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Chapter 228 Sweeping Away the Northern Di Tribes
kill……

Outside Yanmen Pass, a tribe of the Northern Di was being slaughtered.

Lü Bu led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen and charged into the tribe as if it were empty land.

With a swift stroke, the knife fell, and blood flew like butterflies.

Wherever the wolf riders went, they left behind corpses, regardless of age or gender.

The three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen, like machines that only knew how to kill, ruthlessly and mercilessly wielded their weapons, reaping the fresh lives of the Northern Di barbarians.

In an instant, a Northern Di tribe of nearly ten thousand people turned into ghosts.

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Lü Bu put away his halberd.

"Another one gone."

"The tribes on the outskirts of the Northern Di should have been almost wiped out by now."

Lu Bu thought to himself.

Two days after leaving Yanmen Pass, Lü Bu ordered his cavalry to split into several routes and begin raiding and sweeping through the outer tribes of the Northern Di.

Meanwhile, Lü Bu was not idle either. He personally led three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry to raid and sweep through the outer tribes of the Northern Di, leaving the main army to Gao Shun and Jia Xu.

In just two days, Lu Bu and his Bingzhou wolf cavalry had wiped out no fewer than seven or eight tribes.

From a few thousand people to tens of thousands.

Without exception, they all became victims of Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

Three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry gathered behind Lü Bu.

Previously, the three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry had suffered considerable losses.

However, after this period of conscription, the number of Bingzhou wolf cavalry has been replenished to three thousand.

The most important reason why Lü Bu personally led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to sweep through the outer tribes of the Northern Di was to train the newly added wolf cavalry to Bingzhou.

In Lü Bu's view, only on the battlefield where life and death are at stake can these newly recruited Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen grow quickly and adapt to wolf cavalry warfare.

"General, we have spotted the Northern Di cavalry ten miles away."

"Their numbers are estimated to be no less than 30,000."

A Bingzhou wolf rider rushed up to Lü Bu from a distance and loudly reported.

"Oh!"

Lu Bu's eyes flickered.

"Walk."

With a flick of his whip, Lü Bu led his three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalrymen away swiftly.

A few minutes later, the sound of thunderous hooves came from afar.

In the blink of an eye, 50,000 Northern Di cavalry arrived before this tribe that Lü Bu had already destroyed.

"Damn it, these people of the Great Zhou deserve to die."

"Such a massacre of my Northern Di tribes, I, the commander, will surely tear them to pieces."

Looking at the annihilated tribe and the corpses scattered on the ground, the generals of the Northern Barbarians were filled with rage.

"Commander, a scout just reported that the Great Zhou cavalry that wiped out this tribe has fled eastward."

"Their numbers numbered only three thousand, all clad in black wolf armor and riding black wolf horses; they appeared to be the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry."

A cavalry general stepped forward and reported.

Black Wolf Armor?
Black Wolf Horse?
"you sure?"

Upon hearing this, the commander of the 50,000 Northern Di cavalry immediately turned his gaze toward the cavalry general with a glint in his eyes.

"determine."

The cavalry general nodded affirmatively.

"That must be the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, no doubt about it."

"It is true that after searching high and low for something, it is finally found without any effort."

Excitement gleamed in the eyes of the Northern Di leader.

"Pass down the order: pursue the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and Lü Bu with all your might."

"At the same time, order all surrounding units to surround and intercept the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and Lü Bu. They must be stopped."

The Northern Di leader immediately gave the order.

Lü Bu is the main general of the Great Zhou army that has sent troops to the border. If we can besiege Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, then the Great Zhou army that has sent troops to the border will collapse without a fight.

As for Lü Bu's near-celestial strength, this Northern Di commander did not believe that the hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry around him could not besiege Lü Bu and three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

"Follow the order."

The cavalry general accepted the order and left.

"Chase."

With a command from the Northern Di commander, 50,000 Northern Di cavalrymen chased after Lü Bu and his men in the direction they had gone.

……

Lü Bu led his Bingzhou wolf cavalry and galloped more than ten miles in one go.

At this moment, the scattered Bingzhou wolf cavalry scouts rushed over.

"General."

"The iron cavalry of the Northern Barbarians caught up from behind."

"Scouts from the Northern Di cavalry were also discovered in other directions."

"The scouts of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry spoke quickly."

"Hehe, Jia Xu was right after all. The Northern Di are indeed using the surrounding tribes as bait."

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu let out a cold laugh.

"Go to Caogu."

Lu Bu spurred his horse and galloped off in one direction.

Three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry followed closely behind.

……

Half a day later.

Lü Bu led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry to Caogu.

Meanwhile, the Northern Di cavalry continued their relentless pursuit, and tens of thousands of Northern Di cavalry had gathered from other directions.

