Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 177 Even the Emperor Can’t Do It

Yinjia Bilan received the news that the food supplies had been burned that night.

He hurriedly led his men to the grain storage camp and saw grain carts that had been burned black.

As he sat on the horse, he felt a surge in his chest and abdomen, rushing up uncontrollably.

He quickly covered his mouth with his hands and forced the churning to subside.

"I underestimated Lin Feng. He's more than just brave..."

The guard beside him quickly took out a silk handkerchief.

"Master, the corner of your mouth."

Bilan took the silk handkerchief and wiped away the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Let someone check how much food is left."

Someone immediately went to pass on the message.

"Whoever is in charge here, let him come over and talk."

Not long after the order was passed down, an armored Tartar ran over.

Before reaching Bilan's warhorse, the man had already knelt down.

"Sir, I..."

Bilan let out a breath.

"Chopped."

The guards immediately drew their swords and stepped forward. One of them held down the armored man's body and swung his sword to chop him down, ignoring his screams.

A human head rolled and fell in front of Bilan's horse.

Someone came to report.

"Sir, there are less than thirty carts of food and fodder left."

Bilan made some calculations in his mind, then waved to the officers who followed him to come forward.

"We must take the castle today, no matter what. Otherwise, we will all die!"

Everyone present understood.

There is only so much food left, which will probably take one to two days to consume.

If we fail to capture Lingdouzi Castle today, tens of thousands of troops will have no food to eat.

Once they run out of food, the soldiers will lose their will to fight.

The battle was lost.

When Lin Feng woke up, it was already night.

There was a candlestick in the room, and the light was dim.

Once a person relaxes, he feels pain all over his body.

He was worried about the battle situation in Lingdouzi Castle, and when he wanted to get up, he pulled his wound and cried out in pain.

"Boss, how are you?"

Only then did Lin Feng notice that Qin Fang had been sitting beside the bed, keeping an eye on his condition.

I moved my body a little.

“It doesn’t feel like a big deal.”

"Boss, how did you get hurt like this? Was Lingdouzi Castle lost?"

"It's hard to explain in a few words. Send someone to pick up Xie Zhong first. I'll draw a location."

Qin Fang brought paper and pen, asked Lin Feng to draw the picture, and then immediately sent someone to set off overnight.

"Lin Qiaomei and Wei Bao were also separated last night. We immediately sent people to search for rescue."

"Fan Jinsong hasn't been seen yet."

"Remember to send more people to Lingdouzi Castle and keep an eye on the battle situation."

After saying this, Lin Feng already felt very weak.

He glanced around the room.

"Huh? Where did Yu Lei go?"

In theory, he should have left Qin Fang and Yu Lei to guard the camp, one as the main and the other as the auxiliary.

After all, Yu Lei has been following me for quite some time, so how could he disappear?

Qin Fang looked a little embarrassed and hesitated.

"General Yu...was also slightly injured."

"Oh, is it heavy?"

"Well, it's not serious, it's just..."

Lin Feng also noticed Qin Fang's abnormality and frowned.

"What else do you need to hide from me?"

"Yes, Boss. Yu Lei received some punishment and is embarrassed. I'm afraid you..."

Lin Feng looked confused.

"Punishment? What kind of punishment?"

Seeing that Qin Fang still looked constipated, he waved his hand.

"Let him come and talk to me himself."

Qin Fang hesitated for a moment, then got up and left the house.

About a quarter of an hour later, Lin Feng heard the door open.

Yu Lei was seen stumbling in, supported by a soldier.

He saw Lin Feng lying on the bed, his body wrapped in white cloth strips, his lips trembling and not speaking.

Lin Feng just stared at Yu Lei coldly, waiting for him to speak.

Yu Lei signaled the soldiers to help him to Lin Feng's bed.

Kneeling on the ground with difficulty.

"Boss, I'm sorry..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the rough man began to cry.

Qin Fang stood aside and rubbed his hands.

Yu Lei is an honest and kind man. He is not good at speaking, but he is very strict in executing orders.

Now seeing that he is about to cry, I don’t know how much injustice he has suffered.

"If you're a man, speak nicely."

Lin Fengyang lay on the bed and said lightly.

"Hey, Boss, it's not a big deal that I received these dozen lashes, but I feel really bad that my brothers in the camp have gone hungry."

"Can you explain it more clearly?"

"Boss, not long after you left, General Du from the border town brought his men to the camp, saying that the city was short of food and that they wanted to send another thirty carts of food and fodder from the camp into the city."

"General Du?"

"Oh, General Fujun Du Lisheng."

"Ah."

"But, Boss, you know, we still have 3,000 brothers in this camp, and we don't have much food left. If you send 30 more carts, there will be nothing left in the camp."

Lin Feng didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

"I tried my best to dissuade him, but Du Lisheng wouldn't listen and insisted on forcing the grain down."

"Isn't Qin Fang in the camp?"

Qin Fang then whispered, "Boss, General Du has a strong background, even my father gives him some respect."

"I'm asking if you were in the camp at the time."

"Boss, I tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen."

"Oh, he doesn't even give your father face?"

"Boss, although Du Lisheng is nominally the General of the Fu Army, he actually leads an army of 10,000 people on his own, and sometimes his actions are not subject to my father's control."

Lin Feng shook his head: "No wonder we've been defeated so many times. I thought the government troops were much stronger than the border troops."

"Boss, Du Lisheng has strong supporters in the palace, and my father can't do anything about it."

Qin Fang lowered his head and said.

Lin Feng then turned to look at Yu Lei.

"And then, you were whipped more than a dozen times, and you couldn't even keep your food supplies?"

Qin Fang rushed to say: "Boss, I also tried my best to dissuade you, but I can't do anything..."

"Well, Du Lisheng still gave your father face and didn't whip you."

Qin Fang immediately lowered his head and remained silent.

Lin Feng laughed and said, "Yu Lei, General Yu, I left you 3,000 men, where have they been?"

Yu Lei looked at Lin Feng stupidly.

"Boss... that's... General Fujun..."

"Who the hell is your boss? Have you figured it out yet?"

"You...are my boss."

"Qin Fang, I led my men to fight tooth and nail to seize food and fodder from the Tartars, and now I can't even keep this little food. What do you think?"

"Boss, Du Lisheng..."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "I just want to ask, do our 3,000 soldiers still have the fighting power?"

Yu Lei quickly said, "I have been training them according to the boss's plan and have not dared to slack off for a moment."

"Yes, you intensify your training every day. What is it for?"

"Enhance the combat effectiveness of the military."

"Haha, and then you watched helplessly as others took away the food and supplies, and they whipped you a dozen times?"

Yu Lei also followed Qin Fang's example, lowering his head and remaining silent.

"It seems that you don't remember very well even though I didn't whip you a few times."

"Please punish me, boss."

Lin Feng took a deep breath.

"Remember this, you two, if you dare to snatch food from my mouth, no one, not even the emperor, can do that!"

Qin Fang's body trembled.

I was secretly horrified.