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Chapter 207: 168 Zero Casualties War 1
Chapter 207: 168 Zero Casualties War 1
Chapter 207: 168 Zero Casualties War 1
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Seeing the North Fre King slain by a single spear thrust from Lu Chen, Xiao Pengthian suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Indeed, it was just as he had thought…
The strange weapon in the North Prince’s hands was as terrifying as the Thunderous Heavenly Thunder.
Although the North Fre King was quite old, he was still a Grandmaster!
A Grandmaster had been killed from such a distance without even seeing the face of his enemy.
How terrible!
Too terrible!!!
At this moment, Xiao Pengthian felt somewhat relieved, grateful that he had already submitted to the North Prince. Had he harbored any wayward thoughts when leaving North City to return to the Sky Wolf King Tribe, such as declaring himself king within the tribe and making a run for it without coming to North City,
he might have one day encountered the North Prince’s army on the battlefield. Perhaps the North Prince would have then given him a spear just like that.
Just thinking of the huge bloody hole in the chest of the North Fre King caused Xiao Pengthian to feel a sharp pain in his own chest.
He certainly didn’t want to be bombarded by those terrifying weapons of North City again.
At that moment, Lu Chen turned his head to Xiao Pengthian and said, “General Xiao, I’ll trouble you to take care of the aftermath.”
Upon hearing Lu Chen’s voice, Xiao Pengthian finally snapped out of his shock. He hastily knelt halfway and said, “Your servant obeys!”
After joining North City, Lu Chen had recruited some warriors from the Barbarian Tribe of the Sky Wolf King, not many, but still about seven or eight thousand.
Among these seven or eight thousand, many were Scouts, mainly to help Lu Chen monitor every move in the vast grasslands of the North Land, but there were also five thousand light cavalry.
Xiao Pengthian had already submitted to him after all; Lu Chen couldn’t leave him without any soldiers and let him be a commander without troops. How would he then prove his loyalty? Thus, Lu Chen assigned the five thousand Barbarian light cavalry to Xiao Pengthian’s command.
Lu Chen had also noticed that Xiao Pengthian and the five thousand Barbarian soldiers were looking for an opportunity, a chance to prove their loyalty.
Originally, Lu Chen could have simply ordered the Black Cavalry to charge in and end the battle, but he ultimately decided to give Xiao Pengthian and his men a chance.
Only with blood of the Barbarian Tribe on their hands could they feel at peace and allow the people of North City to feel the same, easing the integration of these Barbarian light cavalry into the army of North City.
After receiving orders from Lu Chen, Xiao Pengthian leapt up and jumped straight down from the city wall, leading his five thousand light cavalry straight towards the Barbarian Army of the North Fre King.
By this time, the soldiers on the city wall had stopped tossing the Thunderous Heavenly Thunders, and the infantry phalanx of North City began to close in, while Wenren Lie and Xuanyuan Chen led the Black Cavalry but did not enter the battlefield.
The Black Cavalry they commanded simply stood guard at the city gate, coldly observing everything unfolding before them.
The soldiers of the North Fre King, seeing their king dead and themselves encircled by the soldiers of North City, turned pale with fear, uncertain of what to do.
At this moment, when they saw a troop of light cavalry charging out from a distance, the Barbarian soldiers of the North Fre King knew they had no escape.
Just as the five thousand Barbarian light cavalry led by Xiao Pengthian were about to make contact with the Barbarian Army of the North Fre King, one of the Barbarian Generals of the North Fre King suddenly shouted, “We surrender!!! Don’t kill us!!!”
Hearing these words, Xiao Pengthian almost couldn’t stop his horse. He was about to draw his sword when the other side surrendered???
Upon hearing the Barbarian General’s words, the other Barbarian soldiers quickly realized what was happening. They hurriedly threw down their weapons and dismounted, kneeling on the ground.
This!!!
Xiao Pengthian was immediately filled with rage.
Logically, the surrender of the Barbarian Tribe should be great news for North City, as it meant they could reduce casualties and avoid further deaths.
After all, it’s war, and no matter how great the advantage on the battlefield, close combat inevitably leads to deaths. In the battle at Wanning Valley, North City still suffered the loss of tens of thousands despite their large advantage.
If the North Fre King’s army hadn’t surrendered, let alone tens of thousands, deaths of a few thousand were certain.
Such a dramatic reduction in casualties was certainly good news for Lu Chen as a ruler, but Xiao Pengthian and his five thousand light cavalry didn’t look pleased.
Damn it, they were about to kill Barbarians to show their loyalty to the North Prince, but this bunch just surrendered.
If they surrendered, how could they get their hands stained with Barbarian blood to show their loyalty to the North Prince?
With a darkened face, Xiao Pengthian looked at the Barbarian General in front of him. Although unhappy, he still said, “You have made the right choice!”
Having said that, Xiao Pengthian snorted coldly, then addressed the soldiers behind him, “Clean up the battlefield!”
Seeing the Barbarian soldiers laying down their weapons, Mu Changtian and the others on the city tower couldn’t help but sigh.
This was the change brought about by gunpowder warfare.
If it were the old days, even if the army of ten tens of thousands from the North Fre King was surrounded, they would certainly struggle to the death, trying to break out of the encirclement.
But now things were different. After being bombarded by the Thunderous Heavens, they only had fear in their hearts, with no will to fight left.
Such a grand battle ended with zero casualties for North City.
Such a result, if reported, the imperial court probably wouldn’t believe it.
It wasn’t just the imperial court that would be in disbelief, even the soldiers of North City standing on the city tower felt as if they were dreaming.