The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

The sun sets and the moon rises, and the pale moonlight quietly splashes on the territory of Ujumchin Left Banner.

Looking down from a high place, the former base has become a ruin. There are tens of thousands of wooden sticks stuck on the ruins, and densely packed with human heads. When the night wind blows, the heads sway everywhere in the wind, looking so hideous and terrifying!
In order to intimidate the Mongolian tribes south of the desert, Qian Xiaosi ordered the execution of all men in Xilingol League who were taller than the wheels of a wheel and who followed Fukangan in the rebellion.

The pasture in Ujumchin Left Banner became a huge military camp.

At the gate, a large flag embroidered with the huge Chinese character "Qing" fluttered in the night wind.

The central army tent was brightly lit.

Fu Cha. Ming Rui closed his eyes slightly and sat cross-legged in front of the low table in the middle.

Doral Hailancha and the generals of the Mongolian White Banner sat in front of a row of low tables on the left.

Baoning and the generals of the Han army's Plain White Banner and Bordered Yellow Banner sat in front of a row of low tables on the right.

After the news of Fu Kang'an's rebellion was reported back to Shengjing, Qian Xiaosi promoted Fucha Mingrui to be the commander of the Plain White Banner Han Army, and appointed Duolar Hailancha, the commander of the Bordered White Banner Mongolian Army, and Baoning, the commander of the Bordered Yellow Banner Han Army, as deputies to attack Fu Kang'an and put down the rebellion.

A burst of rapid horse hoof sounds came to a stop outside the tent, and then a spy ran in and said to Fu Cha. Mingrui knelt down and said, "Report! The 10,000 main cavalry led by the Prince of Korchin has crossed the mountain pass and will arrive at the camp in the second half of the night."

Fu Cha. Ming Rui didn't even open his eyes: "Tell the prince to set up camp and rest here, and move out after dinner tomorrow."

The spy shouted: "Huh!" and ran out again.

At this time, another spy ran in to Fu Cha. Ming Rui knelt down and said, "Report! The 20,000 cavalry of the allied forces led by the leader of the Zhaowuda League have arrived at the designated location."

Fucha. Mingrui then opened his eyes: "Tell the leader of the Zhaowuda League to wait for my military order."

The spy responded loudly, "Yes!" and strode out.

Fucha. Mingrui waved his hand and said, "Everyone, go down, have a good rest tonight, cook dinner at five o'clock, and move camp in the morning."

Hailancha, Baoning and all the generals shouted in unison: "Yes!" and bowed and retreated.

Mingrui then stood up, walked out the door with his hands behind his back, looked at the moon in the distance, and sighed deeply.

The moonlight also quietly illuminated Fukangan's camp.

Fukang'an and Zasaktu Khan stood side by side in the moonlight.

Zasaktu Khan: "Fucha Mingrui is helping us. Xilin Gol League has no way out."

"Does he look down on us or is he too confident?" Fu Kang'an suddenly asked.

Zasaktu Khan gave a bitter smile. It was obvious that Emperor Qianlong did not take them seriously and did not even send a single Eight Banners soldier.

Fu Kangan: "Fucha Mingrui can't possibly have only these 30,000 troops."

Zasaktu Khan: "Khorchin will definitely send troops, but we should not be too worried. They will at most send 10,000 people to support Mingrui. We should be wary of the Zhaowuda League."

Just as Fu Kang'an was about to speak, a general came galloping up to him, pulled the reins, jumped off his horse, and reported loudly: "General, a Han scout was spotted fifty miles away."

Fu Kang'an and Zasaktu Khan looked at each other, and Li Hu came.

Zasaktu Khan's eyes flashed: "We can ask Li Hu for help!"

Fu Kang'an understood immediately, but asked hesitantly: "Can he help us deal with the Zhaowuda League?" Zasaktu Khan: "I have carefully thought about Li Hu's attack on the Western Sunite Right Banner. He doesn't want to see us easily defeat the Shengjing army, but on the contrary, he doesn't want to see us defeated. This battle is crucial and we must win! As long as Li Hu agrees to help us deal with the Zhaowuda League, no matter how harsh the conditions are, we can agree to him. If the general thinks it's okay, I will go there in person."

