Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 20 The Last Backbone of the Jia Family
"All officers, listen up! Open a gap and rescue His Royal Highness Prince Kang!"

"Yes!"

Jia Daishan, who was nearly sixty years old, held a horse spear in his hand, led the troops and rushed forward.

When he met the enemy in battle, he did not hesitate at all and stabbed the barbarian soldier in the face, knocking him off his horse.

There was another brave enemy who waved his blunt weapon forward, just like a small commander among the barbarians.

Master Jia did not respond. Without any hesitation, he drew out the strong bow from his back and shot three arrows in succession, knocking the opponent off his horse, which once again boosted the morale of the opponent.

The sudden change made Tuji Khan frown, "How dare this old man ruin my good deeds! Bah."

After spitting, Tuji Khan gave another order: "Let them in, reorganize the formation, and surround and destroy all the people from the rear!"

The horses of the Northern Barbarians are much stronger than those of the Dachang, and they are much stronger in terms of running speed. That is why the Northern Barbarians can easily remain invincible on the grassland.

And Tugi Khan, a man who gained the position of Khan through a military rebellion, made full use of the mobility of the cavalry.

He turned his horse around and reintegrated into the formation, commanding the cavalry on the left and right wings to carry out roundabout tactics.

Seeing the reinforcements, King Kang's face gradually regained some color.

"Good, good, Duke Rong is truly a pillar of Dachang. Quick, re-form the army and support the old master."

King Kang was protected by his left and right guards and gradually moved closer to the cavalry led by Jia Daishan.

After a chaotic battle, Jia Daishan's troops were finally integrated into the formation. The two forces were combined together and got a chance to catch their breath.

Jia Daishan rode his horse to the center of the battle, and said, "Greetings to His Majesty Prince Kang. Please forgive me for being late in coming to your rescue."

King Kang hurriedly comforted him, "My dear old man, what are you talking about? If it weren't for you leading the army to support me, I would be in great danger today."

Jia Daishan looked at the barbarian soldiers around him, and then at the army composed mainly of infantry, and sighed in his heart.

But on the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly and a decision must be made. "Your Highness, although our army is as numerous as the Northern Barbarians, the Northern Barbarians are mainly cavalry. In this wilderness, they can only become sitting ducks for the enemy."

"If we don't break out, we will eventually be annihilated. The best way now is for you to lead the cavalry forward, and the infantry to cover the rear, and we will retreat back to the interior together."

There was a hint of hesitation in Prince Kang's eyes. "Okay, I'll follow your instructions."

Jia Daishan comforted him, "Don't worry, Your Highness. We will fight to the death and open a way for Your Highness."

Afterwards, Jia Daishan issued an order to the entire army: "All troops, listen to my instructions, with the cavalry as the vanguard and the infantry as the rear guard, focus on defending the two wings from the enemy cavalry harassment, and advance slowly to the south!"

In times of crisis, with the old general in charge, morale naturally recovered a lot.

The well-trained border troops of Dachang immediately followed Jia Daishan's command, changed their formation, protected King Kang in the center of the formation again, and slowly advanced forward.

The vanguard was composed of more than 300 heavy cavalry led by Jia Daishan. Even though their speed was not as good as that of the Northern Barbarian Cavalry, they were still very advantageous as they were fully armored and could serve as pioneers.

Seeing that there was a chance of survival, King Kang felt much more at ease.

On second thought, he realized that he had failed to achieve any merit and had suffered heavy casualties, and he had no way of giving an explanation to the court, so he couldn't help but become worried again.

Du Ke was good at guessing King Kang's intentions. He knew that King Kang was thinking about the aftermath of the court, even though the prospects were good. He advised, "Your Highness, you should focus on the present. As long as you can escape and ascend to heaven, everything will have a chance to turn around."

King Kang lost all confidence and sighed, "Is there still a chance of recovery? As long as the news of the defeat reaches the capital, how can there be a chance of recovery?"

Du Ke moved close to King Kang and whispered a few words in his ear.

King Kang was horrified, "How can you do this?" Du Ke said anxiously, "Your Highness, you must put yourself in danger to survive. If you don't take an unconventional approach, how can you get the throne? If the King of Qin takes the throne, will there be any way for us to survive?"

In the Northern Barbarian formation, seeing the cavalry led by Rongguo Mansion joining in, the Dachang Army seemed to have changed its appearance and was breaking through the Northern Barbarian Army's blockade little by little.

Tuji Khan was furious and ordered: "There is no need to capture King Kang alive. Shoot the arrows and anyone who shoots King Kang will be rewarded with a thousand sheep!"

Afterwards, the Northern Barbarian Army had no more scruples and fired rounds of arrows after rounds, not only targeting the heavily armored soldiers in the front row, but also sweeping the army in the middle as well.

After several rounds of arrow rain, the central army was indeed hit by countless arrows, and the BMW under King Kang's seat was shot in one eye and fell to the ground with a bang.

With the help of his soldiers, King Kang rolled over on the ground several times. His clothes were covered with mud and his helmet had rolled away somewhere unknown.

The central army did not move forward, and the rear army could not see the situation ahead clearly, so their fighting spirit was gradually eroded.

Seeing this, Jia Daishan made a prompt decision and said, "Your Highness Prince Kang, please ride on my horse. I will lead the infantry to support the battle!"

King Kang refused, "No, my lord, you are old, how can you be without a warhorse?"

Jia Daishan said passionately: "Although I am old, I can still draw a three-stone bow and carry hundreds of pounds of weight. But if Your Highness falls into trouble here, how can I face Your Majesty and the late emperor?"

King Kang took the reins with great embarrassment, and said to Jia Daishan, "Take care, old master!"

Then he rode forward, following the footsteps of the cavalry in front, and fled south.

Jia Daishan was left in the infantry formation, waving his flag and shouting, "A man should die in the frontier, wrapped in his horsehide and buried! Soldiers, listen to my order, fight to the death in the northern barbarians, and protect our Dachang country!"

……

In the capital, Yue Ling's courtyard,
Lin Daiyu sat at the table, but instead of reading or practicing calligraphy, she was embroidering a purse according to a picture. However, the pattern she produced was far from the one in the portrait.

Lin Daiyu was distracted and pricked her finger, which caused her to cry out in pain.

Xueyan hurried over and looked at the girl's fingertips dripping with blood, her eyes couldn't help but tear up.

Lin Daiyu was very strong, without shedding a single tear, and calmly pulled out the gauze and wrapped it around her finger. She then put all the needlework into the wooden box and sighed.

"Hey, if I can't do it well, I still have to find someone to teach me."

Xueyan advised, "Miss, why don't you just stop making them? I'll go to the market and buy some."

Lin Daiyu shook her head. "That's different. Brother Yue has done a lot for me, so I have to do something myself. Otherwise, if I keep going on like this, I'll seem too cold. I can't take other people's kindness for granted. I have to return the favor."

Xueyan added: "General Yue has a very close relationship with us. I don't think he will care about these things."

Lin Daiyu has her own view, "The closer we are, the more we cannot take it for granted. Only when there is give and take, can the relationship last."

"long?"

Lin Daiyu blushed slightly after saying the wrong thing, "It's to make Brother Yue feel that it's not us who are bothering him all the time."

At the right time, Yue Ling came back from outside and saw Lin Daiyu sitting by the table. He smiled and called out, "You are working extra hard today. What do you not understand?"

Lin Daiyu flipped a page casually, hid her gauze-wrapped hands under her skirt, and said to Yue Ling with a smile: "Here, Brother Yue, come and take a look..."

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