Three Kingdoms: Rebirth of Liu Bei, the Zhaolie

Tuoba Jiefen knew that the law was not strictly enforced that day, so he allowed his small cavalry to penetrate deep into Han territory and villages, killing and plundering Han people and robbing their property.

But in front of so many people, he still had to ask clearly.

Therefore, Tuoba Jiefen sternly questioned the sixty or seventy Xianbei cavalrymen:

"You went to plunder Han Chinese people?"

The sixty or seventy Xianbei cavalrymen all lowered their heads silently, not daring to speak.

This can be considered tacit agreement.

Lu Bu sneered:

"Should these people be killed?!"

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Jiefen frowned deeply, unsure of how to respond.

At this moment, one of the bolder Xianbei cavalrymen under Rilü's command suddenly spoke up:

"We originally had over 120 people, but Lü Bu has already killed 40 or 50 of them. And all we did was kill two Han Chinese in a village, and all the loot we took was taken back by Lü Bu's men..."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Jiefen then spoke in his somewhat broken Chinese:

"Hero Lü Bu, you've already killed forty or fifty of these Xianbei cavalrymen, which is a fitting punishment. Isn't that enough? I think you should spare the remaining sixty or seventy..."

The Xianbei people often referred to the Han people as "Hanzi" or "Han'er".

"snort!"

Lü Bu snorted coldly, interrupting Tuoba Jiefen impatiently, and shouted sternly, "You Xianbei people did indeed only kill two Han people this time, but for many years, your small groups of cavalry have constantly harassed the border, killing countless Han people. The sixty or seventy Xianbei cavalrymen I killed are also repeat offenders. Today, we must nip them in the bud and wipe them out completely! As a warning to others."

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Jiefen was also enraged:

"What makes you think you can talk back like this in front of my thousands of Xianbei cavalry?!"

"With a single command from me, all one hundred of you Han cavalry will be dead. I'm giving you a chance to leave. You'd better be sensible."

"Hahaha……"

Lu Bu burst into loud, wild laughter.

His laughter, wild like the roar of a lion or the howl of a tiger, stirred the heart.

All who witnessed it were horrified.

The six or seven Han Chinese riders who appeared to be seventeen or eighteen years old following behind him also burst into laughter.

"All the heroes of the world tremble at the mere mention of my name! Your thousands of Xianbei cavalry are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs in my eyes. Even if I were to charge into your ranks alone, no one could stop me."

Finally, Lü Bu glared fiercely at Tuoba Jiefen and said, word by word, "Those who stand in my way will be utterly defeated!"

His bold words and powerful aura left everyone present in awe.

Tuoba Jiefen said coldly:

"What an arrogant man!"

Lu Bu raised his halberd, pointing it at Tuoba Jiefen, and said in a firm voice:

"Taking your head will be as easy as taking something from a bag. I'm not underestimating you! — Does any of you dare to fight me, Lü Bu, to the death?"

This means it has to be a one-on-one fight.

Commonly known as "fighting generals".

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Jiefen trembled with rage. He looked around and asked in a stern voice:

"Who can capture him?"

Just then, a valiant general spurred his horse forward and shouted loudly:

"Hegu Xun volunteered for battle!"

—This person is the son of Tuoba Hegu, the "Mohefu" of the Hegu tribe, one of the ten tribes of Tuoba. His original name was Tuoba Xun. Because his tribe was named after his father's name, Hegu, he was of the Tuoba surname and the Hegu clan. Therefore, he changed his name to Hegu Xun.

Hegu Xun and Tuoba Jiefen were cousins, both in their early twenties, and were considered among the best of the younger generation of the Tuoba Ten Tribes.

Knowing that Tuoba Jiefen was unsure of Lü Bu's true strength and wanted to test the fighting prowess of the Han Chinese Lü Bu, he volunteered to step forward.

Tuoba Jiefen and Hegu Xunping had a good relationship. Seeing him go into battle, Tuoba Jiefen was afraid of losing and hesitated.

Seeing Tuoba Jiefen hesitate, Hegu Xun knew what he was thinking, so he spurred his horse and galloped out of the formation, brandishing his spear, glaring and gritting his teeth, and fiercely charged towards Lü Bu.

Just as Tuoba Jiefen was about to stop him, Hegu Xun resolutely rushed out, leaving Tuoba Jiefen with no choice but to sigh silently.

When Lü Bu saw Hegu Xun charging towards him with his spear, he gave a cold laugh.

"drive!"

Lu Bu spurred his horse forward, brandishing his halberd with both hands, to fight Hegu Xun.

Both men's weapons were 12 feet long, which is 277 centimeters in modern terms. Less than three meters.

