Chapter 108 - 72: Destruction of the Nation
Boom!
The curtain of rain fell, its sound immense.
Outside, a tempest raged; a bonfire was lit.
Perched upon the bonfire was an iron pot simmering with lamb. A young man in black clothing sliced rib meat with a small knife, dipped it in dipping sauce, and ate. He sat cross-legged on the grassland, appearing relaxed, yet the man facing him, adorned with a forehead ornament, looked less than pleased.
In his hands, the Seventh Prince of the Turkic twirled a curved saber—an artifact from Tuyuhun, crafted of gold with seven pigeon-egg-sized gemstones inlaid in the handle, luxurious as art yet with a blade so sharp it seemed it could slice through the northern winds.
The Seventh Prince said, "Master, your strategy was brilliant; we have occupied the vast lands of the Western Regions."
"But my elder brother has suffered great losses."
The Seventh Prince barely managed to suppress the urge to curse him as a fool.
As Yuwen Lie launched his surprise attack, the Fifth Prince of the Turkic, unable to resist the chance to establish his achievements, attacked Yuwen Lie’s originally guarded border city. The civilians had evacuated, and they defeated the original defending army and entered the city.
Little did they expect that Yuwen Lie, this fierce general, was also adept at long-range rapid assaults.
As they drunkenly celebrated, Yuwen Lie returned, set fire to the original border city of Ying Country, and incidentally stewed the Turkic cavalry, turning tens of thousands of armored elites into cooked meat. For the Fifth Prince, it was as if his martial prowess was almost completely decimated.