Chapter 318 Moving Forward
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather enters the coldest time of the year.
The soldiers of the Lion Army lined the city walls. They were all pale and thin, dizzy and dazed from hunger, and could not even stand steadily.
Even the few remaining war horses were so hungry that their ribs protruded, and they looked like skeletons.
In sharp contrast, the Black Scale Cavalrymen under Guying City were beaming with determination, with strong soldiers and horses, and were even more arrogant.
After a month of being cut off from food and supplies, and with the tragic songs heard all around last night, Jiao Zuotai was confident that he had completely crushed the will of the Lion Army, and couldn't help but feel a little proud.
Therefore, he did not rush to launch an attack, but instead sent someone to challenge the Lion Army before the battle, spitting and insulting them.
What a coward, what a bastard, what a bastard father, all kinds of dirty words were thrown at the Lion Army like throwing feces, but all they got was silence.
The entire Lion Power Army fell into complete silence, staring hatefully at the Black Scale Cavalry, but no one had the energy to open their mouths and curse back.
At the highest center of the city gate, Huo Gannian and Yun Chen stood tall and steady. His expression was calm and majestic, without a trace of fluctuation.
It was not until a disheveled figure appeared at the city gate that Huo Gannian's expression finally changed drastically.
Yun Chen also rushed to the edge of the city wall, his fists clenched so hard that they made a clattering sound, and he squeezed out two trembling words from between his teeth:
"Luyu..."
The black-scaled cavalryman who was cursing non-stop seemed to have lost his temper. When he got so excited, he grabbed Huo Luyu's hair, dragged her out, and humiliated her in front of the Lion Army again.
"Hey - Lion Might Army, ah no, you cowards of the Turtle Coward Army, look, the general's sister is so tender, you can squeeze out the water! We each have one time and it's not enough, we just hate that there are only twelve hours in a day, and we can only have fun with hundreds of brothers in a month! Hey, do you have any sisters? Send them to us to play with! We won't beat you up, okay? Or one woman in exchange for a cart of steamed buns, how about it? Hahahahaha -"
Amid the Black Scale Cavalry's frenzied insults and laughter, Huo Luyu was pulled up by his hair and pushed in front of all the Lion Power Army for display.
She was wearing a men's outer robe that didn't fit her at all, with nothing underneath. Her calves, covered in scars and blood, were exposed, and her bare feet, red as they stepped on the snow, were shivering with cold.
Her hair was disheveled, covering a face that was paler than snow. She lowered her head deeply, not daring to look at anyone.
There is no need to say anything; anyone can guess what happened to this innocent girl.
Huo Luyu stood in front of the Black Scale Cavalry with a dazed expression. No one was tying her up, but she didn't try to escape. She just stood there like a piece of dead wood.
The cavalryman who challenged the enemy stretched out his spear and deliberately moved the spear head back and forth between Huo Luyu's thighs, repeatedly lifting her outer robe for the Lion-Power Army to see.
While shouting some obscene words, he said that Huo Luyu was more fragrant and softer than their military prostitutes, and much tighter than the women in the brothels.
Huo Luyu was pushed all over the place and kept pressing the corners of his clothes with his hands, trying to cover his naked body.
This scene completely ignited the anger of all the Lion Army.
The men, who were starving and almost starving to the limit, suddenly found the courage from somewhere, tightly gripped their swords, and began to curse with gnashing teeth.
Seeing that the shouting and humiliation in front of the formation failed and instead aroused the fighting spirit of the Lion Army, Jiao Zuotai felt something was not good and quickly ordered the Black Scale Cavalry who challenged the formation to retreat and take Huo Luyu away.
Unfortunately, it was too late. On the city gate, Huo Gannian's eyes were wide open with anger. He slowly raised his bow and arrow, and the sharp tip of the arrow was aimed at the black-scale cavalry who challenged him.
The sharp arrow shot out with rage and hit the middle between Huo Luyu and the black-scaled cavalryman. The black-scaled cavalryman was so frightened that he suddenly retracted his hand and dared not drag Huo Luyu anymore.
After a moment of hesitation, the challenging black-scaled cavalryman stretched out his claws towards Huo Luyu again, and the second arrow came whistling, and Yun Chen shot an arrow through the black-armored warhorse under the cavalryman.
The arrow pierced his eyes and the black-armored warhorse fell heavily to the ground, causing a storm of snow and dust to fly up, and the cavalryman also fell on his back in a mess.
Huo Luyu still stood there stiffly, his eyes empty and lifeless.
Yun Chen stared with red eyes, drew his bow and shot an arrow again, aiming it at Huo Luyu's back, and shouted:
"Luyu! Let's go!!"
Hearing Yun Chen's voice, Huo Luyu finally moved. She turned her head to look at the countless black-scale cavalry behind her. Several black shadows were already running towards her, stretching out their claws to grab her.
She began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Huo Luyu! Don't be afraid! Go!!" Yun Chen shouted again, and shot arrow after arrow, which hit the ground behind Huo Luyu, forcing the front row of black-scale cavalry to retreat again and again, preventing anyone who intended to capture Huo Luyu from getting close.
"Huo Luyu! Move forward!"
This time it was not Yun Chen who shouted loudly. The voice came from the angry soldiers of the Lion Army, and no one knew who it was.
Then, a second voice came from the soldiers, still shouting:
"Huo Luyu! Move forward!"
Immediately afterwards, the voices of countless soldiers gathered into a roaring roar. They struck their weapons with all their might, making earth-shaking noises, and shouted angrily with all their might:
"Huo Luyu! Move forward!"
"Huo Luyu! Move forward!"
"Huo Luyu! Move forward!"
The sound was like a landslide and as angry as a dragon's roar, which made people's scalps numb. It also frightened the black-armored war horses under the city and made them raise their hooves and neigh, causing a commotion among the black-scaled cavalry.
Huo Luyu finally came to his senses, tears slowly falling.
She never looked back.
She took a step forward, stumbling but running towards the city gate with great determination.
Above the city gate, Huo Gannian drew his bow and arrow again, aiming at the head of the challenging Black Scale Cavalryman. His voice was majestic and filled with sorrow and determination:
"We fight to the death! For our country and our families! If we don't die today, our wives and sisters will become prostitutes in the future! If we don't fight today, our sons and daughters will be boiled into the enemy soup in the future! All soldiers, listen to my order! Fight—"
Although Huo Gannian gave an order and shot an arrow through the head of the cavalryman who challenged him, the black-scaled cavalry behind Huo Luyu began to shout and charge forward, like a herd of beasts rushing out in full force.
Huo Luyu didn't dare to look back, he just ran as fast as he could regardless of the consequences.
In front of her is the slowly opening city gate
——It is the countless Lion-Mighty Army who are ready to die.
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