The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 235
Zuo Dashou saw Jia Huan looking thoughtfully at the large number of logistical equipment in the open space in the distance. He couldn't help but felt a little cold in his heart and blurted out: "As Mr. Jia expected, if the thieves really just faked defeat, then their target It is very likely that it is our food, grass and baggage, and once our army loses its food, grass and baggage, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and something bad will happen!"

A trace of surprise flashed in Jia Huan's eyes, and he nodded approvingly. Although Zuo Dashou looked rough, he was quick to talk and quick to respond. He was not the kind of brash man who was full of muscles, but he was similar to the bold and careful Tie Hu. type.

Zuo Dashou looked around vigilantly, but found nothing unusual, so he said hesitantly: "But... the other party is just a group of thieves who robbed homes. Isn't this an overestimation of them?"

As a result, as soon as Zuo Dashou finished speaking, two loud noises were heard in the city, and something exploded. The ground shook, and then thick smoke billowed into the sky.

Everyone's expression suddenly changed, and they all looked towards the city. Jia Huan hurriedly asked: "Have you carefully cleaned up the city?"

Zuo Dashou hesitated and said: "Our army did a rough cleanup when they broke through the city, but Commander Dai was eager to pursue the thief Kang Dayong, so he did not search every building carefully."

When Jia Huan heard this, he knew something was wrong. There was probably a thief hiding in the city, so he immediately ran back to his mount, jumped on the horse, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, prepare to fight!"

The two hundred cavalrymen immediately drew their weapons vigilantly and stood ready!

Zuo Dashou also reacted very quickly. He ran towards the brothers who were escorting the prisoners and shouted loudly: "If there is any enemy situation, brothers must assemble immediately!"

Zuo Dashou's brothers who were scattered around cleaning the battlefield saw this and quickly ran here, while the three hundred soldiers responsible for guarding the baggage also stood up and looked around.

Soon, Jia Huan's suspicion was confirmed. There were shouts of killing one after another in the city, and quickly approaching the city gate, there were rapid footsteps, the sound of weapons clashing, the sound of gunshots, the sound of strings, and the sound of shouts. and screams could not be heard without end.

As Jia Huan expected, there were thieves hiding in the city, and there were quite a few of them, as many as 500.

There are two things that are most taboo when leading troops in war. One is being careless and underestimating the enemy, and the other is greedy for merit and rash advancement.Dai Li, the commander of the Yangzhou Guard, apparently committed both of these problems. He saw that the thieves' combat effectiveness was very rubbish and almost collapsed at the first touch, so he developed a sense of contempt. After breaking the city, he did not carefully clean up the remnants, leaving only [-] soldiers. After cleaning the battlefield and guarding the baggage, he led the main force to pursue Kang Dayong who fled to Lusi Field.

Of course, the reason Dai Li was eager to pursue Kang Dayong was not entirely because of greed for merit, but because he wanted to kill Kang Dayong and Kang Dayi and achieve the purpose of killing and silencing him. This was mixed with ulterior selfishness, which naturally affected his judgment. Otherwise, as a An experienced senior general would not make such a low-level mistake.

Let’s stop talking and let’s get down to business.It is said that the leader of the thieves who is responsible for leading the thieves to lurk in the city is the eighth master of Dulong Island.This man was originally a guardian monk of a temple in Suzhou. His Buddhist name was Jueyuan. He was quite skilled in martial arts, but he had a habit of drinking, for which he was often punished by the abbot.

One time, the monk Jueyuan secretly drank wine. As a result, he got drunk and saw a beautiful and graceful female pilgrim. He raped the female pilgrim while drunk. However, he was caught by the abbot and panicked. Then he killed the abbot, and then the female pilgrim. On the way to escape, he killed and injured several people, leading to a shocking murder.

In order to avoid being wanted by the government, Monk Jueyuan later took refuge with Gu Sanmazi, a big salt lord on Dulong Island. Because of his hard skills, he took the lead when robbing homes and houses, and was very brave, so he quickly became favored by Gu Sanmazi. The eight masters of Dulong Island.

This monk Jueyuan became a pirate, and unleashed his evil nature unscrupulously. He became even more drunk, lustful, and murderous, so he was nicknamed "Drunken King Kong" or "Flower Monk". He has always been associated with excessive Make good friends with Dayong.

This time, Kang Dayong led thousands of pirates to attack Haimen County. They killed them first and then played the game. They did not obtain the consent of Gu Sanmazi, the head of Dulong Island, but the beautiful monk of the eighth head of the family was the first to respond. This shows that the friendship between the two is indeed Very iron.

Let's talk about the fact that the Badang Family Flower Monk led [-] thieves and hid them in various buildings in the city. When he saw that the time was right, he immediately detonated the gunpowder that had been laid in advance, making a loud noise as a signal to start, and set fire to the houses and lurked in various buildings. The thieves immediately joined together on the street and headed toward the city gate.

At this time, there happened to be a Yangzhou Guard soldier from a hundred households cleaning the battlefield in the city. He was caught off guard by the thieves who suddenly came out. Dozens of them were killed and injured in an instant, and the rest fled out of the city in panic.

"Haha, boys, come on, kill all these bad officials!" Monk Hua laughed wildly as he chased after him near the city gate and finally chased a soldier. He cut the soldier with a sword in his hand. Half of the soldier's head was chopped off, and blood and brains splattered all over the floor.

The blood-stained Monk Hua was even more excited. He killed another officer and soldier with a few arrows, cut off the head and held it in his hand. He chased him out of the city gate while screaming.

