Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Just as Zhang Mo expected, although Liu Bei met the envoy sent by Cao Cao, he had no intention of participating in the decisive battle. The reason was as she said, Liu Bei no longer had any territory. Even if he helped Cao Cao win, he would only be emboldening another Han traitor Cao Bu.

As for taking back Shu, with Zhang Mo here, Liu Bei couldn't even think about it, and how much territory Cao Cao could grab from Lu Bu after this battle had nothing to do with him.

But if he were defeated, his aiding Cao would completely rupture his ties with Lü Bu and Zhang Mo. Even if Liu Bei was thick-skinned, he wouldn't be able to just walk away and surrender to the Tang Dynasty. So, who else could he turn to? Sun Ce, a fellow defeated general? And then be defeated by Lü Bu again?

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Liu Bei decided to follow the same path as Liu Biao and take a neutral route, not helping either side. In the end, no matter who wins or loses, it doesn't matter much to him. However, according to the reality, it would be more beneficial for him if Cao Cao wins.

Thus, the gears of fate sent Liu Bei to Liu Biao. As to whether he had any idea of ​​seizing Jingzhou at that time, outsiders did not know.

However, at this time, Liu Bei was no longer the Liu Paopao who had no soldiers and no territory. He brought 50,000 troops to surrender, but posed a big problem to Liu Biao.

Accept it. God knows whether this guy has the ambition to seize his family's property.

Although Liu Biao originally planned to choose a camp based on the final outcome of the fight between Lu and Cao, if he suddenly died one day and his foundation was taken over by Liu Bei, he might not follow his own wishes and surrender to one side, and might end up bringing Jingzhou and his entire family into an irretrievable situation.

What if Liu Bei's surrender was fake, and he was using Jingzhou as a transit point to retake Yizhou? Wouldn't he be invisibly being pulled into opposition with the Tang Dynasty?

If he didn't accept him, as they were both relatives of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei was known for his benevolence and righteousness, Liu Biao really couldn't lose face and couldn't bear to see him homeless.

After careful consideration, Liu Biao decided to place Liu Bei in the southernmost part of Jingzhou, in the southern part of Lingling County, bordering Jiaozhou, so that he would be far away from the political and economic center of Jingzhou and would have no chance to participate in the struggle in the Central Plains. In this way, even if he had any ambitions, he would be helpless.

As for what he can accomplish there, that will probably be many years in the future.

What Liu Biao didn't know was that his arrangement almost caused Liu Bei's group to collapse.

The southern part of Lingling County is adjacent to Jiaozhou. It was a barbarian land during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Natural disasters were frequent, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts were rampant, the land was poorly developed, the population was sparse, the economy was backward, and it was far away from the Central Plains. If it were not for the unrest in the Central Plains in recent years, no one would be willing to come here.

However, despite the turmoil in the Central Plains, not many people were willing to follow Liu Bei into "exile". The first one to request to return to his hometown was Chen Deng. He was originally a nobleman from Xuzhou. If Cao Cao had not massacred the nobles in Xuzhou, he and his son would not have been so impulsive as to follow Liu Bei and leave their hometown. They thought that Liu Bei had conquered Yizhou and they finally had a place to live, but they didn't expect to lose it before they could even warm it up.

Now that Liu Biao had placed them in this place, Chen Deng was naturally unwilling. In addition, like Li Ru, he belonged to Cao Cao's faction. Now that Cao Cao had turned over a new leaf, he wanted to go back and try again, so he found an excuse to resign from Liu Bei.

At this time, what reason could Liu Bei have to keep him? He could only bid him farewell with tears!

The second group to resign were the civil and military officials of Yizhou. They had followed Liu Bei for only a short time and did not have a deep relationship with him. Although the King of Tang suppressed the aristocracy and split up the families, compared with this barbarian land, they would rather have their families split up. Moreover, even if the King of Tang split up the families, he still had to use scholars to govern the place. As long as they had real talents and knowledge, they would have a chance to make a name for themselves in the Tang Kingdom.

When the civil and military officials of Yizhou left, they took the army with them. Liu Bei had no money or food at that time, so he could not keep them even if he was reluctant.

