Chapter 290 No Way Out
The tragic state of Wuyun City stunned all the city lords of the border city.
Their emperor executed the Lord of Wuyun City directly outside the city, simply because the Lord of Wuyun City had not prepared any provisions.
They also killed all eight thousand conscripted soldiers.
That was the last of Dark Cloud City's assets.
That wasn't all; he also ordered his soldiers to massacre the inhabitants of Wuyun City for three days.
They committed arson, murder, looting, and all sorts of atrocities...
“All the men in the city of Dark Clouds were killed, not even newborn babies were spared.”
All the women were violated by those men.
The youngest granddaughter of the old city lord, unable to endure the humiliation, committed suicide with a knife!
All the grain and valuables were looted, and the cries of the people were deafening.
The city of Dark Clouds is now a living hell.
The scouts who ran back denounced the evil deeds of the Northern Hu emperor.
The other city lords couldn't sit still any longer.
They are also subjects of the Northern Hu! How much tax have they paid over the years? Why are they being treated like this because of food supplies?
Is the emperor making an example of them, or did he never intend for them to live at all?
"He... he never wanted us to live!"
Will our other border towns become like this too?
Actually, he wasn't after our troops and supplies from the start; what he really wanted was to boost morale!
"Is he... planning to use our border town as a sacrifice to the heavens?"
"How could we have such an emperor! Shaman, open your eyes and look at this world!"
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The city lords were all talking at once, and they were getting really anxious.
The tragic state of Wuyun City may well be their future tragedy.
But what can they do now?
Run...where to run?
In front of them was that dog emperor's army, and behind them was the Weiyuan Army of Dayu.
No matter how you run, you can't escape this battlefield!
"Your Highness, you must think of a solution! If this continues, the border city will truly become a ruin!" a city lord said urgently.
Achig did not speak.
Sassin's actions were exactly what he had expected.
Sassin Lang was cruel and suspicious by nature, and all his sworn brothers died at his hands.
He could even harm his own father.
Now that we are the emperor of the Northern Hu, what is there to worry about when we attack a small city like Wuyun?
He was making an example of someone to scare others, to demonstrate his imperial power, and to issue a warning to everyone.
You are nothing but ants in my hand; I can kill you whenever I want...
"What method? What method can I think of?"
That damned emperor is acting like a madman; he wants to sacrifice the border city to the heavens.
If you want to live, there is only one way: prepare everything he asks you to do.
Perhaps, he might still spare your lives.
"He could even strangle the old emperor with his own hands; in his eyes, everyone else is just an ant," Archie roared.
Achig's words silenced the city lords.
What?! The emperor actually strangled his own father with his own hands...?
"Your Highness! Since you're going to die no matter what you do, then I'm not going to care about you anymore."
You still have a chance to escape, but I don't even have a chance to escape.
Our Tianji City is not far from Wuyun City. He can reach Tianji City with his army in a day at most.
Rather than let the people of Tianji City die under their Mo Dao, I'd rather fight them to the death.
Killing one is enough, killing a pair would be a profit for me.
Rather than let my soldiers be slaughtered like cattle, I'd rather lead everyone in a fight!
Your Highness, I shall take my leave!
After the Lord of Tianji City finished speaking, he turned to leave the tent.
Upon seeing this, Achig quickly spoke up.
"Wait! Is the old city lord really going to face the emperor's army?"
"That's right! I'm going to fight him to the death. I'm an eagle of the grasslands, and I'm not afraid of his so-called descendant of the wolf god."
"We all have one head, and everyone's afraid of being chopped off," the Lord of Tianji City roared.
The words of the City Lord of Tianji made the other city lords realize what was going on.
Yes! They have no way to survive, why don't they rebel?
They still have ten cities, and their combined forces number over one hundred thousand.
Rather than sending these troops to that scoundrel emperor as cannon fodder, let's take a gamble!
No one in the desert is born royalty; everyone climbs their way up step by step.
Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well tear off a piece of that damned emperor's flesh before I die.
"Damn it, I did it too. So what if I killed someone? I've killed people before."
"Yes! Let's do it! If they won't let us live, they won't have an easy time either."
Your Highness, are you in or not?
You used to be the war king under that dog emperor, you know him well, you wouldn't be unable to do this, would you?
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Looking at the city lords who were in a frenzy, Achig knew that the time had come.
"Do it! Why wouldn't I do it! When he exiled me to the border town, he never thought I was his brother."
Since everyone has decided to do it, let's do it together!
It's better for us to work together than to let Tianji City stand in our way.
"Come, drink this bowl of wine, and we'll all be on different sides from that dog of an emperor!"
After Achig finished speaking, he picked up a jar of wine from the table.
After filling all the bowls on the table with wine, Achig was the first to pick up a bowl.
Soon, the other city lords also picked up their wine bowls.
"Let's do it! Down with that dog emperor!"
"Yes! Let's kill that damned emperor!"
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Seeing that Aqige and the city lords had drunk their wine in one gulp, Shen Huaichen breathed a sigh of relief.
Very good, now it's time to see how to fight the Northern Hu Emperor.
"Although I fought many battles with the dog emperor in the past!"
But I also know that the dog emperor is not without his tricks.
I cannot guarantee that I will win this battle.
But I believe that as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to drive back that dog emperor.
However, I still have something to say to everyone.
Mr. Du is my advisor, and over the years he has devoted himself to the border city.
He was learned and talented, and possessed a profound understanding of the world.
"I propose that Mr. Du be the strategist for this great battle. Does anyone have any objections?" Archie asked loudly.
"No!"
"Mr. Du is very talented; he will surely have a good solution."
"Mr. Du is smarter than us roughnecks, he can definitely do it."
"I have no objection to Mr. Du being the strategist."
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Thus, Shen Huaichen became the chief strategist of the border city in its fight against the Northern Hu.
With nearly 100,000 troops at his command, Shen Huaichen was filled with excitement.
My goodness, these are real soldiers!
This isn't a business that plays games; the code on the computer...
Which man wouldn't want to command 100,000 soldiers and gallop across the battlefield?
This isn't Counter-Strike; this is a real-life nation-wide war...
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