Since he had decided to send out his troops, Lu Bu did not stay any longer. The moment he returned to the prefect's manor, he ordered the three ladies to personally go to Three Yin Town to bring Zhang Xue back and take over Nanpi County. At the same time, he ordered Xu Ning to lead an army of 20,000, ten third-rate generals, and a hundred high-level generals. Flying Bear, Three Yin, and Gushing Spring County would also send out their troops, making a total of 30,000 troops.
The world had expanded tenfold, and Nanpi County alone had a radius of three hundred miles. It took 30,000 troops, as well as logistics, a full month to clear out the Yellow Turban forces in the entire Nanpi County. Out of the 98 system towns, 32 of the historical towns were all under Lu Bu's command. At this point, Nanpi County was truly under Lu Bu's control.
The ninety-eight towns and the county of Nanpi recruited tens of thousands of soldiers every day. During the month of battle, Lu Bu's army did not decrease. Instead, it increased. The Yellow Turban Army that surrendered, the soldiers recruited by the towns every day, and the soldiers trained by Lu Bu himself. In a month, there were 100,000 soldiers in Nanpi County under Lu Bu's command. Other than the necessary guards of the towns, all of them were stationed in Nanpi.
"My Lord, the Yellow Turban forces are already in decline. We should prepare for the future as soon as possible!”Zhang Xue, who had become a second-rate strategist, had increased her intelligence, knowledge, experience, and strategy. Her vision had also become more and more experienced. She was no longer limited to the gains and losses of a city or a place.
"Oh?" Lu Bu looked at Zhang Xue in surprise, not understanding what she meant. Now that Nanpi was completely under his control, it wouldn't be long before he could take the Bohai Sea. He didn't know why Zhang Xue would say such words to him at this time.
"My lord, our army now has a hundred thousand soldiers and a hundred generals (third-rate and above, but other than Xu Ning, Hu San Niang, and Chu Fei Yun, Lu Bu's subordinates are all third-rate generals). In time, we will be able to take over the entire Bohai Sea, but my lord has a fatal weakness!”Zhang Xue spoke in a leisurely manner, with the spirit of a feather fan and a scarf.
"Inadequacies?" Lu Bu looked at Zhang Xue in surprise. What did she mean by insufficient?
"That's right. Now, the lord is in Nanpi, and he has the Bohai Prefecture. However, the lord's reputation is not enough to affect Nanpi. If the Yellow Turbans are pacified in the future, with the lord's current reputation, I'm afraid that someone else will replace him!”Zhang Xue frowned and muttered.
" Not famous enough?!" Lu Bu was a little surprised. Reputation was also reputation. Because Lu Bu was the first to break through to the first-tier, the first to conquer a famous town, the first to conquer a famous county, and the first to destroy the Yellow Turban, he had a reputation of more than 300,000. Lu Bu did not understand the use of reputation, but 300,000 was not a small amount. It was not enough to sit on the post of governor of Bohai!？
Actually, a county head required 50000 Reputation Points, and a county head of a famous system county required 100,000 Reputation Points. Bohai County had 38 counties, and many of them were famous system counties, so the total Reputation Points required was definitely 2,000,000. Every county head needed a corresponding amount of Reputation Points, and with Lu Bu's current Reputation Points of only 300,000, it was indeed too low.
However, Lu Bu didn't know about this. It was just that no one understood the importance of fame in this era better than him. He immediately asked,""How can I increase my reputation?" Lu Bu only knew three ways to increase his fame. One was to attack the enemy camp's city; The second was to kill the enemy generals, and the third was to subdue third-rate and above generals. However, even if he conquered all the counties in the Bohai Sea and killed all the enemy generals, he could only obtain 500,000 reputation points at most. As for the forces in the other counties in Jizhou, with Lu Bu's current strength, even if the Yellow Turban army ended, he would not be able to obtain enough reputation points.
"My lord, the Imperial Court has sent General Lu Zhi of Pingbei to confront Zhang Jiao in Guangzong. Why don't you go and help him?”Zhang Xue bowed.
"Lu Zhi?" Lu Bu was a little unwilling. In his previous life, when he was under Dong Zhuo, he had a conflict with Lu Zhi. Moreover, Liu Bei was Lu Zhi's student, so he hated Wu. Lu Bu hated Lu Zhi too. Now, he was unwilling to work under Lu Zhi.
