Hearing that the emperor had issued an edict to them, all the soldiers remained silent, stood upright in their positions, and looked straight ahead at the high platform.
Before long, Duan Jiong and Chen Fan arrived at the high platform.
Looking down at the neat and orderly ranks of the Liangzhou army below the platform, Chen Fan nodded, then took out a scroll of imperial edict and held it high above his head.
Duan Jiong and the other Liangzhou soldiers looked at the imperial edict in Chen Fan's hand with reverence.
"By order of the Emperor, Marquis of Dingbian and all the generals and soldiers of Liangzhou, receive this decree!"
"We are here by imperial decree!"
Duan Jiong and the generals present shouted in unison and bowed to the imperial edict.
Chen Fan then slowly unfurled the imperial edict, focused his energy, and began to loudly proclaim it to the Liangzhou soldiers:
"Since Emperor Xiaowu attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and then conquered Dayuan in the west and Minyue in the south, he was victorious in every campaign, which established a great reputation for our Han Dynasty. Since then, no barbarian tribe in the four directions has been without fear."
Throughout history, wise men and patriots have all taken pride in this. However, I have heard that the various tribes of the Eastern Qiang dared to disregard the laws of our Great Han and arbitrarily harbor a group of fugitives, trampling on the dignity of our Great Han. I deeply resent this!
The actions of the Eastern Qiang are undoubtedly a provocation, a provocation against the majesty of the Han Dynasty, a provocation against me, and a provocation against you!
I absolutely cannot tolerate this!
Therefore, I hereby issue this decree today:
From the date the imperial edict was issued, all officers and soldiers were granted the right to make decisions on the spot.
The might of the Han Dynasty cannot be offended!
Anyone who dares to defy the might of the Great Han Dynasty shall be executed!
Anyone who dares to carry weapons shall be executed!
All soldiers of my great Han Dynasty must obey this order!
On the high platform, Chen Fan used almost all his strength to read aloud the contents of the edict, making every word clearly reach the ears of all the Liangzhou soldiers present.
All the soldiers of Liangzhou, including Duan Jiong, looked at the scroll of imperial edict in Chen Fan's hand with excited expressions and flushed faces.
The chests of all the soldiers rose and fell continuously, the surging blood within them washing over and stimulating their brains again and again.
At this moment, they are like a volcano that has been accumulating power for a long time, just waiting to reach a critical point so that they can erupt instantly and give the provocateurs a devastating blow!
At this moment, the training ground fell into silence, with only the heavy breathing of the Liangzhou soldiers and the surrounding banners fluttering in the north wind.
Duan Jiong stretched out his trembling hands and took the scroll of imperial edict from Chen Fan.
"Your subject, Duan Jiong, respectfully obeys the Emperor's decree!"
"We humbly obey the Emperor's decree!"
As Duan Jiong received the imperial edict, a cheer erupted instantly on the drill ground.
Then Duan Jiong, holding the imperial edict, turned to look at his troops, then drew his long sword from his waist, the tip pointing towards the sky.
"The might of the Han Dynasty cannot be violated!"
"The might of the Han Dynasty cannot be violated!!"
With Duan Jiong's loud shout, all the soldiers on the training ground raised their weapons high and shouted in unison with all their might.
It seemed as if it were proclaiming the might of the Han Dynasty to this world.
In an instant, the sound spread in all directions, soaring to the heavens, and the howling north wind stopped instantly.
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