Da Qin: We just traveled through time and you proclaimed yourself emperor in Rome

Chapter 163 Riots in the West, besieging the Ninth Young Master! (Fourth update!)

Once they encounter harsh natural environments, frontline soldiers will go hungry.

But Daqin has sufficiently advanced railways, which means there is no need to worry about anything at all.

The advantages gained bit by bit, in the end, converged into the invincible army of Da Qin.

Fortunately, the combined forces of the Eighteen Kingdoms were strong enough, and Great Qin was at war with the Maurya Dynasty. Even if they were killed, they would not believe that Great Qin could destroy both parties at the same time.

Two days later.

The scouts sent by Faruk sent out news that the Qin Dynasty had really built the Great Wall to the border of the Xiongnu and connected it into a line.
Surrounding 36 counties within it, there is no gap.

This news was like a thunder, exploding in the armies of the Eighteen-Nation Alliance.

This means that the only way is to break through the city wall.

But they are not fools and know how difficult it is to break through the wall.

This 50-meter-high city wall has almost become a ravine.

All future enemies will be blocked outside.

There began to be riots in the military camp, and countless soldiers were frightened.

"What should we do now?" The king of Komedi stood in front of the tent, his face as gloomy as water.

Qin Shihuang would not be scared away directly, but it would be really difficult to attack.

A rough estimate would require at least one million lives to be successful.

He believed that just attacking a city and paying such a high price was not worth the gain.

"There is another way, and that is to fight fire with fire."

Farouk took a deep breath, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

More than a dozen kings around him all looked at him, wondering what they meant.

Netizens in the live broadcast room also looked curious, wondering what this time traveler from the Earth and Fire Kingdom could do.

"Our advantage is that we have a large number of people, and we have harvested enough grain and grass on the way here. In addition, we can continue to transport grain and grass from home, and we have a steady stream of supplies. But Daqin is different. I don't believe that their supplies can match Compared with us, the only way is to build a city wall outside Da Qin and survive Qin Shihuang to death!"

Farouk waved his hand and roared loudly.

The people behind him who were looking forward to it couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Some kings even stretched out their feet and almost kicked him to the ground.

Is this a way people can come up with?

He traveled thousands of miles to Da Qin to start a war, not to station himself.

It sounds simple, but it is not easy to build a Great Wall. Not to mention other things, just the manufacturing of cement and steel bars is an astronomical figure.

You can't just build a blast furnace here and build it brick by brick, right?

They have no confidence in stalling with Da Qin.

Seven million mouths consume food and grass, which is no joke.

After all, Farouk is a modern man and does not understand ancient wars.

"Don't forget that Da Qin has just experienced the impact of volcanic ash and is currently short of food and grass. Wang Jian's attack on the Maurya Dynasty must have taken away a lot of food and grass. The advantage is ours."

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Faruk immediately became anxious.

He didn't know that Xia Guo's netizens in the live broadcast room were already laughing.

Many people even joked that he wanted to build the Great Wall and then let archers shoot at it on the wall?
"Apart from this, is there any other way? This method won't work." A middle-aged man with only one ear stood up.

The other kings all rejected Farouk's proposal.

"There is another way, and that is to fill it with human lives. I know that countless people will die, but this is also a no-brainer. Only by filling the Great Wall up can we enter the city."

"Believe me, Da Qin must be extremely empty inside now. They put out these bed crossbows, as well as the scholars and the people of Da Qin just now. They all want to disturb our sight and deliberately pretend to be strong."

Farooq said confidently.

Suddenly, the two soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp inadvertently glanced inside, with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

Many Xia Guo netizens in the live broadcast room burst out laughing.

: It was said for the first time that Da Qin only had Qin Zhidao. What was the result?The result is the rail network!
: The second time I said there was only a railway network, then nearly [-] blacksmithing stations came!
: The third time he said there was only a blacksmithing platform, but the Qin Dynasty brought out thousands of bed crossbows and this endless Great Wall!

: Now he said that Daqin is short of manpower, haha, do you believe it?
The mocking words made the Tocharians feel very uncomfortable, but there was no other good way except anger.

No one knows what the true national power of Great Qin is, and what kind of crises are hidden within this city wall.