"Dismount and proceed according to the instructions given by Military Advisor Jia."

Lu Bu gave the order.

Grass Valley is not a valley, but a large, undulating grassland.

The three thousand Bingzhou wolf riders dismounted in unison and took out several protective gear pieces to put on their horses' muzzles and hooves.

Subsequently, a large number of rivets were thrown on the ground, and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry also sprinkled special spices on the grass and grain.

This was a brilliant plan that Jia Xu had given to Lü Bu in advance.

Once Lü Bu encounters a large number of Northern Di cavalry, he can use this method to deal with them.

After all this was prepared.

Three thousand Bingzhou wolf riders mounted their horses and stood quietly behind Lü Bu, awaiting the arrival of the Northern Di iron cavalry.

soon.

The Northern Di cavalry caught up with them.

Tens of thousands of Northern Di cavalry stirred up clouds of dust, and the earth trembled from the sound of their hooves.

"kill……."

Seeing that they had caught up with Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, the Northern Di iron cavalry charged forward without saying a word.

However, what people didn't expect was.

As soon as the Northern Di cavalry entered the valley, their warhorses neighed, and many of them suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Furthermore, some warhorses stopped charging and, instead attracted by the unique aroma, lowered their heads to graze on the grass in the valley.

After the warhorses ate the fragrant grass, their eyes turned red, and they went berserk out of control.

This sudden turn of events caught the hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry completely off guard.

Chaos erupted immediately.

"what happened?"

"There are rivets. Stop attacking and retreat, retreat quickly."

Upon discovering the rivets, the commander of the Northern Di cavalry immediately ordered a retreat.

But it's still a little late.

One by one, the Northern Di cavalrymen fell to the ground; some survived, while others became victims under the hooves of horses.

"Why is this horse out of control? It's gone berserk."

The warhorses that had eaten the grass also went berserk one after another, charging wildly.

The hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry were thrown into chaos. "Kill!"

Seeing the Northern Di cavalry in disarray, how could Lü Bu possibly let this opportunity pass?

With a loud shout, Lü Bu drew his halberd and led the Bingzhou wolf cavalry towards the already chaotic Northern Di iron cavalry.

Originally, it was the Northern Di cavalry that should have surrounded and annihilated Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

But now it's the other way around.

The hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry became the prey of Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

Faced with the charge of Lü Bu and the Bingzhou wolf cavalry, the tens of thousands of Northern Di cavalry were routed in no time.

……

Half an hour later.

The entire valley floor was littered with corpses.

These corpses were not only those of the northern barbarians, but also the corpses of many warhorses.

The hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry, except for those who escaped, all fell on this grassy valley and became corpses.

The number of people is definitely no less than 30,000 or 40,000.

In other words, in that battle just now, Lü Bu, leading three thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry, not only defeated the Northern Di army of tens of thousands, but also wiped out almost half of the Northern Di iron cavalry.

It can be described as a small victory.

"Walk."

Lu Bu glanced at the corpses scattered on the ground, but instead of chasing after the fleeing Northern Di cavalry, he led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry away.

……

Luofengpo.

The camp of the Northern Barbarian army.

In the big tent.

The Northern Di King sat in the main seat.

Below, on either side, sat more than a dozen Northern Di generals.

The King of the Northern Barbarians glanced at the generals below and said in a deep voice, "It has been two days, and the tribes on the outskirts of the Northern Barbarians have almost been wiped out by the Great Zhou cavalry."

"The four cavalry routes of the Great Zhou have failed to encircle and annihilate any of them so far, and have instead suffered considerable casualties."

"What are you all good for? My Northern Di cavalry can't even handle the cavalry of the Great Zhou?"

The Northern Di King surveyed the dozen or so generals below with a grim expression.

He did not allow the surrounding tribes to retreat, his purpose being to lay bait and lure in the Zhou cavalry.

The King of the Northern Di knew that since the Great Zhou was sending troops to Yanmen to deal with his Northern Di tribes, the Great Zhou would definitely send cavalry to sweep away these peripheral Northern Di tribes first.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Northern Di King dispatched a large number of Northern Di cavalry to encircle and annihilate these Great Zhou cavalry, aiming for a successful start.

But who would have thought that while the Northern Di King guessed the beginning, he didn't anticipate the ending?

As expected, the Great Zhou Dynasty dispatched cavalry to sweep through the various tribes surrounding the Northern Di.

But as it turned out, the Northern Di cavalry did not encircle and annihilate the Great Zhou cavalry as he had imagined; instead, they suffered heavy casualties.

This fueled the Northern Di king's barely concealed anger.

"Your Majesty, the people of Zhou are extremely cunning."