"That's right. Lu Zhonglang and Zhang Jiao are in a stalemate. If my lord can help Lu Zhi defeat Zhang Jiao and make a great contribution, your reputation will increase greatly!”
Lu Bu's expression was uncertain, but he finally sighed and said,""Alright, order Xu Ning to gather 50,000 troops. Chu Feiyun, Deng Kang, and Lu Hu will follow. During my absence, you will be in charge of Nanpi's internal affairs. Xu Ning and Hu Sanniang will be in charge of Nanpi's military affairs!”In the end, Lu Bu still decided to go and help. Liu Guanzhang was still helping Liu Yan resist Cheng Yuanzhi's Yellow Turban army in Youzhou. Lu Zhi only had a second-rate general, Zong Bao, and he was in dire need of manpower. With Lu Bu's current strength, he could indeed be of great use if he went to help.
Seeing that Lu Bu had accepted her suggestion, Zhang Xue's face lit up with joy. She quickly sent someone to pass down the order. Chu Feiyun and the other ten generals were summoned over. 50,000 soldiers were gathered. Currently, Nanpi City had 80,000 soldiers. 50,000 soldiers was the largest force that Lu Bu could mobilize.
The 50,000-strong army set off. Although the Imperial Court would provide them with food, Lu Zhi's army did not have much food. In the end, he would have to rely on himself. The 50,000-strong army would have to eat and chew every day, and the consumption would be astronomical. Fortunately, the Bohai Sea was a rich land. Moreover, they had just conquered Nanpi. What Lu Bu did not lack the most was food! Not only did he bring enough rations for fifty thousand soldiers to last for a month, but he also doubled the amount to take into account Lu Zhi's lack of rations.
The journey from Nanpi to Guangzong was a thousand miles. Lu Bu, with Sun Tzu's Art of War, traveled a hundred miles a day and took ten days to reach Guangzong.
In Lu Zhi's camp, Lu Zhi was frowning. Zhang Jiao was indeed a rare opponent. Not only was he proficient in military formations, but he also had yao arts. Even 500,000 soldiers couldn't defeat him.(Of the 500,000 soldiers, only 300,000 truly belonged to the imperial court. The remaining 200,000 were brought by the players along the way. Among the 200,000 player army, many were Overlord players. Therefore, at least half of the 200,000 were made up of NPCs. Their combat power was quite good.) In addition, Zhang Jiao had many fierce generals who came to challenge him every day. Thirteen generals had died in his hands, so no one could fight now!
"Report ~" A minor colonel rushed into Lu Zhi's tent.
"What is it?" Seeing the messenger, Lu Zhi had a headache. These few days, the news sent by the messenger was not good.
"Commander-in-chief, just now, the Yellow Turban bandit general Chen Gang led his troops to provoke us. The hero leader didn't listen to his orders and went out to fight.”
"These heroes really don't let me worry!”Lu Zhi rubbed his temples in annoyance and waved his hand."You can leave first."
"Yes, sir!"
The messenger left without hesitation. Lu Zhi leaned against the back of his chair tiredly and looked up at the top of the tent, thinking hard about a plan to defeat the enemy. However, he did not have a general with him now, so he could not use many of his plans, which gave him a headache.
"Report ~"
The messenger rushed in again.
"What's the matter? Those heroes again?" Lu Zhi stood up impatiently. These days, many things were caused by the players. Now that it happened twice in a row, Lu Zhi habitually thought that it was the players who caused trouble again.
"No!"
"Then what's going on?" Lu Zhi asked curiously.
"Commander-in-chief, the governor of Bohai Prefecture, Lu Fengxian, has led 50,000 troops to help!”There was a hint of joy on the messenger's face.
"Lu Fengxian? But Lu Fengxian, who defeated the Yellow Turbans in Nanpi and killed the rebel generals!？”Lu Zhi's face was also filled with joy. As Lu Bu's reputation had increased, he had also begun to show his talents in the NPC world. Lu Zhi had been in Jizhou recently, so he had naturally heard about Lu Bu.
"That's right!" The messenger bowed.
"That's great. The heavens are helping me. Quickly invite him. No, I'll personally come out of the camp to welcome him!”Lu Zhi quickly walked out of the commander's tent and headed to the camp gate.
