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

Arona, the garrison commander of Lan City, was bound hand and foot and brought before Lü Bu.

Lu Bu, mounted on Red Hare, looked down at him and asked, "Your name is Arona?"

Arona knelt on the ground, trembling all over: "Yes...yes."

Lu Bu said, "Does King Bodhi of Kushan know that your Kushan lord, Brahsa, has robbed my Han merchant caravans and killed my Han people?"

Arona said in a trembling voice, "I know."

Lu Bu coldly said, "Fine, take this message to Bo Diao. Tell him my army has arrived, and he should wash his neck clean and wait. As for that Brahsa, I will personally cut off his head."

Aruna bowed repeatedly and was allowed to return to report the news.

When the news reached Purusha, the capital of the Kushan Empire, King Bodhi was furious. He immediately mobilized the entire nation's forces, amassing an army of 300,000, including 50,000 armored cavalry, making a total force of 500,000.

Bo Diao personally led his troops to guard the city of Fulousha, awaiting the arrival of the Han army.

Meanwhile, Lü Bu led 15,000 Han troops, conquering cities and fortresses along the way, and was invincible.

Some of the Kushan cities along the way surrendered without resistance, while others put up a stubborn stand.

Those who resisted stubbornly were blasted open by Lü Bu's cannons, and his army entered the city, killing generals and seizing flags.

The lord of Brahsa, who had plundered Han merchants, was so frightened by the news that the Han army was coming to punish him that he abandoned the city and fled towards Purusha.

Lü Bu sent Ma Chao with cavalry to pursue him, but they intercepted him halfway.

Brahsa was captured alive and brought before Lü Bu.

Without saying a word, Lü Bu beheaded him on the spot as a sacrifice to the fallen Han merchant.

At the end of July, Lü Bu's army arrived at the foot of Fulousha, the capital of the Kushan Empire.

Purusha was the capital of the Kushan Empire, a city with high walls and a deep moat. The city walls were five zhang high and three zhang wide, entirely constructed of massive stones. Outside the city was a moat three zhang wide, fed by water from the Indus River.

Bo Diao deployed 300,000 troops on the city walls, with banners flying everywhere and swords and spears like a forest.

On the first day of the eighth month, Lü Bu led his army to the city of Fulousha.

That afternoon, Lü Bu built a stone platform outside the city, ten zhang high, twice the height of the city wall. Standing on the platform, he fired five hundred cannonballs and thousands of stone projectiles down at the top of Fulousha City.

"Boom boom boom boom—"

The explosion was deafening, and flames shot into the sky.

Five hundred cannonballs exploded simultaneously, and thousands of stone projectiles weighing tens of kilograms fell from the sky. Several arrow towers on the city wall were blown down, and large craters were blasted into the city wall made of huge stones.

The Kushan soldiers had never seen such a sight before and were so frightened that they fled in terror.

The bombardment lasted for half an hour.

Lu Bu fired cannonballs, stones, and giant crossbows in batches, and more than half of the defenders on the walls of Fulousha were killed or wounded, and the rest lost their will to fight.

Lu Bu descended from the stone platform, mounted Red Hare, and led his army to the moat.

He released a pre-prepared makeshift bridge from his storage space and laid it across the moat.

The Han soldiers crossed the makeshift bridge, rushed across the moat, and arrived at the city wall.

Lu Bu walked to the edge of the city wall and reached out to touch the huge stone.

The next moment, a large hole appeared out of thin air at the base of the city wall. The hole was three zhang wide and two zhang high, enough for cavalry to pass through.

"kill!"

Lu Bu charged into the cave first, brandishing his halberd, and none could stand in his way.

The Imperial Guards followed closely behind, swarming in.

Ma Chao then led his cavalry through the cave entrance, brandishing his spear and carving a bloody path through the enemy lines.

Although the Kushan army was numerous, it had no fighting spirit and was decimated by the Han cavalry, with countless soldiers kneeling and surrendering.

Bo Diao organized a final resistance within the city, dispatching his elite personal guards, but they still could not withstand the onslaught of the Han army.

Lü Bu led his army forward, advancing from the outer city to the inner city, and from the inner city to the royal palace. The Kushan army suffered repeated defeats, leaving corpses strewn across the battlefield.

