Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 378 A small victory

Jia Cong took a five-masted sand boat and dozens of four- to five-foot-long wheeled barges and headed eastward along the Yanyan River. When he passed through Taizhou, he transferred 500 people from Taizhou Guards.

When the moon was at its zenith, we arrived at Haian Town in Rugao County.

This town is located at the intersection of two salt rivers. It is most bustling and lively on weekdays, but now it is dead.

Under the bright moonlight, Jia Cong saw more than a dozen large and small boats moored on the pier, and many figures were busy carrying things to the boats.

Getting closer, you can vaguely see many figures lying on the ground.

Late! Haian Town has been poisoned, and Jia Cong was shocked.

Seeing that there were only one or two hundred Japanese pirates on the pier, Jia Cong said decisively: "Ruan Yanghui, take your troops and rush to the aid of Rugao! Leave the Taizhou Guards with me to annihilate the enemies in front of us, and I will come later."

"The last general has received the order!" General Ruan Yanghui bowed hurriedly, changed the boat and led the troops to turn around and go to the southeast.

The Japanese pirates on the shore did not panic when they saw the official and military ships approaching. Instead, they stood there, waving their swords and shouting and laughing wildly.

Jia Cong sneered: "Show the lantern and order Taizhou Guard Commander Shen Zhong to lead his troops to meet the enemy. I want to see if the Jiangnan soldiers can fight."

"Yes!"

A string of lanterns was raised on the flagship, and more than a dozen wheeled boats quickly docked. Five hundred officers and soldiers jumped directly into the water to kill the Japanese pirates on the shore.

Shen Zhong, the commander of the Taizhou Guard who came with him, knew that Jia Cong was supervising the battle above and did not dare to cheat, so he waved his sword.

He shouted: "Brothers, kill me! Your Majesty has an order. If you behead someone at level 1, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you behead someone at level 10, you will be promoted to one level! If you want to get rich, kill me!"

Although the Japanese pirates were small in number, they had no fear. They laughed and watched the officers and soldiers rushing towards them. The leading few ronin warriors drew their swords and raised them high above their heads. They rushed towards the officers and soldiers without fear of death.

The remaining Japanese pirates all screamed and launched a counterattack carrying various strange weapons such as long and narrow swords, iron hooks, iron forks, and scimitars.

In just a few breaths, the two groups of people collided with each other. There were shouts of death, clashing of weapons, and screams. Blood splattered everywhere and severed limbs flew around.

After holding tight for dozens of breaths, the officers and soldiers became somewhat unable to resist. With more enemies and fewer enemies, they were suppressed and beaten by the Japanese pirates.

Those Japanese pirates were proficient in martial arts. They were screaming, jumping up and down, and their movements were weird. The swords in their hands were very sharp, dancing in the moonlight like a wheel of light. Wherever the blade passed by, all the officers and soldiers were mutilated.

The killing made all the surrounding officers and soldiers frightened, but the morale of the Japanese pirates was greatly boosted, and the offensive became more fierce.

"Brothers, stand shoulder to shoulder, don't retreat! Follow me to kill the enemy!"

Shen Zhong was also willing to risk his life. If he could not win despite being outnumbered and outnumbered, according to Admiral Jia's temper, he would surely be killed. It would be better to fight to the death and at least be known as a martyr.

Although he had not used force for many years, Shen Zhong still had some skills in martial arts, which made him unmatched by ordinary Japanese pirates. Now that he was determined to die, the sword in his hand suddenly became much more powerful, and he chopped down two or three Japanese pirates in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the bravery of their leader, the soldiers around him aroused some fighting spirit. They roared and rushed forward, stabbing with spears and slashing with knives, and they were able to withstand the Japanese pirates' offensive.

A ronin samurai saw the situation here and hurriedly brought people over to support him. He screamed strangely, and several bright sword lights bloomed in his hands. He killed two or three officers and soldiers in an instant, and even cut one man into two pieces with his sword.

