Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 277

Since the beginning of the first month, the heavy snowfall in Shandong has stopped, and finally it gradually cleared up in late February.

The entire Shandong Province announced that the 89 counties of the six prefectures and fifteen prefectures of the Political and Envoy Division were affected by disasters almost everywhere.

Coupled with the chaos of the White Lotus Sect in Jinan, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, and natural and man-made disasters, Shandong's food has fallen into an extremely scarce situation.

The canal was not opened, and the grain from the household department could not be delivered to Shandong for a long time. The emperor had to order Henan and Nanzhili, which are adjacent to Shandong, to transfer grain to Shandong, and at the same time ordered the household department to rush to help Shandong by land transportation.

The news in Shandong changed three times a day, especially when the news that Yanzhou was besieged by the bandits of the White Lotus Sect reached the capital, the atmosphere in Rongguo Mansion could be said to have turned to freezing point in an instant.

Although the Rongguo Mansion has guarded the gates and seldom went out since Jia She and his son both left Beijing, there are always relatives who are close to the honorable women who come to visit.

Of course, there are also those who are jealous of the Rongguo Mansion, who came to watch the excitement after hearing the news...

"I said a long time ago that I shouldn't go, why didn't I listen to my advice?"

The old lady managed to force herself to send away the female relatives who came to the mansion as guests, and finally collapsed from dizziness.

Yuanyang was in a hurry to find someone to invite a doctor, and the maids and women in the house were also in a mess.

But the old lady stopped the panic in the house and shouted sharply: "Why panic, the sky hasn't fallen yet, go to the East Mansion and ask Jinger to come over. Also, tell the people below to shut up, whoever dares to say this When the news got to a few girls, they were all dragged out and beaten to death!"

The two sons are out of Beijing, and the two grandsons who can handle things are not here. Even if the old lady is dizzy, she can only stand out and arrange the affairs of the mansion herself.

When Jia Jing hurried over from the ethnology, the old lady's face was extremely pale, she lay on the bed and closed her eyes tightly, which startled him.

He hurriedly ordered to Yuanyang: "Don't hurry up and ask for a doctor... Forget it, let someone take the post from the mansion to the Imperial Hospital to invite an imperial doctor..."

"Jinger..."

The old lady heard Jia Jing's voice in a daze, opened her eyes with difficulty, and grabbed Jia Jing's hand: "Brother Cong has an accident, he was besieged by the demons of the White Lotus Sect in Yanzhou, you should quickly think of a way... ..."

Jia Jing frowned, of course he knew about this, and guessed that someone behind this matter was pushing the White Lotus Sect in Shandong to move towards Yanzhou City step by step.

In all likelihood, Jia Cong's teacher Xu Jin and Xu Qingteng are planning this matter, so Jia Cong will be fine.

But there was no definite news about this matter from the palace, so he naturally didn't dare to say it outside, but he didn't want it to be reported to the old lady, it was his negligence.

"Jinger... Jinger..."

The old lady's repeated calls brought Jia Jing back from his contemplation, and he quickly comforted him: "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew has received the news about this matter before, brother Cong will be fine, you can rest assured. The reason involves the army. It's a secret, my nephew can't go into details, but one thing is certain, brother Cong might be able to use this to make great achievements."

"Really?"

Jia Jing nodded confidently, and helped the old lady lean on the pillow.

"It's because my nephew didn't think carefully, so I should have told you in advance. The main reason is that there is no news about this matter in the palace. If my nephew said that he missed the military plane, wouldn't it be a disaster for our family?"

The old lady and Jia Daishan lived a life of ups and downs, so they naturally understood the importance of military secrets, seeing that Jia Jing didn't seem to be lying to her, she let go of her heart.

Seeing that the old lady was very depressed, Jia Jing ordered someone to invite the imperial physician, and at the same time asked who told her these things.

Knowing that it was the wives and wives of several honorable families in Beijing who came to the mansion as guests, Jia Jing became very vigilant when he accidentally mentioned it.

Was it really an accidental mention?What a coincidence!

No one knows the current situation of Rongguo Mansion. All the able-bodied men in the whole mansion have left the capital. A bunch of women and children in the family, if they mention this in front of the old lady, do they really care about the Jia family?

Fortunately, after the imperial doctor diagnosed the pulse, he said that the old lady was in a hurry and prescribed a few decoctions to soothe the liver and relieve depression, so Jia Jing felt a little relieved.

After waiting for the old lady to drink the medicine and fall asleep, Jia Jing returned to the study of Ningguo Mansion and found his confidants.

"Lao Liu, go check out the houses that went to Rongxi Hall today, and see who you have come into contact with and what happened in the past few days. Especially the second wife Qu Shi of the Gongfu's mansion and the elders of the Duke's mansion. Mrs."

