Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 209: Surprise Raid 3
  These four to five thousand Tatars were easily defeated by more than 10,000 cavalry, with 70% to 80% losses. The remaining Tatars finally got scared and fled in all directions.

Jia Cong joined forces with generals Qin and Bai and continued to fight eastward.

Behind them, Niu Jizong's army gradually caught up, and everyone worked together like a plow to sweep holes, running over the Tatar camp all the way.

Flames, blood, corpses, screams, roars, and shouts of death intertwined into a picture that made people's blood boil in the dark night.

After fighting for a whole night, Jia Cong and others followed the Tatar camp, killed a large circle, surrounded Fengtian for dozens of miles, and then returned to their original positions.

The sky was getting brighter, and corpses were strewn across the fields in the Tatar camp. Cattle, sheep, and horses were scattered everywhere. Countless tents were either toppled and dilapidated, or burned to scorched earth. They were a complete mess. The remaining Tatars had already fled.

Wu Jun won a great victory!

Jia Cong, Sun Chi, Niu Jizong and others reined in their horses, smiled at each other, suddenly raised their weapons at the same time, and shouted: "Da Wu, win the battle!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

All the soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound could be heard for miles.

"Brother Cong, do you think we should pursue him or not?" Niu Jizong said.

Jia Cong said: "Of course we have to chase him. Now the Tatars have been scared out of their wits. They are just lost dogs, so there is no reason not to chase them."

Niu Jizong nodded and said, "How to pursue the law?"

Jia Cong said: "There's no rush. I'll eat and drink enough when we get into the city and have a rest. It won't be too late to catch up."

Niu Jizong nodded and waved to lead everyone into the city.

Yang Xiong had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. When he saw everyone coming into the city, he hurriedly raised his hands and said with a smile: "My uncle is still as majestic as before. I will always admire him."

"The old general is so complimentary. My younger brother has been away from the battlefield for a long time. If Brother Cong hadn't been a hero, the outcome of this victory would have been unpredictable."

"Uncle, you are too modest." Yang Xiong smiled, looked at Jia Cong, and said, "Brother Cong is worthy of being enlightened by the late Duke Rong. He is wise and courageous, and he is better than his master. I am very lucky, and the Rongguo is very lucky!"

Sun Chi rolled his eyes and said, "Old General, didn't you see the majestic appearance of this king galloping on the battlefield?"

Everyone laughed and said: "Your Highness's bravery can be compared with that of the three armies!"

Sun Chi laughed and said: "Well said, I don't want the title of king anymore. When I get back, I will ask my father to give me the title of champion prince!"

Everyone was speechless. Today's princes have no titles, only titles. Although the title of a champion sounds good, it is not as valuable as a prince. Isn't this a business at a loss? There is no prince who would rather be a marquis than a prince.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is a disadvantage. How about asking Your Majesty to make you a champion?"

"Bah, in ancient times there were only champions, how could there be a champion king? Do you want me to become the laughing stock of Qing history?" Sun Chi said.

Jia Cong shook his head and laughed, as if exchanging a king for a marquis was no laughing stock.

Everyone was a little embarrassed and hurriedly changed the topic.

Yang Xiong said: "Everyone, the food for the army has been prepared. Let's eat first and then talk."

Everyone hurriedly responded and came to the large campus in the city to have a meal together. Tens of thousands of horses were led down to eat fodder and rest. Along the way, people all cheered and laughed, eating pots of pulp to welcome Master Wang.

Today was a military banquet to celebrate victory. Thousands of pigs and sheep were slaughtered in the city to feed tens of thousands of soldiers. The school grounds were filled with laughter and laughter, completely dispelling the gloom and gloom of the previous days.

After eating, Yang Xiong led everyone to sit down in the building next to the field and said with a smile: "Now that the Tatars have retreated in a hurry, what are your plans?"

Niu Jizong smiled and said: "Of course I beat the drowned dog hard."

Yang Xiong looked at Jia Cong again.

Jia Cong said with a smile: "It is better to use the remaining courage to chase the poor bandits, not to pretend to be an academic overlord."

"Okay!" Everyone applauded and applauded.