"Let the soldiers rest first, then build a supply line, and then make a decision. At least it is not advisable to rush to attack in a short period of time." King Komede finally couldn't sit still anymore and stood up directly.

Along the way, the reason why Faruk was allowed to take charge of the overall situation was because they were afraid that Great Qin would take beheading actions.

To put it simply, he wanted Da Qin to keep an eye on Faruk and make him his scapegoat.

And if he doesn't stand up now, he may be beaten to death by Faruk.

At this moment, inside the city wall.

Li Xin, Ying Gao, the Mohist tycoon, the Confucian family and people from other families were all sitting in the handsome tent.

"Fourth Young Master, let's start the war. Launch an attack immediately. We can definitely swallow this fat piece of meat. Then we will use the road to attack the Maurya Dynasty and join forces with Wang Jian to eat King Ashoka."

Li Xin stood with one leg on the ground and the other on the table, dancing excitedly.

Not only him, but also the representatives of hundreds of schools of thought nearby, all looking like bandits.

If there were any outsiders here, they would probably be shocked to death watching this scene.

This is exactly the same as the shock described on TV, and has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Only Ying Gao was considered a normal person and was sitting quietly in the main seat.

"Fourth Young Master, the hammer in your humble hands is already thirsty." Kong Ding sat next to Wang Li, and the two of them kept pushing cups and changing cups.

"My Mo family's mechanism skills have been prepared and dozens of traps have been arranged around. I can probably kill an army of [-] people." The Mohist giant also spoke.

He had the same shy smile as before, looking harmless to humans and animals.

"Do you want to watch the casualties of our Da Qin soldiers and people? Do you know how many people died in the battle just now? Nearly ten thousand people of our Da Qin died!"

A hint of coldness flashed deep in Ying Gao's eyes.

Seeing this, everyone quickly became quiet.

They knew that the Fourth Young Master was about to issue military orders.

Everyone sat respectfully on their chairs, and no one dared to speak.

In Great Qin, Ying Gao's reputation was much lower than that of Ying Tian, ​​but he was able to take charge of the Lantian Camp at the age of ten, so it was certainly not something he could boast about.

When he was fighting against the Six Kingdoms in the past, he killed countless people with the spear in his hand, which was the majesty of his killing.

Even the crazy Li Xin was a little frightened.

"Pass on my order. If there is no military order, no one is allowed to take action without permission. Not only the soldiers in the city, but also the various families and ordinary people."

"Kong Ding, you personally lead a group of people out and deliberately pretend to scare the enemy away. Remember, you must make them think we are bluffing."

"Li Xin, you are responsible for standing on the city wall and deliberately looking as ferocious as you want. Remember, you must let them see that you are pretending."

"As for the Mo family, just like before, they led people from other families to secretly set up traps around the city wall to consume as much of the enemy's strength as possible."

Ying Gao held the water glass in his hand, his eyes fell on the map, and he spoke word by word.

No one around him dared to interrupt. They all nodded slightly and kept the order in their hearts.

As Ying Gao said, what we have to do now is to lure the enemy to attack. If there is a city wall and it is not used, wouldn't it be a huge waste? Relying on the city wall, at least hundreds of thousands of enemy troops can be killed and the number of Qin soldiers reduced. casualties.

"Okay, let's go and rest."

Ying Gao waved his hand, his face turned cold.

Soon, everyone retreated one after another.

"Fourth Young Master, you are asking me to be a vase. You know, I am the worst at acting." Li Xin walked at the end and said quietly before going out.

When he saw the Fourth Young Master picking up the water glass in his hand, he ran out quickly.

……

Rome, city walls.

"Your Majesty, the Great Qin War has completely broken out. The situation in Great Qin is not optimistic. A general named Li Xin of Great Qin and the fourth son Ying Gao were both seriously injured."

Alexander Yun stood next to Ying Tian, ​​rolled his eyes, organized his words, and then spoke anxiously.

She didn't know if it could disturb Ying Tian's mood, but at least it was a way.

"Ying Gao? If this guy doesn't deal with me, he will die sooner than he will be reborn. Li Xin is the same as him, so he will die sooner." Ying Tian said disapprovingly.

As soon as these words came out, Alexander's eyes couldn't help but have ripples.

Everyone in the live broadcast room also widened their ears, as if they heard something incredible.

