The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 317: Chaotic War (Part )
It was a night with no moon and stars, the sky was high and far away, and silvery figures like water stretched across the sky. In Datong Mountain, only the main peak and three nearby hills have no lights. The remaining six or seven hills have torches, which means that these hills have been cleared and are guarded by officers and soldiers.

At this moment, in a valley at the foot of the main peak, Kang Dayong and his group of pirates had emerged from the cave and quietly gathered here. There were about two hundred people in total, divided evenly into three teams.

According to the plan, Kang Dayong will lead one of the teams to break out to the north, Li Hongji will lead a team to break out to the west, and the Zhu brothers will lead the last team to break out to the south. No one will go to the east because the hills east of the main peak are occupied by the army. , so breaking out to the east is the most difficult, and it is undoubtedly easier to pass five passes and kill six generals.

It should be mentioned here that Jia Huan's camp was stationed just outside the mountain to the east of Datong Mountain, Yi Hong's camp was stationed outside the mountain to the west of Datong Mountain, Dai Li was stationed outside the mountain to the north, and Taizhou Guard Commander Qian was stationed outside the mountain to the south. The matter was guarded by Chu Dazhong.

The pirates obviously understood that the moment of life and death was coming, and the atmosphere was very solemn. They all nervously clenched their weapons and waited for departure. It was rare for a group of ragtag people to have strict discipline.

At this time, Kang Dayong jumped onto a rock with his sword in hand and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, tonight is the last chance for everyone to break out. Whether it is life or death, everyone depends on their ability and their destiny. If the brothers are lucky enough to escape, God, I can go back to Huanglong Island at any time. As long as I am brave enough to die, I will wait for you brothers to arrive on the island, eating meat and sharing money like before. "

Kang Dayong originally wanted to give a passionate speech to inspire the morale of the pirates. However, due to his limited education and mediocre eloquence, he could only paint a bigger picture. However, in the current situation, surrounded by officers and soldiers on all sides, it was a near-death situation. Painting a pie obviously didn't work, so I got very few responses.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense, let's go!" Kang Dayi whispered.

Kang Dayong asked for trouble and jumped down from the rock angrily. He led sixty or seventy people to leave the valley and headed north. Most of these sixty or seventy people were Japanese pirates and were commanded by the ronin samurai Kato Saburo. They were among the most powerful. Strong combat power.

"Take care, Ninth Master and Ten Masters, we will see you later!" Li Hongji gave the Zhu brothers a fist, and then led sixty or seventy pirates out of the valley and headed west under the night.

Zhu Jinfu watched Li Hongji and his gang disappear from sight, and said with a bit of regret: "This guy is quite capable."

Zhu Jinyue asked: "Could it be that Brother Bage wants to recruit him?"

Zhu Jin nodded and said: "If you have the chance, you can try it. Unfortunately, Li Ji's martial arts skills are average, and it is unknown whether he can break through alive."

Zhu Jinyue smiled and said: "If he can't even pass this level, it seems there is no use for Bago to recruit him."

Zhu Jin drew his ax and sword in his hand and said: "Let's go, let's wait until we pass this test by ourselves, but we don't want to capsize in the gutter."

At that moment, the two brothers led sixty or seventy pirates to the south quickly, and soon came to the foot of a mountain. The mountain had been cleared and was guarded and blocked by officers and soldiers.

The official army responsible for blocking the mountain was a member of the Gaoyou Guards. They set up three checkpoints on the mountain road. The sentries on duty at the first checkpoint were very alert. The Zhu brothers and their group were discovered as soon as they approached. Then the gong was sounded as a warning - bang bang bang bang.

Zhu Jin raised his hand and fired an arrow, hitting the sentry in the heart. The sentry screamed, the gong fell to the ground, and the sound of the gong stopped abruptly.

"Kill!" Zhu Jinyue shouted and charged towards the first checkpoint. The two brothers fired their bows from left to right, and their arrows were all fired. They actually suppressed the officers and soldiers in the checkpoint so much that they could not lift their heads.

Seeing the bravery of Master Nine and Ten, the morale of the pirates was greatly boosted. They screamed and rushed forward. They broke through the first checkpoint with a bang, and then broke through the second and third checkpoints in succession, breaking through the blockade and the tide. Rushing forward.

"Stop them quickly!" The hundred households of the Gaoyou Guards shouted as they gathered their scattered brothers and tried to stop the bandits. They led the charge and killed several pirates. Unfortunately, they were killed by Zhu Jinyue in the next second. The arrow hit his name, he fell to the ground with an arrow in his throat, and died.

"Haha, brothers, charge!" The Zhu brothers laughed heartily. While charging, they picked up quivers from the officers and soldiers and replenished the arrows.

