Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Before he could finish speaking, he saw two guards lying on the ground with their heads turned 180 degrees.

Then they saw more than a dozen people wearing demon masks.

His face immediately turned to fear.

His once arrogant and domineering face turned incredibly timid!

"Who...who are you?"

As he spoke, he was about to close the door and go inside.

Da Lei, of course, wouldn't give him a chance, given the close-range combat.

Da Lei wasn't supposed to be using a gun, but he was here today to show off his weaponry to General Dan and his men.

Moreover, Xiao Ce has already given the order to produce as many weapons as possible, without any need to be stingy.

The reason is simple: Xiao Yang will be stationed on one side of Yumen Pass. With Xiao Yang there, these weapons can be transported over continuously in the future.

When Xiao Ce set off from Kyoto, he had already told Qian Dafang to send a letter to Mobei and ask them to send the weapons over.

If you calculate the time, it's not by much.

Da Lei raised his hand and fired a shot into the leg of the retreating Etok.

"Ouch!" Etok screamed and fell to the ground.

He then clutched his leg and cried out, "Help! Someone help! There's an assassin..."

Etuoke immediately started shouting at the top of his lungs.

Da Lei didn't rush to make a move. He glanced into the room and found several scantily clad, alluring girls from the Western Regions.

They were terrified when they saw this scene and huddled together, covering their heads.

Upon seeing this, General Dan went inside.

Several naked women from the Western Regions cried out, "Don't kill us... we were forced to!"

General Dan pulled out a bundle of rope from somewhere and threw it on the ground: "Those who don't want to die, put on your clothes and tie each other up."

The several naked women naturally nodded repeatedly.

Da Lei knew that General Dan had taken pity on them and did not want to kill them.

However, he was clearly unsure whether they were on his side before making this decision.

Upon seeing this, the several naked women naturally agreed.

They put on their clothes and then tied each other up.

Meanwhile, Da Lei had a team of men guard this side, and anyone who came over could be killed on the spot.

This method is very effective. They were just standing at the door, and anyone who ran over was shot and killed instantly.

It was done with absolutely no effort.

Da Lei walked to a window on one side, took out a prepared signal flare, and lit it directly.

A beam of light pierced the sky with a sharp screech!

Those who had been prepared at Sanguan Road all began to act.

Bang bang bang!

Boom boom boom!

A jumble of gunfire and the sound of bombs exploding.

The sound rang out in this small town.

This terrified the merchants; they even felt like they were about to be struck by lightning.

Some of the bolder ones saw people wearing demon masks slaughtering the Uzbek army stationed there.

He then turned to the merchants and told them that as long as they behaved themselves and didn't run around, they wouldn't be harmed.

Upon hearing this, they all obediently stayed where they were.

However, these messages spread like wildfire.

The more it's spread, the more exaggerated it becomes.

They all say that divine soldiers descended from the heavens, using heavenly lightning to punish those people.

This delighted the merchants who were initially terrified, as well as the local people passing through.

Although they were told not to run around, they did not run around; instead, they knelt on the ground with their hands clasped together.

They all shouted, "Thank the gods!"

Meanwhile, a group of merchants and pedestrians outside the city were initially attracted by the signal flare.

Then came a series of explosions from the Three Passes Road, and they all craned their necks to look.

However, aside from seeing a sky full of flames, their efforts were destined to be in vain.

Just then, Nanxi said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, King of Mobei, did you cause this commotion?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Not bad."

Nanxi asked Xiao Ce, "Is the commotion inside the same celestial artifact that Ling Chang mentioned you used? The same weapon you used to kill Dilit's men from Uzbekistan?"

Xiao Ce no longer concealed anything, and directly took out the flintlock pistol and handed it to Nan Xi; "This is it."

Nanxi looked at Xiao Ce as he handed it over, her face full of surprise: "Such a celestial artifact, is it even possible for me to touch it?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Nan Xi: "This isn't some kind of magical artifact; it's just a firearm I invented..."