Only Zhang Jiu, who was sitting next to him, rolled his eyes.

Others didn't know it, but how could he not know that the relationship between the brothers of the Great Qin royal family was extremely good, as good as one person.

And when Qin Tian said this, he naturally knew that Ying Gao and others would not be in danger.

The nearly 50-meter-high city wall is enough to keep all enemies outside and prevent them from taking a step beyond the barrier.

"There's a war on Father's side, why haven't my enemies come yet?"

Ying Tian stood up from the Roman princess's lap and looked into the distance with dissatisfaction on his face.

Nearly a month has passed, but there are still no invading forces.

Seeing the disapproving Ying Tian, ​​netizens in the live broadcast room sneered.

In their view, this is a young man who is indifferent to worldly affairs. He is only proficient in strategy and layout, and has some cleverness, but does not know how to govern a country.

: I'm afraid Ying Laoliu doesn't realize what it means to be besieged by all the forces in the West.

: It is said that the Macedonian Empire has led an attack and is about to arrive in Rome. I want to see how Ying Laoliu will die.

: I admit that Ying Laoliu does have strong military capabilities and layout capabilities, but once a person becomes arrogant, he will definitely lose.

: After many Western forces come to kill him, if he is still alive, I will unscrew his head and hang it on his waist.

Many netizens left the Tocharian live broadcast room and came to Rome.

Da Qin's pressure on people is really too great. Only with Ying Tian can it be slightly balanced.

Mr. Wang and others, who were originally in a good mood, couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene.

Everyone believed that Ying Tian had most likely never participated in the national war.

If you have participated in a large war, you will never behave like this.

Of course, there is a slim possibility that Ying Tianzhen is really powerful and can single-handedly attack many Western forces, but is this possible?
Impossible.

"If the news of Ying Tian's death spreads to the east, it will definitely disturb Qin Shihuang's state of mind. In this way, it will be helpful to our victory."

King Yin Tu stared at Ying Tian in the live broadcast room and sneered.

"Although we have never seen the scene in the city of Rome and do not know the true strength of Rome at the moment, we only need to know that you only have more than [-] people, and that is enough."

A long-lost smile appeared on King Bear's face.

He couldn't wait to throw the oppression he suffered in Da Qin onto Ying Tian.

The beacon tower built by Ying Tian's people was only a few feet high. Naturally, future generations did not think it could stop the invading army from the west.

During these days, Ying Tian took Alexander Yun with him every day, but the scenes in the Roman Imperial City were always deliberately concealed and never appeared to outsiders.

Therefore, these people have not seen the arrow towers, bed crossbows and other objects on the city wall.

Ying Tian was afraid that if the news spread, his enemies would be scared away, and his plan would be exposed.

"Looks like it's another day of waiting in vain. Let's go back to bed."

Ying Tian stretched out and swayed, his face looking relaxed.

The moment he finished speaking, a soldier quickly ran over from the city.

"Your Majesty, the enemy has appeared in our territory of Rome. There are only the last ten miles away from the Imperial City of Rome."

Ying Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, "Why didn't you report such a huge good thing earlier? Today, I will kill all the invading enemies and let them know how powerful our Great Qin is!"

Seeing the enemy approaching, he simply lay down on the sofa again.

As the news spread, the expressions of the Roman slaves in the city changed instantly.

Although Ying Tian did not give an explicit order, his purpose was obvious, which was to make them the first batch of cannon fodder. Naturally, everyone was unwilling and ran into the city one by one as if they were crazy.

I had been lucky before, thinking that as long as I performed well, I would be able to settle in the city. But when I learned that there would be no chance, my madness completely defeated my fear.

"Fire arrows."

Ying Tian waved his hand casually.

Immediately, Qin soldiers came out from behind and bent their bows and arrows without hesitation.

After a round of arrows, the thousands of slaves at the front all fell in a pool of blood. Stimulated by the blood, many people woke up, and no one dared to approach the castle.

Seeing that they could not enter the imperial city, everyone began to flee in all directions.

"You are too cruel."

Alexander Yun clenched his fists, his face full of anger.

He knew that Ying Tian was cruel and lawless, but he didn't expect that he could directly attack his slaves without even the slightest hesitation.

Ying Tian didn't speak, just glanced at her lightly.

