My Father in Law is Lu Bu 1 - 5

Chapter 1

Jinling Convention and Exhibition Center. Today, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear. It was supposed to be a relaxing day, but for Liu Mang, it was indeed a huge ordeal.

Because Liu Mang was wearing a tight armor, one of the famous twelve zodiac signs — the Aries Golden Cloth.

Today was the Jinling Cosplay Competition. Liu Mang, who had always been uninterested in two-dimensional things, was pulled in. Who asked him to be so tall? His height of 1.8 meters was just enough to support the frame of the Golden Cloth.

"Who the f * ck bought this prop!" Liu Mang was speechless. If you want to cosplay, then so be it. Why did you have to buy a pure metal armor? Although it was said to be aluminum armor, it couldn't be used like this.

A set of armor was 20 to 30 kilograms. Not only did you have to wear it everywhere, but you also couldn't rest. Although this thing was a cosplay armor, it also conformed to a certain armor principle. Basically, you couldn't expect to sit down after wearing it. The metal at the back that protected the buttocks and thighs would let you experience what was called pleasure and pleasure.

"I ordered this. Do you have any objections?!" A very sweet-looking but black-bellied woman stood in front of Liu Mang.

"I don't dare, I don't dare. Big sister is the most powerful!" As soon as he heard this voice, Liu Mang immediately put away his bitter face and changed it into a flattering smile. The black-bellied woman in front of him was called Chen Yi, the head of the school's animation club. Not only was she the tyrant of the animation club, but she was also the tyrant of the school. Liu Mang was counting on her to introduce girls to him to get rid of his virginity that he had kept for more than 20 years. There was no benefit in offending her. He was caught by this black-bellied woman today.

"That's more like it." Chen Yi smiled. "Be good. After today, big sister will introduce you to a younger sister. Tell me, do you want someone pure or mature? As long as our animation club has it, we can introduce you to anyone!"

Chen Yi looked really good when she smiled. She had a delicate face, and she was cosplaying as a singer from Hatsune Miku. Her tight costume accentuated the curves of her figure. Liu Mang subconsciously replied, "Just you will do!"

"Huh?!" Chen Yi was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Liu Mang to say something like that. Her face turned red, but a fujoshi was a fujoshi. She recovered in an instant. "Liu Mang, you really are a hooligan. You even dare to flirt with me!"

"This is bad!" When Liu Mang said those words, he knew something was wrong. Chen Yi was still in a daze. He didn't care whether the armor was heavy or uncomfortable. He picked up the helmet and ran.

"Liu Mang, stop right there!" Chen Yi shouted.

"Stop? Only a fool would stop for you!" Liu Mang was not without pride. Being caught by Chen Yi, that two-faced woman, he can still hold onto his little life. He decisively used all thirty-six techniques to run away. Soon, Liu Mang was unable to show off. Because …

"Hooligan?!" A middle-aged cosplay fan looked at Liu Mang running in front of him and Chen Yi chasing after him. There was only one possibility for a beautiful woman to call a man hooligan. The middle-aged man suddenly felt a sense of justice. He pointed at Liu Mang and shouted, "Catch the hooligan! Catch the hooligan! Don't let him run away. Hurry up and catch him!"

"Catch the hooligan?!" In the anime and manga world, there were many taboos for otakus and fujoshis in the anime and manga world. One of them was hooligan. Some cosplay costumes were very revealing, and it was easy for people to take advantage of them. Therefore, hooligans were hated by these people.

"Catch the hooligan! The one in front wearing the Aries Holy Garment is a hooligan! Everyone, don't let him run away!" One, two, three. After a short while, the number of righteous people following behind Liu Mang was no less than a hundred.

"What the f * ck is going on?!" Liu Mang was scared. Was it necessary? I just took advantage of you and you sent people to chase after me for so many years.

"It's a misunderstanding!" Chen Yi also realized something was wrong. Liu Mang and hooligan were not the same words. It was obvious that these people who were chasing after him thought he was the latter.

There were more than a hundred people chasing after him. If he was caught, he would lose his life. Chen Yi was a little regretful. "Liu Mang, run! Run!"

"Hooligan, run? Isn't that the victim girl who was taken advantage of? Why did she let the hooligan run?! " Some people had a little reaction. Could it be a misunderstanding? Before they had time to think, they were led by the crowd again.

They saw the uncle who started shouting, "Catch that hooligan! That hooligan has traumatized the girl! Catch him and we won't let him go! "

"That's right. Maybe the girl was angry and said something wrong!" Therefore, the group of so-called righteous people chased even more crazily.

"F * ck! There's no way out! " Liu Mang wanted to cry but had no tears. What kind of sin did he commit? The white wall in front of him had destroyed Liu Mang's hope.

"Run! Run again! There's no way out! Hooligan still wants to run! "The uncle said with righteous indignation.

"Uncle, this is a misunderstanding! This is all a misunderstanding!" Liu Mang's forehead was full of sweat as he stammered. No matter who was standing here, they would be stammering. There were more than a hundred people in front of him, and he was alone.

"Uncle?!" The leading man directly ignored the misunderstanding behind. "You actually called me uncle?!" The fatty rolled up his sleeves and was about to go up, but he was stopped by the people beside him.

"Maybe it's really a misunderstanding!" Someone doubted because the girl also said that it was a misunderstanding.

"That's possible!" Someone nodded.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding!" Liu Mang was overjoyed. As long as he could explain, he could save his life. Moreover, Liu Mang saw Chen Yi's figure behind him. "Look at Chen Yi behind me. Boss Chen, help me explain!"

Seeing that Liu Mang was about to escape, Chen Yi who was panting ran over and shouted, "Liu Mang, don't, don't run …!"

"I told you, he's a hooligan. How could it be a misunderstanding!" The uncle continued to lead the way.

"So it's not a misunderstanding. How dare you play hooligan here. You don't want to live anymore!"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense with him? Hit him!"

"It's over!" Liu Mang was disheartened. His eyes were wide open as he hugged his head and squatted down. More than a hundred people suddenly drowned him.

"Then, what? Hurry up! I'll explain it to you. "Chen Yi finally finished her sentence. Liu Mang, don't run so fast. I'll explain it to you!

But now, could Liu Mang hear it? Could the people present hear it?

"Ah, oh, ah, oh!" Liu Mang's miserable shriek made people shiver involuntarily.

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"It hurts, it hurts!" Liu Mang grimaced in pain. There was no place on his body that didn't hurt. "Those bastards, they're so f * cking ruthless!" Liu Mang made up his mind. If he didn't look for the others, he would look for that damn fatty. That uncle was the leader. That guy was the most despicable. He specifically targeted people's faces. Liu Mang felt that his handsome face was about to be disfigured!

Only after the pain subsided a bit did Liu Mang stand up. He was surrounded by a circle of armored soldiers who were uncertainly surrounding him.

"What are you looking at, there's no handsome guy here!" Liu Mang roared loudly. His anger from being beaten up still hadn't dissipated. Now that he was surrounded like a monkey, he was naturally angry. "Country bumpkins! Cosplaying and wearing such trashy armor! Look at my shiny golden body, then look at yours. "Liu Mang seemed to want to vent all his dissatisfaction on these country bumpkins in his eyes.

"And that sword, it's red and rusty. Don't you feel embarrassed to take it out?"

"Who are you?" A person who seemed to be the leader of the group asked Liu Mang.

