Chapter 1568: Shooting the Defenders and the Emperor
Chapter 1568: Shooting the Defenders and the Emperor
"You're their leader, aren't you? These things of yours are of dubious origin. We'll seize them for inspection. After we've finished our inspection, we'll report to His Majesty and then make further plans!"
After listening, Chu Chen's face turned cold: "Is this how Nalan treats its guests?"
"I want to know, is this your personal action, or an action taken by your country, Nalan?"
After listening, the soldier looked at Chu Chen coldly, a hint of contempt rising in his heart: "I am wearing Nalan's military uniform, so I can represent Nalan."
“You are all nameless and unregistered people. Who knows if you are not spies from the Song Kingdom? Therefore, I suspect there is danger in the goods and I must seize them.”
Chu Chen smiled after hearing this: "So, you're not afraid that this tiny country of Nalan won't be able to withstand the wrath of the Northern Desert?"
"The Northern Desert? Hahahaha, where do you get your confidence from!"
"Although my Nalan is small, it is a country in itself, while your Mobei is merely a city!"
Chu Chen and Pang Hu exchanged a smile. This Nalan Kingdom had a population of only one million and an army of only over fifty thousand. It was just a small country next to Song and Mobei. If it were an official from Song, they would not dare to act like this.
It must be something that happened in the northern desert; they already know about it, which is why they're so arrogant.
For a moment, Chu Chen had an urge to simply grab a gun, storm into their palace, and rob them.
To be honest, with three hundred men and so much ammunition, and now in front of the imperial city, it's entirely possible. If I send a few guards back with my badge to mobilize a larger army, I really can do it.
However, the State of Song had not yet resolved the issue and did not want to cause further trouble.
"Sir, this is an order from the General of the Northern Desert. Please go back and report to your emperor for a decision. Otherwise, the Northern Desert will not take responsibility for anything that happens."
This statement is brimming with a threatening tone.
This immediately made the soldier tense: "What? You mere few hundred people, do you really think you can make a move at the gates of my Nalan Imperial City?"
Fat Tiger had already drawn his pistol, pointing the muzzle directly at the sergeant's thigh.
If he makes any unusual move, Fat Tiger will not hesitate to shoot.
Just as they were talking, suddenly, there was a commotion at the city gate. Chu Chen looked up and saw a group of about two hundred soldiers rushing out with weapons.
Instead of concentrating, they surrounded their own convoy.
The soldiers who were talking to Chu Chen and the others immediately felt more confident when they saw that reinforcements had arrived.
He immediately raised his knife towards Chu Chen: "All of you, step back! Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
Upon seeing this, Fatty Tiger immediately stepped in front of Chu Chen. Chu Chen's guards also stood in front of him, cocked their rifles with a click, and aimed.
"You bastard, do you know who you're pointing your knife at?"
Fat Tiger shouted and pulled the trigger directly at his thigh.
A bullet spun and pierced his thigh, the loud bang accompanied by his scream, and he collapsed to the ground.
The other soldiers were also startled by the loud noise and dared not step forward for a moment.
After seeing Fat Tiger fire his gun, Chu Chen jumped onto the roof of the carriage and raised his rifle, firing several bullets into the air.
Then he loudly addressed those around him: "Gentlemen, we have no intention of being your enemy. We hope that Nalan and Mobei can trade with each other and prosper together. This is Nalan's way of treating guests."
"I, Chu Chen, will make this clear today: Mo Bei doesn't want trouble, but it's not afraid of trouble either. If you've crossed Mo Bei, then let's fight..."
The soldiers groaning on the ground felt a sudden chill run down their spines after hearing Chu Chen introduce himself.
Chu Chen, why does he look so familiar?
The next moment, as if he had remembered something, he said, "Ah...you are Chu Chen?"
"Hmph, that's right!"
It's over, it's all over now. Chu Chen's name is known not only in the northern desert, but also in the small countries surrounding the Song Kingdom.
Because he created a weapon that terrified everyone, he helped the Song state conquer the Xiongnu within half a month, turning the Xiongnu into the northern desert.
Therefore, after receiving news from their scouts, the emperors of neighboring countries mostly had the same attitude towards Chu Chen: "We can't afford to offend him."
I never expected to run into this situation today, and to get into trouble with it myself.
After hearing Chu Chen's words, the soldiers closest to the city gate immediately turned and ran into the imperial city.
In the heart of Huacheng, amidst a vast palace complex, a short, stout man was drinking fine wine and embracing a beautiful woman. Upon hearing the gunshot, he immediately summoned his eunuch: "Go out and see where the thunder is!"
However, before the father-in-law had gone far, he brought back a soldier.
The soldier, panting heavily, knelt before the emperor as soon as he entered: "Your Majesty... there's fighting outside!"
"You bastard, what's going on? Tell me slowly."
"It's...it's Chu Chen!"
Immediately afterward, the soldier recounted everything that had just happened at the palace gate. Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately jumped up from his chair.
"What did you say? Our city garrison is trying to seize Chu Chen's goods?"
"Your Majesty, the head constable did not expect the visitor to be Chu Chen. He thought he was a spy from another country, so he planned to detain him first and then hand him over to Your Majesty for decision. But Chu Chen attacked without warning."
"Did they use the weapons that the Song state used to defeat the Xiongnu?"
“That’s right, but we didn’t know it was Chu Chen who came, so…”
"You bastards, can they produce any documents?"
"Forehead.........."
The soldier who was reporting knelt on the ground, too afraid to move, his whole body trembling.
Emperor Nalan didn't bother with the soldier and immediately took his father-in-law onto the carriage that led them out of the city. They sped all the way to the city gate.
He saw the young man on the roof of the carriage ahead being surrounded by his soldiers.
He immediately knew things were going badly, so he got off the carriage and shouted at the soldiers, "How dare you! Have you eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard? How dare you surround Prince Chu of the Northern Desert! Get out of here at once!"
As she spoke, she walked towards Chu Chen.
Chu Chen looked at the short, stout middle-aged man wearing a golden dragon robe and immediately knew that their Nalan emperor had arrived.
So he put away his gun, jumped off the carriage, came to him, cupped his hands, and said, "Chu Chen greets Your Majesty!"
“Young Master Chu is too kind. I am Emperor Duolong of Nalan. Young Master Chu has come from afar, yet he was stopped by my Nalan soldiers. Please forgive them for not recognizing an honored guest.”
Chu Chen smiled slightly after hearing this: "Your Majesty, this military officer just said that he could represent Nalan. I thought that Nalan's way of treating guests was to fight with swords."
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