Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 356 Preparing to Break the Camp

When the ten Tatars saw that the Qingshui Army finally took action, they all showed knowing smiles on their faces.

The Tatar leader saw that most of the Qingshui soldiers had run into the village, and immediately raised his hand to give orders.

"Let's go, rush up and kill them!"

All the Tartars jumped up immediately, jumped onto their horses and slapped their buttocks.

The war horses trampled on the ground, sending dust flying everywhere as they charged towards the Qingshui army's sword formation like arrows.

Tao Jinwang kept his eyes fixed on the distance between the Tartars and the sword formation.

When the two sides were about fifty steps apart, Tao Jinwang shouted loudly.

"Shoot the arrow."

The remaining ten soldiers immediately raised their crossbows, which had already been strung, aimed at the Tatar cavalry, and pulled the trigger.

The troops entering the village heard the sound of horse hooves and the shouts of the Tao brothers.

He quickly turned around and ran towards the sword formation.

Crossbow arrows flew everywhere, and the two Tartar cavalrymen in front were shot to the ground.

The overturned warhorse raised a cloud of dust.

The Tatar cavalry behind were still charging forward desperately.

After three rounds of crossbow arrows were fired, there were still five or six Tatar cavalrymen rushing forward.

The soldiers threw away their bows and crossbows, drew their swords, stood in their positions, and concentrated on waiting for the enemy.

The twenty soldiers who were halfway through the run raised their crossbows while running, angled them upwards, and shot at the Tatar cavalry.

By the time the Tartar cavalry charged into the sword formation, only three were left.

The soldiers swung their steel swords and began to chop people and horses from all directions.

The two Qingshui soldiers in front were knocked out by the galloping war horses, and the Tatar cavalry rushed into the sword formation.

Faced with the swinging steel knives, the three Tartar cavalrymen fell to the ground with a loud bang in just two breaths. The cavalrymen on their horses were thrown far away and fell to the ground, unable to move.

There are no prisoners of war when facing the Tartars.

The nearby Qingshui soldiers swung their steel knives and instantly chopped off the Tartar's head.

There were ten Tartar cavalrymen, four in iron armor and six in civilian uniforms, all of whom had their heads taken away by the soldiers.

The bodies were buried on the spot.

Tao Jinwang breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to check on the two soldiers who were knocked down by their horses.

Both of them were pale and lying on the ground unable to move.

It seems that the bones are injured.

"Come here, carry them to the village on stretchers. Be gentle, they might have broken bones."

Tao Jinwang shouted.

He was very satisfied with this battle. None of his men died and only two were injured.

All ten of the opponents were hacked to death.

After Tao Dazhuang and Tao Erhu finished collecting their spoils, they ran over.

"Brother Wang, you're amazing! You've finally learned how to use tricks."

Erhu gave a thumbs up in praise.

Da Zhuang also laughed and said, "I told you, it's always right to listen to Brother Wang."

Tao Jinwang was very proud in his heart: "Hey, don't say anything, this is nothing."

"Hey, Brother Wang is actually being humble."

"Bah! I've always been modest and prudent. General Lin has long said that as a commander, one must guard against arrogance and impatience."

The two Tao brothers immediately widened their eyes.

"Ah, Brother Wang can speak now?"

"What? Was I dumb before?"

"No, no, I mean, are you using sophisticated words now?"

Tao Jinwang said proudly: "General Lin said that we must study hard and become cultured officers. Only then will we have a future. You must not slack off for a single day."

Tao Dazhuang scratched his head and said, "Brother Wang really put in a lot of effort. His title as Jia Zheng was not in vain."

Tao Jinwang pointed at the two of them.

"We are all from the same hometown as General Lin. If you study hard, you will definitely have the opportunity to be promoted."

Both of their eyes lit up.

"But if your cultural level isn't up to par, don't blame me for not being considerate of our fellow countrymen."

Tao Jinwang woke them up.

The two of them nodded quickly like chickens pecking at rice.

"Alright, clean up the battlefield, rest for 25 minutes, and then continue the patrol."

"Yes, Lord Jiazheng!"

Another team of Qingshui Army cavalry was not so rational. When the team leader Jia Zheng encountered the Tartar cavalry, he directly led his men to charge against the Tartar cavalry.

He believed that thirty cavalrymen could attack ten Tatar cavalrymen.

Victory was certain. In just two quarters of an hour, all the Tatars were wiped out.

It's just that the damage was quite heavy.

