Frontier Army Warrior

Lin Feng stared blankly at the dust going away.

Song Qi came and went like the wind, and was said to be decisive and swift, but everyone understood that this place was too dangerous.

The twenty or thirty cavalrymen he brought with him looked very majestic, but if they encountered three or five Tartar cavalrymen, they would be finished immediately.

Wu Er came forward and gently touched Lin Feng's arm with his hand.

"Master Jiazheng, there are other guards here from the beacon tower."

Lin Feng turned around and looked at the four or five soldiers in front of him.

When they saw Lin Feng looking at them, they immediately bowed.

"Shaqu Village, Aigouzi Village, Hongliu Village... beacon tower guards... meet Lin Jiazheng."

Several people reported their names, but Lin Feng didn't remember any of them.

He just waved his hand and said, "Everyone go inside and rest. Bai Jing, go get them something to eat."

In these war-torn times, being able to stutter is the highest form of hospitality.

These villages are all in Huxi Township and are not too far apart. The soldiers stationed at the beacon towers come and go.

Everyone knows that Cui Yikie, the sergeant at Lingdouzi Beacon Tower, is very powerful.

However, the Jiazheng in front of him was the fool and coward in the legend in the past.

Everyone saw his dazed look just now.

Several soldiers felt puzzled but did not dare to speak out.

No matter what, no matter how stupid he is, he is still a righteous person.

The highest commander in charge of the garrison at a township beacon tower.

Jiazheng has a full staff of thirty people under his command, including three squad leaders and six platoon leaders.

At present, including the garrison in Lingdouzi, there are a total of nine people, which is seriously understaffed.

The beacon towers in several other villages had been severely damaged by the Tartars, and all the soldiers were concentrated in Lingdouzi.

Lin Feng smiled bitterly. It turned out that these one hundred kilograms of food had to be considered as military rations for these soldiers.

These officers of the Zhenxi Frontier Army are so fucking corrupt.

As the commander, I have to find a way to get food. There are more than ten mouths to feed in the camp.

Lin Feng was worried.

At the time of Shen, Steward Lin came to the camp alone, presented fifty taels of silver, and asked to redeem the two Lin family guards.

Lin Feng had the two half-dead guards dragged out of the trench and carried them back to Lingdouzi Village on horses.

After Cui Yijiao and Li Xiong came back, Lin Feng formally notified them of the meeting.

It was solemnly announced at the meeting.

Cui Yijiao was the squad leader of the Lingdouzi beacon tower, and the other two squad leaders were promoted from a sergeant at the Shaqu Village beacon tower.

Another one is the sergeant at the beacon tower in Hongliu Village.

The three squad leaders can appoint squad leaders on their own and continue to recruit soldiers until the staff is full.

The newly appointed squad leader of Shaqu Village is Hu Jincai, and the one of Hongliu Village is Zhang Changyou.

Both of them were in their thirties, veterans of the army. Although they were thin, they were good at using swords and bows in the army.

Cui Yijiao, Li Xiong and Wu Er were each rewarded with five taels of silver.

Wang Qian gave an extra three taels of silver as compensation for the damage.

Each person was given ten acres of land and each found a location.

There was no food, so all the food was put together and used as military supplies.

Just these things made the other soldiers' eyes glow green.

Look at the leaders who followed him. They have served in the army for more than seven or eight years and have never seen such a generous reward.

Even the food that was distributed was incomplete, half grain and half sand.

Five taels of silver. According to the current grain price, one stone of rice costs three taels of silver or three thousand coins.

One stone of rice can save a family of three half a year's worth of food.

Five taels of silver can support a family of three for nearly a year.

Cui Yijiao and others were so grateful that they burst into tears. They held their breath and went to Lin Feng to express their loyalty and swear an oath.

Lin Feng ignored all this and stared at the two bags of grain weighing 100 kilograms each in a daze.

Even with this amount of food mixed with wild vegetables, it can only last for about ten days. The men in front of me have amazing appetites.

If he eats too much, he will be dead in three days.

How can we get more food?

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Lin Tong was colluding with the Qingshui County Magistrate and dared to do business with the Tartars.

He had already made enemies with Lin Tong, so why not start with him and find something to hold against him.

By then, won’t we have as much food as we want?

Thinking of this, he waved Li Xiong to go out with him and found a place to shelter from the wind.

The two of them huddled together and whispered.

After a while, Li Xiong received the order and left the camp, disappearing into the night.

According to Lin Feng's judgment, Lin Tong would definitely not trade with the Tartars in broad daylight.

Therefore, all soldiers remained deployed as before.

During the day, Wu Er climbed onto the beacon tower and was responsible for observing the enemy situation.

For several days, Lin Feng sent all the guards out as scouts, and then they took turns to stand guard on the beacon tower.

The soldiers had no idea what Lin Jia was up to. If they stayed at home without taking any other action, they would just eat up all the food and wait to starve.

Cui Yijiao and others had all served as squad leaders and knew how to raise food.

It is nothing more than plundering the common people's wealth under the pretext of defending against the enemy.

Cui Yijiao, on behalf of several leaders, asked twice in private, but was scolded by Lin Feng each time.

This went on for seven or eight days.

Seeing that the food was almost gone, they still mixed it with inedible wild vegetables.

The five soldiers from other villages began to feel dissatisfied.

The two squad leaders found Cui Yijiao privately and asked him to think of a solution, otherwise they would take their men back.

Cui Yijiao now stood firmly on Lin Feng's side, looking at the two of them with a sneer.

"You can go, but if you regret it later, don't blame me for not warning you. Our Jiazheng is no ordinary man. You will definitely not suffer any loss if you follow him."

The two squad leaders looked at each other in confusion, hesitating and temporarily suppressing their anxiety.

Anyway, it’s not too late to leave when there is no food to eat.

On the evening of the ninth day, just as everyone was looking at the black rice in their bowls with annoyance, Wu Er on the beacon tower suddenly leaned out and waved downwards.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand.

"All ready, arm yourself and set off immediately."

Everyone carried their weapons, Wang Qian and Bai Jing lowered the drawbridge and opened the camp gate.

Lin Feng and everyone else quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Following Li Xiong's guidance, a group of soldiers quietly rushed towards Qingshui County.

Qingshui County is located in the southeast of Lingdouzi Village, about one hundred miles away.

Lin Feng, along with seven soldiers, trotted along, following the marks left by Li Xiong, and arrived at a dilapidated village.

By this time it was completely dark.

The eight people approached quietly and saw a fire appearing among the broken walls.

Lin Feng instructed everyone to find a place to hide.

He walked along the dry grass and rocks into the village, hid behind a broken wall, and observed.

There was a yard ahead with four carriages parked inside and a dozen masked men in black gathered around.

Some of these men in black held torches, while others held shining scimitars.

No one spoke, and apart from the crackling of burning torches, the surroundings were very quiet.

Seeing that they were no longer moving, Lin Feng retreated and found Cui Yijiao and the other two squad leaders.

After a few whispers, several people each brought their men and spread out behind the broken walls of the dilapidated house, forming a semi-encirclement and monitoring the vehicles in the yard.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Lin Feng lay motionless behind the broken wall. He had patience and endurance.

I'm just worried about the endurance of these soldiers.

Not bad, he didn't move, and the soldiers around him didn't move either.

When it was midnight, birdsong could be heard in the distance.

At the same time, the men in black around the vehicle also imitated bird calls.

A moment later, someone approached the yard with a torch.

There were four people in total, short, strong and stocky.

Judging from their body shapes alone, Lin Feng knew that these four people must be Tartars from the Tiezhen tribe.