Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Why did the Huns rebel in the first place?

It all comes down to one sentence: I can't live anymore!

During the years when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, there were Yellow Turban bandits, White Wave bandits, Black Mountain bandits; Yuzhou rebelled, Liangzhou rebelled, Youzhou rebelled, and the Han emperor was in a panic. He sent an imperial edict every year, asking the Xiongnu to send troops south to help quell the rebellion.

It is possible to suppress the rebellion by giving them food and money to protect their families, and they can send troops. However, Emperor Lingdi himself was so poor that he had to rely on selling official positions to make a living. Where would he get money and food to give them?

Is it possible to let a horse run without giving it grass to eat?

Everyone was afraid that if they went to fight in the Han Dynasty, the elderly, weak, women and children in the tribe would starve to death. So after the soon-to-be crown prince Yufuluo led his troops away, the Xiongnu people, who could no longer tolerate it, simply rebelled. They first killed the old Chanyu, and then sent troops to plunder Bingzhou, and they became the masters of their own destiny.

However, after all these years in charge, they still couldn't survive because of the appearance of Lu Bu in Bingzhou and Yu Furuo who refused to give them a chance to live. They stayed in the Han Dynasty, which was always fighting, for so long and not only did they not die in the war, but they thrived instead.

"Actually, I envy Yu Fuluo. He has the support of the Tang King, so he can kill anyone he wants without having to worry about starving."

In the evening, ten thousand elite Xiongnu cavalry stopped to rest in a valley in the Hengshan Mountains. The right commander Luo Huluo, who led the troops, sat on a haystack, gnawing on a cold and hard steamed bun in his hand, and suddenly felt emotional.

"I heard that Bingzhou has been growing rice in recent years. White rice, which was rarely seen before, can now be eaten every day."

Deputy General Jin Yan swallowed a mouthful of steamed bun with difficulty, looking towards the southeast with eyes full of longing. They would arrive in Mayi County the day after tomorrow. After breaking into the city, he would first rush to the granary and steal all the rice inside. He never wanted to eat this hard bun mixed with bran again.

"If I had known earlier, I would have gone to join Lü Bu when he first came to Bingzhou, and taken a step ahead of Yu Fuluo." Luo Huluo envied him and then regretted it. He lay on his back on the hay, gazing at the slowly darkening sky. He was silent for a long time before suddenly saying, "How about we..."

He paused mid-sentence, but Jin Yan knew what he was about to say and spoke earnestly, "Although you were pushed into rebellion, the Tang Emperor established Shanzhou for such a long time and you never considered surrendering. Now that he has launched a war, you are remembering the Tang Emperor's kindness. Do you think he will trust your loyalty? Put away those unrealistic thoughts. After we seize Mayi, we will flee to Shuofang and Helan Mountain and graze our livestock well. There will always be a way to survive."

"How many years can we hide?" Luo Huluo laughed to himself, "Liang Province will eventually belong to Lu Bu. I think our path is getting narrower and narrower!"

"Don't think too far ahead. The Central Plains is still in chaos. Lü Bu doesn't have the time to waste on minor figures like us. At least for the next ten years, there's no need to worry. It's like Fu Luo is dead, and his son will ascend the throne. Then he can come back and ask for amnesty. With so much time, the hatred won't be as strong."

"That's all it can do!"

The two men stopped talking and huddled together in a haystack for the night. The next morning, they continued to lead the team southeast. After a day's walk, they arrived at the Great Wall pass outside Wuzhou.

The Great Wall here was built on the rolling hills. The beacon tower on it has been in use since Lu Bu occupied Bingzhou. When the soldiers on the beacon tower saw thousands of Hu cavalrymen pouring in, they were stunned. They lit the beacon in a panic, then turned around and fled to Wuzhou City behind them.

"You see, they didn't expect us to come to Yanmen Pass. With only so few people left at the pass, they didn't even dare to resist and just fled."

Jin Yan pointed at the border soldiers who were fleeing in panic and said with a smile.

