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“Great victory at Cangzhou! Prince Qi slayed 100,000 barbarian soldiers!” “Great victory at Cangzhou! Prince Qi slayed 100,000 barbarian soldiers!” Along the Zhuque Avenue in Chang’an City, a young palace attendant galloped at full speed, shouting the news at the top of his lungs. It wasn’t just Emperor Xiao Wenxuan who was thrilled. Even though he was just a eunuch, often looked down upon and incomplete in others’ eyes, he too carried the fate of the empire in his heart. From the…-
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Late August, under the blazing sun, Chang’an felt hotter than ever. But the news of the Great Victory at Cangzhou made the heat even more intense. In every alley and courtyard, from markets to manors, everyone was talking about it. The common people were ecstatic. The hawkish ministers—the ones who always advocated for war—were overjoyed, rushing to the palace to offer their congratulations to Emperor Xiao Wenxuan. Their long-held stance had finally been proven right. Of course, while some…
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A hoarse voice echoed across the empty Cangzhou camp. Xiao Ming’s blood burned with passion. This song was the unyielding will of a nation facing foreign invaders. This song was the soul of an army daring to draw its sword. At this moment, the Cangzhou camp fell silent, leaving only the crackling of the bonfire. The soldiers stared at Xiao Ming, who stood before the flames. Suddenly, one soldier began singing along: "If our homeland is invaded..." "Hot-blooded men must rise...." Another voice joined…
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“They’re here! They’re here!” A young woman’s voice rang out from the main road leading into Qingzhou City. Everyone turned northward. The Qingzhou Army was marching back in neat formation. Among the crowd waiting were men, women, elders, and children. Even many young women had come. While noblewomen of the Great Yu Empire rarely appeared in public, common folk didn’t follow such strict rules—especially on a day of celebration like this. As the soldiers saw how many citizens had come out…
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TN: If you are reading this novel on a website other than Gravity Tales, please read this novel there to help boost the novel’s views and also as a way to support the translator. In addition to reading on Gravity Tales, you can also support me by subscribing at patreon.com/caleredhair. Currently, the translated chapters are already 195 chapters ahead. 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…
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At the city gate, the mountain of corpses silently told the story of what had happened. Streams of blood flowed together, and the thick smell of blood mixed with the stench of death filled every corner of Cangzhou City. Even after the barbarian troops retreated, the defenders dared not relax. No one could be sure if the retreat was real or just another trap. The city gate had been blasted open by barbarian explosives, and the damage was severe. Zhan Xingchang immediately organized slaves to begin…
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On the steppe, only about 40,000 barbarian cavalrymen remained, slowly heading north. Gurtai walked among his people, and from time to time he could hear the quiet sobbing of women. This time, the Huyan Tuo Tribe had been tasked with leading the siege. More than half of their tribe had gone to war—and never returned. "One more battle like this and the Huyan Tuo Tribe will cease to exist." That one sentence from Liu Xuan made Gurtai finally decide: he would no longer send his tribesmen to fight the…
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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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