Frontier Army Warrior

Given his skills and swimming ability, this operation would be incredibly easy for him.

Lin Feng knew that with Qiao Jushan's help, Miao Changfeng could escape Fu'an City, but he couldn't guarantee that Miao Changfeng could safely cross the Fengze River.

He followed the pirates' warships to the Fengze River, back to the section of the river they had come from, to see if he could lend them a helping hand once again.

Lin Feng wanted Miao Changfeng to return to the capital of the Taisho era. The reason for the failure of the negotiations still needed to be told to Emperor Zhao Zheng of the Taisho era through Miao Changfeng.

This would make Zhao Zheng give up on the idea of ​​negotiating with the pirates and focus on fighting them in Luoyang, so that he wouldn't have any wild thoughts.

Once Miao Changfeng crosses the Fengze River, the west bank will be Taisho territory. Generally speaking, the pirates are not yet capable of extending their battle lines, crossing the Fengze River, and opening a second front to attack Taisho.

Therefore, Miao Changfeng will be safe once he crosses the Fengze River.

Lin Feng stayed on the helm for a while, his consciousness dissipated, and he found that there was no one at the stern. So he leaped up and landed on the stern of the pirate warship.

Feel your way forward along the narrow side of the ship.

The pirates' warships were all seagoing vessels, relatively large in size and with a deep draft.

In order to access major waterways, many vessels underwent later modifications.

At the stern of the boat, Lin Feng encountered a pirate sailor who was carrying a bucket and preparing to fetch water from the river.

Just as he bent down at the bend to lower a bucket under the boat with a rope, Lin Feng grabbed him by the neck.

Without much struggle, Lin Feng snapped his neck, ripped off his outer clothes, and threw the body into the river.

Lin Feng changed into the clothes of a pirate sailor. The people of Dazong looked very similar to the pirates, making it difficult to distinguish friend from foe based on their appearance.

He then put down the bucket, drew another bucket of water from the river, and carried the bucket forward.

Ahead were the stairs to the ship, and Lin Feng turned and walked upstairs.

However, they were stopped by a pirate above.

What are you doing up here?

It was the language of the pirates, which Lin Feng could generally understand, but he couldn't speak.

Even if they could speak, they wouldn't dare to open their mouths, because if their accents were wrong, they would reveal their identities.

"Uh...I..."

But he can mispronounce single words.

"Get down, don't come near here."

Lin Feng had no choice but to turn around and walk downstairs.

He leaned over the ship's side and looked ahead. Besides this warship, there were two more ahead, both with their sails hoisted and moving very fast.

Lin Feng pondered how to slow down their journey.

Since we can't go up to the upper deck, let's go check out the cabins and see if we can damage anything.

Below the cabin were rows of sailors rowing oars. To increase the ship's speed, dozens of sailors in the left and right rows were rowing vigorously.

This is the rear half of the ship. The middle section is the most important cannon area of ​​the warship, with four cannons placed on each of the left and right sides.

Lin Feng looked around, pondering how to make his move, when he heard someone shout.

"You, why the hell did it take you so long to get here? Is it that hard to get a bucket of water?"

Lin Feng was taken aback, but he could vaguely guess the meaning behind the words.

Turning his head, he saw a pirate with a dark red face shouting at him.

I quickly grabbed the bucket and ran over.

The pirate pointed to the cannon beside him.

"Get it clean, or I'll beat you to death if I see you slacking off again."

Lin Feng quickly squatted down, picked up the brush that had been thrown on the ground, dipped it in the water in the bucket, and began to scrub the cannon.

While scrolling, he secretly observed the situation around the artillery.

The cannon was fixed on a wooden base, next to which was a large wooden box and a black ceramic jar.

Lin Feng guessed that the wooden box contained artillery shells, while the jar contained gunpowder.

The pirates used separate artillery shells; they had not yet learned how to combine the gunpowder and the shells together.

Don't underestimate the difference between separate-loading and combined ammunition; in actual combat, the difference in firing speed is significant.

This could very well be the key to determining the winner.

The pirates inside the ship's hold were all very busy, each with their own tasks; there wasn't a single person idle.

Lin Feng licked his lips, thinking that he could ignite the gunpowder and then set off the cannonballs. He estimated that the explosive yield should be enough to create a large hole in the bottom of the warship.

He scrubbed the cannon and changed his angle to observe the actions of the other pirates.

No one noticed a sailor scrubbing the cannon.

Lin Feng then searched everywhere for a tinderbox or something that could ignite gunpowder.

To his disappointment, the pirates were very strict in managing fire sources; in such a dangerous place, no one dared to be negligent.

Unless firing cannons, no open flames are allowed in the ship's hold.

Because the cabin was dimly lit, only one lantern was placed on the bulkhead at one end of the cabin, which was just enough to make people see where they were inside.

If Lin Feng wanted to retrieve the lantern from one end of the cabin, he would undoubtedly have to pass by several people, and even if he managed to get it, he would probably have already alerted all the pirates.

He didn't have any fire-starting tools on him, and those black powders were generally not effective with sparks; it was best to ignite them with an open flame.

Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then shifted his position and squatted down, knocking over the bucket and spilling the water all over the ground.

The entire cabin resounded with muffled shouts from the rowers. These shouts served two purposes: to increase power, to ensure the oars were used in unison, and to prevent them from colliding.

The bucket tipping over didn't cause much of a reaction.

Lin Feng turned his head and looked around. He saw that the pirates in the cabin were all focused on their work and no one noticed him.

He then turned his body around, reached behind him and grabbed the copper lock on the wooden box. With a burst of true energy, the copper lock quietly broke.

Then, while bending over, he used his buttocks to lift the lid of the wooden box, pretending to carefully wash the cannon while already holding a shell in his hand.

With his other hand, he lifted the bucket and casually placed the shell into it.

At this moment, no one still noticed his actions.

Lin Feng got up, picked up the bucket, and turned to walk out.

Just as they were about to reach the cabin door, someone shouted a question.

"where are you going?"

Lin Feng turned around and lifted the bucket in his hand, indicating that he was going to fetch water.

"You're such a pain in the ass, hurry up and get on with it."

The pirate grumbled and cursed as he went back to his work.

Lin Feng turned and left the cabin, stepped onto the deck, and wandered around looking for a source of fire.

A sailor passed by him and was locked onto by Lin Feng's consciousness, who discovered that the pirate was carrying a tinderbox.

Lin Feng grinned and turned to follow the sailor in another direction.

The man glanced at him, his gaze sweeping over the bucket, said nothing, and turned to continue walking hurriedly.

Lin Feng followed him to a secluded spot and reached out to grab the pirate by the neck from behind.

Before the man could even cry out, Lin Feng had already snapped his neck.

He fell to the floor and was dragged to a corner by Lin Feng, who took a tinderbox from his body and left.

Lin Feng carried the bucket of water back into the cabin. When he stood at the door, he blocked other people's view with his body and quietly lit the tinderbox. The cannonball in his hand was the kind with a fuse, which he had already pulled out of the cannonball and was hanging outside.

The fuse was lit, making a hissing sound, but it was drowned out by the muffled shouts.

When the fuse of the shell was about to burn out, Lin Feng turned around and threw the shell at the black porcelain jar containing gunpowder.

The shell was made of iron and was very heavy. Lin Feng threw it with great accuracy, smashing the black porcelain jar into pieces.