The best little eunuch

Chapter 38
Chapter 38
Lin Feng had already said so, and the generals had no choice but to carry it out.The troops stopped, began to cut down trees, and set up camp on the spot.Fortunately, there are many trees in the southern region, so there is no shortage of wood for camping.

With the concerted efforts of the soldiers, a well-formed barracks soon appeared on the plain.The barracks are all built with thigh-thick trees, which are absolutely strong.The barracks are also a guarantee for the army to prevent surprise attacks at night.

At least the enemy needs to break through the barracks before they can attack, which also gives the soldiers a buffer.You won't be fooled by a sudden sneak attack.

Everything was proceeding step by step, and scouts were also sent out densely to patrol the barracks in all directions to prevent the enemy from attacking.Unexpectedly, everything was as calm as water, King Wu seemed to have been completely frightened by him.

Seeing the sky slowly getting dark, Lin Feng felt more and more uneasy.After finding He Wei, the general who was on duty tonight, Lin Feng said, "Have all the sentries been dispatched?"

"My lord, don't worry, the sentries have been dispatched." He Wei said.He is also a cautious person, why didn't he send a sentry?
"I feel uneasy in my heart. In this way, you double the sentry and send more secret sentries. I feel that tonight will not be peaceful." Lin Feng said to He Wei.For some reason, he had a premonition that King Wu would definitely come to rob the camp tonight.

Although he felt that Lin Feng was too cautious, He Wei still agreed to go out and send people to arrange the double posts, and sent a lot of secret sentries.

Sitting in the handsome tent, Lin Feng didn't feel sleepy at all.Lu Shuai called Han Kai who was about to go to bed, and Lin Feng discussed with him.Then Han Kai quickly walked out of the commander's tent and headed towards the place where his army was stationed.

Although he felt that his arrangement was foolproof, Lin Feng still didn't feel sleepy at all.Simply, Lin Feng took out his pen and wrote letters to the Queen Mother and Qiuxiang who were far away in the capital. After a few days, Lin Feng estimated that they should be quite worried about him.Moreover, it is not easy for the queen mother to deal with Li Henian in the court.

Picking up the pen, Lin Feng began to narrate his longing, and also wrote some things about himself during this period. Unknowingly, Lin Feng became more and more absorbed in writing, and forgot the time.Suddenly, an enemy attack from outside pierced the tranquility of the night. Lin Feng quickly put on his clothes and walked outside the handsome tent, just in time to bump into Lu Shuai who was walking towards him.

"What's going on outside?" Lin Feng asked.Now there is a lot of noise outside, and I don't know what the situation is.

"It seems that King Wu's army has come to rob the camp, but General He Wei is organizing soldiers to resist. It should be difficult for King Wu's army to attack. As long as we can resist for a while, all our soldiers will wake up, and King Wu will Retreat." Lu Shuai explained to Lin Feng.

As soon as the two walked out of the handsome tent, they saw soldiers busy gathering towards the gate of the camp.There was no confusion in the legend, which reassured Lin Feng a lot.If there is confusion or even a scream, it will be troublesome.

At the same time, Han Kai's prepared artillery was fired.As the first artillery shot across the sky, the noisy sound suddenly stagnated.Immediately after the second and third shots, the artillery also fired one after another.Although it is impossible to determine where the enemy is, artillery is also a powerful deterrent at this time.

With the firing of the artillery, the pressure at the gate of the camp suddenly eased a lot.Lin Feng found He Wei who was directing the battle, and asked about the situation.

"My lord, it should be that King Wu's army wanted to rob the camp, but they were discovered by our secret sentries, so they prepared to attack." After all, He Wei has been through battles for a long time, and has seen a lot of robbing camps.Therefore, he was fearless in the face of danger, and ordered the soldiers to resist in an orderly manner.

"Can you determine the enemy's position now?" Lin Feng asked.If the position of the enemy can be confirmed, the advantage of artillery can be used to destroy the enemy.

Shaking his head, He Wei said: "It's difficult. But what can be confirmed is that there will definitely be a large number of enemies gathered at the gate of the camp."

Turning around, he said to Lu Shuai behind him, "Go and tell Han Kai to fire at the gate of the camp to relieve the pressure on the gate of the camp."

"Yes, my lord." Lu Shuai said, turned around and went to deliver the order.

Not long after, a few shells whizzed past Lin Feng and the others and landed at the gate of the camp. I have to say that Han Kai's aiming skills were pretty good. If the shells were not aimed, they might hit own body.

He Wei also had lingering fears about the few shells that flew past just now, and said to Lin Feng: "My lord, it's dangerous here, you'd better be a commander first, and take command from the center."

Pretending to be calm, Lin Feng said: "Well, I will leave the gate of the camp to you." After Lin Feng finished speaking, he turned and left, while He Wei directed the musketeers to fire muskets outside, trying not to let the enemy near.

As soon as Lin Feng returned to the handsome tent, he heard the sound of fierce fighting coming from the southeast corner, so Lin Feng hurried out to check.Grabbing a soldier who was rushing towards the southeast corner, Lin Feng asked, "What's the situation over there?"