At the entrance of the Han army camp, Lu Bu was riding on a Ferghana Horse. He was wearing fine iron chain mail and holding a halberd. He looked absolutely cool. Many players surrounded him and pointed at him, envious and jealous of Lu Bu's equipment and army.
"This is Lu Fengxian? F * ck, this appearance is almost as good as Lu Bu's!”A player looked at Lu Bu from afar and said with envy.
"You've met Lu Bu? In my opinion, this guy is definitely pretending. Just wait and see. When the fight starts, forget about Lu Bu, he might not even be able to deal with any second or third-rate character!”Another player pretended to look at Lu Bu with disdain.
"Aren't you talking nonsense? How many players could compare to a ranked general?”
"That's true."
Lu Zhi quickly walked out of the tent and saw the imposing Lu Bu standing in front of the camp gate. Just from his appearance, Lu Zhi liked him. Lu Zhi's strength was not ordinary, so he could feel the pressure Lu Bu was emitting. He was overjoyed.
Facing Lu Zhi, Lu Bu didn't dare to be arrogant. Seeing that Lu Zhi had personally come out to welcome him, he quickly got off his horse and bowed,""I, Lu Fengxian, pay my respects to Lord Lieutenant General!”
Lu Zhi took two steps forward and kindly pulled Lu Bu up. He smiled and said,""With the general's help today, the Yellow Turban army will definitely be defeated!”
Looking at the white-haired old man in front of him, Lu Bu felt a sense of admiration. Although he had a grudge against Lu Zhi because of Liu Bei, it did not stop him from admiring him. Lu Zhi was not only a great scholar, but also a famous general. He was talented and resolute. He had been loyal to the Great Han Dynasty all his life. When Dong Zhuo had caused chaos in the court, all the civil and military officials in the court had fawned over him. Only Lu Zhi, who had no soldiers or generals and was almost 60 years old, dared to confront Dong Zhuo in the court. Such a person was definitely worthy of being called a hero!
"Report ~" A messenger ran over from the direction of the front camp, panting as he ran to the two of them. He knelt down before Lu Zhi and said,""Marshal, the Yellow Turban bandit general Gao Sheng is challenging us in front of the camp!”
Lu Zhi looked at Lu Bu and the army behind him hesitantly. After ten days of traveling, Lu Bu and the rest had a tired look on their faces. He shook his head and said,""I'll put up the exemption card today and reason with them tomorrow.”
This was clearly not the first time this had happened. Most of the surrounding soldiers were numb. The messenger nodded and turned around to pass on the order.
"Wait!" "Commander Lu," Lu Bu suddenly shouted,"I am willing to go and kill this thief!"”
"Fengxian is confident?" Lu Zhi's eyes lit up as he looked at Lu Bu.
"Marshal, please lead the way. I'll go and get the head of the thief!”Lu Bu nodded his head and got on his horse. He followed the messenger out of the stronghold. The surrounding players also followed him out in a mess. Although Gao Sheng was a minor character in the original novel, he was still Zhang Bao's deputy general. How could he not have some ability? All of them were waiting to see Lu Bu make a fool of himself.
In front of the two armies, Gao Sheng proudly brandished his spear and arrogantly pointed it at the Han Army's main camp. He used his rough voice to roar,""I am the Earth Duke General's Deputy General Gao Sheng. Does anyone dare to fight me?”
This was almost a formality. Ever since Zong Bao was killed by Guan Hai, more than a dozen of Lu Zhi's first-class and second-class generals had been killed one after another. Now, other than Lu Zhi, there was no one else in Lu Zhi's camp that could be used. Every day, these Yellow Turbans took turns to challenge the Han army just to dampen their morale. As time passed, they became slack.
Lu Bu rode on his Ferghana Horse and rushed out like a ball of flames. Gao Sheng was shocked. Seeing Lu Bu's extraordinary appearance, he couldn't help but ask,""Generals who come will be given their names. This general will not kill nameless generals!”
"Noisy!" Lu Bu snorted coldly. His warhorse did not stop at all. In an instant, he had already arrived in front of Gao Sheng. His Heavenly Halberd drew a demonic blood moon in the air. Gao Sheng had only raised his spear halfway before he lowered it. The spear in his hand fell to the ground. The headless corpse could no longer maintain its balance and rolled off his horse...
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