20demayo 3000 vs 500
3000 vs 500
3000 vs 500
[3rd POV]
(Gongmen City, The Tower of Sacred Flames)
"Lord Shen!!" The voice of Boss Wolf echoed in the silence of the tower.
The rapid sound of his footfalls came right after as he quickly climb up the stairs that led to the throne room.
"Lord Shen!!" He called again, much to the annoyance of Shen who cringed at the disturbance.
"What is it?" He asked in a not-too-friendly tone. it promised consequences if whatever news he brought with him was not an emergency.
"My lord." Boss Woif slide to a stop right before the throne where Shen sat majestically. He had glasses in his eyes and he was reading a long scroll.
And then in the silence, came the shocking news.
"An army from Tibet is approaching our borders." Boss Wolf said with the utmost seriousness in his voice.
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"What did you say?"
"Our scouts have noticed an army of Tibet marching towards our borders in Nanzhao." Boss Wolf repeated himself and Shen was forced to believe the news.
It was completely illogical.
Why did Tibet suddenly decide to attack them now? It has been only two weeks since he got the news that they were a threat and he called an emergency meeting with Tai Lung.
They were not supposed to move this fast. They were not supposed to have the nerve to attack them without the backing of India. Even if they were sure that they could win against China, they would be weakened enough in the war that the other Empires would destroy them afterwards.
And relations between countries or Empires do not work that fast. it would require at least half a year of marriage between the sons and daughters of the respective Emperor to have such quick alliances.
By all logic and common sense in the world, this attack was absolutely unexpected.
"How many?"
"Uhhhmmm..." Boss Wolf said and scratched his head, "Around 500 soldiers."
Shen released a sigh he did not know he was holding before he quickly barked at him, "Stupid mutt, say that first!"
"Sorry, my lord!"
500 soldiers huh, so that means that it was not an attack. There were around 3,000 soldiers stationed at the borders with multiple cannons on the walls surrounding it so there was no way it could be an attack.
So it was something else.
Was it a message? A party sent for negotiation?
"Tell the commander stationed on the border to deal with them. Try to settle things peacefully and even if they really are here for talk or negotiate, do not hesitate to bend a knee. We don't want to cause trouble now, remember, we are the ones who need to buy time." Shen said to Boss Wolf who nodded after carefully listening.
"As you wish my lord." Boss Wolf said and bowed before he ran back down the stairs to send a message to the commander in charge of the borders.
Shen shook his head as he watched his most trusted subordinate leave.
He had nearly given him a heart attack, thinking Tibet had made a move so quickly. But it seemed it was nothing serious.
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If only he had paid more focus onto the task. Maybe he would have saved the lives of 3,000 soldiers.
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[3rd POV]
(The Tibetan Empire, The borders of Tibet and China)
"You guys are not the brightest bunch are you." The commander of China said with a shake of his head as he looked at the Tibetan army who was taking out their weapons and getting ready to fight.
They were 3,000 strong while the enemy was only 500 in number. Yet they were trying to attack them here.
The Tibetan army had asked for a talk a bit further into the Tibetan territory, claiming that they do not feel safe so close to the wall where the cannons could fire at them.
Getting the orders from Shen that he should try to not cause trouble, the commander decided that it was no harm to follow them and move away from the walls.
After all, they were 500 while he had 3000 soldiers with him. What could possibly have gone wrong?
Then it hit him.
This time they did not get weaker but the enemy got stronger.
*Ting-Ding-Ding*
*FWOOSH!!*
The soldier's spear whizzed right past his cheek at a speed much faster than before. The attacks seemed to be blessed by the air itself as it made a swift cutting sound.
The fight continued between the 3000-stong Chinese army and the 500 Tibetan army.
But with each sound of the bell, the army of Shen and Tai Lung was getting beaten worse and worse. At one point, it felt like a dream to them. A dream where they couldn't hit as hard as they wanted, where they couldn't run as fast as they wanted.
Where all their efforts were squashed.
They were cursed by the world.
Yet their enemy got stronger and stronger like a dreaded nightmare.
"Its you!!!" The Gorilla screamed and after gathering all of his final strength. He pushed through the enemy lines and made a beeline straight to the cage and the female inside.
If he could kill her, maybe this strange phenomenon would stop.
He was able to catch her image. She had white ears and tails which were eeirely similar to that of the Supreme General but her face and limbs were all covered by clothes.
She shook her silver bell.
*Ting-Ding-Ding*
Gravity pulled him down harder, trying to subdue him.
He lost his footing due to the sudden change in weight and he stumbled. Right then, the enemy commander came to him and plunged a sword through his heart.
'i'm gonna die.' The words rang in his mind as crimson blood spilt out his chest.
But he didn't want to go down so easily. He gathered all of his remaining strength, and he was about to lash out at the enemy commander but...
*Ting-Ding-Ding*
The world forbade him.
All of his strength left him as he went limp like a corpse.
The last thing he saw was the cruel smile of the enemy commander. His tiger face filled with amusement.
And his soldiers were losing the battle with the lesser army. Their frustrated scream filled his ears and the sound of steel clashing steel pierced his eardrum.
"Kill them all!"
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Then the commander's world went dark as death claimed him.
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Author : I was not supposed to upload today. But the updates for other books were so fucking quiet that I felt frustrated as a reader.
Remember, I am also a reader so I k ow how it feels.
Hopefully, this chapter made things a bit more fun for you all.
Anways, is it just me or is the fanfic section of webnovel slowly losing quality? I rember times when I follow ten great books with consistent updates and the new day was literally my favourite time. Which book to give stones to was my biggest hurdle.
But now, everything is awefully quiet. Even the few good books only update 3 times a week.
Should I spend a shot load of money and pick up original novels again?
Anyways just airing my thoughts out.
And give me stones please.
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