Chapter 956: Chapter 242: Bloody Battle at Huangzhou Prefecture, Fiery Fire Aids Heroic City
The child immediately started taking small bites of the hot rice upon hearing this, and the man looked at his wife and said, “You eat too.”
The woman nodded, following suit by putting the rice into her mouth, but she didn’t chew, and tears started streaming down her face.
Seeing his mother cry, Er Bao was surprised and looked at her, wondering why she was crying even though they were eating. Could it be tears of joy? The rice in his mouth was so delicious that he felt like crying too; it was much better than the bitter tree leaves.
“Why are you crying? Don’t cry, don’t cry, people all go through this, what’s the point if we’re destined to such a fate.”
Saying this, he alone picked up the pot they used for cooking.
By now, the rice in the pot had almost run out, with only a few grains left sticking to the pot’s sides.
The man reached into the pot with his hand, ignoring the heat, and gathered the remaining rice grains into a small ball, which he then tossed into his mouth.
He chewed with large bites. Follow current novels on novęlfire.net
His face was filled with happiness, for it had been a long time since he tasted the flavor of grain.
The man had just taken a bite of rice when he heard the mournful sound of the Cow Horn. Right after, the squad leader responsible for the man, the former village scoundrel Ergou, came out holding a whip.
The whip snapped loudly in the air: “Gather up, quickly, gather up, do you want the whip?”
The man glanced at his wife and son, then secretly handed a small cloth bag to his wife: “I didn’t cook all the grain, these are for you and our son, I’m leaving!”
Saying this, the man got up to leave.
His wife immediately rushed over, crying and howling, “Master, master…”
Er Bao also panicked, looking at the bowl of rice in his hands and his departing father. Had he eaten too much, and was his father displeased with him?
Thinking of this, he also burst into tears.
Listening to the cries behind him, the man didn’t dare turn back, while in this camp, countless families were weeping.
In an instant, a wave of sadness surged in his heart, evident in everyone’s minds.
The refugee army began to gather, forming the first squad of the assault army, known as the suicide squad.
Each refugee was given an old waist knife, some rusted, some broken, but it didn’t matter since they didn’t need to actually breach the city gate.
They were essentially sent to die, bearing the name suicide squad, but it was actually a death squad!
The refugees were gathered, with the Zoroastrian Sect disciples behind them, these well-trained disciples holding various weapons. Anyone daring to retreat would be immediately killed.
Commonly known as the supervision team.
A vast number of seventy to eighty thousand refugees held broken swords and sticks, standing in the first line.
Behind them stood the Zoroastrian Sect’s supervision team, all set and ready, prepared to charge at any moment.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ya on the city wall also grew tense.
At this moment, a loud shout was heard, “The enemy is about to charge!”
Hearing this, everyone anxiously watched everything on this side.
Then Chu Tian from the Zoroastrian Sect drew his treasure sword and shouted, “Charge!”
The enormous Cow Horn sounded; at this point, the supervision team behind shouted, “Kill, charge for me!”
At the command, the refugees instantly started rushing towards Huangzhou Prefecture City.
The refugees were truly at their wit’s end, yelling “Kill!”
They charged forward, with their families just behind them, knowing what the Zoroastrian Sect had told them. If they failed and the enemy rushed out, not only would they all be slaughtered, their families would also be implicated.
Their wives and children, their parents and family, none would be spared, everyone knew the true nature of the court.
Thus, these refugees were truly panicked, unsure of what to do next. They didn’t want their loved ones to be harmed, yet it seemed impossible to avoid.
Only by charging, capturing Huangzhou Prefecture City, the Zoroastrian Sect promised them that once they conquered the city, they could get food, land, could finally live like humans, like the landlords they envied, with land to cultivate!
Thus the refugees, threatened and coerced, had no choice but to charge, charge was their only option!
They frantically rushed towards Huangzhou Prefecture City. At this moment, Zhao Ya, looking at these refugees, couldn’t help but feel pity, did she not know they were refugees?
She knew, but when they charged, Zhao Ya had no choice but to hold this place. If they failed to hold it, if Huangzhou Prefecture City was breached, the hundred thousand people inside would become refugees like those outside!
They would also be coerced, then charged towards the next city, so Zhao Ya had to hold on to Huangzhou Prefecture, even if it meant more sacrifices.
In this world, there is no win-win situation, only choosing the lesser of two evils.
“Archers, prepare, fire!”
Zhao Ya shouted, and instantly the city wall’s defenders shot arrow after arrow.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Amidst a rain of arrows, countless refugees were shot dead.
Among them was Er Bao’s father, who was simple-minded and not adept at socializing, therefore didn’t have a good relationship with the Zoroastrian Sect’s selected vice squad leader, Ergou. As a result, Ergou placed him in the front row.
Meanwhile, those who occasionally sent gifts to Ergou were placed at the back.
Thus, when the first round of charging began, Er Bao’s father was at the forefront.
Under a downpour of arrows, Er Bao’s father was hit in the thigh, flopping to the ground, yet the refugees behind did not stop, trampling over him one by one, quickly trampling him to death.