"Yes." He Lingchuan knelt down and inspected the neck of the deceased. After the head was put back, you could see that there were four small holes in the neck of the deceased, and there were also rows of teeth marks. "This murderer is not simple."
"What is this wound?"
"A blood-sucking wound." It's humanoid and likes to suck blood. He Lingchuan is not only familiar with this kind of monster, but he also dealt with it every day not long ago.
When the guards behind him heard this, their expressions changed.
Human beings are naturally afraid of blood-sucking monsters.
Unexpectedly, Bao would appear among the Takigawa Bandits.
He Lingchuan couldn't bear to tell Chao Qian that Miao didn't like to eat dead people's blood. So when it sucked blood, Miao Mingming was still alive.
"The other teams that were attacked did not have such wounds. So the blood-sucking guy must have been full in the first battle."
Yes, in addition to the death of Miao Mingming's team, three patrol teams were also attacked on the Southern Trade Road in the past twelve hours, killing thirty-nine people and injuring fourteen others.
There were more martyrs than wounded, which shows the brutality of the battle and the ferocity of the opponents.
In terms of time, Miao Mingming's team was the first team to be killed.
"This is the water bandits' counterattack." He Lingchuan stood up and walked outside the courtyard. Everyone quickly followed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The stench of corpses in the room was so strong that I almost vomited on the spot.
"We have been very effective in cleaning up the southern trade routes recently, and the other party plans to find another way to fight us."
The great victory in the defense battle of Yuheng City dampened the arrogance of the Longchuan water bandits; after that, Yuheng City continued its efforts and formed a patrol with all its newly trained troops to patrol the southern trade routes and nearby villages. Practical military training, on the one hand, suppressing bandits and clearing troubles.
This is also the first and most basic step in He Lingchuan’s plan:
Strictly control the security environment on southern trade routes and reduce the living space for water bandits.
There are as many as fifty gangs in Takigawa. Once they cannot grab enough goods, there will definitely be problems among the water bandits.
However, the Longchuan water bandits were more cunning than their counterparts in the Panlong Wasteland after all, so they still came up with a countermeasure and actually dared to attack the Yuheng City patrol in broad daylight.
This is an open challenge.
The door panel said bitterly: "Surge into this gang station and kill them without leaving a trace!"
He Lingchuan asked Chao Qian: "Do you know which gang it is?"
Chao Gan shook his head: "There are no marks on the clothes or weapons. They took away the bodies of the dead gangsters themselves."
"In which gangs' areas of influence did these attacks occur?"
"I only know that the Manjia Village area has been designated by the Qiuhua Gang as their plunder territory, and I don't know the rest." Chao Qian replied, "These gangs often fight within themselves, and the division of forces often changes. Only by asking the insider stationed in Takigawa can we know more clearly."
He Lingchuan frowned.
Since Panlong City captured Xiqiao, Yuheng City has been suppressing bandits for several months, but even the internal force structure and territory division of the bandit gangs have not been fully clarified. Isn't this a kind of arrogance?
The officers and soldiers naturally looked down on the bandits; the troops from Panlong City looked down on the rabble hiding in the Long River pond.
However, I am afraid that the suppression of bandits this time will not be that simple or easy.
"There are external forces involved in Takigawa."
Chao Qian immediately said: "Jin Yuguo."
Jin Ying refused to give up and secretly funded the Longchuan water bandits and rebels. Yuheng City was already wary of this matter.
He Lingchuan glanced at him: "Not only that? There is also the Northern Demon Country."
"Bega?" Everyone was moved, "Bega interfered with Takigawa?"
"The wound on Miao Mingming's neck was caused by a demon." He Lingchuan turned around and looked at them, "In this world, I only heard that there is a demon in the northern demon country!"
Calculating the time, Fushanyue's father is now making his mark in Beijia. Without shocking military exploits, how could it be qualified to establish the Thirteenth Demon Kingdom in the future?
Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, He Lingchuan said slowly: "You have experienced hundreds of battles and look down on the Takikawa water bandits. Now that Bega may have intervened, do you still dare to continue to look down upon them?"
His gaze was like a torch, sweeping over everyone's faces, and the latter lowered their heads one after another, not even daring to speak.
"Listen up, I also want to rush into Longchuan and kill them all, but it's not time yet. Commander Xiao has already done this, but it has had little effect." He Lingchuan said solemnly, "The next struggle will be It will be a stalemate and last long. The water bandits' counterattack will be more fierce, but our squeeze on Takigawa will also be stronger. This is a time of competition for strength, it depends on who can't hold on first!"
Chao Qian, Liu Tiao, Menpan and others all clapped their chests hard and shouted: "Panlong, we will win!"
Adhering to the belief of the Panlong City Army, they never give up, no matter what kind of competition it is.
"The bodies of our brothers will be transported back to Yuheng City and buried with honor; ten more groups of patrols will be added to the southern trade route, with each group increasing to thirty people; the water bandits outside Longchuan will be eliminated twice more recently; the murderers of our brothers will be punished. There is a heavy reward for the murderer." He Lingchuan ordered, "Those who can report important clues will also be rewarded with fifty taels of gold. There must be brave men under the heavy reward."
Everyone should be doing this and going about their business.
Chao Qian wanted to speak but stopped.
The identities of the water bandits who killed Miao Mingming and others are unknown, and it is unknown which bandit was responsible. Why did the commander directly order the clearing of the outskirts of Longchuan River?
He Lingchuan saw his confusion and explained:
"The people inside Longchuan are not monolithic. If we step up the crackdown, the gangsters in Longchuan will only think that the murderer is the murderer and provoke the authorities to retaliate wildly. They will also be dissatisfied with the murderer."
They didn't do it, but they have to bear the consequences. Who can be without resentment?
The internal situation in Takigawa is complicated, and all gangs should not be regarded as a whole, but should be divided into groups.
He Lingchuan also read the information and records left by Commander Xiao. After taking over the work of the Red General and clearing out the rebels in Xiqiao, Xiao Maoliang began to rectify the banditry in Longchuan.
At first, he had the idea of cutting the knot with a sharp knife, encircling and suppressing it, but failed.
He also attempted a beheading operation and led his troops directly into Longchuan to attack the largest local gang. In that battle, more than 600 bandits were wiped out.
The effect was also not good, because there were more than fifty gangs in Takigawa. If he eliminated one, its territory and power would naturally be divided among the remaining gangs. In the end, nothing changed. Instead, he wiped out the bigger and stronger gangs for other gangs. obstacle.
Wen Daolun said that Xiao Maoliang did a good job in eliminating bandits, which was actually a compliment.
Xiao Maoliang did a good job in everything else except getting rid of the bandits... On the other hand, if he was effective in suppressing the bandits, why would Panlong City replace him with He Lingchuan?
This is a new task assigned to He Lingchuan by Panlong City. It must be completed, but the banditry in Longchuan may not be so easy to deal with.
He Lingchuan thought that a multi-pronged approach would be needed.
But why is the Northern Demon Kingdom targeting Longchuan and Yuheng City again?
Are you adhering to the usual style of being a troublemaker and creating local wars and conflicts here? After all, the gods that Bega worships need magic energy.
Or are they still doubting Mi Tian and Panlong City?