Chapter 1052: Calculating Each Other

"..." The gray heron tilted its head, is this number important? From the intelligence obtained in the past, the Xiji puppet army's water fortress had more than eighty boats, large and small.

Twenty or so left quietly in the past few days, where did they go?

Other illusions can confuse people, but the decrease in the number of boats as tools for entering and exiting shows that Fu Shanlie has already sent people out.

"Please ask Mr. Zhang to continue to watch Fu Shanlie, um no, watch Fu Shanlie's deputy officer Hong Ming." Fu Shanlie is proficient in water techniques and comes and goes without a shadow in the swamp; Mr. Zhang can't handle him either, so it's best to change to someone else to watch.

He waved his hand, and the gray heron flew away.

Deputy officer Chao Qian said: "It seems Fu Shanlie is also making preparations."

He Lingchuan's eyes flickered: "He knows we are about to attack, and is pulling out his elites."

Both sides are arranging.

"Let's go." He Lingchuan put on his helmet and walked out, followed by Hu Min and Menban and others.

The insiders all took a deep breath; the final encirclement and suppression operation is about to begin! Which warhorse had just been led out, when suddenly several people walked into the City Guard Office, just bumping into them.

Seeing the visitors, He Lingchuan stopped his action of turning onto the horse, his face changed greatly.

"Wen, Mr. Wen?"

The leader was actually Wen Daolun! At this moment, He Lingchuan's scalp was numb.

He had finally managed to drive Wen Daolun back to Panlongcheng, hoping he would avoid the fate of a miserable death. Tonight is the decisive battle to encircle and suppress the Longchuan water bandits; how could Wen Daolun suddenly appear at this critical juncture!

Wen Daolun came to greet him with a smile, but seeing his face, he was startled: "Why, not welcome?"

The look in Commandant He's eyes was as if he had seen a ghost.

When he was governing Yuheng City, the two had some disagreements. But after he returned to Panlongcheng, these contradictions almost disappeared.

Could it be that He Lingchuan still had opinions about him now?

"Welcome, extremely welcome!" He Lingchuan recovered in a blink of an eye and went up to give him a hug.

He hadn't been so enthusiastic before; Wen Daolun was hugged so that he had nowhere to put his hands, which was very uncomfortable for a while: "I was ordered by the Commander to go to White Sand Port to pick up someone, and I need to stay in Yuheng City tonight."

"What staying!" He Lingchuan pointed to the east of the street, "Your residence has always been there, no one occupied it and it didn't accumulate dust. I will send two servants over now to open the door and sweep!"

Wen Daolun felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this: "Oh? Then where does the new City Guard live?"

"Zhao Linyang?" He Lingchuan smiled, "He lives in the official residence. Last month, a whole row of new official residences was built on White Cotton Street."

After Wen Daolun was transferred back, Zhong Shengguang assigned a new City Guard, Zhao Linyang, to Yuheng City, whose qualifications were much shallower than Wen Daolun's.

Zhao Linyang knew very well the intention of the Commander in sending him to guard the city, and He Lingchuan cooperated with him very smoothly.

Speaking of this, He Lingchuan changed the subject: "Old Wen, which distinguished guest needs you to go out in person?"

"This person is called Qian Jishi. Our new ally sent him to study the Black Dragon Mark of Yuheng City and Panlongcheng." Wen Daolun didn't hide it from him, "This time, Qian Jishi might live in the two cities for a long time."

Black Dragon Mark? He Lingchuan said "oh."

Last time Lu Xun saw the Black Dragon Mark in Yuheng City, he only said that this thing was likely the recognition of the Heavenly Dao. This mark is too mysterious, and the places where it appears are few, so there has been no conclusion about its specific function.

He Lingchuan moved back and gave up the Black Dragon Mark on the wall of the City Guard Office: "The new ally is also interested in this?"

"New ally" naturally refers to Ling Mountain.

"This mark is rare, perhaps it has research value."

The pleasantries ended here, and He Lingchuan said in a low voice: "There is something tonight, so I won't hold a welcome party for you. After returning to the city, let's have a good drink, shall we?"

Wen Daolun nodded with a smile: "Very good."

At this moment, He Lingchuan bid farewell to Wen Daolun and led his subordinates to stride away from the City Guard Office.

Before he even left the door, his face sank, and he told Chao Qian: "Send a few secret guards to protect Mr. Wen, and be sure to watch him closely."

Why didn't Wen Daolun come at any other time, but tonight! He Lingchuan didn't like this kind of variable, but the arrow was on the string, and the action could not be stopped.

Chao Qian answered and went to arrange it himself.

He Lingchuan led more than a hundred elites out of the city, but the further south he went, the larger the team became.

Troops kept joining in.

There were always a few pairs of eyes watching him in the dark, watching him all the way from the city to outside the city, and then watching him to the south.

The confrontation in the dark had already begun.

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One hour after He Lingchuan led the army away.

In Yuheng City, the residence of the new City Guard Zhao Linyang suddenly caught fire.

The fire started very quickly and could not be extinguished by water, burning down two rows of houses in one go. This was behind the official office, and Zhao Linyang rushed over after receiving the news.

The official residence caught fire, naturally attracting residents to watch, and patrols maintained order, which was very lively.

No one noticed that an owl was parked on a large jujube tree not far away, taking all this into its eyes.

It observed for a full quarter of an hour before flapping its wings and flying south.

Those with wings are faster than those with four legs.

There was no moon in the dark sky tonight.

By the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), everything was silent.

Fu Shanlie sat cross-legged in a wooden house on the water, a lamp like a bean in front of him.

He stared at the lamp flame in a daze.

The situation in Longchuan was like this empty room, dark on all four walls, leaving him only a glimmer of light, a glimmer of hope.

If he couldn't grasp this opportunity, Longchuan would not be his territory.

The plan to support the Longchuan water bandits was his own request, but he didn't expect Yuheng City to be difficult to deal with. Seeing that he hadn't achieved results here for a year, those ghosts in Lingxu City started to stir up trouble, pointing out that his progress was too slow, pointing out that this was not good and that was not right, and the Demon Emperor was also blinded, urging him not to nest in Longchuan, but to quickly regain the initiative.

He thought, then do it. 【

But no matter what, one cannot act recklessly. Although Commander He of Yuheng City is young, he truly has some real skills.

There was a flapping sound outside.

An owl flew over, landed on the wooden table beside him, and whispered a few words.

"Only Zhao Linyang appeared at the scene of the fire?"

"He Lingchuan didn't appear from beginning to end? Are you sure?"

"What about the military camp in the south?"

"After the Zhao residence caught fire, did the soldiers who went to report to the City Guard Bureau enter He Lingchuan's room?"

The owl gave him the answer and then flew away.

Seeing Fu Shanlie sitting motionless, his confidant couldn't help but say, "General, is the one surnamed He preparing to attack here?"

"Nine times out of ten." Fu Shanlie chuckled, "He's afraid I'll set a trap on the day the Emperor's Flowing Nectar descends, so he decided to launch a night raid in advance. It's a pity; he's quite capable of pulling little tricks, but when it comes to war, one still has to look at my methods!"

"The military supervisor is urging you."

"Urge his ass!" Fu Shanlie sneered, "Let's see what kind of flower he can urge out! If he's so capable, let him do it himself!"

The confidant muttered, "Lingxu City is really something. You were doing just fine, yet they had to send you a military supervisor."

(End of chapter)