Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 206 Ghost Troop 3
  Five days later, early morning.

A group of Tatar cavalry, carrying bows and arrows on their backs and hanging scimitars on their waists, broke through the thick morning fog and walked slowly along the official road from north to south, from Baitapu to Fengji Fort.

Four streamers on the white sudler erected high in the team fluttered in the wind.

"Which tribe are you from?" Suddenly a Tatar stopped the horse and asked.

"We are from the Barhu tribe. We came from Fengtian and were ordered by the leaders of each tribe to deliver some food and grass supplies to the brothers in Baitapu and Fengjibao! Who are you?"

"I am from the Hadajin tribe, and I am currently guarding Fengji Fort."

"Then you lead the way. We'll have a good time after we finish the delivery."

"Follow me." The Tatar looked at the horses carrying goods in the team and felt happy. The big shots finally remembered our warriors from the Hadajin tribe and hurriedly led the way.

Not long after, Fengji Fort was in sight.

The Tatar who led the way shouted loudly: "This is a brother from the Barhu tribe. He is here to bring us supplies. Open the door quickly."

The Tatars on the city looked at the banner in the team. There was a giant bear embroidered on it, which was the symbol of the Barhu tribe. There was no doubt that he was there, so they hurriedly called for the city gate to be opened.

Jia Cong looked at the slowly opening city gate, and his heart couldn't help but pounding. Success or failure depended on this. He waved his hand and rode his horse slowly into the city.

This group of Tatar cavalry who suddenly appeared were disguised as Jia Cong's troops. They not only captured a large number of Tatar gear, weapons, and horses, but also captured the Sudler (seven-legged white flag) of the Barhu tribe and the four-pole companion. Sudler (accompanying).

Therefore, we found a few soldiers in the border army who could speak Tatar, and then pretended to be Tatars. It was a perfect match.

As Jia Cong and others slowly entered the city, the guard of Hadajin was a little suspicious. These people did not look like prairie people!

Suddenly someone said: "These grains, dried meat, and cheese are all provided by the Barhu tribe to support the brothers of the Hadajin tribe. You can move them on your own."

The Tatars from Hadajin's tribe cheered, swarmed up, and ran up to carry supplies.

Xurigan, the guard of Hadajin Department, frowned and came up and asked: "Which brother is in charge of your department? Please come out and speak."

The sergeant over there said bravely: "I am Daisendari, the commander of the Barhu tribe, what do you call me brother?"

Xuriqian looked him up and down, and became more confused, and asked: "My name is Xuriqian. I once married brother Aruhan, the captain of your tribe. I wonder how he is doing now?"

Looking at his expression, Jia Cong knew that he was suspicious. He couldn't understand what he said and couldn't deal with it.

The sergeant over there had no idea and casually replied: "He is fine."

"You are not the Baerhu tribe..." Xurigan shouted in shock. Before he could finish his words, a bright light had already passed by his neck!
  laugh! Heads flew up and blood spurted out.

"Kill!" Seeing that Jia Cong had taken action, Wang Jin, Su Can, Deng Lei and others rushed out with their troops, occupying a favorable position and seizing the south gate.

Zhao Lingkong and Xie Hui took people to clean the beacon tower.

The general in the city was killed, and chaos broke out. The Tatars in the city were caught off guard, and hundreds of them were killed in an instant.

Only then did the Tatars react, blow their horns, and organize a counterattack.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of horse hooves rolling outside the city, smoke and dust filled the air, and tens of thousands of troops were already charging over!

"Close the city gate quickly!" the Tatars on the city shouted.

At this time, the south gate had already been occupied by Wang Jin and others, and it was suddenly opened. The Tatars rushed forward desperately, but were firmly blocked by hundreds of elites. After dozens of breaths, the army could enter the city and clean up the mess.

"Light up the smoke!" Another Tatar shouted.

The Tatars on the beacon tower had already seen the changes in the city and hurriedly went to light the fire. As soon as they took out their fire knives and flints, they were shot through the head by an arrow, followed by several more arrows, and several other Tatars on the beacon tower were also shot accurately. Shoot.

Seeing this, the Tatars rushed in madly. They could die, but they had to light the beacon fire, otherwise the army under Fengtian City would be ignorant of the impending crisis. Wouldn't it be bad?

