying they are willing to submit to the court."

Lü Bu said, "Let them in."