Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 186 Fiery Hell 2
  "The Tatars have suffered a loss today, and they will attack with all their strength tomorrow. Lao Yu, your burden is not light." Jia Cong said.

"Don't worry, sir. We have gained some experience from watching the battle today. We will definitely not make it easier for the Tatars tomorrow." Yu Hong, Su Can and others laughed.

Jia Cong asked: "How did the prisoners behave today?"

Both Kong Xing and Wang Fei were a little surprised. After all, the prisoner was not a soldier. As soon as he went to the battlefield, he felt panicked and his feet were weak. There was no way to fight.

"Except for a few prisoners who are brave and not afraid of death, most of them are useless." Kongxing sighed.

"Bring here the prisoner who killed the Tatars with your own hands today, and let me take a look." Jia Cong said.

In a moment, twenty or thirty prisoners were brought over, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "We will pay homage to the defense and generals."

Jia Cong nodded, raised his hand and said, "Sit down, everyone."

All the prisoners were busy kneeling and sitting on the ground.

"I've heard that you killed the enemy bravely today. You are worthy of a bowl of meat. Come and bring it to them!" Jia Cong waved his hand, and several gang leaders immediately brought a large vat of steaming meat. Soup, scooped a bowl for each of them.

"Thank you, sir!" The prisoners held the broth carefully, for fear of spilling it. They were trembling with excitement as they spoke, not for the bowl of meat, but for the recognition and honor they received.

"Stop kowtowing. I don't like this. I will be happy if I kill more Tatars!"

"We will sacrifice our lives to kill the enemy!" Everyone said in unison.

Jia Cong said: "From now on, you will officially become warriors. When they come, they will be given armor and cotton-padded clothes. From tomorrow onwards, I will order you to form a supervising team, but there are some who are afraid to move forward and are timid in the face of the enemy." ,cut!"

"Yes, I will obey your general's orders!" everyone said.

Jia Cong dismissed them, reviewed today's battle situation with the generals, summarized the shortcomings, and discussed tomorrow's battle strategy. After today's battle, everyone has grown a lot. Learning war in war is always the fastest way for a general to grow.

"Wang Fei!" Jia Cong suddenly thought of something.

"The humble duty is here." Wang Fei hurriedly stepped forward to obey the order.

"You have to work hard tonight to explore the enemy camp, capture one or two Han craftsmen, and ask the Tatars about their truth. Don't forget to silence them," Jia Cong said.

"I obey my command." Wang Fei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Jia Cong wanted him to assassinate the enemy chief at night, so he could only grease his feet and run away. Fortunately, he was just trying to get some information.

Jia Cong ordered You Jiaxi, Wang Jin and others to rest. Yu Hong, Su Can and others replaced him, but he still slept in the city gate tower.

"Why don't you go back to your room and sleep?" Yu Hong advised.

Jia Cong shook his head: "It's not safe to go back to the room to sleep, so just sleep here. Remember to call me when Wang Fei comes back."

"Yes." Yu Hong bowed his hands and stepped back.

Just before dawn, a flying hook was suddenly thrown from the city and caught on the wall. A figure as nimble as an ape pulled the rope and jumped up on the wall. Several sergeants around him came with guns.

"It's me!" Wang Fei hurriedly raised his hands.

"You're back, come with me to see the Lord." Yu Hong came over and pushed aside a few soldiers and said.

Looking at the thin figure kneeling on the ground, Jia Cong took the hot tea from Yan Shuangying, took a sip to dispel some sleepiness, and said, "Get up, what did you find?"

"Sir, I saw that the enemy camp was building siege equipment again. I caught two Han craftsmen who were using the toilet and interrogated them. I learned that the equipment had already been built, but it was usually separated and transported and put together before use. That’s right, very fast.”

Jia Cong frowned and said, "How many weapons do the Tatars have?"

"The craftsman said there are still more than twenty in the camp." "Can I ask the Tatars who leads the army?"

"I asked, and the craftsman said he was the prince of the Barhu tribe, and his name was Jiya Saiyin. He said it meant good luck."

Yu Hong explained: "The Barhu tribe is one of the largest tribes on the Liaodong grasslands, with nearly 100,000 string masters."

Jia Cong sneered and said, "You are indeed a prince and a nobleman. I'm afraid you won't be so lucky this time. What else?"

"Also, it is said that because the city was not captured yesterday, Prince Najiya Saiyin was furious and ordered all siege equipment to be deployed today and heavy troops to attack. The city must be captured at all costs.

The two craftsmen were questioned separately, and they found out that everything they said was normal. It was true that they thought it was true. The two traitors had been dealt with by the humble officials. "

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You don't have to fight today. Just go and rest."

"Thank you, sir, for showing me your kindness. I have resigned from my humble position." Wang Fei was overjoyed and hurriedly and respectfully retired.

"It seems that today is the highlight," before Jia Cong finished speaking, he heard the war drums of the enemy camp two miles away, and the drum beats came like muffled thunder.

Jia Cong hurriedly went out to look around, and saw a sheet of white snow. Although there was little snow last night, it had fallen all night and a thin layer of silver frost had accumulated on the ground.

Seven or eight Tatar troops of a thousand people rushed out of the camp, brandishing their swords and patting their scabbards, shouting "Haorui", like a black wave coming from the snow.

"Haorui! Haorui!"

"What are they shouting?" Jia Cong asked.

"Haorui means 'Long Live' in Tatar." Yu Hong explained.

Jia Cong smiled coldly and shouted: "Prepare gunpowder, kerosene, and torches for me. I ordered Coach Wang to leave 300 people as a reserve team. The rest of the people go to the city and kill these 'Long Live' people!" If we resist today, the Tatars will be at the end of their ropes!"

"Yes!" All the soldiers on the city shouted in unison.

The enemy army gradually approached. More than 300 steps away, the rear army suddenly stopped. Only the first three thousand-man troops and more than twenty siege vehicles opened the skirmish line and slowly approached from three directions.

It's still the same old routine as yesterday. Jia Cong snorted coldly, I'm going to change my tactics.

"Catapult, hit me!"

Hoo ho ho! More than ten boulders were thrown, only killing a few riders. The Tatars remained unmoved and continued to approach.

"Come again!" Jia Cong shouted!
  Puffy!
  More than forty crossbows vibrated at the same time, and slender crossbow arrows shot out, taking away the lives of people and horses.

The Tatar cavalry began to speed up, and in a dozen breaths they rushed to the bottom of the city, drawing their bows to fight back.

Arrows fell on the city like raindrops, and all the soldiers hurriedly hid behind the wall stacks.

The hit rate of the catapults was impressive. After several rounds of fighting, they only destroyed three or four siege engines, and the opponent quickly reached the city.

Dai Qin, the most powerful general in the Tatar army, shouted loudly, pointed his sword, and the two thousand-man troops immediately dismounted and rushed towards the city.

Bang bang bang! The guard plate of the ladder truck was lowered, and it was set up on the city wall from a high position, and the Tatars on the truck rushed up.

Countless siege ladders were carried up the wall, and the iron hooks at the top were tightly hooked on the wall, making it extremely difficult to push them away. The Tatars held knives in their mouths and used their hands and feet to climb up. The car crashed and hit the city gate hard at the same time. There were many Tatars wandering around the outside shooting arrows to cover it.

Jia Cong was not surprised at all. He had ordered people to use bricks and wood to completely block the city gate last night. No matter how hard the Tatars crashed, they would not be able to open it for a while.

(End of this chapter)