The thieves easily broke through the blockade at the top of the first hill, and each one of them was as confident as a chicken. Unfortunately, when they rushed to the bottom of the second hill, the Taizhou Guard officers and soldiers there were already in full formation, and the thieves had just approached. He ate a row of bullets and fell down on the spot.

The newly boosted morale of the thieves was immediately crushed by ruthlessness, and they were so scared that they cowered forward. Seeing this, the Zhu brothers were both annoyed and helpless. After all, they were just a group of pirates. If our Eight Banners cavalry were here, they would capture them with a single charge. .

Two flowers bloom, one on each side. Just as the Zhu brothers were blocked on the second hill, brothers Li Hongji and Li Hongyi walked west for a while, turned around halfway and headed north. Not long after, they met up with Kang Dayong and his group who were waiting in the col. A group of people and horses, a total of about 150 people, went straight to Dai Li's camp in the north.

It turned out that Li Hongji and Kang Dayong had conspired long ago to use the Zhu brothers as bait to contain the officers and soldiers in the south. Then they quietly escaped from the encirclement from the north. With Dai Li, the commander of the Yangzhou Guard, releasing the water, they could easily break out of the encirclement.

Kang Dayong and Li Hongji heard the gunshots and shouts of death coming from the south at this time, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Zhu brothers had begun to break out and were not playing any tricks. They hoped that they could hold on longer and try to contain them. Live more officers and soldiers.

"Haha, these two idiots Zhu Jinaxe and Zhu Jinyue really went south. I hope they can break out of the siege alive." Kang Dayi said proudly.

Kang Dayong scolded in a low voice: "Third brother, you are so proud, take care of yourself first, and keep the account book well. If you lose it, I will twist your arm off for you, believe it or not?"

Kang Dayi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, second brother, you can't throw it away. If you throw it away, you can just break my neck."

Soon, everyone came to the foot of a mountain. This place had also been cleared and was guarded by officers and soldiers. It was a force of one hundred households under the Yangzhou Guard. They also set up three checkpoints on the mountain road.

"Who is it? The enemy is attacking!" The sentry at the first level immediately issued a warning, followed by a barrage of guns and sharp arrows, killing several pirates in an instant.

Kang Dayong was startled and asked: "Second Master, what's going on? Didn't you reach an agreement with Dai Li?"

Li Hongji was a little unsure at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "If you want to perform a full performance, you must leave a few cannon fodder, otherwise Dai Li will not be easy to fool. The boss will send people forward to attack and test it out."

Kang Dayong was doubtful, but he still sent ten Japanese pirates forward to test. Sure enough, the sound of muskets in the checkpoint became sparse, and only two of the ten Japanese pirates fell down, while the rest successfully passed the level.

Sure enough!

Kang Dayong was relieved now. He shouted and led his men to charge forward. He quickly broke through several levels and passed the first hilltop with overwhelming force.

This level passed so easily that all the pirates were in high spirits and ran forward along the mountain road without any urging.

"Hey, that dog officer Dai Li finally kept his word. After passing the pass in front, we are outside the Great Copper Mountain." Kang Dayi said with a smile.

"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!" Kang Dayong urged, kicking Kang Dayi on the butt.

Besides, Jia Huan’s camp stationed on the east side of Datong Mountain, although it was not attacked by the thieves, the shouts of killing could still be heard quite clearly in the quiet night, so the tents were immediately raised, the generals were summoned, and the entire camp was lit up. With the torch, it shines as bright as day.

"Third Master Huan, there are thieves breaking out from the south!"

"Third Master Huan, there are thieves breaking out from the north!"

"Third Master Huan, there is no movement in the west." "Third Master Huan..."

Scouts riding fast horses came in and out, delivering the latest news into the camp.

Feng Ziying said angrily: "It seems that the thieves just divided their forces into two groups and broke out from the north and south. We and Mr. Yi are at ease here."

"Freedom is leisure. It's just that the brothers have been busy for so long and now they can't even drink soup. I'm really unhappy!" The person speaking at this time was a Qianhu who belonged to Yangzhou Wei named Zhen Gou. Now he is in Jia Listen to orders under the ring tent.

Jia Huan glanced at Zhen Gou and said with a smile: "Zhen Qianhu, please be patient. God knows if the thief will come here and attack in the west. Maybe he will turn around and come to us."

Zhen Gou's eyes lit up, he rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "It would be best to take Mr. Huan's advice and let our brothers make a little fortune. But with the thieves' small number of troops, it would be unreasonable to divide the troops into two groups. Is it unlikely that the troops will be divided into three groups? "

Jia Huan said with a smile: "There are no absolutes. You might as well wait and see. Maybe the thief will actually come to your door."