Jia Liu bowed and said that he was about to step down, but he heard Jia Jing say again: "Wait... Let someone check Dongping, Beijing and Xining Wangfu again. I always think this is too coincidental. The Shandong matter It has only been two days since it was reported back to the capital, and I don’t see them going to the Rongguo Mansion on weekdays, and whenever something happens, they will baba run to Rongxi Hall.”

……

If it weren't for the freezing weather, the probability of an epidemic in Yanzhou City would be several dozen times higher.

The war is not over yet, the corpses of the bandits in the city can only be thrown aside first.Jia Cong ordered the medical hall to boil all kinds of decoctions for the prevention and treatment of the plague for the soldiers and civilians in the city to take.

On the first day of March, when the sky was slightly cool, Jia Cong put on his armor and stood on the top of the city.

On the second day after Han Tong, Zhang Chongfang, and Li Duoyang joined forces, they changed their previous caution and divided up into three groups of troops, heading straight for the north gate of Yanzhou.

They were not at all afraid that Jia Cong would escape from the other three sects. "Great Xia Law": In every battle, if the chief officer and guard abandon the city and flee, they will be executed and the three clans will be exiled.

Of course Jia Cong would not think of running away, if it wasn't for the army of teacher Xu Jin and Liu Ke not arriving, he would have rushed out of the city with Huben and Shenwu cavalry to fuck his mother.

dong dong dong...

The war drum was sounded again, and the soldiers, who were full of food and drink, clenched their weapons tightly, and the following drum beat the battle armor on their chests.

"Wai!"

"Wai!"

"Wai!"

"Four hundred steps!"

"The artillery is ready!"

"Three hundred steps!"

"emission!"

Boom boom boom...

The artillery at the top of the city roared and poured shells, taking dozens of bandits away every time.

Jia Cong had no idea of ​​micro-manipulation. Jia Shixi was an assistant trained by his grandfather for his father. His experience in this kind of offensive and defensive warfare was far greater than that of a half-baked guy like him.

"250 steps!"

"Tiger is ready!"

"Two hundred steps!"

"Fire!"

bang bang bang...

The soldiers of the Huben Army didn't need to aim much at all, they were divided into three rows and lined up one after another. Under the rain of bullets, more than 100 bandits of the White Lotus Sect fell every time, and hundreds of people were killed or injured in just a few tens of breaths.

Standing behind, Zhang Chongfang and Li Duoyang almost gritted their teeth and looked at the calm Han Tong.

"Brother Han, the people in the court have such a sharp weapon, why don't you mention it to us?"

"That's true. If the king knows about this, he can take precautions in advance. He has lost so many brothers before he got close to the city wall. Brother Han must give the king an explanation."

If it weren't for the fact that the matter has come to this point, Li Duoyang would have turned his head and led people away.

Han Tong said leisurely: "I don't know either. I attacked the city a few days ago, and I have never seen such a sharp weapon in Yanzhou City. There is a thousand-man black armored cavalry, which caused heavy losses to my department."

Li Duoyang didn't believe this at all, he was about to argue again, but Zhang Chongfang raised his hand to stop it.

"Brothers, this is not the time to argue about these things. In order to prevent the imperial army from coming, let's capture Yanzhou City first."

Zhang Chongfang glanced at the calm Han Tong with profound eyes, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Han, I heard that my brother bought several Frang cannons from Hongyi, can you take them out and let the brothers open their eyes? If you can't If the firepower at the head of Yanzhou City is suppressed, the casualties of the Holy Church will be too great."

Cough cough cough...

Han Tong coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, and he shook his head pretending to be regretful: "Oh, you two don't know something, the Frang machine gun is not easy to operate, and the gunner hasn't mastered it yet, so he didn't carry it when he came out this time. , I let the bow and crossbow under my hand lean forward to suppress the firearms of the court as much as possible. I will teach the two brothers about the siege of the city."

After all, Han Tong went down to arrange the matter of the bow and crossbow. After he walked away, Li Duoyang spit: "Hey, this guy is obviously lying to us. Brother Zhang, in my opinion, after we take down Yanzhou, we will use The machine general..."

Li Duoyang cut his throat, Zhang Chongfang nodded slightly.

Han Tong's financial resources are the strongest among the three armies, and the Holy Cult has been in charge of its own affairs since the death of the leader, whether he, Li Duoyang, or even the leaders of various places do not want to compete for the position of the leader of the Holy Cult.

It would be great if we can borrow Li Duoyang's hand to get rid of Han Tong who is the biggest threat to him.

