Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 381 The final word

In less than an hour, Jia Cong led his soldiers, officers and soldiers, patrol inspectors, government officials, village warriors, etc. to clear away the Japanese pirates in the city.

Leaving everyone to continue cleaning up, Jia Cong turned back and led dozens of cavalry to fight out of the city again.

In the open space outside the city, Ruan Yanghui and Shen Zhong commanded more than two thousand officers and soldiers, tightly surrounding General Tabo's headquarters.

They also learned the lesson and did not want to kill the enemy. They only ordered the soldiers to form a spear formation and besiege them. If the Japanese pirates dared to break through, they would try their best to save their spears and repel them.

Relying on the superiority of troops, slowly consume the opponent's vitality.

Anyway, the Japanese pirates have no cavalry, can they still fly? Just wait for the adults to come back and then grind them into powder.

General Treading the Waves secretly thought something was wrong, and his patience was gradually being exhausted by such a shameless attack.

If there was a melee between the two armies, he would have full confidence in breaking up the army's formation, but now the officers and soldiers do not seek merit, but want no faults. They rely on more people and more guns to defend the formation and not attack, which makes it difficult for him. manage.

The Japanese pirates were poorly equipped and relied solely on their personal bravery and desperation to fight. Now they were surrounded by officers and soldiers, and they could not break out after several conflicts, and they gradually became anxious.

I just hope that the friendly forces in the city will come out quickly to respond.

Both sides are waiting for the friendly forces in the city to come out and make a final decision.

Suddenly they heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, and the officers and soldiers were overjoyed. The admiral was here! Immediately, their morale was boosted, and they shouted in unison, shrinking the encirclement circle again.

But I saw Jia Cong leading dozens of horses galloping out of the city and rushing towards him. The shining armor and blade made General Treading's heart feel cold.

The officers and soldiers opened an opening, allowing Jia Cong and his entourage to rush in. Mo Dao was swung, and the remaining limbs were severed. There was a huge wave of blood, and screams and wails could not be heard.

Ruan Yanghui and Shen Zhong hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

After saying that, he led the people to rush forward, scrambling to stab him randomly.

Jia Cong led his cavalry in the formation, and more than 2,000 officers and soldiers came to attack them. Faced with such a deadlock with the center blooming and being surrounded from all sides, the Japanese pirates were already frightened. Where could they resist, the stubborn resistance suddenly disappeared.

Arriving in front of General Treading the Waves again, Jia Cong's spear head trembled wildly, and numerous gun shadows appeared, covering all the vital points of his upper body.

Treadbo knew how powerful he was, so he didn't fight hard. He took two steps back and suddenly hit the ground with his hand. Suddenly, thick smoke billowed out and engulfed his figure.

Ninjutsu? Little trick! Jia Cong shouted loudly, urged his horse to rush into the smoke, and used the "Eight Directions Wind and Rain" move. The gun light exploded and stabbed in all directions.

Zhang Yuanba and Yan Shuangying hurriedly guarded them from left to right, then rushed over to protect the outside and block the Japanese pirates' attack route.

Jia Cong missed his blow, but did not panic. He lightly urged his horse and continued to charge forward. How much area could he cover with this little smoke?

Suddenly, he saw a black shadow flying towards him. Without thinking, Jia Cong raised his hand to pierce it and put it on the tip of the spear. Judging from the touch, it was a human body.

"Third Master, behind you!" Yan Shuangying vaguely saw a figure moving in the smoke and shouted hurriedly.

Jia Cong also heard the sound of the golden blade crackling the wind behind him, but there was still a man hanging on the tip of the gun, so he had no time to turn back and block.

At the critical moment, Jia Cong struck back and slapped the horse's butt.

Qianli Yideng cooperated with him tacitly, kicked his hind legs back suddenly, and kicked away the sneak attack behind him with a bang.

The smoke was quickly blown away by the river wind. Jia Cong threw away the corpse of the Japanese pirate from his gun, turned his horse's head, and saw General Treadbo lying on the ground, vomiting blood, and he didn't know how many bones were broken.

