Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

After all, Dong Zhuo had been dealing with the rebels in Liang Province for several years. Emperor Lingdi was still not at ease when he suddenly asked Dong Zhuo to leave Fufeng County and go to Bingzhou. However, Dong Zhuo had made great contributions by killing both rebel forces last time, but Emperor Lingdi did not give him enough rewards, so he felt that he owed him something. This time, Dong Zhuo took the initiative to ask to go to Bingzhou to quell the Xiongnu rebellion, and there was no reason not to agree.

Emperor Ling followed Jian Shuo's advice and asked Dong Zhuo to leave 10,000 troops in Fufeng County first, and then transfer them to Bingzhou after defeating the rebels in Liangzhou.

Dong Zhuo could understand this decree. After all, he had been guarding the western gate of Chang'an and could not suddenly withdraw to Bingzhou. But the problem was that the rebels in Liangzhou had not made any moves so far, and no one knew when this group of people would come to attack Sanfu.

If the rebels had stayed in Liang Province for the past two years, wouldn't his 10,000 soldiers have to stay in Mei County forever? It would be fine in the short term, but if it lasted longer, these people would most likely be taken away by others.

Dong Zhuo hesitated again and again and could only take the position of Bingzhou Governor but not take the position for the time being. He appointed Lu Bu as the captain to take charge of Bingzhou military affairs in order to quell the rebellion of the Southern Xiongnu.

Although Dong Zhuo intended to promote Lu Bu, he could not really trust him completely. This time when he went to Bingzhou, Lu Bu only brought 2,000 of his own men, and sent Duan Wei as his deputy general with 2,000 men. Among the five military generals under Lu Bu's command, he only allowed Wu Shan and Han Lai to go with him. Gao Shun, Li Su, Li Li, and even Wei Xu all stayed in Mei County. The remaining 2,000 soldiers and horses left by Lu Bu in Mei County were temporarily commanded by Li Su.

Lu Bu felt that as long as he could lead the troops to Bingzhou, it would be fine. As for who would follow and who would stay, he had no objection. After organizing the troops, he set off with 4,000 people.

Half a month later, Lu Bu led 500 vanguard cavalrymen on fast horses and arrived at the Bingzhou Army camp in Taiyuan County.

"General Zhang Liao pays respects to Commander Lu!"

Upon hearing that Lu Bu was coming, Zhang Liao hurried out of the camp and saluted Lu Bu with his fists clasped. The young boy's still young face was filled with unconcealable joy.

Lu Bu dismounted and held up his arms, "Wenyuan, there's no need to be so polite."

Following Zhang Liao, other Bingzhou army generals who had heard the news also came out. Lu Bu showed everyone Dong Zhuo's seal of Bingzhou governor, as well as Dong Zhuo's letter of appointment appointing him as a captain to temporarily take charge of Bingzhou military affairs.

The Bingzhou Army had received the imperial edict appointing Dong Zhuo as governor to quell the rebellion a few days earlier. Everyone reviewed it and, seeing nothing amiss, bowed in unison, "Greetings, Commander Lü!"

Zhang Liao asked, "The army has already prepared the tents for the captain. Shall we go up now?"

Lu Bu nodded and asked Han Lai to deploy the troops first. He followed the generals to the central military tent.

Many middle and high-level generals in the Bingzhou army had heard of the past of Captain Lu. Captain Lu was so angry that his hometown was massacred that he killed Yang Chuo, the commander of the Wuyuan border army. It caused a lot of uproar. Later, Captain Lu became a fugitive. It was said that he ran away to join Dong Zhuo and killed the commanders of two rebel forces alone in Wangyuan, Liangzhou, thus atonement for his crime.

From these two things, we can see that Captain Lu is definitely a tough guy. In addition, he is originally from Bingzhou, so people are not very opposed to Lu Bu's leadership as an empty general.

The last time Lu Bu stayed in Yanmen for two months, he got to know Cao Xing, Hao Meng, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Cheng Lian. They were convinced of Lu Bu's abilities, so the atmosphere of Lu Bu's first military meeting was quite harmonious.

Lu Bu sat in the main seat, and Zhang Liao and other Bingzhou generals sat on his left and right. Behind the main seat, there was an enlarged map of Bingzhou.

After getting to know other generals in Bingzhou, Zhang Liao, at Lu Bu's signal, stepped forward to report the military situation in Bingzhou.

"A month ago, the Xiongnu rebels captured the entire Xihe County. Our Han government offices in Wuyuan, Dingxiang, Shuofang, Yunzhong, and Shangjun were also completely destroyed. Qiangyin and Pingcheng in the northern part of Yanmen County also fell. The Xiongnu have assembled 50,000 troops, and their next move is to attack Taiyuan County."

