Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Li Su was brought in front of Zhang Mo. This was the second time he looked at this woman up close. She was indeed the best in the world, both in appearance and talent. If he were Fengxian, he would also regard her as a treasure!

"You want to see Fengxian?"

Zhang Mo's cold voice interrupted Li Su's gaze. He quickly lowered his head and replied, "I have a question that I can't figure out, and I want to ask him in person."

"If I remember correctly, you killed my father, right?"

She looked at him coldly, "I'm going to take your life, even if you are Fengxian's brother."

The implication is that if you meet Lu Bu, you will still die, so don't expect Lu Bu to remember their friendship.

"I'm very sorry about what happened to Wang Situ. I was distracted at the time and caused him to commit suicide! I dare not ask for your forgiveness, Madam..."

He paused for a moment, "I have a treasure I want to give to my wife. In exchange, can I meet Fengxian? After that, my wife can do whatever she wants with me."

Li Su wanted to bow, but his hands were tied, so he could only bow and beg.

"Treasure?" Zhang Mo's beautiful eyes turned slightly.

Li Su said, "Please send your attendants away!"

Zhang Mo probably guessed what treasure Li Su was going to offer. He was the one who was responsible for moving the capital and burning Luoyang. The lost jade seal might have been hidden by him.

The jade seal has been passed down from the Qin Dynasty to the present day as a token of "imperial power granted by God and legitimacy". Obtaining it symbolizes "receiving the mandate from heaven", while losing it indicates that "one's luck has run out."

The Han emperor has died, the jade seal has been lost, and the Han Dynasty is doomed. If Lu Bu wants to become emperor in the future, the confidence and legitimacy with or without the jade seal will be very different. Zhang Mo couldn't help but be tempted.

At this moment, in the tent, besides Xu Chu and Juxiang who had been protecting her, there was also Zhang Yan. She trusted Xu Chu very much, but it was hard to say about Zhang Yan.

What would happen if the world knew that the imperial seal was in Bingzhou at this time?

Zhang Mo was not afraid of someone coming to rob her, but she was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, especially since the jade seal appeared in Bingzhou shortly after the emperor's death, which was a bit inappropriate.

Zhang Yan was a sensible person. Seeing that Zhang Mo remained silent, he bowed and left. Xu Chu took a rope and tied Li Su tightly again, then left with Juxiang.

"Tell me! Where is the thing?"

Li Su smiled and said, "Madam is indeed a smart person! So, do you agree to let me go see Fengxian?"

“I want to see the real thing first!”

"That's not difficult. I'm just worried that Madam might go back on her word later. When I see Mr. Feng, I'll tell him myself."

Zhang Mo snorted coldly, "This lady always keeps her word. If you don't believe me, forget it. It doesn't matter whether I have that thing or not!"

She actually said it didn't matter about such a treasure? Li Su didn't know what to say. This woman was really different from other women.

"Someone come! Drag this guy out and chop him up!" Zhang Mo ignored him and shouted.

"and many more……"

Zhang Mo was about to chop someone down when they disagreed. Li Su immediately became anxious and shouted, "Wait, wait, wait... I'm telling you... leave it in Chang'an, in my mansion..."

Zhang Mo nodded in satisfaction. "Once the things are brought back, I'll have someone take you to Huayin. As for whether I want to see you or not, that depends on Fengxian's own wishes."

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Compared with the quick victory in Puzhen, Han Sui's army in Huayin has not moved at all.

It is said that on the first day Han Sui's army arrived, he sent people to persuade Duan Wei to surrender. He promised Duan Wei many benefits, but unexpectedly the envoy could not even enter the city gate.

Han Sui originally thought that Duan Wei had just surrendered to Lu Bu, and since they were all from Liang Province, it would not be difficult to persuade him to surrender. He had no intention of launching a large-scale military operation in Huayin at the beginning. After all, cities that can be used as fortresses are not so easy to capture, so it is best not to fight.

However, Duan Wei was unwilling to even meet him, which showed that surrender was impossible. He then began to think about how to take the city.

The information he obtained was that in addition to Duan Wei's original 10,000 soldiers in the city, another 3,000 cavalry had later entered. If these soldiers were used in a field battle, Han Sui would be able to defeat them by outnumbering the minority with 100% confidence, but using them to defend the city would be a headache.

Han Sui ordered the carpenters accompanying the army to work hard to build siege equipment, while at the same time ordering the soldiers to reinforce the camp that had been set up randomly. At the same time, he was also hoping that Ma Teng would make some progress.

However, after waiting for more than half a month, there was no progress, but Ma Teng himself showed up.

"Shucheng?"

At the gate of the camp, Han Sui hurried out after receiving the report, only to see Ma Teng leading a group of defeated soldiers, supporting each other and walking towards this side. They were all ragged, unkempt, with stars in their eyes, and looked as miserable as they could be.

