Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1325 Only 1 pirate

The Jingdong Prefecture has received a report that the original commander of the Jingdong Prefecture's guards was General Jing Zhaoheng.

However, he had already received the emperor's decree and was leading his troops to Luoxi Prefecture.

The commander of the Taisho Imperial Guard who remained in the city ordered a citywide curfew, with 5,000 garrison troops withdrawing from their camps and entering the city for a tight defense, while scouts were sent out in all directions.

He even dispatched a fast horse to deliver an urgent message to the capital, a journey of eight hundred li.

At this time, Lin Feng was gradually approaching Jiling County.

He thought to himself that he would finally be able to find a house, where he could put on some clothes and perhaps have a normal meal.

He only had a broken sword and a straight knife on his body.

The broken sword cannot be abandoned, but this straight knife is of decent quality and can be exchanged for a few taels of silver.

It's best not to steal or rob, after all, I am a person of status, and besides, we are all ordinary people, life is not easy, so try not to cause trouble for others.

When he arrived at the city, he found that the gates of Jiling County were tightly closed and many soldiers were standing on the city walls. The whole city gave him a very tense feeling.

This was a state of readiness before battle; many soldiers were still drawing their bows and arrows, watching the outside of the city with vigilance.

Lin Feng licked his lips. He couldn't understand it. This place was already Taisho's territory and close to Jingdong Prefecture. The pirates were separated by the Fengze River, and he hadn't heard any news of opening a second front.

Are they defending against a large group of bandits?

Lin Feng looked around and saw that it was very quiet and peaceful, with even the birds leisurely foraging for food in the fields.

As he approached, he heard someone shouting from the city walls.

"The pirates are here! Quickly report to the county magistrate..."

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment. He looked down at his clothes and the straight knife in his hand and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Damn, I forgot about my outfit; it scared away three hunters last night.

However, I can't very well take off the clothes of a pirate sailor and walk around half-naked.

Seeing the soldiers on the city wall tense up, shouting and yelling, arrows were shot down.

Although they were far from Lin Feng, their attitude was clear: any further and they would be within their firing range.

Lin Feng stopped in his tracks. He knew he couldn't enter the city like this, and he couldn't explain it to anyone.

With a sigh, realizing that the problem of food was unsolvable for the time being, he had no choice but to turn around and prepare to walk around the city.

The county constable of Ling County soon arrived at the city wall, his eyes fixed on Lin Feng below.

"Is there only one pirate?"

He asked, puzzled.

Soldiers were on the side of the road.

"My lord, they are definitely scouting ahead. A large number of pirates will be coming from behind."

The county constable nodded: "Yes, that makes sense. Guard the city walls and wait for reinforcements."

He was still very responsible and was not frightened by the pirates into abandoning the city.

One of the bolder men suggested, "Sir, why don't we send a few men down and capture this pirate?"

The county constable immediately shook his head: "We must not be careless. This may be a conspiracy by the pirates to trick us into opening the city gates."

"The adults are truly insightful; they saw through their scheme."

"Yes, Your Excellency is wise..."

On the city wall, people were discussing the matter animatedly.

Lin Fengcai, standing below the city, ignored what they were thinking and headed southwest around the city wall, a distance of an arrow's length.

He was thinking to himself that he should get some clothes to change into when it got dark, otherwise he wouldn't be able to walk around in Taisho territory.

However, even after he bypassed Jiling County, there was still no one for miles around.

Lin Feng felt that these high-ranking officials and ordinary people were being a bit paranoid.

Even if he was a pirate, why would such a lone person react so excessively?

Or perhaps the garrison in the county town would send a squad of soldiers out of the city to stop you, verify your identity, and you would immediately have the correct answer.

This scene reminded Lin Feng of his days in Zhenxi, where the soldiers and civilians throughout the town regarded the Tartars as a raging flood and were filled with fear.

This resulted in the Tartars acting with impunity and committing atrocities in Zhenxi.

Lin Feng abandoned his plan to enter the city and continued heading towards Jingdong Prefecture.

There was no sign of human habitation along the way, not a single person could be seen in the villages and towns.

As darkness fell, Lin Feng decided to spend the night in the town and search around to see if he could find any clothes left behind by the locals that would help him regain his identity as a legitimate member of the main branch of the clan.

He overestimated the wealth of the Taisho people. Those who had extra clothes to wear took everything with them before leaving. What would be left for those who didn't have extra clothes?

Lin Feng even used his consciousness diffusion technique, but he still couldn't find a single piece of clothing, not even a tattered blanket.

There was no other way but to wear the clothes he had for the time being; he couldn't just go naked, even though he wasn't afraid of the cold.

Fortunately, he found a broken iron pot, which was a rare find. If it hadn't been broken in half, people probably wouldn't have been willing to give it up.

Lin Feng boiled some well water in a broken iron pot, but there was nothing to eat. The entire town was devoid of people, and even larger creatures, except for rats.

He had no choice but to target the small birds perched in the trees.

It would be quite difficult for an ordinary person to catch these little birds hiding among the leaves.

But Lin Feng was no ordinary person. He accurately threw several pebbles down, then moved to another spot and continued throwing them down.

I didn't have much time, but I managed to get more than a dozen.

Skewer them on branches and roast them over a fire; gradually, the aroma of meat filled the entire courtyard.

However, despite the tempting roasted bird, Lin Feng didn't manage to take a bite. Just then, he heard the sound of horses' hooves echoing around the town.

As they drew closer, the sound of hooves was mixed with the metallic scraping of armor and weapons clashing together.

Lin Feng was very familiar with this sound; he spent all his time in these war cavalry units, so how could he not recognize it?

Judging from the sounds, it was roughly possible to determine that there were more than three hundred warhorses entering the town.

Lin Feng nodded. The Taisho army reacted quickly; in just two days, regular Taisho Imperial Guard cavalry had found this place.

The fact that they dared to venture out of the city at night to search suggests they were very familiar with the area, or perhaps they had undergone night combat training.

The roasted bird was still a bit undercooked, so Lin Feng had to give up. The war cavalry arrived quickly, and in a short while, the entire town was filled with Dazheng cavalry carrying torches.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then vanished in front of the fire.

Just as he left, the wooden gate of the house was smashed open, and warhorses rushed into the courtyard. The soldiers on horseback, holding spears, searched the area warily.

"There's a campfire here; the people just left."

The soldiers shouted loudly.

Someone shouted commands from the darkness.

"Spread out and surround this area. Don't let the pirates escape."

Horsemen from all around the town began to gather near this house.

With Lin Feng's speed, he had already broken free of their encirclement and, under the cover of night, flew to another house.

On the outskirts of the town, Taisho cavalry patrolled the area to prevent the besieged pirates from escaping.

Lin Feng quietly climbed onto a rooftop and spotted a lone cavalryman.

Seeing that there were no other warhorses around, Lin Feng leaped down from the roof ridge.

These warhorses were elite cavalrymen of the Taisho Imperial Guard stationed in the capital city of Kyoto. They were not only well-equipped, but also wore very neat armor.

They took the pirates' crossing of the Fengze River and entry into Jiling County very seriously.

Upon receiving the report, the capital city of Jingdong immediately dispatched its most elite cavalry to the scene.