Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1158 The Same Old Trick

We don't have a porcelain jar on hand right now, so we can only use cotton wool and a small amount of kerosene.

This would give the pirates time to put out the fire. Qiao Jushan's role was to prevent them from getting close to the ship and to use his eighty-five riders to disperse the three hundred pirates.

Once the task is assigned, each group should find its own way to complete it. Anyone can offer opinions and suggestions, and as long as they are reasonable, they will be adopted. If the task is successfully completed or improves combat efficiency, the soldier who made the suggestion will be richly rewarded.

These soldiers never imagined that one day they would be able to participate in the formulation of battle plans. They became excited and gathered in groups, trying to figure out how to complete the mission more effectively.

This place is more than 80 miles away from Guang'an County. After setting up camp at Zhenfeng Camp, Lin Feng rode his horse out of the camp and wandered around in the darkness.

He feared that if the pirates' scouts were allowed to move a hundred miles, they would be able to find their tracks.

If the pirates become prepared, their surprise attack plans will be compromised.

Pei Qiyin did not follow him, but stayed in the camp, taking charge of adopting the opinions of their group and collecting suggestions from the soldiers.

Lin Feng carried a bow in his hand and, in the night wind, spurred his horse forward with light, quick steps, listening intently to any unusual movements around him.

His consciousness could only extend a mile or so, making it far less convenient to detect situations using his ears.

Often, with the wind at your back, you can hear sounds from miles away, such as people talking, warhorses stamping their feet, snorting, and so on.

He would collect any living creature into his ears.

Although his hearing is not as good as Pei Qiyin's, it is improving. The improvement in the quality of his internal energy has also greatly enhanced the sensitivity of his various organs.

Soon, Lin Feng heard the sound of warhorses trampling down dry branches.

Based on the intensity of the sound, he determined the direction and distance, then turned his horse around and slowly approached.

Lin Feng was also afraid of making a misunderstanding. If it turned out to be Wei Bao's cavalry, it would be embarrassing if he attacked them without knowing the facts.

Once the two sides closed the distance to a certain point, the other side also noticed Lin Feng's presence and began to be on guard.

The man on horseback was indeed a pirate scout released from within Guang'an County, responsible for scouting the area around the county.

Because unusual occurrences are rare in this area, and it's even less likely that anyone other than pirates will appear, this cavalryman is very undisciplined. He often lets his horse out of the city and then sleeps wherever he finds a place.

This time, he had just left the city and ridden his horse for fifty or sixty miles when he began to look for a place to shelter from the wind.

Just then, the sound of warhorses pounding the ground was heard. A person in the dark would naturally be very vigilant, regardless of whether there was an enemy.

It was too dark for the pirates to be sure who their opponents were, so they could only continue to approach and determine friend from foe.

And so, the two riders continued to approach each other.

After traveling less than half a mile, the two sides soon spotted the shadowy figures.

Lin Feng had already locked onto the pirate cavalry, and after confirming that they were enemies, he didn't hold back. He drew his bow, nocked an arrow, adjusted the direction slightly, and then released the arrow into the night sky.

The pirate cavalry heard the sound of bowstrings, but it was dark, and they were very disdainful of it. They couldn't see anything clearly, yet they were shooting arrows. Was this some kind of game?

Before he could even dismiss his contempt, he suddenly felt a jolt, a chill in his throat, and was violently thrown off his horse.

With no room for respite, the pirate stared at the dark sky and instantly lost consciousness, not even feeling the pain of an arrow piercing his throat.

Lin Feng rode over, checked the pirate's equipment, led his warhorse onto the horse, and abandoned the rest, figuring a pirate cavalryman wouldn't have anything good on him.

Lin Feng wandered around until it was almost time to move out before returning to the camp and casually leading back two warhorses.

It was all planned out in advance, so there was no need for him to say anything more. As for how to proceed, he was to figure it out himself. Lin Feng only cared about the results of completing the mission.

When the time came, the three groups quietly left the camp, went their separate ways, and disappeared into the night.

Soon, Lin Feng led 150 riders to the designated location, settled his men and horses, and quietly waited for the firelight on the dock.

Ye Liangcai led fifty men into the water from upstream and easily drifted to the dock. Because they needed to start a fire upwind, they divided themselves into groups of three according to the pre-selected fire-starting points.

Based on the suggestions of other soldiers, they formed groups of three, with one person responsible for lighting the fire and the other two responsible for guarding and attacking the alerted pirates.

The two men carried short spears, which were long spears with shortened shafts. This allowed them to throw them into the water onto the boat, making it convenient, quick, and highly lethal—much more convenient than shooting arrows.

The wind over the river is stronger than in the open field, which is very conducive to starting a fire. Once the fire starts, it is difficult to put out.

Many of these soldiers had already set fires once before and were quite skilled at it. They reached the edge of the boat from the water and silently climbed aboard.

The ships swayed on the river, some with lanterns lit, casting a dim glow in the night sky. In the deep of night, all around was very quiet.

Ye Liangcai, who was in the lead, timed it perfectly and began to signal the soldiers boarding the ship to light the fire.

Once he started the fire, the other ignition points downwind also lit up one by one.

There were indeed pirates who got up at night, and they were stabbed into the water by soldiers in the water with short spears, but they also let out a short scream.

It went unnoticed by others because there were no enemy troops present, which made the pirates on the docks very relaxed.

Flames rose one after another from the boats on both sides of the river, and the fires began to spread rapidly under the influence of the night wind.

Even the soldiers of Zhenfeng Camp, who were in the river, could hear the crackling sound of burning wood, which woke up the sleeping pirates.

Someone crawled out of the cabin and began to shout.

The first pirate to emerge was pierced by a short spear before he could even shout, and fell to the ground on the deck.

The pirates who came out later were out of control, and could only shout loudly and search for buckets of water to put out the fire.

As soon as the fire broke out on the dock, the pirates stationed on the shore were quickly alerted. With shouts, more than three hundred pirates immediately scattered to their dwellings. Under the strong orders of their leader, they grabbed whatever containers they could hold water and prepared to go to the river to fight the fire.

At that moment, even the panicked pirates could feel the ground trembling.

Suddenly, countless warhorses emerged from the darkness not far away. The sharp tips of their spears gleamed coldly in the firelight, and many pirates were knocked over by the warhorses in their confusion.

Screams, shouts, the sounds of weapons piercing flesh, weapons clashing, bodies hitting the ground—the noise was chaotic and disorderly, the scene was a complete mess.

The pirates quickly abandoned their efforts to put out the fire and began searching for weapons to defend against the charge of the warhorses.

Unfortunately, they were caught completely off guard, and in the chaos, countless warhorses had already charged forward.

The ground was littered with corpses, lying haphazardly, a truly gruesome sight.

The pirate leader desperately ordered all his soldiers to find defensive positions to prevent the enemy cavalry from attacking again.

However, there are very few houses on the dock. Most of the pirates live in tents or camp. Where would they find a place to defend against a cavalry charge?

In just a few breaths, the roar of warhorses rang out again, and they instantly drew closer.