Sinopsis

Cosplayer Liu Mang accidentally crosses through time and arrived at the Eastern
Han Dynasty wearing Aries Gold Cloth. (Saint Seiya!) He arrived on top of the
walls of XiaPi right when it was about to fall to Cao Cao. “Don’t kill me bro; I’m
not working for boss Cao!” “Hey! You’re slashing the wrong person! Boss Lu’s
underlings are there! Not me!” He acc...
Chapter 1 - Disaster Brought Forth by a Name

My Father in Law is Lu Bu - Chapter 1 - Disaster Brought Forth by a Name

Original by Bro got a Gun, Translated by James, Edited and Proofread by Jade

Jinling Convention Center. Sunny with blue skies.

It was supposed to be delightful weather. But for Liu Mang, the weather was a
source of great torment.

Liu Mang was wearing tight armor. It was one of the well known zodiac armor,
the Aries Gold Cloth.

[TL: Saint Seiya is very famous throughout Asia and the South Americas;
however, it never hit big in the U.S.)

Today was the Jinling Cosplay Contest. Liu Mang, who had never been interested
in overpriced convention items, was dragged there because of his body. His height
was to blame; standing at 1.8 meters, his frame was perfect for the Gold Cloth.

[TL: 1.8meters is about 5 ft 9 inches.)

“Which fucker brought this damn prop,” Liu Mang complained powerlessly. If
you said you cosplay, then just cosplay. Why must you purchase a full metal build
cosplay? Although it’s an aluminum armor, it’s still freaking heavy.

A set of armor was twenty to thirty pounds. Not only must you wear it
everywhere, but you’re unable to rest. Although this stuff was just cosplay armor,
it still satisfied the principles of being real armor. You could forget about sitting
down when you’re wearing it. The metal plates on the hips and thighs would most
certainly allow you to experience what is known as the explosive chrysanthemum.
[TL: I am using pounds instead of jin for ease. A jin is about 1.1 pounds. 20jin is
22lbs and 30jin is 33lbs.]
[TL: I had to google what explosive chrysanthemum meant…. well…
chrysanthemum is a flower that somewhat resemble what part of the butt? You
guessed right - the anus. So… there you have it.]

“This was custom-made by me. What, you have something to say?!” A very
pleasant looking female was standing in front of Liu Mang. However, he knew
that she was two faced.

[TL: outwardly kind but inwardly evil]

“I dare not. Big sister is the most formidable!” Once he heard this voice, Liu
Mang immediately changed his sour expression to a fawning smile. This two
faced woman was Chen Yi, the president of the school’s anime and manga club.
Not only was she a tyrant in the club, but she was also a tyrant at school. Liu
Mang dare not offend her. He wanted her help meeting girls in order to rid himself
of twenty-something years of chastity. Nothing good would come out of offending
her. However, today, he had been caught by her.

“That’s more like it,” Chen Yi laughed. “Be good. After we finish with today, big
sister will introduce you to girls. Do you want pure girls or mature girls? As long
as they’re in our anime and manga club, I can introduce you to them.”

When Chen Yi laughed, she looked really nice. She had a delicate face. Today she
was cosplaying Hatsune Miku, and her tight fitting clothes perfectly outlined her
curves.“I would be fine with you,” Liu Mang blurted out.
“Ah?” Chen Yi was shocked. She didn’t expect Liu Mang to say that. Even her
face got a little red. However, because she was indeed a funu (腐女, fujoshi), so it
took her but a moment to recover. “Liu Mang, you really are a hooligan to even
dare assail me!”

[TL: Liu Mang’s name (刘莽) is sounded very similar to 流氓 (liu mang) which
means hooligan, molester, etc.]

“Oh shit!” Liu Mang knew he fucked up royally to have said that sentence. While

Chen Yi was still in a state of shock, he immediately grabbed his helmet and
started running. The last thing on his mind was his heavy and uncomfortable
armor.

“Liu Mang, you better stop running,” Chen Yi shouted.

“Stop? Only idiots stop for you!” Liu Mang was not without pride and if he was to

be caught by Chen Yi, his life was over. As the ancient thirty six stratagems said,
if all else fails, escape.

[TL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-Six_Stratagems]

“Molester?! (liu mang)” An uncle class [TL: old looking dude] cosplay fan

watched Liu Mang as he was being chased by Chen Yi.

A beautiful woman was calling a man “molester (liu mang)”. There could only be
one explanation.
The uncle’s justice senses began to tingle. He pointed at Liu Mang and shouted,
“Molester! Molester! Don’t let him escape! Quickly, catch the molester!”

“Catch the molester?!” Otaku and fujoshi have many taboos, one of which being

molesters. Cosplay outfits can be very revealing, making it easy for cosplayers to
be taken advantage of. Thus, they all detested molesters.

“A molester! That guy wearing the Aries Gold Cloth is the molester! Guys, don’t

let him escape!” One, two, three… soon there were over a hundred justice
warriors chasing Liu Mang.

“What the fuck is this?!” Liu Mang was terrified. “I assail you with words and you

send all these people after me!”

“It’s a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!” Chen Yi became aware that the

situation was getting out of hand. The ‘Liu Mang’ she spoke of and the ‘liu mang’
(molester) that they heard were two completely different things.

Being chased by hundreds of people… how would he survive if he was actually

caught? Chen Yi was starting to regret this. “Liu Mang, run faster! Run away!”

“Molester, run faster? Run away? Wasn’t that girl the victim? Why would she tell

the molester to run?!”

Some people were starting to realize it might be a misunderstanding. However,
before they had time to think about it, the incoming crowd forced them to
continue chasing after Liu Mang.

The 'uncle' from earlier started shouting again. “Catch that molester! Catch that
molester! He’s caused the girl to become disoriented! Once we catch him, we
absolutely cannot spare him!”

“That’s right. Maybe the girl said the wrong thing in anger!” The justice warriors

started chasing him even more frantically.

“Fucking hell! A dead end!” Liu Mang wanted to weep. What sin did he commit

in order for there to be a white wall in front of him, crushing all hopes of escape?

“Keep running! Try running again! No where to run? You dare try to escape after

molesting somebody,” the uncle yelled.

“Uncle, this is a misunderstanding. All of this is a misunderstanding,” Liu Mang

stammered. His face was covered in sweat. Anybody standing in his place would
be afraid - there were hundreds of people surrounding a single person.

“Uncle?!” The leading man completely ignored the whole 'misunderstanding' bit.

“You dare call me an uncle?!” The heavy-set man rolled up his sleeves, deciding
to engage Liu Mang. However, he was stopped by some of the crowd.

“Perhaps this really is a misunderstanding,” someone called from the crowd.

“Possibly.” Another nodded.

“Right, right, this is a misunderstanding,” Liu Mang said, overjoyed. As long as

he had a moment to explain, he wouldn’t be killed. He then saw Chen Yi

approaching. “Look behind you! Chen Yi, Boss Chen, please help me explain
this!”

Chen Yi saw that Liu Mang almost managed to get out of trouble. “Liu- Liu
Mang, stop-stop running...,” she cried while darting over.

“Didn’t I say that he’s the molester? How would that possibly be mistaken,” the

uncle asked as he continued to lead the group.

“So it wasn’t a misunderstanding! To dare molest somebody here! Boy,you must

really want die,” another shouted.

“Why waste time talking to him!? Beat him up!”

“Well, I’m fucked,” Liu Mang sighed. With despair in his eyes, he held his head

low and squatted on the floor. The hundreds of people immediately jumped him.

“... running… so.. fast! I’ll explain everything,” Chen Yi finally managed to finish

her whole sentence. Her whole sentence was 'Liu Mang, stop running so fast! I'll
explain everything.'

Unfortunately, neither Liu Mang nor the people currently beating him up, heard
her.
“Ah- oh- ah- oh-!” Liu Mang’s miserable cries would bring a chilling sensation to

anybody that heard him.

