The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

A large flag embroidered with the words "White Lotus" fluttered in the wind.

Under the big flag, Shui Rong sat upright on his horse, holding a monocular telescope and looking into the distance, where was the camp of the front camp of the Fifth Army Camp.

More than a dozen White Lotus leaders rode around him, their faces full of arrogance.

Behind them, tens of thousands of soldiers had formed into formations, ready to attack.

Shui Rong put down the telescope and smiled. If it weren't for the cooperation of the Third Prince's men, with their strength, not to mention the Five Army Battalions, even Prince Zhongshun's Infantry Battalion could easily defeat them.

There are also bronze cannons cast by the Western barbarians, which are indeed sharp, but unfortunately too heavy. Otherwise, they could pull those dozen bronze cannons over and directly destroy the camp in front of them, and then the army would rush in and wipe out the remnants of the Five Army Camp.

If we destroy the five military camps, Li Hu's 10,000 troops will not be a threat. If we destroy Li Hu's army,
Thinking of this, Shui Rong shook his head. Without the cooperation of an insider, even if Li Hu's troops could be completely wiped out, it would cost a heavy price, and it was not worth it!

Shui Rong thought of the Third Prince's confidants again, and wondered if the Third Prince was so angry that he vomited blood.

It's not that he is ungrateful, it's just that the Third Prince's confidants are too useless. They clearly left them a way to escape, but they still plunged into the quagmire. In the end, they were wiped out by a group of rebels passing by.

Waste is waste!

"Manager Yang is here!" a White Lotus leader said softly.

Shui Rong looked and saw Yang Qilong riding a horse towards him.

Running to Shui Rong's side, Yang Qilong pulled the reins and reported to him, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Fifth Army Camp has set up camp. I asked those Western barbarians to select some usable submachine guns from Hefei."

Shui Rong's eyes lit up: "How long will it take to get there?"

Yang Qilong: "It will take about an hour."

Shui Rong: "Okay, then let's wait until the mother-and-child cannons arrive before launching the attack! Take a look at the camp in front of the Fifth Army Camp," he said, handing the telescope to Yang Qilong.

Yang Qilong took the telescope and looked over. The front camp of the Fifth Army was camped near a village. On the left was a high ground, and on the right was a pond. There were fortifications and trenches dug in the fields and other places, forming a tight position.

Shui Rong: "How is it?"

Yang Qilong put down the telescope and pointed to the high ground: "Take it, push the mother-and-child cannon up there, and bombard the government army camp!"

Shui Rong smiled and said to a White Lotus leader beside him: "Pass the order down, hurry up and eat and rest, and wait for the military order!"

Shui Rong didn't know yet that Li Hu was looking at him through a monocular telescope.

Looking at Shui Rong in the telescope, Li Hu smiled and said, "It's good to start your own business and be your own boss. Your whole spirit and energy are much better than when you were working like a slave for others."

On his left, Wang Daniu was also holding up a telescope and said with a smile: "This pretty boy is not white anymore!"

Li Hu put down the telescope and glanced at him. This kid's train of thought is always so weird!

He looked across again. Shui Rong was such a coward that he still didn't dare to raise the flag of the Zhu family.

At this time, a general from the Fifth Army Battalion spoke up: "My Lord, the White Lotus rebels are cooking."

Li Hu: "Let's eat too."

All the generals of the five military camps responded in unison: "Yes."

Li Hu ordered a soldier beside him, "Go to Dingyuan and tell the elite battalion to get here within an hour!"

"Yes!" The soldier mounted his horse and galloped towards the rear of the camp.

Li Hu said to one of his personal soldiers: "Go to the rear camp and order the Mongolian cavalry to come immediately!"

The soldier answered loudly, "Yes," and rode away towards the rear camp.

Li Hu pointed to the high ground on the left and asked, "How many people are there?" A general replied, "Five hundred people. In order to deal with the attacks of the White Lotus rebels, three trenches were dug in front of them."

Li Hu thought for a moment and said, "Immediately dig a tunnel at the back and put another 500 sword and shield soldiers in there."

Several generals looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Li Hu quickly scanned the defensive positions, then landed on the pond, and ordered: "There is a bamboo forest over there. Order the craftsmen to make a batch of bamboo spears immediately and insert them upside down beside the pond, with the tips of the spears pointing towards the pond."

A general hesitated for a moment and said, "The pond has a wide view."

Li Hu glanced at him and said, "Shui Rong has many southerners under his command, and many of them can swim. It will be too late when you find out."

After a pause, he said, "Go down and receive twenty military sticks yourself."

The general was startled for a moment, then responded and retreated.

Li Hu: "Let's eat." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the big tent.

He is indeed as the legend says, strict in military discipline and always keeps his word!

The other generals quickly exchanged a knowing look and followed.

A scent of meat wafted out from the back tent.

The general of the Fifth Army Camp was sitting on the sickbed, eating a large piece of horse meat with relish. Seeing King Zhongshun looking at the horse meat in the bowl with disgust, he smiled and said, "Don't you want to eat? You have to eat even if you don't want to. This is a battlefield, a disaster area, where there are not so many medicines. You have to eat whatever you can get at this time, and rely on your mouth to be strong, so that you can stay alive.

If all else fails, you can treat this horse meat as your enemy and eat it alive!"

After hearing this, King Zhongshun picked up the piece of horse meat and began to eat it with gritted teeth.

The commander of the Fifth Army Battalion smiled and continued eating.

At this moment, the sound of countless soldiers and horses shouting came from outside.

The general of the Fifth Army stopped the horse meat that was about to be delivered to his mouth and shouted, "Go and see what's going on?"

There was a sound of hurried running outside.

Soon, the personal soldiers who went to get the news came in and reported to the commander of the Fifth Army Camp: "General, the main force of the Ruishi Camp has arrived and is now heading to the front camp."

The general of the Fifth Army Camp nodded and said, "Go ahead." He was silent for a moment, then turned to Prince Zhongshun and asked, "What are your plans, Your Majesty?"

King Zhongshun swallowed the horse meat in his mouth and glanced at him, "What can I do? It will take a hundred days to heal my broken bones."

The general of the Fifth Army Battalion sighed: "After the battle went on like this, I have no face to go back."

Prince Zhongshun was shocked: "You want to resign?"

The commander of the Fifth Army Camp said, "That's just right. My mother is old and is waiting for me to go back and take care of her. How do you think I can read more scriptures in the second half of my life to atone for my sins, Your Majesty?"

Prince Zhongshun's face turned green and yellow, but he had to respond: "Alright. Alright."

The general of the Fifth Army Camp glanced at him and then shook his head. He didn't intend to wade into this muddy water, nor did he dare to. There was a rumor that those who gave advice to Prince Zhongshun were the confidants of the Third Prince. It was unprecedented that the emperor's son was colluding with bandits. The fight for the throne had reached this point, which was not a blessing for the country!

At this time, a lieutenant general hurried in and reported to the general of the Fifth Army Camp: "General, there is a fight in the front camp!"

The general of the Fifth Army Battalion was shocked: "Go and get the news quickly. If there is any situation, report it immediately! Quick!"

The lieutenant general answered loudly, "Yes!" and ran out like the wind.

The general of the Fifth Army Camp closed his eyes and said, "May God bless us, we must win..." (End of this chapter)