Yang Xiong twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Brother Cong is indeed worthy of being the most talented person in the country. He writes poems and is elegant in literature. He can be regarded as a strong man who beats his ancestors."

Everyone laughed in agreement.

Sun Chi rolled his eyes and remembered something. He tugged on Jia Cong's sleeve and whispered, "What poem did your boy write for Ruyi that made her distracted all the time? Let me hear it."

Jia Cong smiled dryly and said: "It's nothing special, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

"Bah, you are dishonest! You still want to bluff me. It is widely said in the world that you are good at love poems. Are you so bold that you wrote a love poem for Ruyi? Hehe, if the father, the emperor and the empress know, they will reap your good fruits." Sun Chi said in front of him whispered in his ear.

Jia Cong's heart tightened, but his face remained calm and he lowered his voice and said, "What did Brother Chi say? Even if I have the ability, how can I have the courage to write a love poem to the princess? How many brains do you think I have?"

Sun Chi glanced at him suspiciously and sneered: "I think you are very brave. If it is not a shameful poem, why don't you dare to say it clearly?"

Jia Cong smiled awkwardly and said: "It's not that I dare not say it clearly, but the princess has never spoken. How dare I leak it? If I offend the princess, wouldn't I be in trouble again? If brother wants to know, why not ask the princess?"

Sun Chi glared at him, Ruyi Ruoyuan said, I don't need to ask you, because he sneered: "It doesn't matter what you wrote, do my shit. But you have also experienced Ruyi's temper. If you provoke me, She, hehe, the consequences... don’t say that you didn’t predict what you said!”

"How dare you?" Jia Cong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Damn it, are you forcing me to go to Liangshan?"
  "Brother Cong, General Yang is asking you something." Niu Jizong touched Jia Cong and reminded him.

"Ah? Oh, what is Uncle Shi asking about?" Jia Cong came back to his senses.

Yang Xiong smiled and said: "The Tatars have retreated. It would be a pity not to pursue them. How to pursue them still needs to be discussed."

Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "What Uncle Shi said is absolutely true. Now the Tatars are hurriedly fleeing north, carrying a lot of stolen goods and baggage. They are greedy and seek death. In Cong's opinion, the Tatars The route of retreat is probably to return the same way." "You are saying that the Tatars will divide their troops into two groups and leave from Shifangsi Fort or Tielingwei?"

"It should be so. These two routes are familiar to the Tatars, and they are the most convenient. If we take another route, firstly, the road is unfamiliar, and secondly, it will take a long detour, and the Tatars will not do it."

The crowd nodded yes.

"Therefore, our army should divide into two groups and pursue them one after another. One is to continue to expand the results and kill their effective forces, and the other is to snatch back the heavy goods carried by the Tatars!"

Sun Chi frowned and said, "After all, there are still tens of thousands of Tatars. If we divide our troops and the Tatars take advantage of us, what should we do?"

Yang Xiong pondered for a while and said: "Your Highness is very worried. If you look carefully, the Tatars attacked Fengtian for more than 20 days, and nearly half of them were killed or injured.

Now the camp was robbed and brutally killed, and now there are only 50,000 to 60,000 remaining soldiers, and the Tatars are also divided into two groups, each with only 20 to 30,000 people, which is similar to our army. Think about it, how can a weak and defeated army compare with a high-spirited and victorious army? "

"What the old general said is absolutely true." Everyone nodded.

"Then what are you waiting for? We'll set out immediately, chase him and kill him without leaving a single piece of armor behind!" Sun Chi said anxiously.

Jia Cong hurriedly pulled him and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be impatient. I'll wait until I've eaten and drank enough and rested for a few hours before I can catch up again."

Yang Xiong smiled and said: "This is a very good statement!"

Sun Chi asked suspiciously: "Why is this?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, they show their inability when they are able, they show their inability when they use them, they show how far they are when they are close, and they show how close they are when they are far.

Now that you have decided to pursue him, you naturally have to show off that you won’t pursue him! The Tatars were newly defeated and would definitely flee with all their might, but how could they escape with a large amount of baggage?

I'll let them run for a while, and when they're exhausted and think they're safe, I'll stop and rest, and then I'll catch up with Qingqi... then we're done. "

Everyone laughed.