"Oh, you're even using ancient Chinese. Damn it, why weren't you so polite when you were beating me up?" Liu Mang didn't know if these people who surrounded him had beaten him, but there was one thing that made him very unhappy! ,

After hearing Liu Mang's words, the leader frowned and said, "Er Gouzi, go and inform Sir Uncle. Tell him that we caught a Cao Jun spy on the city wall!"

"Cao Jun spy? Is that the squad leader? " The soldier called Er Gouzi hesitated. Er Gouzi didn't know who the man in golden armor was, but he knew that he was definitely not a Cao Jun spy. This was because … because this man in golden armor descended from the sky.

From the sky, oh my god, this might be a god from the heavens.

"I told you to go, so go. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" The squad leader roared angrily.

"Yes, yes!" Er Gouzi shrank his head and was about to leave.

"Cao Jun? Squad leader, Sir Uncle, you're quite good at pretending. Why don't you just say that I'm Cao Cao? "Liu Mang said disdainfully.

"Ah, ah, you're Prime Minister Cao. No wonder Prime Minister Cao was able to defeat my lord. So Prime Minister Cao is a god from heaven!" Er Gouzi said without thinking.

"So you're Thief Cao. Give me your life, Thief Cao!" When he heard Liu Mang say that he was Cao Cao, the squad leader's expression changed immediately. He was furious and picked up the big sword in his hand to charge forward.

"You, what are you doing?" Liu Mang was a little flustered. He suddenly realized that something was wrong. The faces of the people in front of him were pale and yellow. This was a typical case of malnourishment. If there were only one or two people, it would be fine. Perhaps they were anorexic. However, if a group of people were like this, then something was wrong.

Moreover, Liu Mang looked at the man who was walking toward him step by step. When the man stared at him with his bloodshot eyes, he felt like he was being stared at by a ferocious beast.

"What am I doing? I'm going to kill you to avenge my mother!" The man became more and more agitated as he spoke. The sword in his hand was shaking uncontrollably. The man's name was Chengyu. He was originally from Xu Province. In the first year of Xingping, Cao Cao's father, Cao Cao, was killed in Xu Province. In order to avenge his father's death, Xu Province was still the territory of the Tao Family. Not only did he scare the Tao Family to death, but he also massacred all the people in Cuizhou, Juling, and Xia Qiu.

Chengyu's mother was killed in that disaster.

"My mother's death is irreconcilable! Today, I, Chengyu, will avenge my mother! "Chengyu shouted loudly.

What was going on? Liu Mang was stunned. When did he kill this man's mother? Not to mention killing him, even if he bumped into him or knocked him down, Liu Mang would not be able to afford it.

"Squad Leader, Squad Leader!" The surrounding soldiers held Chengyu back. It was not that they were kind, but Liu Mang's sudden appearance really scared them.

"Let go of me. Today, either I die or he dies!" Chengyu's breathing was getting louder and louder. His murderous intent was getting stronger.

Just as the soldiers were about to lose their hold on him, the sound of drums suddenly came from the horizon.

"Kill!"

Chapter 2: Guys, We Are on the Same Side!My Father in Law is Lu Bu

"Cao army! It's the Cao army," a voice shrilled from the front of the city.

"Prepare to engage the enemy!" A man wearing a helmet stepped out. On the walls, there was suddenly the sound of drums.

"Squad leader! Squad leader! It's the sound of the drums! The Cao army is attacking us," a soldier shouted from the side.

"Hey!" Cheng Yu yanked himself from the soldiers' restraint. He stared at Liu Mang, saying "Consider yourself lucky. I'll take care of you after taking care of the Cao army!" He then directed a group of his soldiers toward the front of the city.

"What the fuck is wrong with this world!?" Liu Mang raged. First he was beaten, then he almost lost his life. Having experienced so much in a single day, how could he not be angry?

Liu Mang walked toward the direction the soldiers left. He wanted to find his school mates; to find Chen Yi. He wanted to find her and make her introduce him to at least seventeen or eighteen girls as a compensation.

Liu Mang cursed as he walked. However, the more he walked, the harder it was for him to curse.

Ancient walls, dark red with spots of rust! The rows of triangular shaped houses and the wastelands…

Without noticing, Liu Mang arrived on top of a crenelated parapet wall. The scene in front of him caused him to freeze on the spot.

"Sha!" After arriving on top of the walls, a soldier in white grabbed his blade and started slashing at a soldier in black. As the slash hit, red liquid flew.

The soldier in black was not to be outdone. Although he was wounded, the spear he held still managed to pierce the soldier in white's body. As he pulled his spear out, a series of things also followed.

"Blech!" Liu Mang immediately started puking. He most certainly could not have mistaken the red liquid as tomato sauce. It was blood. It really was blood! And those series of things… were guts.

Liu Mang's vomiting wasn't his main concern. Another soldier in white had climbed the wall. When he saw Liu Mang dressed in golden armor, he first appeared surprised and then overjoyed. He suspected that Liu Mang was a high ranking general. Thinking that he had caught a huge fish, he shouted toward his comrades nearby. "Our lord had given the order; a reward of ten gold for every LuBu soldier to be killed and fifty gold plus three promotions for every company commander and above. Shaaa ah!"

[TL: once again, keeping sha ah as the war cry instead of 'Kiiilll! ah!']

[TL: 都伯, after much consideration, I figured it should be a commander of 100 soldiers. Hence company commander.]

All of the sudden, Liu Mang became fifty gold and promotions to these soldiers in white.

"Lu Bu army?!" Liu Mang's mouth started twitching. Earlier, when he was surrounded by those soldiers in black… the Cao army they spoke of… is this for real?!

Liu Mang was still in doubt, but a thundering sound caused him to be completely convinced.

"Lu Bu Lu Fengxian is here! Who dare intrude here!? Soldiers, follow my lead!" A towering man with his hair pulled back in a golden headdress, donning a flowery-patterned battle robe, encased in body armour decorated with images of the ni and wearing a precious belt adorned with the image of a lion came out. He gazed at the fight. The soldiers in black, who were originally facing immediate danger, suddenly gained a boost in morale and rushed out following him.

[TL: ni is a mythological lion]

"Lu Bu, Boss Lu?!" The man in front of him, despite not welding the Sky Piercer, was described exactly as written in history. Could it be that he really was Lu Bu?!

[TL: Sky Piercer is the english translation of Lu Bu's halberd.]

While Liu Mang was distracted, he suddenly felt pain in his chest. A long sword had stabbed his chest. A fierce looking soldier in white was bleeding and staring at him with beastly eyes.

He wants to kill me? Having been born in a peaceful era, Liu Mang had never experienced such eyes. War was a distant thing, not to mention a war conducted by cold steel.

"Die traitor Lu!" The soldier in white forcefully stabbed Liu Mang's chest with his long sword.

"Clang!" There was a crisp sound of metal colliding. Liu Mang could only feel the pain in his chest. The long sword created sparks as it collided with the Aries Gold Cloth.

Liu Mang could no longer have any complaints about his armor being constructed from metal. Had it been cardboard, he would've been dead. Liu Mang believed that the sword, although rusty and cracked all over, would have been able to penetrate his body easily.

"Fuck!" Liu Mang wasn't weak minded, so he didn't wet himself. However, he still panicked and started shouting. "Bro! Bro! I'm not part of this! You slashed the wrong person! Wrong person! Boss Lu's subordinates are there!"

