Zheng Fang's left arm was weak and hanging low, and was probably broken. There were also several wounds on his face and body, which were bloody and looked very scary.
The war horse next to him was also gasping for air, its legs were shaking, and the horse's butt was full of blood marks from the whip.
"Mr. Zhong, go and call the doctor!"
Jin Feng turned around and shouted to the handyman who was watching the excitement.
A handyman ran away.
Zhong Wu was watching the old kiln worker renovating the porcelain kiln, and when he heard the movement, he stretched his head and took a look.
"Old Zheng, how did you do this?"
Zhong Wu rushed over and set up Zheng Fang with Jin Feng: "What's going on?"
Zheng Fang ignored Zhong Wu and looked up at Jin Feng: "Sir... the party members are calling... Mr. Hou..."
Before he could finish a sentence, he started coughing violently.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly."
Jin Feng asked the handyman to bring a bowl of water and handed it to Zheng Fang.
Zheng Fang was not polite, he picked up the water bowl and drank it cleanly after a few sips.
After drinking a bowl of water, Zheng Fang's condition finally improved.
Jin Feng then asked: "How is the battle going? Is the Marquis okay?"
"Master Hou was seriously injured and fell into coma..."
"What? What's going on?"
When Zhong Wu heard this, he exploded. He grabbed Zheng Fang's collar and shouted, "Why did you promise me before you left? You said you would never let anything happen to Mr. Hou!"
"Zhong Wu, calm down!"
Jin Feng pushed Zhong Wu away.
Zheng Fang was Qinghuai's personal soldier. In fact, Jin Feng had a bad premonition after seeing Zheng Fang seriously injured.
"what happened?"
"The Dangxiang people have suffered a lot from the Marquis, so they hate the Marquis very much. Today, after the Marquis received the transfer order and handed over the military power, he raised the general flag.
The party members were still repairing, but after the scouts discovered the Marquis' general flag, they immediately launched an attack."
Zheng Fang said: "He Mingqin made a mess of the Tielin Army. At that time, the Marquis was re-arranging troops on the front line, and the Dangxiang people came.
We were caught off guard. Fortunately, the barbed wire blocked the cavalry, and we were able to repel the party members. However, the Marquis was hit by a knife, and the barbed wire was also used up..."
"how so?"
Jin Feng scratched his head irritably.
He was really afraid of what would come. What he was most worried about was that the Dangxiang people would attack too early and not give him time to make weapons. As a result, the Dangxiang people came just after praying.
"Before the Marquis fell into coma, he wrote a letter of appointment, appointing your husband as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Iron Forest Army. If he fails to wake up, your husband will be temporarily in charge of the Iron Forest Army."
After Zheng Fang finished speaking, he took out a piece of cloth from his arms, which said that Jin Feng was appointed as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Tielin Army until he wakes up or the war ends.
Then, Zheng Fang took out Qing Huai's seal from his pocket.
According to Dakang military regulations, if the commander-in-chief is seriously injured or killed, he can find someone to temporarily take over the military affairs. However, after the war, the Ministry of War must take back military power and make a new appointment.
But generally speaking, if the defeat is not too disastrous, the person who temporarily takes over the military affairs will be corrected.
"Let me take charge of the Tielin Army?"
Jin Feng's scalp felt numb.
He was a human being in his past life and this life. This was his first time on the battlefield. How could he know how to fight?
"Yes, the Marquis said that he and his husband discussed the military formation on the ship and that you will be a qualified general."
Zheng Fang said.
In this era, there are no computers, no mobile phones, and even very few books, which is very boring.
So on the way from Jinchuan County to Weizhou, while Jin Feng was learning how to ride a horse, he chatted several times with Qinghuai about military matters and conducted several confrontation drills.
Dakang's fighting method is as primitive as smelting. Most of the time, both sides gather their men and then find a place to kill each other. There are not many tactics at all.
As for the nomadic party members, they are even more barbaric. Their favorite way of fighting is to ride on war horses and run rampant.
There are very few generals who are as good at using tactics as Qinghuai.
That's why he was able to lead the Tielin Army last year and turn thousands of party cavalry around.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, the first place where advanced technology is applied is often in the military.
Although Jin Feng did not study military affairs in his previous life, in order to learn the history of ancient machinery, he watched a lot of documentaries and movies about wars, and he also had some understanding of battle formations and the like.
So in the simulated confrontation with Qinghuai, Jin Feng won twice.
"My time with the Marquis on the boat was just a game. Can it be compared with a real war?"
Jin Feng asked with a wry smile.
"I don't know about this. I am only responsible for conveying the orders of the Marquis."
Zheng Fang said: "Anyway, from now on, the lives of thousands of brothers in the Tielin Army will be handed over to you."
When he said this, Jin Feng became even more nervous and asked, "Can I hand over this position to someone else?"
"Who do you want to hand it over to?" Zheng Fang asked.
"Anyone who can give it to me is better than me," Jin Feng said, "for example, give it to Qing Huai's deputy general."
"No, unless His Majesty speaks in person or the Marquis wakes up and changes the order, no one can take away your military power, not even General Fan."
Zheng Fang said: "If you are really unsure, you can ask the deputy general for help."
"So, I have to take over the Tielin Army, right?"
"Yes, unless you want to be beheaded." Zheng Fang said.
"Then do I have to go to the front line?"
"Of course, the commander-in-chief must stay in the camp and cannot leave the camp without permission."
"Still didn't run away..."
Jin Feng sighed heavily.
He came to Weizhou with a gold plate, but who knew he would eventually go to the front line.
But now that the matter was over, it was useless to think about anything else, so he asked:
"When will the party members attack again?"
"It's hard to say. It could happen at any time. Before Mr. Hou fell into coma, he estimated that it would take no more than three days."
"Is there still barbed wire?"
"No more, all used up."
"It's impossible to make enough wire in two or three days."
Jin Feng thought for a moment and shouted to Zhong Wu who was squatting aside: "Go and call Mancang over, and bring two horses. Let's go to Qingshui Valley."
"yes!"
Zhong Wu ran out quickly.
Since we have to go to the front line, the sooner the better, so we can think of a way.
In a day or two, it would definitely be too late to make wire. He could only go to the front line to take a look in person early to see if there was any way to temporarily alleviate the situation.
He did not seek to repel the party members, he only wanted to delay them for a period of time.
Once the porcelain kiln is completed, crossbows may be mass-produced.
Before the advent of firearms, this was the biggest enemy against cavalry.
When the time comes, the party cavalry will have nothing to fear.
The main work of the Jiangzuo camp recently is to renovate the iron-making furnace and make iron wire. Everyone in the warehouse has learned these things from Jin Feng, and can barely do them well.
After handing the general camp to Mancang and explaining some precautions, Jin Feng took Zhong Wu and set off in a hurry, heading straight for Qingshui Valley.