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

Red Hare, carrying the war god Lü Bu, fiercely charged into the main camp of the Liangzhou army on the north bank of the Ba River.

The halberd, weighing a hefty ninety-nine pounds, seemed weightless in his hands, leaving only a blur of motion as it flew through the air.

"Those who block my way shall die!" Lu Bu roared, his voice like thunder. His halberd thrust and swept, containing power and speed that surpassed human limits.

The Liangzhou soldiers who stood in his way—whether swordsmen, shield bearers, spearmen, or cavalry—all had their weapons knocked away, their shields smashed, and their men and horses thrown into the air!

It's truly a case of instant death upon contact!

A military officer from Liangzhou, confident in his strength, wearing a tube-sleeved armor and brandishing a long spear, charged at Lü Bu from the side, hoping to launch a sneak attack while Lü Bu was killing other soldiers.

Lu Bu, whose perception was also beyond its limits, seemed to have gained a side eye, and casually swept his halberd horizontally.

"Crack!" The Liangzhou army commander, armor and all, was ripped open by the halberd, his stomach ripped open, blood and internal organs splattered all over the ground, a horrifying scene.

The Liangzhou soldiers around them were terrified and instinctively shrank back.

Cheng Lian led five hundred personal guards and heavy cavalry, closely following behind Lü Bu, further widening the gap Lü Bu had created.

Lu Bu's personal heavy cavalry were all heavily armored, and the attacks from the Liangzhou soldiers were like tickling them; the arrows could hardly penetrate their defenses.

Every swing of the heavy cavalry was powerful and heavy. With the help of the stirrups and saddles to generate stable force, they could easily seriously injure the enemy or even kill them on the spot.

This iron torrent, spearheaded by Lü Bu, resolutely carved through the dense formation of the Liangzhou army and surged toward the central hill where Li Jue and Guo Si's banners were located.

Wherever they went, they left behind a scene of utter carnage, with people and horses overturned and corpses strewn everywhere.

Lü Bu led his personal heavy cavalry battalion and carved a bloody path through the densely packed Liangzhou army formation on the north bank of the Ba River!

On the small hillside, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Jia Xu witnessed the terrifying scene of Lü Bu charging into battle.

Guo Si said, trembling, "Brother Li, this Lü Bu is several times more ferocious than he was in Chang'an. One touch and you're dead. Who can stop him?"

Li Jue's palms were sweating, and he tried to remain calm, but the fear in his eyes was undeniable.

He saw his elite central army soldiers fall like paper in front of Lü Bu, and when he swung his halberd, no one could stand within a ten-foot radius!

"Could it be that he's really going to break through here today?"

He had already decided to retreat. His mount was also a fine steed from Xiliang. If he fled lightly, Lu Bu, heavily armored, might not be able to catch him.

Jia Xu frowned, his gaze fixed on Lü Bu and his heavy cavalry charging into the enemy lines. He noticed several details: Lü Bu and his personal guards charged fiercely, but their speed was not always at its peak; the movements of the heavy cavalry seemed slightly sluggish after the continuous charge; and Lü Bu's Red Hare, though magnificent, was burdened with full horse armor, Lü Bu's own armor, and that extremely heavy-looking halberd, so each charge and leap must have been extremely taxing.

Just as Li Jue and Guo Si were about to order their banners to be moved back to avoid the enemy's advance, Jia Xu stepped forward, his tone still calm, but his speech slightly faster: "Generals, please wait!"

Li Jue said urgently, "Wenhe, you've seen it yourself. Lü Bu is incredibly brave; none of our soldiers can withstand a single blow from him! If we don't retreat now, he might kill our generals and seize our flags, and our army will be defeated!"

Jia Xu shook his head and pointed to the battlefield, analyzing:

"General, please calm down."

"Lü Bu and his personal guards were fully armored, their defenses were astonishing, and their charges were fierce; this was their strength."

"However, its weakness also lies here!"

"Such heavy armor must have consumed an enormous amount of manpower and horses!"

"Xu observed that their ordinary heavy cavalry had been charging for a while, and their movements were no longer as swift as at the beginning, so they must be at their last gasp."

"Even if Lü Bu is invincible and Red Hare is a rare steed, how long can he sustain such a heavy load in a fierce battle?"

"A quarter of an hour? Half an hour?"

"At most, it will take 30 minutes, no more than half an hour, before manpower and horses are exhausted!"

He paused, then emphasized:

"Currently, our army still has tens of thousands of troops on the north bank. Crossing the river in small boats and rafts is inefficient, and follow-up troops cannot quickly cross the river to join the battle on the south bank. It's a good opportunity to concentrate our forces on the north bank to encircle and annihilate Lü Bu!"