Although the Aries Gold Cloth covered him for the most part, Liu Mang was holding the helmet in his hand. At this point, it was too late for him to put it on.

"Bullshit! DIE!" He couldn't pierce his chest but the head was free to be cut. The soldier in white licked his lips; Liu Mang had already become gold, land and promotions - the soldier's credentials for wealth and status.

"Splash!" A gush of blood took off with it a head.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!" Warm blood sprayed across Liu Mang's face. He screamed.

"Stop the scream!" A soldier in black stepped out from behind the headless corpse. He was the squad leader that sought to kill Liu Mang.

"Br-brother! I'm really-really not boss Cao's subordinate!" Liu Mang stuttered.

The squad leader looked at Liu Mang but remained silent; he knew the golden armored man wasn't Cao Cao, nor could he be Cao Cao's subordinate. If he was, then that Cao army soldier would not attack him. Who was he? He was obviously not a part of the Lu Bu army.

The squad leader thought about it before wiping the blood off his face. "You follow me!" He figured he could continue to think about it after repelling the enemies. He then rushed toward the opposing army.

Follow you?! Liu Mang wasn't stupid. Although the squad leader saved him, he had wanted to kill him earlier. Only an idiot would follow you! He ran in a different direction.

"What!" The squad leader killed yet another Cao soldier that came up the walls. He saw Liu Mang escaping so he threw away his broken blade. He then picked up a fresh weapon from a nearby corpse and started pursuing Liu Mang.

"The heck?! He's chasing me?!" Liu Mang had already put on his helmet. While he was running, his Aries Gold Cloth had been glittering in the light, causing him to be a target for both Cao army and the Lu Bu army. Even if killing Liu Mang didn't give gold or promotion, that armor he was wearing was still a priceless item.

Just as Liu Mang was stuck between a rock and a hard place, a thundering voice came from the palace on the wall. "Daring traitors!"

[TL: what a palace on the wall might look like http://file.chinatraveldesigner.com/2/kb/4f1869d5-2e0a-47bd-8485-3dbb6aed5e6b.jpg]

Wasn't this the voice of Lu Bu, Boss Lu?

Cao Cao's siege on Xiapi. Although watermarks were all over the walls, one could still see parts of the wall's original construction.

[TL: Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to flood Xiapi, hence the watermarks.]

"On top of the White Gate Tower, Lu Bu was captured," Liu Mang slowly muttered. Following the capture, Lu Bu was to be decapitated on White Gate Tower.

"Save Boss Lu! Rescue Boss Lu! I'll live if I rescue Boss Lu!!!" Liu Mang was surrounded with enemies, isolated and without help. The Cao army wanted to kill him for riches and promotion. The Lu Bu army wanted to kill him for his armor. At this point, his only option was to save Boss Lu.

Right after rushing into the White Gate Tower, Liu Mang started feeling regret.

"Who art thou that darest break through the White Gate Tower!" A seven foot tall, bearded burly man glared at Liu Man. Behind him stood another robust man of similar size tying up Boss Lu.

[TL: original text uses chi, a chinese foot. 1 chi = 1.094 ft]

It was clearly written on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that Song Xian first stole the Sky Piercer then, along with Wei Xu, captured and tied up Lu Bu.

"Damn it!" Liu Mang cursed in his heart. How could he possibly have forgotten about Wei Xu and Song Xian. If one compared the soldiers outside of the White Gate Tower to minions… then these two are most certainly bosses. Although these two are only second rated when compared to the rest of the generals in the Three Kingdoms, they were still generals. They were most certainly a lot stronger compared to Liu Mang who doesn't know how to fight.

"Wrong direction, I went the wrong direction!" Liu Mang slowly retreated out of the White Gate Tower. He would rather face the horde of minions outside than the two bosses.

[If anyone could think of a less awkward way of saying wrong direction, please do tell.]

Song Xian glared at Liu Mang. The person in front of him, who wore such elegant golden armor, was most certainly a high ranking officer. Song Xian knew all the high ranking officers in the Lu Bu army. Thus, this person was most certainly not part of the Lu Bu army.

Could he have been prime minister Cao's man?

"Perhaps sire works for prime minister Cao?!" Song Xian asked cautiously. To wear such golden armor, his position was most certainly not low.

"Prime minister Cao?!" Liu Mang understood right away. Song Xian and Wei Xu was likely tying Lu Bu up as a gift to Cao Cao. If he said no, then Song Xian would most likely chop off his head right then and there. Liu Mang decisively started nodding "Yes, yes, yes."

"Oh, so it was prime minister Cao's man." Song Xian relaxed and laughed. "Myself is Song Xian and this is Wei Xu. I wonder how to address you, sire. For we are both working under prime minister Cao, regardless of positions, we should help each other." Song Xian had already started making connections.

"Myself is Liu Mang. I work under general XiaHou as a company commander." Liu Mang lied.

"Company commander?!" Unlike Song Xian, Wei Xu started doubting. A company commander wearing a golden armor. Are you fucking with me?

Song Xian gave Liu Mang a pat on the back and began trying to get friendly with him. "Brother Liu Mang, as you can see, we have captured traitor Lu. We are only waiting for prime minister Cao to arrive at the tower. As for the credits…" What Song Xian meant was that he should gain merits for capturing Lu Bu. Although he didn't know what position the golden armored commander had in the Cao army, he knew that he was of a better standing than a surrendered enemy general like himself.

"Renegade! Renegade!" Lu Bu who was tied up stared at Song Xian and Wei Xu with glearing eyes. "Song Xian, Wei Xu, I have always treated you good. Why are you doing this!?" he yelled angrily.

"Noisy!" Song Xian refused to give Lu Bu a chance to speak. He found a piece of cloth and stuffed it in Lu Bu's mouth. Lu Bu's fury could only be heard as an "mmmmm mmmm" sound. It wasn't that Song Xian refused to answer, but rather that he felt guilty. Afterall, Lu Bu had treated both Wei Xu and him well. But even mole crickets and ants try to live, and if they had followed Lu Bu, they would've certainly died. As a talented bird chooses a tree to nest in, they too decided to choose a different patron to work under.

Right as Liu Mang was trying to find an opportunity to escape, Wei Xu who had not spoken a single word so far asked as if natural "I wonder how the injury to general Xiahou Dun's right eye is."

"What right eye, it's the left eye!" Back when he was reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Mang had previously debated over whether it was Xiahou Dun's right or left eye that had been injured. Right after saying this, Liu Mang knew that this Wei Xu was testing him.

[TL: Raw says right eye instead of left eye… based on what I knew, Xiahou Dun lost his left eye…. unless all the dynasty warrior games were a lie!"

Seeing that Wei Xu's hands were already on his blade, Liu Mang couldn't help but get nervous. "Could I have mistakenly said the wrong thing!?" If he was killed because of this, he really couldn't even cry over it. However, after noticing that Wei Xu's hands left his blade, he felt a wave of relief.

"Brother Liu, do you know when prime minister Cao's troops will arrive? We have already thrown Lu Bu's Sky Piercer outside the gates." Wei Xu lowered his guard against Liu Mang.

"Right away, right away!" Liu Mang remembered that these two good for nothings tied up Lu Bu, threw his weapon away, and in less than an hour the Cao army occupied White Gate Tower and execute Boss Lu.