"Reporting to my lord, the enemy attacked the southeast corner, and we were accidentally opened by them. General He Ming is leading the soldiers there to resist the enemy's attack. However, the number of enemies is large, and the situation is not good."

"Okay, I know, you inform General He Ming and tell him to stand up." Lin Feng said to the soldier, and then he also went there.

The battle in the southeast corner was much more intense than the battle at the city gate.The focus of the enemy's initial attack was the southeast corner, not the city gate.The one at the gate of the city is just a feint attack, and the one at the southeast corner is the main attack.

"How is the situation?" Seeing that Xin Hong was directing the battle, Lin Feng stepped forward and asked.

"My lord, the only thing I'm thankful for now is that the enemy doesn't have artillery, otherwise we will be in trouble." Xin Hong said with concern.If the enemy fights to reject these soldiers in the southeast corner, and shoots here while they are resisting, then all the soldiers in the Yumajian will be buried here.

The opponent's camp robbery continued until dawn, and at a great price, they still did not break into the temporary camp of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.Seeing that it was dawn and the artillery of the Yumajian could be aimed freely, King Wu's men had no choice but to retreat.

Lin Feng, who hadn't closed his eyes almost all night, found several main generals and asked about the casualties last night. "My lord, our casualties have exceeded at least [-]%. The exact number has not yet been counted."

Nodding silently, this number was within Lin Feng's expectation.However, the price paid by the enemy is definitely three times or more than that of his side, so Lin Feng can accept this casualty ratio.

"My lord, there is one more situation to report to you." Han Kai, who had been silent all this time, said.

Looking at Han Kai, Lin Feng asked, "What is it?"

"Many of our cannons are useless. We kept firing yesterday, and many of our cannons have been scrapped." Han Kai lowered his head as he said.There was nothing he could do about it yesterday. If it weren't for the deterrence of the artillery, the camp might have been captured yesterday.So when the soldiers told him that the artillery had become hot enough to stop, Han Kai still forcibly ordered the shelling, which resulted in many artillery being scrapped.

For Lin Feng, this was an unexpected situation. "Then how many doors are still available?"

"Three doors." Han Kai said.The three cannons were beaten and escaped because the soldiers resisted their orders in private, and the beatings stopped, so they were saved. Otherwise, the three cannons would have to be scrapped.

Nodding his head, Lin Feng said that he knew.There were ten cannons when they left Beijing, but now there are only three left.But something is better than nothing.Lin Feng asked: "Is the ammunition still sufficient?"

"My lord, I was about to talk about this matter. After a night of consumption, we are running out of ammunition. We need supplies, otherwise the musketeers and artillery will become decorations." Han Kai once again said something that Lin Feng didn't like. Willing to hear the news.

Cannons and muskets without ammunition are any different from fire sticks.Artillery is his biggest trump card, but now he has no ammunition. "Can you find a way to supplement it on the spot?"

"My lord, this is probably very difficult. The gunpowder is all prepared by the prisoner, and the imperial court strictly controls it, so only the general prisoner can get the gunpowder." Han Kai explained again.The imperial court has very strict control over artillery and firearms, and the people are absolutely not allowed to have them. Even the garrisons in various places are not equipped with artillery and firearms.This is also the reason why King Wu didn't use artillery to attack, because he didn't have any.

Sighing, Lin Feng said: "Give them all melee weapons." Now, those musketeers and artillerymen can only be used as ordinary soldiers.It can also just make up for the problem of insufficient soldiers.

"Yes, my lord." Han Kai replied helplessly.Although it is very uncomfortable to let them drop their weapons, there is no other way now.

"Gather all the gunpowder and reserve it for the artillery, and all the musketeers will use melee weapons." Lin Feng said again.Although the gunpowder on the musketeer's body is not too much, and that little gunpowder is not enough for the artillery to use several times, but there is no way now.

It is completely unrealistic to send a message to the capital and ask them to bring gunpowder here.One is that the distance is too far, and the origin stone cannot quench the thirst; the other is to prevent people from the King of Wu from finding out that he is short of gunpowder. Li Henian probably had an affair with the King of Wu, so this matter must not be said.

Han Kai nodded silently, knowing what Lin Feng meant. "Let's take a rest on the spot today, and move forward tomorrow. Prepare for battle at night to prevent another camp robbery."

"Yes." All the generals answered in unison.

After a day and night of rest, the troops recovered a lot of energy.Moreover, King Wu's army did not rob the camp again at night.After all, the matter of robbing the camp is all about surprise. If the other party is prepared, it will be difficult to succeed.

A small detachment was sent to transport the wounded to the rear, while the rest continued to advance.Just entering King Wu's territory, Lin Feng and the others suffered such a big loss, which really made the soldiers feel a little unhappy.Although the number of kills on his side was higher than that of the opponent, this also made the soldiers of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, who had always been proud, feel it was a great shame.

Riding on the horse, Lin Feng slowly advanced with the troops.After all, it was on the enemy's territory, and the army did not dare to advance too fast to prevent a sudden attack from the enemy.

"My lord, there is a forest in front of us. The scouts are checking. Did your lord order you to stop and rest? Let's go when it's safe." After what happened that night, everyone in the Yumajian became more cautious, but they always didn't mind anything. Even Xin Hong started to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)