Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"The Hu people invaded the border, and the Wei Sima led his troops out of the city to fight. However, they were ambushed during the pursuit. Only a little over 200 of the 1,000 knights returned. Pingcheng was captured and plundered!"

Lü Bu was a little incredulous. "Henglian grew up in Jiuyuan. Although he's never been to Pingcheng before, he's very familiar with the Hu people's fighting style. How could he be ambushed?"

The man said, "He pursued us all the way from Pingcheng to the vicinity of Qiangyin County, where he was caught off guard by the enemy's fresh troops. Sima Wei, realizing the situation was not favorable, hurried back, only to be pursued all the way."

Lu Bu's face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He probably knew what was going on. It must be that Wei Xu was eager to make a contribution. When he saw the Hu people invading the border, he hurriedly led his troops out of the city to fight. The Hu people pretended to be defeated to lure him into pursuit. This kid got carried away and chased them all the way to the border. When he found an ambush, he stupidly turned around and fled back. It would be strange if he was not chased and killed in this situation!

Zhang Mo said, "I am also responsible for this matter. If I hadn't called Wenyuan here for support, Pingcheng wouldn't have been in trouble."

"Don't take the blame on yourself. Can't he survive without Wenyuan? Wenyuan only took 2,000 cavalrymen with him. Yanmen County still has 4,000 soldiers and horses stationed there. Together with the county troops, there's no way they can be defeated no matter how hard they fight. This kid is just overconfident and arrogant. He has no ability but still tries to be brave."

Lu Bu suppressed his anger and asked again, "Where are the Hu people?"

The visitor said, "They fled after looting Pingcheng."

"You escaped so quickly!"

There was murderous intent in Lu Bu's eyes. These Xianbei dogs, he hadn't avenged the Jiuyuan Massacre yet, yet they dared to provoke him. They deserved to die!

Zhang Mo asked the messenger to leave, walked over, grasped his clenched fists with both hands, and asked, "Do you want to send troops?"

"I dream of slaughtering all the Xianbei dogs!"

Lü Bu tried his best to control his rage and let out a long breath, "But I know it's not appropriate to start a war in Bingzhou right now."

The Xianbei territory was vast, the settlements were scattered, and the journey was long. To launch such a war, not only was a large investment of manpower required, but four or five times more manpower was required for logistics than for the battles against Baibo and Heishan. Moreover, this war would take at least one or two years to complete. If an expedition was really launched against the Xianbei, Bingzhou would have to withdraw more than half of its able-bodied men, and would also have to consume all the food and fodder stored over the past two years.

There will be a major disaster in two years. The best development strategy at this time is to recuperate and stockpile food, rather than launching a long expedition.

"Now that you know, don't be angry. It's not good for your health. You'll have to deal with them sooner or later. You've endured it all these years."

Lu Bu hugged her, buried his face in her shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "For so many years, whenever I think of the tragic situation in Jiuyuan, I want to eat the flesh and blood of the Xianbei people alive. Now they have robbed me of Pingcheng. It is really too painful to let out this anger."

Zhang Mo hugged him back, "I helped you get rid of this anger before. Have you forgotten? Back then, Zhongkang went to plunder the Xianbei and massacred several of their tribes. Later, Budugen led his troops to chase me, but I slaughtered them all. Is this considered paying back for you?"

She patted him on the back gently. "A large army can't march far, but sending a small force to the border to harass them is still possible. Let's blow off some steam first. If they come to rob us, we can rob their tribes. In comparison, the Xianbei have no other advantages except for their vast territory."

"Wait until spring when Amina's eagle squadron will send out another batch, and send a team to follow as scouts. Her eagles can not only deliver messages, but also detect large marching groups on the grasslands. Zhongkang's group was followed by her eagles all the way, which is why they caught up with Budugen. As long as we can avoid being surrounded by their large forces, it will be no problem for a small group to attack some tribes."

"Well... let's do as you say. Let Henglian go this time to atone for his sins."

"Aren't you afraid that he will be ambushed again? If he goes to the enemy territory, he might lose his life if he's not careful." Zhang Mo said a little worriedly.

Wei Xu was raised by Lu Bu, who always treated him as his younger brother. The two of them escaped from Jiuyuan, depending on each other for survival, and their relationship was better than that of brothers.

"He grew up on the grasslands and is very familiar with the Xianbei people. He can speak some Xianbei language, so he is the most suitable person to go."

Lu Bu sighed softly, "It's time for him to learn to stand on his own. If he still doesn't learn his lesson, his death on the battlefield will be a worthy death. I will take good care of his young son."

"Why don't we ask him what he thinks and see if he wants to go?"

Wei Xu is the only relative left in Lu Bu's hometown, and Zhang Mo really doesn't want to see him get into an accident.

Lu Bu said resolutely, "This is a military order. There is no room for negotiation. If he doesn't want to go, he can leave the army in the future."

Since Lü Bu had made up his mind to train Wei Xu, Zhang Mo stopped talking and changed the subject, "Yesterday, Agui sent a message back via flying eagle. Yu Du and his men took advantage of Yuan Shao's expedition to Yanzhou and laid siege to Yecheng."

"Oh?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up. "Is there any hope of taking the city?"

Zhang Mo shook her head. "We don't know yet. Yecheng's walls are high and strong, so it won't be easy to breach. This group of people might return empty-handed."

Lü Bu said, "I know about this. In my dream, Yecheng was captured. It was because of this that Yuan Shao launched a large-scale attack on Heishan. Although I didn't see the city being captured, I know it was because of a mutiny in Weijun. The rebellious soldiers joined forces with Heishan to capture Yecheng. However, this happened in the fourth year of Chuping. Now it's nearly two years earlier, so the mutiny should not have happened. It is indeed difficult to capture the city."

"Whether Yecheng is destroyed or not doesn't have much impact on us. What I am more worried about now is the future situation of Bingzhou." Zhang Mo said, frowning slightly.

Lü Bu was puzzled. "Bingzhou has been settled. What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will always maintain a united front and work together to deal with Bingzhou."

Hearing her say this, Lu Bu's expression also became solemn. In the dream, Yuan Shao's main enemy was Gongsun Zan. After eliminating Gongsun Zan, the biggest enemy would be Cao Cao. As for himself, Liu Bei and others, in Yuan Shao's eyes, they were not even opponents.

However, the situation is completely different now. In addition to Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao's enemy now includes Bingzhou. In just two years, he eliminated Baibo, formed an alliance with Heishan, and expanded his territory to Hedong and Henei. To Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Bingzhou is as powerful an enemy as Gongsun Zan, and may even pose a greater threat to them than Gongsun Zan.

At least before these two powerful enemies are eliminated, the alliance between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will never break down. If they eliminate Gongsun Zan, the next person to be eliminated will be Lu Bu of Bingzhou.

Zhang Mo blamed herself a little, "This is something I didn't consider carefully before. If I had killed Cao Cao earlier, and then joined forces with Gongsun Zan to eliminate Yuan Shao, and finally fought Gongsun Zan for the north, it should have been easier than it is now."

Lü Bu said, "That's not true. If Cao Mengde had died early, Yuan Gonglu would have ruled the south. Who can predict how the situation would have developed? The current situation isn't bad. Let's join the alliance of Yuan Gonglu, Gongsun Zan, and Tao Gongzu and eliminate Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde together."

"I think so too. I'm afraid that Yuan Shu will declare himself emperor. If he does, we won't be able to join him and will have to fight him."