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Lü Bu, courtesy name Fengxian, was known as the "Flying General" and was from Jiuyuan in Wuyuan Commandery. He was a famous general and one of the warlords who controlled different regions during the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

In his early years, Lü Bu was appointed as the chief clerk by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bing Province, due to his bravery and martial prowess, and was treated with great respect and favor by Ding Yuan. In the sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD), General-in-Chief He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo to the capital to defend the emperor and secretly plotted to kill the eunuchs.

In August of the same year, He Jin was killed. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he induced Lü Bu to kill Ding Yuan. Lü Bu then switched allegiance to Dong Zhuo, serving as Cavalry Commandant and later promoted to General of the Household, and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Duting. He swore an oath to become Dong Zhuo's son.

Situ Wang Yun secretly plotted to kill Dong Zhuo, with Lü Bu acting as an inside agent. In the third year of Chuping (192 AD), Lü Bu killed Dong Zhuo and was promoted to General of Valiant Might, granted the authority to act on behalf of the emperor, and given the same rank as the Three Excellencies. He was also granted the title of Marquis of Wen and jointly controlled the government with Wang Yun.

Dong Zhuo's generals Li Jue and Guo Si attacked Chang'an, and Lü Bu was defeated and fled to Yuan Shao, where he was suspected and eventually left. In the first year of Xingping (194 AD), Chen Gong and others welcomed Lü Bu to serve as the governor of Yan Province.

The following year, Lü Bu was defeated by Cao Cao at Juye and sought refuge with Liu Bei. In the same year, taking advantage of Liu Bei's battle with Yuan Shu, Lü Bu launched a surprise attack on Xiapi. Liu Bei surrendered to Lü Bu, who then took the position of Governor of Xu Province.

In May of the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), Cao Cao appointed Lü Bu as Left General. Lü Bu followed Chen Gui's advice and broke with Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was furious and sent his general Zhang Xun to attack Lü Bu, but Zhang Xun was defeated by Lü Bu.

The following year, Lü Bu sent Gao Shun to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei was defeated and fled to Cao Cao. Cao Cao led a large army to attack Lü Bu, but Lü Bu ignored Chen Gong's advice and retreated to his city, daring not to fight. His generals Hou Cheng and Song Xian, among others, betrayed him.

In December, Lü Bu was captured alive by Cao Cao. When he failed to surrender, he was hanged on the day of Guiyou and his head was displayed to the public.

In his early years, Lü Bu served in Bingzhou thanks to his bravery. When Governor Ding Yuan was promoted to Cavalry Commandant and stationed his troops in Hanoi, Lü Bu served as Ding Yuan's chief clerk and was treated with great respect and courtesy by Ding Yuan.

In the sixth year of the Zhongping era (189 AD), Emperor Ling of Han died, and the young emperor ascended the throne. Lü Bu followed Ding Yuan and led his army to Luoyang. At that time, General-in-Chief He Jin, Ding Yuan, and Yuan Shao, the Commandant of the Capital Region, conspired to kill the eunuchs and summon Dong Zhuo to the capital to defend the emperor. Before Dong Zhuo's army arrived, He Jin was killed because the plot was exposed. Dong Zhuo led his army to quell the eunuch rebellion, seized power, and wanted to kill Ding Yuan and annex Ding Yuan's army.

Lü Bu, lured by Dong Zhuo, killed Ding Yuan. After beheading Ding Yuan, he defected to Dong Zhuo and obtained the position of Cavalry Commandant, gaining his deep trust. Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo swore an oath to be father and son. Not long after, Lü Bu was promoted to General of the Household and enfeoffed as Marquis of Duting.

After Lü Bu joined Dong Zhuo, he often accompanied Dong Zhuo to protect his safety. However, Dong Zhuo was stubborn and narrow-minded by nature, and when angry, he would not consider the consequences. Once, for the slightest dissatisfaction, he drew his halberd and threw it at Lü Bu.
Although Lü Bu nimbly dodged the hand halberd and apologized to Dong Zhuo in a pleasant manner, he still harbored resentment towards Dong Zhuo. Furthermore, while guarding the central gate, he had an affair with one of Dong Zhuo's maids, and fearing that the affair would be exposed, he was constantly filled with anxiety.

In the third year of the Chuping era (192 AD), Minister Wang Yun and Minister Shi Sunrui secretly plotted to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Because Lü Bu and Wang Yun were from the same hometown, and during his visit to Wang Yun, Lü Bu told Wang Yun about his repeated attempts to kill him by Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun then informed Lü Bu of his plan to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Lü Bu had previously received generous hospitality from Wang Yun and harbored resentment towards Dong Zhuo, so he agreed to Wang Yun's request to act as an inside agent. Lü Bu initially hesitated because of his supposed father-son relationship with Dong Zhuo, but after being persuaded by Wang Yun, he agreed.