Ma Teng's eyes suddenly turned red when he saw Han Sui. He walked over quickly and said in a slightly anxious voice with a choked sound, "Wen Yue! Quick! Have someone prepare food for me. I haven't eaten in two days."

"How could you be like this..." Han Sui was surprised.

"This is a long story. First, give me some food. They haven't eaten for two days. They are almost starving to death!" Ma Teng pointed at the soldiers behind him.

"Okay, okay! Follow me into the camp first!" Han Sui supported Ma Teng as he walked towards his tent, while asking someone to quickly get food.

In the tent, Ma Teng wolfed down his meal and collapsed in a chair, feeling alive again. He told Han Sui the whole story of the Battle of Puzhen, which surprised Han Sui again.

"So, you were defeated by a woman?" he asked in disbelief.

Ma Teng was furious. "That woman is as cunning as a fox. You said she clearly still had 5,000 men, but she didn't show them at the beginning. Instead, she waited until I was about to break into the camp. If I had known from the beginning that she still had 5,000 soldiers, even if I couldn't capture the camp, I would never have suffered such a disastrous defeat."

Han Sui said, "She sees it clearly. In that situation, all you can rely on is high morale. Her move is precise and ruthless. It makes you and your soldiers despair at the moment of greatest hope. Your morale collapses instantly. Then she turns the tables and kills you. This way, her casualties will actually be smaller than if the entire army had fought from the outset."

"That's right. During the attack on the camp, only five to six thousand of my soldiers were killed or wounded. The rest were killed during the rout. Out of twenty thousand people, only more than four hundred escaped..." Ma Teng felt blood dripping from his heart.

"It's thirty thousand!"

Han Sui added a stab, "Weren't those who died during the river crossing and in Linjin City your men? And there are still three months' worth of food and fodder for 30,000 soldiers and so much military equipment."

Han Sui looked at him with a look of disappointment, "Ma Shoucheng, you even lost your own son. This battle was truly a complete failure."

Han Sui's attack made Ma Teng's face flush. He argued, "It's all due to inaccurate intelligence. The troops in Hedong County are far different from what we estimated before."

"Even so, where were your scouts? Didn't you have anyone watching the west bank of the river? How could Linjin be taken so easily? If their retreat hadn't been cut off, even if they couldn't capture the camp, they could have retreated in an orderly manner. Why were they almost completely wiped out?"

Ma Teng asked, "Why didn't you send anyone to watch? I sent out several scouts starting from the other side of Hejin, but who knows where those people have gone? The Bingzhou army crossed the river, but not a single person came back to report."

Han Sui narrowed his eyes slightly. "If that's the case, then they must have ordered the withdrawal in advance! From the time your army arrived in Linjin to the time they crossed the river to fight, it was only a little over ten days. The other side's reaction was truly too quick."

Ma Teng said, "I have a feeling that woman has already laid out her trap, waiting for me to fall into it. Otherwise, how could she have arranged every step in such a short time?"

Han Sui frowned in thought, and after a moment he suddenly asked, "Where did the extra troops in Hedong County come from?"

"Who knows? Maybe the information Li Su gave me was completely wrong. He really screwed me over!"

"Could he have been transferred from Huayin?" Han Sui asked.

"It must be!"

Ma Teng suddenly realized what was happening and became furious. "Han Wenyue, you haven't even tried to test the city once in all these days? Don't you even know how many people there are in the city?"

Han Sui said, "Huayin City has high walls and is fortified. How could it be so easily breached? I thought that if you could capture Pujin, I would leave some troops to surround Huayin City first, while the rest would attack Hongnong County. We would then return to deal with Duan Wei."

"You..." Ma Teng was so angry that he was fuming. "You had such a good plan. I was fighting hard over there, and you just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of my labor. If you had gone to test the Huayin troops earlier, I would have had a good idea of ​​what was going on. How could you have fallen for your trick and been completely wiped out?"

"Can you blame me for this?"

"Why can't I blame you? We agreed to fight on two fronts. I gave up half my life, but you didn't even lift a finger?!" Ma Teng was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.

Han Sui didn't want to argue with Ma Teng, so he tried to appease him, "Alright, alright, even I'm not without fault! If the troops from Hedong were truly transferred from Huayin, then there must be very few people left in the city right now, and the siege equipment is almost complete. Tomorrow I will march down with all my might to avenge you!"

Since Han Sui said so, Ma Teng stopped arguing with him. He had not eaten anything for the past two days and had not slept much either. He was extremely tired now. He looked at Han Sui angrily, walked to the couch behind the screen, pulled up the quilt and fell asleep.

Seeing Ma Teng lying on his bed with dirty clothes, Han Sui's face suddenly became a little bad. Do you really think this is your own home?

He really wanted to go over and drive that guy out, but after thinking it over, he gave up and turned around to go out and prepare for the siege on the city tomorrow.