Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 476 The Last Stubbornness

Two thousand troops have gathered and are waiting at the west gate of the city. As long as he gives the order, the entire army will leave the city and run west.

Pidusi was making his final struggle, hoping that Tiezhen's reinforcements would arrive the next moment.

Lin Feng brought several senior generals and several thousand cavalrymen to the city of Baruxishi.

When he was more than 300 steps away from the city wall, he immediately stopped and observed the situation on the city wall.

What surprised everyone was that there were no soldiers with swords drawn on the city wall at this time. The long wall was empty, without a single person in sight.

Hu Jincai frowned and asked, "Hey, what the hell is going on?"

Li Donglai laughed and said, "Were they scared away?"

Lin Feng was also confused: "Empty city plan?"

Lin Qiaomei was the most direct: "Send the engineers over to fill the trenches and see if they show their heads."

Lin Feng also thought this was a good idea. He waved his hand and asked Cheng Liang to pass on the order and immediately return to the camp to mobilize engineers.

They were not planning to start attacking the city right now, they just came to survey the terrain.

In less than an hour, two thousand engineers and three thousand soldiers rushed to the city.

Two thousand engineers, carrying round shields, tentatively advanced to the trench, took out their engineer shovels, and began digging and filling the trench.

Everyone watched the engineers work and observed the reactions from the city.

To everyone's surprise, there was still no movement on the city wall.

It’s as if the trench you are filling is not his own. You can do whatever you want and he will just ignore you.

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand.

"Li Donglai, you take 3,000 cavalry to the left to seal the north gate of the city. Hu Jincai takes 3,000 cavalry to the west gate of the city."

The two men agreed and waved to their subordinates to follow.

There was a loud rumbling sound, and thousands of cavalry rushed to the left and right.

Lin Qiaomei frowned and asked, "Brother, are these guys going to run away?"

"Well, I think they'll abandon the city."

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, the cavalry rushed over.

"Report, General, more than 2,000 Tartar cavalry have escaped from the west of the city."

Lin Feng waved his hand and said, "Tell them to stop filling the ditch and follow me into the city through the west gate."

After saying this, he urged his horse to gallop towards the west of the city.

The people behind him hurriedly rode their horses to catch up. The engineers who were digging the soil stopped working, put away their tools, and ran to the west of the city.

Hu Jincai's three thousand cavalry had already entered the city ahead of time.

According to Lin Feng's policy, when the Qingshui Army entered the Tiezhen territory, they should not focus on killing, but should focus on crushing their spirit.

This is the application of the strategy of attacking the enemy's strategy in Sun Tzu's Art of War.

There were no more Tartar soldiers in the city, and the streets were empty, without a single person in sight.

The crisp sound of the war horses stepping on the bluestone ground echoed in the empty air.

Similar to the city of Dadur, many naked and chained slaves were huddled in the dark corners of the city.

Those who could escape had already left the city, and those who could not leave hid at home.

Soon, they were driven out by a large number of soldiers.

Large numbers of slaves were also gathered together, registered, and their shackles removed.

Everything is done according to the procedure without any instructions.

The city of Baruxishi was captured so easily by the Qingshui Army.

This city is different from Datul City, as there is no lake around it.

However, water can be pumped out from underground here, and there are countless wells in the city for residents to drink.

If the Tartars hold their ground in the city, Lin Feng will probably have to put in some effort to capture it.

Unfortunately, Pidusi was scared away.

More than 20,000 Qing troops dismantled the newly built camp and moved into the city to set up camp.

Lin Feng did not rest, but instead took the guard team and circled around the city to observe the terrain.

He knew that the Tartars would not give up this big city easily and would definitely send troops to fight for it.

You must prepare in advance and not just defend an isolated city.

When Lin Feng turned to the northeast of the city, he was attracted by a slope.

The terrain here provides a very favorable attack slope for our own chariots and heavy armored battalions.

Moreover, this place is only about five miles away from the city. If a camp is built here, it will form an angle with the city, and when facing the enemy troops coming to attack the city, it will be in a pincer attack.

After walking around the gentle slope, Lin Feng immediately decided to set up camp here.

Cheng Liang took Lin Feng's order and quickly returned to the city.

Soon, a large group of engineers poured out from the city gate, mixed with large and small carts carrying semi-finished materials.

According to Lin Feng's finger drawing, the technical soldiers of the engineering battalion began to draw patterns on the gently sloping ground.

Then the engineers began digging holes according to the pattern.

Other engineers unloaded materials for camp construction from horse-drawn carts and buried log fences in the dug pits.

The engineering battalion of two to three thousand men worked in an orderly manner, like a group of ants moving back and forth in a constant stream.

There is no need for detailed instructions at all, all engineers will follow the procedures.

Even the military tents in the camp were arranged in order and position, and the ground was prepared and the tents were set up.

All facilities, including horse posts, stoves, granaries, etc., were constructed according to the drawings.

The speed is breathtaking.

When it was getting dark, all the work of setting up the camp had been completed. Chu Jiao's heavy armored battalion and Xie Zhong's chariot battalion drove out of the city and entered the camp.

There were no trenches dug in front of the camp, only roadblocks were set up.

This is the area reserved for chariots and heavy armored vehicles to charge when preparing to meet the enemy.

Lin Feng meant that he had no plans for defense. As long as the Tartars came, the troops in both directions would be on the offensive.

After everything was arranged, Lin Feng returned to the city and entered the house that had already been cleaned for him.

Soldiers delivered statistical reports and some population registration books.

Due to the large number of participants, registration is still in progress.

Lin Feng flipped through the statistical report and found that the numbers were basically consistent with Wei Bao's intelligence.

The registration book also showed the soldiers and some officers of Dazong Zhenxi Frontier Army.

Lin Feng looked through it but did not find Song Yi's name. It seemed that he was not in this city.

Lin Feng was still worried about the several officers of the border army and Cui Yong and his daughter.

He needed to know where these people had gone.

At that time, Song Yi fled to the grassland with more than 3,000 border troops, leaving about 700 in Dadur City.

There are more than a thousand here.

More than a thousand are still missing, said to have been taken away.

However, these slaves of Tie Zhenren had no idea where others were being taken.

The Qingshui Army rested in Baruxishi City for two days, and it was not until noon on the third day that a cavalryman came to report.

The Tartar army of more than 30,000 troops arrived at a place a hundred miles away from the city.

According to the cavalry report, this group of Tatar cavalry was different from other Tatar troops.

Not only were their troops in good order and their armor sharp, but their morale seemed to be a little better than that of other armies.

Lin Feng also felt that the Tartars should send some elite troops to fight.

I have already captured two cities in a row. If you don't organize a decent army, I will let you reach the imperial city.

From a feeling, Lin Feng thought that this would be a tough battle.

It is also the last stubbornness of the Tiezhen royal family.