Just at this moment, a fast horse galloped from the south and rushed directly into the camp. The messenger immediately dismounted and went straight into the tent: "Report, Taizhou Guard Chu Qian is requesting support."

Feng Ziying frowned and said: "Chu Dazhong has more than a thousand troops under his command, can't he stop even a mere hundred thieves?"

The messenger wiped his sweat and replied: "The thieves are attacking fiercely. They have broken through six checkpoints in a row. I don't know how many there are. To be on the safe side, Chu Qian asked Mr. Huan to send cavalry support."

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Huzi, please lead the cavalry to support Chu Qian."

"The general has the order!" Tiehu responded loudly.

A hint of joy flashed in the messenger's eyes, and just as he was about to retreat, Jia Huan suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"

The messenger was slightly startled, then stood still and said, "What are your orders, Third Master Huan?"

Jia Huan asked: "What's your name?"

The spy replied: "My name is Dou Zhong, and he is a subordinate of the fifth branch of Taizhou Guard No. 2000."

Jia Huan's eyes flashed and he waved, "Go!"

The messenger secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and exited the tent. Tiehu quickly summoned his two hundred cavalry and followed the messenger to the south.

Just as Tiehu left, another messenger came from the north and went straight into the big tent to report: "Report, there is an emergency in the north, Lord Dai is asking for support."

Jia Huan said in surprise: "Hey, Commander Dai is also worried. Could it be that the number of pirates trapped in the mountains by us is not hundreds, but thousands?"

Feng Ziying also said suspiciously: "It's really strange. There are just a few hundred pirates, but their combat power shouldn't be so exaggerated, right?"

Zhen Gou rolled his eyes and interjected: "Could there be other pirates outside the mountain to help? Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case. Moreover, Commander Dai has rich combat experience. If the situation was not critical, it is absolutely impossible to ask for help from Mr. Huan. , it’s better for the general to lead his army to support us.”

Jia Huan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine, then I'll bother Zhen Qianhu."

Zhen Gou chuckled and said: "Third Master Huan is too polite. I have to thank Third Master Huan for my success. I am worried that I will not have the chance to make meritorious deeds. It's just... Third Master Huan's safety!"

Jia Huan said calmly: "With Feng Qianhu here, my safety is guaranteed. Zhen Qianhu can rest assured."

"Okay, then let's go, general!" Zhen Gou bowed, ordered all his men and horses, and drove towards the north.

Jia Huan's camp originally had more than 2,000 troops. In addition to a thousand households led by Zhen Gou, there were also 200 cavalrymen from Tie Hu and 500 garrison troops led by Feng Ziying.

Originally, half of the more than a thousand people in the Qianhu in Yunti Pass were sent to blockade various hills, so Feng Ziying only had 500 troops left by his side. In other words, once Tiehu and Zhengou left, there were only about 500 people left in Jia Huan's camp.

After Zhen Gou led his army to leave, Feng Ziying's expression immediately became solemn, and she whispered hesitantly: "Brother Huan, do you think Dai Lizhen will take action against you?"

Jia Huan said calmly: "I hope it's me who's overly worried, but as the saying goes, be prepared and be prepared, so I'll leave it to Brother Feng!"

Feng Ziying raised her eyebrows and said: "Brother Huan, don't worry, as long as Brother Feng is still breathing, he will never let the traitor succeed." After saying that, he turned and left the camp, mobilizing five hundred troops under his command to set up defenses.

As soon as Feng Ziying left, only Jia Huan and Mandarin were left in the tent. The latter frowned and said, "Jia, isn't it too risky for you to do this?"

Jia Huan said confidently: "We have an old saying in Jin Dynasty, which is, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?"

Mandarin said dissatisfiedly: "Can you tell me that I understand?"

"It means that to achieve a certain goal, sometimes you have to take risks, and this is the price." Jia Huan explained.

Mandarin asked with a serious face: "Then how can a gentleman explain that he doesn't put up a dangerous wall?"

Jia Huan couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that this foreign servant's Chinese had improved greatly, and she knew how to use the words of the saint to argue with herself. He shook his head and said: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. This is the way to behave in the world. If you do not enter the tiger's den, you will not gain anything." Tigers are the way to win with soldiers and should not be confused with others. By the way, have you got your rifled gun ready? "

Mandarin hesitated: "Not yet. It's difficult to do without the tools at hand. Even if it's done, you still have to experiment and improve. It's not that fast."

Jia Huan nodded and said: "No need to rush, haste makes waste in everything, take your time."

Mandarin snorted and lowered her head, speechless.

Let's talk about the Qianhu Zhengou who led his subordinates to leave the camp. After walking two miles to the north, they actually made a circle and turned around to head straight to Jia Huan's camp. Everyone under his subordinates took off their guard uniforms during the march. , and covered his face with a black scarf.

(End of this chapter)