Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

The Baibo general who led the army to attack Jinyang was Yang Feng. His troops began to attack the city the day after arriving in Jinyang. He thought the battle would be as smooth as the previous ones. However, on the first day of the siege, the rear army was attacked by a group of wealthy gentry outside the city. The enemy was not large in number, but they were all cavalry, and each of them was extremely brave. On the first day, he lost more than a thousand soldiers at the hands of the enemy.

This group of people did not confront him head-on, but only harassed him from the rear while he was attacking the city, which was extremely annoying.

After two days, Yang Feng had to suspend the siege.

The Baibo Army had been making smooth progress since the uprising, so it was naturally impossible for them to abandon Jinyang City. When the scouts found out that the troublemaking troops were stationed in an earthen fort outside the city, Yang Feng ordered his subordinate Xu Huang to lead 3,000 people to flatten the earthen fort first.

At the same time, the Xiutugu Hu, who controlled the Xiongnu royal court, heard that the war in Bingzhou had broken out again, and the plan of invading the Han Dynasty was put on the agenda again. At the end of February, more than 40,000 Hu people attacked Xihe County from north to south, and the Xihe County governor Xing Ji was killed in the battle.

"Xing Ji is dead?"

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Mo's face turned extremely ugly. If it weren't for someone who knew her well, they would have thought that the person who died was her relative.

"Yes, many places in Xihe County were plundered, and the people fled. From Xihe to Taiyuan, the roads were full of refugees."

Du Fei said, "Lord Xing was injured while trying to stop the Xiongnu cavalry and died from his injuries."

"Why did he die?"

Zhang Mo still found it a little hard to believe. Last year, she deliberately brought back so many cattle, sheep, and war horses to show off, just to make the Black Mountain bandits jealous and lure them to rob the Hu people.

The government was busy suppressing rebellions everywhere and had no power to manage the border. Perhaps because of the absence of Lu Bu, the Bingzhou army did not seem as powerful as the legend said. She wanted to use the Black Mountain bandits to teach the Hu people a lesson, but she did not expect that it only brought two months of peace to Bingzhou. The Huns still broke in and Xing Ji still died.

Relying on the Black Mountain bandits can temporarily stop the Xiongnu's plan to invade the border, but it cannot stop the Baibo bandits from rebelling. As long as Bingzhou is in chaos, the Xiongnu will inevitably come in to take a share of the pie.

She sighed helplessly, "The strategy of using bandits to drive out the Hu people has failed. I'm sure Zhang Yi will die in battle next."

Xu Ding said, "Bingzhou is often in turmoil from the Xiongnu and bandits. Your Majesty has granted the Inspector the power to temporarily mobilize troops, and there are garrisons on the border. Envoy Zhang is certainly more formidable than the County Governor, right? Even if he can't defeat them, he won't necessarily die in battle."

Zhang Mo sighed softly, "Maybe, let's see!"

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In front of the earthen buildings outside Jinyang City, Xu Huang sat on his horse with a mountain axe in his hand, looking at the earthen buildings in front of him that were taller than the city walls, with a constipated expression on his face.

He really would rather attack the city than bite this bumpkin.

Although this earthen mound building is very similar to the forts built by wealthy families, its defensive and offensive capabilities are far stronger than those of the forts.

The door, about ten feet wide, was made into a gate, covered with iron sheets to prevent fire. Yesterday, he tried to ram it with a log, but just as he got close, a gap about two feet wide suddenly opened up, and hot water poured down like a flood, scalding the soldier and making him scream.

He once tried to climb in through the top window with a ladder, but failed despite the casualties of more than 200 soldiers.

They were at a disadvantage in being in a low position, and the window was small, making it difficult for arrows to penetrate from the bottom up. Moreover, the enemy's arrows had a much longer range than their own. Many soldiers were shot down before the ladders were placed on the wall. Even if they were placed on the wall, there would be rocks falling from above. Even if there were no rocks, as long as there was one person waiting at a window, his soldiers would not be able to get in.