On the day of Xin Si in April of the same year, Lü Bu ordered Li Su, the cavalry commandant of the same commandery, to lead more than ten warriors, including Qin Yi and Chen Wei, to disguise themselves as guards.

Li Su waited at the North Gate for Dong Zhuo. When Dong Zhuo passed through the North Gate, Li Su tried to stab him with his halberd, but Dong Zhuo was wearing armor and the halberd failed to penetrate.
He only injured his arm and fell off the carriage. He shouted for Lü Bu to save his life. Lü Bu said that he was ordered to punish the traitor. He then used his spear to kill Dong Zhuo and exterminated Dong Zhuo's three clans.

Lü Bu was promoted to General of Valiant Might, granted the authority to act on behalf of the emperor, and given the same rank as the Three Excellencies. He was also enfeoffed as Marquis of Wen and jointly managed the government with Wang Yun.

After killing Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu advised Wang Yun to kill all of Dong Zhuo's generals, but Wang Yun refused. At that time, rumors circulated among the people that all the people of Liangzhou should be killed, and the Liangzhou generals who had followed Dong Zhuo were very worried and all held their troops and defended themselves.

Lü Bu dispatched Li Su on imperial orders to kill Niu Fu. Niu Fu disobeyed the orders and led his troops to fight Li Su. Li Su was defeated and fled to Hongnong, where he was killed by Lü Bu.

After Niu Fu was killed by his confidants, Li Jue and others sent envoys to Chang'an to request a pardon from Wang Yun. Wang Yun did not agree, so Li Jue and others joined forces and led an army of more than 100,000 to attack Chang'an. Chang'an was impregnable and was besieged for eight days, but they could not take it.

In June of the third year of the Chuping era (192 AD), a group of soldiers in Lü Bu's army rebelled and led Li Jue's troops into the city. Lü Bu fought a great battle with Li Jue in the city but could not win. Lü Bu led several hundred cavalrymen out of Wuguan and headed to Nanyang, intending to seek refuge with Yuan Shu.

Lü Bu believed that by killing Dong Zhuo, he would avenge Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu would be grateful to him. However, Yuan Shu disliked Lü Bu's fickle nature and refused to accept Lü Bu's offer of allegiance.

Unable to join Yuan Shu, Lü Bu had no choice but to flee north to Yuan Shao. Lü Bu and Yuan Shao joined forces and defeated Zhang Yan at Changshan. Lü Bu possessed a fine horse named Red Hare, which he often used with his trusted confidants Cheng Lian and Wei Yue to charge into battle, inflicting heavy losses on Zhang Yan's army.

After the war, Lü Bu asked Yuan Shao to increase the number of his troops and allowed his soldiers to plunder, which aroused Yuan Shao's suspicion and vigilance.

After discovering that Yuan Shao was wary of him, Lü Bu requested to return to Luoyang. Yuan Shao, acting on Yuan Shao's orders, appointed Lü Bu as the Commandant of the Capital Region. On the surface, he said he would see Lü Bu off, but in reality, he wanted to get rid of him. The next day, just before Lü Bu's departure, he sent thirty armored soldiers to pretend to see him off.

Suspecting they intended to kill him, Lü Bu ordered the armored soldiers to stop when they reached his tent. He then sent someone to play the zither inside the tent.

After Yuan Shao's soldiers rested, Lü Bu quietly escaped from his tent without anyone noticing. At midnight, the soldiers swarmed up and chopped at Lü Bu's bedding, thinking that Lü Bu had been killed. However, Lü Bu had already escaped.

After inquiring about the situation, Yuan Shao learned that Lü Bu was not dead. He sent his men to pursue Lü Bu, but no one dared to approach him.

Lu Bu planned to flee to Hanoi to seek refuge with Zhang Yang. On his way to Zhang Yang, he passed through Chenliu and visited the prefect Zhang Miao, with whom he made a vow.

In the first year of Xingping (194 AD), Cao Cao launched a southern expedition to Xuzhou and attacked Tao Qian. Zhang Miao's younger brother, Zhang Chao, conspired with Cao Cao's generals Chen Gong, Xu Si, and Wang Kai to rebel.

Chen Gong advised Zhang Miao to take advantage of Cao Cao's eastern expedition and the resulting weakness in Yan Province to welcome Lü Bu to jointly govern the province. Zhang Miao followed Chen Gong's advice, and Chen Gong welcomed Lü Bu to serve as the governor of Yan Province, where he was stationed in Puyang.

