Chapter 174: Barbarian Archers
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The clash of weapons and furious roars intertwined across the battlefield, blood soaking into the grass below.
Corpses of slave soldiers began to pile up across the land, yet wave after wave still surged forward without fear of death.
Behind them were the arrows of the barbarians. In front of them were the arrows of the defenders of Cangzhou. There was still a sliver of hope for survival if they could capture Cangzhou. If they failed, they would all be slaughtered by the barbarians.
This was the order given by Huyan Tuo’s banner chief, Gurtai, before the siege.
To survive, the slave soldiers could no longer care that the ones standing atop the walls were their own countrymen, or that behind the walls lay the land of Great Yu, and the people of Great Yu.
No. They weren’t just fighting for survival anymore. Deep in their hearts, they carried hatred—hatred for Great Yu. Hatred that when their wives and children were violated by the barbarians, Great Yu had not sent its army.
They hated that when their homes were burned to the ground, Great Yu had not intervened.
They hated that when Prince Yong committed suicide in his own palace, Great Yu had still done nothing.
That hatred festered day and night in their hearts. The nation behind the walls had become unfamiliar to them. A desire to destroy everything was growing within.
‘If we must die, then let’s all die together.’
Gurtai looked upon the slaves storming the walls of Cangzhou with a satisfied smile. The tactic of using slave soldiers as the vanguard was widespread among the barbarians, and a string of victories had elevated this strategy to a revered status.