Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

This time, Lu Bu mobilized troops from three states to fight Gongsun Zan. In addition to the Bingzhou Army and Feixiong Army with a total strength of 40,000 commanded by him, there was also Xu Rong of Shanzhou leading 10,000 troops from Shangdang County through Baixing to Jizhou Zhao State, and Gao Shun leading 20,000 troops from Sizhou from Henei County to Wei County. The three routes had a total strength of 70,000 troops, plus nearly 20,000 survivors in Jizhou, a total of 90,000 troops.

This time, Gongsun Zan brought only 30,000 troops to Jizhou. The rest were some surrendered soldiers and followers from Zhongshan and Changshan, which totaled only 50,000 to 60,000 people. Of course, there were also an incalculable number of clan bandits among them.

Logically speaking, Gongsun Zan had only 30,000 soldiers and horses in Youzhou, so there was no need for Lu Bu to mobilize a large army to fight such a small number of people. The reason why he mobilized so many troops was naturally to crush Gongsun Zan with his absolute numerical advantage, to win a quick victory, to drive this foreign enemy out of Jizhou first, and then to eliminate the internal thieves.

In addition to the advantage in military strength, Bingzhou mobilized almost half of its civil and military officials this time. Lu Bu was the commander-in-chief, leading military generals such as Zhang Liao, Yan Xing, Cheng Lian, Ma Chao, and Yan Liang. Zhang Mo was the chief military advisor, leading the advisers Jia Xu, Tian Feng, Chen Gong, and Guo Tu. There were also a new generation of young people such as Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Ju Hu, and Tian Zhan, as well as civil officials such as Shi Tao, Yang Jun, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Cheng.

The reason why so many people were brought here was to prepare to sort out the internal politics as soon as possible after cleaning up Jizhou in order to restore normal social order.

Outside the camp, banners obscured the sky, and a sea of ​​heads stretched as far as the eye could see. Seeing this array, Zhao Yun was completely paralyzed. Was there any point in resisting? The enemy didn't even need to draw their weapons. They only needed to quietly form up in front of him, and these newly recruited troops around him would be so frightened that they knelt and surrendered. They wouldn't even have the courage to flee.

"General, surrender!" Zhao Quan felt that his hand holding the sword was a little out of control, and his tongue seemed to be tied.

"General! Surrender! I don't want to die!" A soldier cried, "I have an 80-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. I really don't want to die!"

"General! Surrender!"

"Stop!"

The surrounding soldiers all shouted, and the archers who were ready to attack dropped their bows and arrows, and the swordsmen and shieldmen also abandoned their swords and shields and knelt on the ground.

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment. Surrendering after defeat was not his style. What's more, there were two thousand White Horse Volunteers behind him. Those were the lord's trusted soldiers. Lu Bu would definitely not accept such a team that might rebel again at any time.

He asked Gongsun Zhi to lead them out, but he surrendered here? He couldn't do such a thing.

"The Tang King is not a bloodthirsty man. He will spare your life!"

Zhao Yun looked at the soldiers and said to Zhao Quan, "A Quan, lead them to surrender!"

"What about you, General?"

Zhao Yun mounted his horse with his spear in hand, "I'm going to help the Yi Cong break out!"

"General..." Zhao Quan wanted to persuade him again, but he couldn't say the rest of the words as soon as he opened his mouth. He knew the general's temper very well. If it weren't for the White Horse Volunteers, he might have surrendered. However, the White Horse was breaking through at this time, and he would definitely not surrender to the enemy on his own.

"I'll go with the general!" Zhao Quan jumped on his horse.

"Why throw your life away in vain?"

"General, your life is far more valuable than mine. If you are not afraid of death, why should I be afraid?"

Zhao Yun glanced at him, wanting to say something but stopping himself. "You... better not follow me... I can do it alone."

Zhao Quan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that if he went with him, not only would he not be able to help, but he might even be a burden. With the general's martial arts, if he really wanted to break out, even thousands of troops could not stop him.

Zhao Quan no longer insisted and clasped his fists in a salute, "Take care, General!"

Zhao Yun knocked on the horse's belly, and the white horse under him rushed to the rear of the camp. There, the White Horse Volunteers had been fighting with Lu Bu's cavalry for a while.

Outside the camp, at the headquarters of the central army, Lu Bu was leisurely sitting in a four-horse chariot with his wife. In the corner of the carriage stood a small coal stove, on which a purple clay teapot was boiling hot tea. The two of them sipped the tea while wondering whether Zhao Yun would surrender.

After a while, a horseman came galloping over from the front. The soldier dismounted ten steps away and saluted, then reported, "Your Majesty, there are ten thousand enemy soldiers in the camp who have requested surrender. Only General Baima has refused to surrender and has gone to the rear of the camp to help the Baima Yicong break out. General Yan, please tell me whether we should kill him or capture him."

"This guy is incredibly loyal to Gongsun Zan!" Lü Bu sighed in surprise and looked at his wife. "Why not just kill him?"

"If he surrenders so easily, I'll be disappointed. He's a man of both civil and military talents. I've been eyeing him for a long time, and now he's so close to getting me. It would be a shame to kill him!"

Zhang Mo put down her teacup, stood up with the help of the cart shaft, and looked towards the enemy camp. "Ma'er and General Yan are behind us. Let Yan Xing go over and capture them first."