As a result, Jia Huan and others saw a very bloody scene. Dozens of soldiers rolled and crawled out of the city gate. Behind them, a fierce monk covered in blood was wearing a sword in his right hand and a human head in his left hand, laughing wildly. He was chasing after him, and behind him was a large group of thieves.

At this time, the fierce monk caught up with an officer who looked like a hundred households, and he killed him in the middle with a knife, and his intestines and internal organs poured out like water.

"Old Zheng!" Zuo Dashou exclaimed, his eyes wide open for a moment. It turned out that this person was named Zheng Qiang. He usually had a good relationship with Zuo Dashou, and they often collaborated on tasks together. This time, Zheng Qiang was responsible for leading the team. Cleaning the inside of the city, while Zuo Dashou led his people to clean the outside of the city.Seeing the tragic death of his friend, Zuo Dashou's eyes were filled with blood. He drew his sword and rushed forward: "Kill!!!"

As the saying goes, a raging army is like a den of raging soldiers. Zuo Dashou is obviously not a bear general, and the brothers under his command are naturally not bear soldiers. He immediately rushed towards the thieves who were several times more numerous without fear of death.

Tiehu, Shitou and others couldn't help but get excited when they saw this. They picked up the reins and were eager to try, waiting for Master Huan to give the order. However, Jia Huan remained indifferent, as if waiting for something.

Just when Tiehu, Shitou, Dai Shilin and others were puzzled, dust suddenly started flying in the northeast, and then dozens of horses came galloping over, and behind the horses were countless black spots, getting closer and closer, but I saw a black skull flag fluttering in the wind.

The faces of Tiehu and others changed greatly, Shitou blurted out: "What a cunning thief, there are actually ambushes outside the city. This trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain, using both internal and external forces is really clever. It seems that there is an expert among the pirates to give guidance!"

"Nonsense, get ready to fight!" Tiehu clenched the iron rod with both hands, without any fear on his face, but instead ignited a raging fighting spirit.

Although there were a large number of thieves, there were only dozens of cavalry, and the rest were all infantry, so Tiehu was not afraid. He was confident that he could lead a wave of two hundred cavalry to penetrate the enemy's formation.

At this time, the thieves were getting closer and closer, but they saw the crowds of people swarming all over the mountains and plains, which was quite scary. It was unknown how many people were coming. The three hundred Yangzhou guards who were responsible for guarding the baggage turned pale with fright. They actually dropped the supplies and turned around. run.

Just when Jia Huan was about to order the cavalry to attack, three hundred Yangzhou guards abandoned their baggage and ran away. What a pig teammate. He was so angry that he yelled: "Damn it!"

When the thieves saw the officers and soldiers escaping from a distance, their morale immediately rose, their shouts of killing shook the heavens, and they rushed towards us like a tide with weapons raised.

When Jia Huan saw the momentum, he secretly exclaimed that something was not good. The enemy's morale was high. He might not be able to gain any advantage if they were to attack him head on. Looking at the gate of the city, Zuo Dashou was leading his brothers to support him hard. He was being attacked several times. Our thieves were retreating steadily. Once Zuo Dashou could no longer hold on, our two hundred cavalrymen would be in a situation where they would be attacked from both sides.

Of course, Jia Huan's two hundred cavalrymen could easily escape if they chose to escape, but Zuo Dashou and the hundreds of brothers under his command would probably be wiped out, and even the three hundred escaped baggage soldiers would suffer heavy casualties.

Jia Huan's mind raced and he shouted decisively: "Enter the city!" After saying that, he turned his horse's head and galloped away towards the city gate.

Without saying a word, Tiehu and Shitou crossed over Jia Huan and guarded Jia Huan on the left and right. Shitou raised his hand and shot an arrow, killing a thief in front of him.

"Death!" Tie Hu yelled, like a thunder, and hit the big bald head with an iron rod.

That big bald head was naturally the eighth-level flower monk. This guy was just getting ready to kill, and a sword was flying up and down, which was really majestic. Suddenly, he heard a loud shout, and a sharp shadow hit him in the head, breaking the wind. The sound was so swishing that he was so startled that he quickly raised his knife to block it.

Hey, it's over now!
Tiehu's arm strength was astonishing. The iron rod weighed eighty kilograms. Coupled with the momentum of the horse, it was more than a thousand kilograms. With a bang, the sword in Monk Hua's hand was bent like a noodle. The force hit the head, and the big bald head blossomed on the spot, red and white splashed away, and the body was also hit by the war horse and flew into the city gate.

Tiehu's violent blow directly killed Monk Hua, which not only frightened the thieves to the point of peeing, but also shocked Zuo Dashou and others, who dropped their jaws. Damn it! !
Jia Huan drew out his short gun and shot a thief dead, and shouted in a deep voice: "Zuo Baihu, rush into the city quickly!"

Only then did Zuo Dashou react. He slashed with his sword and shouted, "Brothers, follow Mr. Jia into the city."

"Kill!" All the soldiers rushed towards the city gate to kill.

Although there were as many as five hundred thieves killed in the city, they were still not enough in front of the two hundred cavalry. In addition, the thieves' head flower monk was killed instantly as soon as he came online. How could a group of thieves resist without a leader, so soon They were rushed to pieces, some scattered around, and some were forced to retreat into the city.

Jia Huan led the cavalry roaring into the city gate, followed closely by Zuo Dashou and his surviving brothers.

(End of this chapter)