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Chapter 92 Does the General have any proof?

Yanzhou.

On an official road.

Three thousand iron cavalrymen galloped across the battlefield, raising clouds of dust.

These three thousand iron cavalrymen were all dressed in black wolf armor and rode black wolf horses. Even when they were galloping on the pipes, they did not appear chaotic and remained orderly.

They are clearly elite cavalrymen rarely seen in the army.

In fact, it is true.

These three thousand iron cavalry were the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry who had followed Lü Bu in his conquests of the world.

After Lü Bu led an army of 100,000 away from Luoyang, he took 3,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry ahead and personally cleared the way for the main army.

While he was talking about clearing the way, in Lü Bu's view, wiping out a group of rioters who had just put down their farming tools didn't require many soldiers at all. The three thousand iron cavalry behind him were enough to dominate Yan Province.

Therefore, after breaking away from the main army, Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry on horseback.

In less than a day, Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry into the territory of Yanzhou.

As for the 100,000-strong army, they had long since left them far behind.

With Fang Xuanling and a group of newly promoted generals leading the army, Lü Bu felt very reassured.

Despite being a civil official, Fang Xuanling was not a weak scholar with the strength to kill a chicken.

Fang Xuanling's own abilities should not be underestimated.

Yanzhou was one of the four northern provinces, and it was also the province closest to Luoyang, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.

This is why Lü Bu was able to reach Yan Province in less than a day with his three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

"Report..."

"General."

"Several thousand rebels are attacking a county town ahead."

The three thousand Bingzhou wolf riders reined in their horses and stamped their feet. Just then, a scout from the Bingzhou wolf riders came galloping from afar, ran up to Lü Bu, knelt down on the ground, and reported.

Are there rebels attacking the county town?
Lu Bu raised an eyebrow.

If Lü Bu remembers correctly, this should be the territory of Qinghe Prefecture.

Qinghe Prefecture is the southernmost prefecture in Yanzhou, and also the prefecture closest to the five central passes.

Could it be that even in Qinghe Prefecture, a popular uprising has broken out, with rioters raising their flags in rebellion?

It wasn't mentioned on the previous "Eight Hundred Miles Urgent Delivery".

It seems that the situation in Yanzhou is much more serious than when the urgent message was sent over 800 li.

Lu Bu thought to himself, then waved his hand.

"Speed ​​up the march."

"Suppress the thousands of rebels who attacked the county town earlier."

drive……

A flick of the whip.

Three thousand Bingzhou wolf riders followed Lü Bu, spurring their horses and galloping rapidly forward once more.

In the blink of an eye, Lü Bu, leading three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry, saw a county town in the distance being attacked by a group of rebels.

There were around five or six thousand people.

However, these rebels had a variety of weapons and were not fully equipped; only a small number of them were wearing armor.

As for discipline, it goes without saying that they were a complete disorganized bunch, relying solely on sheer bravery to attack the county town.

One look at this group of rebels and you know that most of them are just peasants who have just put down their farm tools.

"kill."

Holding his halberd, Lü Bu charged directly into the center of the rebel army without saying a word.

Three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry followed closely behind, charging towards the rebels like a raging flood.

moment.

The earth trembled slightly.

The rebels, who were frantically attacking the county town, felt the earth tremble. When they turned around, they all paled.

Before the rebels could react, Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry into the rebel army.

A few minutes later, the sounds of battle ceased abruptly. The ground was littered with the corpses of rebels, and all around, besides severed limbs and blood, stood three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen on horseback.

As for the five or six thousand rebels, they were all wiped out.

He became a victim of the swords of three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

Lu Bu glanced at the corpses scattered on the ground, his face expressionless.

Lu Bu felt not a shred of pity for slaughtering these rebels.

Perhaps, these rebels were indeed ordinary citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty who once carried farming tools.

But when they put down their farming tools and picked up weapons to attack the county town, they were no longer citizens of the Great Zhou.

They were not the mob of the Great Zhou, but the rebels who wreaked havoc on the world.

Lu Bu has never been lenient with rebels who have risen up in rebellion, nor should he be.

Humans are inherently good, but once the devil is unleashed in their hearts...

That can no longer be called good.

The soldiers guarding the city wall and several officials were all shocked when they saw what was happening outside the city.

They originally thought that they probably wouldn't be able to hold the county town today, and that it would be breached by these rebels.

