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"Who are you? These five treasures belong to our Langya Wangfu!" Che Chengming exclaimed, filled with indignation.
Jiang Han, arms crossed, replied nonchalantly, "I can return all five treasures to you right now! But I warn you both, once they are returned, this matter will no longer concern me. I will not get involved again! As for whether these military officials can save the Langya Prince, that depends on the Prince's own fate!"
"You!" Che Chengming was furious, unable to believe Jiang Han would say such a thing.
"Shut your mouth!" Che Chengyun waved his hand, signaling the two retainers to restrain Che Chengming and pull him back.
"Foolish brother, at a time like this, you still want to cause trouble? Are you afraid our father won't die at the hands of those disaster victims?"
As Che Chengming was pulled back, he caught sight of Jiang Han's disdainful expression and then looked at Che Chengyun's resigned demeanor, feeling utterly exasperated. "How could our dignified Langya Wangfu be reduced to this? It's an immense humiliation!"
"I will summon troops! Let me go!" he shouted. "We have two Wan Dajun stationed here at Langya Wangfu! I refuse to believe that tens of thousands of disaster victims can withstand so many troops."
Che Chengming could no longer hold back his anger. "What are you, Jiang Han? A lowly merchant daring to play such tricks? Not only that, but you keep raising the stakes. We default on debts because we are a royal house; we are above you! How dare you use our tactics? This is nothing short of a great insult to us."
Seeing Che Chengming like this, the two retainers exchanged glances and eventually released him, allowing him to ride toward the barracks outside the city.
Currently, there were one hundred thousand troops inside and outside the capital. Among them, sixty thousand were Royal Guards, while twenty thousand belonged to the Langya Prince’s army, stationed here under the pretense of protecting the capital. The remaining twenty thousand were troops from Lingnan King, also left here under the same pretext.
Che Chengming sought assistance from the two Wan Dajun of Langya Wangfu.
Upon witnessing this scene, Che Chengyun did not intervene. If even the civil officials did not act, what could he do? Jiang Han was still demanding exorbitant terms, but he hoped that Che Chengming could bring the army.
As for the Five Cities Military Command, the true force guarding the area had long been controlled by Su Qianxue, and they were no longer reliable.
Over forty civil officials, leading their Household Guards, charged toward the disaster victims. The Langya Prince, trapped among the victims, was being protected by eight Jiang Jiang guards. One of the Jiang Jiang from the Langya Wangfu was enjoying himself, throwing punches at the disaster victims with abandon.
Although he could not escape, he was able to intimidate the victims with his strength. Surrounded by them, the victims initially dared only to shout; those who actually approached were few. Each one that dared to advance was quickly knocked down by a series of punches from the Jiang Jiang.
"Come on! We protect the prince! You disaster victims, if you dare to come closer, I will not spare you!" one Jiang Jiang roared at the thousands of victims surrounding them, exuding an aura of dominance like that of a lion king.
The surrounding victims were furious but dared not approach easily; after all, they were up against a well-organized group. They could only encircle the Langya Prince without daring to make a direct assault. This was also why the Langya Prince had survived being surrounded for so long.
Quickly, over forty civil officials and military officers led a force of two to three thousand people to the outer perimeter of the disaster victims. At the forefront were several generals who spotted the Langya Prince and his Jiang Jiang guards trapped on a small hillside.
One of the generals shouted loudly, "My lord, do not fear! Wei Jiang has come to rescue you!"
Seeing reinforcements arrive, the Langya Prince was overjoyed and immediately shouted, "Kill Jiang Han! Hurry up and kill Jiang Han! I am not in a hurry here; first kill Jiang Han! I will bear all responsibility!"
He pointed fiercely at Jiang Han, declaring him a lowly merchant of ill-repute and vowing that today he would die.
Jiang Han's expression remained unchanged as he coldly stared back at the Langya Prince. Cen Ya then took out a small flag and waved it vigorously.
Disguised as a victim, Yan Dong saw this signal and immediately led a group of disguised Imperial Guards, pushing through a large number of disaster victims as they charged up the hillside.
Just moments ago, the Wangfu General had been displaying great prowess but was suddenly overwhelmed by two disaster victims who left him bruised and battered.
He had just realized that these were not real disaster victims when he was suddenly kicked in the chest by one of them, falling to the ground while clutching his chest.
In that moment, the previously timid disaster victims surged forward, attacking in unison with punches and kicks, brutally beating that Jiang Jiang to death. It wasn't just this one Jiang Jiang; several others met the same fate. Once they fell or knelt on the ground, getting back up became nearly impossible!
Langya Prince was taken aback, sensing something was off. Just moments ago, he had been able to intimidate them. Upon closer inspection, he noticed Yan Dong among the crowd.
This was the Royal Guard, disguised as disaster victims to kill the prince!
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
"Those Civil Officials and Military Officers, hurry and bring your Household Guards! Save me first! Come quickly! Jiang Han isn't in a rush to kill; just save me!"
Langya Prince shouted anxiously. He wasn't foolish; if this group of disaster victims charged at him, they would tear him apart like Dried Meat.
The Civil Officials and Military Officers, who had been heading toward Jiang Han, upon hearing his words, had no choice but to change direction and move toward the outskirts of the crowd of disaster victims.
The leading few Jiang Jiang issued commands, rallying the others as they charged into the throng of disaster victims!
With over two thousand people, all vigorous and armed with swords and weapons, they began to cut down the disaster victims, causing chaos as they scattered in all directions. It was like wolves entering a flock of sheep; the panic they instigated forced the disaster victims to retreat hastily.
Cen Ya watched this scene unfold with growing concern, fearing that Langya Prince might truly be rescued by this group.
"Oh dear," she sighed. "These disaster victims, once left without leadership and seeing fresh forces arrive, will scatter like birds and beasts!"
She still looked down on these old families; given time and without guidance, the morale they had just built up would begin to dissipate.
"Yan Dong is among them! Signal Yan Dong!"
Jiang Han spoke calmly.
Cen Ya nodded and took out a small flag again, waving it vigorously.
As Yan Dong fought through the chaos, he was alerted by his subordinates and noticed this signal. Without hesitation, he led his disguised Imperial Guard toward that fresh force, intent on annihilating them completely.
Not only did they attack, but they also swept along with thousands of disaster victims in a collective assault.
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