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

"Xu You has rebelled!"

"Han Meng has rebelled too!"

The defenders awoke with a start and frantically searched for weapons to fight back. However, Xu You and Han Meng's elite warriors, who had come prepared, quickly took control of the area around the city gate.

"Quickly, lower the drawbridge and open the city gate!" Xu You shouted.

Several suicide bombers rushed toward the winch and started turning it.

"Release the arrows and shoot the letter out of the city!" Xu You ordered again.

Several archers drew their bows, nocked arrows, and tied silk scrolls to the arrows, which whizzed towards the darkness outside the city.

Outside the city, at Lü Bu's military camp.

The soldiers on night duty were patrolling vigilantly when they suddenly heard shouts of battle coming from the city wall.

"Something's up!" the sentry shouted.

Almost simultaneously, several arrows landed on the open ground outside the camp. The soldiers picked them up and saw that there were silk scrolls tied to the arrows, so they quickly sent them to the central command tent.

"My lord! My lord!" The guards rushed into the tent and shook Lü Bu awake.

Lu Bu suddenly opened his eyes, instantly becoming alert: "What is it?"

"Something's happened on the city wall! Someone shot an arrow to deliver a message!" A guard handed over a silk scroll.

Lü Bu took it and examined it closely by the light of the oil lamp inside the tent. The handwriting on the silk was messy, but the meaning was clear:

"Duke Jin, you are wise to foresee that You and Han Meng are leading two hundred elite soldiers in an attack on the west gate. We implore you to send troops immediately to provide support and capture Yuan in the city. Xu You and Han Meng bow their heads in respect."

Xu You?

A glint of light flashed in Lü Bu's eyes.

He recalled that during the Battle of Guandu in history, Xu You was imprisoned by Yuan Shao because his family members had committed crimes. In a fit of anger, he defected to Cao Cao and offered the plan to burn Wuchao, which led to Yuan Shao's defeat.

Although history has changed, Xu You's greedy and life-loving nature remains the same. Given Yuan Shao's dire straits, his betrayal and surrender are perfectly reasonable.

"Give the order!" Lü Bu, clad in armor and wielding a halberd, strode out of the tent. "All troops assemble! Attack the west gate!"

The bugle sounded, and the sleeping military camp was instantly awakened.

Lü Bu led over a thousand cavalrymen on night duty straight to the west gate.

On the city walls, the fighting continued. Xu You and Han Meng's elite soldiers had seized control of the city gate, but the defenders on the city tower reacted and launched a counterattack. Arrows rained down from the city walls, and several elite soldiers fell to the ground, struck by arrows.

"Quickly, open the city gate!" Han Meng personally pushed the winch.

The drawbridge was slowly lowered, but the city gate bolts were heavy and required several people to lift them together.

"Duke of Jin, come quickly to meet me!" Xu You shouted towards the outside of the city.

Lu Bu had reached the moat, and the city gate was opening a crack; the drawbridge had not yet been fully lowered.

Lu Bu spurred his horse and leaped onto the drawbridge, charging ahead towards the city gate.

Red Hare, like a red lightning bolt, instantly rushed to the city gate. By then, the city gate was wide enough for one horse to pass through, and the guards were fighting fiercely with Xu You and Han Meng's elite troops inside.

"Those who block my way shall die!" Lu Bu swept his halberd horizontally, and two guards were sent flying.

Zhang Xiu led his personal guards in close pursuit, like a tiger among sheep, scattering the city gate defenders.

"Where is Xu You?" Lü Bu reined in his horse.

"Duke Jin!" Xu You ran over from the side, his clothes stained with blood, but his eyes were full of excitement. "I'm here!"

Han Meng also arrived, kneeling on one knee: "This humble general, Han Meng, pays his respects to Duke Jin!"

Lü Bu glanced at the two men and nodded: "You have rendered meritorious service in surrendering the city; I will remember it. Where is Yuan Shao now?"

"At the Prefect's residence!" Xu You hurriedly said, "Tian Feng suggested that Yuan Shao use a double to break out from the east gate tomorrow, while he himself would disguise himself and take advantage of the chaos to escape from the north gate to join the Second Prince Yuan Xi. He should be at the Prefect's residence preparing right now."

Lü Bu sneered, "Dream on! Lead the way and surround the governor's mansion!"

"promise!"

Lü Bu ordered two hundred of his personal guards to control the west gate and eliminate the remaining enemy forces. He himself, along with Zhang Xiu, Xu You, and Han Meng, led the army straight to the prefect's mansion in the center of the city.

The sound of horses' hooves was particularly jarring on the quiet street.

