Three Kingdoms New Lü Bu

  Lü Bu rode his horse forward, wielding the Heaven-Shaking Halberd in wide arcs, killing over a dozen bandits in quick succession. He spotted the leader of the bandits riding ahead and initially intended to strike him down with one blow, splitting him into two segments. However, recalling Jia Xu's words about capturing the bandit leader alive to use as a hostage, he held back slightly on his strength.

  Yang Feng led the horse thieves and fled towards the Yellow River. Unexpectedly, the government army pursued them vigorously, and after escaping for several miles, they were caught up. This group of government soldiers was not like before, killing people as easily as cutting vegetables. A row of crossbow shots shot down dozens of men and horses, and when they rushed up, they chopped and hacked again, killing dozens more brothers. The general who led the charge was even more formidable, his sharp spear like a ghostly claw, one move and one life. Yang Feng did not dare to resist, hastily urging his horse to gallop wildly. Alas, Lü Bu pursued them vigorously, repeatedly killing the guards beside him, and with one move, he chopped towards Yang Feng's waist.

  Yang Feng saw Lü Bu's momentum and knew he was no match, so he didn't dare to fight back. Seeing Lü Bu's spear thrusting towards him, he let out a loud cry: "Mother...!" One hand tightly grasped the reins, while the other hand threw the long spear in his hand at Lü Bu, and he bowed his head and leaned on the horse's back.

  Lü Bu saw Yang Feng throw his spear, and with a flip of his wrist, the Guandao lightly deflected the spear upwards. With one strike, he knocked away the long spear, and then followed up with another blow downwards. The tip of the halberd came down horizontally from above Yang Feng's right shoulder, smashing him to gnash his teeth in agony.

  Yang Feng's right shoulder was severely bruised, and before he could even react, Lü Bu had already closed in on him. With his legs tightly clamped around the horse's belly, his left hand released the reins, and with a swift punch, he struck Yang Feng's right cheek. Yang Feng's right shoulder still throbbed with pain, and before he could recover, his right cheek was smashed again, causing stars to flash before his eyes, and his head spun dizzily as Lü Bu wrapped him in a bear hug, pinning him under his armpit.

  Lü Bu captured Yang Feng alive and shouted loudly: "Dismount and surrender to be spared from death, those who resist will be killed without pardon."

  The horse thieves were already being chased in a panic, and when they saw their leader captured, the opposing general said that if they surrendered, they would be spared from death. So they immediately stopped their horses, and Lü Bu's army quickly surrounded the horse thieves on all sides.

  Lü Bu threw Yang Fu to the ground with one hand, and his ghostly spear stretched out, lying horizontally in front of Yang Fu. Yang Fu was first hit by Lü Bu's ghostly spear, which made his shoulder bones ache, then he was punched by Lü Bu, causing his eyes to see gold stars. After that, he was thrown to the ground from under his armpits by Lü Bu, and for a moment, he was so dizzy that he couldn't tell north from south.

  Lü Bu threw Yang Feng to the ground and pointed at him with his halberd, shouting: "Are you the bandits of Yin Mountain?"

  Yang Feng crawled on the ground for a while before regaining his composure. Hearing Lü Bu's stern shout, he didn't even dare to lift his head and hastily knelt in front of Lü Bu's horse, wailing: "General, spare our lives! General, spare our lives. We did not want to do evil, but we were driven by hunger and cold, struggling to survive, and had no choice but to take the path of robbery. Please, general, considering that we are fellow soldiers, spare us a way out."

  Lü Bu was somewhat perplexed and said: "Pshaw! You are just a band of horse thieves. I am a great general of the Han court, who among you is my equal?"

  Yang Feng replied, "To be honest with the general, we are indeed the remnants of the late Zhonglang General Geng Yan's troops. Because the imperial court abandoned the Shaofang region, our people had no way to make a living, and the Xianbei rose up in the land of the Xiongnu, roaming freely in the desert. When we were herding livestock, we often encountered Xianbei raids, so we had no choice but to also live by raiding. Now that I know the general is powerful, I dare not harbor evil intentions again. Please, General, considering our shared identity as military men, spare us a way out."

  Lü Bu became more and more confused as he listened, and turned to look at Gao Shun who had caught up. Gao Shun seemed to understand a bit, so he asked: "The Geng Yan you mentioned is the one from Emperor He's time, who followed General of Chariots and Cavalry Dou Xian to the north of Jiuyuan Garrison, and defeated the Northern Xiongnu several times?"