Seeing this, Nanxi carefully took it and then examined it carefully.

"This thing can kill people?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "There are too many people here. To avoid unnecessary trouble, let's try it out for you tomorrow."

Nanxi nodded repeatedly, then said excitedly, "Your Highness, King of Mobei, if you want to reform our army, could you also equip us with these devices?"

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's what I do think. However, the cost of these firearms is too high. One firearm costs one hundred taels of gold, and the cost of the accompanying firearms and bullets is also considerable... If we equip your entire army with these, I'm afraid your national strength will be unable to support it."

Xiao Ce said this on purpose. The cost of this musket was clearly calculated in Lin Zhong's letter. The cost was around ten taels of gold. The most expensive cost was labor, since the workers in Xiao Ce's military factory had excellent welfare and income.

If Xiao Ce were to sell this musket to someone else, he would definitely price it at a thousand taels of gold. But selling it to Nan Xi and his group is a case of small profits but quick turnover.

Moreover, Xiao Ce was looking for a long-term partnership, so he conceded some benefits.

Nanxi listened to the price Xiao Ce mentioned. The price of this fire lance was indeed not cheap, but considering its power, it was also perfectly suited to the national conditions of their Shanshan Kingdom.

If he were equipped with an army of ten thousand men and such weapons, he would be very confident.

In the Western Regions, they no longer feared any powerful enemy!

"Your Highness, the King of the Northern Desert, it's not expensive! It's worth the price... If you're willing to provide more, we'd like to order ten thousand bottles first!"

Xiao Ce was surprised to see that Nan Xi was so straightforward. He thought that Nan Xi would ask for a thousand first, but he never expected that Nan Xi would ask for ten thousand directly.

And they don't even offer to haggle!

Nan Xi's straightforwardness left Xiao Ce with no chance to utter the second half of his prepared statement...

Xiao Ce said to Nan Xi, "I have another option, which will be much cheaper!"

To Xiao Ce's surprise, Nan Xi said with a determined look in his eyes, "King of the Northern Desert, we want the best! Money is not a problem, I will find a way. I believe we can solve it. With these 10,000 muskets, we can definitely gain more than one million taels of gold..."

Xiao Ce was both amused and exasperated by Nan Xi's words.

This woman really has guts.

However, he asked for 10,000 units, which their current production capacity simply cannot keep up with.

“Your Majesty, listen to me. The sounds inside aren’t just from muskets, but also from grenades… So, if you’re going to equip yourselves with these, you should take my advice.”

Nanxi was completely captivated by the flintlock muskets when he heard that Xiao Ce could sell them.

She was completely bewitched, terrified that Xiao Ce might suddenly change his mind.

Now that Xiao Ce said this, he calmed down a bit: "Other things? Your Highness, do you mean that the noise inside wasn't all from the flintlock muskets you mentioned?"

Xiao Ce smiled and nodded, then took out a grenade from his pocket.

"The explosions inside were all made by this thing!"

Nanxi stared at the stick-like object in front of him, his face full of disbelief. However, he only had doubts in his heart and did not show any doubt on his face.

"Is this expensive, Your Highness?"

Xiao Ce said, "One tael of gold per piece!"

After listening, Nanxi said, "That's alright, it's not too expensive."

After listening to Nan Xi's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "This thing can only be used once."

Nan Xi was somewhat surprised, but seemed to be trying to avoid Xiao Ce refusing to sell her.

She stubbornly insisted that it was expensive.

Although she didn't say it, you could tell from her expression that she still thought it was too expensive.

"We'll see the results tomorrow, let's just look at the results directly."

Nanxi smiled and nodded: "Your Highness, even without looking at it, I'm certain that these things are quite powerful."

Xiao Ce said with a smile, "That is indeed true..."