Yang Xiong said: "Brother Cong's words are profound in the art of war, and they are very consistent with my wishes."

Sun Chi shook his head and sighed: "You have a dark heart and cruel hands, I can't be worse than you."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Your Highness is an enemy of thousands of people, so naturally he doesn't take these little tricks seriously."

"That's right." Sun Chi laughed.

"In this case, the troops are divided into two groups, how to distribute them?" Niu Jizong asked.

Yang Xiong muttered: "There are two groups of pursuers, each with 20,000 riders. I asked my uncle to lead the way, assisted by two generals, Qin and Bai, and chase in the direction of Tielingwei..."

Sun Chi hurriedly said: "Of course I will personally lead the other route. Brother Cong will join me to fight towards the Shifang Temple Castle!"

Yang Xiong smiled bitterly and shook his head. Knowing that he couldn't control this stupid young prince, he had to admit his fault and warned: "Brother Cong, please be careful to protect His Highness."

"Uncle Shi, don't worry." Jia Cong bowed.

"Forget it, everyone still has to fight, so go and rest."

"Yes!"
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  As Jia Cong expected, the Tatars divided their troops into two groups and continued northward, retreating in the direction of Tielingwei. All the way to the west, they fled towards Pinglu Fort, Shangyulin Fort and Shifangsi Fort.

As soon as they crossed the Puhe Stone Bridge, the Tatars couldn't hold on anymore. They didn't sleep for nearly two days, and they didn't get any water or rice for most of the day. They were also worried for fear that their pursuers would catch up. After escaping for dozens of miles, they were finally exhausted and exhausted. Come down.

"Chief Bayin, let's take a rest before leaving. The Han army has not been chasing us for so long, so we probably won't chase them anymore." The chiefs of the small tribes said that their horses and livestock were limited, and they lost many on the battlefield, which made it even more difficult.

Ba Yin, the leader of the Barhu tribe, frowned and had to order to rest and repair in place. No matter how much he wanted to leave, he did not dare to leave. Even if the people could bear it, the horses could not bear it. He hoped that the Han army would stop as soon as it was good.

The sun was turning west, and the Tatars had just finished their meal and were feeding and drinking water to their animals. Many of them were drowsy and fell asleep leaning against their animals. Suddenly, they heard the sound of hoofbeats on the other side of the river flying like a reminder. Come.

"No! Get on your horse and fight!" Bayin shouted. The Han people were despicable and deliberately delayed their pursuit for a few hours just to make a time difference.

The Tatars hurriedly looked for horses everywhere. At this time, there were thousands of war horses gathering beside the hay cart to eat grass. Thousands of war horses were still lined up by the river to drink water. They couldn't gather them for a while.

Jia Cong and Sun Chi laughed, jumped onto the stone bridge first, rushed over, and did not stop to kill the enemy. They only led their men to rush forward along the official road, and first intercepted the Tatar baggage team.

Twenty thousand cavalrymen waiting for work swept through like a tornado. Wherever they passed, everyone was turned upside down and their horses were killed and injured in a mess.

They rushed straight for several miles before stopping at the front of the convoy.

A small number of Tatars escorting the car tried to resist desperately, but were shot to the ground in an instant.

Jia Cong laughed: "Kill me back! Kill!"

The horsemen turned their horses around again and fought back along the convoy. The Tatars had lost their fighting spirit early. They could not care about the goods at this time. They all fled on horseback, running like wolves and pigs. They only regretted that their horses were missing two legs. At that time, there were tens of thousands of Tatars, but no one dared to fight.

Jia Cong and others rushed to kill them like the wind, killing them several times in a row. All the Tatars were killed and scattered, leaving behind vehicles, cattle and horses that filled the road, and thousands of corpses.

Sun Chi laughed and said: "This is really a fucking defeat! Come on, divide five thousand people out first and transport these vehicles, horses and goods back, and we will continue to kill the enemy!"

"General, I will obey your order!" General Yi Shen clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"Brother Cong, your territory is ahead, why don't you lead the way?" Sun Chi said.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, Cong will fulfill his duty as a landlord. All officers and men, follow me to kill the enemy!" Jia Cong laughed and chased after him first.

(End of this chapter)