This mound is really hard to take down. If we send people to attack it head-on regardless of casualties, we can take it down. However, three thousand people are far from enough.

He pondered over it for a day and a night but still couldn't come up with a good idea, so he had to lead his troops to camp outside the earth building, cut wood to build roadblocks, and block the road leading to Jinyang layer by layer. He also had to keep an eye on this group of powerful troops and wait for Yang Feng to take Jinyang.

On the rooftop of the fourth floor of Beidou Tower, Zhang Mo looked at the blocked road, her expression relaxed, and she said to the people around her, "After the Baibo bandits retreat, how about we go and help Envoy Zhang fight the Xiongnu?"

Emperor Ling of Han did not have much time left, and neither did she. To defeat Dong Zhuo's Western Liang army, sharp weapons alone were far from enough. The soldiers must also have rich combat experience, which could not be acquired through training. They had to be thrown into the battlefield to hone their skills, and the Xiongnu cavalry was the best object for training.

Xu Chu was the first to speak up, "I've been thinking about going to the Xiongnu again in the spring. Now that he's waiting for me to come to my door, how can I not beat him up?"

Li Gui said, "You are the boss, I will listen to you."

"I'll do whatever Amo says!"

No matter whether it is right or wrong, as long as it is what you want to do, I will support you unconditionally. This is what Guan Hai thought in his heart.

"I will kill the Huns without hesitation!" Taishi Ci said with a little excitement.

Last time, he just satisfied his passion of killing enemies on the battlefield, but the group of barbarians ran away. This time, he must kill them to his heart's content!

Du Fei said, "Killing Bai Bo is no match for killing the Hu people. It's a shame that Yang Feng has so many troops, and the Jinyang County soldiers don't dare to leave the city to attack us. If we rely on others to fight, we don't know how long it will take. I'm afraid that by then the Hu people will be at our doorstep."

Yang Feng and Yu Fuluojia together had 40,000 troops, but the Golden Eagle Guards of Juyi Village had only 1,200, and with the auxiliary soldiers, there were only more than 3,000 people. In addition, they did not have enough weapons, and there were less than 2,000 people who could fight. Only 500 people were transferred to the earth building this time. No matter how brave these people were, they could not kill the 40,000 troops in a short time.

The Huns have already invaded the border. If we delay any further, more people will lose their homes and become refugees.

"To defeat the Baibo bandits, we can't rely on ourselves alone. We need to take advantage of the situation..."

Zhang Mo supported herself on the railing with her right hand, her eyes still fixed on the general of the Baibo Army at the intersection. He was about twenty years old, tall, with a sword hanging from his waist and a huge axe in his hand. When they attacked the earth building yesterday, he commanded with confidence and the soldiers advanced and retreated in a measured manner. He was a very capable general.

He wields a large axe and is a subordinate of Yang Feng. Could it be Xu Huang?

Zhang Mo was still trying to figure out if the man was Xu Huang. Xu Ding beside her asked in confusion, "Whose influence are you trying to borrow? Forget the Jinyang soldiers. Perhaps you're trying to borrow from General Zhang? But he's currently in Xihe County suppressing bandits, so I'm afraid he's too busy to do anything else."

Zhang Mo shook her head. "Even if Zhang Yi could send troops to rescue us, it would take at least five or six days for them to arrive from Xihe. That's too slow, and he probably can't even protect himself right now."

She looked at the Baibo army blocking the intersection and thought, "Let's take advantage of Zhang Yan's power! We can force the Baibo army to retreat in a day or two."

Li Gui immediately said, "That's impossible. We are all bandits. Zhang Feiyan doesn't care about Jinyang's life or death. He's lucky he didn't send troops to help the Baibo bandits."

Zhang Mo showed a foxy smile on her face. "I know he won't care. I just want to borrow his reputation as the Black Mountain leader, but..."

