Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 229, Datong Reclaims

Before leaving Datong, the grassland people carried out a final search of Datong.

In principle, Li Hao doesn't want to harm these compatriots.

His hatred was only directed at Dahui, not the people of Dahui.

But he could not command the grassland people from other tribes.

When retreating from the capital, these people planned to plunder the capital and bring back gold, silver, treasures, food and women to the grassland.

Li Hao stopped them at that time.

The reason was that large-scale plundering would expose Cao's intention to withdraw troops.

So these grassland people endured it while in the capital.

However, now that they have arrived in Datong, behind Datong is the vast grassland. They no longer have the concerns they had when they were in the capital, so every grassland person unscrupulously exposes the wildness in their hearts.

They wantonly ravaged the people of Datong, captured women as slaves, and robbed the gold, silver, grain, and cloth from the people's homes. Anyone who resisted would be brutally killed, and those who did not resist would be killed at random.

The grassland people suffered a defeat at the hands of the Huaiyin army and fled all the way, but now they are venting all their anger on these civilians.

Li Hao was powerless to stop this scene and could only choose to join in.

Because this way we can also protect a small number of people...

Chen Zhengdu was standing guard on horseback in a neighborhood. When he saw the grassland people coming from a distance, he said coldly:

"This is the Abuka family's territory, everyone else get out of here!"

The grassland man across from him grinned.

"You have finished looting, but there are still a lot of women and food inside. It's such a waste. If you don't want them, why not give them to us?"

Chen Zhengdu raised his silver spear and said coldly, "I say, get out!"

The grassland people on the opposite side looked grim when they saw this.

His name is "Adil Luan". He was born in the Adil family, one of the eight major tribes on the grassland. He was related to Kah Khan by marriage and had a very good relationship with him, so he brought people here confidently. He didn't expect that the other party would be so disrespectful.

"Han people, are you feeling sorry for these pigs and dogs?"

Adil Luan questioned.

Chen Zhengdu looked at Adil Luan with murderous intent.

"I told you to get out, are you deaf?"

Adil Luan was shocked by Chen Zhengdu's murderous aura, and the horse under his crotch involuntarily took two steps back.

When Adil Luan reacted, he felt extremely humiliated.

He was the eldest son of the Adil family and a great warrior on the grassland, but he was actually scared away by a Han Chinese?
unacceptable!

He must wash away the shame, otherwise it will become his biggest laughing stock from now on!

"kill!"

Adil Luan rushed forward angrily with a knife in hand.

Chen Zhengdu's eyes focused, and he thrust out his gun, pushing aside Adil Luan's blade, and then stabbed him.

Adil Luan felt death approaching in an instant, panicked, and quickly used all his strength to twist and dodge.

The tip of the gun pierced through Adil Luan's waist.

"Escaped?"

Adil Luan was panting heavily. As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, the next moment, Chen Zheng changed his tactics instantly. With a sweep, he knocked Adil Luan off his horse.

Chen Zhengdu rode his horse forward and stabbed Adil Luan in the middle of his forehead with his gun without hesitation.

A cry of surprise came from afar: "Stop!"

Li Hao shouted loudly.

Adil Luan was full of panic and said:

"No, no, no, you can't kill me, I am..."

Blood and brain juice exploded, and Chen Zhengdu stabbed a gun. The tip of the gun went three inches into the ground, and the gun body crushed Adil Luan's head.

A frightened eye was squeezed out and flew very high.

I just wonder if he could see the ruins of Datong before he died and feel regret for it.

Come to think of it, probably not. "You, you've gotten into big trouble!"

Li Hao rushed over and said breathlessly.

The old comrade, who is over seventy years old, is in poor health.

Chen Zhengdu silently put away his gun, looked at the ruins in the city and said:

"I have no home or country, let alone my reputation after death. What do I have to fear?"

Li Hao was stunned when he heard this and was speechless.

News of Adil Luan's death spread quickly.

Not long after, his father Adil E led the tribal army to confront Li Hao.

Adil E still had an army of 12,000 men under his command.

However, Li Hao has more soldiers and horses under his command.

After all, Kah Khan once dominated the grassland and was the most powerful among many tribes.

There are currently more than 20,000 of his 30,000 elite cavalry left. The combat effectiveness of these 20,000 cavalry is very strong, and they can often defeat 30,000 to 40,000 people.

Once, when the Huleilieyong tribe fought against Kakhe Khan, they were defeated by Kakhe Khan using these cavalry with a smaller force. Therefore, all the major tribes on the grassland were very afraid of these cavalry.

In addition, Gao Zhi and Chen Zheng both had some Han troops under their command, which together numbered nearly 10,000 people. This made Adil'e even more cautious and dared not take any action.

The two sides were deadlocked.

Adil'e called several other tribes and put pressure on Li Hao, demanding that Li Hao hand over the murderer Chen Zhengdu.

It was naturally impossible for Li Hao to hand over the person.

Chen Zhengdu not only has strong ability to lead troops in combat, but is also one of the few generals willing to obey Li Hao's orders. If Chen Zhengdu is handed over, Li Hao will lose his military power in the Abuka tribe and his status will plummet.

As for Adil'e, although he called on many tribes to seek justice and their total military strength exceeded that of Li Hao's troops, no one dared to take the first step.

After all, taking action first means suffering losses. No one wants to be a fool and waits for others to take action first.

Adil did not want to face Li Hao's main force first, but he could not give up his son's revenge, so he could only continue to confront the other side.

Without the support of Kah Khan, the grassland tribes fell apart in Datong before they even retreated to the grassland.

Suddenly, his men came to report.

"The Huaiyin army is heading towards Datong!"

"So fast!"

Everyone panicked, no longer caring about hatred or confrontation, and took their luggage, packed up the looted items, and fled from Datong...

Not long after, Ma Laohei entered Datong.

Datong’s miserable condition made his veins pop out and he clenched his fists.

Soon, Fang Yong in Beijing received an urgent letter from Ma Laohei.

In the letter, Ma Laohei told Fang Yong that Datong had been recovered. Secondly, Ma Laohei described the tragedy of Datong in detail in the letter and asked Fang Yong to order him to lead troops to pursue...

Unfortunately, Fang Yong finally rejected Ma Laohei's request.

Fang Yong ordered Gao Li to lead 40,000 troops to garrison Datong, while Ma Laohei led the rest of the troops and returned along the original route.

Is Fang Yong angry?

Also angry.

But as a decision maker, he needs to be calmer.

War is not playing house.

If you punch me, I will retaliate immediately?
There's a high probability that you'll just get punched again.

Fang Yong now has too few cavalrymen and no guns, so he does not have the strength to invade the grassland.

What’s the point of Ma Laohei leading 80,000 infantrymen into the grassland? Will they be treated like dogs by the grassland cavalry?

The tragedy of Datong is irreversible, and rash decisions will only lead to more deaths. The best choice Fang Yong can make is to develop the country well.

Once he integrates the domestic forces and builds rows of flintlock rifles and cannons, he will be able to push the grassland from top to bottom effortlessly, eliminate all resistance forces, and completely swallow up this land!
After all, grassland has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times.

(End of this chapter)