Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 133: Night Raid
Beijing, night falls,
Under the Zhangyi Sect,

Yue Ling personally selected two thousand cavalrymen and lined up them in the camp under the city.

After days of fighting, all the soldiers had great admiration for Yue Ling, and when he called the shots at night, everyone knew what was going to be done without being told.

In front of the crowd, several horse-drawn carriages slowly drove up, and fragrant meat and jars of fine wine were distributed according to the number of people.

Yue Ling stood in front of everyone and said, "Leaving the city tonight and directly destroying the northern barbarian camp is a life-or-death battle. You are all heroes of Dachang after defeating the enemy. I will toast you tonight as you have a full stomach."

Yue Ling took an empty bowl and poured himself a bowl from the wine jar. The other soldiers followed suit.

Picking up the wine bowl, Yue Ling raised it to the sky and shouted, "Drive out the barbarians and defend the country!"

The soldiers all raised their wine bowls and responded, "Drive out the barbarians and defend the country!"

After drinking a bowl of wine, they threw the bowls on the ground to show their determination, and then started to eat the meal with relish.

This was most likely the last meal, but the soldiers did not delay and were ready to go in less than a quarter of an hour.

Yue Ling jumped onto his horse, picked up his lance, tightened the long sword at his waist, and stood in front of the crowd.

When the city gate slowly opened, he immediately pulled the reins and rushed out of the city.

Two thousand elite cavalry followed closely behind. After this group of people left, another three thousand cavalry followed them out of the city, transporting a large amount of gunpowder, flint and other items, and rushed to another direction.

Two thousand against seventy thousand. If they deployed their troops on the battlefield to fight the enemy, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg. But if they attacked the enemy's camp unexpectedly at night, there would still be some chance.

At Xiaoyaojin, Zhang Liao defeated 100,000 troops with only 800 men and was able to stop the crying of children in Jiangdong at night.

And now, Yue Ling also has a chance of winning.

The Northern Barbarians were now stationed seven miles outside Xizhimen. Yue Ling led his men out of Zhangyimen, circled around the Northern Barbarians' camp, and marched quickly under the cover of night.

The journey was quite smooth, and it was obvious that the northern barbarians were not vigilant enough.

He only ran into a patrol team, but Yue Ling easily dodged them.

It should be because the Northern Barbarians had been besieging the city for nearly two months, and the capital's army had never left the city, which made them a little careless and negligent. They never thought that Yue Ling would send people to rob the village at this moment.

Only when they were close enough to see the big tent with the naked eye did Yue Ling order everyone to assemble their troops.

"The guards at the gate were also very lax, and some even fell asleep leaning against the gate. The lights were still on in most of the tents, and some were probably still drinking and having fun. It didn't look like they were prepared."

The spy who was sent out returned, and there was some excitement in his words.

Yue Ling frowned and thought to himself, "As expected, there are no so many supernatural powers. It would be strange if the Northern Barbarians could know the plan in real time. It seems that the spies did not have time to spread the news of the night attack outside the capital."

Nodding slightly, Yue Ling gave the order: "Pass on my military order, all troops, attack! Those who do not stain their weapons with blood will be killed!"

……

The northern barbarians were a little tired after attacking the city for several days.

But the results of the battles became more and more obvious, and Tuji Khan happily hosted a banquet for the leaders of various tribes, imagining what to do next time he attacked the city and what to do after the city was captured.

Seeing that the guards of the capital were at the end of their strength, the leaders of various tribes drank heavily at the banquet and began to flatter Tugi Khan.

"With the Khan here, the city will fall soon!"

"Tomorrow, if we capture the capital, even the Khan will be able to seize the throne and sit on it!"

"Who said it wasn't true? I heard that the Emperor of Dachang is dying, and the Crown Prince of Dachang is dying in Liaodong. The Khan should accept the throne with a smile."

"..."

There was singing and dancing in the big tent, but the one-eared Du Ke did not look happy.

Taking the opportunity to toast with Tuji Khan, Du Ke asked: "Khan, now that we are approaching the final battle, do we still want to keep that old guy? Didn't Khan say that he was going to use him as a sacrifice?"

Tuji Khan was drinking happily, and waved his hands, saying with disdain: "Don't worry, don't worry, I promised you that you can kill him, and I will not break my promise."

Du Ke nodded, said no more, and left the tent on the pretext of going to the toilet.

The camp was indeed not well guarded, and the soldiers guarding outside the tents were staggering in all directions at night.

Du Ke came alone to the big tent where Jia Daishan was detained. Seeing that the two guards were fast asleep, he didn't bother to explain and walked straight in.

"With this ghost appearance, how should we deal with Yue Ling if he comes to rob the village?"

Shaking his head, Du Ke calmed down and went into the tent to look for his old enemy. "Old Duke, I have a banquet in the village today. How could I ignore you? I am here to give you some tribute."

