The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Shui Rong frowned. Why was the situation different from what he expected?
Yang Qilong was holding a telescope with a frown on his face. The Sharp Warriors' muskets were firing fast and fiercely. There were so many corpses on the hill that people could not advance further than a hundred steps!
Shui Rong frowned: "No, there's something wrong with this musket!"

Yang Qilong put down the telescope and stroked his beard: "Let's take care of our muskets."

Shui Rong hesitated for a moment: "These people are not yet proficient in operating the muskets. I guess they will fall down after firing once at most."

Yang Qilong thought for a moment and said, "Let the sword and shield soldiers rush to the front to block the bullets for the musketeers!" He paused and said, "Put a cotton jacket on the outside of the shield."

Shui Rong: "Okay, go down and arrange it immediately!"

Yang Qilong retreated in response.

Shui Rong turned his gaze to the main battlefield again. A brutal battle was going on there. It didn't matter if he didn't look at it. Once he looked at it, Shui Rong felt that he couldn't breathe! Dashun inherited the Ming system, and the red was still popular. The red had already penetrated the white, dividing and encircling it, and the white fell down in groups!

"waste!"

Shui Rong cursed loudly and immediately ordered the messenger: "Go to the left army formation and order them to rush forward and defeat the government army's formation!"

"Yes!" The herald drew his sword and rode his horse towards the left side of the battle formation.

The shrill horn sounded again, and tens of thousands of White Lotus followers rushed forward with roars that shook the sky.

Just as they were about to reach the battlefield, the White Lotus Sect members who were fighting with the spearmen collapsed, and they screamed and ran wildly to the rear!
Shui Rong's face was twisted with anger, and he cursed loudly: "Waste!"

A White Lotus leader spoke up: "We can't let the defeated soldiers attack the left army's formation."

Another White Lotus leader said: "Yes, the government troops are following behind. If the army formation is disrupted, the left army will be finished!"

Looking at the fleeing soldiers, Shui Rong's expression was ferocious: "Pass the order, anyone who dares to charge into the battle will be killed without mercy!"

The "Woo-woo" horn was immediately blown, and the messengers also waved flags at the same time.

Without waiting for the horn to sound, the left army's phalanx stopped. They were all praying, praying that the defeated soldiers would go around from both sides of the formation to the back.

However, the reality is cruel. The defeated soldiers run in groups. This is a psychological effect. There is safety in numbers, so they will naturally rush to where there are many people. As for the consequences of attacking the formation, their lives will be lost, so how can they care about these?

The fleeing soldiers rushed forward screaming, and the White Lotus Sect members in front of the left army also screamed and ordered them to retreat to the sides. The two sides collided with each other, or to be more precise, the fleeing soldiers collided with the tips of the left army's guns.

Countless fleeing soldiers were pierced through the chest by their own people with spears. The spearmen who caught up with them from behind also joined in the massacre of the fleeing soldiers. For a while, screams resounded through the sky.

The defeated soldiers were knocked to the ground one by one, and their blood melted the snow on the ground, gathering into dark red streams that flowed towards the Yu River.

At this time, the defeated soldiers gradually regained their senses and began to flee in panic.

Li Hu saw it and raised his hand.

When the horn sounded, the pursuing spearmen retreated like a tide.

A phalanx of spearmen was now neatly arranged where they had originally lined up to kill the enemy. They ran from both sides to the rear of the formation to rest.

Looking at the spearmen in front of him, the White Tiger Hall Master blinked his eyes. His intuition told him that these spearmen were even more ruthless than those who retreated to the back to rest!

The defeated soldiers retreated, and the White Lotus Sect members of the left army rushed towards the government army formation waving swords and guns!
This time, the charging left army was not bombarded.

The artillery on the hill was pouring fire on the White Lotus sect members who were swarming in with shields in their hands. Balls of fire fell on the crowd. The bodies of the White Lotus sect members and the wounded soldiers were all over the ground. Amid the violent explosions, there were cries and shouts, and the groans and wails were earth-shaking.

The musketeers in the trenches were also firing at the White Lotus followers who were climbing up one after another. But the White Lotus followers were gathering in greater numbers and were getting closer and closer to the trenches.

Flames spurted out from the muzzles of each gun. The White Lotus sect members in the front had obviously made preparations in advance. Their shields lit up at the same time, and almost all the bullets were sprayed onto the shields, causing countless flames to burst out again!
Some of the unlucky ones were shot and fell down, while others were pushed to the ground by the powerful impact and then trampled by countless big feet. They screamed loudly until they were trampled to death.

At this moment, the muskets behind the shields fired, and large amounts of smoke rose. These musketeers had not received systematic training, and their accuracy was very poor. Bullets were flying all over the sky. In addition, the musketeers of the Sharp Battalion were all lying in the trenches, and only a very few were hit by stray bullets. However, the big flag with the word "Shun" on it was turned into a hornet's nest by bullets.

More and more White Lotus followers rushed up and were getting closer and closer.

Jia Yun shouted, "Thunder!"

The sword and shield soldiers who had been prepared threw the lit thunder bombs towards the crowded places. These black thunder bombs rolled into the crowd, making a loud bang. Each loud bang caused a rain of blood in the crowd. One loud bang after another blew the flesh and blood of the White Lotus Sect members everywhere, and screams and wails resounded over the hills.

The mountains and plains were filled with wailing wounded. The White Lotus followers could no longer hold on and they scrambled to escape. The leaders, both big and small, shouted angrily, "No retreat allowed. Anyone who disobeys my order will be beheaded!" But they were swept away by the crowd.