Ling Chang, who had remained silent the whole time, said, "Your Highness, judging from the current situation, it seems we won't even need to wait until tomorrow."

Xiao Ce nodded.

At this moment, at the residence of Otok in the Three Passes, Da Lei used Otok's screams to kill all the guards around his mansion.

The corpses were piled up at the entrance.

By this time, Etuoke had already shouted until his voice was hoarse and he could no longer speak. He looked at Da Lei and his group with a look of fear on his face.

After waiting for a while, Da Lei and his men had him tied up tightly.

Because his leg was injured, he was completely unable to move.

Da Lei then had someone carry him on their back and walk out.

The entire residence was deathly silent. The other women, who were also bound, were told by General Dan to wait there until tomorrow, when someone would come to find them.

Once it's confirmed that they have no problems, they will be allowed to leave.

After they went outside, they heard screams of agony all around them.

Amidst the screams of agony, there were also some cheers.

The people screaming in agony were all hit by grenades; it's hard to say whether they were lucky or unlucky...

A bunch of them ran over, and they were killed instantly by the explosion, some even losing their legs.

Even if you want to live, you can't.

The pain comes from wanting to die but being unable to.

Da Lei and his group were relatively humane; as they passed by, they slit their throats with a knife, giving them a quick death.

When they went out, they didn't encounter any resistance, only a few fleeing people, whom they promptly shot dead without hesitation...

Actually, the people here did resist.

However, in the first wave of resistance, they were inexplicably blown up, and they would die the moment they raised their hands.

Merchants and passersby chanted thanks to the gods.

This terrified the Uzbek garrison, because Da Lei and his men were all wearing masks, and they genuinely believed that gods had descended to destroy them.

Therefore, they were already somewhat intimidated before the war even began.

In this battle, almost all of them fled, and Da Lei's group was chasing them.

Some people knelt down and surrendered directly, and they were not killed; they were simply tied up and thrown together.

By the time Da Lei emerged from his residence in Otog, the war was nearly over.

There were corpses everywhere, and more than two thousand prisoners tied together.

As for the security personnel newly recruited by Otog, they were among the first to surrender, so their losses were not particularly significant.

General Dan followed behind, looking on in surprise.

Although he had expected a victory, he never imagined it would be won in this way.

Although this army was managed very laxly by Otog, it would not have suffered such a crushing defeat in a real battle.

General Dan was well aware that those weapons had played a significant role.

Seeing that the captains were reporting to him, Da Lei ordered his men to conduct another search in this area.

The teams lying in wait at the city gate also reaped considerable rewards.

An hour later, they gathered all the bodies together and counted them; the number was roughly the same as the number of people stationed there.

Just then, General Dan asked Da Lei, "Da Lei, what do we do next? How do we deal with the remaining merchants?"

Da Lei said to General Dan, "Did you hear the noise they made just now?"

General Dan looked puzzled: "The noise they made?"

Da Lei nodded and prompted, "They're shouting 'God, God!'"

General Dan then nodded.

Then Da Lei leaned close to General Dan's ear and whispered something.

General Dan's eyes lit up as he listened to Da Lei's words: "This method is absolutely brilliant!"

Da Lei asked, "Is it alright to have your people do this? After all, our people will definitely have accents."

General Dan nodded repeatedly, saying there was no problem.

Then, General Dan called over a few of his men and whispered a few words to them.

They split into several small teams again, but this time the female soldiers were in charge.

They walked, wearing masks, to the places where common people and merchants had gathered.

These people prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting that they had seen the gods.

The general's men, following Da Lei's instructions, began to speak: "Today, your Empress has sent a divine messenger to ask me to save you from your peril and eliminate the villains on your side. You witnessed nothing today, so you must keep your mouths shut! If you divulge even the slightest detail, you will surely be punished by Heaven!"

As soon as he said this, the person following behind him very discreetly threw a grenade.

The grenade exploded with a loud bang behind them, startling everyone on their side...