Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1280 Bait

The bodyguards around Lin Feng were all looking at him in panic.

He immediately realized that he was now the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), and he had five镖师 under his command, all of whom were following his orders.

Since he hadn't seen the deputy chief镖头 (bodyguard) Shang Keshen, he had to give the order himself.

"Kill! Protect the goods!"

Without further hesitation, as the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), he knew he had to diligently perform his duties and remain loyal to his profession.

After shouting, the first one drew his knife and went to meet a bandit who had just galloped into the town.

The other bodyguards also raised their weapons and launched a counterattack.

Although the bandits rode warhorses, once they entered the town, the ground was littered with garbage and debris, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, making it impossible for them to fully utilize the advantages of cavalry.

A bandit brandished his long stick and swung it at a dark figure that darted up at him.

Unexpectedly, the shadowy figure was incredibly agile; with a flash of his steel blade, the bandit was slashed off his horse.

Lin Feng brandished his steel knife and charged toward the next bandit.

Let alone bandits, even a mid-level cultivator couldn't withstand his strike.

Ye Liangcai and Qiao Jushan followed behind Lin Feng, followed by a group of bodyguards and several armed guards.

This group of people were unstoppable, charging and fighting their way through the town.

Lin Feng felt it wasn't long before he heard the thunderous sound of a large number of horses' hooves outside the town.

This time the number of people is much larger, probably over a thousand riders.

He was surprised and quickly turned around to look at the crowd following behind him.

"Damn, there are too many bandits. We need to find a place to hide."

Three or two hundred cavalrymen can pretend to be fearless in protecting the goods, but if there are thousands of warhorses, they can resist and escape, but the caravan guards behind them will suffer.

After saying that, he turned around and ran to a quieter place.

The bodyguards followed closely behind him; they had been looking for a place to hide for a long time.

Before they could hide properly, shouts of battle erupted outside the town, arrows flew wildly through the night sky, and weapons clashed violently.

There were too many arrows. Lin Feng used his knife to cut off a few, while Ye Liangcai and Qiao Jushan also brandished their weapons, deflecting the arrows as they hurried into the dilapidated house.

The dozen or so bodyguards lost their skill; visibility was already poor in the dark, so how could they defend themselves against arrows?

Amid screams, several people were hit by arrows and collapsed to the ground.

Now no one cares about anyone else; they all scatter and flee, searching for shelter.

Lin Feng, Ye Liangcai, and Qiao Jushan huddled in a corner of a dilapidated house, talking in hushed tones.

"Boss, how come there are so many bandits?"

Qiao Jushan said in a muffled voice, "They weren't bandits. It seems like the ones who came later were cavalry from our Zhenxi Army."

"Hmm, I think so too. Is this a trap set by Cui Ying?"

Ye Liangcai said with a puzzled look.

As Lin Feng pieced together the events, he increasingly felt that Ye Liangcai's words were correct.

Such a band of bandits plundered on the outskirts of Jingnan Prefecture, posing a great threat to the people of the prefecture. Large areas of villages and towns were left uninhabited, and fields were left uncultivated.

Moreover, Hongsheng Escort Agency will actively cooperate with the Zhenxi Army's anti-bandit operations.

Bandits and security escort agencies are natural enemies. With such a large number of bandits, the security escort agency would have to spend a lot of money to pay homage to the bandits and give them red envelopes.

Moreover, judging from the way these bandits act, they are not people who can be bought off with money.

Cui Ying's strategy is undoubtedly correct, and so far it has yielded very good results.

However, Lin Feng and his two companions were in a rather miserable state.

There was no sound from the deputy chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort), who had obviously gone into hiding beforehand. Also, Sister Hu and Pang Xiu, who were just together, had disappeared without a trace.

No one informed the three镖头 (bodyguards/escorts) because they wanted them to fight the bandits, creating a real resistance scenario so as not to arouse the bandits' suspicion and cause them to commit all their forces to rush into the town to plunder the grain.