"Go up!" Zhao Lingkong shouted and led two hundred elite troops to guard the beacon tower, desperately blocking the Tatar counterattack. He controlled the horse with his legs and charged in all directions. Thousands of pear blossoms bloomed from the spear in his hand. The spears killed the Tatars. Although there were many people, they couldn't get close for a while.

Jie Hui was extremely dexterous. He stood on horseback and climbed up the ladder of the beacon tower. He pedaled with both feet and flew up in a few leaps.

"Fire the arrows, let the arrows go!" some Tatars shouted.

Suddenly arrows rained down, shooting at the beacon tower together.

Jie Hui had already expected it, and he hurriedly lay down on the stage to avoid the first wave of arrows. Taking advantage of the gap between their bows and arrows, he lay on his back on the ground, and his feet suddenly moved towards the neatly built pile of firewood that was taller than one person in the middle. One kick!
  Wow! Half of the pile of firewood collapsed, and sticks of hay were scattered on the ground.

The Tatars screamed again and tried their best to stop him with arrows, but they couldn't stop him. Jie Hui lay on his back and let you shoot wherever you can.

Another hard kick, and the pile of firewood collapsed! It fell from the high platform, and the dry firewood scattered all over the ground.

The beacon tower is over.

"Haha, okay!" Zhao Lingkong laughed loudly from below. He fired his gun even more urgently and tried his best to entangle the Tatars and delay time.

Just hearing the sound of horse hooves beating like drums from the city gate, the army led by Niu Jizong had already rushed into the city. Under the leadership of generals from various ministries, they blocked the north and south city gates and made dumplings for thousands of Tatars in the city.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, many Tatars jumped over the wall to escape. Many of them broke their legs and lay wailing outside the city.

Those who were lucky enough not to break their legs staggered away, but before running far, they were caught up one by one by the cavalry waiting outside the city, shot or stabbed to death.

An hour later, there were nearly five thousand Tatars in the city. The entire army was wiped out, and no one escaped.

"Brother Cong, I really have you, well done!" Niu Jizong said with a smile.

Jia Cong cupped his hands and said: "A small victory is not worth mentioning. The soldiers are very fast. I will continue to go ahead and deceive the Baitapu, not giving the Tatars a chance to breathe."

"Okay! Just go ahead and I'll arrive soon." Niu Jizong said. "Come here, take this flag of the Hadjin tribe, pack it up, and set off!"

"Yes!" All the soldiers agreed in a loud voice.

Baitapu is only twenty miles away from the Hun River. Across the Hun River is Fengtian. This is the last line of defense south of Fengtian, and it is also the last line of defense for the hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops today.

Once this layer of defense is penetrated, the back of the Tatar camp in the south will be completely exposed.

This time, Jia Cong changed his routine. It wasn't until it was getting late that we approached Baitapu.

"Open the door quickly. We are the defenders of the Hadajin Division of Fengji Fort. The Han reinforcements are dispatched. Only by joining forces together can we resist one or two. Open the door quickly!"

"Tell your general Xurigan to answer." The defenders on the city shouted.

"Our general is holding the formation at the back, and our military flag is here, don't you believe it?"

The defenders on the city saw that it was indeed the banner of the Hadajin tribe. The person coming was also dressed like the Hadajin tribe. There were many people and horses behind them, but they could not see clearly. There was no doubt about him, so he called it Kaicheng.

No matter how hard they thought, they could never imagine that the castle guarded by five thousand people would be completely annihilated without being able to send any message.

The city gate slowly opened, and a sinister smile appeared on Jia Cong's face.

Suddenly I heard someone in the city shouting something loudly. The city gate paused briefly and then slowly closed again.

"Yuanba!" Jia Cong didn't know what went wrong, so he made a decision and shouted!
  Zhang Yuanba stepped out on horseback and threw a pair of copper hammers in his hands, bang! Boom! It hit the city gate hard and fell just in time to get stuck in the crack of the door. The city gate couldn't be closed for a while.

Immediately, four strong men, Zhang Yuanba, Deng Lei, Zhang Yi, and Kong Xing, dismounted from their horses at the same time, rushed up with a few lunges, and pushed towards the city gate at the same time!

