Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

The two cavalry forces faced off in a head-on battle, competing in martial arts, riding skills and coordination, without any other tricks.

Two torrents, one black and one white, collided with each other, like waves crashing against the shore and wind whistling through the mountains. A moment after the two armies met, the black and white colors mixed together. Dust flew on the battlefield, and the sounds of horses neighing and weapons clashing were endless. The fighting seemed very fierce, but the screams were not prominent.

Elite soldiers fought against elite soldiers. Both sides had similar strength and numbers. It was impossible for one side to completely crush the other. Except for the White Horse Volunteers beside Hua Xiong and Xu Chu who suffered slightly more casualties, there were not many casualties among the other soldiers.

Xu Chu's purpose was to find the Zhao Yun mentioned by Amo. He chopped down two White Horse Volunteers with his sword, and his eyes swept across the battlefield. He soon found that there was a white-robed man with a spear in the back who was very skilled in martial arts. In a short while, he stabbed down three Feixiong soldiers.

Xu Chu was confident that he had learned martial arts from Lu Bu, and that no one could be his opponent except Lu Bu. He did not believe what A Mo said about Zhao Zilong being that powerful, so he rushed towards the man in white without saying a word.

The two men were not too far apart. Xu Chu eliminated several White Horse Volunteers along the way and quickly reached the vicinity of the man.

"Is the person opposite Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong?" In order to avoid looking for the wrong person, Xu Chu asked before taking action.

"It is Zhao Zilong of Changshan. What can I do for you?"

Zhao Yun looked at Xu Chu. The other party had a strong build and held a heavy sword in his hand. It was obvious that he was no small character.

Xu Chu was also looking at Zhao Yun. He saw that he was eight feet tall, without a beard, wearing a white robe, riding a white horse, and holding a silver spear. He was as handsome as Lu Bu. However, Lu Bu gave people a cold feeling when he was silent, while this person gave people a very gentle feeling and did not seem to have any killing power.

Xu Chu rode forward and said, "I've heard that Zhao Zilong of Changshan is a master of martial arts, so I've come to spar with you."

Zhao Yun was slightly surprised, "How did you know that?"

Xu Chu pointed in the direction of Zhang Mo and said, "My Ah Mo said you are super amazing. Just how amazing is that? Let me see for myself."

Xu Chu emphasized the word "super" and raised his sword to chop at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun held up his spear to block the attack. With a clang, the moment the spear tip touched the sword, the spear shaft bent down. It was obvious that the power of the attack was very strong.

Zhao Yun swung his long arm, knocked aside Xu Chu's sword, drove his mount, and at the same time shook the spear and stabbed at Xu Chu quickly.

Xu Chu's reaction was not slow either. He moved his body to the side to avoid the tip of the spear and slashed his sword diagonally. Zhao Yun quickly drew his spear back to block, once again separating Xu Chu's blade.

Xu Chu was very strong, and Zhao Yun was slightly less powerful, but his flexibility was far greater than Xu Chu's. His spear seemed to have a spirit, and he moved it with his hand, dancing as fast as lightning.

On the slope, Lu Bu saw that the man in white robe could fight with Xu Chu for dozens of rounds, and he could basically conclude that this man was the Zhao Yun mentioned by A Mo. Judging from the battle situation of both sides, Xu Chu would not be that man's opponent.

Seeing the master, Lu Bu really wanted to go down and measure the situation himself. However, Gongsun Zan did not go down, and Yuan Shao was also watching the battle nearby. In order to avoid losing face if he went down himself and to prevent Xu Chu from getting hurt, Lu Bu asked his soldiers to pass a message to Hua Xiong, asking him to go and help Xu Chu.

Although it is a bit shameless to fight two against one, this is a melee, not a one-on-one duel. So shameless as it is, Lu Bu can't care less.

Hua Xiong received the order and rushed over to help Xu Chu. The two of them fought Zhao Yun together, but after nearly a hundred rounds they still couldn't defeat him.

Seeing the famous celebrity and general, Zhang Mo's desire to recruit him began to stir again, but she also knew that she could not recruit this person at this time. She just didn't know whether Gongsun Zan would send Zhao Yun to Liu Bei in the future after seeing Zhao Yun's fighting ability today?

In fact, it would be better not to give it. Zhao Yun is easier to recruit from Gongsun Zan than from Liu Bei. Senior Brother Liu's method of winning people's hearts is unparalleled. He himself is obviously poor and cannot give any benefits to others, but he has the charm to make people around him follow him to death.

Brother Zhao Yun's illness is not very good. The master said that it will only last for one or two years. It will be an opportunity when he goes back to attend the funeral. If Gongsun Zan has killed Liu Yu by then, that would be the best, Zhang Mo thought to herself.

