The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Francis Baring agreed: "Staunton is right. Blindly showing weakness will only make the Chinese look down on us. Give them some color and let them know that our British soldiers are invincible."

The two British royal officers also unanimously agreed to compete with Da Chu's army.

Seeing that everyone agreed, George Macartney asked the translator to tell Zhou Fang that they agreed to Lord Xuan's invitation and responded to the battle on time.

Zhou Fang saw that the opponent had agreed to fight, so he immediately bowed his hands and said goodbye, and went back to report to Prince Xuan.

Chapter 287: The General is Mighty

Around Chen in the morning, Lin Yun took Xiao Mo, Zhong Yi, and Ding Yuanxi to Zuo Wuwei camp.

Yesterday, Xiaomo heard that Lin Yun was coming to Zuowuwei to do business, Ding Yuanxi immediately ran to pester Lin Yun, saying that he hadn't seen his brother for a long time, and he missed him very much, begging Lin Yun to take him to see him.

Lin Yun naturally understood what this guy was up to, he just wanted to go to the barracks to see how the soldiers of the Death Squad were trained.Young people are curious, and Lin Yun didn't expose his little thoughts, so he asked him to come with him.

...

When he came outside the gate of Zuowuwei again, Lin Yun felt a lot of emotion in his heart. The barracks in front of him was still the same barracks, it hadn't changed at all, but it made him feel a little strange.Where does this feeling come from, but it is not clear.

Several people got off their horses at the gate, and an officer ran over quickly and saluted Lin Yun: "The humble Chuxiong pays homage to Counselor Lin."

Lin Yun stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Chu Xiong, why are you still guarding the gate?"

Chu Xiong said embarrassingly: "Except for the fourth battalion brought out by you, General, our Zuowuwei, all other battalions are like carrots and pits. There is no chance of being promoted from a lowly position."

"Are many people from the Fourth Battalion being transferred?"

"It's almost all dimmed. General Ding Shen even had a big fight with General Qin over this matter."

Hearing the words, Ding Yuanxi said anxiously: "Is my brother alright?"

Chu Xiong: "Who is your brother?"

Lin Yun: "He is Ding Yuanxi, younger brother of General Ding."

Chu Xiong said hesitantly: "Ding Shen sent him~"

Ding Yuanxi: "Tell me quickly, what happened to my brother?"

Chu Xiong: "Your brother violated military regulations by contradicting General Qin and was beaten with thirty military sticks."

"what?"

When Ding Yuanxi heard that his brother was beaten, he immediately became anxious.

Just as he was about to break into the gate, Lin Yun stopped him, "Yuanxi, don't be presumptuous."

Ding Yuanxi's eyes were red and he said: "Brother Lin, I want to go and see my brother."

"I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for?"

After Lin Yun scolded Ding Yuanxi, he clasped his fists at Chu Xiong and said, "Brother Chu, please help me to inform General Qin that Lin Yun is asking to see him outside the camp."

Chu Xiong hurriedly said: "General, wait a moment, I will report to you soon."

"Thank you!"

...

Lin Yun and the others waited outside the gate for half a cup of tea before seeing Zhao Yong walking towards the gate following Chu Xiong.

After being far away, Zhao Yong laughed loudly and said, "Lin Daizhao, why are you free to come to our Zuo Wuwei as a guest today?"

Lin Yun said coldly: "General Zhao, I'm not here to be a guest. I obey His Majesty's orders to come to Zuo Wuwei to transfer soldiers to compete with the British army."

Zhao Yong was taken aback when he heard the words, then he raised his foot and kicked Chu Xiong's ass fiercely, cursing and saying: "Bastard, I can't even tell you what to say."

After scolding, he smiled at Lin Yun again and said, "Brother Lin, you see what happened~"

Without waiting for Zhao Yong to finish speaking, Lin Yun interrupted him and said, "General Zhao, can I enter the barracks now?"

"Ok, Ok."

As soon as the words fell, Lin Yun was already striding towards the barracks.Behind him, Xiao Mo, Zhong Yi, and Ding Yuanxi quickly followed.

Zhao Yong hurried to catch up and said, "Brother Lin, the general just happens to be taking a rest today, so if you have any orders, just tell me."

Lin Yun: "Don't bother General Zhao, I just choose a hundred soldiers."

Zhao Yong wanted to say a few more words, but Lin Yun said impatiently: "General Zhao, I have to perform official duties, so please don't disturb me."

"Uh,"

Zhao Yong was immediately embarrassed. Did Lin Yun regard him as an enemy?

Looking at Lin Yun's leaving figure, Zhao Yong felt a little bad. He was the most active person who proposed to carve up the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion at the beginning.

Originally thought that Lin Ruhai was dismissed by the emperor, and Lin Yun was sent to Dongcheng to sit on the bench, but who knew that this guy actually passed the Jinshi high school and became a celebrity around the emperor.

Zhao Yong was secretly regretting it, but Chu Xiong came over and asked him: "General Zhao, our general is clearly in the military account, but why did you tell General Lin that he had taken a break?"

