Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 90, Daiyu Arrives

At the dock in Yangzhou, Fang Yong and Lin Ruhai stood together waiting.

He was surrounded by a large number of personal soldiers.

Yangzhou has just been captured, and there is no guarantee that there won’t be a few death squads in the city. It is always better to arrange more people to be prepared.

Far away on the water, several warships were escorting a huge ship which was approaching the dock.

The springboard was put up,

A figure wearing a fox white fur coat hurriedly walked down from the boat.

Lin Ruhai's expression changed, and he was about to step forward, but he saw Fang Yong had already stepped forward before him.

Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, then silently retracted his steps.

"Be careful."

Fang Yong extended his hand.

Daiyu naturally put her hand on him, and the two of them walked down together.

"Daddy!"

Daiyu walked up to Lin Ruhai and said happily.

Having not seen each other for nearly a year, there is an endless longing between father and daughter.

Seeing that Daiyu looked calm and in good spirits, Lin Ruhai felt a little relieved.

At least from her current performance, there is nothing wrong with Daiyu.

After talking for a few words, the three of them returned to the Lin Mansion.

On the road.

"Brother's hat is crooked!"

Daiyu said.

It was an inadvertent little thing, but it touched Lin Ruhai deeply.

After returning to the Lin Mansion, Fang Yong used the excuse of arranging a welcoming banquet, but in fact he wanted to give the father and daughter some time alone.

After seeing Fang Yong leave, Lin Ruhai immediately looked around and looked out the window at the door. After confirming that no one was watching, he asked Daiyu:

"Yu'er, there's no one else here. Tell Daddy the truth about how he treats you. Don't worry, if you want to leave, Daddy will definitely find a way to take you away."

As he spoke, Lin Ruhai was also observing his surroundings.

Afraid that someone might overhear their conversation.

This caution may seem ridiculous, but for Lin Ruhai it is the key to saving the lives of father and daughter.

Although Fang Yong's attitude was very approachable and respectful to him during the two days of getting along, the other party was a ruthless person who had carved out a piece of territory for himself within the vast territory of Daxi.

Even the famous Duke of Shanguo, who had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and countless wise counselors and generals under his command, was defeated head-on by the enemy. No matter how naive Lin Ruhai was, it was impossible for him to believe that such a person was as sincere and kind as he appeared to be.

At first, seeing Lin Ruhai being so cautious and serious, Daiyu couldn't help but smile; but when she put herself in her father's shoes and thought about the situation he was facing, she understood his thoughts and put away her smile.

"Dad, you worry too much."

Daiyu helped Lin Ruhai sit back down.

"My brother is very kind to me, not what you think."

As Daiyu spoke, she began to talk about what she had experienced during this period.

From Jinhai, all the way to Huaizhou, and then to Yancheng...

Lin Ruhai was a little confused when he heard that Fang Yong had brought Daiyu to meet his generals and advisers.

So her daughter has been accompanying Fang Yong in the rebellion from the very beginning?

This... Lin Ruhai didn't know what to say for a moment.

He originally thought that his daughter was just a forbidden delicacy abducted by the other party, but now it seems...

"Who is his legal wife?"

Lin Ruhai asked.

Daiyu blinked and said a little embarrassedly:
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be me."

Lin Ruhai: ???

So... the father-in-law himself is not Fang Yong's excuse, but the other party's real father-in-law?

If you kill three clans, you will be killed as well!

I tried my best to stop him for so many days...

"Let me slow down."

Lin Ruhai poured himself a cup of tea with some trembling. In the direction of Xuzhou, Ma Laohei led his troops and quickly launched an offensive.

The army set out from Zhongwu and quickly captured the towns of Xia Pi, Lanshan and others in the direction of Xuzhou, and attacked Xuzhou at high speed.

In the direction of Xuzhou, the Xuzhou general set up layers of defense lines along the way, but under the suppression of the army, these defense lines were all broken one by one.

However, compared with Yangzhou, Xuzhou was not isolated and helpless.

Xuzhou is adjacent to Shandong and Henan, and is surrounded by friendly forces.

The general of Xuzhou has already sent a request for help to the court. As long as he leads his troops to temporarily hold the city and wait for the court to respond, the rebel army will surely retreat.

Under the city, the Huaiyin army gathered and approached the city.

Ma Laohei was riding on a shiny black horse, which made his skin look much whiter than usual.

"attack!"

At Ma Laohei's command, the soldiers began to attack.

Filling the river is still an unavoidable task.

When Fang Yong attacked Yangzhou, he took a detour and unexpectedly occupied the bridge over the Yangzhou moat, which saved a lot of effort.

But Xuzhou was not so lucky. The general of Xuzhou had already blown up all the bridges leading to the moat. The Huaiyin army had to fill the river before they could attack the city.

Fortunately, with the updating of Huaiyin Army's siege technology, the casualties in the river filling process were reduced a lot.

The Huaiyin army had a kind of cart specially used for defense. There was a wooden sign wrapped in iron sheet on the cart, which could block arrows from the city and provide cover for the soldiers to fill the river smoothly.

In addition, there is a siege device called a trench bridge, which can be extended and built on the other side of the moat to form a simple bridge for soldiers to pass directly.

However, the disadvantage is that this type of bridge is very simple and has a low load-bearing capacity, so it can only allow soldiers to pass through. Large siege equipment can only pass through by filling the river.

Despite many restrictions, the trench bridge still plays an important role and is an indispensable weapon in sieges.

On the other side, the general of Xuzhou saw that the bandits began to fill the river, so he immediately organized his soldiers to attack.

More than a dozen cannons on the city wall suddenly began to roar.

Unlike the cannons on Yangzhou City that were sold by Wang Ziteng, the cannons on Xuzhou City were still intact.

Although it is a bit old and may explode at any time, at least it can still be used.

The artillery roared, causing many casualties to the Huaiyin army under the city.

On the other side, Ma Laohei was not to be outdone. He pulled out artillery that was several times more powerful than the enemy's and bombarded the walls of Xuzhou, making the defenders of Xuzhou unable to raise their heads.

"What's going on? How come these bandits' artillery is more powerful than ours?"

The Xuzhou general said while holding his head.

……

The weather in November has started to get cooler.

Wei Yinghong tightened his fur coat and climbed up the city wall.

For some reason, the enemy army has not attacked the city for three days.

On the city wall, the soldiers pressed their bodies close to the piers along the edge of the city wall, each of them stretching their heads outward.

"What are you doing?"

Wei Yinghong scolded.

If you stick your head out like this, aren't you putting your life in the hands of your enemy?

What if the enemy suddenly attacks?
One soldier said:
"Sir, please smell it, it smells so good!"

Wei Yinghong sniffed it in confusion, and there was indeed a faint fragrance, but it was not obvious.

Being used to eating delicacies from land and sea, he naturally could not empathize with the soldiers.

A soldier stretched his neck and took a deep breath.

"It's mutton and fish soup!"

Another soldier retorted.

"No, it's old duck soup!"

The soldier said:
"What old duck soup? It smells so much like lamb, it must be lamb soup! Lao Bao, have you ever eaten lamb?"

Lao Bao blushed and stammered:
"I, I've never eaten mutton, but I've had duck soup. There must be duck soup in this, for sure!"

The soldier burst into laughter when he saw this.

"Old Bao, you've never even eaten mutton!"

The other soldiers also laughed when they saw this. Even some soldiers like Lao Bao who had never eaten mutton joined in the laughter.

(End of this chapter)