Chapter 1421
Siege, Endurance
Chapter 1421 Siege, Endurance
His mixed-race son beckoned to the Easterners present: "Kneel down, all of you, and thank the Fourth Prince for his great mercy!"
"This sinner thanks the Fourth Prince Hongyu for his great forgiveness!" The Easterners, who had been kneeling all along, shouted numbly. Having been tortured since birth, their minds were shrouded in a fog. Most of the time, they did not understand the meaning of their words and just passively shouted along.
Can't we just not shout?
Okay, but the next barbecue is for you.
The mixed-race son was satisfied, and he kowtowed repeatedly, so hard that his head was buzzing.
Xiqin Erqin laughed heartily and pointed at Dongmangfu's mixed-race son, saying, "Dongmie Wei, you are much more sensible than Dongmie Cheng. The position of King of the East should rightfully be inherited by you."
Dong Mie Wei's eyes lit up, and he turned to Xi Qin Erqin, kowtowing repeatedly: "Thank you for your kindness, Western True King. I will serve the Eastern Desert faithfully and be the most loyal slave of all the tribes of the Eastern Desert!"
These words brought an eerie silence to the area around the Fourth Prince's tent.
The people of the East and Dongmangfu were both unhappy. The people of the East disliked Dongmo Wei for being spineless, and believed that if Dongmo Wei really became the king of the East, the East would have even less of a way to survive.
Dong Mangfu felt extremely humiliated... Dong Miewei was an illegitimate child, the son of the Eastern Desert Emperor. According to the rules, Dong Miewei was to be the Eastern Desert Emperor's spy, so he could only be an ordinary member of the royal family and could not be the King of the East.
The Eastern King must be the biological son of the previous king. For example, Dongmiecheng, although Dongmiecheng died, still had other biological sons.
The fourth prince was also displeased. Another sentence came from inside the tent: "Eastern criminals, carry out the order immediately! Anyone who dares to delay the great cause of the gods and the emperor to destroy Wei will be made into military rations!"
That idiot Xiqinerqin actually said something that breaks the rules. Does the West want to do something against the rules, like exterminating the royal family and taking their place?!
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Xiqin Erqin, the chieftain of the Xiyan noble family, Dong Mangfu, Dong Miewei, and other enemy soldiers from the Eastern Desert all responded, quickly rose, assembled their troops, and headed to Dongfu Town once again.
This time, Dongmangfu became even more inhuman; he was unwilling to send his troops into the trap and instead gathered the old men from the east.
"Elders in the East, you have enjoyed a lifetime of blessings. Now it is your turn to become heroes and serve the Eastern Desert!"
"After the great cause of destroying Wei is successfully completed, your descendants will be allocated land, you will be able to become masters and enslave the captured Wei barbarians, and your descendants will be able to live the good life of the true people of the Eastern Desert. Your deaths will be worthwhile!"
God, his death was worthwhile. God, he enjoyed a lifetime of happiness. But what Easterner has ever enjoyed happiness?
As soon as they were settled, they had to work; when they were strong and healthy, they had to go to war; when their health was failing, they had to serve as dogs for other true people.
They were old and, according to custom, should have been able to enjoy a few good years, but when the Eastern Desert Emperor said he wanted to destroy Wei, the entire eastern region came out in full force... Before they even conquered the Northeast, the eastern region was almost completely devoured!
Many elderly people instinctively burst into tears, weeping for their entire lives and for the plight of people in the eastern part of the country.
"We weep with joy! We, the people of the East, are weeping with joy because we have the opportunity to participate in the great cause of destroying Wei!" Dongmangfu shouted, fearing that Xiqinerqin and the others might question the loyalty of the people of the East.
Dong Mie Wei also shouted repeatedly, his face turning red with embarrassment. This guy really wanted all the people in the east to voluntarily serve Dong Mo.
This is because it will enhance his reputation and give him credit!
Upon hearing this, the tens of thousands of elderly men selected from the east suppressed the words of 'treason' that were uttered in their throats, knelt down, and waved their hands wildly in the air like graffiti, saying, "I will serve the Eastern Desert with loyalty and strive for military merit for my family!"
