Looking at the shabby appearance of these two hundred people in ragged clothes, Liu Mingzhi wondered why the caravan was so popular and ended up like this.
"Who are you? How did you end up in this situation?"
"The head of the Deng family caravan in Ganzhou City pays homage to the general. Dare I ask if the general is our Han family's heavenly army!"
"Meet the general!"
"Get up, get up, what are you doing? Don't kneel down!"
"General, old man, dare I ask where the Commander-in-Chief of the Heavenly Army is? Please ask the Heavenly Army to make the decision for us!"
"I am Liu Mingzhi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. If you have anything to say, please feel free to say it!"
The head of the Deng family glanced at Liu Mingzhi hesitantly, how could he command so many armies at such a young age?
Looking around, Master Deng couldn't tell how many people there were in this army that stretched for miles. He only knew that there were many, more than the Xiaoguo Guards who defended Ganzhou City!
"He is our Dalong's white-clothed Confucian Commander Liu Mingzhi, Marshal Liu. I have heard of his name in Yingzhou!"
The head of the Deng family pondered for a moment and his eyes lit up with tears: "The general is the white-robed scholar who defeated 400,000 rebels with 70,000 people in the Kingdom of Jin?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled awkwardly: "If there is no second person named Liu Mingzhi, you should be talking about me!"
"Meet the old man Deng Kun..."
"No need to be polite, just tell me slowly if you have something to say!"
Liu Mingzhi hurriedly stopped Deng Kun from kneeling down. He really couldn't bear this kind of gift, especially from an elder!
"Dashuai Liu, you have to make the decision for me and other merchants from the twenty-eight caravans in Ganzhou. We have experienced nine deaths before we can live to see your commander alive!"
"Old man, don't be impatient. Please tell me slowly what's going on?"
"Dashuai Liu, the matter started in February last year... around October, people from the Qiuci Kingdom robbed our goods indiscriminately and took away our Han people and others.
A merchant was hanged alive on the city gate. Unless we are Dalong's spies, a caravan of 2,300 people came back. There were more than 200 of us who came back. If the caravan's guards hadn't risked their lives to escort us out of the city.
, we must all die in the hands of those executioners from Qiuci Kingdom!"
"How could we be spies? This is the first time this old man has encountered such a situation in the 23 years he has been doing business in Dalong, Ganzhou. All 2,000 people disappeared overnight!"
Young Master Liu's eyes were solemn: "Do you know that the thirty-six countries in the Western Region invaded my territory without declaring it?"
The two hundred people all looked at Mr. Liu with blank expressions and shook their heads.
Liu Mingzhi was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. When Deng Kun and others went west in February last year, the border invasion in the Western Regions had not happened yet. No wonder they didn't know about it!
"Qiuci Kingdom, I understand. I will definitely give an explanation to the innocent compatriots who died!"
The knuckles of Liu Mingzhi's fists clenched and cracked. The behavior of the executioners of Qiuci Kingdom was outrageous to everyone. No matter whether there were casualties or casualties in the battle between the two armies, Liu Mingzhi had nothing to say.
But it is absolutely unforgivable for Kucha to kill ordinary businessmen!
"Old man, it's not safe for you to go back. Without food, water, carts, horses and camels, you can't return to Ganzhou on foot! Why not join the army in the Western Expedition! I need your intelligence and your proficiency in the thirty-six languages ​​of the Western Regions.
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"Thank you Marshal Liu, the old man and others are kowtowing to you!"
"Get up quickly!"
Three days later, the 400,000-strong army finally arrived at a city on the border of Gumo Kingdom. Liu Mingzhi chose to set up camp on a flat and open terrain ten miles away.
Liu Mingzhi looked through the telescope at the city of Gumo Kingdom with its flag floating faintly and put down the telescope!
"Commander, the bird egg noodles you asked for are here!"
Murong Shan held a bowl of steaming noodles and placed it on the low table in front of Young Master Liu.
Young Master Liu couldn't wait to take a few bites: "Hmmmm...it tastes good. Xiaojin, your craftsmanship has improved. Just put less salt next time!!"
"Jiang Lei, the last general, has met with the commander-in-chief. I wonder what the commander-in-chief wants to see for the last general?"
Liu Da put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and patted the cloth on the low table with a thick document: "Jiang Lei!"
"The end is here!"
"Send the expedition message and the ultimatum to the soldiers guarding the city of Gumo Kingdom, and ask them to bring a message to the lord of Gumo Kingdom. Kaicheng surrenders, stamps the national seal of Gumo Kingdom on top of the ultimatum, surrenders to the dragon, declares himself a vassal, and pays tribute.
, support the reconstruction of the Protectorate."
"Got the order!"
"Tell them they only have three days to think about it. If they are stubborn and refuse to surrender..."
"Huh? Marshal?"
Liu Mingzhi quietly stood up holding the Heavenly Sword on his waist and looked at the city of Gumo Kingdom with a majestic and cold tone!
"First destroy the city, then destroy the country!"
Chapter completed!