Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 189

The Dagan cavalry who had been provocative for several days suddenly withdrew, and the Huns in the closed city naturally wanted to send someone to investigate.

The guard who stayed in the Pianguan city in Shuwudu was a Juqu from the Zhazhi tribe.

At this moment, this Gu Qu was rushing to the General Military Mansion in a hurry, but was stopped by Tasur's personal guards.

"Get out of the way, I want to see Tasur Taiji, there is an urgent military situation!" Ju Qu, who was stopped, said to several Tasur guards with a hint of eager anger on his face.

"Taiji has an order, no guests!" The guard replied coldly.

"Get out of the way!" Seeing this, Ju Qu pushed aside the arms of the guards in front of him, and was about to rush in.

But at this moment, the guards pulled out the scimitars at their waists and lined up in front of them.

Seeing the other party draw their swords, the soldiers of the Zhaji Sangbu who came with them also drew their weapons one after another, and the two sides confronted each other.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Gu Qu put the scimitar on the neck of a personal guard, and threatened in a deep voice: "The Pianguan was attacked by our own troops. You are guests here. According to the law on the grassland Rules, even if I kill you at this moment, King Zuo Tuqi will not blame me for stabbing your head, believe it or not? Get out of the way!"

Just when the two sides were at war, Tasur came out of the yamen with a gloomy face, and said coldly: "Tutuule, are you going to offend me? If you want to kill the people of Zuo Tuqi's royal clan, you'd better put away the knife in your hand if you don't want to be wiped out."

Regarding Tasur's threat, Tukule seemed not to have heard it, but looked at Tasur tightly with his eyes and asked, "Tazur Taiji, why didn't you order the army to help the Octagonal Fort? Are you going to see death?" Don’t you want to save them? Don’t forget that just a few days ago, thousands of warriors from our Zhazhi tribe died in battle because of you!”

Hearing the words, Tasul's eyes flashed a gloomy look, but he said calmly, "Tucule, it's true that I was defeated by Gan Jun in the battle a few days ago. But because of this, this time I have to be cautious, Dagan people are the most cunning, who dares to say that the movement of the Octagonal Fort this time is not their trick, just to lure us into the trap, so that we can take back the Pianguan in one fell swoop."

"you"

Kule was speechless for a moment about Tasur's shamelessness.

However, for the sake of the future of the Zhazhi tribe, and in order to allow Tasur to send troops to rescue their leader, Tukule endured it, suppressing the anger in his chest and said: "Tazur Taiji, this is brought back by the Rangers. The news, the sound of the Bajiao Fort's cannons can be heard clearly from miles away, how could it be false? I also hope that Taiji will send troops to rescue quickly, and you will become the benefactor of our Zhazhi tribe."

"Don't talk about it. Bentaiji has a heavy responsibility and must ensure that there will be no mistakes in the side pass. I have already sent someone to notify the Wangting. When the water level of the Yellow River recedes, countless warriors from Zuo Tuqi's royal family will rush to the side pass. , Before that, I would not easily go to war with the Qianjun. See off the guests!" Tasur said coldly, then turned around and prepared to walk into the yamen.

Seeing this, Tukule said angrily: "Since you don't want to send troops, please order to open the gate of the city and we will rescue it ourselves. I just came to tell you that if your people dare to stop you again, it will be my Zhazhi tribe." Enemy, I will order the war! Hmph!"

After that, he was ready to turn around and leave.

Tasur, who turned around, suddenly said, "Stop!"

Kule turned around and looked at him coldly.

I saw Tasur's gloomy face suddenly turned, and became amiable, and he praised loudly: "Okay, you are worthy of being a warrior of my Huns, Tukule, what Bentaiji admires most is a loyal and brave man like you. .”

After speaking, he walked towards Tukule slowly, and said sincerely: "It's not that Ben Taiji doesn't want to send troops to help, it's just that the safety of the pass is the most important thing right now. However, I can call You have 2000 troops, and they will go with you to aid Shuwudu."

"Really?" Tukule's sudden change of attitude towards Tasur was somewhat skeptical.

"What, do you think Bentaiji is joking?" Tasor looked at Tukule with a half-smile.

"Taiji, please send troops quickly." Tukule said hastily.