"Open!" The four people shouted in unison, and the seven or eight Tatars who had closed the door behind them were knocked out by the overwhelming force almost at the same time.

Half of the city gate is already open.

Zhang Yuanba raised his toes, jumped into his palm with the bronze hammer, and swung it in a semicircle. The six or seven Tatars who rushed up in the city gate corridor were knocked away, and they were not sure whether they were alive or dead.

With Zhang Yuanba in front, Deng Lei hurriedly opened the other half of the city gate.

rush! Jia Cong shouted and rushed into the city first.

It was still the same routine. This time he pretended to be the Hadajin Division and brought a full 5000 troops. It was much easier to seize the gate and the beacon tower by dividing the troops. In addition, with the presence of sharpshooters such as Jie Hui and Zhao Lingkong, it was impossible to allow it. Anyone lights a beacon.

Almost at the same time, a firework shot into the sky, and the thunderous sound of rolling hooves suddenly sounded outside the city.

It was another one-sided massacre, with 30,000 people chasing and killing 5,000 people in the city without any suspense. The battle was resolved in an hour or two.

Jia Cong looked at the Tatar guard who had been kidnapped and asked, "How do you see through our disguise?" The soldier next to him hurriedly translated for him.

The Tartar guard cursed angrily and closed his eyes silently.

The translation was a little awkward, and the sentence sounded a bit unpleasant, so I didn't speak.

Jia Cong understood at a glance that this was a tough guy, so he smiled and said: "Tell him that I respect heroes, and he is not convinced that he lost this time. As long as he answers my questions, I will let him go.

Let him regroup and fight me openly on the battlefield. "After saying this, he ordered the soldiers to untie him and fetch another horse.

The Tatar really did this and jabbered a few words.

"He said that he and Xuri Qian had made an agreement long ago. If they wanted to go to the city to join forces, they would definitely give the agreed code. But if we didn't say the code, we were obviously pretending."

Jia Cong smiled and nodded: "You are very smart."

The Tatar thought that Jia Cong meant to let him go, so he pulled the saddle and was about to mount his horse.

"Cut it off!" Jia Cong spat out two words coldly.

Boom! Zhang Yuanba, who was standing closest, picked up a copper hammer and hit him on the back of the head.

Wang Jin, Su Can and others laughed, Tatars are Tatars, you still want to play tricks with Brother Cong with your brains.

At this time, Niu Jizong sent someone to invite Jia Cong to discuss matters.

"Brother Cong, we will rest here tonight and recharge our batteries. I think the Tatar army will not be able to attack for a long time, and the weather is getting colder, so the morale of the army will definitely be shaken.

In particular, many small tribes have little ambition. They have already looted enough, and it is time to consider how to take the profits home. If it is later, the road will be blocked by heavy snow, and it will be difficult to leave. "

Jia Cong nodded and said: "What Uncle Shi said is absolutely true. However, we are approaching Fengtian here. We cannot stay for a long time, otherwise we will be noticed by the Tatars, and the effectiveness of our surprise troops will be ineffective."

Niu Jizong nodded and said: "Set out tomorrow evening, rob the camp at night, cooperate with the defenders of Fengtian City inside and outside, and defeat the Tatars!" He handed Jia Cong a secret letter.

"Okay. I will send someone to Fengtian to send a message and let General Yang prepare early!" Jia Cong took it and handed it away.

Jia Cong went back to summon the generals and said: "Wang Fei, you immediately sneak into Fengtian at night and deliver this letter to General Yang. Remember, it must be delivered before dawn! After delivery, you stay in Fengtian." "

"I obey my command!" Wang Fei took the letter, sealed it in a bamboo tube, and hurried away.

"Everyone, I think tomorrow will be the last battle. If this battle is not successful, it will be a disaster!" Jia Cong said solemnly.

"We swear to kill the enemy to the death and serve the imperial court." Everyone said in unison.

Jia Cong said: "Our army has been planning this battle for many days, and there will be no room for mistakes. You go back and prepare well. This battle must give me a majestic and evil spirit! Let the Tatars not dare to look at the Central Plains again!"

"I humbly obey my orders!" Everyone responded loudly.

(End of this chapter)