novelThe Cruelty of War (III)
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398. The Cruelty of War (III)
Translator: Storm in a Teacup
In the beginning, the morale of Tianlong troops was low.
In addition, they were outnumbered by the Eastern Darkness, so the Eastern Darkness kept winning in the small battles.
Because of this, the soldiers of the Eastern Darkness chased their enemy to the borders of Tianlong Dynasty.
The soldiers led by Zhou Suye were very brave.
However, soldiers of Tianlong Dynasty even lost their strength in the beginning.
In the hand-to-hand combat, the Eastern Darkness obviously won an outright victory.
Tianlong Dynasty usually needed two soldiers, or even three, to fight against one soldier of the Eastern Darkness.
The series of victories had hugely boosted the morale of the troops of the Eastern Darkness, who wished to rush into the city at the border of Tianlong Dynasty.
The troop of 30, 000 soldiers led by Zhou Suye was one of them, but it was not the troop in the front.
That troop went from the north and encountered the guarding troop of 50, 000 soldiers of Tianlong Dynasty.
Tianlong Dynasty needed two soldiers, or even three, to fight against one soldier of the Eastern Darkness.
Therefore, Zhou Suye was very confident that his 30, 000 soldiers would defeat the 50, 000 enemy soldiers!
Thus, Zhou Suye led the soldiers and charged at the enemy.
Unexpectedly, the 50, 000 soldiers retreated to the edge of the Black Wind Forest after they lost a small battle.
Afterwards, they fought back fiercely!
It was the same 50, 000 soldiers, but each of them suddenly got unbelievably stronger!
Moreover, around five thousand people rushed out from the north of Black Wind Forest.
Each one of them had bows and arrows in their hands.
They went round to the back of Zhou Suye and his soldiers, and cooperated with the 50, 000 Tianlong soldiers in the front, surrounding Zhou Suye's troop!
How could Zhou Suye fight when his troop was reduced to inferiority in both number and terrain?
Zhou Suye was shocked. Why did the enemy soldiers suddenly get so strong? Weren't they sick?
Zhou Suye felt that something was wrong, but at this moment, he had no way to back down!
Zhou Suye was not the only one who got trapped.
Several generals of the Eastern Darkness encountered the same situation.
However, among them, Zhou Suye led the second largest number of soldiers.
Moreover, he was too far ahead, almost reaching the edge of the Tianlong Dynasty. He went deep into the enemy, he must pay the price!
A general said, "Fifth Prince, let's retreat now."
This general had put in a good word for Zhou Suye in the meeting.
He was more experienced than Zhou Suye. In the enemy territory, they were outnumbered by 20, 000. Moreover, there was the Black Wind Forest, so there was no chance of winning at all. If they stayed, all the soldiers would die!
Zhou Suye was reluctant to retreat, his face pale.
However, he was clear about the situation, so he ordered to retreat.
However, was it possible for them to retreat now?
Another troop ran out from the west of the Black Wind Forest, which was of another five thousand soldiers!
30, 000 versus 60, 000!
Zhou Suye was shocked."Why are there so many people? Have all of them come here?"
The general turned grim. At this moment, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Fifth Prince, we are in danger this time. Hurry up and have our soldiers break out of the encirclement. I'll cover you. There are only five thousand enemy soldiers behind us. We must not allow them to meet up."
Although Zhou Suye was a scheming man, he lacked battling experience. At this moment, he was flustered. He sensed danger from the general's words. If he didn't leave now, he probably wouldn't be able to leave!
Therefore, he instinctively followed the advice of the general! "In that case, I'll leave it to you, General. I'll go get our reinforcements."
After saying that, Zhou Suye went straight away to break out of the encirclement under the escort of the army.
The general's eyes darkened slightly. He made the suggestion because he couldn't allow anything to happen to a prince in the battlefield.
But the prince abandoned him and asked him to bring up the rear once he was in danger, which displeased him.
However, it was impossible to think too much at this moment. The general took a deep breath and began to fight...
This night, countless soldiers fell in the battlefield and blood stained the land around the Black Wind Forest.
As for Long Xiaoyuan, he slept well.
Those assassins didn't sneak in his room in the middle of the night. The yard was heavily guarded by the Shadow Guardians like an iron bucket. Long Xiaoyuan didn't hear any noise.
Therefore, he slept well this night.
He even had a dream.
It was a sweet dream.
In the dream, he and Shi Qingzhou took their son Long Huan to a beautiful place.
The air was fresh, the scenery was beautiful, and there were many small animals.
His son was chasing two rabbits.
Shi Qingzhou was fishing by the shore, saying that he would grill fish for them. He was watching on the side. Lying on the green grass, looking at his lover and his son, he felt sweet and cozy...
As breeze blew, Long Xiaoyuan felt very comfortable. Because of this pleasant feeling, he even smiled in his dream...
Compared to the cruel battlefield, Long Xiaoyuan was blessed to be able to sleep so comfortably.
However, he was the Emperor while others were soldiers.
Even Liu Suifeng didn't sleep all night, let alone those soldiers who fought for their lives...
On the other side, Shi Qingzhou didn't sleep all night.
Although Tianlong Dynasty was not harmed by the poison in the attack of the Eastern Darkness, he was worried about it.
He was especially worried about Long Xiaoyuan.
The people of Northern Barbarians would definitely go to rescue Huhe Huangcheng, right? Would Long Xiaoyuan get into danger?
Thinking of Long Xiaoyuan, Shi Qingzhou did not sleep all night as well...
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