“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 ag