Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1065 Using Horse Traps Again

Lin Feng glanced at Duan Jingqiu.

"Heroes, do you wish to become officers of the Taisho Dynasty?"

The group of people were taken aback. Why were they suddenly talking about this?

“If there were a way, we would naturally want to join the imperial army to make a living.”

Xu Qi spoke up quickly.

"Miss Duan is your gateway. As long as you contribute to resisting the pirates, this will be your proof of entry into the Taisho Army."

Song Chen frowned: "You mean, if we repel the pirates' invasion, we can earn military merit and be admitted to the Taisho army?"

Lin Feng nodded: "Miss Duan is the most suitable person to testify to this matter."

Duan Jingqiu immediately clapped his hands and said, "That's right. Mr. Muchuan is right. As long as you all contribute to Taisho, and with my father's introduction, the court has no reason to refuse."

Xu Qi looked excited, while Lao Wan remained expressionless.

Song Chen was puzzled. He wouldn't let a woman's words make him lose his own opinions and judgment.

“If we fight the pirates, I’m afraid not many of my brothers will be left. You have no idea how strong these guys are.”

Song Chen, still shaken, frowned and said.

"Have you ever fought against pirates?"

Lin Feng asked.

"In our line of work, we go wherever there is money and supplies. People and horses need food and provisions, so we have plundered all over the place, from Changzhi Prefecture in the east to Fuchang Prefecture in the north, including Fu'an Prefecture and Luocheng."

Lin Feng nodded: "They are all war cavalry, so their activity area is naturally very large. The fact that they can still be active here means they have not suffered any losses."

Xu Qi said smugly, "Of course, with our boss in charge, only they can afford to suffer this loss."

Duan Jingqiu followed his words and said, "Since that's the case, let's do it. The only thing we lack is your battle record. Once you cut off a few more heads of pirates, we'll have all the Imperial Guard officers."

Lin Feng echoed, "If we're prepared to take advantage of the unprepared, this battle won't be difficult."

As the group talked, Song Chen signaled Lao Wan to have someone prepare some dry rations.

Given the current situation, we dare not light a campfire to cook anymore, and can only eat dry rations to replenish our strength.

Lao Wan went to get some dry rations, while Song Chen watched Lin Feng.

"Mr. Muchuan, have you ever fought against the pirates?"

"Yes, I did get into a few fights with them."

Xu Qi asked in surprise, "How did it go? What was the outcome?"

Song Chen slapped him on the head.

"If he loses, will he still be here talking to you?"

Xu Qi scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

Duan Jingqiu suddenly pointed into the distance and exclaimed in surprise.

"Look, aren't these pirates?"

Everyone turned to look and saw a line of torches winding across the distant fields, heading in the direction of where they were.

Lin Feng frowned. Judging from the number of torches, the pirates numbered about a hundred cavalry, and they had not stopped searching even after dark.

Song Chen let out a breath: "Damn it, these pirates are really crazy. Who on earth disturbed their territory?"

Lin Feng understood that Tsuruta Gen had gone mad; he wouldn't let his men rest until he saw his daughter return.

Have you ever fought at night?

Song Chen pondered and said, "I have experience with nighttime marches and fighting in the dark. The casualties are too high, and nobody wants to do that."

Xu Qi said urgently, "Let's run towards Luocheng. Perhaps the garrison in Luocheng will see the torches and attack to wipe out the small group of pirates."

Song Chen sneered: "You overestimate them. If they really reach the city, the Imperial Guards will just keep the city gates closed. They wouldn't dare to come out and fight."

"In another hour, we'll be almost there. We need to leave."

Old Wan, who had returned sometime earlier, interjected.

Lin Feng said softly, "Perhaps we can trick them and make them dare not run wild on Dazheng's territory so openly."

How to scam them?

Xu Qi asked.

"Judging from their speed, they must be cavalry. What are warhorses most afraid of when they're running in the dark?"

"A horse pit?"

“And tripwires.”

Lin Feng clapped his hands: "Right, let's have someone scout out the retreat route first, then use arrows to guide them to charge this way..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qi interrupted.

"Let's dig a pit beforehand and make them suffer a great loss."

"Can you make it?"

"If you don't hesitate any longer, it's not too late."

Song Chen hesitated for a moment, his eyes fixed on the fire dragon that was still moving forward in the distance.

"Alright, let's give them a good beating and not let the pirates think that our Great Sect has no one to deal with them."

Xu Qi immediately jumped up.

"Boss, I'll take some men to dig a hole."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Go dig the pit, but there's a proper way to do it."

"Oh, there's something intricacies to this thing?"

Lin Feng stood up: "Let's go, we'll talk as we dig."

He was very proactive because he wanted to use this night battle to let the pirates know that this direction was not occupied by one person, but by a whole team, thereby guiding Tsuruta Gen to search in a different direction.

Without the entrenching tools of the Zhenxi Army, the eleven bandits only had sabers in their hands.

Fortunately, the soil in the fields is loose, and much of it is farmland that has been cultivated by farmers.

The trap should not be too deep, but it should be steep, so that once the horse's leg goes in, it cannot be pulled out, thus using inertia to prevent the horse's leg from breaking.

The arrangement and spacing of the horse traps are carefully considered; they cannot be too dense or too sparse. Furthermore, the reaction of the pirate cavalry after discovering the traps must also be taken into account.

Lin Feng was very skilled at this, having fought countless battles against the Tartar cavalry before, and was extremely adept at digging horse traps.

A dozen or so people were busy working.

Even Duan Jingqiu made a move.

I never expected that a young lady like her would be so feisty; she's not only eloquent but also capable of getting things done.

In her own words, she often personally inspected and moved goods, and frequently did the heavy work of loading and unloading horse-drawn carts.

They dug a pit with their machetes while listening to Lin Feng's instructions.

Song Chen asked doubtfully, "Mr. Mu Chuan, are you sure he's a doctor?"

Lin Feng had no choice but to explain: "I used to be a doctor in the Zhenxi Army. I left the army to search for someone and eventually came here."

Duan Jingqiu asked curiously, "Mr. Muchuan, where are you from?"

“From the west of the town.”

"Do you know about Lingdouzi Castle?"

"Uh...I've been there many times, Miss Duan has been there?"

Duan Jingqiu shook his head: "I really want to go and see, but Father won't let me. Many of our Duan family's goods come from Lingdouzi Castle."

Why would you want to go to such a remote place?

"I just think that place is so amazing. I wonder who got so many good things."

"What good stuff are you talking about?"

Xu Qi asked curiously.

"Steel, timber, red bricks, lime, gunpowder... and so on, there are many."

Song Chen interjected, "Wasn't Zhenxi established by the Grand Regent Prince Lin Feng?"

“Yes, Lin Feng is the regent, why would he do these kinds of things? I want to know who made these good things.”

"If you do business with them, you can find out by asking around."

"They won't say anything; they're very tight-lipped."

"Spend more money, and I don't believe you can't get these people to talk."

Duan Jingqiu laughed and said, "There's no need for that. Lin Feng is already dead. The Crown Prince of Dazheng is leading his troops to attack Shanglin Prefecture. It won't be long before Zhenxi is recovered by Dazheng."

My father said he would ask the Emperor to let him manage and use Lingdouzi Castle.