Colorful internal organs and blood were spread all over the floor.

When the surrounding officers and soldiers saw such a tragic situation, their hearts softened, cold sweat broke out, and their strength suddenly disappeared.

"Don't retreat! Kill me!" Shen Zhong hurriedly rushed towards the ronin and fought with him to save the morale of the army that was about to collapse.

"Third Master, what do you think?" Yan Shuangying asked softly when he saw that the situation was not good.

Jia Cong shook his head. He was personally supervising the battle, and he was so cowardly. It would have been imaginable in normal times.

"Get off the boat and be naughty!"

"Yes!" Yan Shuangying agreed excitedly, ordered someone to lay out a wide springboard, and then went to fetch Jia Cong's mount.

"No need, it's dark, don't hurt my horse."

Jia Cong waved his hand and got off the boat first, and two hundred soldiers filed off behind him.

Shen Zhong fought with the rogue for more than ten times, but he felt his arms were sore and weak, and his heartbeat was like a drum. He knew that he had neglected to practice, and his physical strength was exhausted. He felt a great hatred in his heart. Twenty years ago, he would definitely be able to kill this beast, but now he has the intention to do so. Powerless.

The ronin laughed strangely, sensing Shen Zhong's predicament, he raised his sword back, swung away Shen Zhong's blade, and swept it towards his neck. The beautiful scene of heads flying up and blood spurting wildly appeared in his mind.

Shen Zhong was panting and exhausted. He wanted to dodge, but his whole body seemed to be filled with lead and he could not move an inch. He watched the blade approaching and sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that my life is at stake. I will close my eyes and wait to die.

The imagined feeling of being decapitated by a blade did not come. Just a clang sound was heard, and a blade with a slight cyan glow suddenly blocked the side of his neck, blocking the fatal blow for himself.

Shen Zhong turned around with difficulty and said in surprise: "Sir!"

"Get away!" Jia Cong kicked him away.

When the ronin saw that Jia Cong was so young and was actually wearing precious armor, shining brilliantly in the moonlight, he knew he must be a noble man. He rushed forward with a strange smile and slashed down with his sword in the air.

Jia Cong smiled coldly, instead of dodging, he took a step forward, shouted loudly, and raised the Qingshuang sword from bottom to top, as fast as lightning, with the last strike coming first.

The ronin felt a chill all over his body, he was horrified, all his strength was released, and the sword in his hand fell limply.

Jia Cong walked past him casually, and the soldiers behind him casually waved.

The ronin fell straight down. There was a crash in his chest and abdomen, and a large opening opened. A large amount of internal organs were rushed out with blood and water, and flowed to the ground.

Shen Zhong was dazzled to see that Admiral Jia was really brave as a dragon! The rumors are all true!

Inspired by this, Shen Zhong suddenly became energetic and shouted: "My lord, you are so powerful! My lord, you are victorious! Brothers, follow my lord to kill the enemy!"

He roared and rushed out again, but this time he learned to be smart and only killed the enemy beside Jia Cong, which not only let the adults see his bravery, but also made it easier for the adults to save lives.

Jia Cong's soldiers were all veterans of many battles who had crawled out of the dead. They were experienced, well-equipped, and well-trained. How could they take these Japanese pirates seriously.

Their joining immediately made the scene one-sided.

Yan Shuangying even led a hundred people to squat on the outside and did not participate in the battle.

Jia Cong didn't take action for a long time, but it was because he was itching to do anything. When he saw the blood, the violent murderous intention naturally rose in his heart.

Under the moonlight, the green frost sword rolled up a wave of sword light, which was invincible to anyone who blocked it. No enemy could be found wherever the blade touched. It killed more than a dozen people in an instant and plowed a path of blood.

The Japanese pirates were also afraid of death. Seeing that Jia Cong was like a murderous god, they dared not fight and retreated one after another.

