The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 356 Doubt

In the era of war where hot weapons have not yet been developed and cold weapons are the mainstay, cavalry is undoubtedly a sharp weapon.

Even if it is only light cavalry, when it reaches a certain number, it is enough to break up the troops several times their own strength, forming a situation of defeat like a mountain.

The Tatars immediately started to charge as soon as they met, perhaps for this purpose.Do not give the enemy time to prepare, in order to achieve the purpose of surprise.

But the Tartars clearly miscalculated.

Not only does the other party take advantage of the geographical advantage...

It was a beach head, behind it was a cliff several feet high from the river beach, and in front of it was a slope.

The opponent was condescending, and when the cavalry charged, the opponent had already caused considerable casualties to them with arrows, crossbows, firecrackers, etc.

Moreover, apart from the convenience of the location, the opponent has obviously formed an formation.

Seeing that the brigade of cavalry was about to rush into the enemy camp, the officers and soldiers who formed the formation quickly retreated, and then killed a large number of cavalry from the opponent's left, middle and right three ways at the same time!

Before they had time to react, the cavalry on both sides had already started a life-and-death fight, and the killing sound shook the sky.

On the other side, Jia Lian's observation place.

Princess Zhaoyang put on the strong outfit she wore when she was in Beijing, and came in a heroic posture.

Glancing at the battle ahead, he asked, "How's the situation?"

Jia Lian shook his head, not wanting to make Princess Zhaoyang worry too much, so he briefly described the situation.

But it stopped suddenly, because at this moment, the third prince Wala came over with a few personal guards.

Princess Zhaoyang glanced at him, and suddenly asked: "Dare to ask Your Excellency, Third Prince Lu, what's going on here."

The two countries form an alliance, and Wala regards Wei as the upper state. At least before getting married, Princess Zhaoyang has a higher status than Prince Wala, so she can directly question him.

The third prince of Wala hurriedly said: "Princess, forgive me, I don't know why these barbaric Tartars appear here, and I am also very angry.

When I return to Wangcheng, I will definitely report to my father Khan, thoroughly investigate this matter, and give the princess an explanation! "

Prince Oara spoke with sincerity and righteous indignation.

It was only when he lowered his head that a hint of displeasure flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Aside from his plans, he is also the fiancé of Princess Zhaoyang, and the other party actually talks to him in such a condescending manner!
Sure enough, she is an unruly woman.

Hearing Prince Wala's answer, Princess Zhaoyang couldn't say anything more at this time, so she turned to look at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian stared at the third prince of Oara, "So many Tatar cavalry have crossed your Oara's defense line. And judging from their appearance, they are obviously coming straight to us. Does the third prince have any other explanation for this?"

"General Jia, don't get angry, I'm also very shocked and angry when something like this happens.

But unfortunately, it has always been the mission of my second brother to prevent the invasion of the Tatars and set up a defense line in the east.

It must have been his negligence, or..."

Speaking of this, the third prince of Wala suddenly showed a touch of loneliness, and sighed: "I am the capital of the king of the king for thousands of miles, and I didn't even bring many followers, just to hide it from the Tatars.

But you can hide it from the Tatars, but you can't hide it from my second brother.

General Jia is so smart, he should understand that the battle for the throne is cruel, maybe these people are not necessarily coming for me.

If this is the case, I will implicate the two of you. "

The third prince of Wala said, bowed to Jia Lian and his wife, his words were sincere, and his expression was lonely.

Such a reasonable and sincere explanation almost convinced him himself.

Jia Lian looked at him with squinted eyes, and suddenly said coldly: "I don't care about the battle between your Oara royal family, but if it hurts my princess, the third prince should know the consequences."

The third prince Wala took a look at Jia Lian.

This was the first time since he knew Jia Lian that Jia Lian spoke to him so rudely.

Although Jia Lian's official position in the Great Wei court was not low, it was still far behind his status.

Even in the system of the Great Wei Dynasty, he is still the King of Bijun.Because the title given to his father Khan by the Great Wei Dynasty is the first among the princes!After being named "Khan" this time, he has surpassed the prince and can be called the "brother" of the Great Wei Emperor.

If this is the case, he can even be regarded as a king, and Jia Lian is a minister.

Jia Lian's disrespect to him is the following offense.

Of course, he would not offend Jia Lian at this time, so he said seriously: "What General Jia said is true. In order to show my determination to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness, I am willing to personally go into battle and kill the invading enemy!"