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“That fucking hurts,” Liu Mang hissed in pain. Not a single area of his body didn’t

sting. “Those bastards were really fucking ruthless!” He had made up his mind.
He would get revenge on the 'uncle'. He had been the worst of all, having aimed at
his face the whole entire time. He worried that his handsome face might have
been disfigured.

It wasn’t until the pain subsided slightly that Liu Mang decided to stand. He
looked up to see several armored soldiers surrounding him.

“What the fuck are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a handsome guy before,”

Liu Mang shouted. He was still bitter about being beaten up, and now that he was
surrounded and being watched like a monkey, his anger was only increasing.
“Fucking bumpkins! Cosplaying with such shitty armor! Look at my shiny armor
and look at what you guys are wearing!“ Liu Mang wanted to vent all his
frustrations on the country bumpkins.

“And look at your blade! It’s already rusted red. Aren’t you embarrassed to bring

those things out?!”

“Who art thou?” A person who appeared to be the leader amongst the soldiers

began questioning Liu Mang.

“O-ho! Speaking archaic, are you? Why weren’t you fuckers so polite when you

were beating me up?! “ Liu Mang wasn’t sure if the people surrounding him were
the ones who beat him. All he knew was that he was very, very pissed.

After listening to Liu Mang, the leader frowned and said, “Er Gozi, go and inform
the city lord. Tell him we caught a Cao army spy on the walls.”

“Cao army spy? Squad leader meant…” A soldier by the name of Er Gozi spoke

hesitantly. While he didn’t know who the person in front of him wearing golden
armor was, he knew for certain that the person wasn’t a Cao army spy.

This was because the golden armored person came from the sky.

[TL: I translated 什长 to squad leader. This is because 什长 basically means that

he is a leader who controls 10 troops. While searching for it, I believe squad
leader is the best term. A squad is consist of 7-12 troops.]

From the sky. He might even be a god from heaven.

“When I say go, you go! Why so much nonsense,” the squad leader roared angrily.

“Yes, right away!” Er Gozi stepped back, preparing to leave.

“Cao army. Squad leader. City lord. Pretty good acting! Why not just say I’m Cao

Cao,” Liu Mang said with disdain.

“Ah, so you’re Prime Minister Cao. No wonder Prime Minister Cao won against

my lord! Turns out Prime Minister Cao is a deity from heaven,” Er Gozi chimed.
“So you’re traitor Cao. Traitor Cao, prepare to die!” The squad leader’s face

changed the moment Liu Mang said he was Cao Cao. Furious, he grabbed his
blade and approached Liu Mang.

“You- What are you trying to do?!” Liu Mang was now nervous. He realized

something was wrong. The people standing before him were extremely pale and
yellow- typically a sign of malnutrition. If it had been one or two individuals, he
might assume they were suffering from anorexia. However, this was a whole
group of people.

Liu Mang watched as the man approached him. His eyes were bloodshot, and his
stare was like the stare of a beast.

“What am I trying to do? I’m going to kill you and avenge my mother!” The more

he spoke, the more demented he appeared. Even his blade was trembling. He was
called Cheng Yu, a man from Xu Province. In the first year of Xing Ping, Cao
Cao’s father Cao Song was killed in Xu Province. Cao Cao, in an effort to avenge
his father’s death, sent troops to invade Xu Province. The Xu Province was then
owned by Old Tao. Not only did Cao Cao scare Old Tao to death, he even killed
all the civilians of Qulu, Suiling, and Xiaqiu.

[TL: First year of Xing Ping = first year of Emperor Xian of Han’s rule = 192 CE]
[TL: Old Tao = Tao Qian]
[TL: Qulu, Suiling and Xiaqiu are counties located in the Xu Province.]

Cheng Yu’s mother was a victim of the invasion.

“Murderer of my mother, we cannot live under the same sky! Today, I, Cheng Yu,

shall avenge my mother,” Cheng Yu cried.

What kind of situation was this? Liu Mang was confused. When did he kill this
man’s mother?! Forget killing. He couldn’t even afford to touch or bump into her!

“Squad leader- squad leader!” The soldiers pulled Cheng Yu back. It was clear

that they didn’t have virtuous intentions. Liu Mang’s confusing appearance
simply frightened them.

“All of you, let me go! Today, either I die, or he dies!” Cheng Yu began breathing

loudly. His murderous aura was getting stronger.

Liu Mang saw that the soldiers would soon be unable to stop him.

A loud drum noise was suddenly heard.

“Shaaaaa!!!!”

[TL: Sha = kill, it’s a warcry in this aspect. I kept the original because Killllll!!!!
sounds…. kinda lame..]
Chapter 2 - Guys, We Are on the Same Side!
My Father in Law is Lu Bu - Chapter 2 - Guys, We Are on the Same Side!

Original by Bro Got a Gun, Translated by James, Edited and Proofread by Jade

“Cao army! It’s the Cao army,” a voice shrilled from the front of the city.

“Prepare to engage the enemy!” A man wearing a helmet stepped out. On the
walls, there was suddenly the sound of drums.

“Squad leader! Squad leader! It’s the sound of the drums! The Cao army is
attacking us,” a soldier shouted from the side.

“Hey!” Cheng Yu yanked himself from the soldiers’ restraint. He stared at Liu
Mang, saying “Consider yourself lucky. I’ll take care of you after taking care of
the Cao army!” He then directed a group of his soldiers toward the front of the
city.

“What the fuck is wrong with this world!?” Liu Mang raged. First he was beaten,
then he almost lost his life. Having experienced so much in a single day, how
could he not be angry?

Liu Mang walked toward the direction the soldiers left. He wanted to find his
school mates; to find Chen Yi. He wanted to find her and make her introduce him
to at least seventeen or eighteen girls as a compensation.

Liu Mang cursed as he walked. However, the more he walked, the harder it was
for him to curse.

Ancient walls, dark red with spots of rust! The rows of triangular shaped houses
and the wastelands…
Without noticing, Liu Mang arrived on top of a crenelated parapet wall. The scene
in front of him caused him to freeze on the spot.

“Sha!” After arriving on top of the walls, a soldier in white grabbed his blade and
started slashing at a soldier in black. As the slash hit, red liquid flew.

The soldier in black was not to be outdone. Although he was wounded, the spear
he held still managed to pierce the soldier in white’s body. As he pulled his spear
out, a series of things also followed.

“Blech!” Liu Mang immediately started puking. He most certainly could not have
mistaken the red liquid as tomato sauce. It was blood. It really was blood! And
those series of things… were guts.

Liu Mang’s vomiting wasn’t his main concern. Another soldier in white had
climbed the wall. When he saw Liu Mang dressed in golden armor, he first
appeared surprised and then overjoyed. He suspected that Liu Mang was a high
ranking general. Thinking that he had caught a huge fish, he shouted toward his
comrades nearby. “Our lord had given the order; a reward of ten gold for every
LuBu soldier to be killed and fifty gold plus three promotions for every company
commander and above. Shaaa ah!”

[TL: once again, keeping sha ah as the war cry instead of ‘Kiiilll! ah!’]
[TL: 都伯, after much consideration, I figured it should be a commander of 100
soldiers. Hence company commander.]

All of the sudden, Liu Mang became fifty gold and promotions to these soldiers in
white.

“Lu Bu army?!” Liu Mang’s mouth started twitching. Earlier, when he was

surrounded by those soldiers in black… the Cao army they spoke of… is this for
real?!
Liu Mang was still in doubt, but a thundering sound caused him to be completely
convinced.

“Lu Bu Lu Fengxian is here! Who dare intrude here!? Soldiers, follow my lead!”

A towering man with his hair pulled back in a golden headdress, donning a
flowery-patterned battle robe, encased in body armour decorated with images of
the ni and wearing a precious belt adorned with the image of a lion came out. He
gazed at the fight. The soldiers in black, who were originally facing immediate
danger, suddenly gained a boost in morale and rushed out following him.

