The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 730 I Swear to Kill You

At the west foot of Tiewang Mountain, flames were everywhere and shouts of killing were heard everywhere.

"General, general!"

"what happened?"

Xie Jing glanced back at the dusty general, then turned around and whipped the slow-moving prisoner again.

"General, there are so many people coming down from the mountain, our brothers can't charge up anymore."

Xie Jing was not too surprised. He also knew that with his current offensive, the other side would definitely send reinforcements to support him.

"Quickly, tie these weaklings to the trees, two to each tree. Anyone who dares not behave will be stabbed to death with a knife!"

After instructing the soldiers who were escorting the prisoners, Xie Jing went to a bucket nearby, washed off the blood that had accidentally stained his body, and then asked, "About how many people are there?"

"Not sure. All the mountain roads and passes are guarded by them. As soon as the brothers charge, bows, crossbows and arrows will rain down densely. The brothers have suffered too many casualties, so they can't charge anymore."

"Damn it!"

Xie Jing cursed and suddenly asked, "Where is that brat from the Jia family? I'm killing people all over here, but why is there no movement from him?"

Xie Jing was a little depressed. When he arrived here, he found that there were not many people guarding the mountain pass, and the fortifications were also very simple. He made a prompt decision and immediately ordered a charge.

As expected, the effect was very good. When the officers and soldiers of the Beidaying saw them coming to kill without any warning, they were all frightened and almost abandoned their positions and ran away without any resistance.

He led his troops in pursuit and killed the enemy all the way, winning battle after battle.

But before he reached the mountainside, the enemy seemed to finally react and began setting up layers of defense to block him, making his advance extremely slow.

"General, I have sent someone to ask. The reply from the Marquis of Zhenyuan is that their artillery troops are still behind and have not caught up. We should wait until the artillery troops arrive before attacking the mountain.

They also reminded him not to be too aggressive, and if he got tired of attacking, he should stop and rest. When they were fully prepared, the pressure on the general would be reduced.

  "Bullshit, do you really think I am worthy of his few thousand soldiers?

And what about that firearm? It's dark in the night, and I think it's no different from a fire stick!

If you don't dare to come forward, just say so. Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty? "

Xie Jing was angry.

  We agreed to conquer the mountain together, and you stood me up, that's fine. But you also slandered me. What's your intention?

The subordinate probed: "General, Jia Lian is not trying to ask you to lead all the rebels here, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity and seize the first credit, right?"

Xie Jing frowned, he had this suspicion a long time ago.

However, it was his suggestion to attack the mountain in advance, so it was understandable that the other side postponed the attack on the grounds that their troops were not yet fully assembled.

The main reason was that Jia Lian was not his subordinate, so he had no right to order him to do anything...

"Damn it, I didn't realize that this guy appears to be polite and reasonable on the surface, but is actually a bad guy in secret. It seems that if I cooperate with him in the future, I have to be careful of him!"

After muttering a few words, Xie Jing had no intention of arguing with Jia Lian. He immediately ordered someone to bring the map of Tiewang Mountain so that he could study the tactics carefully.

While they were thinking about how to launch a surprise attack, another general came to report: "General, the people on the mountain asked you to come over, saying they want to have a good talk with you."

"What the hell is there to talk about! I've already said it before, I came here on orders, either let me go up the mountain, or let those cowards in Beidaying clean their necks and wait for me to cleanse them. Go back, that's the reply."

A moment later, the young general came back: "General, they said that the Crown Prince wants to see you!"

Xie Jing was about to get angry, but when he heard the title of the prince, he swallowed his words.

He thought that although the Crown Prince's defection put Emperor Ning Kang in danger, they were father and son after all, and it was unknown what would happen to them in the future, so there was no need to offend them for the time being.

So he slowly put away the map and rode to the front line with his personal soldiers.

Sure enough, the lights were on, and there was a very impressive person riding in the lead, and it was none other than the prince.

