Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

On the third day, Zhang Mo and her group entered Taiyuan. Lu Bu had set out from Jinyang the previous night to pick her up. Seeing him appear on the wilderness road early in the morning, her somewhat anxious heart instantly calmed down.

Leaning against his broad, strong chest, the composure and confidence she had forced herself to maintain all this time completely shattered at this moment. Regardless of the people watching from behind, she curled up like a kitten, snuggling into his arms, tightly hugging his sturdy waist, and whispered softly, "I'm actually not sure at all... I'm very scared... If we lose, will we end up like Yuan Shao in history? I'm not afraid of death, but we have three children. I can't die, and you can't die either..."

"No! No!" He hugged her tightly, repeatedly comforting her, "Even if we lose, we at least have Bingzhou and Sizhou as solid backing, a group of civil and military officials who are sworn to follow you to the death, and millions of ordinary people supporting you. You have done so much over the years to allow them to finally live like human beings. They all remember your kindness in their hearts."

"The defeat was like a landslide..."

If she really loses, it means that her confrontation with the aristocratic family has completely failed, and many people may disperse.

"After my decision was reported back to Jinyang, how did they react?"

"Some people... don't agree..."

Knowing she was referring to the civil and military officials, Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, but finally said truthfully, "Most of them think this decision is too impulsive..." He hurriedly explained, "Mainly because they don't know your specific plan."

"Who objects?"

"The first one is Xun Chen. He always insists on appeasement. And Mr. Gongtai also disagrees. He thinks that by doing this, you are making an enemy of the whole world. Bo Huai didn't object much, but he was worried about food and grass."

"Is there any new news from Changshan?"

"Gongsun Zan dispatched 10,000 troops from Zhongshan State yesterday, and they are heading towards Changshan. Anping State also has 20,000 troops ready to attack Xu Gongming, joining forces with the Julu Sect. I previously sent Yingwei to lead 1,000 Flying Bear troops to support Junyi, and yesterday I sent Anren to lead 2,000 Golden Eagle Guards to guard the entrance to Jingxing."

Lü Bu sighed helplessly, "Without food, we can only mobilize these three thousand men from Bingzhou. Adding the troops in Jizhou that haven't rebelled, I estimate there are only about fifteen or sixteen thousand. The disparity in strength is too great. If we were to deal with Cao's army, it wouldn't be a problem, but against Gongsun Zan, even if I were to go alone, I wouldn't be very confident. Besides, there are still countless clan rebels in Jizhou who need to be eliminated. What are your specific plans?"

Zhang Mo sighed helplessly. "To be honest, I just want to unite with the Cui family and use their own methods to fight them. We should first seize Qinghe State with internal and external support. Changshan and Julu will have no choice but to hold on. I think once the order to reduce the number of troops is passed down, those clan rebels will collectively turn from covert to open. Even Zhao State and Weijun will experience unrest. This will make the situation clear everywhere. However, they are defending the city. We don't have enough troops to suppress and eliminate them in a short time."

The entire county and even the entire state are in rebellion, which is really a headache. She can only attack the cities one by one, and with the external enemy Gongsun Zan, the chances of winning are really too low!

Lü Bu said, "I've thought about it carefully over the past two days. We might as well abandon Changshan. Anren will hold Jingxing, and Junyi and Yingwei will concentrate their forces at Julu to resist Gongsun Zan. Zijing will go south to Zhao to help Henglian eliminate the internal thieves in Zhao. Yuansi will go to Qinghe State, and then go north to attack Gongsun Zan's rear. As long as Qinghe and Anping are eliminated, we will have food and fodder. We can then transfer troops from Bingzhou and Sizhou to retake Changshan and Zhongshan."

"I thought so too, but it's difficult to do. Not to mention Julu, I'm afraid a group of clan thieves will also emerge from Zhao and Weijun. Moreover, if Cui helps me with internal and external support, Qinghe Kingdom will not be able to carry out a large-scale purge. Sigh... Let's go back and find a way to raise food and fodder. Having food is half the problem."

