However, if he bowed to Lu Bu directly, Cheng Lian would not be satisfied.
He had been a hundred men general in the army for three years.
Three years after three years, how many three years could there be in one's life?
Cheng Lian knew that if he wanted to stand out, he had to use the long saber in his hand to fight for a future.
Since he knew that it was not easy to defeat Lu Bu, Cheng Lian changed his words.
"General Lu, as a thousand men general, you command over a thousand brothers in the camp.”
"Do you know how to command your brothers in battle and how to train elite soldiers?”
"I, Cheng Lian, was a hundred men general three years ago.
In terms of experience in leading troops, he far surpasses a newbie like you.”
"How can I be convinced that General Lu became a general of a thousand men with just his bravery?”
When Cheng Lian said this, the other hundred Generals on the Drill Ground also stared at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu knew that if he didn't show his true abilities, it would be difficult to lead the team.
Lu Bu said to Cheng Lian in a clear voice,"
"Cheng Lian, you have offended your superiors. You should have been punished with a hundred sticks to warn others!
However, since our army is in need of manpower, I will remember the punishment.”
"You are right about one thing. Since I am the general, I naturally have to show you my strength.
However, he didn't know how to convince them to become brothers.”
Seeing that Lu Bu had entered his rhythm, Cheng Lian was secretly delighted.
He looked up at Lu Bu and said,"
"Small groups of Xiongnu often invade Wuyuan Prefecture. It is our daily mission to eliminate these bandits.
General Lu used to be a centurion, and I, Cheng Lian, am also a centurion.
General, do you dare to have a bet with me?”
Lu Bu said in a deep voice,"
"How do we gamble?"
"You and I will each lead a hundred people to clear out the Hu bandits.
Whoever killed more enemies in three days would win.
If I, Cheng Lian, win, I hope that General Lu will take the initiative to resign from his position as a thousand men general and give up his position!”
This Cheng Lian had such a big tone!
Lu Bu narrowed his eyes and said to Cheng Lian,"
"What if I win?"
Cheng Lian looked straight at Lu Bu and shouted,"
"If General Lu wins, I, Cheng Lian, am willing to receive a hundred strokes of the rod!
From now on, he would go through fire and water for General Lu and be loyal!”
Lu Bu had some impression of Cheng Lian. He seemed to be one of Lu Bu's Eight Great Warriors in his previous life.
To be able to subdue Cheng Lian, he had gained another talent.
"Alright, I agree to this bet!”
"Ding! The time of the bet between the host and Cheng Lian, the system mission has been generated.
[Mission objective: Eliminate the Hu bandits and use absolute strength to make Cheng Lian submit.]
[Mission time limit: Three days.]
[Mission reward: Cheng Lian's loyalty has been maxed out. The loyalty of 1,000 soldiers under the host has been maxed out. Individual combat strength has increased by 2 points.]
[Mission failure penalty: 2 points of command will be deducted from the host.]”
Upon receiving the system's mission, Lu Bu was very satisfied.
Lu Bu had long since tested the quality of his 1,000 soldiers.
After checking the three of them, they were all weaklings.
To be able to increase the combat strength of these weaklings by 2 points, it could be considered as a huge increase in the combat strength of the soldiers under his command.
……
In the northern part of Wuyuan County, there would be scattered Hu bandits crossing the grasslands every day to rob the Great Han Dynasty.
Most of the Xiongnu tribes lived by water and grass. The tribes were scattered and not as large as the Tuge 'er tribe.
Many nameless small tribes had only a few hundred clansmen.
There were even fewer warriors who could fight. It would be good if they could gather 100 people.
When there was a war, the chieftains of the large tribes would gather the warriors of these small tribes, twist them into a rope, and launch an attack on the big man.
Then, the spoils of war would be distributed to the small tribes according to their contributions and the number of troops they sent.
It was not easy to start a big battle.
Once they lost, they would suffer severe consequences.
For example, the chief of the Tuger tribe, Xiu Muer, had gathered tens of thousands of Xiongnu warriors to attack Wuyuan, but in the end, he had been beheaded.
However, when there was no war, these small tribes needed to survive.
Especially when the cold winter was coming, many people in the tribe would starve to death with just the cattle and sheep they grazed.
Faced with the choice of life and death, many leaders of small tribes would take the risk and bring their men to the Great Han Dynasty to rob them.
The women of the tribe prepared saddles and bows for these warriors, hoping that their men would return triumphantly.
The Xiongnu bandits entered the country like locusts, and the villages they targeted were extremely miserable.
The men in the village would be killed by the Xiongnu, and the women would be wantonly ravaged by the Xiongnu and brought back to the grasslands as trophies.
However, most of the Han women would be ravaged to death by the Xiongnu before they could make it to the grasslands.
In the ruins, hundreds of Xiongnu people gathered together to eat barbecue and drink wine.
There were corpses of the Han family's people everywhere around them, but these beasts turned a blind eye.
A burly Xiongnu man with a fierce-looking face laughed and said,"
"Brother Guli, this Han is really rich!
The food we get from robbing a village is enough for us to survive the winter.
And those soft and tender women, they were so cool!”
The Xiongnu man he called Brother Guli was the leader of this small tribe.
This person had dark skin and was draped in animal skin. There was a long and narrow scar on his face.
Guli said coldly:
"Are you guys done eating?
Let's retreat to the grasslands immediately and not come again this year.”
The fierce-looking man's smile froze when he heard this. He said in surprise,
"Brother Guli, why?
The Han people are so weak. They don't have the ability to fight back at all.
Why didn't he rob a few more villages before leaving?”
Guli shook his head,
"You don't understand how terrifying the Han are.
Every day we stay here increases the risk of us being destroyed.
We have enough food for the winter. We have achieved our goal. It's time to retreat.”
When Guli was young, he was just like the big man, obsessed with slaughtering Han villages.
At that time, the tribe leader was Guli's father. His father often brought Guli to the south to kill and enjoy the pleasure of killing Han people.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In the process of massacring a village, countless armored Han soldiers suddenly surrounded them.
Most of the warriors in the tribe were killed.
Even Guli's father had died in that battle to protect Guli.
The scar on Guli's forehead was left behind at that time.
From that moment on, Guli was filled with fear towards the big man who robbed him.
If it weren't for the fact that it was really difficult to pass the winter, he wouldn't even be willing to go south to plunder.
The fierce-looking man only thought that Gu Li was exaggerating and said indifferently,
"If the Han people dare to come, I will use my waist knife to kill them all.
No matter how many come, I will kill them!"
The Xiongnu grew up on horseback and were extremely sensitive to the sound of war horses.
Guli stood up and shouted,"
"It might be the Han army's patrol!
Stand up and prepare for battle!"
The Huns quickly put down the roasted meat in their hands and mounted their horses.
He saw a cloud of dust in the distance as about a hundred riders galloped over.
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