  Yang Fengyi heard someone knew, so he raised his head and looked at Gao Shun, saying: "That's right."

  Originally, Yang Feng and others were descendants of the generals under Geng Yan, who was a general under Dou Xian during the Emperor He of Han's reign, and had gone north to attack the Northern Xiongnu several times. When Dou Xian went north out of Jiluyuan, he left one of his generals, Geng Yan, to guard Jiluyuan as a rear guard. Later, when Dou Xian returned to the capital, this garrison army was mixed with some Southern Xiongnu who were guarding Jiluyuan. Among them were many Han people, but later, when the great Han declined and abandoned Shuofang, Jiluyuan was also abandoned. The descendants of these soldiers could no longer return to their hometowns and had to live among the Southern Xiongnu, taking Jiluyuan as their stronghold and living as horse bandits.

  Lü Bu finally understood the origin of the Yinshan horse bandits and couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy. He then said to Yang Feng, "Since that's the case, I'll give you all an opportunity. Now, abandon your identity as horse bandits and follow me back to Beidi, start anew, and serve the country. If not... humph!"

  Yang Feng listened to Lü Bu's words and hastened to thank him, saying: "Thank you, General, for your great kindness. I will immediately send someone across the Yellow River to move my family and followers to join you. However... I only know that you are a mighty general, but I do not know who you are. Please tell me."

  "I am Lü Bu, formerly the General of the Xiliang Army, now the Governor of Pingyi in Beidi."

  Yang Feng said: "The kindness of Governor Lü to the people of Chicken and Deer Stockade, big and small, is as many as several hundred. If you, sir, can trust a small person, then I will send someone back with a message."

  Lü Bu thought to himself, "No matter whether you're sincere or not, I'm not afraid of your tricks." So he said, "Alright. What's your name and who do you want to send back to deliver the message?"

  Yang Feng said: "I am Yang Feng. I have a sworn brother named Hu Cai, who can be summoned to cross the Yellow River and gather the remaining troops to surrender to you."

  Lü Bu nodded and said, "Yes. In that case, you can be sent to Shuofang for resettlement."

  Yang Feng accepted the order and then called out to someone behind him, "Hu Cai. You can quickly cross the Yellow River and inform Li Le that we have changed our course of action. Tell him that Governor Lu of Beidi has taken us in. Ask him to quickly gather his belongings and bring all his family members to Shuofang. Remember to bring as many valuables as possible, so we can present them to Governor Lu as a gift."

  Hu hastily nodded and looked at Lü Bu again. Seeing Lü Bu nod, he mounted his horse and rushed towards the Yellow River. Yang Feng said to Lü Bu, "Sir, I have one more thing to report."

  Lü Bu asked: "What's going on?"

  Yang Feng said: "Ji Lu Zhai is cold and bitter, last year we also saw the great defeat of the Xianbei, knowing that the great one is divine and martial. I discussed with a few brothers, Ji Lu Zhai is really hard to make a living. So I sent Han Qian and his brothers south, wanting to find a way out. The other day someone came back and reported that Han Qian had found a White Wave Valley in Pingyang County, Shanggui, where we could move. Now I have the good fortune to meet the great one, and again send people to White Wave Valley to find Han Qian, telling him to come and surrender to the great one. What is the great one's intention?"

  Lü Bu thought to himself: White Wave Valley? Could it be the remnants of the Yellow Turbans' rebellion, the White Wave Bandits? So Yang Feng and his men were from Chicken Ridge Stronghold, migrated south to White Wave Valley, and became the White Wave Bandits after the Yellow Turbans' rebellion? Can't let them become a threat. He then said to Yang Feng: "This is excellent, if you can also persuade Han Xian to surrender, I will reward you with one merit."

  Yang Feng hastily nodded in gratitude, and then sent someone to find Han Shao. Thus, Lü Bu arranged for Yang Feng's unit to be stationed in Shuofang, selecting over a hundred of Yang Feng's strongest cavalrymen to assist Wei Xu in defending Shuofang. Later, he also had Han Shao bring back several dozen cavalrymen to join Yang Feng. Since many of the soldiers under Yang Feng and Han Shao were Xiongnu people, they began calling Yang Feng's unit the "Wolf Cavalry". Han Shao assisted them. Among the troops that Han Shao brought back from Pingyang Commandery, there was one person who surprised Lü Bu, but he didn't know that this person was among Yang Feng's Wolf Cavalrymen. This man was from Yang County in Hedong Commandery, which bordered Pingyang Commandery - Xu Huai, also known as Xu Gongming.

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