"Lu Bu Lu Fengxian! Word of mouth had it that within men, Lu Bu, within horses, Red Hare! Former has it general Hou Cheng who presented the Red Hare. Latter has it generals Song Xian and Wei Xu tying Lu Bu. The three generals' accomplishments are most certainly big! Boundless prospect!" complimented Liu Mang.

"You're too kind," said Song Xian. However, he was very much delighted in his mind.

[TL: nali nali is translated as where where, which is what Chinese people use to humbly denying a compliment. Currently using you're too kind. If there's a better translation, please do tell.]

To even know about general Hou taking the horse, Wei Xu finally believed Liu Mang.

"This Lu Bu, Marquis of Wen, looked very formidable!" Liu Mang pretended that he had never seen Lu Bu before and slowly walked toward him.

"I have always heard father and brothers say that Lu Bu, Marquis of Wen, is invincible on the battlefield, able to take on multiple foes at once. Having seen him today, he is merely so so."

"Humph!" Lu Bu's mouth was stuffed and he could not speak. All he could do was snort.

Father and brothers?! Having fought Lu Bu?! In the Cao army, those who are able to have fought Lu Bu and survive are only people like the Xiahou brothers, LiuGuanZhang, and Xu Chu. Every one of them are dauntless generals of the Cao army.

[TL: Xiahou brothers refer to Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. LiuGuanZhang refers to Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.]

No wonder the small time company commander is wearing golden armor! This armor really is beautiful, with it's huge horns, exquisite patterns, and it's connecting plate armor.

Chapter 3: The Escape of Lu BuMy Father in Law is Lu Bu

"Brother Liu, this fellow is Lu Bu."

Song Xian was very proud. Lu Bu, the god of war, was tied up besides Wei Xu and him. Their service was most definitely meritorious.

[TL: for the term fellow, Song Xian used a derogatory term]

"Chi chi" As Liu Mang looked from the side, he gave out a sound resembling a sigh of pity. The person of the Three Kingdoms Liu Mang admired the most was Gongsun Zan. This was because Gongsun Zan was never tolerant against using his troops against the non Han Chinese people. It was because of him that the non Han people revered the Han.

Lu Bu was another person he admired. Although many of Lu Bu's actions are denounced by others, actions such as massacring all of his adopted father's retainers and relatives, the blame couldn't be completely placed on him.

Ding Yuan, Lu Bu's adapted father, was a regional governor and a minor warlord at the beginning. As one of his sons, Lu Bu was given the position of Chief Secretary, an administration position. Lu Bu was a warrior possessing great martial prowess, but was given a civilian post for years. This was even after Ding Yuan was promoted for his assistance in the Luoyang, Lu Bu never received any promotion. Waiting to kill Ding Yuan until Dong Zhou brought him over was already pretty good.

Later, Wang Yun's honey pot worked wonderfully. Lu Bu's lover was taken by Dong Zhou, and being a man, he couldn't help but kill Dong Zhou. After escaping Luoyang, the Lu Bu army faced countless life and death situations. Lu Bu, unlike big eared Liu, never once abandoned his wives and children.

[TL: big eared Liu is Liu Bei. Liu Bei was recorded to have huge ears.]

Lu Bu was a family man.

Lu Bu was an ungrateful fellow without friends? When Cao Cao was on his ass, no one dared to assist him. Only the city of He Nei dared to send troops to help him.

Before his death, Lu Bu, like Gongsun Zan, was a mighty figure who caused many to cry in fear. His position would've most certainly been higher had he not been born to troubled times.

With his idol in front of him, Liu Mang couldn't help but feel excited.

He wanted to untie Lu Bu and ask for an autograph. Unfortunately, now was not the time.

In less than an hour, the Cao troops would break through the gates and enter. Once they broke through the city, they would bring him to Cao Cao and he'd be fucked. Pretending to be a general would certainly be a death sentence. Liu Mang's only chance at survival lied in the man in front of him.

Xiapi wouldn't be able to withstand the siege much longer. He could only survive if he escaped the city under leadership of Lu Bu.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Mang stood up. "Generals, my army is to arrive in a moment. However, even without this tiger defending the city, there will be many causalities in order to break the gates. Generals, why not open the gates to greet the arriving army? Your merits would most certainly increase if you do so."

"Ah?" Song Xian and Wei Xu's eyes flashed with glimmers of delight. Originally, their merits lied in capturing Lu Bu… but if they now also offered the city to Cao Cao…

"Brother Liu, you are the brother of I, Song Xian, after this! I will most certainly add brother Liu to the list of credits for opening the gates." Song Xian had given an empty promise.

Brothers with you? It would be a miracle if you didn't sell me out! Liu Mang was scornful, but he pretended to be grateful,"After the army arrives, I will most certainly introduce the two generals to my father and brothers."

"Ha ha! Then we must thank brother Liu!" As surrendered generals, if they wanted to join the Cao army, they'd have to associate themselves with the old generals. Having Liu Mang as their wingman would definitely be a lot better.

The two laughed as they walked down the city walls.

"Whew!" Liu Mang gave a sigh of relief. The two snitches were finally coaxed by him. Liu Mang quickly ran to Lu Bu and snatched the cloth out of his mouth.

Lu Bu immediately swore once the cotton in his mouth was removed. "Rebellious traitors! If you're a man, release me! Using underhanded method to capture me!"

"Hey-hey, boss Lu, please lower your voice," Liu Mang hissed quietly. Lu Bu had a violent temper. If Song Xian and Wei Xu heard him, they'd be screwed.

"Boss? You're the boss! How dare you insult me!"

[TL: Lu Bu took insult to Liu Mang calling him boss because while boss is a term signifying a hint of respect and position in modern chinese slang, it is a derogatory term for warriors in ancient chinese because they see boss as merchants, a class lower than theirs, who is interested only in money.]

"Calling you boss is an insult?!" Damnit. Liu Mang really couldn't communicate with the great God of War. How I wish people called me boss.

"I'm the boss. I'm the boss, okay?!" Liu Mang rolled his eyes. "I'm going to help you escape! Are you coming or not?!"

"Do with me as you please!" Lu Bu continued to curse, then suddenly caught what Liu Mang had said."What did you say about freeing me?!"

"Argh." Liu Mang clutched his ears. What was with these generals being big horns? Lu Bu, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and even the bullshit squad leader were like this. Did they not feel comfortable unless they were yelling?!

"To put it simply, I'm not apart of the Cao army, nor am I part of your Lu Bu army! But if I want to live, I have follow you, boss Lu!" Liu Mang summarized.

Lu Bu frowned. Liu Mang was going to free him? He wasn't working for the Cao A'man or him.

[TL: Cao A'man is another name of Cao Cao. I believe it's his childhood name.]

"Didn't you mention earlier that your father and brothers encountered me on the battlefield before?!" Lu Bu was puzzled.

"Fuck! You have too many questions!" Liu Mang was angry now. "I am surnamed Liu, called Liu Mang. Have you ever met any senior generals in the Cao army with the surname Liu?! The father and brothers I speak of- does the Han emperor count?!"

"His Majesty?!" Lu Bu was shocked. "You are related to His Majesty?!"

Liu Mang brushed Lu Bu off. "Stop bothering me! The Han emperor is my brother, okay?!" He quickly untied Lu Bu. Wei Xu must've been truly ruthless to tie his former master so tightly. He noticed that Lu Bu's body was covered in blood from lacerations.

"His Majesty's younger brother!"

During the Latter Han Dynasty, very few were patriotic or loyal. Lu Bu was the exception.

