"Cao Cao?" In Lyu Bu’s mind erged the robust black man of short stature, and he sneered, "Whatever, we’ll just fight our Xianbei. Let them cause havoc in the Central Plains; it won’t cost half a coin."
"Have there been any movents from the Xianbei Tribe, Bupenyi?" Putting aside the matters of Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, Lyu Bu began to focus on the serious business, fully embracing his role as a commander defending the northern frontiers.
Although Lyu Bu didn’t say it out loud, inwardly he was quite pleased. He was ntioned in the official announcents twice; once for guarding the borders and restoring territories, the other as the greatest military general in the world.
Lyu Bu is a character who thrives on acknowledgnt. With people offering such support, he felt the need to demonstrate his value, so he decided to put in the effort to restore Yunzhong County.
"They’ve allied with the Dingling Qiang and seem eager to act," Hu Zhao said with a smile. Lyu Bu’s martial prowess had already earned him respect from the Xianbei People—a one-man army against hundreds. Terrifying, isn’t it?
Speaking of which, when Lyu Bu first arrived in Wuyuan, he wasn’t having a good ti, but he managed to turn the situation around with his own thods. Unlike Chen Gong, Hu Zhao, and Zang Hong who planned strategically, Lyu Bu tore open the scene with sheer martial force.
Just as the Hundred Qiang People revere strength, so does the Xianbei. Lyu Bu arrived uninvited at the Xianbei Tribes’ alliance eting. Despite their decline, the Xianbei Tribes still ranked among the top under the three major Eastern Xianbei tribes.
Of course, they were displeased with Lyu Bu, the unwelco guest, but Lyu Bu approached them with the Xianbei welcoming ritual. Nine welcoming warriors from the Xianbei collapsed in Lyu Bu’s presence.
Strength is the true qualification. Later on, Lyu Bu single-handedly slashed the only Inner Qi Manifestation of the tribe with just one move, reclaiming his lost dignity. At that ti, Lyu Bu was unbeatable.
With his overwhelming might, Lyu Bu made the small and dium tribes attending the tribal alliance bow before him.
After tens of thousands of troops arrived, Lyu Bu used the Sky Piercer to carve a trench in the Xianbei Tribes’ grasslands. The Eastern Xianbei were forbidden from entering, and Lyu Bu stationed himself there, claiming that land for himself.
Strong ones have the right to take what they need, including the lives of the weak. This is a fact embraced by the Qiang, Hu, and Xianbei tribes, and Lyu Bu’s demands were not excessive; he wielded that kind of intimidation.
With Lyu Bu’s intimidating power, before the Xianbei Tribes could react, Chen Gong, Hu Zhao, and Zang Hong had swiftly completed strategic intelligence assessnt and finalization of their defensive system.
At that ti, the Xianbei Tribes still hadn’t figured out Lyu Bu’s intentions, so they could only show submission while cautiously investigating.
However, Chen Gong and the others paid no heed, continually instilling the idea of ’Princes and Kings, there’s no hereditary right’ to the tribe. It wasn’t ti for a hard battle with the many horses and people of the tribe yet.
Four months after solidifying the defensive system, Lyu Bu officially began annexing smaller tribes, embarking on the grand mission of territorial restoration. After months of effort, he successfully reclaid more than half of Jiuyuan but also exposed his troop shortage to the tribes.
This was also the main reason behind the tribes’ restlessness. Lyu Bu’s forces were too few, while the Xianbei People, being a militaristic society, could rally nearly one hundred thousand troops, vastly outnumbering Lyu Bu’s few tens of thousands.
Coupled with their alliance with the Dingling Qiang, their military strength was even more formidable. If it weren’t for Lyu Bu’s previous terrifying display of power, the Bupenyi of the tribes would have long been unable to contain his ambitions.
This was also why Lyu Bu was unwilling to pursue Ma Chao at that ti. The major war in the north could break out at any mont, and unless the Xianbei People and the Qiang witnessed terror firsthand, they would surely beco wolves!
However, if you show absolute dominance on the battlefield, shattering all their dreams of victory, then they will beco lambs before you.
Therefore, Lyu Bu absolutely didn’t want to chase down Ma Chao, causing him to be unable to exhibit his pinnacle strength in the upcoming wars. One must know that once the troop disparity reaches a certain level, achieving miraculous battle feats requires the Brave Faction’s approach, which is most effective against the Hu People.
"Gongzheng, when the ti cos, you will be my Personal Guard, and the Vanguard Camp will serve as my Personal Army." Lyu Bu sneered at Gao Shun. He wanted to crush the Xianbei Tribes with his might, showing them what ’the greatest under heaven’ truly is!
He was long tired of raiding small tribes. To stand as one of the strongest among the tribes under the three major Eastern Xianbei tribes, with a population of over three hundred thousand including subordinate tribes, this was just the start of him severing the Xianbei’s roots!
"It’s been a while since we last fought together," Gao Shun said after a long silence. Ti had passed so quickly that Gao Shun could hardly rember the last ti he served as Lyu Bu’s Personal Guard Squadron Leader.
At so point, Lyu Bu dared not use Gao Shun anymore, nor did he dare to employ this strongest troop formation as his personal soldiers. But now, years later, he was utilizing it once again.
"I rember our last cooperation; you were still my personal soldiers, and the Vanguard Camp hadn’t even ford yet. I wonder if you can still serve as my trusted aide now?" Lyu Bu chuckled as he reminisced about the ti, a decade ago when he dominated Bingzhou, when Gao Shun was his Personal Guard.
"The Vanguard Camp will be the finest Personal Army!" Gao Shun stated with cold yet imnse confidence.
"I will do my best, and the rest is in your hands. My life will be entrusted to you." Lyu Bu looked at Gao Shun and calmly said, "How can we let the Qiang, Hu, and Xianbei defile the lands of Bingzhou I stand upon? Such disgrace can only be washed away with their blood!"
Hu Zhao remained silent. Although he was from the Enlightennt Sect, he wasn’t foolish. Even a cornerstone figure from the Enlightennt Sect like Liu Yu didn’t intervene when Gongsun Zan began massacring the Hu People. All sensible mbers of the Enlightennt Sect knew that to educate the tribes, they must ensure obedience; the initial slaughter was just to make future enlightennt smoother.
So-called ’stopping violence with violence’ and ’subduing with force’ are all misguided in Hu Zhao’s eyes. Slaughter and violence are rely ans, not ends. The Enlightennt Sect won’t oppose thods seeking peace through forceful ans, only opposing slaughter for the sake of slaughter. To them, Gongsun Zan had already beco a demon. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welco to vote for it on Qidian with your recomndations or monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.)
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