Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 163 Almost scared the old man out of his soul

When they heard that Lin Feng wanted them to look for gold, silver and treasures, the soldiers immediately became very motivated. Their eyes were shining green, and they started to wander around like a group of wolves.

Lin Feng squatted on the ground, scraping off a layer of black ash with his hands.

Trying to find some clues.

Then I saw a pile of torches in the distance, surrounding a war horse running towards me.

Xie Zhong hurried forward, holding his sword in hand, and shouted, "Who are you? Tell me your name."

Someone immediately replied, "Zhenxi Prefecture Army, General Qin is here, who is facing us?"

Xie Zhong immediately fell silent and turned to look at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng also stood up quickly.

"Let's go and greet them."

He walked quickly forward to a group of guards.

"Lin Feng, the humble general, greets the great general."

Qin Zhong was riding on his horse and had already seen Lin Feng in the light of the torches.

"Hahaha, Lin Feng, good job."

He jumped off his horse with a big laugh, walked a few steps to Lin Feng, and patted his shoulder.

"Boy, that's a great move, good, good!"

"General, you are so kind."

Qin Zhong was in a good mood. He turned around and looked around, and saw the endless stream of grain transport trucks.

"Lin Feng, how are you going to deal with the Tartars' revenge next?"

"General, the Tartars are not good at attacking cities and plundering strongholds. I want to build a stronghold here so that we can provide remote support for the border town."

Qin Zhong glanced at the camp fence in the distance.

"Can you hold it?"

Lin Feng said in a deep voice, "I have ordered people to dig trenches outside the camp. As long as the Tartars' horses cannot get through, the Tartars without their horses will be like a tiger without teeth."

"Yeah, that makes sense. Okay, tell me what you need."

Lin Feng immediately shouted, "We're short of people. This trench is time-consuming and labor-intensive. I'm afraid it's too late."

"That's easy. There are brothers and sisters in the border town."

After Qin Zhong finished speaking, he turned around and gave orders to the general beside him.

"Go to the city and gather three thousand soldiers to dig a trench here immediately."

The general agreed, mounted his horse and rushed towards the border town.

"Are three thousand people enough?"

"That's about right. If we want to finish it as quickly as possible, the more people the better."

Qin Zhong nodded.

"Go, transfer 10,000 men to this general. We can't just stay in the city and eat."

Someone else got on horseback and delivered the message.

Lin Feng said enviously, "He is indeed a great general. With just one sentence, tens of thousands of people were activated. What a big deal."

Qin Zhong ignored his words and pondered for a moment.

"Can you defend this camp with only 3,000 men?"

"There are enough people, but I need to use half of my own men."

Qin Zhong laughed: "Good boy, you are looking down on my soldiers."

"How dare you? You're just a soldier who follows me, so you know me better."

"Well, the soldiers you brought are indeed capable of fighting, but giving you another 3,000 men would be overstaffed."

Lin Feng said nonchalantly: "The general can send someone to lead the troops to garrison."

"I'm worried about others, but I just think your promotion is too fast."

Lin Feng remained silent.

Qin Zhong pondered for a moment, waved his hand, and asked the guards to stay away.

"Boy, I heard you almost buried Zhao Shuo?"

Lin Feng laughed and said, "I was just trying to scare him. How could he dare to bury Prince Rui's son?"

"I knew you were a man who didn't know how to handle things. You almost scared me to death."

Lin Feng pointed back with his thumb.

"This child has become much more obedient. He is staying with me and won't leave."

"This child has good nature. It's just right for him to learn from you."

Lin Feng frowned and asked, "General, isn't Prince Rui worried?"

"Alas, although Prince Rui likes Zhao Shuo, he can't bear to see him become a waste."

As the sky began to brighten, the grain-carrying carts continued to operate efficiently.

At this time, Cui Ying brought 3,000 troops from the border army and began a tense operation to seize food and fodder.

The border troops this time were led by General Kong Jin of the Zhen Army and Captain Feng Yuanlai.

The two men brought three thousand men and horses and drove the carriages in a hurry.

We entered the camp in the dark.

When it came right in front of him, Kong Jin realized that it was the Tatar camp.

If it weren't for the fact that there were large numbers of soldiers coming and going before them, Kong Jin and Feng Yuanlai would have turned around and fled long ago.

Even so, I almost popped my eyes out of shock.

He grabbed Cui Ying and asked him questions.

After learning the whole story, he stood there for a long time.

He was so scared that he almost came to blows when he confronted Lin Feng.

I have heard for a long time that General Yang Sanjin was shot dead by Lin Feng with a single arrow.

I only heard about it at that time and didn't go there in person.

This time, I felt the same way. Lin Feng even robbed the Tartar’s camp!

Kong Jin was stunned for a long while before he exchanged a glance with Feng Yuanlai. They both understood each other's intentions from the look in each other's eyes.

It would be better to stay away from this person in the future.

No matter what the people who came to the camp to steal food thought, Lin Feng was really anxious.

He searched around for a long time, then turned around and asked Xie Chong quietly.

"Our people haven't arrived yet?"

Xie Zhong shook his head: "Not yet, General."

Lin Feng frowned.

In theory, he sent Lin Qiaomei and Li Donglai to meet the two carriage teams.

With a thousand cavalrymen, plus Zhang Changyou and Yu Lei's men, it should be no problem to repel the Tatars.

Seeing that several thousand people here were looting food, several thousand more border troops came and took action.

If we are any later, there will be no food left.

"General, if you want to keep this camp, you must leave behind enough food and fodder for six thousand men."

Qin Zhong turned his head and looked at the grain-carrying carriage.

"Let someone count the number and keep as many as possible."

As for food and fodder, everyone wanted to bring back more.

Who knows when the next time there will be food and supplies?

More than 10,000 people were digging trenches outside the camp, and the work was progressing very quickly.

Only two passages were left in front and behind the camp for grain trucks to enter and exit.

After a day of intense work, the government troops near the border town transported a total of 52 carts of food and fodder.

Cui Ying also robbed thirty-three cars.

The forty carriages brought by Zhang Changyou and Yu Lei were only half filled.

There were also several grain stacks that General Qin had ordered to remain.

Lin Feng sighed, these Tartars were really good at robbing, and they actually stockpiled so much food and fodder.

His men also found a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, jade, silk and ironware in the camp.

These were all things looted by the Tartars in various counties and towns within Zhenxi Prefecture.

Qin Zhong didn't want anything except food and supplies.

He reached out and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder.

"Hurry up and get ready. I'll go to the city and check it out. Don't make a mess. You're all starving."

Before leaving, General Qin verbally promised Lin Feng the title of General of the Zhenjun Army.

From the third rank.

This was a legitimate explanation for the nearly 8,000 troops under his command.

Of course, if you count carefully, the number of soldiers, workshop personnel, etc. under Lin Feng has exceeded 8,000.

There was no time to train the new soldiers, so they could only make do with them for the time being.

Fortunately, the provincial army is much stronger than the border army and still has some combat effectiveness.

Besides, it's just for defense.

Facing the Tatars who are not good at attacking cities, we probably can resist.

After transporting the food and fodder, the government troops withdrew to the border town.

Lin Feng saw General Qin off and turned to look towards the granary.

Suddenly, a horseman came galloping.

"Lin Feng, hehe, you kid, why don't you go to see this general?"

The attack on the Tatar camp was led by General Sun Yang.

He had just returned to the camp after chasing the Tartar cavalry, his body covered in the smell of blood.

He shouted loudly from a distance.