Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 36: The Undead Set Out Again
The early morning sun shines on the snow-covered ground.

In a village near the Yi River, a wounded Dayuezhi soldier came on horseback.

Looking at the wounded soldier, the Yuezhi people who had gotten up early in the village and were busy with their work stopped what they were doing and gathered around.

Seeing the scarred man with blood oozing from the simply bandaged wound, the auntie said with concern: "Little brother, get off the horse quickly, I will bandage you!"

Looking at the villagers who had gathered around, the soldier said weakly, "It's too late. Let's run away! The Huns have already broken into Dayuan City! Those Huns are devils, real devils. They can't be killed! Can't be killed! Wuuuuuuuu!"

As he said this, the soldier started crying.

The crying soldier immediately made the people who gathered around him look at each other in bewilderment. It was hard to imagine what this young soldier had been through!
"Little brother, you said that the Xiongnu conquered Dayuan City? Then what happened to my son? What happened to my grandson?"

A sixty-year-old man in the crowd asked nervously, looking at the young soldier on the horse with pleading eyes.

Ten days ago, the villagers learned that the Hun army was attacking. His two sons and eldest grandson said they wanted to avenge the Huns' grave-digging, so they went to Dayuan city with weapons and bags on their backs.

Many young and strong people in the village also went with them. At that time, everyone was very supportive and clamored excitedly to teach the Huns a lesson and wash away the shame.

But it’s only been a few days! How come Dayuan City was broken?

The young soldier said sadly: "They are all dead, all dead. Only a few people can escape from the city! Those Huns are simply impossible to kill. They are all devils, immortal devils! Wuwu! Wuwu!"

"Puff!" Upon hearing this, the old man vomited blood and fell straight to the ground.

"Old man, old man!"

Seeing this, the people around him quickly helped the old man up and kept shouting.

"You guys should run away quickly! I'll go inform other villages. The Hun army will probably be here soon!"

The soldier said sadly, wiped his tears, and rode to the next village.

"Everyone go home and pack up, let's go!"

Another old man in the crowd spoke to everyone.

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Snow-covered Mountains of the Dead.

In the dark night, countless pairs of blue starlight flew out from the depths of the Mountains of the Dead and flew rapidly towards the west.

Then, a blue river of fire slowly flowed out from the entrance of the mountain canyon, winding across the grassland, also heading west.

If you look closer, you will see that this is not a river at all, but rather a densely packed, countless number of skeleton-like undead, so numerous that it looks like a wide river.

With the appearance of the undead army, the stars and the moon in the sky were covered by dark clouds. The surrounding temperature began to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon snowflakes began to fall.

At the entrance of the mountain valley, in the snow, the Xiongnu camp of the Jiushi tribe, who were stationed here waiting for news of Maodun, all the horses were awakened in the middle of the night and neighed in panic. If the Xiongnu had not learned their lesson and tied the horses tightly, the panicked horses would have already rushed into the camp.

The Xiongnu who was on duty at night lay in the snow, looking at the blue river of fire that appeared in the Undead Mountains, and quickly said to his companion who was on duty next to him: "The Undead have sent out their troops! The two of you should go and report to the leader! Remember to bring two more horses!"

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Dunhuang, the royal court of Dayuezhi!

The Queen of Dayuezhi looked at the battle report that was urgently delivered to her, her face pale and black.

In the palace, all the princes and ministers were nervous when they saw the queen's grim expression. They knew that the urgent war report would not be good news.

Seeing that the princes and ministers were all looking at her quietly, the Queen of Yuezhi said sadly: "Dayuan City was broken. It was captured by the Xiongnu in just half a day! The 160,000 soldiers and civilians in the city were almost wiped out, and only a few escaped!"

(O_o)??
Upon hearing the queen's words, all the princes and ministers were stunned.

The Xiongnu only had 80,000 troops, while Dayuan City had 20,000 troops and 140,000 civilians. They also had a strong city to rely on and sufficient supplies. Even if they were defeated, they should have been able to hold out for two or three months. How could they have been captured in just half a day?

