Frontier Army Warrior

Twenty days later, Wang Qian, Li Xiong and Zhang Changyou finally drove back with twenty carriages.

Twenty carts filled with food and fodder greatly alleviated the food shortage in the castle.

Qin Fang also came to the castle at the same time, bringing with him the handwritten seal of Qin Zhong, the general of the border town.

Lin Feng was appointed commander of the 31st Cavalry Battalion of the Zhenxi Protectorate Army.

He has a full staff of 500 men under his command.

The waist badge of the government soldier is an iron plate with the words "government soldier", "31", "general Lin Feng" and so on engraved on it.

Lin Feng placed the bamboo waist badge of the border army centurion and the iron waist badge of the palace soldier together.

"I belong to both the border troops and the Zhenxi Protectorate Army. Both sides can control me, but neither can control me."

Qin Fang was drinking tea and was stunned when he heard this.

"What does General Lin say?"

"Think about it, if the border troops give me an order that I don't want to follow, I can ignore it. Of course, reasonable military orders must still be obeyed."

"It all depends on your mood."

"That's, hahaha..."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

The Qin side had just heard that Lin Feng had killed more than 200 Tartar cavalrymen, and was shocked again.

The border town soldiers and the Tartars fought a tug-of-war for a long time.

There were heavy casualties in the battle, and it would be impossible to annihilate 200 Tartar cavalrymen.

The young man in front of me is probably even younger than myself.

How can he be so capable?

Let him refresh his cognition again and again.

It seems that General Qin is quite wise. He issued the promotion order without saying anything.

If the general knew that Lin Feng had killed another 200 Tatar cavalrymen, he would be directly promoted to a captain of a thousand men.

Qin Fang suddenly remembered.

"General Lin, why didn't you take Qingshui County?"

"I was just about to go, but the border troops came to investigate, and then the Tartars came to cause trouble, so I was delayed."

"Does General Lin have any other plans?"

"Of course I have a plan, but I just wiped out over 200 Tartar cavalrymen. I don't think they will let me go easily."

"You mean, the Tartars are coming?"

"Not only are they coming, but quite a few are coming."

"Are there any countermeasures?"

“Measures are in place, but we lack manpower.”

Qin Fang was silent. The problem of lack of manpower could not be solved for the time being.

The border town is too far away and no one can come here in a short time.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Fang asked worriedly.

"General Lin, can this castle be defended?"

Lin Feng had just been promoted and was in a good mood. He stood up and waved to Qin Fang.

"Come on, let me show you my new weapon."

They went up to the city wall and asked people to draw several lines outside the city, from far to near.

Then let Bai Jing send the signal.

The catapult was pulled slowly down by soldiers using two oxen.

After loading a large rock into the magazine, wait for orders.

There were also lines carved on the catapult, corresponding to the distance outside the city.

When Bai Jing gave the signal, the soldiers cut the rope with knives.

The huge catapult roared and launched the large rocks.

The huge rock flew out of the castle from mid-air and went straight forward. It landed on the ground and rolled over at the marking point of more than a mile away, creating a deep groove in the ground.

Qin Fang's mouth remained open for a long time, and his eyes looked ahead in confusion.

If this thing hits a group of attacking cavalry, how much damage would it cause?

"Well, Captain Qin, do you still have any doubts about defending the castle?"

"No, no more. How many weapons like this are there?"

Lin Feng held up two fingers.

"Two."

"Ah, isn't that too little?"

"Alas, we are short of materials and even more short of manpower. Even the best cook cannot cook without rice."

"What weapons do you have? I'd appreciate it if you could show me some."

"Come and take a look at the bed crossbow."

Lin Feng took Qin Fang to the city wall, where a two-wheeled wooden cart was placed.

On it is a picture of a bow and arrow magnified many times, with a huge feather arrow placed on one side.

Lin Feng patted the bed crossbow.

"This thing is quite powerful. No bronze or iron armor can stop it. It can also give the Tartars a surprise."

Qin Fang looked around and observed it from top to bottom, clicking his tongue.

"You are a genius, General Lin. It is a great misfortune for the Tartars to have met you."

"I've almost finished dismantling the carriage. I'm short of materials. Otherwise, the Tartars will run away crying when they see me."

"Hahaha, being able to beat the Tartars to tears is also a good story."

When the two returned to the headquarters, someone had already set out food and wine.

After a month, Lin Feng was able to eat meat again.

The two ate and talked, and the topic still revolved around Qingshui County.

"General Lin, as long as you take Qingshui County, you will have all the materials you need."

Qin Fang took a big sip of wine and exhaled with satisfaction.

Lin Feng and Qin Fang have similar personalities. Lin Feng feels that Qin Fang is upright and magnanimous, and is frank and wise.

"Captain Qin, the reason Qingshui County is not harassed by the Tartars is because Mu Bentian is a Tartar. If I capture him, the Tartar army will arrive."

"Due to the constraints of the border towns and the border army camps, the Tartars probably won't have many troops coming."

"A thousand or so people can be mobilized, right?"

"Yeah, almost."

"With my current strength, five hundred Tatars is already the limit. I still have to fight a defensive battle."

"I'm impatient."

The two men clinked their wine bowls and each took a sip.

"What's going on in Border Town?"

"Alas, we've been under siege for half a year, and it's been difficult to transport food and fodder inside. The 30,000 soldiers in the city are all very anxious."

"General, don't you want to launch a counterattack?"

Qin Fang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"We fought twice and suffered heavy losses. The loss ratio was seven to one, which gave the general a headache."

"Seven to one?"

Qin Fang nodded silently.

"This is when the soldiers are determined to die, otherwise..."

Qin Fang said this when he suddenly remembered something and leaned his head closer.

"General Lin, you killed 200 Tartar cavalrymen. How many men did you lose?"

Lin Feng hesitated, it was hard for him to say the number.

Just as he was hesitating, Bai Jing, who was standing by to serve him, spoke.

"One to three."

Qin Fang looked up at Bai Jing and then nodded.

"Well, General Lin is indeed amazing. His quality is more than twice that of the palace soldiers."

Lin Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He knew Qin Fang had misunderstood, but he didn't want to correct him.

Just because Lin Feng didn't explain it clearly doesn't mean Bai Jing doesn't know how to do it.

"General Qin, I'm talking about a large army versus three Tartar cavalrymen."

Qin Fang raised the wine bowl towards Bai Jing.

"There's no need to fight for your general's credit. I, Qin, know all too well how powerful General Lin is."

He didn't believe what Bai Jing said at all, so he didn't take it seriously.

Bai Jing was anxious and wanted to further prove her data.

"General Qin, what I said are all real data."

"Yes, I understand. Haha, General Lin is deeply respected by my subordinates."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "General Qin, drink, don't listen to her nonsense."

"Okay, drink."

Bai Jing was so angry that she pouted at Lin Feng's back.

The two men drank half of the jar of liquor, and then they became friendly and open-minded.

"Brother Qin, the border has become so dire, why doesn't the court send more troops?"

"Brother Lin, you know that the court is in chaos and it's hard for a general to handle it alone."

"Oh, Brother Qin, please help me solve this problem."

"Ugh..."

Qin Fang was already a little drunk and put his head close to Lin Feng.

"There's a dispute in the Emperor's family. Prince Fu has gathered tens of thousands of men and is planning to attack Kyoto and become the Emperor."

"Ah, is that true?"