"This guy is very difficult to deal with. I'm going there in person to give him enough face. If he still doesn't know what's good for him, I'll have to be rude!"

Lü Bu jumped off the chariot, and his guards immediately brought him a Fang Tian Hua Ji. Zhang Mo said from the chariot, "There's no need for you to come in person, right?"

"Nothing, my back is sore from riding in the car, so I'd like to stretch it out!"

Lu Bu rode away, and his personal guards immediately followed. When they arrived, the battlefield had already moved from the rear camp to ten miles away. The White Horse Volunteers were trying to break through and resist at the same time, but more than half of them had been killed or wounded. The remaining half wanted only to escape and had no intention of fighting. Only Zhao Yun, who had just caught up, was left alone and was fighting against Ma Chao.

The two equally shining silver spears collided with each other, and then quickly separated in the moment they passed each other. Several Feixiong Army soldiers surrounded the two men, but they had no intention of taking action. It was obvious that they were ordered by Ma Chao not to interfere.

Lu Bu was not in a hurry to move forward, but stopped his horse to watch. Both of them were masters of spears and had rich combat experience, but Ma Chao was young and arrogant after all. His spear skills were very powerful and his attack momentum was extremely fierce, but his defense was insufficient.

Zhao Yun is a calm person. He remains neither anxious nor impatient even when surrounded. It seems that he is not as powerful as Ma Chao, but every time he draws his spear, it is orderly. He can defend and attack at the same time. He is indeed a master among masters.

Lu Bu watched for a while, and when he saw that Ma Chao could hardly hold on any longer, he rode his horse forward and directly knocked the spear out of Zhao Yun's hand with his halberd.

A tingling sensation instantly spread throughout his right arm. Zhao Yun looked at the silver spear that flew far away in astonishment, then turned to look at Lu Bu with surprise in his eyes.

"My lord, you actually launched a sneak attack?" Ma Chao asked in disbelief.

"What's the point of talking about martial ethics with an enemy?" Lü Bu said nonchalantly. He then said to Zhao Yun, "You've fought for a long time today, but I won't take advantage of you. Come back with me, and we'll have a proper duel some other day!"

Zhao Yun was once again stunned. What kind of unconventional way of asking for surrender was this? How should he respond?

"My king, you want to persuade him to surrender? Aren't you too polite? We are both enemies. Zhongkang slapped me and captured me. You just knocked his weapon away, and now you want to fight with him? You have never fought with me before!" Ma Chao complained dissatisfiedly.

Lu Bu glanced at him and said, "You can't even beat Zhong Kang, what's the point of competing? Zilong is different. If I hadn't intervened just now, he would have stabbed a hole in you."

"Zhao Zilong, will you surrender?" Lu Bu asked formally.

Lu Bu had to take action personally. If he didn't surrender, he would have no choice but to commit suicide.

Zhao Yun was silent for a moment, then dismounted, clasped his fists, and bowed. "The King of Tang is a benevolent ruler, a wise ruler. He just spared my life, and I should not be ungrateful. However, the King of Yan has treated me well, and we are currently engaged in battle. It is difficult for me to turn around and fight my former master. If the King of Tang can grant my request, Zilong is willing to surrender!"

Lü Bu smiled with satisfaction, dismounted, walked over, and raised his hands to support his arms. "Zilong is loyal and courageous. I will not force you to do anything against your will. You will camp in Shiyi first, and I will leave the ten thousand newly surrendered troops to you for training."

"Your Majesty, do you trust him so much? What if he surrenders and then rebels again?" Ma Chao shouted in dissatisfaction again.

Zhao Yun was also filled with surprise. Just by saying he was willing to surrender, the King of Tang actually placed such trust in him? How was this any different from not surrendering at all? Wasn't he afraid that he would attack the pass right after he left?

Lu Bu said, "When you employ someone, trust him. If you doubt him, don't employ him. I trust Zilong's character. Besides, the princess said that Zilong originally followed Gongsun Bogui to relieve the suffering of the people and to find a place where he could practice benevolent governance. However, since Gongsun Bogui killed Liu Youzhou, he has become increasingly arrogant and indifferent to the people. He is forgetful and vindictive. He is not a benevolent and righteous ruler."

He looked at Zhao Yun, "Zilong must understand in his heart that now that he has found the land of benevolent rule in the Tang Kingdom, how could he rebel again?"

Zhao Yun was puzzled, "How does your princess know my ambition?"

Lu Bu explained, "When the princess traveled with the legendary doctor Zhang Zhongjing, she once visited Zhaojiazhuang and treated your brother. I believe she heard about this from your brother."

"So it was the princess and the miracle doctor who extended my brother's life!" Zhao Yun was surprised again and bowed again. "The princess saved my brother's life. Zilong will never forget it!"

Lu Bu said, "The princess is right behind us. Zilong, if you want to thank me, please come with me to see her!"

As Lu Bu spoke, he couldn't help feeling jealous. Amo once said that the Three Kingdoms idol she admired most in her previous life was Zhao Yun. The Zhao Yun in front of him was tall and handsome, and his appearance was not inferior to his own. What's more, he was also a martial arts expert and had a good character. I wonder if Amo would worship him as an idol again when she saw him!