Tasur nodded and said, "Well, in this case, you go and gather your troops first, and my men will arrive later. Let's meet up in front of the city gate."

"Taiji's kindness, I will never forget it." After saying that, Tukule turned around and left with his people.

Tasor looked at Tukule who was leaving, and the coldness in his eyes was once again. He turned his head and told the guards beside him, "Go and call all the leaders of the ministries."

After Tasul's subordinates, Ju Qu and Qianhu, all rushed to the Zongbing Yamen, Tasor drove them away, leaving only a few people in the hall.

Tasul sat on the grand teacher's chair, looked at the people in the hall, and said slowly: "You were all warriors from Zuo Tuqi's royal family, but Father Khan rewarded you to me."

"According to the rules on our grassland, from the moment Father Khan rewarded you to me, your fate has been tied to me since then, what do you think?"

"We are Taiji's most loyal servants, and we died for Taiji!" Everyone replied in unison.

"Okay!" Tasur stood up from the chair with a deep smile on his face, and praised loudly.

Immediately, his face gradually became serious again, and he said: "But we lost the first battle when we entered the customs. The headquarters lost nearly a thousand troops, and there were more than two thousand people from the Zhazi assassination department. The Gan army began to counterattack. We have arrived at Octagonal Fort not far from Pianguan City. And the people of Shuwudu are trapped there at the moment, do you think I should save them or not?"

When everyone heard the words, they all showed puzzled expressions. Didn't they all agree to Tukule's rescue just now?

What does Taiji mean by this?
One of them hesitated for a moment and said: "Taiji, once the soldiers and horses in Shuwudu are destroyed by the Gan army, they will not be able to fulfill King Zuoguli's order."

The meaning is still to be saved.

Tasul did not refute, but asked everyone: "In the battle of Shilougou, more than [-] people from the Zhazhi tribe died in the sea of ​​flames. Do you think Shuwu will let it go?"

When everyone heard the words, they were all silent, and at the same time they were guessing Tasur's thoughts in their hearts.

Tasur continued: "We were fighting deep into the hinterland of Dagan. This is the world of the Gan army, and the army in the south is best at ambush warfare. The fire in Shilougou killed half of me. Even if he persists until the end, how many people can be left under his command? The rest Are these soldiers and horses still capable of cooperating with King Zuoguli to take down Ningwu and Yanmen?"

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Tasul shook his head and denied, "No!"

"Whether we save or not, we will not be able to fulfill the orders given by King Zuoguli. In the end, someone will always be responsible for the failure. Yishu Wudu's character will never let go He is my elder brother's confidant, Ben Taiji is not afraid of your jokes, as long as he is still alive, this crime will fall on my head."

Tasur finally showed his fangs, but shocked everyone in the hall.

All of them looked at the man in front of them dumbfounded, showing expressions of disbelief.

"Taiji, Dagan is our enemy." A general frowned and said.

"But this enemy can't kill me, but if Shu Wu is alive, I have to die!"

Tasul suddenly showed a ferocious face, looked around the crowd and said: "And you... and your clansmen will all become slaves of King Zuoguli in the future, and your women and your property will all become other people's spoils of war. Did you see this scene?"

There was a moment of silence in the lobby.

After a long time, only one of the generals dared to speak first: "Taiji, from the moment King Zuo Tuqi rewarded us to you, our life has already belonged to you! Whatever you say, we all I support you, if anyone is unwilling, ask about the knife in my hand first!"

As he spoke, he pulled out the scimitar from his waist and looked at the people beside him.

Tasur looked at the others as well.

Under the close gaze of the two, as well as the fear of guilt, some people gradually began to waver.

"My subordinates and I are willing to follow Your Excellency Taiji."

"I am willing to follow Your Excellency Taiji!"

When Tasur heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

Suddenly, the person who spoke just now objected: "I don't agree, you are taking the life of my Hun warriors to justify yourself, only cowards would do this. Changshengtian is watching us, Your Excellency Taiji, you are golden Descendants of the family, you must not deceive your people! King Zuo Tuqi will not forgive traitors."

Pfft!

"Zahamu, you"

Immediately, his body fell heavily to the ground, twitched a few times, and then fell silent.

