The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 2 The World of Dream of Red Mansions?
To the west of the alley is Chunyou Gate, to the east is Xianhe Right Gate. On one side is the alley leading to Yongshou Palace and Taiji Hall, and on the other side is a passage leading directly to the Imperial Garden. Near the back door of the Imperial Garden is Shenwu Gate, and outside of Shenwu Gate is Meishan Camp.

Although the east is closer, there are rebels all over the place. It is possible that the Qianqing Palace has fallen into the hands of the rebels. If they encounter this, there will be a fierce battle.

But Emperor Yongchang chose this path. He looked so confident, as if he had already won the palace fight.

A group of people escorted Emperor Yongchang straight to the Imperial Garden.

Li Hu looked at the imperial guards wearing black armor, then looked at his own cloth armor, and shook his head.

As they walked, Li Hu grabbed Emperor Yongchang and shouted, "Stop!"

Emperor Yongchang frowned and was about to get angry.

"Creak."

From the front, there was a sound of a bow being bent.

"Boom!"

In the horrified eyes of Emperor Yongchang, an overwhelming rain of arrows shot towards him, and then his eyes went black, the rain of arrows disappeared, and in his ears was the sound of bows and arrows hitting the armor of the imperial guards, and from time to time there were the screams of the unlucky guys who were shot by arrows and fell to the ground.

Li Hu stood in front of Emperor Yongchang, swinging his sword tightly, but arrows still fell on his cloth armor! From this we can see the advantages and disadvantages of iron armor and cloth armor.

Fortunately, the internal armor plates were strong enough, and Li Hu was only sore from the impact of the falling arrow but was not injured.

At this moment, another rain of arrows came.

Li Hu cursed "You bastard!" and grabbed the bodies of the two unlucky guys. He used their iron armor as shields and pressed the emperor under him to avoid the waves of arrows.

Dai Quan and others followed suit and used the corpses as shields to block the rain of arrows.

The imperial guards were in chaos. Some shouted "help the emperor", some yelled "charge", and some roared, but there was no one to give orders.

Li Hu understood that among the unlucky guys just now was the lieutenant general of the imperial guards.

Drawing a bow is a physically demanding job. A qualified archer can usually only shoot seven or eight arrows in a row. If he shoots more than that, he may strain his arm.

Finally, someone led the imperial guards to charge forward. Although the number of people did not seem large, the rebels' rhythm was disrupted. The intervals between the rain of arrows became shorter, and they fired three or four waves of arrows in one breath.

Li Hu, who was hiding under the corpse, counted silently, then suddenly lifted the corpse, then stripped off the iron armor on the dead body, put it on Emperor Yongchang, and then put on a piece of iron armor himself, shouting loudly: "Put on the armor! Zhang Cheng, protect His Majesty, Wang Daniu, follow me and rush forward to fight our way out!" After that, he swung his knife and killed.

In fact, there were not many people left. Except for Wang Daniu and Zhang Cheng, there were only a dozen smart ones who hid under the corpses. The others fell in the first few waves of arrow rain.

Zhang Cheng understood Li Hu's intention. He wanted to control the emperor and not let others take away the credit. So he led five soldiers under his command to surround Emperor Yongchang and did not allow anyone to approach.

Li Hu rushed to the battlefield with a knife in hand, swinging the knife wildly, disrupting the rebel infantry formation. He rushed straight to the archer formation with a knife and knocked down several rebel archers with a single swing of the knife.

Wang Daniu followed closely with seven or eight soldiers, and chopped down a rebel archer who turned to flee with one sword.

"Kill, kill these rebels!" Emperor Yongchang finally woke up and walked forward while shouting loudly: "Kill, kill them all!!!"

Dai Quan shouted in a shrill voice: "The emperor has ordered to kill all the rebels!"

Li Hu was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Which is more important, face or life? Can't he surrender first?
Sure enough, the rebels who were frightened away by Li Hu's madness surrounded him again.

Li Hu greeted the emperor and his family in his heart, and rushed forward with his sword in hand, dancing like a windmill, not caring whether to kill or injure the enemy. With the sound of the swords colliding, more and more rebels were knocked out. In an instant, a large number of rebels were cleared out, which greatly boosted the morale of his own side.

As soon as Emperor Yongchang issued the imperial edict, both sides had no way to retreat. The terrifying roars and shouts of killing filled the entire passage, blood flowed like a river, and limbs flew everywhere.

