Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Just after noon, when the sun was at its hottest, a group of thieves filed out of a large house near the east city gate and headed to the city gate to change guard.

After the Yellow Turban Army occupied Yangdi, their leader lived in the county governor's mansion, and the rest of the soldiers were dispersed among the wealthy families and stationed at each city gate according to the location of their houses.

The team headed east, turned into an alley, and entered the wide road beside the city wall. After taking a few steps, the leading military officer suddenly stopped.

In front of the team, an arrow tied with cloth lay quietly on the ground, and it looked like it was shot from outside the city.

A soldier stepped forward, picked up the cloth, and handed it to the military officer. The military officer opened it, took a look, frowned slightly, and asked loudly, "Who can read?"

The soldiers looked at each other in confusion. After a while, a young man stood up from the back of the team and whispered, "I know a few of them."

The young man trotted forward, and the officer handed him the cloth. "Read it, what's written on it?"

"What state...?"

The young man didn't recognize two words in the first sentence. He looked at his superior awkwardly, then, under his fierce gaze, continued to read, "What General, meet you. The Great Sage Master was killed by Lu What in Jizhou last month."

When he read this, the young man turned pale and shouted, "Impossible! How could the Great Sage Master be killed?"

The other moth thieves who heard it nearby shouted in rebuttal, "The Great Sage Master will not die until the Yellow Heaven is established."

"It's fake, it must be fake. The Great Sage Master will not die."

The military officer's expression also turned grim. He raised his hand to signal for silence and said to the young man, "Continue reading."

"The Holy Body was insulted by Lu Heshi. The officers and soldiers wanted to transport it to Heshiyang to light the sky lantern. Upon seeing this letter, lead the troops to rescue it quickly."

Although there are a few words they don't understand, it doesn't hinder their understanding. The officers and soldiers actually wanted to transport the body of the great virtuous master to Luoyang to burn it in the sky lanterns. How could these crazy fans tolerate this?

Someone in the group burst into tears. "My mother and brother's illnesses were both cured by the Great Sage Master. I'm going to go out and find out if it's true. If it's true... I'll risk my life to bring back the Great Sage Master's holy body."

"Yes, go and find out the truth!"

"Go and find out whether it's true or not!" many people shouted.

The initial followers of the Yellow Turban Rebellion were all loyal believers of the Taiping Dao. Zhang Jue was like a god in everyone's hearts. Regardless of whether this was true or not, the Yellow Turban bandits could no longer stay in Yangdi with peace of mind.

Although the military officer was illiterate, he was not stupid. He shouted angrily, "There has been no news from the north. This must be a plot by the officers and soldiers to disrupt our morale. Stop talking nonsense."

At this time, a voice from the back of the team said, "When we surrounded Huangfu Song at Changsha, we heard that a man named Lu Zhi led five officers of the Northern Army to Jizhou to quell the rebellion."

"Is it really Lu Zhi?"

"Absolutely true!"

Everyone started talking again, and the military officer was a little unable to suppress it, so he hurriedly reported the matter to Bo Cai.

It turned out that this letter was not only found in front of the east city wall, but also this cloth was found near the west and south city walls.

This was obviously a conspiracy of the officers and soldiers. Bo Cai naturally did not believe it and used force to suppress the rumor. However, it is more difficult to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against the river. How could such explosive news be prevented? In just half a day, the news spread throughout the army.

Some believed it, some didn't, and most were half-believing and half-doubting. The bandits strongly requested their leader to send a team of troops out of the city to investigate the truth of the news. Bo Cai had no choice but to send a group of cavalry out from the north gate to reassure the army.

The news was not confirmed, and the moth thieves were all worried and slow to do anything. Some of them were even anxious and clamored to leave the city to rob Zhang Jue's body. Bo Cai angrily killed several of the ringleaders, and only then did these people calm down.

After Huangfu Song stopped attacking the city, he also hoped for support from within the city and sent scouts to watch the four city gates every day. As soon as the Yellow Turban cavalry came out of the north gate, he received the news.

Huangfu Song personally led 500 people to intercept them. Naturally, these 100 moth bandits were no match for them. Some were killed, and some were captured. After the captives were tortured, they learned that news of Zhang Jue's death had spread in the city.

He knew very well whether Zhang Jue was killed or not. Huangfu Song was very surprised. Where did this rumor come from?

Wang Yun, Li Min and others were also confused.

"This may be a strategy devised by the scholars in the city, the purpose of which is to disrupt the enemy's morale. We can take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city and defeat it in one go," said Wang Yun.

“It’s not that simple.”

Huangfu Song frowned, "The bandits were just defeated by us. Even if their morale is unstable, they will still fight hard to defend the city. It will still be difficult to break through."

It seemed that he still had no intention of attacking the city. Li Min was concerned about his family and the people in the city, so he said anxiously, "The chances this time are at least better than they were a few days ago. General, why not give it another try? Perhaps it will work."

Huangfu Song remained silent for a long time before he said, "Wait two more days to see if there are any new developments in the city."

Li Min was a little impatient. "If not, will the general just ignore Yang Di?"

"How can I not care? Someone in the city wants to lend me a hand. In two days, regardless of whether there is news or not, this general will attack again. If it really doesn't work, we can't just sit here and waste time. We have to go somewhere else to suppress the bandits first."

The royal elite knights are valuable, and Li Min also knows that it is a pity to use them to attack the city. The bandits are still wreaking havoc in southern Yuzhou and Nanyang. Huangfu Song agreed to try again. He should be content with this and only secretly prays that the masters in the city have another trick up their sleeves.

