Chapter 219 - Desolate Liangzhou (Part Nineteen)
Dark clouds pressed down on the besieged city, joining the surrounding army in trying to crush it!
The two hundred thousand strong cavalry thundered toward the city walls like the surging storm clouds in an overwhelming display of aggression.
It was at this moment that Zhou Tong truly understood why people claimed the Northern Qiang cavalry is unparalleled under the heavens. It was no exaggeration.
The tide of cavalry surged like a flood, accompanied only by the deafening roar of hoofbeats! There were no battle cries, no commands, just a chilling, omnipresent killing intent.
The ground and the city walls seemed to tremble under the terrific and terrible onslaught of hooves. Even as the commander of Liangzhou, Zhou Tong felt his heart pounding. He had no hope that the ordinary soldiers manning the walls were faring better.
Finally, a cry came from the wall. A soldier threw down his spear and ran toward the stairs, crying, "We can’t win! We can’t win!"
Swish—
A blade flashed, and a supervising officer decapitated the fleeing soldier in one swift stroke. He glared coldly around and declared, "Cowards will die!"
Zhou Tong gripped his sleeve tightly, his gaze growing colder. The Northern Qiang had crushed the defenders’ morale the moment they charged. Was there really any hope of victory in this battle?
But no matter how dark his thoughts were, Zhou Tong would not abandon himself to despair. As the city’s commander, he had too much to do.
He turned to face the soldiers on the walls, took a deep breath, and shouted, "How dare the Northern Qiang barbarians insult the majesty of the Ruen Dynasty? Do they think our nation doesn't have any men?