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Li Cunxiao's voice came from not far from the city gate.
"The Tang Emperor is enfeoffed in Shazhou; who dares to block his way!"
Li Chang'an never expected that when he brought his troops, there would be anyone who would dare to block his way.
How isolated are these people? Aren't they afraid that Li Chang'an will lead his army to attack the city?
At that moment, a rude voice rang out.
"What Tang Emperor? Never heard of him!"
"This is Jinchang City, we only listen to Prefect Huang!"
"Who knows if you're barbarian spies!"
From afar, Li Chang'an saw a burly soldier yelling at Li Cunxiao in a loud and aggressive manner.
"Dark-faced man, let me tell you, in the Northwest, all we know is the King of Northern Liang!"
"What kind of king are you? Come and pay your respects in person!"
"Otherwise, with just one letter from Prefect Huang, the iron cavalry of Beiliang will sweep in!"
His words were extremely arrogant and could be heard clearly from dozens of feet away.
Zhang Yichao said in a low voice, "Your Highness, there aren't many soldiers in the city. They're just relying on Xu Xiao's influence."
"Why don't we try diplomacy first and then resort to force... I know a few people well, so I'll go and try to negotiate with them first."
Li Chang'an chuckled and said, "General Zhang, don't worry, let the young man handle this matter."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw a head fly high into the air in the distance!
A jet of blood shot out from the soldier's severed neck!
As blood splattered, Li Cunxiao let out a curse.
"Go to hell with the King of Northern Liang!"
Chapter 210 The Great River Sword Intent Breaks Through the City Gate! The Beauty Trap Reappears!
At the gate of Jinchang City.
At Li Cunxiao's command, the heads of the garrison commanders were chopped off.
Zhang Yichao's lips twitched involuntarily. Young people really do things efficiently and effectively.
Li Chang'an smiled faintly and said, "In this godforsaken place far from the emperor's reach, there really are some blind fools."
Immediately afterward, Li Cunxiao's order came from not far ahead.
"Kill all these useless trash in front of you!"
Hundreds of lightly armed soldiers immediately charged into the ranks of the government troops. The government troops blocking their way numbered only five or six hundred, yet they refused to surrender and even resisted.
"Kill them! These people are all barbarian spies!"
"Prefect Huang will reward those who capture them handsomely!"
The White Feather Soldiers were as light as swallows, each strike deadly; the Shazhou Prefecture Soldiers, though they appeared to be armed with long spears and shields, were utterly vulnerable.
Under the swords of the battle-hardened elite soldiers, these garrison soldiers were like little chicks.
Zhang Yichao and his son observed carefully, their expressions gradually becoming serious.
It turns out that the soldiers under the prince's command are so strong, with such masterful combat awareness and killing skills.
What's even more terrifying is that these old soldiers in white feathers are all at the peak of the fourth rank.
No wonder the Tang emperor was able to massacre the barbarian army!
In the short span of a dozen breaths, the ground was covered with heads, and the entire army of Shazhou Prefecture was wiped out.
The Prefect Huang mentioned by the soldiers was Huang Boren, the Prefect of Jinchang County.
This Prefect Huang almost blindly followed Xu Xiao's lead and was extremely superstitious about the King of Northern Liang.
Standing atop the city wall, Huang Boren was truly dumbfounded. "Registration Officer Lu, what's going on here!"
"Didn't you say that high-ranking officials in the court and regional princes all treat the King of Northern Liang with great respect?"
"If the name of the King of Northern Liang is mentioned, will this King of Tang treat him with courtesy?"
"Now, all five hundred people have been killed in the blink of an eye!"
Registrar Lu Tianhe was even more bewildered than Huang Boren, "This...this...shouldn't be!"
In this world, who really dares to challenge Xu Xiao?
Shazhou is located on the edge of Yang, and the information they receive is all superficial.
The officials of Shazhou did not connect Li Chang'an's killing of Zhao Yutai, beheading of An Siming, and annihilation of Wang Linquan with Xu Xiao's secret agents.
Seeing Li Chang'an's carriage and troops slowly approaching, Huang Boren was greatly alarmed.
"Close the city gates first!"
This was a completely subconscious action; the priority was to protect the city, and then talk to Li Chang'an slowly.
The Tang King may enter the city, but Prefect Huang needs to make his presence felt.
Moreover, his dignity is Xu Xiao's face.
He made Xu Xiao look good, and Xu Xiao could use his connections to maybe get him transferred out of this godforsaken place.
The heavy city gates slowly closed, and the entire city of Jinchang was sealed off.
At this moment, Li Cunxiao volunteered, "Your Highness, this humble general requests permission to attack the city!"
Li Chang'an said, "Does this dilapidated city really need a large army to attack it?"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, made a sword-finger gesture, and waved it in the air.
In an instant, Li Chang'an's true energy surged, like a raging sea!
The Great River Sword Intent is now as deep and vast as the sea, its power extending endlessly!
With a gentle tap of two fingers from Li Chang'an, two sword intents, each several meters high, shot straight toward the city gate!
Wu Liuding and his servant, who knew swords best, were shocked as they watched the sword energy shoot out in an instant.
"Sword intent! Sword intent as vast as a river!"
"His Highness practices swordsmanship every day, and his sword energy has increased dramatically to this extent!"
Jiang Si stared intently at the bursting sword intent, her heart surging with excitement!
She can learn one set of sword techniques in ten days, while Li Chang'an can learn three in one day!
This is just casual practice!
Little did Jiang Si know that Li Chang'an's understanding of sword intent was built upon his previous life's accumulation, making it much easier for him to master it again.
Jiang Si touched the Dragon Sparrow Sword in her hand, her heart filled with excitement!
"As expected of Brother Chang'an, he's amazing at everything he does!"
"One day, I will be able to reach that level of strength!"
Xu Weixiong, Hongshu, and Pei Nanwei also lifted the curtain in the carriage and saw all of this, their eyes filled with admiration!
While feeling happy, Sweet Potato glanced at Bluebird and then felt a surge of anger!
The bluebird ignored them, puffed out its chest, and felt a surge of pride!
This was the first time Zhang Yichao and his son, along with the Guiyi Army generals, had ever seen Li Chang'an take action.
They originally thought that Li Chang'an was only good at troop deployment and was good at winning people's hearts and boosting morale.
Now it seems that the prince himself was a grandmaster!
Li Chang'an deliberately showed off his skills, partly to intimidate the enemy.
One of his purposes was to broaden the horizons of the newly surrendered Guiyi Army commanders.
Moreover, the prefect of Jinchang must have been deliberately testing Li Chang'an's attitude.
Therefore, Li Cunxiao's massacre of those five hundred soldiers was with Li Chang'an's consent.
We must resolutely retaliate against any probing attempts by the enemy.
And now, by showing this skill, he is further reassuring the morale of the troops.
At the same time, this technique will spread throughout Shazhou City.
Everyone knows that the Tang Emperor is a master.
boom! boom!
Two loud explosions erupted!
The sword energy slammed heavily against the city gate, and the power of the sword intent smashed through the gate!
The wooden door of Liangshan was instantly shattered into pieces!
The soldiers behind the city gate were blasted away one by one by the sword intent!