"Yeah! You get some sleep!"

Lu Bu let go of the reins and let Red Hare run on its own. He put one hand on her back and supported her legs with the other hand so that she could sleep more comfortably.

Red Hare trotted all the way back to Jinyang, and it was almost evening. As soon as he reached the main street outside the earth building, Lu Bu saw Xun Chen standing on the side of the road like a wooden man with his hands in his sleeves.

Knowing what he was going to do, Lu Bu lowered his head to look at his wife and pretended not to see the guy. Unexpectedly, Xun Chen saw them and rushed into the middle of the road to block the horse with his body.

"Princess, I have something to tell you!"

Lu Bu was frightened by his actions and hurriedly shouted to Red Hare to stop him. Red Hare neighed and stopped quickly before hitting anyone.

"Princess, I have been waiting for you here for a whole day and would like to ask you a few questions." Xun Chen spoke again.

Zhang Mo woke up from Lu Bu's arms, rubbed her hazy eyes, looked at the surrounding scenery, and found that she had arrived at her doorstep.

Lü Bu said coldly, "Princess, we've come all the way back from Yunzhong. We're hungry, cold, and tired now. How can we have the energy to listen to your nagging? See you tomorrow!"

Xun Chen lowered his head a little embarrassedly and bowed, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, Princess! I was reckless, but this matter concerns the lives of millions of people in Jizhou, and I really can't delay it."

"I know what you want to say, and there's no need to discuss it further."

"Princess?" Xun Chen looked up at Zhang Mo with a pleading tone.

Zhang Mo sighed softly, "Well, Xun Jun, if you have anything to say, please come back to the earth building with me and we'll talk!"

"Thank you, Princess!" Xun Chen bowed and retreated to the side of the road. Lü Bu had just taken two steps when Zhang Mo turned back and said, "Call everyone over! I'm going to go back and get something to eat. We'll all work the night shift together!"

Lu Bu frowned and whispered, "Don't be so anxious. Send him away soon and summon them tomorrow."

She shook her head. "It's okay. I just slept beside you and felt very at ease. I'm in good spirits now. If we want to accomplish this, everyone in Bingzhou must be united. I'm actually a little nervous. I'll listen to everyone's opinions. But you, you've been rushing around all day and all night, and you held me for a long time. Aren't you tired?"

Lü Bu laughed and said, "With one blow of my halberd, I can knock away a boulder rolling down the slope. What's the use of carrying your weight? I can even carry you for days and nights without any problem."

She chuckled, "My husband is such a hunk!"

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows, "It's not the first day my wife has known this..."

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Back outside the earth building, three children came running out upon hearing the news. Zhang Mo dismounted, and as soon as she squatted down, Lu Xuan threw herself into her arms. Lu Zhen also clung to her and refused to get off. Lu Qian pulled at a corner of her clothes, his mouth almost grinning to his ears.

"Amo is tired. Zhen'er and Xuan'er, get up quickly and let mother go back to wash up and eat."

Seeing that the children were clinging to Amo and wouldn't let go, Lu Bu picked up Lu Zhen with one hand and tried to pick up Lu Xuan with the other. Unexpectedly, his daughter clung to Amo like an octopus and wouldn't let go. He didn't dare to use brute force and simply bent down to pick up the mother and daughter together.

"Daddy is so awesome! So awesome!"

In her parents' arms, Lv Xuan danced with joy. Zhang Mo saw Aunt Xu, Meixiang, and others standing at the door, and her face quickly turned red. "Put it down! They're watching!"

"We are all family, why should we be embarrassed?" Lu Bu said disapprovingly.

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "Fengxian is right. We are all family. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. Seeing the deep love between you two, Auntie is very happy!"

Meixiang said, "The hot water is ready, and the food is kept warm. Go wash up and eat!"

After returning to the earth building, Lu Xuan, who had been clinging to him for a while, finally decided to let go. Lu Bu asked Lu Qian to take her out to play, and he personally went to the bathroom to help his wife take a bath.