By the way, a new Dharma protector surnamed Xu has appeared in Qufu, let's destroy Yanzhou together after the fight!

If Jia Cong knew that the three leaders who attacked the city hadn't accomplished anything yet, he would have already thought about getting rid of each other, and he would probably laugh and roll on the ground with his stomach in his arms.

At this moment, he didn't have time to think about it. Although there were artillery and flintlock guns to suppress him, the situation of defending the city was still very serious.

According to teacher Xu Jin's plan, the three major reinforcements will rush to the vicinity of Yanzhou City in the early morning of this morning, and at the end of the hour, they will form a siege against the Bailian Sect rebels, attack from inside and outside, and wipe out the rebels.

But this is only the beginning of the hour, and it will be nearly an hour before the plan is officially launched.

Thirty thousand bandits attacked the city, and there were not even two thousand five thousand defenders in the city who could fight.Although Jia Cong didn't show it on the surface, he was actually flustered in his heart.

"150 steps!"

"Fire arrows!"

Lu Xiaozu no longer had the mind to stay in the government office to direct the logistics support, so he personally brought the civilian husband to the city to carry arrows and other supplies.

Just as he was about to go to Jia Cong's place, he was pierced through his left arm by a feather arrow that shot to the head of the city, and the severe pain followed, which made this noble man who had been pampered for more than [-] years almost scream out.

Lu Xiaozu let out a muffled snort, forcibly resisting the pain.After Jia Cong was reminded by his own soldiers, he helped him hide in the tower.

The medical officer checked it, but fortunately it was only a flesh injury, so he treated it urgently and bandaged it with medicine.

I don't know if Lu Xiaozu was out of face or if he was really a tough guy, he gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain when dealing with the wound, even though he was sweating profusely from the pain, he just didn't say a word.

After Jia Cong sent people to go to the top of the city to proclaim the feat of Master Lang Zhong who was seriously injured and vowed to defend against the enemy together, Lu Xiaozu said to Jia Cong resentfully: "My lord, in fact, I really want to go back to the government office to recuperate. !"

puff……

Hahahahaha...

Jia Cong took a long knife from his own soldier and handed it to Lu Xiaozu: "Master Lu, if you don't kill a few white lotus monsters with your hands, wouldn't it be a waste of time to come to Shandong? When you return to Beijing someday, Master Lu will take it with you when drinking with friends." Wouldn't it be nice to compose a poem for today's feat?"

Lu Xiaozu stared at the long knife Jia Cong handed over, and was stunned for a moment.

The battle drums burst out, and the majestic singing sounded from the top of the city.

"Why don't you say that you have no clothes? The same robes as your son. Wang Yuxing's teacher, repair my spear. I share the same hatred with my son!
Qi said without clothes?Tongze with the child.Master Wang Yuxing, repair my spear.Work with the son!
Do you say no clothes?Dress with your son.Wang Yuxing made his division, repair my armor.Walk with your son! "

The battle song handed down since the pre-Qin period has been immortal for thousands of years, and Lu Xiaozu couldn't help singing along with it.

He took the long knife in Jia Cong's hand, asked his subordinates to help him tie it directly to his right hand, turned his head and walked outside the tower.

Jia Cong smiled, pulled out the Yanling Saber from his waist and returned to Chengtoulong's banner.

dong dong dong...

The sound of the drums became more and more intense, and the moat was already filled with the corpses of the bandits of the White Lotus Cult. Rolling stones, wood, and hot oil blocked the attacking enemies time and time again.

"The hands of the sword and ax step forward, and the hands of the shield step forward!"

The bandits' ladders had already been erected on the city wall, and sporadic enemies appeared on the top of the city.

Jia Xiyi issued an order in one voice, trying to delay the enemy's offensive as much as possible.

[-] beats [-], and the thieves can drag the officers and soldiers to death even if they drag it hard.If there is no reinforcements, Yanzhou City will be destroyed sooner or later.

But Jia Shixi didn't panic in the slightest, he just had to wait until the end of Chen Shi.

The barrels of the flintlock guns in the hands of the generals of the Huben Army were all red. They had already drawn out their bayonets and joined the ranks of hand-to-hand combat.

The archer was unable to draw the bow and arrow any longer, so after a short rest, he changed into a long knife and defended against the enemy together with his comrades.

More and more enemies attacked the top of the city, and the top of the city was filled with the corpses of both the enemy and ourselves.With the help of his subordinates, Lu Xiaozu killed several thieves with his hands. The wound on his left arm kept oozing blood, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

Just as he was about to rush towards an enemy who climbed up from the battlements, a hammer hit the man's head hard...

Bang!
A solid hammer smashed his skull, and red and white splashed everywhere...

