Chapter 2: Bloodshed on the battlefield and escape from the Immortal Gate
Chapter 121 Xichuan Province
"Fourth brother, Jiang Tainian is the general marshal of the country's military forces. He must bring the holy edict with him when he comes this time. If we continue to refuse to send troops, we can only rebel."
Zhang Yan said with a solemn expression.
"Brother, in the past few years, how many men have died in battles in our western provinces. Although we can't say that there are only ten houses and nine empty houses, so many families have been broken up, and a lot of fertile land is uncultivated. If this continues, within ten years, Xichuan will inevitably collapse.
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Although the Ice Phoenix Talisman suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons, it is definitely an opportunity. In this case, the imperial court will definitely lose control. I believe that our province is not the only one who has turned against us. It's even worse if someone takes the lead."
Zhang Chuan said with sincerity.
"There is no turning back when you shoot your bow. This is a road of no return!"
"Brother, do you still want to be enslaved by the Ice Phoenix Talisman like before? Xichuan is our son!"
"Are you really sure you can defeat Jiang Tainian? He is the God of War."
Zhang Yannai was a civil servant, so it was still difficult to make a decision after all.
"Brother! Although Jiang Tainian leads an army of 300,000, most of them are in the east of the Yangtze River. Crossing the Jialing River is by no means a matter of time. The scouts have already found out that the troops he brought this time are all soldiers from Jialing City, not Jiang Tainian's troops.
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My Xichuan soldiers and horses have already been assembled. As long as I follow my plan, I can easily defeat Jiang Tiance's army of more than 100,000 people. As long as we go to war and declare independence, other provinces will definitely respond, and this will happen.
Brother, do you really have the heart to let me, Nishikawa Erlang, be that cannon fodder again and Bai Baisong die?"
"But even if we declare independence, once the Qixia Pass is broken, we will still have to face the Wu army to strangle us, and war will be inevitable."
"Hehe! Brother, you can rest assured that I have already reached an agreement with Wu State, and they will never attack me, Xichuan!"
Zhang Chuan said with a smile.
"You..., you actually..."
Zhang Yan's expression changed drastically.
"That's right, I was defeated and captured three years ago. Wu State will not annex us. As long as we don't send troops, they will recognize our independence and autonomy."
"Fourth brother! Just take care of yourself!"
Zhang Yan understood everything and could not speak.
If the Ice Phoenix Talisman is still there, Zhang Chuan may still have some concerns, after all, he will die anyway.
Now that the Ice Phoenix Talisman is gone, Zhang Chuan has no scruples. This is indeed an opportunity for him, and he is absolutely determined to rebel.
As the governor, although he was the highest local official, he had no military power, so there was no way he could stop him. Besides, Zhang Chuan was a brother of his own clan. Conspiracy to rebel was a serious crime involving the nine clans. Once he failed, he would not be able to escape death.
"Brother, don't worry, I will arrange everything, just wait and see the good show!"
Zhang Chuan finished speaking with confidence, and then shouted loudly:
"Someone's coming!"
"arrive!"
As Zhang Chuan shouted, soldiers had already come forward to listen to the order.
"By my general's order, all eight gates are closed. No one is allowed to open them without the Governor's token."
"yes!"
The messenger took the general's order, turned around and left.
Looking at the messengers who had left, Zhang Yan knew that the matter was irreversible. He sighed, stood up and left the Admiral's Mansion silently.
"Brother, Xiwa and the others cannot die in vain, and the hatred of losing their children must be avenged!"
Zhang Yan, who had just walked out of the hall, couldn't help but pause when he heard Zhang Chuan's words behind him, and a hint of hatred rose in his originally calm face.