[TL: ni is a mythological lion]

“Lu Bu, Boss Lu?!” The man in front of him, despite not welding the Sky Piercer,

was described exactly as written in history. Could it be that he really was Lu Bu?!

[TL: Sky Piercer is the english translation of Lu Bu’s halberd.]

While Liu Mang was distracted, he suddenly felt pain in his chest. A long sword
had stabbed his chest. A fierce looking soldier in white was bleeding and staring
at him with beastly eyes.
He wants to kill me? Having been born in a peaceful era, Liu Mang had never
experienced such eyes. War was a distant thing, not to mention a war conducted
by cold steel.

“Die traitor Lu!” The soldier in white forcefully stabbed Liu Mang’s chest with

his long sword.

“Clang!” There was a crisp sound of metal colliding. Liu Mang could only feel the

pain in his chest. The long sword created sparks as it collided with the Aries Gold
Cloth.

Liu Mang could no longer have any complaints about his armor being constructed
from metal. Had it been cardboard, he would’ve been dead. Liu Mang believed
that the sword, although rusty and cracked all over, would have been able to
penetrate his body easily.

“Fuck!” Liu Mang wasn’t weak minded, so he didn’t wet himself. However, he

still panicked and started shouting. “Bro! Bro! I’m not part of this! You slashed
the wrong person! Wrong person! Boss Lu’s subordinates are there!”

Although the Aries Gold Cloth covered him for the most part, Liu Mang was
holding the helmet in his hand. At this point, it was too late for him to put it on.
“Bullshit! DIE!” He couldn’t pierce his chest but the head was free to be cut. The

soldier in white licked his lips; Liu Mang had already become gold, land and
promotions - the soldier’s credentials for wealth and status.

“Splash!” A gush of blood took off with it a head.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!” Warm blood sprayed across Liu Mang’s face. He screamed.

“Stop the scream!” A soldier in black stepped out from behind the headless

corpse. He was the squad leader that sought to kill Liu Mang.

“Br-brother! I’m really-really not boss Cao’s subordinate!” Liu Mang stuttered.

The squad leader looked at Liu Mang but remained silent; he knew the golden
armored man wasn’t Cao Cao, nor could he be Cao Cao’s subordinate. If he was,
then that Cao army soldier would not attack him. Who was he? He was obviously
not a part of the Lu Bu army.

The squad leader thought about it before wiping the blood off his face. “You
follow me!” He figured he could continue to think about it after repelling the
enemies. He then rushed toward the opposing army.

Follow you?! Liu Mang wasn’t stupid. Although the squad leader saved him, he
had wanted to kill him earlier. Only an idiot would follow you! He ran in a
different direction.

“What!” The squad leader killed yet another Cao soldier that came up the walls.

He saw Liu Mang escaping so he threw away his broken blade. He then picked up
a fresh weapon from a nearby corpse and started pursuing Liu Mang.
“The heck?! He’s chasing me?!” Liu Mang had already put on his helmet. While

he was running, his Aries Gold Cloth had been glittering in the light, causing him
to be a target for both Cao army and the Lu Bu army. Even if killing Liu Mang
didn’t give gold or promotion, that armor he was wearing was still a priceless
item.

Just as Liu Mang was stuck between a rock and a hard place, a thundering voice
came from the palace on the wall. “Daring traitors!”

[TL: what a palace on the wall might look like

http://file.chinatraveldesigner.com/2/kb/4f1869d5-2e0a-47bd-8485-
3dbb6aed5e6b.jpg]

Wasn’t this the voice of Lu Bu, Boss Lu?

Cao Cao’s siege on Xiapi. Although watermarks were all over the walls, one
could still see parts of the wall’s original construction.

[TL: Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to flood Xiapi, hence the watermarks.]

“On top of the White Gate Tower, Lu Bu was captured,” Liu Mang slowly

muttered. Following the capture, Lu Bu was to be decapitated on White Gate

Tower.

“Save Boss Lu! Rescue Boss Lu! I’ll live if I rescue Boss Lu!!!” Liu Mang was

surrounded with enemies, isolated and without help. The Cao army wanted to kill
him for riches and promotion. The Lu Bu army wanted to kill him for his armor.
At this point, his only option was to save Boss Lu.

Right after rushing into the White Gate Tower, Liu Mang started feeling regret.
“Who art thou that darest break through the White Gate Tower!” A seven foot tall,

bearded burly man glared at Liu Man. Behind him stood another robust man of
similar size tying up Boss Lu.

[TL: original text uses chi, a chinese foot. 1 chi = 1.094 ft]

It was clearly written on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that Song Xian first
stole the Sky Piercer then, along with Wei Xu, captured and tied up Lu Bu.

“Damn it!” Liu Mang cursed in his heart. How could he possibly have forgotten

about Wei Xu and Song Xian. If one compared the soldiers outside of the White
Gate Tower to minions… then these two are most certainly bosses. Although
these two are only second rated when compared to the rest of the generals in the
Three Kingdoms, they were still generals. They were most certainly a lot stronger
compared to Liu Mang who doesn’t know how to fight.

“Wrong direction, I went the wrong direction!” Liu Mang slowly retreated out of

the White Gate Tower. He would rather face the horde of minions outside than the
two bosses.

[If anyone could think of a less awkward way of saying wrong direction, please
do tell.]

Song Xian glared at Liu Mang. The person in front of him, who wore such elegant
golden armor, was most certainly a high ranking officer. Song Xian knew all the
high ranking officers in the Lu Bu army. Thus, this person was most certainly not
part of the Lu Bu army.

Could he have been prime minister Cao’s man?

“Perhaps sire works for prime minister Cao?!” Song Xian asked cautiously. To

wear such golden armor, his position was most certainly not low.

“Prime minister Cao?!” Liu Mang understood right away. Song Xian and Wei Xu

was likely tying Lu Bu up as a gift to Cao Cao. If he said no, then Song Xian
would most likely chop off his head right then and there. Liu Mang decisively
started nodding “Yes, yes, yes.”

“Oh, so it was prime minister Cao’s man.” Song Xian relaxed and laughed.

“Myself is Song Xian and this is Wei Xu. I wonder how to address you, sire. For
we are both working under prime minister Cao, regardless of positions, we should
help each other.” Song Xian had already started making connections.

“Myself is Liu Mang. I work under general XiaHou as a company commander.”

Liu Mang lied.

“Company commander?!” Unlike Song Xian, Wei Xu started doubting. A

company commander wearing a golden armor. Are you fucking with me?

Song Xian gave Liu Mang a pat on the back and began trying to get friendly with
him. “Brother Liu Mang, as you can see, we have captured traitor Lu. We are only
waiting for prime minister Cao to arrive at the tower. As for the credits…” What
Song Xian meant was that he should gain merits for capturing Lu Bu. Although he
didn’t know what position the golden armored commander had in the Cao army,
he knew that he was of a better standing than a surrendered enemy general like
himself.
“Renegade! Renegade!” Lu Bu who was tied up stared at Song Xian and Wei Xu

with glearing eyes. “Song Xian, Wei Xu, I have always treated you good. Why are
you doing this!?” he yelled angrily.

“Noisy!” Song Xian refused to give Lu Bu a chance to speak. He found a piece of

cloth and stuffed it in Lu Bu’s mouth. Lu Bu’s fury could only be heard as an
”mmmmm mmmm” sound. It wasn’t that Song Xian refused to answer, but rather
that he felt guilty. Afterall, Lu Bu had treated both Wei Xu and him well. But
even mole crickets and ants try to live, and if they had followed Lu Bu, they
would’ve certainly died. As a talented bird chooses a tree to nest in, they too
decided to choose a different patron to work under.

Right as Liu Mang was trying to find an opportunity to escape, Wei Xu who had
not spoken a single word so far asked as if natural “I wonder how the injury to
general Xiahou Dun’s right eye is.”

