Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Chapter 55: Starting from a Soldier

Pengyang County, Anding County, Liangzhou.

"Fengxian, I finally got you here!"

Outside the military camp, Li Su excitedly held Lu Bu's hand, his eyes filled with tears.

"How have you been these past two years?"

Seeing his old friend again, Lu Bu was a little excited. He looked Li Su up and down. After not seeing him for two years, Li Su had grown a short beard on his chin, his eyes looked a little vicissitudes, and he looked much more mature.

Wei Xu looked at Li Su's attire and laughed, "It doesn't look good at all. He's only been a village chief for two years."

Li Su looked a little embarrassed and sighed helplessly, "The general hasn't had a good time these past two years. He was dismissed from his post two years ago due to his poor performance in suppressing the Yellow Turbans. Things didn't improve until the end of last year when we defeated the rebels. I joined him later in life. The general has a group of brave soldiers from Xiliang under his command, all of whom have served him for many years. I was promoted to garrison commander last year because I beheaded over twenty enemy leaders."

"Where is Dong Zhuo? Can you take me to see him?" asked Lu Bu.

Li Su looked embarrassed. "How can a garrison commander like me meet the general so casually? Besides, you're a little late. The general led over 20,000 men to Wangyuan County a few days ago to suppress the rebellion of the Qiang people. Now only Sima Liu Jing of another unit is stationed here with 4,000 men."

Li Su led the people into the military camp and said, "Come with me to register first and settle down first."

The two followed Li Su to register their basic information and then arrived at a tent with ten bunks on the floor. Li Su helped put the luggage on the two bunks at the edge, and said a little embarrassedly, "I'll have to inconvenience you for now."

Lu Bu waved his hand, "No problem."

Li Su was just a village chief and could only lead them in. What happened next depended on himself.

Li Su said, "The village chief of your village is called Mao Hu, and the squad leader is called Niu Li. They are out for breakfast now. I will introduce you to them when they come back."

Wei Xu said with disdain, "No need for introductions. If my brother-in-law is here, he must be my brother-in-law. The village chief will soon have to step down and let someone else take over. Even the secretary..."

"A Xu——"

Lu Bu interrupted him in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense. We are both guilty, and this is not Wuyuan. Be careful with your words in the future."

He can conquer people with force and military achievements, but he cannot look down on them with words. If he wants to gain a foothold quickly, he cannot offend everyone right from the start.

Li Su looked at Lü Bu with some surprise. After not seeing him for two years, was this the Lü Fengxian he knew before? Back in Wuyuan, he hadn't even taken the commander of an army seriously.

As several people were talking, there was a noise outside.

"I heard there's a newcomer today. Newcomer, come out quickly and get me some water. I need to take a bath."

As soon as the powerful voice fell, a burly man lifted the curtain and walked in. When he saw Lu Bu, he was slightly stunned, and the arrogant look on his face suddenly froze.

Is this the new soldier? His tall build, cold expression, and overwhelming aura make him look more like a general than a general.

"What rank are you?" Lu Bu asked calmly.

The man nodded subconsciously, and Lu Bu said, "Bibi."

The sergeants and corporals in the army are not appointed by the higher authorities, but are decided by the troops themselves. Whoever has the stronger fist will take the position.

As Lu Bu spoke, he walked out of the tent first. Wei Xu followed him with a proud look on his face. Niu Li snorted, picked up his spear and followed him out.

Although he was only a squad leader, his martial arts skills were among the best in the entire village. He might be unable to defeat this man. Why was he intimidated by his appearance just now?

Lu Bu didn't have the patience to be a mere soldier here. If he wanted to stand out quickly, he couldn't hide his abilities too much. Looking at the opponent's spear stabbing at him, he didn't resist. Instead, he turned his body to the side and swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji horizontally. Niu Li flew out like a rag doll and hit the ground with his butt.

Lu Bu looked around at everyone, "Who else? Come on together."

Is this the end? Just one move?

The crowd who were about to make a fuss were dumbfounded. Looking at Lu Bu's heavy Fang Tian Huaji that was shining with a cold light, they couldn't help swallowing.

Two people who didn't believe in evil really rushed forward together. The result can be imagined. One of them was knocked down by Lu Bu's halberd. He didn't even move his feet. No, he didn't even move his left hand.

Seeing this, no one dared to go up and ask for a fight. If this were on the battlefield, the entire village of people in their village would probably not be enough for him to chop down.

The Xiliang army was a fierce and powerful army, and the strong were respected. Lu Bu was obviously not ordinary strong. Everyone was willing to submit to him. A soldier with good eyesight ran forward and said with a smile, "I will get you a weapon."

