Three Kingdoms: Rebirth of Liu Bei, the Zhaolie

"Khan!?"

Yan Liyou was astonished. "Tuoba Lin actually dares to call himself Khan?!"

Liu Bei couldn't help but give a cold laugh and said:

"What? Is that not allowed? The Khan of the grasslands is merely the one with the strongest army. Yan Liyou, you are a renowned king, if you dare to challenge me, come and fight!"

Yan Liyou remained silent upon hearing this.

Why are you still fighting so fiercely?

They've already been slaughtered!

The only option left is to surrender and preserve the rest of my life.

Yan Liyou sighed silently and said:

"With heroes and warriors like you under Tuoba Lin's command, it is only right that you call yourselves Khans."

Liu Bei smiled.

He rode alongside Yan Liyou, galloping out of the wooden gate.

At this moment, the morning sun is just rising!

The camp of Yanliyou was in chaos, with fires raging everywhere, corpses strewn all over the ground, and ownerless warhorses standing blankly on the battlefield, their fate unknown.

On the battlefield.

Babapeng, Pulu, and Yiloujin were leading 600 Tuoba cavalrymen in a pursuit of fleeing Yanliyou cavalrymen.

Generals Tuoba Qiudun and Tuoba Yizhan also led their light cavalry in a fierce battle against several young and valiant generals.

Seeing the devastation on the ground, Yan Liyou sighed deeply and shouted:

"All my men, cease your resistance! Lay down your weapons!"

He was quite old after all, and his voice was soft!

So Liu Bei had one of Yan Liyou's burly bodyguards repeat Yan Liyou's words several times to the battlefield.

The guard immediately shouted:

"Lord Yan Liyou orders you to lay down your weapons and cease resistance."

He shouted it several times in a row.

His lung capacity was astonishing, his voice was extremely loud, and it carried extremely far.

It vibrated so loudly that it made people's eardrums bulge.

The Xianbei cavalry, who were fighting a bloody battle, retreated far to both sides.

The sounds of clashing weapons gradually subsided.

Yan Liyou then said in a deep voice:

"My men, cease your pointless fighting. You are only wasting your lives."

"Our Yanliyou tribe and the Tuoba tribe not only belong to the western Xianbei, but also share the same bloodline and origin, both coming from the Gaxian Cave on the Great Xianbei Mountain."

"Since Tuoba Lin wants to become Khan and unify the western Xianbei, then let him unify them. We've fought all the battles we needed to fight. You've all given your all, yet you still can't defeat the Tuoba tribe!"

"It seems that Heaven still favors the Tuoba tribe more..."

"Since that's the case, as subjects of Heaven, let us follow Heaven's will."

Upon hearing this, all the cavalrymen of the Yanliyou tribe present were extremely disheartened and lost all will to fight. They all discarded their spears, swords, and bows and arrows.

Liu Bei was very satisfied with Yan Liyou's speech, and then loudly addressed the Yan Liyou cavalrymen who had willingly laid down their weapons:

"Those who surrender will be spared! All your carriages, horses, cattle, sheep, and property will remain yours; we will not forcibly plunder them. However, from this day forward, the Yanliyou tribe will cease to exist. You will be incorporated into the Tuoba Ten Tribes and placed under the leadership of a new leader."

"From now on, you will still be warriors among the Western Xianbei."

After hearing Liu Bei's words, all the surrendered soldiers felt somewhat relieved and secretly rejoiced at their decision.

However, some people on the battlefield were still dissatisfied.

—They were Yan Liyou's grandsons, several young and valiant generals around twenty years old.

At this time, they still commanded hundreds of personal guards, none of whom laid down their weapons.

"Grandfather above!"

One of the grandsons wept bitterly, his face filled with grief and indignation: "Are we just going to give away our entire family's legacy to the Tuoba tribe like this? The Tuoba tribe killed our father, are we not going to avenge him? Are you really willing to submit to the Tuoba tribe?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Liyou sighed:

"What can I do? I'm just an old man in my seventies. In a few years, I'll become food for eagles in the sky. My bones, buried in the soil, will be eaten by insects and ants."

"Your father was indeed in his prime, leading the tribal army against the Tuoba tribe! But you have seen the result of that struggle..."

"Accept your fate, children..."

"This is the will of Heaven. On the grasslands, no one can defy the will of Heaven. Even if you are unwilling, what can you do?"

One of the grandsons angrily said:

"Grandfather, we can lead our remaining troops to the Zhijian tribe in the west and the Luoluo tribe in the south, to unite the forces of these two major tribes and fight against Tuoba Lin together!"

Yan Liyou frowned deeply upon hearing this, closed his eyes briefly, and said:

"You young people, it's good to be full of vigor, but if you become arrogant and blindly show off, aren't you just courting death?!"