In fact, when Liu Biao asked him to go to the southern part of Lingling County, Liu Bei was unwilling to do so. However, the person had already come here, and he had no way to go back and ask Zhang Mo or Cao Cao to take him in, so he could only agree.

Li Ru was also reluctant to come to Lingnan, but in this world, no one except Liu Bei would accept and use him. After assessing the situation, he felt that there were opportunities for development here. If he could seize Jiaozhou, he could still establish his own regime, and Lu Bu would not be able to reach here for a long time. If that didn't work, he could develop further south in Rinan County in the future. The world is so big, there will always be a place that belongs to them.

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After Liu Bei left, all threats from him in Hanzhong were eliminated. Zhang Mo appointed Zhang Fan as the commander of Hanzhong, left Sima Yi in charge of Hanzhong, and sent Taishi Ci to lead 10,000 men to Wuguan to meet Gao Gan and Pang De to cooperate with Lu Bu in attacking Nanyang. She herself led 10,000 men to station in Yizhou.

After receiving a letter from his son Chen Deng, Chen Gui, who stayed in Chengdu, packed up his things and took his people back to Xuzhou. As for Jian Yong and Mi Zhu, who were loyal fans of Liu Bei, they naturally followed Liu Bei with their families. It turned out that some of Liu Fan's subordinates chose to submit to the King of Tang, while some could not accept the Tang Dynasty's policies, and either rebelled or ran to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao.

Zhang Mo had no time to care about the escapees at this time, and the rebels were just trying to stop a chariot. Zhang Mo roughly dealt with several major forces and promoted some people with both moral integrity and talent, such as Zhang Su, Li Hui, Qin Mi, Wu Yi, Deng Xian, Ling Bao and others. She entrusted the political affairs of Yizhou to Xu Shu and the military affairs to Zhang He. She hurried back to Jizhou to watch the decisive battle between Lu Bu and Cao Cao.

Of course, before leaving, she also took a few people with her, such as the dissolute and immoral Zhang Song, the ambitious Fei Shi, Wu Yi's brother Wu Ban, and several young boys from good family backgrounds. She said that they were going to be taken to Yecheng Hongguang Academy for intensive training, but everyone knew that they were just going to be used as hostages.

In addition to these people, more than 30,000 Shu troops who returned from Liu Bei were all taken away. It would be best if they could catch up with the battle between Lu and Cao, but if they couldn't, they could just go there to finish off the rest.

"Amo, wait, I'll go to Yanzhou with you!"

On the banks of the Mian River, Zhang Fei, now fully recovered, rode his horse after Zhang Mo's troops, waving and shouting, "Wait, wait for me! I'll go help you fight Cao Mengde!"

Zhang Mo slowed down her horse, turned around, and asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to Lingnan to look for your elder brother?"

Zhang Fei rode up to her side and said, "You snatched my life from the hands of Hades. It's not too late to repay my life-saving grace!"

"Your life-saving grace is greater than heaven, how are you going to repay it?" Zhang Mo smiled playfully, "Helping me kill a few Cao soldiers is not enough. Anyway, your eldest brother thought you were dead, so why don't you just follow me from now on? After we take Yanzhou, I'll have Fengxian appoint you as a captain."

Zhang Fei curled his lips. "Beside my elder brother, I'm second only to two men and above ten thousand. How can a mere captain want to bribe me? You underestimate me!"

"Your elder brother is no longer a leader, as he was exiled to Lingnan by Liu Biao!"

"What do you mean by exile? Don't say it so harshly. I think it's nice to go there. It's quiet!"

Zhang Mo turned her head, gave him a meaningful look, and suddenly asked, "Are you really Zhang Yide?"

Zhang Fei patted his chest and said, "It's genuine. The ghost hasn't replaced my soul. Don't worry!"

Zhang Mo shook her head. "I don't think so. He looks a bit like Zhuge Liang!"

"That little brat?" Zhang Fei was stunned. "How am I like him?"

After leaving behind the words "I will devote all my energy to the cause until my death", Zhang Mo rode away on her horse.