General Treading used all his strength, releasing mist, humiliating the enemy, and attacking from behind. He thought he was sure of success, but he didn't expect to be destroyed by a beast. He was so angry that he was filled with grief and anger.

Seeing that he was struggling, Zhang Yuanba still wanted to get up. After learning the lesson just now, he was afraid that he might be up to something, so he rushed up to him and hit him on the waist with a hammer, followed by two thumps, smashing his hands into pieces.

Even though he had been trained in cruel ninjutsu, Treadami still screamed out in pain and was no longer able to struggle.

Seeing the invincible leader lying on the ground like a dead dog, the remaining dozens of Japanese pirates did not dare to fight any more and knelt down to surrender.

Jia Cong sat high on his horse, looked around and saw that there was no standing enemy. He looked at General Treading Waves and said with a smile: "What kind of bullshit ninjutsu do you dare to come to our Central Plains to rule the roost?"

Everyone laughed.

General Treadbo was full of anger and dissatisfaction, and he mumbled a few words.

"what did he say?"

A Han prisoner next to him hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, he said that in a fair duel on the ground, you may not be able to defeat him. Just relying on a beast is not a hero."

Jia Cong laughed loudly: "I'm not a hero if I ride a horse, but you are a hero if you smoke and show shame? There are only winners and losers on the battlefield, there is no fairness!

Since he is a ninja, he just does some dirty things secretly, but if he imitates others in fighting, he will die! "He said and shot through his head.

"My lord, you are so powerful! My lord, you are victorious!" All the soldiers cheered in unison.

Jia Cong raised his hand to stop and shouted: "Jin Yiwei is interrogating the prisoners, and I will cut off all the useless ones!"

"Yes!"

After wiping out the remaining enemies, Jia Cong re-entered the city with his troops.

In the dense canopy of a big tree not far from the battlefield outside the city, a pair of dark eyes stared at General Treading's body and Jia Cong's back for a moment.

Jia Cong frowned slightly, as if aware of something, he suddenly reined in his horse and looked back sharply.

There was nothing else on the battlefield except corpses all over the ground. "What's the matter, Third Master?" Yan Shuangying asked hurriedly.

Jia Cong shook his head, could it be an illusion?

When they entered the city, the county magistrate Yang Ling was cleaning up the battlefield with the government officials and the people in the city. When he saw Jia Cong and others coming in, he hurriedly came over to greet them.

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "The virtuous couple have done a great job in guarding the city. I am very pleased with them."

Li Xiu had never seen these many officials and hid shyly behind Yang Ling.

Yang Ling cupped his hands and said, "This is a matter within the scope of a lower-level official. I don't dare to praise you as an adult. If you say you have merit, it is all the work of the officers and the people."

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Shen Zhong, lead a thousand people to stay here to assist Yang Zhi County in wiping out the remaining enemies."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

"In addition, Yang Zhixian will send someone to collect the stolen goods on the Japanese pirate ships. Keep your things in Rugao and keep the rest sealed." Jia Cong said.

"I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people of the county." Yang Ling was overjoyed, knowing that Jia Cong was taking care of him.

"Send the order, bury the pots to make rice, treat the injured, and bury the dead. After two hours, return to Yangzhou." Jia Cong did not hesitate, explained a few words, turned his horse and left.

"Yes!"

He fought several battles and was tired, so he borrowed a wealthy family's house to rest for a while. After taking off his armor, he saw that his fist was a big bruise on his chest.

After careful inspection, the doctor accompanying the army said that nothing was wrong, administered acupuncture, and applied blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines on him.

Zhang Yuanba and Yan Shuangying were relieved. If something happened to Jia Cong, they didn't know how to go back and face the elders in the village, so they could only commit suicide to apologize.
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After a short rest, Jia Cong led his troops back to Yangzhou.

As soon as we got off the boat, we saw Pan Song coming up to us excitedly and shouting: "Good news, sir, good news!"

