Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 304, Father, hurry up and go!

The air froze instantly.

Tian Tianrui's face turned ashen.

He roared angrily, "Outrageous! Outrageous! Arrest him!"

Seeing this, Tian Yannian led his troops to charge towards the man.

The person who had just greeted Tian Tianrui's mother seemed slightly flustered.

He looked around at the people and said loudly:
"Brothers, what are we waiting for? What kind of damn war is this? We'll either be killed or starve to death. Look at our scars, look at those brothers with broken arms and legs. Do you guys really want to go to your deaths on empty stomachs? Damn it!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

"Damn it, they've gone too far!"

"They've rebelled! Kill them!"

The soldiers were filled with excitement and rushed onto the stage with red eyes.

Sickles, kitchen knives, and stones were thrown at them in a deluge.

Tian Tianrui hurriedly stepped off the stage and cried for help:
"My son, my son, save me!"

Tian Yannian hurriedly returned and led his troops to protect Tian Tianrui.

He did not participate in Gao Jing's embezzlement of military pay, so he still had some control over his troops.

"Father, hurry! I'll cover you!"

Tian Yannian spoke loudly.

"None of you are leaving today!"

Xiao Rang and the others blocked their way and shouted:

"Brothers, Tian Tianrui and his son have embezzled our rations, causing us to end up here. Follow me and kill him, then take his head to the Huaiyin Army for the reward!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers responded enthusiastically.

They had no idea who was specifically withholding their pay.

All they knew was that Tian Tianrui was the highest-ranking official here.

"kill him!"

"Claim your reward!"

A riot broke out in the camp.

On the walls of Handan, Jiang Feng used a telescope to observe the situation of Tian Tianrui's camp from afar.

Fire broke out in Tian Tianrui's camp, with black smoke billowing into the sky. The soldiers of the Holy Guard Army who were originally responsible for attacking the city all ran back in chaos.

Jiang Feng immediately ordered his troops to leave the city and attack the enemy camp.

Ten thousand light cavalrymen left the city and arrived at Tian Tianrui's camp just as the fighting within the camp was at its most intense.

Light cavalry are just ordinary cavalry, without heavy armor, and under normal circumstances, they are unlikely to break through enemy formations like heavy cavalry.

But at this point, Tian Tianrui's army was simply too vulnerable.

The soldiers had no courage to fight the Huaiyin army and scattered and surrendered upon seeing them.

Jiang Feng led his troops in a fierce charge, breaking through Tian Tianrui's camp.

At that time, Xiao Rang and others were fighting against Tian Yannian.

Xiao Rang and his group were also useless; they couldn't defeat Tian Yannian even with several times their number of men.

"You traitors, I'll kill every single one of you who comes!"

Tian Yannian roared and stabbed a rebellious soldier to death with a single shot.

Xiao Rang stepped forward and fought Tian Yannian with his gun.

The two fought for more than ten rounds, but Tian Yannian, lacking experience, was slightly at a disadvantage.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, Dai Qing, Yan Zongnan, and others on the right led their men to scatter Tian Yannian's subordinates and charged towards them.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Rang burst into laughter.

"Tian Yannian, your death is near!"

Tian Yannian also felt despair.

Seeing Dai Qing and Yan Zongnan closing in step by step, if this continued, the father and son would surely die! Tian Yannian gritted his teeth, turned his body to the side, and took the initiative to push forward, letting Xiao Rang's spear pierce his shoulder.

Before Xiao Rang could even feel happy, he saw Tian Yannian, holding a gun in one hand and drawing a sword from his waist with the other, charging towards him like a madman.

"not good!"

Xiao Rang's alarm bells rang loudly, and he abandoned his gun, quickly retreating backward.

In fact, he also carried a sword at his waist, and in close combat, he even managed to stab Tian Yannian with his spear, so his chances of winning weren't small. However, Xiao Rang lacked the courage to fight to the death.

Tian Yannian was like a cornered beast fighting desperately, while he had a bright future ahead of him. How could he possibly risk his life here?

Seeing Xiao Rang flee, Tian Yannian raised his hand and threw his sword.

