Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1146 Zhenfeng Camp is finished

In this era, although soldiers are provided with food, it is not nutritionally adequate; it merely fills their stomachs. As for things like nutrition, even wealthy people don't really understand them.

Therefore, there are very few troops that fight at night.

Due to insufficient nutrition, the soldiers' vision became blurred at night. In addition, their equipment was poor, and they relied entirely on torches for lighting, which were not only insufficient in number but also had a small illumination range.

Unless the leader is insane, no one is stupid enough to go out and fight at night.

Once the entire unit engages in combat, it becomes a chaotic mess, and in the darkness, it's impossible to distinguish one person from another. This not only increases casualties but also makes it easy to create blunders.

The pirate forces that came from Fu'an Prefecture and Yongning Prefecture arrived at Fengping City around the same time as Mizukawa's troops. They were about three miles from the city. They set up camp and waited to rush in early the next morning to capture the enemy.

The four hundred men of Zhenfeng Camp merely set up a defensive position on the city wall, and no pirates came forward to attack.

Thus, both sides were well, each started a fire to cook, and spent the night peacefully.

After dinner, everyone went to bed.

As midnight approached, Lin Feng ordered his troops to quietly assemble.

During regular training, the basic procedures for night battles were emphasized. Therefore, these soldiers quietly packed their things, led their warhorses, and came to the training ground inside the city.

Lin Feng ordered the squad leaders to inspect the preparations of all the soldiers.

The warhorse's four hooves were wrapped in cotton cloth, bamboo skewers were tied to its mouth, and the warrior's armor was marked with reflective material.

These materials were readily available because the city contained treasures looted by pirates from various places, including many luminous pearls. After being ground into powder and mixed with glue, they could be made into glowing markers.

Each soldier carried enough food and supplies, checked all their weapons and equipment, and made sure their armor and other equipment were properly secured.

Once everything was ready, they followed Lin Feng and the other leaders, leading their warhorses toward the south gate of the city.

Four hundred men, under cover of darkness, silently left the city through the south gate, crossed the drawbridge, and entered the fields.

Lin Feng had already planned the marching route on the map, and everyone just followed closely and marched forward.

The pirates' camp was about three miles away. They lit torches in the camp for illumination, making it very easy to see in the dark.

If several thousand people are placed in a vast field, the area they occupy is not large, and Lin Feng can choose to go around them.

However, how could he possibly let the raid on the camp go unnoticed?

Why leave such a good opportunity for pirates to roam freely on large tracts of land, eating, drinking, and relieving themselves?

We have to make them pay some interest first.

When the group was about half a mile away from the pirate camp, Lin Feng raised his hand to signal them to stop.

He waded forward alone for a distance, figuring out the locations of the pirates' overt and covert outposts. Then he took out his bow and arrows, closed his eyes, and felt the wind direction and speed.

After drawing the bow and adjusting the angle, I released it, the bowstring snapped, and the arrow was launched into the night sky.

Without waiting for the result, Lin Feng quickly nocked an arrow, drew his bow, and fired the second, third, and fourth arrows in succession.

Without exception, four arrows pierced the throats of the four pirate sentries in the darkness, causing them to convulse and die without making a sound.

Next, Qiao Jushan led his horse and a group of soldiers over, past the pirates' outposts, and approached the temporary camp they had set up.

It was very simple, with no wooden fence, only deer pens placed around the perimeter. They were easily moved away, clearing a wide passage.

Lin Feng swung his spear, which was painted with glow-in-the-dark markings, twice in the night sky.

Four hundred cavalrymen mounted their horses and spurred them into a charge.

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves made the earth tremble.

The cavalry made no other sound, holding their spears in their hands, and spurred their horses toward the military tents in the camp.

These movements were all performed correctly and exactly as they were during training.

Awakened from their sleep, the pirates, their vision blurred, could not distinguish north from south, east from west. They grabbed the straight swords beside them and ran around aimlessly.

The next moment they were either knocked away by warhorses or pierced through the body by a spear.

The pitiful cries echoed throughout the wilderness.

Never before had they experienced anything like this. Panic and terror left the pirates completely bewildered, like headless flies, running around aimlessly.

Ignoring their leader's desperate shouts, they were unable to organize an effective counterattack formation.

Everyone was only thinking about getting away from this horrific massacre first.

Human effort is powerless against this; it is a god of death descending from the heavens. If we don't leave now, we will die here.

The soldiers of Zhenfeng Battalion fought their way through the pirate camp with ease, killing many pirates along the way.

Filled with excitement, such a one-sided slaughter—in all his years of military service, he had never experienced such a relaxed and enjoyable battle.

Previously, I wanted to kill enemies and earn military merit so that I could be promoted and bring some tax-free benefits to my family.

However, it is too difficult to make a contribution. If you don't risk your life, it's hard to get even a little bit of credit.

Battlefield combat is no child's play; once you're deeply involved in it, your life is in the hands of others.

But now?

Not only do their lives remain in their own hands, but they can also freely plunder the heads of these infuriating pirates.

Such is life, what more could one ask for?

If it weren't for their leader's orders, they really wanted to ride back and charge a few more times, take down a few more bandit leaders, and add a few more acres of fertile land to their homes.

Chen Dongping and Lin Feng disagreed on the direction of their march, but that didn't stop him from fighting with gusto.

I never imagined that war could be fought like this.

Faced with a group of bewildered pirates, they ran around aimlessly in front of their warhorses, looking just like a bunch of blind rats.

Chen Dongping was skilled in martial arts, wielding a spear in his right hand and a knife in his left. He fought his way from the south end of the camp to the northernmost point, experiencing an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.

He even began to doubt his previous battles, wondering if the scene before him was real, or if he was just too tired and it was a dream.

Lin Feng's order was not to linger in battle. Once they reached the end of the camp, they were to lead all their warhorses out of the camp and quickly disappear into the dark wilderness.

When the pirates came to their senses, the camp was in complete disarray, with countless corpses lying haphazardly. Even these brutal pirates felt a pang of sorrow at the sight of the carnage.

When the pirate leader reorganized his forces and prepared to pursue the enemy, he discovered that he could not determine the direction the enemy had gone.

He could only look around blankly, trying to find some clues.

Since entering the vast territory, this is the first time they have fought such a frustrating battle, as they have always held the absolute upper hand.

This time, however, things turned out differently.

It's daybreak.

Inside Los Angeles.

Crown Prince Zhao Jian received the battle report.

The 500 Zhenfeng cavalrymen led by Mu Chuan and Chen Dongping were besieged in Fengping County on the south bank of the Fengze River.

The two thousand pirates pursuing from the direction of Meijin County, along with the three thousand pirates sent by Yongning Prefecture, and the two thousand pirates from Fu'an Prefecture in the east.

They have surrounded Fengping County from three sides, and the 7,000-strong pirate force has trapped the 500-strong Zhenfeng Battalion in a dilapidated small county town.

Anyone can imagine the Zhenfeng Camp in Muchuan.

Ruined.