The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 8 Rescue
After leaving Zhao to lead his troops to guard the commander's camp, Jia Dai immediately led 300 cavalry to Qingxuguan for rescue.

He did not seek to defeat the Mingjiao bandits in one fell swoop, but only sought to buy some time for Emperor Taikang and others to survive, and to create a good opportunity for the large group of troops led by Zhang Debiao to annihilate the enemy.

After riding their horses and whipping their whips for only seven or eight miles, the cavalry led by Jia Dai passed through a dense forest on the mountainside. He waved his hand to stop the team, rested for a while, and arranged their formation so that they could launch a charge and catch the rebels by surprise. .

Jia Dai led a dozen trusted cavalrymen to a hill not far away and looked at Qingxu Temple two or three miles away to observe the enemy's situation.

I saw that outside the huge Qingxu Temple were thieves wearing white scarves. They were shouting some spells and bravely climbed over the two-foot-high blue brick wall to rush in.

There were also several groups of more than a dozen strong men, carrying a heavy log, "dong", "dong"... and slammed it against the wall.

Soon, the wall with a radius of three to four miles was overwhelmed, and three gaps of about four feet were knocked out.

Seeing this, a young man in rags with a thick earth-colored face appeared in the crowd. He was Zhu Xiaotian, the helmsman of the Shenjing Branch of the Ming Cult.

This person travels around Shenjing City to communicate with others. He never shows his true face to others and always dresses like a beggar.

Zhu Xiaotian's face lit up with joy, he whispered a few words to the people around him, laughed and waved his hand,

Behind him, a group of bandits wearing yellow scarves moved upon hearing the order.

Using these three gaps as attack points, he waved his mace and forced his way through the crowd.
The bandits who followed spread out in all directions, quickly expanding their results and compressing the remaining Luan Yi guards inside into the back hall.

If there is no external force to join in, in half an hour, these Mingjiao bandits will be able to completely overwhelm Qingxu Temple.

At that time, even Emperor Taikang's desire to break through was a luxury.

Jia Dai put the telescope into his breast pocket, pursed his lips, and said to himself: It's time for me to show off!

Just when he waved his hand and was about to lead his trusted followers as arrows to kill the Mingjiao bandits,

Suddenly, a bush not far away suddenly swayed, and several dead branches fell down, startling a group of chaffinches, who flew away into the distance with their chirps.

There is obviously someone lurking somewhere, maybe a bad guy.

"Where are you, you little thief, get out of here!" Jia Dai shouted sternly, then turned sideways and pulled out a wolf-fang arrow from the quiver, stretched his bow and fired.

"Ah!" With a shrill scream, a figure rolled down the hillside, followed by a white-faced and beardless boy, a middle-aged scholar, and an old Taoist priest with a panicked expression, who rolled towards the person on their hands and knees. Climb in the direction.

Jia Dai said "Huh" and then frowned. He had some memories of the middle-aged scholar. If he saw it correctly, it was Gu Bingjun.

Jia Dai was confused in his heart, wasn't Gu Bingjun the emperor's master? How could he appear inexplicably in this wilderness?

Is it...

At this time, the situation in Qingxu Temple was extremely critical. Jia Dai couldn't help but be distracted. He sent two personal guards to the hillside to look for the three people.

He led the cavalry to the place where the Mingjiao bandits gathered, charging back and forth and leaving in one strike, never giving the enemy a chance to entangle.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Xiaotian saw that the apse was still unbreakable. Small groups of cavalry were attacking from behind, and many soldiers appeared on the horizon to the east.

He was anxious in his heart, knowing that if he didn't retreat, not only would he not be able to capture the Dog Emperor alive today, but he might also give away all the family wealth he had finally accumulated.

Zhu Xiaotian felt fierce in his heart and ordered his men to set fires everywhere. After a while, the inside and outside of Qingxu Temple were flooded with fire.

Thick smoke rose into the sky, blocking Jia Dai's view and hiding the traces of the Mingjiao bandits' evacuation.

It was getting late, and Jia Dai's cavalry had completed the kite-flying tactic countless times. They were already exhausted and were exhausted. If they continued to pursue, they would be unable to catch up.

The rear team led by Zhang Debiao has already arrived, leaving the remaining finishing work to him, which should be fine.

It's just that under the raging fire, it is still unknown whether Emperor Taikang can survive.

Jia Dai sighed. He couldn't delay any longer here. He had to quickly return to the capital camp to take charge of the overall situation to prevent gangsters from stealing the house and taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)