Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

Although Gao Shun is currently only a garrison commander, Lu Bu has already given him the training of the 500 men under his direct command, so these 500 men are much better in terms of military discipline and cooperation than at the beginning.

Gao Shun's offensive formation was similar to a cone. Han Lai and a hundred of the strongest and most experienced soldiers were at the head of the cone, with swords and shields and spears working in pairs, and behind them were one sword and shield and two archers.

If it were a real battle, this type of military force might help break the formation faster, but the effectiveness of archers would be greatly reduced after close combat. If there were too many archers, even if the formation was broken, they would likely be killed by the enemy. However, today was a competition, and as long as the formation was broken, there was no need for further fighting, so Gao Shun arranged a large number of archers.

As the drum sounded, Gao Shun's pointed cone team slowly approached the circular formation with rhythmic steps.

"shoot!"

When the commander of the circular formation saw that the enemy had entered the range of an arrow, he began to order his arrows to be shot.

Arrows rained down from the sky. The soldiers in the cone formation who were originally standing relatively loosely quickly gathered together, holding their shields high. The feathered arrows without arrowheads hit the shields like rain hitting tiles. After a chaotic crackling sound, no soldier in Gao Shun's army was hit by the arrows.

The moment the sound stopped, the gathered soldiers quickly dispersed again. Taking advantage of the gap between the enemy's two waves of arrows, the archers with full bows quickly reflexed, dyeing the circle with green spots.

The soldiers who were shot retreated from the formation on their own, leaving a temporary gap for the archers and spears at the back of the circle.

After four rounds of shooting, only more than twenty people on Gao Shun's side were eliminated, while nearly a hundred people on the circular formation were eliminated. However, the circular formation was highly flexible, and the opponent quickly shrank the formation and filled in the gaps. Although the formation was smaller in size, it did not disperse.

The two sides began to engage in close combat. Led by Han Lai, hundreds of strong soldiers with spears, swords and shields pierced into a corner of the circular formation like a sharp cone. The long sticks stained with dye kept stabbing and poking through the gaps in the opponent's shields. The archers in the rear continued to shoot back. At this time, there were more casualties, and soldiers were eliminated almost every moment.

Hu Zhen, who was standing on a high place watching the battle, observed the three parties breaking the formation below. His face had turned completely pale. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that as long as nothing unexpected happened, Lu Bu's army would be the first to break the formation, and his own soldiers might not be able to break the formation even if all their soldiers were killed.

Niu Fu looked at Hu Zhen with a smug look on his face, "Hu Wencai, get ready, it's time to start the Ju Yue Qu Wu."

Hu Zhen's chest heaved violently, and it took him a long time to suppress the urge to hit someone.

He glanced at Niu Fu and snorted coldly, "Don't be too proud. In this competition, Lu Bu can be said to have completely defeated the two of us. He is very capable. If he marries Qing'er, there will be no place for you in the lord's place."

The smile on Niu Fu's face disappeared immediately. Hu Zhen felt relieved and said, "I heard that Qing'er has been running to Lu Bu's tent every day since she came back, either bringing food or clothes. It seems that these two are about to get married."

Speak of the devil, and here he is. Hu Zhen pointed to a place not far away and said, "Hmm, Qing'er is here to see Lu Bu again."

Niu Fu turned his head and saw Dong Qing, the little girl, wearing men's clothes, running towards him in an awkward manner. He didn't know what the lord liked about this girl. She didn't have any woman's modesty at all. She was really far worse than his wife.

Dong Qing rode up to the stands and excitedly said to Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, "Father, Fengxian, the imperial court's reward has arrived. Hurry back to the city to receive it."

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up and he stood up and asked, "When did you arrive?"

"Just now, let's go!"

Dong Zhuo hurriedly called out to Lu Bu, "Fengxian, come on, quickly follow me back to the city to receive the order."

He took two steps and turned back, saying to Duan Wei and Peng Guan, "You two take a look at the statistics. Come to my house tomorrow and we'll celebrate properly."

Then he looked at Hu Zhen and the others, "And you, come together!"

The long-awaited title finally arrived. Dong Zhuo was in high spirits and hurried back to the city with Lu Bu and Dong Qing.

Niu Fu and Hu Zhen looked at the backs of the three men, glanced at each other, and the duo, who had been in cahoots with each other, regained their tacit understanding.

When Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu returned to the mansion, Wu Shi had already set up the incense table. Dong Zhuo was too lazy to take a bath or change his clothes. He straightened his appearance, bowed his head and listened to the eunuch's announcement of the decree.

In front of the incense table, a fair-faced eunuch glanced at Dong Zhuo, unfolded the brocade scroll in his hand, and a shrill voice rang out slowly: "In the autumn of the third year of Zhongping, on the day of Guiyou in the tenth month, Emperor Liu Hong conferred the title of Marquis of Zhaixiang on Dong Zhuo. He also issued an edict stating: General Dong Zhongying, who defeated the rebels in Meiyang County, beheaded 3,125 people, then attacked Wangyuan, executed the rebel leaders Beigong Boyu and Bian Zhang, beheaded 4,412 people, and captured 3,352 people. He enhanced the prestige of the Han Dynasty and brought peace to the Three Prefectures. Therefore, Zhongying's title is increased by 2,000 households."

