sovbooks Chapter 249 The wind howls, and the long spears clang!
Chapter 249 The wind howls, and the long spears clang!
"Ahem!"
Zhang Fan coughed lightly, but none of the words he had just thought of came to use.
It took him a long time to slowly straighten it out.
"You understand this principle!"
"The future of the Great Qin will then have a true pillar of stability!"
Zhang Fan nodded in satisfaction, a faint smile playing on his lips.
He then stood with his hands behind his back and turned his gaze toward the northern horizon.
"The Slave Kingdom..."
However, at that moment...
A rapid, hurried sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the far end ahead!
"Protect the guru and the prince!"
The commander of the personal guards shouted sharply!
The dozen or so Qin warriors around him instantly drew their longswords from their waists and tilted their spears forward.
He tightly protected Zhang Fan and Fusu in the middle, keeping a vigilant eye on what was ahead.
In the darkness of night, a fast horse galloped in.
Until the torchlight illuminated the newcomer!
Only then did everyone realize that the person lying on the horse's back was a scout sent out by the Qin Dynasty!
Just at this moment.
The scout was covered in mud, and his warhorse was breathing heavily from its mouth and nose, clearly reporting an urgent message.
"Whoa—!"
The scout suddenly pulled on the reins, and almost tumbled off the horse.
He rushed to Zhang Fan and knelt heavily on one knee.
"Report—!!!"
"Report to the Guru! It's extremely urgent!"
Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned slightly:
"What's the matter?"
The scout swallowed a mouthful of bloody saliva, raised his head, and shouted:
"Respectfully submitted to the Guru!"
"The Kingdom of Ito and the Kingdom of Slave have secretly formed an alliance, and both countries have mobilized their main forces!"
"They have mustered a full 20,000 troops, and are now divided into two groups, forming an impenetrable fortress, and are closing in on our capital, the capital of the Molu Kingdom!"
"The enemy is marching at full speed and is less than thirty li away from here!!!"
"What?!"
This statement came out.
Not only Fusu, but all the guards present had their expressions change drastically in an instant!
Shocked!
Twenty thousand troops!
The Qin army in this area, including logistics and auxiliary troops, numbered no more than two thousand at most!
The disparity in troop strength is one to ten!
In this desolate city in a vast foreign land!
Two thousand elite Qin soldiers were completely surrounded by a barbarian army of twenty thousand!
The scout kneeling on the ground, his face filled with shame and his eyes red, continued speaking:
"Master, they...they are so cunning!"
"This alliance between the Kingdom of Ito and the Kingdom of Slave is just a smokescreen!"
"They actually ordered all the soldiers to remove their armor and put away their weapons, disguising themselves as refugees fleeing famine!"
"They mingled among the migrating people of those small tribes, taking advantage of the cover of night and the refugee tide!"
"Break into smaller groups and secretly approach the Kingdom of Molu in batches!"
"By the time our outposts noticed the unusual number of refugees, they had already completed their encirclement..."
Speaking of it.
The scout suddenly drew his dagger from his waist and said in grief and indignation:
"My subordinates failed in their investigation!"
"He is responsible for causing our army to be surrounded by enemy forces; he deserves to die a thousand deaths!"
"Please, Master, descend..."
"Put the knife away," Zhang Fan interrupted him.
Upon hearing this...
The scout was clearly taken aback, his dagger frozen in mid-air, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Zhang Fan's gaze softened slightly, but without the slightest hint of punishment, and he continued:
"What, didn't you understand?"
"Put the knife away! This isn't your fault!"
He gazed at the vast darkness of the night, his eyes flashing with a cold light once more.
The scout battalion was the Qin Dynasty's most elite eyes and ears.
If it were a regular army marching, even if they were hundreds of miles apart, they could detect the slightest clues.
But despite all his calculations, he hadn't considered one thing—
We underestimated the utter lack of principles of these Japanese pirates!
"What a brilliant move to cross the river in white..."
Zhang Fan sneered, his tone chilling.
"I never imagined that these Japanese pirates were using this to cover the movement of our main army!"
"They don't even care about the lives of their own people!"
"Forcibly dragging civilians into the war, using them as human shields!"
Once war breaks out!
The first to die under the Qin army's arrows were definitely the local civilians who were used as cover!
This practice of using one's own people as cannon fodder is utterly outrageous!
Upon hearing this, Fusu clenched his fists tightly.
His face flushed red again, and his eyes blazed with fury!
"Absolutely outrageous! Utterly despicable!"
Fusu trembled with rage, pointing at the distant night sky and shouting:
"In our wars in the Central Plains, we still uphold the principle of protecting innocent civilians from harm!"
"The leader of this group of Japanese pirates!"
"They actually treat their own people like dirt, using them as shields for their army!"
"Our great Qin army, though fierce and warlike, is indeed formidable!"
"We would never do something as despicable as using the people of Qin as shields!"
Zhang Fan nodded in agreement.
"These barbarians on the island are so cruel and heartless, even to their own people!"
"It was rotten to the core!"
"If they were allowed to live in the world, they would surely be a scourge to humanity!"
This moment.
Fusu's last shred of pity for the Japanese pirates was completely crushed!
Just now.
A black-armored captain suddenly stepped forward.
With a loud "bang!"
He knelt heavily on one knee before Zhang Fan, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and spoke with a resolute and magnanimous voice:
"Master!"
"For the elite soldiers of our Great Qin, dying on the battlefield is our duty!"
"Today we are surrounded. My two thousand brothers are willing to die, but you and His Highness are the foundation of Great Qin!"
"We absolutely cannot afford to make the slightest mistake here!"
The captain raised his head, gritted his teeth, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said:
"Please grant me permission, Master!"
"This humble general is willing to personally lead 1,500 daredevils to don your and His Highness's robes!"
"Raise the ceremonial guards of the Great Qin and launch a feigned attack southwards to break through the encirclement!"
"Even if all five hundred brothers are wiped out, I will still lead away the main force of these Japanese pirates!"
"The rest of the troops will be led by General Wang Li!"
"Fight to the death to protect the Master and His Highness as they break through the encirclement from the north and return to the warship!"
These words were spoken.
Even the night breeze seemed to stand still!
next moment--
"Splash—!!"
A series of heavy clanging sounds echoed through the night.
Behind the captain, all the Qin generals and officers showed no hesitation or fear whatsoever!
Everyone knelt down on one knee in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized!
The crowd looked up and roared in unison, staring...
"Please grant me permission, Master!!!"
"This humble general is willing to go! I am willing to lead 1,500 brothers to their deaths!!"
"We are all willing to fight to the death to protect our Master and His Highness!!!"
The wind howls, and long spears clang!
Two thousand isolated soldiers were surrounded by an enemy force ten times their size!
But at this moment!
But not one retreated, not one was afraid.
They were all rushing... to their deaths!
Looking at these resolute faces before me.
Listening to that deafening sound of people going to their deaths.
Fusu's body trembled violently, and he bit his lip tightly.
Instantly.
His once clear eyes were now burning red!
A wave of sourness rushed into his nasal cavity, bringing tears to the eyes of the eldest son of the Great Qin.
These are the elite soldiers of his Great Qin!
This is the iron-blooded army created by the Emperor!
How could we let such loyal and courageous soldiers go to their deaths in vain?