Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 79 Jia Daihua

"Old General, the city gate is on fire from the inside. We can't put out the fire!"

Jia Daihua said angrily: "I am just old, not blind. I can see!"

"Old General, what should we do now?"

Jia Daihua looked at the city wall that was more than ten feet high, gritted his teeth and said, "Build a ladder. Even if you have to climb with your hands today, you have to climb into the city!"

Just as Jia Daihua gave the order, he heard a burst of musketry explosions in the city, followed by earth-shaking sounds of fighting, which soon faded away.

"Oh no!" Jia Daihua was a little annoyed, "Hurry, faster!"

As the soldiers of the Beijing Camp gradually climbed up, the victory of the Qin Palace on the city wall was established.

In the end, the Yulin Army still failed to break through the defense line of the Qin Palace's personal guards. Seeing that the situation in front of the hall had become overwhelming, they gave up resistance and surrendered to the Qin Palace.

At this moment, before they could climb up the city wall to engage the enemy, the number of defenders on the city wall increased instead, gradually gathering to a size of about a hundred people, pointing their bows at the soldiers of the Beijing camp, waiting for Yue Ling's order.

Not long after, Yue Ling hurried out from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, holding something in his hand, which made everyone around him stare in amazement.

"Is that the head the commander is holding? Is it King Kang's head? Can I see something? Please help me check if it was iron sand that hit my eyes."

Someone nearby said, "You are not dazzled, that is King Kang's head!"

Immediately, all the soldiers in the Qin Palace cheered, they had won.

In contrast, the soldiers of the Yulin Guard and Prince Kang's Palace all had sad faces and hung their heads.

Taking advantage of the shouting, Yue Ling walked up to the wall of the imperial city, holding the head in his hand, and shouted to the people below: "Stop, look at what this is?"

Just as the soldiers who had climbed up the city wall raised their heads, Jia Daihua also looked over in the direction of the sound. After he identified the head, his heart sank.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Yue Ling pointed directly at him.

"Jia Daihua! Are you planning a rebellion?"

"You secretly mobilized the Beijing troops to enter the city. How many heads do you have in your Jia family? And you won't let them lay down their weapons!"

Yue Ling's loud shout like a bell echoed in front of the city gate tower and rang in everyone's ears.

Coupled with Yue Ling's blood-soaked armor, he looked even more ferocious and terrifying.

All the soldiers in the Beijing camp stopped what they were doing and looked at Jia Daihua, not knowing what to do.

Jia Daihua was seen standing on his horse with a gloomy face, clenching the lance in his hand, and not speaking for a long time.

Yue Ling's patience had been worn out, and he shouted angrily: "Jia Daihua, answer!"

Jia Daihua slowly raised his head, met Yue Ling's gaze, gritted his teeth, loosened his hand, and let the lance fall to the ground.

"Soldiers of the Beijing camp, lay down your weapons and surrender!"

As he spoke, Jia Daihua stripped off his armor and had people tie him up. He then shouted to Yue Ling above him, "I will go into the city and apologize to Your Highness."

"Okay." Yue Ling and the people around him ordered, "Lower the hanging basket, and General Raja come up."

A hanging basket slowly descended, and Jia Daihua, who was only wearing casual clothes, stood on it. He did not move at all and was pulled up by the Qin Palace's personal guards.

As soon as he landed on the city wall, the personal guards came forward and wanted to put shackles on Jia Daihua and take him into the palace.

Yue Ling raised his hand to stop him and said, "After all, the old general has made contributions to the country. Give him some respect."

Jia Daihua tilted his head to look at Yue Ling, a young man who was his grandson, and then looked at the corpses scattered all over the city, with blood flowing like a river. Seeing that more than half of the guards of the Qin Palace had been lost, they did not lose their composure and defeated the elite enemy forces that were several times their size, he could not help but sigh.

"You were the one in charge?" Yue Ling nodded, "It was me."

"I have to admit that I am old." Jia Daihua looked up at the dawn in the sky and said with emotion, "We old guys should have left the mountain long ago."

After saying that, he walked down the city wall step by step.

……

Hall of Supreme Harmony,
When Yue Ling and Jia Daihua came in, only the King of Qin was standing alone in the hall, seemingly deep in thought. There was no one in the hall, not even the bloodstains left by King Kang.

"My lord, your crime deserves death."

Jia Daihua knelt at the door and kowtowed to the King of Qin in the hall to apologize.

As the second generation of generals of the Jia family, the brothers Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua had made great military achievements. They had been active on the battlefield during the reign of the previous emperor, especially Jia Daishan, with whom the King of Qin had fought many times and benefited a lot.

Therefore, the King of Qin was quite familiar with the personalities of the two old generals of the Jia family, as well as the situation of the Jia family.

The King of Qin respected the old general who had made contributions to the country, so he said first: "General Jia, please stand up and answer."

Jia Daihua still knelt on the ground and said, "I shouldn't have believed the slander so easily and helped King Kang to rebel. The soldiers outside the city were just following military orders and didn't know the details. Your Highness can punish me and please spare their lives."

The King of Qin, who was standing with his hands behind his back, turned around at this time and said to Jia Daihua: "I have made up my mind. Considering that the soldiers of the Beijing camp did not join the battlefield and did not cause any casualties, I will spare the death penalty of confiscation of property, but exile is inevitable."

Jia Daihua kowtowed again and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you... Your Highness."

Seeing the old general who once dominated the battlefield, now old and frail, kneeling at his feet, the King of Qin felt sorry for him. "I know you well. You are not a person who covets wealth and fame. Now, what is the matter with you being in cahoots with King Kang?"

"I do not covet wealth and honor, but my descendants are hopeless."

Thinking about the unfilial descendants of the Jia family, all of whom were spoiled and extravagant, the King of Qin couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, King Kang promised to exchange the old Duke Rong with the Northern Barbarians?"

Jia Daihua raised his eyes, then lowered his head again, "Yes..."

The King of Qin choked in his chest and said with a bit of anger: "Old General, can you believe this? If you were Duke Rong, would you be willing to negotiate with the Northern Barbarians and use the annual tribute to buy back your life?"

Jia Daihua's eyes were filled with tears. "What I regret most is that I didn't die on the battlefield."

"Then wouldn't that be what Old Duke Rong is thinking? His fame was almost ruined by you. Even if he comes back, will he be grateful to you? That's really stupid."

Jia Daihua was choked with sobs.

The King of Qin looked at Yue Ling standing behind him, covered in blood, which had dried into lumps, and comforted him, "Thanks to you today. I never thought that King Kang had so many people in the palace, with endless trump cards, and hundreds of Wuliangha tribes from the northern barbarians to help. Even at the border, I have suffered a lot at their hands. Victory is not easy, you go back and rest first. When everything is settled, I will summon you to the palace again."

Yue Ling cupped his hands and said, "More than half of the Qin Palace's personal guards were killed or injured..."

The King of Qin said, "This is not your fault. Go ahead."

After Yue Ling left, King Qin felt really difficult facing Jia Daihua.

"You will be imprisoned first, and your fate will be decided after the court has discussed the matter."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness."

The King of Qin ignored him and told his guards outside, "Call all the officials to the court."

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