All the counties and prefectures in Yanzhou responded to Chen Gong's call, except for Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fanxian, which chose to remain and defend the area for Cao Cao.

Lü Bu led his army to attack Juancheng. Chen Gong planned to lead his troops to attack Dong'e himself, and sent Fan Yi to capture Fan County. Xun Yu sent Cheng Yu to Fan County to persuade the magistrate Jin Yun. Jin Yun ambushed and killed Fan Yi, and held Fan County firmly. Cheng Yu then sent men to cut off the Cangting Ferry, preventing Chen Gong from crossing. Lü Bu also failed to capture Juancheng and led his troops westward to defend Puyang.

In August of the same year, Lü Bu fought against Cao Cao in Puyang. Cao Cao launched a night attack on the army stationed west of Puyang. Before Cao Cao could withdraw his troops, Lü Bu led his army to meet them. The two armies fought from morning until sunset. Cao Cao hurriedly recruited brave warriors to resist Lü Bu. Dian Wei, wielding a halberd, displayed great bravery and drove back Lü Bu's troops, allowing Cao Cao to leave with his army.

With the powerful Tian family acting as an inside agent, Cao Cao was able to storm the city and burn down its east gate. However, when he finally faced Lü Bu in battle, he was defeated.

When Lü Bu captured Cao Cao, he didn't recognize him and instead asked where Cao Cao was. Cao Cao lied to Lü Bu, saying that the person riding the yellow horse was Cao Cao. Lü Bu put Cao Cao down and chased after the person riding the yellow horse, which allowed Cao Cao to break through the encirclement.

The war situation was unfavorable to Cao Cao. The two armies were locked in a stalemate for more than 100 days. That year, there was a drought and a locust plague, resulting in a lack of food and people resorting to cannibalism. Lü Bu and Cao Cao each led their troops away. Lü Bu went to Chengshi, where he was defeated by Li Jin, a local resident, and led his troops eastward to Shanyang.

In the second year of Ping (195 AD), Lü Bu was defeated by Cao Cao at Juye and fled eastward to join Liu Bei.

In June of the first year of Jian'an (196 AD), Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Liu Bei in order to seize Xuzhou. Liu Bei dispatched Sima Zhang Fei to guard Xiapi, while he himself led troops to resist Yuan Shu in Xuyi, Huaiyin and other places. Liu Bei and Yuan Shu's troops were locked in a stalemate for several months, with both sides winning and losing.

Zhang Fei was at odds with Cao Bao, the chancellor of Xiapi. Zhang Fei killed Cao Bao, and chaos broke out in Xiapi. After receiving a letter from Yuan Shu promising to provide military supplies, Lü Bu led his army by land and water to attack Xiapi. Liu Bei's general Xu Dan opened the city gates to welcome Lü Bu. Zhang Fei was defeated and fled, and Lü Bu captured Liu Bei's wife.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei led his troops back to fight Lü Bu. Liu Bei was no match for Lü Bu and suffered a defeat. He then rallied his remaining troops and attacked Guangling to the east, but was again defeated in battle against Yuan Shu. He was forced to garrison in Haixi.
Starving and exhausted, the troops had no choice but to surrender to Lü Bu. Lü Bu, angered by the lack of continuous supplies to Yuan Shu's army, accepted Liu Bei's surrender, appointing him Governor of Yu Province and stationing his army at Xiaopei. Lü Bu then proclaimed himself Governor of Xu Province.

Yuan Shu dispatched his general Ji Ling and 30,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei asked Lü Bu for help. Lü Bu and his generals suggested that they kill Liu Bei with the help of Yuan Shu. However, Lü Bu decided to go to Liu Bei's aid instead, in order to prevent himself from being surrounded in Yuan Shu's territory after losing Liu Bei.

So he led over a thousand infantry and cavalrymen to Xiaopei. When Ji Ling and the others heard that Lü Bu had brought his troops, they temporarily withdrew and dared not fight any further.

Lu Bu stationed his troops one mile southwest of Pei City, and sent someone to invite Liu Bei, as well as Ji Ling and others, to a banquet.

After Lü Bu explained to both sides that he had come to resolve the conflict, he ordered his officers to set up a halberd at the camp gate and to point out with a bow and arrow that if either side could hit a small branch of the halberd, they should both cease fighting and return home.

Lü Bu drew his bow and shot an arrow, successfully hitting a small branch of the halberd, much to everyone's surprise. The next day, after another feast and celebration, they all ceased hostilities.