"Hurry and cross the border. The longer we delay, the more prepared they will be, and it will be harder to break into the city."

Luo Huluo dismounted and commanded the army to climb the mountain. He also had people smash a passage in the dilapidated Great Wall. The Xiongnu cavalry quickly crossed the Great Wall on their horses and rushed down the hillside. Without the burden of baggage, they could immediately mount their horses and gallop once they reached the flat ground.

"Do you want Wuzhou County?" Jin Yan asked.

Luo Huluo looked at the somewhat dilapidated city wall and shook his head. "A few years ago, before Lü Bu came to Bingzhou, this place had already been visited many times by the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and even the Black Mountain. The wealthy families had long since moved away, and the common people had nothing to rob, so they just rode their horses straight to Mayi."

So, under the feigned panic-stricken gaze of the Wuzhou County Magistrate and the county soldiers, this elite Xiongnu army did not even stop for a moment and galloped all the way to the southeast.

On the third day, the morning sun shone on the earth. The Xiongnu army dragged their somewhat tired bodies to Mayi, bypassed the two hills blocking their way, and the city of Mayi, located on the plain impacted by the ? River, suddenly appeared before everyone.

From afar, the gates of Mayi City were tightly closed, and there were soldiers on the city walls on high alert, but not many of them. This situation was similar to what they had imagined before. The Xiongnu cavalry rested their horses for a while, and drew out their scimitars and bows and spears.

"Warriors, line up the troops and shout loudly to scare those soldiers on the city wall. The food and treasures inside will be ours!" Luo Huluo raised the scimitar in his hand and shouted the order.

"Everyone, please move quickly after entering the city," Jin Yan shouted.

Mayi is surrounded by mountains on the south, north and west sides. Once the Bingzhou cavalry blocked them from the east, they would be trapped. So after crossing the Great Wall, this group of people hardly rested along the way, just wanting to rob and leave before the enemy reinforcements arrived.

Led by their respective officers, the Hun knights began to disperse and form battle formations, trying to use their neat military formations to psychologically deter the defenders on the city walls.

On a hillside in the south, Ma Chao, who was excitedly preparing to charge out and kill everyone, looked at this group of people who didn't even have many pieces of armor from afar. He couldn't help but look disappointed, "Is this the so-called elite?"

He curled his lips and said, "I think they are just a group of refugees on horseback with knives. I can beat them to pieces with just one charge."

"The Xiongnu are short of iron. Each person equipped with a scimitar and a spear is considered an elite force. Some tribes can only use bones to make arrowheads. Besides, these people are here for a surprise attack, and wearing too heavy armor will not allow their horses to run fast."

Lu Bu explained briefly, then watched as the Xiongnu army completely entered the middle basin. He said to Ma Chao, "Send out the signal smoke!"

A column of white smoke soon rose on the southern hillside. Then, amid the rumbling sound of Hun horses' hooves and strange roars, two cavalry units rushed out from the north and south valleys and surrounded the Hun army from behind.

The Hun soldiers running in the rear were the first to discover the Tang army's ambush. The moment they saw them, the strange roars from their mouths stopped abruptly, and for a short period of time, they couldn't even turn their heads to look back.

It was because the equipment of this army was too eye-catching, something they could never get in their entire lives. Everyone wore shiny iron armor that reflected light, and an iron helmet with a black bear pattern on its head. Black feathers were inserted on the helmet, which looked very majestic and handsome. There were also swords and spears that flashed with cold light in the sun, which made people tremble with fear before they even got close.

That’s not all, there are also their mounts, all of which are black horses. The black horses gather together and gallop forward, giving people a suffocating feeling.

In front of the herd of horses, a flag with red characters on a black background and a military flag with a black bear embroidered on a white background were flying wildly. They knew that the troops coming were Lu Bu's most elite troops - the Flying Bear Army!

When the Hun soldiers came to their senses, their first reaction was to flee. They turned around and didn't care about the formation anymore, they urged their horses to rush forward. However, they had no place to escape to because there were mountains all around except for the gap in the east.