The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Shuzi

Chapter 58

In the commander's mansion, Huo Cunyi, the commander of Dongshengwei, loudly asked the messenger who was going to ask for help, his eyes were red.

Dilapidated houses, wounded soldiers, and the corpses that have yet to be buried...

Everything in Dongsheng City is stimulating this general who has been guarding the border for more than ten years.

"General," the messenger's voice was hoarse, and there were tears in his eyes.

"We have no reinforcements, no reinforcements!"

"What?" Huo Cunyi was stunned, his heart full of ominous premonition, but he still asked with a glimmer of hope: "Is it because the reinforcements are temporarily unable to come?"

Hearing this, the tears in the eyes of the messenger finally fell.

"The dog officer of the Datong Mansion said that the order from His Majesty Shenjingzhong is to gather the army to prepare for war, and they can't resist the order to divide the troops! Let us hold on until the Shenjing army arrives..."

"General, there are no reinforcements! We have no reinforcements!"

The messenger's sobbing loudly wiped out the last trace of luck in Huo Cunyi's heart.

"Dog officer! They are bound to die!"

Huo Cunyi gritted his teeth and cursed, his eyes were red, if the commander-in-chief and magistrate of Datong Mansion appeared in front of him, he would probably be bitten to death by him!

The crystal clear teardrops reflected the two tired faces full of wind and frost, and finally fell to the ground.

This is for the sacrifices of my family, and for myself who is about to meet them, and for Da Zhou who I have guarded for a long time, and now I have to sacrifice my life for!

"The army of Shenjing only set out eight days ago, and it will take half a month at the earliest to reach our place!"

"Without reinforcements, in the face of the Tatar siege army, can the remaining [-] soldiers of Dongshengwei survive for seven days?!"

"I can't hold on..."

Sitting down on the grand teacher's chair, Huo Cunyi murmured: "But my Dongsheng Guard can't defend, what about the military households in the city? What about the injured Robe in the city? What about the many civilians in the empire behind?"

"General, I will take someone to ask for help!"

The dirty sleeves wiped away the crystal tears from the corners of his eyes, the messenger gritted his teeth, and the veins popped up on his face.

"Since his Datong Mansion refuses to send troops, then I will run towards Shenjing. On the way, I will definitely meet the conscripting army marching in the direction of Datong Mansion!"

"General, you must persevere!"

After all, the messenger saluted and went straight out to ask for help.

"After this battle, if I, Huo Cunyi, survive, I will cut you two officials to pieces!"

A hoarse roar sounded in the commander's mansion.

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On the other side, the Khan's golden tent of the Tatar army.

In the huge brazier, the flames jumped, reflecting the faces of several people in the golden tent, all of whom were glowing red.

"Grand Master Bo, now a hundred thousand troops have stormed for four days. Not to mention that this little Dongshengwei has never been conquered, our losses are actually a bit heavy!" Pointing to the sheepskin map on the case table, already Mo Lun of Tarkhan asked, "Why don't we just make a detour, go from the direction of Hetao, and go straight to the hinterland of Dazhou?"

In the golden tent, the leaders of many small tribes echoed:
"That's right, for a mere dilapidated Dongsheng Garrison, all our tribes have lost their troops in vain, it's really not worth it!"

"Khan," Bo looked at the leaders of the small tribes, stroking his left chest with his right hand, and bowed to Morun first.

Afterwards, he said firmly: "No matter what, if you want to invade the Dazhou area, this Dongshengwei must be captured!"

Pointing to the map, Bolai explained: "Look, Khan, Dongshengwei is located on the edge of the Great Wall. The important role of the Hetao lands is to guard the gateway from the Saibei grassland to the Great Zhou! Therefore, the position of Dongshengwei is very important, important enough to affect the border defense situation of the entire Saibei in the Great Zhou!"

"So that's it!" With the map as a reference and Bo Lai's analysis, Mo Lun and many little leaders suddenly realized.

Bo Lai continued to explain: "If we rashly bypass Dong Shengwei and advance into the hinterland of Dazhou, if Dong Shengwei stabs us in the back at that time, wouldn't we be caught in the middle and suffer from the enemy?"