And the master that Li Min imagined, Zhang Mo, was watching Du Wandao perform hidden weapon tricks at this moment.

There are thin ropes tied to the two scimitars, which will spin back when they are thrown out and pulled. It looks very cool, but the blades are a bit blunt and not lethal enough.

Ma Du sat on the doorstep, his chin resting on his hands, in a daze, his brows tightened and relaxed, and no one knew what was bothering him.

"Amo, a whole day has passed, and your strategy of disrupting the army's morale seems to be of no use." Ma Du finally couldn't help asking.

"If the soldiers outside the city don't plan to attack the city, then it's really useless."

Zhang Mo walked to the doorstep and sat down, still smiling as she watched Du Wandao show off.

"Aren't you anxious?" Ma Du touched his rumbling stomach, looking worried.

"What's the point of being anxious? Will the soldiers attack the city if I'm anxious?"

"Alas, you said that we could make the bandits retreat from Yangdi without bloodshed. If I had known that was so unreliable, I would have gone and robbed them of their food." Ma Du said with his eyes wide open.

"No, no, I have to go grab some food." Ma Du said as he stood up, picked up the axe next to him and was about to go out.

"Brother Ma, why are you so anxious? The soldiers will definitely attack the city again. As long as they start fighting, I am 80% sure that the bandits will escape from Yangdi on their own."

"How do you know the soldiers will definitely attack the city? If you don't explain it to me today, I will rob the granary."

Zhang Mo smiled faintly and said, "If my prediction is correct, the bandits that Bo just sent out of the city will surely be robbed by the government troops. They know that there are rumors in the city that Zhang Jue has been killed, so they will definitely take advantage of the enemy's low morale to launch another attack."

Ma Du nodded in agreement, "And then? What are you going to do next?"

"The rest of the matter can only be arranged when the soldiers attack the city. It's useless to tell you now. Just trust me this time. If you fail, you can go and rob the grain later."

Ma Du pouted, "You're so weird at such a young age, I don't know where you learned this from."

Du Wandao pulled his scimitar out of a piece of wet mud and advised, "Brother, just listen to Amo. If she says it's okay, then it's okay."

Ma Du walked over and slapped him on the head, "You've only known her for a few days, and you trust her so much." As he said this, he put the axe in his hand back to its original place.

Du Wandao glanced at Zhang Mo and whispered, "Don't you think she doesn't act like a kid at all? Have you ever seen a kid with such a magnanimous demeanor? She didn't even frown at the sight of a bloody corpse. She's about to starve, yet she looks so confident."

Ma Du shook his head, "I haven't seen her. She is the first one."

"Right, so you should just trust her this time, and wait until it doesn't work out."

……

As Zhang Mo expected, the soldiers began to attack the city on the third day. Du Wandao went to find out the news early in the morning and reported to Zhang Mo.

"The fighting was loudest at the east gate. While the noises from the west and south were loud, the screams were sparse. The north gate remained silent."

"General Huangfu should focus on attacking the east gate and make feint attacks on the west and south to draw out enemy forces," said Zhang Mo.

"Bo Cai may be able to see Huangfu Song's intention. I think most of the bandits have been transferred to the east gate. Although the bandits' morale is already in chaos, there are still many of them. It will still be difficult for the officers and soldiers to break into the city. Why don't we go to the south gate to create chaos and lure some of the bandits over?" Du Wandao said.

"Yes, let's go kill a few patrolling thieves and create some trouble." Ma Du said.

Zhang Mo shook her head. "No, there's no need to cause any trouble. Besides, there are only a few of you. How much trouble can you cause? I've already made plans for this matter. It's better for the thieves to gather at the east gate."

Everyone looked at her expectantly.

She looked at Ma Du and the others and asked, "You guys, go and steal two horses, are you sure?"

Ma Du patted his chest and said, "It's not difficult at all. Not to mention two horses, we can rob ten at least."

Zhang Mo smiled and said, "We don't need too many, just two will be enough, don't alarm the moth thief."

"No problem, don't worry." Ma Du asked again: "What next? Why steal the horse? Are you going to eat the horse meat?"

Zhang Mo said, "After you rob the horses, wrap yourself in two yellow scarves and pretend to be thieves. Go to the East City and trick Bo Cai. Tell him that someone at the West Gate is colluding with those outside the city, and the gate has been opened..."

Before Zhang Mo could finish her words, Ma Du suddenly understood and exclaimed, "I understand. This way he will send troops to the west gate for support, and the soldiers at the east gate will be able to break into the city. This is called luring the tiger away from the mountain."

Zhang Mo smiled good-naturedly and shook her head at Ma Du's expectant gaze. "My goal wasn't to trick the moth thieves into going to the west gate, but to trick them into escaping through the north gate where there are no soldiers."

"How is that possible? The Moth Bandits aren't stupid. Even if they really thought the west gate was breached, they wouldn't escape through the north gate..."

Ma Du paused for a moment, "They could at most escape through the South Gate, because the South Gate is the farthest from the West Gate!"

The others also looked at her with confusion. Xu Fu said, "The moth thieves won't escape. They have so many people. As long as they are fast enough, they can close the west gate again. Besides, Bo Cai will definitely not believe it. This plan won't work!"

Zhang Mo smiled cunningly, "It doesn't matter if Bo Cai doesn't believe it, as long as there are moth thieves who believe it, then you can do this..."

Zhang Mo explained everything in detail and asked solemnly, "Have you remembered it clearly? Don't make any mistakes."

Ma Du hurriedly repeated it to her, and Zhang Mo finally felt relieved.