Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1222 Are you worried I'll do something stupid?

"The pirates are still entrenched in Ganqing Prefecture and have increased their forces, bringing in 20,000 men from the mainland, led by a general named Tokugawa Iemochi, to confront our Zhenxi Army."

Pei Qiyin stood beside Lin Feng, reporting in a low voice.

"In addition, there is a general named Toyotomi Masayoshi who led over a hundred warships from the sea into the Mi River. They were about to go upstream along the river and are now anchored at Qingxikou."

"Where are our warships?"

"The six small warships of the Zhenxi Army are all anchored in Yingjian Gorge. They have not yet made contact with the enemy, but have only probed each other twice. There has been no large-scale battle."

Lin Feng nodded, then suddenly asked a question.

"Any movement from Atsumi Akiyama?"

Pei Qiyin shook her head: "No, I set a trap, but so far there has been no abnormality."

Lin Feng frowned and said, "That's not right. Compared to the Atsumi family, Atsumi Akiyama is an important member. How could they ignore him?"

"Perhaps we were too vigilant, and they knew the chances of a rescue were slim."

"Yes, let's put on a relaxed exterior but tighten our grip inside, and lure them in."

Lin Feng entered Fu Ning City and arrived at the command post, where he immediately began to carefully examine the map.

Pei Qiyin then brought a large stack of letters and intelligence reports and placed them on his desk.

“I have sorted them all out, and the important parts have been separated. One of them says that Crown Prince Zhao Jian of the Great Zheng Dynasty is about to be unable to hold out in Luocheng. It is said that he is preparing to abandon Luocheng and retreat to Luoxi Prefecture City.”

Lin Feng looked up: "Los Angeles is very important to the Great Zheng Dynasty. Are they just going to give up like this?"

"There's no other way. The pirates are attacking the city very quickly, and their ships have occupied important waterways, preventing the Taisho Imperial Guards from getting through. It's already quite an achievement that we've managed to hold out until now."

As Pei Qiyin spoke, she pulled out a letter from a pile of intelligence.

"This is a letter from the Duan family of Luoxi Prefecture. Please take a look."

Lin Feng brought 500 Imperial Guard cavalrymen from Luoxi Prefecture. Although he did not inform Duan Jingqiu before leaving the city, he did tell Wei Bao that if the Duan family were in trouble, he should either lend a hand or report to him.

Furthermore, he solemnly instructed Wei Bao that if Duan Jingqiu had anything important to say, he could relay it to him through Wei Bao's cavalry.

Therefore, it's quite normal that Duan Jingqiu's letter was forwarded here.

Lin Feng took the letter, unfolded it, and glanced at it.

The letter was written by Duan Jingqiu. It mainly describes his longing for her after their separation, and then analyzes the current situation in Luocheng and Luoxi Prefecture.

Finally, Duan Jingqiu pleaded with Lin Feng, because most of the Duan family's business was still in Luocheng, which was also where the Duan family's headquarters were located. If Luocheng fell, the Duan family's losses would be fatal.

We hope that Lin Feng, out of consideration for our marriage, can find a way to lend a helping hand.

Of course, Duan Jingqiu still referred to Lin Feng by the name Mu Chuan in the letter.

Lin Feng looked at the map and pondered for a long time.

Luoyang is a crucial stronghold at the forefront of the Great Zheng Dynasty. Zhao Zheng probably knows the importance of this formidable city and will certainly not give it up easily.

If the Zhenxi Army were to intervene, they would likely be taking the blame for the Taisho Emperor, shifting the entire pressure of the pirate invasion onto themselves.

Not worth the candle.

He eventually came to this conclusion.

"We must first consolidate the gains in the southern frontier and drive the pirates back into the sea before we can turn our attention to other areas."

Pei Qiyin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Lin Feng's words.

She feared that Lin Feng might act rashly and send troops to Luocheng, which would leave the Zhenxi Army besieged on both sides and plunged into a bitter battle.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Lin Feng turned his head and glanced at her.

