Liu Feng was puzzled.

What happened this time?

His brows were furrowed.

He hadn't heard the words "it's not good" for a long time.

Even when the Northern Barbarians and the Heaven and Earth Society launched a joint invasion, no one reported the news in this way.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Feng asked with a serious expression.

"General, something terrible has happened! The escort agency's men have been injured."

"A lot of the goods were also stolen."

"The injured镖师 (bodyguard/escort) has been taken to the infirmary, and the镖车 (cart) has been moved outside. Go and take a look."

"You got beaten up?"

"Anyone else injured?"

"And the goods were stolen?"

"What goods? Where is the caravan from?"

Currently, all transportation in Zhengde County relies on the escort agency, so the agency already has seven or eight hundred people.

Different镖头 (镖头 is a term used to describe different types of镖师, meaning镖师 are escorted by different镖师) lead different镖师 to transport different goods.

They come from different places and take different paths.

Could it be that bandits have appeared somewhere again?

"General, it's saltpeter."

"It is said that they are the escorts from the four cities of Qingzhou."

"According to the escorts who returned, they were threatened by local security escorts when they were in Qingzhou."

"This time, they were the ones who were disguised as bandits and attacked us. During the fight, our people removed their masks."

"That's when I realized they were a local escort agency from Qingzhou."

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng immediately became furious.

If you had taken something else, we could have sat down and talked. But of all things to take, you had to target the saltpeter that you valued most.

You guys are playing with fire.

Are you out of your mind?

Saltpeter was a crucial asset for Liu Feng's future army development; it was his lifeline.

Is this something anyone can just take advantage of?

"Let's go take a look."

Liu Feng dropped what he was holding and ran straight to the original village entrance.

At this moment, several caravans are parked at the very spot where Liu Feng first received the escort agency.

These caravans were the goods the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) risked their lives to retrieve, and now they are in a dilapidated state, with some wheels broken and some goods scattered everywhere.

Part of it was stolen, and part of it was destroyed; now only half has been recovered.

Those who were seriously injured at the escort agency have been sent to the medical clinic, leaving a young man with minor injuries to guard the place.

Upon seeing Liu Feng arrive, the man burst into tears as if he had found a lifeline.

"How are things going? What are the casualties among the brothers?"

Where is your team's escort?

Of course, the current escort agency is so large that it's impossible for Wu Santong to personally lead the team to every location.

Therefore, the people who went to Qingzhou to transport goods this time were newcomers, and they were led by some veterans from the escort agency.

There's nothing we can do about it; the security escort agency is developing too fast these days. It's not just serving Liu Feng anymore; it's also taking on other orders.

This leads to a shortage of manpower, and there are times when even teams of seven or eight hundred people cannot be properly allocated.

There are now no fewer than twenty such escort teams led by elderly members of the escort agency.

The strategist even bought many surrounding courtyards to use as warehouses, which was barely enough to meet their needs.

Among this group, the leader was a veteran镖师 (bodyguard/escort), a long-time member of the镖局 (escort agency), who had helped Liu Feng when he captured the Water Village.

He's a die-hard fan of Liu Feng, and they get along well in private.

Upon hearing Liu Feng's words, the bodyguard wore a mournful expression.

"The head镖师 (镖师 is a person who is a key target of their attack). He was surrounded by a group of people and was stabbed three times."

“One of our brothers didn’t make it back; he passed away on the way.”

"Two more brothers are seriously injured, and their fate is uncertain."

"More than forty of them came up and surrounded us. If we hadn't fought back desperately, we wouldn't have made it back at all."

They didn't have many people on this trip, just over twenty, in six caravans.

Apart from those who were seriously injured, the others were mostly fine, but the newcomers to the escort agency were quite frightened.

Looking at the severed flag and the bloodstains on the saltpeter.

The nameless anger in Liu Feng's heart grew stronger with each passing moment.

"damn it."

Liu Feng kicked the caravan hard.

He didn't expect that doing so would displease the three local security escort agencies.

I'm dissatisfied. We can do business together and sit down to talk. I never expected them to pretend to be bandits and use dirty tricks behind my back.

If we're talking about it, aside from a few major battles...

Liu Feng has never suffered such a great loss since he rose to prominence.

Who is Liu Feng? Even if it's just a title, a nominal one, he is still the top dog in the four cities in the east of Qingzhou.

To dare to do that to yourself, what's the difference between that and courting death?

"Wang Dingliu, go tell Linghu Yuanshan to pick out five hundred skilled men for me and get them ready."

"I will lead them on an expedition."

"But before that, I need to go to the clinic first."

"Also, inform the madam and the others that I'm going out."

"An hour later, the troops will be mustered at the drill ground."

Seeing that Liu Feng was truly angry this time, Wang Dingliu dared not hesitate and quickly followed Liu Feng's instructions to relay the order.

Liu Feng arrived at the clinic and immediately saw his father-in-law busy treating the old general's wounds.

The veteran was too badly injured, and coupled with the bumpy journey over the past few days, he had almost lost all his blood.

The veteran was deathly pale, struggling to breathe, and on the verge of death.

"What is the person's current condition? Is there any chance of saving them?"

Liu Feng asked with a dark expression.

The veteran had already lost consciousness and could not be woken up at all; he was no different from a dead man.

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