Chapter 74: The True Meaning of "Heavenly Soldiers"!
As soon as he heard this, several black-clad men at the door suddenly turned their heads to look over, and Chu Yang felt a wave of icy killing intent lock onto him.
The words "Iron Dragon City" were like a breakthrough, suddenly breaking through the killing intent's barrier!
A burst of killing intent erupted from Chu Yang's side, sweeping and spreading like a violent mountain flood. This killing intent was even more pure and sharp! With one against four, he didn't fall behind!
But it was Gu Du Xing who stood quietly beside Chu Yang!
Gu's hand had already grasped the hilt of his sword! His eyes had already revealed a piercing gleam that could only be emitted when one's entire body's energy was concentrated! Intimidating, yet calm!
The murderous intent of Gu Du Xing merged with the killing aura of those four, and suddenly the entire shop was like a frozen cave. A cold and desolate breath filled half the street.
In Gu Du Xing's eyes, no matter what status or achievements these people in front of him had, they were still just inferior! Inferior people would never be comparable to those of middle status!
Even if you were an emperor... what difference would it make?
Chu Yang is now the greatest reliance on saving Little Meng and the only hope. If these people want to deal with Chu Yang, they must step over his dead body!
Spare no effort, as long as you dare to take action, I will dare to kill!
Iron Dragon City looked at Gu Du Xing in surprise, waved his hand back, and the four killing auras disappeared instantly. Gu Du Xing hummed, retracted his aura, and restored that icy cold zombie face. Standing behind Chu Yang, motionless.
The four men opposite also retracted their murderous auras, each of them cautiously and vigilantly gazing at Gu Du Xing. Such a murderous aura, from such a young youth, had a huge impact on the four!
"Not bad." Iron Dragon City praised, not knowing whether he was praising Gu Du Xing or the treasure sword. He looked at Chu Yang and said slowly: "Your shop has been open for three days, and it has already faced dozens of crises that could have led to its closure! Do you know that if I hadn't given the order, your shop, and even you yourself, would have turned into ashes!"
"Why?" Chu Yang gritted his teeth in his heart, thinking to himself that he had said it would not come to make trouble, but it was actually this old guy who was secretly making mischief. You old thing, you ruined Young Master's plan and still want to take credit?
"For the sake of 'Tian Bing'!" Iron Dragon City suddenly raised his head, looking at Chu Yang: "You can take such a name, and openly put up such a sign on the first street of Iron Cloud Country. It's clear that you have a deep mind and a long-term vision! You've grasped the true weakness of Iron Cloud! I must come to see what your intentions are. Otherwise, even if this small shop is filled with divine weapons, it wouldn't be worth my while to condescend!"
"What's going on?" As soon as she heard this sentence, the girl beside her also couldn't help but raise her head and look at Chu Yang.
"Not bad, this person is indeed suspicious! However, if it's just suspicion, it wouldn't be worth my trip here." Iron Dragon City clasped his hands behind his back: "The reason I, Iron Dragon City, have come personally today is that there are reasons. Moreover, before that, we must stop all those who have an interest in the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion! No matter who they are, as long as someone comes, this shopkeeper will be able to smoothly carry out his plans using these people! Although I don't know what kind of plan he has, directly sealing it off will indeed not give any plan a chance to unfold!"
"This store is not essentially selling arms; but to find trouble!" Iron Dragon City coldly nailed it. Almost revealing Chu Yang's true intentions.
"A direct blockade, this is the simplest and most effective means. If it were another time, I would let him be for a while. But with the Fifth Fleet already deploying in the southwest, at this moment, not a single moment can be let go!"
Zhu Yang's heart was racing, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.
Who says everyone in the world is a fool? This Iron Dragon City is simply terrifying!
He didn't even know his own plan, but just a simple move of sealing, made his entire plan go bankrupt! There was no more follow-up power.
"The fifth gentle needle's plan against the Iron Cloud Nation began ten years ago. Ten years ago, a large number of assassins suddenly infiltrated the Iron Cloud, and these people did not kill kings, nobles, or high-ranking generals, but instead killed all the famous blacksmiths in the entire Iron Cloud Nation one by one! Causing the bloody storm of ten years ago."
Tielong City's eyes became as sharp as a needle: "Until now, in the official records, it is still a mystery. All those craftsmen who had extremely high forging skills and could produce high-quality weapons died suddenly and cleanly. Then, one by one, the ironworkers in the army also died mysteriously! Throughout the country, more than 30,000 ironworkers died! Especially those master-level craftsmen, not a single one was spared!"
