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

As the magistrate and the county commandant were talking, the Xiongnu camp outside the city suddenly fell silent, and all the noise and shouts disappeared.

Magistrate Zhou peeked out in confusion and saw that all the Xiongnu soldiers were looking south, their mouths agape and their eyes glazed over.

He looked in that direction, and then he too was stunned.

Because a black line appeared on the southern horizon.

The black line quickly widened and lengthened, transforming into a raging torrent.

The sound of horses' hooves approached like muffled thunder, and the earth trembled slightly.

The first thing I could see was the flag.

On a large, reddish-yellow banner, embroidered with golden characters in clerical script, the characters for "Han" are displayed, with the sun on the left and the moon on the right, fluttering in the cold wind.

Following behind were various flags, including the general's [Lü] character banner, the Wenhou banner, the yoke banner, the drum flag, and the military command flag.

Below the banners were rows of cavalrymen, each with two horses, their armor gleaming, and their spears like a forest.

The army marched at an extremely fast pace, yet with terrifying precision. Thousands of soldiers moved as one, silently pressing towards Linfen County.

There were no grain carts, no supply trains, and no laborers.

Only cavalry, an endless number of cavalry.

"This...this is..." Magistrate Zhou's voice trembled.

"The imperial army is commanded by the [Lü] banner, which belongs to General Lü Bu!" The county magistrate was so excited he almost jumped up.

The Xiongnu camp outside the city was completely silent at this moment.

The Xiongnu soldiers who had just been clamoring to seize the grain were now shrinking back instinctively.

They looked at their tattered fur coats, then at the gleaming armor and weapons of the Han cavalry in the distance; they looked at their own skinny warhorses, then at the Han soldiers' tall, strong horses, each rider riding two.

The gap is too big.

Huvro strode out of the largest tent, followed by several centurions.

The moment he saw the disciplined imperial army, his pupils contracted sharply, and his heart trembled. He immediately shouted in a low voice, "All of you, retreat! Put away your weapons! Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I'll be the first to chop him down!"

The Xiongnu soldiers hurriedly retreated to their camp, and no one dared to mention stealing grain on their own again.

The vanguard of the Han army stopped three hundred paces away from the Xiongnu camp.

At the central command post, Lü Bu reined in his Red Hare, looked towards the distant Xiongnu camp, and then glanced at the tightly closed city gates.

"Cheng Lian".

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Go to the city gate and tell the magistrate to open it. Tell him that I am General Lü Bu, and I have been ordered by the Han Emperor to go north to fight the Hu. I need to enter the city to rest for a while."

"promise!"

Cheng Lian led ten personal guards on horseback towards the city gate.

Before long, the city gate slowly opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and Magistrate Zhou, along with the county constable, registrar, and other officials, jogged out to greet them and knelt by the roadside.

Lü Bu then spurred his horse forward.

Generals such as Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Ma Chao, and Xu Huang followed closely behind.

As he passed by the Xiongnu camp, Lü Bu's gaze swept over it.

The Xiongnu soldiers all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

The camp was dilapidated, the soldiers were emaciated, and the warhorses were so thin that their ribs were visible.

"Send their leader to see me," Lü Bu ordered.

Soon, Huvro arrived quickly with several officers.

When they were still ten paces apart, Yufuluo knelt on one knee and placed his hand on his chest—this was the grand ceremony that the Xiongnu people performed when meeting the Chanyu.

"Yufuluo of the Southern Xiongnu pays respects to the Great General!"

The officer behind him also knelt down.

Lu Bu did not dismount, but remained seated on horseback, looking down at him: "Get up."

"Thank you, General!" Yufuluo rose, but still bowed slightly, his posture extremely humble. "This humble general received the imperial edict and was deeply moved. The court recognizes my position as Chanyu and appoints me as the General of the Envoys to the Xiongnu. This favor is as high as a mountain. This humble general will certainly lead my troops north to annihilate the Qubei rebels and repay the court's great kindness!"

He spoke Mandarin, and although he had an accent, he spoke fluently.

Lü Bu nodded: "You have this intention, very good. However, I must remind you—since you have submitted to the Han court, you are now Han citizens. The court will allocate Meiji County for you to live in for generations, so you must live in harmony with the Han people and learn the culture and customs of Han lands. If you dare to betray us again, we will plunder Han territory..."

He paused, his voice turning cold: "I will personally lead a large army to crush the Southern Xiongnu, leaving no one or livestock alive."

These words were spoken calmly, yet carried a chilling undertone.

Yufuluo trembled and immediately knelt down again: "This humble general dares not! This humble general swears that he will never betray the Han court in this life! If he breaks this oath, may he be struck down by heaven and earth!"

The Xiongnu officers behind him also swore an oath.

Lu Bu's tone softened slightly: "Get up. What's going on in your camp? Why are the soldiers making a commotion?"

Yufuluo looked troubled and said with a wry smile, "General, my troops have been wandering for many years and are short of supplies. This time, on our northward march, we can only rely on the provisions and provisions provided by the towns along the way. When we arrived here, the magistrate of Linfen County only gave us a small amount of food to feed the troops. The brothers are hungry, and it's inevitable that some of them have some complaints. However, I have managed to quell the unrest and prevent any chaos!"

Lu Bu glanced at the emaciated Xiongnu soldiers and their tattered armor, and understood.

"Take me to your camp."

"This camp is too simple; it might offend the General's eyes..."

"lead the way."

Yufuluo dared not refuse any longer and quickly led the way.

Lü Bu led more than ten of his personal guards, including Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian, into the Xiongnu camp.

Wherever they went, the Xiongnu soldiers knelt down, not daring to raise their heads.

The camp was indeed rudimentary; the tents were old and many were drafty; thin porridge was cooking in the earthenware pots on the fire, with barely any rice grains visible; the soldiers' fur coats were thin and tattered, and many did not even have shoes, making do with straw sandals wrapped in rags; the warhorses were thin and weak, and some could barely stand.

The weapons were in equally terrible condition—the scimitars were rusted, the arrowheads were made of bone, and the bowstrings were loose.

Of the three thousand men in the entire camp, only a few hundred wore leather armor, and only high-ranking officers wore iron armor.

Yufuluo's face turned red, both ashamed and helpless: "General, you flatter me. We have been wandering in Han lands for several years, and our food and military supplies have all been borrowed from local governors and magistrates. It is really difficult to sustain us."

Lu Bu remained silent and continued walking forward.

He stopped when he reached the open space in the center of the camp.

"Gather all your men here."

Yufuluo was taken aback, but dared not ask any more questions. He quickly sent his personal guards to relay the order.

Soon, three thousand Xiongnu soldiers gathered on the open ground, forming a dark mass.

They looked at Lü Bu with trepidation, wondering what this Marquis Wen, who had been renowned on the northern border for many years, was going to do.

Astride his Red Hare, Lü Bu surveyed the entire scene and slowly began to speak.

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

"I am Lü Bu, the Great General of the Han Dynasty, the Grand Secretary, and the Marquis of Wen."

"The imperial court has officially appointed Yufuluo as the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu and the General of the Envoy to the Xiongnu. From this day forward, you are no longer wandering Xiongnu refugees, but subjects of the Han Dynasty, and the army of the Southern Xiongnu royal court recognized by the imperial court."