Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"They are just a bunch of Xiliang barbarians. What's so interesting about them?"

It was an autumn morning and the temperature was already quite low. Yuan Shu wrapped himself in a light silver-white fur coat, leaned against the parapet, yawned loudly, and said with disdain on his face.

It was so early in the morning, and if his uncle hadn't insisted that he come along, he wouldn't have wanted to come at all.

Zhao Rong, the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, echoed, "That's right. Back then, we couldn't even defeat that mob of Yellow Turbans, and later we were defeated by the Liangzhou rebels in Meiyang County. What's there to brag about?"

"Oh, at the end of last year in Chencang, I heard that he ignored General Huangfu's advice and launched a forced march. As a result, he was ambushed by the rebels and lost over two thousand soldiers."

Right Colonel Chunyu Qiong followed the gossip and said, "Also, this time in Beimang Mountain, I guess he was frightened by the bandits, so he didn't dare to go into the mountain again, and waited outside on the road."

Yuan Shu yawned again and sneered, "A mere bandit could beat him so badly he fled, and yet they still let us watch a military exercise! How ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!"

I don't know what my uncle was thinking. Now that the eunuchs have been killed and the relatives by marriage have been eliminated, our Yuan family is the undisputed leader of the court. Why keep these Western Liang barbarians here? Dong Zhuo has a face full of flesh, a belly bigger than a pregnant woman ten months pregnant, and his words and actions are so vulgar that it makes people sick to their stomachs.

And there was that group of soldiers from Xiliang, a bunch of wretched bumpkins who would drool when they saw a woman on the street, as if they had never seen a woman in their lives.

Yuan Shu was complaining in his heart when he suddenly heard a rumbling sound like thunder coming from the ground. He turned around and saw a group of soldiers galloping towards him in the distance, stepping through a cloud of dust.

Bright flags, gleaming armor, and swords and spears shining with cold light pointing straight to the sky. As the team approached, the rumbling sound of thousands of war horses trampling on the ground almost made people deaf.

"Ho! Ho! Ho!"

When the neatly-organized Xiliang army rushed to the foot of the city wall, 5,000 soldiers shouted at the top of the city wall in unison, the sound was like thunder, which frightened Yuan Shu, who was a little sleepy.

Immediately afterwards, the five thousand cavalrymen split up and circled to the left and right, galloping away before reuniting into a team and heading towards the city gate. Relying on their superb riding skills, the knights let go of their hands on the horses, drew their bows and drew arrows. Five thousand arrows were shot almost at the same time, and the sky was covered with a rain of arrows.

I am!

These damn Xiliang barbarians actually shot arrows at the city walls?! Everyone's faces changed, and they hurriedly squatted down with their heads in their hands.

Among all the Luoyang officers, only Cao Cao remained standing calmly. Yuan Shao moved slightly behind the parapet. Bao Xin subconsciously squatted down and then stood up immediately.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing the frightened Luoyang officers around him, Dong Zhuo laughed heartily. With a hint of contempt in his proud expression, he looked around at everyone and asked, "How is it? Is my army doing well?"

Everyone's faces turned pale and they were silent.

Hua Xiong laughed even more arrogantly, "The Luoyang army is nothing but a bunch of cowardly rats!"

Guo Si echoed, "Not only are they cowards, they're also brainless. How could they possibly shoot an arrow at such a distance? Look how scared they are! Hahahaha!"

Listening to the two people's laughter, everyone's faces were like an overturned paint can, colorful and ugly!

Yuan Shu stood up and looked down again. Seeing that the group of barbarians were running away on both sides, he stood up straight. He kept cursing in his heart, "Barbarians, they are really barbarians. They dared to shoot arrows at the top of the city. If they couldn't control the distance well, they would all become hedgehogs today."

He glanced at Dong Zhuo's ugly and arrogant face and snorted coldly, "I have something else to do. I'll take my leave now!"

When Zhao Rong and others saw Yuan Shu leave, they also found excuses to leave. Only Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Bao Xin remained on the city wall.

Cao Cao praised, "It's said that the Xiliang army is brave and valiant. Seeing it today, I'm convinced that their reputation is truly well-deserved!"