“What right eye, it’s the left eye!” Back when he was reading the Romance of the

Three Kingdoms, Liu Mang had previously debated over whether it was Xiahou
Dun’s right or left eye that had been injured. Right after saying this, Liu Mang
knew that this Wei Xu was testing him.

[TL: Raw says right eye instead of left eye… based on what I knew, Xiahou Dun
lost his left eye…. unless all the dynasty warrior games were a lie!”

Seeing that Wei Xu’s hands were already on his blade, Liu Mang couldn’t help
but get nervous. “Could I have mistakenly said the wrong thing!?” If he was killed
because of this, he really couldn’t even cry over it. However, after noticing that
Wei Xu’s hands left his blade, he felt a wave of relief.
“Brother Liu, do you know when prime minister Cao’s troops will arrive? We

have already thrown Lu Bu’s Sky Piercer outside the gates.” Wei Xu lowered his
guard against Liu Mang.

“Right away, right away!” Liu Mang remembered that these two good for

nothings tied up Lu Bu, threw his weapon away, and in less than an hour the Cao
army occupied White Gate Tower and execute Boss Lu.

“Lu Bu Lu Fengxian! Word of mouth had it that within men, Lu Bu, within

horses, Red Hare! Former has it general Hou Cheng who presented the Red Hare.
Latter has it generals Song Xian and Wei Xu tying Lu Bu. The three generals’
accomplishments are most certainly big! Boundless prospect!” complimented Liu
Mang.

“You’re too kind,” said Song Xian. However, he was very much delighted in his

mind.

[TL: nali nali is translated as where where, which is what Chinese people use to
humbly denying a compliment. Currently using you’re too kind. If there’s a better
translation, please do tell.]

To even know about general Hou taking the horse, Wei Xu finally believed Liu
Mang.

“This Lu Bu, Marquis of Wen, looked very formidable!” Liu Mang pretended that

he had never seen Lu Bu before and slowly walked toward him.

“I have always heard father and brothers say that Lu Bu, Marquis of Wen, is

invincible on the battlefield, able to take on multiple foes at once. Having seen
him today, he is merely so so.”

“Humph!” Lu Bu’s mouth was stuffed and he could not speak. All he could do

was snort.

Father and brothers?! Having fought Lu Bu?! In the Cao army, those who are able
to have fought Lu Bu and survive are only people like the Xiahou brothers,
LiuGuanZhang, and Xu Chu. Every one of them are dauntless generals of the Cao
army.

[TL: Xiahou brothers refer to Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. LiuGuanZhang
refers to Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.]

No wonder the small time company commander is wearing golden armor! This
armor really is beautiful, with it’s huge horns, exquisite patterns, and it’s
connecting plate armor.
Chapter 3 - The Escape of Lu Bu

Original by Bro Got a Gun, Translated by James, Edited and Proofread by Jade

“Brother Liu, this fellow is Lu Bu.”

Song Xian was very proud. Lu Bu, the god of war, was tied up besides Wei Xu
and him. Their service was most definitely meritorious.

[TL: for the term fellow, Song Xian used a derogatory term]

“Chi chi” As Liu Mang looked from the side, he gave out a sound resembling a
sigh of pity. The person of the Three Kingdoms Liu Mang admired the most was
Gongsun Zan. This was because Gongsun Zan was never tolerant against using
his troops against the non Han Chinese people. It was because of him that the non
Han people revered the Han.

Lu Bu was another person he admired. Although many of Lu Bu’s actions are

denounced by others, actions such as massacring all of his adopted father’s
retainers and relatives, the blame couldn't be completely placed on him.

Ding Yuan, Lu Bu’s adapted father, was a regional governor and a minor warlord
at the beginning. As one of his sons, Lu Bu was given the position of Chief
Secretary, an administration position. Lu Bu was a warrior possessing great
martial prowess, but was given a civilian post for years. This was even after Ding
Yuan was promoted for his assistance in the Luoyang, Lu Bu never received any
promotion. Waiting to kill Ding Yuan until Dong Zhou brought him over was
already pretty good.

Later, Wang Yun’s honey pot worked wonderfully. Lu Bu’s lover was taken by
Dong Zhou, and being a man, he couldn't help but kill Dong Zhou. After escaping
Luoyang, the Lu Bu army faced countless life and death situations. Lu Bu, unlike
big eared Liu, never once abandoned his wives and children.

[TL: big eared Liu is Liu Bei. Liu Bei was recorded to have huge ears.]

Lu Bu was a family man.

Lu Bu was an ungrateful fellow without friends? When Cao Cao was on his ass,
no one dared to assist him. Only the city of He Nei dared to send troops to help
him.

Before his death, Lu Bu, like Gongsun Zan, was a mighty figure who caused
many to cry in fear. His position would've most certainly been higher had he not
been born to troubled times.

With his idol in front of him, Liu Mang couldn't help but feel excited.

He wanted to untie Lu Bu and ask for an autograph. Unfortunately, now was not
the time.

In less than an hour, the Cao troops would break through the gates and enter.
Once they broke through the city, they would bring him to Cao Cao and he'd be
fucked. Pretending to be a general would certainly be a death sentence. Liu
Mang’s only chance at survival lied in the man in front of him.

Xiapi wouldn't be able to withstand the siege much longer. He could only survive
if he escaped the city under leadership of Lu Bu.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Mang stood up. “Generals, my army is to arrive
in a moment. However, even without this tiger defending the city, there will be
many causalities in order to break the gates. Generals, why not open the gates to
greet the arriving army? Your merits would most certainly increase if you do so.”
“Ah?” Song Xian and Wei Xu’s eyes flashed with glimmers of delight. Originally,
their merits lied in capturing Lu Bu… but if they now also offered the city to Cao
Cao…

“Brother Liu, you are the brother of I, Song Xian, after this! I will most certainly
add brother Liu to the list of credits for opening the gates.” Song Xian had given
an empty promise.

Brothers with you? It would be a miracle if you didn’t sell me out! Liu Mang was
scornful, but he pretended to be grateful,“After the army arrives, I will most
certainly introduce the two generals to my father and brothers.”

“Ha ha! Then we must thank brother Liu!” As surrendered generals, if they
wanted to join the Cao army, they'd have to associate themselves with the old
generals. Having Liu Mang as their wingman would definitely be a lot better.

The two laughed as they walked down the city walls.

“Whew!” Liu Mang gave a sigh of relief. The two snitches were finally coaxed by
him. Liu Mang quickly ran to Lu Bu and snatched the cloth out of his mouth.
Lu Bu immediately swore once the cotton in his mouth was removed. “Rebellious
traitors! If you’re a man, release me! Using underhanded method to capture me!”

“Hey-hey, boss Lu, please lower your voice,” Liu Mang hissed quietly. Lu Bu had
a violent temper. If Song Xian and Wei Xu heard him, they'd be screwed.

“Boss? You’re the boss! How dare you insult me!”

[TL: Lu Bu took insult to Liu Mang calling him boss because while boss is a term
signifying a hint of respect and position in modern chinese slang, it is a
derogatory term for warriors in ancient chinese because they see boss as
merchants, a class lower than theirs, who is interested only in money.]

“Calling you boss is an insult?!” Damnit. Liu Mang really couldn't communicate
with the great God of War. How I wish people called me boss.

“I’m the boss. I’m the boss, okay?!” Liu Mang rolled his eyes. “I'm going to help
you escape! Are you coming or not?!”

“Do with me as you please!” Lu Bu continued to curse, then suddenly caught

what Liu Mang had said.“What did you say about freeing me?!”

“Argh.” Liu Mang clutched his ears. What was with these generals being big
horns? Lu Bu, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and even the bullshit squad leader were like
this. Did they not feel comfortable unless they were yelling?!

“To put it simply, I'm not apart of the Cao army, nor am I part of your Lu Bu
army! But if I want to live, I have follow you, boss Lu!” Liu Mang summarized.
Lu Bu frowned. Liu Mang was going to free him? He wasn't working for the Cao
A’man or him.

[TL: Cao A’man is another name of Cao Cao. I believe it’s his childhood name.]

