Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"Did all the soldiers leave through the tunnel?"

In the middle of the earth building's courtyard, Zhang Mo looked at Li Gui who came out of the tunnel again and asked.

"Well, the army has been assembled and can set off immediately."

Zhang Mo nodded. "Raise the Black Mountain flag and do as I taught you. Go outside the city and scare Yang Feng. If he doesn't withdraw, attack him."

"Okay!"

Li Gui responded excitedly and went into the tunnel again. Taishi Ci followed him, while Xu Chu and Guan Hai, who had fought with Yang Feng a few days ago, stayed in the earthen building.

After Li Gui took his men away, Zhang Mo asked Xu Chu to take Xu Huang to the roof of the innermost Beidou Tower. From this direction, one could vaguely see the outside of Jinyang City.

Xu Huang stood on the roof, looking at the group of soldiers from afar as they circled the hill behind the earth building and headed towards Jinyang. His face turned very ugly. He originally thought that setting up roadblocks to guard the entrance would be enough, but he didn't expect that there was a tunnel dug in the building. Not only would his men be left alone to guard the outside, but it would also cause General Yang to relax his vigilance and be deceived.

He had also listened to what the woman had taught the bearded man to scare Yang Fengzhi. If nothing unexpected happened, when this group of troops pretending to be Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army arrived outside the city, General Yang would definitely choose to retreat.

Xu Huang was extremely depressed. He didn't gain any benefit from attacking Jinyang this time, and he even got himself involved. This little girl was really cunning, extremely cunning!

There was a table, a coal stove, and tea sets on the roof of Beidou Tower. Zhang Mo asked Xu Chu to untie Xu Huang, invited him to sit down, and personally brewed a cup of tea and placed it in front of him.

"You've been guarding outside for two days, so you must be thirsty. How does the tea I brew taste?"

Xu Huang picked up the teacup with a strange look on his face and took a glance at it. The tea soup was transparent yellow-green in color, with a faint floral fragrance, completely different from what he usually drank. He took a sip and found it slightly bitter at first but sweet in the aftertaste. It was quite delicious. He had been fighting for a long time in the morning and was thirsty, so he drank it all in two gulps without any hesitation.

He put down the teacup and looked at Zhang Mo, who was sitting three steps away. "Young lady, you're sitting so close to me, aren't you afraid that I might suddenly attack and hurt you?"

Zhang Mo took a sip of her tea and raised her eyes. "What good will it do you to hurt me?"

Xu Huang choked and said, "I can kidnap you and take you out of the earth building."

Upon hearing this, Guan Hai unconsciously took a step towards Zhang Mo. Xu Chu, however, took a sip from the tea scoop, wiped the tea from his stubble with his sleeve, and said, "You can't hold her hostage. Believe it or not, if you stand up, you'll be seriously injured, if not killed."

Xu Huang was startled and glanced at the teacup he had drunk empty. "Did you poison the tea?"

Zhang Mo looked at him with amusement, "Why would I poison you? Why would I go to such lengths to kill you?"

As he spoke, he lifted the teapot and poured him another cup. He spoke calmly, "I am a civilized man. I only like to meet friends over tea, not to wield swords and guns. The reason I had you captured is because I truly admire your martial arts, not because I have any hostility towards you. I treat you with such courtesy. As a man of honor, you will not, and will not, lay hands on a weak woman, right?"

A weak woman? Xu Huang curled his lips secretly. The young lady was able to assemble such a powerful army and win over a group of martial artists to work for her. It was obvious that she was not weak at all. Moreover, judging from her physique, although she looked like a willow in the wind, her steps were steady and the calluses on her palms showed that she was also a martial artist.

He just said it casually to scare her, but the young lady looked calm and showed no fear at all. Even her hand holding the tea did not shake.

After two cups of tea, Xu Huang's anger at being captured had gradually subsided. Zhang Mo then asked, "Are you Xu Huang of Hedong, Xu Gongming?"

When he was fighting with Xu Chu just now, Zhang Mo had basically confirmed that this person was Xu Huang, one of the Five Elite Generals of Cao Wei. He was praised by Cao Cao for his strict military discipline and had the "style of Zhou Yafu". After surrendering to Cao Cao, he participated in many major battles and made many meritorious deeds.

The young lady actually recognized him? Xu Huang was slightly surprised and snorted, "So what?"

Zhang Mo was puzzled. "Aren't you an official from Hedong County? How could you be a thief?"

