The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 285 Who Can Stop Me, Lü Bu?

Yizhou City has fallen!
Yue Wenxuan and Gong Erniangzi entered the city side by side.

Just then, a Ming Dynasty night watchman suddenly ran over from a distance and blocked Yue Wenxuan at the city gate. He clasped his hands in a fist salute and reported in a monotone tone, "Something terrible has happened. One of our reconnaissance squads has suddenly deserted and run south. We can't get them back."

Yue Wenxuan asked in great surprise, "Which team is it?"

Plastic Night said, "It's the small team led by General Lü Bu."

Yue Wenxuan: "!!!"

It turns out that, for the safety of the main force, Yue Wenxuan had been releasing a large number of plastic figures to act as scouts, circling around the army. Lu Bu was one of Yue Wenxuan's favorite "scouts," which he used as a "strategic deterrent weapon specifically for Jin scouts."

Now that he suddenly heard that he had left the team and run south, Yue Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What's wrong with this lunatic now?"

He can switch perspectives and take over at any time, but once he takes over, the "self-awareness" of the plastic man will be covered by his own consciousness, making it impossible to understand the meaning behind the plastic man's actions and hindering the understanding and analysis of the plastic man's behavioral patterns.

So he decided not to take over for the time being, but to first investigate why he wanted to do it this way.

Yue Wenxuan asked, "Which direction did he go?"

The plastic night keeper pointed to the southwest.

Yue Wenxuan unfolded the map: "Let me see what's over there."

You wouldn't believe it until you look, and lo and behold: "Xiapi!"

It turns out that not far to the southwest of Yizhou City is the famous Xiapi.

Lü Bu disobeyed orders and broke away from the scouts to go to Xiapi. It seems like a very amusing thing.

Yue Wenxuan remembered that in order to prevent Lü Bu from "killing his adoptive father for fun", he had never given him many soldiers. When he was not in control, he would give him at most fifty Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and never more.

In other words, this guy took fifty Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen and went off to rebel?

Interesting, very interesting!
Yue Wenxuan turned to Gong Erniangzi and said, "I'm going on a spiritual journey. I'll leave the affairs of Yizhou to you."

Gong Erniangzi obeyed the order.

Yue Wenxuan, aware of everything, jumped onto a Bingzhou wolf rider. He deliberately didn't jump onto Lü Bu, intending to observe from the sidelines and see what Lü Bu was up to.

As soon as we got there, we heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves.

Fifty riders may not seem like many, but the sheer number of them galloping together was considerable.

Yue Wenxuan discovered that the Bingzhou wolf cavalry he was controlling was not far behind Lü Bu. From behind, he could see the back of Lü Bu's head, where two cricket antennae swayed constantly as the warhorse galloped.

Lu Bu was ruthless and taciturn; he didn't utter a single word.

The fifty riders behind them also remained silent.

The small army of fifty men ran silently, their momentum like a rainbow.

I don't know how long we ran, but the famous city of Xiapi was just ahead.

Xiapi was a large city since the Han Dynasty. It continued to develop in the Tang Dynasty. By the Song Dynasty, Xiapi had become a giant city with a circumference of 12.5 li. Inside the city were government offices, military training halls, pharmacies, Buddhist and Taoist offices, as well as 6 streets, 10 alleys, and 13 markets. There were 72 temples of various sizes inside and outside the city. It was a bustling city with a large number of merchants and was extremely prosperous.

This is the headquarters of the Huaiyang Army!

Note that Huaiyang Army was not the name of an army, but an administrative division that governed two counties, Suining and Suqian, both of which were very wealthy places.

Such a wealthy and important city, as well as a strategic location, was highly valued by the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, a Jin army was stationed in Xiapi City, and the general in charge was named Yahebojin.

Yahebojin's status in the Northern Qi Kingdom was roughly equivalent to that of the US military stationed in South Korea today.

He was incredibly arrogant! He would sleep with whichever girl he fancied, he would arbitrarily yell at and beat officials of the Northern Qi Kingdom, he never paid for his meals on the street, and he never even used toilet paper to wipe his bottom after using the toilet.

Yahebojin is being arrogant today!
He led a large contingent of Jin soldiers to "inspect" the caravan outside the city.

They would casually open the cargo parcels being transported by caravans, taking whatever they saw that might be inside. The merchants dared not speak out and could only endure it.

He was having a great time when a scout rushed in with a report: "Report! The Northern Song army is attacking Yizhou. Please send troops to its aid, General."

Yahebojin frowned: "Yizhou must be saved. It's a major city, and it's also a vital route for our return north. If we lose Yizhou, we'll have to take a long detour to get back to the Jin Kingdom. Men, gather all the cavalry, let's go save Yizhou immediately."

Yahebojin led a thousand Jurchen cavalrymen and left Xiapi, heading northeast.

After walking for a while, there was a small mountain ahead. Yahebojin was skilled and daring, and was not afraid of being ambushed, so he went straight through the mountain.

Little did they know, fifty-one people were lying in ambush on the mountain!

The leader was none other than Lü Bu.

His cricket antennae are troublesome when he's lying in ambush. If they're raised too high, they're easy to spot. He has to use both hands to pull the antennae down to reduce the chances of being discovered.

Lu Bu and his fifty Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen watched quietly as Yahe Bojin ran past on the mountain path...

Yue Wenxuan couldn't resist stirring things up and whispered to Lü Bu, "My lord, shouldn't we ambush these enemies?"

Lü Bu: "Hmph! Why ambush them? Let them go and attack my adoptive father!"

Yue Wenxuan: “Ah?”

Lü Bu: "Let's seize Xiapi! With a major city like Xiapi in our hands, why should we worry about the world not falling into our grasp?"

Yue Wenxuan: "Isn't that inappropriate?"

Lü Bu: "A true man is born between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long?"

Yue Wenxuan gave him a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

As they were talking, Yahebojin led the Jin army far away.

Lu Bu chuckled and loosened his grip. The two cricket antennae he had pulled down sprang up and stood upright against the wind once more.

He mounted his horse and charged towards Xiapi.

Fifty Bingzhou wolf riders followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at Xiapi City...

The city gate guards were startled when they saw Lü Bu and his entourage from afar. They rushed to the city gate winch to close the gate, but Lü Bu took out the large bow that Yue Wenxuan had specially prepared for him, nocked an arrow, and shot it right into the guard's face.

Another soldier tried to rush over to cover, but Lü Bu fired a barrage of arrows, each one seemingly with eyes, accurately hitting the soldier on the city wall.

The soldiers had no choice but to crouch down and run past, using the uneven terrain as cover, but they couldn't run fast while crouching.

Lu Bu took the lead and charged into the city gate.

A small squad of Jin infantrymen left behind quickly came over and guarded the city gate, attempting to put up a resistance.

Lu Bu swung his halberd wildly, sending the guards staggering about with terrifying force. Although several spears pierced through the gaps in his halberd and struck him, they could not penetrate his black armor.

Lü Bu laughed loudly: "I roam the world on horseback, who can stop me, Lü Bu!"

Fifty Bingzhou wolf riders behind him howled in unison, instantly breaking through the city gate guards and slaughtering them in a bloodbath.

(End of this chapter)