With a knife hidden behind his back, Du Ke slowly approached Jia Daishan's bed.

Jia Daishan frowned slightly, opened his eyes and saw the sly-looking Du Ke, and spat, "You scum, why are you pretending to be so hypocritical with me? Give me a quick death, and I will turn into a fierce ghost and take your life!"

Du Ke curled his lips slightly, drew his sword out of its sheath, and was about to stab when he heard loud shouts and howls outside the tent, "Yue Ling is here to rob the camp!"

"what?!"

……

Dark clouds covered the moonlight, making the earth darker. Soldiers covered in black armor, led by Yue Ling, quickly rushed into the camp.

Yue Ling was a man of a thousand horses. He used his horse lance to knock down two northern barbarian soldiers guarding the gate, and then rushed into the camp. He ordered his left and right men, "Divide into five teams and set fire everywhere. One of the teams will follow me and charge directly into Tuji Khan's tent!"

"Yes!"

Soon, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and a raging fire broke out on the big tent in front. The slack Northern Barbarian guards had no time to react and were directly chopped to the ground by the Beijing camp soldiers.

The soldiers of the Beijing camp were in high spirits, and they were venting their anger for the recent passive attacks. Even if the troops slowly rushed out of the tent, they would fight ten to one, charging back and forth.

Yue Ling searched for the large tent with intricate patterns, which was most likely the residence of Tuji Khan. Finally, he saw one that was different from the others and immediately rushed in on his horse.

He picked up the lance and stabbed the man holding a knife at the door through and through, leaving him without even leaving a last word.

After calming down, Yue Ling realized that the man was wearing a Confucian robe, which was no different from the clothes of the people of Dachang, and his brows immediately frowned.

"Why is this guy in the Northern Barbarians' tent, holding a knife? Is he here to rob the camp as well?"

Yue Ling shook his head. How could such a ridiculous thing be possible?

Looking up, I saw an old man lying on the couch above me, who had difficulty turning over. He was only wearing a set of white underwear, which made him look cleaner.

"Who are you and why are you in the Northern Barbarians' tent?" Yue Ling pointed his spear at the ground and asked, "Who is this person?"

Jia Daishan had a narrow escape, but when he saw the man wearing the standard armor of the Beijing Camp, he was stunned for a moment, "This man is Du Ke, a former staff member of the Prince Kang's Palace. I am Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rong."

"The old Duke is not dead yet. I am Yue Ling, the Grand Commander of the Beijing Camp. I am going to raid the camp today. Please show me the way. Where is Tuji Khan's tent?"

Hearing Yue Ling say that he was not dead, Jia Daishan was almost vomiting blood in anger. He calmed himself down and pointed to the direction of Yue Ling, "It's about fifty steps northwest of my tent. There's a big tent with a round roof and blue patterns. They are drinking in the tent, so they must be unguarded. Let's go!"

Yue Ling cupped his hands and said, "Okay, take care, old sir. If I can escape from the stronghold, I will definitely come back and bring you back with me."

"Take care of yourself too."

After Yue Ling left, Jia Daishan's spirits were lifted.

"This is Yue Ling. I've heard people talk about him a lot recently. He always makes the barbarians lose. It turns out that he is such a handsome young man. At such a young age, he led an army of 200,000 in the capital and fought against the northern barbarians for two months, but the city has not been broken. Today, he unexpectedly led the cavalry to rob the camp. How capable he is! I can't even compare to him." Jia Daishan was shocked and said, "The capital can really be defended. After this battle, this boy will definitely become the most prestigious noble in the capital. If Rongguo Mansion can make friends with him..."

……

In the big tent, the leaders of various tribes who were still drinking frowned when they heard the shouting outside the tent.

"Why is it more lively outside than in our tent? Let's go see what's going on!"

Immediately, a Northern Barbarian soldier hurried into the tent to report, "Great Khan, it's bad, Yue Ling is leading his troops to raid the camp!"

"What? Raiding the camp? Yue Ling is so brave! How many troops did he bring?"

The Northern Barbarian soldier said again: "It is too late at night. I don't know how many soldiers there are. They are now heading towards the Khan's tent!"

The faces of the leaders of each tribe changed drastically and they all fled.

Tuji Khan's eyes widened with shock, and he hurriedly turned to the back of the tent and said to the servants in the tent: "Hurry up and put on armor for me!"

The deafening shouts and cries of killing outside were coming closer and closer. How could the servants in the tent not panic? They hurriedly put on armor for Tuji Khan, but they could not tie the armor on her lower body, leaving her buttocks exposed.

"Yue Ling is here, Tu Ji will die!"

"Yue Ling is here, Tu Ji will die!"

People were calling Yue Ling's name everywhere, but no one knew which one was the real Yue Ling, or whether Yue Ling had really arrived.

Tuji Khan kicked the servant away and said angrily: "Useless thing!"