"I listened to military reports all morning in the command tent. The Tuoba tribe's surprise attack was very well-organized, and the commander behind it is a master. None of you are his match. Even if the Zhijian and Luoluo tribes joined forces, they still wouldn't be able to win."

"Of course, the commander-in-chief of this raid is definitely not Tuoba Lin! He doesn't have that kind of ability yet."

His grandsons were still unconvinced.

One of them continued loudly:

"Grandfather, don't forget! The real Xianbei Khan, Tanshihuai, would certainly not let Tuoba Lin, who has wantonly annexed other tribes, get away with it."

"Under Tan Shihuai's leadership, by uniting these forces on the grasslands, how could they not defeat the Tuoba tribe?"

Yan Liyou silently said:

"Times have changed. The Tuoba tribe has produced a great talent! In my seventy-plus years of experience, no matter how brave and skilled Tan Shihuai is in battle, he is no match for this man."

"If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

"The vast grasslands are about to change. For Heaven has sent a new mighty ruler who will eventually dominate the grasslands. He will become the Khan of all the Xianbei people."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei was secretly alarmed.

He was the commander-in-chief who led the Tuoba army in this surprise attack on the Yanliyou tribe.

However, Yan Liyou kept praising Liu Bei as the commander-in-chief and even predicted that Liu Bei would become the Khan of all the Xianbei people on the grassland. Wouldn't this make the Xianbei generals such as Tuoba Qiudun suspicious of him?

They might even slander him to Tuoba Lin...

Yan Li's words of praise for Liu Bei were not well-intentioned.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei sternly stopped Yan Liyou:

"Yan Liyou! Stop spouting nonsense. You are old and senile, unable to unite with your children and grandchildren to rally the entire clan in the fight. This is the main reason for your defeat this time."

"And what about your grandsons? Will they surrender or not? If not, then we're going to massacre them."

Yan Liyou said helplessly:

"Ask them..."

Liu Bei coldly looked at Yan Liyou's grandsons and the hundreds of heavily armored cavalry behind them.

The grandsons each brandished their eighteen-foot-long spears, shouting fiercely:

"We swear we will never surrender to the Tuoba tribe!"

Liu Bei nodded and immediately said loudly:

"Where are Fengxian and Gao Shun?!"

Lü Bu and Gao Shun immediately rode out of the ranks and responded:

"exist!"

Liu Bei gave the following order:

"You two are to lead the vanguard of two hundred warriors and the rearguard of three hundred warriors to slaughter all those who resist! Leave no one alive!"

"Yes, sir!"

Lü Bu and Gao Shun responded loudly.

Immediately afterwards, one hundred elite cavalrymen from the vanguard and one hundred members of the Bingzhou Wandering Knights followed behind Lü Bu, while one hundred elite cavalrymen from Song Xian's left wing, one hundred elite cavalrymen from the rear army, and one hundred elite cavalrymen from Cheng Lian's right wing followed behind Gao Shun, their hooves thundering as they charged toward the hundreds of heavily armored cavalrymen led by Yan Liyou's grandsons.

The two sides quickly engaged in battle.

Lu Bu's combat strength is almost the highest among all the generals present!

On that day, Liu Bei defeated Lü Bu only because Lü Bu was slightly weakened after fighting three generals in succession, and was also arrogant and complacent.

If it were a matter of brute force, even though Liu Bei was well-versed in both ancient and modern martial arts and possessed many modern skills, he would probably still not be a match for Lü Bu.

After all, Lü Bu was a born warrior.

Only by combining wisdom and martial prowess could Liu Bei defeat them.

Therefore, Lü Bu and Gao Shun's rapid advance was like a dark cloud sweeping across the land, so aggressive that Yan Liyou's grandsons could not possibly withstand it.

After engaging the enemy, Lü Bu killed several of Yan Liyou's grandsons with a single halberd strike.

Seeing this, the remaining hundreds of heavily armored cavalrymen became fierce and charged forward to surround and attack Lü Bu.

Lu Bu brandished his halberd, creating a whistling wind, specifically targeting the armpits of these heavily armored cavalrymen.

—The heavy cavalry of Yanliyou tribe were all armored, with both men and horses wearing iron helmets. Their limbs and torsos were completely covered in iron armor, but their armpits were not protected by iron armor.

Once these heavily armored cavalrymen brandish their eighteen-foot spears, their unprotected armpits will be exposed.

Lu Bu's halberd thrusts were also extremely cunning, almost always hitting the mark.

In an instant, he stabbed down three heavily armored cavalrymen.

……

A king with a great name is one who distinguishes himself from other lesser kings.

— Yan Shigu's commentary on the Book of Han