Zahamu put away the bloody scimitar, and without even looking at the corpse on the ground, he turned his gaze to the others and said, "From the moment when King Zuo Tuqi rewarded us to Tasur Taiji , Agujin will no longer be our loyal leader."

As he spoke, he pointed to Tasur standing in front of the grand master's chair and said, "Tasul is our new leader, the king we need to pledge allegiance to! And the betrayer must die!"

After finishing speaking, he knelt down on one knee first, folded his right hand and said to Tasur, "Zahamu swears to follow His Excellency Borzigit Tasur!"

Seeing this, several other people followed suit one after another. After showing their loyalty, Tasul helped them up one by one with satisfaction, and at the same time shouted to the door: "Come here, bring the wine!"

Immediately afterwards, a personal guard brought a bowl of strong wine, and Tasur pulled out the short blade at his waist, stroked it lightly on the palm of his hand, and a trace of bright red fell into the wine.

The same is true for the others. This is a ceremony on the grassland. After drinking the blood wine, even if a covenant is made, it cannot be backed up in this life.

After achieving his desired goal, Tasur left Zahamu alone, and let the others leave.

On the battlefield near Bajiaobao, the battle between the Hunan Army Battalion and the Shuwudu Army has also entered the final stage.

More than half of the Shuwudu army, which was cut into two sections by the Hunan army camp, was blocked in the valley by Tao Dayong, while the Fang camp led by Mu Enci advanced slowly from the other end of the valley. .

The soldiers at the forefront of the square camp held standing shields half the height of a person and lined up in a long row, blocking the valley without leaving a single gap.Behind the shield soldiers are soldiers holding eight-foot spears. They are only responsible for one thing, which is to continuously repeat the movements of retracting and stabbing.In the back is the card swordsman, who is responsible for mending the corpse and dealing with the Hun soldiers who rushed into the formation.

In the valley, as the space of the Xiongnu soldiers was continuously compressed, the balance of victory gradually tilted towards the Hunan Army Camp.

But the battlefield on the other side was a bit tragic.

After rushing out of the blockade of the Firearms Battalion, there were only more than 1000 people left around.On the Hunan Army Camp, there were 200 cavalry led by Babu Shou.If only in terms of numbers, the Hunan Army Battalion undoubtedly has an absolute advantage, but the threat of death seems to have stimulated the combat power of the Huns cavalry, which brought a lot of casualties to Babu Shou. The cavalry fell nearly [-] people.

It's just that Shuwudu had no intention of fighting. After rushing over, he led the remaining 800 people to urge the horseshoes frantically, and headed in the direction of the pass.

Babu Shou did not show any anxiety about this, but the cavalry under his command slowly turned their horses' heads, preparing for the next round of charge.

At the same time, Jia Ying and a group of personal guards also rushed up on the horses left by the Huns.

Howling!
Ah!
A miserable howl came from the front. The Hunan army camp had dug a trap in the direction leading to the pass in advance, and the Huns cavalry fell down like dumplings.

Shu Wudu, who was eager to escape for his life, happened to be among them.

The pits dug hastily were not very deep or wide, and there were no sharp knives in the pits, so the casualties caused by the pits to the Hun cavalry were not too large, but occasionally one or two unlucky ones broke their neck bones. Or he was crushed in the head by a horse that caught up behind him.

On the other side, the Firearms Battalion, which had already adjusted its shooting position, waved down the command flag in Xu Shu's hand, and the sound of crackling firecrackers sounded again.

After such a delay, the cavalry of the Hunan Army Battalion who had reorganized behind had also rushed up.

The firearms battalion ceased fire, the cavalry began to harvest, and the two sides began to fight in a group. The Huns cavalry who had lost their speed could no longer get rid of the enemy this time.

Shu Wudu, who got up from the ground, ignored his soldiers, but rode on an uninjured horse and continued to flee forward.At this moment, he has lost the courage to fight again, survival is his only obsession.

"Don't leave Shu Wudu!" Babu Shou was anxious when he saw the local general running away, but he was entangled tightly by the enemy beside him and couldn't separate himself.

"I'll go after him!" Just as Babu Shou was anxious, Jia Ying's voice came from his ear.

"My lord, be careful, protect your lord!" Babu Shou shouted.

Holding the blunderbuss in one hand, Jia Ying frantically urged the horse below her, silently calculating the distance to Shuwudu in her heart, and at the same time constantly adjusting her posture on the horseback, hoping to keep her body in the most stable position. state.