“Didn’t you mention earlier that your father and brothers encountered me on the
battlefield before?!” Lu Bu was puzzled.

“Fuck! You have too many questions!” Liu Mang was angry now. “I am
surnamed Liu, called Liu Mang. Have you ever met any senior generals in the Cao
army with the surname Liu?! The father and brothers I speak of- does the Han
emperor count?!”

“His Majesty?!” Lu Bu was shocked. “You are related to His Majesty?!”

Liu Mang brushed Lu Bu off. “Stop bothering me! The Han emperor is my
brother, okay?!” He quickly untied Lu Bu. Wei Xu must've been truly ruthless to
tie his former master so tightly. He noticed that Lu Bu’s body was covered in
blood from lacerations.

“His Majesty’s younger brother!”

During the Latter Han Dynasty, very few were patriotic or loyal. Lu Bu was the
exception.

After Dong Zhou’s death, Lu Bu took control of Luoyang. It stood to reason that
Lu Bu would behave like Dong Zhou, doing whatever he wanted in Chang’an.
Surprisingly, he didn't. He was completely respectful to the little emperor. Even
when he was forced to leave Chang’an, he never threatened him to leave with
him.
Afterward, he attacked Yan Province and occupied Puyang before finally running
away to Xu Province. This caused the big eared thief to flee. During those times,
Lu Bu had always been respectful toward the Han Dynasty.

[TL: Big eared thief is Liu Bei.]

Lu Bu clearly remembered that in Chang’an, His Majesty did not have a younger
brother. He had a single elder brother. This was the Prince of Hongnong, Liu
Bian, and he had died at the hands of Dong Zhou.

“Stop asking questions, Lu Bu! Back when there was plenty of corruption, the late
emperor frequently spoke lividly in regards to money. How would one know of all
his sons?"

That's it, he’s a bastard child! Lu Bu nodded understandingly. He held his fist. “I,
governor of Xu Province, General Who Pacifies the East, Lu Bu Lu Fengxian,
thank sire for the saving me!” Lu Bu really believed that Liu Mang was of royal
blood. After all, the golden armor he was wearing couldn't even be worn by
regular imperial clansman. It was reserved for those bestowed by the emperor.

[TL: Lu Bu is listing all the titles and his courtesy name when he introduced
himself.]
[TL: Lu Bu essentially did a salute of respect to Liu Mang. I suspect you've seen
this type of salute before. https://encrypted-
tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuxfcQQtXcovU_3XLGpKXxpQyjSRw
JK2-x55tIkWO2GDEUQZW1]

“Just forget about it.” Liu Mang knew Lu Bu misunderstood. However, regardless
of the misunderstanding, his top priority was saving his life.

“Marquis of Wen need say no more. We should gather the remaining soldiers and
rush out of Xiapi immediately. Xiapi cannot be guarded anymore.”
[TL: Marquis of Wen is another one of Lu Bu’s titles.]

“Yes!” Although Lu Bu was a very obstinate and opinionated individual, he also

had a deep respect for the Han Dynasty. After getting up, he looked for a weapon
to gather remnants of soldiers in the city with Liu Mang.

“Alas, pity that my Sky Piercer was thrown out the city walls by those two
renegades. Otherwise I needn’t do such!” The weapons nearby were all from Lu
Bu’s soldiers that had been killed by Song Xian and Wei Xu. None of the
weapons were really comfortable to Lu Bu.

Without the Sky Piercer, Lu Bu was certainly a grade lower in martial abilities. Lu
Bu was normally considered the pinnacle of super first class, and now he was only
super first class.

Despite all this, his battle prowess would still be strong enough.

“So you were here!” Suddenly, somebody came from the White Gate Tower. It
was the squad leader that had been chasing after Liu Mang. He was not as lucky
as Liu Mang. Liu Mang’s body was covered entirely in armor, and the squad
leader had only leather. Liu Mang could close his eyes and charge through the
crowd, while he could not. This was why it had been so difficult for the squad
leader to find them. Even the weapons in his hands were close breaking again.
Evidently, he had killed a lot of people.

“Don’t be rude!” Lu Bu berated the squad leader after noticing he was wearing the
black uniforms his soldiers wore.

“Eh? General?!” The squad leader realized it was Lu Bu and immediately got
down on his knees. For the Lu Bu army, Lu Bu was seen as a God.
“This is--” Lu Bu started to introduce Liu Mang, but he was interrupted. “Think
about the situation first! Introductions can wait until after we get out of the city!”

“You dare speak to general like that!” The squad leader was about to draw his
blade. However, contrary to his expectations, Lu Bu wasn't angry. He even held
out his fist and screamed, “Okay!”

What’s with this?!

The squad leader was stunned

Chapter 4 - Death to Those Who are Discontent

Original by Bro Got a Gun, Translated by James

“Sha!” Although Wei Xu and Song Xian are only second rated generals, they are
much stronger than ordinary soldiers. The two of them each killed a Cao army
soldier. It wasn’t because they wanted to make amends but rather because the
ordinary soldiers did not know that they surrendered to Cao Cao.

Having rushed to the city gate. One of the company commander defending the
gate ran over to Wei Xu and Song Xian. He asked “General Wei, general Song!
How is the situation underneath the city walls? Is the lord alright? Do you need
our assistance?!”

The fighting on the walls was so fierce that every now and then there will be
people falling down towards the gate. This was why this company commander is
acting like this.

“No need!” Wei Xu thrown a glance at Song Xian.

Song Xian acted as if he understood and then placed his hand on the commander’s
shoulder. “The lord is on the city walls, the Cao army can’t possibly break
through!”

“Now that you mention it!” The commander nodded. Lu Bu was known as the
god of war. This company commander who was in charge of defending the gate
was originally from the Bing Province army. He have followed Lu Bu for many
years and held him in the highest esteem.

The company commander who just relaxed himself suddenly opened his eyes
wide in shock with a face full of pain. “General Song. You, why?!” Appearing on
his neck was a line of blood. Blood was rushing out. Clearly, a major artery was
cut.

“Brother, do not blame me. Blame yourself for blocking the path of us brothers!”
The company commander collapsed. The soldiers defending the city walls was
shocked. All they saw was Song Xian and Wei Xu suddenly taking out their
blades and shouting their personal soldiers “Prime Minister Cao’s army is right
outside. Xiapi is soon to be break through. If you want to survive, open the gate
for Prime Minister Cao with me! Sha!”

“Song Xian and Wei Xu, our lord had been good to you guys yet you dare commit
such a criminal act! Sha! Avenge the company commander!” This Bing Province
company commander was held in high esteem in the soldiers’ hearts. A group of
defending soldiers started rushing toward Song Xian and Wei Xu.

Outside of XiaPi, Cao army camp.

A middle aged man was standing in the front of a tent watching soldiers killing
each others. He asked a general near him “general Hou Cheng, are you certain that
general Wei Xu and general Song Xian will be able to capture Lu Bu?” This
tanned middle aged man was the most ambitious person in the whole world, the
future Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao . It wasn’t that he had doubts about Wei Xu
and Song Xian’s betrayal but rather in their abilities to capture Lu Bu.

Who is Lu Bu? He is a mighty tiger! Cao Cao still remembers the heroics of Lu
Bu in the Battle of Hulao Pass. He caused the eighteen warlords to be stuck
outside the Hulao Pass, unable to do anything. Could a person capable of such
accomplishment be easily captured?!
“Reporting to the Prime Minister, I have already taken the Red Hare away from
Lu Bu. This Lu Bu’s combat prowess was reduced by eighty percent. Although
my brothers Song Xian and Wei Xu aren’t some powerful generals, against traitor
Lu with twenty percent combat prowess, they are more than enough!” Hou Cheng
said proudly.

All the people around, whether they be generals or scholars, frowned at Hou
Cheng’s words. Selling out his previous master is one thing. However, to even
call his previous master traitor Lu. Such a person is indeed of vile character.