Zhang Yuanba was very sensible. When he saw Jia Cong killing to his heart's content, he did not fight with him. He only stayed on the left and right sides. Occasionally, if someone rushed up blindly, he would kill him with a copper hammer.

The remaining four or five ronin warriors saw that Jia Cong's sword was extremely powerful and could not be defeated by one person. If he were to kill him again, their morale would be ruined, so they rushed forward together.

"Yuanba get out of the way!"

Jia Cong shouted loudly and was not afraid. Now that he has achieved great success in martial arts and has awakened his natural divine power, how could he take these small characters seriously.

But Jia Cong flew up, took two diagonal steps, and grabbed the flank, making it impossible for the enemy to surround him. At the same time, the sword in his hand exploded and danced into a ball of light blue light, crushing past the ronin.

There were a few soft snaps, several tachis and the hands holding the swords fell to the ground, several heads flew in the air, and several pillars of blood spurted high.

Jia Cong stood alone in the blood rain, holding a long knife in his hand, looking at the remaining Japanese pirates coldly, like a demon with no emotions. Seeing this scene, all the Japanese pirates were heartbroken. Several small leaders who had always been brave were killed by the Han people in an instant. They had no fighting spirit. As soon as someone shouted, they ran away.

All the officers, soldiers and soldiers were busy pursuing the victory.

When Yan Shuangying saw the remaining twenty or thirty Japanese pirates fleeing over, he quickly ordered an encirclement. Three or four soldiers surrounded one person and captured and killed them all in an instant.

"I thank you for saving your life. Your Majesty is truly a man of God. Today, I am an eye-opener!" Shen Zhong escaped from death and hurriedly came up, nodded and bowed, and flattered Jia Cong.

"Send a team of people to look at these shipments of goods." Jia Cong was too lazy to pay attention to him and went on board the ship.

"Yes, yes, I humbly obey my orders." Shen Zhong hurriedly directed his men to guard the cargo ship and treat the wounded. As for the war dead, we can only ignore it for now. The war is urgent and we will talk about it after the war is over.

Returning to the cabin, Jia Cong took off his helmet, washed his hands and face, and ordered Yan Shuangying to bring the prisoner up.

Jia Cong looked at the six Japanese pirates kneeling on the ground. Judging from their hairstyle and clothing, four of them seemed to be authentic Japanese, while the other two were Han Chinese.

"Tell me, where are the other Japanese pirates?" Jia Cong said calmly.

"Baga!" A Japanese pirate screamed and jabbered a lot.

"What did they say?" Jia Cong asked.

The two Han men next to me trembled and did not dare to translate.

"Well, it doesn't seem to be a good thing to say, but he is a tough guy. I like tough guys best, keep it up, don't say it. There is a way." Jia Cong laughed.

Wen Youfang came in with several royal guards, bowed and said, "Please give me your instructions."

"What are you trying to do to greet this tough guy?" Jia Cong raised his chin slightly.

"My lord, there are limited things on board, so it's easy to just set off firecrackers," Wen Youfang said.

"Okay, everyone is tired from fighting, so it's time to have some fun." Jia Cong said with a smile.

"Just take a look." The two captains in Jinyi chuckled, went out with a bang, and walked in with a few iron pliers of different sizes.

First, he blocked the Japanese pirate's mouth with a rag and said with a smile: "Sir, the meaning of 'setting off firecrackers' is to only listen to the sound of firecrackers and not listen to people's calls, so I blocked his mouth first."

"Let's get started." Jia Cong looked at the other prisoners: "Look at it, I have plenty of time to entertain you."

"Yes!" The two lieutenants were executed for the first time in front of the Admiral. They were filled with glory, excitement, and excitement, and wished they could use all their skills.

I saw a lieutenant pull the Japanese pirate's hand away. The Japanese pirate refused to let go and clenched it into a tight fist.

The captain, who was experienced, picked up the iron pliers and hit the back of his hand with a snap, breaking several metacarpal bones. The Japanese pirate was in pain, with tears streaming down his face, and he immediately let go.

