Translator: ryangohsff Editor: Nora
Chapter 827 – Lu Bu Fights Qinqiong
3rd month, 14th day, Xunlong City.
The sky had just turned bright. Under the leadership of the military intelligence spies, Huo Qubing led 140 thousand Guards Legion Corps to sneakily proceed toward the Xunlong Legion’s camp.
The sentries along the way were removed by Huo Qubing’s direct guards one by one, and no sounds were made. The patrolling soldiers only spotted them when they were less than five miles away from the camp, but it was already too late.
“Kill!”
Huo Qubing tightened his grip on the back of the horse and ordered the entire army to charge. At the same time, Huo Qubing activated his specialty to give the army a massive buff.
“Kill!”
The moment the order was given, the army immediately quickened their speed, and the war horses neighed.
At this time, Lu Bu and Ma Chao, these two legendary generals, each led a group and personally charged at the front. Like Huo Qubing, they also activated their specialties.
Based on the settings of Gaia on general specialties, the effects would only work on the troops the general was leading and not the entire army.
Hence, Huo Qubing could give the two forces a buff while Lu Bu and Ma Chao could only give their own legions the buff. Meanwhile, Cao Cun, Ma Teng, and the like could only use their buffs on their own divisions.
It stacked down like that.
The Guards Legion Corps with the two buffs were like arrows released from the bowstring, charging at the army camp at an unstoppable pace.
The guards wanted to close the gates. However, before they could act, a round of arrow rain covered them and no one survived.
The guards in the wooden walls wanted to shoot back but the Guards Legion Corps vanguard forces were already at the foot of the camp and were charging into it.
Any enemy who stood in their path was killed.
After entering the camp, Lu Bu had orders to charge right at the main tent. As long as he took down Qinqiong, this battle would end.
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In the current main tent, it was total chaos.
Early in the morning, before the soldiers of the Xunlong Legion had even woken up, they were awakened by killing shouts and broke into a cold sweat.
Qinqiong was up and was washing up when the guards suddenly came to report.
“General, not good, we have been sneak attacked!”
“Sneak attack?” When Qinqiong received the report, he did not panic and asked, “Who are they, to actually be so bold?” Qinqiong still thought that it was the bandits or raiders who had been sowing chaos recently.
Within the Fuyong Prefecture, there was no one who could shake the Xunlong Legion.
The guard’s face was ashen white, “General, it’s the Guards Legion Corps of Shanhai City.” Just saying out this name caused the guard to feel an immense pressure.
As Qinqiong’s Personal Guard, they had frequently followed him out and witnessed the strength of Shanhai City’s Guards Legion Corps. How would they expect that there would be a day where they fought them?
Just thinking about it made one’s hands tremble.
“What?” Qinqiong did not believe it either, “How can it be? Did you make a mistake?”
Qinqiong did not know about Xunlong Dianxue betraying Shanhai Alliance. Like the poor guard, no matter how much imagination he had, he could not think that the Guards Legion Corps of Shanhai City would come here.
‘Did the Nanjiang Governor-General want to kill Xunlong City just because of a few words of complaints from the Lord?’ Qinqiong could only make such a guess. In his heart, he felt this was unfair toward his Lord.
The guard hesitated, “General, what should we do now?”
Qinqiong’s face sunk, and he asked, “Have you sent a pigeon letter to the Lord?”
The guard replied, “Yes, we alerted him right away.”
Qinqiong nodded, and his expression suddenly turned determined, “Since Shanhai City has forgotten about brotherhood, we can only fight them to the death.”
As he said that, he raised his halberd and walked out of the tent. Then he mounted his war horse and started to gather the troops. The guard quietly followed behind as they had no other choice now.
Whilst Qinqiong was gathering his troops, hurried horse steps sounded out from ahead.
Focusing on the source of the sound, one could see a tall and strong general leading his troops over. He was wearing a golden armor and had the Fangtian Halberd in his hand. Under him was a handsome white warhorse; the person was Lu Bu.
“Who are you?” Qinqiong did not recognize Lu Bu.
Lu Bu smiled as he rode on the red hare horse, “You are Qinqiong? Listen up, I am Lu Bu.”
When Qinqiong heard these words, his eyes froze.
Lu Bu’s name was famous even during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
“Why did you attack us?” Qinqiong asked.
Lu Bu said, “Your Lord betrayed Shanhai City and secretly formed an alliance with Yanhuang Alliance. Such traitorous behavior, how can we tolerate it?”
“Stop spouting lies!” Qinqiong did not believe it.
Lu Bu smiled, “You know my Monarch’s personality. Without actual evidence, why would he send troops to attack you?”
“Then bring the evidence!”