Although the scholars are only displeased in their hearts, the generals are much
more direct. They collectively step back from Hou Cheng, refusing to associate
themselves with him, causing Hou Cheng to be very awkward.

However, the awkwardness disappeared soon.

“Reporting!” A messenger rushed in. “Reporting to Prime Minister, a godly

weapon was thrown down atop the walls of Xiapi, crushing to death multiple
soldiers.”

“Oh? What sort of godly weapon was it?” A weapon being thrown on siege
soldiers’ heads could certainly crush to death a couple people. Afterall, siege
soldiers are like ants, proceeding slowly and crowded.

“General Xiahou said it was Lu Bu’s Sky Piercer!” The messenger replied.

The only person who was currently besieging the city was Xiahou Dun. The
general Xiahou that the messenger spoke of is him.
“Oh?!” Cao Cao’s eyes flashed with happiness. “Bring it over for me to see.”

Soon, two soldiers came carrying a long Ji giving off a cold glow. The two
crescents on top of the Ji was sparkling. On the side was a red rippling tassel. The
Ji itself was also engraved with a couple characters, Bing Province Lu.

[TL: Ji is a chinese halberd, Lu Bu’s Sky Piercer is a Ji.

http://imgx.xiawu.com/xzimg/i4/i2/T1VLXKXchAXXXUm5va_121450.jpg]

[TL: Bing Province Lu means that the Ji belonged to surnamed Lu of the Bing
Province… hence Lu Bu.]

This was most certainly Lu Bu’s Sky Piercer. A Lu Bu without a Sky Piercer.
Haha!

“Congratulations Prime Minister. Xiapi is soon to be break through. Perhaps at

nightfall we would be able to open up for celebration in the heart of the city!” Hou
Cheng immediately started kissing ass.

“Ha ha!” Cao Cao complacently laughed aloud.

Right at this moment, another messenger rushed in. “Reporting! Reporting to the
Prime Minister, Xiapi has been broken through!”

“Xiapi has been broken through?!” Cao Cao was slightly surprised. Although it
was Yuanrang sieging the city, he did not give Yuanrang a lot of troops because
of the deflections of Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Wei Xu. He only told him to
feign attack and wait for Song Xian and Wei Xu to capture Lu Bu; how did the
Xiapi actually got broken through?!
[TL: Yuanrang is the courtsey name for Xiahou Dun.]

“The gate was opened from within!” The messenger said.

“From within?!” Did someone else betrayed Lu Bu?!

“It’s most likely my two brothers!” Hou Cheng said happily. “Prime Minister,
Xiapi was broken through and Lu Bu was arrested, the Xu Province is yours to
collect!”

“Transmit my military orders! All troops, besiege Xiapi!” Currently only one of
the gates got broken through, there’s still three more.

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“Sha!” Lu Bu took the lead. Although he no longer have the Sky Piercer, his
explosive prowess isn’t hindered in a bit. These Cao soldiers cannot even
withstand a single bouts. Even officers die upon encountering him.

Song Xian and Wei Xu was lucky. They did not encounter Lu Bu.

On the way down the White Gate Tower, Lu Bu slaughtered no less than a
hundred people and gathered around him three hundred soldiers. Under his
command, they were like an unstoppable spear.

“Where are we headed to now?!” Liu Mang currently held a bloodied long sword.
Within the chaos, no one could protect him. Thus, he must defend himself. On his
armor appeared multiple white stains from the countless slashes and stabs of
blades and swords. Had he not had the Gold Cloth, he would've been dead
multiple times by now.

Enroute, Liu Mang also killed a couple people. Actual living people! Not animals,
but people! When blood was splashed onto his face, Liu Mang even tasted the
saltiness and metallic taste.

“Province Governor's Mansion in the inner city!” Lu Bu’s eyes was bloodshot
from all the killing. Had Liu Mang’s armor not been extra shiny, he might’ve
mistakenly killed him.

“Inner city?!” Liu Mang was thinking about how to get the hell out and not
getting into the inner city, a place where they would likely be surrounded and
killed.

Liu Mang wanted to say something but was stopped by the squad leader alongside
him. The squad leader was called Cheng Yu. He said “All the madames are in the
inner city!”

“Madames?” Liu Mang finally remembered. How did he forgot that Lu Bu was a
family man. To have him leave his family behind, you must kill him first.

A family man as a companion of a deceptive one…

If I followed him into the inner city, these three hundred soldiers might all die!

On the other hand, if I went my own separate way then chances are I’ll be dead
too. Either way I’m dead. Can’t there be a fucking survival path?!
“Sha! Sha!” Sounds of killing on the outside of the city steadily increased. With
tens of thousands of people battling, their noises certainly won’t be small.

“General, the gate has been broken!” A bloodied Lu Bu army soldier covered in
wounds shouted toward Lu Bu in a weeping manner.

“Gate has been broken?!” Lu Bu eyes shocked open and gave off a murderous
aura strong enough to cause suffocation. “Which gate?! West Gate?! South Gate?!
Or the North Gate?!”

“East Gate, sire!” The injured soldier said weepingly.

East Gate! Wasn’t this the gate that I just came from?! White Gate Tower was
located in the east gate! Didn’t I encourage them to open the gates?!

“Song Xian and Wei Xu! Oh how I wish to eat your flesh!” Lu Bu’s eyes were
glaring with anger. Although he knew that it was because of Liu Mang’s
suggestions that they went to open the gates. However, knowing is different from
it actually happening.

[TL: No, he’s not saying he want to be cannibal. Just a phrase saying he’s super
angry and wants to kill them.]

A gate has been broken, leaving behind only three gates. It is impossible for the
Cao army to not take action. Once the three other gates was to be broken, they
would surrounded and certainly die.

Now there was a very serious problem - whether or not to go toward the inner
city.
If they don’t go, then Lu Bu’s wives and children will be left to Cao Cao. In that
case, god of war Lu’s head will be verdant green. On the other hand, if they do go,
all these three hundred people will likely not survive. Chances are, they will be
surrounded by the Cao army and be unable to save his wives and children.

[TL: What Liu Mang meant by Lu Bu’s head will be verdant green is that he will
be wearing a green hat - get cuckolded by Cao Cao. NTR yo.]

“Abominable!” Lu Bu raged. The god of war was stuck between a rock and a hard
place.

“General!” The squad leader cried.

Lu Bu’s eyebrows raised. “Attention soldiers, you all protect brother Liu Mang’s
break out of Xiapi! Failure is not an option!”

Help me escape? That’s not bad. My life will be saved. But boss Lu’s giving up
on his family? That’s not his style…

“What about you, general?” Cheng Yu said the main point.

“This general will go toward the inner city to save his family!” Lu Bu held his pu
blade against the wind.

[TL: Pu blade, aka. simple blade…

http://www2.nacta.edu.cn/site/jjdj/files/u1/dao.jpg second blade from the left.]

“Just general yourself, how could you rival the Cao army?! General’s safety is
hard to guarantee. General, please reconsider!” So what if a person is a god of
war? Against human wave tactics, he too will turn into a pool of blood.

“General, please reconsider!” The Lu Bu army on the side shouted in unison.

“Rest assured! Those who can hurt me have yet to be born!” Lu Bu Lu Fengxian -
dragon amongst men, a god in war. He never retreat, even if the place is a
dragon’s pound or a tiger’s den.

“We will follow general till death!” Cheng Yu was the first one to get on his
knees.

“We will follow general till death!” Who is Lu Bu? He is the soul of the army! He
is the god of war! Perhaps for other armies, their morale will collapse after
suffering heavy casualties and the collapse of the army banner. However, for the
Lu Bu army, their morale will not collapse for they have their own god - Lu Bu.
As long as Lu Bu is alive, the Lu Bu army too will preserve.