After Dong Zhou's death, Lu Bu took control of Luoyang. It stood to reason that Lu Bu would behave like Dong Zhou, doing whatever he wanted in Chang'an. Surprisingly, he didn't. He was completely respectful to the little emperor. Even when he was forced to leave Chang'an, he never threatened him to leave with him.

Afterward, he attacked Yan Province and occupied Puyang before finally running away to Xu Province. This caused the big eared thief to flee. During those times, Lu Bu had always been respectful toward the Han Dynasty.

[TL: Big eared thief is Liu Bei.]

Lu Bu clearly remembered that in Chang'an, His Majesty did not have a younger brother. He had a single elder brother. This was the Prince of Hongnong, Liu Bian, and he had died at the hands of Dong Zhou.

"Stop asking questions, Lu Bu! Back when there was plenty of corruption, the late emperor frequently spoke lividly in regards to money. How would one know of all his sons?"

That's it, he's a bastard child! Lu Bu nodded understandingly. He held his fist. "I, governor of Xu Province, General Who Pacifies the East, Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, thank sire for the saving me!" Lu Bu really believed that Liu Mang was of royal blood. After all, the golden armor he was wearing couldn't even be worn by regular imperial clansman. It was reserved for those bestowed by the emperor.

[TL: Lu Bu is listing all the titles and his courtesy name when he introduced himself.]

[TL: Lu Bu essentially did a salute of respect to Liu Mang. I suspect you've seen this type of salute before. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuxfcQQtXcovU_3XLGpKXxpQyjSRwJK2-x55tIkWO2GDEUQZW1]

"Just forget about it." Liu Mang knew Lu Bu misunderstood. However, regardless of the misunderstanding, his top priority was saving his life.

"Marquis of Wen need say no more. We should gather the remaining soldiers and rush out of Xiapi immediately. Xiapi cannot be guarded anymore."

[TL: Marquis of Wen is another one of Lu Bu's titles.]

"Yes!" Although Lu Bu was a very obstinate and opinionated individual, he also had a deep respect for the Han Dynasty. After getting up, he looked for a weapon to gather remnants of soldiers in the city with Liu Mang.

"Alas, pity that my Sky Piercer was thrown out the city walls by those two renegades. Otherwise I needn't do such!" The weapons nearby were all from Lu Bu's soldiers that had been killed by Song Xian and Wei Xu. None of the weapons were really comfortable to Lu Bu.

Without the Sky Piercer, Lu Bu was certainly a grade lower in martial abilities. Lu Bu was normally considered the pinnacle of super first class, and now he was only super first class.

Despite all this, his battle prowess would still be strong enough.

"So you were here!" Suddenly, somebody came from the White Gate Tower. It was the squad leader that had been chasing after Liu Mang. He was not as lucky as Liu Mang. Liu Mang's body was covered entirely in armor, and the squad leader had only leather. Liu Mang could close his eyes and charge through the crowd, while he could not. This was why it had been so difficult for the squad leader to find them. Even the weapons in his hands were close breaking again. Evidently, he had killed a lot of people.

"Don't be rude!" Lu Bu berated the squad leader after noticing he was wearing the black uniforms his soldiers wore.

"Eh? General?!" The squad leader realized it was Lu Bu and immediately got down on his knees. For the Lu Bu army, Lu Bu was seen as a God.

"This is--" Lu Bu started to introduce Liu Mang, but he was interrupted. "Think about the situation first! Introductions can wait until after we get out of the city!"

"You dare speak to general like that!" The squad leader was about to draw his blade. However, contrary to his expectations, Lu Bu wasn't angry. He even held out his fist and screamed, "Okay!"

What's with this?!

The squad leader was stunned.

Chapter 4: Death to Those Who are DiscontentMy Father in Law is Lu Bu

"Sha!" Although Wei Xu and Song Xian are only second rated generals, they are much stronger than ordinary soldiers. The two of them each killed a Cao army soldier. It wasn't because they wanted to make amends but rather because the ordinary soldiers did not know that they surrendered to Cao Cao.

Having rushed to the city gate. One of the company commander defending the gate ran over to Wei Xu and Song Xian. He asked "General Wei, general Song! How is the situation underneath the city walls? Is the lord alright? Do you need our assistance?!"

The fighting on the walls was so fierce that every now and then there will be people falling down towards the gate. This was why this company commander is acting like this.

"No need!" Wei Xu thrown a glance at Song Xian.

Song Xian acted as if he understood and then placed his hand on the commander's shoulder. "The lord is on the city walls, the Cao army can't possibly break through!"

"Now that you mention it!" The commander nodded. Lu Bu was known as the god of war. This company commander who was in charge of defending the gate was originally from the Bing Province army. He have followed Lu Bu for many years and held him in the highest esteem.

The company commander who just relaxed himself suddenly opened his eyes wide in shock with a face full of pain. "General Song. You, why?!" Appearing on his neck was a line of blood. Blood was rushing out. Clearly, a major artery was cut.

"Brother, do not blame me. Blame yourself for blocking the path of us brothers!" The company commander collapsed. The soldiers defending the city walls was shocked. All they saw was Song Xian and Wei Xu suddenly taking out their blades and shouting their personal soldiers "Prime Minister Cao's army is right outside. Xiapi is soon to be break through. If you want to survive, open the gate for Prime Minister Cao with me! Sha!"

"Song Xian and Wei Xu, our lord had been good to you guys yet you dare commit such a criminal act! Sha! Avenge the company commander!" This Bing Province company commander was held in high esteem in the soldiers' hearts. A group of defending soldiers started rushing toward Song Xian and Wei Xu.

Outside of XiaPi, Cao army camp.

A middle aged man was standing in the front of a tent watching soldiers killing each others. He asked a general near him "general Hou Cheng, are you certain that general Wei Xu and general Song Xian will be able to capture Lu Bu?" This tanned middle aged man was the most ambitious person in the whole world, the future Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao. It wasn't that he had doubts about Wei Xu and Song Xian's betrayal but rather in their abilities to capture Lu Bu.

Who is Lu Bu? He is a mighty tiger! Cao Cao still remembers the heroics of Lu Bu in the Battle of Hulao Pass. He caused the eighteen warlords to be stuck outside the Hulao Pass, unable to do anything. Could a person capable of such accomplishment be easily captured?!

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, I have already taken the Red Hare away from Lu Bu. This Lu Bu's combat prowess was reduced by eighty percent. Although my brothers Song Xian and Wei Xu aren't some powerful generals, against traitor Lu with twenty percent combat prowess, they are more than enough!" Hou Cheng said proudly.

All the people around, whether they be generals or scholars, frowned at Hou Cheng's words. Selling out his previous master is one thing. However, to even call his previous master traitor Lu. Such a person is indeed of vile character.

Although the scholars are only displeased in their hearts, the generals are much more direct. They collectively step back from Hou Cheng, refusing to associate themselves with him, causing Hou Cheng to be very awkward.

However, the awkwardness disappeared soon.

"Reporting!" A messenger rushed in. "Reporting to Prime Minister, a godly weapon was thrown down atop the walls of Xiapi, crushing to death multiple soldiers."

"Oh? What sort of godly weapon was it?" A weapon being thrown on siege soldiers' heads could certainly crush to death a couple people. Afterall, siege soldiers are like ants, proceeding slowly and crowded.

"General Xiahou said it was Lu Bu's Sky Piercer!" The messenger replied.