"My lord, the grass people are here to help!"

Lu Xiaozu wiped away the blood from his face, fixed his eyes on the person who was wearing a coarse short jacket, grinning at him, showing his yellowed teeth.

He knew this person. He was originally one of the refugees who came to Fucheng to seek refuge. Because he was good at forging iron, he stayed in Fucheng to help forge weapons.

"Hammer, why are you here?"

Bang!
The iron hammer knocked down a bandit rushing to the top of the city with one hammer, and said in a low voice, "It's not just me, most of the young and strong people in the city have come."

No, thousands of young men with all kinds of utensils, such as crude swords, common agricultural tools, and even manure spoons for scooping up manure, have already surged up in the city...

After a brief moment of stupefaction, the messenger kicked the dazed drummer beside him, and cursed: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and continue beating the drum!"

dong dong dong...

The exciting war drums mobilized the enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians at the top of the city. With swords and farm tools, they killed the bandits who had finally managed to attack the top of the city and threw them down.

The White Lotus Sect, who was about to attack the city with all the people, was shocked by the sudden outbreak of fighting will from the top of the city, but had no choice but to leave behind nearly [-] corpses, and retreated hastily.

At this time, the dragon flag on the top of the city was buzzing, and Jia Cong slapped the breast shield on his chest with a knife, and shouted loudly: "Great Xia is mighty, Daxia is mighty..."

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

Whether it is the soldiers or the young and strong in the city who came to help the battle, they all shouted.

Even though the casualties just now made the soldiers feel heavy, everyone is proud. In the storm of 3 people, they held the city wall and the comfort of tens of thousands of people behind them.

Jia Cong looked left and right, and there were at least 1 young men holding various weapons on the top of the city at this time, just like the soldiers, puffing out their chests and shouting mighty.

"My lord, the hearts of the people are available!"

Lu Xiaozu's face was full of excitement, the white cloth on his left arm that bandaged the wound had already been soaked red by blood donation, but he didn't care at all, instead he grinned.

"Xiaguan has never been so excited before, and the horse parade back then was not as exciting as it is today!"

Mr. Lu has become a big fan today, killing seven thieves with his hands, those friends of the same age, those colleagues in the court, who is better than Mr. Lu!
After returning to Beijing, everyone must be entertained and brag about today's experience!
Jia Cong looked up and down Mr. Langzhong with strange eyes, ordered the medical officer to re-bandage him, and then sent an order to the city leader: "After the war, I will report to the imperial court. All the soldiers and civilians who defend against the enemy today are equal to the contribution. "

The atmosphere at the top of the city is becoming more and more enthusiastic, and the officials in the city are still mobilizing young and strong people to go up the city to defend against the enemy. When the White Lotus Sect reorganizes the second attack on the city, they are just guarding the city wall and ready to climb to the top of the city at any time. There are already more than [-] young and strong.

This time without the suppression of the Huben army's muskets, the Bailian sect bandits rushed to the city more than twice as fast.

dong dong dong...

"The archers step back, the shield hands step forward, and the sword and ax hands stand ready!"

Jia Shixi kept estimating the distance between the enemy and ourselves, and gave orders one by one.This is the captain next to him suddenly joyfully pointing to the back of the White Lotus Sect army. There is a low hill, but at this moment a black line gradually becomes clear.

"General, look!"

Jia Cong has also noticed the black line that suddenly appeared on the white snow in the distance, and the corners of his mouth raised.

"Order the city, clear the obstacles at the city gate, and prepare to counterattack!"

……

After the last storm, the three of Han Tong had roughly figured out the defense force in the city.

This time they didn't hold back, and put the strongest elite at hand into the siege.Even the Chinese army pressed forward across the board, and the three of them led the Chinese army to the [-] paces in front of the formation, ready to capture Yanzhou in one fell swoop and enter the city to search and loot.

Just as they watched the striker start to ascend the city, they suddenly felt the ground tremble.

Li Duoyang calmed down the restless war horse, and said in doubt: "The earthquake! Did the earth dragon turn over?"

da da da da...

Han Tong was the most vigilant, and faintly heard the sound of cavalry charging.

He glanced back, and his expression changed instantly: "Oops, it's the court's brigade of cavalry!"

da da da da...

The black torrent is coming from the north, and its speed is getting faster and faster.

The three thousand cavalry suddenly changed their formation and charged towards them in the shape of an awl. The leader pointed his long sword forward, and his soldiers were like sharp blades, and they plunged fiercely into the army of the White Lotus Sect.

And a huge team appeared on the low hill in the distance, and a five-clawed golden dragon was drawn on the banner of the Chinese army, fluttering in the wind and hunting.

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