On the other side, Gongsun Zan was quite surprised to see Zhao Yun fighting two generals alone. He knew that Zhao Yun was good at martial arts, but he didn't expect him to be so good. Now seeing that Zhao Yun was struggling to cope, he was afraid that he would make a mistake. Seeing that the Feixiong Army had a slight advantage, he felt sorry for the casualties of Bai Ma and ordered his troops to withdraw.

Today's battle was originally a competition between the two armies. Gongsun Zan withdrew his troops and Lu Bu did not continue to fight. After half a day, the two sides seemed to be fighting fiercely, but there were not many casualties.

Yuan Shao rode over to Lü Bu and asked doubtfully, "Fengxian doesn't seem to be using his full strength today. If you take action yourself, Gongsun Zan's five hundred cavalrymen won't be able to return."

Lü Bu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Benchu. Once Second Young Master Yuan arrives, I will have Gongsun withdraw his troops. It's already the fifth day, so Second Young Master should be here tomorrow, right?"

Yuan Shao's expression froze. "Xi'er is already on her way here on horseback. If nothing goes wrong, she'll be here tomorrow."

Lü Bu said, "It's best to hurry him up. My spies near the Hutuo River reported yesterday that Zhang Yan has led 15,000 troops out of Shangai to Jizhou to support Gongsun Zan. If your son is too slow to arrive, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat the combined forces of Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan. In that case, I'll have no choice but to retreat to Bingzhou."

"Did Zhang Yan really send troops?" Yuan Shao felt dark clouds flying before his eyes, and his face was darker than the clouds.

"Why would I lie to you? I think the messenger from Changshan will be arriving soon. Honestly, I'm really losing out on this deal. I only needed to defeat Gongsun Zan, and now here comes Zhang Yan. Do you think I should raise the price a bit?"

Zhang Mo had already anticipated that Zhang Yan might come to help Gongsun Zan.

As for the reason, apart from the strategy of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, Yuan Shao was too unfriendly to Zhang Yan during the year he occupied Jizhou. The cities near Taihang were defended like an iron barrel. Zhang Yan's income has been declining sharply this year. If he doesn't take action now, should he wait until the New Year?

Moreover, Yuan Shao and Lu Bu sandwiched Heishan on the left and right. Now that the two have joined forces, if Zhang Yan still sits on the sidelines and watches the fight, once Gongsun Zan is defeated, the next target they will deal with will be Heishan.

"What else does Fengxian want?" Yuan Shao asked in a deep voice.

Lu Bu thought for a moment and said, "I don't want too much either. Just send Dr. Zhang and his disciples here first, and then grant me another 100,000 dan of grain."

Yuan Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this request was not excessive.

He bowed to Lu Bu and said, "I will send someone to send the miracle doctor over right away. Please help me, Fengxian."

Lu Bu said cheerfully, "I, Lu Fengxian, always keep my word. Benchu, don't worry."

Yuan Shao nodded. Judging from this cooperation, although Lu Bu was a bit shameless, he was still honest.

Yuan Shao sent Zhang Ji over that day, and the hostage Yuan Xi also came to Lu Bu's army the next day. The deal was half done.

On the other hand, after seeing the power of Lu Bu's Feixiong Army, Gongsun Zan originally planned to temporarily withdraw his troops to avoid the attack. Unexpectedly, he received a message from Zhang Yan that day, saying that he would come to help Gongsun Zan.

Zhang Yan brought 15,000 troops, while Gongsun Zan had more than 20,000, with a total force of nearly 40,000. Lu Bu and Yuan Shao had less than 20,000 troops combined. After weighing the pros and cons, Gongsun Zan decided that his side still had a great chance of winning this battle.

Gongsun Zan set up numerous defenses in front of his own camp to prevent Lu Bu and Yuan Shao from launching a surprise attack, and waited for Zhang Yan's troops to arrive.

Before Zhang Yan's troops arrived, Yan Liang's 4,000 reinforcements arrived first. Yuan Shao wanted to join forces with Lu Bu to repel Gongsun Zan first, but Lu Bu refused. The reason he gave was really annoying, "Why should we repel Gongsun Zan first? When Zhang Yan arrives, wouldn't it be more exciting for us to fight on all sides?"

For this reason, Yuan Shao once suspected that Lu Bu was helping him on the surface, but in fact he had already colluded with Gongsun Zan. However, Tian Feng later told him that if Lu Bu really wanted to destroy Yuan, there was no need to wait for Zhang Yan to come, and he and Gongsun Zan could handle it alone.

At this point, Yuan Shao had no choice but to trust Lu Bu and wait for Zhang Yan's arrival in anxiety.