“I have decided. Stop making a clamor!” Lu Bu certainly knew that he might not
be able to come back. Tens of thousands of Cao army are outside the city; and the
city itself was chaotic with fightings. No matter how strong a person is, he is no
match for a group of people. However, Lu Bu does not resign. Even if what he
was about to do is already doomed to begin with he will still continue on for it
was the responsibility of a man for his home and his family.

These three hundred soldiers, perhaps Lu Bu did not know any of them. However,
he knew that they were good men, warriors under him. With subordinates like
this, he was without regrets. Thus, how would possibly bring these men to the
death with him?!

“General!” Cheng Yu did not give up.

“Whoever continues to speak will be like this blade!” After saying that, he
snapped his pu blade in two. Pieces of fragments pierced through Lu Bu’s fingers.
However, he did not mind it one bit. The soldiers are silenced with eyes still filled
with reluctance and helplessness.
At this moment, the god of war Lu Bu suddenly got softhearted.

“Go now! Safeguard brother Liu Mang! Perhaps we will meet again!” Lu Bu took
a spear and proceeded to leave.

“Sigh, why did you...” A long sigh came from Liu Mang. Liu Mang got fucking
moved by Lu Bu. Lu Bu, why did you have to say such a speech. So moving,
causing me to almost cry.

Liu Mang also knew that although these soldiers will follow Lu Bu’s orders and
help him break out of Xiapi; but once the breakout succeed, these three hundred
soldiers will be like a bunch of soulless walking corpses.

To save his own life by taking three hundred lives with him; Liu Mang wasn’t
able to do it.

“Attention soldiers!” Liu Mang shouted. However, not a single soldier paid
attention to him. Rather, they set their sights on that lonely silhouette.

Seeing the attitudes of these three hundred soldiers, Liu Mang got angry. “Were
you not soldiers of the Lu Bu army?! Are you refusing to obey Marquis of Wen’s
orders?! Are you going to betray the Marquis like Song Xian and Wei Xu?! Now
the Marquis have put you all under my arm, you have to obey my orders!
Understood?!” Liu Mang had never once roared so loud before.

“Fuck, I quit!” A soldier took off his helmet and shouted “I will follow the general
till death!”

“What is your name?!” Liu Mang pointed the longsword in his hand on the
soldier. His murderous intent was in his speech.
“I am called Li ErNiu. What you want to kill me? Go ahead!” The soldier stuck
out his neck and glared at Liu Mang.

“Someone detain him!” Although these three hundred soldiers was bleak, they
still followed the Marquis’s order and detained the soldier called ErNiu.

“Good. Someone tell me what is the punishment for desertion!”

“According to law, death by beheading.” Cheng Yu did not know what Liu Mang
is trying to do but still replied.

“Good. Li ErNiu, do you know your crime?!” Liu Mang shouted.

“Kill me. I don’t want to live anyways. I will follow the general in death.” Li
ErNiu got increasingly emotional.

“Good. Since you wish to die, I will give you your wish!” Liu Mang also got
angry. Although he knew that this Li ErNiu was a man but because this was the
army and in a war one cannot just do as one pleases.

“Behead!” Liu Mang shouted. However, none of the soldiers moved, not even
those who detained Li ErNiu.

“Good. So you guys won’t do it? I’ll do it myself!” Liu Mang pierced his
longsword into the chest of Li ErNiu. Cheng Yu wasn’t fast enough to prevent it.
Hot blood spilled out.

“You!” Li ErNiu was grimacing in pain.

“Woosh!” Liu Mang waved his sword and a head fell off. The expression on the
head seemed to not believe Liu Mang was actually going to do it.
“Hey!” Cheng Yu knew that it was bad. Originally, the orders from the Marquis
had caused the soldiers to be instable. Now Li ErNiu was killed. Amongst these
soldiers were his fellow soldiers whom have been through ups and down with
him. There might be a mutiny.

Cheng Yu quickly rushed to guard Liu Mang because a few soldiers’ expressions
was already starting to shift.

“Why did you kill Li ErNiu?!” Sure enough, there was mutiny. A soldier
originating from the same place as Li ErNiu angrily shouted at Liu Mang. If Liu
Mang explanation isn’t good enough then he will be met with swords and blades.

“Precisely for which reason?!” Another stood out.

“Why, you ask me why?!” Liu Mang laughed. He laughed very happily. “Come
over, I’ll tell you why.”

The two soldiers, after hearing Liu Mang’s words, walked toward him.

“This is why!” A sinister expression flashed through Liu Mang’s face. Again,
there was two pillars of blood. Two soldiers with eyes in shock fell down.

Liu Mang was holding the longsword like a demon. He looked toward the soldiers
and shouted. “You have been soldiers longer than me. You have more time in the
battlefield than me. Military laws, you understand it better than me. Let me tell
you, Li ErNiu and those two dead soldiers, I admire them. They were willing to
go against the military laws to follow the Marquis. I admire them but I must still
kill them! Military law is military law. I don’t care what reason you have to go
against it, unless I am dead, you are to die!” Liu Mang’s current facial expression
was sinister and unsightly. Coupled with the fact that he just killed three people
unwavering, he struck terror in the hearts of the soldiers.
“From today on, you will be my soldiers. You will be faced with an unemotional
and unwavering general who follows only the military laws. Anyone who is
discontent, stand out. Kill me or I’ll kill you. Understood?!”

“Understood” said sparse and fragmentary and powerlessly.

“What, are you terrified?! Do you not have valor?! Are you a coward?! Speak
louder, I cannot hear you!” Liu Mang roared.

“Understood!” This time, not only was the voice in unison, it was also louder.

Cheng Yu could not believe it. He initially thought that this golden armored man
was just a idiotic nobility. Who knew that he was this savvy. His killing methods
returned order to chaos.

“Good. Now I command the battalion of three hundred twelve people. You, you
and you!” Liu Mang pointed three people, one of which is Cheng Yu. “I appoint
you as the company commander, in charge of a hundred people including
yourself! The remaining twelve people are to be my guard.”

Liu Mang does not understand the army system of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Hence, he could only handle things like his time at the university military training.
Thirty three people a platoon, three platoons a company and three companies a
battalion.

Like this, maybe we really could break out! Cheng Yi also started to be convinced
by Liu Mang.

“You are now my soldiers! Thus you must follow my commands! Now I
command, all troops march toward the inner city!” Liu Mang issued his second
order.
“What?!” Cheng Yu startled. “Sire, march toward the city?!” What is he trying to
do?!

“Did you guys not hear me correctly? Or must I kill two more people?!” Liu
Mang said “I want you guys to march toward the city. I am going to save Lu Bu,
save your general. Did you not understand? Ah?”

So the reason why he killed those three soldiers was to suppress the untamed
soldiers. If the killing before terrorized the soldiers, then the orders given now
will obtain the hearts of the soldiers.

“Understood~!” Having heard that Liu Mang’s orders was for them to save Lu
Bu, save their general, all of the soldiers who were full of morale, their discontent
and hatred toward Liu Mang completely disappeared.

“Onward!”
Chapter 5 - Shooting of Palm in Xiapi

Original by Bro Got a Gun, Translated by James

“Fucking hell! Seems like I will be dying here!” Liu Mang smiled wryly. He
wiped the blood from his body. This blood was mostly from his enemies while
some were from his new subordinates. Earlier, a guard that he did not even know
the name of took a slash for him and was chopped in half through the waist.

The East Gate was broken through, the South Gate was also broken through. Only
the West Gate and the North Gate are left standing.

With the two Gates being broken through, the Cao army troops started pouring
into Xiapi. In the two hours, Liu Mang and his troops had only advanced a couple
hundred meters. In this period of time, nearly a hundred of his troops was killed.
Amongst them was one who he just recently appointed company commander. One
of his leg was chopped off. Although he wasn't dead, but on the battlefield, he is
not far from death.

This was only a couple hundred meters! If he managed to advance toward the
inner city, how many of his three hundred troops would be left? Liu Mang’s felt
that his body was already without strength. He does not know how many people
he had killed so far.