Talking about this, Xu Huang looked more and more depressed. Because of his humble background, although he had outstanding martial arts, he could only be a minor official in the county for all these years. A month ago, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Hedong revived and conquered several counties in a few months. Although he had the intention to resist the enemy, he was outnumbered and weak. After Yang County was conquered, he could only join the crowd and become a bandit. Fortunately, Yang Feng appreciated him very much and promoted him to deputy general. Although he was a bandit, he finally had a place to use his skills. Who knew that he had only been a general for half a month and was captured by this young lady before he could even sit still.

Xu Huang ignored her. Zhang Mo continued, "Since Gongming is willing to be a bandit, why not join our Black Mountain? We have several thousand soldiers in our Juyi Camp. While our numbers are not as large as Yang Feng's, our combat power is far superior. Gongming is a good commander. If you are willing to be loyal, the treatment you receive will be no worse than what Yang Feng offers you."

Xu Huang asked curiously, "Aren't you from the Jinyang gentry?"

Zhang Mo said truthfully, "We are both members of the Jinyang Wang family and members of the Taihang Black Mountain bandit group. Although we are bandits, we do not kidnap our compatriots. Now the Hu people are invading the Han border. Gongming is a man of martial arts and courage. Why don't you join us to kill the Hu people?"

"Kill the Hu people?"

"Yes, killing the Hu people! To be honest, we killed thousands of wealthy Xianbei merchants at the Pingcheng Pass a few years ago. That's where our Juyi Camp is. If Gongming is willing to join us, I will send people to Hedong to bring your family over."

Xu Huang had also heard about the incident at Pingcheng Pass. He admired the wealthy businessman very much, but he didn't expect that the group of people were actually this group?

Xu Huang hesitated for a moment and then tried to test the waters, "If I don't surrender, my lady might let me go. I promise not to trouble your Tulou again."

Zhang Mo smiled. "Gong Ming is such a talented person, how could I bear to let him go? If you really don't want to, I can only ask you to stay in my village for now. Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well with food and drink, and I won't treat you unfairly in the slightest."

Xu Huang had actually already made up his mind, and he said this only because he saw that Zhang Mo looked kind and wanted to give it one last try.

They are all bandits, so it makes no difference to him whether they are Black Mountain bandits or White Wave bandits. He also knows the Wang family in Jinyang. Although the young lady is a bandit, she is performing the duties of an officer and soldier, and she is also a member of the Wang family. If he follows her, he may become a good person in the future.

He cupped his hands and said, "Then please ask Madam to send someone to Yang County immediately to fetch my family. If it's too late, I'm afraid General Yang will not be willing to release them after he finds out."

Zhang Mo's face lit up with joy, "Don't worry, Gongming, I'll send someone on horseback to you as soon as you send me a letter."

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At the same time, in the military camp outside Jinyang City.

Yang Feng walked anxiously back and forth at the entrance of the camp with his hands behind his back.

It was originally thought that Xu Huang's 3,000 troops could easily wipe out that group, but unexpectedly, after attacking for a day and a night, they still could not take it.

Yang Feng didn't really want to capture the earthen building; the wealth within was simply too tempting. He had marched all the way from Hedong Commandery to Taiyuan Commandery, and in the several counties he had conquered, he had never seen a single household capable of equipping their troops with hundreds of warhorses. Seeing how sturdily constructed the earthen building was, he became even more certain that it held considerable wealth.

"General, why not send another 5,000 men?" suggested a young general.

Yang Feng shook his head. "This earthen fort is like a small city, and it forms a bastion with Jinyang. If I send more men there, I'm afraid the soldiers in the city will come out and attack the camp. Besides, Jinyang hasn't fallen yet, and we can't afford to lose too many men in the earthen fort."

"What about that?"

Yang Feng said, "Well, have someone tell Gongming to keep those people under guard until I capture Jinyang and then I'll deal with them."

"promise!"

The young general was about to go out after receiving the order, but he saw a rider running towards him from a distance. It was the soldier that Xu Huang had sent back to report.

Before the man even got close, he shouted, "General, General Xu has set up a roadblock at the intersection and trapped them in the earthen fort. General, you can attack the city without worry."

Yang Feng smiled and said, "Gongming and I agree. In that case, we will go and capture Jinyang today."

He looked up at the sun. It was still far from the zenith, so there was still plenty of time.

Yang Feng's camp was not far from Jinyang City. Before noon, 40,000 soldiers and horses arrived at the foot of Jinyang City.

Although the Baibo Army had fewer worries, Jinyang was the capital of Taiyuan, with high walls and strong defenses, and sufficient soldiers defending the city. It took Yang Feng more than two hours to barely put the ladder up to the top of the city. However, it was still difficult to break into the city.