When the prince saw him coming, he immediately asked, "Xie Jing, as a minister of the Wei Dynasty, why did you raise an army to rebel?"

Xie Jing immediately responded in a louder voice: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, I am here under the command of Your Majesty to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion and protect the Emperor. How can this be called treason?"

The prince's face darkened, and he immediately said, "Humph, no matter whose orders you are following. The old emperor knows that you are here, and he specifically asked to see you.

Why don't you let your troops withdraw, and then follow me up the mountain to meet the Emperor."

Xie Jingchuizi then went with him to meet the emperor.

  But since the Crown Prince had even mentioned the Emperor, Xie Jing had no intention of arguing with him anymore and immediately shouted angrily, "Your Highness! His Majesty is your father, and the Emperor is your grandfather. Why are you raising an army to rebel?

How dare you cheat in the name of the emperor?

Everyone knows that the Two Saints are now participating in hunting activities in the mountains. But now your men are everywhere on and off the mountain, but there are no one around the Two Saints. Doesn't this show that you are so bold and reckless that you are plotting treason?

Tell the truth to His Royal Highness, I am here tonight to suppress the rebellion under the order of the Two Saints! If His Royal Highness still has a little bit of benevolence and filial piety, if he still knows a little bit of loyalty, please immediately withdraw your troops and surrender, and wait for the Two Saints to decide.

Otherwise, once the troops from all over the world arrive to support the king, it will be too late for His Royal Highness to regret it!"

Everyone can engage in verbal battles.

With the two armies facing each other, Xie Jing would naturally not let the prince label him a traitor.

The prince was infuriated by Xie Jing. It would have been fine if he said he was following the will of Emperor Ningkang, but he actually dared to say he was following the will of the Second Saint!

If the emperor knew he was so bold and presumptuous, he would definitely tear out his tendons and bones.

Before he could say anything else, Xie Jing turned his horse around and shouted, "All troops, listen up! In a quarter of an hour, you will attack the mountain with all your might, exterminate the rebels, serve the king and protect him, and accomplish a feat that will last forever!"

Any rebel who dares to stop us will be killed without mercy!"

Just say it and whip away.

The prince almost choked up and shouted angrily, "You bastard, I swear to kill you!"

……

Just when Xie Jing completely angered the prince and asked him to turn the army around to suppress the rebellion.

In the east, Xie Jun's leading 100 Zhenyuan cannons finally arrived.

With sharp weapons in hand, the morale of the firearms battalion was high.

Then, Jia Lian also began to attack the mountain. He attacked the mountain in an upright and aboveboard manner.

At the foot of the mountain, the captain of the Northern Camp, who had been riding his horse ahead and waiting for Jia Lian to come forward to answer questions, looked at the neatly aligned black cannon muzzles slowly approaching behind Jia Lian in the light of the fire on the opposite side, and he swallowed.

"Lord Zhenyuan, you... you are from a famous family, why..."

Jia Lian was much more reasonable than Xie Jing. Seeing that the other party was stuttering, he took the initiative to explain:

"There are rebels now, and I am following the imperial decree of His Majesty to go into the mountains to protect Him. If the young general is willing to open the checkpoint and let me through, then everything will be easy.

Otherwise, let’s see what happens.

Let me remind the young general that these Zhenyuan cannons behind me are my masterpiece.

I once conducted an experiment in which I put a hundred pigs together and shot them with one shot. The mortality rate was as high as 98%, and the number of pigs with incomplete limbs or even brain damage was too numerous to count.

I hope the young general will take care of himself." The captain trembled even more upon hearing this.

To be honest, given his status, he felt really warm in his heart when being called "little general" by a figure like Jia Lian.

However, when he looked at the enemy's well-organized army with all kinds of terrifying equipment, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

He was just a captain, and was ordered to stop Jia Lian.

He had some confidence before, but now he knew that with the more than 1,000 men he had gathered together...

Even if the opponent didn't use those terrifying things, I could probably kill them with just the swords at their waists.