"You're worried I'll do something stupid, right?"

"If Your Highness can be called a fool, then what are we?"

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Notify Cao Chuhang to increase equipment and expand the sea monster fleet. I'm going to wipe out the pirates' warships."

Pei Qiyin was completely confused.

"Your Highness, what kind of water ghost team?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Just you wait and see. This is not the time to burn ships. I will deal with their ships by blowing them up."

Pei Qiyin became more and more confused as she listened, shaking her head repeatedly in an attempt to clear her mind.

"Don't overthink it, these are new weapons I developed. You'll see their power when the time comes."

He beckoned Pei Qiyin closer, and the two looked at the map.

“Look, the pirates invaded our vast territory and relied on plundering to replenish their supplies. But now that we’ve been driven back to Ganqing Prefecture, they’ve run out of supplies. What are we going to do?”

Pei Qiyin looked at the map, still looking confused.

Lin Feng pointed to the Mi River line on the map.

"Now, the pirates rely entirely on waterways to transport supplies for their army; in other words, this waterway is their supply line."

Pei Qiyin's eyes lit up.

"Does Your Highness mean that blowing up their ships is equivalent to cutting off their supply lines?"

"That's right. Once the supply line is cut off, the pirate forces of Ganqing Prefecture will inevitably collapse in a short period of time, and they will only have one way to go: to withdraw from our vast territory."

Pei Qiyin became even more excited: "They can't travel by water, so they can only travel by land towards the coast. At that time..."

The two looked at each other and chuckled at the same time.

"In the wilderness, no army can rival our Zhenxi Army's iron cavalry; all that awaits them is death."

Lin Feng slammed his hand on the desk and drew his conclusion.

Pei Qiyin hesitated for a moment, then looked worried.

"Your Highness, the pirates are very agile in the water, which is related to their long-term life at sea. Can we really destroy their ships?"

Lin Feng said confidently: "Back then, the Tartars also lived on horseback for many years. In the end, they were still driven out by the cavalry of the Zhenxi Army, and even had their country destroyed by me."

Pei Qiyin looked at him with admiration: "Yes, there's nothing that Your Highness can't do."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Alright, hurry up and go to the ship to inform them."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Pei Qiyin turned around to give the order.

Lin Feng took the Zhenxi No. 2 bus all the way from Shanglin Prefecture to Funing Prefecture, clearing out the checkpoints and making his supplies no longer a problem.

Maintaining unobstructed supply lines is crucial in war.

Especially with the Zhenxi warship, Xiniang could continuously transport the new weapons produced in the research institute of Shanglin Prefecture to Fuling Prefecture.

Within a few days, the second batch of thirty boxes of hand grenades was transported to the Fuzhou dock by the Zhenxi warship.

Ganqing Prefecture was the last prefecture city in the northeastern coastal region of the southern territory of Dazong. Its city walls were high and thick, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Lin Feng had also considered that if he led his troops to attack the city, the casualties would be huge.

They then took a different approach and decisively turned towards the pirates' warships.

Training water ghosts to fight underwater doesn't require too much effort. Any soldier in the army who is good at swimming can master the use of flippers and water crossbows in a short time.

Within a few days, the team of thirty water ghosts on Zhenxi No. 2 had expanded to two hundred people.

This group of water ghosts was originally led by a man named Bian Jiao.

Bian Jiao was originally a fisherman who was recruited to work as a sailor on the Zhenxi No. 2 warship because of his good swimming skills. Later, he was promoted to the leader of the water ghosts and his military rank was Jia Zheng because of his many military achievements.

Now, leading a squad of two hundred water ghosts, I've secured the rank of centurion.

After several days of training, the 200-strong water ghost team was transported downstream to Yingjian Gorge by the Zhenxi No. 2 warship.

This place is only about two hundred li away from Qingxikou, where the pirates anchored.