The only person who was currently besieging the city was Xiahou Dun. The general Xiahou that the messenger spoke of is him.

"Oh?!" Cao Cao's eyes flashed with happiness. "Bring it over for me to see."

Soon, two soldiers came carrying a long Ji giving off a cold glow. The two crescents on top of the Ji was sparkling. On the side was a red rippling tassel. The Ji itself was also engraved with a couple characters, Bing Province Lu.

[TL: Ji is a chinese halberd, Lu Bu's Sky Piercer is a Ji. http://imgx.xiawu.com/xzimg/i4/i2/T1VLXKXchAXXXUm5va_121450.jpg]

[TL: Bing Province Lu means that the Ji belonged to surnamed Lu of the Bing Province… hence Lu Bu.]

This was most certainly Lu Bu's Sky Piercer. A Lu Bu without a Sky Piercer. Haha!

"Congratulations Prime Minister. Xiapi is soon to be break through. Perhaps at nightfall we would be able to open up for celebration in the heart of the city!" Hou Cheng immediately started kissing ass.

"Ha ha!" Cao Cao complacently laughed aloud.

Right at this moment, another messenger rushed in. "Reporting! Reporting to the Prime Minister, Xiapi has been broken through!"

"Xiapi has been broken through?!" Cao Cao was slightly surprised. Although it was Yuanrang sieging the city, he did not give Yuanrang a lot of troops because of the deflections of Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Wei Xu. He only told him to feign attack and wait for Song Xian and Wei Xu to capture Lu Bu; how did the Xiapi actually got broken through?!

[TL: Yuanrang is the courtsey name for Xiahou Dun.]

"The gate was opened from within!" The messenger said.

"From within?!" Did someone else betrayed Lu Bu?!

"It's most likely my two brothers!" Hou Cheng said happily. "Prime Minister, Xiapi was broken through and Lu Bu was arrested, the Xu Province is yours to collect!"

"Transmit my military orders! All troops, besiege Xiapi!" Currently only one of the gates got broken through, there's still three more.

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"Sha!" Lu Bu took the lead. Although he no longer have the Sky Piercer, his explosive prowess isn't hindered in a bit. These Cao soldiers cannot even withstand a single bouts. Even officers die upon encountering him.

Song Xian and Wei Xu was lucky. They did not encounter Lu Bu.

On the way down the White Gate Tower, Lu Bu slaughtered no less than a hundred people and gathered around him three hundred soldiers. Under his command, they were like an unstoppable spear.

"Where are we headed to now?!" Liu Mang currently held a bloodied long sword. Within the chaos, no one could protect him. Thus, he must defend himself. On his armor appeared multiple white stains from the countless slashes and stabs of blades and swords. Had he not had the Gold Cloth, he would've been dead multiple times by now.

Enroute, Liu Mang also killed a couple people. Actual living people! Not animals, but people! When blood was splashed onto his face, Liu Mang even tasted the saltiness and metallic taste.

"Province Governor's Mansion in the inner city!" Lu Bu's eyes was bloodshot from all the killing. Had Liu Mang's armor not been extra shiny, he might've mistakenly killed him.

"Inner city?!" Liu Mang was thinking about how to get the hell out and not getting into the inner city, a place where they would likely be surrounded and killed.

Liu Mang wanted to say something but was stopped by the squad leader alongside him. The squad leader was called Cheng Yu. He said "All the madames are in the inner city!"

"Madames?" Liu Mang finally remembered. How did he forgot that Lu Bu was a family man. To have him leave his family behind, you must kill him first.

A family man as a companion of a deceptive one…

If I followed him into the inner city, these three hundred soldiers might all die!

On the other hand, if I went my own separate way then chances are I'll be dead too. Either way I'm dead. Can't there be a fucking survival path?!

"Sha! Sha!" Sounds of killing on the outside of the city steadily increased. With tens of thousands of people battling, their noises certainly won't be small.

"General, the gate has been broken!" A bloodied Lu Bu army soldier covered in wounds shouted toward Lu Bu in a weeping manner.

"Gate has been broken?!" Lu Bu eyes shocked open and gave off a murderous aura strong enough to cause suffocation. "Which gate?! West Gate?! South Gate?! Or the North Gate?!"

"East Gate, sire!" The injured soldier said weepingly.

East Gate! Wasn't this the gate that I just came from?! White Gate Tower was located in the east gate! Didn't I encourage them to open the gates?!

"Song Xian and Wei Xu! Oh how I wish to eat your flesh!" Lu Bu's eyes were glaring with anger. Although he knew that it was because of Liu Mang's suggestions that they went to open the gates. However, knowing is different from it actually happening.

[TL: No, he's not saying he want to be cannibal. Just a phrase saying he's super angry and wants to kill them.]

A gate has been broken, leaving behind only three gates. It is impossible for the Cao army to not take action. Once the three other gates was to be broken, they would surrounded and certainly die.

Now there was a very serious problem - whether or not to go toward the inner city.

If they don't go, then Lu Bu's wives and children will be left to Cao Cao. In that case, god of war Lu's head will be verdant green. On the other hand, if they do go, all these three hundred people will likely not survive. Chances are, they will be surrounded by the Cao army and be unable to save his wives and children.

[TL: What Liu Mang meant by Lu Bu's head will be verdant green is that he will be wearing a green hat - get cuckolded by Cao Cao. NTR yo.]

"Abominable!" Lu Bu raged. The god of war was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

"General!" The squad leader cried.

Lu Bu's eyebrows raised. "Attention soldiers, you all protect brother Liu Mang's break out of Xiapi! Failure is not an option!"

Help me escape? That's not bad. My life will be saved. But boss Lu's giving up on his family? That's not his style…

"What about you, general?" Cheng Yu said the main point.

"This general will go toward the inner city to save his family!" Lu Bu held his pu blade against the wind.

[TL: Pu blade, aka. simple blade… http://www2.nacta.edu.cn/site/jjdj/files/u1/dao.jpg second blade from the left.]

"Just general yourself, how could you rival the Cao army?! General's safety is hard to guarantee. General, please reconsider!" So what if a person is a god of war? Against human wave tactics, he too will turn into a pool of blood.

"General, please reconsider!" The Lu Bu army on the side shouted in unison.

"Rest assured! Those who can hurt me have yet to be born!" Lu Bu Lu Fengxian - dragon amongst men, a god in war. He never retreat, even if the place is a dragon's pound or a tiger's den.

"We will follow general till death!" Cheng Yu was the first one to get on his knees.

"We will follow general till death!" Who is Lu Bu? He is the soul of the army! He is the god of war! Perhaps for other armies, their morale will collapse after suffering heavy casualties and the collapse of the army banner. However, for the Lu Bu army, their morale will not collapse for they have their own god - Lu Bu. As long as Lu Bu is alive, the Lu Bu army too will preserve.

"I have decided. Stop making a clamor!" Lu Bu certainly knew that he might not be able to come back. Tens of thousands of Cao army are outside the city; and the city itself was chaotic with fightings. No matter how strong a person is, he is no match for a group of people. However, Lu Bu does not resign. Even if what he was about to do is already doomed to begin with he will still continue on for it was the responsibility of a man for his home and his family.

These three hundred soldiers, perhaps Lu Bu did not know any of them. However, he knew that they were good men, warriors under him. With subordinates like this, he was without regrets. Thus, how would possibly bring these men to the death with him?!

