nycdaug Chapter 144 Massacre
Chapter 144 Massacre
Within the tribe.
"Alas, I wonder how long this battle between the barbarian king and the prince will last."
A woman sighed.
They all belonged to the lineage of the Left Wise King. After the Left Wise King became independent, they also followed him and broke away from the royal court.
They just didn't expect that the royal court would launch an attack on them so soon.
They were all very worried that the Left Wise King would be defeated.
If the Left Wise King is defeated, they will all be implicated.
"I don't know. I hope His Highness can stop the Barbarian King's attack! Otherwise, we'll all be in trouble."
The woman beside her also sighed.
In fact, they did not want to fight, especially not against the barbarian king.
They both belonged to the Northern Barbarians, and in their view, they shouldn't have fought.
But they didn't want to fight, and the barbarian king wanted to fight, so they could only passively fight back.
To be honest, their lives were much better after the Left Wise King became independent.
They do not want to return to the royal court.
After all, under the rule of the barbarian king, who waged war year after year, their lives were not easy.
After the Left Wise King gained independence, he issued a series of decrees, allowing them to recuperate and rebuild.
This is the kind of life they want most; if they could, who would want to fight every year?
Especially for those tribes close to Dongqin, the royal court waged wars every year, and the price they paid was much greater than that of other tribes.
Almost every year, their surplus food was confiscated by the army, leaving them barely able to eat their fill.
They've really had enough of this kind of life.
Furthermore, if it weren't for the constant warfare every year, which resulted in many of their tribe's men dying in battle, they would have long since become a large tribe.
To be honest, these tribes near Dongqin had long harbored resentment towards the barbarian king.
Now that the barbarian king is going to send troops to attack them, they feel even more hatred towards him.
Such discussions are common among these tribes.
Just as everyone was busy with their own things, the ground began to shake, and some people realized something was wrong.
In the military camp.
"What's going on? Has the earth dragon turned over?"
A general inquired.
"No, it's not an earthworm turning over. This vibration is very regular, and it feels very familiar."
Another general spoke up.
I just couldn't recall how to become familiar with it for the time being.
"No, send men out to investigate immediately. This feels like a cavalry charge."
The leading general immediately remembered something.
He immediately sent someone to investigate.
"It's bad, General! A large number of cavalry are charging towards us. According to the information from the front, there are at least tens of thousands of cavalry."
Just then, a soldier rushed into the tent in a disheveled state.
"What? Explain yourself! Where did these cavalry come from?"
The leading general was greatly alarmed, for his northern barbarian cavalry were currently engaged in a fierce battle with the barbarian king.
Where did the suddenly appearing army come from?
"General, judging from their attire, they should be the Northern Garrison of Eastern Qin."
The soldier replied.
They bordered Dong Qin and fought a major battle with the Zhenbei Army every year.
They were extremely familiar with the Zhenbei Army.
"What? The Northern Garrison? What are they doing here? Why didn't any news come back beforehand?"
Immediately, a general jumped up.
"Now is not the time to talk about these things. Quickly assemble the army. We must stop the Zhenbei Army, otherwise we will be finished once the Zhenbei Army breaks through our tribe."
The leading general immediately realized what was happening.
Now is not the time to dwell on these things.
"Yes."
The soldier immediately went out to relay the order.
"Everyone, prepare immediately. No matter what, we must hold off the Zhenbei Army. Also, send someone to deliver the message to the clan chief immediately, so that they can return to reinforce us."
The general immediately gave the order.
Now they can only do their best to hold off the Zhenbei Army.
"Yes."
Several generals immediately left the camp to make preparations.
But now the Zhenbei Army has already rushed close.
Qin Wu unleashed his full power, sweeping through the tribe's gate with a single spear thrust.
To him, these wooden doors were no different from paper.
"Kill them for me."
Qin Wu led the charge into the tribe and immediately began the massacre.
"kill..."
The soldiers roared in anger.
