The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 580 We Are Our Own People
The place where the ammunition factory is located is called the Hu Family Courtyard.

This is the house of a landlord named Hu, with a total of more than 20 houses.

This house was forcibly rented from the Hu family.

Within a radius of more than ten miles, only this family has such a large yard and so many houses.

Of course the rent was paid, but it was still a high price.However, the landlord only accepted the rent when he was forced by a gun.

In fact, people were originally unwilling to rent out this house.

As the sky gradually brightened, the entire outline of the Hu family compound clearly appeared in front of the world.

Now, there is silence.After all the fighting and panic in the middle of the night, people are tired and just going to bed.

Chen Yeqing and other members of the third brigade went after Han Tiankui's men.The two companies of Miaoyu and Tamara were left behind to guard the ammunition factory.

Don't look at the calm here now, just over an hour ago, it was a fierce battlefield.

Han Tiankui's cavalry charged at the Hu family's compound recklessly, approaching the compound several times.

In the most dangerous two times, even more than a dozen cavalrymen have rushed into the yard.Tamara's Mamluk company, which was still defending the last line of defense, killed them.

Miaoyu's company was also guarding the last line of defense. It was because of her and Tamara's joint battle that the Ninguta cavalry who passed through the blockade and finally arrived at the compound fell short at the last moment.

Maybe it was because the battle at night was too exciting, and Miaoyu couldn't sleep now.

She walked out of the house and sat down by the machine gun.

The machine guns are now out of bullets. In fact, not only the machine guns, Miao Yulian's rifles are also out of bullets.

If the Ningguta cavalry persisted for a while, even for 10 minutes, they would probably break through the last line of defense and destroy the ammunition factory.

"Miaoyu, what are you thinking, why don't you go to sleep for a while?"

Tamara came and sat down beside Miaoyu.

"Tamara, thank you for saving my life."

During the night battle, a Ningguta soldier aimed a firecracker at Miaoyu, but it was Tamara who found out and killed the enemy with one shot, saving Miaoyu from death.

"You're welcome, we are comrades in arms. If it were you, you would do the same."

Tamara said nothing.

"Tamara, do you really trust me to do this?"

"Of course I believe it. Although we have different personalities, we are still on our own when facing the enemy."

"I did something wrong in the past, please forgive me."

Miaoyu had been at odds with Tamara before, and the two often fought against each other.Even Jia Min can't do anything about it.I persuaded the two of them a few times, but it didn't have much effect, so I didn't bother to take care of it anymore and let it go.

"There are times when I don't do well. I've thought about it too. There are some things that don't matter right or wrong. It's just that the two of us have different ideas. We Ross people, if we have something to say, we like to say it face to face, you Han people , pay attention to subtlety and euphemism, some embarrassing things, I like to save face for others, and don't expose them face to face."

Really?It also seems to have some truth.But the crux of the matter is not here, I just don't like you, Tamara, who always dominates the fourth brother Zhanmin.

"Tamara, it's not all because of this, I..."

"Miaoyu, I know why, you don't like me being with Fourth Brother Min. Actually, you are wrong, you shouldn't reject me."

"I'm too lazy to care about your crap."

"Don't you deny it, I still can't see this? Whether you like it or not, I'm already with Fourth Brother Min."

"What's so good about being together? Why do you have to show off to me? Do you believe that I told Fourth Brother Min to divorce you?"

"Miaoyu, you can't be so heartless, I just saved your life, if I knew you would be like this, I wouldn't save you."

"Who told you to save me? If you regret it, I will give you my life back now."

As she spoke, Miaoyu took out the short gun and stuffed it into Tamara's hand.

They had a good conversation just now, but while they were talking, the two of them broke down again.

"Hahaha, Miaoyu, you are guilty and afraid. You are afraid that you owe me a favor, and you will be embarrassed to fight against me in the future."

Tamara smiled and returned the short gun to Miaoyu.

"What's wrong with me, I should fight you in the future, or I will fight you."

"Miaoyu, in fact, you are wrong. I am not your enemy. Brother Min is there. You don't want him. If you don't want him, why don't you let others want him?"

"You've only known Fourth Brother Min for a few days. Back then, when Fourth Brother Min came out of the coffin, I was the first person to meet him."

"Miaoyu, what are you talking about? How did Fourth Brother Min come out of the coffin? What's going on here?"

Tamara was immediately interested.

"Hmph, this is a secret between Brother Min and I, so I won't tell you."

Thinking of the time when Jia Min came out of the coffin in Tiekan Temple, Miaoyu couldn't help feeling amused, but also warm and sweet.

"Miaoyu, I know what you are worried about. You are unwilling to let go of your airs, and you are unwilling to be a concubine for Fourth Brother Min."

"Tamara, don't talk nonsense. Brother Ming is one mouthful. Does it mean that all the men in the world are dead, and everyone has to marry him?"

Tamara's words actually hit Miaoyu's heart, but she wouldn't admit it even if she killed her.

"I know you have a knot in your heart. You feel that you are a lady of everyone. But, so what? Although you are also the daughter of a prince, but in terms of status, I am a duke, and I am no worse than you? So, or Forget about your identity. Whether it's a wife or a concubine, it's just a name, as long as you can be with the person you like, why should you care about those names?"

