Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

After Lu Bu defeated the Southern Xiongnu, it was natural for him to stay in Bingzhou and take charge of Bingzhou's military affairs on behalf of Dong Zhuo. However, because the rebels in Liangzhou were ready to make moves again recently, Emperor Ling still let Dong Zhuo stay in Fufeng County.

Dong Zhuo was very depressed about this, but no matter how depressed he was, he still did not dare to openly disobey the order. The emperor looked very ill and who knew when he would die. If he could only linger for a few more years, he would be held accountable if he disobeyed the order.

Fortunately, Lu Bu was a capable and loyal man. This time, he not only put down the rebellion of the Southern Xiongnu, but also completed the aftermath work in Xihe County.

During the process of rectifying Xihe County, Lu Bu always mentioned Dong Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, in everything he did, so that Dong Zhuo could gain both credit and fame. Dong Zhuo was very satisfied with this and became more at ease with Lu Bu.

In order to show his concern and respect for Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo sent someone all the way to bring him a reward and also sent a person.

"Husband, my father said..."

In the inner courtyard of the Jinyang Commandery, Dong Qing looked at Lü Bu with a shy expression. "Father asked, 'We've been married for a long time, why don't we have a child?...'"

Lu Bu's eyes darkened. "Then what did you say?"

Lu Bu and Dong Qing had been married for less than a year, and he had been in Bingzhou for the past few months. It was normal that they had no children. Lu Bu couldn't help but feel strange that Dong Zhuo, as a father, would ask his daughter such a question.

Dong Qing whispered, "I, I can't tell him that we haven't done that yet and say it depends on fate. How can we just say it will happen..."

She pulled Lu Bu's sleeve and asked in confusion, "Why don't you have children with me, my husband?"

Although he was either injured or sick after they got married, there were times when they were both healthy. However, he seemed to have no desire to have sex with her. Although he treated her very well, she always felt that something was missing.

Lu Bu frowned. If the matter was dragged on for no reason, Dong Qing would definitely become suspicious, and Dong Zhuo might also suspect that he had ulterior motives.

I have to give a reason...

Lu Bu composed his expression for a moment, then stammered, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just..."

Seeing him seeming to be hesitant and unable to speak, Dong Qing wondered, "Just what?"

Lu Bu put on a heroic face and turned his back to her. "I'm sick, so I can't do that for the time being."

Dong Qing felt like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. It took her a long time to react and she said in disbelief, "Why? My husband is strong and healthy, why can't he..."

Lu Bu continued to lie, "I was injured last time in Wangyuan, and now I'm looking for a doctor. The last doctor said it would take three to four years to recover. This matter concerns my dignity as a husband, so I will only tell you this, and you must not tell anyone else. Once I recover, we can have a son."

Hearing that it could be cured, Dong Qing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up to Lu Bu, looked at him with a distressed expression, and raised three fingers to guarantee, "I definitely won't tell you, even if you kill me."

"Then if my father-in-law asks..."

Dong Qing immediately said, "Just say it's due to my health condition and I need a few years of recuperation."

Lu Bu was touched and said, "Madam is so considerate!"

Dong Qing did not doubt Lü Bu's inhumane lie. She had met Wu Dan before, and Wu Dan told her that Lü Bu had only been to the earth building once or twice since he came to Jinyang, and each time he only sat for a short while before leaving. The rest of the time he was either in the mansion or in the military camp.

If he was not inhumane, how could Lu Bu have only met her once or twice given the woman's alluring appearance? He might have wanted to live there every day. Moreover, after knowing Lu Bu for such a long time, there was indeed no woman around him, and he never went to places of entertainment. Dong Qing had previously suspected that Lu Bu was insincere towards her, but now she knew the truth.

After pacifying Dong Qing, Lu Bu took a few personal guards and went to Taihang Juyi Village on the pretext of preparing to attack the Black Mountain bandits and needing to survey the terrain.

Since Dong Qing came, Zhang Mo returned to Taihang Mountains and began to study offensive and defensive equipment.

The Northern Song Dynasty's "Wujing Zongyao" records many types of crossbows, among which the most powerful is the three-bow crossbow. It has three bows, two straight and one reverse, and has strong power. When fired at close range, the treadle arrows can be directly nailed into the city wall, allowing soldiers to climb up.