Human lives in a troubled time are like grass. Liu Mang’s movement had already
became mechanical - kill, kill again, change blade and kill, kill again.

“Sire, we cannot advance anymore!” Cheng Yu arrived next to Liu Mang after
killing some enemies. He gasped and shouted. He also knew that the route they’re
on was very difficult. However, he did not expect it to be like this. If they delay
any longer, the incoming Cao troops will increase exponentially. In that time,
before meeting Lu Bu, their whole battalion might be wiped out.
Liu Mang deflected an incoming spear with his blade and then killed a Cao
soldier. He said “we must continue advancing regardless!” Liu Mang did not
regret his stupid decision. He rarely gets moved by others. Lu Bu moved him and
these three hundred soldiers also did.

“It’s only death. What, Cheng Yu are you afraid?!” Liu Mang satirized. “If you’re
afraid of death then get lost!”

“Who says I’m afraid! The only thing I fear is my mother!” Cheng Yu also got
angry. For him to be seen as being afraid of death, it was no less than an
extraordinary humiliation!

This route was like a huge mountain, blocking Liu Mang and his troop’s advance.
They had been delayed for another hour.

Now, Liu Mang really cannot even lift a blade. His arms was numbed and difficult
to move. After finally repulsing an attack from the Cao troops, Liu Mang directly
sat onto the ground.

The sky gradually darkened. The smell of blood was everywhere. Corpses filled
the city. There’s Cao army corpses, Lu Bu army corpses and also regular civilians.

“Halt, Lu Bu army!” Another wave of Cao soldiers showed up. This time,
however, the highest officer was a general instead of the squad leaders or
company commanders that they have encountered thus far.

With a red tasseled helmet, body covered in armor, and on a white horse. This
enemy general was very imposing.
“Ha ha ha ha! Perhaps today is I, Xiahou De’s lucky day! To encounter so many
Lu Bu remnant soldiers! Ho, there’s also a big fish!” The Cao general on the horse
laughed loudly. He obviously thought Liu Mang to be a top figure in the Lu Bu
army. After all, he was wearing golden armor that isn't reserved for ordinary
people. “Remnant soldiers of Lu Bu, listen up! Quickly get on your knees and
surrender! You will be spared! Else, you will be immediately executed!”

Xiahou De?! Liu Mang did not have any recollection of such a person. The people
besieging Xiapi should be Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. Is this Xiahou De also
of the Xiahou clan?

With no time to think, Liu Mang used all his strength and roared “All troops
prepare for engagement!” Actually, without Liu Mang’s words, all these soldiers
already stood up. They stood up in spite of all the sword wounds, blade wounds,
fatigue and pain. While they could die in battle, they absolutely cannot surrender
to live for they are the Lu Bu army!

“Good backbone, to dare resist!” The praisingly expression of Xiahou De soon

changed to one of bloodthirst. He too did not want them to surrender because if
they did, they he won’t have anyone to kill. Having not taken part in the siege, he
wanted to at least have some small fries for his blade.

“Haha. While having backbone is good. You must also have the abilities to back it
up!” Xiahou De thumped his horse and it started lunging toward Liu Mang. In his
point of view, Liu Mang, the person in a golden armor, was the highest officer in
the whole battalion.

“Trying to kill me?! No fucking way!” After having experienced so many life and
death encounters, Liu Mang too displayed a fierce expression.

Liu Mang was not an idiot. The opponent was riding a horse. To take the horse
head on, he’ll just get run over and die.

Liu Mang picked up a long spear the ground and threw it ferociously. Back when
he was at the university he had won awards for the sport of javelin throw.
Although the long spear that he picked up was much coarser than a regular
javelin, the sport of javelin throw originated from the battlefield!

“What!” Seeing the spear flying toward him at high speed, Xiahou De was
surprised. He wanted to strike the horse to dodge but because they were in the
alley, there is nowhere for his horse to dodge to.

“Poof!” The spear pierced through the neck of the horse, nailing the horse on the
ground. Xiahou De stumbled and fell from the horse. At this moment, there left a
dying and howling horse.

“Opportunity!” Liu Mang delighted. This Cao army general fell from his horse.
Also, he was leading the troops in the front. Thus, he was tens of steps away from
the following Cao soldiers - a distance sufficient enough to kill him!

Liu Mang rushed toward Xiahou De and slashed his blade at him.

Although Xiahou De was just felled from his horse, being a person from the
Xiahou clan, he immediately turned over and escaped the incoming slash.
“You dare!” Xiahou De got angry. For a descendant of the dignified Xiahou clan
to be put in a situation like this. If he was to be beaten by some famous generals
like Lu Bu, then so be it. But to get thrown onto the ground by some nameless
golden armored individual and almost losing his life in the process, he cannot
accept it.

The strength of an expert can be known once they start attacking! After standing
up, Xiahou De immediately attacked Liu Mang like a storm.

“Bang bang bang!” A series of sparks appeared in the front, back, chest and neck
of Liu Mang. Anywhere that could kill with a single strike was attacked by
Xiahou De.

“What’s with this damn armor!” Xiahou De shouted. Countless times he could've
killed this Lu Bu soldier in front of him but was unable to. That armor is very
smooth. If you try to cut it then you will simply slip past it. Even a slash will end
up with the blade slipping. With a stab that armor is rigid enough to defend it. The
most critical thing is that this armor actually almost wrapped the whole body. Is it
not heavy?!

“Hehe!” Liu Mang sneered. Fuck! So my martial arts isn’t up to par with you; I
have less experience in the battlefield than you; but I have armor yo. I’m wearing
a saint cloth yo. I’m like a fucking turtle shell. Try biting me!

Fucker attacked me so many times, time for me to fight back!

“Xiahou De, prepare to die!” Having came to the battlefield of this world, without
screaming he really cannot gather up his energy because of how tired he was.

“Someone like you think you can kill me?!” Xiahou De could tell that this golden
armored individual is certainly not a general. His skills with the blade was much
too weak. Although seasoned, they were the basic movements of the battlefield -
lifting blade, waving the blade and slashing the blade.

There is nowhere open on the body… the face! This Aries Gold Cloth’s helmet
did not have face protection. Xiahou De threw his blade away and picked up a
sword. He immediately started piercing toward Liu Mang’s face.

“Fast!” Xiahou De’s speed is too fast. Before Liu Mang could react, the sword is
already en route toward his face. This was actually the regular speed of generals.
Xiahou De was also a second rated general, if he had met the generals under Lu
Bu like Zhang Liao or Gao Shun, they could easily dodge the attack. Alas, Liu
Mang wasn't a general!

He never practiced martial arts before. Not to mention generals, if he took off his
armor he cannot even win against an ordinary soldier.

“Shit!” If this sword managed to stab his, then he is certainly finished.

“Am I going to die like this?!” Liu Mang closed his eyes. It shouldn't hurt too
much to be stabbed in the head right?! I should die immediately right?!

However, he did not feel any pain even after a long time. Instead, there was a
miserable shriek.

“Am I dead?! Why is the shriek not mine?!” Liu Mang opened his eyes in
confusion.

In front of his eyes was Xiahou De with blood flowing out of his hand. His sword
was dropped onto the floor. An arrow pierced through his hand.

It was shot from behind him! Liu Mang turned around and saw a lofty individual
who is currently pulling a bow.
White armor? Head full of black hair and a height of eight foot. Wasn’t this
exactly the person Liu Mang and the troops were trying to find - Lu Bu, boss Lu!

From there to here was over a hundred and fifty steps. Xiahou De’s hand in a
distance of over a hundred and fifty steps was no bigger than a coin. To be
capable of hitting the target with an arrow from that distance, this boss Lu’s
archery certainly reached the pinnacle.

Former was it the shooting of a ji in Yuanmen and today was it the shooting of a
palm in Xiapi.

[TL: Lu Bu once shot a ji, a chinese halberd, at Yuanmen to prevent a battle

between Liu Bei and Yuan Shu’s general Ji Ling.
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