Well, people from the East are indeed not human, but they still want to protect their families with their lives... They can protect them for as long as they can, because they can't bear the pain of seeing their family members die in front of them.
So they shouted words of loyalty, listened to the thumping of military drums, and were driven by Dong Mangfu and his men, hand in hand, heading towards Dongfu Town.
Fearing they would all die at once, they were divided into ten groups of a thousand men each, spread out horizontally, covering a distance of about a mile. Bang bang bang bang bang!
A thousand people took steps, stomping heavily on the ground before them.
"Take heavy steps, or the lightning weapon won't detonate! Take small steps, or you'll step over the lightning trap and fail to traverse it!" Dong Mangfu, accompanied by his personal guards, followed the old man from the east at a distance as he traversed the trap, repeatedly shouting these instructions, fearing that the old man might not be careful enough and cause them to step into the lightning trap and be blasted into the sky.
For the sake of merit, Dong Miewei followed behind Dong Mangfu's group, shouting: "The Liangwei bastards are not human! They stole our Heavenly Thunder Weapon to ambush us! When you see the gods, you must tell them about the evil deeds the Liangwei bastards committed against our Eastern Desert, and let the gods punish them and kill the Liangwei!"
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Are you alright?
Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for distorting the truth like this?
Click-click-click, a faint, almost inaudible sound emanated from the ground; the gunpowder mechanism vibrated, the flint was rubbed together, and with a hiss, the fuse was ignited…
Rumble rumble rumble rumble!
A burst of gunpowder exploded, overturning all people and livestock within a ten-meter radius.
"Ahhh!" The elderly man from the east, who had been killed or wounded by the explosion, screamed, rolled around, and pleaded, "Shoot arrows! Kill us! Give us a quick death! It hurts so much! Being roasted alive hurts so much!"
Some elderly people from the east mustered all their strength, turned around, and wanted to see their families one last time, shouting to them: "Be good, learn the language of Liangwei, learn the skills of wolves, learn the skills of cattle and sheep, and be loyal to the Eastern Desert!"
It's unknown how many of the younger generation will understand these words, but they shouted them with their last ounce of strength. If even one or two of them understand, their shouts won't have been in vain.
Yes, quite a few people from the east understood it, such as the Queen of Dongmangfu... Wolves, cattle, and sheep will migrate, and if they learn the language of Dawei well, their descendants can escape to Dawei and become Dawei people.
Compared to the lives of people in the east, the lives of ordinary people in Wei are already like those of gods!
"Grandma, grandma! Your granddaughter is here to save you! Don't be afraid, your granddaughter will come with you!" A group of girls from the east were about to rush towards their relatives.
"Stop them, you bunch of ignorant lowly maids!" Queen Dongmangfu roared. Upon hearing this, the Eastern soldiers protecting her immediately went to stop the Eastern girls who wanted to die with the old man.
Shi Duo'er's eyes were bloodshot with rage as she glared at her and cursed, "You whore, you madam! You're not human yourself, and you're dragging us down with you? You've learned the language of the Great Wei, you've seen the Wei people, and there are teachers among the livestock raised in the east. They risk their lives to educate us. You've even attended their classes. Can't you still tell the difference between a human and an animal?"
Bang! Shi Duo'er was knocked unconscious.
The Eastern Princess personally knocked her unconscious, kicked her face several times, dragged her back, and said viciously, "This lowly servant deserves a lesson. I will personally teach her how to be a good Eastern slave these next few days!"
"Duo'er..." Shi Duo'er's great-grandfather and great-grandmother called out, and soon she breathed her last.
Thump thump thump!
"The second batch of elders set off, passing through Dongfu Town, to serve the Eastern Desert loyally, to earn merit for their families, and to receive land and become masters after the destruction of Wei!"
Dongmangfu shouted, driving another group of old people to wade into the trap.
"We're leaving. No matter what, you must live. Only by living can you have a good life." After saying these words, the old man from the east stepped into Dongfu Town.