In the second year of Jian'an (197 AD), Yuan Shu declared himself emperor in Shouchun and wanted to unite with Lü Bu for support. So he asked Lü Bu to marry Lü Bu's daughter on behalf of his son.

In May of the same year, Yuan Shu sent an envoy, Han Yin, to inform Lü Bu of his intention to declare himself emperor and to take Lü Bu's daughter away.

Pei Xiang Chen Gui advised Lü Bu against forming a marriage alliance with Yuan Shu, arguing that Yuan Shu had usurped the title of emperor and that such an alliance would bring him a reputation for injustice.

Lu Bu had always harbored resentment towards Yuan Shu, but since his daughter had already been taken away halfway, he had no choice but to personally intercept her and bring her back. He also captured Yuan Shu's envoy, Han Yin, and sent him to Xu County, where he was later killed by Cao Cao.

Chen Gui originally intended to send his son Chen Deng to pay a visit to Cao Cao, but Lü Bu firmly refused. Just then, an imperial edict arrived, granting Lü Bu the position of Left General. Lü Bu was overjoyed and immediately sent Chen Deng to see Cao Cao, ordering Chen Deng to present a memorial to express his gratitude.

After meeting Cao Cao, Chen Deng told him that Lü Bu was brave but lacked strategy, was fickle, and had no standards or principles. He suggested that Cao Cao should make plans to plot against Lü Bu as soon as possible.

Cao Cao then raised Chen Deng's salary to two thousand shi and appointed him as the governor of Guangling. When the two parted, Cao Cao ordered Chen Deng to secretly gather his troops to act as Cao Cao's inside man.

Lü Bu had originally intended to request the position of Governor of Xu Province through Chen Deng, but this was not granted. When Chen Deng returned, Lü Bu was furious. Chen Deng relayed Cao Cao's words...

Cao Cao thought that raising Lü Bu was like raising a hawk: when it was hungry, it could be used, and when it was full, it would fly away. Only after hearing this did Lü Bu's anger subside.

Because Lü Bu was killed for handing over Yuan Shu's envoy Han Yin to Cao Cao, Yuan Shu was furious and dispatched his generals Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui, along with Han Xian and Yang Feng, to lead 70,000 infantry and cavalry in seven routes to attack Lü Bu.

At that time, Lü Bu only had three thousand soldiers and four hundred horses, and he feared that he would be no match for Yuan Shu's allied forces. Lü Bu listened to Chen Gui's plan to sow discord and wrote letters to Han Xian and Yang Feng, asking them to join him in attacking the rebel Yuan Shu, and promising to give them all the military supplies he gained after defeating Yuan Shu.

Han Xian and Yang Feng were overjoyed and agreed to Lü Bu's request. Together they attacked Zhang Xun and his men in Xiapi, inflicting a great defeat on Zhang Xun's army, capturing Qiao Rui alive, and causing the rest of the generals to flee in disarray, with the soldiers suffering heavy casualties.

In 198 AD, during the third year of the Jian'an era, Lü Bu once again followed Yuan Shu and sent Gao Shun to Xiaopei to attack Liu Bei, inflicting a major defeat on Liu Bei. Cao Cao then dispatched Xiahou Dun to rescue Liu Bei, but Xiahou Dun was defeated by Gao Shun.

In September of the same year, Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack Lü Bu, and in October, he led his army to the walls of Xiapi. Cao Cao first sent a letter to Lü Bu, explaining the advantages and disadvantages;
Lü Bu intended to surrender, but Chen Gong and others, knowing they had offended Cao Cao, stopped him from doing so. They advised him that Cao Cao's army had come from afar and could not last long.

If Lü Bu could lead an army to garrison outside the city, while Chen Gong led the rest of his troops to hold the city, Cao Cao's supplies would be exhausted in less than a month, and a subsequent attack would surely be victorious. Lü Bu deeply agreed with this.

However, Lü Bu's wife believed that Lü Bu could not lead his army out of the city, and that it was untrustworthy to leave Chen Gong to guard the city. She thought that once the city was breached, she would no longer be able to be Lü Bu's wife.

Ignoring Chen Gong's advice, Lü Bu secretly sent someone to ask Yuan Shu for help. He led more than a thousand cavalry out of the city to meet the enemy, but was defeated and fled back into the city. He then guarded the city and dared not venture out to attack again.

Cao Cao dug trenches to besiege the city and blocked the waters of the Yi and Si rivers to flood Xiapi.

Lü Bu's camp was losing morale; Lü Bu's general Hou Cheng ordered the horses to be released, but they were ridden away. (End of Chapter)