Zhang Mo had only seen the structural diagram of this type of bed crossbow in her previous life, and it was a relatively rough diagram. She could only come up with an idea, and then use Lu Bu's relationship to visit the Jinyang Arsenal to refer to the bed crossbow of this era, and then find craftsmen who are proficient in the production of bed crossbows to study, produce and experiment. This would take a relatively long time.

As for the Huihui cannon recorded in "History of Yuan Dynasty", when the Yuan army attacked Xiangyang City, "a cannon was placed in the southeast corner of the city, weighing 150 kilograms. When the machine was fired, the sound shook the heaven and earth, and everything it hit was destroyed, and it penetrated seven feet into the ground." It sounds very powerful, but according to later research, this Huihui cannon is actually a giant catapult. The larger the catapult is, the greater its power will naturally be. However, it cannot be increased indefinitely. When it becomes large enough, it will inevitably encounter technical bottlenecks and lose its inherent advantages.

Moreover, how to transport the overly large catapults to the battlefield, how to prepare enough giant stone bombs, how to transport these giant stone bombs, and how to install the giant stone bombs on the machines are all big problems.

If it takes a huge amount of manpower and material resources to serve one or two giant catapults on the battlefield, it would be better to directly use some small machines to carry out intensive catapults.

The Jinzhi Cannon, which was of the same period as the Huihui Cannon, also played a huge role in the Yuan army's conquest of the Central Plains. The so-called Jinzhi Cannon was actually a catapult, but it replaced the cannonballs with oil cans instead of stones. There are historical records abroad that in the battle to capture Baghdad, the Mongol Empire's Western Expedition Army ignited cans of oil and threw them into the city using catapults as primitive incendiary bombs.

Therefore, it was not the Huihui cannon but the oil shells that caused great shock to the enemy.

However, oil is mainly produced in the Western Regions, and the journey is too long. Liangzhou, which is a must-pass place in the Western Regions, is now in chaos. Unless Liangzhou is taken over first in the future, it will be too difficult to get oil. It is more practical to try to make the three-bow crossbow first.

When Lu Bu arrived, Zhang Mo had just finished discussing the concept of the three-bow crossbow with the craftsman and was about to go to the school to inspect the students' learning progress. Seeing Lu Bu coming over, exhausted, she rolled her eyes and said, "Have you coaxed your wife?"

Lu Bu knew what his wife meant, and stepped forward with a shameless face, "You are my only wife."

Zhang Mo snorted coldly, "Aren't you tired of running back and forth between two women like this?"

Zhang Mo was extremely depressed when she saw Lu Bu. It was clearly that woman who stole her boyfriend, and now she was made to feel like a mistress. It was so annoying! She really wanted to kick Lu Bu.

Speaking of which, there were many beautiful women and even more handsome men during the Three Kingdoms period. Why did she have to stick with this married man?

Seeing Zhang Mo unhappy, Lu Bu took her hand and coaxed her, "Be patient. His Majesty will pass away in a few months. I already have the Bingzhou Army. It will be very quick, very quick."

Zhang Mo broke free from his hand. "You only made Dong Zhuo value you so much through Dong Qing. Even though that woman slept with you, she was truly sincere to you. Do you really have the heart to use her and then kick her away?"

Although Lu Bu was forced to marry Dong Qing, it is undeniable that Dong Qing brought great convenience to Lu Bu's career. If it were not for the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, Dong Zhuo would never have allowed Lu Bu to lead the Bingzhou Army this time. If Lu Bu turned against her after taking advantage of her, Zhang Mo would have to consider whether he would do the same to her in the future.

In reality, Lü Bu no longer felt as disgusted with Dong Qing as he had at first. He explained, "It's not like I've kicked her out... She's still a virgin. When the time comes, I'll find her someone to spend her life with and give her a large dowry as compensation."

"That's the best way."

Zhang Mo was quite satisfied with Lu Bu's answer. It was not that she felt pity or sympathy for Dong Qing, but she did not want Lu Bu to be a heartless and ungrateful person. After all, he could now lead the military and political affairs of a state, which was inseparable from Dong Qing's relationship.

Seeing Zhang Mo's expression soften, Lu Bu asked, "Can I stay here for a while?"

Zhang Mo curled her lips and said, "If you want to live here, then live in the same yard with Anren. You are not allowed to come to my yard at night."

Lu Bu nodded, "Okay, I definitely won't come."

After all, the two of them have not yet gotten married. Although Lu Bu really wants to hold her in his arms to sleep every day, he is also afraid that it will have a bad influence on her if someone sees them.