Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1150 Three-Way Encirclement

It was also because Pei Qiyin, Qiao Jushan, and Ye Liangcai were around that he was able to sleep soundly without any distractions.

When Lin Feng woke up, he didn't open his eyes, but simply let his consciousness drift away.

All the soldiers of Zhenfeng Battalion were lying on the ground, fast asleep, even Chen Dongping and his six followers were snoring and sleeping soundly.

It was already late at night, around 9 PM.

The campfire had gone out, and it was pitch black all around.

Pei Qiyin nestled beside him, also snoring softly. She rarely fell asleep outdoors, but with Lin Feng beside her, she felt at ease.

Only Ye Liangcai stood firmly in the distance, propping himself up with his spear, his eyes wide open as he looked around.

Perhaps due to exhaustion, he gradually lowered his head and slowly drifted into a daze.

Lin Feng let out a soft breath, somewhat puzzled.

Could it be that I made a mistake in my judgment?

Chen Dongping and the others were sleeping soundly, showing no signs of leaving.

Lin Feng was conflicted. If Chen Dongping insisted on going with him, he couldn't completely trust him, and it would leave a lingering doubt in his heart.

Just as Lin Feng was struggling with his inner conflict, Chen Dongping suddenly moved.

After a moment, Chen Dongping gently raised his head, turned it, and looked around.

He stared for a while before nudging one of his attendants without saying anything.

The attendant, bewildered, got up from the ground, swaying as he walked toward Ye Liangcai.

Chen Dongping nudged another of his attendants, then got up and walked straight in another direction.

The attendant who was the first to get up came to Ye Liangcai's side and said softly.

"General, let me keep watch for you for a while. I've had a nap, it's your turn to rest."

Ye Liangcai jolted awake, feeling dizzy and his eyelids heavy. He knew that if he continued, he would inevitably fall asleep and make mistakes.

"Okay, keep a close watch, there can't be the slightest movement."

"Don't worry, General, I often keep watch at night and am very vigilant."

Ye Liangcai nodded, put down the spear in his hand, and staggered back to the camp.

Everything returned to calm, and Chen Dongping fell asleep again.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Dongping raised his head again, looked around, and then slowly got up.

He gently tugged at the few attendants who were still unconscious, and two of them rubbed their eyes and got up.

The other two shifted their bodies, then rolled over and went back to sleep.

Chen Dongping stared at the two men for a while, then turned around and waved his hand, signaling them to follow him toward the warhorse.

Without warhorses, they would likely be intercepted and killed by pirates after traveling only a short distance across such a vast plain.

There was another person who replaced Ye Liangcai on guard duty, and another person who pretended to be on guard duty on the other side. Together with Chen Dongping, there were five people in total. They led their warhorses and quietly walked into the darkness.

They cautiously listened to the sounds behind them, and seeing that they hadn't elicited any reaction from anyone, they quickened their pace.

After traveling about a mile, Chen Dongping waved to signal several of his followers to mount their horses, still controlling their pace and moving forward at a trot.

After running for more than three miles again, Chen Dongping urged his horse to speed up and began to increase his speed.

The night wind brushed against my face. I couldn't see the road ahead in the darkness, but I had a general idea of ​​the direction. As long as I increased the distance from Zhenfeng Camp and temporarily avoided the search at dawn, I could slowly find my way back to Luocheng.

Chen Dongping felt a mix of regret and excitement. If he returned to Luoyang with these attendants, he would surely become His Highness the Crown Prince's chief instructor.

They participated in all the training subjects and became familiar with the movements and objectives of various training exercises, which could be directly applied to train the Imperial Guards.

He could also lead the elite Taisho Imperial Guard, just like Kikawa, to sweep away the pirates outside Luoyang and establish unparalleled achievements.

Chen Dongping became more and more excited as he thought about it, having long forgotten the slight unpleasantness of leaving Zhenfeng Camp, and also the slight guilt he felt towards Mu Chuan.

He raised his arms on his warhorse, deeply enjoying the thrill of the horse's gallop, and wanted to burst into laughter.

Just as he opened his arms to the wind, he suddenly felt a jolt in his throat, as if something had hit him.

Chen Dongping reached out and touched it, feeling a sticky sensation on his palm, not knowing what it was.

The next moment, he felt difficulty breathing, followed by a burning pain that spread from his throat throughout his body.

Chen Dongping wanted to rein in his warhorse and turn around to look at the attendants following behind him.

To his surprise, what followed him were only a few empty horses.

There was no one on the back of the four warhorses.

Chen Dongping suspected his eyes were playing tricks on him, and he felt dizzy and his body was swaying violently, almost unable to control himself and about to fall off his horse.

My throat hurt more and more. I opened my mouth and tried to inhale, but I couldn't get any air into my lungs.

Chen Dongping realized in his mind that he was doomed and had been attacked.

It's likely that their escape has already been discovered.

He tried to say something, but no sound came out. His body went limp, and he fell off his horse.

Five warhorses galloped past Lin Feng, simply moving forward aimlessly due to inertia.

Lin Feng stood silently in the wilderness, staring expressionlessly at the several corpses lying on the ground not far away.

A moment later, he shook his head, walked over, took the copper coins from the throats of several corpses, wiped them clean, wrapped them in cloth, and stuffed them into his waistband.

We cannot leave too obvious traces, lest the cultivators of the reclusive sects discover the problem.

The group of four hundred cavalrymen set off south again three quarters of an hour after midnight.

Fu'an Prefecture has become the headquarters of the central route of the pirates.

The troops that landed from the Dahe tribe's homeland this time were divided into three routes. The northern route landed along the coast of Fuchang Prefecture and was responsible for the area north of Luocheng, from Jirui Prefecture to Yanxin Prefecture.

Centered on Fuan Prefecture, the central route was led by Tokugawa Iehira, who came from the Oga clan's homeland. He was in charge of the entire central route, including Yongning Prefecture and Quzhou Prefecture, and 20,000 Oga troops were stationed in the city.

The southern route was led by General Akiyama Atsumi, who was in charge of the vast southern territory.

Upon receiving the battle report, Tokugawa Iehira learned that four hundred cavalrymen of the Taisho Imperial Guard had fled south, passing through a point three hundred li west of Fuan Prefecture.

He immediately ordered three thousand men to be dispatched to intercept them.

A force of four hundred cavalrymen would take this matter very seriously if they sent out three thousand men.

To everyone's surprise, the subsequent battle reports revealed that despite being surrounded by three sides, they not only suffered heavy losses but also allowed the enemy to escape.

Enraged, he had the officer in charge of the troops whipped ten times.

Then he sent his trusted confidant, Tokugawa Uichi, to personally lead a thousand cavalry to pursue and annihilate this Imperial Guard cavalry force.

Cavalry was highly valued among pirate groups, not only because they were rare, but also because when they set foot on this land, they found it to be vast and flat, making it ideal for cavalry warfare.

They then urgently searched for warhorses, trained soldiers, and established a cavalry battalion.

Therefore, Tokugawa Uichi's thousand cavalrymen were not only elite but also the main fighting force in the pirate army.

At the same time, Tokugawa Iehira ordered the troops stationed in Einei Prefecture to send out 3,000 men to search for and annihilate the 400 Taisho cavalry.

Still feeling uneasy, he sent someone to Quzhou Prefecture, ordering them to send two thousand men out of the city to participate in the siege.