The Military Governor in Dream of the Red Chamber

Jia Chen had already noticed that the women were almost at the passageway of the trench, and the task of stopping them was almost complete.

So Wang Baisheng and Ding Heihu immediately rode back.

Behind them were more than twenty northern barbarians who kept shooting arrows as they pursued, the arrows whizzing past Jia Chen and his men.

"Ah~~" a soldier cried out in pain. He had been shot in the back with an arrow, but he did not fall off his horse.

"Hang in there!" Jia Chen shouted when he saw this.

"I'm alright, sir," the soldier replied through gritted teeth.

The men crouched low and spurred their horses on, trying to minimize the chance of being shot.

"Quick, run!" The guards on the front hill shouted at the running women.

The northern barbarians have already caught up; if they can't cross the trench in time, it will be too late.

These women ran with all their might, but they had suffered too much these past few days.

His clothes were disheveled, and he was seriously injured.

Coupled with the fact that they weren't getting enough to eat, it was already quite an achievement for them to be able to run.

This short mile was like an insurmountable chasm for them, impossible to cross.

The women's team had already spread out quite far. Some of the stronger women were almost at the moat, but most of them were lagging behind, with a difference of at least a hundred meters between them.

Those who fall behind will definitely be caught up by the Northern barbarian cavalry, given their speed.

"Take them with you." As Jia Chen retreated, he caught up with the women who had fallen behind and pulled one of them onto the horse.

Seeing this, Wang Baisheng and his men did not hesitate and quickly pulled the women who were running slowly behind them onto their horses.

Wu Jiangsheng led his troops to the front of the passage, their three-barreled guns already raised, aiming ahead, waiting for the northern barbarians to approach.

"Bang bang bang~~" They dodged Jia Chen and his men who were rushing towards them, and fired at the Northern barbarians behind them.

Actually, the northern enemy was still quite far away, about thirty paces away. At that distance, the three-eyed gun was not very effective.

But Wu Jiangsheng still ordered the firing to begin, with four men firing and four men on standby.

This time, his purpose was not to kill the enemy, but to intimidate the northern barbarians and prevent them from continuing their pursuit.

Even delaying their pursuit would be worthwhile.

The firing of the three-barreled gun made quite a commotion, and the momentum of the Northern barbarians' advance was indeed halted.

However, they soon continued on their way.

The other four men took over firing, but they still couldn't stop the Northern barbarians' determination to charge forward.

Wu Jiangsheng's expression was grave. He noticed that a few women were running a little slower, and if he didn't do something soon, they definitely wouldn't make it.

"You two take the Thunderclap Gun and come with me!" Wu Jiangsheng handed the three-barreled gun in his hand to one of the men beside him, and then designated two more men.

He first picked up a thunderbolt and ran towards the northern barbarians.

"Run!" Wu Jiangsheng ran in the opposite direction from the women, and as he brushed past them, he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Duntou, hurry up and cross the trench, we'll cover your retreat!" Wu Jiangsheng shouted.

At this moment, Jia Chen and his men rode up to them on horseback.

Jia Chen immediately understood what was going on when he saw the thunderbolts in the hands of the three of them.

"No need to go any further. Just set it on fire here and throw it out, then retreat immediately," Jia Chen said.

"Ignite!" Wu Jiangsheng did not hesitate and lit the fuse of the thunderbolt.

The other two finished at almost the same time.

Wu Jiangsheng silently counted to himself, he needed to calculate the slight delay time of the fuse.

"Throw it!" Wu Jiangsheng forcefully rolled the can of Thunderclap Bomb forward from the ground.

Three thunderbolts rolled forward, and the Northern Barbarian cavalry arrived just as they reached a distance of about three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

The northern cavalry had seen thunderclaps before, and they turned pale with fright.

The three thunderbolts rolled to the feet of their warhorses, and they reacted quickly, immediately yanking the reins.

With a neighing sound, the warhorse reared up on its two front hooves.

The northern barbarians tried to turn their horses around and avoid them.

But they were still a little too late. The momentum of their forward charge wasn't so easy to change, and they didn't have enough time to change direction.

In addition, Wu Jiangsheng's expertise in firearms allowed him to perfectly control the time from the ignition of the detonator's fuse to its explosion.

The thunderclap exploded almost as soon as it rolled under the northern barbarian warhorses.

Countless fragments were transformed into deadly hidden weapons.

The northern barbarians on horseback were alright, but the warhorses beneath them were in a terrible state.

The warhorse's belly bore the brunt of the damage.

Several warhorses collapsed to the ground with their bellies mangled and fragments embedded in their flesh, groaning in agony. The Northern barbarians on board were agile; they rolled over before landing and quickly stood up, seemingly unharmed.

Although the Northern barbarians were not affected by the attack, their advance was somewhat hampered and their speed was reduced.

As they bypassed the fallen warhorses and continued their charge, the last woman had already crossed the trench.

Wu Jiangsheng and his two companions ended up being the last ones to arrive.

The Northern barbarians' faces were contorted with rage as they lashed their warhorses with whips, trying to capture Wu Jiangsheng and his two companions.

Unfortunately, they found that they could no longer catch up.

One of the leaders shouted, and the pursuing Northern barbarians immediately nocked arrows and drew their bows.

Since we can't catch them alive, we'll just shoot them dead.

A scream of agony rang out.

A northern enemy soldier who had just drawn his bow was shot in the arm.

The other northern barbarians were unable to fire their arrows because Jia Chen's arrows arrived first.

The pursuing Northern barbarians had no choice but to turn their horses around and retreat.

They knew the pursuit had failed.

They could only watch helplessly as the group of soldiers returned.

They even rescued a group of women from the Great Hong Dynasty.

With the trenches in place, they knew they had no chance and, no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to retreat.

Watching the departing Northern barbarians, Jia Chen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Everyone else was the same; they were all so nervous just now.

They were almost caught up by the northern barbarians. If they had been entangled, the casualties would have been severe.

In this attack, the soldier who was hit by the arrow was seriously injured, but fortunately, the arrow avoided vital areas and his life was not in danger.

Although one person died in battle, it was all worth it.

Because Hu Youcai was rescued, if the military merits are recognized in the future, the brothers who died in battle can receive compensation from the imperial court, and their families may be better off.

Hu Youcai finally felt relieved.

He almost peed his pants from fright.

The northern barbarians charged in; it was terrifying.

He felt that he had just escaped, only to be caught and brought back.

Those northern barbarians were all fierce and ruthless.

He had ten guards from the capital city before, but they were no match for three Northern barbarian soldiers.

He personally witnessed seven out of ten people being killed and three captured, while the Northern barbarians only wounded one person, who had a minor scratch on his arm.

After he was captured, he witnessed many times how the Great Hong Army would flee at the mere sight of the Northern Barbarians.

Even though their numbers were several times that of the Northern barbarians, they were still easily defeated by a small number of Northern barbarians.

Here, he saw the fortified troops who dared to take the initiative to attack the northern barbarians, defeating a larger force with a smaller one, and even gaining the upper hand.

He still hasn't recovered from this incident and is starting to wonder if he's dreaming.

At the time, his ten guards were known as the elite of the Beijing Garrison, but they were so easily defeated when they encountered the Northern Barbarians.

When did the soldiers become so brave?

At this moment, he saw the young leader of the Da Hong Army walking towards him.