"General!" Cheng Yu did not give up.

"Whoever continues to speak will be like this blade!" After saying that, he snapped his pu blade in two. Pieces of fragments pierced through Lu Bu's fingers. However, he did not mind it one bit. The soldiers are silenced with eyes still filled with reluctance and helplessness.

At this moment, the god of war Lu Bu suddenly got softhearted.

"Go now! Safeguard brother Liu Mang! Perhaps we will meet again!" Lu Bu took a spear and proceeded to leave.

"Sigh, why did you..." A long sigh came from Liu Mang. Liu Mang got fucking moved by Lu Bu. Lu Bu, why did you have to say such a speech. So moving, causing me to almost cry.

Liu Mang also knew that although these soldiers will follow Lu Bu's orders and help him break out of Xiapi; but once the breakout succeed, these three hundred soldiers will be like a bunch of soulless walking corpses.

To save his own life by taking three hundred lives with him; Liu Mang wasn't able to do it.

"Attention soldiers!" Liu Mang shouted. However, not a single soldier paid attention to him. Rather, they set their sights on that lonely silhouette.

Seeing the attitudes of these three hundred soldiers, Liu Mang got angry. "Were you not soldiers of the Lu Bu army?! Are you refusing to obey Marquis of Wen's orders?! Are you going to betray the Marquis like Song Xian and Wei Xu?! Now the Marquis have put you all under my arm, you have to obey my orders! Understood?!" Liu Mang had never once roared so loud before.

"Fuck, I quit!" A soldier took off his helmet and shouted "I will follow the general till death!"

"What is your name?!" Liu Mang pointed the longsword in his hand on the soldier. His murderous intent was in his speech.

"I am called Li ErNiu. What you want to kill me? Go ahead!" The soldier stuck out his neck and glared at Liu Mang.

"Someone detain him!" Although these three hundred soldiers was bleak, they still followed the Marquis's order and detained the soldier called ErNiu.

"Good. Someone tell me what is the punishment for desertion!"

"According to law, death by beheading." Cheng Yu did not know what Liu Mang is trying to do but still replied.

"Good. Li ErNiu, do you know your crime?!" Liu Mang shouted.

"Kill me. I don't want to live anyways. I will follow the general in death." Li ErNiu got increasingly emotional.

"Good. Since you wish to die, I will give you your wish!" Liu Mang also got angry. Although he knew that this Li ErNiu was a man but because this was the army and in a war one cannot just do as one pleases.

"Behead!" Liu Mang shouted. However, none of the soldiers moved, not even those who detained Li ErNiu.

"Good. So you guys won't do it? I'll do it myself!" Liu Mang pierced his longsword into the chest of Li ErNiu. Cheng Yu wasn't fast enough to prevent it. Hot blood spilled out.

"You!" Li ErNiu was grimacing in pain.

"Woosh!" Liu Mang waved his sword and a head fell off. The expression on the head seemed to not believe Liu Mang was actually going to do it.

"Hey!" Cheng Yu knew that it was bad. Originally, the orders from the Marquis had caused the soldiers to be instable. Now Li ErNiu was killed. Amongst these soldiers were his fellow soldiers whom have been through ups and down with him. There might be a mutiny.

Cheng Yu quickly rushed to guard Liu Mang because a few soldiers' expressions was already starting to shift.

"Why did you kill Li ErNiu?!" Sure enough, there was mutiny. A soldier originating from the same place as Li ErNiu angrily shouted at Liu Mang. If Liu Mang explanation isn't good enough then he will be met with swords and blades.

"Precisely for which reason?!" Another stood out.

"Why, you ask me why?!" Liu Mang laughed. He laughed very happily. "Come over, I'll tell you why."

The two soldiers, after hearing Liu Mang's words, walked toward him.

"This is why!" A sinister expression flashed through Liu Mang's face. Again, there was two pillars of blood. Two soldiers with eyes in shock fell down.

Liu Mang was holding the longsword like a demon. He looked toward the soldiers and shouted. "You have been soldiers longer than me. You have more time in the battlefield than me. Military laws, you understand it better than me. Let me tell you, Li ErNiu and those two dead soldiers, I admire them. They were willing to go against the military laws to follow the Marquis. I admire them but I must still kill them! Military law is military law. I don't care what reason you have to go against it, unless I am dead, you are to die!" Liu Mang's current facial expression was sinister and unsightly. Coupled with the fact that he just killed three people unwavering, he struck terror in the hearts of the soldiers.

"From today on, you will be my soldiers. You will be faced with an unemotional and unwavering general who follows only the military laws. Anyone who is discontent, stand out. Kill me or I'll kill you. Understood?!"

"Understood" said sparse and fragmentary and powerlessly.

"What, are you terrified?! Do you not have valor?! Are you a coward?! Speak louder, I cannot hear you!" Liu Mang roared.

"Understood!" This time, not only was the voice in unison, it was also louder.

Cheng Yu could not believe it. He initially thought that this golden armored man was just a idiotic nobility. Who knew that he was this savvy. His killing methods returned order to chaos.

"Good. Now I command the battalion of three hundred twelve people. You, you and you!" Liu Mang pointed three people, one of which is Cheng Yu. "I appoint you as the company commander, in charge of a hundred people including yourself! The remaining twelve people are to be my guard."

Liu Mang does not understand the army system of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Hence, he could only handle things like his time at the university military training. Thirty three people a platoon, three platoons a company and three companies a battalion.

Like this, maybe we really could break out! Cheng Yi also started to be convinced by Liu Mang.

"You are now my soldiers! Thus you must follow my commands! Now I command, all troops march toward the inner city!" Liu Mang issued his second order.

"What?!" Cheng Yu startled. "Sire, march toward the city?!" What is he trying to do?!

"Did you guys not hear me correctly? Or must I kill two more people?!" Liu Mang said "I want you guys to march toward the city. I am going to save Lu Bu, save your general. Did you not understand? Ah?"

So the reason why he killed those three soldiers was to suppress the untamed soldiers. If the killing before terrorized the soldiers, then the orders given now will obtain the hearts of the soldiers.

"Understood~!" Having heard that Liu Mang's orders was for them to save Lu Bu, save their general, all of the soldiers who were full of morale, their discontent and hatred toward Liu Mang completely disappeared.

"Onward!"

Chapter 5: Shooting of Palm in XiapiMy Father in Law is Lu Bu

"Fucking hell! Seems like I will be dying here!" Liu Mang smiled wryly. He wiped the blood from his body. This blood was mostly from his enemies while some were from his new subordinates. Earlier, a guard that he did not even know the name of took a slash for him and was chopped in half through the waist.

The East Gate was broken through, the South Gate was also broken through. Only the West Gate and the North Gate are left standing.

With the two Gates being broken through, the Cao army troops started pouring into Xiapi. In the two hours, Liu Mang and his troops had only advanced a couple hundred meters. In this period of time, nearly a hundred of his troops was killed. Amongst them was one who he just recently appointed company commander. One of his leg was chopped off. Although he wasn't dead, but on the battlefield, he is not far from death.

This was only a couple hundred meters! If he managed to advance toward the inner city, how many of his three hundred troops would be left? Liu Mang's felt that his body was already without strength. He does not know how many people he had killed so far.

Human lives in a troubled time are like grass. Liu Mang's movement had already became mechanical - kill, kill again, change blade and kill, kill again.