General Jia, would you like to join me? "

The third prince of Wala, with his armor and sword on his body, was obviously ready to go into battle, and invited Jia Lian at this time.

"Third Prince does as he pleases. My duty is to protect the safety of the princess."

Hearing Jia Lian's refusal, the third prince was a little surprised, but didn't say much, cupped his hands, turned and left.

Yuan Dao is a formidable person, but he is also a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, so there is nothing to worry about.

"Well, what can you see?"

After the third prince Wala left, Princess Zhaoyang approached Jia Lian for a few minutes.

Jia Lian shook his head, "Although this man has a rough appearance, he has a cunning personality. The princess should be more careful with him in the future..."

I thought it was inappropriate to say that, after all, according to the will, the two of them will get married under the auspices of the King of Oara when they arrive at the court of Oara.

So he added a sentence: "At least before arriving at the royal court of Vala."

Princess Zhaoyang frowned slightly, without speaking, she turned to observe the battle ahead.

This was the first time for her to face a dripping battlefield. Although some bloody scenes made her feel uncomfortable instinctively, she still forced herself to remain calm and squinted her eyes slightly.

Jia Lian saw her situation and persuaded: "Princess, don't worry, there is nothing to worry about in the current situation. The princess should go back to the big tent to rest first. After killing the enemy, I will report the battle situation to the princess."

"Alright."

Knowing that she might distract Jia Lian by being here, Princess Zhaoyang nodded and left with her maid.

The general of the Imperial Guard who was in charge of protecting the princess closely also left, but Jia Lian waved to him.

Without hesitation, he walked over.

"What is the commander's order?"

"Do you know what your mission is here?"

"..., I swear to the death to protect the safety of Her Highness the Princess!"

"very good!"

Jia Lian patted the leader of the imperial army on the shoulder, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "This time we are far away from the capital, and so many Tatar cavalry suddenly appeared, I am worried that their target is Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Therefore, this general orders you, immediately, to lead your [-] imperial guards to guard the princess for a moment.

No matter what happens, AWOL is not allowed.Unless this general and all the people in the Beijing camp are defeated by the enemy, you are not allowed to participate in the battle.

This is a military order, you can understand. "

Hearing the words, the leader of the imperial army was deeply impressed by Jia Lian's courage, and immediately shook his posture, and replied in a deep voice: "The last general obeys orders!"

Jia Lian glanced at the distance again, and the third prince of Wala actually put on his armor and mounted his horse, and charged into the melee with dozens of guards.

"Another task for you.

Closely monitor the third prince of Wala, and if they want to get close to the princess without a call, or any other changes, they will be killed without any need to ask me or the princess for instructions. "

"This……"

The Forbidden Army felt embarrassed, the two countries formed an alliance, and the prince of Wala was honorable, but he was just a small general of the fourth and fifth ranks.

After all, Jia Lian won the trust of the emperor and the princess, and he was his own, so he asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency, you mean to suspect Prince Wala?"

"It is inconvenient for me, General, to go into details with you. You just need to understand your responsibilities. If anything goes wrong with Her Royal Highness, you and I, including everyone on this trip, will have no chance of survival.

In the critical period, the courageous and tenacious people should take on important responsibilities.

If you don't even have the guts to kill a foreign prince, how can you protect the safety of the princess?That being the case, this general will dismiss you immediately and choose another person to protect the princess. "

"Yes, I will obey your lord's order! As long as they dare to do anything against the princess, I will kill them all."

"very good."

Jia Lian nodded and let the imperial guards lead the way.

His suspicion of the third prince of Wala is simple.

No matter how the other party explained, the Tatar cavalry crossed the border here, and the target was so precise, there must be someone colluding on the Oala side.

According to Wu Shiwei and others, the third prince of Wala is full of ambition, warlike and cruel.

Then the politeness and reasonableness he showed in front of the capital and all of them is suspicious.

Also, since leaving Ganning Pass, his personal guards have often left the team... Although the other party said before, it was to contact Wang Ting and the people who came to greet him.

It was reasonable to put it before, but it is suspicious enough to put it at this moment.

Although there is no evidence, but the real battle has already started, so those things are naturally not important.

Not to mention a prince, at this time, the king of Wala came in person, and he dared to kill him directly if he dared to show his dissatisfaction.

(End of this chapter)