Qinqiong was feeling somewhat restless, and he had noticed that the confidence of the nearby soldiers had started to waver after they heard Lu Bu’s words. The ancient people hated betrayals.
If their Lord truly committed such an act, the morale of the Xunlong Legion would collapse.
Lu Bu smiled, “What evidence do you want? Follow me to question your Lord. Won’t that be the best?”
The meaning behind his words was he wanted Qinqiong to surrender.
Qinqiong was famous for being well-mannered and hard to anger. However, upon hearing Lu Bu’s words, along with the uneasiness he felt in his heart, he lost his temper, “So there is no goodwill today?”
Lu Bu shook his head, “As long as all of you put down your weapons, all will be well.”
“Preposterous!” Qinqiong fumed, and he did not care about the truth anymore.
Both of them were generals, so it was best to use their fists to do the talking.
No matter if one had reason or not, if one won, that meant they were in the right; if one lost, no matter if their reason was right or not, they could not explain it.
Lu Bu laughed, “I had the same intentions!” He was a martial arts maniac. Helplessly, the Three Kingdoms Era did not have such opponents, so he had never enjoyed himself to the fullest.
In the wilderness, in Shanhai City, Lu Bu was like a fish in water.
In the Guards Legion Corps, he had Ma Chao, and the other legion corps also had many generals like Er’Lai, Xu Chu, and Shi Wanshui.
This made Lu Bu delighted. Usually, he would find Ma Chao to spar, and when he had nothing to do, he would run out to find Er’Lai to fight. Er’Lai was also a martial arts maniac, so the two of them often sparred.
Seeing Qinqiong today, Lu Bu felt his hands grow itchy.
Lu Bu was not disobeying military orders just to fight. He knew that if he did not suppress Qinqiong, Qinqiong would not surrender.
Against strong generals, one had to use such methods.
Huo Qubing passed this mission to Lu Bu with such considerations in mind.
As they spoke, both sides had already gotten into position and were going to charge at one another.
The Xunlong Legion soldiers were all unsettled. Seeing their General step out, they all stop fighting and did not want to become sacrifices. When this one-on-one battle ended, they would decide.
Just like that, the battle near the main camp had slowly quietened down.
The army moved aside to create an open area of space for the two to face off.
The two fierce generals used their long halberds and immediately engaged. During their first couple of engagements, the two did not go all out and just probed one another.
Just this probe made Qinqiong smile bitterly.
Lu Bu’s strength was as rumored. Not mentioning anything else, just his strength alone was enough to destroy 90% of generals. During the Three Kingdoms Era, Lu Bu did not even need to do anything special. In fact, with a few simple strokes, he could force the enemy into a difficult situation.
This was only because of the difference in strength.
A strike from him might look simple, but it actually hid terrifying amounts of strength.
Hence, even if one had any special moves or strokes, they naturally could not use it.
As a result, for one to force Lu Bu to use his skills, one had to have as much strength as him, like Ma Chao and Er’Lai.
Even if one was a little weaker, one could also use skills to make up for the gap.
Although Qinqiong looked refined and gentle, his strength was not weak. However, compared to Lu Bu, he was a grade weaker.
When competing, he was obviously on the back foot.
Luckily, Qinqiong was proficient with the halberd and did not lose too quickly.
When Lu Bu saw that, his battle intent raged.
Normal people often had a misconception of Lu Bu, saying that he only used his strength to suppress people. In truth, he was not just strong, and he also had great skills. If not, he would not have obtained his title.
Be it the halberd, the bow, the spear, or the machete, he was good at all of them.
Especially the halberd.
When Lu Bu saw the exquisite skills of Qinqiong, he was immediately interested. He did not rush to defeat Qinqiong but step by step forced out Qinqiong halberd techniques to enjoy himself.
Hence, the battle was obviously extremely exciting.
The soldiers who were not experts all felt their blood boil as they cheered. Who knows when he arrived, but Ma Chao could not help but cheer too when she saw the greatness of Qinqiong’s skills.
Their battle lasted for forty to fifty rounds.
Even though Lu Bu was giving Qinqiong a chance, Qinqiong did not have anything new to show anymore and used the same techniques over three times. When Lu Bu saw that, he did not want to drag the fight on, so he used a little bit of his strength.
This time, Qinqiong was forced on the back foot once more.
In less than 10 rounds, Qinqiong had no choice but to admit defeat, his face ashen white.
Lu Bu had no intentions to humiliate him. Lu Bu put away his Fangtian Halberd and said, “Your halberd technique is amazing; I’ve learnt a lot. Whether or not what I said is the truth, when I take down Xunlong City, you will find out. Before this, I can only ask for you and your troops to stay in the barracks.”
Qinqiong looked dejected. In his heart, he believed most of it.