Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1067 I'm Actually a Cook

Song Chen's plan was that once the pirate cavalry entered the horse trap formation, they would cease firing and begin their retreat.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng's trap formation was too ingenious, causing many of the pirate cavalry to fall into it. A group of cavalrymen wandered around in circles, afraid to advance.

This greatly surprised Song Chen, who then abandoned the order to retreat and instead fired all the arrows he had on him.

Song Chen was a skilled archer, carrying seventeen arrows, each capable of taking down a pirate cavalryman.

In the darkness, while others were in a state of chaos and could see nothing but randomly draw their bows and shoot, Lin Feng could sense everything very clearly and take in the entire battlefield situation in his mind.

Seeing the hundred pirate riders in complete disarray, with each of them having fired all their arrows, Song Chen hesitated for a moment before decisively waving his hand.

"withdraw."

He was not tempted to lead his men in the attack, which might have resulted in a greater victory, but he would likely have been caught up with the remaining pirates.

After all, there were only eleven of them, while the other side, though disorganized, outnumbered them several times over.

Everyone started to back away, and Lin Feng also pulled Duan Jingqiu along and ran backward.

Meanwhile, the pirates' leader, unaware of the situation ahead or the possibility of traps, after a period of chaos, loudly ordered a retreat.

Clearly, since the enemy had set a trap, there couldn't have been only one attack. In the dark, with nearly half of their warhorses lost, it was impossible to continue advancing.

Both sides backed down.

Lin Feng heard clearly that the pirate cavalry rode away, throwing away their torches in order not to give the enemy a clear target.

Before everyone could even climb onto their horses, Lin Feng started shouting.

"The pirates have retreated. We should go and clean up the battlefield. There are so many good things there."

Song Chen was taken aback. His original plan was to mount his horse and run away. This battle had already been won, and everyone knew that they had killed many pirates, including the most important witness, Duan Jingqiu.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng's shout triggered an itch among the bandits.

They're used to robbing others; they have no reason to leave good things untouched.

How do you know the pirates have retreated?

"The sound of horses' hooves is fading into the distance, didn't you hear it?"

Once everyone calmed down, it was hard to stay calm during such a heated battle; all that mattered was the drive to go all out and achieve the goal.

Sure enough, they suppressed their irritability and impulse, and Lao Wan bent down and pressed his ear to the ground.

A moment later, he got up and looked at Song Chen.

"Boss, he really did retire."

Xu Qi proudly raised his head: "Hey, our thirteen caravans, eleven heroes, bravely repelled a hundred pirate cavalrymen, ha, ha..."

Everyone burst into laughter, their laughter growing louder and louder until they were almost manic.

This was the exhilaration of surviving the war, a release of pent-up emotions.

Sure enough, they reaped a huge harvest after they cleared the battlefield.

Not only did they have more than twenty warhorses, but also numerous weapons and armor, as well as food and silver.

Xu Qi also found a gold jewelry piece on the pirate's corpse, weighing more than five taels, which was definitely a windfall.

The battlefield was quickly cleared up to prevent a large number of pirate troops from surging in at dawn, which would make escape difficult.

Song Chen led a dozen or so riders, changed direction, and galloped northeast towards the border between Dazheng Luocheng and Fuchang Prefecture.

Following Lin Feng's advice, when they cleaned up the battlefield, they also filled in part of the horse traps, mainly to prevent later pirates from discovering the formation of the horse traps and to prepare for future battles.

By daybreak, Song Chen and his companions, riding two horses each, had already covered more than eighty li.

We dismounted and rested at the top of a slightly elevated earthen slope.

Song Chen specifically sought out Lin Feng and sat down beside him on the ground, looking down at the distant fields below the slope.

After a long silence, Song Chen finally couldn't help but sigh.

“Mr. Muchuan, this address comes from the bottom of my heart. You could not possibly be a doctor in the Zhenxi Army.”

Duan Jingqiu brought over two pieces of dry rations, handed one to Lin Feng, and then sat down on one side.

Xu Qi also came over and squatted down beside Song Chen.

"Boss, this battle is a classic example of how our Thirteen Horse Caravan has made a name for itself in southeastern Luoyang."

When Lao Wan heard him say that, he ran over, and Suo Lao San followed suit.

Song Chen smiled faintly: "Xu Qi, tell me, what makes this battle so classic?"

Xu Qi frowned: "Boss, our eleven brothers shot and killed thirty-seven pirates, wounded countless enemies, and captured more than twenty warhorses, as well as a considerable amount of money, food, armor, and weapons. Isn't that a classic?"

"What I'm asking you is, how did this war come to this?"

"The boss's command is excellent."

Song Chen ignored Xu Qi and turned to look at Lao Wan.

"Old Wan, you tell us."

Old Wan scratched his head: "Boss, let me tell you, we took advantage of the dark night to confuse the pirates, and then unleashed a barrage of arrows that left them bewildered."

Suo Laosan slapped his thigh: "Nonsense! It's because the eldest brother's archery is so good. He fired a bunch of shots and sent the leading pirates flying. Who would dare to charge forward then?"

Song Chen stroked his beard and fell silent.

After a while.

"Mr. Kikawa, where will you go in the future?"

Before Lin Feng could answer, Duan Jingqiu spoke first.

"Mr. Muchuan will go to the Duan family, and my father will introduce him to the Imperial Palace to become a renowned national doctor."

Song Chen laughed and said, "It's a waste of talent. Besides, Mr. Mu Chuan would never be content to be just a doctor."

Duan Jingqiu nudged Lin Feng's arm.

"Say something, won't you?"

Lin Feng smiled wryly: "Yes, I don't want to be a doctor."

"See, I was right."

Song Chen smiled smugly.

Duan Jingqiu frowned: "Then what do you want to do?"

Lin Feng shrugged: "Actually, my true identity..."

Everyone watched him intently, waiting for him to say something that would astonish them.

"Uh... I'm a cook."

As expected, everyone was astonished.

Seeing their disbelief, Lin Feng continued to explain.

"If I have the chance, I'll cook you a few dishes, or grill some meat or fish, etc. Once you've tasted them, you'll believe me."

Song Chen smiled wryly: "Mr. Mu Chuan, how much do you look down on me that you don't even want to tell the truth?"

Just as Lin Feng was about to explain further, he saw a rider galloping towards him from afar.

These are the scouts from the Thirteen Horse Caravan, here to deliver a message.

Unexpectedly, after losing nearly fifty men, the pirates immediately gathered nearly a thousand men and chased after them along the route they had taken.

It is less than 100 miles from here.

The bandits were all stunned.

Unexpectedly, the pirates are serious and have launched a large-scale invasion of the Taisho territory. Aren't they afraid of a backlash from the Taisho Imperial Guard?

The key issue is that the Imperial Guards of Luo City will not come out of the city to meet the enemy, which puts these dozen or so men in an awkward position.

Further northeast lies Fuzhou, still the territory of the pirates. Turning southeast, one arrives at Changzhi Prefecture, a prefecture city long occupied by the pirates.

According to intelligence gathered by scouts, the pirates were divided into three groups, fanning out towards this area, indicating that they encountered no resistance from other directions.

They immediately focused their attention on these thirteen people.

Everyone went to see Song Chen.

Song Chen then took a tree branch and started scratching it on the ground.

The pirates in the middle alone numbered a thousand. What about the left and right flanks?

This is going to be a disaster.