Chapter 783: Ambush and Counter-Ambush

They looked alert and rarely chatted, nor did they buy food at the post station, leaving immediately after their horses quenched their thirst. He Lingchuan slammed his fist on the table, shaking the pots, plates, and cups with a clatter: "Put it down, you uneducated brat with no father or mother!"

The burly man narrowed his eyes, put down his leg, stood up, and said gloomily: "Say that again?"

The commotion here spread into the post station, and several Yuheng City patrols walked over: "What's going on here?"

The thin, dark guy hurried over to smooth things over: "It's hot and tempers are short! I'll treat you to these skewers. There are no empty tables by the pond, so please bear with it, guests."

He Lingchuan laughed *hehe* and pointed at the burly man opposite: "I report, this guy is a Longchuan water bandit!"

A circle of people stood up from the tables around, and the burly man's face changed drastically: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"A few days ago, I saw him kill someone at Hunlong Ridge with my own eyes!"

When the patrol heard this, they looked at the burly man twice: "Put your hands on the table and spread your legs!"

Look at this fleshy face; search him first.

The burly man slowly put his hands on the table, and suddenly a chair fell over not far away.

The patrol turned his head at the sound, and the burly man pulled a dagger from his waist with his other hand, taking the opportunity to slash at the patrol's neck!

This move was ruthless and fast, and he shouted at the same time: "Do it!"

Ten or so people by the pond and nearly a hundred in the post station pulled out weapons at the same time, rushing toward the resting patrols and merchants! He Lingchuan didn't report wrong; they were indeed water bandits.

There were only thirty or so patrols, but more than a hundred water bandits.

The burly man's dagger failed to cut the patrol's throat, because the thin, dark guy who had been smiling and acting as a peacemaker suddenly raised his pot and splashed it at him! This was clearly a pot of bayberry wine, but what splashed out was boiling oil! He was standing to the side of the burly man, and this move seemed as if the burly man had delivered himself to the door. The latter was quick-witted, seeing the yellow liquid splashing over from the corner of his eye, instinctively shrank back, and opened his protective *qi*; the hot oil couldn't splash in.

But the water bandits rushing over from the rear were unlucky, and were splashed with hot oil on their heads and faces, immediately screaming and rolling on the ground.

The patrols brandished their weapons, fearless, shouting while fighting: "Kill the bandits and thieves! Bystanders retreat!"

Another group of guests stood up by the lotus pond; they looked like grooms, merchants, and laborers, but they didn't know where they pulled out swords and fought with the water bandits.

Were these skilled people? No, they were well-trained soldiers! The burly man knew it was bad at a glance and immediately roared: "Boys, retreat, fast!"

This was a trap; they had fallen into an ambush! He was very skilled, forcing back three patrols in two moves, picking up a table and smashing it at the thin, dark guy, wanting to kill a bloody path with his ferocity, but felt a gust of wind behind his head.

The burly man didn't dare to be careless and lowered his body to dodge.

A sleeve arrow flew over from above with a *sou* sound; if he hadn't dodged, the back of his head would have been pierced.

This angle... the burly man was furious; it was the bastard who was fighting for a seat with him just now! Truly sinister.

He was about to pull his knife when a sharp pain suddenly came from the back of his thigh, followed by a *ka* sound.

The burly man screamed in pain, looked down, and saw white bones poking out of his thigh, and blood gushed out. If this were an ordinary person, they might have fainted from the pain on the spot.

The youth behind him retracted his leg unhurriedly.

He kicked the burly man's thigh bone with one kick.

The burly man was disabled but still had ambition, waving his knife desperately, but his movements were no longer agile; He Lingchuan dodged easily, and after two moves, it was another *ka-la* sound, kicking his left leg broken too.

The man couldn't stand anymore, rolled twice on the ground, and shouted: "Don't worry about me, all retreat, fast!"

The patrols nearby swarmed up, tied him up tightly, and stuffed a rag in his mouth.

He Lingchuan killed two bandits in a row with his knife, as neatly as cutting grass in the field, blood spots splashing on his cheeks, adding to his fierce look.

A water bandit nearby was scared silly and turned to run. He Lingchuan flicked his Floating Life Blade, which pierced through the bandit's heart with a *deng* sound, pinning him to the wall!

Commander He wiped the blood off his face while ordering: "Take the heads and claim the merit, don't let a single one go!"

"Yes!" The patrols around responded in unison.

The burly man stared at He Lingchuan, his eyeballs almost popping out.

This guy, this guy was the leader? The official army didn't want live prisoners, and the water bandits scattered and fled when they heard this.

The entire battle lasted for more than two quarters of an hour.

The patrols spent more time chasing people than killing them.

By the time everyone returned and reported their battle results, the scene of the slaughter at the Green Wolf Post Station had basically been cleaned up.

He Lingchuan himself killed six people, with no survivors.

When he walked to the burly man's side, the blood on the blade had just dripped the last drop.

The thin, dark guy took the rag out of the burly man's mouth, and He Lingchuan raised his leg and put his foot on the bench next to the burly man's head: "Hao-ge, how are you?"

The burly man gritted his teeth and stared at him without saying a word, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, from the pain.

"Why, don't dare to admit it?"

The thin, dark guy kicked the burly man, who groaned in pain: "I don't change my surname, I am Chen Hao! How did you know me!"

"This is all thanks to the Xu Gang Leader of the Qiu Hua Gang; their news is truly accurate!" He Lingchuan smiled, "Who led the team, how many people brought to rob the Green Wolf Post Station, they calculated it clearly for me."

Chen Hao gritted his teeth: "Xu will definitely die, and so will you!"

"This is the first time I've seen such an arrogant prisoner." He Lingchuan sat on the bench with a *P* sound, "Listening to your accent, you're not a local, right?"

He was chatting in a leisurely manner, and Chen Hao pursed his lips.

"Beijia?"

As soon as these two words came out, Chen Hao subconsciously looked up at him.

He Lingchuan continued: "I heard that you are a beloved general of Fu Shanlie? You don't stay comfortably in the Beijia Nation, why did Fu Shanlie run to my territory to do something?"

Chen Hao's Adam's apple moved twice: "Did Xu tell you this too?"

Chen Hao's Adam's apple bobbed twice: "Did this Xu person tell you these things too?"

Yuheng City had long since announced to the whole region that bandit thieves who actively surrendered would be treated leniently, and those who dared to be enemies of the Yuheng army would be killed without mercy. The situation in front of them applied to the latter. After their legs were broken and they were lying on the ground, begging for mercy was already useless.

This combination of soft and hard tactics was one of the main reasons for the sharp decrease in the number of Longchuan bandit gangs.

The merchants in the post station watched the headless corpses all over the ground and the blood flowing everywhere, their bodies trembling, but their faces were full of relief.

These fierce gods were on their side; the more fierce and powerful the Yuheng City army was, the more secure their business travel would be.

Chen Hao watched, his face gloomy.

The Yuheng City army's methods were truly ruthless; except for him, they didn't leave a single survivor! "Report, 67 bandits suppressed, 67 heads captured, 7 of whom were wanted criminals!"

"Excellent." He Lingchuan asked Chen Hao, "Among these heads, are there any Beijia people?"

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