My Father in Law is Lu Bu - Chapter 9 - Home?
My Father in Law is Lu Bu - Chapter 9 - Home?
Original by Bro Got a Gun, Translated by James
“Prime Minister, Prime Minister! We have been accused wrongly!” Song Xian and Wei Xu turned pale with fright. The raging man on the city walls was indeed Cao Cao. They risked their life on capturing Lu Bu in hopes of attaining wealth and prosperity. And now? Their wealth and prosperity was gone and their new boss even ordered for their death!
Although Song Xian and Wei Xu cried of being wrongly accused, no one stood up for them because there were already Cao troops that have started executing the orders from Cao Cao. Maybe the sensible Yu Jin would try to constrain his men but Xiahou Yuanrang wasn’t one who would do that! Like brothers, he grew up together with Cao Cao. For Cao Cao to be surrounded, he was already burning with anxiety. Adding onto that, he had received news of the injuries that his elder brother Xiahou Yuan suffered - causing Xiahou Dun to be burning with rage!
“Kill, Kill, Kill!” He could care less about some Song Xian or Wei Xu. All he cared was Mende’s orders, to kill them!
“Yuanrang, Yuanrang!” Yu Jin tried to stop the berserk Xiahou Dun. But alas, he was too late. Xiahou Dun’s army had already began killing Wei Xu and Song Xian’s men. Although Wei Xu and Song Xian’s men were all surrendered Lu Bu soldiers, they are not people who would just stand there and be attacked without fighting back.
You dare slash at me with your blade, then I shall return you a thrust of my sword - the four armies were immediately thrown into chaos! Before they could reach the Lu Bu remnants, they themselves were thrown into chaos - confronting, attacking and killing each other!
“Vile!” With his sword, Yu Jin killed a soldier from the Song Xian army that was about to bring him harm. There was nothing he could do. While he could keep his head cool and control his own army, he cannot control the other three armies!
“Attention Men! Kill them all!” Yu Jin cannot help but give out such an order. After all, as a general, he cannot just stay there and not fight back. If he did, then how would he be able to lead an army in the future?!
“Sha!” Under the White Gate Tower was a field of chaos. Xiahou Yuanrang’s army was attacking Song Xian and Wei Xu’s. Song Xian and Wei Xu fought back but also included Yu Jin’s army in their retaliation, forcing him to join the fray. With the sky already being dark, now with this chaos, soldiers ended up not being able to tell allies from enemies apart and sometimes ended up fighting their own people.
“Men, onward! Generals Song Xian and Wei Xu are trying to right themselves. Our purpose here is to kill Cao Cao!” shouted Liu Mang as he saw the increasingly chaotic battle that he created.
“This, this!” Gao Shun led the Formation Breaker and began charging straight ahead. He was already prepared to fight till the death when he saw the four Cao armies’ arrival. Even if the Formation Breaker was to be completely annihilated, he planned to protect his lord’s escape. But with what had happened now, his Formation Breaker was instead able to take things leisurely. It was all because of that scholar (from Gao Shun’s point of view, Liu Mang was a scholar because had neither facial hair not strength). With a single speech, he actually managed to cause the self destruction of the four armies.
What is the stratagem of sowing dissension? This was the stratagem of sowing dissension!
[TL: 反间计 is one of the Desperate Stratagems within the 36 Stratagems.
Undermine your enemy's ability to fight by secretly causing discord between him and his friends, allies, advisors, family, commanders, soldiers, and population. While he is preoccupied settling internal disputes, his ability to attack or defend is compromised.]
A few words came out of the the rarely spoken mouth of Gao Shun. “Teacher, what profound talent!” Teacher is what the ancients called the learned people. Gao Shun had recognized Liu Mang. Before Gao Shun could finish his praise, his eyes suddenly widened and he immediately shout “Teacher, careful!”
[TL: The word Gao Shun is calling Liu Mang is 先生, which means mister. It could also mean teacher. This is especially true for certain chinese dialects. Thus, I am putting it as teacher because mister makes no sense.]
“Fuck!” Liu Mang heard Gao Shun’s shout, a spear was being thrust toward his face.
“Brat, prepare to die!” The man thrusting the spear at him was Song Xian. Song Xian was enraged at how he believed this man called Liu Mang. And now, not only did the Lu Bu army want to kill him, his new boss wanted to kill him too. In this extreme hatred, his luck seemed to have increased and actually found Liu Mang in this chaos. Even if Liu Mang took off his golden armor, Song Xian still recognize him. Hell, even if Liu Mang turned to ashes Song Xian would still recognize him. Afterall, his voice was already familiar to Song Xian.
“Bastard, not allowin