Chapter 429: Qingzhou was assassinated
Moreover, if a caravan encounters an accident, they can seek help from the Commerce and Travel Bureau. Even the Jinyiwei had been dispatched because of the Xiliang merchant caravan.

At the same time, the huge caravans were also spies of Xiliang, traveling all over the world, famous mountains and rivers, collecting useful intelligence for the Xiliang government.

“That’s right, you still dare to complain.”

Merchants from Xiliang who were traveling with them all spoke up to support them. With their numbers, people from other places did not dare to say anything more.

Most of them are targeting Xiliang. If you offend these Xiliang merchants, they will hold a grudge against you and try to trip you up, and you will have no place to cry.

Finally, more than an hour later, on the official road north of Qingzhou City, a curtain of snow suddenly rose into the sky.

The ground shook slightly, and then a dull roar came from a distance, like thunder.

For people who travel all over the country all year round, this sound is very familiar. It is the sound of war horses galloping across the land, and there are quite a few of them.

Everyone looked towards the north, and a moment later, a black dot appeared at the end of their sight.

Then the black spot quickly grew larger and turned into a black line. A large banner appeared in sight with Xiliang embroidered on it.

Under the great banner, there was a torrent of black iron armor, lined up in neat rows, with men and horses in full armor, carrying swords, spears, bows and crossbows.

The war horses of Xiliang have been bred through layers of training and are extremely strong and have great endurance. Together with the burly leather-armored soldiers, they are like a black wall rapidly approaching Qingzhou City.

“It’s the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.”

Someone cried out in surprise. Although they were far away, they could still feel the solemn and murderous aura approaching.

It’s chilling, with the cold wind blowing on the body. The brave ones can still keep calm, but the timid ones are already trembling.

Even the horses pulling the cart began to get restless, neighing one by one, trying to break free from their restraints and escape.

The carriage driver could only keep comforting the beasts or use a long whip to suppress the fear of these beasts.

However, little effect has been achieved.

“Rumble”

“Rumble”

It was as if countless thunders exploded beside the ears, and a torrent of black iron armor swept in. The earth trembled, sand and rocks flew, and the snow rustled. Within a radius of dozens of miles, the birds and beasts were panicked.

The people in front of the city gate became more and more terrified, but the Xiliang merchants’ eyes lit up, and someone took the lead and shouted, “The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is mighty.”

“mighty”

“mighty”

More and more people followed suit and shouted.

When the Qingzhou soldiers guarding the city gate saw this scene, they felt their scalps tingling and fear in their eyes, but they did not dare to retreat and could only move forward.

In terms of equipment, these Qingzhou soldiers were not inferior to the Xiliang cavalry. They were wearing heavy armor, had swords and crossbows on their waists, and held spears in their hands. They were also fully armed.

However, when facing the more than a thousand Xiliang cavalry, they couldn’t help but feel fear, even though Qingzhou was known to have a hundred thousand strong soldiers.

However, most of these soldiers had only undergone training and few had actual combat experience, while the 500,000 iron cavalry of Xiliang were all elite warriors who had fought through many battles in the midst of swords and seas of fire.

The enemies who died at their hands piled up like a mountain.

The difference between the two was obvious. If this were on the battlefield, a charge by these more than a thousand cavalrymen would be enough to tear apart the camp of thousands of Qingzhou soldiers.

“Don’t be afraid.”

“Anyone who retreats will be subject to military law.”

The general Qianqi shouted loudly, forcibly calming the morale of the army. He led his armored soldiers out of the city and imposed martial law outside the city.

The Xiliang cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the pressure was getting stronger and stronger. The violent murderous aura blew on people’s faces with the cold wind, making it almost impossible to open their eyes.

Just when the Qingzhou cavalry general wanted to stop the enemy, the opposing cavalry had already begun to slow down.

Finally, they stopped steadily a few feet away from him. The leader was riding on a horse, holding a long and narrow horse-slaying sword in his hand, and wearing a ferocious mask on his face, revealing only two cold holes.

But the moment the Xiliang Cavalry General lowered his head to examine himself, the Qingzhou Cavalry General seemed to feel the temperature of hell, as if he was being stared at by Yaksha Shura at this moment. He swallowed his saliva without knowing it, and just as he was about to speak, the other party raised his hand, and the collision of armor made a harsh sound.

The Xiliang Cavalry General took out an official document from his arms and threw it over.

“Shi Xiao, the commander of the cavalry under the Xiliang King, is escorting the envoy into Qingzhou. This is an official document. If it passes inspection, the gate will be opened and the envoy will be allowed to pass.”

A loud and cold voice sounded, without any emotion.

General Qingzhou hurriedly checked the official document, and after confirming that the seal on it was correct, he waved his hand and asked the soldiers around him to step back.

“Commander Shi.”

He said, “The cavalry cannot enter the city. Just camp outside the city and hand over the carriage to us. We will escort it into the city to meet the prince.”

“No.”

Shi Xiao shook his head: “The King of Xiliang has ordered that we must personally escort the envoy into the city and provide close protection, not leaving his side even a step.”

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The Qingzhou cavalry general looked embarrassed.

“Commander Shi, we are just following orders.”

His tone couldn’t help but weaken by three points.

“The iron rule of the Xiliang Army is that if anyone violates it, the commander will be beheaded, and the rest will be stripped of their military status and exiled three thousand miles away.”

Shi Xiao’s tone was cold.

The Qingzhou Cavalry General couldn’t help but take a deep breath and compromised: “Please wait for a moment, Commander Shi. I will send someone to ask the Marquis for instructions.”

The two soldiers mounted their horses and galloped into the city. After about an incense stick of time, they turned back and whispered a few words in the cavalry commander’s ear. The latter seemed relieved and smiled: “Commander Shi, the Marquis has allowed you to enter the city together. Please follow me.”

After saying that, he jumped on his horse and led the way. Shi Xiao led the armored soldiers of the cavalry army and escorted two carriages into the city, heading towards the Qingzhou Marquis’ Mansion.

The long street was wide and deserted, and every few feet there was a Qingzhou soldier carrying a sword and a gun.

At the moment the carriage entered the city, something strange happened. Hundreds of black-clad warriors suddenly appeared on the roofs of the houses on both sides, each holding a sword and a crossbow.

“shhhhhh”

“shhhhhh”

Dense crossbow arrows were shot out from the houses on both sides, covering the sky and the sky, and the rain of arrows submerged the entire long street.

“There are assassins.”

Most of the Qingzhou soldiers on the street were shot like hedgehogs before they could react and headed towards the carriage.

“Shield formation.”

Shi Xiao shouted loudly, and the surrounding cavalry reacted immediately. Dozens of armored soldiers rushed forward to protect the carriage. They relied on their hard armor to resist the crossbow arrows, and not a single crossbow arrow hit the carriage.

After resisting the first round of arrow rain, the second round of arrow rain came overwhelming, but the short time was enough.

Large shields surrounded the carriage, and even the top was protected by soldiers carrying large shields.

“Meet the enemy.”

Shi Xiao remained calm in the face of danger and commanded the counterattack in groups of three, with shields in front, spears in the middle, and bows and crossbows in the back.

Hundreds of short crossbows and strong bows fought back. Those black-clad warriors had no armor and could not withstand the crossbows at all.

In one round of volleys, hundreds of people were shot and fell from the roofs.

In just a dozen or so breaths, the long street was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river. The cavalry began to shrink their formation and quickly built a defensive battle formation around the carriage.

(End of this chapter)