"Sire, we cannot advance anymore!" Cheng Yu arrived next to Liu Mang after killing some enemies. He gasped and shouted. He also knew that the route they're on was very difficult. However, he did not expect it to be like this. If they delay any longer, the incoming Cao troops will increase exponentially. In that time, before meeting Lu Bu, their whole battalion might be wiped out.

Liu Mang deflected an incoming spear with his blade and then killed a Cao soldier. He said "we must continue advancing regardless!" Liu Mang did not regret his stupid decision. He rarely gets moved by others. Lu Bu moved him and these three hundred soldiers also did.

"It's only death. What, Cheng Yu are you afraid?!" Liu Mang satirized. "If you're afraid of death then get lost!"

"Who says I'm afraid! The only thing I fear is my mother!" Cheng Yu also got angry. For him to be seen as being afraid of death, it was no less than an extraordinary humiliation!

This route was like a huge mountain, blocking Liu Mang and his troop's advance. They had been delayed for another hour.

Now, Liu Mang really cannot even lift a blade. His arms was numbed and difficult to move. After finally repulsing an attack from the Cao troops, Liu Mang directly sat onto the ground.

The sky gradually darkened. The smell of blood was everywhere. Corpses filled the city. There's Cao army corpses, Lu Bu army corpses and also regular civilians.

"Halt, Lu Bu army!" Another wave of Cao soldiers showed up. This time, however, the highest officer was a general instead of the squad leaders or company commanders that they have encountered thus far.

With a red tasseled helmet, body covered in armor, and on a white horse. This enemy general was very imposing.

"Ha ha ha ha! Perhaps today is I, Xiahou De's lucky day! To encounter so many Lu Bu remnant soldiers! Ho, there's also a big fish!" The Cao general on the horse laughed loudly. He obviously thought Liu Mang to be a top figure in the Lu Bu army. After all, he was wearing golden armor that isn't reserved for ordinary people. "Remnant soldiers of Lu Bu, listen up! Quickly get on your knees and surrender! You will be spared! Else, you will be immediately executed!"

Xiahou De?! Liu Mang did not have any recollection of such a person. The people besieging Xiapi should be Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. Is this Xiahou De also of the Xiahou clan?

With no time to think, Liu Mang used all his strength and roared "All troops prepare for engagement!" Actually, without Liu Mang's words, all these soldiers already stood up. They stood up in spite of all the sword wounds, blade wounds, fatigue and pain. While they could die in battle, they absolutely cannot surrender to live for they are the Lu Bu army!

"Good backbone, to dare resist!" The praisingly expression of Xiahou De soon changed to one of bloodthirst. He too did not want them to surrender because if they did, they he won't have anyone to kill. Having not taken part in the siege, he wanted to at least have some small fries for his blade.

"Haha. While having backbone is good. You must also have the abilities to back it up!" Xiahou De thumped his horse and it started lunging toward Liu Mang. In his point of view, Liu Mang, the person in a golden armor, was the highest officer in the whole battalion.

"Trying to kill me?! No fucking way!" After having experienced so many life and death encounters, Liu Mang too displayed a fierce expression.

Liu Mang was not an idiot. The opponent was riding a horse. To take the horse head on, he'll just get run over and die.

Liu Mang picked up a long spear the ground and threw it ferociously. Back when he was at the university he had won awards for the sport of javelin throw. Although the long spear that he picked up was much coarser than a regular javelin, the sport of javelin throw originated from the battlefield!

"What!" Seeing the spear flying toward him at high speed, Xiahou De was surprised. He wanted to strike the horse to dodge but because they were in the alley, there is nowhere for his horse to dodge to.

"Poof!" The spear pierced through the neck of the horse, nailing the horse on the ground. Xiahou De stumbled and fell from the horse. At this moment, there left a dying and howling horse.

"Opportunity!" Liu Mang delighted. This Cao army general fell from his horse. Also, he was leading the troops in the front. Thus, he was tens of steps away from the following Cao soldiers - a distance sufficient enough to kill him!

Liu Mang rushed toward Xiahou De and slashed his blade at him.

Although Xiahou De was just felled from his horse, being a person from the Xiahou clan, he immediately turned over and escaped the incoming slash.

"You dare!" Xiahou De got angry. For a descendant of the dignified Xiahou clan to be put in a situation like this. If he was to be beaten by some famous generals like Lu Bu, then so be it. But to get thrown onto the ground by some nameless golden armored individual and almost losing his life in the process, he cannot accept it.

The strength of an expert can be known once they start attacking! After standing up, Xiahou De immediately attacked Liu Mang like a storm.

"Bang bang bang!" A series of sparks appeared in the front, back, chest and neck of Liu Mang. Anywhere that could kill with a single strike was attacked by Xiahou De.

"What's with this damn armor!" Xiahou De shouted. Countless times he could've killed this Lu Bu soldier in front of him but was unable to. That armor is very smooth. If you try to cut it then you will simply slip past it. Even a slash will end up with the blade slipping. With a stab that armor is rigid enough to defend it. The most critical thing is that this armor actually almost wrapped the whole body. Is it not heavy?!

"Hehe!" Liu Mang sneered. Fuck! So my martial arts isn't up to par with you; I have less experience in the battlefield than you; but I have armor yo. I'm wearing a saint cloth yo. I'm like a fucking turtle shell. Try biting me!

Fucker attacked me so many times, time for me to fight back!

"Xiahou De, prepare to die!" Having came to the battlefield of this world, without screaming he really cannot gather up his energy because of how tired he was.

"Someone like you think you can kill me?!" Xiahou De could tell that this golden armored individual is certainly not a general. His skills with the blade was much too weak. Although seasoned, they were the basic movements of the battlefield - lifting blade, waving the blade and slashing the blade.

There is nowhere open on the body… the face! This Aries Gold Cloth's helmet did not have face protection. Xiahou De threw his blade away and picked up a sword. He immediately started piercing toward Liu Mang's face.

"Fast!" Xiahou De's speed is too fast. Before Liu Mang could react, the sword is already en route toward his face. This was actually the regular speed of generals. Xiahou De was also a second rated general, if he had met the generals under Lu Bu like Zhang Liao or Gao Shun, they could easily dodge the attack. Alas, Liu Mang wasn't a general!

He never practiced martial arts before. Not to mention generals, if he took off his armor he cannot even win against an ordinary soldier.

"Shit!" If this sword managed to stab his, then he is certainly finished.

"Am I going to die like this?!" Liu Mang closed his eyes. It shouldn't hurt too much to be stabbed in the head right?! I should die immediately right?!

However, he did not feel any pain even after a long time. Instead, there was a miserable shriek.

"Am I dead?! Why is the shriek not mine?!" Liu Mang opened his eyes in confusion.

In front of his eyes was Xiahou De with blood flowing out of his hand. His sword was dropped onto the floor. An arrow pierced through his hand.

It was shot from behind him! Liu Mang turned around and saw a lofty individual who is currently pulling a bow.

White armor? Head full of black hair and a height of eight foot. Wasn't this exactly the person Liu Mang and the troops were trying to find - Lu Bu, boss Lu!

From there to here was over a hundred and fifty steps. Xiahou De's hand in a distance of over a hundred and fifty steps was no bigger than a coin. To be capable of hitting the target with an arrow from that distance, this boss Lu's archery certainly reached the pinnacle.

Former was it the shooting of a ji in Yuanmen and today was it the shooting of a palm in Xiapi.