Unexpectedly, just when they were in despair, a force of elite cavalry suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Not only did they save their county, but they also wiped out the rebels in a short period of time.

This left the people on the county wall both relieved and shocked.

Fortunately, they managed to hold the county town and prevent it from being breached by the rebels.

What was shocking was the astonishing fighting power of this cavalry that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Five or six thousand rebels.

In a mere few minutes, they were completely wiped out by a single charge from this iron cavalry.

Such elite cavalry is not something that Yanzhou can possess.

Who were these elite cavalrymen?

Could it be that reinforcements sent by the imperial court have arrived?
But no army in the Great Zhou Dynasty has ever heard of an army wearing such black wolf armor!
The people on the county city wall stared intently at the three thousand elite black-armored cavalry below, wondering about the origins of the three thousand Bingzhou wolf riders.

After glancing at the corpses scattered all around, Lü Bu rode his horse to the city walls.

Lu Bu looked up and shouted at the crowd still in shock on the city wall, "Who is in charge on the city wall?"

"I am Lü Bu, the General Who Pacifies the Rebellion, appointed by the Imperial Court. I have some questions for you."

"Hurry down and go out of the city to report back. Don't waste my time."

Lu Bu did indeed have some questions he wanted to ask the officials in the city.

The current situation in Yanzhou, in particular, seems to be even more serious than described in the urgent dispatch.

Lü Bu, the General Who Suppressed the Rebellion?
Are they really reinforcements from the imperial court?
Upon hearing this, everyone on the city wall secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They were still somewhat suspicious of the origins of the elite cavalry force below the city!
After all, it is now said that Zhou Qian, the Prince of Xiaoyao, has also raised a banner of rebellion in Daizhou, and has gathered more than 200,000 troops under his command, including many elite cavalry.

If the elite cavalry below the city is the cavalry of the Prince of Daizhou, then we're in trouble.

Fortunately, it wasn't; it was reinforcements from the imperial court.

Even so, the people on the city wall did not relax at all, and all looked at one of the officials.

This official is the county magistrate of this county.

When the rebels attacked the city, this county magistrate personally went up to the city wall to supervise the battle and defended the city with the soldiers.

As for the county magistrate and the county lieutenant, they had already fled through another city gate with their belongings when the rebels first attacked the city.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the county magistrate leaned out and looked at Lü Bu below the city walls, asking, "General, do you have any proof?"

The county magistrate did not readily believe Lü Bu's words, but instead wanted to see Lü Bu's credentials.

As the saying goes, caution is the best policy. In this time of widespread uprisings and rebellions, it's wise to be careful.

Without hesitation, Lü Bu took out a token and casually tossed it onto the city wall.

The token landed squarely in the hands of the county magistrate.

Upon seeing the token, the county magistrate hurriedly said to Lü Bu below the city, "General Lü, please wait a moment. I will go out of the city to pay my respects to you."

After speaking, the county magistrate, along with three or four other officials, hurriedly descended the city wall.

Moments later, the city gates swung open.

The county magistrate, accompanied by three or four other officials, quickly approached Lü Bu, cupped his hands, and said, "This humble official greets General Lü. May I ask what General Lü wishes to ask this humble official?"

"Are you the county magistrate?"

"Why are there only a few of you?"

"Where are the county magistrate and the county commandant?"

"Did they all die in battle?"

Lu Bu glanced at the official robes of these men and immediately recognized their official positions.

The others were all low-ranking officials without official rank, and only the one standing at the front speaking was the county magistrate.

Lu Bu raised an eyebrow and asked.

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate immediately replied, "Reporting to General Lü, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant escaped with their families through another city gate when the rebels attacked the city."

what?
run away?

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu's expression immediately turned somewhat ugly.

"As the county magistrate and county commandant, they actually dared to abandon the city and flee when the rebels attacked it."

"Damn it."

Lu Bu said coldly.

However, he didn't need to worry about this matter; Fang Xuanling would handle it.

The Emperor sent Fang Xuanling as Imperial Commissioner to these four northern prefectures precisely to handle these matters.

His job is simply to lead troops into battle.

After saying this, Lü Bu glanced at the county magistrate and asked, "I ask you, how come there are also rioters and rebels attacking the city in Qinghe Prefecture?"

What is the current situation in Yanzhou?

