mtl008 Chapter 253: Disobey the Order!
Chapter 253: Disobey the Order!
"You are not allowed to leave!"
Following the general's order, the Song army wearing infantry armor surrounded them like a tide.
The heavy armor collided with each other, making a dull sound, and a tense atmosphere filled the air.
Li Chengqian and the others smiled playfully, as if they had anticipated the situation.
Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly: "Why, you dare not go out of the city to fight the Jin people, but you are unscrupulous against your own people. You are worthy of being a soldier of the Song Dynasty!"
His words were full of sarcasm and anger, accusing the Song army of weakness and injustice.
The general of the Song army blushed and shame spread across his face.
"That's not what I meant. I just want you to leave some firearms behind!"
The general hastily explained, trying to save some face.
Li Chengqian pointed at the Song army that surrounded them, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness: "So if we don't give it to you, you plan to rob it by force?"
His voice was cold and questioning.
"This……"
Although the Song army general did not say it explicitly, it was obvious that this was what he meant.
His eyes flickered and he didn't dare to look directly at Li Chengqian and others.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian stopped talking nonsense. He had done what he should do and said.
If this still cannot avoid the tragedy of the Zhao Song royal family, then he has no other choice!
"You three, show us what you can do!" He said, pointing at the three strongest fighters.
Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji and Yuchi Gong immediately straightened their bodies, their eyes revealing strong confidence and majesty.
They were like three gods of war, ready to use their military force to intimidate these greedy Song troops.
At this intersection of history, a conflict seems to be about to break out, and their fate will face a major choice at this moment.
At this moment, there was a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds in the city, and several horses galloped out.
"Imperial edict, the imperial edict has arrived~~~"
The loud shouts of the messenger echoed in the air, which effectively eased the tense situation at the scene.
The originally tense atmosphere seemed to be broken by this imperial decree, and everyone's attention was drawn to it.
The Song army quickly moved aside, making way for the eunuch who was delivering the imperial eunuch's orders.
The eunuch was a little out of breath after getting off the horse, perhaps due to galloping all the way, and he even had some urine leakage, looking quite embarrassed.
But he also knew that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to delay at all. He hurriedly looked at Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and others.
"The emperor has issued an order, everyone please obey it!" His voice was shrill, with an unquestionable majesty.
Li Chengqian nodded slightly: "Then you read it!"
His attitude was calm and composed, as if he did not have too much respect for the imperial edict.
The people on the Song army side were all stunned and filled with surprise.
Just standing there like that to receive the order?
You could at least bend over!
They murmured secretly in their hearts and felt incredible about the bold actions of Li Chengqian and others.
Seeing that the eunuch was still in a daze, Cheng Yaojin suddenly became impatient. He snatched the imperial edict and turned to hand it to Li Shimin.
His movements were clean and neat, without any hesitation.
Everyone was stunned by Cheng Yaojin's bold move, and the atmosphere became tense again for a moment.
However, Li Shimin's actions were even bolder. After quickly reading the imperial edict, he looked disdainful and threw it directly to the ground.
"What a bullshit Emperor Zhao Song, it's already this time, and you're still thinking about this nonsense."
Li Shimin's words were full of anger and contempt. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he had his own pride and majesty. Naturally, he disdained the imperial edict from the Emperor of Zhao Song.
Li Chengqian bent down and picked up the imperial edict. It turned out that the Emperor Zhao Song wanted to recruit them and asked them to hand over their firearms and offer the forging methods.
This is understandable. After all, in this war-torn era, firearms are extremely powerful and everyone wants to master this powerful weapon.
But the Emperor of Zhao Song should at least be more polite, or send a minister to ask for help.
By doing this, perhaps Li Chengqian could leave a few cannons for Zhao Song to study.
But there is no need to talk about the current attitude of Emperor Zhao Song.
Li Chengqian also threw the imperial edict on the ground and said calmly: "Anything else? If not, we will leave first!"
The eunuch was shocked and asked, "How dare you disobey my order?!"
His voice trembled and his face was full of astonishment.
In his view, disobeying the imperial order was an act of treason, but Li Chengqian and others were not afraid at all.
The situation at the scene became tense again, and the air seemed to freeze.
The Song army soldiers all looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Their eyes were filled with confusion and anxiety, and they felt at a loss as to what to do with the situation before them.
But Li Chengqian and his companions were busy packing up their small cannons, trying to put the hot barrels back on both sides of the horses' backs.
"Hiss~~hot, hot, hot..."
Cheng Yaojin and others were busy while shouting.
In order to cool down, they began to collect the corpses of the Jin soldiers and used their leather armor as insulation materials. They completely ignored the gazes of the Song army and carried the small cannons on their own, as if everything around them had nothing to do with them.
The disdainful attitude was like a loud slap in the face, causing the Song army general's face to turn blue and white.
His lips trembled slightly, and he felt angry and helpless.
As a general, he was responsible for carrying out the emperor's orders, but the people before him did not take the imperial edict seriously at all, which put him in a dilemma.
There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes, not knowing how to make a decision.
On the one hand, he could not disobey the emperor's order;
On the other hand, he also knew that these people had just helped repel the Jin soldiers and were meritorious officials.
The Song army generals and eunuchs didn't know what to do now.
Do we really want to take down these people? !
But after all, they were the heroes who helped repel the Jin soldiers!
But if they don't take it down, they won't be able to fulfill the order issued by the government.
"General, go ahead!" the eunuch said softly, his voice full of hesitation and uneasiness.
The general of the Song army sighed in his heart, waved his hand helplessly, and commanded the Song army to surround them again.
But before they could take any further action, Li Jing's knife had already slashed across.
The eunuch's whole body trembled, his eyes instantly filled with blood, and then...
A good head just rolled down like that.
Before he died, the eunuch could even see his headless body standing there!
This scene happened so suddenly that it caught people off guard.
At this time, Li Jing's knife was already on the neck of the Song general: "Are you sure you want to attack your own people?"
Li Jing's voice was cold and majestic, full of oppression.
The Song army general looked at the knife at his neck and swallowed.
His eyes were filled with fear and helplessness. "You are defying the emperor's orders and committing the crime of deceiving the king. I advise you to calm down!"
His voice trembled as he tried to persuade Li Jing and others to lay down their weapons.