Frontier Army Warrior

Lin Feng shook his head: "The pirate camps outside the city are very strong and well-defended, making it difficult to raid them."

Pei Qiyin was aware of this situation and frowned in thought.

After a while.

"The pirates are numerous, and it won't be easy for us to fight them."

Lin Feng also used a tree branch to scratch on the ground.

"The Zhenkou Camp only has eight hundred cavalry; they'd definitely be at a disadvantage in a large-scale charge..."

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"I think we should continue with the same strategy as before."

"Burn the ships."

They both blurted it out almost simultaneously.

"Yes, it's about harassing the pirates' siege rhythm from the outside, preventing them from focusing on attacking Fuling Prefecture, and giving Lao Hu some breathing room."

"The key is that if we burn the pirates' warships, the waterways will be open. I estimate that the eight prefectures of Zhenxi will support Lao Hu, but neither the people nor the ships can get through."

At this point, Lin Feng waved for Pei Qiyin to take out the map and begin studying it.

Relying on their large numbers, the pirates began to redeploy their troops and re-establish a defense north of Fuzhou, thus completely surrounding the city.

Atsumi Akiyama's strategy was to defend against the cavalry's attack with strong fortified camps. As long as they did not engage in battle in the open field, the cavalry would lose their advantage.

Her primary objective was to capture the city; she had to take Fu Ning Prefecture as soon as possible.

This way, they can give an explanation to their families and soldiers.

The battle had dragged on for so long that the soldiers were becoming weary and listless. If they didn't win a victory soon, morale would plummet and their spirits would be at rock bottom.

After some adjustments, Atsumi Akiyama prepared to launch another fierce attack on Fukunei Prefecture early the next morning.

This time, we must seize the opportunity and take this mighty city in one fell swoop.

At dawn, Atsumi Akiyama was awakened by his guards and began to put on his armor with the help of two female guards.

Today is an important day. Even if we don't completely capture Fuling Prefecture, we must use the lives of our soldiers to break through the city wall.

Otherwise, she would disappoint everyone, including herself.

As Atsumi Akiyama was fastening a board belt around his waist, a report suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Report, urgent report."

"Come in and talk."

A scout rushed in, knelt on one knee, bowed his head, and spoke loudly.

"General, last night at the dock outside Jiliu County, sixty-seven warships were burned. The garrison in the city went to put out the fire but was attacked by enemy cavalry and suffered heavy casualties."

Upon hearing this, Atsumi Akiyama nearly broke his own back. He loosened his grip and caught his breath.

To be specific.

"It was General. The garrison of Jiliu County consisted of 1,200 troops and 72 warships. Last night, they were attacked and the warships were burned. The garrison immediately went to put out the fire, but they were attacked on the way. 792 people were killed or wounded. The remaining 408 people are on their way to the western military camp of Funing Prefecture."

Atsumi Akiyama gave up on putting on his armor, plopped down on a stool, his silver teeth chattering, and his bright black eyes darted around as if searching for something.

The two female guards nervously took two steps back, fearing that the general might go berserk and even kill them.

After a long while, Atsumi Akiyama suppressed his anger and looked at the scout who was still kneeling on the ground.

How many troops does the enemy have?

"General, there are less than a thousand cavalry."

"All cavalry?"

"Yes, General."

"What equipment?"

"General, according to reconnaissance, one part is the Zhenxi Army, and the other part is equipped by the Taisho Imperial Guard."

Atsumi Akiyama immediately frowned. How could the Zhenxi Army possibly be allied with the Taisho Imperial Guard?

Have they reached an agreement to jointly deal with the invasion of the Dahe Clan's army?

Who is the leader of the team?

The scout lowered his head and stammered for a long time before finally gritting his teeth.

"General, we are unable to ascertain the situation at this time."

"Go, treat this matter as the most urgent task, and make sure to find out the truth within three days, or else... I'll bring you my head."

The scout trembled, loudly agreed, then stood up, retreated, and left the military tent.

Atsumi Akiyama sat there blankly, his earlier momentum dissipating, and he instantly lost his urgent desire to attack the city.

Allowing this enemy cavalry to run rampant on the outskirts has caused immeasurable damage to our army, and especially to our morale.

We must find a way to eliminate this force. Fu Ning Prefecture is still trapped and cannot escape our grasp for the time being.

As long as this enemy cavalry is wiped out, the high city before her will still be a trophy of the Atsumi family.

Atsumi Akiyama looked down at the map on the desk, her slender white fingers sliding downstream along the Jiliu River, a tributary of the Jinjiang River.

It slowly came to a stop at the wharf in Bukou County, south of Fuzhou City.

Dozens of large warships were also moored at the dock here. Since the county docks in the north and west of the city had been burned down, the next target would definitely be the dock in this port county.

"Send word to the 5,000 troops stationed south of Funing City: rush to Bukou County tonight and set up an ambush around its docks..."

She paused slightly: "Order the five thousand troops stationed in the west of the city to be urgently transferred to the wharf. I don't believe you can escape like this."

Atsumi Akiyama hardened his heart and temporarily abandoned the siege of Funing City, vowing to take down this cunning cavalry force.

Hu Jincai, standing on the city wall of Fu Ning, was dumbfounded.

He and his two lieutenants stared blankly at the pirate corps below the city, which was assembling and withdrawing in groups.

The three of them had moved from the north of the city to the west, and then from the west to the south.

The three pirate camps that besieged the city were almost all empty.

This can be easily seen from the daily movements of the personnel; there are indeed very few people in the military camp.

What the hell is this?

The three people looked at each other, speechless.

After pondering for a long time, one of the lieutenants murmured to himself.

"Could it be these surprise attacks commanded by Lord Pei?"

Another lieutenant said in surprise, "So it turns out that Lord Pei has been following the Prince for so long that he has such a plan in mind."

Hu Jincai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"No, this is not right."

"General, something's not right?"

Hu Jincai shook his head: "If Pei Qiyin didn't have such courage, she would never have made such a bold and excellent attack."

So you mean...

Hu Jincai glanced at the two deputy generals.

"In my judgment, there is only one person in the world who could do this."

The two lieutenants exchanged a glance and shouted in unison.

"Prince Lin?"

Hu Jincai didn't speak, but turned to look at the distant wilderness.

The three of them remained silent, watching the quiet military camp below the city.

“The west side of the city is the furthest from the pirates’ main camp. Take two thousand men and raid their camp. Leave nothing behind that you can take.”

Hu Jincai gave instructions to one of his deputy generals.

The lieutenant looked excited and bowed in response.

"I will obey my orders."

Having said that, he turned and strode down the city wall.

Hu Jincai shouted behind them, "Be careful to scout out the enemy camp and don't step on any traps."

The two had already run down more than a dozen steps and were responding loudly.

"Don't worry, General. We're all veterans. Do you need to tell me this?"

The soldiers of the Zhenxi Army, who now only eat one meal a day, immediately perked up when they heard that they were going to go out of the city to rob the pirates.

Originally feeling drowsy and weak from exhaustion and hunger, they roused themselves and rushed out of the city to fight.