"Lu Bu led only five hundred heavy cavalry deep into our territory, a truly isolated and dangerous move that violates a fundamental principle of warfare!"

"He wanted to emulate the ancient overlord Xiang Yu, to slay generals and seize flags, but he didn't realize that times had changed!"

"As long as the two generals hold the central army steady, and spare no expense, strictly order all units to encircle them, even at the cost of lives, we can wear them down here!"

"If we retreat now, the moment the commander raises his flag, morale will collapse, and we will lose everything!"

"If we can slay Lü Bu here, his army will collapse without a fight, Guanzhong will be pacified, and the world will be shaken!"

Jia Xu's words were like a shot in the arm for the panicked Li Jue and Guo Si.

They have risen to their current positions by no means being mediocre; upon reflection, this makes perfect sense.

Li Jue was a capable commander, and some in the court said that his military skills were even better than Sun Jian's. He quickly judged the feasibility of Jia Xu's strategy.

Guo Si touched the scar on his face, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes:

"Mr. Wenhe is absolutely right!"

"Even if Lü Bu is incredibly brave, he only has five hundred men!"

"Even if tens of thousands of soldiers lined up for him to kill, they'd exhaust him to death!"

"I refuse to believe he's made of iron!"

Li Jue took a deep breath, suppressing his fear, and his face regained some of the ruthlessness of a warlord: "Very well, let's do as Wenhe plans! Pass the order down—"

He shouted sternly at the flag bearer and the messenger:

"The commander's flag remains unmoved!"

"Soldiers of the central army, form ranks and hold your ground to the death, not retreating even half a step!"

"Order all troops on the north bank that have not yet been deployed for the river crossing to surround Lü Bu's location and ensure his complete annihilation!"

"A hefty reward is offered: Anyone who kills one of Lü Bu's personal guards will be promoted two ranks and rewarded with one hundred gold pieces!"

"Whoever kills a heavy cavalry officer will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

"Whoever can slay Lü Bu in battle will be promoted to general, rewarded with ten thousand gold pieces, enfeoffed as a marquis with ten thousand households, and granted the right to establish his own government!"

"The families of those who died in battle will receive ten times the compensation!"

"The supervisory team will then be stationed at the rear to oversee the battle. Anyone found cowardly and unwilling to advance will be executed on the spot, and their family members will also be punished!"

The order was quickly relayed to the Liangzhou army on the north bank via command flags and messengers on horseback.

Initially, many Liangzhou soldiers were indeed terrified and hesitated to advance when faced with Lü Bu's inhuman slaughter.

But as the supervising officers slashed down several soldiers who were leading the retreat with their gleaming broadswords, and loudly announced the strict order that those who retreated would have their entire families punished, along with the generous reward that could make someone rise to the top in one step, the army's morale was forcibly reversed.

"Damn it, we're going to die anyway! Let's fight! Kill Lü Bu, and I'll be a general!" A low-ranking officer, his eyes red, led his men to charge forward.

"Kill them for the bounty, for the official position!" The lure of a great reward always attracts brave men, and many desperate criminals were roused to their ferocity.

"Brothers, avenge our fallen comrades! He only has five hundred men; let him exhaust himself to death!" The tragic deaths of their comrades also stirred the fighting spirit of some soldiers, especially Li Jue and Guo Si's elite central army, which was better equipped and had a relatively strong fighting will.

In an instant, the Liangzhou army formation, which had been somewhat loosened by fear, became solid again.

Countless soldiers surged towards Lü Bu and his five hundred heavy cavalry from all directions like a tidal wave, attempting to overwhelm them with sheer numbers.

Facing the enemy troops surging forward in layers, Lü Bu could only sneer.

"You worthless chickens and dogs, how dare you block my way?" His inner strength surged, and his 102 points in strength, stamina, reaction, and agility attributes made him feel no fatigue whatsoever.

The 99-pound halberd seemed to come alive in his hands, reaping lives with precision and efficiency.

With a sweeping halberd, several shield-bearing soldiers in front were sent flying, shields and all, crashing into a group behind them.

With a hook, the halberd pulled a cavalryman who was trying to launch a sneak attack off his horse, and he was then trampled over by Red Hare.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing one intermediate-level zombie. Items dropped: ...] The system notification sounded in his mind from time to time, but he had no time to look at it carefully at the moment.

Cheng Lian and his officers also fought fiercely.

They were highly skilled in martial arts, well-equipped, and had the advantage of stirrups. They charged left and right through the enemy lines, constantly widening the gaps in the formation so that the ordinary heavy cavalry could keep up with Lü Bu's pace.

With each clash of weapons, one could feel the weakness of the enemy's strength.