Bo Diao, protected by his guards, fled back to the palace, intending to hold out against the palace walls. Lü Bu pursued him to the palace gates and released dozens of cannonballs from his storage space, blasting the gates open.

Lü Bu spurred his horse and charged into the palace, his halberd pointing at Bo Diao.

Bo Diao slumped to the ground, his face ashen.

Lu Bu looked down at him and said, "You are King Botiao of the Kushan Empire?"

Bo Diao said in a trembling voice, "Yes...yes, I...I am willing to surrender, to become your subject and pay tribute, to offer tribute every year and to visit the court every year."

Lü Bu coldly replied, "Submitting as a vassal and paying tribute? I have no need for that. What I want is for the entire Kushan Empire to surrender and become part of the Han Dynasty. You killed my people, so you must pay with your life."

That afternoon, Lü Bu summoned all the citizens and nobles of the city to the square in the center of Fulousha City and publicly executed Bo Diao.

The head fell to the ground, and the entire hall erupted in uproar. The Kushan nobles were terrified and knelt down in surrender.

The news sent shockwaves through the Kushan Empire. Some city lords surrendered readily, while others attempted to resist. Lü Bu led his army on a thousand-mile raid, conquering city after city. Those who resisted were executed after the city fell.

The kinetic energy cannonballs, stone projectiles, and giant crossbows stored in his storage space were truly unexpected and left people with no chance of resistance.

By the end of September, the entire Kushan territory had been basically pacified. Lü Bu established the Anxi Protectorate in Kushan to govern the former Kushan territory, and appointed Ma Chao as the commander of the Anxi Military Sub-district, leading 10,000 troops to guard it, while he himself led his army back east.

On his return journey, Lü Bu passed through the countries of Dayuan, Kangju, and Wusun, and ordered these countries to submit to the Han Dynasty.

The King of Dayuan had long wanted to submit, so he immediately went out of the city to welcome him and presented a letter of surrender. Lü Bu accepted the letter and appointed the King of Dayuan as governor, allowing him to continue governing Dayuan, but he had to relinquish his military power.

Wusun's Great Kunmi Dieyanhu also hurriedly sent messengers to deliver cattle, sheep, and fine wine, indicating his willingness to submit.

Only the King of Kangju refused to accept this, saying, "Kangju is the overlord of Central Asia; how could it possibly surrender to the Han court?"

Lü Bu led his army straight to the Kangju royal court.

The King of Kangju assembled 50,000 troops to meet the attack. Lü Bu fired 500 cannonballs, which utterly routed the Kangju army, and he captured the Kangju royal court in one fell swoop.

The King of Kangju was captured alive and executed in public.

The Kangju Kingdom was destroyed, and its territory was incorporated into the Han Dynasty.

Within the Wusun Kingdom, the young Kunmi, unwilling to lose his military power, secretly contacted the Northern Xiongnu in an attempt to rebel.

Lü Bu led his army straight to the northwest of Wusun, captured Xiao Kunmi, executed him in public, and relocated all his clansmen to the interior of the Western Regions.

When the Xiongnu Chanyu heard that Lü Bu had destroyed Kangju and killed his ally Xiao Kunmi, he immediately sent troops to help.

Lü Bu led his army north and encountered the Northern Xiongnu cavalry on the shore of the Salt Sea.

The Northern Xiongnu Chanyu assembled 30,000 cavalry. During the charge, Lü Bu unleashed thousands upon thousands of giant crossbows and arrows. The Northern Xiongnu cavalry were caught off guard and were shot down in droves.

The Northern Xiongnu Chanyu was captured alive and executed in public, and the remaining Northern Xiongnu forces scattered and fled.

At the end of October, Lü Bu led his army back to Qiancheng.

Dong Zhao led his men out of the city to greet them, kneeling and kowtowing: "Your Majesty's divine might is beyond our comprehension!"

Lü Bu laughed and said, "Get up."

Subsequently, Lü Bu ordered all Qiang and Hu tribes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to submit.

The tribal leaders had long heard of Lü Bu's formidable reputation and flocked to his side.