Chapter 72 Revenge (4)

  Zhao Hailong saw that everyone was letting him make the first move, so he didn't hold back anymore. He opened up his stance and charged at Li Xinmin. His long fist struck towards Li Xinmin's head, but Li Xinmin dodged it by tilting his head to the side. Zhao Hailong's second punch arrived immediately after, but was also easily dodged by Li Xinmin. Li Xinmin hadn't even made a move yet, and Zhao Hailong started to get impatient. He lifted his leg to kick at Li Xinmin, but was once again effortlessly dodged. Just as he was about to change his technique, Li Xinmin suddenly launched an attack, swinging his fist towards him. Zhao Hailong hastily raised his own fist to meet the attack, but was quickly dodged by Li Xinmin. In a flash, Li Xinmin's other hand shot out and grabbed hold of Zhao Hailong's throat. Li Xinmin's hand hovered over Zhao Hailong's throat, not actually attacking him further. Zhao Hailong knew that if this were a real fight, he would have been killed by Li Xinmin at this moment.

  "Good!", "Awesome!", "Our commander is too fast, I didn't even see it clearly!" The soldiers on the side started cheering. Some who hadn't seen it clearly earlier asked their comrades beside them.

  "How's the sea dragon? Is it too fast?" Huang Yuke asked from the side.

  "How can it be so fast?" Zhao Hailong was somewhat unbelievable, Li Xinmin knew that Zhao Hailong couldn't possibly recognize his mistake this time, he said to Zhao Hailong "Hailong! Let's try again!" indicating for Zhao Hailong to continue the trial.

  "Then I'll take action, Captain." Zhao Hailong and Li Xinmin opened up their stances again, the two of them clashing once more. Zhao Hailong kicked out fiercely at Li Xinmin, using his previous experience to prevent Li Xinmin's close-range attack, he continuously kicked at Li Xinmin, trying to create distance between the two. The two had only exchanged less than ten blows when Li Xinmin sent him crashing to the ground again, similarly pinning down his throat. Li Xinmin reached out and pulled Zhao Hailong up from the ground.

  "Actually, I have many ways to attack you." Li Xinmin said to Zhao Hailong.

  Seeing that Zhao Hailong was not quite convinced, Li Xinmin had Zhao Hailong make another move, to demonstrate. The two of them tried again several times, each time Zhao Hailong being subdued by Li Xinmin. Zhao Hailong's body repeatedly came into intimate contact with the ground, but he didn't feel much pain; Li Xinmin's control over his strength was very good and hadn't hurt Zhao Hailong at all.

  "How's it going? Nothing wrong, right?" Huang Yuke went up and pulled Zhao Hailong, who was lying on the ground, to his feet.

  "No big deal! Captain! Your kung fu is amazing!" Zhao Hailong completely admired Li Xinmin.

  "Haha!" Huang Yuke and the others burst out laughing. In Zhao Hailong's eyes, Li Xinmin's kung fu was too great, his movements were quick and agile, and his techniques had reached the realm of speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. The soldiers were even more amazed, cheering loudly from the sidelines. Zhao Hailong knew that Li Xinmin was a master, but it was hard to imagine that this refined-looking Li Xinmin would be a kung fu expert if he hadn't personally fought with him.

  Li Xinmin smiled and said nothing, letting the soldiers return to continue training. He continued to train with a few cadres here, constantly pointing out their mistakes in technique. Zhao Hailong became serious about learning this time, knowing that Li Xinmin was indeed much better than himself. Since Li Xinmin was teaching him so seriously, he had to learn seriously too. Li Xinmin didn't hide anything and taught them everything he knew. For the things they asked about, as long as Li Xinmin knew, he told them all.

  After finishing lunch, Li Xinmin gathered everyone together and held a simple discussion meeting. At this time, the sound of "reporting" came from outside the door. Soldier Li Gang walked in from outside.

  "What's wrong?" Huang Yuke asked.

  "Squad leader, we went to Wangjiazhuang and didn't find Wang Yongquan and the others. The squad leader had people stay behind to continue searching, and let us two return to send a message." Soldier Li Gang said.

  "What's the situation like in Wangjiacun?" Li Xinmin asked.

