Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1063 The Mad Pirates

Tsuruta Cho was Tsuruta Gen's precious daughter; how could he tolerate his daughter disappearing without a word?

Kunyu Mountain must bear an inescapable responsibility for this matter. If it can be confirmed that his daughter was murdered, Tsuruta Gen is determined that not only himself, but also the Munenryu sect, will be irreconcilably opposed to Kunyu Mountain and will not hesitate to go to war.

Ye Haishan sat cross-legged in the cabin, seemingly focused on his spiritual practice and oblivious to the outside world.

He was very clear-headed; he wasn't waiting for Mu Chuan, but rather he couldn't wander off.

If Kikawa were smart, he certainly wouldn't come to see him, lest he provoke Tsuruta Gen into a madness.

The master and apprentice became increasingly concerned about Kikawa. Just who was this person who could turn the tide on the verge of death and drive Tsuruta Gen mad?

Amidst the turmoil on all sides, Lin Feng, along with the bandit group known as the Thirteen Horse Gang, left the banks of the Yongding River and headed towards Peng County.

Duan Jingqiu realized the seriousness of the situation and strongly urged Song Chen to lead the team to move to the border area between the Dazheng and the pirates.

You can't go to your father's territory to get yourself killed.

As time went by, the Imperial Guards of the Taisho era remained completely silent, and not a single martial arts hero appeared.

Duan Jingqiu admired Lin Feng's insightful views even more, knowing that his judgment was absolutely correct, and also understood his father's thoughts.

Although he was good at business, he lacked the skill to handle people's hearts.

Thus, she stayed by Lin Feng's side, discussing questions she couldn't understand from time to time.

The group consisted of a dozen or so riders. Song Chen gave one of his warhorses to Duan Jingqiu, while Lin Feng shared a horse with Xu Qi.

Before they had traveled a hundred miles, news arrived that, for some unknown reason, the pirates in Fu'an Prefecture had gone mad, with large numbers of soldiers leaving the city and dividing into countless small teams to search along both banks of the Yongding River.

Song Chen frowned and looked into the distance.

The Yongding River marks the border between the Taisho era and the pirates, and the two sides have reached an agreement not to invade each other.

But now these pirates have already crossed the river in many small groups and come to the north bank of the river.

Is this a declaration of war against the Taisho Emperor?

Or perhaps they touched a nerve with the pirates, causing them to go mad?

Just as they were hesitating, the brother who had gone ahead to scout the way ran back to report.

A group of a hundred pirates appeared about ten miles away, heading this way. They would probably find us in less than half an hour.

Old Wan, riding on his horse, said in confusion.

"Boss, we didn't rob any pirates, did we?"

"Nonsense, we'd be trying to avoid these mad dogs as soon as possible."

Liu Erhu shouted loudly.

"A hundred-man squad is too much for us to handle; it's best to stay away."

Xu Qi called from behind.

Song Chen looked around and waved his hand, shouting.

"Let's head north and increase the distance between us and them."

"Boss, heading north is closer to Los Angeles."

Old Wan said worriedly.

"We have warhorses, it will be difficult to catch up, just follow along."

Without further ado, Song Chen pulled on the reins and steered north.

Everyone quickly followed.

Xu Qi and Lin Feng rode together on one horse; Xu Qi was short and sat in front.

"Mr. Muchuan, are the pirates looking for you?"

Lin Feng asked in surprise, "Why do you say that?"

"You said it yourself, you stole the pirates' clothes, so you must have killed people too, right?"

"Oh, I forgot about that. I guess the pirates discovered it and sent men to chase after us."

Following beside their horses was Duan Jingqiu, who, upon hearing their conversation, quickly asked...

"I heard the pirates have gone mad and sent many people out of the city. Mr. Mu, what important figure did you kill among them?"

Lin Feng sat on his horse and stretched out his clothes with his hand.

"With clothes like these, do you really think this pirate's identity is that important?"

The two turned their heads and looked up and down a few times, then shook their heads at the same time.

"It shouldn't be that important, it's not worth sending the entire city out to search for you."

"Exactly, they probably have other things on their mind. We should just stay away to avoid any misunderstandings."

As the group talked, their warhorses sped away from the banks of the Yongding River and entered a field.

The terrain here is flat, with far fewer shrubs and weeds, and more land has been cultivated by humans, making it easy to see from afar.

Lin Feng frowned and said, "This place is not suitable. We can't let people see us from a distance."

Xu Qi immediately started shouting.

"Boss, this place won't work."

Indeed, any group would be very conspicuous in such a wilderness, bringing the people who were trying to hide right under everyone's noses.

Song Chen is the leader of the Thirteen Horse Gang, known in the martial arts world as King Song. He is unparalleled in martial arts and is also loyal, which is why he is revered by his brothers.

In the past, the Thirteen Horse Gang relied on their superior martial arts skills to plunder everywhere, and gradually became the largest bandit gang in these prefectures.

However, they were far inferior to the Imperial Guards of the Taisho era and the pirate forces, and dared not confront them head-on, so they mainly avoided them.

Previously, the Thirteen Caravans on the north bank of the Yongding River only had to avoid the Taisho Imperial Guards; they had no need to worry about pirates.

But now, unexpectedly, the pirates have crossed the Yongding River, forcing Song Chen to move north, which is now quite close to Luocheng.

With pirates behind them and the Taisho Imperial Guards potentially appearing at any moment ahead, these dozen or so riders were suddenly caught in a dilemma.

Of course, the Thirteen Horse Caravan did not consist of only these dozen or so people; they scattered and fled after looting Los Angeles.

They were divided into three teams, with this group having the fewest members, consisting of eleven riders.

The largest number was over thirty riders.

The Thirteen Horse Caravan consisted of a total of seventy-two riders.

They were all cavalry, few in number but highly mobile, moving like the wind, making it impossible to track them down.

That was under normal circumstances. Currently, several thousand pirates have set out from Fu'an Prefecture. Both banks of the Yongding River are teeming with pirate cavalry. Song Chen and his group of a dozen or so riders traveling along the north bank of the river would soon be discovered.

At that moment, they were standing in front of a small grove of trees when they saw a pirate rider whistle, turn his horse around, and gallop away at high speed.

Everyone knew they had been discovered.

Old Wan shouted a reminder: "Boss, the pirates will gather here, we need to run towards the vicinity of Luo City."

Xu Qi shouted from behind, "Boss, Luo Cheng is looking for us."

"Damn it, what's wrong with these pirates? Not only have they crossed the border, but they actually dare to make a move on the north shore?"

Song Chen was very depressed.

Liu Erhu said in a muffled voice, "The garrison in Luocheng might be bluffing. If the pirates are really willing to kill people, we'd better head towards Luocheng."

Just as he was hesitating, Duan Jingqiu raised his voice and shouted.

"Hurry up and head towards Luocheng. This is called diverting the trouble eastward. Once the Luocheng garrison discovers the pirates, they should defend against the enemy immediately. As for catching the horse bandits, that will definitely be temporarily put aside."

Lin Feng nodded to himself; this woman was indeed quite something.

Upon hearing her shout, Song Chen immediately stopped hesitating, waved his hand, spurred his horse, and galloped off into the fields.

"Follow me, go around the eastern outer city of Luo City, and try to keep a low profile."

The cavalry spurred their horses and galloped forward with Song Chen.

The closer you get to Los Angeles, the more open the fields become, the flat land crisscrossed with paths, and you can see far into the distance at a glance.

Within a quarter of an hour, a cavalry unit emerged from the weeds and bushes behind them, heading towards the Yongding River.

Another team of nearly a hundred riders also rushed towards this side from other directions.