Then, without caring about her appearance, she held up her skirt and armor in her hands, went to get the horse, mounted it with great difficulty, and hurriedly looked for a way to escape.

The next moment, Yue Ling rushed into the tent and saw the mess on the ground with overturned wine glasses everywhere, so he knew he had found the right place.

"You are one step too late. You must give chase quickly!"

As he rode past, he saw a group of servants lying on the ground. Yue Ling picked one up with the tip of his spear and asked, "Where is Tuji?"

The servant pointed at a fat man riding a horse in the distance.

Yue Ling left them behind and chased after them with his lance.

Yue Ling did not know the way in this camp, and the Northern Barbarian Army finally reacted and began to gather here to block the attack.

After chasing for a while, he saw that there was no chance to catch up and kill him, and he looked around, seeing fires everywhere. The flames shot up into the sky, illuminating as bright as day. There was no chance to put out the fire at all.

Even so, the purpose of robbing the camp was achieved.

Sighing, Yue Ling said to the guards beside him, "Hurry up and pass the order to call back the troops."

Yue Ling returned to the tent and carried Jia Daishan out from the bed.

Seeing that Yue Ling was able to return safely, Jia Daishan felt even more admiration in his heart, "Grand Commander, did you kill Tu Ji?"

Yue Ling shook his head, "No, I killed a few small leaders who escaped from the tent, delayed them for a while, and let them run away."

Jia Daishan took a look at the scene outside. There were corpses everywhere, flags hanging upside down, and fires everywhere. Finally, a smile appeared on his face. "Even so, the enemy army has suffered heavy losses tonight."

Realizing that Jia Daishan's upper limbs were weak, Yue Ling found a rope and tied Jia Daishan to his back.

"Master, the road is bumpy, so be careful."

Jia Daishan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if I die on your horse, it's better than dying in the barbarian's tent."

Yue Ling raised his eyebrows, "Don't say such unlucky words, old man."

Jia Daishan, however, was very open-minded. "I am behind the Grand Commander, and I was able to block a few arrows, which is also considered a meritorious service."

Yue Ling shook his head, said nothing more, and rode out of the village.

……

There were a total of two thousand cavalrymen involved in the camp robbery, and only eight hundred of them came out with Yue Ling.

Behind them was the endless army of Northern Barbarian cavalry.

"Grand Commander, if we run like this, we will definitely be caught up by the Northern Barbarians. Do you have any backup plans?"

Seeing that the situation was critical, Jia Daishan couldn't help but ask questions behind Yue Ling.

"Of course there is. Otherwise, would you rush out of the city and die?"

Hearing this, Yue Ling's image in Jia Daishan's mind became even taller. "He is experienced in strategy, and really amazing. I just don't know how he can stop these thousands of cavalrymen."

After walking for a while, they arrived at a creek and saw black smoke coming out of the houses opposite.

Yue Ling felt relieved and led his army across the stream.

In the dark night, the Northern Barbarian Army did not notice anything unusual. Seeing that they were about to catch up with Yue Ling, they raised their whips and sped up to catch up.

After most of the Northern Barbarian army crossed the stream, a large number of soldiers suddenly rushed out from the houses on both sides.

However, this group of soldiers did not engage the cavalry and simply fled in all directions.

Seeing this, General Alapingzhang, who led the Northern Barbarian Cavalry, hurriedly issued an order, "This is just a trick of Yue Ling. Don't worry about the others. Go after Yue Ling!"

"Yes!"

But after a moment, bursts of explosions were heard on the originally quiet land.

Thunder roared from the ground, catching the Northern Barbarian army off guard. The horses panicked and the Northern Barbarians' formation was thrown into chaos, with countless people trampled and injured.

This familiar scene made Alapingzhang react immediately.

"Oh no, it's a thunder array, oh no, evacuate first!"

After passing through this thunder formation with a radius of dozens of feet, even if the Northern Barbarian Army adjusted very quickly, they would have no chance of catching up with Yue Ling if they sent people to chase them.

When they got within four or five miles of the city, they were within the range of the artillery fire from the city walls. It would be more trouble than gain to continue chasing them, and there was no telling what kind of ambushes might be lying ahead.

It was impossible to attack the city at night, so no matter how unwilling Alapingzhang was, he had to withdraw his troops.

"Yue Ling is truly our Northern Barbarians' old enemy! After today's defeat, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break into the city again!"

at the same time,

Behind a hillside behind the Northern Barbarian camp, the Northern Barbarian soldiers finally found Tugi Khan who was hiding alone.

"Great Khan, Yue Ling has been repelled by Generals Qiyan Temur and Ala Pingzhang."

After hearing the news that Yue Ling was driven away, Tuji Khan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After a moment, a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes again, "Be on guard first, reorganize on the spot, and then plan to attack the city! Next time, we will definitely break through the capital city with one go!"

"Yue Ling! I will make you pay back today's humiliation a thousandfold!"

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