Along the way, Yuan's troops on night patrol tried to stop them, but many were killed by Lü Bu. Seeing Xu You and Han Meng by his side, he immediately realized that the situation was hopeless and decided to either surrender or flee.

The prefect's residence was quickly surrounded.

Inside the mansion, Yuan Shao had already been awakened.

"My lord, something terrible has happened!" Gao Gan rushed into the inner room. "Xu You and Han Meng have betrayed us, launched a night attack on the west gate, and have let Lü Bu's army into the city!"

"What?" Yuan Shao was struck dumb, frozen on the spot.

Tian Feng and Ju Shou also rushed over, both of them pale-faced.

"Quick, change your clothes!" Tian Feng urged. "Let's leave through the back door before Lü Bu surrounds us!"

Yuan Shao then realized what was happening and hurriedly changed into the coarse clothes of his servants. Lady Liu, Yuan Shang, and Yuan Xi also quickly changed their clothes.

"My lord, let's go through the north gate!" Ju Shou said. "Lü Bu has heavily fortified the east and west gates, so there might be an opening at the north gate."

"Good, good..." Yuan Shao's voice trembled.

As soon as the group stepped out of the inner room, they heard shouts of killing rising outside the mansion.

"Report—" The personal guards rushed in, tumbling and crawling. "Lü Bu has arrived outside the mansion and is attacking the gate!"

"So fast?" Yuan Shao's legs went weak and he almost fell over.

The high-ranking official helped him up: "My lord, I will lead my personal guards to escort you out the back door!"

Everyone hurriedly ran to the backyard.

But it was too late.

Outside the prefect's mansion, Lü Bu looked at the tightly closed gate, sneered, and placed his hand on the door.

A thought crossed my mind.

The entire iron-clad wooden door vanished into thin air, revealing Yuan's panicked personal guards behind it.

"Charge in!" Lü Bu pointed his halberd forward.

The guards rushed in.

The prefect's residence was not large, consisting of three courtyards. The front and middle courtyards were quickly taken over, while Yuan Shao and his entourage were trapped in the back courtyard.

"Yuan Benchu, come out." Lü Bu's voice came.

Under the moon gate in the backyard, Yuan Shao, guarded by dozens of personal guards, confronted Lü Bu.

Under the torchlight, Yuan Shao, though dressed in coarse cloth, still exuded an air of refinement cultivated by his family's long line of high-ranking officials, making him stand out from his servants.

"Lü Bu!" Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, "I have no grudge against you, why are you pressing me so hard?"

"No enmity whatsoever?" Lü Bu rode forward, his halberd pointing at Yuan Shao. "You colluded with other warlords to rebel against Lü, intending to kill me. Is that what you call no enmity whatsoever? You levied exorbitant taxes and forcibly conscripted able-bodied men in Ji Province, causing the people to be displaced. Is that what you call no enmity whatsoever?"

He paused, his voice turning cold: "When you brought Dong Zhuo into the capital, did you foresee this day?"

These words struck a nerve with Yuan Shao.

When He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo to the capital, He Jin did indeed play a role in the affair. He originally intended to use Dong Zhuo to eliminate the eunuchs and then use the Yuan family's prestige to clean up the mess and have the Yuan family replace the Han dynasty. However, Dong Zhuo lost control and caused a great disaster.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; why waste words!" Yuan Shao drew his sword. "I, Yuan Shao, would rather die in battle than surrender!"

"My lord!" Gao Gan stepped in front of Yuan Shao, "This humble general will protect you and fight your way out!"

"Kill!" Dozens of personal guards shouted in desperation and charged toward Lü Bu.

"Stubborn to the end." Lü Bu shook his head.

Wherever the halberds passed, men and horses fell. Zhang Xiu and Han Meng led their troops to flank from both sides, and in no time, Yuan Shao's personal guards were almost entirely wiped out.

Gao Gan, sword in hand, stood protectively in front of Yuan Shao, glaring angrily at Xu You: "Xu Ziyuan, our lord has treated you well, yet you betray him for personal gain!"

Xu You remained unfazed: "Yuan Shao is a hypocrite! Back then, he brought Dong Zhuo into the capital to undermine the foundation of the Han Dynasty, so that his Yuan family could usurp the throne! But man proposes, God disposes. Dong Zhuo lost control, and the Duke of Jin received divine intervention, saving the crumbling empire and rescuing the Han Dynasty from peril! Now that Yuan Shao is at his wit's end, he should surrender!"

"You..." Gao Gan was so angry that he trembled all over and swung his knife at Xu You.

Zhang Xiu charged forward with his spear.

With three clangs, Gao Gan was no match for Zhang Xiu and was pierced through the throat by Zhang Xiu's spear, falling to the ground dead.