Chapter 546
Chapter 546 Fate Decided by Heaven
"Charge!" With his resounding war cry, five thousand soldiers burst forth like unleashed tigers, galloping their horses wildly toward Dalanzha. Their gleaming battle blades shimmered with icy radiance in the setting sun.
Burning the fields of the Turkic people had been a dream of the Great Hua soldiers for centuries—a chance to avenge their past humiliations. A fervor blazed in their eyes, reddening their faces. The excitement was palpable, as the hooves of their steeds kicked up enough dust to obscure the horizon.
The thundering hooves woke the returning Turkic shepherds. Standing beside their tents, they squinted to get a better look at the oncoming troop. These warriors, dressed in tattered robes, looked incredibly ferocious. Suddenly, the men, women, and children of Dalanzha broke into excited cheers, rushing toward the soldiers. Exuberant shouts and cries echoed across the plains.
Clearly, the Turks, who had never been raided before, mistook these invading Great Hua soldiers for triumphant warriors of their own tribe. They couldn't fathom that people from Great Hua would dare set foot in their plains, and certainly didn't expect such ferocity from what they considered a frail people.
Having covered almost a mile and with only a few hundred yards separating the two parties, it was the Turkic sentries who first sensed something amiss. The menacing troop advanced with blades shining as if slicing through the cold light of the sky, exuding an aura of deadly intent. The knights had yellow skin and black hair, and their eyes were as cold as winter ice.
"Damn it, it's the Great Hua—Ah!" The alarm cry from a Dalanzha sentry was cut short as a swift horse charged at him. A razor-sharp blade flashed by like a streak of white silk. In a shower of blood, the Turkic man was sliced in half, tumbling off his horse. His protruding eyes bulged with shock, a melancholic light clear within. Clearly, he had never expected to meet his end at the doorstep of his homeland, under the blades of Great Hua.
Gao Qiu spat viciously on the Turkic corpse and swung his blade, flicking the blood off its edge. "That's right, I am your grandpa from Great Hua. Those who dare cross mighty Great Hua will be punished, no matter the distance!"
"Those who dare cross mighty Great Hua will be punished, no matter the distance!" Hu Bugui and the five thousand soldiers echoed, their swift figures like shooting stars, charging toward the sprawling tents of Dalanzha.