She glanced at the axe-wielding man again and said, "Before that, go and capture the thief outside."

No matter whether he is Xu Huang or not, let’s catch him first. He is a thief anyway. It is worse to be a Black Mountain bandit than a Baibo bandit.

Xu Chu said, "I'll go."

Zhang Mo nodded and gave a few more instructions. Xu Chu rode his horse out of the earth building, and Taishi Ci and Guan Hai followed out to provide support.

When Xu Huang saw the door of the earth building open, he thought that the enemy was going to come out to fight, but he saw only three riders coming out. He guessed that they were here to negotiate, so he waved his hand and ordered the archers not to shoot for the time being.

Xu Chu stopped at a distance of an arrow and shouted, "You scoundrel, dare you come and fight me? If you can win this big sword in my hand, I will not interfere with your attack on the city."

Xu Huang had the roadblock removed and rode a few steps closer, gazing disdainfully at the three men across from him. "Are you trying to outnumber the minority?"

Xu Chu spat, "Only cowards use their numbers to bully the few. I challenge you to a duel. Do you dare?"

"Since it's a one-on-one duel, why are the two of them here?"

Xu Chu said, "You have three thousand men behind you to bolster your strength, so it's not too much for me to bring two men with me to strengthen our strength. Let's be clear, whoever bullies the minority with numbers is a coward."

After all, Xu Huang was young and energetic, and he was confident in his outstanding martial arts skills. He had no rivals in the Baibo army. Even if he could not defeat this strong man, he could at least escape unscathed. Without saying much, he rode his horse forward, and Xu Chu hurriedly raised his sword to meet him.

"boom--"

There was a crisp sound as the two swords and axes collided, splashing some sparks. The two men passed each other on their horses, both secretly surprised.

When Zhang Mo originally told Xu Chu not to underestimate the enemy, Xu Chu was a little unconvinced. As for his martial arts skills, no one could match him except Lu Bu. He didn't take the young general of the bandit army seriously at all. However, he didn't expect that the young general was actually a very powerful one. When Xu Chu turned his horse around and charged back, the contempt in his eyes had been replaced by excitement.

At the same time, Xu Huang also turned around and looked at Xu Chu with a wary look. This barbarian was extremely strong, and if he was not careful, he might be defeated by him today.

Both of them were extremely alert. The two horses approached each other again. After the first strike, Xu Huang's axe slashed towards Xu Chu's fingers holding the knife. The sharp weapon scraped against the handle of the knife, making a harsh sound. Xu Chu twisted his hands, the handle turned around, and the blade then cut towards Xu Huang's chest.

The two men staggered a little and then fought again. The two horses fought back and forth on the field like a revolving lantern, and the sound of weapons clashing was endless. After fighting for a while, beads of sweat oozed from the faces of both of them, but judging from their breath, Xu Chu was obviously more stable.

After seventy or eighty rounds, Xu Huang gradually felt exhausted and tried to retreat after a feint. Seeing this, Taishi Ci and Guan Hai, who had been waiting on both sides, rode their horses to the left and right to surround him.

Xu Huang was stopped in his tracks and could not help but yell, "We agreed to a one-on-one duel, you bastard."

Xu Chu followed up with a roar, "You and I haven't even decided who's the winner yet, and you're trying to slip away. Those two are just blocking the way."

Xu Huang was not one to save face, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "In terms of martial arts, I am ashamed of myself and I admit defeat."

Xu Chu laughed heartily and said, "Your martial arts skills are very strong, my wife Amo admires you very much. I would like to invite you to come sit in the building and have a cup of tea. Please come back with us."

Looking at the posture of the three men, Xu Huang realized that the duel was fake and their intention to kidnap people was real. He roared and picked up his axe to break out of the encirclement of the three men. However, Xu Chu alone was too much for him to resist, let alone Taishi Ci and Guan Hai. In a few moves, he picked up their weapons, felled off his horses, and was invited to go to the building for tea.