The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 399 Fight again
The food on the table lay cold.

Shui Rong sat there in a daze for a while before he came to his senses. He stood up, walked to the door and lifted the curtain.

A cold wind blew in.

Shui Rong sighed, slowly lowered the curtain, and slowly walked towards his seat. Just after taking two steps, he was suddenly shocked!
In the distance, the sound of alarm bells was heard amid the howling north wind!

Shui Rong suddenly turned around, opened the door curtain and ran out.

The alarm bell rang from the front camp, and the alarm bell was also sounded in the central camp. The shrill bell sounded throughout the entire central camp. Countless White Lotus Sect members rushed out of their tents, causing chaos.

Several White Lotus leaders came running over from a distance, shouting, "What happened? Are the enemy troops coming?"

But no one knew that someone in the chaos shouted, "Someone is coming!"

Shui Rong and several White Lotus leaders looked on intently.

A White Lotus leader galloped over here, whipping his horse like crazy, shouting, "Master!"

Shui Rong led several White Lotus leaders to meet them.

The leader jumped off his horse, ran to Shui Rong and knelt down in front of him.

Shui Rong's face sank: "What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"

The chief gasped: "The government troops are coming!"

Shui Rong was startled: "What!"

The leader took a deep breath and said, "The vanguard of the government army is less than three miles away from the front camp."

Shui Rong was furious: "Are all the spies dead?!"

The leader: "It seems that our spies were not seen today."

Shui Rong suddenly looked towards the White Lotus leaders.

A leader suddenly remembered: "Today is the right army's turn."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant.

Shui Rong couldn't hold back his anger anymore and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Why don't you gather your troops to support the front camp?"

The White Lotus leaders all fled in panic.

Before Shui Rong led the reinforcements to the front camp, Li Hu had already fired the submachine gun at their faces.

Black holes of fire were gushing out from the muzzles of the guns. Several pillars of fire shot up into the sky from the front camp. Then the arrow tower was hit by two shells, and a blazing fire was bursting out. The White Lotus Sect members inside were blown up. The artillery of the Sharp Warriors Camp fired more fiercely. Several more shells hit the arrow tower and the camp, setting off a blazing fire. More shells fell directly into the camp, and the panicked cries of the White Lotus Sect members were heard immediately.

Li Hu shook his head, quite speechless. It would have been fine if there were no scouts, but they didn't even dig trenches or other defensive fortifications in front of the camp. Did they just rely on those wooden fences?
With a loud "boom", the burning gate collapsed, taking with it a section of the wooden fences on both sides.

Without the obstruction of these woods, Shui Rong's front camp revealed its true colors, and the White Lotus Sect members inside now formed an attacking formation and came out.

One after another, phalanxes of White Lotus spearmen poured out of the camp and pressed towards the government troops. After all, they had not undergone any formal training, so after not long, the originally neat phalanxes gradually became disorganized. They did not have the oppressive and suffocating feeling of the government troops, but they were numerous after all, and the densely packed spear tips in the sunlight were enough to make people's scalps numb and put a lot of psychological pressure on people. As the distance between the two sides continued to narrow, this feeling became stronger.

The firearms battalion had already formed a battle formation in front of the army, divided into three rows, with archers at the back, and then phalanxes of spearmen and sword and shield soldiers. There were passages between the phalanxes to facilitate the retreat of the musketeers and archers.

The artillery fired again, and the shells fell mercilessly on the crowd of White Lotus Sect members. Flesh and blood flew everywhere, causing a bloody rain, followed by countless screams and wails.

Those who survived until now were all old soldiers. Although the White Lotus Sect members were afraid in their hearts, they still rushed towards the government army’s position with spears raised!

Finally, the White Lotus rebels rushed forward 120 steps, and a sharp Buddhist horn sounded.

The musketeers in the first row fired their muskets. Flames spurted out from the muzzles of their guns, and streams of blood spurted out from the bodies of the White Lotus members who were shot. There were screams, and the White Lotus members who were shot and fell to the ground rolled on the ground in agony, groaning and wailing in agony.

Although Bai Hongzhi had robbed Luoyang of military supplies, he did not have much armor. The White Lotus sect members only wore a cotton jacket, and many of them did not even have a cotton jacket. The extra clothes they wore could not stop the fire guns. Even if they wore cotton armor, the single layer of iron sheet lining inside could hardly stop the new fire guns at this distance.

Another round of bullets spurted out along with the flames of burning black powder, and the White Lotus Sect members in front fell down again, with shrill screams ringing in the ears.

It was the first time that Bai Wu, the leader of the White Tiger Hall, witnessed the power of the firearms of the Sharp Warriors Camp. It was completely different from what he saw in the Patrol Camp. It was too sharp!

Another round of fierce volleys, a large cloud of gunpowder sprayed out, followed by the fourth and fifth rounds. Bai Wu, the leader of the White Tiger Hall, couldn't help swallowing his saliva. It was too fast and too fierce! Amid the sound of muskets, the square formations of the White Lotus Sect were consumed layer by layer. This was not a war, but a one-sided massacre!
As more and more people fell in front, the White Lotus followers who followed closely became frightened and began to retreat. Some even wanted to escape. The leaders, both big and small, tried their best to suppress them until hundreds of people were hacked to death. Only then did the chaotic crowd calm down.

Shui Rong finally arrived, and blood and madness were staged again. The heavy sound of drums rang out, and countless White Lotus followers rushed over madly. The dense jungle of spears made people's scalps numb.

This time, the main force of the central army rushed in the front. They rushed forward like a tide, fearless of death, and soon rushed within a hundred steps. Even though the people in front were constantly shot and fell, they still did not flinch, and rushed towards the musketeers with long spears held high, swords held high, and shields on their shoulders.

At this moment, arrows fell like raindrops, with strong penetrating power falling into the crowd of White Lotus members. Blood splattered and countless White Lotus members fell to the ground screaming.

There were continuous bullets from the front and dense rain of arrows overhead, and the entire phalanx's forward speed was slowed down. At this moment, the archers and musketeers turned around at the same time and retreated quickly through the passage between the spearmen phalanx.

The artillery fire sounded again, and balls of fire fell on the open ground, blocking the White Lotus Sect members who wanted to pursue.

Li Hu put down the telescope. The firearms battalion had run out of ammunition and artillery shells. What followed was a hand-to-hand combat to test combat power and bravery.

Li Hu raised his hand and the deep drumbeat began.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of "woo woo" horns spread throughout the battlefield, and the beats of drums became louder and louder, shaking the heaven and earth.

Phalanxes of spearmen advanced to the beat of drums, pressing towards the White Lotus followers who were charging forward again. There were forests of spears one after another. Everywhere you looked, there were dense forests of spears flashing with cold light, which made people feel timid at a glance.

The two sides collided instantly, countless screams rang out, the sound of spears piercing flesh continued, and the front-row spearmen of both sides fell down instantly. Although the government troops had cotton armor and paid attention to cooperation, there were too many White Lotus rebels. The two sides stabbed back and forth, and someone would always be stabbed in the throat and other vital parts. After several rounds of attacks, the iron sheet lining was pierced.
(End of this chapter)