After this battle, Alexander Yun's use value will be almost exhausted, and he won't mind killing him by then.

The only pity is that the population of the Pasta Country in later generations was not large, and the benefits it could bring to Great Qin were very limited.Two days passed by in a flash.

In the early morning, the sun was shining, and Ying Tian stood in front of the beacon, looking casually into the distance.

At the end of the horizon, figures began to appear.

Standing at the front is none other than the King of Macedonia, Philip IV!

The row of soldiers at the front held long spears in their hands, with several corpses hanging on the spear points. They could be vaguely identified as the Roman slaves who had escaped before.

"Ying Tian, ​​get out and die!"

Philip IV stood on the chariot, protected by countless shield soldiers. He held the war chess in his hand and roared angrily.

Before coming, he carefully studied the forces of Da Qin and knew that there was a man named Long Qie who was the best at assassination, so he sent people to protect him, fearing that he would be killed alone.

Behind him, there were nearly 600 million people, with all kinds of battle flags planted all over the earth.

Someone carefully counted and found that there were nearly thirty small countries.

Compared with the forces attacking Da Qin, they would not give in too much.

: Haha, Ying Laoliu is finally going to die. I’ll see how he turns around this time.
: Great Qin can withstand the coalition forces of other countries because it has a vast territory and a very large area. The Roman castle is right here, and you can’t even run away. I want to see how it can turn the world upside down.

: It is said that there was no resistance from the Romans on the way the enemy troops came, and Ying Laoliu had completely lost the hearts of the people in Rome.
: Ninth Young Master, why continue to struggle, hand over Alexander Yun, maybe if we are in a good mood, we can spare you a way to live.

: Unfortunately, you can’t get rewards for killing Ying Laoliu. At most, you can just pull out this cancer.
Suddenly, later generations of Westerners became excited.

The Roman castle only covers an area of ​​several thousand square kilometers, so it is not difficult to enclose it.

As soon as Philip IV gave the order, the surrounding armies immediately separated on both sides. In less than half an hour, the entire castle was surrounded.

In fact, the battle against Ying Tian seemed to be very fast, but in fact, nearly eight months had passed.

After the heavy snow closed the mountains, these small forces gathered together and launched an attack on Ying Tian.

In these eight months, almost all the city-states in Rome were destroyed.

After Ying Tian killed the Queen of Rome, he has been focusing on developing the imperial city and not developing other cities, so those city-states did not play a blocking role at all.

"Ying Laogou came out to die. Today we are going to kill Da Qin to let you know how powerful we are."

"Ying Maju, right? If you are willing to be my mount, I can spare your life today, haha!"

Two wild laughter sounded in the Macedonian military camp.

Everyone stared ahead with contempt.

Ying Tian sat on the sofa, with a wooden bucket in front of him. He put his feet in the bucket, enjoying the massage from the Roman princess, with his hands folded behind his head, his expression full of laziness.

Such a scene left everyone stunned.

He didn't expect that at this time, Ying Tian would still have the energy to get a massage.

When Philip IV saw that Ying Tian was ignoring him, he became angry and immediately ordered an attack.

The Roman slaves under the city wall were filled with despair and wanted to peel off Ying Tian's muscles, but they could only resist with all their lives.

"Haha, you are so cruel. You let these Romans die for you. I want to see how you can continue to dominate after killing these people."

Philip IV narrowed his eyes slightly, his face full of ferocity.

There was a fierce light in the depths of his eyes, and he did not hide the murderous intent in his heart.

The first time, he brought an army of 50 people and vowed to kill Ying Tian, ​​but now, only 40 people are left behind him, and nearly 10 people were damaged on the shore!

A month and a half ago, when they landed from the Mediterranean Sea, they were ambushed by Ying Tian and others. Due to the sudden incident, many people died in a pool of blood before they even had time to react.

In just a few days, nearly one-fifth of the men were killed.

At that time, he swore that he would not let Ying Tian die a good death.

This is why it took so long to come to Rome.

Many people were injured and had to recuperate.

"Everyone, you must make Ying Laoliu pay the price to avenge your dead brothers!" Philip IV roared hysterically.

Not just him, but also most of the people next to him.

Although you won't be able to get the national war reward by killing Ying Tian, ​​you have to pull out this cancer no matter what.