Following Qin Wu's footsteps, he rushed in and raised his butcher's knife without the slightest hesitation.
Of course, not everyone is like that.
The large armies that had been mobilized from other places hesitated, after all, they could tell that the vast majority of them were ordinary people.
They were hesitant to do it.
"What should we do? Should we kill them too? Almost everyone here is an ordinary civilian!"
One of the generals said, unable to bear it.
"Are you going to just stand by and watch? Do you want to be punished by the Divine Martial King?"
Another general snorted coldly.
Although he was somewhat reluctant, as the commander-in-chief, the orders of the Divine Martial King were military orders.
As soldiers, obeying military orders is the first principle.
In fact, after he rushed in, he discovered that even ordinary barbarian people were not the kind of people who were powerless to kill a chicken.
He could tell that these people would pose a threat to him even if he didn't kill them.
Now that the Divine Martial King has made his decision, they will carry it out. Even if someone holds them accountable in the end, with the Divine Martial King to take the blame, what are they afraid of?
"Woman's compassion, these northern barbarian people are not weak and helpless."
After giving a cold snort, one of the female generals rushed out.
This person was Gu Qingyue. Before Qin Wu left, he recruited her into the army and made her a general of ten thousand men.
She no longer resembled a noblewoman, but rather a killing machine, constantly leading her people to slaughter the northern barbarians within the tribe.
Seeing that even a woman had acted this way, the others who were still hesitating stopped hesitating.
They immediately led their men to massacre the entire Northern Barbarian tribe.
An hour later.
This tribe no longer has any northern barbarian people left who can breathe.
Qin Wu also arrived at the largest tent in the very center.
"Your Highness, we have discovered many people from our Eastern Qin tribe within the tribe."
Gu Qingyue was the first to speak.
"Identities have all been confirmed?"
Qin Wu inquired.
He knew that many of these northern barbarian tribes were people from the Eastern Qin, who had been captured by the northern barbarians from the Eastern Qin.
Of course, this all happened several years ago.
After he completely took control of the Zhenbei Army, the Northern Barbarians were unable to break through the Zhenbei Army's defenses in every major battle.
Not to mention the looting of civilians.
"It has all been verified. They are all people from my Eastern Qin. Some of them have been captured for several years, some for more than ten years, and the longest they have been captured is several decades ago."
"They have always been enslaved and exploited by the northern barbarians."
"Many people have become numb, like walking corpses."
Gu Qingyue felt very uncomfortable as she said this.
Those were all people of their Eastern Qin! Yet they were being fed like livestock by the Northern Barbarians.
Recalling the scenes she had just witnessed, she felt an urge to slaughter the entire Northern Barbarian tribe.
"Send someone to take them back! They should go home."
Qin Wu had already thought of these things, but he couldn't do anything about it before, unless it was this opportunity.
He also dared not easily wage war against the northern barbarians.
But now that he has arrived, the Northern Barbarians must pay the price for what they have done.
"Your Highness, when will we continue our military campaign? These damned northern barbarians dare to treat the people of Eastern Qin like this. I will make sure they pay the price."
The general who initially couldn't bear to slaughter the people was moved by the tragic plight of the people of Eastern Qin.
He couldn't hold back any longer. The more reluctant he was before, the more he wanted to slaughter the Northern Barbarians now.
"Go and cut off all the heads of the Northern Barbarians and build a mound of skulls. I will massacre the Northern Barbarians."
"The army will rest for one night and let the soldiers eat to their hearts' content. The army will set off tomorrow."
Qin Wu merely glanced coldly at the general before issuing the order.
Qin Wu knew everything about the general's performance just now, and he looked down on such a person.
It's a joke that a general of a nation would feel pity for the enemy.
"Yes."
The generals accepted the order.
"Go and make the arrangements! Oh, and take good care of those corpses, don't cause any trouble."
Qin Wu gave another instruction, then waved for everyone to leave.