This time, Miaoyu was silent.

"Besides, now I'm not your enemy at all, not even Miss Xue. Your strongest rival in love has just appeared."

"What is the most powerful rival in love?"

"Hey, Miaoyu, although you are talented and smart, sometimes you are rather dull. Didn't you notice that Princess Chang'an appeared?"

"She appeared and..."

Miaoyu's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and her heart suddenly became clear.

Yes, Princess Chang'an.

"A woman can't hide her liking for a man. I have observed Chang'an carefully. When she looks at Brother Min, she always has a different look, that is, the look of admiration. I once asked Wei Ruolan They, Chang'an and Fourth Brother Min have known each other for a long time. Fourth Brother Min also saved Chang'an's life. They also stayed on Luoyan Lake for a while."

"So, Miaoyu, I'm not your threat at all. In terms of threats, Miss Xue and Chang'an are your threats. In fact, they are not your threats either. It's you who made this matter too complicated. .”

"Okay, since you can't sleep, think about it here, and alert the ammunition factory by the way, I'm going to sleep. You can just look for trouble here."

Last night, Jia Lian's fourth brigade pursued the hussar battalion under King Dongping for more than 100 miles. They didn't stop pursuing until one o'clock in the middle of the night and returned to Taishan.

After returning, I was confused for a while, and it was dawn.

Not long after breakfast, the snow that had fallen all night finally stopped.

At nine o'clock, I saw flying snow all over the sky in the east.From the look, one knew that a huge cavalry team was coming.

The secret sentry came back and reported that it was the army of the Tianshun court. According to the banner, it was Han Tiankui's soldiers and horses.

"Brigadier, what shall we do?"

Jia Yun asked Jia Lian.

"There are too many enemies, and our ammunition is limited. Chief Min said that if the enemies flee from here to Shanhaiguan, we can let them go."

"Is that the way to call them over?"

"Naturally it's not that cheap, resist for a while, kill some of his troops, and then let them pass."

While speaking, the Ningguta army who escaped from Shengjing rushed over desperately.

The third brigade resisted for a while, killed hundreds of people, then pretended not to support, and got out of the way.

The Ningguta army didn't want to fight, so they took the road and fled.

After a while, the Tatar cavalry of Xi Meirui and others chased after them, asked a few words in a hurry, and continued to chase.

Then came the South Wendula cavalry, Chang'an cavalry, Zhao Dahai's Bu Kui army, and finally Chen Yeqing's third brigade came.

After listening to Chen Yeqing's brief introduction of the battle situation, Jia Lian and the others were also extremely excited.Chen Yeqing was also very happy when he told Chen Yeqing the news that he blocked and chased the hussar battalion.

"Brigade Commander Jia, Commander Min ordered Chengsheng to occupy Songshan Fort and Ningyuan. Are you going? If you don't, we can go by ourselves."

"Go, such a good thing, why don't you go, you go first, and I'll be there later."

"Then I'll leave first. If I go late, they will take all the credit."

Chen Yeqing didn't stay any longer, got on his horse and chased after his team.

"Ni Er, stay with your battalion, and the rest of the troops will all be dispatched to capture Songshan Fort and Ningyuan."

The third brigade was dispatched soon. Looking at the back of the team, Ni Er was full of complaints.

At this time, I have to be left to look after the house. Fortunately, they are all from Ningrong Street, so they don't pay attention at all.

When Jia Lian arrived at Songshan Fort, there were no defenders there.Not even one of the Bei Haijun who pursued was left behind, and they probably all went to chase the enemy.After inquiring with the local people, it was indeed the case.

So he chased Ning Yuan non-stop, and when he arrived at Ning Yuan, it was already afternoon.The original defenders resisted for a while, then abandoned the city and fled.

When Jia Lian arrived, there was no more battle to fight.

Chang'an, Jia Lian, Chen Yeqing, Xi Mairui and others studied together for a while, and decided that Nan Wendura's troops would be stationed at Ningyuan City, and Zhao Dahai's troops would be stationed at Songshan Fort.

The North Vendura Department and the Beihai Volunteer Army carried out a sweep of the surrounding villages of these two places, eliminated the remaining Tianshun forces here, eliminated hidden dangers, and then returned to their original stations.

Chen Yeqing's third brigade was responsible for clearing out the remnants along the route of Ningyuan and Songshan Fort and around Songshan Fort, and Jia Lian's fourth brigade was responsible for clearing out the surrounding areas of Ningyuan City.

Soon, Jia Lian led a team to Xiangshuihe Village and searched house to house.

When they arrived at the largest house in the village, Jia Lian led more than ten people into the yard.

The person who came out of the house was a man in his sixties, well-dressed, probably a country gentleman and landlord.

The soldiers questioned a few words, the door opened, and a man came out.

"Captain Jia? I'm Liu Fushan."

When Jia Lian saw it, he couldn't help being surprised. It turned out that he was one of the soldiers of the three prefectural regiments who stayed in Yedu and had been to Liu Fushan in Bukui several times.

"Liu Fushan, why are you here?"

"Head Jia, not only am I here, but they are also here."

A few more people came out from the room, it was Beijing Wang Shuirong, University scholar Ji Mingluan, and Chief Eunuch Dai Quan.

The only young man left was Nan'er.

(End of this chapter)