Seeing that the two horses were less than two zhang apart, Hegu Xun held the back of the spear with both hands, and with the momentum of his horse charging forward, he suddenly thrust it at Lü Bu.

Lu Bu skillfully used his halberd to block Hegu Xun's spear, and then thrust it toward Hegu Xun's heart.

Lannaza!

All in one go.

Hegu squeezed his warhorse hard with his left leg.

As if guided by a spirit, his warhorse charged diagonally to the left, narrowly avoiding Lu Bu's thrust.

Two horses passed each other.

Just as the horses passed by, Lü Bu twisted his waist and hips, swinging his halberd and smashing it down from mid-air towards Hegu Xun's head.

The small branch of the Bu-shaped halberd pierced straight towards He Gu Xun's head.

At the same time, Lu Bu's warhorse abruptly stopped, turning its forward momentum abruptly back.

Hegu Xun's warhorse was also turning around at this moment.

He immediately swung his spear to parry, while simultaneously dodging to the side.

Lu Bu's halberd struck with great force, knocking He Gu Xun's spear to the ground in an instant. At the same time, he flicked it upwards, aiming straight for He Gu Xun's throat.

Hegu Xun was greatly alarmed and hurriedly raised his spear to block!

But Lü Bu's halberd was extremely fast.

Hegu Xun had no choice but to turn his back and lie down on the horse's back, barely managing to avoid Lü Bu's halberd thrust.

Lu Bu's halberd pressed down with the force of the impact, and the shaft slammed into Hegu Xun's chest.

Fortunately, Hegu Xun's hands were still firmly gripping the spear, and he hurriedly used the spear to parry upwards.

However, he was pinned down by Lü Bu's halberd and could not move, leaving him in a rather disheveled state.

The two horses galloped side by side, kicking up clouds of dust along the way.

The situation is extremely urgent.

With just a slight turn of his halberd, Lü Bu could use the small branch protruding from the side of the halberd to pull back and hook He Gu Xun off his warhorse.

Tuoba Jiefen, who was watching the battle, was very nervous.

Seeing that Hegu Xun was being suppressed by Lü Bu, he disregarded everything and charged out on his horse, brandishing his eighteen-foot-long spear and thrusting it straight at Lü Bu's back.

"Man, take this spear!"

Hearing the sound of hooves behind him, Lü Bu lifted the halberd with the character "卜" (bu) that was pressing against He Gu Xun's chest, spurred his horse around, and blocked Tuoba Jie Fen's eighteen-foot spear.

The two men's weapons were twelve feet long and eighteen feet long, respectively.

While it is said that an inch longer means an inch stronger, an inch shorter means an inch more dangerous.

It all comes down to how the person wielding the weapon uses it.

Seeing that Tuoba Jiefen's spear was six inches longer than his own Bu-shaped halberd, Lü Bu spurred his horse to keep getting closer, thus preventing his opponent from fully utilizing the advantages of his long weapon.

Tuoba Jiefen, on the other hand, wanted to increase the distance between himself and Lü Bu's warhorse. So, he spurred his horse forward while turning back to fiercely fight Lü Bu with his eighteen-foot spear.

He flicked his spear, and the spearhead flashed in all directions.

Lu Bu sneered and brandished his halberd, spinning it in a circle with both hands, and the clanging sound of weapons clashing could be heard continuously.

In just a moment, the halberd and the spear clashed four or five times.

Just as the two were chasing each other, Hegu Xun also brandished his spear and pursued Lü Bu.

Lu Bu pursued Tuoba Jiefen in front and blocked Hegu Xun behind, showing no fear whatsoever and even having plenty of time to spare.

Three horses, with twelve hooves, galloped ceaselessly through the yellow sand, racing back and forth.

The onlookers were stunned.

Such a spectacular display of fighting was something I had never seen before in my life.

Liu Bei nodded in agreement and said to Qian Zhao and Guan Yu beside him:

"Lu Bu's bravery was perhaps second only to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu..."

Qian Zhao also said with a solemn expression:

"I never expected to find such a brave and valiant person in this border region of Bingzhou."

Guan Yu snorted coldly and said:

"Lu Bu is nothing but a scoundrel! I, Guan Yu, am the first to refuse to submit to him. Xuande, let me go into battle and fight this scoundrel, and show the strength of us Han people in front of the Xianbei!"

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said:

"No rush, no rush, let's see how the three of them end this..."

……

Bu opened the city gates and led his troops to Si (Guo Si), saying, "Let's withdraw our troops and decide the outcome ourselves." Si and Bu then fought alone, and Bu stabbed Si with his spear.

—From the Biography of Lü Bu in the Records of the Three Kingdoms