Although we don’t know the actual combat capabilities of the Xiliang Army, just looking at their power is enough to make people feel intimidated and terrified.

Dong Zhuo was quite impressed with Cao Cao's performance and asked, "How does it compare to the Luoyang soldiers?"

"Each one has his own merits!"

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Cao Cao said, "The Western Liang cavalry is good at field battles, but they may not be any better than the Luoyang army at attacking or defending cities. Their imposing presence today is merely to frighten those who are not brave enough!"

He then bowed and said, "We have other things to do, so that's all for today. Goodbye!"

Although Yuan Shao and Bao Xin's reactions were not as exaggerated as others, they were indeed frightened. They bowed with an embarrassed look on their faces and left.

The three of them descended from the tower and rode slowly along the city streets. Bao Xin said, "What is the purpose of this Xiliang warrior letting us watch his military exercises today? Is it just to see us make fools of ourselves?"

Cao Cao shook his head, "He's not that free!"

"Why? To show off the strength of his Xiliang army, to scare us, and then we'll give up the Luoyang army?"

Yuan Shao said, "That's right! Today, we only have 5,000 men outside the city, and there are still 4,000 inside. If a real fight breaks out, the outcome is still uncertain."

Bao Xin said anxiously, "It wasn't your Yuan family who recruited him, so what are we going to do with him now? This Xiliang warrior is ambitious and unreasonable. If we don't drive him away, we won't be able to sleep peacefully."

Yuan Shao said with a depressed look, "My uncle never consults me when he has matters to discuss. I asked him about this before, and he just said that he had negotiated with Dong Zhuo, but the barbarian refused to obey, and now he has no solution."

Bao Xin lowered his voice and said, "Why don't we gather our troops and kill him inside the city?"

Yuan Shao hesitated. "How could this be possible? I've heard his son-in-law is a formidable martial artist. Previously, when Dong Zhuo was nearly killed by the rebels at Wangyuan, it was Lü Bu who single-handedly broke through the enemy lines to save him. Back in Wuyuan Commandery, Lü Bu slew Yang Chuo amidst a thousand soldiers, and recently he also destroyed King Xiu Tu. With him around, killing Dong Zhuo wouldn't be easy."

Cao Cao said, "Then try to get Lü Bu out of the way."

"How do we get rid of them? I heard that after Dong Zhuo was ambushed in Beimang Mountain, he took Lü Bu with him almost everywhere he went. Although Lü Bu wasn't there when we went up to the city wall to watch the military exercises just now, Hua Xiong and Guo Si look like they're not easy to deal with."

Cao Cao said, "Prince's Master recently recommended a general to join the Luoyang army. His name is Xu Chu. He can single-handedly lead dozens of soldiers and is as brave as a tiger. If Lü Bu is distracted, he could potentially defeat both Hua Xiong and Guo Si alone."

Yuan Shao still disagreed. "What use can he be on his own? If he fails, we will all be in trouble. We can't rush this matter. We need to take a long-term view."

As they were talking, they turned the main road and entered the side road, but they saw a group of people surrounding an open space not far ahead. They were like people with their blood pumped up, raising their hands and shouting, "Look at me!" towards the middle.

Bao Xin asked curiously, "What happened there? What are people looking at?"

"I have nothing to do right now, let's go and take a look." Cao Cao was also full of curiosity.

Yuan Shao looked at the noisy crowd with some disdain, "A bunch of poor people, dirty and smelly, I won't go."

Cao Cao dismounted and said, "Wait here, and we can talk at my house later."

Yuan Shao nodded and drove his horse to rest under the shade of a tree nearby.

Cao Cao and Bao Xin squeezed into the crowd and saw a young man sitting in the middle of the crowd. He was wearing a moon-white long gown, holding a bamboo slip in one hand and gently fanning himself with a feather fan in the other. His concentration was completely on the bamboo slips, and the noisy sounds around him seemed to have no effect on him. Although the people around him shouted to come and see, no one dared to cross the white line in front of them and break in. There seemed to be an invisible transparent wall between him and the people. The man was in a world of his own, like an immortal from other world.