Three people were killed on the spot, five were seriously injured, and seven were slightly injured.

One encounter resulted in nearly half of the troops being killed.

Even with minor injuries, they couldn't continue the mission, so the entire team had to retreat back to the castle.

Various battle reports were piled up on Lin Feng's desk, making him feel that there was something wrong hidden in them.

It was said that the Tartars had been frightened by their own defeat and had been hiding in the camp, not daring to show their heads.

There is a sudden commotion now, something must be wrong.

The reason why the Tartar camp was not touched for the time being was because Lin Feng had not yet figured out an effective way to break the camp's fence.

The previous method was to launch a sneak attack, but if a large group of people attacked, they would not be able to successfully break into the enemy camp.

Especially his own heavy armored battalion, which only broke through a gap and could not meet the overall offensive formation.

When the two sides collide, great damage will occur.

Lin Feng frowned and stared at a pile of battle reports, thinking for a long time.

He discovered that every team that confronted the Tatars would suffer varying degrees of death.

The only battle report he had in his hand contained only two seriously injured soldiers.

Lin Feng muttered, "Jiazheng Tao Jinwang, this guy is quite smart and can be put to good use..."

Lin Feng was very troubled by the fact that the Tatars had started to harass the Qingshui area across the board.

Spring plowing season is about to begin. If the Tartars continue to wander outside the city, the common people will not dare to leave the city at all.

A year's plan depends on spring. If spring plowing is affected, half of the year will be ruined.

Lin Feng stood up and walked to the sand table, staring at the Tartar camps.

Bai Jing brought over some tea: "Brother, try the spring tea that was just delivered. It tastes just right."

Lin Feng did not move, but just silently pondered how to deal with the current situation.

"Brother, you..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Bai Jing didn't dare to disturb his thoughts anymore, so she said half a sentence and then shut up.

After a while, Lin Feng clapped his hands.

"How could I have forgotten the original tool? It's time to drive the Tartars out of Zhenxi."

Bai Jing's eyes lit up: "Brother, are you going to launch a general attack?"

"Hehe, the overall attack is not yet mature, but the split attack should be no problem."

"Split attack?"

Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "Let's go and take a look at the sharp weapon we haven't used for a long time."

Lin Feng brought Bai Jing and others to the Qingshui Army Arsenal on one side of the castle.

In a corner of the yard, there were many catapults parked, all covered with dust, and some were severely damaged. The scene was very desolate.

Lin Feng walked forward and stroked the wooden support arm.

"This thing is extremely effective against the Tartar barracks. It's time to make a new one."

Everyone didn't know what he was going to do and just watched quietly.

"Go and inform the members of the Military Commission to come to the headquarters for a meeting immediately."

Lin Feng returned to the headquarters and began to sketch a picture of a catapult on his desk while waiting for the members of the Military Commission.

In fact, there is no need to make major changes, the original one is very useful.

The kerosene tank has been partially optimized to make the fire more intense and the explosion range larger.

At this military meeting, Lin Feng decided to launch an attack on the Tatar camp.

All chariots and heavy armored battalions served as the vanguard, followed by light cavalry.

Catapults were the main tool for breaking into camps.

The first target is the Duhu Camp closest to the castle.

Ever since Du Hu was defeated, this camp has remained silent and refused to move away, sticking like a nail fifty miles away from the castle.

It must be unplugged.

Lin Feng made the overall deployment.

Hu Jincai led 5,000 people to guard Weiyuan.

Qin Fang led 10,000 people to guard the border town.

There are 5,000 people in Qingshui, and Zhang Changyou is stationed there.

Lin Feng mobilized 20,000 elite cavalry from various places, with Wang Qian and Li Donglai each leading an army.

Among them was Xie Zhong's chariot camp, which consisted of forty chariots and a thousand elite cavalry.

Li Hu's heavy armored battalion consisted of 3,000 cavalrymen.

In addition, craftsmen were asked to quickly make and repair twenty catapults and fix them on the carriages.

Lin Qiaomei is the leader of the catapult team and is also included in the long-range attack camp.

After the meeting, all parties began to step up preparations.

All armies were put into combat.

Originally, the Western Xia Yinzhou delegation was ready to return.

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the castle, it was obvious that a war was about to break out.

Zhang Enyi immediately decided to stay for a while and observe how Lin Feng's Qingshui Army competed with the Tartar cavalry.

This is a valuable learning opportunity for their own army.

Li Xinyan was even more excited. She had not found an opportunity to meet Lin Feng alone again.