There are only three kinds of Dagan firecrackers with a range of more than 50 meters, one is the Lumi blunderbuss, the other is the bird blunderbuss, and the last one is the lifting gun.

The lifting gun has the longest range, up to more than two hundred steps. Even the effective range is more than one hundred steps, but the only disadvantage is that it is too heavy.

But the shooting range of the Lumi gun is too short, and the maximum shooting range is only about sixty steps.

The bird gun is between the two, with a maximum range of nearly 150 steps, an effective range of [-] steps, and a light gun body.

Right now, the distance between him and Shuwudu is not too far, about fifty or sixty steps, but this distance has only been increasing. The Huns who grew up on horseback since they were young, their riding skills are far superior to those of the Han people. .

Jia Ying tried several times to get closer, but failed.

"Can't wait!"

Jia Ying raised the blunderbuss in his hand and aimed at Shu Wudu's back.

Originally, he wanted to capture this person alive, maybe it would be of great use in capturing the side pass, but now Jia Ying couldn't care less about it, and no matter what, he couldn't let Shu Wu escape.

Jia Ying slowly pulled the trigger.

Snapped!
A shot went off.

Hearing the wailing of the war horse in front, he fell to the ground, throwing Shu Wudu off the horse.

Jia Ying heaved a sigh of relief, Xi'er who came behind rushed up with a group of guards, and captured Shu Wu alive.

Immediately, Babu Shou, who rushed over, reined in the horse beside Jia Ying, looked at Shu Wudu who was escorted by the crowd, and said, "My lord is good at marksmanship!"

Jia Ying smiled awkwardly in his heart, and did not explain to Babu Shou that he originally aimed at Shuwudu himself, but ended up hitting the horse's leg.

However, the results were similar. To be able to capture a big Huns alive, this battle is not a loss!

As Shu Wudu was captured, the Huns cavalry who were heavily surrounded by soldiers from the Hunan Army Battalion also began to slowly put down their weapons.On the other side, at the last moment, Jinyang Guard's soldiers and horses finally arrived, and the addition of three thousand new troops became the last straw that crushed the Huns cavalry.

This battle is officially over!

The Hunan Army Battalion won its second victory since entering Jin Dynasty, wiped out more than [-] enemy troops and captured more than [-] people.

After the war ended, Jia Ying asked the battalions to make statistics. Even if they had the upper hand, the Hunan Army Battalion paid the price of thousands of people, not to mention the wounded soldiers.

Fortunately, with the arrival of Jinyang Guard, the subsequent attack on the partial pass will not appear to be insufficient.

While everyone was cleaning the battlefield, a team of scouts wandering around caught two tongues and came back.

"My lord, a Hun ranger came out of Pianguan. There were five of them, and three of them were killed by the brothers. These two insisted on seeing you, so the younger one brought him here."

"You want to see me?" Jia Ying looked at the two Xiongnu soldiers and asked as they approached slowly.

"Are you the chief general of the Gan army?" One of them asked suspiciously.

"Honestly, call your lord!" A soldier of the Hunan Army battalion hit the Xiongnu soldier in the abdomen with the handle of a knife, and said viciously, "My lord, this is the man who killed our two brothers!"

Jia Ying stared at the person in front of him, nodded and said, "That's right, my officer, Jia Ying, is the chief general of the Hunan Army Camp."

The man stared at Jia Ying for a few more times, then observed the expressions of the people around him, and then said: "My leader wants to make a deal with you!"

transaction?

"Who is the leader of your family?" Jia Ying and Mu Enci looked at each other and asked with interest.

"I can only talk to you alone, it depends on whether you dare or not!"

"Presumptuous, who do you think you are? You have something to say."

Jia Ying waved his hand to interrupt Xi'er's scolding, and told everyone, "Stay aside, I want to see what the deal he said is going on."

"My lord." Everyone was still a little worried.

Jia Ying smiled slightly and said, "This officer has also experienced battles. A Huns whose hands and feet have been bound by the master, are you still worried that this officer will not be able to handle it? Go ahead."

After everyone left, Jia Ying asked the person in front of him, "What's your name? Your master is Tasur, right?"

(End of this chapter)