Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 74 Chiseling Formation
As the imperial guards of the imperial city, the Yulin Army is composed of the best fighters selected from hundreds of miles away. Their combat capability is stronger than that of the Beijing Army and should not be underestimated.

Yue Ling understood this principle deeply, and immediately gave the order after entering the city: "Liu, Captain Yang, listen to my order, get the thunder stones and roll the logs up the wall, and make sure to defend the high part of the wall."

Immediately, two centurions stepped out, drew their swords, and said, "Yes!"

After all the infantry entered the city, Yue Ling immediately gave the order, "Close the city gates! Infantry formation!"

At that moment, a captain came forward and said, "Commander Yue, it is not a good idea to line up with your back to the city gate. We don't know how many soldiers are in the palace. We can go up to the city wall and fight from the lower position by taking advantage of the terrain."

Yue Ling immediately said: "Don't forget why we came into the city! We are not here to defend the city!"

Drawing out the sword given by the King of Qin, Yue Ling, who was standing tall on his horse, pointed at his head and said, "Return to the battle formation and wait for my orders!"

The captain thought that this was a battle that was sure to be won, and was unwilling to see the credit be monopolized by Yue Ling. Moreover, it was the first time he saw Yue Ling commanding a battle, so he looked down on him because of his age.

However, Yue Ling looked down at him in an unquestionable tone, with his sword almost against his neck, as if he would really be beheaded if he uttered another word of rebuttal the next moment.

The captain had not expected Yue Ling to be such a ruthless character. He swayed, bowed quickly, and returned to the battlefield in shame.

After a small episode, the personal guards of the Prince of Qin's Palace had already formed a military formation.

The black-armored soldiers of the Qin Palace were all wearing chain mail, and the outermost circle of the army was a circle of heavy shield soldiers holding long horse spears, which was the first line of defense. After that, the Mo Dao soldiers were equipped with swords, shields, and strong bows, which could be divided into multiple rows to fire arrows simultaneously, achieving the effect of continuous arrows. Moreover, because all of them were veterans who had fought in the battlefield, they were the trump card of the Qin King when he was breaking the formation, so it was needless to say that they were disciplined and had a good understanding of each other.

At the same time, the Yulin Army rushed in from all directions like a tide. On the two city walls, in the corridor in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and in the alleys on both sides, Yulin Army soldiers with spears in hand rushed forward.

Yue Ling led all the cavalry to line up in front of the infantry formation and shouted, "Black Armor Team, check your firearms! The Yulin Army has not yet established a firm foothold, let's charge at them and catch them off guard!"

Before Yue Ling rushed over, the battle had already begun on the city wall closer to the enemy.

The Yulin Army came with great force, and because this was their home ground, they knew better how to use the terrain. They rushed forward to kill the Qin Palace guards, wanting to drive them off the city wall first.

"We must stop the Yulin Army a hundred steps away. Everyone move forward!"

At the captain's command, the personal guards of the Prince of Qin's Palace on both sides also stepped forward to engage the enemy.

Relying on the thunder stones and rolling logs carried onto the city wall as cover, they used powerful bows to block the Yulin Army on the wall at a distance, preventing them from having any impact on Yue Ling in front of the city gate.

The Yulin Army was unable to fight despite the arrows, and many were shot off the city walls. Those who fell into the moat might survive, but those who fell on the ground would end up with their brains splattered.

Yue Ling did not have the extra energy to take care of everything. The battlefield on the city wall could only be handed over to the two most experienced centurions in the Qin Palace. Now it was time for him to fight on the front battlefield.

The background sound is the shouting and killing sounds from the city wall, and the brightly lit imperial city seems more like a stage.

Yue Ling shouted, drawing the attention of the entire army to him, "Xuanjia Team, follow me!"

The Black Armor Team was originally an elite cavalry unit with both men and horses wearing armor.

However, due to the limitation that this place is within the capital, not all soldiers can wear armor. However, in the limited space of the imperial city, greater mobility is also an advantage.

Seeing that the Yulin Army began to line up at a distance of fifty steps, in order to ensure maximum killing power, Yue Ling moved closer to a distance of twenty or thirty steps before raising his musket and firing ammunition.

All the soldiers took Yue Ling as a reference, and all of them raised their muskets and lit the fuse. The three-barreled muskets could fire three rounds in a row, and it was with these three rounds of horse shooting that the lethality was far greater than that of bows and arrows, and they saw the armored Yulin soldiers fall to the ground in large numbers.

The cavalry was so fast that the Yulin Army had no time to fire arrows to fight back.

Soon the three rounds of horse archery were over, and the Black Armor Team abandoned their muskets and used sabers to engage in close combat with the enemy.

Yue Ling took the lead, rushed into the enemy camp, took the spear on his back, and stabbed the leading Yulin soldier fiercely. Relying on the power of the horse and Yue Ling's own strength, he pierced the enemy soldier's shoulder with one blow, lifted him up and threw him to the side.

But these are the Yulin Army after all, not ordinary militia.

Seeing that the shield soldiers in the front row were broken, two people immediately came out from the side, swung their sabers and were about to chop the legs of the horse that Yue Ling was sitting on.

Yue Ling was quick to act. He lifted the reins and made the horse leap high, stepping hard on the helmet of one of the men. In an instant, the helmet was shattered, and the head was not saved. At the same time, Yue Ling swung his spear and knocked another man away.

Yue Ling was invincible in single combat in the Prince of Qin's mansion, and he even often practiced one-on-three or one-on-five combat. In front of the battle, such a powerful general was a reassurance and stimulant for the entire army.

Seeing how brave the commander was, the Black Armor Team behind him also rushed forward. Each of them was brave and fearless, and broke up the formation of the Yulin Army.

The formation of the Yulin Army had been torn apart by Yue Ling. Even though their numbers were several times that of the cavalry, the Yulin Army was unable to resist and could only retreat to the front of the palace, where the cavalry could not engage in close combat with them.

For the first time, the balance of victory tilted, and the infantry formation of the Prince of Qin's Palace began to move forward, strangling all the Yulin troops in the imperial city.

At this moment, troops with different attire from the Yulin Army appeared on both sides.

Each of them held a torch, lighting up the imperial city as bright as day.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, on a small cart,

Prince Kang pushed Emperor Yuan Qing, who was wrapped in a brocade quilt, with a grim smile on his face, "Father, look at the Yulin Army you raised. They were defeated in a battle with your Erlang's personal army. Tell me, how can I not be afraid?"

"Don't you just want to see us two fighting? Today I'll let you see enough, watch how your good Erlang dies in my hands!"

Emperor Yuan Qing's spirit was gone again, his face still listless, he murmured: "Can you defeat him?"

King Kang smiled and said, "Why not?"

Suddenly, a large number of fully armored soldiers emerged from the alleys on both sides. Each of them was more than eight feet tall, holding blunt hammers in their hands and scimitars on their waists.

Sun Qi, the commander of the personal guards of Prince Kang's palace, said to Wuliangha A'tai at the front of the line, "The one in the front is Yue Ling. Let's shoot a round of arrows to force him back into the formation. As long as we can defend the palace and wait for the Beijing camp to arrive, we will be invincible."

Wuliangha Atai did not respond, but complained: "Why did this armor sink to the bottom of the lake? It smells musty when it is fished out. It really ruins the fun."

Hu Ji beside him said, "This is not the time to talk about these things. Listen to General Sun and shoot first."

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