"waste!"

Shui Rong put down the telescope and looked at Yang Qilong fiercely: "Go, let the people from the old camp go! Tell them that the first one to reach the top will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be made the hall master!"

Yang Qilong hesitated. The old camp that Shui Rong mentioned were the people they brought out from the mountains. They dared to fight and were not afraid of death. They were real desperadoes and also their trump card.

Shui Rong: "If we don't take that hill, we won't be able to break through the government army's formation!" Yang Qilong had nothing else to say, so he had to answer: "Yes."

Shui Rong raised his clairvoyance and glanced at the battlefield in front. It was still a brutal and bloody battle!

The White Tiger Hall Master went from being nervous and hesitant at the beginning to being excited now. He shook off the snow on his body, but his eyes were fixed on the front.

Too strong, too cruel, this was his evaluation of these spearmen. These spearmen attacked quickly, fiercely and accurately, and specialized in stabbing people's eyes, throats, hearts and lungs and other vital parts. Moreover, they coordinated with each other very skillfully, attacking in turns, and everyone had time to catch their breath and recover their strength.

Although he had not read many books, he could see some clues. These spearmen were repeatedly attacking several weak points in the White Lotus Army's formation, while also providing main attacks and assists.

Someone whispered, "It's broken!"

The White Tiger Hall Master's eyes lit up, and in an instant, multiple gaps were created in the White Lotus Sect's army formation. The spearmen who were originally assisting immediately rushed forward and quickly tore open huge gaps.

The sound of heavy drums began to beat, and the White Tiger Hall Master understood that it was their turn!

The sound of the drums became louder and louder, and then the sound of the Buddhist horns began to sound tragically again.

The White Tiger Hall Master stared at the flag in front of him. When he saw the flag swinging forward, he swung his sword fiercely: "Kill the enemy!"

The roar immediately rang out over the battlefield, and countless sword and shield soldiers rushed out like lightning, killing their way in through the gap torn open by the spearmen!
The leader of the White Tiger Hall was known as the best master of the White Lotus Sect. He was extremely brave and killed all the way with great force. He killed all the White Lotus sect members around him, and their heads fell to the ground one after another. He used a shield to hit a White Lotus sect member who was blocking in front of him, causing his brain to burst and his bones to break. He then used a backhand knife to chop off half of the head of a White Lotus sect member who had attacked him, causing him to die a miserable death!

The surrounding White Lotus Sect members were so frightened and heartbroken by the killing of the White Tiger Hall Master that their fighting spirit was broken and they fled in all directions.

"Kill the bandits!" The White Tiger Hall Master shouted like thunder. The morale of the surrounding government troops was high, and they followed him to charge. With one go, they killed the White Lotus Sect's army like an extremely sharp boning knife!

The White Lotus's battle formation was in chaos, and the White Lotus members were knocked to the ground one by one. Even though the leaders, both big and small, roared and tried their best to suppress them, they were still killed and retreated step by step, and were on the verge of collapse at any time.

Huang Jinzhong said excitedly: "Well done!" He put down the telescope and looked at Li Hu, "General, when did the Sword and Shield Battalion have such a brave commander?"

Li Hu also put down his telescope: "He was introduced by Jia Zheng, the governor of Henan Province. He just arrived yesterday."

Huang Jinzhong: "Oh? What's your name?"

Li Hu: "My last name is Bai, and my name is, what's it?"

Wang Daniu: "Bai Wu, from Kaifeng."

Huang Jinzhong frowned when he heard this: "How annoying! Just when we sent away a Bai, another Bai came."

Li Hu was slightly stunned. He had heard of judging people by their appearance, but had never heard of judging people by their surnames.

Huang Jinzhong changed the subject: "Marshal, is this battle a sure win for us?"

Before he could finish his words, cheers of "Victory" were heard from the battlefield!

As everyone looked over, they saw that the White Lotus Sect had collapsed, and countless White Lotus rebels began to flee wildly to the rear!
"Win!" Huang Jinzhong let out a shrill laugh.

Li Hu shook his head and turned his gaze to Jia Yun.

As the saying goes, a big reward will attract brave men. Moreover, this was a group of fearless desperadoes. Not only did they charge forward themselves, they also drove other White Lotus followers to serve as shields for them. If they hesitated for a moment, they would chop them to the ground with a single blow. Some even slaughtered their fellow White Lotus followers for fun, with ferocious looks of pleasure on their faces.

Such brutal behavior shocked everyone.

Jia Yun knew that it was a murderous and bloodthirsty look. These people were not good people and seemed to have good skills. If they were allowed to rush up, it would be very troublesome.

Thinking of this, Jia Yun shouted, "Throw the kerosene!"

At an order, dozens of sword and shield soldiers threw out clay pots filled with kerosene. The pots broke into pieces, and black kerosene flowed all over the hill. Before the other side could react, there was a sound of musketry, and the hill burst into flames. In just a moment, the raging fire completely engulfed the entire hill. The White Lotus Sect members ran around in the sea of ​​fire, and their screams and wails resounded through the sky.

"Despicable and shameless!" Shui Rong smashed the telescope to the ground.

Yang Qilong sighed deeply. Both battlefields had been defeated.

Looking at the falling snowflakes, Shui Rong felt that it was extremely ironic and shouted, "Sound the retreat!"

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Looking at the White Lotus Sect members fleeing in a panic at the foot of the hill, Jia Yun and others laughed heartily.

A gust of wind blew up, and the aroma of meat drifted up. Jia Yun and others suddenly changed their faces and bent over to vomit. (End of this chapter)