"They seem to have known all along that my Northern Di would besiege them, and they made preparations in advance."

"Using underhanded tactics to deal with my Northern Di cavalry, catching them off guard."

A Northern Di general said with a grim expression.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Who would have thought that someone like Lü Bu would resort to such despicable means, causing nearly half of my hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry to be killed or wounded."

"It's absolutely despicable."

Another general has spoken out in anger.

Originally, they had received news that the Northern Di cavalry had discovered Lü Bu and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and were besieging them.

Who is Lü Bu?

This is the commander-in-chief of the Great Zhou's expedition to the border.

If they could encircle and annihilate Lü Bu, then the Great Zhou army that had just marched out of the pass would be without a commander and would collapse without a fight.

Unexpectedly, they just received news that their hundreds of thousands of Northern Di cavalry, which had besieged Lü Bu in Caogu, had been defeated, and nearly half of their troops had been killed or wounded.

This made the faces of the Northern Di generals extremely grim.

What angered these Northern Di generals the most was that Lü Bu used underhanded tactics against their Northern Di cavalry, resulting in a major defeat for them.

This is really unreasonable.

No matter what, Lü Bu was the dignified commander-in-chief of the Great Zhou army and a powerful figure who was half a step into the Celestial Realm.

How can such a person use such despicable means? Aren't they ashamed?

"Despicable tactics?"

"Hmph, as long as we win, who cares about the process? The result is the most important thing."

The King of the Northern Di snorted coldly; "It's no use saying these things now. The tribes on the outskirts of the Northern Di have been almost wiped out by the cavalry of the Great Zhou."

"Their main force is almost at Luofengpo, and they won't be sending any more troops out."

"Is there still no news from the Western Rong and Southern Barbarians?"

The King of the Northern Barbarians asked.

Previously, the Northern Di King had sent people to contact the Western Rong and Southern Man, but so far there has been no news.

"Your Majesty, there has been no news from the Western Rong and Southern Barbarians yet."

"However, news has come that the Xiliang army is also making moves, it seems that the Xiliang army has also sent troops to Yumen Pass."

The Northern Di general at the head of the right stood up and replied.

The Western Liang army has also sent troops to Yumen Pass?

Upon hearing this, the King of the Northern Barbarians immediately raised an eyebrow.

If this news is true, then the Great Zhou Dynasty will be fighting on two fronts.

"In other words, the Great Zhou may be fighting on two fronts."

"That's good too. If the Great Zhou is fighting on two fronts, the Western Rong can be considered to be relieving pressure on the Northern Di and also tying down some of the Great Zhou's forces."

The Northern Di King spoke with a glint in his eyes.

What the Northern Di King was most worried about was that the Great Zhou was only using its military force against him, the Northern Di.

If the Great Zhou also used force against the Western Rong, then the Northern Di would be able to reduce a lot of pressure.

If the Great Zhou were to fight on three or four fronts, it would be more advantageous for the Northern Di.

The Northern Di King looked at the dozen or so Northern Di generals below and said, "Regardless of whether the Great Zhou is fighting on two fronts, the Great Zhou army will arrive at Luofeng Slope tomorrow."

"Pass down the order to prepare the army for war."

……

In a tribe.

The Great Zhou army that marched out of the pass set up camp here.

In the main account.

Lü Bu sat in the main seat.

Sitting below were Jia Xu, Gao Shun, Pan Feng, and a few others.

Lu Bu glanced at Jia Xu and Gao Shun; "During my two days away, has the army encountered any problems?"

Gao Shun stood up and replied, "General, rest assured, the army is safe and sound, and there have been no problems."

"However, Cao Xing and his three cavalry units suffered heavy casualties."

The four cavalry forces sweeping through the outer tribes of the Northern Di were led by Cao Xing, Hao Meng, and Hou Cheng, in addition to Lü Bu's force.

Only Lü Bu's group suffered relatively few casualties.

Cao Xing and his three cavalry units, which were sweeping through the outer tribes of the Northern Di, were all pursued by the Northern Di iron cavalry. Although they had made some preparations in advance, they still suffered considerable casualties.

"Yes, it's inevitable that there will be some casualties when facing the pursuit of the Northern Di cavalry."

Lu Bu nodded and looked at Jia Xu, saying, "Jia, we'll be at Luofeng Slope tomorrow."

"And the Northern Di army is also at Luofengpo. What are your thoughts on tomorrow's battle, Military Advisor Jia?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly; "Tomorrow's battle will depend on the generals. I won't be of much use."

Jia Xu said.

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu and Gao Shun both understood Jia Xu's meaning.

That means tomorrow's battle against the Northern Di army will be a fair and square battle on the front lines, and Jia Xu has no good strategies or tactics to use.

(End of this chapter)