"Shut up, dare to say one more word, I will have your tongue cut off."

Zhao Yong scolded Chu Xiong angrily, and then hurried away.

Looking at Zhao Yong's leaving figure, Chu Xiong murmured in a low voice: "What's the air, if you are angry, you can send it to General Lin, so I admire you."

...

Lin Yun walked into the camp where the fourth battalion was stationed, and saw a team of more than a thousand soldiers weakly training on the playground. Although more than a dozen officers shuttled through the queue and shouted loudly, it still had no effect.

Ding Yuanxi widened his eyes and said, "This is the Death Squad under my brother's command?"

Xiao Mo: "Didn't you hear what Chu Xiong said just now, that the soldiers of the Death Squadron of the Fourth Battalion were all divided up by others?"

At this time, someone in the queue shouted loudly: "Look! Our general is back."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a dozen officers running out of the crowd, swarming in front of Lin Yun together, crying loudly, "General, you can be considered to be back, woo woo woo~"

Lin Yun identified them one by one. Among these people were Lu Mingyuan, Fan Zhonglin, and Cheng Daniu, but Wang Shanying was missing.

He was about to ask, but he heard Ding Yuanxi shouting loudly behind him: "Brother."

Lin Yun turned his head to look, and saw Ding Yuannan coming out of the house with a cane in his hand.

He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Yuan Nan, is your injury okay?"

Ding Yuannan said with a sad face: "Ruoyu, I'm sorry for you, the fourth battalion was destroyed in my hands."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "As long as the person is fine. For the rest, let's take our time."

Lu Mingyuan: "General, you know Prince Xuan, can you help us talk about it, so we can't let people ride on our heads and shit."

Fan Zhonglin: "That's right, it's fine if others bully us, but General Qin also deducted our military rations, which is really too much."

Cheng Daniu: "It doesn't count that our soldiers are taken away, and the new soldiers assigned are all old, weak, sick and disabled. How can we train?"

"That's right, General Qin treated our fourth battalion really unfairly."

"General, please be the master for us,"

"Please, the general, call the shots for us."

...

Lin Yun raised his hand to stop everyone from shouting, and said guiltily, "You guys have been bullied so badly, but I, the former chief officer, don't know anything about it. I'm really sorry for everyone."

After finishing speaking, Lin Yun bowed deeply to the crowd, then stood up straight again and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I will help you get back the soldiers, money and food owed to you."

Cheng Daniu excitedly shouted: "The general is mighty!"

The crowd then shouted loudly: "The general is mighty!"

When Lin Yun saw this, he quickly pulled Ding Yuannan towards the house.

If he didn't leave, he was very worried that these scumbags would call out to ask the general to lead us to hack Qin Rong, that bastard.

...

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Chapter 288: Ruthless

Accompanied by Ding Yuannan, Lin Yun walked into the house he used to live in.

When I went in, I saw that the furnishings inside were still the same, even the sheets and bedding were neatly placed on the kang.

Lin Yun walked to the edge of the pit and sat down, looked around a few times, and said to Ding Yuannan with emotion: "I thought I would never have a chance to come back, who would have imagined~"

Ding Yuannan asked with concern: "Ruoyu, did you come back to revive the fourth battalion this time?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said, "No. I follow His Majesty's orders to select a hundred soldiers to compete with the British soldiers."

Ding Yuannan said disappointedly: "I thought it was His Majesty who learned about the situation here and sent you back to revive our fourth battalion."

"Brother Yuan Nan, how many death squads do you have left here?"

Ding Yuannan said guiltily: "There are only fifty or so people left. You asked me to keep the centurion led by Wang Shanying, but I couldn't do it."

"Where did they go?"

"The former military guard commander Liu Fang came to transfer people with the official document of the Ministry of War. They took a fancy to Wang Shanying's centurion, so they insisted on going."

"Didn't General Qin step in to stop it?"

Ding Yuannan resentfully said: "He was the one who recommended Wang Shanying's centurion to General Liu Fang. I ran to him to reason, and was ordered to beat me with thirty military sticks."

Lin Yun was puzzled and said: "It shouldn't be, the fourth battalion is also his part, why did he push the soldiers who can fight to others?"

Ding Yuannan: "I can't figure it out either. All the other generals wish they had soldiers who could fight, except for him."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Where is Ning Heng? Where has he gone?"

"Ning Heng was transferred to Youwuwei. He is now with Qin Xiaoting and stationed in Xuanfu."

Lin Yun nodded, and then said: "Brother Yuan Nan, would you like to work in Guangdong?"

Ding Yuannan asked suspiciously, "What are you doing in Guangdong?"

"My uncle was appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi by the emperor, and he is about to go to Guangdong to take up his post. He lacks trustworthy people under his command. If you are interested, I can recommend you to him."

Ding Yuannan said happily: "I do. I don't want to stay in this birdy place for a whole day."

After a pause, Ding Yuannan said again: "I'll ask Mingyuan, Zhonglin, Daniel and the others to see if anyone is willing to come with me."