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Miao Changfeng also frowned and remained silent.

After hesitating for a long time.

"Kikawa, what's your opinion?"

Lin Feng is quite familiar with this place. When he was the commander of the Imperial Guard, he had to study the entire terrain of Dazong very thoroughly.

“Your Excellency, let’s go southeast from here along the west bank of the Ling River, past Guangfeng County, where there is a three-way intersection. Then we go south and enter the Fengze River. There is a shallow beach there where we can ride across the river.”

Feng Li's eyes widened immediately.

"Kikawa, how do you know so much detail?"

Lin Feng laughed and said, "At that time, I was the deputy captain of the Prime Minister's guard. I once led five hundred cavalrymen all the way from Luocheng to Guangfeng."

Miao Changfeng stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly in praise.

"Yes, Mu Chuan's achievements at the time shocked the imperial court and terrified the pirates. He was truly a hero."

Feng Li was aware of this matter at the time, and he had no more doubts, only admiration.

He was a pure civil official who didn't understand much about the battles on the battlefield, but he couldn't stop people from praising him.

The five hundred Imperial Guards personally trained by Mu Chuan indeed achieved unprecedented glory.

Miao Changfeng no longer hesitated and waved his hand.

"Just as Kikawa said, all soldiers will advance with me."

With a concrete strategy in hand, Miao Changfeng appeared quite unrestrained, his sleeves fluttering as he spurred his horse southeastward.

Upon hearing the order, the eight hundred cavalrymen turned their horses around and followed behind.

Instantly, dust billowed up from the entire riverbank, like a rolling dragon rushing southeast.

Lin Feng did his best to help Miao Changfeng increase his travel speed so that he could make contact with the pirates sooner and make some moves against them.

How can we plan to make the pirates truly unwilling to cooperate with Taisho?

So far, Lin Feng has not come up with a specific solution and can only act according to circumstances.

It took another day and a half for the team to reach the west bank of the Fengze River. Across the wide river, they could see the Guangfeng County town gate on the opposite bank.

Miao Changfeng gazed at the opposite bank and sighed.

"Muchuan, you were right here, leading five hundred cavalrymen, when you were trapped by nearly ten thousand pirates. You actually managed to escape. You truly have the courage of a hero."

Lin Feng also pretended to be sad: "Alas, it all depends on the soldiers' bravery. It's a pity that I didn't bring them out. Even now, when I think about it, I still feel ashamed."

Miao Changfeng shook his head: "According to subsequent intelligence, your five hundred cavalry burned nearly a hundred pirate warships and killed more than three thousand eight hundred enemies. It can be said that you have achieved a brilliant victory. Our Great Zheng Imperial Guard has never had such a battle before. This battle has also made me look good in front of the Emperor."

Lin Feng didn't want to say more and changed the subject.

"Your Excellency, have you discussed the matter of negotiating peace with the pirates with their leader?"

"Yes, His Majesty has already sent someone to inform His Highness the Crown Prince of Luocheng, who will then send someone to inform the pirate general Tokugawa Iehira. I wonder how they will receive us."

Lin Feng pointed to the river: "Prime Minister, once we cross the Ling River, we will enter the territory occupied by the pirates. If we do not communicate in advance, these eight hundred cavalry will be trapped in Guangfeng again."

Miao Changfeng was also worried about such a thing happening. After all, they were still on the front lines of a life-or-death battle. If there was a problem with communication and he was trapped in the county town, it would be extremely unfair.

How could eight hundred guards, who had only undergone intensive training for a few days, possibly withstand the siege of numerous pirates?

"Muchuan, do you have any backup plans?"

Lin Feng smiled bitterly: "My lord, as you can see, once we cross the river, ahead is Guangfeng County, and further ahead is Fu'an Prefecture. To the south is Yongning Prefecture, and behind us is the Ling River. Once the pirate warships stop here, our eight hundred cavalry will have nowhere to go."

Miao Changfeng was still hesitating when Feng Li began to tremble.

"Your Excellency, what should we do?"

Miao Changfeng is the prime minister in the Dazheng court, a big shot in the martial arts world, but a complete novice on the battlefield. How can he know what to do?

He could only look helplessly at Lin Feng.

"Mu Chuan, is even Heaven making things difficult for me, Miao Changfeng?"

Lin Feng sighed: "My lord, there is no need to worry. The Emperor sent you to negotiate with the pirates, and even the princess came with the delegation. He must be very sincere. Of course, he will not sacrifice innocent soldiers like us."

Miao Changfeng calmed down a bit, then glanced at Lin Feng with a puzzled look.

He wondered to himself, how could this Mu Chuan know everything?

What is his/her identity and background?

If he were in Kyoto, he would naturally understand the current situation.

However, when you are actually there, facing the abyss-like territory occupied by pirates, your mind becomes chaotic, and you can't calmly think about the problem.

How come this Mu Chuan is more composed and mature than me? He analyzes problems logically and has a clear goal.

Only a great general can perform well on the spot.

“Alright, then we can cross the river without worry and camp on the other side.”

Feng Li hurriedly advised, "My lord, I think we should cross the river tomorrow. As long as the Prime Minister crosses the Ling River and makes contact with the pirates, it will be considered as arriving on schedule and will not be considered as disobeying the imperial decree."

He was still uneasy. Although he didn't understand military affairs, he felt that he couldn't blindly entrust his life and fortune to someone he couldn't figure out, Mu Chuan.

Miao Changfeng frowned as he looked at Feng Li.

"It's just past noon, why wait another day?"

Feng Li insisted, "Prime Minister, perhaps we can use this day to think carefully about the peace talks after crossing the river, and try to be prepared for any eventuality."

Miao Changfeng turned to look at Lin Feng, as if to say, "What are you thinking?"

Lin Feng was anxious and wanted to finish his plan to sabotage the Dazheng peace talks as soon as possible so he could go back to his own business.

"Your Excellency, in my opinion, we should cross the river now."

Feng Li looked at Lin Feng with a puzzled expression.

"Kikawa, why is that?"

Lin Feng raised his hand and pointed to the rolling river not far away.

"You see, the Ling River is a tributary of the Jin River. In this season, the river is usually much calmer in the afternoon, but in the early morning the current is rapid and the waves are high, making it difficult to cross the river."

Miao Changfeng and Feng Li quickly turned to look at the water flow in the river.

They had never heard such words before, and whether it was psychological or not, the river in their eyes did indeed appear calm and without much turbulence.

Although Lin Feng was making this up, they couldn't find anyone to verify its authenticity for the time being.

Lin Feng continued, "If we cross the river now, the pirate warships will be unable to threaten our eight hundred cavalry. But if we wait until tomorrow, and the pirates have ulterior motives and launch a warship attack, we will be stuck in the river and have no choice but to wait for our deaths."

Feng Li sneered: "Do you think that once we cross the Ling River and reach the pirate territory, they won't threaten our lives?"

"Our cavalry will be on land, and the situation will be very different. Even if the pirates want to besiege us, they will have to pay a huge price."

As Lin Feng spoke, he raised his hand again and pointed to the opposite bank.

"Southeast of Guangfeng County lies a vast open plain. War cavalry will be the kings of this plain, capable of both fighting and escaping. Once we cross the Ling River, we will immediately send out scouts. As long as the pirates do not form an encirclement, we will have hope of escaping."

Miao Changfeng's opinion of Lin Feng has changed a lot, and he has been adopting Lin Feng's marching strategy all the way.

Now, it seems that the brain has accepted everything Lin Feng said.