The sword flew out, but missed Xiao Rang. Instead, it struck Dai Qing's steed, which had come to provide support.

The sword was sharp and deeply pierced the horse's body. The horse, in pain, suddenly sprang up, trying to shake off the sword. However, the sword failed to come off, and Dai Qing was thrown away. His head landed on a broken scythe stuck in the ground, and he died on the spot.

Seeing Dai Qing's tragic death, Yan Zongnan felt a sense of fear and dared not approach.

Seeing this, Tian Yannian quickly led Tian Tianrui and fled outside.

After a difficult escape, two people blocked their way: Le He and Qian Yanyan.

Having no other choice, Tian Yannian led his men to fight the two.

Later, Jiang Feng led his troops through the Protectorate Army's camp, and countless soldiers knelt down and surrendered along the way.

Upon seeing the arrival of the Huaiyin army, Xiao Rang hurriedly stepped forward to claim credit.

"General, you've finally arrived! Tian Tianrui and his son are just ahead, already trapped by us!"

Jiang Feng glanced at Xiao Rang and said, "Jade pendant."

Xiao Rang: "Huh?"

"Pfft!"

Jiang Feng thrust out his spear, killing Xiao Rang on the spot.

Jiang Fengxiang then chased after him.

Soon they saw Le He, Qian Yanyan, and Tian Yannian fighting.

Without saying a word, Jiang Feng picked up the longbow on his back and shot an arrow, directly knocking Tian Tianrui off his horse.

"Father!"

Tian Yannian was devastated upon seeing this.

Jiang Feng fired another arrow, which pierced Tian Yannian's chest.

For some reason, Tian Yannian, perhaps because his heart was on the right side, did not fall down after being shot in the chest. Instead, he roared and charged towards Jiang Feng.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Feng and his Huaiyin soldiers drew their bows and fired in unison, creating a rain of arrows that turned Tian Yannian and his horse into pincushions.

Lehe burst into laughter upon seeing this.

An arrow came and killed him on the spot.

Le and Qian Yanyan, who were standing next to each other, were so frightened that they froze on the spot, trembling all over, filled with fear.

Jiang Feng has already nocked an arrow again.

"General Jiang, stop! Don't kill him! He's still useful!"

Gao Jing hurried over, holding the jade pendant high in his hand.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng pondered for a moment and then put down his bow and arrow.

Jiang Feng then led his men to capture the fallen Tian Tianrui, and then began to gather the scattered Guardian Army.

During this time, Gao Jing encountered Yan Zongnan. He shook his head, and Jiang Feng then shot and killed Yan Zongnan.

With this, all the key personnel of the Holy Guard were eliminated, leaving only a group of defeated soldiers.

Ma Laohei's reinforcements arrived one after another and, together with Jiang Feng, gathered up the routed soldiers.

But the effect is not good.

The Holy Army has too many people. Although they have suffered heavy casualties and many have fled during this period, there are still 160,000 to 170,000 soldiers left. After they were scattered, they were scattered all over the mountains and fields, and it was impossible to capture them all in a short period of time.

Gao Jing said to Ma Laohei:

"Commander Qing, you can have your soldiers set up large pots, stew fatty meat, and spread the word that those who surrender can eat as much as they want. These fleeing soldiers will surely come to surrender on their own initiative!"

Following Gao Jing's advice, Ma Laohei ordered the Huaiyin army to set up thousands of large pots and pour Huaiyin rice, duck, and pork into them. A quarter of an hour later, the aroma filled the air.

The message was also spread by soldiers of the Huaiyin Army.
The deserting soldiers, upon learning they could eat for free, couldn't resist rushing back.

The first bowl is free; if you want a second bowl, you have to bring another soldier.

The news spread quickly, and soon a large number of soldiers returned.

Of course, some of them may have gone far away and were unaware of this news, and there's nothing that can be done about that.

However, most of the soldiers didn't run very far because they were already exhausted.

The next day, the number of surrendered soldiers was tallied, totaling more than 148,000.

(End of this chapter)