Even if there were 160,000 pigs, that would be enough for 80,000 Xiongnu to capture for three days! Seeing the incredulous expressions of the princes and ministers, the Queen of Dayuezhi said helplessly: "The war report says that there are at least 20,000 undead among the 80,000 Xiongnu. The fighting power of those undead is even stronger than we imagined. They are not afraid of swords or boiling gold juice. Even if they are shot by arrows, hit by rolling stones, pierced by spears, and chopped by swords, their fighting power remains undiminished. They are extremely difficult to eliminate!"

"Those undead souls didn't use any large-scale siege equipment. They only relied on long ladders and it took them less than half a minute to attack the walls of Dayuan City, treating the resistance on the walls as nothing."

"They ignored the swords and spears of the soldiers on the city wall! Even though the soldiers and civilians in Dayuan City were fearless and determined to die, they could not resist the undead who were truly immortal. Once the fight started, it was a one-sided battle."

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After listening to the Queen's account of the battle report, all the princes and ministers fell silent.

No one expected that Dayuan City would be captured so quickly and the battle would be so one-sided.

"Queen, didn't you tell Yihe to focus on peace? You even told her to send gifts, so why did the fight break out so quickly?"

A prince asked in confusion. In the current situation, they can only seek peace, but they also have to find the reason.

The queen sighed and said, "Yihe sent an envoy to ask for peace, but the Xiongnu directly pulled the envoy to the front of the battle line, saying that the envoy insulted the Xiongnu Khan and the Lich King, and then tore the envoy into pieces in public. Then they attacked the city! There was no chance to ask for peace at all!"

"What kind of stupid messenger is this! Is he sent to seek peace or to provoke? Can't Yihe tell the difference between a human and a pig when selecting messengers?"

Upon hearing this, a minister immediately started cursing.

The other princes and ministers also became indignant and there was a sudden noise.

"Be quiet!" A white-haired prince shouted in a deep voice. After everyone was quiet, he said, "It's useless to pursue responsibility now. Yi He has also died in the battle. The most urgent thing is to discuss the next countermeasures! Should we resist? Or seek peace?"

After saying this, the old prince turned his gaze to the Queen of Yuezhi.

All the princes and ministers were silent.

In fact, everyone knew what the next countermeasure would be, which was still to seek peace, but no one dared to be the first to say it, and they all turned their eyes to the Queen of Yuezhi.

Facing the gazes of the princes and ministers, the Queen of Yuezhi gritted her teeth.

She knew what the next countermeasure would be, but the cost of seeking peace would be very high, and she would have to seek peace with the incompetent Huns. Whoever proposed it first would bear a huge infamy, and the others just agreed to it.

These ministers wanted her to speak first. If she said she would resist, she would certainly be strongly opposed by these princes and ministers collectively, because there was almost no hope of resistance!

Maybe it is possible to migrate, but the cost of migration is very, very high.

"Lord Yi, you are much older than me and have seen a lot more. What do you think?"

The Queen of Yuezhi was not stupid either. She immediately kicked the ball back to the person who proposed it.

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Upon hearing this, Prince Yi was speechless for a moment, then his eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground. He was an old man, so it was normal for him to faint, but this matter obviously could not be dealt with until he woke up.

"Father, father you!"

"Father!"

Upon seeing this, Duke Yi's son hurriedly helped his father up and shouted. After he shouted twice, he felt someone twisting his hips. He cried out in pain and fainted.

It is normal for the father to faint and the son to faint due to anger.

"Queen, Prince Yi and Commander Yi have fainted!"

The other ministers saw this and immediately started talking. Some of the smart ones even ran away without telling Prince Yi and Commander Yi.

When the remaining ministers saw this, they gritted their teeth and secretly hated themselves for being a step too slow.

The Queen obviously wanted them to propose peace. Not only would they have to bear a huge infamy, but whoever proposed it would also be expected to be the peace envoy.

(End of this chapter)