"The entire Iron Cloud Nation, possessing the most powerful and rich mines on the entire continent, has become a desert for blacksmiths! Such an absurd thing has actually happened!"
Tielong City snorted and said: "It's infuriating that the Ministry of Justice treated this matter as an ordinary case, handling it hastily!"
"It wasn't until the very end, when Zhao's three largest military bases and seventeen domestic and foreign arms suppliers were completely uprooted, that they realized this matter had shaken the foundations of the country. But by then, it was too late to regret."
"The most tragic thing is that those master craftsmen were killed, and even their homes were burned to ashes! The crystallization of their life's hard work was destroyed in an instant, and the precious experience that could be passed down was scarce!"
Chu Yang's heart was shaken by what he heard.
It turned out that Tiē Yún Guó became a desolate wasteland because of this matter!
The fifth move, "Soft and Gentle", was indeed extremely vicious! Moreover, the ones who died were just some ironworkers, and at first, it wouldn't have alerted the higher-ups of Iron Cloud. But by the time they realized what was happening, this massacre had already come to an end.
Tens of thousands of lives were lost in an instant, all for the sake of a fifth gentle ambition! Yet, there is no evidence to prove this heroic feat, which is truly astonishing.
And after this massacre, even if the Great Zhao unifies Iron Cloud, there's no need to worry about any rebellion within its borders! A country can only have so many blacksmiths. Iron Cloud has tens of thousands of skilled blacksmiths because it's a gathering place for miners; but after this slaughter, how many will be left?
Even young and middle-aged people who originally had the idea of choosing a career would be discouraged after such a massacre.
Rise up in arms, the key is the two words "rise up in arms"; the word "arms" not only refers to soldiers and generals; it also refers to weapons! Without weapons, what can be used to rebel? Use bare hands? Isn't this a joke?
The thought of it made Chu Yang shudder, those were tens of thousands of lives, not tens of thousands of logs. And they were ordinary blacksmiths. This was purely an inhumane massacre!
What kind of ruthlessness, what kind of unscrupulousness, and what kind of madness is required for someone to give such an order?!
And soon after that, under the leadership of the fifth gentle, Zhao began to fight year after year. The wars between Zhao and Tieyun were frequent, and the soldiers' weapons were in short supply. However, at this time, Tieyun had lost the blacksmith who could forge sharp weapons!
This incident, seemingly just a brutal and inhumane slaughter of innocent people, who would have thought it would be related to the victory or defeat between two great nations?
"When war breaks out, frequent bloody battles; the Iron Cloud Country has the richest mine in the world, with countless and inexhaustible iron ore, yet it can't even forge top-notch weapons! The commander-in-chief's weapon is damaged, and he can't find a suitable replacement, so he can only use ordinary soldiers' swords!"
"Ordinary soldiers are not in any danger, as they only use ordinary swords. But who would have thought that the other side's behavior, slaughtering the lowest-level blacksmiths, was actually aimed at countering me, Iron Cloud's leading general?"
Tielong City let out a low growl and shouted: "A person who can wield an eighty-jin weapon, yet uses a seven or eight jin knife, which shatters upon colliding with the enemy's weapon, is it not that their combat strength has dropped by more than just one level? Why has Tielyun been unable to eradicate external threats for years and unable to launch attacks? This matter is one of the major reasons!"
"On the battlefield, soldiers wielded inferior swords and clashed with the enemy on horseback. After one collision, their own swords shattered! How ridiculous is that?! How many heroic men died miserably at the hands of opponents who were not even their match!"
"So the entire Iron Cloud Nation retreated in defeat! The generals had the heart to kill the enemy, but they were powerless to change their fate! They watched as the surrounding seven states and forty-eight counties fell into the territory of Great Zhao, also establishing the legendary reputation of the Fifth Gentleman!"
"For eight years, Tiejyun Country has relaxed all requirements for blacksmiths, but it still cannot make up for the losses of these eight years. Moreover, those brothers who have already died in battle will never come back! The quality of weapons is the greatest pain of Tiejyun Country! Now, you actually opened Tianbing Pavilion on the most prosperous street of Tiejyun City?!"
Tielong City gazed coldly at Chuyang: "Just the two words 'Tianbing' have already touched the most sensitive nerve of Tielyun! What is your intention?"