Fu Kang'an was stunned and nodded after a long time.

Zasaktu Khan suddenly remembered: "Oh, we have to beware of the Russians."

Fukangan: "What's wrong?"

Zasaktu Khan lowered his voice and said, "From what I have seen, the people around Ivanov know Mongolian, but they pretend not to know it. We must be on guard!"

Fu Kang'an's eyes flashed coldly: "Let them live happily for a few more days. When the weapons and equipment we bought arrive, we will keep them all, including the people and money!"

After seeing off Zasaktu Khan, Li Hu looked at the map and saw that he could reach the battlefield in an hour and a half of rapid march. Of course, Li Hu would never make a long-distance raid, so he would arrive near the battlefield in the afternoon and let them fight first.

Wang Daniu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do we really want to help Fu Kang'an?"

Li Hu smiled and said, "If you take the money, you have to do the work for them."

Wang Daniu: "Well, those who know this think that the Marshal is doing this for the greater good. Those who don't know would think that the Marshal is trading his brothers' lives for money!"

Li Hu looked at him and smiled: "Okay, you have learned to use your brain. But you are still stubborn. What I promised Zasaktu Khan was to stop the Zhaowuda League from approaching the battlefield, but I didn't say to destroy the Zhaowuda League."

Wang Daniu was puzzled.

Li Hu: "Since the raid on the Western Sunite Right Banner, my reputation on the prairie has become a brutal existence that can stop children from crying at night. As long as the people of the Zhaowuda League are not mentally ill, they will retreat obediently."

After hearing this, Wang Daniu looked at him with some suspicion.

"Pass on my military order. The army will move out of camp and set off!"

Looking down from the sky, several yellow dragons are approaching rapidly on the prairie.
Li Hu marched very slowly. When he was still fifty miles away from the battlefield, he rested for half an hour. If it weren't for Zasaktu Khan's men urging him, Li Hu could have slept for another half an hour.

The battle had already begun. Fukangan and Fucha Mingrui were not easy to deal with. They were both thinking of attacking the opponent's flanks and rear wings. The ambushes were deployed. The battlefield was in chaos. The Chechen Khan and the Khorchin Prince were fighting in one place. The Tushetu Khan and the Saiyin Noyan Khan joined forces to besiege the Han army of the Bordered Yellow Banner in Baoning. On the main battlefield, Fukangan commanded the coalition forces to besiege Fucha Ruiming and Doral Hailancha.

Li Hu put down the telescope and looked at Liu Xianglian, Zhou Xun and others, "What do you think?"

Everyone knew the relationship between Li Hu and Liu Xianglian, so they all looked at him.

Liu Xianglian was not polite. After thinking for a while, he replied, "Fucha Ruiming and Duolar Hailancha have always maintained a complete formation. Although their troops are not as strong as Fukangan's coalition forces, they have been attacking the coalition forces' weaknesses. Because they were put together temporarily, Fukangan's coalition forces lacked overall coordination and their strength was uneven.

This gives the other side a chance to defeat them one by one. Marshal, please look, Fucha, Ruiming and Doral. Hailancha's two wings have been cooperating to besiege the Fourth Prince's army. As long as the Fourth Prince's army retreats, they can take advantage of the situation to attack the Zasaktu Khan's army formation.

Wang Daniu exclaimed: "The Fourth Prince's troops have been defeated!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the four princes' armies had been completely scattered. Each of them was forming their own battle formation and was being quickly divided and eliminated.

Li Hu's heart skipped a beat. Could the Fourth Prince be hanging here? He was counting on him to tip off.

At this time, Wang Yaozu came riding up and reported to Li Hu: "General, the Zhaowuda League is approaching the battlefield, with about 20,000 men."

Li Hu nodded and turned to Liu Xianglian: "You lead 5,000 cavalry to stop the Zhaowuda League and tell them to retreat 20 miles away, otherwise we will destroy them." (End of this chapter)