"In addition to these, the Shangdang capital, Changzi City, was captured by the joint forces of Bai Bo and Yu Fuluo over a month ago."

At this point, Zhang Liao lowered his head with a sense of guilt. "We are incompetent. Not only can we not defend the territory of the Han Dynasty, but we can't protect Lord Xing and Lord Zhang either, leading to their deaths in battle..."

Lü Bu waved his hand. "This is not your fault. The Xiongnu were once vassal states of the Han Dynasty, with their tribes scattered across Wuyuan and Yunzhong counties. Your inability to respond to this sudden rebellion is understandable."

He turned and looked at the map, "Where are the main Xiongnu troops now?"

Zhang Liao said, "In Lishi and Zhongyang counties in Xihe County, scouts recently discovered that their vanguard troops had already set out for Taiyuan County. South of Taiyuan, the Baibo Army and Yu Fuluo's 40,000 troops are stationed at Changzi City. They also attacked Jinyang before, but were later scared off by the forces of Zhang Yan of Heishan."

"Zhang Yan?" Lu Bu looked puzzled. Why did Zhang Yan want to protect Jinyang?

Zhang Liao nodded. "Well, this is indeed strange. After thinking about it carefully, maybe she persuaded Zhang Yan to help her? And..."

Zhang Liao looked at the generals sitting below him and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

A few days ago, Amo had sent someone to tell him she was leading her troops to fight the Xiongnu, which had frightened him greatly. Her bandits, while formidable, were few in number. This time, there were tens of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers. How could she dare? Afterwards, he found time to personally visit Jinyang, hoping to persuade her not to intervene, but the girl was as stubborn as a donkey and insisted on taking her bandits for a walk. Zhang Liao had no choice but to give her a Han army flag.

Lu Bu knew that the "she" Zhang Liao was referring to was Amo. Juyi Village was under the command of Zhang Yan, so this was not impossible.

Zhang Liao continued, "Although the Baibo Army has been temporarily frightened off, if the Xiongnu army attacks in full force, they could return with a vengeance. Taiyuan County is surrounded by 90,000 troops, while our Bingzhou Yanmen and Taiyuan counties combined have only 5,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry. Of these 30,000 infantry, 20,000 are county soldiers who have never seen combat and can only be used to defend the city."

Lu Bu was well aware of the military strength of Bingzhou. Although there were only 15,000 combat troops, with the 4,000 Xiliang troops he brought, there were nearly 20,000 troops, which was enough to deal with the Huns and Baibo.

After learning about the military situation, Lü Bu had a strategic plan in mind. He looked at a plump, fair-skinned general sitting below Zhang Liao and called out, "Hao Meng!"

"I am here!" Hao Meng stood up and clasped his fists in response.

"You will lead a thousand infantrymen to station in Zhongdu County, south of Taiyuan."

"promise!"

"Song Xian! You will lead two thousand infantrymen to garrison Yangyi County."

"Yes!" Song Xian, who was short but strong, stood up and responded.

Lü Bu then looked at the burly man with a short beard and long arms sitting across from Hao Meng. "Cao Xing! You will lead a thousand cavalrymen to garrison Qi County. Qi County is located between Zhongdu and Yangyi. Your duty is to coordinate with both sides at all times."

"I understand!" Cao Xing said with a fist salute.

Although the Baibo Army had previously captured Zhongdu and other counties south of Taiyuan County, they were unable to capture Jinyang because Zhang Mo intervened under the name of Zhang Yan. It was useless for the Baibo Army to occupy several small counties, and they retreated to Shangdang after looting.

Lü Bu concluded, "You three's main mission is to hold the defense line south of Taiyuan. Before Duan Wei's Xiliang troops arrive, you must not engage in battle or initiate an attack."

Lu Bu only needed more than 10,000 men to defeat the Xiongnu's 50,000 troops. He did not plan to use Duan Wei's men, and it would be most appropriate to send him to the south to defend against the Baibo Army.

In fact, according to Lu Bu's current military strength, after destroying the Southern Xiongnu, he is fully capable of clearing out Bai Bo and Yu Furuo in Shangdang County. However, the military order Lu Bu gave to Duan Wei was only for defense. Before the death of Emperor Ling, the Bai Bo bandits and Yu Furuo needed to be kept. In this way, Dong Zhuo would have an excuse to stay in Bingzhou in the future, and Lu Bu could also stay in Bingzhou after pacifying the Southern Xiongnu.

The southern defense line was arranged, and Lu Bu was to personally lead the troops to fight the Xiongnu in the west. The specific tactical arrangements could only be discussed when the battle came. After all the generals in the army had withdrawn, Zhang Liao said anxiously, "Brother, A-Mo also led troops to fight the Xiongnu a few days ago!"