When he heard the title of Marquis of Xixiang, Dong Zhuo's smile faded slightly. He had thought that with such a great achievement, he should be able to be granted the title of Marquis of Meixian County. Who knew it was only a Marquis of Xiang. Although Your Majesty had given him more fiefdom, the rank was much lower.

After the eunuch finished reading, he handed the imperial edict to Dong Zhuo with a flattering smile on his face. "Congratulations, Marquis of Zhaixiang! Among all the generals who suppressed the rebellion this time, you are the only one who has been granted the title of marquis. Congratulations!"

Dong Zhuo put away his unhappy expression and bowed in return, "Thank you very much!" He then asked, "Does Your Majesty have any other wishes?"

The eunuch suddenly realized, "There is another letter of pardon for Lu Bu."

He slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, I almost forgot about this in my happiness."

As he spoke, he took another piece of silk from another eunuch and handed it to Dong Zhuo. "I won't read this one. Your Majesty has already pardoned Lü Bu and rewarded him with some money and silk."

Dong Zhuo handed the silk to Lü Bu, took the money bag from the servant's tray and put it into the eunuch's hand. "Thank you for the hard work, eunuch, for making such a long trip!"

The eunuch felt the shape of the things inside, shook the purse, and said with a smile, "It's not hard to serve the Marquis, it's not hard at all."

Dong Zhuo said something polite again and asked someone to take the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict down to rest.

He sat down beside the incense table, reopened the imperial edict and read it again. He could roughly understand why His Majesty only conferred him the title of Marquis of Zhaixiang. Although he killed two rebel forces this time, Han Sui and Li Wenhou were not destroyed yet. The rebel army in Liang Province could reunite and cause chaos again at any time. His Majesty was afraid that the title was too high at once, and it would be difficult to reward him next time if he made another contribution.

Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo's disappointed mood due to the difference from his expectations was swept away. After all, he, Dong Zhongying, was a marquis.

Dong Qing was still dissatisfied. "Father has made great contributions this time, but why was he only given the title of Marquis of Xiang and Fengxian, and only a small amount of money as a reward?"

Dong Zhuo smiled and said, "My son, don't complain. Fengxian has escaped punishment as he wished. Given his bravery, why worry about his future achievements?"

Lu Bu stepped forward and bowed to Dong Zhuo, "Thank you, my lord, for your trouble in helping me exonerate you!"

Dong Zhuo laughed and said, "I was just reporting your achievements. Fengxian is the real master himself."

He looked at the darkening sky outside and said, "Fengxian, don't go back to the barracks today. Stay in the mansion instead."

Upon hearing this, Dong Qing secretly glanced at Lu Bu. Thinking of the advice Hua Xiong gave her, her cheeks gradually turned red and she quickly lowered her head.

Lu Bu said, "I'd better return to camp first and come back tomorrow to ask for a drink from you, my lord."

"Well, the results of the competition outside the city should be out by now. You can go and take a look. I'll leave the money and silk His Majesty gave me with you for now. Tomorrow I'll find you a house in the city. In another six months, your mourning period will be over. You're not young anymore, so it's time for you to marry a wife to take care of the household."

Lu Bu subconsciously glanced at Dong Qing. Seeing the shyness on her face, he felt a sense of foreboding. He hesitated for a moment, then said half-truthfully, "Thank you, my lord, for taking such trouble for me. To be honest, I was in trouble in Jinyang last year when a woman saved me. I promised her that I would marry her in the future. When she comes of age in three years, I will return to Jinyang to marry her. There's no rush to buy a house."

"Oh? There is such a thing? What is the identity of that woman?" Although Dong Zhuo was asking Lu Bu, his eyes were looking at Dong Qing.

Dong Qing knew that her father was asking her and nodded slightly.

"She is just a commoner woman." Lu Bu replied.

Dong Zhuo frowned, "A commoner girl? Then I can take her as a concubine in the future. Fengxian is so brave and has a bright future. I need to marry someone of my status."

Lu Bu said firmly, "She saved my life. I have made a promise to her and I dare not break my promise."

Dong Zhuo saw that his daughter looked unhappy and waved his hand towards Lu Bu. "Leave the city now! We can discuss this later."

"I'm leaving!" Lu Bu bowed and turned to leave the hall.

After Lü Bu left, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to ask Dong Qing, "Why didn't you tell me about this when you returned from Jinyang?"

Dong Qing snorted, "That woman is just a lowly merchant, not worthy of Fengxian at all, why mention her?"

"But I, your father, can see that Fengxian is determined to marry her. I, your father, cannot force him to do anything like this."

Although he also wanted to make Lu Bu his son-in-law, if he was not willing, forcing him to marry his daughter would not be a marriage but an enmity.

Dong Qing said, "Don't worry, father. I will make him marry me willingly."