"Tell me everything at once."

Lu Bu looked at the county magistrate and said.

Upon hearing Lü Bu's words, the county magistrate immediately said with a solemn expression, "General Lü, I am not entirely clear about the specific situation in Yanzhou now."

"However, I have heard that in the past few days, apart from a few prefectures, there have been riots in other prefectures of Yanzhou."

"Qinghe Prefecture is the same. In addition to this county, several other counties have seen mobs gathering to rebel and attack the cities. Even the prefectural city has been besieged by rebels."

The county magistrate told Lü Bu everything he knew.

After listening to the county magistrate's words, Lü Bu's expression became slightly serious.

Sure enough, the situation in Yanzhou was much more serious than the urgent message had described.

However, this was nothing to Lu Bu, the fierce tiger.

They're nothing more than a mob who've just put down their farm tools; no matter how many there are, they're nothing but ants.

He didn't need the 100,000 troops that followed; his 3,000 Bingzhou wolf cavalry were enough to suppress them all.

After obtaining the information he wanted to know, Lü Bu looked at the county magistrate and said, "My army of 100,000 is still behind us and will arrive soon. You should make preparations to provide support."

"As for the county magistrate and county lieutenant you mentioned who ran away, you can tell the imperial envoy directly when the time comes."

He will handle it.

After saying this, Lü Bu immediately reined in his horse and turned it around.

A flick of the whip.

Once again, they spurred their horses and galloped off into the distance.

Three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the distance, leaving only a cloud of dust in the air.

"Truly a peerless warrior in the world."

"With such elite cavalry, who could possibly stand against an enemy of ten thousand?"

Watching the Bingzhou wolf cavalry disappear into the distance, the county magistrate exclaimed in amazement.

To be honest, he had never seen such an elite cavalry before.

Even the most elite Divine Martial Guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or the cavalry guarding the border, cannot compare to these black-armored iron cavalry.

It can be said that in the present Great Zhou Dynasty, these three thousand black-armored cavalry are unmatched.

"Yes! Such cavalry is indeed elite."

"When did the imperial court acquire such an elite cavalry force?"

"Who is this General Lü? Why have I never heard of him before?"

"Does the magistrate of the county know anything about Lü Bu's background?"

Several low-ranking officials nodded in agreement, then looked at their county magistrate.

For these officials, Lü Bu was more interesting than the three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

After all, no matter how strong a cavalryman is, he's still just a soldier, nothing special.

But Lü Bu was different. He was appointed by the court as the General Who Pacifies the Rebellion and commanded an army of 100,000. Not everyone is qualified for this.

They had never heard of Lü Bu before.

This made them quite curious.

General Lü?

After hearing the words of the several low-ranking officials, the county magistrate looked intently in the direction where Lü Bu had disappeared and said, "I don't know anything about General Lü's background, nor have I ever heard of his name."

"However, I think that from now on, General Lü's name will probably be known to everyone."

How could someone who was appointed by the imperial court as the General Who Suppresses Rebellions, leading an army of 100,000 and commanding 3,000 elite cavalry, be an ordinary person?

Although the county magistrate had never heard of Lü Bu's name, he had a feeling that the upcoming battle to quell the rebellion would be the time when Lü Bu would become famous.

"Ten years of obscurity, no one asks; one day of fame, the whole world knows."

This was the county magistrate's prediction about what would happen next to Lü Bu.

In fact, the county magistrate's prediction did come true in the end.

The subsequent campaign to quell the rebellion indeed marked the beginning of Lü Bu's rise to fame.

One man dominated four states, and three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen intimidated all directions, making the world take notice.

……

"kill."

"Destroy them all."

"Leave no one behind."

After Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen away from that county town, he rode to the next county town and saw the rebels attacking it.

Without saying a word, Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry into the rebel army.

In just a few short minutes, after a single charge, the rebels were completely wiped out.

This time, Lü Bu did not linger for even a moment, nor did he shout anything to the soldiers guarding the city walls.

After killing the men, he led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen away on horseback.

It really is true, they came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

The soldiers guarding the city wall and everyone else were caught off guard.

Isn't this a siege by rebels?
Suddenly, a cavalry force appeared, wiped out the rebels in an instant, and then left in the blink of an eye.
By the time the people on the city wall reacted, all they could see were clouds of dust and smoke rising up.

(End of this chapter)