I saw the iron pliers clamping the first section of the little finger, closing it gently, and there was a crisp sound, and the phalange bone was shattered immediately.

With their fingers connected to their hearts, the Japanese pirate was in pain to his bones and struggled wildly, but was pinned to the ground.

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's just getting started."

The captain laughed, and with very quick hands and feet, he crushed all the finger bones of his left hand one by one, followed by the metacarpal bones, one by one.

The remaining Japanese pirates had already been frightened to death by this torture, and their faces were pale.

The other two Han men almost fainted. They had always heard that Jin Yiwei's torture was severe, but they didn't expect it to be so horrific, so they hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Sir, we are just following along and don't know what the Japanese pirates are doing. They know. You can tell just by asking them."

Jia Cong said: "If you are so kind as to translate for me, I will give you a pleasure."

"Thank you, sir. Thank you for your kindness." The two Han people knew that there was no luck, and getting a happy result was the best result, which was better than "setting off firecrackers".

In Jinyiwei, the often cruel punishments have names that reflect life, such as scrubbing, listening to the rain, playing the pipa, setting off firecrackers, etc.

Jia Cong was very satisfied when he saw the frightened and terrified Japanese pirates.

He was not in a hurry, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

Theoretically, no one can withstand Jin Yiwei's torture.

While executing the execution, the lieutenant observed the expressions of the other three Japanese pirates and said with a smile: "It seems that the firecrackers are too small to scare people." Then he exchanged a look with the other lieutenant and exchanged a pair of large pliers.

But the big pliers directly clamped the Japanese pirate's wrist, and there was a loud snap. The front ends of the ulna and radius burst at the same time, and the white bone stubble pierced the skin and flesh, exposing it to the air.

Woo! With a muffled groan, the Japanese pirate's pupils were filled with blood, and he fainted from the pain.

"Hey, where are you?" The captain next to him sprayed him with cold water and woke him up.

The executioner's lieutenant moved the pliers up another inch, obviously intending to crush his arm bones inch by inch.

It's nothing more than being broken into pieces.

The three Japanese pirates couldn't stand it any longer, so they chattered a few words.

"Sir, they said they are willing to confess. I just ask you not to use this punishment against them." Yihan said.

Jia Cong smiled coldly and said, "Let them speak for themselves, I'm too lazy to ask."

The Japanese pirate said: "General Tabo took nearly three thousand people to the direction of Rugao. He said he wanted to kill a big one before leaving."

"Who is General Treading Waves?"

"It is said that he was originally a jounin of the Kii-ryu. Because he failed in the fight for the Daime, he killed the Daime and defected. He gathered a group of people and became pirates, calling himself Wave-Treading Shogun."

Jia Cong chuckled, are there really ninjas?

"Did anyone tip off your robbery?"

"Yes. I heard that a large Han clan colluded with several leaders and presented a distribution map of their troops. They also sent people familiar with the terrain to lead the way."

As expected, Jia Cong smiled coldly and said, "You have robbed so many things, how can you take them away?"

"Neiying has already made an agreement with several leaders to prepare ships at the seaport. They will take 30% of the robbed goods."

Collusion inside and outside, poisoning his compatriots, and murderous intent in Jia Cong's eyes. Such scum can be found in any era.

"Last question, where are you going to go to sea from?"

"Only the leader knows this, not the villain."

Jia Cong frowned slightly and turned to look at the map on the wall. From Rugao, go south along the Yanyan River, pass through Dingyan Town and Baipu Town, and you will reach Nantong Prefecture. Go down the river and you can go to the sea. This is the best way. The outlet to the sea!

A burst of "firecrackers" pulled Jia Cong out of his thoughts. The Japanese pirates who had been tortured had fainted and died several times, covered in blood and no longer human. The remaining people were trembling and their teeth were chattering.

"Pull them all out and chop them down." Jia Cong waved his hand, looked at the dark night sky, and shouted: "Go ahead at full speed!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)