To put it simply, high-end players like Ying Tian suppressed all the forces and couldn't breathe. They didn't dare to let Ying Tian continue to grow.

Moreover, Ying Tian is essentially an Oriental, so he is naturally not welcome.

"Ninth Young Master is really going to be late."

In the meeting hall, a trace of loneliness flashed across Mr. Wang's face.

Ying Tian's death felt unworthy.

There are obviously many opportunities to escape, but he has always been indifferent.

"Hey, you people in Rome are so useless. In just one day, almost all of them died. I thought they could hold off for ten days and a half."

Ying Tian took his feet out of the barrel, and the Roman princess quickly got a towel, wiped them clean, and put on her shoes carefully.

Ying Tian stood up and looked down at the city with dissatisfaction on his face.

These Roman slaves would be like paper, and it would often take several of them to withstand one enemy soldier.

"Did you know that many of them have not had any water for two consecutive days, and they don't even have equipment, and they have never received system rewards. How can they withstand the attack?"

Alexander Yun breathed hard, suppressing the anger in his heart.

If Zhang Jiu hadn't stared at her, he would have jumped off the city wall without hesitation, looking for a chance of survival.

On the surface, Ying Tian never restricted her freedom, but in fact, she was being watched every minute and every second.

"Would you feel compassion for the ants under your feet if you trample them to death?"

Ying Tian said with a half-smile.

Too lazy to continue talking to her, he waved his hand and led people towards the inner city of Rome.

The original Roman city only covered an area of ​​[-] square kilometers. Later, Ying Tian expanded it, increasing its area five or six times.

During this period, whether it was the construction of imperial tombs or other buildings, they were all completed outside the city.

Seeing Ying Tian and others returning to the Imperial City of Rome, everyone in the live broadcast room looked at them one after another.

I want to see what the Roman castle that has been hidden for so long looks like.

Not only ordinary people, but King Xiong, Mr. Wang and others also kept their eyes unblinking for fear of missing details.

This time, Ying Tian did not continue to hide it like before.

Among the thirty small countries that came, there were two time travelers who acted as eyes. They couldn't hide it even if they wanted to. Instead of doing this, it was better to reveal it openly.

When a city wall nearly 50 meters high appeared in front of them, everyone was stunned.

Everyone's eyes widened, and the depths of their eyes were full of disbelief.

"what!"

Philip IV suddenly opened his mouth and exclaimed.

Before coming here, he had sent people to Rome to inquire about information, but they never returned every time. Therefore, this was the first time he saw the city walls of Rome with his own eyes.

He stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously, wondering if it was an illusion.

Although the arrival of time-travelers has caused an explosion in technology, no matter how explosive it is, there must be a limit!

The city wall of Macedonia is only nearly 20 meters high.

The same is true for the netizens in the live broadcast room. They have overestimated Ying Tian's strength as much as possible. They never expected that the castle here is as high as the Qin State's city wall.

Doubts arose in my heart, could it be that the Qin people liked building city walls deep in their hearts?

That's right.

He must be obsessed with building the Great Wall!

Otherwise, what normal person would have nothing better to do than build such a high city wall.

"Don't panic, everyone. There are only [-] Qin soldiers in the city. No matter how high the city wall is, it can't stop us. Just rush in through the city gate."

Philip IV saw fear in the eyes of some soldiers and immediately shouted loudly.

As soon as these words came out, many people calmed down.

Ying Tian and others have a huge constraint, which is the lack of manpower.

After the Macedonians and others relaxed a little, they suddenly saw seven arrow towers nearly 30 meters high on the city wall, and a crossbow more than ten meters long.

The bed crossbow stood on the wall above the city gate, like the gate of hell opened.

Everyone was stunned.

: Damn it, a ten-meter-long bed crossbow and a ten-meter-long crossbow arrow, are you trying to kill a humpback whale?
: Qin’s bed crossbow is already perverted enough, but this bed crossbow is four times as big as Qin’s bed crossbow.

: It’s okay, okay, there’s only one, it can’t disrupt the battlefield.

: I have reason to suspect that Qin is rich in perverts. Ying Zheng and Ying Tian are more perverted than the last!
Netizens in the live broadcast room were completely speechless.

In other words, Ying Tian has few men. If he had more men, he might actually be able to defend the city.

"My God!"