  "When we arrived, we found that Wangjiazhuang had been completely destroyed by the devils. We found many newly built graves outside the village. It is estimated that they were built with the help of local villagers, and there were still signs of recent worship. The squad leader analyzed that Wang Yongquan and others must have just left, so he asked us to return and send a message, while he continued to search with his men." Soldier Li Gang reported the specific situation to Li Xinmin.

  "Nonsense!" Li Xinmin said angrily.

  "Immediately dispatch more men to bring them back to me!" Li Xinmin ordered at once. Huang Yuke immediately went to mobilize the manpower.

  Wang Yongquan and the others contacted the district squad in a neighboring village several miles away, and they were taken to Old Xu's place. There, Wang Yongquan and the others met those fellow villagers who had escaped, except for Wang Yongquan's nephew, all the relatives of the other soldiers unfortunately fell into the devils' clutches.

  "Uncle, you must avenge Grandfather and them!" Shi Tou cried out to Wang Yongquan.

  "Alright, revenge! Revenge!" Wang Yongquan said, patting his nephew's head.

  "Captain Xu! Where have the devils been active recently?" Wang Yongquan asked.

  "The devils have been quiet for the past few days since they returned to the county town after massacring Wangjiazhuang last time. We thought they would come to Xiaotianzhuang."

  "Yong Jiang, if those little devils hide in the county town and don't come out, how can we avenge ourselves?" Wang Yunlin asked anxiously on the side.

  "Don't worry! We've already sent someone out. If the devils come out, we'll know their situation immediately." said Old Xu, the team leader.

  "Let's get ready first, and when those beasts come out, we'll find an opportunity to take action."

  As soon as the sky brightened, everyone got up. Mountain people have always gotten up early, and in the past, they would get up early to farm, irrigate, and plant seeds. Since the devils came, the villagers have been getting up even earlier. Before dawn, the villagers would go to the fields and plant seeds. When the devils arrived during the day, the villagers would hide in the mountains. After the devils left, the villagers would return. The members of the district's small teams would hide in the small villages, but they were actually just ordinary villagers from this area. When they weren't fighting, they would help the villagers with farming. When the devils came, they would pick up their weapons and fight against them to protect the lives and property of the villagers from the devils' persecution and plunder.

  "Captain, the devils are coming out again, this time they're heading for our Xiaotian Village." Da Ben rushed back to report to District Captain Old Xu.

  "Oh? Where did the devils go?" "I came back when they just left the county town, now the devils should be in Wangjiazhuang!" said Dahuan.

  Dà Hèn originally named Wu Xiangfu, is a down-to-earth and honest person, the villagers gave him this nickname. In fact, he is not foolish at all, he and Zhuangzi are both very agile, so Old Xu lets them be in charge of collecting enemy intelligence and transmitting messages, some important things are left to the two of them to do.

  "Hurry! Inform the villagers to evacuate to the mountains immediately." Old Xu ordered Da Ben. Da Ben went to beat the gong to sound the alarm.

  "Yongjun! The devils are coming, what to do?" Old Xu asked Wang Yongjun. "Captain Xu! You're most familiar with this place, choose the best ambush spot, let's give those devils a fight!" Wang Yongjun asked.

  "Alright! Let me think for a moment." "Hey! Captain, how's Lingmen?" said Zhu in the side.

  "Mountain Gate? That's a good place." "Captain Xu, then let's take action immediately!" Wang Yongquan said urgently.

  The team members brought their guns and ammunition, rushing to Lingmen. Lingmen is located northwest of Wangjiazhuang, where it is less than two miles away from Xiaotianzhuang, and a highway passes through Lingmen, with earth ridges on both sides. After arriving at Lingmen, they quickly built fortifications, burying many landmines on both sides of the highway and in front of the position. Wang Yongquan and others dug many large pits on the highway, disguising them as traps, and set up many mechanisms. After preparation, they divided their troops into two routes, one led by District Commander Xu, guarding the mountain ridge on the west side of the highway, and the other led by Wang Yongquan and some guerrilla fighters, guarding the mountain ridge on the east side of the highway, waiting quietly for the devils to enter their ambush circle.