Li Hu could no longer remember how many rebels he had killed with his sword. Finally, after he killed the last rebel in front of him, there was no one around him. Everyone looked at him as if he were a monster and stayed away from him.

At this time, Li Hu's face was bloody and his head was disheveled. His helmet was long gone, the iron armor on his body was tattered, and the cloth armor inside had many scars. His body was covered in blood, and it was unclear whether it was from the enemy or his own.

Li Hu could feel that he was not injured. He picked up a sword again and said to Emperor Yongchang: "Your Majesty, the rebels in the Yangxin Palace should be chasing us."

Emperor Yongchang came back to his senses and said, "Oh." Then he ordered, "Let's go to the Coal Hill Camp."

Before he could finish his words, there came tiger-like shouts and cries of killing from the Qianqing Palace, followed by a volley of musket fire.

Dai Quan: "Your Majesty, it was Prince Zhongshun who led the imperial guards from the Xiyuan Camp to quell the rebellion!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yongchang felt relieved and regained his confident look. He raised his hand and said, "Let's go to the Qianqing Palace to meet Prince Zhongshun." Prince Zhongshun, why does he sound familiar?

Li Hu suddenly realized, hey, why aren't we going to the Coal Hill Camp again?

This dog emperor is really not reliable at all. If you encounter the main force of the rebels on the way, you will cry!

Fortunately, there was no danger and several waves of rebel search teams were eliminated along the way. Everyone escorted Emperor Yongchang from the side door to the Qianqing Palace Square.

The battle here had ended long ago, and the imperial guards of the Xiyuan camp were making finishing moves. Upon seeing Emperor Yongchang coming, a middle-aged general hurried over to greet him.

Li Hu raised his eyebrows. Is this King Zhongshun?

The middle-aged officer folded his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Zhongshun has personally led the imperial guards to encircle and suppress the remnants of the rebels."

Emperor Yongchang nodded and asked, "Which direction did the rebels retreat to?"

Middle-aged general: "Daming Palace."

Emperor Yongchang nodded with satisfaction.

Li Hu was startled. Are they planning to wipe out the whole gang? !

At this moment, the sound of countless soldiers and horses came from the direction of the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Yongchang frowned.

Dai Quan said to the middle-aged general: "Lord Zhongjing."

Li Hu was shocked. Marquis Zhongjing? !

Marquis Zhongjing waved his hand, and a group of imperial guards rushed over with muskets in hand. They knelt on one knee on the ground in a semicircle and raised the muskets in their hands.

Li Hu finally saw the fire gun of the Dashun Dynasty, which was the most advanced firearm of that era, the flintlock rifle.

The history of this time and space took a turn when the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed. Li Dingguo, who learned that Emperor Yongli was strangled by Wu Sangui, did not fall, but mobilized his army to take revenge. Perhaps it was God's will, or Wu Sangui killed too many people. Wu Sangui's army suddenly suffered from a plague, and collapsed under the fierce attack of various militias. The main force of the Qing army in the south was completely wiped out.

Wu Sangui ran all the way and escaped directly across the Yangtze River.

The news quickly spread to the southern provinces, and the people, who had long hated the Manchus, rose up in rebellion. Seven years later, Kang Lao San, who had just taken power, fled back to Liaodong with his family.

It is said that after Wu Sangui fled to Liaodong, he became a son-in-law of the Manchus.

The royal family's surname is Li, and Li Hu's surname is also Li, but unfortunately they are not related.

A middle-aged man's voice came from the side door: "General Feng Tang, the Divine Martial God, is here to rescue you!"

The mighty general Feng Tang?

Li Hu swallowed his saliva. Is this the world of Dream of Red Mansions? !

With a "humph", Emperor Yongchang glanced at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan understood and waved to the black-armored guards guarding the side door, and the guards opened the side door.

Feng Tang ran over with sweat on his forehead and said, "Your Majesty is frightened. I, Feng Tang, am late in coming to your rescue. Please punish me!" As he said this, he made a gesture to kneel down.

Emperor Yongchang extended his hand and supported him: "That's all. I am very pleased that you have this determination, but I hope you can stand firm."

Feng Tang was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and said, "I obey your order."

At this time, a eunuch in red hurried over and whispered something in Emperor Yongchang's ear.

Emperor Yongchang's expression changed immediately: "Did I see it wrong?"

The eunuch in red nodded vigorously.

Emperor Yongchang gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to Daming Palace!"

(End of this chapter)