Alexander Yun followed Ying Tian, ​​reaching out to cover his mouth with a look of disbelief on his face.

She has lived in the Imperial City of Rome for a long time, but this is the first time she has seen the original appearance of the imperial city with her own eyes, and it is also the first time she has set foot in the castle.

As they entered the city, the shock in the hearts of the descendants not only did not fade away, but became more intense.

In the city, there are concrete floors everywhere, and there is not a trace of dust.

The house next to it is dozens of meters high, not much different from the high-rise buildings of later generations.

However, when the Spaghetti Man saw these houses clearly, his eyes instantly turned red.

This is not a house at all. Instead, it is very similar to the cages used to keep beasts in some colosseums. Some blood stains can be vaguely seen on the walls of the house.

Use your toes to wonder what happened here.

Moreover, such a high city wall and high-rise buildings cannot be built by more than 2 people under Ying Tianna. It must have consumed countless slaves.

"If I could travel through the past, I would definitely let him know the power of our Roman bloodline and let him die without a body intact!"

All the Romans were angry and wanted to eat Ying Tiantian alive.

If looks could kill, I'm afraid Ying Tian would have died hundreds of thousands of times.

"Asshole, he has been enslaving my Roman ancestors. Damn it, he really deserves to die!" The Pasta Queen stood up from her chair, her eyes full of anger.

From what happened recently and the torture of slaves by Ying Tian outside the city, she guessed that Ying Tian must be ruthless, but who would have thought that it would always be like this in Rome.

Those involved are no longer tens of millions or millions of people, but probably nearly 10 million people.

Alexander Yun was breathing rapidly, his eyes were red, he clenched his fists and stared at Ying Tian.

He kept telling himself that he must not offend Ying Laoliu, but when he thought of countless Romans being tortured every moment, the anger in his heart could hardly be suppressed.

boom!
With quick eyes and quick hands, Wang Li kicked Alexander Yun to the ground, then took an iron chain, tied her hands and feet, and threw her into the chariot to prevent her from attacking Ying Tian.

After Ying Tian led the people back to the Roman Imperial City, he waved gently, closed the two heavy city gates, and then stood on the city wall, looking at Alexander Yun with a half-smile.

Although he couldn't see what was going on in the live broadcast room, he knew with his toes that he would be scolded bloody.

In fact, before that, he had enough time to clean up the traces and prevent future generations of pasta people from discovering it.

These people could see it, so naturally he stayed behind on purpose.

"It's a pity that there are not many spaghetti people, so they only brought me more than 100 free attribute points." Ying Tian squinted his eyes slightly, his face full of helplessness.

I can only pray that after killing those people outside the city, I can bring more rewards.

"asshole!"

Although Alexander Yun's mouth was covered, he still hesitated and roared.

"Haha, it seems that you didn't hold back after Rome attacked Ancient Greece, right? The people there lived a much worse life than here."

Ying Tian said calmly.

In the live broadcast room, except for the Pasta Man, people from other factions didn't feel much in their hearts.

cruel?Maybe.

But since ancient times, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has always been the case.

I have never heard of any example of losers of any country or generation receiving preferential treatment. As long as they are alive, they should pray for the smoke to rise from their ancestral graves.

This is why all forces are working hard to develop.

Except for having strength, everything is fake. Being strong is the foundation.

"Ying Tian, ​​why should you be complacent? Do you think your fate will be much better than that of these Romans? You will be even worse than them!"

"Today, I will use your head as a blood sacrifice for the dead brothers of my Macedonian Empire."

"I have found out the information clearly. There are only 500 Carthaginian slaves and [-] Qin soldiers in your city. How can you resist the [-] million army behind me?"

Philip IV sat astride a tall horse, wearing a cloak behind him. He picked up the long sword in his hand and pointed it at Ying Tian with a look of arrogance and domineering on his face.

When Ying Tian led people into the city just now, some of the scenes were broadcast through the live broadcast room.

Therefore, he learned the news immediately.

"Do you think you can stop yourself by turning yourself into a bastard shell? Do you believe that I will shoot you to death with one arrow?" Ying Tian put his hands behind his head and looked down with a smile.

He raised his hand and made a gesture to the dozen or so black-armored soldiers who were controlling the bed crossbows.

(End of this chapter)