"But if we capture Dongshengwei, it is equivalent to setting up our own outpost in Dazhou, breaking Dazhou's control line for the frontier defense in the north! Even if things go wrong in the future, it is still our way." A safe retreat! Avoiding the embarrassing situation of being stuck in Dazhou territory!!"

"Advance and retreat are well-founded, think of defeat before thinking about victory, Grand Master Bolai is indeed calm!" Mo Lun also understood at this time, and complimented Bolai.

Then he looked at the leaders of many tribes in the golden tent, and said, "I must have heard what the grand master said! Then starting tomorrow, we will take down this Dongshengwei at any cost!"

"Follow the orders of the Great Khan!"

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After all the leaders in the big tent had dispersed, Mo Lun asked again: "Grandmaster Bolai, Grandmaster Maolihai led an army to attack the three guards of Duoyan. What is the progress now?"

"Maoli boy sent a letter, saying that we need to attract the attention of the main force of Dazhou first, so that he can wait for the opportunity to attack Duoyanwei!"

As he spoke, Bolai shook his head lightly, and said: "However, according to my opinion, the three guards of Duoyan are well-equipped and have many soldiers. Even if there is no reinforcement from Da Zhou, Mao Lihai wants to capture the three guards of Duoyan and take back Wuliangha , is also difficult!"

The word "difficult" made Mo Lun's complexion change. This time, his family has hired a lot of people to enter!

"It's getting late, Khan should rest early, and there will be a tough battle tomorrow!"

After all, Bo Lai got up to say goodbye.

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On the bank of the river, the dew is heavy in late autumn and the mist fills the air.

On the Dazhou official road, the vanguard army is camping on the bank of the river eighty miles away from Datong Mansion.

"Report!"

In the early morning, just as Jia Jing was tidying up, he saw soldiers coming in from outside the big tent.

"General, there is a Hongling messenger outside the camp to report the emergency!"

"Hongling Messenger?" Jia Jing hurriedly said, "Bring him in quickly!"

Not long after the words fell, a messenger wearing a red feather was brought over by the soldiers.

"General, the Tatar army is besieging Dongsheng City, Dongshengwei is in a hurry!"

"what?!"

Jia Jing was surprised that the Tatars came so quickly!

"How is Dongsheng City now?" Jia Jing hurriedly asked.

"General, as of today, Dongsheng City has been besieged by the Tatar army for five days. It is only after dark yesterday that the mark was successfully broken out to ask for help. Before coming out, Dongsheng City was almost out of ammunition and food!"

"What about the Datong Mansion? Dongshengwei has been trapped for many days, and the Datong General Soldier just sit back and watch?" Jia Jing said angrily.

Hearing Jia Jing's words, the messenger said bitterly: "The person who asked for help arrived at Datong Mansion early yesterday morning, but the new prefect chief soldier refused to do so on the grounds that he had just arrived and that the palace's order was to gather Datong Manor to prepare for war." Send troops to aid Dongsheng City!"

"Those two idiots who killed thousands of knives! Don't they understand the reason why their lips are dead and their teeth are cold?!" Jia Jing scolded.

Who would have expected that the new chief soldier and magistrate would be such cowardly waste?

"Come on!" Jia Jing yelled: "The general ordered that the army break out of the camp immediately, and everyone should only bring two days of dry food, pack lightly, and rescue Dongshengwei!"

Outside the camp, the messengers were ordered to leave quickly.

Jia Jing also ordered Laifu to send a scout, together with Dongshengwei's messenger, to rush to the rear, explain the whole story, and inform Wei Guogong's army to join Dongshengwei.

Then it was passed on to Lieutenant Hu of the cavalry sub-battalion of Zhenwei Camp.

"Lieutenant Hu, I will lead the main force of the vanguard army to run with all my strength to support Dongsheng City. I will leave you with two infantry (1600 people) and one cavalry force (400 people). You must fight within two days. Escort the convoy to Dongsheng City!"

"The end will obey orders!"

PS: Still looking for collection, recommendation...

(Thanks to the humble family, the bald ladle, Uchiha. Tukuo, and Taotie Tuntian for their rewards, thank you for your recognition!)

(End of this chapter)