Chapter 595

"Swoosh!"

Lu Bu's gaze sharpened as he fiercely hurled a short halberd forward!

It struck Budugen's chest squarely and precisely.

A violent wave of pain instantly swept through Budugen's entire body.

He tumbled heavily from his warhorse.

He died with his eyes wide open, unable to rest in peace.

Who was the greatest master archer of the late Han era?

Was it Huang Zhong? Was it Tai Shi Ci? Or perhaps Xia Houyuan?

No, perhaps the title of greatest archer should belong to Lu Bu.

The high-difficulty feat of shooting a halberd at the gate in history was something Lu Bu could do with ease.

Coupled with the fact that he was a native of Jiuyuan in Bingzhou, he was skilled in archery and horsemanship, excelling in mounted archery.

In the way of archery, Lu Bu might be completely equal to Huang Zhong.

Perhaps, even slightly superior.

One must know, Lu Bu was proficient in both mounted and foot archery!

Besides these two skills, Lu Bu's throwing technique was also outstanding.

(PS: Lu Bu being the greatest master archer of the late Han period is merely the author's personal speculation. It does not necessarily mean Lu Bu's archery technique was definitely stronger than Huang Zhong's.)

……

Poor Budugen ultimately became a soul lost to Lu Bu's short halberd.

And his head was naturally severed by Lu Bu without hesitation and hung from the head of the Red Hare.

The Red Hare was wary of strangers, and its eyes were filled with disdain for Budugen's head.

But Budugen was, after all, the Great Chanyu of the Xianbei.

Lu Bu naturally could not let his head be exposed in the wilderness.

With Budugen's death.

The remaining Xianbei tribesmen were even less of a match for Lu Bu and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

……

Ten days later.

Under the slaughter of Lu Bu, fewer than fifty thousand Xianbei tribesmen remained.

Even if this group successfully survived, they would never be able to stir up any major trouble.

Moreover, on this vast land of the grasslands, it was clearly impossible for the Xianbei to be the only nomadic people.

In fact, besides the three major foreign groups of Xianbei, Southern Xiongnu, and Wuhuan.

There were also some small and medium-sized nomadic peoples on the grasslands.

These small and medium-sized nomadic peoples were originally mostly attached to the three major foreign groups.

Now, the Xianbei had suffered a catastrophic disaster.

The opportunity for these small and medium-sized foreign groups to take revenge had unexpectedly arrived.

The few remaining Xianbei tribesmen would likely be wiped out completely very soon.

And Lu Bu, along with the ten thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, embarked on the road back to Jiuyuan.

The Monan grasslands were simply too large.

Lu Bu had only ten thousand men; wanting to completely incorporate this land into Han territory was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Therefore, after nearly exterminating the Xianbei.

Lu Bu planned to return to Jiuyuan first.

He would report the detailed situation to Gu Yi before making further plans.

……

A few days later.

Jiuyuan Commandery.

Gu Yi personally met with Lu Bu, who had returned in triumph.

In this war to destroy the Xianbei, Lu Bu was absolutely the undisputed MVP.

Breaking the Xianbei Royal Court and slaughtering tens of thousands of Xianbei.

These two achievements were enough for Lu Bu to become the new generation of Han idols following Wei Qing and Huo Qubing!

Of course, what moved Lu Bu the most was that the elders and fellow villagers of Jiuyuan would never again have to suffer the scourge of the Xianbei.

To commend Lu Bu's achievements.

Gu Yi specially awarded Lu Bu a medal.

The medal was something Gu Yi had recently created.

Its purpose was to stimulate the civil and military officials under his command to strive further.

Of course, medals were not easily obtained.

The threshold for obtaining a medal was set very high.

Just like Lu Bu's achievement this time, it was enough for him to receive a "Northern Expedition Warrior" medal!

And while Zhang He and Zhang Xiu also had significant achievements.

Compared to Lu Bu's contribution, they clearly fell short.

Therefore, Gu Yi only awarded this medal to Lu Bu, who had made the greatest contribution.

Zhang He and Zhang Xiu looked on with great envy.

Other generals, like them, were filled with longing for the medal in Lu Bu's hand.

As the saying goes.

Scarcity creates value.

If everyone could obtain a medal, the value of the medal would depreciate significantly.

This is like that "Medal Tsar" from a certain country in later generations.

To show off and gild his own face, he gave himself a copy of every brand of medal.

Under his influence, medals depreciated severely.

And now.

Since Gu Yi had created this thing called a medal, he naturally would not let the medal suffer from severe depreciation.

In fact, the original roles of medals and titles were the same.

But titles had been created thousands of years before the late Han period.

After nearly a thousand years of development, titles had already suffered from severe depreciation.

For example, the core civil and military officials under Gu Yi almost all already held titles.

There were others like old man Jia Xu, whose sons and grandsons had already earned one or two titles through his efforts.

Under such circumstances.

Titles were less a proof of merit and more a symbol of status.

Their original value and significance were greatly diminished.

Therefore.

Gu Yi created this new thing, the medal, to stimulate the civil and military officials under his command.

But among these officials.

The one most severely stimulated was Gu Yi's personal guard captain, Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng fantasized that he would soon be able to earn a medal through his own merits.

Let's call that medal the "Guardian of the Frontier."

As the saying goes: "Those who violate our great territory, I, Sheng, will surely strike and break them!"

If he could wear such a medal, Xu Sheng felt his life would reach its climax!

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After Lu Bu and the ten thousand Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry returned, Gu Yi took the opportunity to hold a military conference.

Budugen and the Xianbei had already become a thing of the past.

As for the Monan grasslands, such a vast piece of land, Gu Yi naturally would not leave it unused.

But before the war was over, Gu Yi had no extra manpower to send to the Monan grasslands.