Chapter 185: The Army’s Anthem
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Zhu Sansi and his companions were dragging the bodies of dead warhorses out from the pile at the city gate.
Aside from the 20,000 elite Qingzhou soldiers, over 30,000 auxiliary troops had supported the defense of Cangzhou. To Zhu and others, those soldiers had fought just as hard—and deserved to enjoy the victory too.
But there were too many people and not enough meat. Even after searching all of Cangzhou, the chickens, ducks, cattle, and geese brought in by Niu Ben were far from enough.
So, they began digging through the corpses, looking for usable horse meat.
Someone had heard that Captain Lu said horse meat tasted really good.
Since sunrise, when they received news that the barbarians had retreated, Cangzhou had been filled with an electric sense of celebration.
Zhu Sansi felt the same excitement. Crowds of civilians had entered the city, cheering alongside the soldiers.
They brought flatbread, eggs, and fruits for the soldiers—small gifts of gratitude.
During the siege, these civilians had been even more afraid for Cangzhou than the soldiers, because their homes were within the city.
“Zhu Sansi, here.”