This shows that they were victims of the Hongsheng Escort Agency.

With two or three hundred bandits and only a few dozen bodyguards, they were, in every respect, bait to be swallowed by the big fish.

The three hid in the dilapidated house. Occasionally, bandits would try to escape, but Lin Feng would knock them off their horses with stones.

Their safety is not in question; it's just that they can't psychologically accept being used as bait.

The battle ended quickly; the 1,500 Zhenxi Army cavalry easily wiped out nearly 300 bandits.

As the night passed, dawn gradually broke.

The dilapidated town was littered with corpses, and judging from their attire, they were indeed bandits.

Soldiers from the Zhenxi Army were cleaning up the corpses and counting the spoils of war.

Lin Feng and the others also emerged from their hiding place.

Seeing that they were dressed as bodyguards, the soldiers of Zhenxi did not come forward to question them, but just buried themselves in their work.

Lin Feng discovered that only two or three of the bodyguards who had been following the three brothers remained; the others had disappeared.

It's likely that it was swallowed by a big fish during the war.

Lin Feng originally planned to take this opportunity to enter the capital city of Taisho, retrieve Zhu Qisheng's treasure, and then use the power of Hongsheng Escort Agency to transport it back to Jingnan Prefecture.

Now it seems that my brother was just bait in this mission. Now that the mission is complete, it's time to head back.

The three wandered around the town for a while. The porters and coachmen gathered around the carriage, and many of them crawled out from under the carriage, having survived.

There were nearly two hundred people when they arrived, but now it looks like there are still a little over a hundred.

When Lin Feng and his group turned to the town entrance, they saw a group of generals on horseback galloping into the town.

Lin Feng had sharp eyes and recognized that among the group was Shang Keshen, the deputy chief镖头 (bodyguard) of Hongsheng镖局 (escort agency), as well as Pang Xiu and Sister Hu.

The crowd surrounded a black warhorse in the center, and a dashing young general in full military uniform was none other than Cui Ying, the garrison commander of Jingnan Prefecture.

Ye Liangcai, with his sharp eyes, said softly.

"Boss, General Cui personally led this operation."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Let's go, let's hide somewhere."

He wasn't afraid that Cui Ying would see it, but rather that the generals surrounding Cui Ying would see it. They all recognized him, Regent Lin Feng, and if they met, Cui Ying would understand, but the others wouldn't dare to say anything.

The three hid in a dilapidated shop on the town's main street and watched through the cracks as a group of warhorses rode through the street and headed into the town.

"Boss, what's our next step?"

Seeing that there was no one else around, Ye Liangcai asked worriedly.

Lin Feng frowned as well: "We need to find a way to get the escort agency to send us to the capital."

"Then I'm afraid I won't be able to go this time."

"Hmm, let's wait and see, and then think of another way."

They waited until the Zhenxi Army withdrew before emerging from the dilapidated shop.

Shang Keshen was already directing his bodyguards to reorganize and count the number of people who had died in the battle.

As the three people walked over, someone exclaimed with delight.

"Oh, the three镖头 (bodyguards/escorts) are still alive, that's great..."

The three cursed inwardly, thinking, "Damn it, they really used us as bait. It's a surprise that we're still alive."

Shang Keshen immediately strode over and burst into laughter from afar.

"Hahaha... I knew it. With the skills of the three Lin brothers, no matter how many bandits came, they would be unharmed. Truly amazing, hahaha..."

Lin Feng smiled wryly: "Deputy Chief Escort, this almost cost us brothers our lives."

"I know, I know. You've worked hard. The escort agency will provide generous compensation, don't worry, brother."

Shang Keshen walked over, put his arm around Qiao Jushan's shoulder, and they walked forward together.

Lin Feng had no choice but to follow behind them.

Ye Liangcai shrugged and made a face at Lin Feng.