Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 685: First of all, stay alive

Everyone in Kyoto City was paying attention to Zhao Gui's battle, and Prince Rui stayed in his study all day, waiting for news.

At the city gate, war horses rushed in and out, bringing back battle reports that were distributed to various mansions.

At the end of the You hour, King Rui received the last battle report.

Zhao Gui's troops were ambushed in Jingdong Prefecture City, and less than 10,000 imperial guards escaped from the city.

Of course, this number is just an estimate by the rangers and is not accurate.

However, it is definitely true that Zhao Gui's troops were ambushed, and it is also true that the 50,000 imperial guards suffered heavy losses.

King Rui sighed deeply, threw the battle report on the desk, leaned back, raised his head and closed his eyes, remaining silent for a long time.

After receiving the exact news, Emperor Zhao Zhen was carried back to his bedroom by four young eunuchs.

Seven or eight imperial doctors took turns coming in and out, each diagnosing the emperor's sudden symptoms.

Grand Tutor Wan was stunned. He walked to the door tremblingly and looked towards the city of Jingdong.

Zhao Wenqi's face was pale and he was trembling so hard that he couldn't hold the teacup in his hand.

There are a total of 120,000 imperial guards and 20,000 personal guards in the main force. These troops cannot be mobilized out of the city without authorization.

Lin Feng took away 30,000 yuan.

At present, there are only 20,000 troops under Grand Tutor Wan and Zhao Wenqi.

In the battle of Zhao Gui, 50,000 out of 120,000 imperial guards were killed in one fell swoop.

This was the battle with the heaviest losses since the two sides started fighting.

Even during the most difficult times of resisting the rebels, Grand Tutor Wan never lost an army of more than 10,000 people at a time.

This time Zhao Gui broke the record.

This battle also made the bigwigs in Beijing understand one thing.

There were almost no victories in the battles between the Imperial Guards and the rebels, except for one battle commanded by Lin Feng.

What does this mean?

Although no one wanted to say the conclusion out loud, they all firmly believed in their hearts that no one except Lin Feng could defeat the rebels and save the clan.

Even Grand Tutor Wan Quan and General Zhao Wenqi no longer imagined that anyone could replace Lin Feng's position.

After recovering from his shock, Grand Tutor Wan quickly ordered the transfer of 30,000 troops stationed in the southern border to the Kyoto Acropolis.

These 30,000 troops stationed in the southern border were stationed in a county town 200 miles away from the Acropolis.

Usually no one pays attention to them.

In one battle, Zhao Gui killed 50,000 imperial guards, and immediately left four of the eight major cities, Qian, Dui, Li, and Zhen, empty.

Grand Tutor Wan had no choice but to urgently mobilize the Zhennan Border Army to enter the city for defense.

Given the relationship between the imperial court and Lin Feng, who knows whether Lin Feng will still help if the rebels attack Kyoto again.

All the bosses became nervous.

Although Emperor Zhao Zhen was not yet awake, a large number of memorials filled up the Dragon Desk.

This time, the ministers in the court unanimously requested that Lin Feng take the position of commander of the Imperial Guards and organize the Imperial Guards as soon as possible to defend the capital city.

No one mentioned counterattacking the rebels. Everyone knew that with the current military strength, it would be a blessing to be able to defend the city.

In Luocheng, Emperor Taisho Zhao Zheng was very pleased.

He summoned all civil and military officials to the court and praised the national teacher Lan Yu highly for his brilliant strategy and talent.

After this battle, a large number of 50,000 imperial guards were killed, which was an unprecedented victory.

This battle not only boosted the morale of the Taisho Imperial Army, but also further weakened the strength of the Omiya Imperial Guard.

Perhaps, from now on, we will embark on the road to turning defeat into victory.

Then, Lin Feng's Zhenxi Army will be eliminated, the entire Dazong territory will be truly unified, and the great achievement of the Taisho Dynasty will be realized.

Zhao Zheng ordered a grand banquet for all the ministers, and Jin's state teacher Lan Yu was promoted to the third-class duke, with the title of Duke of Dongguo.

This was the first duke title Zhao Zheng was given after he established the Taisho era and ascended the throne.

Miao Changfeng, Qiu Jie and Jing Zhaoheng were also rewarded.

For a moment, the entire court was filled with laughter and joy, and words of praise lingered between the carved beams and painted buildings.

The next day, Lin Feng was practicing with a sword in the yard when a soldier ran in to report.

"General, King Kuncheng's former general sent a letter saying that he has gathered many of the escaped Royal Guards."

Lin Feng did not stop the knife in his hand, but just asked a question.

"How much is a lot?"

"Uh...about three thousand people."

"Keep it."

The soldier turned and ran away, and then another one ran in.

"Report, General, there's a message from General Li of Gencheng. Over a thousand Imperial Guard cavalry have arrived in Gencheng, demanding shelter."

"Yes, take it."

After Lin Feng said the word "stop", he also stopped his sword.

This way I can't concentrate on practicing sword skills, so I have to pause.

Pei Qiyin quickly brought over the silk handkerchief.

"General, why are all these escaped Royal Guards running to our side?"

Wen Jian also frowned and said, "Yes, Zhencheng and Licheng are the closest."

Lin Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'm afraid they don't trust these officials very much."

Wen Jian's eyes lit up: "They have developed absolute trust in the general."

Pei Qiyin nodded: "Only generals truly cherish the lives of their soldiers."

Lin Feng looked up at the sky in the distance.

"I hope they can think clearly about what they really want."

Pei Qiyin smiled and said, "Nothing more than achieving great things and bringing honor to the family."

Lin Feng turned to look at Wen Jian: "Do you think it's right?"

Wen Jian thought about it for a moment and nodded affirmatively.

Lin Feng turned and walked into the house, talking as he walked.

"Remember, no matter who you are, the first and most important thing is to stay alive."

“Without life, everything else is gone.”

They returned to the house and Lin Feng sat down behind his desk.

"Only by living can one create everything. After experiencing life and death, these soldiers have figured out who is the leader who truly cares about their lives. Only by following that kind of leader can they have the opportunity to create what they want."

Everyone nodded frequently.

"Send someone to specifically gather up these remaining troops. They need to be trained more intensively to catch up with the level of other soldiers in order to avoid being eliminated."

Lin Feng paused and said, "Well, let Shao Yihan go. He can collect as much as he can."

The herald turned and ran out.

Lin Feng leaned over and looked at the map on the desk.

He thought that after this great victory, not only were the officials full of confidence, but the morale of the soldiers was probably also high.

Given the disparity in military strength between the two sides, the next step is to enter the defensive phase.

Judging from King Fu's style of doing things, he is likely to attack again.

How to defend and counterattack is a question that needs to be carefully considered.

There are Zhang Changyou's troops in Tianzhi Prefecture and Hu Jincai's troops in Shanglin Prefecture, and these two troops are involved.

King Fu will not send his entire army forward, he will definitely leave behind defensive troops.

Even if only half of the army is used, there are still more than 100,000 troops, and the pressure on Kyoto City is still very great.

Lin Feng pondered for a long time, and his fingers slowly drew circles along the moat outside Kyoto City.

This moat is a tributary of Jinjiang River. Due to safety considerations, the river channel was dug deep and wide.

The Zhenxi definitely can’t get in.

However, the small warship he had just designed could play its full role.

And its combat role will definitely not be small.

Such warships were designed at that time in order to dominate the inland waterways.