"explain."

"Commander Peng led 4000 people to the north, and 1000 people from the Dahe Guards to the south blocked the Dahe Gang water bandits at the foot of Baoying City, and ordered people to use chain boats to block the north and south waterways. They also showed that the enemy was weak and pretended that their troops were ineffective.

The water bandits were reluctant to part with the dozens of ships of goods they had robbed, and fought to the death with the government troops at the foot of Baoying City.

Most of the more than 2000 water bandits were annihilated by the guards and Baoying City defenders, and only one-tenth of them escaped. Now Commander Peng is doing his best to clear out the remaining bandits. Pan Sang said.

Jia Cong nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "He is indeed a good man. Send an order to Peng Cheng and the yamen along the way to speed up the removal of the remaining bandits. In addition, we must ensure the smooth and safe water transportation."

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

"How is Jinling doing?" Jia Cong asked.

"Sir, according to the news from Qiao Qianhu, there is nothing unusual in Jinling. It is safe and peaceful."

"How is the battle situation between Kongxing and Jiehui?" Jia Cong asked.

"Your Majesty, the progress is going very smoothly. The several groups of green forest bandits who attacked Guangzhou are just a bunch of mobs. The army has many troops and is led by Qianhu, a fierce general. They engaged in battle yesterday and were defeated in one blow. Now they are setting up everywhere Ka, chase down the remaining enemies."

"In addition, along the way from Changzhou to Suzhou, thousands of households were ordered to guard the Changzhou Guards and the Suzhou Guards to hold on to key areas. Under the guidance of the fishermen of Taihu Lake, they led their troops to avoid the real and attack the weak, surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao, and went straight to the water bandits' lair in the lake.

They wiped out all the bandits who stayed behind and captured many old, weak, women and children. The bandits outside were shocked when they heard the news, and hurried back to the rescue, hoping to regain their lair.

The Tiqi soldiers under Jie Qianhu's command were condescending and shot with the divine arm bow, causing heavy casualties. A few water bandits saw that the situation was not good and fled in boats. After this battle, the Taihu water bandits lost their foundation and suffered all casualties. "

"Okay!" Jia Cong clapped his hands, and Kong Xing and Jie Hui did not disappoint him.

"Since the war is going well, Kong Xing and Xie Hui will lead the elite Tiqi back to Jinling as quickly as possible. The rest will stay behind and continue to clear out the remaining bandits."

"Yes!"

Jia Cong kept the information given by Jiang Biehe in his heart, and did not dare to let down his guard until he understood it.

"I keep in touch with the Jiang family secretly. His family is well-informed on the ground in Yangzhou. If there is any situation, please report it to me as soon as possible.

The other families also sent people to keep an eye on me. I don't believe that such a big thing happened in Yangzhou. I don't believe that they didn't receive any information in advance, or maybe someone was colluding with the bandits. "Jia Cong said.

"I humbly obey my orders." Pan Sang whispered.

Jia Cong returned to the Yanyuan Yamen to rest, and decided to stay in Yangzhou for two days to completely clean up the banditry north of the Yangtze River.

Xu Qing followed him enthusiastically and led him into the inner room.

Jia Cong originally planned to live in the small courtyard in the last time, but when he saw that the upper room in the back house was empty, it was obvious that Xu Qing had not moved in. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Uncle Lin has gone to Beijing, and I am temporarily acting as Yanyuan, why don't you move in?" Come in?"

Xu Qing said with a smile: "I'm kidding. This back house is the main residence of Yanyuan. Now that Mr. Lin has been promoted, I can only take care of it for two days. How dare you occupy the magpie's nest?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "I think this salt hospital is most likely to be run by my brother. Besides, you are temporarily taking the post of salt hospital. It makes sense for you to move in."

Xu Qing waved his hands and said: "That's not what I said. It's not decided for now. After all, the name is not justified. What's more, even if God's grace and Lord Lin support me, I will never dare to move into the back house."

(End of this chapter)