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Cruel wars are always prolonged and grueling. After the night raid, Cangzhou City and the barbarians entered a tug-of-war—each day repeating the same cycle of attacks, retreats, and fresh assaults, leaving the ground littered with corpses. Zhan Xingchang went out and returned, negotiated and renegotiated, spouting nonsense back and forth. And every time he left, either the defenders would bombard the barbarian camp or another night raid would follow. By the fifth day, Xiao Ming’s firepots were…-
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"Your Highness, Qingzhou City has sent ten more cannons! And the messengers said they've also brought something called 'grapeshot'!" An auxiliary soldier shouted to Xiao Ming from the city walls. "Grapeshot… finally here?" Xiao Ming felt a sudden urge to cry. Producing grapeshot was an extremely tedious process. Despite the Machinery Department working tirelessly, the output had been minimal. Though grapeshot were also solid projectiles, they were much smaller—each cannonball contained dozens, even…
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When Zhan Xingchang came out of the barbarian camp, the surrounding barbarian soldiers whistled at him mockingly. He had gone to negotiate with the barbarians, but he never got to meet Beishan Taiji himself. Instead, he met a Han man named Liu Xuan. Zhan Xingchang immediately stated Prince Qi's conditions for surrender: the barbarians must withdraw from Shanhai Pass, give control of You Prefecture and nearby lands to Prince Qi, and in return, Prince Qi would recognize the barbarians as his overlord. Of…
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TN: please read at Gravity Tales for support "Aim at the Huihui Cannons!" Luo Xin shouted. Every few meters, a soldier repeated his command down the line. Along the 500-meter-long city wall, thirty cannons had been set up—one nearly every ten meters. Orders had to be relayed one by one. Once everything was ready, Xiao Ming nodded at Luo Xin. "Fire!" Luo Xin roared. "Fire!" Voices echoed along the wall. BOOM! BOOM! Thunderous explosions rang out as the cannons shot flames. Black cannonballs flew…
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"They’re retreating! They’re retreating!" On the city wall, the soldiers cheered excitedly as they watched the wave of slave soldiers collapse and scatter. Niu Ben smiled slightly. "Your Highness, the cannons have really frightened them." Xiao Ming said, "It’s normal to be afraid the first time they see such a powerful weapon. But once they get used to it… that’s when the real bloody battle begins." Niu Ben nodded silently. He understood. Up to now, they had only fought slave soldiers—not…
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Last night, Xiao Ming fell asleep as soon as he finished eating. All night, his dreams were filled with images of the bloody battle at Cangzhou City—the terrified eyes of slave soldiers, splattering blood, and the crimson mist rising from exploding fire jars. Just half a year ago, he had been a shut-in researcher comfortably working in a lab. Now, he had to face the brutal reality of ancient warfare just to survive. This was a hundred—no, a thousand—times more terrifying than witnessing a street…
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The flames flickered inside the tent. Black shadows danced in the candlelight. Beishan looked at Gurtai and said, “For this attack on Cangzhou City, the Huyan tuo Tribe must follow my orders completely.” Gurtai didn’t like it, but he still nodded. Beishan then asked, “How is Cangzhou’s defense?” Gurtai explained everything from the previous few days of attacks. “Exploding gunpowder jars?” Beishan asked. Gurtai nodded. “Yes, those jars are powerful. Hundreds of our archers were…
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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…
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Blood splattered as Lu Fei pulled his sword out from a slave soldier’s chest. By now, his whole body was stained red with blood. Even though rocks and logs were being thrown down again and again, slave soldiers kept climbing up the 500-meter city wall in the chaos. “Push down the ladder!” Lu Fei gave the order. Two soldiers used forks to push the ladder away. The slave soldiers climbing on it screamed as they fell. “Shieldmen!” Lu Fei looked ahead and saw barbarian archers about to shoot. He…
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Screams echoed across the battlefield, one after another. Niu Ben’s lips trembled, but the bow in his hand struck like the scythe of death, cold and merciless. With each life he took, a deeper weight of guilt pressed upon his heart. But he knew — behind him stood millions of people from the Great Yu. He could not afford mercy. These conflicting emotions tore through him like brambles around his soul. Xiao Ming's heart fared no better. Killing one to save ten thousand — in reason, it was right.…
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