Chapter 2: Bloodshed on the battlefield and escape from the Immortal Gate
Chapter 107 The imperial edict arrives
"Crunch, crunch, crunch..."
With a heartbreaking mechanical sound, the suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and the city gate was already opened.
As soon as the suspension bridge came to a stop, more than ten cavalrymen filed out. The first person was Zhang Chuan, followed closely by 500 infantry troops, who formed an orderly formation in the blink of an eye.
The dozen or so riders were all Xichuan military attachés. They all rolled their saddles and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee. Zhang Chuan was the first to clasp his fists and bow:
"The humble Admiral of Xichuan, Zhang Chuan, respectfully welcomes the Grand Lieutenant to Xichuan!"
"Congratulations to Lieutenant Commander for your visit to Xichuan!"
The rest of them all held their fists and shouted loudly, and their momentum was extraordinary.
Jiang Tainian sat upright on his horse, expressionless and silent. The hot scene deliberately created by Zhang Chuan suddenly became deserted. The generals were not sure what Jiang Tainian meant, and they all looked at each other in confusion.
Although Zhang Chuan had already made arrangements, Jiang Tainian remained silent, so he could only bite the bullet and say goodbye again:
"I sincerely invite the Lord Taiwei to come to the city. I have prepared a little wine, thinking that the Lord Taiwei will be able to wash away the dust."
"Since Mr. Zhang knew that the commander was coming, why didn't he lead his troops to greet him and instead closed the city and closed his doors?"
Jiang Tainian snorted coldly and asked lightly.
"this......"
Although Jiang Tainian's words were light, they were definitely very serious. Zhang Chuan found it hard to answer and couldn't help but choke on his words.
It would also make sense to say that Xichuan was actively preparing for war and had closed the city and households as a precaution, resulting in the Taiwei being shut out.
But what Zhang Chuan just said clearly already knew that Jiang Tainian was about to arrive in Xichuan, otherwise how could he have prepared a banquet in advance.
Jiang Tainian is the general marshal of the world's military and horses. He is the immediate boss of the admirals in various places. Moreover, Jiang Tainian is also the grand master of the dynasty. He is a full-fledged high-ranking official with both civil and military skills. According to the rules, the military and political leaders of various places have to go out of the city ten miles to greet him.
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"To report to the Commander-in-Chief, the border war is about to begin. I, Xichuan, are actively preparing for the war and sending out a large number of scouts to investigate, so I learned that the Commander-in-Chief is leading his troops.
It's just that our Xichuan garrison has not received the Taiwei's military letter, and we don't know whether the Taiwei is passing through our Xichuan, so we dare not go out of the city to greet him, but we are just making preparations accordingly."
Zhang Chuan was momentarily stuck, but a young general beside him reacted very quickly and clasped his fists in time to explain.
"Who are you?"
Jiang Tainian's face darkened, and he asked coldly without being angry.
"Humble..., humble..., humble Nishikawa Lieutenant General Zhang Shan!"
Jiang Tainian had been in a high position for a long time and was very majestic in the army. That man was a liar, and he had done it forcefully before, and he stuttered when he was bluffed by Jiang Tainian.
"Do you have anything to say?"
Jiang Tainian glared at the man fiercely, then narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the others, and asked solemnly.
These generals who came out of the city to greet them were basically senior generals at the rank of commander-in-chief, and at worst they were deputy generals or deputy generals. Other generals were not eligible to participate.
These people naturally knew the rules. In fact, most of them also knew what Zhang Chuan was planning to do. They were already in conflict, but now they were stared at by Jiang Tainian. None of them dared to say anything, and they just lowered their heads lower and lower.
"snort!"
Jiang Tainian saw everything in his eyes and already knew it in his heart. He withdrew his gaze, reached out and took out a yellow scroll from his arms, slowly unfolded it, and said in a loud voice:
"Zhang Chuan accepts the order!"
As soon as Zhang Chuan saw Jiang Tainian unrolling the scroll, he knew it was broken. His head buzzed, but he was stunned without any reaction.
"Zhang Chuan, why don't you kneel down to accept the order!"
Jiang Tainian had always been indifferent before, but when he saw Zhang Chuan's stunned look, he immediately became serious and almost shouted.