Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1126 Kill them!

Upon seeing Lin Feng, he reined in his warhorse and bowed from his horse.

"Lord Mukawa, I am ashamed. I did not heed your advice at the time, which resulted in heavy losses. Please teach me."

Miao Yong spoke politely, but there was no sense of shame in his eyes.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Mu Chuan is just guessing. However, the pirates have grand ambitions. I would like to ask Captain to inform the Prime Minister that we must take defensive measures as soon as possible."

Miao Yong nodded, feeling a little better: "Lord Mu Chuan is right. I didn't expect it to be pirate cavalry. It was too unexpected."

Lin Feng frowned: "The pirates came by ship, and they are mostly infantry. Now that hundreds of cavalry have appeared, they seem to be integrating into the Taisho war situation very quickly. We must be on guard."

Miao Yong was oblivious to all of this; his only concern was how to protect the Prime Minister.

"His Highness the Crown Prince will naturally be in charge of this matter. As long as we protect the Prime Minister's safety, we will have fulfilled our duty. We would appreciate your guidance, Lord Muchuan."

He continued to speak politely.

"I wouldn't presume to offer guidance, but let's discuss this together."

"Okay, don't refuse then."

"It's natural."

Miao Yong glanced at Duan Jingqiu, his expression meaningful.

"I won't take up any more of your time, sir. I have to go and make arrangements. Goodbye."

"Hehe, Captain, you are very busy. Please go ahead."

Miao Yong pulled on the reins and turned to leave.

When he had his back to Lin Feng, he curled his lip in disdain.

Hu Jincai stood on the city wall of Fuzhou with a gloomy face, looking at the huge, dark mass of pirate troops below, and remained silent for a moment.

There were nearly 10,000 Zhenxi Army soldiers inside the city, while the number of pirates outside the city exceeded 20,000.

Seeing that the pirates' ranks also contained various siege tools, they knew that this battle would not end well.

These pirates were all dressed in soft armor, wielded straight swords, and were short in stature but agile.

In several charges, they displayed ferocity and bravery. Unlike the fierce charges of the Tartar cavalry, these pirates were like monkeys, making it difficult to kill them with a single blow.

The Zhenxi Army's iron cavalry gradually lost its overwhelming advantage, and the pirates found a weakness in it. Their flexible and ever-changing formations often made the Zhenxi Army's cavalry achieve very little.

The ensuing battle for city defense further narrowed the gap between the two armies.

These pirate monkeys were agile and could climb walls very quickly. In siege warfare, they were completely different from the Tartar army.

The tricks that Hu Jincai learned from Lin Feng were no longer effective; all that remained was for the soldiers to fight back bravely and risk their lives.

Such battles often exacerbated the losses of the Zhenxi Army.

This also contradicts the strategy that Lin Feng has repeatedly emphasized: to achieve the greatest results with the least amount of casualties.

What troubled Hu Jincai even more was that the Zhenxi Army's warships were blocked on the Mi River by pirate ships. After several naval battles, they were still unable to break through the pirates' blockade.

Although the Zhenxi Army's warships had an absolute advantage using cannons, they couldn't withstand the sheer number and resilience of the pirate ships.

As a result, the Zhenxi Army's warships were unable to support the defenses of Fuzhou Prefecture in a short period of time.

Of course, with the equipment of the Zhenxi Army, Fuzhou City would not be breached in a short time. The crossbows and the muskets of Lin Feng's 500 guards would be enough to give the pirates a headache.

However, ammunition and arrows are limited and will eventually run out.

How should we fight this battle?

General Luo Shidong, who was stationed in Nantai Prefecture, was even more distressed than Hu Jincai. His Zhennan Army was poorly equipped and had no choice but to withstand the pirates' attack on the city.

At this time, of the twelve thousand Zhennan Army soldiers, more than eighteen hundred had already fought their way in, but the number of pirates below the city still showed no signs of decreasing.

After two days of fighting, the city walls and surrounding areas were littered with corpses, which further fueled the pirates' bestiality, and their attacks became even more ferocious.

They remained fierce and tenacious, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, showing no signs of fatigue.

Luo Shidong is nearly fifty years old. He has spent his life in the military and experienced countless battlefields.

They used to frequently fight against pirates.

However, the pirates before us are different from the pirates of the past.

In the past, pirates were scattered and resembled bandits, without uniform attire or unified command.

These pirates, however, were likely regular troops from the mainland, known for their strong execution, bravery, tenacity, and high individual soldier quality.

There is another one, which has a large number of people.

This is suicidal! We can't even defend our own homeland? Absolutely not!

At this moment, Luo Shidong missed the days when he followed Lin Feng. In battle after battle, they were always unstoppable and invincible.

He carefully searched his memory, trying to grasp Lin Feng's command strategy from the details, so that he too could have a glorious battle.

Before he could even draw a conclusion, the alarm rang out again from the city walls, and another round of attacks by the pirates began.

Luo Shidong let out a long breath, holding his long knife. It was time to fight to the death again. He didn't know when his life would end here.

Pei Qiyin and his two companions were traveling from Peng County to Luocheng in the northwest when they were stopped by a group of pirates.

The three of them circled around, trying to evade the pirates' interception, but ultimately they couldn't escape this group of dozens of pirate riders.

Pei Qiyin found it strange; why were there so many pirates?

Didn't we say that once you cross the Yongding River, there are almost no traces of pirates?

She keenly sensed that the pirates were up to something, as a large number of their troops had fled to the north bank of the Yongding River, and they were definitely plotting to seize Luocheng.

My main task right now is to find Lin Feng; I can't attend to anything else for the time being.

There was no other way; the pirate cavalry moved quickly, patrolled a large area, and were difficult to hide in the open fields.

The three men stood in a thicket, watching the pirate cavalry, thirty riders, who had already spotted them.

At this moment, they were urging their horses to slowly approach this direction.

Qiao Jushan held an iron rod in his hand, watching the approaching pirates with nonchalant indifference.

"Captain, just kill them."

Ye Liangcai leveled his rifle, which was equipped with a musket, aimed at the pirates leading the way, and awaited Pei Qiyin's command.

Pei Qiyin surveyed her surroundings, realizing there was no way to escape.

"Don't fire. Let Giant Mountain deal with them. It's best not to let any of them escape, to prevent the news from leaking out."

Qiao Jushan nodded.

Since he learned internal energy cultivation techniques from Lin Feng, he has become the most talented officer in the entire Zhenxi Army.

He made rapid progress; he was already incredibly strong, and at the time he was using a strategy of overwhelming force.

Now, his movements have become more agile and nimble, and his speed has increased several times.

Upon hearing Pei Qiyin's words, Qiao Jushan grinned.

"Don't worry, Captain, I'll handle this."

After saying that, he picked up the iron rod and strode out of the bushes.

The thirty pirate riders, having noticed the anomaly, cautiously dispersed their formation when they were only about thirty paces from the bushes, each drawing their swords.

Just as they were about to charge, they suddenly saw an excessively tall and burly man stride out.

The group of pirates were stunned. What was this all about?

It's very likely that they realized they couldn't escape and decided to surrender.

Qiao Jushan smiled and strode forward, quickly closing the distance between them.

A pirate leader brandished his sword and shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, Qiao Jushan couldn't understand what he was saying at all. He kept walking and quickly covered the distance of thirty-odd steps to reach the pirates.