Lu Bu did not refuse his gesture and handed the halberd to him with one hand. The man also took it with one hand, but felt it was heavy and half of his body tilted. He hurriedly lifted it with both hands and weighed it. It weighed at least 100 pounds. Let alone playing with it, it was good enough to be able to carry it while marching. But the man played with it with one hand as easily as playing with a wooden stick.

This halberd was recast for Lu Bu by Master Guo at Zhang Mo's request. His original halberd had a wooden shaft, which had cracked when he struck a rock in the Gale Road. This one was forged entirely with fine iron from head to toe. The halberd tip and blade were made of steel, while the shaft was made of soft iron. The shaft was covered with a deerskin sheath to prevent slipping.

Niu Li rubbed his sore butt and got up from the ground. He looked at Lu Bu with some fear and said, "Great, great! May I ask your name, sir?"

Lu Bu clasped his fists and said, "Lu Bu, courtesy name Fengxian, I'm honored to be given the position."

"I dare not, I dare not. Fengxian's bravery is probably unmatched in the army. You will be the captain in the future." Niu Li said sincerely.

Never mind his height. With this person's strength, he can be promoted to military officer as long as he goes to the battlefield once. If he is appreciated by the lord, he may be promoted directly to Sima.

Lu Bu accepted the position of squad leader without hesitation, and then looked at the others. Although their physiques were not as strong as those of an ox plow, they were well-proportioned and not as thin as ordinary farmers. Thinking back to Dong Zhuo's Xiliang Army in his dream, there was not a weakling among them.

Everyone knew each other. The sound of assembly drums came from the direction of the parade ground. Li Su returned to his own camp. Niu Li told Lu Bu that although they did not have to go to war at the moment, they had training every day, which was nothing more than marching, martial arts performances, horsemanship, archery and so on.

Lu Bu followed everyone to the training ground. The annoying thing was that this morning's formation rehearsal was like an adult learning to line up and pull a train like kindergarten kids. It was extremely depressing for Lu Bu.

After lining up, they began to perform martial arts exercises.

"drink!"

"what!"

As the command flags were waved, rows of soldiers drew their spears in unison, and each move was well-organized. Lu Bu frowned and looked around. Should he practice or not?

At this moment, he deeply regretted coming to the military camp and should have gone straight to Wangyuan County.

"Hey, that tall one, why aren't you practicing? Are you new here?"

The military officer standing on a high place soon noticed Lu Bu standing there in a daze and asked loudly.

Lu Bu stepped forward and bowed, "I don't think I need to practice this anymore."

The military officer looked at him and sneered, "So what do you want to practice?"

Lu Bu pointed at the crowd and said, "I can defeat these people by myself, what do you think?"

He looked humble, but his words were extremely arrogant.

"What did you say? Can you fight five hundred people by yourself?" The military officer scratched his ears and looked at him like a madman.

Lu Bu held the Fang Tian Hua Ji and said, "I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt someone if we fight on horseback, so let's fight on foot. Whether it's a trolley fight or a group fight, it's up to you."

"What wheel fight?"

The military officer glared and said, "Come on, take this lunatic out."

He cursed, "Who invited this lunatic in here? Get him out now."

Immediately two guards ran over, one of them grabbed one of Lu Bu's arms and tried to drag him away. Lu Bu did not move, but just stood there quietly. However, it seemed as if nails had grown under his feet, and the two guards could not move him even if they tried their best.

The military officer was slightly surprised. "Boy, you're quite capable! In that case, let me test your skills. We don't need 500 men. If you can defeat ten of them, I'll promote you to the position of garrison commander."

Ten guards quickly surrounded him, but Lu Bu still fought with one hand, hacking and stabbing. After ten rounds or so, he knocked down all ten of them. He attacked with great discretion, and all ten of them had their weapons broken or their armor ripped off, but no one was injured.

The military officer was stunned. He could see that this man was cautious when fighting, otherwise he would have killed ten people with one strike of his halberd, or even less than ten strikes.

He became excited and shouted, "No more practice today. Pass the order, all the troops will surround this man."

Thus, a one-on-five hundred fight began on the training ground. The tip of Lu Bu's painted halberd was wrapped with a thick cloth strip stained with black ash. Anyone who was touched by the black ash from his halberd would be considered a casualty, while the other soldiers were all armed with real swords and guns.

This was not because the military officer was targeting Lu Bu intentionally, but because Lu Bu asked for it himself. He was afraid that if he let loose, he would accidentally kill someone.

This fight lasted for about half an hour. After seeing more than 300 people being eliminated and Lu Bu just slightly out of breath, Jun Hou stopped the fight. If the fight continued, he would really kill everyone with one move.

He promoted Lu Bu to the position of village chief as promised, but he felt that this man might soon become his immediate superior.

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