"Lord Jia, it is difficult for me to distinguish right from wrong in my humble position.

I am only stationed here under orders, please have mercy on me, Lord, and don’t embarrass me…”

"I will only give you ten seconds to think about it. Either you turn from darkness to light, or you resist to the end... one..."

"Master Hou..."

"two……"

"..."

"three……"

The captain immediately turned around, rode his horse across the trench, stood in front of the chevaux de frise, and shouted, "The prince has ordered that all the rebels be stopped outside the mountain. Anyone who lets one through will be killed!"

"Crossbowmen prepare!"

"Archers prepare!"

"Quick, report to General Pei immediately, tell him that the enemy is strong and request support!"

……

In the distance, Jia Lian sighed.

Civil war is not a just war, and Jia Lian actually wants to end it without bloodshed.

But he knew it was difficult.

At this time, there was no room for him to show mercy.

Ever since he led the troops here in compliance with the order of Emperor Ning Kang, he had no way to retreat.

  If Emperor Ningkang wins, he will be honored. If Emperor Ningkang loses, he will die!

Before victory, you have no right to show mercy to the enemy.

"Artillery, get ready!"

Following Jia Lian's order, the artillery soldiers, who had already pushed the cannons to the appropriate positions, skillfully loaded the ammunition and then held up the torches.

This scene surprised the thousand households on the opposite side.

How is it possible, so far away...

"ignition!"

"boom"

"Boom boom"

"Boom boom boom"

"Bang~!"

"Bang~~!"

"Bang bang~!"

As dozens of shrapnel shells exploded on the enemy's position, the mountains and forests on the opposite side were illuminated like a beautiful sunset.

When the smoke and dust cleared, screams and cries followed.

All the officers and soldiers of Beidaying who faced the shrapnel from the Zhenyuan artillery for the first time felt a fear in their souls!

Who can imagine that a living person, or even your good friend, is joking and chatting with you the moment before, and suddenly the next moment, he is torn into pieces right in front of your eyes?

  Is this still a human weapon?

In fact, there were more than a thousand people distributed over such a large battlefield, and only a very small number of them were killed in the explosion.

Jia Lian's statement that ninety-eight pigs were killed by one cannon was naturally an exaggeration.

But at this moment, fear had filled the minds of all the officers and soldiers in Beidaying.

They had no idea what they were fighting for in the first place, and no longer had any will to fight. They howled as they rushed out of their positions and toward the vast forests behind them.

Those mountains, rocks and trees can give them a sense of security.

In the distance, Jia Lian looked at the artillery troops who had already skillfully loaded the second shell, and pressed his hand slightly, asking them to put down the torches.

"Musketeers, prepare!"

The musketeers, who had been ready for battle, advanced forward step by step in a complete formation under the cover of the lancers on both sides.

Anyone who dared to show his head or shoot an arrow with a crossbow would be shot to death by them.

But not a single enemy attacked them until they reached the trench.

Those who were still on the battlefield and had not run away had either raised their hands and stood up, or were lying on the ground, unable to stand up.

After his subordinates had confiscated all the weapons and taken the prisoners into custody, Jia Lian rode slowly towards them.

He saw the captain lying on the ground, without any hands or feet left.

The other party was still alive, and he even gave Jia Lian a smile: "Zhenyuan Cannon, it really lives up to its reputation.

I believe that the Marquis' Zhenyuan Cannon will scare the enemy in the real battlefield in the future. It will definitely become a magic weapon for our Wei Dynasty to intimidate distant enemies!"

  Jia Lian came up to him and saw his demeanor. He felt a little sorry for him:

"Why bother."

He smiled without saying anything, then closed his eyes and said, "Please, my Lord, give me a quick death!"

In this era, if you have your hands and feet cut off like this, there is no possibility of survival.

Jia Lian sighed, and Jia Yu next to him stepped forward, bowed to him, and then cut his neck with a knife.

……