Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1140 No-Loss Battle

It involved training soldiers to use their spears to stab moving targets, thousands of times a day. In the beginning, the soldiers' arms would swell up and they would be unable to lift them.

Eating and sleeping are both extremely painful.

Ultimately, this helped all the soldiers get through the initial difficult period, and the effect was very significant.

Another powerful weapon for attacking pirates was the bow and arrow.

Lin Feng originally wanted to use crossbows, as this weapon would be more convenient and practical for dealing with pirates. However, he later felt that he could not reveal the key technology of crossbows to the Taisho Imperial Guard, so he had to give up the idea for the time being.

After entering the wilderness, the group of five hundred riders galloped forward along the predetermined route.

Lin Feng didn't release his scouts; he was playing a skirmish game, testing the reaction speed of both sides.

Because he was very clear about the pirates' activity patterns, he knew that they did not have large-scale forces, but rather small groups scattered around.

Their operations in the field were both dispersed and concentrated; small groups would search for targets, and then smaller teams from all directions would quickly regroup upon receiving the information.

Lin Feng seized upon this loophole, competing with the pirates in speed—the speed of killing the enemy. He simply broke through their ranks and left, leaving the pirates unable to react or regroup their main force.

Although Chen Dongping didn't know much about military operations, he still felt that this unusual way of marching and fighting was extremely dangerous, like a blind man riding a blind horse.

He wanted to remind Lin Feng, but he held back.

I'll see how you fail, and then I'll give myself the opportunity to lead Zhenfeng Battalion with full authority.

During Lin Feng's training, even someone as clueless as Chen Dongping could see that the team's combat effectiveness had indeed improved significantly after Lin Feng's training.

Such an elite force must be kept under our control no matter what.

As noon approached, Zhenfeng Camp arrived at a deserted town.

The villages, towns, and county towns surrounding Luoxi Prefecture were largely deserted and turned into wastelands after being invaded by pirates.

There were also many desiccated corpses scattered haphazardly throughout the town.

Ye Liangcai was eloquent, and under Lin Feng's instruction, he immediately conducted patriotic education for the soldiers, using the harsh environment to make a tearful denunciation of the pirates' atrocities.

His passionate speech boosted the morale of every soldier and strengthened their determination to fight the enemy together.

As a member of the Zhenfeng Battalion, one must have the courage and confidence to love the country and its people and to dedicate oneself to the nation.

Chen Dongping scoffed at this in his heart, thinking that what Lin Feng and others said was tantamount to nonsense. Who doesn't want fame and fortune? How could anyone sacrifice themselves for the people?

To his surprise, the effect of the speech was something he hadn't anticipated.

The five hundred soldiers of the Zhenfeng Battalion were all passionate young men, easily stirred by nationalistic sentiments, their blood boiling with fervor, vowing to fight the pirates to the death.

Just then, pirates appeared at the other end of the town.

A small squad of thirty pirates stepped into the town and began to look around, seemingly searching for something.

As they entered the town, they looked up and saw Zhenfeng Camp on the other side.

Both sides were stunned, neither having known of the other's presence beforehand; it was a complete accident.

The Zhenfeng Battalion's various squads were located in different positions, making it impossible for the pirates to discern their numbers.

All I saw were twenty or thirty people at the street corner, scrambling to climb onto horses.

The two sides stared at each other for a moment. Given the ferocity of the pirates, how could they possibly give up the attack? They immediately let out a howl, drew their swords, and began to run towards Zhenfeng Camp.

All the soldiers of Zhenfeng Battalion immediately stood still, holding their spears in their hands, awaiting orders.

Lin Feng repeatedly emphasized this during the training: all actions must be carried out under command; without orders, even if the pirates' swords were at your head, no action was permitted.

As the pirates drew closer, Lin Feng turned and nodded to Ye Liangcai, who was standing at the front.

"Fifth and Sixth squads, listen up, charge!"

Ye Liangcai shouted the order.

Two squads of sixty riders spurred their horses forward instantly, raised their spears, and faced the pirates who were already thirty paces away.

Because the two sides were too close, the warhorses had not yet reached their optimal speed before colliding.

The Zhenfeng Battalion soldiers, mounted on horseback, held guns in their right hands and knives in their left, controlling their horses with both legs, each seeking their targets, and clashed violently with the pirate squad.

At this time, the training exercises showed their importance. The movements and accuracy of the spear thrusts caught the pirates off guard. Some were stabbed through the heart on the spot, while others avoided vital parts but were still stabbed in the body and limbs.

Combined with the force of the warhorse's charge, once stabbed, no matter which part of the body is hit, no effective counterattack can be launched, and the person is basically crippled even if they don't die.

Sixty riders filled the streets of the entire town, leaving the thirty pirates nowhere to escape.

The pirates following behind had no choice but to fly sideways and crash into a dilapidated house by the roadside, tumbling to avoid the cavalry's charge.

The cavalry behind them immediately broke through the wooden fence of the courtyard and continued to chase the fleeing pirates.

A sharp whistle rang out in the distance; this was the pirates' signal, indicating that they had spotted the enemy and were directing the scattered small groups of pirates to converge in this direction.

Lin Feng said in a deep voice: "All personnel, continue advancing, abandon the plan to annihilate the enemy."

Five hundred riders thundered through the town and galloped into the fields.

Although there are slight bends, the general direction is still south.

Lin Feng ran in the lead, firstly to control his speed, and secondly to avoid those sections with complex terrain, and instead head towards flat areas with fewer potholes.

If the terrain is complex, with many weeds and shrubs, and the ground is uneven, it will hinder the speed of cavalry deployment and give the advantage to the sea pirates who are mostly infantry.

The five hundred cavalrymen moved very quickly. By the time the pirates received the message and began to gather in the direction of the town, they had already moved far away from the town.

When they encountered a small group of pirates again on the way, they still overwhelmed the dozens of pirates with their overwhelming advantage, drowning them in hundreds of cavalry.

Not a single soldier in Zhenfeng Battalion was injured.

Pei Qiyin exclaimed in admiration that such a lossless battle could only be fully demonstrated under Lin Feng's command, and that others could not learn it even if they wanted to.

Meijin County is a strategic location. The wharf in front of the town is the confluence of the Yongding River, Ling River and Fengze River.

By controlling this dock, it's equivalent to blocking traffic on three rivers.

Therefore, two thousand Imperial Guards were once stationed in Meijin County to control the docks in front of the city.

Pirates invaded vast territories; their greatest skill was naval warfare, and they possessed numerous ships.

Therefore, Meijin County is a key territory that it must capture.

Based on Lin Feng's assessment of the Taisho Imperial Guard's combat capabilities, Meijin County had already fallen into the hands of pirates, and the two thousand Taisho Imperial Guards would certainly be unable to defend this strategic pass.

The 500 Zhenfeng Battalion set up camp 50 miles from Meijin County. Pei Qiyin took out a map and spread it on the ground.

Lin Feng carefully examined the terrain on the map. This was a military map used by the Taisho Imperial Army, and the data was relatively accurate. Although it did not meet Lin Feng's requirements, it was still usable.

Less than five miles southeast of Meijin County lies the intersection of three rivers, a strategically important military location that was fiercely contested by military strategists.

Ye Liangcai leaned closer, looked at the map, and asked.

"Boss, aren't we going to attack Meijin County?"