Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1318 What a fine man!

But those who were granted official titles were not so lucky.

He was a civil official with no martial arts skills whatsoever. The arrows were too dense for the guards to keep up with.

When the suspension bridge was cut down and everyone rushed out, they discovered that Feng Li had been riddled with arrows.

Two other guards were also wounded by arrows. In their haste, disregarding the casualties, they protected Miao Changfeng and retreated across the moat.

Qiao Jushan, unable to withstand the large number of pirate soldiers, abandoned his attempt to block them and ran out.

He brandished his spear, deflecting the arrows.

With his inner energy protecting him, he didn't take the arrows too seriously. As he dashed across the suspension bridge, he saw the pirates chasing after him.

Qiao Jushan became furious, bent down and grabbed the edge of the suspension bridge with both hands, and forcefully lifted the bridge up.

With his inner energy circulating and combined with his immense physical strength, he roared and, through sheer force, twisted the suspension bridge into a pretzel, leaving the pirate soldiers speechless.

With a "crack," the massive suspension bridge was snapped in two by Qiao Jushan.

At that moment, the arrows on the city wall stopped flying, and even the pirate soldiers who had chased them to the moat forgot what they were supposed to do.

He just stared blankly at Qiao Jushan, who seemed like a god.

Miao Changfeng also turned his head in his haste and saw this scene, and sighed inwardly.

What a fine man! A true hero of our great nation.

Just as they were relieved that the pirates inside the city could not pursue them, they felt the ground shake and war cavalry galloping over.

This is the pirate camp outside the city. Upon receiving the report, they dispatched troops to come over.

There was no time for much reflection; the group took off running.

Their direction was towards the Taisho Eight Hundred Cavalry Camp stationed outside the city.

Fuan Prefecture City was very tall, and the chaos on the city walls had been noticed by military camps several miles away, including the Taisho Eight Hundred War Cavalry stationed outside.

Leader Ye Liangcai realized that his boss had stirred up trouble in the city and was likely to ruin the peace talks.

This is the perfect time to leave the camp and provide support.

"Everyone, get ready to leave the camp, quick!"

The camp was thrown into chaos as all the soldiers scrambled to organize their equipment and horses.

Ye Liangcai had made preparations in advance, so in no time, everyone was ready, mounted their warhorses, and awaited the next step.

The camp gates opened, and Ye Liangcai led several hundred cavalrymen out of the camp.

Those pirate soldiers who were monitoring outside the camp naturally dared not step forward to intercept the Taisho cavalry, and could only run back quickly so as to report to their leader as soon as possible.

As dawn broke, the camp where the Taisho army was stationed was only a little over five miles from Fuan Prefecture. In less than a quarter of an hour, the warhorses spotted several figures running for their lives.

Less than a mile to the left of these running figures, a troop of warhorses was galloping towards them.

Ye Liangcai decisively waved his hand, ordering his warhorses to turn a corner and head towards the pirates' cavalry.

The pirate cavalry force was small, numbering only about three hundred riders.

They originally intended to trap the seven or eight people who were trying to escape, but the Taisho cavalry arrived too quickly. Countless cavalrymen kicked up clouds of dust and charged straight towards them.

The pirate cavalry leader had no choice but to face the enemy head-on; turning back now would be suicidal.

This was a cavalry unit that Tokugawa Iehira had intensively trained to adapt to the cavalry of the Taisho army. However, the training period was not long, and their mastery of cavalry tactics was not yet solid.

When the two sides collided with a thunderous crash, the pirate cavalry could not withstand the onslaught for even a moment.

Coupled with their small numbers, they began to collapse after only half a quarter of an hour of engagement.

The eight hundred Taisho cavalrymen quickly overwhelmed the three hundred pirate cavalrymen.

Ye Liangcai did not lead the charge; instead, he followed behind the cavalry, issuing loud commands and using his usual teachings to encourage the cavalry to fight desperately.

When Miao Changfeng saw his troops coming to meet him, he was already exhausted and out of breath. Since becoming prime minister, he had rarely practiced swordsmanship. In addition, he spent his days with fine wine and delicacies and beautiful women, and his physical strength had long since declined to the point of exhaustion.

Overcome with relief, he collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up for a moment.

After Ye Liangcai led his troops to rout the pirate cavalry, he turned back.

They had warhorses brought over, and Miao Changfeng mounted one. The other guards also grabbed their own warhorses and followed the main group westward.

Fortunately, the pirate cavalry came in pursuit, and after being routed, they had many horses that managed to escape.

There was no time to tally the battle losses; anyone who could still run followed the column and charged straight toward the Fengze River.

They knew that time was of the essence, as the main force of the pirates would catch up in the shortest possible time.

Chaos reigned in Fuan City. Hojo Nobunari received a report that Tokugawa Iehira had been assassinated.

He didn't have time to think too much before realizing that things had changed. He had planned to assassinate Mu Chuan, but the other party had turned the tables and killed his boss.

After dressing properly, Hojo Nobunari followed his guards to the gate, climbed onto his horse, and led his men to the Tokugawa general's residence.

Along the way, he noticed that thick smoke was rising everywhere in the city, and there were even bright red flames shooting high into the air.

The entire city of Fu'an was in chaos, with firefighters, soldiers searching for the enemy, and countless soldiers running around shouting.

Hojo Nobunari sighed; this peace negotiation had resulted in heavy losses.

"Someone, notify the military camp outside the city to immediately proceed to the Fengze River ferry and intercept the Taisho army."

After a brief moment of deliberation, Hojo Nobunari issued his first order.

He no longer needed to go to the residence of the Tokugawa general; he simply sent people to cover up the news of the Tokugawa general's death in battle, and then turned a corner on the street and headed towards the west gate.

As Tokugawa Iehira's strategist and vice-general, he was essentially the second most important figure in the pirate army.

Now that Tokugawa Iehira is dead, he should temporarily take control of the army.

As long as we capture Prime Minister Miao Changfeng and take control of Princess Taisho, we won't have lost yet.

Prime Minister Taisho will definitely return by the same route. As long as the army goes to the Fengze River ferry, it is estimated that they can stop Miao Changfeng from escaping.

Hojo Nobushige couldn't understand for a moment that his plan was to send a cultivator from the Wuli Xinmen sect to assassinate only one person, Kikawa.

Even if the assassination had failed, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Could it be that the cultivator from the Wuli Xinmen sect, on a whim, wanted to slaughter everyone in Taisho, which caused the strong backlash from Kikawa?

That's impossible. I've repeatedly told them not to touch anyone else, and to try not to alert anyone when they do.

Is this old man hard of hearing?

As cultivators, their minds should be sharper than theirs, so why can't they understand?

Hojo Nobunari pondered the problem as he rode his warhorse out of the city gate.

Just as he crossed the moat and led his men westward...

Suddenly, a burst of flames erupted from within the city of Fu'an behind them, with thick smoke and flames shooting straight into the sky.

Thick smoke and raging flames were accompanied by countless explosions.

Hojo Nobunari swayed and almost fell off his horse.

This is...

He reined in his horse and turned to look into the city.

His face gradually turned deathly pale.

This was his own painstakingly built arsenal, filled with countless gunpowder and shells.

Their own warships and cannons were all supplied with ammunition from here.

General Tokugawa entrusted him with the management and control of the most important military supplies for the entire army.

Without this arsenal, the cannons on the warships would soon run out of ammunition, and how would they control the vast waterways of the Taisho River?

Hojo Nobunari gritted his teeth, believing that Taisho's visit to negotiate was a ruse, and that he was only after the supplies for Tokugawa's generals and army.